Arsenal midfielder Cesc Fabregas appears to have little chance of returning from his hamstring injury to face Hull City at the KC Stadium on Saturday.

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Fabregas, who was substituted against Burnley last weekend, missed the Champions League victory over Porto and had been rated at 50/50 for the weekend, but manager Arsene Wenger now admits there is little hope of a swift return.

"It is a little bit more than 50 against now," he said. "That means he will be very short for Saturday. We will assess him today. He is starting to run now but we think it would a gamble to play him on Saturday.

"Apart from him, we have an uncertainty with [Bacary] Sagna on his ankle. We also have a problem with Sol Campbell and how he will recover. He finished the Porto game with cramp. They are doubts, not big doubts, but we have to refresh the squad a little so we will see."

There are also concerns over William Gallas, who is thought to be some way away from a return to first-team action.

"I don't know [about William]," Wenger said. "Wednesday was a day of rest and recovery for the players so we have to deeply examine everything to see where we go."