Fabregas, Nasri and Walcott to get a rest ahead of the three important games in the next two weeks. Arshavin will start, with Eboue on the opposite flank
Kieran Gibbs the converted left winger already is at a higher level in putting in the right cross which Adebayor and our forwards can benefit from. He has played in many Carling cup and FA Cup games
At least we have Robin Van Persie and Eduardo on their way back into the squad after groin injuries. Speaking of groin injuries Tomas Rosicky will not be playing in a reserve match tonight due another groin injury
William Gallas was the next player to be the victim of the injury curse that hovers over Arsenal football club. Rossi won a free kick outside of the penalty area but fell into Gallas' leg
Vela is also back in the squad and sufficiently rested following his international travels. Eduardo, van Persie and Diaby are all still unavailable, the squad is the same as the one that faced Manchester City
Theo Walcott has been given the green light to be in the squad but the fact that he is battling with his injury and that we need to be able to track back may give Eboue the chance to continue his superb cameo on the weekend
For those who think Adebayor couldn't care less, I witnessed him run half the length of the pitch towards his own goal to close someone down after his team mate gave a loose pass
The truth is, both players were immense infront of the back four and were well worth their place in the team
We really need to make the gap below us bigger in the next two weeks. Three of our last six league fixtures are against the top three, and it would be beneficial to the squad to have a bit of breathing room
I hope to see Adebayor playing alone in attack with our creative players around him. What a time to come back into the team, he has scored for his country then to come back to his club side with Cesc and Arshavin pulling the strings behind him