The NLD: Tottenham Hotspur Vs Arsenal, K/o 4pm SS1

bad2dabone

Spurs take on The Gunners at WHL where they shipped 3 goals to a superior Benfica side on Thursday - but this is a whole different kettle of worms. Spurs need a win to keep their faint CL hopes alive, Gunners need a win to keep spurs at arms length and to keep their faint title hopes alive. although the gunners have won both encounters this season so far, today anything could happen. Especially with Mike "Tottenham" Dean reffing.

Tottenham (Possible, 4-4-2): Lloris; Naughton, Kaboul, Vertonghen, Rose; Lennon, Paulinho, Sandro, Dembélé; Adebayor, Soldado.
Out: Capoue (ankle), Chiriches (back), Dawson (hamstring), Lamela (thigh).
Tests: Dembélé (hamstring), Walker (pelvis).
Arsenal (Possible, 4-2-3-1): Szczesny; Sagna, Mertesacker, Koscielny, Vermaelen; Arteta, Flamini; Cazorla, Rosicky, Podolski; Giroud.
Out: Diaby, Walcott (both knee), Özil (hamstring), Ramsey (thigh), Wilshere (foot).
Test: Gibbs (calf).

efb

@Arsenal: #Arsenal team to play Spurs: Szczesny, Sagna, Koscielny, Mertesacker, Gibbs, Arteta, Rosicky, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Podolski, Cazorla, Giroud

bad2dabone

delighted to see poldi start - hope he plays like he did 2nd half against bayern

Glad to see Poldi getting a well deserved chance.
We need his game.

COYW

Really looking forward to this, it should be a belter, unlike the Liverpool v Man United game which was a non-event. I think Arsenal will sneak this 1-2.

Nuri Sahin

Reckon it'll be Spurs 1-3 Arsenal with Ox as MOTM.

efb

Have Poldi to score first

COYW

Spurs look like they are hoping to catch Arsenal on the counter attack. Bad call imo.

abff

I think you guys will probably win this at a canter. Unfortunately!

tayto lover

Well a draw is useless to either team now.

Lets hope Arsenal start well and win but we have a poor bench with all the injuries. No game changer on the bench.

Big Pussy Bonpensiero

Very little optimism going into this. Best we can seem to hope for is a 0-0 draw.

Chagan

Hopefully this is better than the dross we've seen so far. The NLD is usually my favourite non-United fixture of the season.

efb

My preferred commentary team-nice

efb

What a fcuking goal

tayto lover

What a fcuking goal. Yahooooo

Chagan

Sublime strike

Fuzzy_Dunlop

TWAT!!!

robby^5

Unreal.

Amirani

Wow, fantastic from Rosicky.

COYW

That is what I call football. Cracking goal.

x PyRo

What. :eek:

homer simpson

Wow :eek:

ician

whoa

kfallon

Hello...... :eek:

Lapin

Wow, what a fucking goal !!!

Johner

That was some strike.

Drexel

some strike that.

Hopefully Spurs heads will drop!

bad2dabone

Kerblammo!

That_Guy

Stunning hit.

madcabbage

Holy hell, what a screamer! :eek:

jamescd

Boo YA !

DenMan

ROSICKY!!! OH MY WORD!! 0-1

homer simpson

Pitch looks in bad shape. Not much grass on it in places.

Amirani

This camera angle at White Hart Lane always annoys me for some reason.

That_Guy

I always find that camera angle quite strange when watching Spurs at home for some reason.

That rosicky goal, just wow.
I haven't heard Martin Tyler scream like that at an arsenal match since the Henry days

That_Guy

NiallSparky wrote: »

This camera angle at White Hart Lane always annoys me for some reason.

Get out of my head pal.

tayto lover

That should have been a yellow for a high boot there but then again it's Dean.

What's the chances of Adebayor being sent off here?
He always goes OTT against arsenal, might score too

Mickeroo

Missed the goal dammit

Johner

Awful effort.

efb

Greedy shyte

That_Guy

Ah Oxlaide-Chambermaid.

Chagan

That finish was like the anti-Rosicky. Was caught in two minds.

tayto lover

FFS Oxo that was neither a pass or a shot.

That_Guy

Sherwood will be down to his boxers if this keeps up.

Mickeroo

Sherwood is annoyed at that miss as anyone.

Johner

Bad tackle by Sagna, yellow was right though.

DM360

Johner wrote: »

Bad tackle by Sagna, yellow was right though.

I didn't think it was that bad, but I can see how it might warrant a yellow.

One footed, kept low and won the ball. It looked bad in real time though because of the speed and the way the Spurs player ended up flipping. Definitely not a red IMO, yellow fair enough.

Mickeroo

Johner wrote: »

Bad tackle by Sagna, yellow was right though.

Yep, there's something intensely unlikable about the way Dean carries himself in those situations though.

Jaafa

Johner wrote: »

Bad tackle by Sagna, yellow was right though.

More like "STRONG TACKLE BACARY SAGNA".