Team news ahead of Arsenal’s FA Cup Fourth Round match against Aston Villa at the Emirates.
Gunners boss Arsene Wenger will assess Thierry Henry with a late fitness test to see if he can take part. He is struggling to shake off a knock, and similarly Mikel Arteta and defender Bacary Sagna are late concerns. Midfielder Jack Wilshere though has definitely been ruled out after suffering a setback in his recovery from ankle injury.
There is better news for Arsenal in the form of defender Francis Coquelin being back in contention after hamstring problem and that Kieran Gibbs should return to full training next week after his groin injury.
Meanwhile Carl Jenkinson (back), Abou Diaby (hamstring) and Andre Santos (ankle) all miss out with long term problems and strikers Gervinho and Marouane Chamakh are away on African Cup of Nations duty.
For Villa, on-loan forward and ex Spurs star Robbie Keane is expected to start the match. Gabriel Agbonlahor, Emile Heskey and Stephen Ireland are all available for selection for manager Alex McLeish. Agboblahor seems to have got rid of the bug that forced him to come off at half time against last weekend’s Wolves.
Winger Charles N’Zogbia (heel), defender Carlos Cuellar (calf) and midfielder Chris Herd (ankle) all miss out for the away side.
Arsenal vs Aston Villa, an all Premier League FA Cup Fourth Round tie has 4pm kick-off and will be shown live on ESPN.
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