Blackpool (Possible, 4-3-3): Kingson; Baptiste, Cathcart, Evatt, Crainey; Grandin, Vaughan, Adam; Taylor-Fletcher, Campbell, Ormerod.

Arsenal (probable, 4-2-3-1): Almunia; Sagna, Squillaci, Koscielny, Clichy; Song, Wilshere; Nasri, Fabregas, Arshavin; Van Persie.

Referee: Lee Mason. Matches: 18. R5 Y77.


Tale of the game
Arsenal have gone five games without a win in all competitions, their worst run for 11 months.

If they fail to win again it will be the first time since December 1998 that they have gone six games without a win.

In that run they drew three and lost three; in their last five the Gunners have drawn three and lost two.

The Tangerines have the worst home record in the Premier League with just four wins and 15 points at Bloomfield Road.

And the Gunners arrive with the best away return, with seven wins and 27 points on their travels.

But they are now seven points adrift of leaders United, while Blackpool are one place and a point off the relegation zone.

When the teams met at the Emirates Stadium in August, Arsenal won 6-0, but were only one goal ahead when Ian Evatt was sent-off.

Arsenal are unbeaten in their last six games against Blackpool in all competitions; their last defeat was in the FA Cup, at Bloomfield Road, in 1970.

And they have not lost there in the league since 1965, when Blackpool won 5-3 in the old First Division.

Blackpool have gone four without a win, conceding 12 goals, and are without Chris Basham, Billy Clarke and Matt Gilks.

Arsenal are without Denilson, Johan Djourou, Wojciech Szczesny, Lukasz Fabianski, Thomas Vermaelen and Emmanuel Frimpong.


This season: Arsenal 6 Blackpool 0

Last season: N/A.

Stat of the game: Blackpool have conceded 63 goals, the most in the Premier League. And Arsenal can boast 59 goals, the second highest in the division.

Match

Since 8th of april? Not even a follow up post by the creator or the staunch GAYfollowers.
How the cookie crumbles. A month or even 2 wks back this thread must have reached 10 pages with bunkum and false win, tenhunt, red and with army, lets go there, 4-0 gunners, brace by fab4 or el capitor, Hatrick by Ebuea, Prince Dr chief pdp acn apga cpc NASIRU, Ashihoho for hatrick and so on.

Guys make una no lose hope, mathematically its possible, Ok assuming Man United lose to chaves and Arsenal at the emirate or SAF get ankle while playing for Hamilton or St Jonstone reserve and Arsenal win all their games till may. Its possible guys. Have faith and give 100% support to your team come rain or shine. . Or are you guys satisfied with second position(Remember Roman army dey one point behind).

@ presido, they have finally realised that it is not by mouth and posts on nairaland that will help them. Let arsenal win this game now u will start to hear all sorts of permutations and bunkumeries about how they WILL win the league. The only problem is that they can end up 3rd or even 4th.

Lehman

this is gonna be a bloodbath. i weep 4 my beloved

Arsenal we love thee, come what may, we shall be here supporting you. Lets go there

I thought we forgot how to win games again

kashmo:

I thought we forgot how to win games again

Actually, I thot Eboue had forgotten how to score
thats his first goal this season.

duduspace:

Arsenal we love thee, come what may, we shall be here supporting you. Lets go there

we love you Arsenal, no matter what.

duduspace:

Actually, I thot Eboue had forgotten how to score
thats his first goal this season.

spot on my fellow gunner! i wonder if eboue was venting his frustration this season for smashing in that ball like

See luck. If d ref hadn't played advantage it would have been a red card for Lehmann and a penalty, meanwhile Arsenal don't have a goalie on d bench. Who would have played in goal, Koscielny?

Clichy should be our 3rd choice LB

Mad Jens still got it?

^^^^^

lol

montelik:

See luck. If d ref hadn't played advantage it would have been a red card for Lehmann and a penalty, meanwhile Arsenal don't have a goalie on d bench. Who would have played in goal, Koscielny?

blah blah blah, if Vidic had also been rightly sent off against West Ham instead of a yellow for his foul on Demba Ba nko?

See luck. If d ref hadn't played advantage it would have been a red card for Lehmann and a penalty, meanwhile Arsenal don't have a goalie on d bench. Who would have played in goal, Koscielny?

arsenal fans depend on ref mercy to survive matches. fabregas played away the ball after the ref has blown the whistle and the commentator mentioned that van persie issue at barca.
the ref nromally had a choice in sending off lehman but refused to do so. if he had done just that, the arsenal fans will tell u that the ref has spoilt the match. 3 different penalties and that ref did not give even one.
that is a shame.
wenger and his fans are celebrating second position as this is the first time in 6 yrs that they are going to finish in the top 2.

@1025
You have come again
Pls mention the 3 penalty claims.
are you sure it's even 3. . . maybe na 10 sef!
Who told you we are celebrating 2nd??
Unlike you guys, we have not given up on the title.
See you talking about penalty. . . .
Didn't you see Torres pushing the wigan goalie on Saturday so that Malouda can score!
Who helped you to beat Wigan 1-0. . . no be referee
another referee would have booked Torres for the assault on the goalie and match would ahve ended 0-0
the same team you beat 6-0 abi na 8-0 just a few months ago
rubbish