Jewell has few problems

Wigan manager Paul Jewell looks set to field his first choice starting line-up for the Barclays Premiership visit of Arsenal to the JJB Stadium.

Defender Steve McMillan is a doubt with a hamstring problem, while striker David Connolly will be on the bench at best after recovering from his own hamstring niggle.

The only player unavailable is midfielder Josip Skoko, who has been given the weekend off after all the travelling involved in Australia’s World Cup qualifying games against Uruguay this week.

Provisional squad: Filan, Chimbonda, McMillan, Jackson, Henchoz, Camara, Johansson, Kavanagh, Mahon, de Zeeuw, Francis, Taylor, Teale, Bullard, McCulloch, Baines, Roberts, Pollitt.