BREAKING William Saliba going off early for Arsenal sparks injury fear vs Crystal Palace

William Saliba was subbed off at half-time during Arsenal's Premier League clash with Crystal Palace . The French centre-half was replaced by Cristihan Mosquera.

While the reasoning behind the tactical change from Mikel Arteta remains unknown for the time being, it has sparked fresh injury concerns within the Arsenal camp. The Gunners headed into the fixture on Sunday afternoon without a number of key players.

Martin Odegaard and Kai Havertz were ruled out of the fold as a result of recovering from knee injuries, while Noni Madueke and Gabriel Jesus were also unavailable for selection as a result of long-term injury.

Gabriel Magalhaes also saw his place in Arteta's squad thrown into question as a result of seemingly picking up a knock during Arsenal's 4-0 Champions League thrashing of Atletico Madrid midweek.

However, the Brazilian was ultimately ruled fit enough to start against Palace.

Saliba has been one of the first names on Arteta's team-sheet this season, featuring in seven of the Gunners' nine total league matches thus far.

The 24-year-old's solid defensive performances have also helped Arsenal on their way to the top spot of the Premier League standings.

Arsenal were 1-0 up against Palace at the time of his substitution, with Eberechi Eze coming back to haunt his former team with a well-placed scissor kick 39 minutes into the match.

The versatile attacking midfielder made his way to the Emirates Stadium in a £67.5million move this summer, and has settled into a new life in north London well.

The England international now has three goals and an assist to his name from 12 games across all competitions this term, and has already proven a worthy acquisition.