Tesco Bags V Arsenal - The Hawthorns 12:45PM

[Ralpheroo72]

1-2 Alexis, Giroud

[sibreen]

Giroud and Welbeck starting = two up top??

[Herbert_Chapman's_Zombie]

No Welbeck playing wide left where he was shit for United

No Gibbs today, Monreal at left back, Koscielny back

[McNamara That Ghost...]

West Brom: Foster, Wisdom, Lescott, Dawson, Pocognoli, Gardner, Mulumbu, Brunt, Dorrans, Sessegnon, Berahino.
Subs: Myhill, McAuley, Gamboa, Baird, Anichebe, Ideye, Samaras.

Arsenal: Martinez, Chambers, Mertesacker, Koscielny, Monreal, Flamini, Ramsey, Welbeck, Alexis, Cazorla, Giroud.
Subs: Macey, Gibbs, Bellerin, Rosicky, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Campbell, Podolski.

Kos. :bow:

[sibreen]

Yah, you're probably right. Welbeck's not scoring much so may as well give Giroud a bash, I guess.
Good to see Kos back.

[Munchies]

Might aswell put Welbz on the wing. Hasn't been that effective up front

[Munchies]

Stream

http://sportzhd.tv

[Niall_Quinn]

Ox on the bench :bow:

He's playing well so better to keep him out of the team.

[Ralpheroo72]

Ox ought to be starting, crazy. Monreal left back too

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Come on Arsenal. :bow:

[Niall_Quinn]

That was so poor from Ramsey.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Cazorla shoots, Foster saves.

Alexis. :bow:

[Niall_Quinn]

Good passing. Hope we can keep it up. So much better when we pass to our own players.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Gardner. :haha:

[Xhaka Can’t]

The sound of Owen's voice.

It is like BT Sport are torturing you into turning off the TV.

[Xhaka Can’t]

Good passing. Hope we can keep it up. So much better when we pass to our own players.

And people say there's no plan B.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Good run by Alexis, shoots straight at Foster though.

[Ralpheroo72]

The sound of Owen's voice.

It is like BT Sport are torturing you into turning off the TV.

We've got David Pleat ffs!

[Xhaka Can’t]

We've got David Pleat ffs!

I never ever thought I'd say this about Pleat.

I envy you.

[Niall_Quinn]

The Owen drone :bow:

Unbearable.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Aimless, woeful cross from Dorrans.

[Xhaka Can’t]

It makes me want to pour concrete in my ears.

[Niall_Quinn]

Monreal is sooooooooooo poor.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Cazorla shot charged down by Dawson.

[Niall_Quinn]

Crap effort by Santi.

[Niall_Quinn]

Wenger may be forced into a sensible sub - Monreal limping.

[Ralpheroo72]

Monreal is sooooooooooo poor.
Commentator here says Monreal about to be subbed, possible injury

[Xhaka Can’t]

Crap effort by Santi.

You should copy that for future pastes.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Another injury.

Monreal. :rose:

[Xhaka Can’t]

Commentator here says Monreal about to be subbed, possible injury

Yeah, Gibbs is warming up.

[Niall_Quinn]

Aimless by Merts. Giving the ball away so cheaply destroys our whole game.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Pleat. :lol:

Welbeck adapting to a new role that isn't a new role but one he has emmigrated to. :wacko:

[Ralpheroo72]

Commentator here says Monreal about to be subbed, possible injury

Nope, he's just generally shit, my bad.

[Niall_Quinn]

Great feet by Cazorla... then he passes backwards :doh:

[Niall_Quinn]

Tippy tappy :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Mental from Ramsey.

[Niall_Quinn]

We passed well for the first 3 mins.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Welbz you clumsy oaf.

[Niall_Quinn]

69% possession. We're winning!

[Xhaka Can’t]

We passed well for the first 3 mins.

Well, you've got to mix it up a bit.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ramsey with the Marseille 360 for no reason at all.

[Niall_Quinn]

Infinitesimally complex tippy tappy routine at the edge of the box fails to come off.

[Xhaka Can’t]

Cazorla's an idiot.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Santi the scrote. :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Monreal off, Gibbs on.

Sigh.

[Xhaka Can’t]

Gibbs Sweep:

I have 17 minutes until he gets injured.

[Niall_Quinn]

Gibbs on Monreal off. So now we have the left back that should have been playing in the first place. WUMger thwarted.

Gibbs played well last match, Ox played well. Both benched.

Meanwhile, silly dive by Bif.

[Master Splinter]

Monreal the first to die today.

When will we be able to use substitutes without them being dictated by injuries?

2035?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Foster saves from Welbz.

[Niall_Quinn]

What happened to the spray can there? Wall was about 2 yards away when kick was taken.

[Master Splinter]

Welbz is less clinical than Cazorla.

[Munchies]

Welbeck close ffs

[Ralpheroo72]

Pleat going on about Watford

[Xhaka Can’t]

Monreal the first to die today.

When will be able to use substitutes without them being dictated by injuries?

2035?

72nd minute.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Unlucky Bif.

Foster. :haha:

[Master Splinter]

Foster :haha:.

Bif :bow:.

[Niall_Quinn]

This careless passing kills us.

And look at that. Bif gets it into the box and an unguarded net and no fucker running in for the easy goal.

[Munchies]

Foster :lol:

[Niall_Quinn]

Gibbs gives it away.

[Globalgunner]

Giroud showing again why he's in the 3rd tier of strikers.

[Niall_Quinn]

Ridiculous by Ramsey.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Good play, Cazorla shoots again, again Foster saves.

[Xhaka Can’t]

Nice backpass.

[Niall_Quinn]

Crap by Cazorla. Again.

[Master Splinter]

We're playing well.

Time to hand West Brom an incomprehensible goal.

[Xhaka Can’t]

It would be better to leave that until first half injury time.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Cazorla's overall play has been great, his shooting though - bollocks.

[Niall_Quinn]

That's a poor cross by Alexis. We've been really poor in the final third.

[Niall_Quinn]

Bif is about 20 yards behind the play. Understandable but why does Wenger want to start him?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ramsey just can't score anymore.

[Master Splinter]

West Brom goal getting closer.

[Niall_Quinn]

Good feet by Ramsey but a pretty poor effort on goal.

[Ralpheroo72]

Looking all too familiar now

[Maestro]

giroud is a big fat passenger at this moment

[Niall_Quinn]

No chance of scoring there. Wasted the break.

[Niall_Quinn]

giroud is a big fat passenger at this moment

Suppose he had to start, otherwise we'd have had to play Ox.

[Niall_Quinn]

Our midfield enforcer losing the ball again.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

WBA are terrible.

Five minutes until half time, time for us to play well now I think.

[Munchies]

Our midfield enforcer losing the ball again.

He's leaving after this season ( I hope anyway, WUMger though will offer him a new deal )

[Niall_Quinn]

Fucking awful, pointless, dull, tippy tappy shite.

[Niall_Quinn]

A merciful one minute of added time.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

0-0 HT.

A bit shit really.

The ref ruins Alexis running in on goal.

[adzzzbatch]

0-0 HT :haha: :haha:

One of west brom's easiest games as well!

[Munchies]

So laboured up front

[Niall_Quinn]

HT. That was total shit. But better than we have been playing in the league. Some fleeting moments where we showed cohesion. For the other 44 minutes it was random nothingness.

[Master Splinter]

Playing pretty well. Finishing with no conviction again though.

West Brom haven't even had a shot at Martinez's goal. They'll score from their first mis-hit throw-in of the second half.

[Niall_Quinn]

WUMger is the master wum and the lord of all he surveys. But even he doesn't have the guts to drop Alexis. Booted Ox and Gibbs though, so a fair bit of courage shown there. Bringing in Bif to start when he has zero match fitness and shunting Welbeck out for a dose of Utd all over again - good wumming. One plus, Kos looks bright.

[Niall_Quinn]

Playing pretty well.

By our standards. Which are looooooooow.

Still have players taking the ball down expertly, looking up, and measuring the pass to the opposition. And none of Ramsey's backflicks have come off. And Flamini has fallen over a fair bit which has tarnished his hard man enforcer reputation.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Berahino obviously offside.

[Niall_Quinn]

Owen thinks it's onside :haha:

[Niall_Quinn]

Ridiculous reffing. Handball? fucking pathetic.

[Niall_Quinn]

Santi :doh: He's Brom's best playmaker.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ramsey going for the highly unlikely when he hasn't scored in ages. Clever.

[Niall_Quinn]

Yikes - Owen was actually right. We were incredibly fortunate there.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Welbeck forgot he is a striker.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Dorrans booked.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Foster trying to gift us a goal, goes to BFG, complete scuffer.

[Niall_Quinn]

Pub free kick, pub scramble, pub shot. Goak kick to WBA.

[Niall_Quinn]

Luckily Berahino has a Stevie Me philosophy when it comes to team play.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Pleat is really struggling with saying Berahino.

[Ralpheroo72]

Fuck sake, it needs to be on a plate for us to score

[McNamara That Ghost...]

West Bram back on the attack says Pleat.

[Niall_Quinn]

Oh come on - how do we have Cazorla trying to make the header in the box when we have Bif and Welbeck on the field? This is where Wenger's total football nonsense gets boring.

[Niall_Quinn]

Ramsey has been so poor. Nothing happening for him.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

What is Ramsey doing?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

WELBECK!!!

Amazing from Santi.

[Thierrymon]

Welbeck!

Welgood header.

[Master Splinter]

WELBZ!!!!!

Foster :haha:.

[adzzzbatch]

woot.

[Ralpheroo72]

Great goal, old school!!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Foster is abysmal. :haha:

[Niall_Quinn]

That's great direct play from Santi. Good cross. Decent(ish) header - GOAL!

Welbeck.

So what have we learned?

Wingers on the wing. Going forward. Taking players on. Putting in a good cross.

Strikers in the box. Heading the ball. Scoring.

The basics of football.

Wenger will be PISSED!

[Master Splinter]

Foster is another in a long line of completely deficient English keepers.

He averages about 3 mistakes a match (he's on about 6 today) yet is praised every week. World class, just like Hart.

[Niall_Quinn]

We're about to be Anichebed - time to get the tin hats on.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Mulumbu off, Anichebe on.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

FFS Ramsey, just focus on the assists for now.

[Niall_Quinn]

Ramsey with another attempt to get back on his game with one hit. Woeful.

[Niall_Quinn]

Martinez trying to outdo Foster.

[Niall_Quinn]

Where's Bif :haha:

The game is going on around him but he can't get a touch.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

No pelanty?

[Niall_Quinn]

Looked a clear enough foul on Welbz. Arteta booked.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Gibbs injured. :rolleyes:

[Niall_Quinn]

Gibbs limps off.

[Thierrymon]

Gibbs looks injured again :doh:

[Niall_Quinn]

Why has the ref stopped the game????

[Niall_Quinn]

Samaras coming on. All out blitz on the way.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Anchovy up front says Pleat.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Pocognoli off, Gamboa on.

[Niall_Quinn]

Fucking ref. Free kick for fuck all.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Sessegnon off, Samaras on.

[Niall_Quinn]

Sessegnon off - Samaras on to join Anichebe up front. Now it just comes down to how far Brom can lump a ball.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Gardner shot, easy for Martinez.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Bif off, Ox on.

[Niall_Quinn]

This ref is utter shit.

Ox coming on. Has to be Bif coming off.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ox. :bow:

Wenget. :lol:

[Niall_Quinn]

Ox is the first player in the match to dive. All those other dives got free kicks.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Berahino heads on to the bar!

[Niall_Quinn]

Hmmm, we're hanging on.

[Niall_Quinn]

Alexis fouled by Samaras. Arteta sent off.

[Globalgunner]

Ramsey shit, stays on. Ox coming on for Bif

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Gamboa booked.

[Ralpheroo72]

David Pleat has had trouble pronouncing his own name

[Niall_Quinn]

Samaras kicks lumps out of Ox now.

[Niall_Quinn]

Alexis penalised for being pushed by the defender.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Why don't teams commit so many players forward as mentally as we do when we're trailing?

:(

[Globalgunner]

David Pleat has had trouble pronouncing his own name

The only names Pleat can pronounce without difficulties are those of players from the 70s and 80s. Modern names are really hard.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Gardner smacks it but deflects wide.

[Niall_Quinn]

Close to conceding there. This is why sitting back and doing fuck all when we score is a bad strategy.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Four added minutes for our first pub victory of the season.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Foster up front.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ramsey could not resist going for glory.

[Niall_Quinn]

Ox booked for lunging in. Fair enough.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

0-1 FT!

Us. :bow:

[A Gunner]

1 - 0 FT Clean Sheet

[adzzzbatch]

Arsenal making hard work of winning :lol:

:rolleyes:

[Niall_Quinn]

Flamini has done well over the last 10 mins.

That's it. FT. 0-1 Welbeck.

Horrible stuff apart from one moment of quality, but an away win is an away win.

[Munchies]

that banner :haha:

[Ralpheroo72]

Top 4 :trophy:

[Blink 1nce Quince 2wice]

Get in! Cazorla was desperate not to score.

[She Wore A Yellow Ribbon]

yay