Palace vs FA Cup Winners. Saturday 3pm.

[She Wore A Yellow Ribbon]

finally a Saturday 3pm game.

Palace won't be easy. They'll Pardew it up and get in our faces, and their crowd will get on top of us.

1-1.



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[GP]

0-3

[Marc Overmars]

Potential banana skin for sure but Palace don't really have a lot of quality, except for Sanogo of course but he can't play.

0-2

[Niall_Quinn]

except for Sanogo of course but he can't play

That's putting it mildly.

[fakeyank]

If we can keep Chris Gayle (or whatever that kids name is) quite, we should be ok defensively.

[AFC Leveller]

Depends which Arsenal team turns up. If its the one that gave Stoke the lead inside 19 seconds then i fear for us but if we show the kind of fighting spirit and discipline we did at City or at Stoke at home then i cant see us dropping points.

1-1 or 1-4.

[Niall_Quinn]

If we can keep Chris Gayle (or whatever that kids name is) quite, we should be ok defensively.

I'd say just keep giving him the ball if we want to guarantee a clean sheet.

[Dein-machine]

I know there's a rule for loan players not being allowed to play against their real clubs but can't we back down & suggest that Sonogo should play - the whole 90 mins!

[Niall_Quinn]

I know there's a rule for loan players not being allowed to play against their real clubs but can't we back down & suggest that Sonogo should play - the whole 90 mins!

Palace would appeal and they'd win.

[Xhaka Can’t]

That's putting it mildly.

:lol:

[Özim]

Wish Sanogo coupld play, it would improve our chances 100%

[Marc Overmars]

Wheelchair is back for this.

Bellerin doubtful.

[fakeyank]

Hope he doesnt get anywhere near the pitch.. he is a liability. Rather we play Ozil + Cazorla in the middle or Cazorla + Rosicky... JW needs to be shipped the F out of the club.

[AFC Leveller]

Apparently wenger doesnt get on with pardew (apart from the fact that pardew is a ****) because when young pardew was learning his trade as a manager, one of the first managers to open the door for him for AW who let him watch our sessions and offered him support. AW was pissed off when pardew celebrated that west ham win in 2006 and felt let down and disrespectted by somebody who was once a nothing man that he helped out.

[A Gunner]

Need to win this!!! We could be in 3rd place by the end of the weekend.

[adzzzbatch]

I have a feeling it will be 2-1. I think the crowd at will get on top of us.

[Letters]

I was quite confident but they have had a decent record of late. They beat Spurs at home :(
Come on, Arsenal.

[Alpha]

We always get a good result against Crystal Palace . And I can't remember the last time we lost to them . Looking forward to the game . Hopefully 1-3 Arsenal.

[Master Splinter]

They are one of the worst possession teams in the League. If we take care of the ball, we should be in control, especially if Jedinak doesn't play. They have unpredictable, direct players, but they shouldn't be much of a problem if we approach it right. How we start will, as usual, dictate the rest of the game. We've started games quite well recently, so there's hope we don't sleepwalk into this and get mauled like we did at Stoke.

An optimistic 1-3 (Giroud, Cazorla, Walcott).

[A Gunner]

Starting 11: Ospina, Chambers, Mertesacker, Koscielny, Monreal, Coquelin, Cazorla, Welbeck, Ozil, Alexis, Giroud
Sub: Szczesny, Gibbs, Bellerin, Gabriel, Wilshere, Rosicky, Walcott

[Master Splinter]

Full teams:

Crystal Palace: Speroni, Ward, Delaney, Dann, Souare, Mutch, Ledley, Puncheon, Zaha, Gayle, Campbell.
Subs: Hennessey, Hangeland, Kelly, Jedinak, Bolasie, Ameobi, Murray.

Arsenal: Ospina, Chambers, Mertesacker, Koscielny, Monreal, Coquelin, Cazorla, Welbeck, Ozil, Alexis, Giroud.
Subs: Szczesny, Gibbs, Bellerin, Gabriel, Wilshere, Rosicky, Walcott.


We're up against pace, pace, pace and pace today and our two road-runner full-backs are benched. Hope it doesn't prove costly. Especially on Chambers' side.

[Globalgunner]

Monreal has improved of late, i think well be ok on his side. However Welbeck needs to stay and help Chambers out. he cant afford to lose possession stupidly. We can win this and win it well

[A Gunner]

God help me, I finally got Michael Owen doing analysis on PLTV...

[Munchies]

http://yumsports.com/streams/hd3.php

Stream

have a backup incase Ustream take it down

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Come on Arsenal. :bow:

[adzzzbatch]

Cheerleaders :bow:

[adzzzbatch]

Monreal :doh:

[Niall_Quinn]

Why doesn't Wenger know by now Monreal can't handle pace?

[Niall_Quinn]

And that away kit :sick:

[adzzzbatch]

And that away kit :sick:

All yellow, wtf is that about!

[Niall_Quinn]

Wish Ozil had taken the early shot there.

Anyway, he scores a good goal but the incompetent arsehole linesman rules it out.

[Master Splinter]

That was a fucking goal.

The tone is set.

[Niall_Quinn]

Coq :doh: WTF?

[adzzzbatch]

Played onside there :rolleyes:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Özil a little bit offside.

[adzzzbatch]

Fuck off coq

[Niall_Quinn]

That was a fucking goal.

The tone is set.

It'll even itself out when Utd are awarded an offside goal later.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

That really was ridiculous from Coquelin.

[adzzzbatch]

Monreal :doh:

[Niall_Quinn]

PEN!

[A Gunner]

Penalty

[Niall_Quinn]

To us btw.

[adzzzbatch]

Get in!

[Master Splinter]

Welbz :bow:.

[Niall_Quinn]

Was outside the box. Officials having a shocker so far.

[Munchies]

Penalty!!!

get in Welbz hahah

[A Gunner]

Carzola 0 - 1

[adzzzbatch]

YAY!

[Master Splinter]

Cathorla!!!!!!!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

PELANTY CAZORLA!!!!

[GP]

Ohhh Santiago Cathorla!

[Niall_Quinn]

My commentator reckons that's against the run of play?

We'd already had a good goal ruled out. At least the dodgy pen has evened it up.

[adzzzbatch]

Commentator tries to make out it was against the run of play :haha:

[Master Splinter]

Was outside the box. Officials having a shocker so far.

It has actually evened itself up for once :bow:.

But there will be wails of injustice of course.

Where's Tony Gale?

[Munchies]

Welbeck did great to win the pen

[adzzzbatch]

Monreal is getting fucked over there!

[Niall_Quinn]

Monreal is being destroyed by pace. As expected.

But Palace have no clue how to defend against Ozil and Santi.

Could be a few goals in this one.

[adzzzbatch]

Get monreal off FFS!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Özil passed it like a pubber there.

Campbell. :lol:

[AFC Leveller]

zaha is taking the piss outa montreal, nacho is really struggling.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ospina. :bow:

[AFC Leveller]

Gayle's crossing is saving out bacon.

[adzzzbatch]

We can't keep hold of the sodding ball.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Chris Gayle hits it for six. Again.

[adzzzbatch]

Giroud :doh:

[Niall_Quinn]

Gayle's crossing is saving out bacon.

Same as last week, the poor fucker is hopeless.

[adzzzbatch]

COME ON ARSENAL!

[Niall_Quinn]

Pardew already looks like he's in headbutt mode. Charging around the place waving and screaming.

[Munchies]

goal gif


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[adzzzbatch]

Commentators are mega pissed off that the foul on Welbeck was outside the area.

[adzzzbatch]

Palace have responded in very much the same way sp*rs did going 1-0 down.

[Niall_Quinn]

Second best to every ball so far. Got to calm this down and take some control.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Kos. :yikes:

[Niall_Quinn]

WTF? We didn't pick up the first booking :faint:

[adzzzbatch]

Second to every fucking ball! :banghead:

[AFC Leveller]

tottenham game all over again, only differencs is this time we have alexis to get us out trouble with his pace and penetration.

[Niall_Quinn]

Monreal's going to end up getting sent off. He's so badly outmatched for pace he'll never last the 90 mins.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Alexis gets hacked down, twice.

[adzzzbatch]

We're getting slaughtered esp monreal!

[Munchies]

these fouls!

[AFC Leveller]

zaha V nacho has pelanty writen all over it.

[adzzzbatch]

tottenham game all over again, only differencs is this time we have alexis to get us out trouble with his pace and penetration.

:gp: My sentiments exactly. Palace know if they keep going they can do us over.

[Niall_Quinn]

Kos with a bit of a crappy header. That should be on target at least.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Why didn't Pardiola ever set up the Barcodes to play this way against us?

[Niall_Quinn]

That'll do from Monreal. Competes with Zaha for the first time.

[adzzzbatch]

Clattenburg :haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Yeah nice one Clattenburg, give the foul when we don't want it. Berk.

[adzzzbatch]

So careless in possession.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Dann nearly pubbed it.

[adzzzbatch]

2nd to every ball!

[Niall_Quinn]

Thank fuck Gayle is playing for them today.

[adzzzbatch]

Why are the commentators obsessed with the fucking fans, watch the football ffs.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Palace have signed Dr. Fuentes, this isn't going to last.

[Niall_Quinn]

Coq booked, he's lucky not to be off by now.

[adzzzbatch]

We've been pretty shit to say the least. Coq :doh:

[Niall_Quinn]

Giroud :doh:

The little he's had to do he'd done badly.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Coquelin. :lol:

[adzzzbatch]

Giroud :banghead:

[adzzzbatch]

Wenger moaning his arse of about something.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

BFG. :bow:

[Niall_Quinn]

Dive by Zaha.

[Niall_Quinn]

Gayle is our best player.

[adzzzbatch]

These shit performances from us are really pissing me off!

[adzzzbatch]

sp*rs away mk II

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ledley. :haha:

[AFC Leveller]

WTF is this? shite all over the park, luckily for us we are up against a non scoring front 3.

they could get one from a set piece though, they have some big lumps.

[adzzzbatch]

Wenger still moaning .

[GP]

Divedivedivedivedivedivedivedivedive

[Niall_Quinn]

Zaha starting to go backwards now. Slowly we're getting a grip.

[Niall_Quinn]

Shitty play like that from Chambers doesn't help.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Monreal has the beating of Zaha.

[Globalgunner]

Sometimes I think we`re managed by Stevie Wonder, other times Mr Bean.

[adzzzbatch]

All over Alexis but he's strong enough.

[Niall_Quinn]

Giroud's having a day off.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Alexis. :bow:

[adzzzbatch]

Palace are diving alot.

[adzzzbatch]

Why doesn't ospina catch it from corners, he punches too much.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Commentator thinking WUMger did research.

:haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Why doesn't ospina catch it from corners, he punches too much.

I have no problem with it, gets it away from goal. When he judges it to be comfortable and in his favour, he catches it.

[adzzzbatch]

Still 2nd to every ball.

[adzzzbatch]

Giroud :doh:

[Niall_Quinn]

2-0!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Giroud!

Welbz :bow:

[A Gunner]

Giroud 0 - 2

[AFC Leveller]

biffffffffffffff

[adzzzbatch]

YAY!!

[Master Splinter]

BIF!!!!!!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

A lot of bluster from Palace, barely any quality.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

I'm so far behind. :haha:

GIROUD!!!

[GP]

Love Giroud.

He's is great.

[Niall_Quinn]

"Certainly against the run of play as well, nothing you could say about Arsenal getting a second goal but they did..."

BOOOO HOOOOO!

WAAAAAHHHHHHH!!!!

"Arsenal a little bit fortunate, certainly this is not a reflection of the half"


WAAAAAAHHHH!

[Letters]

Giroud :doh:

What about him? ##

[adzzzbatch]

Poor old palace all huff and puff no end product.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Arsenal the catenaccio specialists. :bow:

[Niall_Quinn]

HT 0-2

We've been pretty crap.

But not as crap as Gayle :haha:

[adzzzbatch]

What about him? ##

:ninja:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Palace 0-2 The Arsenal, HT. :bow:

[Letters]

A lot of bluster from Palace, barely any quality.

:gp:

They have had plenty of possession but done nothing with it.
We've not kept possession well but we've dealt with Palace fine at the back.
Overall, fairly content with how it's going.

[adzzzbatch]

"Certainly against the run of play as well, nothing you could say about Arsenal getting a second goal but they did..."

BOOOO HOOOOO!

WAAAAAHHHHHHH!!!!

"Arsenal a little bit fortunate, certainly this is not a reflection of the half"


WAAAAAAHHHH!

They're not too happy are they poor comentators.

Booooooooooooos ring out. Palace so hard done by.

[AFC Leveller]

Arsenal the new pubbers.

playing shite, getting goals, pubbing our way through games.

[Letters]

Oh, and a rare shout out to the ref. Think he's actually done pretty well today so far.
Not had loads to do but he's kept the game flowing and I have no complaints about his decisions.

[Niall_Quinn]

Players carrying Wenger again. He's set out the team EXACTLY wrong to face this type of opponent.

Wilshere could help in the second half. Sit him in front of Coq, Welbz off, move Ozil wide. Would give us more bite in the middle without sacrificing Santi.

[Niall_Quinn]

Oh, and a rare shout out to the ref. Think he's actually done pretty well today so far.
Not had loads to do but he's kept the game flowing and I have no complaints about his decisions.

He's been fair - mostly because he doesn't know what's going on.

[Blink 1nce Quince 2wice]

Finally equalling Southampton's Goal difference. We really haven't had a fir control of the game in the middle throughout but at least we've taken our chances.

[Niall_Quinn]

Welbeck is a bit of a Bambi but he certainly makes a nuisance of himself and gets involved and makes things happen. Giroud is becoming more of a poacher and spends long periods strolling around.

[GP]

Giroud :doh:

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B-YRVeJCEAAiaqc.jpg

[adzzzbatch]

I'm struggling to accept this is the way we play football now, pubbing it with the rest of them.

[Master Splinter]

I'm struggling to accept this is the way we play football now, pubbing it with the rest of them.

If you forget some of the comfortable victories and good performances recently, this is a good point.

[Niall_Quinn]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B-YRVeJCEAAiaqc.jpg

He's also on par with Drogba in terms of goals at this stage of hi PL career.

[adzzzbatch]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B-YRVeJCEAAiaqc.jpg

Good for him, hope he can score more. I'm sorry I just don't rate him as highly as other fans do.

[Master Splinter]

Welbz has been the instigator for both goals, but won't get any assists.

Stats :doh:.

[AFC Leveller]

BIF now has 8 goals in 11 PL games.

[Master Splinter]

Oh, and a rare shout out to the ref. Think he's actually done pretty well today so far.
Not had loads to do but he's kept the game flowing and I have no complaints about his decisions.

Clattenburg is not having a good day for either team today, but he's probably the best in the League. If this was another ref, we'd be down to 9, with 6 yellows, no pelanty and Palace would have been given a few goals.

[Master Splinter]

He's also on par with Drogba in terms of goals at this stage of hi PL career.

He's also not cheating scum like Drogba.

[Niall_Quinn]

Here we go. Let's not try to hang on for 45 mins please. More goals needed.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Come on Arsenal. :scarf:

[adzzzbatch]

They're complaining the 2nd goal was offside :haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Welbz has been the instigator for both goals, but won't get any assists.

Stats :doh:.

He will for the Fantasy League. :bow:

[Niall_Quinn]

LOL - commentators open up by informing us they've spent the break analysing the second goal. Offside, they conclude.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Zaha. :lol:

[AFC Leveller]

LOL - commentators open up by informing us they've spent the break analysing the second goal. Offside, they conclude.

haha these commentators cant stand arsenal winning.

[Niall_Quinn]

Wenger's response has obviously been - NOTHING.

Good we are winning, bad we have a manager that is so complacent in terms of in-game tactics.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Palace are 13th in this heathen league somehow.

[Niall_Quinn]

"If we can get an early goal, they're certainly in the game" :haha:

[AFC Leveller]

WTF that was a corner.

[adzzzbatch]

"If we can get an early goal, they're certainly in the game" :haha:

I missed that :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Özil header, Speroni saves.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Or a goal kick if you're completely blind.

[Niall_Quinn]

Is Wenger even at the match?

[Niall_Quinn]

What's got into Ozil? He's charging around the place defending and holding off opponents ushering balls into touch.

[AFC Leveller]

if we can keep this 2 goal lead until the 80th minute, we'll only have to hold on for 1 more minutes.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Özil the sweeper. :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Might be a good game for Wilshere provided he has remembered to apply the breaks before meeting a wall, we haven't really carried the ball forward particularly well.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Close down Puncheon you dozy berks!

[Niall_Quinn]

That's a cheap yellow for Giroud. He didn't mean that at all.

[AFC Leveller]

fucking close from alexis

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Bif booked.

[adzzzbatch]

Ooooooiooo

[Niall_Quinn]

OOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHH!

Ozil on the break and Alexis just wide.

[Niall_Quinn]

Thought he'd scored that. Excellent break. That's more like it.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

How did Alexis miss that?

[Master Splinter]

Sanchez stealing a living.

[Niall_Quinn]

Campbell off, Bolase on. Gayle goes to the centre.

[AFC Leveller]

OOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHH!

Ozil on the break and Alexis just wide.

literaly inches wide.

[adzzzbatch]

Wenger out of his seat moaning again.

[Niall_Quinn]

Wenger out of his seat moaning again.

At least he won't get deep vein thrombosis now.

[Niall_Quinn]

Great turn by Giroud but shot a bit tame.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Two Giroud deflected pubbers.

[Niall_Quinn]

We've lost Gayle's crosses now Bolase has gone wide.

[adzzzbatch]

The commentators urging palace to change tactics.

[Niall_Quinn]

If we don't change things we're going to concede.

Ospina doing a Ches :doh:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Zaha. :haha:

[Niall_Quinn]

Bif :doh:

[Niall_Quinn]

Monreal is being skinned again.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Bif trying to fool them with the old "oh look I fell down" routine.

[AFC Leveller]

Ospina injured, looks to be in pain.

[adzzzbatch]

Get up ospina!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Mutch Ado About Nothing.

[Niall_Quinn]

Ospina collapses. Must have got hurt when he dived over Merts.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ospina. :bow:

The Colombian flag is here to stay.

[Niall_Quinn]

Wenger taking advantage of the break in play by saying nothing to the players.

[AFC Leveller]

Gervinho>Zaha>Gayle

tbf.

[Niall_Quinn]

That's woeful from Coquelin.

[adzzzbatch]

Palace are shite.

[Niall_Quinn]

Bolase with a ???? Was it a shot?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Bolasie. :haha:

[AFC Leveller]

we are third as it stands.

[Niall_Quinn]

Commentators getting very frustrated now. Strong chance they will storm out in a huff.

[adzzzbatch]

Commentators getting very frustrated now. Strong chance they will storm out in a huff.

If we get a third I think they will.

[AFC Leveller]

bif wins plenty of long balls, fair play to him.

[Niall_Quinn]

This is a dreadful performance from us :haha:

Palace are really, really poor.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Midweek game, just the two subs for WUMger I guess today.

[Niall_Quinn]

Gayle with a header just over the bar. Why Creepy Uncle has him playing wide is a total mystery of Wenger proportions.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Gayle. :lol:

[Niall_Quinn]

Zaha does like a dive.

[adzzzbatch]

Surely we won't get away with playing like this against Monaco.

[Niall_Quinn]

I hope we don't play like this against Monaco.

[AFC Leveller]

Surely we won't get away with playing like this against Monaco.
different game the CL, teams dont press us and harry us like PL teams do.

[Niall_Quinn]

different game the CL, teams dont press us and harry us like PL teams do.

Yeah but it would be better if we pass to our own players a bit.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

No goals from other games please.

[adzzzbatch]

different game the CL, teams dont press us and harry us like PL teams do.

They'll have more quality than palace, we can't afford to give away this many chances.

[Niall_Quinn]

FK given against us for some weird reason.

[Niall_Quinn]

Puncheon wide with the FK. Ospina didn't move a muscle.

[adzzzbatch]

Commentators gutted that didn't go in.

[AFC Leveller]

that was one of the worst walls ive seen; there was noone there puncheon just missed the far post.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Puncheon somehow puts it wide. How?!

[A Gunner]

Ozil, Welbeck off
Rosicky, Gibbs on

[Letters]

Think Ospina had that covered.

[Niall_Quinn]

Rosicky and...

GIBBS!!!!!!

to come on.

WTF Wenger. I mean really , WTF are you on?

He watches Monreal getting slaughtered all match and Gibbs was available?

Ozil off. Welbeck off.

Wenger going negative and opting to hang on.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Rosicky and Gibbs on, Özil and Welbz off.

[adzzzbatch]

These palace players love a dive don't they.

[adzzzbatch]

Commentatros crying for handball!

[Niall_Quinn]

Zaha loves a dive. Guess he was competing against Young at Utd.

Ameobi coming on. Fuck, that cunt always flukes one in against us.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Murray and Shola Ameobi on. :rolleyes:

[adzzzbatch]

Pardew has used tactics to counter wenger's nonsense subs.

[Niall_Quinn]

Our passing :doh:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Surely going to have a lot of counter-attack opportunities now.

[adzzzbatch]

Cazorla being targeted for fouls.

[adzzzbatch]

Arsenal defending like statues.

[Niall_Quinn]

Bolasie with a lame effort.

[Niall_Quinn]

Gibbs gets it safely back to the Palace keeper.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Bolasie is shit.

[adzzzbatch]

Oh fuck off keep playing!

[Niall_Quinn]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO - why did we kick that out FFS!

All that happened was it gave the ref the chance to book Chambers.

Play on FFS!

[Letters]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO - why did we kick that out FFS!

All that happened was it gave the ref the chance to book Chambers.

Play on FFS!

Wastes time. They'll feel compelled to give it back. Works for me.

[Niall_Quinn]

This has degenerated into a closing time tin can lash about.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Kos with a Superman intervention.

[adzzzbatch]

Commentators not happy.

[A Gunner]

Gabriel on
Alexis off

[AFC Leveller]

3rd time this wenger has tried to not turn up and win, got a point at anfield, failed at spurs but has done it today.

genius.

[Niall_Quinn]

5 mins added time.

Gabriel on for Alexis.