Arsenal

Thierry Henry and Jens Lehmann will be rested for Arsenal's FA Cup fourth-round replay at Bolton Wanderers.
Freddie Ljungberg and Alexander Hleb (both hamstring) return to the squad after spells in the treatment room but William Gallas (thigh) and Emmanuel Eboue (ankle) are not fit.

Johan Djourou has recovered from a damaged nose and will be available for the trip to the Reebok Stadium but Mathieu Flamini is out with an ankle problem and Philippe Senderos is still suspended.

“I will rest Lehmann, because Almunia plays, and Henry,” Gunners boss Arsene Wenger told official club website www.arsenal.com. “But everyone else will play.

“Djourou is available. Freddie Ljungberg and Alex Hleb are back in the squad for Bolton but Eboue and Gallas are still not ready. Flamini is out with an ankle problem.”

Bolton manager Sam Allardyce believes striker Nicolas Anelka will be a key figure against his former club.

The Trotters have come out on top in their last three meetings with the Gunners in the north-west, including a Barclays Premiership victory earlier in the campaign that featured two brilliant goals from former Arsenal favourite Anelka.

The Frenchman does have an excellent record against his old clubs and, with Allardyce predicting Wenger will field a full-strength side as he looks to maintain Arsenal’s impressive record in cup combat, Anelka might need to recapture the goalscoring touch again.

“The defining issue will be who has their sharp-shooting boots on,” he said.

“In the past, we have managed to beat Arsenal by capitalising on the first or second opportunity that comes our way. It will have to be the same again.”

Bolton’s chances of booking a Saturday lunchtime local derby with Blackburn Rovers have been hampered by the loss of key duo Kevin Davies and Abdoulaye Faye.

While Davies was always expected to miss out with an ankle injury, Faye’s absence following a minor operation to remove an abscess is a major blow, leaving Allardyce to cross his fingers that fellow central defender Abdoulaye Meite overcomes a calf problem.

“It is a bit frustrating because I would have liked to have had the opportunity to work with the team and give them a little refresher in terms of what we should be doing,” said Allardyce.

“Unfortunately, that has not been the case. We have not been able to do any contact training because we were too worried about picking up any more injuries.”

Bolton Wanderers (from): Jaaskelainen, Walker, Hunt, Meite, Ben Haim, Gardner, Nolan, Campo, Speed, Anelka, Pedersen, Andranik, Thompson, Diouf, Giannakopoulos, Vaz Te, Tal, Fortune.

Arsenal (from): Almunia, Poom, Diaby, Baptista, Fabregas, Toure, Djourou, Rosicky, Hleb, Ljungberg, Denilson, Gilberto, Clichy, Adebayor, Aliadiere, Hoyte, Walcott, Traore.

Reyes joined the Gunners in January 2004
Arsenal and Real Madrid have agreed a deal to swap midfielder Jose Antonio Reyes for forward Julio Baptista, Englishpremier.net understands.
The deal could become permanent at a later date.

Reyes, 22, had long campaigned for a move back home and Real and Atletico Madrid had both been linked with swoops for the forward.

Arsenal had hoped to sign Brazil's Baptista a year ago, but he chose Real where he had failed to settle down.

Baptista did not train with Madrid on Thursday, with reports suggesting he was in London taking a medical and processing a work permit.

Reyes joined Arsenal from Sevilla in January 2004 and last year extended his contract to 2011.

Last month, the midfielder told the Spanish press he was keen to leave Arsenal for Madrid, saying he had not adapted to life in England.

Reyes has not played for Arsenal so far this season with Gunners boss Arsene Wenger believed to have not used him in the Champions League in order not to cup-tie the midfielder and reduce his value.

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Arsenal's Cameroonian right back could be back in action by the end of September as he nears the end of the long road of recovery after his serious knee injury.

The 29 year-old went onto the operating table in January to cure a long-standing knee problem and he has not played since. Emmanuel Eboue has emerged as a serious challenger to Lauren's right-back spot since the start of the year but the Gunner's former Cameroon international is confident of winning his place back.

"So far everything I have done is going well, the knee is responding extremely well." he said "At the moment we are looking at probably one and a half months, two months maximum, until I can play again."

"Emmanuel is a very nice guy and I'm very happy for him because he's been fantastic. I feel proud because he's a young player and will keep improving in every part of his game. It will be difficult for me to get my place back but I am not worried."

In other news Arsenal's French striker Thierry Henry has said although he has major respect for Chelsea he is not going out to the new season for second place.

“No, no way,” said the 28-year-old after the suggestion was put to him. “At the start everyone is equal. I never begin something saying we are playing for second place. If you do, you might as well stop. A lot of teams have been in that situation. When Man United were winning the League people were saying 'we know who is going to win the league again'. But I do not start the season to finish second."

“Yes it has been hard for two years to compete with [Chelsea], and everyone is working - Liverpool, Tottenham and others — to try to catch them back. But the thing is they keep on buying quality players. They have the possibility to change and change and change when the game is not going so well."

“But you cannot look at them and feel sorry for yourself. You have to do with what you have and that is the way it is.

“You have to give them credit for winning back-to-back titles, we tried to do it but did not.

“People give them stick because they have money and all that. But any fans in the world if they were in the situation of Chelsea, they would not complain.

“When you are not in that situation, you can say 'ahh, it is too easy'. I do not think you can or should say that. You win the title on the pitch, even if you have 100 great players.

“I give them their respect, but in the end we are going to try to come at them and make sure we can bring the title here.”

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has totally denied making bids for any players at all, including the highly rated Franck Ribery.

The 23 year-old Marseille winger is the latest big name to be linked with a move to Arsenal. For the second time in two days Wenger has waved away suggestions that he is looking at signing the French World Cup Star.

"I can say one thing," he said after the 3-0 victory at Dinamo Zagreb. "I have not made a bid for Franck Ribery, I categorically deny that. I have in fact not made a bid for anybody. So I can say 'no' to every name you put forward."

"Will I?" the Frenchman asked himself, "Frankly, I do not know. It depends if somebody goes or not but even if somebody goes it is not sure I will make a bid for anybody. If you look at the players we had left at home on Tuesday it is quite impressive- Henry, Ljunberg and Walcott."

"I am not going to add players to the team just to be spectacular."

Other news at Arsenal is that Ryan Garry has made a low-key return to action last Friday in a friendly against Boreham Wood.

Since making an impressive first team debut in May 2003, the talented defender has been blighted by a long term shin injury. He was raring to go this time last year after a lengthy rehabilitation, but another setback restricted Garry to just two appearances in the 2005/06 season.

Hopefully for Arsenal and Garry it will be a different story this season as Garry was given a vigorous 90 minute workout as an Arsenal XI beat Boreham Wood.