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Saturday 21st January 2012 Kick off: 12:45pm Carrow Road Premier Leagues Team news New signing Cahill was not a part of Chelsea’s 18-man squad, and so Luiz and Bosingwa formed the right side of the defence, the only change from last weekend…
Match Preview: Arsenal v Manchester United; Premier League Match Day 22
This is painful. There used to be a time when Arsenal v Manchester United was the marquee matchup. Every season. All the time. When these two teams met in the past it was sure to be a legendary encounter with always some interesting set to happen. Sinc…
Match Preview: Norwich v Chelsea
Saturday 21st January 2012 Kick Off: 12:45pm Carrow Road Premier League The win over Sunderland last weekend was only the second 1-0 of the season for the Blues. The other came in November at Blackburn, with Frank Lampard the goalscorer in both ̷…
Feature: Chelsea v Sunderland – The Stats
Chelsea4Girls’ writer Clare Smith is a regular contributor to ’EPL Index‘. They are a fantastic site who use stats to write some really great articles about all the teams in the English Premier League. Read Clare’s latest article …
We’ve had a nice big dose of Arsene Wenger’s rescue remedy. But where do we go from here?
Joint posting by DAG and Myles J Burrell. There isn’t a lot anyone can say about yesterday apart from “utter disappointment.” Despite our previous run that saw us move from 17th to 4th our squad isn’t as strong as it should be for a club that c…
Something worse than the Swansea loss.
This is not a rant, just the result of a series of calculated thoughts! I was sat in my living room as early as 3:00 p.m (believe me that’s early in my books), waiting for the game, waiting for my darling Arsenal to put little Swansea to the swor…
Match Analysis: Chelsea v Sunderland
Saturday 14th January 2012 Kick off: 15:00pm Stamford Bridge Premier Leagues Team news Sturridge and Malouda were passed fit enough to be on the bench so Ramires again took on the right-side-of-the-attack duties. The defence was unchanged for a thi…
Match Preview: Arsenal v Swansea; Premier League Match Day 21
The euphoria of the FA Cup win is over. It’s been some time since our last league match but at least to me the reality of the loss is still there. And it doesn’t get any easier this week with our away trip to Swansea.
Arsenal vs Swansea: Fight for the Top Four Begins
TweetDate and Time: 15th January 2011 at 9:30 PM IST Venue: Liberty Stadium Live Telecast on ESPN Arsenal’s fight for the top four starts with the very next match against Swansea and with a win getting them back to the top 4 at least till the Che…
Match Preview: Chelsea v Sunderland
Saturday 14th January 2012 Kick Off: 3:00pm Stamford Bridge Premier League After a shocking end to 2011, Chelsea have managed to start 2012 with two wins and they will be keen to make it three out of three against Sunderland. … Continue reading &…
Disco Benny’s Banger in Full Technicolor
Ruddy nora and crikey hell! What about that, then? An absolute thunder-punt from everyone’s favourite Smart Car-driving, Oyster card-carrying Evening Standard columnist/community support worker/international superstar footballer/all round good egg. If I was describing it using the medium of retro beat ‘em, Street Fighter II, I would conclude thusly: sonic boom + flaming hadouken x hurricane [...]
Walcott Can’t Wait For Wilshere Return
Theo Walcott cannot wait for the return of team mate Jack Wilshere, however, he is urging the Arsenal faithful not to put too much pressure on the players shoulders. Last season Wilshere broke into the first team in his first full season and by the end…
One step forward, two steps back, the dichotomy of a weekend with Arsenal
Well, I certainly didn’t see this coming. Not utter capitulation on this scale. But when you look at the seocnd half of yesterday’s match that is what happened. We absolutely folded under a lesser team.
VIDEO: Robin Van Petrified
First of all I know I am slightly late but Happy New Year! Hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and are ready to cheer Arsene’s Red and White army to glory! As we all know Robin Van Persie has been on fine goal scoring form and ended the season…
Match Preview: Wolves v Chelsea
Chelsea and their fans will be delighted to see the back of 2011, having spent most of the last decade winning last year was one to forget. With rumours of a mutiny the Blues camp Chelsea manager Andre Villas-Boas needs to get his … Continue r…
Match Preview: Arsenal v Fulham: EPL Match Day 20
Arsenal kick-off the new year as the last game of the day. A win at Craven Cottage would see them move throught he tricky fixtures undefeated and taking 7 from 9. A win also would (for a short time at least) move the Gunners level with Spurs on points….
Match Preview: Chelsea v Aston Villa
Kick off: Saturday 31st December 2011, 15.00 With the Blues 11 points behind the two Manchester clubs Andre Villas-Boas’ first priority but now be to ensure the club makes it into next season’s Champions League. The last match of the year sees &#…
Frimpong Close To Wolves Loan Deal
Arsenal’s young defensive midfielder Emmanuel Frimpong is close to agreeing a loan deal with fellow Premier League side Wolverhampton Wanderers. Confirmation of the loan that will see the Ghanaian ply his trade at Molineux until the end of the of…
Swan For The Record Books
Tally-ho and merry new beginnings to you all! What grander way to spend those final few hours of the year 2011 than in unchartered, unfamiliar and altogether more foreign waters. Swan infested waters, you might say? Hmm? *silence* Oh alright, maybe not- but there’s no need to look at me like that. The important thing [...]
Match Preview: Arsenal v QPR; EPL Match Day 19
It goes without saying – anything less than 3 points will draw some serious question marks over our ability to sustain a challenge for the top 4. Good thing for Arsenal is that they face off against QPR, a team that can’t seem to keep opponents from s…
Match Preview: Arsenal v Wolverhampton Wanderers: EPL Match Day 18
Happy Holidays Gooners and what happy start to the footballing fixtures it has been. As Arsenal take the pitch on Tuesday they will walk onto the pitch knowing that by taking three points, they will be firmly in 4th place. Something that at the beginni…
Wenger Rules Out Cahill Move
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has ruled out a move for Bolton centre back Gary Cahill during the January transfer window. The Englishman has been heavily linked with Chelsea in recent weeks, with negotiations ongoing between the two clubs, Wenger how…
Wenger Doesn’t Rule Out Bridge Loan
Arsene Wenger has refused to rule out a loan move for unwanted Manchester City left back Wayne Bridge. The ex-England international has played just a single game for the Manchester club all season and even that game was a league cup match and not a mat…
Match Preview: Arsenal v Aston Villa: Match Day 17
“It’s encouraging, but we need encouragement and points, and at the moment we’ve only got encouragement. – Arsene Wenger after Arsenal’s loss to Manchester City
Match Preview: Arsenal v Manchester City; EPL Match Day 15
There are so many witty titles for this clash between Arsenal and Manchester City I feel bad not leading with one of them. So in order to get them out of the way let me dispense with them right now – it is the Have’s vs the Have Nots. The money vs the …
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