EPL: Arsenal FC vs Portsmouth FC

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Emirates Stadium
Sunday, September 2, 2007
Kick-off: 1.30pm (UK Time)

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EPL Table:

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TV Listings:

Channel 27:
Arsenal vs Portsmouth - 8:30pm - (Live)

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Disclaimer: You are only allowed to predict Arsenal match in this thread.

felirox SG

2-0 win! Rvp and Fab!

RealMagic SG

Ars 2 Port 1

Vanpersie and rosicky to score

akinos SG

I know its not so nice to say this, but i have a feeling this is arsenal's first loss. Arsenal 1 - Portsmouth 2.

Adebayor to score.

turbo_drift SG

A 2-2 draw for me.

Eduardo Da Silva and van Persie to score. Cool

thongs SG

portsmouth is good, 2-1 arsenal win. last min winner by van persie

felirox SG

think diarra would get his first start against pompey?

vishnusux SG

yeah i tink so since sagna and eboue are out...i predict 2-0 hopefully eduardo score and i oso want to see bendtner play cos adebayor seems a bit out of sorts. And with the current trend, fabregas should score, haha goal scoring machine fab Mr. Green

felirox SG

there’s a possibility he will fill the rb position becos eboue and sagna are both still out injured. wow, if he really plays,i cant wait. chelski fans said he’s a hot prospect. I wanna see how he perform with arsenal!

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Arsenal midfielder Alexander Hleb is a doubt through illness and keeper Jens Lehmann (Achilles and elbow) is still out so Manuel Almunia will deputise.

William Gallas, Emmanuel Eboue and Bacary Sagna all remain sidelined.

Portsmouth's £4m man Glen Johnson is set to play at right-back, so Lauren will switch to right midfield after Gary O'Neil's move to Middlesbrough.

Pedro Mendes and Nico Kranjcar are fit again, but there is a slight doubt over skipper Sol Campbell.

Arsenal (from): Almunia, Toure, Clichy, Fabregas, Flamini, Hleb, Van Persie, Fabianski, Eduardo, Bendtner, Walcott, Senderos, Traore, Hoyte, Song, Gilberto, Denilson, Rosicky, Adebayor.

Portsmouth (from): James; Johnson, Campbell, Distin, Pamarot, Hreidarsson, Traore, Lauren, Muntari, Davis, Pedro Mendes, Benjani, Taylor, Kranjcar, Hughes, Kanu, Nugent, Ashdown.

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i say a win for Arsenal. 1-0 Fab to score. =)

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Arsène Wenger feels the Emirates Stadium bogey has been replaced this season by the Emirates Stadium effect.

Arsenal have played three home games this term and have registered three wins. The only goal they have conceded came 52 seconds in to the new campaign when David Healy profited on an error by Jens Lehmann.

It is perhaps ironic that Sundays opponents are Portsmouth because last seasons fixture between these clubs on December 16 was a watershed in Arsenal's season at Emirates.

Noe Pamerot and Matt Taylor gave the visitors a 2-0 lead with goals either side of half time. By the hour mark Emmanuel Adebayor and Gilberto had hauled Arsenal level. But it was still another draw and, at full time, Wengers home record in the Premiership read: P9 W4 D5 L0. However the struggle would end there. After Portsmouth, they rattled up a record of P10 W8 D1 L1 including five straight victories.

We are [over that] I feel, said Wenger on Friday. We were a little bit surprised at the start of last season but after six or seven months I feel we feel at home now. We are now like any other Premiership team when we play at home. You win the game when you are at your best.

Overall I am very happy with the spirit of the side at the moment. I have a strong belief in the quality of my team and that has been justified in what I have seen on the pitch.

We have built up a momentum in the Premier League at home and we want to take advantage of that on Sunday.

Wenger will wait on Alex Hleb who went ill on Friday morning. Otherwise the roll call of injuries is the same as midweek: Emmanuel Eboue (ankle), William Gallas (groin), Bacary Sagna (back) and Jens Lehmann (Achilles).

Portsmouth have started the Premiership season well. Their four games have included a credible point against Manchester United and a hard-fought defeat at Chelsea.

They have real quality, said Wenger. Portsmouth are a very shrewd club with Harry Redknapp in charge. He always buys good players. He came to Arsenal and took a few from us.

They have a very strong spine. Sylvain Distin, Sol Campbell and David James at the back. Kanu and Lauren too. They are very intelligent and I feel those former Arsenal players means when they come to us they are always highly motivated.

Portsmouth are a team with physical strength, tactical strength and lots of experience.

Their last performance against Chelsea was very good. On the evidence of what we saw they could have taken a point.

There is quality that is we must be very careful against this side. We just want to continue our run and be on our toes.

Trump_Card SG

Is Lassana Diarra in tonight's squad ? Laughing

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Livescore:

Arsenal 1
Portsmouth 0

Mr. Green

RealMagic SG

Vanpersie dun dare take penalty Laughing

pervertboi SG

arsenal is playing goooooooooood today Mr. Green

Patrik SG

Why?
How come???
Oh..he missed last week eh?

pervertboi SG

yup