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  "publishedAt": "2026-04-04T21:41:47.000Z",
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    "Football",
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    "Arsenal",
    "FA Cup",
    "Gabriel Magalhaes",
    "Mikel Arteta",
    "Southampton FC",
    "Ben White",
    "Viktor Gyokeres",
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  "textContent": "Gabriel was forced off midway through the second-half (Picture: Getty)\n\nArsenal are sweating on another potential injury blow after Gabriel Magalhaes was forced off in their FA Cup defeat against Southampton.\n\nAfter Manchester City ended their quadruple bid, the Gunners crashed out of a second competition on Saturday night after a shock defeat at St Mary’s.\n\nMikel Arteta’s side trailed at half-time after an error from Ben White led to Ross Stewart scoring the opener for the hosts before Viktor Gyokeres levelled the quarter-final tie after 68 minutes with.\n\nShea Charles scored a winner for Saints five minutes from the final whistle, sparking jubilant celebrations among the home crowd.\n\nIt was a woeful night for Arsenal and there will be concern for Gabriel who was forced off with 20 minutes of the game remaining.\n\nThe Brazil international was among the clutch of players not involved for their respective nations during the international break but was named in Mikel Arteta’s starting XI at St Mary’s on Saturday night.\n\nHis evening came to an end after 73 minutes with the centre-half replaced by Gabriel Saliba. Gabriel was seen sat among the Arsenal subs with his right knee elevated with an ice pack applied.\n\n##  Get your football fix\n\n**Metro** 's weekly newsletter In The Mixer delivers punchy analysis and breakdowns of the biggest football stories directly to your inbox.\n\nSign up here, it's an open goal.\n\nCharles scored a dramatic winner (Picture: Getty)\n\nSpeaking after the game, Arteta revealed Gabriel asked to be replaced, describing the situation as ‘not ideal.’\n\nArteta said in his post-match press conference when asked about the Brazilian: ‘I don’t know. He felt something, we don’t know exactly what it is.\n\n‘But when a player asks to be substituted, it is not ideal.’\n\nSaliba, who replaced his teammate after the knock, was another who missed the international break as he recovered from an ankle issue.\n\nGabriel missed 10 games earlier in the season with a thigh injury he suffered while on international duty with Brazil last November.\n\nArsenal will be hoping the issue is not a serious one with a hectic fiixture schedule ahead, back in action away to Sporting CP in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final on Tuesday.\n\nBournemouth visit the Emirates next weekend before Sporting come to town for the return leg.\n\nComment now Comments \nAdd Metro as a Preferred Source on Google\nAdd as preferred source\n",
  "title": "Gabriel Magalhaes injury update after Arsenal star limps off in FA Cup disaster"
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