Arsenal facing injury crisis ahead of FA Cup semi-final

Arsenal's season will be defined by what happens in the FA Cup.

Those are words no Gooner expected to hear at the beginning of March, when Arsenal topped the Premier League, but things have changed since then. 

Arsene Wenger finds himself in a familiar place, sitting in fourth, barely clinging to a spot in the Champions League. 

That's disappointing, but he has a chance to quiet the critics in one regard by ending an almost nine year trophy drought.

Arsenal takes on Wigan in their FA Cup semi-final at Wembley on Saturday. As has been the case so often this season, the Gunners have myriad of injury concerns heading into this weekend's fixture. 

Wenger confirmed Kieran Gibbs, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Tomas Rosicky are all “at the moment unavailable," according the Evening Standard's James Olley. 

The Gunners are already missing Mathieu Flamini, through suspension, Laurent Koscielny, Mesut Ozil, Jack Wilshere, Theo Walcott, Abou Diaby, Serge Gnabry and Nicklas Bendtner due to injury. 

Olley reports Oxlade-Chamberlain (groin) has the best chance of featuring on Saturday, but Rosicky and Gibbs are doubtful. 

Kim Kallstrom to start in the FA Cup semi-final at Wembley. Those are also words no Gooner expected to hear this season.