No reason to believe Arsenal will slip up at home despite losing Kolo Toure, Emmanuel Eboue and Alexandre Song to the African Nations Cup. But, as we all know, stranger things have happened.

Alex McLeish has injected an extra layer of toughness to his Birmingham outfit and Arsenal can forget all about a walkover.

But how do YOU see the game going? Brum skipper Damien Johnson will be playing in a protective head mask only two weeks after sustaining a slight skull fracture. Will he put the frighteners on the Gunners?

'Will Damien Johnson and his head mask put the frighteners on the Gunners?'

We want YOUR thoughts on how the game will go. Just post them in the comments section below.