This weekend’s trip to Brisbane Road may have looked purely academical for Arsene Wenger’s in-form Arsenal side at the time of the draw, but it now it looks as if this fixture has potential banana skin written all over it and it could be a difficult game for the Gunners to negotiate their way through.

Arsenal go into the game on the back of a truly outstanding result against Catalan giants Barcelona in the Champions League in midweek. Wenger will look to rest certain key individuals in preparation for the return leg and this may offer a glimmer of hope to Russell Slade’s Orient side.

Orient have been no slouches themselves either recently though and their form has been nothing short of exceptional of late. They are currently undefeated in eleven games (won 7, drawn 4), a run of form that has seen them climb to just outside the League One playoffs where they currently reside in 10th place, just three points off 6th.

The forgotten tribe of East London as Chairman Barry Hearn recently referred to them as, benefit from having an organised and settled side. They are strong all across midfield and are scoring goals for fun at the minute.

A potential weak spot that Arsenal may seek to exploit though is down Leyton Orient’s flanks, where full backs Charlie Daniels and Andrew Whing have a tendency to be caught to far forward and too tight to the centre half respectively. Dean Cox and Jimmy Smith remain the home sides danger men, although the physical presence of Alex Revell up front will also be worth keeping an eye on too.

Prediction: 1-2 – get odds of 15/2 with bet365!

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