Just goes to show...

Ananova quote Arsene Wenger as saying "He's all right and I think he will play."

Taylor took a nasty blow to the chest in a last-minute clash with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer on Sunday. But it wasn't so much that which led us to think Graham Stack would play tomorrow, as the fact that any kind of injury to Taylor would leave Stack, 4th choice keeper, as potentially our only fit one.

We like to think that Wenger's preparedness to put Taylor in against Grimsby indicates that Richard Wright and David Seaman are both fairly close to returning. It may also be a reflection of the fact that Taylor had precious little to do on Sunday. Tomorrow's game could provde some much needed match practice ;-) Grimsby don't have a Ruud van Nistelrooy, but Arsenal won't have Campbell and Upson. We fully expect Taylor to be a lot busier tomorrow.

The Mariners, who beat Liverpool in the last round but have since slipped from the play-off zone to the relegation zone, have one player suspended and a few others doubtful (including the guy who scored that spectacular winner at Anfield). See preview page for details (plus Grimsby links and more).

Arsenal's line-up will be hard to guess, but we expect it to be weaker than the team which inflicted the (first) heavy defeat at Arsenal of Alex Ferguson's last year at Manchester United.

Wenger confirms that Inamoto will start. He surely would have played against Man Utd (the first time) but he was away playing for Japan at the time.

Good bets to play will be Tavlaridis, Edu, and Pennant. Martin Keown could play on his return from rib injury. Wiltord, as the striker who missed out on Sunday, is likely to start up front.

Ananova think young Brasilian left-back Juan may get his debut. Let's hope this one turns out to be as good as the last, and that we aren't forced to sell him on the quiet. Have you actually seen this Juan's passport, Arsenal?

The Arsenal squad for the game include, apart from those mentioned above, Kanu, Bergkamp, Halls, Svärd, van Bronckhorst and Aliadiere.