FA Cup final 2015, Arsenal v Aston Villa

Wembley Stadium on Saturday, May 3, 2015, kick-off 17.30 BST

Arsenal return to Wembley for the fifth time in 13 months on Saturday as they prepare to contest the FA Cup final for the second successive season.

Arsenal have reached the FA Cup final for the second successive year, after failing to reach this stage in the previous eight seasons. It is their 19th FA Cup final - a record for any side.

Thanks to a few stutters in a rather convincing campaign, Arsenal fell out of the title race gifting Jose Mourinho his second trophy of the season, but the Gunners are now in contention to keep hold of the Football Association Cup as they go head-to-head with Aston Villa on Saturday evening.

Arsene Wenger will cherish the selection headache that he will likely get following the return of Jack Wilshere, Mathieu Debuchy and Theo Walcott to full match fitness, but quarter-final hero Danny Welbeck has not proved to be available for the Wembley showdown with a knee injury.

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain is expected to be part of the plans following his return to training sessions.

Wojciech Szczesny lost his status as automatic starter to David Ospina following his howlers against Southampton that cost the Gunners three valuable points and has not managed to get back into the team given the record of the Colombian goalkeeper, let alone the misconduct of the Polish international.

Maciej Szczesny slammed Arsene Wenger for not living up to his claims as the former Poland international suggested that the French manager let his son leave to a club with similar ambitions.

He brought compatriot Lukasz Fabianski into comparison as he stated that the Arsenal goalkeeper would not settle for a club, whose standard is not at par with that of the Gunners.

According to media reports, Ki Sung-Yeung emerges as surprise transfer target for Arsenal as Arsene Wenger is believed to be more than impressed with the displays of the South Korean international, who could be a much cheaper alternative to the likes of Morgan Schneiderlin and William Carvalho.

The 26-year-old is in the form of his life at the Liberty Stadium and has earned plaudits for his contribution in the season that saw Swansea finish only six points adrift of Champions League chasing Liverpool.

Lukas Podolski finally seems to found the exit door at Emirates Stadium as he is now reported to fly to Turkey next week to complete his Galatasaray switch in a bid to reignite his abating football career.

The German international was loaned out to Inter Milan to find his long-lost form, but he carried with him his shyness in front of the goal all the way to San Siro scoring just once in sixteen starts for the Nerazzurri.