Changes aplenty for Arsenal

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger made nine changes for this afternoon’s FA Cup fifth round clash with Blackburn as skipper Thierry Henry, Cesc Fabregas, William Gallas and Freddie Ljungberg were all recalled.

Only Kolo Toure and goalkeeper Manuel Almunia kept their places from Wednesday’s night’s fourth-round replay at Bolton as Theo Walcott was given another run and Jeremie Aliadiere took over from two-goal hero Emmanuel Adebayor.