Arsenal v Chelsea, Boxing Day (17:30 GMT, SS Main Event)

[McNamara That Ghost...]

:lol:

This will be fun.

[Mac76]

0-3 Abraham hatter

[Gooner23]

Shame we're not the early kick off, get it out the way and enjoy the rest of the day.

Do these muppets have any kind of performance left in them?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

I think the players have tuned out until we get another signing recommended by Kia Joorabchian in January.

[Marc Overmars]

Don’t know why but I think we might pub a win.

[Slacker]

0-3 Abraham hatter

Tammy is 5/2 to outscore Arsenal. Worth a punt???

[Xhaka Can’t]

Don’t know why but I think we might pub a win.

Yeah, I don’t know why you think that either.

You’ll probably think differently about three and a half minutes in.

[Ollie the Optimist]

No willian or Luiz in the squad at all.


Although Xhaka starts. He should never be picked again after his red card tbh

[Marc Overmars]

Martinelli and Smith-Rowe start. As does Mari. :popcorn:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Arsenal: Leno, Bellerin, Holding, Pablo Mari, Tierney, Elneny, Xhaka, Saka, Smith Rowe, Martinelli, Lacazette.
Subs: Runarsson, Cedric, Mustafi, Miatland-Niles, Ceballos, Willock, Pepe, Nketiah, Aubameyang.

Chelsea: Mendy, James, Zouma, Silva, Chilwell, Kante, Kovacic, Mount, Pulisic, Werner, Abraham.
Subs: Kepa, Rudiger, Azpilicueta, Emerson, Gilmour, Jorginho, Havertz, Hudson-Odoi, Giroud.

[Mac76]

Martinelli and Smith-Rowe start. As does Mari. :popcorn:

yeah, sorry to see Xhaka but i guess it was inevitable - hope the young guys do well

[hobson's choice]

So Bellerin against Pulisic or the other one. And once again Xhaka walks right into this team. This again is not a game for Xhaka, ffs play AMN in the fucking middle instead off Xhaka and Ceballos

[Globalgunner]

Arteta had little imagination in his latter days as a player. Showing even less as a manager. How crap is this squad that Xhaka gets picked every time

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Werner hasn't scored in 8 games. Don't worry Timo, we've got your back.

[Marc Overmars]

Gabriel is isolating as a close contact was positive.

Willian and Luiz are both unwell but tested negative.

[Globalgunner]

Gabriel is isolating as a close contact was positive.

Willian and Luiz are both unwell but tested negative.

Thats the narrative but who cares. Luiz and Willian are no big miss

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Martinelli scuffer.

[Marc Overmars]

Bright start.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Is that an effort on target from Lacazette? It bounced against him. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Holding gives it straight to Werner, nothing comes of it.

We had our fun, now back to nervous kittens at the back.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Pablo Mari with an obvious and stupid yellow.

[Letters]

Yeah, I don’t know why you think that either.

You’ll probably think differently about three and a half minutes in.

:pal:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Smith Rowe scuffs it.

Shite from Bellerin really.

[Marc Overmars]

Smith-Rowe :doh:

Got to make contact there

[Letters]

How the fuck did we miss that?! :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

PELANTY!

[Marc Overmars]

Penalty :popcorn:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

VAR will probably reverse it.

[GP]

PELANTY!

Great pass from Xhaka

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Or not! VAR. :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

LACAZETTE!!! :bow:

[Marc Overmars]

Lacashite scores

[GP]

lacalacalaca

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Neville says Pires invented diving. :haha:

[Marc Overmars]

Elneny is shit.

[Mac76]

C'mon!!!

[Gooner23]

Neville says Pires invented diving. :haha:

Still bitter that Bobby was much better than him

[GP]

Still bitter that Bobby was much better than him

Bobby was better than most

[Mac76]

werner :haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

XHAKA!!!! Holy shit what a freekick!!!

[Marc Overmars]

Xhaka!!

Wow.

[Globalgunner]

WTF!

[GP]

yeah, sorry to see Xhaka but i guess it was inevitable - hope the young guys do well

:lol:

[Marc Overmars]

Whatever you think of him, that shit cunt can strike a ball.

[Xhaka Can’t]

Still bitter that Bobby was much better than him

One of the most exciting players ever to put on an Arsenal shirt.

[Globalgunner]

Have we had a 2 goal lead in any league game this season?. I cant remember any

[McNamara That Ghost...]

2-0 HT. Stop the count!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Have we had a 2 goal lead in any league game this season?. I cant remember any

Fulham. Until it was 0-3.

[Mac76]

good goal - this does mean xhaka will still be playing for us when he's 80 though... :(

[Marc Overmars]

Not bad.

Still can’t do much effectively from open play but a deserved lead I would say.

[Mac76]

good first half - hold it together lads :pray:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Xhaka in Red Dead Redemption 3, maybe 4 actually.

I've got a plan, Arteta!

[Gooner23]

The Martinelli effect.. has given the team a massive injection of energy. Smith Rowe is also playing well, provides a link to the forwards that we've been missing.

[Mac76]

The Martinelli effect.. has given the team a massive injection of energy. Smith Rowe is also playing well, provides a link to the forwards that we've been missing.

yeah, after this he's got to give them both a proper run in the first team

[Marc Overmars]

Amazing how different a performance can be with a bit of movement, energy and interest.

[Globalgunner]

ESR has done more in 45mins than Willian has done all season

[McNamara That Ghost...]

I couldn't make out if we came back out to a WWE song because Gary Neville was banging on about something.

[Mac76]

Werner subbed :haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Well done Bellerin, for once.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Maybe we just needed to clarify our clear the air talks.

[Mac76]

james fouled martinelli then

[McNamara That Ghost...]

SAKA!!! What a goal!!! :bow:

[GP]

Holy shit!! DID YOU SEE THAT!?

[Letters]

What a goal!!

Saka :bow:

[Mac76]

Saka!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :lol:

[GP]

LACA
XHAKA
SAKA

[Marc Overmars]

No way did he mean that.

Saka. :bow:

What a man.

[Xhaka Can’t]

All this shit throughout the season, just to lull Chelsea into a false sense of security.

Arteta :bow:

[Letters]

Laca
Xhaka
Saka
:d

[Letters]

LACA
XHAKA
SAKA
<_<

[GP]

Laca
Xhaka
Saka
:d

OK boomer

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Great effort from MartiPele.

[GP]

MartiPele.

From Wet Wet Wet?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Saka. :bow:

He's so good.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

From Wet Wet Wet?

And so the feeling grows.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Mendy saves from Martinelli.

Martinelli. :bow:

[Mac76]

pulisic :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Smith Rowe off, Willock on.

Well done ESR.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Conte shocks everyone by making it on to the pitch according to Tyler.

[Letters]

Oh Martinelli.

Good move though.

[Mac76]

great ball from tierney to martinelli, pity he didn;t score

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Willock loves blazing over.

[Mac76]

ESR :clap:

[Gooner23]

If Saka and Martinelli stay fit then Willian and Pepe shouldn't start in the league again this season.

[Mac76]

who TF taught Xhaka to play football in the space of a week?

[Marc Overmars]

I’m so shocked we look a better team a few more of younger guys involved.

[Mac76]

Willock loves blazing over.

should've passed it to laca

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Martinelli off, Pepe on.

So good to have Martinelli back. :bow:

[GP]

Martinelli :bow:

The bastard son of Luke Skywalker and Bruce Lee

[Marc Overmars]

Should be some space for Pepe to make an impact.

Martinelli :bow:

First name on the team sheet.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Havertz coming on.

No Bif at all seems weird.

[Xhaka Can’t]

https://media4.giphy.com/media/9ysK5Xxpfmw2A/giphy.gif

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Thiago Silva booked.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Kante off for Havertz.

[Mac76]

Bif :pal:

[Gooner23]

Should be some space for Pepe to make an impact.

Martinelli :bow:

First name on the team sheet.

Hopefully this means no Willian going forwards :wave:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Thiago Silva heads over, I think.

[Marc Overmars]

Hopefully this means no Willian going forwards :wave:

If Arteta bottles it and brings all the favourites back after this performance, he’s a mug.

[Globalgunner]

If Arteta bottles it and brings all the favourites back after this performance, he’s a mug.

We know that already he brought Xhaka right back didnt he?

[Mac76]

Willock really is useless

[Marc Overmars]

We know that already he brought Xhaka right back didnt he?

Xhaka is having his annual good performance. I’ll let this one slide.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Tammy heads over. :lol:

Chelsea are doing an us and just spamming cross after cross.

[Marc Overmars]

Willock really is useless

Good energy box to box, but absolutely shit with the final product.

[Mac76]

uh-oh Mustafi might be coming on - Chelsea could still do this...

[Mac76]

Abraham :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Tierney booked.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Mendy gifts it to Lacazette. Lacazette gifts a save for Mendy. :lol:

[Globalgunner]

Laca throwing away a Xmas gift

[Marc Overmars]

FFS Lacashite

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Elneny whacks the woodwork.

Mendy saves from Holding!

[Marc Overmars]

Elneny smashes the bar

We should be 5-0 up

[Letters]

Laca :doh:

[GP]

No exaggeration to say we could have 17

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Tammy offside. :lol:

Disallowed goal.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Will probably be given.

Couldn't keep a clean sheet, the berks.

[Marc Overmars]

3-1

:rolleyes:

[Globalgunner]

Mustafi effect

[Bumble]

interesting how different the team is when not chasing the game. anyway arteta job safe for season now. comfortable midtable

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Thiago Silva clears one for us.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Pelanty to Chelsea. Stupid challenge from Pablo Mari.

[Marc Overmars]

Chelsea penalty

Fuck off

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Leno saves it!!

Agent Jorginho. :bow:

[Mac76]

Silva :haha:

[Marc Overmars]

Saved!

[Globalgunner]

Only Arsenal can do this .....LENO!!!!. what a bloke

[Mac76]

damn i'm really behind here...

[GP]

Hop and a skip and a twat

[Xhaka Can’t]

Chelsea penalty

Fuck off

That's what Leno said.

[Marc Overmars]

Here comes Mustafi to lead us to glory

[Globalgunner]

Mustafi can only make things worse. Even worse, we are allowing Barca another look at him FFS

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Arsenal 3-1 Chelsea, FT!

Honest Frank. :haha:

Up to 14th. :cloud9:

[Marc Overmars]

Mid table secured for another season :bow:

[Mac76]

Arsenal :bow:

Frank :pal:

Auba :pal:

Willian :pal:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Kelly Cates says it's a win that doesn't do much for us. :lol:

We're battling to stay up currently you berk.

[I am invisible]

Oh Chelsea... take the shame!