Arsenal defender Emmanuel Eboue is promoted to the Gunners’ starting line-up for tonight’s FA Cup fifth round replay at Blackburn despite facing an FA charge of violent conduct.
Arsene Wenger makes four other changes to the side which started Sunday’s Carling Cup final, with William Gallas, Fredrik Ljungberg, Gilberto and Alexander Hleb all returning.
Rovers boss Mark Hughes has surprisingly elected to leave leading scorer Benni McCarthy on the bench and makes just one change to the side which beat Portsmouth on Sunday, with Ryan Nelsen replacing Stephane Henchoz at the back.
Friedel, Emerton, Samba, Nelsen, Warnock, Bentley, Kerimoglu, Mokoena, Pedersen, Nonda, Derbyshire.
Enckelman, Khizanishvili, McCarthy, Dunn, Roberts.
Almunia, Eboue, Senderos, Gallas, Traore, Hleb, Denilson, Silva, Ljungberg, Aliadiere, Julio Baptista.
Poom, Clichy, Walcott, Gavin Hoyte, Randall.
G Poll (Hertfordshire).