Henry's recovery hits the rocks

Thierry Henry has been hit by a new injury blow that will keep him out of action for at least another two weeks.

The Arsenal striker had hoped to recover from his groin injury in time to face Tottenham at Highbury on Monday, a game in which defeat for the home side may see Chelsea officially crowned Premiership champions.

But the French international, who was forced to pull out of the FA Cup semi-final win against Blackburn last Saturday after hurting himself in training, is still feeling discomfort from the injury and is likely to miss the derby game and Premiership clashes at West Bromwich Albion and against Liverpool at home.

The news will be a blow to coach Arsene Wenger, who is desperate for his side to finish second and avoid having to qualify for the Champions League in the summer.

Henry is the leading scorer with 25 goals this season and his standin Jose Antonio Reyes has struggled to find consistency.

There may also be further frustration for England defender Sol Campbell on Monday.

Campbell has been fit for the last fortnight and is finding it hard to oust either Kolo Toure or Philippe Senderos from the central defence.