Tonight's game may be being billed as an FA Cup Final rehearsal but nothing could be further from the truth.

The same two clubs will be running out at the Millennium Stadium next week but there the resemblance ends.

The personnel are sure to be different and neither manager will be keen to expose their hands too much.

Arsenal finally relinquishing their Premiership crown on Sunday has seen a slight adjustment in the odds we could have expected for this match.

Under normal circumstances, Saints would have been around 13-2 to win but Hills offer the top quote of 11-2 and Corals go just 4-1. Many punters still will be keen to dive into these odds but caution is recommended.

Despite the defeat against Leeds, the Gunners have still picked up 44 points from a possible 54 at home and, more importantly, Saints have never won a Premiership match at Highbury with seven losses and three draws.

Considering Gordon's team have still only won three away from St Mary's (against bottom seven sides Villa, West Ham and Sunderland), it is impossible to oppose the division's runners-up.

The bookies' decision to offer just 9-2 for Saints to keep a clean sheet seems pretty mean to say the least.

Only Champions' League opponents PSV and Valencia have stopped the Gunners scoring at Highbury and although Saints' defence was firm against Bolton, the Wanderers barely tested them. The only question is whether Saints can hit the net.

Arsenal's defence has been all over the place in recent weeks and if Leeds can score then so should we.

With this in mind, the 3-1 home win at 10-1 constitutes a bit of value.

James Beattie's hopes of winning the Golden Boot took a massive blow with Ruud Van Nistelrooy's weekend treble and he will be keen to get back in the race.

The England international is 15-2 to score first but, unbelievably, there are six Gunners ahead of him in the market. This has more to do with the bookies being unsure what team Wenger will put out.

Another Golden Boot rival, Thierry Henry (3-1), is favourite to score first but he does not have a particularly good record against us.

Even less attractive is the 12-1 for the Frenchman to hit a hat-trick.

It is highly likely that Francis Jeffers (11-2) will get a start and despite, only netting one opener so far, his pace could pay dividends against what may be a second-string Saints central defensive partnership.