Franny Jeffers is still suspended, and Cygan and Senderos still injured. But none of them would be likely starters anyway.

The obvious decisions Wenger has to make are whether or not to bring Keown in at centre-back for Campbell or Toure, and whether or not to bring Dennis in for Wiltord. Having said that, Le Boss is not beyond surprising us with other changes, and a midfield switch (eg Parlour or Edu coming in) to give someone a rest is not impossible.

Villa are even more likely to be unchanged, O'Leary's team having managed a goalless draw at home to Liverpool on Sunday. Freddie's Swedish colleague Marcus Allback is out with a hamstring injury picked up on international duty last week, but his mate Olof Mellberg may skipper the side (apparently Spider has yet to decide on his permanent replacement for Steve Staunton as captain).