The 31-year-old playmaker will still have an influence on the game.

The Gunners could be missing up to four defenders for their key match against high-flying Aston Villa at the Emirates on Tuesday.

The sides drew 1-1 in Rabat on Saturday, with Uganda equalising and then missing a late penalty.

A witness to the crash said Joshua was travelling in a two-vehicle convoy, and was seated behind his driver.

Dupont makes no apology for trying "to win everything".