~Superb Super Sunday~

last SG · 2006-12-08T19:51:30+00:00

Wenger still refusing to concede title race Arsene Wenger insists Arsenal can still win the title despite watching them slip 18 points adrift of Barclays Pr...

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Chelsea v Arsenal - draw

HT: 0-0
FT: 0-0

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Chelsea deny Shevchenko reports

Chelsea have denied reports that Andriy Shevchenko is ready to leave the club if manager Jose Mourinho decides he does not fit into his plans. The 30-year-old, who signed for £30.8m in May, was quoted as saying his "game doesn't suit Mourinho" and he is "ready to pack his bags" and go back to Italy.

But a Chelsea statement insisted the comments were misinterpreted from an interview in a Russian magazine.

The Ukraine striker has been linked with a return to AC Milan.

Mourinho, whose team host Arsenal in Sundays crunch clash, added: Sheva is not untouchable because of the way he is playing. "Makelele , Essien, Lampard, Ballack, Terry, Carvalho, A Cole, Drogba are all untouchables.

I belief Mourinho is trying to motivate his players before the gunners match by saying they are untouchable... but it may actually work tho...

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COLE DESERVES ABUSE - LEHMANN

JENS LEHMANN has urged Arsenal fans to put the boot in on Ashley Cole during Sundays Premiership showdown at Chelsea. And the German hit out at former Gunners ace Cole for slagging the club in his controversial autobiography after moving to the Blues in August.

Keeper Lehmann, 37, said: Of course he should get stick on Sunday. That is what makes football so exciting. If our fans just ignored him that would mean he was not an important player for them.

As SunSport revealed yesterday, Gunners fans already plan to wave thousands of fake £20 notes bearing the face of the left-back they have dubbed Cashley.

Lehmann also took a swipe at the England stars book, adding: Why would I want to read it? "Im not interested in reading books from 25-year-old players who would like to tell me about their big experience.

"Hes probably made some mistakes to write a book while hes still so young.

Yet Lehmann insists he does not harbour any personal grudges.

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H-T: 1-0
F-T: 1-2

4th spot here i come Very Happy

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obviously they are bias Laughing

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@ least someone here is not bias in the match prediction

even though his heart might wish chelsea to lose since he is a man utd fan but he simply know that logically chelsea will win

good prediction

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Adebayor is up for a war

EMMANUEL ADEBAYOR has declared war on Chelsea ahead of Arsenals Sunday showdown at Stamford Bridge. The powerful Gunners striker is already steeling himself for a bruising battle with Blues skipper John Terry. And he promises he will go in with all guns blazing in his bid to win the match for injured pal William Gallas.

Adebayor said: Sunday will be one of the biggest games in the world and we have to be mentally ready to put up a real challenge to our opponents. It will be another war and the important thing is to show no fear and enjoy the battle. I have never played against Terry and Ricardo Carvalho before but I have faced many other powerful defenders and I love the physical challenge.

Adebayor, a £7million signing from Monaco in January, scored the winner at old Trafford in September in the absence of Thierry Henry. Gunners skipper Henry will be missing again on Sunday, while former Chelsea defender Gallas is given only a 20 per cent chance of recovering from a thigh injury in time to play at the Bridge.

What the boss has said is very important for the team. It shows he has confidence in us and we have to prove he is right. We have to play for him and put all out heart into our performances.

Yet the Gunners go to the Bridge at the weekend with almost half their strongest team missing. As well as Henry and Gallas, Kolo Toure is suspended and Tomas Rosicky is out with a thigh injury. Lauren is still recovering from a serious knee injury and, to make matters worse, Johan Djourou is struggling with a strained hamstring.

That could mean a return for Swiss centre-half Philippe Senderos, who has suffered in recent times against Chelseas Didier Drogba. Yet Gunners keeper Jens Lehmann is sure his defence will be up to the job and said: If theyre not conceding goals they must be doing well.

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skali Adebayor scored e winning goal..
as he did once in MU home..
uhm but e Blues under Jose still unbeatable at home rite?

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Wenger: 'Please Be Nice To Cashley'

Arsene Wenger has attempted to defuse the explosive reception visiting fans are expected to give Ashley Cole at Stamford Bridge on Sunday by praising his contribution to Arsenal.

Cole's transfer deadline-day move to rivals Chelsea was highly controversial and was the subject of accusations of 'tapping-up' in January 2005.

The England left-back further enraged Gunners fans with the subsequent publication of his autobiography, titled 'My Defence', in which he was highly critical of the club.

The episode saw Cole dubbed 'Cashley' and a section of Arsenal's 3,100 travelling fans are preparing to wave fake £20 notes and inflatable mobile phones during Sunday's crunch Premiership clash.

Police will be on standby to eject any offending supporters with a poster and leaflet campaign - backed by both clubs - warning that homophobic chants will not be tolerated.

"Arsenal do not tolerate any foul or abusive behaviour and we are working closely with both Chelsea and the relevant authorities to ensure that Sunday's match will be played in a safe and positive environment."

Wenger believes himself and Blues boss Jose Mourinho have a duty to reduce tension at big matches - especially in light of an incident last month when a French football fan was shot dead by a plain-clothes policeman.

"I would be happy if Chelsea-Arsenal on Sunday is a fantastic football game and a good promotion for football. "My responsibility is to make sure it is. I would not like any stupid aggression but a feast of football like it can be in England."

used SG

HT 0-0
FT 1-0
Chelsea win

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Half Time: 0 - 0 ..... anhydrouscoppersulphate, lpx88, zocoss, used 1 point

Half Time: 1 - 0 ..... SBS9828X

Half Time: 0 - 1 ...... T.Ryousuke, a-Lost-9uY, LazerLordz

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Full Time: 0 - 0 ....... zocoss

Full Time: 1 - 0 ....... used

Full Time: 0 - 1 ....... stevenliew

Full Time: 1 - 1 ........ anhydrouscoppersulphate, a-Lost-9uY 3 point

Full Time: 2 - 0 ....... lpx88,

Full Time: 1 - 2 ....... T.Ryousuke, LazerLordz

Full Time: 2 - 2 ....... SBS9828X

Draw - anhydrouscoppersulphate, zocoss, a-Lost-9uY, SBS9828X 1 point

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dragg - home win only, never state score for HT & FT

CKeer - away win only, never state score for HT & FT

Båseline - away win only, never state score for HT & FT

Dead_Man_Inc - away win only, never state score for HT & FT

stevenliew - No HT score - FT and Arsenal win only

sand king - home win only, never state score for HT & FT

joker105 - home win only, never state score for HT & FT

anhydrouscoppersulphate is the first to win all 5 points for our match of the week. Wink

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Reminder........

Half Time - 1 point
Full Time - 3 points
Match Result - 1 point

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Chelsea v Arsenal
- Half time 0-1
- Full time 1-1
- draw

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zocoss! me changing full time score to 2-2 Mr. Green

used SG

HT leh?

zocoss SG

Ok, so...

Half Time: 1 - 0

Full Time: 2 - 2

Draw.

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HT 0-1 Arsenal
FT 1-2 Arsenal

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Chelsea vs Arsenal

CHELSEA could find themselves nine points behind leaders Manchester United by the time they meet Arsenal in this Sunday showdown between London's two highest placed clubs. It's the 164th competitive meeting and 139th League clash between two sides who have successfully negotiated the group stages of the Champions League.

Unbeaten in four Premiership matches. Won three and drawn one in the top League, since losing 2-1, away to Tottenham on 5 November.

Didier DROGBA is the highest scoring Premiership player this season with 14 goals, eight of which are League goals putting him at the top of the table for the Barclays Golden Boot award, jointly with Nwankwo KANU of Portsmouth, and Kevin DOYLE of Reading.

ARSENAL play London opposition in the Premiership for the third successive match. They're hoping for a similar result to the 3-0 victory over Spurs last Saturday, but that was preceded by a 2-1 loss at Fulham - their third League defeat in a row on the road.

Arsene Wenger's side have a level record against clubs from inside the M25 this season, winning two and losing two.

Lost two of the last three Premiership matches - both away from home.

Won one of the last four League fixtures.

Thierry HENRY and Robin VAN PERSIE are Arsenal's joint top scorers with seven goals each. HENRY leads the way for the club in the Premiership with six goals.

REFEREE
Alan Wiley (Burntwood, Staffordshire)

LAST SEASON'S CORRESPONDING GAME
Chelsea 1-0 Arsenal
21 August 2005 - Ref: Graham Poll
Chelsea scorer: Drogba 73

HEAD TO HEAD TOTALS
at Chelsea only
League: Chelsea 22 wins, Arsenal 23, Draws 24
Prem: Chelsea 4 wins, Arsenal 5, Draws 5

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Wenger plays down Chelsea claims

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger says Chelsea are "premature" to boast that they will be the world's biggest club by 2014. The Frenchman insists it will take more than success on the pitch to make the Blues the top outfit on the planet.

According to Wenger, Chelsea do not yet possess the rich history, pedigree and fan base of clubs like Real Madrid. "At the moment they are a bit premature to say what they will do," said Wenger, whose Gunners side face Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Sunday.

"Playing the best football is one of the things that makes a club bigger. You also have the natural size of the club built through history. "It will always be that Real Madrid are bigger than Alaves, even if Alaves has a better team for a few seasons.

"Also you have the accumulation of history with players who are faithful to the club. A lot of things come into making a club big. "Arsenal is a club that you could easily underestimate in terms of size because when we built the stadium we had the question, do we make 50,000, 55,000 or 60,000 seats?

"With a good team today maybe even 60,000 is too small. "Whether Chelsea can become the biggest club in the world is also down to the size of the fan base. That takes a very long time to build up." Chelsea chief executive Peter Kenyon made the claim that the Blues have the potential to be the world's most powerful club by 2014 when he recently laid out his vision for the future of the club.

Gael Clichy is being tipped for a big
future by Arsene Wenger.

Cole is preparing to face his former club for the first time since his acrimonious transfer to Stamford Bridge on transfer deadline day. But Wenger insists Arsenal have the perfect replacement in Gael Clichy and is backing the 21-year-old French defender to match the achievements of his predecessor.

"Clichy is the answer to losing Cole - 100% the answer," said the Gunners boss, who was without the services of Clichy for the first part of the season because of a foot injury. "When we lost Ashley Cole we knew we had Clichy but he was injured. And what he is doing now after being out for so long is quite amazing.

"It's a good challenge for him because he will be compared to his model. He always said Ashley Cole was his model and tomorrow he will be compared to him. "Clichy has the potential to be as good as Cole. Ashley is playing well at the moment and I am not surprised by that. "When we lost Ashley Cole we lost a player who was 25 years old and that's the best age for a football player. We lost a big player."

One interested observer on Sunday will be Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson. After his side extended their lead at the top of Premiership table to nine points, with Saturday's 3-1 victory over Manchester City, he is hoping Arsenal can do him a favour by beating second-placed Chelsea.

"I will be supporting the Gunners for a change," said the Scot.

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HT

Chelsea 0-0 Arsenal

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