Newcastle v Arsenal - 7:45

cson

Ever so slightly deserving of a thread in its own right methinks. Well tonight is a big game to both teams, Arsenal could go back 6 points clear at the top while Allardyce is under serious pressure at the moment.

Traditionally these games away to Newky have been tight and imo tonight will be no different. Arsenal are missing most of their creative forces tonight, Fabregas, Hleb and Rosicky are out and while I thought they might struggle to create chances I remembered what defence they're up against.

1-1 Draw

Dun laoire

Arsenal will steam roll them big time. Sam's players just dont seem interested. Between 2 to 4 nil Arsenal i reckon.

machiavellianme

cson wrote: »

Ever so slightly deserving of a thread in its own right methinks. Well tonight is a big game to both teams, Arsenal could go back 6 points clear at the top while Allardyce is under serious pressure at the moment.

Traditionally these games away to Newky have been tight and imo tonight will be no different. Arsenal are missing most of their creative forces tonight, Fabregas, Hleb and Rosicky are out and while I thought they might struggle to create chances I remembered what defence they're up against.

1-1 Draw

Rosicky isnt out.
Team:
24 Almunia
03 Sagna
05 Toure
10 Gallas
22 Clichy
27 Eboue
08 Diarra
19 Silva
07 Rosicky
25 Adebayor
09 Eduardo

Plenty of firepower

Pacifico

1-0 Arsenal

Great goal

Tusky

What a goal.

IrishMike

Absolute screamer from adebayor.
First chance of the match.
Game over already me thinks.
Newcastle will get caught badly on the break now that they have to chase the game.

Mossy Monk

Fantastic goal from Adebayor. Also this gives another five points for the Fantasy Football

machiavellianme

Mossy Monk wrote: »

Fantastic goal from Adebayor. Also this gives another five points for the Fantasy Football

How so? Forwards only get 4 for a goal.

Guy:Incognito

Greedy git Adebayor. All he had to do was square that at any stage instead of tryign to beat the whole team on his own and shooting from a crappy angle. Eduardo would have been clean through on goal.

Pacifico

Yeah should have passed there really

Mossy Monk

machiavellianme wrote: »

How so? Forwards only get 4 for a goal.

Apologies, I made a mistake.

Tusky

Both teams playing only ok, not great. Newcastle are up for it but look a bit limp on front of goal.

Tusky

Martins looked onside to me!

zAbbo

exciting enough to watch.

another loss would be 3 in a row at home for Newky.

jameshayes

sounds like a good match - piszed i cant get to see it

Mr Alan

he was onside.

notice how gray couldnt bring himself to say he was though, as he'd already praised the linesmans decision. Blue clown.

Unearthly

I think Newcastle might sneak an equaliser.....

Then proceed to conceed another 5 goals before FT

AnCapaillMor

Good to see Sam has'nt changed tactics, kicking lumps out of Arsenal is still in.

Tusky

Hah. Adeboyer doesnt understand the offside rule.

mike65

Ref being pretty lenient

Mike.

Mr Alan

get in there!
1-1 taylor

they're still ****

IrishMike

crap

whatawaster

Mr Alan wrote: »

get in there!
1-1 taylor

they're still ****

they deserve it too

mike65

I've got a fiver on this for the Arse :mad:

Mike.

Mr Alan

Sagna like a woman rolling around

whatawaster

Mr Alan wrote: »

Sagna like a woman rolling around

absolute disgrace

IrishMike

The sooner they start sending people off for the that, the sooner it will stop.
Clown no one touched him

Guy:Incognito

Still cant see past an Arsenal win.

Mr Alan

i'm all for arsenals type of "beautiful" football, but also all for a good tough team roughing em up, just as much part of the game, it is a mans game after all

whatawaster

I'm all for banning you from the forum - Psi

Mr Alan

nah, i wouldnt get carried away

all for "tough" players, not pikey-ish behaviour.

smog

go'wn the toon .. a bit of passion for a change

jameshayes

How's it looking?

Arsenal gonna come back into the game and win 3-1?

mike65

Viduka on for Geremi.

Mike.

sweetie

what's on the clock now?

Guy:Incognito

sweetie wrote: »

what's on the clock now?

hands.:)



83

sweetie

Stekelly wrote: »

hands.:)



83

lol. sweet.

cheers

mike65

Arsenal hanging on.

Mike.

walshki

Newcastle looking most likely. Just slightly less likely than Big Sam having a heart attack

jameshayes

nearly over?

mike65

FT Newkie 1 - 1 Arsenal

Mike.

walshki

Two mins into injury time.

jameshayes

www.livescore.com just crashed on me

walshki

All over 1 1

jameshayes

walshki wrote: »

All over 1 1

Best news I've heard all week

Paul Tergat

Toon played decent tonight, fair ****s to em

Unearthly

Adebayor was awful after he scored that great goal. Mis placed passes, not knowing the offside rule and falling around the place right left and centre.

Thought Newcastle might knick it towards the end but not to be.

Tusky

Great game. End to end for the last 30 minutes. Newcastle played well tonnes of heart but very little flair. They really do offer very little going forward dont they ? Smith played his heart out and won countless balls but rarely looked a threat. Martins ran and ran and ran...and did little else. Viduka is a lazzzzzy slowwww striker. Fair play though, they battled for every ball and gave Arsenal a real game.

Unearthly wrote: »

Adebayor was awful after he scored that great goal. Mis placed passes, not knowing the offside rule and falling around the place right left and centre.

Thought Newcastle might knick it towards the end but not to be.

Agreed. Best bit was when Rosicky was through on goal and he was on front of him, both of them behind the last defender. He was calling for the ball constantly when he was obviously offiside and when Rosicky got dispossessed he gave him an earful. Was a bit of a joke with all the falling over as well.

PDN

Draw away with our 4 best players out through injury. Not bad.

IrishMike

A 1-1 draw away to Newcastle is not a bad result.
Newcastle have a better home record this season than Liverpool !
Great game and a good result for the chasing pack.

~Rebel~

Anyone else think maybe Taylor should have gone (or at very least been carded/foul given) when he threw himself in front of Adebayor towards the end to stop him reaching the ball and being through one on one on goal?