EPL live scores, blog: Arsenal vs Manchester United
Roar Guru By Matt Bungard, 22 Jan 2012 Matt Bungard is a Roar Guru & Live Blogger
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Arsenal V Man. Utd EMIRATES STADIUM, LONDON, 23 JANUARY 2012 |
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| Arsenal | Match Completed | Man. Utd |
| 1 | FINAL SCORE | 2 |
| 0 | HALF TIME SCORE | 1 |
| 11 | SHOTS | 9 |
| 5 | SHOTS ON GOAL | 5 |
| 14 | FOULS | 6 |
| 0 | CORNERS | 5 |
| 0 | OFFSIDES | 3 |
| 49 | POSSESSION | 51 |
There are few football fans that aren’t watching when two of the big four meet in the Premiership, and this morning’s game between Arsenal and Manchester United should be no exception, as we get underway just after 03:00 EDT.
The honeymoon is over for Thierry Henry after a goal on debut in the F.A Cup was followed by coming off the bench in the Gunners’ disappointing loss at Swansea last week.
Arsenal have thrown away more points when in winning positions this season than any other team in the top flight and given their opponents today, we could easily see a come from behind victory for Sir Alex Ferguson’s men.
United rode the momentum of a buoyant victory of their rivals Manchester City in the cup to a 3-0 league win against Bolton Wanderers last time out, but a trip to London is never easy for the Red Devils.
They’ve only won once at the Emirates Stadium and twice at all Arsenal home games since the turn of the century, with a 4-2 victory at Highbury in 2004/05 and a 3-1 win a couple of seasons ago.
One could be forgiven for thinking they were watching an EPL Classic Match rather than live coverage with the return of Henry being complimented on the other sideline by the re-birth of Paul Scholes – United will certainly have missed his excellent passing and tenacity, though not so much his mistimed tackles.
If Arsenal want to keep touch with the top four, grabbing a win here is vital. They are ten points adrift of their arch-rivals Tottenham Hotspur, 12 behind their opponents in this one and still five behind Chelsea, who are holding that fourth Champions League spot right now.
The last time these two sides met as we all remember, was that stunning 8-2 victory for United – and since that day, the rumblings about van Persie’s departure, Wenger’s future and a number of other factors at Arsenal Football Club have come to the fore.
Both teams need a win, but who wants it more? Join us just before 03:00 EDT for the line-ups and team news.
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44' YELLOW CARD - Rafael da Silva (Man. Utd)
44' YELLOW CARD - Aaron Ramsey (Arsenal)
45 + 1' GOAL - Luis Antonio Valencia Mosquera (Man. Utd)
71' GOAL - Robin van Persie (Arsenal)
73' YELLOW CARD - Laurent Koscielny (Arsenal)
81' GOAL - Danny Welbeck (Man. Utd)
85' YELLOW CARD - Robin van Persie (Arsenal)
86' YELLOW CARD - Tomáš Rosický (Arsenal)
90 + 1' YELLOW CARD - Patrice Evra (Man. Utd)
90 + 5' YELLOW CARD - Alexandre Dimitri Song Billong (Arsenal)
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2:35am
Aji Kusuma said | 2:35am | Report comment
GGMU–>Manager: Alex Ferguson GK: Alex Smithies (sub: Alexandra Patricia Morgan) Def: Alex Rodrigo Dias da Costa, Alex Oxlade Chamberlain, Alex Song Mid: Alexandre Coeff, Alex Alcivar, Alex Witsel, Alexis Sanchez (sub: Alex Kusuma) ST: Alexander Pato, Alex Texeira Santos (sub: Alex Nimely).
4:58am
Matt Bungard said | 4:58am | Report comment
FULL TIME
ARSENAL 1
MANCHESTER UNITED 2
5:04am
Matt Bungard said | 5:04am | Report comment
What a fantastic double header we had today, and just like a few months ago it’s the Manchester teams winning out over their North London rivals, albeit to a much more respectable scoreline than last time.
A few question marks will have to be asked of Wenger as to why he took off his best player, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and brought on Arshavin – especially when the latter was partly responsible for conceding the winner.
For United, Nani and Evra were unstoppable down the left, Valencia equally so on the right. The Arsenal wide men completely failed to deal with the threat from the outside and though young Yennaris did a much better job than Johan Djourou, it was still a pretty unimpressive display from the Arsenal defence as a whole.
So that’s that, and Arsenal’s top 4 bid looks shakier by the week. Join us later today for live blogs on the tennis, cycling and the NFL playoffs. Feel free to drop me a tweet @TheMattBungard and be sure to subscribe to our twitter feed @theRoarSports – thanks.
4:57am
Matt Bungard said | 4:57am | Report comment
95th min, MU 2-1
And Welbeck could’ve finished it there as United came on the counter but slipped before he could supply the finish!!
4:58am
Matt Bungard said | 4:58am | Report comment
Song gets a card for that tackle on Rooney which was played advantage on during the lead up to that Welbeck chance.
4:56am
Matt Bungard said | 4:56am | Report comment
94th min, MU 2-1
Blocked on the line by Evans!! Mertesacker headed it goalwards and Lindegaard was probably beaten, but Jonny Evans was on the line to get the block!!
4:56am
Matt Bungard said | 4:56am | Report comment
94th min, MU 2-1
The header from Walcott isn’t handled by Lindegaard but it’s eventually cleared away!!
4:52am
Matt Bungard said | 4:52am | Report comment
90th min, MU 2-1
Evra with a foul on Walcott and though the Frenchman has stayed down with a cut on his head, he has received a yellow card. Five minutes of added time just came up and Arsenal have a free kick..
4:53am
Matt Bungard said | 4:53am | Report comment
Smalling heads it away and then Rosicky miscontrols. Out for a goal kick.
4:48am
Matt Bungard said | 4:48am | Report comment
86th min, MU 2-1
Another booking as Rosicky hacks down Rooney in the centre circle. Losing their heads a bit now.
4:47am
Matt Bungard said | 4:47am | Report comment
85th min, MU 2-1
RVP gets a yellow card for dissent. Arsenal running out of time here.
4:46am
Matt Bungard said | 4:46am | Report comment
84th min, MU 2-1
And there will be no cameo for Henry. The final Arsenal change has been made and it’s Chu-Young Park on for Aaron Ramsey.
4:43am
Matt Bungard said | 4:43am | Report comment
81st min
AND IT’S WELBECK!!! UNITED LEAD AGAIN!!!
4:45am
Matt Bungard said | 4:45am | Report comment
That was AWFUL defending from Song and Arshavin. Valencia dribbled in from the right, Song moved out of his way completely and Arshavin sort of hurried around him like a terrier but never really tried to make a tackle. So in the end, Valencia laid it off to Welbeck who thumped it home from 10 yards to restore United’s lead!
4:40am
Matt Bungard said | 4:40am | Report comment
78th min, 1-1
That was brave from Lindegaard!! he came out to dive at the ball before Walcott could supply the finish. And in the end it’s Theo who has stayed down injured..
4:38am
Matt Bungard said | 4:38am | Report comment
77th min, 1-1
And the substitute is being substituted! Not often you see this – Rafael is off and Ji-Sung Park is on. That’s the last change for United.
4:37am
Matt Bungard said | 4:37am | Report comment
75th min, 1-1
Nani limps off and he’s done for the afternoon. Paul Scholes replaces him to another round of boos from the home fans.
4:36am
Matt Bungard said | 4:36am | Report comment
74th min, 1-1
What a reaction from the Arsenal fans!! The boos are raucous as probably their best player, Oxlade-Chamberlain is coming off and Andrei Arshavin enters. An odd substitution, I guess.
4:35am
Matt Bungard said | 4:35am | Report comment
73rd min, 1-1
Kosicelny goes into the book with a poor tackle on Nani.
4:33am
Matt Bungard said | 4:33am | Report comment
71st min
AND IT’S ROBIN VAN PERSIE WITH THE EQUALISER!!! WHAT A FINISH!!
4:34am
Matt Bungard said | 4:34am | Report comment
Oxlade-Chamberlain, who has been superb today, feeds RVP whose finish is simply beautiful. He turns on an angle, gets the ball on that familiar left peg and the shot goes through the legs of Jonny Evans and beats the outstretched arm of Lindegaard before going in off the post. All square at the Emirates!!
4:30am
Matt Bungard said | 4:30am | Report comment
69th min, MU 1-0
And Rooney wins another corner. United sustaining a fair bit of pressure in the last ten minutes
4:29am
Matt Bungard said | 4:29am | Report comment
67th min, MU 1-0
Awkward moment here as Welbeck keep the ball in play near the byline as Szczesny came out to clear it – in the end it comes off the keeper and rolls towards goal but no United players were in the middle. Eventually it’s out for a corner so the Arsenal keeper can receive some treatment.
4:30am
Matt Bungard said | 4:30am | Report comment
Shows no signs of injury as he easily catches that United corner.
4:26am
Matt Bungard said | 4:26am | Report comment
64th min, MU 1-0
And it’s cleared off the line by Mertesacker!! I didn’t see the buildup because the tv was showing a replay of something else, but we came back to see Welbeck’s finish rolling towards the goal line past a despairing keeper only to see the lumbering 8 foot tall German slide back in the nick of the time to clear the ball to safety.
4:24am
Matt Bungard said | 4:24am | Report comment
62nd min, MU 1-0
Oxlade-Chamberlain goes close!! Inches wide of the upright and Lindegaard was at full stretch diving to his right but it didn’t require saving in the end
4:20am
Matt Bungard said | 4:20am | Report comment
58th min, MU 1-0
And Rosicky almost equalises!! His shot from right on the penalty spot looked to be heading into the net but it was blocked! A half-hearted claim for handball but nothing more.
4:18am
Matt Bungard said | 4:18am | Report comment
56th min, MU 1-0
What on earth was that? Nani again came down the left, found Valencia and whatever sort of finish that was ended up near the corner flag.
4:17am
Matt Bungard said | 4:17am | Report comment
55th min, MU 1-0
And Ramsey puts it over!! He drove his foot through the ball from just inside the area but it kept rising and was just over the crossbar. So unlucky!
4:16am
Matt Bungard said | 4:16am | Report comment
54th min, MU 1-0
Teasing ball from Nani and Welbeck almost got a head to that one! but it comes clear and it’s still just a one goal defecit
4:13am
Matt Bungard said | 4:13am | Report comment
51st min, MU 1-0
And what a miss from van Persie!!
4:15am
Matt Bungard said | 4:15am | Report comment
Unbelievable. Rosicky took possession at midfield, skipped down the sideline and found his captain right in the middle of the penalty area who touched it onto his left foot and from 10 yards out somehow put it wide! He doesn’t miss those often
4:09am
Matt Bungard said | 4:09am | Report comment
47th min, MU 1-0
Uh oh. Robin van Persie is down and clutching his knee.
4:10am
Matt Bungard said | 4:10am | Report comment
He comes to the sideline but it looks like he’ll be ok to continue
4:07am
Matt Bungard said | 4:07am | Report comment
And the second half is underway!
4:07am
Matt Bungard said | 4:07am | Report comment
And there will be a half-time change: Yennaris is on for Djourou, who was getting torn apart by Nani and Evra in that right fullback position. Big moment for the eighteen year old.
3:51am
Matt Bungard said | 3:51am | Report comment
HALF TIME
ARSENAL 0 MANCHESTER UNITED 1
3:56am
Matt Bungard said | 3:56am | Report comment
As is so often the case, an anti-climatic first half rescued by a late goal. Giggs is really turning back the years today with a masterful performance, popping up on either side of the field to create havoc for the Arsenal backline who simply can’t deal with the aerial ball. Oxlade-Chamberlain has been lively for the Gunners but nobody else is really doing much…and they’ll have to change something if they want to get back in this game. This game is practically begging for a Thierry Henry cameo and equaliser/winner.
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3:49am
Matt Bungard said | 3:49am | Report comment
46th min
AND IT’S A GOAL RIGHT ON HALF TIME!! ANTONIO VALENCIA!!
3:51am
Matt Bungard said | 3:51am | Report comment
What a great cross from Ryan Giggs. from the left hand side he dropped it right on the head of Valencia who headed home from close range! A deserved goal for United to take the lead as they’ve definitely been the better team – some question marks will be raised over Thomas Vermaelan, who made very little effort to try and win that header or at least pressure Valencia before he could knock it home. Sloppy stuff from the Belgian.
3:49am
Matt Bungard said | 3:49am | Report comment
46th min, 0-0
Nani with the curling ball from the left side and Szczesny gets to it
3:49am
Matt Bungard said | 3:49am | Report comment
three minutes of time to play..
3:47am
Matt Bungard said | 3:47am | Report comment
44th min, 0-0
Rosicky gets a shot off in the end but it’s not threatening – after the play has passed Mike Dean has a yellow card for Rafael…good advantage played by the referee there
3:46am
Matt Bungard said | 3:46am | Report comment
43rd min, 0-0
Ramsey with a blatant shirt pull on Ryan Giggs and he’s the first name in the book. Stop Welsh on Welsh violence.
3:44am
Matt Bungard said | 3:44am | Report comment
41st min, 0-0
and they do counter!! Nani gets by Djourou and has far too much time and space down the left hand side of the Arsenal area and eventually he tries to bend a finish from about eight yards out after seeing nobody open – he gets the angle all wrong and the ball is harmlessly out of play
3:44am
Matt Bungard said | 3:44am | Report comment
40th min, 0-0
Carrick charges down the cross from Walcott and it’s just a throw-in…right on the corner flag. Eventually cleared away by United who can counter
3:40am
Matt Bungard said | 3:40am | Report comment
37th min, 0-0
Rooney goes down! No penalty as Mike Dean says play on!!
3:41am
Matt Bungard said | 3:41am | Report comment
Hmm. There’s some grabbing from Song but it’s very light and inconsequential and Rooney went down like he’d been shot. Good decision from the ref there and Arsenal will be grateful that United have rested Howard Webb for such a big game..
3:39am
Matt Bungard said | 3:39am | Report comment
35th min, 0-0
Almost the opening goal and by far the best chance!! Again they come down that left hand side, Evra cuts it back to Nani who drills it low at the near post but Szczesny is equal to it with a diving save to his right
3:38am
Matt Bungard said | 3:38am | Report comment
35th min, 0-0
Nani tries to trick Djourou who doesn’t bite on the stepover and eventually sticks a leg in to take it away inside the Arsenal penalty area….but it rolls back to Nani who goes near post but straight at the keeper
3:36am
Matt Bungard said | 3:36am | Report comment
33rd min, 0-0
Evra down the left this time and Koscielny again on hand to clear it away as the Uniter skipper was looking for the run of Welbeck in the penalty area
3:34am
Matt Bungard said | 3:34am | Report comment
31st min, 0-0
And it’s swung in by Giggs and it clatters off Evans and out for a goal kick.
3:33am
Matt Bungard said | 3:33am | Report comment
30th min, 0-0
Giggs not acting his age for a second there as he embarks on a mazy run and in the end wins a free kick about 25 yards out
3:32am
Matt Bungard said | 3:32am | Report comment
29th min, 0-0
Heavy touch from Ramsey sees the ball get away from him after van Persie dropped back from the last man and played a nice ball to the Welshman.
3:30am
Matt Bungard said | 3:30am | Report comment
27th min, 0-0
And Welbeck almost gets in behind after a lovely one-two with Valencia and the last minute challenge of Koscielny is enough pressure to see the shot well wide
3:28am
Matt Bungard said | 3:28am | Report comment
25th min, 0-0
Best chance of the day! Oxlade-Chamberlain with some lovely footwork to get the better of Evra, he found Walcott with the short pass and the England winger met the chance first time with his right boot but he got it all wrong as it was high and wide of goal. Should have done better.
3:26am
Matt Bungard said | 3:26am | Report comment
23rd min, 0-0
Giggs goes for the cutback from right on the byline and Szceszny is on hand to make the easy save.
3:24am
Matt Bungard said | 3:24am | Report comment
22nd min, 0-0
Nani wins a corner off the legs of Djourou after dancing down the sideline.
3:25am
Matt Bungard said | 3:25am | Report comment
It’s eventually cleared back to the original corner taker Nani and it looked to take a touch off the head of Giggs or Smalling before it came off an Arsenal head and eventually out for another corner
3:21am
Matt Bungard said | 3:21am | Report comment
18th min, 0-0
First corner of the match as Koscielny heads it behind
3:22am
Matt Bungard said | 3:22am | Report comment
And it comes short for Giggs who ghosts past a couple and tries to find Smalling with a lovely ball to the far post – but it’s headed clear and Arsenal try to counter
3:20am
Matt Bungard said | 3:20am | Report comment
17th min, 0-0
And Phil Jones is being stretchered off. Because Manchester United don’t have enough injures…
He’s off and on comes Rafael. Smalling will probably move into the middle.
3:18am
Matt Bungard said | 3:18am | Report comment
15th min, 0-0
Walcott capitalises on the slip from Jones (who has stayed down injured) but the cross can only find the bodies of a couple of United defenders, not Robin van Persie
3:14am
Matt Bungard said | 3:14am | Report comment
11th min, 0-0
Walcott recieves the ball, turns to shoot about 20 yards out but hits it straight at the keeper with his right boot
3:11am
Matt Bungard said | 3:11am | Report comment
8th min, 0-0
Ramsey with the first shot from the edge of the area but it doesn’t threaten Lindegaard’s goal
3:10am
Matt Bungard said | 3:10am | Report comment
7th min, 0-0
Oxlade-Chamberlain has switched flanks and tries to provide the ball from the right this time, but it’s straight into the hands of Lindegaard. Very cagey opening from both sides.
3:08am
Matt Bungard said | 3:08am | Report comment
3rd min, 0-0
A lovely sliding tackle from Song near his own area wins possession back for the Gunners.
3:07am
Matt Bungard said | 3:07am | Report comment
1st min, 0-0
Immediately Oxlade-Chamberlain gets down the left and looks to play the ball to van Persie at the far post but it’s taken away by Phil Jones at the last second!
3:06am
Matt Bungard said | 3:06am | Report comment
And we are underway!
3:06am
Matt Bungard said | 3:06am | Report comment
Hey everyone, hope you enjoyed the first Premiership match of the evening with Manchester City just doing enough to get over the line against Tottenham. Here are the teams for this one:
Arsenal (4-2-3-1)
Szczesny
Djourou Mertesacker Koscielny Vermaelen
Ramsey Song
Walcott Rosicky Oxlade-Chamberlain
van Persie
Bench: Almunia, Benayoun, Arshavin, Squillaci, Young, Yennaris, Miquel
Manchester United (4-4-2):
Lindegaard
Smalling Jones Evans Evra
Valencia Carrick Giggs Nani
Rooney Welbeck
Bench: Scholes, Berbatov, Park, Rafael, Fabio, De Gea, Hernandez