Hector Bellerin to miss Premier League opener with injury

Arsenal right back Hector Bellerin is not in the lineup for today's match against West Ham United, Mathieu Debuchy granted the start in his place:

Hector Bellerin out of Arsenal v West Ham with muscle injury #AFC http://t.co/1qVU28cuir pic.twitter.com/c1ld90gikN

— Express Sport (@DExpress_Sport) August 9, 2015

Once everyone saw that Bellerin wasn't even on the bench, twitter had a minor freakout. Word started trickling through that this is a thigh injury, and a minor one, but this is Arsenal, so today's minor thigh injury may become tomorrow's meteor-induced apocalypse. We will keep an eye on this for you and keep everyone up to date.

In the meantime, French national Debuchy will start at right back; he will offer perhaps more of an aerial protection at the back than Bellerin would, but perhaps slightly less of a pacey attacking threat. Still, he's a cagey veteran, so things should be okay. Speedy recovery, Hector!