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It appeared Arsene Wenger had a clear plan in mind when he left Andrey Arshavin out of the squad that traveled to Braga midweek: to freshen up the enigmatic Russian and make him the key player in a bid to win at Villa Park. Arshavin was absolutely outstanding for 90 minutes against Aston Villa, troubling [...]

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My thoughts on Arsenal’s 0-0 draw with Aston Villa and the consequences it may have on our title charge… A draw was probably the right result. The general feeling was that Aston Villa posed more of a threat but the statistics show they only managed one shot on target. While Martin O’Neill will be kicking [...]

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Arsene Wenger on Thomas Vermaelen’s injury: “Thomas Vermaelen we don’t know, there will be an x-ray. He is on crutches and it is a fibula injury. We have to check tomorrow morning if it is just a nerve or a broken bone.” Lucky we’ve got Sol Campbell. Match report to follow later. Have your say [...]

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Arsenal FC Blog has been nominated for ‘Best Team Site’ in the 2009 Soccerlens Awards. Please vote for it by clicking here! It is a massive couple of weeks for Arsenal. Aston Villa away tonight, Manchester United at home on Sunday, Chelsea away a week later as well as mid-table Liverpool at home just a [...]

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I was sure something special was brewing on the night that Arsenal played Aston Villa. So sure, in fact, that I organised a  host of Gooners and Gooners-to-be around to my house for dinner and drinks before heading off to the pub to watch the game. I was so convinced we would win the game, [...]

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Update: Please note that I will have a full match report of the Arsenal vs Aston Villa game in Tuesday’s post. Arsenal beat Aston Villa 3-0 last night thanks to two superb goals by substitute Cesc Fabregas – the first a beautiful free-kick – and a late third by Abou Diaby. Enjoy them again now. [...]

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So Christmas is over and it’s back to the football today as Arsenal take on Aston Villa. Our boys currently sit third in the league with Villa a spot behind only on goal difference so it looks to be an excellent contest. The big news going into the game is the possible return of Cesc [...]

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