Chelsea v Arsenal LIVE

ko: 1.30pm

Apparently, Podolski and oxlade are both out

Might see the same team as against swansea ?

Arsenal XI: Szczesny; Sagna Mertesacker Vermaelen Gibbs; Coquelin Diaby; Walcott Wilshere Cazorla; Giroud.

Bench: Mannone, Koscielny, Jenkinson, Santos, Frimpong, Ramsey, Arshavin

Chelsea XI: Cech; Azpilicueta, Ivanovic, Cahill, Cole; Ramires, Lampard (c); Mata, Oscar Hazard; Torres.

Bench: Turnball, Ferreira, Betrand, Ake, Marin, Terry, Ba

NOT in #AFC squad today: Fabianski, Rosicky, Arteta, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Podolski, Gervinho

wtf is that bench for us

Our bench..

Fancy Chelsea today..

how come koscielny is on the bench ? i thought he was suspended ?

timzink wrote:how come koscielny is on the bench ? i thought he was suspended ?

last man red card = 1 game ban

serious foul play = 3 game ban

GET IN THERE ARSENAL

Little bad luck + really sloppy defending to blame for both Chelsea goals thus far ... ugh.

The best thing that can happen now is we get thrashed so we might panic into buying some players!

I love Wenger, but if this match continues like it looks like it might, I do not look forward to his interview afterwards. "Eet was a little bit ze mental strength, and ze handbrake, and Coquelin he was fouled ..."

Don't worry, I smell a goal before half-time (courtesy someone unexpected, like Diaby), and then a Cazorla-inspired comeback in the second half. Followed by official confirmation that Arsenal are signing El Shaarawy.

This is a *bleep* training match for Chelsea

Wenger already has his ready made excuses for the first two goals. We need to concede more if we want to see some panic buys

Commentator says he'll be amazed if Wenger doesn't make any chances at half time. Obviously doesn't watch enough Arsenal matches

Sagna is having mare out there. Wenger asking bit too much from him.

Start ranting..
This team is useless.. No coordination.. You may be totally useless.. But show some passion and energy atleast..
We look and stand allowing them to pass in our half and they press us and force wide.. How many times we saw Jack screaming to his team mates to press...
Flop of half.. Diaby.. Playing like Ramsey.. Taking needless extra touches, slowing our attacks and terrible passing..
Our defence is a joke.. We look like conceding whenever they have the ball.. Sagna, Metskr and Gibbs have been too poor.. Metskr clearances dont cross the box.. Lol.. Cazorla.. Again anonymous..
Top of first half.. Coquelin..
Giroud wasted another chance, it would have been a different game if we scored first..

Hoping he comes off. He's left the right side completely agape, either unfit or lost his pace.

Sagna failing to take advantage of space/freedom ahead of him,nothing new!
Cazorla given away the ball and not much better in inside left role either
Even more mobile Dibay compared to Arteta can get caught out and lose the ball when dropping to receive more to do with awareness

and just give a goal kick to chelsea rather than corner to us eery single bleep corner led to them launching a counter

Mata and hazard can create some overload and ramires run look very hard for us to deal with

but Giroud movement has been pretty good rare positive maybe!

shit performance

Sagna and Cazorla have been continuously poor for so many matches.. Needs to be dropped..

Well done Theo!

Why didnt Wenger try to play Arshavin in the center with Jack, instead of Ramsey? Hopefully he will play well, because we need a win pretty bad.

How is that Ramires hasnt gotten a red card, or two yellows?