Arsenal without quintet for Everton clash
Arsenal will be without the injured Ray Parlour, Lauren, Kanu, Silvinho and Dennis Bergkamp as they square up to Everton.
Parlour has a back problem and faces tests to see whether it has been caused by a trapped nerve or a virus.
Dutch striker Bergkamp has had a setback in his recovery from an Achilles injury. Silvinho is still nursing the calf injury that kept him out against Valencia.
With Nigerian striker Kanu and Cameroon midfielder Lauren on World Cup duty, Gilles Grimandi is likely to return as manager Arsene Wenger has already indicated that Brazilian Edu, who scored an own goal against Middlesbrough last Saturday, is not physically strong enough yet for inclusion.
Everton have four major doubts for their tough trip to Arsenal and will give fitness tests to Richard Gough, Dave Unsworth, Duncan Ferguson and Steve Watson.
Watson and Ferguson have groin strains, Gough is struggling with a calf problem and Unsworth is nursing an Achilles strain.
Everton will have youngsters Peter Clarke and Tony Hibbert - both defenders - in their squad, and certainly one of the teenagers could face the Gunners as Everton search for the one more win they believe will deliver them Premiership survival.
