Arsenal vs. Crystal Palace: Emirates Stadium 17:30 Sky sports 1 - Mod note in OP

bad2dabone

Arsenal begin the season at home to shell shocked Crystal Palace after pulis has left.
Arsenal haven't won an opening day fixture since 2009, today should be an opportunity to fix that stat, although palace may just be dangerous, They finished last season in the 4th best form in the league. Arsenal though won their last 5 in a row and have added two pieces of silverware since then. As an aside a win today will be arsenals 100Th pl victory at the Emirates.
I'm going for a 4-0 win, with giroud to score. Teams to follow.

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bad2dabone

ARSENAL TEAM: Szczesny, Debuchy, Koscielny, Chambers, Gibbs, Arteta, Wilshere, Ramsey, Alexis, Cazorla, Sanogo
SUBS: Martinez, Monreal, Coquelin, Rosicky, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Campbell, Giroud

Crystal Palace: Speroni, Kelly, Dann, Hangeland, Ward, Puncheon, Jedinak, Ledley, Bolasie, Chamakh, Campbell.

Subs: McCarthy, O’Keefe, Hennessey, Gayle, Murray, Bannan, Delaney.

shano_88

4-1 Arsenal

Washington Irving

4-1 Arsenal

JPA

What is this madness with starting Sanogo?

cson

JPA wrote: »

What is this madness with starting Sanogo?

Giroud's not fully fit I'd imagine.

Fully expect us to demolish them; 5 or 6 and a clean sheet.

Fr Tod Umptious

Just to note Sky Sports is free today for sky subs.

Not sure about UPC etc.

tayto lover

Don't think this will be easy for Arsenal at all.
Palace might be hard to break down.
2 - 0 to the Gunners.

Spanish Johnny

tayto lover wrote: »

Don't think this will be easy for Arsenal at all.
Palace might be hard to break down.
2 - 0 to the Gunners.

Yip. That's a solid Palace side IMO. Pulis only left thursda. They are not goldfish. All the prep has been done for them.

This game depends on when Arsenal score. I think 2-0 more likely too and id take it right now.

That_Guy

FFS Giroud on the bench and he's my fantasy football captain... Of course.

MagicIRL

Sanchez to carry my FF team to glory? Shellshocked Palace could collapse or be superb.

That_Guy

Jesus....

greendom

What did Chamakh say to his hairdresser!

Topbike77

The grass is a much lighter green colour today, thank god. The groundsman must be a boardsie

tayto lover

Ronan14 wrote: »

The grass is a much lighter green colour today, thank god. The groundsman must be a boardsie

A lot of our players getting it hard to stay on their feet, is it slippy or over-watered I wonder?

Mickeroo

Whatever about overall as a player but Debuchy's crossing is way better than Sagna's.

That_Guy

Sanchez and Debuchy has real potential to be something special down that right wing. Overlaps galore.

Moneymaker

Debuchy >>>>>>>>>> Sagna

And I say that as a Newcastle fan.

Paj

Alexis is really going to be a star for us

Missed the first 10 minutes or so, looking fairly ponderous as usual.

GavRedKing

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Missed the first 10 minutes or so, looking fairly ponderous as usual.

Its only a matter of time IMO. Arsenal well in control, Palace offering very little.

Spanish Johnny

Palace are well setup with good players. Don't know why anyone expected a walk in the park.

tayto lover

Chambers looking very assured.
I'd say he could play anywhere on the field even in goal.
Very confident and impressive.

Kat97

Fr Tod Umptious wrote: »

Just to note Sky Sports is free today for sky subs.

Not sure about UPC etc.

Free on UPC too, watching it now

Quazzie

Palace playing with ten in their own half and 2 banks of 4 behind the ball for most of the game so far. This is not going to be easy.

Mickeroo

Great work from Sanogo but then that shot

29 minutes before the first shot on target, 4 shots in total.

tayto lover

Far too slow in midfield.
No quick through balls.

That_Guy

Palace doing well. Look very well drilled.

tayto lover

tayto lover wrote: »

Far too slow in midfield.
No quick through balls.

Familiar feeling isn't it?

Paj

[Deleted User] wrote: »

29 minutes before the first shot on target, 4 shots in total.

Yeah we're not very good are we. I dunno why I even bother watching sometimes. What's the point. What's the point of anything.

Topbike77

Heart attack :O

Sugarlumps

Get in!!!!!!!!!!

efb

What?

Quazzie

No one on the posts. WTF :mad:

Ugh.

That_Guy

Oh dear. Chambers all at sea there.

Sugarlumps

Wenger's face...priceless

Washington Irving

Great header. Get in!

Paj

Balls

omega man

Oh dear.

As much as I'm pretty happy with our summer signings so far if someone told me at the end of last season that we'd be starting with sanago up front on the opening day of the season I would have got a little sick.........

Hoping if I write this I'll jinx it and he'll score ;-)

Mickeroo

Well this is a familiar feeling.

GavRedKing

Any corner taken should have a man on the far post, those flick goals from corner are more likely than a near post header, it annoys me no end.

blueser

Cracking header, but Koscielny was comatose there.

Paj

Paj wrote: »

Balls

Why?

Topbike77

We really miss Mertesacker in the back.

tayto lover

Jack is too slow. Doesn't look fit and either giving the ball away or is dispossessed.
This is going to be harder now that they have the lead.
More urgency needed.

Paj

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Why?

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tayto lover

That_Guy wrote: »

Oh dear. Chambers all at sea there.

Chambers had nothing to do with that goal. It was Koscielney.

tayto lover

tayto lover wrote: »

Jack is too slow. Doesn't look fit and either giving the ball away or is dispossessed.
This is going to be harder now that they have the lead.
More urgency needed.

Like I said I missed the first 10 minutes but I'm pretty sure I've heard some variant of "Given away by Ramsey" 3 times since.

Paj

Paj wrote: »

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Why are you annoyed? What's the point of anything? etc.