Walcott is the only doubt for North London derby
Arsenal v Tottenham H.
Barclays Premier League
Emirates Stadium
Sat, Dec 22, 2007, 12.45pm
Theo Walcott is the sole concern ahead of the North London derby this weekend.
The England winger is not training at the moment after being laid low with flu. Otherwise Arsenal have a clean bill of health before the visit of Tottenham on Saturday lunchtime, a very different situation to the many questions marks that were hanging over the squad ahead of the Chelsea game last Sunday.
“The injury news is quite good compared to last week,” Arsène Wenger told Arsenal TV Online on Thursday afternoon. “The only one who is problematic is Theo Walcott. He is not fit to practice. He has had flu and has not recovered completely. Everybody else is available.”
Therefore Emmanuel Eboue is fit despite being stretchered off against Avram Grant’s side.
Arsenal TV Online subscribers will be able to see the full pre-match interview on Friday. In it Wenger talks about Juande Ramos’ revolution at Spurs, fans’ behaviour, the importance of this derby, the performance at Blackburn, Eduardo’s finishing and Alex Song’s defending, why Chelsea was the key win of the season and William Gallas’ goal.
