The Derby Of All Time

No, I'm not talking about MU vs MC or Everton vs Liverpool, but...

ARSENAL VS TOTTENHAM


And that is the stand out match this weekend. Usually, Arsenal own this fixture but in recent times, the pendulum has swung towards the team in white. My prediction is 2-1 to Arsenal.

Anyway, why is it always special when Arsenal play Tottenham? Over recent seasons, the league fixtures at the Emirates have provided special moments of joy and sadness.




December 22nd, 2007


Arsenal 2-1 Tottenham

Goalless after the break, the game exploded into life when Adebayor side footed Fabregas' backheel into the bottom corner. Then, Dimitar Berbatov equalised. Manuel Almunia then saved Robbie Keane's penalty, but it wasn't him who stole the headlines. With 14 minutes to go, Emmanuel Eboue came off for Nicklas Bendtner. It was the Dane's first taste at this derby. Seconds later, the ball was in the net. Bendtner met Fabregas' corner with his first touch to score what proved to be the crucial winner.


October 29th, 2008


Arsenal 4-4 Tottenham


In this pulsating encounter, David Bently scored a volley from forty yards out that somehow beat Almunia, but Arsenal responded with Mikael Silvestre who headed in Robin van Persie's corner. 1-1 at half time, William Gallas nodded in a van Persie free kick, before Adebayor toggled the Gunners into a healthy position. Darren Bent gave Tottenham some hope but van Persie scored almost immediately after. With the score 4-2 until the 88th minute, Jermaine Jenas shot into the top corner before Aaron Lennon basked himself in glory by slotting in the equaliser at the death.



October 31, 2009


Arsenal 3-0 Tottenham


This game would be known as the "11 seconds derby". In a relatively even first half, van Persie touched home Sagna's low cross to make it 1-0. Then as Tottenham kicked off, van Persie won the ball and and passed to Fabregas, who evaded fruitless tackles to go through and score. There had been exactly 11 seconds of playing time between the first goal and the second. After the interval, the Gunners added the gloss to the scoreline after van Persie tapped in another Sagna cross.


November 20, 2010


Arsenal 2-3 Tottenham

This marked the official turning point in Tottenham's record over Arsenal. Their first win at the Emirates. Samir Nasri had gotten on the end of Fabregas' lobbed pass before getting past Huerlho Gomes and scoring from a tight angle. The match looked to be a cruise when Marouane Chamakh scored from Arshavin's cross. But in the second half, Gareth Bale pulled a goal back before Rafael van der Vaart scored from the spot. Then a late Younes Kaboul header won the match for the visitors.

BPL Results

Yay! I'm really happy today cuz' Arsenal are in the top 4! Yes, they beat Sunderland 2-1 and Chelsea lost to Everton 2-0. The Gunners are above the Blues, not by points, not by goal difference, but goals scored. Arsenal have racked up 48 goals all season in the league compared to Chelsea's 44. Newcastle meanwhile lost 5-0 to Spurs. Another big change in the table saw Manchester United go top of the pile after ousting Liverpool 2-1 at Old Trafford. Manchester City can go back top if they get a result at Aston Villa tonight.

That's all from football this time around. See you next time.

Tonight

There are plenty of awesome matches tonight, like the red hot clash between Manchester United and Liverpool, and the Gunners take on in form Sunderland. I predict a 2-1 win for the Red Devils while I think Arsenal will prevail 1-0.

Thrilling draw

Hey guys!

Yesterday I watched the match between Chelsea and Manchester United at Stamford Bridge.

And the result was:

CHELSEA 3-3 MANCHESTER UNITED


A Jonny Evans own goal gave Chelsea an undeserved lead in the first half, and 54 seconds into the second half, Juan Mata slammed in Chelsea's second. Mata then whipped in a free kick that David Luiz headed onto Rio Ferdinand and flew into the top corner. However, you can never write Manchester United off until the match is over, even if you're 3-0 up at home. Patrice Evra was then fouled by Daniel Sturridge in the penalty box. Sturridge was by far Chelsea's best player in this match, but that mistake cost them dearly. Wayne Rooney stepped up to fire the spot kick into the top corner. Then, Branislav Ivanovic slid in but mistimed his tackle on Danny Welbeck, resulting in another penalty. This time, Rooney chose the other way to give his team hope. Then in the 84th minute, substitute Javier Hernandez headed in Ryan Giggs' cross from close range. What a comeback.

In Seventh Heaven

Hey guys!

Last night, Arsenal demolished Blackburn 7-1. To be honest, I had my worries as Blackburn are unpredictable away from home, managing a draw at Anfield and a victory at Old Trafford. But all went to plan. Well, almost all. Within two minutes, the Gunners were in front. Francis Coquelin, who was given the nod at right back ahead of Bacary Sagna, put Theo Walcott skipping to the byline, whose cut back was tapped in by Robin van Persie. However, the team from Lancashire would manage to level. Laurent Koscielny hauled down Blackburn's Modeste, and from the resulting free kick Morten Gamst Pedersen managed to squeeze a shot into the top corner despite Wojciech Szczesny getting a hand to it. It was unlucky stuff, but they were ahead once again. Alex Song's wonderful pass found Walcott, and it was the same route as the first goal. Walcott's cut back and van Persie tucked home. Then it got even better for the home team. Tomas Rosicky was fouled but the referee played advantage, allowing van Persie to play in Alex Oxlade Chamberlain who rounded Paul Robinson and tapped into an empty net for his first ever Premier League goal. Minutes later, disaster for Blackburn. Mission improbable became mission impossible as Gael Givet was sent off for an ugly lunge on van Persie.

The second half was more of the same, and before too long, Arsenal had scored. As van Persie's corner was cleared, Koscielny set it up perfectly for Mikel Arteta who drove the ball into the bottom corner. You would get the feeling Blackburn were being torn apart. More goals were inevitable. Rosicky played a superb raking pass to Walcott. The winger stormed into the area and found Chamberlain, who used the first touch to control, the second to find the bottom corner. He was superb in the match, but the Man of The Match award went to van Persie. The ever impressive Coquelin used a bit of trickery to get past the full back, his low cross was met by the Dutchman who bombed the ball high into the net. Hat trick mission completed. Wenger made a double substitution, taking off Chamberlain and Koscielny, and bringing on Thierry Henry and Bacary Sagna. Then Alex Song was withdrawn in place of Yossi Benayoun. A seventh finally came. Henry robbed the ball from Grant Hanley, and teed van Persie for the shot. The Dutchman was about to pull the trigger, then unselfishly squared it back for Henry, whose shot took a lucky deflection before ending up in the net. It was job done for the Gunners. Here was Arsenal's team in full:

13 Wojciech Szczesny
39 Francis Coquelin
4 Per Mertesacker
6 Laurent Koscielny
5 Thomas Vermaelen
8 Mikel Arteta
17 Alex Song
7 Tomas Rosicky
14 Theo Walcott
15 Alex Oxlade Chamberlain
10 Robin van Persie

Substitutes:

21 Lukasz Fabianski
3 Bacary Sagna (came on for Koscielny)
16 Aaron Ramsey
23 Andrey Arshavin
30 Yossi Benayoun (came on for Song)
9 Ju Young Park
12 Thierry Henry (came on for Chamberlain)

Stalemate

Hey guys, Arsenal drew 0-0 Bolton at the Reebok Stadium. They played quite well but failed to convert their chances. Robin van Persie hit the post and the crossbar, just emphasizing how close Arsenal were to winning. Bolton had their chances as well.

Movie Making

Yes, I'm currently engaged in a movie project. It's called "We're Lost?!".

We're currently filming it, but it'll soon be ready.

See ya next time.

CNY FA CUP V2.0

I know I took too long to post this, but Arsenal managed to stage a superb fightback against Aston Villa. The Gunners were 0-2 down at half time, but they picked themselves up and won 3-2, thanks to a brace from Robin van Persie and one goal from Theo Walcott.
The other match was Sunderland 1-1 Middlesborough.

Now, some recent results:
BPL 31/01/2012:
MANCHESTER UNITED 2-0 STOKE
WOLVES 0-3 LIVERPOOL
SWANSEA 1-1 CHELSEA
EVERTON 1-0 MANCHESTER CITY

And Arsenal travel to Bolton tonight. I predict a scrappy 2-1 win for Arsenal.

Another topic: Valentine's Day

Yes, Valentine's Day is just around the corner.

Send all your love to your loved ones, and you know, if you have special someone.

That's all for this post, with LOTS of love, goodbye!