Fantasy Premier League

Friday's Team News Today

Thu Mar 06 08:51PM

Arsenal's Theo Walcott and Liverpool's Mark Gonzalez

Some late, breaking news; Bolton keeper Jaaskelainen has injured himself in the pre-match warm-up, meaning Al Habsi has taken his place in the Bolton goal... Big blow for Bolton.

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Double Injury Blow For Gunners

Arsenal duo Theo Walcott and Abou Diaby are out of Sunday's trip to Wigan.

Walcott picked up a thigh injury in a behind-closed-doors game against Colorado Rapids on Thursday while Diaby damaged his thigh during the 2-0 Champions League win over AC Milan in the San Siro on Wednesday night.

Robin van Persie played an hour of the game against Colorado but Gunners boss Arsene Wenger is still unsure if he will feature at the JJB Stadium.

Defenders Kolo Toure and Alex Song are set to miss out again....

"As for Tomas Rosicky, it is difficult to say. We hope he'll be back in 10 or 12 days."

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Cech A Chelsea Doubt

Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech could miss the Barclays Premier League clash against title rivals Arsenal after picking up an ankle injury this week.

The 25-year-old sustained the problem in training on the eve of the Champions League victory over Olympiacos, and Carlo Cudicini deputised in the 3-0 win.

Cudicini is expected to be in goal for the FA Cup quarter-final clash at Barnsley, with Cech's injury keeping him out for up to three weeks. Should the Czech Republic international need that time to recover he would miss the Premier League matches against Derby, Sunderland, Tottenham and Arsenal as well as the Barnsley clash.

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Latics sweating on midfield duo

Wigan are hopeful midfielders Ryan Taylor and Kevin Kilbane will be fit to face Premier League leaders Arsenal on Sunday.Taylor has been out for a month with a rib injury while a bruised foot kept Republic of Ireland international Kilbane out of last weekend's goalless draw at Manchester City.

The pair both returned to training this week and could both be competing for the same slot on the left wing as the Gunners visit the JJB Stadium.