{"id":418664,"date":"2011-05-06T12:38:00","date_gmt":"2011-05-06T12:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/05\/06\/arsene-wenger-confirms-arsenal-without-cesc-fabregas-samir-nasri-abou-diaby-for-trip-to-stoke-city\/"},"modified":"2011-05-06T12:38:00","modified_gmt":"2011-05-06T12:38:00","slug":"arsene-wenger-confirms-arsenal-without-cesc-fabregas-samir-nasri-abou-diaby-for-trip-to-stoke-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/05\/06\/arsene-wenger-confirms-arsenal-without-cesc-fabregas-samir-nasri-abou-diaby-for-trip-to-stoke-city\/","title":{"rendered":"Arsene Wenger confirms Arsenal without Cesc Fabregas, Samir Nasri &#038; Abou Diaby for trip to Stoke City"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<h3>By Luke Reddy<\/h3>\n<h4>6 May 2011 13:38:00<\/h4>\n<\/p>\n<div readability=\"68.540484786\">\n<div readability=\"13.4801762115\">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"EPL, Arsenal v Blackburn Rovers, Arsene Wenger\" src=\"http:\/\/u.goal.com\/129400\/129489_news.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>EPL, Arsenal v Blackburn Rovers, Arsene Wenger<\/p>\n<h4>Related Links<\/h4>\n<h4>Teams<\/h4>\n<h4>Players<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<p><span readability=\"35.3168880455\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/people\/france\/2843\/ars%C3%A8ne-wenger\">Arsene Wenger<\/a> will be without a trio of key players when <a href=\"http:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/teams\/england\/94\/arsenal\">Arsenal<\/a> travel to the Britannia Stadium for a stiff test against FA Cup finalists <a href=\"http:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/teams\/england\/717\/stoke-city\">Stoke City<\/a> on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Talismanic captain Cesc Fabregas will again miss out having missed last weekend\u2019s victory over Manchester United with a thigh problem, and creative midfielder Samir Nasri will also be unavailable after hobbling out at the interval against Sir Alex Ferguson\u2019s men with a hamstring injury.<\/p>\n<p>The pair are joined on the sidelines by Abou Diaby, who continues to be hampered by a calf injury sustained in the 3-3 draw with Tottenham.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Diaby, Nasri and Fabregas will be out,&#8221; Wenger told <em>Arsenal TV Online.<br \/><\/em><br \/>&#8220;Nasri and Fabregas have a little chance for Aston Villa but not for Stoke.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Other doubts for the Potteries clash include Gael Clichy and Johan Djourou, although the latter underwent tests yesterday which pleased his manager.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Johan Djourou had a test yesterday that looked quite positive,&#8221; added Wenger.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We have a doubt about Clichy&#8217;s hamstring. He had a test that was not completely satisfactory, both have a chance to be fit.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Aaron Ramsey is set to return to the ground where he suffered a horror leg break in Arsenal\u2019s 3-1 victory last season and will fill the boots of Fabregas in midfield after netting the winner against Manchester United.<\/p>\n<p>The 20-year-old could well be joined on the pitch by Thomas Vermaelen, who hasn\u2019t figured for the Gunners since August.<\/p>\n<p>Wenger added: &#8220;Thomas Vermaelen is available and could be in the squad. Aaron Ramsey is likely to get another chance; I can even say that he will play.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Here is the original post:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/news\/2896\/premier-league\/2011\/05\/06\/2474059\/arsene-wenger-confirms-arsenal-without-cesc-fabregas-samir-nasri-\" title=\"Arsene Wenger confirms Arsenal without Cesc Fabregas, Samir Nasri &amp; Abou Diaby for trip to Stoke City\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Arsene Wenger confirms Arsenal without Cesc Fabregas, Samir Nasri &amp; Abou Diaby for trip to Stoke City<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> By Luke Reddy 6 May 2011 13:38:00 EPL, Arsenal v Blackburn Rovers, Arsene Wenger Related Links Teams Players Arsene Wenger will be without a trio of key players when Arsenal travel to the Britannia Stadium for a stiff test against FA Cup finalists Stoke City on Sunday. Talismanic captain Cesc Fabregas will again miss out having missed last weekend\u2019s victory over Manchester United with a thigh problem, and creative midfielder Samir Nasri will also be unavailable after hobbling out at the interval against Sir Alex Ferguson\u2019s men with a hamstring injury. The pair are joined on the sidelines by Abou Diaby, who continues to be hampered by a calf injury sustained in the 3-3 draw with Tottenham<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-418664","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Arsene Wenger confirms Arsenal without Cesc Fabregas, Samir Nasri &amp; Abou Diaby for trip to Stoke City - Ghanamma.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/05\/06\/arsene-wenger-confirms-arsenal-without-cesc-fabregas-samir-nasri-abou-diaby-for-trip-to-stoke-city\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"Arsene Wenger confirms Arsenal without Cesc Fabregas, Samir Nasri &amp; Abou Diaby for trip to Stoke City - Ghanamma.com\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:description\" content=\"By Luke Reddy 6 May 2011 13:38:00 EPL, Arsenal v Blackburn Rovers, Arsene Wenger Related Links Teams Players Arsene Wenger will be without a trio of key players when Arsenal travel to the Britannia Stadium for a stiff test against FA Cup finalists Stoke City on Sunday. 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