Arsenal have confirmed Kieran Gibbs' foot injury is not as bad as first feared - and he could now be fit to face Chelsea later this month.
England Under-21 international Gibbs was pencilled in for an extended first-team run following Gael Clichy's back problem, before the injury which forced him out of the European Championship qualifier in Vilnius on Tuesday.
It was worried Gibbs had sustained a break, but with the injury confirmed as just bruising he should now be back in action for the visit of Chelsea on November 29.
A statement from the club read: "After being assessed by the Arsenal medical staff, the club can confirm that Kieran Gibbs has sustained severe bruising to the bones and soft tissue of his right foot.
"Thankfully the foot is not fractured and his enforced absence will be short term."
