Duo Ok For Arsenal Trip

Last Updated : 05-Dec-2004 by

Gray was forced to sit-out last weekends 1-1 draw with Norwich City at St Andrews because he was suffering with a virus whilst Melchiot was replaced at half-time in the same fixture having picked up a thigh strain.

Muzzy Izzet will not figure again as he is still struggling with a recurrence of the knee injury he picked up against Newcastle United earlier this season whilst winger Stan Lazaridis is unlikely to be included in manager Steve Bruce's final 16-man squad as he has only just returned to training having sustained a hamstring injury whilst playing for Australia in their international friendly against Norway last month.

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