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Arsenal face centre-back crisis at Southampton as both Sokratis & Mustafi get bans

Unai Emery is about to find himself short of defensive options after seeing two experienced stars pick up yellow cards against Huddersfield

Arsenal have been handed a defensive selection headache after seeing Sokratis Papastathopoulos and Shkodran Mustafi pick up yellow cards which leave them facing a ban.

Both men headed into a Premier League clash with Huddersfield sat on four cautions for the season.

They were to pick up another booking apiece against the Terriers, meaning that they must now serve suspensions.

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Sokratis saw a card flashed in his direction during the 39th minute of a keenly-fought clash at Emirates Stadium, with the Greek defender sanctioned for flying into a challenge on Jonathan Hogg.