Arsenal v Crystal Palace. 21/04/19. 16:00

[Marc Overmars]

Forget about top 4 if we're not winning these remaining home games against Palace and Brighton.

2-0.

Come you Gunners!!

[SMatthews]

I don’t think it will be that straightforward - we can’t win at home forever, so points could be dropped there soon, especially with all the rotation we have to do.

At the same time, two back-to-back away wins in tough arenas will put us in good stead. Before December, our away form was decent, so hopefully we’re over that (big) hump now (I think it was the Liverpool thrashing that broke us).

One goal conceded in the past seven games is really good going. Although, we’ll probably have to rest Kos before he breaks into pieces and we have no Sokratis so it’s a tricky one. Monreal has played a lot recently and he’s no youngster either.

[Mac76]

We need to be sharp today, but provided we are i'd hope we'd win, i guess the main worry is Zaha up against Mustafi, that's worth two or three free-kicks and possibly a pen to Palace, which Milivojevic will duly convert - i think 2-1 to us though

[SMatthews]

Apparently Torreira and Xhaka might not make it today due to small injuries which is far from ideal.

[SMatthews]

Jenko and Elneny start - need to go for goals early.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Leno, Jenkinson, Mustafi, Koscielny, Mavropanos, Kolasinac, Elneny, Guendouzi, Ozil, Lacazette, Aubameyang.

Goals galore needed. :bow:

[Mac76]

Jeez, that 'defence' ...

[Master Splinter]

98% of Palace's goals are pelanties.

And they play almost exclusively on the break.

In previous years, I'd expect us to give away two stupid pelanties and get caught constantly with counter-attacks.

Under Emery, I have hope that the players have prepared for this.

Too many changes could affect the cohesion. But for the most part, Emery's rotation has been effective recently.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Palace: Guaita, Ward, Kelly, Dunn, Wan-Bissaka, Meyer, McArthur, Milivojevic, Kouyate, Zaha, Benteke.

Hennessey is on the bench with his copy of Mein Kampf for light reading.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Mesut shot, easily saved.

[SMatthews]

Bit Wild from Elneny.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Mavropanos. :bow:

[SMatthews]

Zaha crying. Need to keep winding him up.

[SMatthews]

Palace running the midfield at the moment.

[SMatthews]

Fuck. Benteke scores.

We need to wake up.

[AFC Leveller]

Palace have a decent record away from home. Not hard to see why, very well organized under Woy.

[SMatthews]

Mustafi :doh:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Benteke? The goal repellent?

FFS.

[AFC Leveller]

We are such a gay team.

[Letters]

We are such a gay team.

We’d be killed if we went to Brunai? :unsure:

[SMatthews]

Even if Torreira has a injury it’s worth the risk. Elneny is not a PL starter.

[AFC Leveller]

First goal in 12 months for Bentekkers.

[LDG]

Jesus wept

[SMatthews]

Well played Laca

[SMatthews]

Mustafi jumped a little too early for that just over

[Globalgunner]

Every crap player in the league gets their debut goal or something similar against us. We are the most frustrating team to follow, "Defending aforethought"

[LDG]

Come on Arsenal for fucksake

[SMatthews]

Robbed of a clear penalty there.

[Marc Overmars]

FFS. Come on Arsenal.

[SMatthews]

Leno saves our arses twice.

[Globalgunner]

We need to sign somebody called Peter Parker. No one senses danger in this team. We could easily be 3-0 down. Benteke has reverted to type thankfully

[SMatthews]

Need more energy and movement in the second half. I’d take a draw.

Mustafi leaves Benteke in loads of space but he Bentekes it over.

[Marc Overmars]

We’re going to make this top 4 chase a lot harder than it should be aren’t we?

Come on Arsenal.

[SMatthews]

Elneny needs to come off for starters.

[LDG]

What do they need to be told to get them up for it?

Jesus.

Do they want Champions League or not. They’ve been gifted the results again this weekend.

[Globalgunner]

What do they need to be told to get them up for it?

Jesus.

Do they want Champions League or not. They’ve been gifted the results again this weekend.

Its the same wages, so what do they care

[radford78]

Very disappointing first half. Mustafi lost his man for their goal. Expect some changes at half time. The chance to gove above Spurs into third place should beenough motivation for our players. Second halfneeds to be an improvement.

[Master Splinter]

Poor Koscielny. Surrounded by incompetence on all sides again.

We have been listless. Need both of Mkhitaryan and Iwobi really.

Moss has been pathetic as expected. Maybe he'll bumble upon one correct decision in our favour.

[Letters]

So far, so Arsenal...

Come on, you dicks :fury:

[Marc Overmars]

Elneny needs to come off for starters.

Footballers don’t get anymore pointless than him. Knew this would be a slog when I saw he was starting.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Resting players. :lol:

What is the point?

[SMatthews]

Footballers don’t get anymore pointless than him. Knew this would be a slog when I saw he was starting.

If Torreira has a knock, I get it, especially with Wolves on the horizon, but there’s no one driving the ball forward. It’s the only way we’ll get through their two deep blocks. Elneny’s only good for seeing out games with the points in the bag.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Jenkinson and Mavropanos hauled off, Iwobi and Maitland-Niles on.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

OZIL!!!! COME ON!!!!!

[Marc Overmars]

OZIL!!!!

[SMatthews]

Get in!

Iwobi’s already made a difference.

[Marc Overmars]

Now stop fucking around and go win it.

[Letters]

Right! Now come on!

[SMatthews]

Lovely run and finish.

Off the ground finishes :bow:

[GP]

Brilliant finish by Mesut

[SMatthews]

Much much better

[SMatthews]

Cmon boys, few half chances and far more on it now.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Mustafi. :lol:

[Marc Overmars]

1-2 Zaha.

We’ve fucked it.

[SMatthews]

Zaha the cunt scores

[McNamara That Ghost...]

:doh:

[SMatthews]

Mustafi again.

[AFC Leveller]

Mustafi the agent

[SMatthews]

Yep, I’ll still take a draw.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Mustafi at it again.

[Master Splinter]

:doh:

[Globalgunner]

Mustafi the agent

I can think of much worse descriptions

[SMatthews]

Dann gets a free shot. Switched off again.

[Letters]

Oh you wankers :doh:

[Marc Overmars]

Just seen the goal.

Even by Mustafi’s low standards that was pathetic.

[SMatthews]

O Sokratis, where art thou?

[SMatthews]

Elneny off Torreira on.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Elneny off Torreira on.

Bit late now. :lol:

[SMatthews]

Game over.

1-3

[Marc Overmars]

1-3

Game over

Fuck off

[McNamara That Ghost...]

WTF?

Embarrassing.

[Globalgunner]

Clowns to the left, Jokers to the right. What really is the point of following this team. Ill just come back next season.

[Marc Overmars]

Everything going in our favour for top 4 and they’re doing their best to throw it away.

Absolute muppets.

[Letters]

:doh:

This is the Arsenalest Arsenal result for a long time.

Open goal to go 3rd and we blast it high and wide.

Utter fuckwits

[Master Splinter]

Emery fucked up the team selection.

Mustafi handed them the game.

[Marc Overmars]

We could be in real trouble by the end of the week if we don’t sort our lives out at Wolves and Leicester.

[Marc Overmars]

AUBA!!!

Come on you cunts!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

AUBAMEYANG!!!!

[SMatthews]

Auba!

[SMatthews]

Mazy run and a one-two off the Palace defence :bow:

[Letters]

Can’t see us getting anything at Wolves.
Not just saying that because of today.
We are hopeless away and Wolves are pretty decent this year.
It was in our hands to finish top 4.
Just typical of us to bugger it right up.

[SMatthews]

Can’t see us getting anything at Wolves.
Not just saying that because of today.
We are hopeless away and Wolves are pretty decent this year.
It was in our hands to finish top 4.
Just typical of us to bugger it right up.

Two good away results will change how we play away. We’ll win at least one of Wolves or Leicester.

[Marc Overmars]

Sounds like we’re pretty burnt out and won’t be equalising.

[Marc Overmars]

Mustafi booked for diving :haha:

What a shit show

[Letters]

Sounds like we’re pretty burnt out and won’t be equalising.

Even if we do, it’s not really good enough.
We have a remarkable home record to be fair but this was a must win game in the top 4 chase and we’ve cocked it right up.

[SMatthews]

Right across goal

[SMatthews]

Either side of the keeper and that would’ve been in.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

What a clusterfuck.

2-3 FT. :doh:

[Marc Overmars]

Bollocks