Arsenal match thread

[carlton]

pepe is very suspect in the air and has been since day 1.

[bigfooty]

Hoyte coming off, Adebayor on. Arsenal going for it.

[bigfooty]

Stevie warming up.

[Reece]

They just showed Torres!

frap frap frap

[bigfooty]

Finnan looking tired.

Arsenal pressure now, just like Wednesday. Yossi trys to bring it forward buy physically loses it.

Plessis and Walcott come together, Plessis wins it but after the ball his studs connect with Walcott's shin. No booking.

[bigfooty]

Have to say I think if a better player than Yossi had been supporting Crouch we might have been more of a threat, Yossi played a part in the goal but he's too lightweight at times. Easily shrugged off the ball.

Arsenal corner.

[bigfooty]

Plessis clears the ball away from the corner. He's pretty decent in the air.

Pennant gives it away and we're in trouble, thankfully Skrtel heads it away. Pennant is a passenger at the moment.

We come forward, Riise cross is poor and easy for Almunia.

[bigfooty]

Gerrard is going to come on soon. Yossi or Pennant would be my guess.

Yossi caught on the ball but to his credit he helps double-up on Adebayor and wins a goal-kick.

Pennant off, Gerrard on. Pennant started well but has faded badly.

[hijjawi]

Toure Header (Min 51)
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1-1 Bendtner (Min 55)
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[bigfooty]

The Crow is polishing his claws on the side as he is about to come on.

Eboue booked for something I didn't see.

[Reece]

**** me Riise really is ****

[bigfooty]

Gerrard slips it in to Riise, his cross is truly abysmal and out for a goal-kick.

[ineednewfootwear]

Plessis clears the ball away from the corner. He's pretty decent in the air.

Pennant gives it away and we're in trouble, thankfully Skrtel heads it away. Pennant is a passenger at the moment.

We come forward, Riise cross is poor and easy for Almunia.

pennant is brutal. thank fcuk he's been taken off. it has his foul (and card) and resulted in the set piece arsenal scored from. he gave the ball away quite a lot today. not good enough, needs to be moved on in the summer.

[carlton]

benayoun giving the ball a way far too much

[bigfooty]

Hicks and his son in the stand.