Gunners wait on Diaby

Arsenal midfielder Abou Diaby will be assessed ahead of tomorrow’s Barclays Premier League game at Stoke after suffering from a virus.

Czech international Tomas Rosicky has shrugged off a similar illness, while on-loan Chelsea midfielder Yossi Benayoun comes back in after being ineligible to play against his parent club last weekend.

Winger Theo Walcott (hamstring) may feature before the end of the season but Mikel Arteta (ankle) is out along with Jack Wilshere (ankle) and German centre-back Per Mertesacker (ankle).

Provisional Squad: Szczesny, Sagna, Vermaelen, Koscielny, Gibbs, Gervinho, Song, Ramsey, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Rosicky, Diaby, van Persie, Fabianski, Coquelin, Djourou, Chamakh, Benayoun, Santos, Jenkinson.