Previews

if this is the case then we could witness Andrey Arshavin sitting on the Arsenal bench with Tomas Rosicky keeping his place from the weekend

I have mentioned it before and I shall do so again, Song has not started ahead of Silvestre in that position this season when the decision has needed to be made so I am not sure if Arsene will want to move Song out of his current position

The captain returns to the squad and although we have managed back to back victories against Porto and Hull City, his presence can never be forgotten about. Our heartbeat will be looking to hit the ground running

Samir must be itching to show what he can do in his more natural position, he has performed at a very high level in his last two outings and I do not expect that level to drop in the KC stadium

The Arsenal midfield have enough depth to compensate for the missing Fabregas. It looks as if either Samir Nasri or Tomas Rosicky will be playing the advanced midfield position

I expect the unpredictable maestro to waltz straight back into the team but luckily for him it will be on the left instead of the central striking position. I have a hunch that Bendtner and Arshavin will be on the same wavelength

Andrey Arshavin, William Gallas and Abou Diaby, all three players would have almost certainly been picked will not be taking part this afternoon but the strength of our squad has seen us cope with all these issues time and time again

Coincedentially, this same fixture took place on the 21st February 2009, only a day later than the fixture today. That was a very frustrating afternoon as our players continued to bang their heads against the Sunderland brick wall

The spotlight has been on Denilson for the last couple of months, he hasn't been at his best since his most recent set back. We do not know how fit he is and if his injury has completely healed or not

Wenger has kept his cards close to his chest but I can only imagine that Diaby will be in the squad, the real question is if he is sharp enough to be thrown into the deep end. We already have players feeling their way to match fitness so Wenger will have to decide