Match Previews
Bendtner and Adebayor up front please, Arsene
Just a very quick pre-Aston Villa update. Arsene Wenger has revealed that Abou Diaby will be made available for the important clash after recovering from a troublesome calf problem but Alex Song, Tomas Rosicky, Kolo Toure, Johan Djourou, Robin van Persie and of course Eduardo da Silva are all out injured. Meanwhile, Emmanuel Eboue will [...]
Magic quartet’s return should ensure Arsenal win
With the huge Champions League clash with AC Milan just around the corner Arsenal have been boosted by the news that no less than six players have been made available since the weekend defeat to Manchester United. Arsene Wenger revealed that regular starters Mathieu Flamini, Emmanuel Adebayor, Gael Clichy as well as squad players Denilson [...]
Arsenal injuries could ruin a great game
In the post I left ahead of the Blackburn game I mentioned that the injury situation at Arsenal was the worst I had ever seen it since I started blogging almost a year ago. I also mentioned how much I hoped that I would never have to post another quotation paragraph that included so many [...]
Arsenal-Blackburn preview + more on the international round
Well, well, well. It wasn’t too long ago that Arsenal were going through a little bit of a quiet patch and many football observers were predicting Manchester United to run away with the Premiership title. But after Sir Alex Ferguson’s side’s 2-1 defeat to rivals Manchester City at Old Trafford overnight - their fourth reverse of [...]
Lehmann gets his chance against City
Arsenal goalkeeper Manuel Almunia has been ruled out of the club’s weekend Premiership clash away to Manchester City. Arsene Wenger revealed that the Spaniard twisted his thumb during training on Friday and will miss a week as a result. Almunia will be replaced by Jens Lehmann, who will be eager to impress following his declaration [...]
