Arsenal's Aaron Ramsey set to return for FA Cup semi-final against Wigan

Aaron Ramsey

Arsenal are hopeful that mercurial midfielder Aaron Ramsey will be fit to return to action against Wigan Athletic in the FA Cup, according to the Mirror.

The Welshman has been out injured since the end of 2013 with a thigh injury. He was expected to come back at least three times since but keeps aggravating the injury, making Arsene Wenger’s problems over team fitness even worse.

Ramsey was Arsenal’s star player in the first half of the season, scoring eight times in the Premier League. He’s still the second highest scorer at the club, behind Olivier Giroud.

Wenger is also hopeful that Jack Wilshere will return against Wigan when they face the Championship side at Wembley next week.

Wilshere hurt his foot in an England friendly against Denmark when Liverpool’s Daniel Agger caught him in a tackle. He was allowed to play on and felt no pain even after the match but a check-up back at his club revealed the hairline fracture in his foot – a damaging blow.

There is an outside chance that defender Laurent Koscielny could feature at Wembley but that is unlikely due to his calf injury that doesn’t look like healing very soon.

Mesut Ozil won’t play as he is still recovering from a hamstring injury sustained against Bayern Munich in the Champions League.

Ramsey has missed the last 13 league games but scored eight in the first 18.