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Arsenal v Portsmouth preview
// A bit of a hack but it works// The article snippet is wrapped onto a second line, even when #article-sub is emptyif( $("div#article-sub").children().length == 0 ) {$("div#article-sub").remove();} Arsenal welcome struggling Portsmouth to Emirates Stadium on Saturday as they hope to once again silence their critics. The Gunners were tipped to struggle following the summer exits of Emmanuel Adebayor and Kolo Toure, but they produced a dazzling display to destroy Everton at Goodison Park on the opening day of the season.Boss Arsene Wenger will want more of the same in order to allow no room for suggestions that his side's status as a member of the Big Four is under threat, and Portsmouth would surely be viewed as ideal opposition.Pompey have endured a difficult couple of months and the status of the South Coast outfit's hierarchy remains uncertain, with a consortium led by chief executive officer Peter Storrie now in talks over a deal to buy the club.To make matters worse, Paul Hart's side are struggling on the field and the late defeat to Birmingham on Wednesday came on the back of an opening day loss against Fulham at Fratton Park.A trip to North London is therefore far from ideal and news that Arsenal forward Eduardo has been passed fit to play after a setback in midweek will not boost morale.Walcott missingThe Croatia international was among the substitutes for the midweek UEFA Champions League play-off win at Celtic but was replaced on the bench by Jack Wilshere when he suffered a groin complaint before kick-off.Theo Walcott will again be missing with his back injury, however, the England ace could return for next Saturday's trip to arch rivals Manchester United.Wenger has no fresh injury concerns following the Celtic win and could be tempted to rotate, but Tomas Rosicky, Johan Djourou, Samir Nasri and Lukasz Fabianski remain sidelined.Pompey are expected to keep faith in goalkeeper David James and defender Sylvain Distin, despite both players being linked with moves away.James is thought to be a target of former boss Harry Redknapp, now at Tottenham, while Distin has been linked with Aston Villa.Steve Finnan and Herman Hreidarsson missed the defeat to Birmingham as they continue to recover from hamstring injuries, meaning Anthony vanden Borre could again play at right-back despite an underwhelming debut at St Andrews.Possible starting XIs:Arsenal: Almunia, Sagna, Gallas, Vermaelen, Clichy, Song, Denilson, Fabregas, Bendtner, Van Persie, Arshavin.Portsmouth: James, Vanden Borre, Distin, Kaboul, Wilson, Kranjcar, Diop, Mokoena, Belhadj, Utaka, Piquionne.