Everton v Arsenal 21st March 2012 20:00

[Cripps_orig]

9 days rest

Any possible injured players back for this?

[Marc Overmars]

Should be a tough game, Everton are in decent form and are always capable of getting results against the top teams.

Although saying that, we seem to be the side they're generous towards most.

I'll go with another 1-2 win. :bow:

[Joker]

This is going to be an unbelievably tough game.

[Cripps_orig]

We've beaten them 4-1 quite a few times at their ground havent we recently?

And theres a 6-1 as well

Denilsons goal :bow:

How he is missed

Think it'll be a tough game though

[selassie]

About a month or so ago I would have said a point is the best we can hope for here. On current form I'm very confident we can get 3 points from this game, it's going to be very difficult but I'm starting to believe in this team.

[Master Splinter]

I hope Hibbert plays.

Wilshere, Coquelin and Diaby are about a month away I think. And of course Mertesacker is dead. Still, at least we have a relatively healthy squad for once.

[Marc Overmars]

I guess the lengthy rest we're getting between games is good as well.

Saying that we have Villa 3 days after this.

[Olivier's xmas twist]

This is going to be an unbelievably tough game.

Your face is unbelievable.

[Master Splinter]

Wenger said Diaby will be back for Everton.

Which means he'll collapse while warming up.

And MO, Villa is at home, so it has less Fuck-Up Potential.

[Dog Toffee]

SirChez
Sagna,TV5,Kozza,Gibbz
Sicky,Song,Arteta
Feo,RvP,Oxo

Team picks itself.

Santos should replace Gibbz when fit tho.

[Alpha]

3 points written already . Everton give us hard time at the Emirates but at Goodison park they are a kind of charity for us . It gonna be a bit hard but with Arteta in our side their secret will be revealed and we will easily unlock their defence : 1-3 Arsenal .

[milla]

Denilsons goal :bow:

How he is missed

You can always watch Arteta and Ramsey.

According to Viniger, Diaby and fatfuk M2 are fit for this match. :coffee:

[Japan Shaking All Over]

Win

[Syn]

I have a very bad feeling this could go horribly, horribly right. Don't know why but I just do. 0-3; Pires, Henry (2)

[Niall_Quinn]

I have a very bad feeling this could go horribly, horribly right. Don't know why but I just do. 0-3; Pires, Henry (2)

If those two were playing this would be a banker.

As it is, it's a banker. 1-4 (Kos (og), Kos, RvP (2), Theo)

[LDG]

The good news is that Phil Dowd isn't refereeing this one.

The bad news, is that he is reffing the Villa game on Saturday.

[Ernesto]

These are due a win against us at Goodison.

Then again, so are Villa at Villa Park!

[Niall_Quinn]

These are due a win against us at Goodison.

Then again, so are Villa at Villa Park!

You don't always get what's due to you. Especially if you are Everton playing us at Goodison. Game over before it starts, easy 3 points, what's next?

[Syn]

No changes in the match squad for this game. Wenger says Santos is fit to start (but says he was also fit to start against Newcastle, so presumably Gibbs is preferred to Santos). Expect it to be an unchanged line-up.

[Master Splinter]

Santos can be eased into the home banker against Villa.

Benayoun, Diaby and GHELkinson will probably get a game on Saturday too.

[Flavs]

Whitewash

[Marc Overmars]

I've had a breakdown.

We're not going to win this match.

[GP]

Is this on TV?

[Master Splinter]

Is this on TV?

No.

[fakeyank]

Is this on TV?

Yes, it is on Fox Soccer channel :cool:

[GP]

Yes, it is on Fox Soccer channel :cool:

Sorry, I meant in the free world.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Hibbert starts. :popcorn:

[Marc Overmars]

Ramsey in. Oxo out.

Think Rosicky might play wide of RVP.

WUMger. :rolleyes:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Everton: Howard, Hibbert, Heitinga, Distin, Baines, Pienaar, Fellaini, Osman, Drenthe, Cahill, Jelavic.
Subs: Mucha, Jagielka, Stracqualursi, McFadden, Neville, Gueye, Anichebe.

Arsenal: Szczesny, Sagna, Vermaelen, Koscielny, Gibbs, Walcott, Arteta, Song, Ramsey, Rosicky, van Persie.
Subs: Fabianski, Andre Santos, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Djourou, Gervinho, Chamakh, Benayoun.

Referee: Lee Mason (Lancashire)

[hymppi]

Everton: Howard, Hibbert, Heitinga, Distin, Baines, Pienaar, Fellaini, Osman, Drenthe, Cahill, Jelavic.
Subs: Mucha, Jagielka, Stracqualursi, McFadden, Neville, Gueye, Anichebe.

Arsenal: Szczesny, Sagna, Vermaelen, Koscielny, Gibbs, Walcott, Arteta, Song, Ramsey, Rosicky, van Persie.
Subs: Fabianski, Andre Santos, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Djourou, Gervinho, Chamakh, Benayoun.

Referee: Lee Mason (Lancashire)

sooo...
4-5-1 formation?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

The same as usual, I imagine.

[hymppi]

any links? non-sopcast.

[mkkreuk]

any links? non-sopcast.

non - english & non-sopcast

http://soccer-room6.blogspot.co.uk/2011/11/sr1.html

[Marc Overmars]

Come on you Gunners!!

[milla]

lol Ramsey back in midfield and Rosicky out wide? Wumger tactical naivety. :doh:

[Marc Overmars]

Gah, no radio coverage for this.

Stream is too choppy as well.

GW match thread it is.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Come on Arsenal. :bow:

[Master Splinter]

Ramsey :doh:.

[Master Splinter]

Vermaelen!!!!!

[hymppi]

verminatorrrrrrr

[McNamara That Ghost...]

VERMAELEN!!!

[Master Splinter]

Ramsey had another shot blocked which led to the corner.

Rambo temporarily forgiven.

[Master Splinter]

RVP should score!

And Ramsey has another shot blocked.

This could be 0-4 already.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Nobody tracked Vermaelen. Again.

Best attacking defender Wenger has signed. If we get Heskey then the balance would be complete.

[Marc Overmars]

Get in!

Verm's disregard for defensive duty that allows him to bomb forward. :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

The amount of bobbles from Koscielny's pass back to Snanakakay. :haha:

[Master Splinter]

GHELavic nearly scores.

[Marc Overmars]

The amount of bobbles from Koscielny's pass back to Snanakakay. :haha:

Snakey? :unsure:

[Master Splinter]

We are absolutely killing them.

1-1 coming up.

Ramsey is actually playing on the left so far.

[Thierrymon]

Snakey? :unsure:

Must have a stutter. Or maybe thats what we are calling Sczlegfpefklosny these days.

[Master Splinter]

Game has died down a bit.

Need to finish them off.

[Master Splinter]

Great work by Arteta. Theo fouled.

Free-kick.

[Master Splinter]

Pienaar's corner onto the roof of the net. :lol:

[Master Splinter]

Koscielny :bow:.

What a man.

[Master Splinter]

Drenthe offside goal. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Disallowed goal for Drenthe. :lol:

[fakeyank]

:haha:

Everton :pal:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

That was a great move from Everton too.

[Master Splinter]

He was onside. :haha:

Moyes going mental.

[Dennis Bendtner]

'Horrendous decision' says Iain Dowie.

[WengerISaLizard]

desperately need a stream

[GP]

'Horrendous decision' says Iain Dowie.

His face is horrendous.

[Globalgunner]

Looks like we are up to our usual tricks here. Ramsey is stinking up the place. He has no pace, no power, no precision. we should be 4 up by now. Instead we are letting the ganme even out.

[fakeyank]

desperately need a stream

http://www.wiziwig.tv/broadcast.php?matchid=148810&part=sports

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Dowie says he was four or five yards onside. :lol:

Brilliant officiating in the BLitW.

[Master Splinter]

Szczesny with a risky kick again. :doh:

[Marc Overmars]

Decisions going in our favour. :bow:

Maybe our luck has really turned afterall.

[Dennis Bendtner]

His face is horrendous.

http://www.footballqs.com/photos/o/4772-no_clue.jpg

Most apt use for a while.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Why do teams sit back after going a solitary goal up (as in, it's not just us that regularly do it)? Football people can be really dim at times.

[Master Splinter]

Sagna booked.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Where was our defence?! :haha: Offside was wrongly given anyway.

[Master Splinter]

GHELavic offside. :lol:.

Szczesny saves anyway.

[Globalgunner]

Why do teams sit back after going a solitary goal up (as in, it's not just us that regularly do it)? Football people can be really dim at times.

The only exception is ManU, they go one up, then its blood in the water time.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

And again an incorrect offside decision. :haha:

[Marc Overmars]

Why do teams sit back after going a solitary goal up (as in, it's not just us that regularly do it)? Football people can be really dim at times.

Too much is made of "sitting on a lead for 10-15mins".

Why would you do that when you've got the opposition rattled by scoring? Go and get another.

Although I guess with our fragility at the back we need to be slightly cautious when pouring forward.

[GP]

We've stopped playing. Not sure why.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Too much is made of "sitting on a lead for 10-15mins".

Why would you do that when you've got the opposition rattled by scoring? Go and get another.

Although I guess with our fragility at the back we need to be slightly cautious when pouring forward.

I can understand it if you 0-1 up with say 80 minutes to go but to concede pressure for the majority of the match just seems counter-intuitive to me. And it's true we are weak at defending but we're strong at attacking.

And, Global, true. Gary Neville said that what Fergie would be stressing at half time in the Wolves game, is GD and raising it.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Rosicky. :bow:

Forces a good save from Howard.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

0-1 HT to Arsenal & the officials.

:scarf:

[GP]

He was onside. :haha:

Moyes going mental.

Hope it finishes 1-0 now :)

[LDG]

http://www.firstrowsports.eu/watch/114597/1/watch-everton-fc-vs-arsenal.html

Really nice stream here....soz, only found it late...

[Marc Overmars]

Good stuff.

Lets go and pub another in. Then it's time for a pint.

[Globalgunner]

Seems Wenger wants to make sure Gibbs gets into the England squad for the Euros, cos otherwise I cant see the point of playing him. Santos was going great guns before his injury and is by far a better player. Gibbs wont even make the squad anyways. Cole and Baines are certs for the LB position unless one gets injured.

[GP]

Seems Wenger wants to make sure Gibbs gets into the England squad for the Euros

lol what?
I very much doubt he gives a fuck to be honest.

[Cripps_orig]

Just got home.

How have we been playing?

[Marc Overmars]

All Everton so far this half according to Dowie.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Cahill. :lol:

What a clogger.

[WengerISaLizard]

commentator is a prat

[Cripps_orig]

RVP hits the post

[WengerISaLizard]

Jelavic is a cock

[Master Splinter]

RVP has missed two sitters (by his standards) tonight.

[Marc Overmars]

RVP 6 yards out but smashes the post. Damn.

[Cripps_orig]

Ref is having a shocker

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Pelanty appeal for us, not given.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

How haven't Everton scored?!

[Marc Overmars]

Come on Arsenal hang on to this! :pray:

[Master Splinter]

It was a clear pel.

We never get them anyway.

[fakeyank]

Kos :haha:

[fakeyank]

We need to hold the ball up. Our midfield is non-existent atm

[McNamara That Ghost...]

No changes. :lol:

WUMger. :bow:

[Marc Overmars]

Ugh this is torture having to rely on Soccer Special.

[Cripps_orig]

Im relying on 5live

[Master Splinter]

Howard saves from Ramsey.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

I'm relying on RVP.

[Master Splinter]

Game getting stretched now.

Oxo time tbf.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Everton are the ultimate workhorses.

[Cripps_orig]

I just realised i dont know what the starting line up is :lol:

So Ox didnt start?

Apparently we just had a flurry of chances

[Master Splinter]

RVP goes close.

We're playing well again.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Was handball given against Rosicky? Not that it matters.

[Master Splinter]

Howard saved from Rosicky as well, but he was penalised for something.

[Master Splinter]

Was handball given against Rosicky? Not that it matters.

Think so, but it was his chest.

Not a good night for the officials.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Drenthe belts one over.

[Master Splinter]

Drenthe sends one over the bar.

[fakeyank]

Need to get Ox on

[Cripps_orig]

Gervinho came on for Theo i think

So if Ox didnt start and Gervinho didnt, who played left?

[WengerISaLizard]

gervinho = more possesion loss

bad sub by wenger

[Marc Overmars]

:pray:

[Dennis Bendtner]

Time is crawling, yuk. Cmon Arsenal.

[WengerISaLizard]

Gervinho came on for Theo i think

So if Ox didnt start and Gervinho didnt, who played left?

ramsey/rosicky

[fakeyank]

RVP :doh:

[Master Splinter]

RVP :doh:.

[Cripps_orig]

RVP :doh:

I dont actually know what hes done tbh

[fakeyank]

Djourou coming on :yikes:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Djourou coming on.

:rose:

[Dennis Bendtner]

Djourou coming on :yikes:

That is never, ever a good sign. Is someone dead?

[Coney]

That is never, ever a good sign. Is someone dead?

Yeah - we are now.

[Newguy]

Some one tell me why is djourou coming on

[Dennis Bendtner]

Rosicky off for him apparently.

[Xhaka Can’t]

Oh good lord, not Djorou.

[Master Splinter]

Wenger going defensive never works.

[Cripps_orig]

Some one tell me why is djourou coming onArsenal fans are nervous and we need a few laughs

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Jelavic has been KTFO.

[Dennis Bendtner]

It's the new era 'Cygan for Pires'

[fakeyank]

Yeah - we are now.

:haha:

[Marc Overmars]

Come on you Gunners :pray:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Some one tell me why is djourou coming on

http://i39.tinypic.com/r0a5hs.jpg

[Cripps_orig]

5live say even if we draw, we take 3rd

BBC :doh:

[Xhaka Can’t]

3min

[Master Splinter]

GHELavic living up to his newly-bestowed named. Diving and fouling all over the place.

[fakeyank]

WTF was Gervinho doing?!?!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

A minute to go.

Eek.

[Marc Overmars]

Ugh this is horrible not knowing how the game is panning out when we've got such a slender lead.

[GP]

Song :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

0-1 FT. GET IN!!!

God knows how we've won that!!!

[GP]

FT!

:woohoo:

[fakeyank]

Tottenham :haha:

:pal:

[Master Splinter]

Arsenal :bow:.

[Xhaka Can’t]

YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSS SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!

[Keith]

Yay!

[Newguy]

WOW 3rd...who would have thought it

[Dennis Bendtner]

:dancingman:

[Marc Overmars]

YEEEESSS!!

[Master Splinter]

0-1 FT. GET IN!!!

God knows how we've won that!!!

Everton didn't really have any clear chances. We defended well.

[LDG]

Pubbed it!!!!!

Get in!!

Arsenal :scarf:

[Ralpheroo72]

Get in!!!! When you see the comebacks in the other games, this is a fantastic win! The boys are showing real character now!!!

[Injury Time]

:dancingman:
:dancingman:

[Master Splinter]

Hope it finishes 1-0 now :)

It did.

Rubbish officials :bow:.

[Coney]

WOW 3rd...who would have thought it

I know - what the fuck is Wenger doing? I thought we were targetting 4th.

[Dennis Bendtner]

Winning without RVP playing well is the new winning without playing well.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Everton didn't really have any clear chances. We defended well.

Apart from the one that went in. And the Fellaini fuck-up.

[Master Splinter]

Apart from the one that went in. And the Fellaini fuck-up.

As bad as that decision was, offside goals/misses never go down on record.

And Szczesny not having a save (apart from a simple catch) to make says it all really.

[Cripps_orig]

Worst match thread ever?

Arsenal winning is not good for business

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Arsenal not being on TV, you mean.

[Niall_Quinn]

I was busy working (in Tesco) and missed the whole damn thing. Caught it later on Match Choice but it's not the same.