Previews

Arshavin has not been at his best so far this season but even at 75% fit he is still one of our most important players in the final third. His ability to spot runners and then find them with decisive passes have been key this season

Man for man I feel that we are stronger than them over the pitch, we surely will overrun them but what we will have to be careful of is their wide players

I expect Nicklas Bendtner to be drafted back into the attack with Van Persie possibly sitting in the bench. I am intrigued to see if young Jack Wilshere finds a warm seat on the bench

Abou Diaby could start ahead of either Alex Song or Denilson depending on who the manager feels needs more rest. Both players have ran themselves into the ground, closing down spaces, tracking runners and supporting the Arsenal attack

We have a few injury doubts in our squad after the Everton game. Cesc Fabregas, Denilson and Bacary Sagna are all being looked at before Wenger makes a decision

I guess that we will adopt the 4-2-3-1 with Arshavin and Bendtner supporting Van Persie whenever we are in possession of the ball in the final third

Is Eduardo Da Silva trusted into his strongest side at this stage, will Bendtner start the season interchanging with Van Persie or will the role go to Tomas Rosicky?

I will be very keen to see how the players set up from the beginning. It started as a 4-2-3-1 on Saturday and if it continues then you would have to say that the signs are pointing to a formation that Wenger wants to use

All eyes will be on Thomas Vermaelen, the Gunners faithful will want to know how quick he is over the ground, what his distribution is like and most importantly how aggressive he is when challenging for high balls

Arsene said about this fixture "I want to play the players who have played the most games against Stoke". Looking at the stats, that would probably mean playing Silvestre at left back with Djourou at centre back