Fabregas rips into banned Adebayor
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LONDON — Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas has hit out at former team-mate Emmanuel Adebayor’s violent conduct which led to a three-match ban for the Manchester City striker on Thursday.

Adebayor was handed the ban by the Football Association for stamping on the face of Arsenal’s Robin van Persie during a stormy Premier League match which City won 4-2 last week.

Arsenal v Wigan Athletic
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Striker Robin van Persie is set to return for Arsenal following a knee problem when they host Wigan.

But Russian midfielder Andrey Arshavin (groin) remains sidelined and goalkeeper Manuel Almunia is still troubled by the chest infection which ruled him out of Wednesday night’s win at Standard Liege, so rookie Vito Mannone will continue.

Missing link is hurting Gunners
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It has been a soap opera week for Arsenal, with more twists and turns than an EastEnders Christmas Day special.

The script for the home match against Wigan looks pretty straightforward, but nothing ever seems simple for the Gunners these days. On paper it should be a comfortable home win, but if Wigan press with intensity early on they could pull off a shock.

Arsenal v Wigan
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Arsenal striker Robin van Persie should return from a knee injury but Russian playmaker Andrey Arshavin remains sidelined by a groin problem.

Manuel Almunia is still suffering from a chest infection so young keeper Vito Mannone is set to continue in goal.