Just three days after our modest away winning run in league play was snapped at Eastlands, we hit the road again hoping to restart the cycle at Villa Park. A win last night would get us back on track, especially with winnable Boxing Day (Wolves, home) and New Year’s Eve (QPR, home) fixtures coming up… […]
Category Archives: Match review
So to the late Sunday kickoff, where we visited league leaders Man City. By the time kickoff rolled around, City were nudged into second place by virtue of Man United’s early kickoff win at Loftus Road. A win or a scoring draw would restore them (City) to the summit, while a win for us could […]
Yesterday marked our football club’s 125th anniversary and we celebrated it pre-match festivities, a guard of honor – comprised of some select Arsenal legends – for our team, as it made its way on the pitch. While it has to be said that our performance did not match the occasion – perhaps the occasion even […]
After a good, albeit losing, performance by our reserves and kids in the midweek Carling Cup tie against Man City, it was back to league business with a trip up to the DW, to take on bottom three side Wigan Athletic in search of our third consecutive away league victory. While we have generally handled […]
We know that many of our first team players are in the proverbial “red” and need a break. We also know that the Carling Cup is low on the list of priorities. Arsene made a point stressing the first aspect following our weekend 1-1 versus Fulham, so changes were certainly expected. Just how many changes […]
It isn’t the first let-down we have had following a big mid-week result, and it certainly won’t be the last. Having won our Champions League group and qualified for the knockout stages a few days ago, this match – at home against one of the lower-half sides – was an opportunity to rotate a few […]
After what feels like an eternity, we were back into Champions League action, with our home tie versus Bundesliga title-holders Borussia Dortmund. We opened this group phase with a credible 1-1 on their ground back in mid-September, and going one better would send us into the knockout stages, with the possibility of winning the group […]
With only one away win under our belts in the league this season, we travelled to Norwich City, one the leagues new teams this season and this is how we lined up: Szczesny, Koscielny, Vermaelen, Mertesacker, Andre Santos, Song, Ramsey, Arteta, Walcott, Gervinho, Van Persie. Substitutes: Fabianski, Djourou, Rosicky, Coquelin, Benayoun, Arshavin and Chamakh. It […]
Yesterday we made sure that West Brom had no chance of repeating their last seasons result, a 3-0 home victory saw us finally move our goal tally into the positive, so a good day’s work and a nice way for the players to head off on International duty! We lined up: Szczesny, Jenkinson, Vermaelen, Koscielny, […]
With Saturday’s win at Stamford Bridge fresh in our minds, we were quickly back to Champions League work, opening a new month. Our win at the Velodrome two weeks ago gave us the opportunity to effectively seal qualification to the knockout phase, provided we beat OM in the return leg last night… In the buildup […]
This fixture would tell us more about ourselves than any other recent one. We arrived at the Bridge having won six of our last seven in all competitions, including some credible wins – notably away at the Velodrome in the Champions League and at home versus Stoke last weekend. Chelsea on their patch is a […]
We have a treat today, a match summary from Allezkev who was at The Emirates last night… We lined up: Fabianski, Yennaris, Squillaci, Vermaelen, Miquel, Frimpong, Coquelin, Benayoun, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Arshavin and Park. Substitutes: Mannone, Meade, Boateng, Ozyakup, Aneke, Ryo, Watt We appeared to start out 4 4 1 1, although at times it was 4 […]