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Arsenal's Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain ruled out vs. West Brom

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain has suffered a setback in his recovery from a hamstring injury, ruling him out of Arsenal's Premier League clash at West Brom.

The England forward, who suffered the injury in the Capital One Cup loss to Sheffield Wednesday, is also expected to miss the key Champions League clash with Dinamo Zagreb next Tuesday.

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger said: "He had a slight little setback on Monday but we checked by scan and there is nothing wrong but he is still a fraction short for Saturday."

Aaron Ramsey -- who has been absent since the Oct. 20 win over Bayern Munich -- is likely to be fit to face Dinamo but Oxlade-Chamberlain will be available for the following weekend's clash with Norwich at the earliest.

"Ramsey will be back in full training on Monday and can play on Tuesday and Chamberlain I think against Norwich," Wenger added.

Theo Walcott, who injured a calf in the same game as Oxlade-Chamberlain, is still continuing his rehabilitation.

"Theo is ahead of schedule at the moment but he is still two weeks away," Wenger added.

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