Arsenal striker Olivier Giroud is a doubt after suffering from illness and an ankle injury.
Nicklas Bendtner (ankle) is injured along with Kieran Gibbs (calf) and Aaron Ramsey (thigh) while playmaker Mesut Ozil must pass a fitness test.
Andros Townsend, Lewis Holtby and Jermain Defoe could return from injury for Tottenham.
Striker Emmanuel Adebayor is fit again after being taken off on a stretcher against Manchester United on Wednesday.
Tottenham's new manager Tim Sherwood said: "How important will Adebayor be tomorrow [Saturday]? It's huge.
"I think if Arsene Wenger saw him limping off at Old Trafford, I'm sure there were a lot of pleased Arsenal fans and management and players.
"But, unfortunately, he's going to be walking out against them on Saturday.
"It didn't look great did it when he came off on that stretcher but he is a warrior. There is no holding him back at the moment."
Provisional Arsenal squad: Szczesny, Sagna, Mertesacker, Koscielny, Monreal, Arteta, Flamini, Wilshere, Rosicky, Walcott, Podolski, Fabianski, Jenkinson, Cazorla, Miyaichi, Vermaelen, Gnabry, Giroud, Ozil.
Provisional Tottenham Hotspur squad: Lloris, Friedel, Archer, Walker, Fredericks, Dawson, Chiriches, Rose, Fryers, Dembele, Capoue, Eriksen, Bentaleb, Townsend, Holtby, Chadli, Lamela, Lennon, Soldado, Adebayor, Kane, Defoe, Coulthirst.
Stats
• This is the sixth meeting between Arsenal and Tottenham in the FA Cup. Arsenal have won three and Spurs two of their previous five meetings.
• Their last three FA Cup meetings have all been at the Semi Final stage, most recently at Old Trafford in 2001. They met in the Third Round in January 1982 when Spurs won 1-0 at White Hart Lane.
• Arsenal have won the Cup 10 times. Only Manchester United have won the competition more times than the Gunners.
• Spurs have won the competition 8 times. Their most recent FA Cup triumph was in 1991, when they beat Arsenal in the Semi-final at Wembley before beating Nottingham Forest in the final.
• Arsenal beat Tottenham 1-0 at Emirates when the teams met in the Premier League earlier this season.
• This is one of five all Premier League ties in the Third Round.
• Arsenal have scored 11 goals in their last three matches against Spurs at Emirates Stadium.
Preview
ARSENAL (Premier League, Pos: 1st) v TOTTENHAM (Premier League, Pos: 6th)
Tottenham's only win in their last 24 league and cup trips to Emirates Stadium/Highbury is their 3-2 comeback win in November 2010 (L15, D8).
Arsenal have lifted the Cup 10 times, most recently 2005 and have been runners-up on seven occasions.
Tottenham first won the Cup as a Southern League side in 1901, one of eight triumphs - 1987 is their only final defeat.
11 comments:
Arsenal will surely win Tottenham no matter what they have in stock for Arsenal
The form Arsenal is now, they are capable of beating any team they come across
Tottenham will do Arsenal the way they appear to Manchester united in last the EPL
The form Adebayor keen in now, is highly frustrating
I think Arsenal team are also in very good form now, when we look back to their last games in EPL
Tottenham is back again for Arsenal.....................
Tottenham team expectations lies on Adebayor, after he was injured in their last game in EPL, his became frustrated by by the oponents
Tottenham won't take it easy for Arsenal
Arsenal must have agree to loose the match,because injured Tottenham player's has back
Arsena 2 Tottenham 0. happy veiwing
The fear of Adebayor will count
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