Francis Coquelin misses Arsenal cup derby with Tottenham

22 September 2015 13:03

Arsenal with be without midfielder Francis Coquelin because of a knee injury for Wednesday night's Capital One Cup tie at Tottenham.

Centre-back Per Mertesacker is available again following illness, but Brazilian defender Gabriel and midfielder Santi Cazorla are suspended after they were sent off in the Barclays Premier League match at Chelsea on Saturday.

Manager Arsene Wenger is expected to rotate his squad, with the likes of youngsters Alex Iwobi and Glen Kamara likely to be included.

Provisional Squad: Ospina, Gibbs, Mertesacker, Chambers, Debuchy, Arteta, Flamini, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Ramsey, Sanchez, Giroud, Cech, Monreal, Bellerin, Koscielny, Ozil, Walcott, Campbell, Iwobi, Kamara.

Source: PA-WIRE