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Saturday September 12, 2009 Finished The City of Manchester Stadium

4 - 2

Manchester City

  • Richards 20’
  • Bellamy 74’
  • Adebayor 80’
  • Wright-Phillips 84’

Arsenal

  • van Persie 62’
  • Rosický 88’

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  1. City continue perfect start

    City continue perfect start

    Emmanuel Adebayor was on target against his former club as Manchester City recorded a 4-2 victory over Arsenal. More

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Manchester City
    • Arsenal
    • 90+5' There is the final whistle and Manchester City maintain their perfect start to the Premier League season with a 4-2 victory over Arsenal.
    • 90+4' Great save by Given at his near post to push away a deflected shot.
    • 90+3' The excellent De Jong is booked for a late tackle on Rosicky.
    • 90+2' Bendtner prods over.
    • 90+1' Eduardo tees up van Persie whose goalbound shot is deflected behind for a corner.
    • 90' Four minutes added time.
    • 89' Great feet from Diaby who finds Van Persie, he cuts inside on to his left peg and curls a shot that strikes the post!
    • 88' Petrov drives narrowly wide.
    • 87' GOAL ARSENAL!! Fabregas finds Rosicky who beats the offside trap and slots home to pull one back.
    • 86' Arsene Wenger is sure to be angry about the Van Persie "kick" and the FA may take a look at that celebration.
    • 85' Adebayor's 50th Premier League goal, 46 for Arsenal, four for Manchester City.
    • 84' GOAL CITY!! Bellamy wins the ball in his own half and runs 50 yards before finding Wright-Phillips who seals the victory by calmly lifting the ball over the advancing Almunia.
    • 83' The ball clearly strikes Barry's arm in the penalty area but no spot kick.
    • 82' Adebayor again as he clears Diaby's shot off the line.
    • 81' Adebayor is booked for inciting the travelling fans with his celebration.
    • 80' GOAL CITY!! Wright Phillios beats Clichy and floats over a cross to the unmarked Adebayor who heads home from six yards. The former Arsenal man seals the victory and races the full length of the pitch to celebrate in front of the Arsenal fans.
    • 79' Gallas tries his luck from distance but no danger to Given.
    • 78' Incredible run from Adebayor who gets to the by-line after beating three men and he pulls back to Wright-Phillips who manages to stab wide from five yards.
    • 77' Double change for Arsenal with Eduardo and Emmanuel Eboue replacing Sagna and Song.
    • 76' Adebayor catches Sagna late but referee Clattenburg did not see it.
    • 75' GOAL CITY!! Lescott wins the ball from Clichy, finds Wright-Phillips who in turn feeds Richards. The marauding right-back cuts inside the covering Song before squaring to Bellamy who curls the ball into the roof of the net.
    • 74' Change for City with Ireland being replaced by Martin Petrov.
    • 73' Song is booked for a kick out at Adebayor.
    • 72' Adebayor in action against Arsenal. Match Image
    • 71' Adebayor kicks Van Persie in the face after a sliding challenge by the Arsenal striker. Only the Togo forward knows whether that was deliberate.
    • 70' Great team move from the Gunners. Diaby and Rosicky exchange neatly before Lescott stabs Bendtner's cross behind for a corner.
    • 69' Adebayor needs treatment after falling awkwardly following an aerial challenge with Gallas.
    • 68' There has not been a draw in the last eight League meetings between the teams, since a 1-1 at Highbury in January 2005. That was the only draw in their last 19 League matches.
    • 67' Bendtner flicks clear and then the Gunners probe at the other end but Given catches cleanly.
    • 66' Richards wins City's second corner.
    • 65' Arsenal have now had nine different goal scorers in the Premier League this season, more than any other side.
    • 64' ARSENAL EQUALISE!! Van Persie gets the better of Lescott on the edge of the penalty area and steers his shot into the far corner past the diving Given.
    • 63' A sweeping counter attack from City. Ireland wins the ball from Clichy and finds Bellamy whose shot is straight at Almunia.
    • 62' Bellamy tugs Van Persie back but the Dutchman's free-kick is headed clear.
    • 61' A 25-yard swerving piledriver from Vermaelen is pushed away by Given.
    • 60' Bendtner's follow-up shot was hooked wide and Gallas got a boot in his mouth from Lescott for his troubles.
    • 59' For the first time City do not have a man at the the front post and Gallas stoops to get a header on target but Given is equal to the challenge and pushes away. The Irish custodian makes his first save.
    • 58' Good spell for Arsenal and another corner.
    • 57' Brilliant run from Fabregas but his former team-mate Toure makes a super challenge to deny him getting a shot off.
    • 56' Sagna needs treatment after being caught in the head by Bellamy.
    • 55' Almost an immediate impact from the Czech but his shot is deflected behind for a corner.
    • 54' Rosicky enters Premier League action for the first time in nearly 20 months. Denilson makes way.
    • 53' Adebayor heads the corner away at the near post.
    • 52' Diaby wins a corner off Toure.
    • 51' Barry swings a free-kick out of play before Richards can head it back.
    • 50' It is a record crowd at Eastlands today.
    • 49' Fabregas' free-kick is headed over the top at the back post by Vermaelen.
    • 48' Diaby is blocked by Richards on the edge of the penalty area and Arsenal have a chance to put a ball in a dangerous area.
    • 47' Wright-Phillips surges past Clichy and finds Adebayor but his 20-yard effort is blocked by Gallas.
    • 46' No changes to either side at the start of the second-half.
    • 45+3' The end of a high tempo, high energy opening period.
    • 45+2' A wayward effort on goal from Wright-Phillips.
    • 45+1' Fabregas' corner is cleared by Adebayor at the near post. City counter but Stephen Ireland dallies on the ball in the opposition penalty area. A frantic finish to the opening period.
    • 45' Another corner for Arsenal as Richards denies Diaby a free header from the first one.
    • 44' Van Persie's teasing cross is put behind for a corner by Bridge. No Arsenal player attacking the centre.
    • 43' Sagna's cross is deflected high in the air by Bellamy and Given prevents Arsenal from winning their second corner.
    • 42' For the first time in the match Wright-Phillips gets some joy out of Clichy, he rolls the French full-back but his cross is cut out by Thomas Vermaelen inside his own six-yard box.
    • 41' Alex Song, who is making his 50th League appearance for Arsenal, cuts out Adebayor's cross.
    • 40' Room for van Persie who finds Fabregas on the overlap but Barry comes across and the Gunners captain is squeezed out on the by-line.
    • 39' Sagna's cross almost finds Bendtner unmarked six yards from goal. His attempt to flick it goalbound only results in the ball eluding Clichy who could have taken advantage at the back post.
    • 38' The only effort on target in the half has been the goal and even that was via the post.
    • 37' Gallas rues his missed chance. Match Image
    • 36' Fabregas tries his luck from 20 yards but his shot is high, wide and not very handsome.
    • 35' Super counter-attack by City but Bellamy's cross is just too deep for Adebayor.
    • 34' A sloppy loss of possession by Arsenal but Wright-Phillips can't take advantage.
    • 33' Lots of possession for Arsenal but not many questions being asked in the final third.
    • 32' Almunia makes a good claim from the corner under pressure from Adebayor.
    • 31' Arsenal only half-clear and Bellamy's shot is deflected behind for a corner via Gallas' head.
    • 30' City win a free-kick in the same area from where they scored but on the other side of the pitch.
    • 29' Adebayor has a run at Clichy but the French defender gets back to clear.
    • 28' Van Persie gets behind Toure and Lescott but is flagged for offside.
    • 27' If Given keeps a clean sheet he will equal the 94-year old top flight club record of five matches without conceding.
    • 26' Not a bad cross from Bendtner but he has no-one to hit and Shay Given catches.
    • 25' Almunia catches Wright-Phillips's cross.
    • 24' Indeed the Gunners' last two away defeats have both come in Manchester.
    • 23' Arsenal have not lost back-to-back away matches in the League since losing 2-1 at Stoke and 3-0 at Manchester City last November.
    • 22' A surging run from Clichy but De Jong flicks away in the middle.
    • 21' It was the home side's first attempt on goal!
    • 20' If City win today it will be their longest run of wins in the top flight since 1986.
    • 19' GOAL CITY!! A terrific leap by Micah Richards to head Gareth Barry's free-kick towards the back post and the ball hits the upright and goes into the net via the back of the scrambling Manuel Almunia.
    • 18' A feisty encounter so far and Sagna is booked for blocking off Craig Bellamy.
    • 17' Handball against Adebayor although he seems to chest the ball down.
    • 16' If City keep a clean sheet today they will become only the fifth team in Premier League history to keep a clean sheet in their first four matches of the season. The others are Manchester United (1997-98), Chelsea (2005-06), Liverpool (2005-06) and Portsmouth (2006-07).
    • 15' Fabregas finds Bendtner who pulls the ball back to Bacary Sagna but the right-back blazes over the top from 20 yards.
    • 14' Lescott, on his home debut, is booked for blocking off Denilson.
    • 13' CHANCE! A viciously swinging corner by Robin van Persie and Gallas loses Joleon Lescott but heads over the top from close range.
    • 12' Bendtner wins the first corner of the match.
    • 11' If Arsenal lose today it will be only the second time in 13 seasons under Arsene Wenger that the club have lost two of their opening four matches in a season. The only time it happened came in 2005-06 when they lost 1-0 at Chelsea and 2-1 at Middlesbrough.
    • 10' Adebayor catches Fabregas late on the inside of his right ankle, a nasty tackle and Mark Clattenburg probably should have issued a yellow card there.
    • 9' A powerful run by Adebayor but with William Gallas in trouble, Fabregas gets a vital toe in.
    • 8' A super tackle on the edge of his own penalty area by Wayne Bridge ends Diaby's run.
    • 7' A collision in midfield between Bendtner and Adebayor, no love lost between those two.
    • 6' Wright-Phillips has a run at Clichy but the Arsenal left-back blocks the cross and clears his lines.
    • 5' Manchester City are the only team in English League football who are yet to concede a league goal this season.
    • 4' First test of the Arsenal defence comes from a long throw but Fabregas heads away.
    • 3' Free-kick for Arsenal and a chance to put the ball into the penalty area but Cesc Fabregas fails to beat the first man who is Adebayor.
    • 2' Shaun Wright-Phillips loses the ball deep in his own half but Gael Clichy's cross is cleared.
    • 1' And we are underway!
    • 14:55 The players come out at Eastlands and Emmanuel Adebayor gets a 'warm' reception from the visiting fans.
    • 14:50 Andrey Arshavin was ruled out on Thursday due to a groin injury so Abou Diaby and Nicklas Bendtner flank Robin van Persie. Tomas Rosicky is on the bench after a knee injury that has kept him out since January 2008.
    • 14:45 Emmanuel Adebayor and Kolo Toure feature against their former club for the first time.
    • 14:40 Nigel de Jong comes in against the Gunners as Mark Hughes goes for a more defensive formation.
    • 14:35 Brazilian striker Robinho has been ruled out but reports of a stress fracture to his ankle on international duty last week remained unconfirmed.
    • 14:30 Arsenal have won four of their last five League matches against Manchester City, including 2-0 at home in their last meeting on April 4.
    • 14:25 Arsenal are City's bogey side - they have conceded more goals (46) against Arsenal than any other Premier League team they have faced.
    • 14:20 This is their 25th meeting in the Premier League. Manchester City have won two, Arsenal 19 and there have been three draws.
    • 14:15 Manchester City and Arsenal meet for the 162th time in the league. Manchester City have won 42, Arsenal 83 and there have been 37 draws.

  • Summary

    • 90+1' Eduardo tees up van Persie whose goalbound shot is deflected behind for a corner.
    • 89' Great feet from Diaby who finds Van Persie, he cuts inside on to his left peg and curls a shot that strikes the post!
    • 87' GOAL ARSENAL!! Fabregas finds Rosicky who beats the offside trap and slots home to pull one back.
    • 84' GOAL CITY!! Bellamy wins the ball in his own half and runs 50 yards before finding Wright-Phillips who seals the victory by calmly lifting the ball over the advancing Almunia.
    • 82' Adebayor again as he clears Diaby's shot off the line.
    • 80' GOAL CITY!! Wright Phillios beats Clichy and floats over a cross to the unmarked Adebayor who heads home from six yards. The former Arsenal man seals the victory and races the full length of the pitch to celebrate in front of the Arsenal fans.
    • 78' Incredible run from Adebayor who gets to the by-line after beating three men and he pulls back to Wright-Phillips who manages to stab wide from five yards.
    • 75' GOAL CITY!! Lescott wins the ball from Clichy, finds Wright-Phillips who in turn feeds Richards. The marauding right-back cuts inside the covering Song before squaring to Bellamy who curls the ball into the roof of the net.
    • 64' ARSENAL EQUALISE!! Van Persie gets the better of Lescott on the edge of the penalty area and steers his shot into the far corner past the diving Given.
    • 63' A sweeping counter attack from City. Ireland wins the ball from Clichy and finds Bellamy whose shot is straight at Almunia.
    • 61' A 25-yard swerving piledriver from Vermaelen is pushed away by Given.
    • 59' For the first time City do not have a man at the the front post and Gallas stoops to get a header on target but Given is equal to the challenge and pushes away. The Irish custodian makes his first save.
    • 19' GOAL CITY!! A terrific leap by Micah Richards to head Gareth Barry's free-kick towards the back post and the ball hits the upright and goes into the net via the back of the scrambling Manuel Almunia.
    • 13' CHANCE! A viciously swinging corner by Robin van Persie and Gallas loses Joleon Lescott but heads over the top from close range.

Live Team Line-Up

  • Manchester City

    Manager: Mark Hughes

    Captain: Kolo Habib Touré

    Starting line-up

    • S. Given
    • M. Richards Goal
    • K. Touré
    • J. Lescott Yellow Card
    • W. Bridge
    • S. Ireland Substitution Out (73′)
    • N. de Jong Yellow Card
    • S. Wright-Phillips Goal
    • G. Barry
    • E. Adebayor Goal Yellow Card
    • C. Bellamy Goal

    Subs

    • M. Petrov Substitution In73′
    • N. Onuoha
    • J. Vidal
    • Sylvinho
    • S. Taylor
    • P. Zabaleta
    • V. Weiss

    Injured

    None

    Suspended

    None

  • Arsenal

    Manager: Arsène Wenger

    Captain: Cesc Fábregas

    Starting line-up

    • M. Almunia
    • B. Sagna Yellow Card Substitution Out (77′)
    • T. Vermaelen
    • W. Gallas
    • G. Clichy
    • A. Song Yellow Card Substitution Out (77′)
    • Denílson Substitution Out (53′)
    • N. Bendtner
    • C. Fábregas
    • A. Diaby
    • R. van Persie Goal

    Subs

    • T. Rosický Substitution In53′ Goal
    • M. Silvestre
    • E. Eboué Substitution In77′
    • V. Mannone
    • K. Gibbs
    • E. da Silva Substitution In77′
    • A. Ramsey

    Injured

    None

    Suspended

    None

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  1. f*ck

    From William, on Sun 18 Oct 12:27

  2. heck

    From William, on Sun 18 Oct 12:27

  3. why is adeboyor a black @#$% for and gay??

    GAY­ @#$%

    suk ur ma'z black dick

    From Abdul, on Wed 23 Sep 11:49

  4. why is adebayor so black for

    and gay??

    From Abdul, on Wed 23 Sep 11:47

  5. adebayor a stupid d*ck

    From majeeb_ahmed, on Sun 20 Sep 4:51

  6. What happened to Fabregas?

    From Johnson - captain Johnson, on Fri 18 Sep 3:23

  7. Anybody notice the two games dem Wenger tek out­ Denilson, we lose. ...

    From Damion, on Wed 16 Sep 16:15

  8. This week - Wigan, Cmon arsenal 4-0 win on this one

    From Free bet www.freebets.co.za, on Tue 15 Sep 9:12

  9. What happened to Fabregas? He went to sleep in this­ game

    From Johnson - captain Johnson, on Tue 15 Sep 3:13

  10. arsenal will win the EPL title.U wait and see.

    From Monkey D., on Tue 15 Sep 3:07

  11. THEY R DREAMERS!!!! ADEBAYOR IT IS A DEVI!!!

    From patriot, on Tue 15 Sep 1:17

  12. A game means you compete at your best to win it. Wenger­ has so far and obviously proved failure to let gooners­ win the games. If no changes being made, Arsenal will­ continue to loose the games and at the end of a day,­ they will find themself out of 4 position they always­ fighting for. Wenger has to be fired and other ­ managers has to be allowed to come in and bring a new­ wine in an old bottle. Arsenal has to learn to win­ troph and not to fight for a 3rd or 4th position. IT IS­ A SHAME FOR A BIG TEAM LIKE ARSENAL TO FIGHT FOR 3RD OR­ 4TH POSITION FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS­ NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    From Meckland, on Mon 14 Sep 22:34

  13. every good thing has a begining and so should have a­ end. Arsene Wenger is becoming an anachronism. He­ should resign gracefully before he is kicked out but­ the reality is the fact that it wnt happened,­ especially with the present bunch of money grabbing­ idiots on the board. Why the hell is Adebayor playing­ out of his skin for Man city? i'll tell you lot.­ Because he has competition for his place in the team.­ Whilst he was still at Arsenal he had the run of the­ roost so eh was not challenged enough to better­ himself.And whose fault is that? O f course Mr Wenger­ with his Gallic stubborness. Why o why cnt he wake up­ and smell the coffee. Am not advocating for him to­ spend millions on players all am saying is something is­ not working properly in the team and changes has to be­ made. Get some spine in the team and forget fancy dans­ like the lilly livered poink boot wearing lunatic­ called Bendtner. Adebayor is gone now and what has he­ done, nothing, so why are you still keeping faith with­ him? We will be lucky to achieve top 10 this season­ thanks to Mr whinger
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    From damola, on Mon 14 Sep 7:36

  14. its very sad what wenger has done to our team. for how­ long will continue to play fanciful football without a­ title. the emd point of a game is to win and as long as­ wenger continues with his present style we are not­ going to win anything. The arsenal ground is going to­ dry up of fans very soon. pity we wont even be amongst­ the first four this season

    From BenA, on Mon 14 Sep 6:19

  15. arsenal sold all their good players to manchester city­ why wont they lose and they did not buy players

    From churchill, on Mon 14 Sep 2:45

  16. my arsenal team
    first team: almunia
    ­ sagna gallas vermaleen clichy
    ­ walcott song fabrgas arshavin
    ­ eduardo van persie

    second team: fabianski
    ­ eboue djourou sendoros troare
    ­ walcott delnison diaby nasri
    ­ vela simpson

    From amdalat, on Mon 14 Sep 1:34

  17. they should fire arsene wenger
    i like arsenal and all­ but we need a better coach or all our players will go­ like fabregas 2 barcelona, van persie 2 inter milan,­ clichy 2 inter milan
    arsenal rules but wenger sucks

    From amdalat, on Mon 14 Sep 1:03

  18. we should all blame arsena wenger
    is stupidity 2 keep­ bendtner on caused us the game.
    he took out our 2­ holding midflieder
    wat a retart

    From amdalat, on Mon 14 Sep 1:02

  19. LETS ALL LAUGH AT ARSENAL HAR HAR HAR

    From sk8terdude10180, on Mon 14 Sep 1:01

  20. 571: I can alsmost see the tears running down your face­ for that little rant, winge f*cking winge, Arsenal will­ win nothing this season.

    From Darren, on Mon 14 Sep 0:41
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