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Full Time IT’S ALL OVER: Ipswich 1-0 Arsenal – Full Match Report to follow on Arsenal.com
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IPSWICH RUNNING DOWN THE CLOCK: Fulop has a free kick and is taking AGES over the dead ball.
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FABREGAS GOES ALONE: The captain beats three men after running from deep but gets muscled off the ball inside the Ipswich area
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FOUR MINUTES OF ADDED TIME: Arsenal have the ball but deep in their own half
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Substitution CHANGE FOR IPSWICH: The goalscorer Priskin comes off to a standing ovation and Murray comes on to replace him
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IPSWICH KEEPING THE BALL IN THE CORNER: Wickham has the ball exactly where Ipswich want it
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EDWARDS NEARLY MAKES IT TWO: A hopeful ball over the top catches out the Arsenal defence again and Edwards forces Szczesny to make s great save at his near post. What a let off
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IPSWICH DEFENDING WELL: Arsenal are desperately trying to get a goal but Ipswich head away with a few good blocks
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WALCOTT ALMOST IN: Fabregas plays another defence-splitting pass to Walcott who again tries to dink the ball over the keeper. Fulop makes another decent spot
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FULOP SPILLS IT: Ipswich fail to clear and Chamakh forces to smart low save from the ‘keeper who holds on at the second attempt. He had to be sharp there because Vela was waiting to pounce
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CAN ARSENAL GET BACK ON LEVEL TERMS: They have a free kick in a crossing position…
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Yellow Card PRISKIN BOOKED: He goes in late on Koscielny and the goalscorer goes into the referee’s book
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Substitution IMMEDIATE RESPONSE: Wenger brings on Vela for Arshavin
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He runs onto a through ball and slots home with a cool finish from the edge of the area. The striker gets ahead of Djourou and side-foots the ball into the bottom-right corner
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GOAL! - Tamas Priskin 1 : 0 Goal for Ipswich: Priskin gives the home side the lead
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THERE’S THAT QUALITY I WAS TALKING ABOUT: I don’t quite know how Fabregas has missed that? Gibbs whips a delicious ball into the six-yard box and after Chamakh misses it, Fabregas is left unmarked five yards from goal. Somehow he manages to mis-judge the flight of the ball and ends up missing the target, with the ball coming off his knee
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FINAL STAGES: 15 or so minutes left. Can Arsenal find a winner? Ipswich have enjoyed the better of the second half but Arsenal do still look like their quality could unlock that defence
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TACTICS: After those changes it’s still as you were. Very much like-for-like
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WALCOTT TRIES TO LIFT IT: Great play from Fabregas and Walcott in a tight space on the right of the penalty area. Fabregas takes three defenders out of the game with a great dinked pass and Walcott attempts to lift it over the onrushing Fulop. The goalkeeper stands up well and makes a good stop
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BIT OF A LET OFF FOR SZCZESNY?: It looked like he handled outside the area there but the referee didn’t spot it and play is allowed to continue. I think he was slightly lucky
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Substitution AND CHAMAKH FOR BENDTNER
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Substitution DOUBLE CHANGE FOR ARSENAL: Song for Wilshere
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GIBBS HAS A GO: He cuts onto his weaker right foot and hits a low shot just wide of the left upright
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RISKY FROM DJOUROU: He tries to sheppard the ball back to his goalkeeper but Szczesny doesn’t come and fortunately Arsenal get away with it.
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CHANGE IMMINENT: Song is stripped off and ready to come on. He is just getting some final instructions from Arsène Wenger and Pat Rice
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LAST WARNING FOR WILSHERE: The referee won’t allow him anymore of those, that’s his third foul of the night
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IPSWICH ON TOP: They have been the better side in this second half and Arsenal need to be careful
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VITAL DEFEDNING FROM DJOUROU: Superb, brilliant, whatever you want to call it. Djourou has saved his team there. A hopeful long ball over the top catches out Koscielny, who misses it, and Priskin is presented with a chance 12 yards from goal. Just as he is about to shoot the Swiss defender gets back to make a crucial intervention and put the ball out for a corner.
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PRISKIN STEALS IT FROM EBOUE: He gets the ball off the right back inside the centre circle and runs at goal. Eboue just does enough to put the striker off as he looks to shoot from way out. A bit of a let off there
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FABREGAS CHOOSES THE WRONG OPTION: Neat football from Arsenal on the edge of the area creates a chance for the captain inside the area. But he opts to square for Bendtner instead of shooting and Ipswich clear
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WALCOTT LOOKS TO BEAT HIS MAN: The England international runs at the left back but he sticks to his task well and blocks the attempted cross from the touchline
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SLOPPY FROM ARSENAL: The Gunners place a few loose passes in midfield and Ipswich, with the home fans behind them, are more than holding their own now
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IPSWICH ON TOP: Wickham is looking very dangerous and Ipswich are having a great spell now. They are playing at a high tempo and send three crosses into the Arsenal box that the Gunners scramble away each time
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KOCSIELNY PENALISED: Denilson sells his team mate short with a wayward pass and when Edwards pounces the defender is forced to bring him down. Ipswich send the free kick into the area but Koscielny wins the header and Arsenal clear
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ARSHAVIN FIRES OVER: Ipswich get caught out by a great ball over the top from Fabregas. The Russian runs onto it but can’t quite get over the ball and his left-footed effort misses the target from inside the area
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WALCOTT SKIPS PAST TWO: A positive start from Arsenal as the winger jinks past a couple of defenders before being hustled off the ball inside the area
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NO CHANGES AT THE BREAK: It’s as you were for Arsenal
Kick Off SECOND HALF UNDERWAY: Fabregas and Bendtner get the second period going and Arsenal will be kicking from left to right for the next 45 minutes.
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Half Time THERE'S THE HALF-TIME WHISTLE: It's all-square at the break. Ipswich have grown in confidence as the game has gone on but Arsenal have enjoyed much more of the ball. Still anyone's game…
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Yellow Card O'DEA GOES INTO THE BOOK: He fells Walcott on the right and gets the first yellow card of the night. The Ipswich defender will have to be careful against the pace of Walcott for the rest of the game
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THE FLAG IS UP: Ipswich put the ball in the net but the flag had long-since been up. Priskin acrobatically volleys past Szczesny after the ball was flicked on, but he was a good yard offside
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WELL WORKED FREE KICK FROM IPSWICH: They chip a ball to the back post and Delaney heads across goal before Arsenal clear. The Gunners were left napping there, Eboue played the defender onside and that was half a chance
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WICKHAM LOOKING DANGEROUS: He is playing mainly on the left of the Ipswich attack and he gets away from two men before putting a fantastic cross into the box. But it’s just over Norris who was waiting at the back post. Wickham is getting into the game more and more
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STARIGHT INTO THE WALL: Fabregas can’t get the ball over the wall and Ipswich clear
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EBOUE GETS BLCOKED: Free kick just outside the area. Great position for Arsenal. The Ivorian plays a give and go with Fabregas before getting blocked by Delaney and the referee gives a free kick
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DENILSON DOES WELL: He breaks up the play expertly in midfield as Edwards looked to go forward.
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STILL A BIT SCRAPPY: Ipswich are coming into the game more and more and pressuring Arsenal whenever they are on the ball
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WALCOTT SHOOTS: From outside the area but Fulop gathers comfortably down low
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EDWARDS SLICES ONE: A cross goes into the Ipswich box and Edwards slices the ball towards his own goal. That could have gone anywhere but Fulop claims the looping ball
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HEADED OVER: The corner gets knocked goalwards and then McAuley heads over
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POSITIVE PLAY FROM WICKHAM: He cuts inside, goes past Denilson and has a shot that deflects behind for a corner
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NO CHANCES OF NOTE: Nothings really happening at either end at the moment. It’s a bit scrappy to be honest with Gibbs and then Eboue mis-controlling the ball on two separate occasions
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EBOUE ATTACKS DOWN THE RIGHT: A clever ball releases the right back but Wickham defends well and it cannons off the Ivorian and out for a goal kick
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IPSWICH CHASING SHADOWS: When Arsenal get the ball, which seems to be more often than not, Ipswich don’t really look like getting it back.
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KEEP BALL: Djourou, Denilson and Fabregas pass the ball about in Arsenal’s half without really looking like going forward
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ARSENAL ON TOP: The away side are still enjoying the majority of possession but Ipswich are still defending well. Fabregas plays a clever reverse ball to Gibbs who wins a corner on the left
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SZCZESNY HAS TO BE SHARP: A ball gets played down the right channel and, with Norris chasing after it, the goalkeeper rushes off his line to put it out for a throw in
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CONNOR WICKHAM: This 17-year-old Ipswich striker comes with a big reputation and it will be interesting to see how he gets on tonight. He has started pretty brightly but we haven’t seen much of him in the final third
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DJOUROU CAN’T QUITE GET ENOUGH ON IT: A free kick is put into the box and when Koscielny knocks the ball on, the defender can’t turn the it goalwards and Ipswich clear
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STAT: Arsenal have enjoyed 62 per cent of the possession so far, that probably sums up the opening 15 minutes to be honest. Ipswich look happy to keep it tight early on
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INCHES AWAY FROM PRISKIN: That’s the best move of the game. The striker cuts inside from the touchline and goes past Djourou before hitting a wicked drive just wide of Szczesny’s left-hand post from 25 yards. That was close
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HOME SIDE ATTACKING: They load a few balls into the box but Arsenal defend solidly
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CAUTIOUS PLAY FROM IPSWICH: The home side haven’t played with much adventure so far and after their 7-0 defeat at Ipswich on Saturday maybe that’s understandable
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BRAVE BLOCK FROM DELANEY: Arsenal work the ball well to the edge of the area with neat passes from Gibbs, Bendtner and then Fabregas. The Spaniard lays the ball back to Denilson who, running onto the ball, smacks it against the Ipswich man who makes a decent block
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FULL HOUSE, ALMOST: Portman Road is pretty much full tonight and it’s making for a decent atmosphere. The Arsenal fans, as always, have travelled in their numbers and are making a lot of noise
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ARSHAVIN DOESN’T CATCH IT: Bendtner wins a free kick on the right and when the ball gets floated to the back post, the Russian volleys harmlessly wide of the left post
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BOTH TEAMS FEELING EACH OTHER OUT: After the initial early Arsenal pressure the game has evened out now. Ipswich are starting to see more of the ball, but Healy gives the ball away with a sloppy forward pass
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FIRST SIGN OF IPSWICH AS AN ATTACKING THREAT: Koscielny is forced to put behind for a corner after Edwards does well on the right. But Arsenal deal with it well and Szczesny can claim
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TACTICS: Arshavin on the left and Walcott on the right as we expected. Wilshere and Denilson holding giving Fabregas a licence to go forward
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EALRY ARSENAL PRESSURE: The men in yellow have Ipswich camped in at the moment. A few last-ditch challenges save the home side
Kick Off IPSWICH GET US UNDERWAY
Wojciech Szczesny remains between the posts and Ignasi Miquel, Craig Eastmond and goalkeeper James Shea are on the bench. As is Aaron Ramsey
Sebastien Squillaci is kept out by a hamstring injury so Laurent Koscielny partners Johan Djourou at the back.
After his last-gasp penalty on Saturday, Cesc Fabregas comes into midfield as do Jack Wilshere and Theo Walcott.
So Arsène Wenger makes four changes from the side that drew with Leeds for tonight’s game
The Arsenal team is in and here it is: Szczesny, Eboue, Djourou, Koscielny, Gibbs, Walcott, Wilshere, Fabregas, Denilson, Arshavin, Bendtner. More to follow
My first job will be to give you the teams and I will bring them to you as soon as I have them.
What are your thoughts ahead of the match Arsenal fans? Are we already in the Final? How much of a bearing do you think Ipswich's thrashing at Chelsea will have tonight? What team do you think the boss should pick? And tell me… Do you think Aaron Ramsey should be given a start?
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Ipswich Town
13 FULOP, Marton
23 PETERS, Jaime
23 MCAULEY, Gareth
27 DELANEY, Damien
48 O'DEA, Darren
07 EDWARDS, Carlos
19 NORRIS, David
24 HEALY, Colin
39 KENNEDY, Mark
10 WICKHAM, Connor
33 PRISKIN, Tamas
28 MURRAY, Ronan (89)
12 LEE-BARRETT, ARRAN
20 SMITH, TOMMY
18 EASTMAN, TOM
26 CIVELLI, LUCIANO
19 LAMBE, REGGIE
06 HOURIHANE, CONOR
28 MURRAY, RONAN
Arsenal
01 SZCZESNY, Wojciech
27 EBOUE, Emmanuel
20 DJOUROU, Johan
06 KOSCIELNY, Laurent
28 GIBBS, Kieran
14 WALCOTT, Theo
04 FABREGAS, Cesc
15 DENILSON
23 ARSHAVIN, Andrey
11 VELA, Carlos (79)
10 WILSHERE, Jack
25 SONG, Alex (67)
17 BENDTNER, Nicklas
29 CHAMAKH, Marouane (68)
60 SHEA, JAMES
33 EASTMOND, CRAIG
54 MIQUEL, IGNASI
16 RAMSEY, AARON
25 SONG, ALEX
29 CHAMAKH, MAROUANE
11 VELA, CARLOS
