Arsenal (A) - Sat 1st Jan, 12:30 | Pre-Match Thread

[SidJames]

No Pjil in such a big game is sickening,

 

[ancoats]

A closer look at today's opponents​

Arsenal have won each of their last five Premier League home games, keeping a clean sheet in each of the last four. They last won five in a row without conceding at home in the competition between January-April 1999.


The Gunners have only lost one of their last 10 Premier League games on New Year’s Day (W8 D1), going down 2-0 at Southampton in 2015. At home, they are unbeaten in 11 New Year’s Day games (W9 D2) since a 2-1 loss against Tottenham in 1985.

Arsenal midfielder Emile Smith Rowe has scored in each of his last four Premier League appearances, and a goal here would make him the third youngest (21y 157d) player to score in five in a row in the competition for any side, after Nicolas Anelka in 1998 (19y 239d) and Jose Antonio Reyes in 2004 (21y 10d).


Ooohhh, would be nice to come away with another win after seeing those stats ;)

stats mean nothing really when you face the best team in the league
a good run of games can change your season and outside the top 3 or 4 well its same as all beating each other

we are the acid test the bench mark and for arsenal it really is a freebee nothing to lose game. so you fancy them coming out strong for 20 minutes or so and the press will be key ? but can they keep it up for the whole game or long enough to keep the pressure on the city players

manchester city have earned the lead we have and have 2 games banked and we would still be top of the table
so we can play our game today and the truth is if city turn up we beat anybody in the league home or away

 

[GornikDaze]

Bet you checked that post for spelling mistakes five times before actually posting it

I checked it 5 times to see if he’d made one!

 

[Shirley]

Well it might make bellend journos and rival fans think twice about our squad depth when they look at our bench today. Scum, Chelsea can field a lot stronger benches as things stand

I doubt it

 

[kaz7]

No Pjil in such a big game is sickening,

Lol

 

[Decepticon]

Who's the biased homer officious give us nothing give them everything **** ref today?

Calm down, the refs will give us a helping hand today. Top4 for the rags is a must for Pigmol.

 

[Academica]

I have been doing it for years because others didnt bother

It's like wearing my lucky socks, don't feel good if it's not you who has posted the team.

 

[Hart of the Matter]

This present Arsenal side isn't as dislikeable as previous sides but they are still Gooners, c'mon City, batter these cnuts.

They are diving cheating cnts, there front 3 put Salah in the shade. Nailed on penalties today....

 

[skillman]

I feel confident every time Mahrez plays. Come on blues!

 

[Eccles Blue]

Who's the biased homer officious give us nothing give them everything **** ref today?

Winifred Atwell!!