West Brom v Arsenal, 15:00

L'prof

Fabregas, Djourou, Vermaelen, Song, Walcott & Szczęsny all out for today. It's actually crazy when you realise that they'd all be starting if fit. I'm concerned about today's game, we really need a big performance to bounce back from our recent disappointments, I'm just not so sure that this team has the mental strength to do so!

Predicted lineup:

iMuse

Rambo Starts. Think we will draw this game

Full Team: Arsenal - Almunia; Sagna, Koscielny, Squillaci, Clichy; Nasri, Denilson, Wilshere, Ramsey, Arshavin; van Persie.

L'prof

L'prof wrote: »

Swap Rambo in for Rosicknote and Bob's your uncle!

the untitled user

Hurrah for Ramsey! Great to see him back starting again.

Frisbee

Ramsey starting and Jens on the bench.

Great day.

L'prof

the untitled user wrote: »

Hurrah for Ramsey! Great to see him back starting again.

I'm just delighted it's not Rosicky!!!

yahoo_moe

In truth, I think it's testament to how little Denilson and Rosicky have contributed recently that Ramsey starts... but still great to have him back. It'll probably be next year before we'll see the best of him but here's hoping we get him fully back and it's not another story like Eduardo's.

flahavaj

Only one winner here, handy Arsenal win.

L'prof

flahavaj wrote: »

Only one winner here, handy Arsenal win.

In early with your jinxing I see, not early enough though

Frisbee

flahavaj wrote: »

Only one winner here, handy Arsenal win.

No such thing as a handy win when Denilson plays...

flahavaj

Frisbee wrote: »

No such thing as a handy win when Denilson plays...

It is inevitable. 4-1 to the Arse.

Frisbee

flahavaj wrote: »

It is inevitable. 4-1 to the Arse.

Stop your sorcery!

Peyton Manning

Doesn't happen often enough, but Im delighted the two title challengers are playing simultaneously. Nothing more dramatic, I love it

iMuse

Nice start

IvySlayer

West Brom 1-0 up!

L'prof

Horrific, this is going to be a long bloody day!!!

flahavaj

IvySlayer wrote: »

West Brom 1-0 up!

Bang on course for my predeiction.

L'Arse will swamp them now.

mike65

Hodgson has found his level - Arsenal!

Frisbee

Fúck me.

I nip down to grab some food and we're 1-0 down.

What happened?

The pain continues for Arsenal

Blatter

Just waiting for Van Persie to smack one any minute now.

Arshavin and Nasri to complete a comfortable 1-3 win.

L'prof

Frisbee wrote: »

Fúck me.

I nip down to grab some food and we're 1-0 down.

What happened?

The usual, almost a free header from an avoidable corner!

Frisbee

L'prof wrote: »

The usual, almost a free header from an avoidable corner!

Shocked.

cson

It was an Almunlol for all intents and purposes. Header was straight at him and he flappy handski'ed it. :mad:

Score before HT and we'll win; don't and it'll be 1-0 or 1-1.

FFS.

iMuse

Think it will be a record if west brom dont keep a clean sheet today. Nailed on clean sheet for them so.

L'prof

Morrison may need to go off after a clash of heads, lots of blood. Hope he's OK.

Galvasean

Dont see why people are predicting Arsenal to ein comfortably. Brom beat us already this season.

L'prof

Crossbar from van Persie and Ramsey takes far too long and smacks the rebound straight at Carson :rolleyes::mad::mad:

Frisbee

That is pure shíte form Ramsey. Fúcking passed it to Carson.

DH2K9

Stream?

L'prof

Still no sign of Morrison, we better make this extra man count!!!

Galvasean

From what I'm reading on BBC's live text at least we're taking shots :rolleyes:

Galvasean

68% posession? Wahey..... :rolleyes:

L'prof

Galvasean wrote: »

68% posession? Wahey..... :rolleyes:

Unfortunately they've been far more solid at the back than us!

UnknownSpecies

Great tackle by Denilson as usual :rolleyes:

Frisbee

I'd rather have Eboué on the pitch than Denilson.

And that's saying something.

iMuse

Woeful performance so far

Galvasean

any decent streams going?

L'prof

Another head injury for West Brom, this time it's Scharner. Could be 5 minutes injury time?

Galvasean wrote: »

any decent streams going?

Using this paid one, not great today unfortunately!

UnknownSpecies

I'm using this. It's good but in Spanish I think !

Denilson being on the pitch is worrying, he has done absolutely nothing right all day, has given away possession with lazy passes too many times already today.

Frisbee

Any chance we could call Lansbury back form loan so we can just terminate Denilson's contract?

L'prof

Half time and no way through so far, we've been horrendous again. No urgency out there whatsoever!

Galvasean

half time. BOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ShamoBuc

not going well for ye at least theres 45 mins for ye to get the act together

IvySlayer

Jaysus, just showed the Steven Reid goal on Fox, desperate marking.

mink_man

could this be 4 losses in a row?

L'prof

If we come out in the second half and play like that again and I expect we will, then we'll be lucky to get a draw. My only hope is that West Brom tire and start making mistakes at the back.

ShamoBuc

mink_man wrote: »

could this be 4 losses in a row?

about the same chances as utd getting 3 in a row maybe?

Pierce_1991

I'm really struggling to see whats gone wrong with this team. They just never look like scoring these days. The last time an Arsenal player scored a goal was against Orient on the 2nd of this month. The one thing we always had going for us is that we could score but thats just not been there in recent games.

L'prof

mink_man wrote: »

could this be 4 losses in a row?

No, but 3? Maybe!

mink_man

arshavin should really be showing what he's made of, has he done anything for a while now?