Gunners aim to overcome Fabregas loss at Hull

Hull City

• Craig Fagan is available again after a one-match ban.
• Brazilian star Geovanni is poised to return to the starting line-up after making a full recovery from a knee injury.

• Defender Anthony Gardner is out for six weeks with ankle ligament damage.
• The Tigers have failed to score in six of their last eight league fixtures.
• Phil Brown’s side has won only once in their last 14 Premier League games.
• Hull have beaten Arsenal just once since 1915 (nine games).
• Ian Ashbee is sidelined by a long-term knee problem.

Arsenal

• Defenders Sol Campbell and William Gallas are hoping to be available after injury.
• The Gunners are aiming for a fifth successive Premier League win.
• Arsenal have won seven of the last eight meetings between the two sides.
• The Gunners have scored in their last nine games against Hull.

• Midfielder Cesc Fabregas has been ruled out again by a hamstring problem.
• Midfielder Alex Song is unavailable as he completes a two-match ban.
• Welsh star Aaron Ramsey will miss the rest of the season with a broken leg.
• Kieran Gibbs will miss the rest of the season with a foot problem.
• Dutch star Robin van Persie is out until the end of April with an ankle injury.
• Defender Johan Djourou has been ruled out for the campaign with a knee problem.

Expert Advice

An emphatic victory in Europe in midweek will mean that Arsenal will arrive at the KC Stadium in buoyant mood. The Gunners should be bolstered at the back by the return of key players and they will be a warm order to record a ninth win in ten matches against the Tigers. Hull will know they have to start taking points from their home games if they are to avoid the drop but, with Arsenal’s speed of thought, pace and movement, they look likely to struggle here and a 3-1 away victory at Betsson’s odds of 11.05 appears a value bet.

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