Game in hand

billycopper · March 28, 2013

Our game in hand (away to Arsenal) could be key. If we won it we could overtake the Gunners, close to within 3 points of fourth-placed Spurs and put 6 points between us and Liverpool. And the task isn't as formidable as it has been in recent years for a number of reasons:

In recent matches at the Emirates Arsenal have been beaten by Bayern Munich, Blackburn and City, held by Liverpool and only narrowly overcame Villa, Stoke and Swansea.
Wilshere and Diaby's injury concerns mean that they are short on numbers in defensive midfield.
The last time that either Giroud or Walcott found the net in a league game was 6 matches ago in January.
Mis-firing Stoke are the only team in the league not to score at the Emirates since Christmas.

Brennan · March 28, 2013

Wilshere will be back for the game.

Petit · March 28, 2013

When was the last time we won away at Arsenal?

ijjysmith · March 28, 2013

Petit said:
When was the last time we won away at Arsenal?

1878.

FTY · March 28, 2013

We'll lose. We always do.

Brennan · March 28, 2013

carlos21 said:
dont think so andrew.

Fair enough mate !

billycopper · March 28, 2013

Petit said:
When was the last time we won away at Arsenal?

Blackburn, Swansea and Wigan have all won their in the last 12 months, so it is achievable. The last few seasons have been 1-0, 2-1 and 2-2. We just need to up our game a little bit.

BadWool76 · March 28, 2013

billycopper said:
Blackburn, Swansea and Wigan have all won their in the last 12 months, so it is achievable. The last few seasons have been 1-0, 2-1 and 2-2. We just need to up our game a little bit.

You know what happens when we are asked to "up" our game don't you

toffee-fellaini · March 28, 2013

Moyes record away at Arsenal

Played 10 won 0

Eric Djemba-Djemba · March 28, 2013

It still gets me that we didn't win there in 2010. Great performance and an excellent goal by Pienaar. Had to be two ****ing deflected goals for them.

MartSlinger · March 28, 2013

Eric Djemba-Djemba said:
It still gets me that we didn't win there in 2010. Great performance and an excellent goal by Pienaar. Had to be two ****ing deflected goals for them.

Landon Donovan's EFC debut! We were superb that day, deserved the 3 points.

toffee-fellaini · March 28, 2013

Eric Djemba-Djemba said:
It still gets me that we didn't win there in 2010. Great performance and an excellent goal by Pienaar. Had to be two ****ing deflected goals for them.

That goal by Pienaar was magnificent.

Bluenose1995 · March 28, 2013

they are the luckiest team apart from the RS, amount of deflected goals/penalties they get to earn them the 3 points in matches is shocking.

MartSlinger · March 28, 2013

[video=youtube;Gf5LpxPVpyI]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gf5LpxPVpyI[/video]

Eric Djemba-Djemba · March 28, 2013

MartSlinger said:
[video=youtube;Gf5LpxPVpyI]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gf5LpxPVpyI[/video]

Excellent counter attack. If United had scored that it would've been all over Sky for weeks.

Loved the defence splitting pass from Cahill, didn't see many of them.