Arsenal vs Crystal Palace, New Year's Day, 4pm. SS1.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Let's win.

[Herbert_Chapman's_Zombie]

Yes....lets

[McNamara That Ghost...]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C1F_f4qWEAATvjn.jpg

No Mesut.

[A Gunner]

Starts: Cech, Bellerin, Gabriel, Koscielny, Monreal, Elneny, Xhaka, Iwobi, Alexis, Lucas, Giroud
Subs: Ospina, Maitland-Niles, Mustafi, Coquelin, Ramsey, Reine-Adelaide, Oxlad-Chamberlain

Is this the most double surname ever?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Oxlad. :bow:

[Herbert_Chapman's_Zombie]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C1F_f4qWEAATvjn.jpg

No Mesut.

Bit concerning, on one hand I'm happy for him to be dropped, his attitude on the pitch was deplorable against Man City but hope it's not going to be one of those long term injuries or a Wenger injury.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

He hasn't been dropped; officially at least he is ill.

[Gooner23]

Fuck, looks like Giroud up top again wasn't a one off.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

We'll know if that's true when Theo and Mesut aren't dead and Ox is fully alive.

Crystal Palace: Hennessey; Kelly, Dann, Tomkins, Ward; Cabaye, Flamini, Puncheon; Townsend, Zaha; Benteke.
Subs: Speroni, Fryers, Husin, Mutch, Sako, Lee, Campbell.

Agent Flamini. :pray:

[Marc Overmars]

Should be a comfortable win, though our games with Palace have generally been fairly close.

2-1.

[Power n Glory]

Credit to Wenger trying Alexis behind Giroud and Perez playing down the left and Iwobi down the right may mean we'll stretch play and cross the ball.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Us. :lol:

Worst team in the league.

[GP]

Fuck, looks like Giroud up top again wasn't a one off.

I know, he might score again :(

[GP]

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[McNamara That Ghost...]

Gary Neville. :sick:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Come on Arsenal. :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

There was a massive gap in the middle of the area with Palace defending that corner.

[Goonermerree]

Come on Arsenal. New year, new us.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Giroud and who else missed that? :haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Sort your life out Bif.

[Goonermerree]

Come on take these chances.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Gunnersaurus to dive in front of Zaha. :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Townsend on Monreal. :sick:

[Goonermerree]

Its ok, now if that had been xhaka...

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Poor corner from Raonic.

[Goonermerree]

When oh when, will we learn to take corners.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Alexis cuts in but wide it goes, just.

[GP]

We are looking dangerous.

[Goonermerree]

We need to get some crosses into giroud and utilise his strengths.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Iwobi shot, saved by Hennessey just about.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

GIROUD, WHAT A GOAL!!!!!!

[A Gunner]

1 - 0 Giroud!!!

[Goonermerree]

Giroud made and scored

[GP]

HOLY SHIT WHAT A GOAL!!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Unbelievable! :haha:

[Marc Overmars]

Wow!!!

Well done Bif

[GP]

That was brilliant by Giroud all around. Speechless.

[Goonermerree]

Cross the ball and he will score.

[Master Splinter]

That's goal of the decade. And not a flukey offside one either.

Giroud's two incredible touches :bow: :bow:.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Mkhitaryan with the assist apparently. :bow:

[GP]

https://streamable.com/y51mb

:bow:

Incredible.

[Goonermerree]

And can we please keep a clean sheet?

[Gooner23]

I know, he might score again :(

Fair play, he's mugged me right off with that one. Brilliant goal!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

That was poor from Lucas.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Elneny struck it firmly but wide. Right thing to do there though.

[Goonermerree]

Keep the pace up lads, don't sit back on a one nil.

[Master Splinter]

Bellerin is basically playing in Ozil's position. But much higher up. :lol:

The only annoying thing so far is that we're not 4-0 up.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Not far wide from Alexis again.

[Goonermerree]

Come on Arsenal, these are games we have to put to bed.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Kebab shot, straight at Cech.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Iwobi boots it out of play for some reason.

[crashley]

Shame Flamini had to join this bunch of quims.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Too many hoofed passes.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Alexis whacks it but right at Hennessey.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

How hasn't Alexis put it in? :doh:

1-0 HT.

[Marc Overmars]

Should be done and dusted.

Need to keep up the tempo and kill them off.

[Master Splinter]

Alexis defending well for Palace today.

[Goonermerree]

Shame we're not two or three up, Palace still in it score wise.

[Gooner23]

Wish we were more ruthless, happens so often and then we out ourselves under pressure with a narrow lead.

Good first 20 mins though, really fast pace.

[Master Splinter]

Need to keep up the tempo and kill them off.

Sadly, we rarely do. Which is why it's always annoying if we don't score a few in our little boost period.

[Niall_Quinn]

Best bit about Bif's goal was the fact 5 players were moving forward at pace towards the opposition goal. Absolutely incredible stuff! Forward! Towards the opposition goal! FIVE of them! Wow!

Otherwise didn't see the rest of it. Boring shit I assume?

[Goonermerree]

Best bit about Bif's goal was the fact 5 players were moving forward at pace towards the opposition goal. Absolutely incredible stuff! Forward! Towards the opposition goal! FIVE of them! Wow!

Otherwise didn't see the rest of it. Boring shit I assume?

No still playing with pace. We did let the tempo drop for a few minutes, then picked it up. Could have had 3 more with a bit of luck.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Come on Arsenal. :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Dreadful defending.

Bentekkers clears it for us.

[Goonermerree]

Hope we don't switch off

[McNamara That Ghost...]

WTF is going on? :haha:

Can't score.

[Marc Overmars]

2nd goal can't be too far off.

Palace can't defend

[Goonermerree]

2nd goal can't be too far off.

Palace can't defend

Which is why we should be more than one goal ahead.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

IWOBI!!!!!

[A Gunner]

2 - 0 Iwobi

[Master Splinter]

IWOBIIIIII!!!

[GP]

IIIIIIIIIIWOBI

[Goonermerree]

Iwobi is having a good game and its good to see him score.

[Marc Overmars]

There it is

Now for some +1's

[Marc Overmars]

Poor corner to give away there

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Cech saves from Bentekkers, punches one, then saves another!

:haha:

[Goonermerree]

3 great saves form cech

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Cech saves from Townsend.

[Goonermerree]

living dangerously there

[Goonermerree]

We're too casual at times.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Cech saves another!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Zahahaha.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Kebab off, Mutch on.

[Marc Overmars]

So easy to get past old man Monreal these days

[Goonermerree]

We want three, we want three - and a clean sheet. Come on

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Shot on target from Bellerin I say.

[Goonermerree]

Should have been a corner.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Palace just want to chuck it in for us.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Townsend off, Lee on.

[Goonermerree]

We've been a tad unlucky with those 50/50 scrambles in the penalty box.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Elneny off on his travels, Coquelin on.

Lucas off, Ramsey on.

[A Gunner]

Elneny & Lucas off
Ramsey & Coquelin on

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Freekick to us, dangerous area.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Iwobi off, Oxlad on.

[A Gunner]

Iwobi off
Ox on

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Bentekkers off, Campbell on.

[Goonermerree]

Come on Ox, I'm willing for you to come good

[Marc Overmars]

Palace's defending :lol:

This should be more than 2

[Goonermerree]

Again the ball pinging about in the penalty area, could go anywhere, but they get it.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Alexis. :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Monreal booked.

[Goonermerree]

Ox is causing them problems.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ramsey somehow misses the target.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Tomkins booked.

[Globalgunner]

Ramsey somehow misses the target.

He has been doing that for a few seasons now. Close to falling into the useless category, that boy

[McNamara That Ghost...]

2-0 FT. No easy games in this league. :lol:

[A Gunner]

2 - 0 FT

[Marc Overmars]

Easy win