Laura Woods intervenes as TNT apologise for Arsenal Champions League coverage

Audio issues during the first half of Arsenal's Champions League clash against Slavia Prague prompted an apology from TNT Sports presenter, Laura Woods. From roughly the 8th minute until the 16th, there was an echo following any comments from lead commentator Sam Matterface and co-commentator Martin Keown.

The feed from the stadium later cut out with Woods stating: "Ladies and gents as you can tell, we're having a few problems so I'm going to introduce our own commentary through Owen Hargreaves and Anita Asante."

Commentary from Hargreaves and Asante at the broadcasts' London studio up until the 26th minute. During that period, there were limited chances, for both teams, but Gabriel Magalhaes did receive treatment for a facial injury while Ethan Nwaneri was booked.

The Gunners will lose Declan Rice to suspension if he also picks up a yellow card in the Czech Republic, with Martin Zubimendi absent as he serves a one-match ban for an accumulation of bookings.

Muscular problems has also resulted in a number of other players missing out with Viktor Gyokeres the latest to fall victim to one.

"No, he's definitely not available," Arteta admitted on the Swede. "He hasn't trained today. We need to do some more tests and scans in the next few days to understand the extent of the injury. But he's not available."

Managing the squad will be key to avoiding more problems - with Arteta showing exactly that by making several changes to the starting XI for Arsenal's journey to the Czech Republic with Ethan Nwaneri, Mikel Merino and Piero Hincapie among those brought in.

Speaking specifically on the players missing, the manager said: "Obviously, we have four knees, with Gabriel Jesus, Kai Havertz, Madueke and Martin Odegaard, which is very, very unusual, all of them with long-term.

"And then we have some muscular injuries with other players, which can happen and every club is having it. I think it's very unusual to have that many players in the front line with issues.

"We have to face it. We've been facing it in a brilliant way, and we'll continue like this."

On rotating, but also ensuring a strong team is put out, the Arsenal boss added: "That's a situation that we've been dealing with for a few weeks. Trying to have the right freshness, the right cohesion within the team.

"The team has been competing really well in all different competitions. We know that we have a really tough match here. They haven't been beaten here at home all season. It's a team that they're used to playing together."

"They have a very clear philosophy, and they create a massive atmosphere as well. So we know there's going to be a really tough match."