Thomas Partey's injury curse strikes again! Arsenal midfielder ruled out of Sevilla Champions League clash

The Premier League club announced on Tuesday that the midfielder is absent from the squad for the European encounter in Spain. The 30-year-old is struggling with a muscle problem.

The Ghana international recently returned from a groin injury that kept him out of action for over a month. Partey returned with a 15-minute cameo against Manchester City in early-October but was left on the bench for the duration of the 2-2 draw with Chelsea at the weekend.

He has featured just four times in the Premier League this season and is yet to feature in the Champions League.

Since joining Arsenal from Atletico Madrid three years ago, Partey has suffered a long list of injuries. The midfielder was limited to 24 matches in the Premier League in each of his first two seasons in England. He was a more consistent presence last year, however, as he managed to make 33 appearances in the top-flight, only being ruled out for a brief period with a thigh issue.

Partey will hope to be back in the Arsenal squad soon but it is not yet known if he will be fit to make the squad for the weekend's match against Sheffield United.