ARSENAL
Almunia
Sagna, Toure, Djourou, Gibbs
Walcott, Fabregas, Song, Arshavin
Bendtner, Adebayor

Alves
Tuncay
Downing, Bates, ONeil, Aliadiere
Taylor, Huth, Wheater, McMahon
Jones
MIDDLESBROUGH

Middlesbrough subs (from): Turnbull, Hoyte, Grounds, Hines, Walker, Shawky, A Johnson, Digard, King.
Arsenal subs (from): Fabianski, Silvestre, Diaby, Denilson, Eboue, Nasri, Vela, Ramsey, Eduardo.

MIDDLESBROUGH: Boro boss Gareth Southgate welcomes Gary O'Neil back from suspension as his side travel to the Emirates Stadium to face Arsenal. O'Neil is back in the squad after serving a two-match suspension for picking up ten yellow cards this season. If the former Pompey midfielder returns to the starting line-up, Southgate could opt to drop one of his strikers and name a five-man midfield. Didier Digard is available again after missing two months with quadricep and medial ligament injuries, but skipper Emanuel Pogatetz remains on the injury list.
Suspensions: None
Injuries: Pogatetz (knee), Riggott (ankle)
Last five league games: DWLLD
Leading league scorer: Tuncay 6
Next game: vs Man United (H) 02/05/09

ARSENAL: The Gunners will be without striker Robin van Persie (groin) tomorrow, but goalkeeper Manuel Almunia (ankle), striker Emmanuel Adebayor (hamstring) and defender Johan Djourou (knee) could all return from injury. Left-back Gael Clichy (back) is unavailable, and is facing a race against time to be fit for Wednesday's Champions League semi-final first-leg against Manchester United. Centre-half William Gallas (knee) also remains sidelined, while long-term absentee Tomas Rosicky will miss the rest of the campaign.
Suspensions: None
Injuries: Van Persie (groin), Clichy (back), Gallas (knee), Rosicky (hamstring)
Last five league games: DWWWW
Leading league scorer: Adebayor 10
Key Player: Andrey Arshavin - The Russia international produced one of the performances of the season as he scored four goals at Anfield on Tuesday night.

Last season: 1-1
League head to head: Arsenal 57, Middlesbrough 29, Draws 31
Referee: Chris Foy (St Helens) G32 Y110 R2 Ave: 3.50
Last Middlesbrough game: vs Blackburn (H) 31/01/09 D0-0 Y4 R0
Odds: H1/2; A6/1; D3/1

It's a fact: Boro have only lost one of their last seven matches against Arsenal - but that was a 7-0 hiding in January 2006.
Comment by Scott Wilson: Boro's recent record against Arsenal is excellent, but the Gunners are in a rich vein of form and it's hard to see anything other than a home win.
Prediction: 1-0