Arsenal v AC Milan | Matches

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Arsenal
27TH JUL 2010

Saturday 31st July
Kick off: 16:20
Emirates Stadium

Arsenal
1 – 1
AC Milan

Arsenal V
Celtic
1ST AUG 2010

Live Text isn't live anymore, this is a record of the match events.

Full Time Full time, Arsenal 1-1 AC Milan. Day One of Emirates Cup ends with two draws
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Arsenal are pushing for a winner. Wilshere just got a dangerous ball into the box and moments later Vermaelen had a half-chance in front of goal. Nothing coming yet though...
87

ZAMBROTTA HITS THE BAR! The sub lets rip with a powerful striker from 20 yards and it clips the top of the crossbar
85

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Substitution MILAN SUBSTITUTION: Pato comes off and Oddo comes on.
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VELA DENIED: Clichy does well on the left and finds Vela inside the area but his shot is blocked
81

Substitution MILAN SUBSTITUTION: Verdi comes on and Abate is the man coming off
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RANDALL SHOULD HAVE SCORED: His first shot is saved, and so too is his second. He only had the keeper to beat but couldn't slot it past him.
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Substitution MILAN SUB: Strasser comes on for Flamini
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GOAL! - Alexandre Pato 1 : 1 GOAL... and they find it through Pato who heads it low to the back corner.
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MILAN FREE KICK: Seedorf will whip it in from the left as Milan look for an equaliser...
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Substitution ARSENAL SUBSTITUTION: Chamakh gets a standing ovation as he comes off to be replaced by Mark Randall
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GREAT PLAY BY VELA: Clichy slips it to Vela, he nutmegs Zambrotta and attempts to curl it into the top corner.
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Substitution ARSENAL SUBSTITUTION: Djourou on for Frimpong
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Substitution MILAN SUB: Beretta on, Borriello off
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WALCOTT TESTS THE KEEPER: But Abbiati is comfortable in dealing with the low drive
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Substitution Milan sub: Zambrotta comes on and Papastathopoulos goes off, which is good news for me!
65

CLICHY GOES FOR GOAL: He drives forward but his effort curls well wide
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Carlos Vela's arrival is greeted by a Mexican wave from the crowd
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Substitution ARSENAL SUBSTITUTION: Wenger also makes a change, with Vela coming on for Arshavin
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Substitution MILAN MAKE A CHANGE: Merkel comes on, Gattuso is the man coming off
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CHAMAKH LOOKING GOOD: Wilshere sets Chamakh free and the new striker holds up well before flicking it to Arshavin. The Russian gets to the byline and looks for Wilshere who is just beaten to the ball by a Milan defender
59

Vermaelen is back on the pitch
58

VERMAELEN RECEIVING TREATMENT: He went up for a header with Borriello but it looks like he'll be ok.
56

ARSENAL CORNER: Headed away at the near post but Arsenal collect and rebuild an attack but it breaks down as Koscielny looks to deliver into the box
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DJOUROU WARMING UP: And he gets a warm welcome from the Arsenal fans
51

FABIANSKI SAVES: Seedorf picks out Flamini and the former Gunner tests Fabianski from close range. The keeper is up to the task and makes a near-post save
47

ARSENAL ATTACK: Chamakh slips Walcott through on the right, he looks for Arshavin and the Russian forces Papastathopoulos to make a sliding block. It hits Arshavin on the way out, so it's a goal kick.
46

Substitution Eboue has also gone off. Sagna is on at right back
Kick Off The second half is underway
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Substitution Theo Walcott is on too. Rosicky has gone off
46

Substitution Looks like Clichy on for Gibbs
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A couple of half-time substitutions for Arsenal...
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CLOCK WATCHING: There's a new clock at Emirates Stadium, a replica of the one which was at Highbury. It will be officially welcomed at the Blackpool game, when the stands will also be renamed with the Clock End and North Bank being introduced to Emirates Stadium.
Half Time Half time: Arsenal 1-0 AC Milan. Time for a quick drink, I'll be back in 15 minutes
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FABIANSKI IS QUICK OFF HIS LINE: And he had to be, Borriello was through on goal. The keeper was quick to rush out and made the clearance.
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PATO DOES WELL: He collects a long ball on the left and cuts infield. The Milan frontman aims for the top corner and grazes the roof of the net. That was close
41

CHANCE FOR ROSICKY: But he hits it straight at Abbiati. Nasri had done will on the left before getting to the byline to cut back to the Czech midfielder
36

GOAL! - Marouane Chamakh 1 : 0 GOAL! ARSENAL 1-0 AC MILAN. On his Emirates Stadium debut Marouane Chamakh coolly slots home after collecting a through ball from Arshavin, who did well on the left
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MILAN CORNER: It's on their right and Seedorf will take it. Pato gets up for the header but can't direct it goalwards
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27

ARSENAL FREE KICK: Gibbs is over it, 30 yards out. He looks for the run of Koscielny but is thwarted by the wall
26

ARSENAL CORNER: Nasri wins it and Rosicky will deliver from the right... nodded away by Papastathopoulos
22

FLAMINI GOES AGAIN: He drives forward and this time Vermaelen blocks the shot.
21

FLAMINI HITS THE BAR: His effort deflected off Koscielny and onto the woodwork after a long ball from Yepes was knocked down into his path.
20

Adrian Clarke says "So far Koscielny's afternoon has been outstanding". The defender has made a couple of good interventions and has so far looked solid alongside Vermaelen
19

VERMAELEN CLOSE AGAIN: This time he heads a floated ball just wide
18

ARSENAL CORNER: Nasri delivers from the left, Vermaelen gets to it in front of the near post and Abbiati does extremely well to tip it wide
16

Rosicky finds Chamakh down the right, he holds up well for Wilshere and he switches play to the left flank. It comes back across for Wilshere, who exchanges passes with Eboue before sending a searching cross towards Gibbs. It's a good ball but is cut out just before the full back gets to it
13

ARSHAVIN LOOKS FOR NASRI: But the pass is a little heavy and is collected by the keeper
10

AC MILAN ATTACK: Good work from Flamini on the left and Milan win a throw in close to the by-line. Arsenal defend it well though and the ball is back at the halfway line.
9

ARSHAVIN GOES CLOSE: Gibbs collects the overlap from Nasri, gets to the byline and his cross loops off a defender to Arshavin. The Russian goes for goal but his half volley is just wide of the target.
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4

CHAMAKH EXCITES THE CROWD: He gets away from Yepes, gets a return ball from Nasri and shows his skills with a flick to Rosicky.
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Arsenal have an early free kick on the left. It's fairly deep so Nasri will cross... but it's a comfortable save for Abbiati
Kick Off We're underway
That's a reassuring sound - The Wonder of You. It means football is back at Emirates Stadium for the new season. Only two weeks until we'll be at Anfield and to whet our appetite we have this fantastic tournament. AC Milan and Arsenal are on their way out on to the pitch, use our 'teams' tab to check the line-ups.
Dan Roebuck and Adrian Clarke are alongside me at Emirates Stadium, they are our match commentators today. Five minutes until kick-off now. It's good to be back.
The first match of today ended 2-2 after a late comeback by Celtic. There's a report on the homepage, written by myself Nick Teale. Having watched that match I dashed down to the press lounge, grabbed my pie and mash and now I'm back in the press box to bring you minute-by-minute updates on Arsenal's clash with AC Milan.
The big news is that Chamakh and Koscielny both start their first game at Emirates Stadium while Vermaelen captains the Arsenal side in the absence of Fabregas.
The Arsenal team has just been announced and here it is: Fabianski, Vermaelen, Koscielny, Rosicky, Nasri, Wilshere, Arshavin, Eboue, Gibbs, Chamakh, Frimpong. Subs: Sagna, Vela, Walcott, Djourou, Clichy, Emmanuel-Thomas, Randall, Nordtveit, Szczesny
Welcome to Arsenal TV Online for LIVE coverage of the Emirates Cup. Our MatchDay Show gets underway at 4pm (UK time) with live audio commentary from 4.20. Dan Roebuck and former Gunner Adrian Clarke are your commentary team for Arsenal's first match of the tournament against AC Milan.