Gunners restore Campbell to rearguard

SOL CAMPBELL is set to make his first Arsenal appearance in two-and-a-half months at Portsmouth tonight - with manager Arsene Wenger predicting the England centre-back still has a big part to play for club and country this season.

The 31-year-old has not featured for the Gunners since his half-time departure in the home defeat by West Ham, when the normally reliable defender was substituted after the last in a series of sub-standard displays.

Injury problems, the latest of which was a bruised toe, have since prevented Campbell making a comeback after the player was granted an extended leave of absence by Wenger.