Everton midfielder Marouane Fellaini begins a three-match ban against the Gunners following his sending-off in the draw with Bolton in midweek. However, John Heitinga could return after missing out on Wednesday with a minor knee problem while Jack Rodwell (ankle) is getting closer to a start after three games as an unused substitute. Victor Anichebe (knee), Leon Osman (ankle) and Ross Barkley (broken leg) remain on the sidelines. England left-back Kieran Gibbs returns to the Arsenal squad but goalkeeper Manuel Almunia (elbow), centre-half Thomas Vermaelen (Achilles) and midfielder Abou Diaby (ankle) remain out, while Aaron Ramsey continues his rehabilitation following a broken leg. Theo Walcott and Samir Nasri could come back into the starting XI, having been left on the bench for the midweek victory at Wolves. Everton (from): Howard, Neville, Distin, Jagielka, Baines, Coleman, Cahill, Heitinga, Pienaar, Arteta, Saha, Hibbert, Bilyaletdinov, Rodwell, Beckford, Yakubu, Gueye, Silva, Baxter, Duffy, Mucha. Arsenal (from): Fabianski, Clichy, Squillaci, Djourou, Sagna, Arshavin, Fabregas, Song, Wilshere, Rosicky, Chamakh, Szczesny, van Persie, Eboue, Walcott, Nasri, Denilson, Bendtner, Gibbs.
