Previews

Our defence will return to some sort of normality, with Toure and Gallas returning to the squad. Sagna is still out injured but could return against Spurs on Wednesday

Gallas and Sagna are still out but could be back for the weekend. Toure also definitely misses the game after damaging shoulder ligaments at the weekend

There are injury doubts all over the place, with the international break, as usual, decimating are already miniscule squad

Song might be back in the squad following his hip injury. Diaby could be back for the Everton game after the international break

Samir Nasri has been training with the first team and is back in the squad. Song has picked up a knock and won’t be involved in the squad

Silvestre could be in the squad after recovering from his injury. Diaby will probably be out until after the international break at the start of October

This is the first time in years I’ve gone to work out the Carling Cup team and not had a clue who’s going to play. Players like Vela, Ramsey, Wilshere, Fabianski will definitely start

Wenger mentioned rotation this week but so far has only made one change to the team, and it seems pointless rotating for this game as we have the Carling Cup mid week.

We’ll be without Nasri, Rosicky, Diaby, Silvestre and Eduardo for this match. Clichy and Eboue have been passed fit for the game

Theo Walcott will be looking to transfer International goalscoring form to club football following a devastating hat trick in Zargreb against Croatia. I think Wenger may want to rest him after playing two games for Engand