Arsenal will go into this away game with West Brom on a real high after beating Borussia Dortmund and qualifying for the next round of the Champions League. The manner of the victory could be just as important as well, because it will have proved to the players that Arsenal can defend and keep a clean sheet against a very good side as well as creating chances and scoring goals.
But there have also been a lot of injury worries for Arsene Wenger to deal with and this may have affected the Gunners preparations for this early kick off. There is some good news for the Arsenal squad, though, as Danny Welbeck has recovered from his knee and hamstring problems and is fine to start.
The fit again Olivier Giroud also starts, so it will be interesting to see how Arsenal line up with the two strikers on the pitch, either in a 4-4-2 formation or with the England forward moved out wide. I suspect the latter as young Chamberlain also drops to the bench, as does Nacho Monreal with Laurent Koscielny back alongside Per Mertesacker.
UNfortunately however, our first chopice keeper is not ready to come back into the side so young Martinez keeps his place and will hopefully be as calm and assured as he was on Wednesday night.
Martinez
Chambers, Mertesacker, Koscielny, Monreal
Ramsey, Flamini, Cazorla
Alexis, Giroud, Welbeck
Subs: Macey, Gibbs, Bellerin, Rosicky, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Campbell, Podolski
Arsenal should win this one if we play like we have in the last two games, but with us this season, you never know…
kos is back?
*stands up and punches the air
Muff that’s great news. Looks like a 4-4-2 with Giroud and Welbeck (similar to the Swansea game).
WorldclaSs Giroud.
Why not just give Bellerin a shot?
Jesus that was nerve racking, i had another heart attack when the ox went down.
GK is doing well
COYG
I dont think ox is rested wenger said that once giroud(not competing with anyone for cf) welback will play lw and we all know who will be 1st pick for rw role sanchez vs ox,sanchez win.i think ox better get used to the bench life.i feel sorry for the kid because he was producing top performancies for us
Man, I’d like to think he’s rested. Besides, it could merely be just to have a different and feasible formation.
@kickassfan dont say i didnt warn you because every interview wenger takes.the man said it belback will play lw once giroud is back,as for gibbs i like to believe that he had a litle injury.wenger doent rotate
Sorry i mean welback
Lol! I read u.
Giroud upfront welbeck outwide for the rest of the season now
Arsene Wenger did say it could be 4-4-2 with Giroud and Welbeck up front.
Then do we really want cazorla outwide ?
3-0 to the arsenal….look at wenger rotating player…I think he shoud play 3 in the middle 2 up top and just let Sanchez run around freely…but either I like this line up or maybe in just happy to see a actual bk 4..and yea WENGER JUST ROTATED SOME PLAYERS WTF..lol
That not rotation welback is our lw since giroud is back, you better get used to it
So what….long as we win I care less who he plays out wide….last yr this time we only had the donkey the lamp post whatever y’all call him…but rimind me where we was at again? ..yea I dont thin its 8th
Don’t mind Martinez at the posts . Really want szczeny to fight for his place . Though still wondering when rosicky will get his place in the starting line up
and shamboLic mertesacker would be made to look good and start gaining automatic immunity cuz of Kos d boss’s presence.
Mertewacker must be the happiest guy in the world today
its the first time Giroud, welbeck and sanchez are playing together.
i think they will do a great job together and gonna be so many goals hopefully.
giroud holds the ball, flick it to sanchez, sanchez dribble and put a nice cross to Danny to tap in.
Off topic….anybody saw that vermalen will be out for another 4-6 months after surgery? ?…I loved him when he was here but….I think we finally got 1 over ok n Barcelona…best 15million we’ve ever made…get well soon tho verm
Do they still owe us money ?
Get well soon Verm but MWWWWHAHHHAHAHAHHAHAH ha
4-4-2 –
Santi–Ramsey–Flamini–Sanchez
——-Giroud—-Welbeck
OR
4-1-3-2-
——–Flamini
Santi—Ramsey—Sanchez
—Giroud—-Welbeck
Which one is it?
I’m hoping for 442 with a more conservative Ramsey but expecting 4132.
COYG lets bring the 3 points home like the look of this team good luck guys
Come on now people wenger does not rotate! Welback now is a lw for the rest of the season and for ox i feel sorry for the in our last 4 previous games he was on form
Kid
Monreal over Gibbs? I thought Gibbs’ pace would be best today.
Come on! Let’s spank West Brom really bad 😉
Wenger put his jacket on. Shit just got real
Giroud, Mertesacker, Koscielny, Chambers and Welbeck. We should be a threat from set pieces today.
Goal!!!!!!
Giroud!!!!
Monreal is too nervous a full back for my liking.
Our first injury of the game
wenfer Genius, at 24min monreal who was lightly injured substituted by gibbs, why not starting gibbs?
Welbeck couldnt score in West Brom brothel
Have you seen their women? I doubt he would even try
Cazorla cant score
if cazorla want to be a regular CAM, he really should train shooting skill everyday
Add Golden Boy Ramsey to that list
We are just an average mid-table team. We need to accept this fact. The days of trying to win the PL and invincibles has been over for a decade.
I would recommend for your mental well being to accept that Arsenal are Average, slightly above average thanks to Sanchez who will figure this concept out too, either next summer or summer after when he forces a transfer. A top talented player wants more than money.
We’re a little flat with all this rotation of the front 3. I think we need Ox or Campbell to come on for Welbeck, move Alexis to the left and Giroud in the centre
Half time 0-0..
Defensive shape good but where’s our midfield? For me ox for welbeck or giroud off welbeck up front and ox on.
Glad I woke up early here in the states to watch this weekly rendition of Arsenal laying a Premier League egg. The might WBA seems to be unbeatable at home
(lost last 3)
Im with Cowardly, mid table talent @ best.
I’m on the west coast, 4:45 AM wake up, but hard to stay awake w this football, same story for last 5 yrs, no consistent scorers, Ramsey really lost his way? Santi brilliant on the ball but no shot, cant figure out Welbeck, Ox finally looking dangerous, so he is benched,
Cazorla is so frustrating, he always gets in very good goal scoring positions but his accuracy and shooting always let’s him down, he has got the weakest shot ever. I his first season I thought he would have worked and improved in this but it does not look like happening..
COME ON ARSENAL.
he’s playing creator well though
#AW iz still #brainless!!!
Welbeck and Cazorla have been disappointing with their finishing..
I cant find any links for the match ……any one that can direct me to the right link
thanking you
what country you from?
We are gonna win guy..chill out and watch the game…remember burnly?..patients people….I see improvement in our team..we’re finally creating chances and look solid at the bk
Ramsey is a shadow..
What is wrong with our strikers? HIT THE BLOODY BALL
really miss sagna, speed down the right, crosses, creation, big loss, not sure I see top 4 this year…
Sadly, we just don’t look like scoring…
Welbeck is so ****ing useless
Let’s just make another pass in the box……
Sort it out Arsene
Ramsey looks good 2nd half, missed 1st half.
Was his 1st good?
Is Cazorla cursed?
yes. but once the spherical object reaches the back of thy net last touched by Santi, that curse shall be broken.
flamani havent done anything stupid yet?
Ramsey look’s like an idiot, HE’S ALWAYS TRYING TO SCORE
santi creates! beautiful football
Haha nice goal, and here’s me saying we should’ve subbed Welbeck for Ox at halftime.
If we draw 0-0, Wenger will look at positives at least our defence didn’t concede si no DM in Jan.
Scratch that 1-0 COYG
Cazorlaaaaa!
Be patient haha
Kos the Boss is the sh*t
Welcome back Bro.
Nice burst of pace from santi 🙂
Giroud is such a pussy, literally if u breath on him, he’ll be on the ground
was no where to be found when carzola made the run to score
i think danny got 3 feet off the ground on that header, fantastic shot and position
Ramsey just shoots every time he gets the ball. Could be defending on a corner and he still shoots. Reminds me of what I used to do on FIFA 96
@Robin Haha you called it, Ramsey shooting from defensive corner.
Can you guess lottery numbers
Thank the lord that cue ball linesmen doesnt have a F**€£*G clue about what constitutes offside.
General ? Do all Sports referees suck?
yup. it’s inevitable.
Noooooooo Gibbs
Gibbs looking good again.
Was my MOTM ageing Dortmund.
Well it seems Cazorla still can’t shoot, but at least his creative play is looking good.
Oh no. now what. Who do we have left for defensive cover if Gibbs gets injured.
Another reason loaning Le Coq looks stupid. He can ay LB
He’s Wack. That is why he got loaned. No dumb conspiracy theory behind it.
Unwelbeck!!!!!
OG trying to beat defender on the turn
Hahaha made my day, he is a funny guy
And we wont see a substitution until the 90th minute…
Getting closer to losing the lead
We win every defensive header but there’s no one to receive it.
ohhhhhhh Santi Cazorla
1-0 to the Arsenal.