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Season 31 Archive: Division 2, Week 2
Arsenal 2 - 0 Chelsea
Division Two League Match, Arsenal vs. Chelsea (Sun Oct 25)
Arsenal | Chelsea
4-4-2 A | 4-2-0-3-1 E
Adrian Dalmedo | Ian McNamara
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Dino_Zoff GK | GK E_Van_DerSarr
C_Chambers DF | DF Ian_David_Mc
C_Blewitt DF | DF J_A_Boumsong
D_Burn DF | DF L_Dixon
T_Mings DF | DF A_Mateju
M_Thomas MF | DM S_Cazorla
P_Bouba_Diop MF | DM D_Menga
S_Wiltord MF | AM B_Charlton
N_Piere MF | AM B_Dack
N_Anelka FW | AM T_Cairney
J_Willock FW | FW R_Field
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R_Zieler SUB | SUB M_Neuberg
R_Holding SUB | SUB S_Hodges
D_Rocastle SUB | SUB Cantona
S_Matthews SUB | SUB M_Skiba
P_Crouch SUB | SUB Sobhi
Referee: C_Tango (Wales)
Min. 4 :(arn) M_Thomas with a one-touch layoff to N_Anelka
... N_Anelka attempts a low drive!
... It hits the outside of the post
... And goes out
Min. 4 :(arn) N_Anelka cuts inside L_Dixon
... He worked that well
... R_Field with a bad challenge
... C_Tango just wants to lecture him
... FREE KICK!
... This is a good chance!
... C_Chambers swings it in
... N_Anelka takes control of it!
... N_Anelka hits the shot with the inside of the right foot!
... Terrific shot
... It takes a bounce of the defender
... The deflection takes it just wide
... That's unlucky!
... CORNER!
... J_Willock crosses it in!
... E_Van_DerSarr easily claims the ball!
Min. 5 :(arn) P_Bouba_Diop runs down the wing
... He knocks it past the defender into space!
... He cuts the ball back
... N_Anelka latches onto the pass
... He carves out some space
... J_A_Boumsong cuts out the pass
... That was close!
Min. 5 :(arn) M_Thomas feeds the ball through the middle
... N_Anelka runs onto it
... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
... R_Field with a nasty foul
... He gets a YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 6 :(chs) B_Dack controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
... He plays the ball out to the right!
... R_Field gets onto the end of the pass!
... R_Field throws himself at the ball !
... He manages to reach the ball
... The shot slips through Dino_Zoff's hands
... But goes wide!
... He got away with that!
... Goal kick given! That looked like a corner to me
Min. 10 :(chs) B_Dack finds R_Field in the box
... S_Wiltord with a nasty foul
... INDIRECT FREE KICK!
... S_Cazorla shapes to shoot
... He plays it to T_Cairney instead
... T_Cairney blasts it at the goal !
... It goes wide!
... He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 12 :(arn) J_Willock leaves A_Mateju standing
... Driven towards goal by J_Willock !
... E_Van_DerSarr is just going to watch it go over!
... It dips dramatically!!
... And E_Van_DerSarr reacts well to palm it behind!
... CORNER!
... N_Piere crosses it in!
... P_Bouba_Diop gets to it!
... The shot slips through E_Van_DerSarr's hands
... But goes wide!
... He got away with that!
... Goal kick given! That looked like a corner to me
Min. 13 :(arn) J_Willock looks up
... He swings the ball right towards N_Anelka
... N_Anelka with only one thing on his mind!
... He hits the ball towards goal!
... The net bulges!
... GOAL !!
... He runs towards the fans!
... And slides on his knees!
... That's given Arsenal the lead!
... Arsenal 1-0 Chelsea ...
Min. 13 :(chs) Ian_David_Mc with the mazy run
... How he got through those defenders I don't know
... He sets himself up for the shot
... Ian_David_Mc with the overhead !
... Dino_Zoff makes a comfortable save
... He wasn't troubled there
Min. 16 :(arn) J_Willock dribbles it into the box
... Fine tackle by A_Mateju
... But he can't prevent the corner
Min. 20 :(arn) C_Blewitt jumps over A_Mateju's challenge
... L_Dixon read the danger and stops the pass
Min. 21 :(arn) P_Bouba_Diop is forced back with the ball
... He belts the ball up field
... D_Burn latches onto the end of it
... A skilful effort from D_Burn !
... It hits the bar
... And goes over!
... E_Van_DerSarr was beaten there!
Min. 23 :(arn) N_Anelka with a glorious long pass to J_Willock
... S_Cazorla gets the foot in to win the ball
... It rolls out of play
... CORNER!
... Swung in by S_Wiltord
... C_Chambers loses his marker
... He gets his head onto it!
... The fans get off there seats!
... E_Van_DerSarr plucks the ball out of the air
... Good goalkeeping there!
Min. 24 :(arn) D_Burn stops the ball and looks around for movement
... A team mate overlaps him now
... He uses his team mates run as a decoy and heads towards the goal!
... T_Cairney reads the situation well and wins the ball
... But it goes out
... CORNER!
... S_Wiltord swings it in!
... C_Chambers gets a shot in
... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
... E_Van_DerSarr tips it over !!
... Great goalkeeping there!
... CORNER!
... S_Wiltord floats the ball in!
... P_Bouba_Diop gets a shot in
... But E_Van_DerSarr tips it behind
... C_Tango has given a goal kick
... He's not having the best of days !
Min. 26 :(arn) N_Piere holds up the ball
... He plays the ball to J_Willock
... A_Mateju knocks the ball back to E_Van_DerSarr
... Ohhhh no!!
... It's gone past E_Van_DerSarr!
... And just creeps wide!!
... CORNER!
... T_Mings swings it in!
... It goes straight into the arms of E_Van_DerSarr
Min. 27 :(arn) N_Piere with a penetrating pass to N_Anelka
... N_Anelka with the 40 yard drive !
... E_Van_DerSarr has it covered
... It takes a bobble!
... E_Van_DerSarr reacts well to save!!!
Min. 27 :(chs) A_Mateju with the dribble
... He uses his pace to get free
... Wonderful sliding challenge by C_Blewitt
Min. 28 :(arn) J_Willock times his run well
... But he loses control of it
... A_Mateju belts it clear
Min. 28 :(chs) D_Menga brings the ball under control
... He sees a team mate leave his marker!
... He plays the ball across to him!
... A_Mateju gets on the end of the pass
... D_Burn gets the foot in to win the ball
... It rolls out of play
... CORNER!
... T_Cairney chips the ball in towards the back post!
... Dino_Zoff fists it away!
Min. 29 :(arn) N_Anelka loses L_Dixon
... N_Anelka has time and space!
... He flicks the ball towards goal
... It grazes the post!
... And hits the side netting
... Goal Kick!
Min. 32 :(arn) T_Mings skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to J_Willock
... J_Willock with the punt towards goal!
... It's just over!
... 9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 39 :(arn) N_Piere puts in J_Willock
... S_Cazorla wins it well
... Perfectly timed!
Min. 39 :(arn) D_Burn breaks clear of the defence!
... He is clean through on E_Van_DerSarr!
... B_Charlton brings him down!
... He could be off here!
... C_Tango reaches to his pocket!
... He jots down his name!
... YELLOW CARD!!
... I think he was lucky to escape with a caution!
Min. 41 :(arn) M_Thomas gets to the by line
... He looks up and lobs in a cross
... N_Anelka is unmarked
... Ian_David_Mc rushes in with a clumsy tackle!!
... That's a foul!!
... What's C_Tango going to give?
... He just waves play on!
Min. 42 :(chs) R_Field runs at C_Chambers
... The defender slips and falls over
... R_Field bears down on goal!
... It hits the bar!!
... But he picks up the rebound
... OHHHHHHHH !!
... He's put it wide
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(arn) N_Piere runs with pace at the defence
... N_Piere tries to chip the ball over the keeper !
... E_Van_DerSarr gets a hand to it!!
... But he slots in the rebound
... He has put it wide !!
... He puts his hands on his head in despair!
Min. 45 :(arn) Arsenal altered their play to a C strategy
Min. 48 :(arn) S_Wiltord nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully
... He only has going for the goal in mind!
... S_Wiltord hits it
... This one could go anywhere !
... E_Van_DerSarr falls over
... But E_Van_DerSarr is relieved to watch it go out of play!
************* HALF TIME ****************
Half Time Score: Arsenal 1-0 Chelsea
Min. 47 :(arn) N_Anelka has found himself in space
... He looks up for his team mates
... He swings the ball in
... J_Willock gets on the end of the pass
... He is in space!
... J_Willock smashed the ball towards the bottom corner!
... E_Van_DerSarr parries it, he follows it up
... He fires it over!!
Min. 47 :(chs) J_A_Boumsong looks up for support for support
... He spots his team mate making a run now
... He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now!
... T_Cairney receives the pass and heads towards the goal
... C_Chambers with a deliberate foul
... He should be jailed for that
... C_Tango just wants to lecture him
Min. 58 :(arn) N_Anelka leaves A_Mateju standing
... But L_Dixon wins the ball with a sliding challenge
... CORNER!
... M_Thomas curls it into the box!
... N_Anelka makes a firm connection with his head
... GOAL !!
... Runs off and slides on his knees!!
... The fans go wild!
... Arsenal 2-0 Chelsea ...
Min. 59 :(arn) D_Rocastle will come on for J_Willock and play MF
Min. 60 :(chs) B_Dack is taking a throw in
... He sees a man in space!
... He throws it to R_Field
... R_Field attempts a low drive!
... Dino_Zoff tips it round the post
... Good save
... Corner not given!!
Min. 61 :(arn) N_Anelka rushes through the defence
... J_A_Boumsong gets the foot in to win the ball
... It rolls out of play
... CORNER!
... D_Rocastle crosses it in!
... J_A_Boumsong gets up well
... And he heads it away
Min. 61 :(chs) B_Dack makes himself available
... M_Thomas tackles cleanly
... The linesman flags for the foul though! Unbelievable! It looked clean to me
... That will be a booking
... YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 62 :(arn) N_Piere moves out over to the edge of the pitch
... He sees a team mate in space
... He plays the ball through to D_Burn
... D_Burn aiming for the bottom corner !
... But E_Van_DerSarr smothers the ball.
Min. 63 :(chs) T_Cairney with a pinpoint pass to L_Dixon
... N_Piere with a deliberate foul
... C_Tango will want to speak to him
... C_Tango shows him a YELLOW CARD!!
... He'll need to be careful from now on!
Min. 63 :(chs) D_Menga hits a hard pass to B_Dack
... But he loses control of it
... T_Mings belts it clear
Min. 65 :(arn) S_Wiltord lobs the ball over the defence
... N_Piere latches on to it
... A_Mateju wins the ball!
... But he caught the player also!
... The ref gives nothing!
Min. 68 :(arn) N_Anelka with the kinky dribble
... But J_A_Boumsong wins the ball
Min. 68 :(chs) S_Cazorla pulls it back to B_Charlton
... B_Charlton with a little chip!
... Looks like it should be Dino_Zoff's
... Oh he's let it go through his legs
... But drifts inches wide !!
... Dino_Zoff looks embarrassed!
... He was relieved to see it go wide!
... CORNER!
... D_Menga plays it towards the near post!
... Dino_Zoff easily claims the ball!
Min. 69 :(arn) D_Rocastle plays the early ball across the box to find T_Mings in space
... T_Mings with a terrific drive !
... E_Van_DerSarr with a superb tip over the bar
... He showed great Reflexes there
... CORNER!
... D_Rocastle plays it towards the near post!
... N_Anelka makes a firm connection with his head
... It hits the sponsor hoarding
Min. 69 :(chs) S_Cazorla is forced back with the ball
... He belts the ball up field
... T_Cairney latches onto the end of it
... T_Cairney with a scorcher of a shot !
... But Dino_Zoff punches it away
... He commands his area so well
Min. 70 :(chs) S_Hodges takes off his tracksuit
... he'll replace J_A_Boumsong as DF
Min. 70 :(chs) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
... Cantona will come on for B_Dack and play AM
Min. 70 :(chs) Sobhi comes on for R_Field and takes up a FW role
Min. 70 :(arn) N_Anelka loses D_Menga
... Wonderful sliding challenge by Sobhi
Min. 75 :(arn) P_Crouch is being prepared to come on
... N_Anelka is leaving the pitch
... Looks like the substitute will play FW
Min. 82 :(arn) D_Rocastle backtracks with the ball
... He hoofs the ball up field
... P_Crouch gets on the end of it
... L_Dixon reads it well
... This boy is a quality defender
... The crowd sing his praises
Min. 83 :(arn) S_Matthews is going to be brought on
... M_Thomas is leaving the pitch
... He hasn't had the best of games today
... Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 83 :(chs) D_Menga is taking a throw in
... He takes a couple of strides back
... He throws the ball to B_Charlton
... T_Mings fouls badly
... The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 91 :(arn) S_Matthews retreats under pressure
... He hits the ball up field
... P_Crouch latches onto the end of it
... P_Crouch hits a great shot !
... He has put it wide!
... He looks horrified by that miss!
... He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 91 :(chs) T_Cairney cuts inside the defender
... He sees a team mate in space
... He passes it to Cantona
... D_Burn seizes control of the ball
... He hoists it forward
************* FULL TIME ****************
Match Details
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Venue : Emirates Stadium
Attendance : 116,622
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Arsenal Match Info
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Best player : N_Anelka (Man of the Match)
Scorers : N_Anelka (13,58)
Sent Off : N/A
Booked : M_Thomas (61), N_Piere (63)
Injured : N/A
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Chelsea Match Info
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Best player : J_A_Boumsong
Scorers : N/A
Sent Off : N/A
Booked : R_Field (5), B_Charlton (39)
Injured : N/A
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Match Statistics
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Arsenal | Chelsea
Attempts on Goal : 20 | 7
Off target : 10 | 4
On target : 10 | 3
Possession : 58 | 42
Corners : 9 | 2
Red Cards : 0 | 0
Yellow Cards : 2 | 2
Subs Used : 3 | 3
Fouls : 8 | 9
Key Tackles : 4 | 15
Key Passes : 17 | 9
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Final Score : Arsenal 2 - 0 Chelsea
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Player Statistics - Arsenal
Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Dino_Zoff GK 37 2 2 3 30 | 95 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 65 0 0 0
C_Chambers DF 2 30 8 8 22 | 95 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 40 0 10
C_Blewitt DF 3 30 7 6 22 | 95 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 20 20
D_Burn DF 2 28 9 12 21 | 95 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 40 0 5
T_Mings DF 2 27 7 5 32 | 95 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 20 10 5
M_Thomas MF 2 2 31 1 12 | 86 0 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 -2 43 -2
P_Bouba_Diop MF 2 7 30 10 12 | 95 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 20 5
S_Wiltord MF 3 11 26 8 41 | 95 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 5
N_Piere MF 1 6 25 7 30 | 95 0 0 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 -2 38 -2
N_Anelka FW 2 4 11 30 21 | 78 0 0 2 0 7 2 0 0 0 0 20 55
J_Willock FW 2 10 8 26 23 | 62 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 25 5
R_Zieler GK 29 3 2 5 41 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
R_Holding DF 1 33 8 6 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
D_Rocastle MF 2 8 30 10 21 | 33 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0
S_Matthews MF 3 8 30 7 32 | 9 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 30 20
P_Crouch FW 1 6 13 30 21 | 17 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Player Statistics - Chelsea
Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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E_Van_DerSarr GK 30 1 3 1 32 | 95 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 0 0
Ian_David_Mc DF 2 27 9 6 30 | 95 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 20 0 5
J_A_Boumsong DF 2 26 9 11 20 | 73 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 80 10 0
L_Dixon DF 1 25 7 9 31 | 95 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 0 0
A_Mateju DF 2 25 8 8 30 | 95 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 -20 -20
S_Cazorla DM 2 9 25 5 20 | 95 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 20 0
D_Menga DM 3 8 23 7 32 | 95 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0
B_Charlton AM 1 8 27 9 30 | 95 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -2 -2 -2
B_Dack AM 1 7 26 10 20 | 73 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0
T_Cairney AM 2 8 26 8 21 | 95 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 20 20 5
R_Field FW 3 6 6 27 22 | 73 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 -2 -2 3
M_Neuberg GK 24 2 2 3 32 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
S_Hodges DF 1 25 10 7 21 | 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cantona AM 1 5 9 28 13 | 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
M_Skiba FW 1 8 8 26 32 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sobhi FW 2 7 7 26 21 | 22 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -20 -20
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Arsenal | Chelsea
4-4-2 A | 4-2-0-3-1 E
Adrian Dalmedo | Ian McNamara
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Dino_Zoff GK | GK E_Van_DerSarr
C_Chambers DF | DF Ian_David_Mc
C_Blewitt DF | DF J_A_Boumsong
D_Burn DF | DF L_Dixon
T_Mings DF | DF A_Mateju
M_Thomas MF | DM S_Cazorla
P_Bouba_Diop MF | DM D_Menga
S_Wiltord MF | AM B_Charlton
N_Piere MF | AM B_Dack
N_Anelka FW | AM T_Cairney
J_Willock FW | FW R_Field
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R_Zieler SUB | SUB M_Neuberg
R_Holding SUB | SUB S_Hodges
D_Rocastle SUB | SUB Cantona
S_Matthews SUB | SUB M_Skiba
P_Crouch SUB | SUB Sobhi
Referee: C_Tango (Wales)
Min. 4 :(arn) M_Thomas with a one-touch layoff to N_Anelka
... N_Anelka attempts a low drive!
... It hits the outside of the post
... And goes out
Min. 4 :(arn) N_Anelka cuts inside L_Dixon
... He worked that well
... R_Field with a bad challenge
... C_Tango just wants to lecture him
... FREE KICK!
... This is a good chance!
... C_Chambers swings it in
... N_Anelka takes control of it!
... N_Anelka hits the shot with the inside of the right foot!
... Terrific shot
... It takes a bounce of the defender
... The deflection takes it just wide
... That's unlucky!
... CORNER!
... J_Willock crosses it in!
... E_Van_DerSarr easily claims the ball!
Min. 5 :(arn) P_Bouba_Diop runs down the wing
... He knocks it past the defender into space!
... He cuts the ball back
... N_Anelka latches onto the pass
... He carves out some space
... J_A_Boumsong cuts out the pass
... That was close!
Min. 5 :(arn) M_Thomas feeds the ball through the middle
... N_Anelka runs onto it
... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
... R_Field with a nasty foul
... He gets a YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 6 :(chs) B_Dack controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
... He plays the ball out to the right!
... R_Field gets onto the end of the pass!
... R_Field throws himself at the ball !
... He manages to reach the ball
... The shot slips through Dino_Zoff's hands
... But goes wide!
... He got away with that!
... Goal kick given! That looked like a corner to me
Min. 10 :(chs) B_Dack finds R_Field in the box
... S_Wiltord with a nasty foul
... INDIRECT FREE KICK!
... S_Cazorla shapes to shoot
... He plays it to T_Cairney instead
... T_Cairney blasts it at the goal !
... It goes wide!
... He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 12 :(arn) J_Willock leaves A_Mateju standing
... Driven towards goal by J_Willock !
... E_Van_DerSarr is just going to watch it go over!
... It dips dramatically!!
... And E_Van_DerSarr reacts well to palm it behind!
... CORNER!
... N_Piere crosses it in!
... P_Bouba_Diop gets to it!
... The shot slips through E_Van_DerSarr's hands
... But goes wide!
... He got away with that!
... Goal kick given! That looked like a corner to me
Min. 13 :(arn) J_Willock looks up
... He swings the ball right towards N_Anelka
... N_Anelka with only one thing on his mind!
... He hits the ball towards goal!
... The net bulges!
... GOAL !!
... He runs towards the fans!
... And slides on his knees!
... That's given Arsenal the lead!
... Arsenal 1-0 Chelsea ...
Min. 13 :(chs) Ian_David_Mc with the mazy run
... How he got through those defenders I don't know
... He sets himself up for the shot
... Ian_David_Mc with the overhead !
... Dino_Zoff makes a comfortable save
... He wasn't troubled there
Min. 16 :(arn) J_Willock dribbles it into the box
... Fine tackle by A_Mateju
... But he can't prevent the corner
Min. 20 :(arn) C_Blewitt jumps over A_Mateju's challenge
... L_Dixon read the danger and stops the pass
Min. 21 :(arn) P_Bouba_Diop is forced back with the ball
... He belts the ball up field
... D_Burn latches onto the end of it
... A skilful effort from D_Burn !
... It hits the bar
... And goes over!
... E_Van_DerSarr was beaten there!
Min. 23 :(arn) N_Anelka with a glorious long pass to J_Willock
... S_Cazorla gets the foot in to win the ball
... It rolls out of play
... CORNER!
... Swung in by S_Wiltord
... C_Chambers loses his marker
... He gets his head onto it!
... The fans get off there seats!
... E_Van_DerSarr plucks the ball out of the air
... Good goalkeeping there!
Min. 24 :(arn) D_Burn stops the ball and looks around for movement
... A team mate overlaps him now
... He uses his team mates run as a decoy and heads towards the goal!
... T_Cairney reads the situation well and wins the ball
... But it goes out
... CORNER!
... S_Wiltord swings it in!
... C_Chambers gets a shot in
... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
... E_Van_DerSarr tips it over !!
... Great goalkeeping there!
... CORNER!
... S_Wiltord floats the ball in!
... P_Bouba_Diop gets a shot in
... But E_Van_DerSarr tips it behind
... C_Tango has given a goal kick
... He's not having the best of days !
Min. 26 :(arn) N_Piere holds up the ball
... He plays the ball to J_Willock
... A_Mateju knocks the ball back to E_Van_DerSarr
... Ohhhh no!!
... It's gone past E_Van_DerSarr!
... And just creeps wide!!
... CORNER!
... T_Mings swings it in!
... It goes straight into the arms of E_Van_DerSarr
Min. 27 :(arn) N_Piere with a penetrating pass to N_Anelka
... N_Anelka with the 40 yard drive !
... E_Van_DerSarr has it covered
... It takes a bobble!
... E_Van_DerSarr reacts well to save!!!
Min. 27 :(chs) A_Mateju with the dribble
... He uses his pace to get free
... Wonderful sliding challenge by C_Blewitt
Min. 28 :(arn) J_Willock times his run well
... But he loses control of it
... A_Mateju belts it clear
Min. 28 :(chs) D_Menga brings the ball under control
... He sees a team mate leave his marker!
... He plays the ball across to him!
... A_Mateju gets on the end of the pass
... D_Burn gets the foot in to win the ball
... It rolls out of play
... CORNER!
... T_Cairney chips the ball in towards the back post!
... Dino_Zoff fists it away!
Min. 29 :(arn) N_Anelka loses L_Dixon
... N_Anelka has time and space!
... He flicks the ball towards goal
... It grazes the post!
... And hits the side netting
... Goal Kick!
Min. 32 :(arn) T_Mings skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to J_Willock
... J_Willock with the punt towards goal!
... It's just over!
... 9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 39 :(arn) N_Piere puts in J_Willock
... S_Cazorla wins it well
... Perfectly timed!
Min. 39 :(arn) D_Burn breaks clear of the defence!
... He is clean through on E_Van_DerSarr!
... B_Charlton brings him down!
... He could be off here!
... C_Tango reaches to his pocket!
... He jots down his name!
... YELLOW CARD!!
... I think he was lucky to escape with a caution!
Min. 41 :(arn) M_Thomas gets to the by line
... He looks up and lobs in a cross
... N_Anelka is unmarked
... Ian_David_Mc rushes in with a clumsy tackle!!
... That's a foul!!
... What's C_Tango going to give?
... He just waves play on!
Min. 42 :(chs) R_Field runs at C_Chambers
... The defender slips and falls over
... R_Field bears down on goal!
... It hits the bar!!
... But he picks up the rebound
... OHHHHHHHH !!
... He's put it wide
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(arn) N_Piere runs with pace at the defence
... N_Piere tries to chip the ball over the keeper !
... E_Van_DerSarr gets a hand to it!!
... But he slots in the rebound
... He has put it wide !!
... He puts his hands on his head in despair!
Min. 45 :(arn) Arsenal altered their play to a C strategy
Min. 48 :(arn) S_Wiltord nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully
... He only has going for the goal in mind!
... S_Wiltord hits it
... This one could go anywhere !
... E_Van_DerSarr falls over
... But E_Van_DerSarr is relieved to watch it go out of play!
************* HALF TIME ****************
Half Time Score: Arsenal 1-0 Chelsea
Min. 47 :(arn) N_Anelka has found himself in space
... He looks up for his team mates
... He swings the ball in
... J_Willock gets on the end of the pass
... He is in space!
... J_Willock smashed the ball towards the bottom corner!
... E_Van_DerSarr parries it, he follows it up
... He fires it over!!
Min. 47 :(chs) J_A_Boumsong looks up for support for support
... He spots his team mate making a run now
... He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now!
... T_Cairney receives the pass and heads towards the goal
... C_Chambers with a deliberate foul
... He should be jailed for that
... C_Tango just wants to lecture him
Min. 58 :(arn) N_Anelka leaves A_Mateju standing
... But L_Dixon wins the ball with a sliding challenge
... CORNER!
... M_Thomas curls it into the box!
... N_Anelka makes a firm connection with his head
... GOAL !!
... Runs off and slides on his knees!!
... The fans go wild!
... Arsenal 2-0 Chelsea ...
Min. 59 :(arn) D_Rocastle will come on for J_Willock and play MF
Min. 60 :(chs) B_Dack is taking a throw in
... He sees a man in space!
... He throws it to R_Field
... R_Field attempts a low drive!
... Dino_Zoff tips it round the post
... Good save
... Corner not given!!
Min. 61 :(arn) N_Anelka rushes through the defence
... J_A_Boumsong gets the foot in to win the ball
... It rolls out of play
... CORNER!
... D_Rocastle crosses it in!
... J_A_Boumsong gets up well
... And he heads it away
Min. 61 :(chs) B_Dack makes himself available
... M_Thomas tackles cleanly
... The linesman flags for the foul though! Unbelievable! It looked clean to me
... That will be a booking
... YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 62 :(arn) N_Piere moves out over to the edge of the pitch
... He sees a team mate in space
... He plays the ball through to D_Burn
... D_Burn aiming for the bottom corner !
... But E_Van_DerSarr smothers the ball.
Min. 63 :(chs) T_Cairney with a pinpoint pass to L_Dixon
... N_Piere with a deliberate foul
... C_Tango will want to speak to him
... C_Tango shows him a YELLOW CARD!!
... He'll need to be careful from now on!
Min. 63 :(chs) D_Menga hits a hard pass to B_Dack
... But he loses control of it
... T_Mings belts it clear
Min. 65 :(arn) S_Wiltord lobs the ball over the defence
... N_Piere latches on to it
... A_Mateju wins the ball!
... But he caught the player also!
... The ref gives nothing!
Min. 68 :(arn) N_Anelka with the kinky dribble
... But J_A_Boumsong wins the ball
Min. 68 :(chs) S_Cazorla pulls it back to B_Charlton
... B_Charlton with a little chip!
... Looks like it should be Dino_Zoff's
... Oh he's let it go through his legs
... But drifts inches wide !!
... Dino_Zoff looks embarrassed!
... He was relieved to see it go wide!
... CORNER!
... D_Menga plays it towards the near post!
... Dino_Zoff easily claims the ball!
Min. 69 :(arn) D_Rocastle plays the early ball across the box to find T_Mings in space
... T_Mings with a terrific drive !
... E_Van_DerSarr with a superb tip over the bar
... He showed great Reflexes there
... CORNER!
... D_Rocastle plays it towards the near post!
... N_Anelka makes a firm connection with his head
... It hits the sponsor hoarding
Min. 69 :(chs) S_Cazorla is forced back with the ball
... He belts the ball up field
... T_Cairney latches onto the end of it
... T_Cairney with a scorcher of a shot !
... But Dino_Zoff punches it away
... He commands his area so well
Min. 70 :(chs) S_Hodges takes off his tracksuit
... he'll replace J_A_Boumsong as DF
Min. 70 :(chs) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
... Cantona will come on for B_Dack and play AM
Min. 70 :(chs) Sobhi comes on for R_Field and takes up a FW role
Min. 70 :(arn) N_Anelka loses D_Menga
... Wonderful sliding challenge by Sobhi
Min. 75 :(arn) P_Crouch is being prepared to come on
... N_Anelka is leaving the pitch
... Looks like the substitute will play FW
Min. 82 :(arn) D_Rocastle backtracks with the ball
... He hoofs the ball up field
... P_Crouch gets on the end of it
... L_Dixon reads it well
... This boy is a quality defender
... The crowd sing his praises
Min. 83 :(arn) S_Matthews is going to be brought on
... M_Thomas is leaving the pitch
... He hasn't had the best of games today
... Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 83 :(chs) D_Menga is taking a throw in
... He takes a couple of strides back
... He throws the ball to B_Charlton
... T_Mings fouls badly
... The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 91 :(arn) S_Matthews retreats under pressure
... He hits the ball up field
... P_Crouch latches onto the end of it
... P_Crouch hits a great shot !
... He has put it wide!
... He looks horrified by that miss!
... He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 91 :(chs) T_Cairney cuts inside the defender
... He sees a team mate in space
... He passes it to Cantona
... D_Burn seizes control of the ball
... He hoists it forward
************* FULL TIME ****************
Match Details
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Venue : Emirates Stadium
Attendance : 116,622
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Arsenal Match Info
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Best player : N_Anelka (Man of the Match)
Scorers : N_Anelka (13,58)
Sent Off : N/A
Booked : M_Thomas (61), N_Piere (63)
Injured : N/A
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Chelsea Match Info
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Best player : J_A_Boumsong
Scorers : N/A
Sent Off : N/A
Booked : R_Field (5), B_Charlton (39)
Injured : N/A
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Match Statistics
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Arsenal | Chelsea
Attempts on Goal : 20 | 7
Off target : 10 | 4
On target : 10 | 3
Possession : 58 | 42
Corners : 9 | 2
Red Cards : 0 | 0
Yellow Cards : 2 | 2
Subs Used : 3 | 3
Fouls : 8 | 9
Key Tackles : 4 | 15
Key Passes : 17 | 9
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Final Score : Arsenal 2 - 0 Chelsea
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Player Statistics - Arsenal
Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Dino_Zoff GK 37 2 2 3 30 | 95 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 65 0 0 0
C_Chambers DF 2 30 8 8 22 | 95 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 40 0 10
C_Blewitt DF 3 30 7 6 22 | 95 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 20 20
D_Burn DF 2 28 9 12 21 | 95 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 40 0 5
T_Mings DF 2 27 7 5 32 | 95 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 20 10 5
M_Thomas MF 2 2 31 1 12 | 86 0 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 -2 43 -2
P_Bouba_Diop MF 2 7 30 10 12 | 95 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 20 5
S_Wiltord MF 3 11 26 8 41 | 95 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 5
N_Piere MF 1 6 25 7 30 | 95 0 0 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 -2 38 -2
N_Anelka FW 2 4 11 30 21 | 78 0 0 2 0 7 2 0 0 0 0 20 55
J_Willock FW 2 10 8 26 23 | 62 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 25 5
R_Zieler GK 29 3 2 5 41 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
R_Holding DF 1 33 8 6 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
D_Rocastle MF 2 8 30 10 21 | 33 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0
S_Matthews MF 3 8 30 7 32 | 9 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 30 20
P_Crouch FW 1 6 13 30 21 | 17 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Player Statistics - Chelsea
Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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E_Van_DerSarr GK 30 1 3 1 32 | 95 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 0 0
Ian_David_Mc DF 2 27 9 6 30 | 95 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 20 0 5
J_A_Boumsong DF 2 26 9 11 20 | 73 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 80 10 0
L_Dixon DF 1 25 7 9 31 | 95 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 0 0
A_Mateju DF 2 25 8 8 30 | 95 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 -20 -20
S_Cazorla DM 2 9 25 5 20 | 95 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 20 0
D_Menga DM 3 8 23 7 32 | 95 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0
B_Charlton AM 1 8 27 9 30 | 95 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -2 -2 -2
B_Dack AM 1 7 26 10 20 | 73 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0
T_Cairney AM 2 8 26 8 21 | 95 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 20 20 5
R_Field FW 3 6 6 27 22 | 73 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 -2 -2 3
M_Neuberg GK 24 2 2 3 32 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
S_Hodges DF 1 25 10 7 21 | 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cantona AM 1 5 9 28 13 | 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
M_Skiba FW 1 8 8 26 32 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sobhi FW 2 7 7 26 21 | 22 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -20 -20
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