Tomorrow’s Carling Cup 4th round tie against Wigan means that Arsene Wenger will get the chance to unleash his promising ‘Young Guns’ out onto the big stage for the second time this season. With the match being shown live on Sky Sports, pressure is sure to be high on Wenger’s youthful set of youngsters.

Two players who are already pencilled in to start are Alex Song and Swiss centre back Johan Djourou, both of whom have played fairly small parts in the Gunners’ first team exploits this season. They face a strike partnership worthy of worrying any central defensive pair - Amir Zaki and Henri Camara.

Camara has been welcomed back into Steve Bruce’s starting XI due to Emile Heskey’s hamstring injury. Arsenal fans may remember Senegalese foward Camara grabbing a goal against a side containing Thierry Henry during Arsenal’s 3-2 triumph at the JJB Stadium a couple of seasons back.

As for Egyptian striker Zaki, well, his stats speak volumes. 9 goals in just 11 games - unbelievable for a player with no Premier League experience at all since joining from his homecountry minnows El Zamalek.

Both players pose a different and unique threat to the Arsenal defence. Camara is renowned for his quick feet and blistering pace which he uses to skim past defenders, while Zaki’s awesome power and pace make him a handful for any defence in Europe.

You can bet that they both fancy their chances against the inexperienced centre back pairing.

It should be noted though, that Arsenal’s youngsters kept a clean sheet against Sheffield United - a team boasting James Beattie and Gary Speed, players with top division knowledge and quality.

The question that will be asked is - Can they do it again tomorrow evening?

Yes they certainly can. Concentration is the key. If both Song and Djourou keep focused for the full 90 minutes, Wigan’s attacking prowess should be easily stemmed.

Gooner Talk will of course be covering tomorrow’s Carling Cup match, with a preview coming tomorrow afternoon and a report set to be posted shortly after full time.

World Championship boxing could be coming to Islington as early as May next year.

Arsenal revealed this week they want to stage multi-million pound title fights at the Emirates Stadium.

Tens of thousands of boxing fans could soon be flocking to the Gunners’ stadium with high profile bouts staged in the middle of the Emirates pitch and alcohol allowed at ringside.

As a sports stadium, the Emirates is already licensed for boxing and any fight would be staged as part of a package of six non-football events a year.

The news follows the success of two massive Bruce Springsteen concerts held in May.

Boxing has a rich history in the borough - in 1966 the club’s former Highbury Stadium played host a world heavyweight title clash between Mohammed Ali and Henry Cooper.

Ken Friar, Arsenal’s acting managing director, told the Gazette:

“Why should we not want to have boxing? We had a world title fight at Highbury, admittedly a long time ago.

“We would have to see whether or not we would be able to attain the rights for a world title fight purely because boxing as a sport relies on TV revenue. That means you would have to broadcast to the USA and that brings time problems.”

He added: “At the moment concerts are a more realistic possibility but, having said that, if the right event came along of course we would be interested.”

Former Mayor of Islington, Mary Powell, a founder of the London Ex-Boxers’ Association, added:

“It’s very exciting - it would be a wonderful thing. I remember the Henry Cooper fight well - the atmosphere was electric. I’ll be there to see it at the Emirates.”

Cardiff’s Millennium Stadium and the City of Manchester Stadium recently staged money-spinning fights by world champions Joe Calzaghi and Ricky Hatton in front of 35,000 and 54,000 fans respectively.

The move would generate extra revenue for the Emirates within a tight three-week window following the end of the Premiership season in May and the laying of a new pitch for the next football season.

Pat Haynes, former Labour Mayor of Islington, who campaigned to have boxing banned on council property, said:

“I just think boxing is a brutal and a brutalising sport.

“I’ve been going to Arsenal for 60 years but I can’t afford the prices any more.

“Ken Friar said when they went to build the Emirates they knew they would have to have a lot of events to pay for it. It’s terrible.”

Highbury West ward councillor Richard Greening said:

“The Springsteen concerts were relatively successful but with a boxing match I presume the PA will be in a different place and that will affect the noise levels.”

Stay tuned to Gooner Talk and Islington Gazette for the latest information concerning the Emirates Stadium and Arsenal’s first team.