Date: 24th January 2015 at 7:33pm
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Arsenal face a trip to Brighton and Hove Albion tomorrow looking to pick up a head of steam. The club is still buzzing from the heroics at the Etihad last weekend and will be hoping to continue this form and go on a bit of a run. Arsenal should have too much for Brighton, but such is the beauty of the cup that every match is a test. Wenger spoke about his wariness of complacency and about showing Brighton the proper respect, and as such I expect him to field a strong side.

Wenger revealed the team news ahead of the fixture, saying Bellerin and Chamberlain will face late test with the former more likely to recover fully. Both picked up knocks against City, with Chamberlain suffering an inflamed groin and Bellerin an ankle injury. The boss also revealed that Serge Gnabry has recently returned to training but will not feature while Danny Welbeck will miss a further two games. New signing Krystian Bielik is not in Wenger’s plans at the moment with the 17 year old just returning from a long break in Poland and is not yet fully fit.

Arsenal are of course the holders and will be taking the cup seriously. With Chelsea, City, Spurs, Swansea, and Southampton all knocked out, the lads should feel the cup is their for the taking. I suspect a very strong side with a mixture of regulars and fringe players both on the pitch and on the bench.


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