North End now sit 11th in the Championship table after beating Burton Albion 1-0 at the weekend and I’m expecting a proper FA Cup tie tomorrow evening.
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Cohen Bramall has revealed what he had to do to impress Arsene Wenger and become Arsenal’s first signing of the January transfer window.
“The ideal thing would be to give him two or three games in the Under-23s”, said Wenger.
Preston boss Simon Grayson has a full squad to pick from apart from Calum Woods (knee) and John Welsh (calf).
Midfielders Aiden McGeady and Paul Gallagher could start after continuing their returns from injury. Francis Coquelin joins Santi Cazorla and Mathieu Debuchy on the long term injury list.
The last meeting between the two sides in Lancashire came in 1999, also in the FA Cup third round.
Wilshere wanted to go on loan in order to get regular playing time after falling down the pecking order at Arsenal following two seasons ruined by injuries.
Arsene Wenger admits he could do with having Jack Wilshere at Arsenal as he is left short of midfield options ahead of Saturday’s FA Cup tie at Preston.
The FA Cup has been kind to the Gunners in recent times and again looks like their best shot at silverware this season.
Ozil has been in exceptional form with seven assists and nine goals in 23 apperances for Arsenal this season.
Arsenal were useless against Bournemouth the other night. Arsenal’s rivals for the title do not hesitate to pay their stars exorbitant wages if that is what it takes to keep them at the club and this, in turn, helps those clubs to win trophies. It has been great to see him recover after being replaced in the starting line up by Alexis Sanchez. Yes, Giroud is scoring goals but what else does he do? They are doing well in the Championship and managing to compete with sides that have a much bigger budget. “Before he was a little bit in the moon”. I personally have no special solution but when April and May comes and teams go to Wembley, it’s something special.
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Although Sanchez provides the required edge, Belotti would be a decent addition if Wenger does decide to move for him in the summer.
