Cesc Fabregas (leg fracture) has been ruled out for the season while Andrey Arshavin and William Gallas (both calf) also picked up injuries during the midweek 2-2 Champions League quarter-final first leg against Barcelona and will be out for around three weeks. Veterans Mikael Silvestre and Sol Campbell are in contention, while Thomas Vermaelen is available after serving a one--match domestic ban. England forward Theo Walcott is pressing to start after making an impact from the bench against Barcelona. Robin van Persie (ankle) is back in training, but is still a couple of weeks away from a return. Arsenal (from): Almunia, Sagna, Vermaelen, Campbell, Silvestre, Nasri, Song, Diaby, Rosicky, Walcott, Bendtner, Fabianski, Eboue, Traore, Vela, Eduardo, Eastmond, Merida, Clichy, Denilson.
