Arsenal like playing Liverpool
Anfield, home of Woy. Will Hodgson inspire Liverpool to only their 4th win over Arsenal in 19 attempts?
Head to head, Liverpool have the edge with 68 wins to Arsenal’s 60, but in recent times, it’s been the Laaaaandoners who have bossed this one and the Gooners have won 8 of their last 9 opening games.
Wenger may hand a start to ‘Jesus With A Football’ but will definitely be without Bendtner, who has a groin injury. Robin van Persie and Cesc Fabregas will be given late fitness tests. Arsenal will likely offer a start to new front-man, Marouane Chamakh also.
For Liverpool, Woy will roll out new boys Joe Cole and Christian Poulsen. Fernando Torres will start this one on the bench after recovering from the injury he picked up in South Africa.
Enjoy the match blog-fiends, it should be a cracker!
Today:
@MrCarb: Again, don’t be silly. Wenger’s building a team for the future. ;)
Which team is down to 10 men again?
Psst, we have more than they do…..act like it
How does is sentence formed?
LOLvanovic.
@Georger: I think you are thrown by the new Liverpool sponsor. I can’t quite conjugate that either.
I will say Wilshire looks the real deal. More so than Walcott.
So we’re not allowed to win headers?
@robert shaw: my lord I never noticed the odd sound of the sponsor, and now I’ll never be able to see past it. Thanks.
Oh, good, Theo Walcott. He’ll make everything better.
Of course I just guaranteed Walcott is scoring a brace.
David Ngog just tried to make a tackle. His grace period is officially closed.
Oh it was Wilshere who f**ked up for the goal? Nice work, JWAF.
Wilshire looks like Vermaelen’s little brother.
Walcott’s fast as s**t…..oh wait…that’s his only selling point? Excitement over
@wac: Findley to Arsenal!
was that jonathan lipnicki with his arm in a cast clapping for arshavin’s corner?
Liverpool and Chelsea are obviously both better without Joe Cole.
Whoever is hosting my stream has AIM sounds on and is having a heated discussion with someone.
Lolz. Arshavin fall down.
Joe Cole’s wife thinks the card was harsh. Have at her, you’re welcome.
@LE: But didn’t go boom. Too little.
Bah, I wish Wilshere was on the left…..
there aren’t more than 3 or 4 keepers in the league who stop that n’goal. mark schwarzer is not one of them
Heh.
@georger: it’s cool if your wife argues so publicly and vociferously in your favor.
Holy Shit that picture of Cole and his wife is too much.
Clichy just got Bornstein’d….Yeah, I said it
@tfa: That feisty streak will come in handy when the house gets burgled.
And I do realize that vest probably costs more than my car, but still.
See his vest.
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Joe Cole is just so genuine!!!
Cole’s wife’s sister can’t get a current Liverpool shirt with Cole’s name on the back? She’s gotta wear one of the old ones?
@TFA, The caption should say: We’re the coolest people ever….Don’t hate
Vermaelen = Arsenal’s only threat. Heh. Also, why did Carly Cole put a beehive on her head for her wedding?
Rosicky still has talent on the ball, good for him.
Skrtel is pollacked?
bah…you guys are harsh. looks like a wedding picture.
He seriously looks like a butch lesbian…
I lol’d at “butch lesbian”
Why is Almunia captain over Vermaelen by the way? Some misguided show of confidence?
Why put Torres in here? I don’t get it.
Kuyt thinks all these guys who aren’t in shape/form after playing in the latter stages of the World Cup are pussies. Especially RVP.
Not to be outdone, here comes the other fabulous but fragile striker.
@Anonsters: Might as well get his injury out of the way early.
@TFA: And he would be correct about RvP.
So the stretcher-guy just outran Torres?
only a poor touch prevented the ending of Koscielny’s EPL career by Torres.
Seriously what is up with Cesc can’t play? How out’ve she can he be? Or do they not want him cup tied??
she = shape
/ima dope
Well, I think ‘she’ would be appropriate for Cesc.
Theo, you f**king wanker
Get the f**k off the pitch you dick.
As much as I want to think he’s playing it up, I don’t…..he looks f**ked
Theo is really fast!
Arsene not happy because … Agger isn’t getting stretchered off? Beats me.
Might be concussed after that cross to the face.
Cesc has a bad case of barca-itis today.
Dear Arsene: STFU. Love, Me.
They’re just falling over…there’s no foul!
Koscielny is looking top notch.
/not really
BULLSHIT
Agger has no clue where he is right now, this is not good.
“Remember when he blocked that cross? With his face?” I laffed.
So what if you might be concussed? We need these three points in the first game of the season so get back out there!
Rosicky gets a card for getting kicked
Is everyone else enjoying this injury vs. medical discussion as much as I am?
@Josh: /NFL’d?
@Georger: Yeah, I’m really longing for some of John Harkes’ probing analysis: “Arsenal should really try to do something to change things.”
Walcott, you are so terrible. It’s adorable.
We can’t score against 9 men and a punch drunk Agger? Come On Arsenal!!!
@Pupsters: Exactly, I thought medical staffs in every sport had wised up to concussion dangers by now.
Walcott’s the little footballer who couldn’t.
Guys, Theo Walcott is really fast, don’t forget that.
“Van Persie… high and hanging.” Ew. Just ew.
four minutes added time? or five?
Like David Carradine?
GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL!
REINA!!!!!!!!
f**king hell!
HOLY SHIT!!!!!!!
Oh my god…shattered
Pepé FTMFW!! ok tie, whatever.
Pepe fail.
So, the city of Liverpool’s new nickname is “Keeper Hell”, correct?
PEPE!
ROFL. That was awesome.
FLAPPYHANDSSKI!!!! Reina style
Hahahahahahaha, oh Reina I love you.
Sorry how is that not a foul? Oh well, Arsenal are still a joke.
Looks like a win for the meteor today after all.
/Robert Green’d
F**k you Reina and your f**king Barca shirt antics. Cunt nugget.
Chamahk with his hand on Kuyt’s throat. The beautiful game?
“Daniel Agger, with a touch of concussion…”
Right in the dick. Ouch.
Alumnia whiffs with no one near him, foul. Reina gets run into, no foul. F**k you, Atkinson.
oh, right in the jimmy!
Kuyt’s a ball down
Martin Atkninson is a hack.
Well now Sloth will definitely never reproduce.