Bradford City vs Arsenal 19:45 Capital One Cup 1/4 Final (Live on Sky Sports 1)

DenMan

1/4 Final of The Capital One Cup (Valley Parade)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20590500

Should be a very good game. Would like to see Arsenal and Wenger finally win this competition. Bradford on a good run in League 2 and should field a strong team tonight. Wenger will go (as always) with a mix of youth and experience.

Team news to follow when available.

Game is live on Sky Sports 1

IRISHSPORTSGUY

I'm not even an Arsenal fan, but I hope they win this cup so the media can stop saying 'x years without a trophy'.

keano_afc

IRISHSPORTSGUY wrote: »

I'm not even an Arsenal fan, but I hope they win this cup so the media can stop saying 'x years without a trophy'.

It wouldn't change anything. The media will just change their spiel to"x years without a major trophy.

Paul Tergat

cmon City!

mike65

I see a "Cupset" here....Arsenal to win easily enough

The_Kew_Tour

Bradford to win for the meltdown at Arsenal.

Pepe LeFrits

5-7 again with all the goals coming in the first half hour, as I have to go out after that, please.

Sergio

I think its massive for da gooners to win something this season. Doesnt matter if its not one of the "Major" trophies like the league or the CL. We need it for the psychological impact on the players and the team as whole just to start winning again to spur us on to bigger things in the future.

wandatowell

Not sure a bout this game for Arsenal as Bradford away will be tough.


Arsenal to scrape it 2-1

Fuzzy_Dunlop

Strong side. Would have liked to see eisfeld but no harm really as long as no unnecessary risks are being taken.

ConorCBS

Arsenal XI: Szczesny, Sagna, Vermaelen, Mertesacker, Gibbs, Wilshere, Coquelin, Ramsey, Cazorla, Podolski, Gervinho.

Very strong team.

wandatowell

ARSENAL SUBS: Mannone, Jenkinson, Squillaci, Rosicky, Arteta, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Chamakh.

robby^5

Eisfeld missing is really odd after they had him on the website talking about the match. Strong side tonight, should comfortably win this.

Gringo180

Hopefully its Cazorla playing out wide because Ramsey is useless out there. I reckon Podolski will play up front too.

Soups123

Sign of intent from Wenger

DenMan

LINE-UPS

Bradford: Duke, Darby, McHugh, McArdle, Meredith, Thompson, Doyle, Gary Jones, Atkinson, Hanson, Wells. Subs: McLaughlin, Ravenhill, Ritchie Jones, Connell, Hines, Turgott, Good.
Arsenal: Szczesny, Sagna, Mertesacker, Vermaelen, Gibbs, Cazorla, Ramsey, Wilshere, Podolski, Coquelin, Gervinho. Subs: Mannone, Rosicky, Arteta, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Squillaci, Jenkinson, Chamakh.


Referee: Mike Dean (Wirral)

wandatowell

Seeing those jerseys used tonight is painful to watch

wandatowell

Gervinho asking why he got booked for a deliberate handball.........ffs he ain't the smartest is he?

Marty McFly

Shame that Eisfeld didnt even make the bench, a player I very much so want to see more of in an Arsenal shirt.

Frisbee

Paper thin squad coming into a very buy Christmas period packed with absolute must win league games and he risks our first choice Back 4, Wilshere and Cazorla.

Wtf?!

Ed Winchester

Free header for TV, should have at least hit the target.

Ed Winchester

Frisbee wrote: »

Paper thin squad coming into a very buy Christmas period packed with absolute must win league games and he risks our first choice Back 4, Wilshere and Cazorla.

Wtf?!

Two wins from a final in Wembley.

Mickeroo

Frisbee wrote: »

Paper thin squad coming into a very buy Christmas period packed with absolute must win league games and he risks our first choice Back 4, Wilshere and Cazorla.

Wtf?!

Couldn't agree more. And they're a feckin goal down too.

Paul Tergat

GET THE **** IN!!

LuckyLloyd

SWEET

Hold now Bradford, hold!

Frisbee

Frisbee wrote: »

Paper thin squad coming into a very buy Christmas period packed with absolute must win league games and he risks our first choice Back 4, Wilshere and Cazorla.

Wtf?!

Now and then ya really gotta ****ing wonder.

KingdomYid

GET IN THERE

wandatowell

Good man Gary Thompson :mad:

Crap goal to leave in

farna_boy

Should have played the second string. They got us this far and should be rewarded as such.

LuckyLloyd

Frisbee wrote: »

Paper thin squad coming into a very buy Christmas period packed with absolute must win league games and he risks our first choice Back 4, Wilshere and Cazorla.

Wtf?!

He wants to win a trophy. I obviously know that you wouldn't see the merit in such things given how long its been, but I can totally understand a football manager clicking in to gear two rounds from a Cup Final.

Arsenal miss a couple of sitters, Bradford score with their first chance, they deserve to lead. If we're going to be reductionist about it like that then I don't see why they bother giving opinions. :pac:

DenMan

Good goal Bradford! Game on!

LuckyLloyd

LuckyLloyd wrote: »

He wants to win a trophy. I obviously know that you wouldn't see the merit in such things given how long its been, but I can totally understand a football manager clicking in to gear two rounds from a Cup Final.

Why are you watching a league cup match? Seeing where your soon-to-be ex will be heading? :pac:

robby^5

Expected Bradford to score first but not too worried, yet. COYG!

LuckyLloyd

Deleted User wrote: »

Why are you watching a league cup match? Seeing where your soon-to-be ex will be heading? :pac:

Paul Tergat

LuckyLloyd wrote: »

Whatever it is I hope nobody ends up in Bradford!

cson

LuckyLloyd wrote: »

He wants to win a trophy. I obviously know that you wouldn't see the merit in such things given how long its been, but I can totally understand a football manager clicking in to gear two rounds from a Cup Final.

Meow.

Anyway, why are we tossing balls into the box when we're playing Gervinho up front? A target man he is not.

Gonna be difficult from here if we don't equalise before half time. Besides, it's not the Arsenal way to make it easy for ourselves.

LuckyLloyd

LuckyLloyd wrote: »

The **** trophy Liverpool won last year.

cson

cson wrote: »

Meow.

Anyway, why are we tossing balls into the box when we're playing Gervinho up front? A target man he is not.

Gonna be difficult from here if we don't equalise before half time. Besides, it's not the Arsenal way to make it easy for ourselves.

Walcott on soon.

Frisbee

Ed Winchester wrote: »

Two wins from a final in Wembley.

LuckyLloyd wrote: »

He wants to win a trophy. I obviously know that you wouldn't see the merit in such things given how long its been, but I can totally understand a football manager clicking in to gear two rounds from a Cup Final.

"Oh hello <insert 10M-15M summer signings name here> would you like to come play for Arsenal?"
"Are you in the Champions League?"
"No, but we got to the final of the Carling Cup before losing to Chelsea!"

*tumbleweed*

Nuri Sahin

I stuck a couple of euro on you to even out my account amount. If you's lose this, it's official. You's can blame me :pac:

LuckyLloyd

Deleted User wrote: »

The **** trophy Liverpool won last year.

Funny that football players and managers seem to take the final stages of a competition seriously when people on message boards fall over themselves to point out how second rate it is. I'm sure the football people are wrong of course.

Ed Winchester

Frisbee wrote: »

"Oh hello <insert 10M-15M summer signings name here> would you like to come play for Arsenal?"
"Are you in the Champions League?"
"No, but we got to the final of the Carling Cup before losing to Chelsea!"

*tumbleweed*

I prefer the glass half full version of events. The one where we win the CL & win the league cup :-)

Marty McFly

My opinion is we should always play youth players, or players needing games in the league cup.


On the match itself we have been dreadful so far, created sweet fcuk all.

LuckyLloyd

LuckyLloyd wrote: »

Funny that football players and managers seem to take the final stages of a competition seriously when people on message boards fall over themselves to point out how second rate it is. I'm sure the football people are wrong of course.

Football people are always right, we should all just shut up, you're right. I don't know why football message boards even exist, you've really opened my eyes.

I personally don't give a **** about the league cup. Now if you ask "the football people" if I care about the league cup and they say I do then they would be wrong. If you ask if they care then they may, it doesn't mean that I give 2 ****s though.

LuckyLloyd

If Arsenal fancy competing at any point they'll be well able to win this game, but right now they are allowing a fairly basic approach to get stuff done.

L'prof

I don't care what anybody thinks about the league cup or our trophy drought. With that team out there tonight we better get the bloody win or we're up shīt creek.

LuckyLloyd

Deleted User wrote: »

Football people are always right, we should all just shut up, you're right. I don't know why football message boards even exist, you've really opened my eyes.

I personally don't give a **** about the league cup. Now if you ask "the football people" if I care about the league cup and they say I do then they would be wrong. If you ask if they care then they may, it doesn't mean that I give 2 ****s though.

You don't get it, that's fine. Maybe you've never played sport or forgotten what it was like when you played sport - but you play to win the game. Finals, medals and trophies appeal and when they come within reach they're worth fighting for. You may consider season after season of winning sweet **** all success, but your manager doesn't - hence why he has put out a strong side tonight. Bradford's big heart will have to be subdued though!

Mickeroo

LuckyLloyd wrote: »

Funny that football players and managers seem to take the final stages of a competition seriously when people on message boards fall over themselves to point out how second rate it is. I'm sure the football people are wrong of course.

tbf it's a third rate cup at best, with the FA cup being second rate. Neither Liverpool nor Arsenal are first rate teams these days so its only natural they take it seriously imo. Regardless of how big the cup is I still want us to win it too dammit.

.jacksparrow.

Stadium is huge,fair play to bradford for filling it,and the crowd.

L'prof

L'prof wrote: »

I don't care what anybody thinks about the league cup or our trophy drought. With that team out there tonight we better get the bloody win or we're up shīt creek.

Team looks as sticky as lethargic and clueless as ever most of this match. I missed the match on Saturday with a hangover so it's a good while since I smiled at an Arsenal match. :pac:



The lad on SSN summarising is hilariously clueless though.