▁Ar ca ▁placed ▁on ▁the ▁substitute ▁ben ch ▁and ▁this ▁last ▁until ▁Johnson ’ s ▁departure ▁to ▁Manchester ▁City ▁in ▁January . ▁However , ▁Ar ca , ▁himself , ▁was ▁pl ag ued ▁with ▁inj uries ▁that ▁saw ▁him ▁missed ▁four ▁matches ▁at ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁It ▁wasn ’ t ▁until ▁on ▁ 1 6 ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁when ▁he ▁made ▁his ▁return ▁to ▁the ▁first ▁team ▁from ▁injury , ▁coming ▁on ▁as ▁a ▁second – half ▁substitute , ▁in ▁a ▁ 2 – 0 ▁loss ▁against ▁Black pool . ▁After ▁missing ▁one ▁match , ▁Ar ca ▁made ▁a ▁return ▁to ▁the ▁first ▁team ▁against ▁Wat ford , ▁where ▁he ▁set ▁up ▁an ▁equal ising ▁goal ▁for ▁L ita , ▁in ▁a ▁ 1 – 1 ▁draw . ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 9 – 1 0 ▁season , ▁which ▁saw ▁Ar ca ▁made ▁thirty – six ▁appearances ▁in ▁all ▁compet itions , ▁the ▁club ▁failed ▁to ▁gain ▁promotion ▁from ▁the ▁Championship . ▁ ▁A head ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 – 1 1 ▁season , ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁Ar ca ▁would ▁stay ▁at ▁the ▁club , ▁having ▁joined ▁the ▁club ’ s ▁pre – season ▁tour . ▁Ar ca ▁started ▁the ▁season ▁well ▁when ▁he ▁set ▁up ▁the ▁opening ▁goal ▁for ▁Scott ▁Mc Donald , ▁in ▁a ▁ 3 – 1 ▁loss ▁against ▁I ps wich ▁Town ▁in ▁the ▁opening ▁game ▁of ▁the ▁season . ▁Ar