Arsenal vs Newcastle Utd (KO:17:30) Live on ESPN

DenMan

Arsenal vs Newcastle Utd (Emirates Stadium KO:17:30)


Giroud and Rosicky back for Arsenal and may start today. Newcastle played very well against Utd and took the lead three times only to succumb to last gasp winner. Lengthly injury list for the Magpies though.

Team news to follow when available.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20823197

Hoping for an Arsenal win.

2-0 I reckon.

Corvo

Newcastle very over priced at 6/1 with Paddy Power. Arsenal in great form but it would be like them to drop points here.

Loving Newcastles new badge by the way

iMuse

Fail Pic Arsenal should win with all the injuries Newcastle have.

DenMan

Fail pic is right. What was I thinking! I'll see if I can fix it!

Frisbee

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Woj

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Sagna

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Koscielny----Mertescker

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Gibbs

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Arteta

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Wilshere

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Walcott

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Cazorla

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Podolski

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Giroud

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would be my ideal lineup, Vermaelen will certainly play ahead of Koscielny though and I reckon we'll see the worst footballer ever in place of one of Walcott/Giroud.

Wenger already said Walcott will lead the attack in this match.

Pierce_1991

Newcastle 8/1 in Boyles which is ridiculous. Not confident at all for this one. Arsenal dont perform in these late kick offs. Hopefully Giroud starts.

Marty McFly

Felling abit nervous about this one, think Newcastle will be all fired up after the United loss, but still ill go with a 3-1 win for Arsenal fcuk it .

Ed Winchester

Deleted User wrote: »

Wenger already said Walcott will lead the attack in this match.

Where did you hear that?

Mickeroo

Pappa Dolla wrote: »

Wenger already said Walcott will lead the attack in this match.

Really? Can't say I'm over joyed at that.

Ed Winchester

Ed Winchester wrote: »

Where did you hear that?

Mickeroo wrote: »

Really? Can't say I'm over joyed at that.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2012/dec/28/theo-walcott-thierry-henry-arsene-wenger

Mickeroo

I reckon if he played giroud and Walcott up front together it might work well but I just can't see Walcott ever making it as a lone striker.

tayto lover

Arsenal to win 3 -- 1.
We have to win this one as we trail Spurs by 6 points. No fcuk-ups today. Straight into them and no mercy.

TheGunns

Starting line up announced, Walcott is in there. Hope Giroud comes on for some goals, much prefer him to walcott. Ideally both of them would play up front together

cson

Think we'll win but purely because Newkie are missing Cabaye and Ben Arfa. Gonna go for 2-1 clinging on. Ba/Cisse to score.

Mickeroo

Teams:

Newcastle team: Krul, Simpson, Perch, Coloccini, Santon, Bigirimana, Tiote, Cisse, Marveaux, Obertan, Ba.

Subs: dunno


Arsenal team: Arsenal: Szczesny, Sagna, Koscielny, Vermaelen, Gibbs, Arteta, Wilshere, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Cazorla, Podolski, Walcott

Subs: Mannone, Djourou, Ramsey, Coquelin, Rosicky, Gervinho, Giroud.

Sorry about Newcastle subs, if I printed what Arseblog had there I'd get an infraction

DenMan

The BBC are saying it is hammering rain down at the Emirates right now. Hope it won't be too much of a problem for the players.

tayto lover

Is Mert injured? He would have been useful to combat their strength in the air. We have absolutely no height in our team today.

Mickeroo

tayto lover wrote: »

Is Mert injured? He would have been useful to combat their strength in the air.

Just said he's ill on ESPN.

tayto lover

Mickeroo wrote: »

Just said he's ill on ESPN.

Must be our smallest team ever.

Soups123

tayto lover wrote: »

Must be our smallest team ever.

Should enter the midget World Cup that'll end the 7 year wait surely

cadete

newcastle starting 11 still looks good despite the injuries great I really think we can take arsenal!

Turtyturd

Titoe is gonna pick up his usual booking fairly early.

Wonder will Krul timewaste today?

Mickeroo

Jokes on you commentators, that bird wasn't a magpie.

cadete

Deleted User wrote: »

Wonder will Krul timewaste today?

Wonder who is on the line today arsene or basil

AdamD

Commentator is gonna drive me mad

Everything Arsenal do will be considered bad and any basics Newcastle get right will be considered amazing.

TheGunns

Krul is timewasting already it seems

Arsenal never play well with this commentator.

Mickeroo

Don't like the way everyone stood off them there

IvySlayer

Wengers zip broke?

Mars Bar

Hah, Wenger's sleeping bag is broken.

markie29

i hate when that happens with the zips on coats...i feel for wenger there.

markie29

markie29 wrote: »

i hate when that happens with the zips on coats...i feel for wenger there.

It's quite a bit worse when you have to pay for the new one yourself though.

tayto lover

Oxo is poor so far. Didn't even chase that and is constantly giving possession away. Needs to buck up.
Our height or lack of it nearly cost us from that corner.

Nuri Sahin

1 corner in 17 mins... sorted it out!

Mars Bar

Surely someone has a pencil to loan him

tayto lover

tayto lover wrote: »

Oxo is poor so far. Didn't even chase that and is constantly giving possession away. Needs to buck up.
Our height or lack of it nearly cost us from that corner.

Almost worked. :pac:

Quazzie

Ba is doing OK on his interview today. I hope he doesn't go overboard and score against a big time club.

TheGunns

great goal

IvySlayer

Walcott 1-0

Marty McFly

Get in, well played Walcott

Mars Bar

Good finish from Walcott

Soups123

Theo Henry

Get in

markie29

desperate defending by newcastle there...walcott finished it well.

First sniff, that'll do.

Quazzie

Get in ya beauty.

tayto lover

Great finish Theo.

Mickeroo

Get in!! Was screaming to lay it off to cazorla but he buried it.

Great ball from podolski.

DenMan

Theo! Cool as ya like!

bad2dabone

Soups123 wrote: »

Theo Henry

was just about to type this!

very henry-like.


Sign it theo. Sign the contract. Sign it.