Arsenal v Wigan Preview

Arsenal will be without defender William Gallas (calf) but Kolo Toure (calf) is likely to be available again, along with Emmanuel Eboue (knee).

Theo Walcott (shoulder) and Tomas Rosicky (hamstring) remain sidelined.

Wigan striker Amr Zaki could return after missing the last three matches with a hamstring injury.

Defender Paul Scharner could also come into contention after a groin problem caused him to miss the victory against West Brom last weekend.

Arsenal (from): Almunia, Clichy, Toure, Silvestre, Sagna, Nasri, Denilson, Fabregas, Song, Adebayor, Van Persie, Fabianski, Ramsey, Wilshere, Djourou, Vela, Bendtner, Eboue.

Wigan (from): Kirkland, Taylor, Boyce, Bramble, Scharner, Figueroa, Valencia, Cattermole, Brown, Koumas, Palacios, Camara, Zaki, Heskey, Melchiot, Kilbane, Pollitt, Kingson, De Ridder, Cywka.

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger:
"Many eyes will be turned on Arsenal to see how we respond to our defeat in the Carling Cup on Tuesday.

"Let's believe in this team - and I say that to the fans as well - let's get behind them because they want to do well.

"I believe we have the quality, we have the desire, the talent and the spirit, so that should make us go into the game on Saturday with a strong belief."

Wigan manager Steve Bruce:
"What we must have is belief because teams like Arsenal do not lose many games.

"This is the enjoyable part of the Premier League, wondering if we can go and give a good performance against a top side.

"We have done it before but we will need to play to our maximum if we are to take anything out of the game."