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Saturday March 14, 2009 Finished Emirates Stadium

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Arsenal

  • Ooijer 2’ (o.g.)
  • Arshavin 65’
  • Eboue 88’, 90’

Blackburn Rovers

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  1. Arsenal romp past Blackburn

    Arsenal romp past Blackburn

    Andrei Arshavin scored his first Premier League goal as Arsenal romped to a 4-0 win over Blackburn Rovers at the Emirates Stadium. More

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Arsenal
    • Blackburn Rovers
    • - Thanks for joining us today... see you again tomorrow!
    • 90'+4 There goes the final whistle! And it's all over at the Emirates! A great win for the Gunners...
    • 91'+2 GOAL! EBOUE GETS HIS SECOND AND ARSENAL'S FOURTH!
    • 90'+1 PENALTY TO ARSENAL! Vela is brough down by Olsson... it's a clumsy challenge and a penalty is given...
    • 88' GOAL! EBOUE MAKES IT THREE! A cross finds Arshavin all alone at the far post... he fires goalwards and Robinson can only parry into Eboue's path! He stabs it home and Arsenal lead 3-0!
    • 85' Arshavin centres for Eboue! All it needs is a touch on it! But he's inches away and the chance goes begging!
    • 83' A final change for the Gunners now... Nasri is replaced by Eboue.
    • 80' Bendtner's misery is ended as he's hauled off by Wenger... Walcott also departs as Vela and Diaby come on.
    • 79' BENDTNER! MUST BE! Walcott starts an Arsenal break off before Song tees him up! But again he misses, blazing over from close range!
    • 76' Ooijer goes into the book for a body check on Nasri...
    • 73' Pedersen brings a save out of Almunia from a free-kick! But it's easy really, and Blackburn's frustration continues.
    • 72' Ooh! Arsenal are flying now as Djourou shoulders the ball goalwards! Robinson backpeddles and tips over the bar! The flag's up anyway, and it wouldn't have counted.
    • 66' the goal prompts Blackburn boss Sam Allardyce into action... he brings on McCarthy for Khizanishvilli.
    • 65' GOAL! ARSHAVIN GETS HIS GOAL! And what a goal it is! He gets to the by-line before taking it past Simpson and advancing in on goal... he waits for Robinson to go to ground before firing into the roof of the net! Brilliant!
    • 64' Bendtner again! But again he can't finish as he's played in on goal! Robinson foils him! And listen to the dissatisfaction in the fickle crowd! They're really on his back!
    • 63' Moments later some indecision from Bendtner brings groans from the crowd!
    • 62' What a run by Toure! He feeds Song who in turn gives it to Bendtner! But he can only sidefoot weakly at Robinson!
    • 61' Bendtner gets his head to Arshavin's cross! It's a decent try by the Dane, but over the bar!
    • 56' Blackburn make a change... Warnock is brought off and replaced by Olsson. And we'll see a third left-back try his luck against Theo Walcott.
    • 54' Lovely stuff from the Gunners! But a great passing move is ended by an offside flag...
    • 51' DENILSON! What a hit! Straight into the face of Ooijer! Great block!
    • 50' Chance for Arsenal! Bendtner sees his first time effort blocked by Samba... the ball skews away to Walcott who launches a flying volley! Pawed away by Robinson!
    • 50' Blackburn can break now... Denilson fouls Dunn but thre ref waves play on! Diouf plays it into Roberts, but he can't make anything of it!
    • 49' Cracking start to the second half by Arsenal!
    • 48' BENDTNER! Ooh! Walcott is again released down the right hand side... he crosses into the middle where the Dane slices wide of the target!
    • 46' Walcott is onside here! But he drags his shot wide of the mark when through on goal!
    • 46' That goal has been credited to Andre Ooijer... so Arshavin will have to wait to open his account.
    • 46' Back underway at the Emirates...
    • 45'+4 And there goes the half-time whistle... Almunia and Diouf go at it again on the way off the pitch before Toure - Diouf's compatriot - moves in to calm things down.
    • 45'+3 Pedersen is played in... he takes it beautifully on his chest before Sagna recovers to do just enough to put him off...
    • 45' Walcott flies off after a long Denilson through pass... he gets there but his cross ends up in Robinson's arms and the attack breaks down.
    • 44' Diouf is mixing it up with Almunia here... the Arsenal keeper is still fuming over that earlier challenge... the pair clash in the box as the players wait for a corner to come over... referee Phil Dowd has to intevene... replays show it's Almunia who kicks it all off this time...
    • 40' At the other end, the ball falls to Mokoena around the penalty spot! But he blazes way over the bar! That was a decent chance to equalise!
    • 38' Yellow for Khizanishvilli for a blatent block on Walcott as the flying winger threatens to burst through... Blackburn are ragged.
    • 36' And then Arshavin forces a save from Robinson after a long Almunia clearance finds him via some mis-control by Bendtner!
    • 36' Oooh! Nasri strikes the angle of post and bar from the resulting free-kick! What an effort from the Frenchman!
    • 35' Yellow for Mokoena now as he makes a clumsy challenge on Denilson...
    • 30' Sagna crosses for Bendtner at the far post... the Dane heads back across the face of goal, but it's behind Walcott who comes flying in!
    • 27' Great save by Almunia to deny Pedersen! The Rovers midfielder loops a header that seems destined for the top corner until the Spaniard leaps into the air and tips the ball around the post for a corner!
    • 20' Oooh! That a terrible challenge by Diouf on Almunia... outside the box, late and entirely uncalled for... he deservedly goes into the book, although we've seen reds brandished for less...
    • 17' Walcott's causing all sorts of problems for the Rovers defence... he bursts trough again before clashing with Warnock! Both players go down...
    • 13' Givet is brought off... he's replaced by David Dunn who will play in midfield, with Warnock dropping back to left-back.
    • 9' Diouf launches an over-head kick to play the ball back across the face of the Arsenal goal... but there's no one there and the hosts can break...
    • 6' Djourou takes a blow to the head and he'll have to have some treatment now...
    • 4' Here goes Walcott again! But this time Givet is equal to him, dispossing the Arsenal winger and coming away with the ball.
    • 2' GOAL! ARSHAVIN PUTS ARSENAL AHEAD IN JUST THE SECOND MINUTE! It's the Russian's first goal since joining the Gunners! Walcott is released after some great work by Bendtner... he centres for Arshavin who bundles the ball over the line! 1-0 Arsenal!
    • 1' Here we go! Underway at the Emirates!
    • - Blackburn are missing captain Ryan Nelsen, with Stephen Warnock taking the armband and Zurab Khizanishivili brought in.
    • - Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger makes four changes to the side with Theo Walcott, Andrei Arshavin, Johan Djourou and Alex Song all returning.
    • - BLACKBURN TEAM: Robinson, Simpson, Samba, Ooijer, Givet, Diouf, Mokoena, Khizanishvili, Warnock, Pedersen, Roberts; Subs: Bunn, Kerimoglu, Dunn, McCarthy, Andrews, Treacy, Olsson
    • - ARSENAL TEAM: Almunia, Sagna, Toure, Djourou, Clichy, Walcott, Song Billong, Denilson, Arshavin, Nasri, Bendtner; Subs: Fabianski, Diaby, Gallas, Van Persie, Vela, Eboue, Gibbs

  • Team Stats

    Arsenal Stats Blackburn Rovers
    59% Possession 40%
    21 Shots 5
    9 Shots on target 1
    0 Saves 5
    7 Corners 4
    16 Fouls 8
    3 Offsides 2
    0 Yellow cards 4
    0 Red cards 0
    20 Tackles 26
    322 Accurate passes 171
    62 Bad passes 41

  • Player Stats

    G =
    Goals
    S =
    Shots
    SoT =
    Shot on Target
    F =
    Fouls
    FW =
    Fouls Won
    O =
    Offsides
    A =
    Assists
    AP =
    Accurate Passes
    BP =
    Bad Passes
    T =
    Tackles
    • Arsenal
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      1 Manuel Almunia 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 9 3 0
      17 Alexandre Song 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 39 3 3
      22 Gaël Clichy 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 35 16 2
      3 Bacary Sagna 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 27 0 1
      20 Johan Djourou 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 17 1 4
      5 Kolo Toure 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 33 1 1
      15 Denilson Pereira Neves 0 1 0 2 4 0 1 50 10 3
      14 Theo Walcott 0 2 1 0 2 1 0 18 0 0
      8 Samir Nasri 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 37 12 1
      23 Andrey Arshavin 1 5 2 3 1 1 0 29 9 1
      26 Nicklas Bendtner 0 8 3 1 2 0 0 21 5 1
      10 William Gallas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      27 Emmanuel Eboue 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 2
      2 Vasiriki Abou Diaby 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 1
      21 Lukasz Fabianski 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      12 Carlos Vela 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
      11 Robin van Persie 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      40 Kieran Gibbs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    • Blackburn Rovers
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      1 Paul Robinson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 5 0
      13 Zurab Khizanishvili 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 18 2 3
      21 Gaël Givet 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 1
      22 Danny Simpson 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 4
      2 Andre Ooijer 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 19 0 1
      3 Stephen Warnock 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 6 2
      4 Christopher Samba 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 15 0 6
      15 Aaron Mokoena 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 13 3 3
      12 Morten Gamst Pedersen 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 11 9 1
      18 El Hadji Diouf 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 22 1 0
      30 Jason Roberts 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 11 4 0
      8 David Dunn 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 19 4 3
      29 Martin Olsson 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 4 2
      5 Kerimoglou Tugay 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      24 Keith Treacy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      17 Keith Andrews 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      10 Benedict McCarthy 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 2 0
      38 Mark Bunn 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

  • Summary

    • 91'+2 GOAL! EBOUE GETS HIS SECOND AND ARSENAL'S FOURTH!
    • 90'+1 PENALTY TO ARSENAL! Vela is brough down by Olsson... it's a clumsy challenge and a penalty is given...
    • 88' GOAL! EBOUE MAKES IT THREE! A cross finds Arshavin all alone at the far post... he fires goalwards and Robinson can only parry into Eboue's path! He stabs it home and Arsenal lead 3-0!
    • 85' Arshavin centres for Eboue! All it needs is a touch on it! But he's inches away and the chance goes begging!
    • 79' BENDTNER! MUST BE! Walcott starts an Arsenal break off before Song tees him up! But again he misses, blazing over from close range!
    • 73' Pedersen brings a save out of Almunia from a free-kick! But it's easy really, and Blackburn's frustration continues.
    • 65' GOAL! ARSHAVIN GETS HIS GOAL! And what a goal it is! He gets to the by-line before taking it past Simpson and advancing in on goal... he waits for Robinson to go to ground before firing into the roof of the net! Brilliant!
    • 64' Bendtner again! But again he can't finish as he's played in on goal! Robinson foils him! And listen to the dissatisfaction in the fickle crowd! They're really on his back!
    • 63' Moments later some indecision from Bendtner brings groans from the crowd!
    • 62' What a run by Toure! He feeds Song who in turn gives it to Bendtner! But he can only sidefoot weakly at Robinson!
    • 61' Bendtner gets his head to Arshavin's cross! It's a decent try by the Dane, but over the bar!
    • 51' DENILSON! What a hit! Straight into the face of Ooijer! Great block!
    • 50' Chance for Arsenal! Bendtner sees his first time effort blocked by Samba... the ball skews away to Walcott who launches a flying volley! Pawed away by Robinson!
    • 48' BENDTNER! Ooh! Walcott is again released down the right hand side... he crosses into the middle where the Dane slices wide of the target!
    • 46' Walcott is onside here! But he drags his shot wide of the mark when through on goal!
    • 40' At the other end, the ball falls to Mokoena around the penalty spot! But he blazes way over the bar! That was a decent chance to equalise!
    • 36' And then Arshavin forces a save from Robinson after a long Almunia clearance finds him via some mis-control by Bendtner!
    • 36' Oooh! Nasri strikes the angle of post and bar from the resulting free-kick! What an effort from the Frenchman!
    • 27' Great save by Almunia to deny Pedersen! The Rovers midfielder loops a header that seems destined for the top corner until the Spaniard leaps into the air and tips the ball around the post for a corner!
    • 2' GOAL! ARSHAVIN PUTS ARSENAL AHEAD IN JUST THE SECOND MINUTE! It's the Russian's first goal since joining the Gunners! Walcott is released after some great work by Bendtner... he centres for Arshavin who bundles the ball over the line! 1-0 Arsenal!

Live Team Line-Up

  • Referee: Phil Dowd

  • Arsenal

    Manager: Arsene Wenger

    Captain: Kolo Toure

    Starting line-up

    • M. Almunia
    • B. Sagna
    • K. Toure
    • J. Djourou
    • G. Clichy
    • .. Denilson
    • A. Song
    • A. Arshavin Goal
    • T. Walcott Substitution Out (80′)
    • S. Nasri Substitution Out (83′)
    • N. Bendtner Substitution Out (80′)

    Subs

    • W. Gallas
    • R. van Persie
    • A. Diaby Substitution In80′
    • E. Eboue Substitution In83′ Goals×2
    • L. Fabianski
    • C. Vela Substitution In80′
    • K. Gibbs

    Injured

    • T. Rosicky
    • M. Silvestre
    • E. Adebayor
    • C. Fabregas
    • D. Eduardo

    Suspended

    None

  • Blackburn Rovers

    Manager: Sam Allardyce

    Captain: Stephen Warnock

    Starting line-up

    • P. Robinson
    • D. Simpson
    • A. Ooijer Own Goal Yellow Card
    • C. Samba
    • G. Givet Substitution Out (13′)
    • E. Diouf Yellow Card
    • A. Mokoena Yellow Card
    • Z. Khizanishvili Yellow Card Substitution Out (66′)
    • S. Warnock Substitution Out (56′)
    • M. Pedersen
    • J. Roberts

    Subs

    • K. Tugay
    • B. McCarthy Substitution In66′
    • D. Dunn Substitution In13′
    • K. Andrews
    • K. Treacy
    • M. Olsson Substitution In56′

    Injured

    • R. Santa Cruz
    • J. Brown

    Suspended

    None

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  1. Bendtner is not ready for ARSENAL yet!
    He needs praktis­ in ather Team (maby in Blackburn)...

    From Gigi, on Wed 25 Mar 11:47AM

  2. goal

    From Nur Haziq, on Sat 21 Mar 5:19AM

  3. I see Pederson Said it wasn't a dive and just­ tripped over himself. Looking at the video again on You­ Tube he was definetly looking for a penalty. So his he­ cheating and now a liar ?

    From pickthat1outoftheonionbag, on Mon 16 Mar 7:10PM

  4. Well the only thing i could say is that arshavin scored­ 2 goals not one

    From Hristo, on Mon 16 Mar 3:35PM

  5. no supprise we just have to watch out for teams like­ everton and man u liverpool also chelsea and city

    From Ademola, on Mon 16 Mar 11:20AM

  6. all we need is to come back to our wining ways nad we­ have more games @ hand to win.
    Gun the FA Gun the CHPs­ Cup Gun the three Cup and Gun all

    From Kingface, on Mon 16 Mar 9:02AM

  7. let bendtner stay someday he will be a miracle boy 4 us

    From Kingface, on Mon 16 Mar 8:54AM

  8. Arsenal-Arsene-Arshavin-

    From otabekrsh, on Mon 16 Mar 6:05AM

  9. bendtner is @#$%

    From lalacious, on Mon 16 Mar 4:48AM

  10. Arshavin is the most impressive, but please don't­ forget nasri. I likes is superb football instinct and­ passing technic. Nice to see walcott back in to the­ game and he seems alot more matured now.

    Nicklas­ Bendtner is an idiot!

    From KandyDiva94320, on Mon 16 Mar 4:02AM

  11. top score but get rid of rosicky he is so @#$% and has­ don jack @#$% for arsenal
    go on arsenal all­ the way!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

    From peanut, on Sun 15 Mar 10:48PM

  12. BENDTNER IS SH IT USE HIM ONLY AS A SUB PLAY VELA,­ PLEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEZE, ALSO NICE TO SEE THAT AN ANDREI­ CAN DO WELL IN PL

    From JEVUS, on Sun 15 Mar 9:16PM

  13. bentner is usless..........get ride of him.........a­ theo wallcot he will never be..........

    From fran.ashe, on Sun 15 Mar 4:44PM

  14. thax alot guyz ,,i rely appreciate for the way u ;re­ playing now dayz,en very happy for arshivin to score­ his first goal every game do lyke dat ...sory ma swtie­ name mate walcott hitman i know next tyme u;ll do­ great...am also 100% arsenal fan....

    From Eric, on Sun 15 Mar 2:33PM

  15. You Arsenal fans have been whinging about Arshavin!!!­ That you don't need him, and all that kind of­ @#$%!!! but yet Arshavin brings you back on truck! I­ would like to see them people NOW , that been saying­ such thing

    From Beka M, on Sun 15 Mar 2:26PM

  16. yeah gunners back on their track
    win win and win­ hopefully :)

    From Firly A. Permata, on Sun 15 Mar 1:57PM

  17. your right

    From m1vht, on Sun 15 Mar 1:50PM

  18. your right

    From m1vht, on Sun 15 Mar 1:50PM

  19. Bendtner is utter RUBBISH.How many chances does he need­ to score a goal ?!

    From Tim, on Sun 15 Mar 1:48PM

  20. u guys sayin Bendtnar is not good well i say ur all­ wrong if it wasnt for him u will be somwer 10 on the­ league table he scored 90 mins equaliser for arsenal­ bout 4 times if u remember that. chelsea for life b i t­ c h

    From Kevin, on Sun 15 Mar 12:55PM
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