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Arsenal v Liverpool II: Title dream finally over

Arsenal again outplayed Liverpool at the Emirates Stadium but were, for the third time this season, held to a 1-1 draw by Rafa Benitez’s side. But for a miracle of epic proportions, I feel safe in saying that Arsenal’s dreams of winning the Premiership this season are now over.

Despite trailing to Peter Crouch’s well-taken goal at [...]

Arsenal v Liverpool I: Referee blindness, Bendtner’s leg deny Arsenal a deserved first-leg lead

It can be a frustrating process watching Arsenal play and last night’s game was certainly that. Despite dominating possession and making enough clear-cut chances to win the match, Arsene Wenger’s side were held to a 1-1 draw by Liverpool in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final tie.
The home side dominated the early exchanges and were rewarded [...]

Hailing Gallas, van Persie and Hleb - disappointed with Diaby

Well, it’s Tuesday afternoon here in Brisbane and I just saw the highlights from Arsenal’s weekend win over Bolton for the first time. Yes, yes, I know; for a person who blogs about Arsenal on a daily basis that’s a pretty poor effort but as I said yesterday, I’ve been rather busy over the past few days so [...]

Bolton 2-3 Arsenal: Get that into ya!

It was amazing performance by Arsenal yesterday afternoon to fight back from two goals and a man down to beat Bolton 3-2. I haven’t seen anything quite like that during the time I have supported the club and I’m feeling rather proud just at this moment in time. I hope you are too.
Unfortunately I’ve been a [...]

It ain’t over for Arsenal ’til the fat lady sings

With the risk of sound overly negative I do feel that Arsenal’s 2-1 loss to Chelsea on Sunday has all but ended their chances of winning the title. Sure, there are still seven games to go and Manchester United still have both Chelsea and Arsenal to play, but Arsene Wenger’s side are now six points off the top and I [...]