CSKA Moscow 1 – Arsenal 0

Daniel Carvalho – Djourou and Fab shouldn’t have winced

Henry – The disallowed goal

Our first defeat in 8 games. Nothing much to say really. A typical European away performance by our lads on a cold evening in Moscow. They deserved a goal. We got a deserved equaliser but was cheated out of it by the linesman. A minor blip towards world domination.

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Arsenal 3 – Watford 0

Stewart – own goal
Henry – The King
Adebayor – The Unselfish King

Man of the Match:

Special Mention:

Updates later.

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Spurs dive

Hmm… Eboue-like… Wonder how he conned the ref??

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Charlton 1 – Arsenal 2

Bent – tap in from close rage after a low cross from Hasselbaink
Van Persie – Nice low drive from the left after good work from Hleb
Van Persie – Splendid full-blooded flying volley after a good cross from Eboue

Men of the match:

Henry admonishing Van Persie for his over the top celebration( for an over the top goal!)

Game started well enough with a few chances for both sides to open the scoring. We looked particularly exposed in the left back position where Hoyte kept neglecting his defensive duties and pushed too far up the pitch. Gallas and Toure had to scramble a couple of balls away. At the front, Cesc missed a few good chances and Robin skied two shots well into the top stands.

Our passing and ball control was at the usual high standard. Hleb had a blinder and was easily man of the match if it remained scoreless.

Charlton drew first blood with a highly dubious line call when Hasselbaink received a long ball in a suspiciously offside position and cross it for Bent to tap in.

That followed with a flurry of late and mistimed tackles from both sides producing a few yellow cards 3 for Charlton 1 for Arsenal after Robin kicked Hasselbaink while going for the ball. Normal striker’s foul if you ask me

Henry and Fabregas had a few chances after that but they were straight to the keeper.

Our equaliser came when Hleb dribbled nicely and passed it into Robin’s path for a touch and a low drive into the net.

Robin’s magnificent goal came in the second half following a wonderful teasing cross from Eboue again. This was met with a flying volley straight into the net bewildering Scott Carson and was celebrated on top of the bleachers in front of the fans with a Robin jig.

Lehmann made a great low save, we had a few further tries including one from our sub Rosicky and a missed hattrick chance by Robin when he just had to tap it in. All in all; a great game.

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