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Arsenal v Ipswich – Team News

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Arsenal have no fresh injury problems for Tuesday’s Carling Cup semi-final second leg at home to Ipswich Town when manager Arsene Wenger is again expected to rotate his starting XI.

Kieran Gibbs, Emmanuel Eboue, Denilson, Andrey Arshavin, Nicklas Bendtner and Marouane Chamakh are all likely to feature after being substitutes against Wigan while there could yet be a debut for young Spanish centre-back Ignasi Miquel.

Midfielder Tomas Rosicky (virus), Abou Diaby (calf) and Sebastien Squillaci (hamstring) may all return for Sunday’s FA Cup fourth-round tie against Huddersfield but goalkeepers Lukasz Fabianski (shoulder) and Manuel Almunia (ankle) remain out.

Centre-back Thomas Vermaelen (Achilles) is still some six weeks away from a possible return.

Town go into the second leg at the Emirates 1-0 up thanks to Tamas Priskin’s goal at Portman Road a fortnight ago and have the chance to book their first visit to the new Wembley but will be without winger Lee Martin for the trip to Emirates Stadium.

Martin returned to the starting line-up as Town beat Doncaster 3-2 at the weekend after he was recalled from his loan spell at Charlton early by new manager Paul Jewell.

But the former Manchester United midfielder is cup-tied having played in the competition for the Addicks earlier this season.

His place could go to Jason Scotland, Mark Kennedy or Luciano Civelli as Jewell looks to build on a first-leg win a fortnight ago.

Goalkeeper Brian Murphy is set to be out for at least three months with an ankle injury so Marton Fulop will continue.

Winger Shane O’Connor remains sidelined with a dislocated shoulder but midfielder Luke Hyam returned to the bench at the weekend after a lengthy spell out with a hamstring problem.

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  • wellthatsnice

    sorry, but you lost me at “Arsenal have no fresh injury problems”…i have no idea what that means as i have never seen that written in regard to this team. Please explain and then i will read on.

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  • maxp

    I wish Wenger would not keep rotating the sqaud one or two changes is OK but wholesale changes wreck any momentum we have created. I also do not see the big deal abouttwo games in a week for most of our squad as they are under 25 and should be able to run off any fatigue.

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  • wellthatsnice

    a couple points max.

    First 2 games in one week is fine, but two games per week on top of training for 6 straight months is grueling. Even at under 25 years of age.

    Rotating players in builds depth, gives your second string guys experience, and limits issues when you have first team injuries. because the guys behind them have had starting experience and have played when games are on the line. We could be chelsea right now, season in the toilet because of one key injury.

    Its a joke that our first team bench players cant run a team like Ipswich of the pitch. You shouldn’t have to risk guys like RVP and Nasri in a situation like this, because your multi million bench babies can’t out play inferior opponents. Throw RVP in against hard a hard tackling Ipswich that has already stated it plan to play an aggressive D in front of it net, and watch him suffer another season ender. Then tell me it was worth it.

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