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  • Vela 56’

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  1. Arsenal kids humble Pompey

    Arsenal kids humble Pompey

    Arsenal's second string beat 10-man Portsmouth 3-0 at Fratton Park to strengthen the Gunners' grip on fourth place in the Premier League. More

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Portsmouth
    • Arsenal
    • - Thanks for joining us today... make sure you come back on Sunday for more Premier League action!
    • 90'+3 There goes the final whislte! Easy for Arsenal in the end!
    • 88' What a run by Eboue! He steams into the Pompey box... Campbell is forced to knock behind for an Arsenal corner!
    • 86' What a save by Fabianski! He denies Distin from point blank range!
    • 85' Utaka has a pop at goal from a free-kick, 25 yards out! It's not bad one and Fabianski is forced into tipping over the bar!
    • 82' Randall on for number 47 Ramsey...
    • 81' Davis is booked now as Pompey players begin to lose their cool...
    • 80' CROUCH! Oooh! Brilliant from the big man! He dinks the ball over Song before firing a ball inches over the bar!
    • 79' Ramsey fires the resulting free-kick against the wall and James is able to claim the rebound!
    • 78' PAMAROT IS SENT OFF! Disaster for Pompey! The defender gets his marching orders for tugging back Arshavin as the Russian threatened to run in on goal!
    • 77' Off goes Bendtner... and on comes Fran Merida...
    • 75' What a save by James to deny Vela! England's number one sticks out a big hand to stop the Mexican's fierce drive!
    • 72' Arsenal on the attack again... but Arshavin's cross is easily claimed by James...
    • 69' Hughes is down and will be in need of some treatment here... he may not be able to continue...
    • 68' Bendtner moves forward with purpose before lashing a wayward shot over the bar!
    • 65' Kanu is booked for a goot up on Djourou...
    • 65' Time for a change... Bischoff comes on to replace Walcott, who will be saved for Tuesday's big Champions League clash.
    • 63' Ramsey fires goalwards now... but it's way over the bar!
    • 60' An hour gone, and Arsenal are cruising towards three points...
    • 57' That's harsh on Pompey... they've been really good since the break... but credit to Arsenal... they've soaked up the pressure and hit on the break.
    • 56' GOAL! A THIRD FOR ARSENAL! VELA ON TARGET THIS TIME! The Mexican pounces on a loose ball to jink into the box and fire a low shot past James and into the bottom corner! 3-0 now!
    • 55' Utaka bursts through... but he gets the ball stuck in his feet somewhat, allowing Arsenal defenders to get back and clear to safety!
    • 55' Eboue cuts in from the Arsenal left... he's allowed to run across the edge of the box... he shoots, but James is well behind it!
    • 54' Nothing comes from the corner, but this is far better from the hosts... the half-time changes have certainly worked so far...
    • 53' Kanu brings Fabianski into action with an awkward shot to deal with! Corner to Pompey!
    • 53' Walcott centres into the no-man's land between keeper and last lime of defence, but there's no one there...
    • 52' CROUCH! Oooh! Utaka nods down for the big man to strike a first-time half-volley! Just over the bar! Much better from Pompey!
    • 49' UTAKA! Oooh! Great chance for the Nigerian! Crouch nods on for Hughes who lays off for the half-time substitute! But he drags his shot wide of Fabianski's goal!
    • 48' Crouch gets on the end of the corner, but the ball cannons off his chest and Pompey can't make anything of it.
    • 47' Pompey straight on the front foot as first Kanu and then Utaka take on the Arsenal defence... the latter wins a corner off Sagna!
    • 46' Pompey have made two changes at the break... Utaka for Pennant and Kanu for Hreidarsson. That's a positive move by the hosts...
    • 46' Back underway at Fratton Park!
    • 45'+2 And there goes the half-time whistle with Arsenal two goals up, thanks to a David James howler and a dodgy penalty decision.
    • 45'+1 Walcott is face down on the turf, clutching his leg... doesn't look good for the Arsenal flyer...
    • 45' Crouch tries to pull down a deep cross... the crowd appeals for a penalty for the use of a hand, but the ref is nonplussed and play goes on...
    • 42' But that will be a real talking point... debateable decision by Lee Mason, who booked Sol Campbell for arguing the toss...
    • 41' GOAL! BENDTNER STICKS IT PAST JAMES! The keeper guessed the right way, but it's too good from the Dane! 2-0 for the young Gunners!
    • 39' PENALTY TO ARSENAL AS DAVIS BRINGS DOWN ARSHAVIN IN THE BOX! Replays show the decision to be harsh - Davis played the ball before Arshavin fell over his trailing leg!
    • 38' Vela takes it... into the six-yard box it goes... but Distin is there to head clear for Pompey.
    • 37' Belhadj upends Sagna and Arsenal have a free-kick near the corner flag... danger here.
    • 35' Arsenal have enjoyed more possession than the hosts so far... and few could argue that they don't deserve their lead.
    • 34' Arshavin jinks into the Pompey box... he takes a tumble but the ref waves play on!
    • 32' Arshavin looks for the overlapping run of Eboue... but it's overhit from the Gunners captain for the day...
    • 30' Walcott looks in the mood today... here come Arsenal again with Song, who lashes a toe-punt wide of the mark!
    • 28' Superb from Walcott in the middle of the park to wriggle through two challenges... but Arsenal can't make anything of it and the move breaks down.
    • 26' Oooh! Brilliant from Pompey as Crouch is played in after a one-two with Belhadj! But the England striker's dinked finish over Fabianski's body bounces just the wrong side of the post!
    • 24' Denilson nips at the ankles of Pennant a few too many times and the referee penalises the Brazilian...
    • 22' Djourou concedes a corner now, Pompey's first of the day... but Fabianski claims without any problems...
    • 21' Arshavin is shown a yellow card for a blatent pull back on Pennant...
    • 19' Belhadj tries his luck from 30 yards with an outrageous volley! It's actually not a bad effort, and only goes about five yards over the bar...
    • 16' Chance for a second! But Vela can't finish from Eboue's pull back! In fact, it's Hreidarsson who gets a crucial block on the Mexican's shot after his first touch slightly took the ball away from him!
    • 13' GOAL! BENDTNER HEADS HOME TO PUT ARSENAL INTO THE LEAD! But it's a terrible error by James to gift Arsenal the goal... Arshavin's cross - after Crouch had headed his corner straight back to him - finds Bendtner who nods goalwards... it should be simple for England's number one, but he lets the ball slip through his hands and into the back of the net! It's a James classic clanger!
    • 12' Vela shows strength as he takes on Distin to the by-line... he eventually takes a tumble to the floor, but the ref's not having any of it!
    • 10' What a miss by Walcott! He latches onto a deflected pass through, only he drags his shot wide of the mark! Luckily for him the flag is up for offside and it wouldn't have counted anyway...
    • 7' Down at the other end, the Arsenal defence parts like the Red Sea, allowing Belhadj to run through on goal! But again, the finish is poor, this time the effort sails well wide!
    • 6' Bendtner is put through on goal by Walcott but the Dane lacks a finishing touch and his weak effort is easily saved by James!
    • 4' At the other end, Ramsey plays in Walcott on the Arsenal right... he cuts a ball back across the face of goal, but there's no one there!
    • 3' Mullins fires goalwards after a good knock down from Crouch! But Fabianski gets down well to make the save!
    • 2' Bright sunshine on the south coast today... Pompey in all blue and Arsenal in their traditional red and white.
    • 1' Here we go! Underway at Fratton Park!
    • - Former Gunner Sol Campbell starts for Pompey while Jermaine Pennant returns.
    • - Manuel Almunia is rested, so Lukasz Fabianski starts in goal for the Gunners. Carlos Vela starts alongside Nicklas Bentdner...
    • - And today's referee is Lee Mason of Lancashire.
    • - Portsmouth: James, Pamarot, Campbell, Distin, Hreidarsson, Pennant, Davis, Hughes, Mullins, Belhadj, Crouch - Subs: Begovic, Primus, Nugent, Kanu, Basinas, Utaka, Cranie
    • - And their team selection certainly reflects that... Arsenal: Fabianski, Sagna, Song Billong, Djourou, Eboue, Walcott, Denilson, Ramsey, Arshavin, Bendtner, Vela - Subs: Mannone, Bischoff, Coquelin, Emmanuel-Thomas, Merida, Randall, Frimpong
    • - Arsenal have one eye on their Champions League semi-final clash with Manchester United when they visit Portsmouth.

  • Team Stats

    Portsmouth Stats Arsenal
    36% Possession 63%
    12 Shots 15
    4 Shots on target 7
    2 Saves 1
    5 Corners 11
    11 Fouls 8
    2 Offsides 2
    3 Yellow cards 1
    1 Red cards 0
    27 Tackles 26
    265 Accurate passes 513
    36 Bad passes 74

  • 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
    • Portsmouth
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      1 David James 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 1 0
      7 Hermann Hreidarsson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 7 3
      16 Noe Pamarot 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 19 1 1
      39 Nadir Belhadj 0 2 0 1 2 0 0 29 8 5
      15 Sylvain Distin 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 31 4 5
      23 Sol Campbell 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 17 0 1
      14 Jermaine Pennant 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 11 2 1
      28 Sean Davis 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 30 2 5
      6 Hayden Mullins 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 25 0 4
      22 Richard Hughes 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 35 5 1
      9 Peter Crouch 0 4 0 0 1 2 0 23 4 0
      10 David Nugent 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      31 Asmir Begovic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      27 Nwankwo Kanu 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 13 2 1
      20 Martin Cranie 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      2 Linvoy Primus 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      17 John Utaka 0 4 2 1 2 0 0 6 0 0
      33 Angelos Basinas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    • Arsenal
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      21 Lukasz Fabianski 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
      3 Bacary Sagna 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 60 0 5
      20 Johan Djourou 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 46 8 2
      17 Alexandre Song 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 57 1 2
      14 Theo Walcott 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 22 7 1
      27 Emmanuel Eboue 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 58 12 0
      15 Denilson Pereira Neves 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 79 14 8
      16 Aaron Ramsey 0 2 0 1 2 0 0 54 10 2
      12 Carlos Vela 1 4 2 2 0 0 0 27 4 2
      23 Andrey Arshavin 0 1 1 1 2 0 1 39 8 1
      26 Nicklas Bendtner 2 4 3 0 0 1 0 24 5 1
      24 Vito Mannone 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      43 Fran Merida 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 13 4 2
      38 Jay Emmanuel-Thomas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      35 Francis Coquelin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      56 Emmanuel Frimpong 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      28 Amaury Bischoff 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 25 0 0
      47 Mark Randall 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 0

  • Summary

    • 86' What a save by Fabianski! He denies Distin from point blank range!
    • 85' Utaka has a pop at goal from a free-kick, 25 yards out! It's not bad one and Fabianski is forced into tipping over the bar!
    • 80' CROUCH! Oooh! Brilliant from the big man! He dinks the ball over Song before firing a ball inches over the bar!
    • 78' PAMAROT IS SENT OFF! Disaster for Pompey! The defender gets his marching orders for tugging back Arshavin as the Russian threatened to run in on goal!
    • 75' What a save by James to deny Vela! England's number one sticks out a big hand to stop the Mexican's fierce drive!
    • 56' GOAL! A THIRD FOR ARSENAL! VELA ON TARGET THIS TIME! The Mexican pounces on a loose ball to jink into the box and fire a low shot past James and into the bottom corner! 3-0 now!
    • 55' Utaka bursts through... but he gets the ball stuck in his feet somewhat, allowing Arsenal defenders to get back and clear to safety!
    • 53' Kanu brings Fabianski into action with an awkward shot to deal with! Corner to Pompey!
    • 52' CROUCH! Oooh! Utaka nods down for the big man to strike a first-time half-volley! Just over the bar! Much better from Pompey!
    • 49' UTAKA! Oooh! Great chance for the Nigerian! Crouch nods on for Hughes who lays off for the half-time substitute! But he drags his shot wide of Fabianski's goal!
    • 41' GOAL! BENDTNER STICKS IT PAST JAMES! The keeper guessed the right way, but it's too good from the Dane! 2-0 for the young Gunners!
    • 39' PENALTY TO ARSENAL AS DAVIS BRINGS DOWN ARSHAVIN IN THE BOX! Replays show the decision to be harsh - Davis played the ball before Arshavin fell over his trailing leg!
    • 26' Oooh! Brilliant from Pompey as Crouch is played in after a one-two with Belhadj! But the England striker's dinked finish over Fabianski's body bounces just the wrong side of the post!
    • 16' Chance for a second! But Vela can't finish from Eboue's pull back! In fact, it's Hreidarsson who gets a crucial block on the Mexican's shot after his first touch slightly took the ball away from him!
    • 13' GOAL! BENDTNER HEADS HOME TO PUT ARSENAL INTO THE LEAD! But it's a terrible error by James to gift Arsenal the goal... Arshavin's cross - after Crouch had headed his corner straight back to him - finds Bendtner who nods goalwards... it should be simple for England's number one, but he lets the ball slip through his hands and into the back of the net! It's a James classic clanger!
    • 7' Down at the other end, the Arsenal defence parts like the Red Sea, allowing Belhadj to run through on goal! But again, the finish is poor, this time the effort sails well wide!
    • 6' Bendtner is put through on goal by Walcott but the Dane lacks a finishing touch and his weak effort is easily saved by James!
    • 3' Mullins fires goalwards after a good knock down from Crouch! But Fabianski gets down well to make the save!

Live Team Line-Up

  • Referee: Lee Mason

  • Portsmouth

    Manager: Paul Hart

    Captain: Sol Campbell

    Starting line-up

    • D. James
    • N. Pamarot Red Card
    • S. Campbell Yellow Card
    • S. Distin
    • H. Hreidarsson Substitution Out (46′)
    • S. Davis
    • H. Mullins
    • R. Hughes
    • J. Pennant Substitution Out (46′)
    • N. Belhadj
    • P. Crouch

    Subs

    • N. Kanu Substitution In46′ Yellow Card
    • L. Primus
    • A. Basinas
    • J. Utaka Substitution In46′
    • M. Cranie
    • D. Nugent
    • A. Begovic

    Injured

    • G. Johnson
    • N. Kranjcar

    Suspended

    None

  • Arsenal

    Manager: Arsene Wenger

    Captain: Andrei Arshavin

    Starting line-up

    • L. Fabianski
    • B. Sagna
    • J. Djourou
    • A. Song
    • E. Eboue
    • T. Walcott Substitution Out (65′)
    • .. Denilson
    • A. Ramsey Substitution Out (82′)
    • A. Arshavin Yellow Card
    • C. Vela Goal
    • N. Bendtner Goal Substitution Out (77′)

    Subs

    • A. Bischoff Substitution In65′
    • M. Randall Substitution In82′
    • V. Mannone
    • F. Merida Substitution In77′
    • F. Coquelin
    • E. Frimpong
    • J. Emmanuel-Thomas

    Injured

    • M. Silvestre
    • G. Clichy
    • R. van Persie
    • D. Eduardo

    Suspended

    None

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  1. Well Done Arsenal ! Cmon -------

    From Free bet www.freebets.co.za, on Tue 2 Jun 3:27PM

  2. come on ARSENAL come on ARSENAL 3-0 to the ARSENAL

    From priestman.sarah, on Mon 4 May 5:54PM

  3. arsenal 2 man u 0

    From denis.clarke3, on Mon 4 May 2:44PM

  4. what a game gunners....ManU fans be ready

    From TamilA, on Mon 4 May 11:39AM

  5. who says gunners are not good, anyway am still happy­ they are in top 4

    From kimmy, on Mon 4 May 8:05AM
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    arsenal are no good they got lucky

    From PAUL, on Sun 3 May 2:48PM
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    man utd are­ soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo­ ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo­ oooooooooooooooooooooooooooo better than arsenal

    From PAUL, on Sun 3 May 1:50PM

  8. wow!what great a talent at the Emirates,big up guys i­ share the fun en keep the fire going.Ardent gunners­ fun.Bravo Pro- Wenger.

    From isaac, on Sun 3 May 12:40PM

  9. arsenal own man

    From lindaolliver, on Sun 3 May 12:03PM

  10. how do arsenal do that with all of them youngsters?

    From davidpajda, on Sun 3 May 10:33AM

  11. i think you all don't see it because arsenal will­ win for sure not i mean very very very sure 2-0­ arshavin and van persie don worry fan man u u will win­ the premier league

    From nadia_luvhel, on Sun 3 May 8:47AM

  12. Have to say, being a Chelsea fan, the youth players at­ Arsenal are stunning.

    From E, on Sun 3 May 5:22AM

  13. MU suck!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    From Mohdzahir, on Sun 3 May 5:01AM

  14. yeah!arsenal win

    From Mohdzahir, on Sun 3 May 3:34AM

  15. Great boost for the youngsters of Arsenal!!!
    Brilliant­ display~~~~~~vela got his first goal 2dai!!!!

    From gunners4 lyfe:), on Sun 3 May 1:08AM

  16. well done arsenal yet again!

    From Ethan, on Sat 2 May 9:53PM

  17. in my blud
    Arsenal

    From Svetomir, on Sat 2 May 9:15PM

  18. It's weird how arsenal are best considering they­ have'nt won anything for nearly 5 years. But all is­ well for the deluded. Theo walcott and vela are great­ players and i respect them.

    From jackel, on Sat 2 May 8:14PM

  19. we are always with you Arsenal.......
    you guys are so­ young but skillful and quicker then any of England­ clubs......
    try your best arsenal.......we are here to­ encourage you guys......
    Wanger, show your­ qualification and ability to emulate from your­ enemies......
    this is my first submit.......sorry for­ my bad english........
    i am from Burma.........

    From stevenhenry95, on Sat 2 May 8:04PM

  20. We ARE THE best !!!!!!!!

    From Faith, on Sat 2 May 7:30PM
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