Chelsea v Arsenal, 12:00 GMT (06/11, BT Sport 1)

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Have to start fast as often Potter has to change things during the game as things start pretty iffy for them.

[Marc Overmars]

We’ll lose and that bellend will score to add insult to injury as well.

[Mac76]

We’ll lose and that bellend will score to add insult to injury as well.

Yeah 3-0 Auba hatter

[Letters]

We’ll lose and that bellend will score to add insult to injury as well.
This is a pretty likely outcome tbf :(

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Would be pretty galling to lose to a team that might have Sterling at wing back.

[HCZ_Reborn]

Tomoyasu most likely not going to play, if Cedric starts…we have all the evidence we need that Arteta is a deranged head case and needs removing from society

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Chelsea: Mendy, Cucurella, Silva, Chalobah, Azpilicueta, Loftus-Cheek, Jorginho, Mount, Havertz, Aubameyang, Sterling.
Subs: Bettinelli, Hall, Koulibaly, Kovacic, Ziyech, Gallagher, Zakaria, Pulisic, Broja.

Arsenal: Ramsdale, White, Saliba, Gabriel, Zinchenko, Partey, Xhaka, Saka, Odegaard, Martinelli, Jesus.
Subs: Turner, Tierney, Holding, Cedric, Lokonga, Elneny, Vieira, Nelson, Nketiah.

[Marc Overmars]

With Zinchenko back that’s pretty much a first choice 11 for Arteta.

[HCZ_Reborn]

With Zinchenko back that’s pretty much a first choice 11 for Arteta.

Yep once again we are totally committed to not playing with full backs

[Mac76]

I really feel for Tierney - and us if he gets so fucked off with it that he leaves

Personally I'd rather see Zinchenko play instead of Xhaka, as he plays inside from the left and likes to get forward, so will suit what Xhaka's being told to do now, but Zinchenko's obvs a couple of classes above Xhaka at least.

And it means we get to play Tierney too, but it won't happen for as long as Xhaka is physically able to walk on to the pitch

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Come on Arsenal. :bow:

[Mac76]

Germaine Genius there to provide some objective analysis i see...

[HCZ_Reborn]

Silly away fans booing Auba because he told the truth about Arteta’s inability to work with players with big personalities

Despite the fact that Elneny pretty much backed up what he said by saying “there are no big egos in the dressing room”

Football is a balance, you have too much ego you ruin team spirit and create a toxic dressing room

Too little and you have a team without character and individuals without initiative

Making Odegaard Captain rather sums up what Arteta favours

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Not our best freekick routine. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Lovely football.

[GP]

White goes close.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

White. :lol:

[Mac76]

White :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Awful from Havertz.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Much closer from White this time.

[Mac76]

Awful from Havertz.

and Zinchenko - he's aready abandoned the LB position entirely

[GP]

Xhaka :bow:

[Mac76]

should be a yellow for Cucurella there

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Foul throw. :bow:

[Mac76]

Zinchenko :haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Thiago Silva denying Jesus.

[mandela8]

and Zinchenko - he's aready abandoned the LB position entirely

Clearly under instruction though. That's what Arteta wants from him.

[Mac76]

Clearly under instruction though. That's what Arteta wants from him.

ikr, just makes me nervous but still overall a good start

[GP]

The cunt gets booked

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Auba booked.

Send him off!

[Mac76]

that's an amber card for Auba

[McNamara That Ghost...]

OH Jesus.

[mandela8]

Fuck me.

Sitter.

[Mac76]

so close

beautiful build up out from our defence

[mandela8]

Partey is absolutely dominant here.

[mandela8]

Xhaka just can't move the ball quick enough. Just isn't capable, unfortunately.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Saka booked.

[GP]

Why is the officiating so bad every single week?

[Mac76]

Oliver started well today but he's now remembered he needs to give all the decisions against us

[McNamara That Ghost...]

0-0 HT.

[Mac76]

our corners have been dreadful today

[Marc Overmars]

Should have scored. Didn’t.

We know how this story ends now.

[HCZ_Reborn]

Should have scored. Didn’t.

We know how this story ends now.

We’ve only once won after being 0-0 at half time away from home in the league. But only five times under Arteta in now 55 league matches have we been 0-0 at half time. We lost to Brighton in 2020, Newcastle in 2022, Drew with Brighton in 2021 and Leeds in 2020 and beat Brighton in 2020.

So given we aren’t playing Brighton…who knows what will happen.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Come on Arsenal. :bow:

[Mac76]

a shame, we played some excellent passign fotball at times but missed teh Jesus chance and elsewhere didn't quite make it happen, as i say above we really wasted our corners

and there's not much on the bench to change the game, I'd say Tierney and Nelson our best bets

[Mac76]

ffs another sh*te cormer from Saka, give it to someone else ffs

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Send him off!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Martinelli should do better.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Oh tbf, Partey took it off him haha.

[Mac76]

if Partey leaves that alone it's a goal

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Chalobah booked.

[Mac76]

Martinelli :rolleyes:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Jesus pls score.

[GP]

GET IN!!!

COME ON!!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

GABRIEL!!!! SAKA??!!!

WHO KNOW!!!

[Mac76]

YES!!

[GP]

Auba goes off, had about 3 touches.

Arteta spot on again.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Auba hauled off. :lol:

Havertz off too.

Gallagher and Broja on.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Saliba. :bow:

[Xhaka Can’t]

Silly away fans booing Auba because he told the truth about Arteta’s inability to work with players with big personalities

Despite the fact that Elneny pretty much backed up what he said by saying “there are no big egos in the dressing room”

Football is a balance, you have too much ego you ruin team spirit and create a toxic dressing room

Too little and you have a team without character and individuals without initiative

Making Odegaard Captain rather sums up what Arteta favours

Auba looks blue.

Once again, Arteta can’t get the best out of him.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Saka noooo

[GP]

Auba looks blue.

Once again, Arteta can’t get the best out of him.

https://i.imgur.com/i30dTTm.png

[Mac76]

:lol:

[Xhaka Can’t]

Too bad, so sad.

Now fuck off.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Odegaard nooo.

Had to bury it.

[Ralpheroo72]

Fuck Auba

[Xhaka Can’t]

Odegaard should have done better there.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Need to bury them.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Zinchenko off, Tierney off.

Makes sense.

Loftus-Cheek off, Kovacic on.

Mount off, Pulisic on.

[Mac76]

Azpi :lol:

[Mac76]

Need to bury them.

yes we got a goal but we've had four really good chances in this game we haven't taken, need to be more clinical

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Pel?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Outside the area.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

I thought White was going to smash it in for Chelsea.

[Mac76]

pel for me

[Marc Overmars]

Hang in there lads. :pray:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Gallagher booked.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Saliba is so good.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Odegaard off, Elneny on.

Come on Elneny. :pray:

[Ralpheroo72]

Saliba is a worldie

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Some of our transition play has been absolutely superb.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Five added minutes.

Where the fuck has that come from?

[Xhaka Can’t]

Five added minutes.

Where the fuck has that come from?

You see son, Chelsea are losing.

[Mac76]

5 mins ET :faint:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Fight fight fight!

[Mac76]

So funny after the commentators saying Xhaka was a lot calmer these days :haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Chelsea destroyer Holding coming on. :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Would hope that is that.

[Marc Overmars]

Get in!!!

What a fucking win. Really wasn’t expecting 3 points today.

It will probably end in tears but judging by how things have gone so far, why can’t we challenge for the title?

[GP]

GET the FUCK IN!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Chelsea 0-1 Arsenal, FT!!! GET IN!!!

[Ralpheroo72]

We’re the finest team the world has ever seen!

[Letters]

Holy shit!

[Mac76]

YES!!! :scarf:

[LDG]

Fucking unbelievable:haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Xhaka drops the F bomb. :haha:

[HCZ_Reborn]

Excellent Result, well deserved….coming to Stamford Bridge and getting another win…seems to be Arteta’s favourite away ground.

[selassie]

This team is clearly emerging into a title contender. There i said it! It's not just the results, it's the performances too, we basically went to the Bridge and dominated them for large parts of the game.

Great win.

[Mac76]

terrific performance today, one of the best this season.

Saliba is God

[mandela8]

Fuckin magic.

Absolutely dominant there. Just lack a bit of quality/cutting edge I'm attack but the defence and midfield we're unreal. Especially in transition...both way.

Partey...would take his entire length, tbh. As close to a 10/10 performance as you'll see.

[GP]

Xhaka drops the F bomb. :haha:

It's fuckin' excellent