FOOTBALL Live

Wednesday January 20, 2010 Finished Emirates Stadium

4 - 2

Arsenal

  • Rosický 44’
  • Fábregas 52’
  • Vermaelen 65’
  • Arshavin 85’

Bolton Wanderers

  • Cahill 7’
  • Taylor 28’ (pen.)

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  1. Arsenal fight back to go top

    Arsenal fight back to go top

    Arsenal stormed to the top of the Premier League as they came from behind to beat Bolton 4-2 at the Emirates Stadium. More

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Arsenal
    • Bolton Wanderers
    • 96 It's all over! Arsenal win 4-2 and they go top of the league!
    • 94 Paul Robinson is replaced by Sam Ricketts.
    • 93 Arshavin breaks away one on one with the keeper but he can only shoot into his body.
    • 92 Theo Walcott comes on to replace Eduardo.
    • 91 Vela plays a one-two with Eduardo before shooting into the side netting.
    • 90 Six minutes of added time to be played here.
    • 88 The scorer of Arsenal's first goal of the night - Tomas Rosicky is replaced by Carlos Vela.
    • 87 Gael Clichy goes into the book for a late challenge on Gary Cahill.
    • 85 Arshavin flicks the ball to his left and volleys home a right footed strike to give Arsenal a 4-2 lead!
    • 85 Arsenal are going top! Arshavin puts Arsenal 4-2 in front!
    • 84 Matt Taylor flashes a shot across goal, that was not far away!
    • 82 Fabregas toes the ball beyond Jaaskelainen before hitting the deck. For half a second the Arsenal fans think referee Wiley has given the penalty.
    • 81 And Bolton throw on their new goal scoring hero. Klasnic replaces Lee.
    • 80 Good pressure from Bolton. A tame looking cross from the right is allowed to travel a long way before Thomas Vermalen hacks the ball into touch.
    • 76 Craig Eastmond comes on to replace Abou Diaby.
    • 74 Which Fabregas puts into the wall.
    • 73 Gallas - who is having a mad five minutes up front - wins a free kick 20 yards out, just to the right of centre...
    • 71 Cohen mistimes a volley 18 yards out which falls wide of the mark.
    • 68 So what will Arsenal do? Try and shut the game down? Or go for the goal that will send them top? I think we know the answer to that one.
    • 65 The corner's original threat was seen to by Robinson but Diaby won the second ball, heading it to Vermaelen who lashed home a left footed volley eight yards out!
    • 65 It's 3-2! Vermaelen has put the Gunners in front!
    • 64 Diaby breaks from the right and his cross in toward the on rushing William Gallas gets cleared away for a corner.
    • 61 Eduardo takes a swing at some thin air as he goes through on goal. An embarrassing moment for him.
    • 59 Fabregas stings Jaaskelainen's finger tips from 20 yards out. The keeper puts it behind for a corner.
    • 56 And Mark Davies will not be able to continue. Gavin McCann replaces him.
    • 52 Bolton do not like that one bit! And with good reason. Gallas crunched Mark Davies in the build up to that goal with a challenge which could have broken his ankle. The play was allowed to continue and Fabregas battled his way past three Bolton defenders and nutmegged the keeper from a tight angle!
    • 52 Two all! Fabregas equalises!
    • 51 A bright start from Bolton, all the football has been in the Gunners half so far.
    • 50 And Matt Taylor puts it into row Z.
    • 49 Mark Davies intercepts Diaby in the Arsenal half and the Frenchman hauls him down to give Bolton a free kick dead centre, 30 yards out.
    • 47 Former Arsenal trainee Fabrice Muamba hauls down Fabregas and that earns him a yellow card.
    • 46 Referee Wiley gets the second half underway.
    • - The teams are out for the second period. Can Arsenal score three to go top? Can Bolton hold on and climb out of the relegation zone?
    • 45 Peep-peep-peep. Referee Wiley brings the first half to an end.
    • 45 Nearly two all! Fabregas cuts in off the left and attempts to bend the ball into the bottom corner but Jaaskelainen is there to palm the ball clear.
    • 44 Fabregas passes the ball to Rosicky 20 yards out. He shifts it right, takes another touch and shoots past Jaaskelainen at his front post! The keeper should never be beaten from there.
    • 43 Rosicky! Arsenal get a goal back!
    • 40 Off the bar! Fabregas floats in a free kick and Kevin Davies tries to head it out for a goal kick but instead heads it against the underside of the bar and into his keeper's hands.
    • 38 The Croatian's shot deflects off Arshavin and out for a goal kick.
    • 37 Robinson takes down Rosicky and Eduardo has a chance to have a crack at goal from the free kick.
    • 34 Fabregas carries the ball 25 yards before threading the ball through to Eduardo, he takes one touch to get the ball out of his feet but can only put his shot into Jaaskelainen's body.
    • 33 Sol Campbell is in the house! He is currently standing in the tunnel...
    • 31 Vermaelen takes down Mark Davies and Taylor strikes the free kick over the bar.
    • 29 So Arsenal need to score four to go top of the league now. They will take just scoring one goal at this point...
    • 28 Almunia gets a touch to it but Taylor's penalty has too much on it and Bolton lead two nil!
    • 27 Penalty for Bolton! Denilson takes down Lee inside the box! No complaints from him, a definite penalty!
    • 24 Fabregas plays the ball into the box toward Gallas who nods the ball down but the danger is cleared by Bolton.
    • 23 Arshavin is bodychecked from both sides to win a free kick for Fabregas 25 yards out.
    • 22 And Taylor hits the post from the free kick! He fizzed it in low and around the wall and against the post!
    • 21 Diaby brings down Mark Davies 25 yards from goal giving Bolton a free kick in a good position.
    • 19 Knight nearly scores an own goal! Clichy crosses from the left and Knight does not hear Jaaskelainen's call instead opting to head the ball out for a corner.
    • 17 Arsenal go close again. Arshavin this time volleying a yard wide from 20 yards.
    • 13 Oooo! Eduardo stops the ball dead with his first touch and absolutely leathers it with his second, sending the ball about 6 inches over the bar.
    • 11 Rosicky plays in Denilson but Jääskeläinen saves well.
    • 7 What a mess of a goal that was from the Arsenal. William Gallas sliced the ball into touch and Bolton went long on the throw in. Gael Clichy looked to have things under control, but booted the ball straight in the air which Kevin Davies got his head to it first. The ball fell to GARY CHAILL and he finished first time on the volley from six yards!
    • 7 One nil to Bolton! Gary Cahill gets it!
    • 4 Abou Diaby has the first shot of the night. A tame effort into the goalkeeper from 25 yards.
    • 2 Kevin Davies has been nine times against the Gunners, he will be disappointed to have not added to that tally at the weekend.
    • 1 Hold on to your hats, we are underway!
    • - As the Arsenal fans half heartedly sing "The wonder of you" by Elvis Presley, the players enter the stadium.
    • - For Bolton, they are appear to be in a lot of trouble what with only Portsmouth separating them and the bottom of the division and all. However, they have renewed vigour under their new boss Owen Coyle, have a healthy goal difference and two games in hand over the teams around them. We at Eurosport towers think they should be fine.
    • - So Arsenal make two changes from the team which played against Bolton at the weekend. Fit again Gael Clichy for Armand Traore, while Denilson replaces Craig Eastmond. Bolton meanwhile have brought in midfielder Mark Davies for the new fan favourite Ivan Klasnic, a move hinting at a 4-5-1 formation for the Wanderers.
    • - Bolton: Jaaskelainen, Steinsson, Cahill, Knight, Robinson, Lee, Mark Davies, Muamba, Cohen, Taylor, Kevin Davies Subs: Al Habsi, Samuel, Elmander, Klasnic, Ricketts, McCann, Andrew O'Brien
    • - So the team news is in: Arsenal: Almunia, Sagna, Gallas, Vermaelen, Clichy, Fabregas, Denilson, Diaby, Rosicky, Arshavin, Eduardo Subs: Fabianski, Vela, Walcott, Silvestre, Traore, Eastmond, Emmanuel-Thomas
    • - So tonight's match has a very 1989 feel about it with Arsenal needing to win by two clear goals to go top of the league. Of course the stakes were significantly higher in 1989, but this is huge for fans of Arsenal, it has been a couple of years since the Gunners have been top this late in the season.
    • - Good evening one and all, welcome LIVE coverage of Bolton's trip to the Emirates (the stadium, not the country).

  • Summary

    • 93 Arshavin breaks away one on one with the keeper but he can only shoot into his body.
    • 85 Arshavin flicks the ball to his left and volleys home a right footed strike to give Arsenal a 4-2 lead!
    • 85 Arsenal are going top! Arshavin puts Arsenal 4-2 in front!
    • 65 The corner's original threat was seen to by Robinson but Diaby won the second ball, heading it to Vermaelen who lashed home a left footed volley eight yards out!
    • 65 It's 3-2! Vermaelen has put the Gunners in front!
    • 52 Bolton do not like that one bit! And with good reason. Gallas crunched Mark Davies in the build up to that goal with a challenge which could have broken his ankle. The play was allowed to continue and Fabregas battled his way past three Bolton defenders and nutmegged the keeper from a tight angle!
    • 52 Two all! Fabregas equalises!
    • 45 Nearly two all! Fabregas cuts in off the left and attempts to bend the ball into the bottom corner but Jaaskelainen is there to palm the ball clear.
    • 44 Fabregas passes the ball to Rosicky 20 yards out. He shifts it right, takes another touch and shoots past Jaaskelainen at his front post! The keeper should never be beaten from there.
    • 43 Rosicky! Arsenal get a goal back!
    • 40 Off the bar! Fabregas floats in a free kick and Kevin Davies tries to head it out for a goal kick but instead heads it against the underside of the bar and into his keeper's hands.
    • 28 Almunia gets a touch to it but Taylor's penalty has too much on it and Bolton lead two nil!
    • 27 Penalty for Bolton! Denilson takes down Lee inside the box! No complaints from him, a definite penalty!
    • 22 And Taylor hits the post from the free kick! He fizzed it in low and around the wall and against the post!
    • 13 Oooo! Eduardo stops the ball dead with his first touch and absolutely leathers it with his second, sending the ball about 6 inches over the bar.
    • 11 Rosicky plays in Denilson but Jääskeläinen saves well.
    • 7 What a mess of a goal that was from the Arsenal. William Gallas sliced the ball into touch and Bolton went long on the throw in. Gael Clichy looked to have things under control, but booted the ball straight in the air which Kevin Davies got his head to it first. The ball fell to GARY CHAILL and he finished first time on the volley from six yards!
    • 7 One nil to Bolton! Gary Cahill gets it!

Team lineup & ratings

  • Lineup

    Live Team Line-Up

    • Starting line-up

      • M. Almunia
      • B. Sagna
      • W. Gallas
      • T. Vermaelen Goal
      • G. Clichy Yellow Card
      • Denílson
      • C. Fábregas Goal
      • A. Diaby Substitution Out (76′)
      • T. Rosický Goal Substitution Out (88′)
      • A. Arshavin Goal
      • E. da Silva Substitution Out (90′)

      Subs

      • M. Silvestre
      • T. Walcott Substitution In90′
      • L. Fabianski
      • A. Traoré
      • J. Emmanuel-Thomas
      • C. Vela Substitution In88′
      • C. Eastmond Substitution In76′

    • Starting line-up

      • J. Jääskeläinen
      • G. Steinsson
      • G. Cahill Goal
      • Z. Knight
      • P. Robinson Substitution Out (90′)
      • F. Muamba Yellow Card
      • T. Cohen
      • M. Davies Substitution Out (56′)
      • C. Lee Substitution Out (81′)
      • M. Taylor Goal
      • K. Davies

      Subs

      • I. Klasnic Substitution In81′
      • G. McCann Substitution In56′ Yellow Card
      • A. O'Brien
      • J. Samuel
      • A. Al Habsi
      • J. Elmander
      • S. Ricketts Substitution In90′

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