Everton vs Arsenal - Goodison Park. KO 20:00

DenMan

Wednesday March 21

Goodison Park. KO 20:00



Really looking forward to this one. Arsenal hoping to build on their quest for a Champions League place for next season and Everton winning their last three league games at home with no goals conceded will be difficult to beat.

Team news

Everton are expected to be without midfield trio Jack Rodwell (hamstring), Seamus Coleman (thigh) and Darron Gibson (knee).

Steven Pienaar is available again after being cup-tied against Sunderland.

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger must decide whether to stick with Kieran Gibbs at left-back or recall Andre Santos, who is fit after three months out with an ankle injury.

Mikel Arteta makes his first return to Goodison Park since moving to Arsenal.

Starting line-ups to follow later.

amacachi

Awkward match for Arsenal. Everton's home record needs a pin put in it, hopefully it'll be tonight.

2ndcoming

Anyone know if this will be on anywhere? Maybe The Mercantile?

If it's covered on Tring or Sky Calcio surely somewhere will show it?

Marty McFly

Im in work tonight, so this will be my live update for the match . Great to have an Arsenal game to look forward to feels like ages .

2ndcoming

The match is on Tring alright and I cycled down to confirm it is on in The Mercantile on Dame St. for anyone in the city centre looking for it.

luvbulmers01

luvbulmers01 wrote: »

Im in work tonight, so this will be my live update for the match . Great to have an Arsenal game to look forward to feels like ages .

I find arseblog.com is great for the live blogging of Arsenal games. Updates every minute, sometimes more. And usually pretty funny (from a Gunners perspective :P)

meriwether

Dear God,

Please let Arsenal win.

Please also smite Chelsea and Spurs. Smite them with your smiting stick. Smite them so bad.

Yours,

Meriwether

Sgt Pepper 64

meriwether wrote: »

Dear God,

Please let Arsenal win.

Please also smite Chelsea and Spurs. Smite them with your smiting stick. Smite them so bad.

Yours,

Meriwether

I thought "HE" was using Van Persie as a smiting stick these days;)

If I had to choose, I would choose you and my beloved Chelsea to qualify for CL at the expense of Spurs.

Sick of seeing 'arry everywhere and the current media love in (formally with arsenal) for "spurs lovely brand of football"

greendom

Arsenal: Szczesny, Sagna, Koscielny, Vermaelen, Gibbs, Song, Arteta, Ramsey, Rosicky, Walcott, Van Persie.

Subs: Fabianski, Santos, Djourou, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Benayoun, Gervinho, Chamakh.

shano_88

Ugh, Rosicky out wide.

1mcampo1

greendom wrote: »

Arsenal: Szczesny, Sagna, Koscielny, Vermaelen, Gibbs, Song, Arteta, Ramsey, Rosicky, Walcott, Van Persie.

Subs: Fabianski, Santos, Djourou, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Benayoun, Gervinho, Chamakh.

Don't like when Rosicky is out on the wing. Has no real pace and always looking to go inside

KingdomYid

Sgt Pepper 64 wrote: »

I thought "HE" was using Van Persie as a smiting stick these days;)

If I had to choose, I would choose you and my beloved Chelsea to qualify for CL at the expense of Spurs.

Sick of seeing 'arry everywhere and the current media love in (formally with arsenal) for "spurs lovely brand of football"

Spurs do play a lovely brand of football, no need to be so confused. So come on Everton and City do us a favour

RiseToTheTop

David Moyes is a great manager. The time he has been at Everton is astounding for a normally mid-table EPL side. Managers normally come and go like the seasons there.

eh i dunno

Everton: Howard, Baines, Distin, Heitinga, Hibbert, Osman, Pienaar, Cahill, Drenthe, Fellaini, Jelavic. COYB

tony1kenobi

I reckon this will be a pissy draw.

Oranage2

I predict Arsenal are going to explode ~ Arsenal 5 - 1 Everton.

shano_88

Great start. Ramsey with a great chance. slice wide.

Pepe LeFrits

**** it, brilliant chance. Poor finish.

shano_88

All over them. Need to score.

Edit: VERMINATOR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 1-0

Fuzzy_Dunlop

Mugabe breathes a sigh of relief.

L'prof

Verminator!!!

Pepe LeFrits

YES! Goal machine!

greendom

Lovely - well deserved too

Fuzzy_Dunlop

It seems my stream is behind you guys! :pac:

Pepe LeFrits

Man we're obliterating them here, could be 3 or 4 up by now...

shano_88

****ing hell should be 2 now.

L'prof

Need to put it in the net...repeatedly!!!

KaiserGunner

Great stuff by Vermaelen!

cson

75-25 possession and we've had at least 3 clearcuts besides the goal.

Am I seeing this right that Walcott seems to be taking a more central position tonight?

greendom

Fuzzy_Dunlop wrote: »

It seems my stream is behind you guys! :pac:

Sorry for the spoiler - perhaps you should try getting a little closer to the first row

djan

Anyone have a decent english stream link Pleeease?

amacachi

Not watching it but from the sounds of it this is finishing 2-1 or 1-1.

ImpossibleDuck

Strangely I can't find a half-decent stream anywhere...link guys?

DenMan

Missed the goal! Well done Verminator!

tayto lover

can anyone give me a stream please

Frisbee

Still struggling to understand why we've moved Rosicky from the centre given his form of late...

cson

Litmus test this game; are we able to kick on and kill the game by HT or do we pull the usual Arsenal early away game lead schtick and end up drawing 1-1.

So far it looks like the latter, we've sat back since the goal and let them come back into. They should arguably be level; two decent chances.

amacachi

Vermaelen has more league goals this season than Carroll and Torres combined. :pac:

Oranage2

Vermalan is playing as an attacking Centreback?

shano_88

Im watching on LOF.

Probably the best Ive seen Arsenal play so far this season. Incredible movement and closing down so far.

Sútalún

I've got a photograph of lovely flowing stream if anyone would like me to send it to them.. :pac:

amacachi

shano_88 wrote: »

Im watching on LOF.

Probably the best Ive seen Arsenal play so far this season. Incredible movement and closing down so far.

Definitely sounds like a win isn't on the way :pac:

Soups123

you might be able to see me im in the FirstRow, near your stream

KaiserGunner

Sútalún wrote: »

I've got a photograph of lovely flowing stream if anyone would like me to send it to them.. :pac:

That would be great thanks

shano_88

Very lucky there. Clearly onside.

greendom

Got away with murder there

L'prof

Lucky escape, Drenthe was definitely onside!

Oranage2

Not offside - Lucky there.

Pepe LeFrits

Huge let off, bad call by the linesman. Terrible play by Song; you really don't want your defensive midfielder doing **** like that.

Frisbee

Lucky there, Drenthe was well onside. Shíte pass from Song.

Pepe LeFrits

Somebody tell them to STOP ****ING FANNYING AROUND AT THE BACK.