Injury problems continue to provide biggest obstacle to success.

Hull City have not been our most compliant opponents since arriving in the Premier League and will give us a hard game tomorrow but injuries will provide Wenger with his greatest challenge.

Fabregas has been ruled out and Sol Campbell looks likely to join him on the sidelines after suffering from cramp against Porto. Alex Song is also ruled out by suspension which leaves the spine of the team looking vulnerable, particularly for an away fixture.

Silvestre and Vermaelen will resume their awkward partnership and with no Song to protect them, much will be asked of Abou Diaby and Denilson in central midfield. With Bendtner back in the team, we have regained our attacking shape and always look a threat but without a reliable backbone, tomorrow’s game is another challenge that cannot be underestimated.

We beat Hull 3-1 in the same fixture last season, the same score that we have won by in the last two league matches and a similar score line looks to be a good bet with our defence still looking vulnerable and attack in such confident mood. As always, an early goal would make like a lot easier but if Hull take the lead we can expect another struggle to secure three league points.

There are only a couple of months left but, with a depleted squad, comfortable victories will give us a big advantage, both in terms of fitness levels and goal difference. Our recent championship winning seasons have had some memorable big winning margins in the run-in so hopefully the exhilarating Porto win will get the players into the clinical habit and, in turn, make things a little bit easier for themselves.

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