Bleacher Report · Jan 5, 2019
Laurent Koscielny a Late Scratch vs. Blackpool with Back Injury
Laurent Koscielny could miss further action after the Arsenal centre-back suffered a back injury before the FA Cup third-round match at Blackpool on Saturday.
Goal's Chris Wheatley reported the late change for the Gunners, and Carl Jenkinson will take the Frenchman's place in the team.
Koscielny has had a rough time with injuries in recent years. The player was out for over seven months after he ruptured his Achilles tendon during Arsenal's UEFA Europa League semi-final defeat to Atletico Madrid in May 2018.
It was enough to rule the 33-year-old out of France's victorious 2018 FIFA World Cup campaign in Russia. He subsequently retired from duty with Les Bleus.