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Wednesday October 28, 2009 Finished Emirates Stadium

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Arsenal

  • Merída 19’
  • Bendtner 50’

Liverpool

  • Insúa 26’

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  1. Arsenal edge past Liverpool

    Arsenal edge past Liverpool

    Arsenal moved into the quarter-finals of the Carling Cup with a 2-1 win over Liverpool at the Emirates Stadium. More

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Arsenal
    • Liverpool
    • 90' Full time and Arsenal progress to the quarter finals of the Carling Cup.
    • 90' It's a late corner for Arsenal and surely it's all over now.
    • 90' Four minutes of added time and Arsenal are trying to play keep-ball.
    • 88' Voronin is set free on goal but is pulled back by an offside flag. He looked onside to me.
    • 87' Merida is replaced with Coquelin. It's a defensive move by Arsenal.
    • 81' Liverpool have some belief now and Voronin shoots powerfully but it's straight at Fabianski.
    • 81' Superb play from Eduardo who wriggles through three players and shoots across the face of goal.
    • 80' BIG CHANCE! Kuyt whips teh ball across the face of goal for Babel, it's perfect for him but he makes no contact. The ball then breaks to Aquilani who shoots at Fabianski.
    • 78' A great run from Degen, he seeks out Voronin in space but the ball is just too strong. We could be in for a bright final 15 minutes.
    • 77' Cheers from the Liverpool fans as £20m man Aquillani is into the fray for Plessis.
    • 76' Arsenal bring on Watt and Randall for Bendtner and Eastmond.
    • 75' An awful defensive header from Eduardo drops to Spearing on the edge of the box, but he slices his shot wide.
    • 74' Liverpool throw on Benayoun for Ngog. He could unlock the door.
    • 72' A fantatci free kick is whipped in by Eduardo and Liverpool do well to scramble the ball clear.
    • 68' Skrtel goes down with a blow to the head and he headed Eduardo. Ouch!
    • 65' Babel gets hold of a free kick and Fabianski does well to gather the stinging low drive.
    • 63' Arsenal have not put this to bed yet and Liverpool are seeing a little more of the ball.
    • 59' Slick play from Arsenal, they are queueing up to have a go. Eduardo is crowded out and Ramsey sees a shot charged down.
    • 55' CHANCE! Voronin and Degen exchange passes, the ball comes back to the former who flashes a shot a foot wide of the far post.
    • 54' Great play from Arsenal, Nasri shows great feet to secure some space on the right and get in a cross that goes right across goal.
    • 52' Arsenal surrendered the initiative after taking the lead in the first half. Will they learn their lesson?
    • 50' GOAL ARSENAL! Arsenal spring forward in the blink of an eye, Merida slips a pass in to Ramsey who allows Bendtner to take over, he shifts the ball out of his feet to create a yard of space and hammers his shot into the roof of the net.
    • 48' Sloppy defending from Arsenal, the ball drops to Spearing on the edge of the box but he slices his shot well wide.
    • 48' Ngog whips in a dangerous cross from the right and Silvestre does well to flick the ball clear of danger.
    • 46' Liverpool get the second half underway.
    • 45' Half-time and it's been a cracking game so far. All square at the break.
    • 45' Plessis, buoyed by the signing of a new deal, shoots from distance but the ball flies wide.
    • 43' An almighty scamble as Cavalleri drops a cross, a host of players take swings at the ball it eventually falls to Bendtner who shoots straight at the keeper. Relief for Cavalleri. (It does say Reina is in goal, but he isn't we've got technical issues!)
    • 42' Arsenal break forward again, Nasri slips the ball into the path of Eastmond but his cross is well cut out by Degen.
    • 36' Arsenal flow forward, Eduardo flicks the ball to Nasri who keeps it moving to Ramsey who stabs his shot over the onrushnig keeper but Liverpool get men back to clear.
    • 31' All of a sudden Liverpool have a spring in their step and a timely tackle from Senderos halts Babel from racing into the box.
    • 26' GOAL LIVERPOOL! And another cracker. The ball breaks to Insua on the bounce 25 yards out, the full back chests it down before firing a dipping shot over Fabianski and in. What a strike.
    • 24' GREAT KEEPING! Liverpool whip a free kick into the box at pace, Fabianski comes through a crowd of players to claim the ball. That's what you want from your keeper.
    • 23' Bright move from Liverpool, Babel lays the ball off for Voronin but he takes a touch too many and Senderson sticks out a leg to make the tackle.
    • 19' GOAL ARSENAL! And it's nothing more than Arsenal deserve. Voronin gives it away again, Merida picks it up 20 yards out and thumps it home off the near post. That's his first goal for the club and what a way to get it.
    • 17' GOAL, NO! Brilliant stuff from Arsenal, one-touch passing between Ramsay, Eduardo and Bendtner sees the Dane break clear, he looks certain to score but flicks the ball to his right for a team-mate and Cavalleri gathers. It was brilliant to watch.
    • 16' Voronin gives the ball away and he is clearly struggling with a leg problem. I think he'll be off soon.
    • 15' A moment of alarm for Fabianski as a poor first touch offers a chance to Voronin but the keeper just clears the ball before the Liverpool forward can nip in.
    • 11' Nasri takes the free kick himself but flips the ball over the wall and wide. A big groan greets it, the crowd expected more. So did I!
    • 10' Great feet from Nasri and he is unceremoniously dumped on the floor by Skrtel.
    • 9' SUBLIME! And then ridiculous. A glorious backheel from Ngog allows Degen to surge in and get a sight of goal, but he shoots wide with the outside of his boot. It was a cracking move.
    • 8' Arsenal seem to be finding their stride, slick passing finds Merida who shoots from 25 yards but the effort goes wide.
    • 7' Liverpool give the ball away in a dangerous area, Nasri surges forward and seeks out Eduardo but his pass goes astray.
    • 6' A clash of heads sees Plessis head off for a bit of treatment. He should be okay.
    • 3' Bright moments for Liverpool, the ball is whipped in for the onrushing Kuyt but he stabs his effort wide.
    • 1' Arsenal get us underway.
    • - The players are making their way out and are given a great welcome by a packed Emirates.
    • - It's a pretty strong side for Arsenal in the Carling Cup and i'm looking forward to seeing how Nasri gets on on his first outing.
    • - Arsenal: Fabianski, Gilbert, Senderos, Silvestre, Gibbs, Merida, Eastmond, Ramsey, Nasri, Bendtner, Eduardo Subs: Szczesny, Bartley, Coquelin, Frimpong, Randall, Sunu, Watt
    • - Liverpool: Cavalieri, Degen, Insua, Skrtel, Kyrgiakos, Plessis, Spearing, Babel, Kuyt, Voronin, Ngog. Subs: Reina, Aquilani, Benayoun, Darby, Dossena, Eccleston, Ayala.
    • - Dirk Kuyt will captain Liverpool at the Emirates.
    • - The Gunners, meanwhile, will be looking to get back to winning ways after two successive draws - against AZ Alkmaar in the Champions League on Tuesday, and at West Ham in the Premier League on Sunday.
    • - Liverpool travel to North London in buoyant mood following their 2-0 victory over Manchester United in the Premier League on Sunday.
    • - Arsenal host Liverpool in their Carling Cup fourth-round clash at the Emirates Stadium.

  • Summary

    • 65' Babel gets hold of a free kick and Fabianski does well to gather the stinging low drive.
    • 55' CHANCE! Voronin and Degen exchange passes, the ball comes back to the former who flashes a shot a foot wide of the far post.
    • 50' GOAL ARSENAL! Arsenal spring forward in the blink of an eye, Merida slips a pass in to Ramsey who allows Bendtner to take over, he shifts the ball out of his feet to create a yard of space and hammers his shot into the roof of the net.
    • 43' An almighty scamble as Cavalleri drops a cross, a host of players take swings at the ball it eventually falls to Bendtner who shoots straight at the keeper. Relief for Cavalleri. (It does say Reina is in goal, but he isn't we've got technical issues!)
    • 26' GOAL LIVERPOOL! And another cracker. The ball breaks to Insua on the bounce 25 yards out, the full back chests it down before firing a dipping shot over Fabianski and in. What a strike.
    • 19' GOAL ARSENAL! And it's nothing more than Arsenal deserve. Voronin gives it away again, Merida picks it up 20 yards out and thumps it home off the near post. That's his first goal for the club and what a way to get it.
    • 17' GOAL, NO! Brilliant stuff from Arsenal, one-touch passing between Ramsay, Eduardo and Bendtner sees the Dane break clear, he looks certain to score but flicks the ball to his right for a team-mate and Cavalleri gathers. It was brilliant to watch.
    • 9' SUBLIME! And then ridiculous. A glorious backheel from Ngog allows Degen to surge in and get a sight of goal, but he shoots wide with the outside of his boot. It was a cracking move.
    • 8' Arsenal seem to be finding their stride, slick passing finds Merida who shoots from 25 yards but the effort goes wide.

Live Team Line-Up

  • Arsenal

    Manager: Arsène Wenger

    Captain: Mikaël Silvestre

    Starting line-up

    • L. Fabianski
    • K. Gilbert
    • P. Senderos
    • M. Silvestre
    • K. Gibbs
    • S. Nasri
    • A. Ramsey
    • N. Bendtner Goal Substitution Out (75′)
    • C. Eastmond Substitution Out (75′)
    • F. Merída Goal Substitution Out (87′)
    • E. da Silva

    Subs

    • M. Randall Substitution In75′
    • F. Coquelin Substitution In87′
    • E. Frimpong
    • W. Szczesny
    • S. Watt Substitution In75′
    • G. Sunu
    • K. Bartley

    Injured

    None

    Suspended

    None

  • Liverpool

    Manager: Rafael Benítez

    Starting line-up

    • D. Cavalieri
    • P. Degen Substitution Out (88′)
    • M. Škrtel
    • S. Kyrgiakos
    • E. Insúa Goal
    • J. Spearing
    • D. Plessis Substitution Out (76′)
    • D. Kuyt
    • R. Babel
    • A. Voronin
    • D. N'Gog Substitution Out (74′)

    Subs

    • J. Reina
    • Y. Benayoun Substitution In74′
    • A. Dossena
    • A. Aquilani Substitution In76′
    • S. Darby
    • D. Ayala
    • N. Eccleston Substitution In88′

    Injured

    None

    Suspended

    None

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  1. liverpool are useless

    From danny, on Fri 6 Nov 10:25AM

  2. 671 if our youngsters are bad (which they aren't)­ what does that make Kuyt, Benayoun, Aquilani, Babel,­ Skrtyl, Krygiakos and Insua?
    Oh yes, i forgot, they­ played against well known players such as Eastmond,­ Gilbert, Merida.

    From chilton826, on Sat 31 Oct 9:46PM

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    From karla.colkar, on Sat 31 Oct 4:25PM

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    From waynecfoster, on Fri 30 Oct 4:36PM

  5. You know I love watching football and rugby but when I­ read the majority of the comments sent in I think I­ prefer rugby. Rugby supporters do not feel the need to­ slag each off. They can even sit with each other and­ both sets of supporters enjoy the game and make it a­ fun day. Sadly this does apply to football does it? The­ only two sets of fans who appear to be able to have­ good old fashioned banter between them are Liverpool­ and Everton. Shame the rest cannot follow suit.

    From Steve S, on Fri 30 Oct 2:57PM

  6. As expected of liverpool..you still won't win­ anything this year! fact!!

    From fitzsuarez, on Fri 30 Oct 10:08AM
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    arsenal are the crapest team in the world you stupid­ @#$%

    From alinus, on Thu 29 Oct 9:59PM

  8. liverpool are @#$%

    From girbaut11, on Thu 29 Oct 9:27PM

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    From Johannarfgggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggg, on Thu 29 Oct 7:46PM
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    Livertool

    From Vlad, on Thu 29 Oct 6:44PM

  11. thanks to arsenal for their winning over reds....
    to­ the reds don't have a dream to win this cup, red­ devil and arsenal will match at final

    From macha_macho95, on Thu 29 Oct 3:41PM

  12. Great performance by the young guns and i have say­ impress by Eastmond diving in for tackles breaking up­ liverpool play and that what arsenal need he got a­ future

    From reissjordengooden, on Thu 29 Oct 2:39PM

  13. ARNSENAL WAS THROUGLY BEST TEAM TO WATCH,THEY REALLY­ PLAY WELL.I LOVE THE WAY THEY BEAT LIVERPOOL TO GAIN­ THE NEXT STAGE.GUNNER FOR LIFE,VICTORY IS FOR WENGER­ THIS SEASONNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN. PJAY

    From olumide, on Thu 29 Oct 1:18PM

  14. GUNNERS ARE THE BOMB!!!!A WELL DESERVED VICTORY
    ­ VICTOR.... ADO,NIGERIA

    From chidiebereng, on Thu 29 Oct 11:58AM
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    Up your own arsenal will win f... all this season just­ like man u . Chelse will make a clean sweep.

    From JONATHAN, on Thu 29 Oct 11:55AM

  16. comment 666...if u didn't watch the game don't­ talk like kids...
    can't u read from the live­ commentary above...liverpool n arsenal starting­ line-up..
    don't look at the live team line-up...
    i­ don't know that MU fan like u can't read­ properly...
    so,next time read properly before u want to­ comment to others...if not,it will only embarrass u..

    From zul_mysta, on Thu 29 Oct 11:33AM

  17. Bendtner had improve alot from last season......

    From Mohamad, on Thu 29 Oct 11:19AM

  18. comment 663... look at Loserpool, they put out Riena,­ babel, aurellio. carragher, mascherano, and aqquilini­ and still they never win thhis match... and look at­ aresenal.. they only put 3 of thier best player while­ loserpool 6 of thier best player... this tell us that­ loserpool cant win aresenal. ­ from a MAN UTD fan

    From irzzatgiler, on Thu 29 Oct 10:44AM

  19. WAHEEDA H post 663/ You are not well!
    ACTION SPEAKS­ LOUDER THAN WORDS, but sometimes our words prove how­ silly we are!!!
    your a nut.

    From action, on Thu 29 Oct 10:35AM

  20. liverfools say bye2 to chmpion league...wakakaka

    From zky_7754, on Thu 29 Oct 10:27AM
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