ARSENAL V ASTONVILLA PREVIEW Sunday 7pm Kenyan time at Emirates.

Probable Line ups:

Arsenal:

                  Sczeny

Yenneris  Metersacker  Koscielny  Vermaelen

       Song Ramsey Rosisky

Walcott vanpersie chambleine

 Astonvilla:

                     Given

  Hutton  Collins   Dunn Clark

  Albrighton   Gardener  Petrov agbonlahor

                                                                   Bent Keen

Wenger boosted the hopes of arsenal fans by saying he will win the FA cup this season. He said;

"I love the FA Cup, I think it's a top-level competition and I will always fight to win it. I have won it four times, lost one Final and, as for Semi-Finals, I don't know [the number]
"But we always try to go as far as we can."

 Arsenal’s chances of winning the FA CUP has been boosted after the return of key players.

 Bacary Sagna passes a fitness test on Saturday, Francis Coquelin,is back, Henry and Mikel Arteta also face examinations ahead of the game.

Chamblein is set to start ahead of  Asharvin after impressing in the man united game.

There is also bad news considering that wilshere had a setback in his recovery and  may be out for a long time.

Other players out due to injury are; Diaby, Gibbs, and Santos and jenkinson are out.

Chamack and Gervinho are both absent representing their countries in the African cup.

Arsenal come into this game after beating Leeds 1-0 thanks to a Henry’s goal and loosing the last three premier league games.

Arsenal will have a tough test against astonvilla after Mc Leish vowed to field in a strong line up against arsenal today.

Astonvilla have N’zogbia and Herd out due to injury.

Villa have lost just once since Yossi Benayoun's late header secured victory for Arsenal in Birmingham during the last premear league game against arsenal. Since then they have won at Chelsea and acquired Robbie Keane on loan from LA Galaxy.

The Irishman scored a brace against Wolves last weekend.

Did you know that;

Sunday's meeting is the first FA Cup tie between Arsenal and Aston Villa in 29 years

If Thomas Vermaelen plays on Sunday, it will be only his second ever appearance in the FA Cup


Arsenal have not lost an FA Cup tie at home since February 1997

Aston Villa have taken eight points from their Premier League visits to Emirates.