Alumunia back for Arsenal

Arsenal welcomed back goalkeeper Manuel Almunia from an ankle injury for today’s Barclays Premier League clash with relegation-battlers Middlesbrough at Emirates Stadium.

Bacary Sagna, who has been suffering with a virus, dropped to the bench with Emmanuel Eboue expected to fill in at right-back, and Theo Walcott started in the other change from the team which drew 4-4 at Liverpool.