Arsenal This Week

It was a heartbreaking loss yesterday. Benni McCarthy's goal in the 87th minute has eliminated Arsenal from the FA Cup. The FA Cup result combined with their loss to Chelsea in the Carling Cup Final has made for a disappointing week for the Gunners.

Arsenal plays Reading this Saturday, ko at 9am central. We'll be missing some strong players from the squad:

A raft of injuries and suspensions left Wenger few options when he sat down to pick his team for this tricky North-West trip. Thierry Henry (foot), Tomas Rosicky (groin), Abou Diaby (foot), Justin Hoyte (hamstring), Johan Djourou (ankle), Mathieu Flamini (foot) and Robin van Persie (foot) were all ruled out. Emmanuel Adebayor and Kolo Toure started three-game suspensions after their red cards in Cardiff. And Cesc Fabregas was rested after a punishing schedule.

Good luck Gunners. We'll be at Fado cheering you on.