Tonight's game with Everton truly marks our 125th anniversary game.
Facing an Everton side that have won two out of their last three games on the trot, Wenger will surely take extra care to maintain Arsenal's eight game undefeated streak ahead of this momentous day.
With Andre Santos out indefinitely following the Olympiakos game (where he really should have been in England with the rest of the lads - come on Arsene, playing our only fit left back in a game that we didn't need to win?), it is anticipated that his replacement will be our prolific goalscoring defender Thomas Vermalen, who does have experience at the full back role. This may mean that fans may yet again see the center back pairing of Laurent Koscielny and our Big Fuckin' German Per Mertesacker, with Johann Djourou filling in at right back.
The other alternative to this is allowing the young Ignasi Miquel to start at left back, with the rest of the back four as expected. Regardless, Szczesny will be expected to start in goals, and following injuries to both our backup goalkeepers in Lukasz Fabianski and Vito Mannone midweek, Almunia has been gifted a place on the Arsenal bench. The rest of the squad will be as expected.
Starting XI: Szczesny, Vermalen, Mertesacker, Koscielny Djourou, Song, Arteta, Ramsey, Gervinho, Walcott, Van Persie.
Bench: Almunia, Miquel, Squillaci, Frimpong, Benayoun, Arshavin, Chamakh.
The Gunners need a win in order to stay in contention for a Champions League place next season - so come on you Gunners!
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(Also dicks on you Manchester United/City!!)
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