EPL: Arsenal FC vs Derby County FC
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Barclays Premier League
Emirates Stadium
Saturday, September 22, 2007
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League Table (as of 19 Sept):
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TV Listing:
Arsenal vs Derby County 9.55pm (exclusive live)
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i bet this will be arsenal's biggest win of the season.
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4-0 Arsenal.
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hmmm.. How big?Originally posted by dragg:i bet this will be arsenal's biggest win of the season.
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AOS
aka Any other score
Eduado n bentner might play, denilson diaby too...
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hmmmm becareful for what u wish for.. Derby may look small but rmb Sheffield Utd game last season? yeah we lost and because of Jens Lehmann, cannot be complacent.
Arsenal to win 2 - 0 (RVP and Eduardo).
i'm going to AFC supporters club this saturday, last call, who wants to join me!! xD -
2-0
Fabregas, Adebayor -
7-0 must do better than liverpool!!
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2-0 win to Arsenal due to Champions league fatigue
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5-0 to Arsenal..
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this wont be an easy match cos derby did beat newcastle..am i right? myb Aw will consider resting fabregas rvp and let da silva and denilson or diarra to play?
a 3-0 win for us goals from da silva,adebayor and any one of our defenders! -
Derby did win against Newcastle. But i believe Arsenal can take what it takes to beat Derby comfortably.Originally posted by felirox:this wont be an easy match cos derby did beat newcastle..am i right? myb Aw will consider resting fabregas rvp and let da silva and denilson or diarra to play?
a 3-0 win for us goals from da silva,adebayor and any one of our defenders! -
Derby beat NC at home.
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Wenger could be without six players for Derby clash
Arsenal could be without six players for the Premier League clash against Derby County. Jens Lehmann (elbow), Emmanuel Eboue (ankle) and William Gallas (groin) are long-term absentees, while Tomas Rosicky went off with a hamstring injury in the midweek Champions League victory over Sevilla.
Philippe Senderos (hip) and Alex Hleb (knee) are also doubtful for Saturday's match at the at Emirates Stadium.
Boss Arsene Wenger told Arsenal TV Online: "Of course Rosicky is now added to Lehmann, Eboue and Gallas. He is definitely out. "Hleb is a major doubt because of a kick on his knee. He has liquid on it today so we'll see how it goes down. Senderos is a doubt with a hip problem.
"We don't know how bad that is. We'll see how it responds to treatment on Friday morning. I could not give you a percentage chance on their fitness at this stage. "I will rotate a little bit to bring in some fresh players. Who, I don't know yet because that depends on whether Hleb and Senderos will be available."
Woah,if hleb,senderos and rosicky are ijured,who's gonna replace these three? walcott,diaby and diarra/gilberto silva at CB / alex song?
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Originally posted by felirox:
tis is wat happens when u dun hv deep enuff squad... most likely walcott play right wing, flamini play left midfield, n hoyte center with toure...
[b]Wenger could be without six players for Derby clash
Arsenal could be without six players for the Premier League clash against Derby County. Jens Lehmann (elbow), Emmanuel Eboue (ankle) and William Gallas (groin) are long-term absentees, while Tomas Rosicky went off with a hamstring injury in the midweek Champions League victory over Sevilla.
Philippe Senderos (hip) and Alex Hleb (knee) are also doubtful for Saturday's match at the at Emirates Stadium.
Boss Arsene Wenger told Arsenal TV Online: "Of course Rosicky is now added to Lehmann, Eboue and Gallas. He is definitely out. "Hleb is a major doubt because of a kick on his knee. He has liquid on it today so we'll see how it goes down. Senderos is a doubt with a hip problem.
"We don't know how bad that is. We'll see how it responds to treatment on Friday morning. I could not give you a percentage chance on their fitness at this stage. "I will rotate a little bit to bring in some fresh players. Who, I don't know yet because that depends on whether Hleb and Senderos will be available."
Woah,if hleb,senderos and rosicky are ijured,who's gonna replace these three? walcott,diaby and diarra/gilberto silva at CB / alex song? [/b] -
Arsenal v Derby
Arsenal are sweating on the fitness of defender Philippe Senderos (hip) and winger Alexander Hleb (knee).
Tomas Rosicky is definitely out with a hamstring problem and joins William Gallas, goalkeeper Jens Lehmann and Emmanuel Eboue in the treatment room.
Derby are set to be unchanged from the team that notched their first win of the campaign against Newcastle.
Kenny Miler's hamstring held up to the test, and while Darren Moore and Giles Barnes are fit the match is too soon.
Arsenal (from): Almunia, Clichy, Sagna, Senderos, Toure, Fabregas, Flamini, Hleb, Diaby, Adebayor, van Persie, Fabianski, Eduardo, Diarra, Denilson, Gilberto, Walcott, Song, Bendtner, Hoyte.
Derby (from): Bywater, Griffin, Moore, Malcolm, Teale, Davis, Camara, McEveley, Todd, Oakley, Mears, Pearson, Howard, Price, Earnshaw, Miller, Jones, Leacock, Lewis. -
DAVIES WARY OF FABREGAS' THREAT
Derby manager Billy Davies is preparing his side to face a player he believes is potentially the best midfielder in the world - Arsenal's Cesc Fabregas.
The Rams are buoyant after earning their first win of the season on Monday night against Newcastle - a result which saw them move off the bottom of the Barclays Premier League - but Davies insists there are even stiffer challenges around the corner.
He takes his side to the Emirates Stadium on Saturday and Fabregas, in commanding form this season with three league goals and two Champions League strikes to his name already, is the man Davies fears most.
And although he thinks the Spaniard is among the finest players on the planet at present, the Scot concedes that the Gunners have so many possible match-winners they cannot get them all into one team.
He said: "Fabregas is one of the best, if not the best, midfield player in the world.
"He is a top, top player on great form.
"But they have so many good players. Look at their bench, they have top, top players on the bench. Look at the stand even, they have top quality players sitting in the seats of their stand."
Regardless of their quality, Davies insists his side must try and repeat the success they enjoyed against Newcastle, where some full-blooded defence and a stunning 30-yard goal from debutant Kenny Miller earned them a deserved win.
"I've said all along that only with time will this team improve and individuals will improve.
"Our first seven games (including Arsenal) were always going to be very difficult matches. We've played sides over the last few weeks who should finish in the top six - the Liverpools, the Newcastles, the Tottenhams.
"But Monday night was much more like it for us.
"You go to do your best and we'll try and get our players playing at their maximum on Saturday. We go down there to compete and to try and carry on from where we left off against another expensive unit in Newcastle.
"We are finding our feet but we know that doesn't guarantee us victories."
As for Miller, Davies believes he finally has a striker of international class to call on after missing out on a number of other targets during the summer.
"You don't want to play against him because of his energy, his pace and his tremendous goalscoring ability.
"But it's not just Kenny, I look at our whole side and there's quality." -
omg.....derby has quality...so does woodland wellingtons
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fabregas not onli the dangerman...
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Derby can go play in S league la
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Originally posted by turbo_drift:
got show live... ch 27...
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No live or delay telecast for this match
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Gilberto Back For Arsenal On Saturday
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has revealed that Philippe Senderos has been passed fit for SaturdayÂ’s visit of Derby, and Gilberto will return to the side.
WednesdayÂ’s excellent 3-0 victory over Sevilla appears to have come at a price, with both Alex Hleb and Tomas Rosicky out for SaturdayÂ’s game against Derby.
It was thought that Swiss defender Philippe Senderos would also be missing after picking up a knock against the Spaniards, but Arsene Wenger has revealed that he has been passed fit for the weekend clash.
There are still three other absentees for Arsenal, however Wenger believes he has the strength in depth to rotate the squad.
“We still have Eboue (ankle), Gallas (groin) and Lehmann [elbow) out,” said Wenger. “We have lost Rosicky and Hleb as well now. Rosicky has a minor strain and will be out for 10 days, Hleb has a knee injury. But Senderos will be fit.
“I will rotate a little bit and try to get the right mixture between stability and some fresh legs as well,” he said. “Gilberto will be back, maybe Theo Walcott will start, I do not know yet. Eduardo down the left can be a possibility as well.” -
he bk is gd but theres no need to rush him... still got hoyte to standby...