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Saturday November 8, 2008 Finished Emirates Stadium

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Arsenal

  • Nasri 23’, 48’

Manchester United

  • Da Silva 89’
  1. Nasri nails United

    Nasri nails United

    Samir Nasri scored twice as Arsenal beat Manchester United 2-1 in a pulsating Premier League encounter at the Emirates Stadium. More

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Arsenal
    • Manchester United
    • 90+6' FULL-TIME!! That's the end of a pulsating encounter and the Gunners bounce back from their recent bad run to move above Sir Alex Ferguson's side and into third in the table.
    • 90+5' Bendtner beats two men but fails to pass to Fabregas and shoots over.
    • 90+4' Fabianski comes off his line and holds on to the cross.
    • 90+2' Denilson's shot is held by Van der Sar.
    • 90+1' Fabregas ghosts away from Ferdinand but can't pick out a team-mate in the penalty area.
    • 90' Six minutes of added time to be played.
    • 90' GOAL!! Game on as Rafael chests the ball down and unleashes a stunning volley into the bottom corner.
    • 89' Tevez forces a corner which is only half cleared but Park can't get his shot off.
    • 87' Sagna's shot is high and wide and not very handsome.
    • 86' Kolo Toure replaces Diaby.
    • 84' Ronaldo's free-kick is deflected behind for a corner.
    • 82' Bendtner cuts inside but his final shot is tame.
    • 81' Fabianski's first work as he safely holds a cross.
    • 80' Great reading of the game by Rafael who comes across to cut out a cross.
    • 79' Almunia is unable to continue after that earlier blow to the head so Lukasz Fabianski comes on.
    • 78' It's not been Rooney's day and he is replaced by Carlos Tevez. Walcott is also off with Alex Song coming on.
    • 77' Rafael's cross finds Berbatov but his shot is blocked.
    • 76' Berbatov's header runs tamely through to Almunia.
    • 75' Walcott brings down a cross in the area but Rio Ferdinand gets back to clear.
    • 74' A great run from Nasri and he holds off Vidic who seems to pull his shirt but no penalty.
    • 73' Great defensive header from Gallas averts the danger.
    • 72' Ryan Giggs replaces Anderson.
    • 70' Diaby finds Nasri in the penalty area but he can't find any space to shoot and eventually Bendtner's cross is caught.
    • 68' Nasty blow to the head for the Spanish custodian and he requires lengthy treatment.
    • 66' Almunia fails to hold the corner but recovers and dives on the ball just ahead of Carrick. He takes an accidental kick from the United midfielder who is then harshly booked.
    • 65' Evra's cross is half dealt with by Denilson but he gives the ball away cheaply and United earn a corner.
    • 63' Rafael Da Silva replaces Neville.
    • 62' Berbatov's cross is headed on target by Rooney but it's a comfortable save for Almunia.
    • 61' Bendtner gets to the by-line and he pulls back to Walcott but he fails to make any contact with his shot.
    • 60' Ronaldo charges into the area but his low cross is held by Almunia.
    • 58' Arsenal go to sleep from a throw-in and Rooney is close to collecting the cross in the six yard box.
    • 57' Rooney cuts inside but his effort from the edge of the penalty area is so far off target it goes for a throw-in.
    • 56' Anderson fires a 20-yard effort high and wide.
    • 55' Almunia comes off his line to claim Berbatov's knock down ahead of Park.
    • 54' Van der Sar fails to come for the corner but Diaby heads wide.
    • 53' Arsenal have four on three but Diaby can't find a team-mate and Anderson hacks clear for a corner.
    • 52' A third corner for United but Almunia punches clear.
    • 51' Clichy dives in on Ronaldo and is the third Arsenal defender to be booked.
    • 49' Almost an instant riposte from Ronaldo but he sidefoots his volley from five yards just past the post!
    • 48' GOAL!! Patient build-up from Arsenal and then a run from Walcott takes Nemanja Vidic out of the equation and Fabregas finds Nasri in the gap vacated by the Serb. The young Frenchman unleashes a fierce strike for his second and Arsenal's second.
    • 48' Arsenal's third corner of the match and it manages to elude a crowd of players in the area.
    • 47' Arsenal straight on the attack and Nasri finds Fabregas who ultimately produces an air shot.
    • 46' The second-half gets underway with no changes to either side.
    • 45+2' Half-time and Arsenal lead after a pulsating opening 45 minutes.
    • 45+1' Anderson drives into the penalty area but his shot at the near post is saved by Almunia.
    • 45' Rooney's cross strikes the arm of Clichy but no penalty.
    • 44' Ironic cheers from the home fans as the flag goes up against Berbatov.
    • 43' Rooney finds Ronaldo who looks offside but his shot is blocked.
    • 41' Nasri is crowded out in the penalty area but finds Bendtner whose cross to the back post is volleyed wide by Walcott. Another good chance!
    • 40' Sagna is booked for tugging back the shirt of Park.
    • 38' United fail to deal with a corner and in the end, Silvestre's poke towards goal is saved by Van Der Sar.
    • 37' Evra is booked for late tackle on Walcott.
    • 36' Diaby charges towards the penalty area and seems to be brought down by Carrick but no free-kick.
    • 35' But Ronaldo's free-kick runs through to Almunia.
    • 34' Ronaldo goes down easily under a challenge from Fabregas and Arsene Wenger is furious with the free-kick award.
    • 33' Almunia dives full length to his right to palm away Park's drive.
    • 32' Carrick upends Diaby but escapes with a warning.
    • 30' Arsenal break and Fabregas' effort is deflected narrowly past the post. This is a real humdinger.
    • 29' Berbatov goes down in the area but no penalty.
    • 28' Ronaldo's whipped free-kick is headed just centimetres past the far post by Clichy.
    • 27' Gallas slides in on Evra and is correctly booked for a late challenge.
    • 26' Rooney's cut back into the penalty area is calmly dealt with by Fabregas.
    • 24' Neville's cross is too deep for Park.
    • 22' GOAL ARSENAL!! Cesc Fabregas' free-kick is headed out only as far as Samir Nasri whose fierce drive from the left corner of the penalty area takes a wicked deflection off Gary Neville and nestles in the back of the net.
    • 21' Patrice Evra brings down Bacary Sagna on the right flank.
    • 20' Park finds Ronaldo who teases Clichy before delivering a cross that Rooney is inches away from poking home.
    • 19' Anderson's ball this time is too long for Rooney.
    • 17' Lovely play from United. Anderson finds Berbatov who feeds Ronaldo and his cut back to Rooney is spooned over. Another great chance wasted.
    • 15' A frenetic opening 15 minutes. Van der Sar flaps at a looping header and his poor punch falls to Abou Diaby on the penalty spot whose shot is blocked by Carrick.
    • 14' Rooney hacks down Walcott but somehow escapes a booking from Howard Webb.
    • 13' Samir Nasri's cross and this time Bendtner fails to get any contact on the ball after again finding himself unmarked in the area.
    • 12' Silvestre heads the corner out to Rooney who smashes his effort way over the crossbar.
    • 11' United win the first corner of the match.
    • 10' Gael Clichy produces a superb cross from the left but an unmarked Nicklas Bendtner heads over from eight yards.
    • 9' Cristiano Ronaldo drives a free-kick past the post.
    • 7' A great step over from Park and Wayne Rooney's curling shot from the edge of the box is palmed away by the diving Almunia. Dimitar Berbatov turns the ball in but he is offside.
    • 5' A long ball from Gallas over the top looks to release Walcott but the ball skids through to Edwin Van der Sar.
    • 4' It's pelting down with rain and that should mean a slick surface, conducive to passing.
    • 3' Anderson's strike is blocked but the ball falls to Michael Carrick on the edge of the penalty area who drags his shot narrowly past the post.
    • 2' A short back pass from Mikael Silvestre is picked up by Manuel Almunia and United have a free-kick inside the Arsenal penalty area.
    • 1' We are underway at the Emirates Stadium.
    • 12:35 There are seven changes to the United team that drew in Glasgow in midweek. Carlos Tevez is on the bench.
    • 12:30 William Gallas and Theo Walcott are back in the Arsenal side after hamstring and shoulder injuries respectively.

  • Team Stats

    Arsenal Stats Manchester United
    46% Possession 53%
    15 Shots 23
    5 Shots on target 6
    3 Saves 2
    5 Corners 6
    7 Fouls 17
    1 Offsides 2
    3 Yellow cards 2
    0 Red cards 0
    27 Tackles 32
    304 Accurate passes 378
    47 Bad passes 51

  • 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 1 1 0 0 7 0 0
      10 William Gallas 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 17 0 0
      22 Gaël Clichy 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 24 9 3
      3 Bacary Sagna 0 1 0 1 3 0 0 32 0 4
      18 Mikael Silvestre 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 17 3 0
      4 Francesc Fabregas 0 1 0 3 1 0 1 43 8 5
      15 Denilson Pereira Neves 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 60 5 5
      14 Theo Walcott 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 13 0 3
      8 Samir Nasri 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 33 12 1
      2 Vasiriki Abou Diaby 0 2 0 3 1 0 0 32 5 3
      26 Nicklas Bendtner 0 3 1 2 0 1 0 14 4 0
      16 Aaron Ramsey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      21 Lukasz Fabianski 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      12 Carlos Vela 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      20 Johan Djourou 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      5 Kolo Toure 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 0 0
      19 Jack Wilshere 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      17 Alexandre Song 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 7 1 3
    • Manchester United
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      1 Edwin Van der Sar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 0
      5 Rio Ferdinand 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 58 0 4
      3 Patrice Evra 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 24 11 4
      2 Gary Neville 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 28 2 4
      15 Nemanja Vidic 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 53 7 0
      16 Michael Carrick 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 47 4 5
      8 Anderson Oliveira 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 28 6 3
      7 Cristiano Ronaldo 0 6 0 1 4 0 0 26 4 0
      13 Ji-sung Park 0 2 1 1 2 0 0 25 9 5
      10 Wayne Rooney 0 6 2 1 0 0 0 16 1 0
      9 Dimitar Berbatov 0 1 1 0 3 2 0 28 3 1
      21 Rafael Pereira da Silva 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 13 0 6
      32 Carlos Tevez 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0
      17 Luís Almeida da Cunha 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      29 Tomasz Kuszczak 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      11 Ryan Giggs 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 16 4 0
      23 Jonny Evans 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      22 John O'Shea 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

  • Summary

    • 90' GOAL!! Game on as Rafael chests the ball down and unleashes a stunning volley into the bottom corner.
    • 74' A great run from Nasri and he holds off Vidic who seems to pull his shirt but no penalty.
    • 54' Van der Sar fails to come for the corner but Diaby heads wide.
    • 49' Almost an instant riposte from Ronaldo but he sidefoots his volley from five yards just past the post!
    • 48' GOAL!! Patient build-up from Arsenal and then a run from Walcott takes Nemanja Vidic out of the equation and Fabregas finds Nasri in the gap vacated by the Serb. The young Frenchman unleashes a fierce strike for his second and Arsenal's second.
    • 41' Nasri is crowded out in the penalty area but finds Bendtner whose cross to the back post is volleyed wide by Walcott. Another good chance!
    • 33' Almunia dives full length to his right to palm away Park's drive.
    • 30' Arsenal break and Fabregas' effort is deflected narrowly past the post. This is a real humdinger.
    • 28' Ronaldo's whipped free-kick is headed just centimetres past the far post by Clichy.
    • 22' GOAL ARSENAL!! Cesc Fabregas' free-kick is headed out only as far as Samir Nasri whose fierce drive from the left corner of the penalty area takes a wicked deflection off Gary Neville and nestles in the back of the net.
    • 17' Lovely play from United. Anderson finds Berbatov who feeds Ronaldo and his cut back to Rooney is spooned over. Another great chance wasted.
    • 15' A frenetic opening 15 minutes. Van der Sar flaps at a looping header and his poor punch falls to Abou Diaby on the penalty spot whose shot is blocked by Carrick.
    • 13' Samir Nasri's cross and this time Bendtner fails to get any contact on the ball after again finding himself unmarked in the area.
    • 10' Gael Clichy produces a superb cross from the left but an unmarked Nicklas Bendtner heads over from eight yards.
    • 7' A great step over from Park and Wayne Rooney's curling shot from the edge of the box is palmed away by the diving Almunia. Dimitar Berbatov turns the ball in but he is offside.
    • 3' Anderson's strike is blocked but the ball falls to Michael Carrick on the edge of the penalty area who drags his shot narrowly past the post.
    • 12:35 There are seven changes to the United team that drew in Glasgow in midweek. Carlos Tevez is on the bench.
    • 12:30 William Gallas and Theo Walcott are back in the Arsenal side after hamstring and shoulder injuries respectively.

Live Team Line-Up

  • Referee: Howard Webb

  • Arsenal

    Manager: Arsene Wenger

    Captain: William Gallas

    Starting line-up

    • M. Almunia Substitution Out (79′)
    • B. Sagna Yellow Card
    • W. Gallas Yellow Card
    • M. Silvestre
    • G. Clichy Yellow Card
    • C. Fabregas
    • .. Denilson
    • T. Walcott Substitution Out (78′)
    • A. Diaby Substitution Out (86′)
    • S. Nasri Goals×2
    • N. Bendtner

    Subs

    • K. Toure Substitution In86′
    • A. Song Substitution In78′
    • J. Djourou
    • L. Fabianski Substitution In79′
    • C. Vela
    • A. Ramsey
    • J. Wilshere

    Injured

    • T. Rosicky
    • E. Adebayor
    • E. Eboue
    • A. Bischoff
    • D. Eduardo

    Suspended

    • R. van Persie

  • Manchester United

    Manager: Alex Ferguson

    Captain: Gary Neville

    Starting line-up

    • E. van der Sar
    • G. Neville Substitution Out (63′)
    • R. Ferdinand
    • N. Vidic
    • P. Evra Yellow Card
    • C. Ronaldo
    • M. Carrick Yellow Card
    • O. Anderson Substitution Out (72′)
    • J. Park
    • D. Berbatov
    • W. Rooney Substitution Out (78′)

    Subs

    • J. O'Shea
    • R. Giggs Substitution In72′
    • T. Kuszczak
    • C. Tevez Substitution In78′
    • .. Nani
    • J. Evans
    • R. Da Silva Substitution In63′ Goal

    Injured

    • P. Scholes
    • O. Hargreaves
    • W. Brown

    Suspended

    None