Inform
Fabregas to return
18th March 2010
Cesc Fabregas is poised to return from injury as Arsenal entertain West Ham on Saturday, but William Gallas' fitness is an ongoing concern for manager Arsene Wenger.
Gunners captain Fabregas has been out since March 6 - missing the matches with Porto and Hull - due to a hamstring injury but is expected to pass a fitness test tomorrow morning.
Tomas Rosicky is also anticipated to be fit following a groin problem, but defender William Gallas has "an endless calf injury", according to Wenger.
Gallas has missed the last six games and is set to be out for at least two more matches - missing the Hammers contest and the match at Birmingham on March 27.
"Cesc and Tomas have a final test tomorrow (Friday) morning," Wenger told Arsenal TV Online. "They should be available for Saturday. From the last game we don't lose anybody. So normally we should have Fabregas, Carlos Vela and Rosicky back. Plus of course we have Song coming back from suspension.
"However, William Gallas will not be available this week or at Birmingham. It is going on and on. It is a concern. It is an endless calf strain and so we need Sol Campbell and Mikael Silvestre to be highly ready to help us out."
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| 5:30, Sat 20th Mar | ||
| Arsenal | v | West Ham |
| 3:00, Sat 27th Mar | ||
| Birmingham | v | Arsenal |
| 3:00, Sat 3rd Apr | ||
| Arsenal | v | Wolverhampton |
| 11:45, Sat 10th Apr | ||
| Tottenham | v | Arsenal |
| 12:30, Sun 18th Apr | ||
| Wigan | v | Arsenal |
| 5:30, Sat 13th Mar | ||||
| Hull | 0 | v | 0 | Arsenal |
| 3:00, Sat 6th Mar | ||||
| Arsenal | 0 | v | 0 | Burnley |
| 5:30, Sat 27th Feb | ||||
| Stoke | 0 | v | 0 | Arsenal |
| 3:00, Sat 20th Feb | ||||
| Arsenal | 0 | v | 0 | Sunderland |
| 7:45, Wed 10th Feb | ||||
| Arsenal | 0 | v | 0 | Liverpool |
| No. | Player |
|---|---|
| 1 | Manuel Almunia |
| 2 | Vassiriki Diaby |
| 3 | Bacary Sagna |
| 4 | Francesc Fabregas |
| 5 | Thomas Vermaelen |
| 6 | Philippe Senderos |
| 7 | Tomas Rosicky |
| 8 | Samir Nasri |
| 9 | Da Silva Eduardo |
| 10 | William Gallas |
| 11 | Robin van Persie |
| 12 | Carlos Alberto Vela |
| 14 | Theo Walcott |
| 15 | Neves Denilson |
| 16 | Aaron Ramsey |
| No. | Player |
|---|---|
| 17 | Alex Song |
| 18 | Mikael Silvestre |
| 19 | Jack Wilshere |
| 20 | Johan Djourou |
| 21 | Lukasz Fabianski |
| 22 | Gael Clichy |
| 23 | Andrey Arshavin |
| 24 | Vito Mannone |
| 27 | Emmanuel Eboue |
| 28 | Kieran Gibbs |
| 30 | Armand Traore |
| 31 | Sol Campbell |
| 32 | Fran Merida |
| 33 | Nacer Barazite |
| 34 | Kyle Bartley |
| No. | Player |
|---|---|
| 35 | Francis Coquelin |
| 36 | Thomas Cruise |
| 37 | Craig Eastmond |
| 38 | Jay Emmanuel-Thomas |
| 41 | Emmanuel Frimpong |
| 42 | Kerrea Gilbert |
| 44 | Rhys Murphy |
| 46 | Luke Ayling |
| 48 | Mark Randall |
| 49 | James Shea |
| 51 | Gilles Sunu |
| 52 | Nicklas Bendtner |
| 53 | Wojciech Szczesny |
| 54 | Sanchez Watt |
| Other Players | |
|---|---|
| Luke Freeman |
