The Arsenal vs Chelsea, 8pm, Tuesday 22 April 2024

[Mac76]

0-3 Palmer hatter (not so unlikely a prediction this time around)

This will be a challenge, especially with tired players given Arteta's failure to rotate more substantially on Saturday

I suspect Havertz will be upfront again and Martinelli on the left with Jesus and Trossard back on the bench and I'm hoping Tomi will come in at LB

Maybe Havertz can benefit from the 'player scoring against his old club' thing

I don't see a clean sheet for us though, so we need to be getting two or three goals in this to get the job done

[Marc Overmars]

We’re much better than them and I’m hoping the cup exit has knocked the stuffing out of them now. They’ve managed a few results against the better teams this season so we should not take this for granted. Pressure is all on us to get the points so as always that will be determined by how well we cope with the expectation. Let’s hope we show more composure than we did at home against Bayern and Villa.

[KSE Comedy Club]

I am actually going to this tonight, my mate had a ticket going after his son dropped out.

Happy, happy days!!

3 points please team!

[KSE Comedy Club]

0-3 Palmer hatter (not so unlikely a prediction this time around)

This will be a challenge, especially with tired players given Arteta's failure to rotate more substantially on Saturday

I suspect Havertz will be upfront again and Martinelli on the left with Jesus and Trossard back on the bench and I'm hoping Tomi will come in at LB

Maybe Havertz can benefit from the 'player scoring against his old club' thing

I don't see a clean sheet for us though, so we need to be getting two or three goals in this to get the job done

I think Jorg should start in the middle with Rice for this.

[HCZ_Reborn]

Rice needs to sit this out tbh

[Letters]

I hope we win tbh

[Mac76]

Interesting lineup, he has shuffled things a little though predictably not Rice or Saka

Good to see Tomi back

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Arsenal: Raya, White, Saliba, Gabriel, Tomiyasu, Odegaard, Rice, Partey, Saka, Havertz, Trossard.
Subs: Ramsdale, Jesus, Smith Rowe, Martinelli, Nketiah, Kiwior, Jorginho, Vieira, Zinchenko.

Chelsea: Petrovic, Gilchrist, Badiashile, Disasi, Cucurella, Fernandez, Mudryk, Madueke, Caicedo, Gallagher, Jackson.
Subs: Bettinelli, Silva, Sterling, Chalobah, Chukwuemeka, Casadei, Deivid, Tauriainen, Dyer.

[Mac76]

Palmer out :good:

[Marc Overmars]

Huge bonus for us that.

Hopefully get an early goal to settle the nerves.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Disasi will need ot be targeted, a tank but slow. So a tank really I guess.

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

Disasi will need ot be targeted, a tank but slow. So a tank really I guess.

:lol:


0-3 Jackson hat trick

*1-3

[McNamara That Ghost...]

TROSSARD!!!!

[Marc Overmars]

Trossard!!!!

Get in!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

How the fuck is that not a red?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Just smack it Kai!

[Marc Overmars]

Fucking hell Havertz, you’ve got to shoot there

[WMUG]

Reminder that the VAR is a Liverpool fan.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Disasi misses it somehow.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Lovely turn from Rice.

[Marc Overmars]

Decent effort Rice

[Marc Overmars]

Need a second here while we’re on top

Chelsea causing some problems for our defence

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Havertz just fucking hitting it.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Oh he did. Saved

Then another save to stop it being 2-0.

[Marc Overmars]

Chances are there. Their keeper needs to piss off.

[Marc Overmars]

Our defence is struggling a bit with their pace.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Cucarella shot blocked, Fernandez shot wide!

[Marc Overmars]

We’re playing well but the game is a bit too open for my liking.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Quality has dropped so far from where it was at the start of the match.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

1-0 HT.
Not impressed with the midfield really.

[Marc Overmars]

Reminds me of a game from last season with the end to end nature of it. I guess Partey’s inclusion has contributed to that.

[Mac76]

Really should have got one or two more in that half, bad decisions in front of goal, bit worried about how tired they started to look, Saka and White are cooked

Plenty of energy drinks needed at HT, then some subs at 60 mins

[Mac76]

Reminds me of a game from last season with the end to end nature of it. I guess Partey’s inclusion has contributed to that.

Partey's been great

[Marc Overmars]

Definitely goals in this one and I wouldn’t be shocked if we were to be pegged back. Need to find a second quickly.

[Marc Overmars]

Partey's been great

I think the issue is that Rice is playing further forward. Probably Arteta’s instructions but I think he needs to sit a bit more and take the sting out of the game.

Basically feels like the Partey-Xhaka combo from last season. We’ve been used to a more stodgier midfield this year.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Shocking from Partey

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Petrovic saves from Rice!

[Marc Overmars]

Rice shot saved

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Havertz how?

[Marc Overmars]

Their keeper having a worldie FFS

[Marc Overmars]

WHITE!!!!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

WHITE!!!!

[Marc Overmars]

Great that we scored again early from a period of dominance.

Good stuff.

[Marc Overmars]

Stay switched on at the back please. Their quick players won’t stop running.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

HAVERTZ!!!!

[Marc Overmars]

HAVERTZ!!!

What a ball from Odegaard

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Probably a foul from Gabriel. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Jackson misses a sitter.

[Marc Overmars]

Jackson :lol:

[Marc Overmars]

Probably a foul from Gabriel. :lol:

Looked like it. :lol:

[dazthegooner]

Probably a foul from Gabriel. :lol:

Yup McCoist is very vocal about that one.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

HAVERTZ!!!!

[Marc Overmars]

HAVERTZ!!! :bow:

[Marc Overmars]

Revenge for that 6-0 please.

[HCZ_Reborn]

Havertz on a hat-trick

That would be chef’s kiss

[Marc Overmars]

WHITE!!!

What a fluke :haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

5-0!!! Beautiful

[dazthegooner]

WHITE!!!

What a fluke :haha:

Played for and Got :sulk: ;)

[Letters]

:haha:

Amazing

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Loads of changes.

Saka still on. :lol:

[HCZ_Reborn]

Ridiculous subs

Why take Havertz off when he’s on a hat-trick

[Marc Overmars]

Rice hits the post!

What a move

Oh offside anyway

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Martinelli shot, wide.

[Marc Overmars]

Martinelli should have made it 6

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Arsenal 5-0 Chelsea, FT!!!

Absolutely brilliant. :bow:

[Marc Overmars]

FT 5-0

We absolutely fucking battered them. That was sweet.

On to the NLD. :sick:

[Mac76]

Decent result ;)

[Letters]

Come on Everton.
And Brighton

[HCZ_Reborn]

Bit shaky first half, scored early second and then we smelt blood.

[Mac76]

Played for and Got :sulk: ;)

Seriously, it was and it was

As i said about the Trossard Wolves goal, players miss often enough trying this stuff so let's give them credit when it goes right

After all, apart from scoring what else what would he be trying to do?

[HCZ_Reborn]

Seriously, it was and it was

As i said about the Trossard Wolves goal, players miss often enough trying this stuff so let's give them credit when it goes right

After all, apart from scoring what else what would he be trying to do?


It was a cross, White pretty much admitted as much himself “I tried to go across goal, it went in!”

It doesn’t matter they all count, but you look at his face after he scored it was one of amused bewilderment as if to say “how did I manage that”

[WMUG]

Seriously, it was and it was

As i said about the Trossard Wolves goal, players miss often enough trying this stuff so let's give them credit when it goes right

After all, apart from scoring what else what would he be trying to do?

I dunno, how about putting on a plate for the two players completely free in the 6 yard box? :lol: