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Hello and welcome to the Arsenal vs Chelsea match thread in the first London Derby of the season
Live Article: http://www.ja606.co.uk/articles/viewLiveArticle/156585
Team News
Arsenal: Mannone, Jenkinson, Koscielny , Vermaelen , Gibbs, Diaby (Oxlade 17), Arteta , Cazorla , Ramsey (Walcott 64), Gervinho, Podolski (Giroud 64).
Subs: Martinez, Santos, Mertesacker, Djourou, Walcott, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Giroud.
Chelsea: Cech, Ivanovic, Luiz , Terry , Cashley , Mikel, Ramires, Oscar , Hazard , Mata, Torres.
Subs: Turnbull, Romeu, Lampard, Moses, Cahill, Azpilicueta, Bertrand.
What they’ve said
Alisher Usamov
'Nobody can convince fans that the club is doing fine if for the past three or four years the club has been selling its best players,
'It doesn't matter who our extremely talented coach, Arsene Wenger, buys to plug these holes if we want to win trophies.'
'I'm an absolute fan of Arsene Wenger,' Usmanov said. 'I support him and I'm confident in him. We think he's a hero.
'Despite changes in the playing lineup, he keeps the variations of the same beautiful game.'
Top Scorers
Arsenal
Gervinho 3
Lukas Podolski 3
Theo Walcott
Chelsea
Fernando Torres 4
Gary Cahill 3
Ryan Bertrand 2
Form Table
<Arsenal - DWWWDW 14/18
Chelesea - WLDDWW 11/18
Head to Head
Arsenal Wins 7 1
Draws 52
Chelsea 54
Recent Record
21/4/2012 Arsenal 0-0 Chelsea
29/10/2011 Chelsea 3-5 Arsenal
27/12/2010 Arsenal 3-1 Chelsea
3/10/2010 Chelsea 2-0 Arsenal
Stats
Good Stats
• Chelsea haven’t beaten Arsenal without Drogba for 17 years in the league
• Drogba is no longer a Chelsea players
• Mikel Arteta has averaged 111 touches per match this term, the most in the division
Bad Stats
• Chelsea have only lost two of the last 8 games playing against Arsenal at the Emirates/Higbury
• Chelsea haven’t conceded a second half goal
GOOAAAALLLS
Torres 20
Gervinho 42
Mata 53
Bookings
Ramsey 35
Oscar 39
Luiz 47
Vermaelen 53
Rules
1. Comment✔
2. No fake scorelines✔
3. Be fickle✔
4. Hate the s✔
6. ✔
7. COYG✔
8. No posting pictures of the in his Man Utd clothes ✔
9. No Mancs ✔
Links
http://www.str3amtv.pt.am
http://www.vipbox.tv/
http://slipstreamtv2.blogspot.com/
http://www.sportlemon.tv/c-1.html
http://www.tvcatchup.com
Venue
The Emirates - Home of Football
✔FT: Arsenal 1-2 Chelsea
posted on 29/9/12
Spurs are out main contender for fourth. We shouldn't want them to win. We've already lost to one of our Top 4 challengers in Chelsea.
posted on 29/9/12
Time to play some Fifa 13 to get Arsenal off my mind
posted on 29/9/12
Yea a draw at OT today would be perfect.
We should only rely on ourselves and looking upon ourselves.
posted on 29/9/12
I love the way some of us on here think we are playing for fourth place already, with that attitude we will never win anything, if spurs beat man u it keeps the league tight
posted on 29/9/12
Tottenham win they will go ahead of us. Don't what that, do we?
posted on 29/9/12
I certainly don't want arsenal to finish 4th, Winning the pl is what I want arsenal acheive and I believe we can. We could of easily took apart Chelsea today if we had the right players on and if diaby wasn't injured. It was just two defensively flopped goals for Chelsea. But it doesn't mean arsenal cant win the league.
posted on 29/9/12
Tottenham win they will go ahead of us. Don't what that, do we?
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One more power shift..
posted on 29/9/12
comment by Cesc has Arsenal DNA and must be returned home (U15729) posted 27 minutes ago
Easy home win.. 3-1
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Plank
posted on 1/10/12
"comment by hafijur MUFC +PUFC (U6578)
posted 1 day, 12 hours ago
don't worry arsenal fans, chelsea luckwill run out. They had a lot of luck at the start of the season winning against stoke and wigan etc playing rubbish. They will fall a sleep and arsenal will need to pounce. I reckon arsenal 3-2."
WUM
comment by Dubbed The New Wenger -Sancti Cazorla (U9163)
posted 1 day, 12 hours ago
"And Chelsea really are pathetic. They came to defend, and snatch something from the game.
How are they different from Stoke and Sunderland?"
Football is clearly not your forte
posted on 1/10/12
comment by RVP on Santi's Naughty List (U14234)
posted 1 day, 10 hours ago
"I certainly don't want arsenal to finish 4th, Winning the pl is what I want arsenal acheive and I believe we can. We could of easily took apart Chelsea today if we had the right players on and if diaby wasn't injured. It was just two defensively flopped goals for Chelsea. But it doesn't mean arsenal cant win the league."
That old chesnut.
comment by showtime Cazorlá (U15648)
posted 1 day, 11 hours ago
"How can this mediocre Chelsea team beat us at home.."
Come again?