I see Hleb being rested in this one. He’s played a lot recently and hasn’t had a rest so I think he might come back in. We might also rest one of the central midfielders and give Diarra a chance. Rosicky should start after being a late substitute on Saturday. Eboue and Walcott both missed the Everton game so we could see one of them come back in for this one too.

West Ham have a whole host of injury problems: Solano and Parker were both taken off against Man Utd but I don’t know how they’re doing now, they’re big players for them so it’d be good if they were out. Freddie Ljungberg has a hamstring problem and might miss the opportunity to return to Arsenal which would be a shame, I’m sure he’d get a fantastic reception for his years here.

Bellamy, Dyer and Bobby Zamora are all definitely out and Matthew Etherington and Lee Bowyer will be too short for tomorrow’s game too. I kind of feel sorry for them but they can still put out a decent side. It should be a good game tomorrow and hopefully we can do better than last season.

Just finally, Happy New Year from everyone here at The Cannon. Well I say everyone, it’s just me here, it’s a very lonely business. It’s been a good year for the site and just wanted to say thank you for everyone’s support and comments and everything. If you feel like ever suggesting anything to me to improve the site then my email can be found in the contact section at the top of the page.

Have a good night tonight, don’t get too drunk everyone…we’ve got football tomorrow. Thanks for reading.