Arsenal v West Ham United | Matches

Hull City V
Arsenal
13TH MAR 2010

Saturday 20th March
Kick off: 17:30
Emirates Stadium

Arsenal
2 – 0
West Ham United

Birmingham City V
Arsenal
27TH MAR 2010

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Arsenal 2-0 West Ham Utd (March 20, 2010)

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Full Time FULL-TIME: ARSENAL 2-0 WEST HAM
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REMINDER: We will be holding our usual post-match phone-in after the final whistle today. The number to call is 020 7607 3200. If you're calling from outside the UK, you will need to dial +44 20 7607 3200.
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Yellow Card DAPRELA BOOKED for a foul on Eboue
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COLE GOES FOR GOAL: But he is high and wide from a tight angle
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EBOUE CHARGES FORWARD: He looks for Eduardo but his cross is put out for a throw-in
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EMIRATES IS BOUNCING: The fans wave their scarves and sing 'we are top of the League'. If we win, we will be.
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Substitution ARSENAL SUBSTITUTION: Arshavin is off, Eduardo is on
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GOAL! - Cesc Fabregas 2 : 0 ARSENAL 2-0 WEST HAM! Fabregas sends Green the wrong way!
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ARSENAL PENALTY! Upson handles as Fabregas enters the area
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EDUARDO GETTING READY TO COME ON
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ARSENAL FREE-KICK: Fabregas delivers it a bit too hard and it flies over everyone for a West Ham goal kick.
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CLICHY SURGES FORWARD: An amazing run as Clichy steams into the West Ham half, is stopped in his tracks but gets away from Tomkins who ends up fouling Gael near the byline.
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COLE HITS THE POST! A warning sign for Arsenal as the forward fires a shot from 20 yards which smashes the upright. To be fair, I think Almunia would have got a hand to it had it been creeping into the bottom corner.
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ARSHAVIN SHOT SAVED: Diaby plays the through ball to Andrey who cuts inside but his shot is saved by Green
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McCARTHY HEADS OVER: Spector finds him with the cross but the sub sends the ball over the bar
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TACTICS: Eboue pushes forward and Sagna slots in at right-back
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Substitution WEST HAM SUBSTITUTION: Mido replaced by McCarthy
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Substitution ARSENAL CHANGE: Samir Nasri comes off for Bacary Sagna
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NASRI BATTLES HARD: He's cornered by two West Ham defenders but still manages to win a CORNER which comes towards Campbell and Green makes the save from the big defender's header!
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SAGNA PREPARING TO COME ON
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EBOUE FELLED ON THE EDGE OF THE AREA: A foul by Daprela, and Arsenal have a free-kick just to the right, 20 yards out. Fabregas is the man who will take it. He chips it over the wall towards Nasri but West Ham intercept
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Substitution WEST HAM SUBSTITUTION: Kovac goes off and on comes Mark Noble
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DIAMANTI GOES FOR GOAL: It's a powerful shot and deflects off Campbell for a WEST HAM CORNER, which is headed away by Clichy
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STANISLAS IN THE BOX: But Clichy dispossesses him as West Ham look to work their way through the Gunners' back four.
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ARSENAL FREE-KICK: Denilson is fouled midway inside the Hammers' half but a quick free-kick is well read by West Ham and the clearance is made.
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ARSENAL PRESSING: Diaby, Nasri and Denilson are all dispossessed in the area as the Gunners continue to come forward
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ARSENAL FREE-KICK: It is 20 yards out, just right of centre. Fabregas curls it around the wall but wide of goal
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Yellow Card UPSON BOOKED: He fouls Eboue just outside the area and Arsenal have a free-kick
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DIAMANTI HAS A SHOT: But it's weak and easy for Almunia to deal with
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SONG STRONG AGAINST COLE: He battles the substitute off the ball much to the satisfaction of the home supporters
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TACTICS: Diaby comes onto the left side, so Arshavin pushes further up the field. He was pretty effective through the middle earlier in the season you may recall.
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Substitution ARSENAL SUBSTITUTION: Diaby comes on for Nicklas Bendtner
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Substitution WEST HAM SUBSTITUTION: Potential England World Cup striker Carlton Cole will come on in place of Franco
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DENILSON SHOT DEFLECTED: The goalscorer strikes one from 25 yards. It deflects of Upson and the Gunners have a CORNER. Fabregas takes it, Green drops it but gathers at the second attempt.
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BACK TO THE MATCH: It's a bit stop-start at the moment with a few free-kicks and throw-ins. Walcott, Diaby and Eduardo are all warming up in the rain.
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PHONE-IN: If you want to discuss your take on the penalty and the red card then why not give us a call after the game? Call us on 020 7607 3200 or +44 20 7607 3200 from outside the UK. You can also drop us an email via www.arsenal.com/studio
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YOUR VIEWS: Reading the Facebook Chat comments and your emails at half-time it seems the general consensus is that it was a harsh dismissal. The way I saw it was they both went for the ball and Vermaelen didn't go in too heavy. Replays suggest there was a bit of a shirt pull but I am not sure that would have made Franco go down. Either way, once the penalty was given it was almost inevitable that a red card would follow. Arsene Wenger wasn't best pleased though.
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EBOUE CROSSES: And Arshavin heads open in a bit of space 10 yards out
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TACTICS: It is Song who slots in at centre-back, a two-man midfield of Fabregas and Denilson with Bendtner up front and Arshavin and Nasri on the wings.
Kick Off The second-half is underway
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Arsenal are back out on the pitch and all 10 players who left the field for half-time have come back out, so it looks like no change. Song to slot in at centre-back?
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The rain is pouring down at Emirates Stadium now as the substitutes warm up. With Vermaelen's dismissal we could see a half-time change.
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Yellow Card Kovac was booked just before half-time
Half Time And there goes the half-time whistle
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Almunia saves Diamanti's penalty kick, diving low to his left
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WEST HAM PENALTY: SAVED!!!
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Red Card VERMAELEN SENT OFF AND WEST HAM HAVE A PENALTY
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GUNNERS GO CLOSE: Fabregas rolls the ball across the face of goal but before Nasri can get to it the ball is cleared for an ARSENAL CORNER which is delivered a bit too deep by Fabregas but the ball comes back to him on the right side of the area before he is dispossessed and WEST HAM CLEAR
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Yellow Card CAMPBELL BOOKED: He slides in on Stanislas on the edge of the West Ham area following an Arsenal corner
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Yellow Card DIAMANTI BOOKED: The striker hacks down Bendtner from behind and receives a yellow card.
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EBOUE LOOKS FOR ARSHAVIN: The Russian is inches short of getting on the end of Eboue's low cross
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ARSENAL ON THE ATTACK: First Nasri's cross from the right is headed away and then Arshavin gets into the box on the left before being dispossessed.
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A brief delay in play as Kovac gets some treatment allows me the time to remind you about our post-match phone-in. Why not give us a call after the final whistle and share your views on today's game? The number you need is 020 7607 3200. If you're calling from outside the UK, you will need to dial +44 20 7607 3200.
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WEST HAM ATTACK: Behrami flicks the ball through to Diamanti but Clichy wins the ball from Kovac on the edge of the area
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ARSENAL CORNER: Fabregas will take it on the right. The outswinger goes towards Campbell but West Ham clear the danger
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ARSENAL FREE-KICK: Fabregas is felled by Behrami midway inside the West Ham half. The captain will take the free-kick. He whips it in and Mido heads out for a corner...
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WEST HAM CORNER: Campbell removes the danger from Mido's cross and Arsenal successfully defend the resulting corner.
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GUNNERS LINK UP WELL: The fans sound their approval as Arshavin finds Bendtner who in turn looks for Fabregas. The final ball is defended by West Ham but that was good one-touch football from Arsenal.
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EBOUE GOES FOR GOAL: He enters the area and the fans cry for him to shoot. He does but drags his effort wide
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ARSENAL FREE-KICK: Clichy is fouled on the left and Fabregas will whip in the free-kick. Green comes to meet it, punches clear and the Gunners have a throw on the right
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REMINDER: We will be holding our usual post-match phone-in after the final whistle today. If you want to make a note of the number for later on, it is 020 7607 3200. If you're calling from outside the UK, you will need to dial +44 20 7607 3200.
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NASRI IS BACK ON THE PITCH
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NASRI GETTING SOME TREATMENT: He went down after going in for a challenge with Mido. He's being assessed by the physio off the pitch, so Arsenal are temporarily down to 10 men.
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ARSHAVIN SPRINTS FORWARD: He surges away from his man on the left and looks for Bendtner. His cross is cut out but that was good play from the Russian.
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DENILSON WITH AN ACROBATIC EFFORT: He goes for the overhead kick inside the area but doesn't make a full connection and Rob Green gathers the ball
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WEST HAM FREE-KICK: Zola's side have a set piece just outside the area on the right. Diamanti takes it and it is only just over the crossbar
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Clichy crossed to Bendtner, the ball was cleared but Denilson picked it up on the edge of the area. After a one-two with Nicklas the Brazilian found the bottom corner of the net.
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GOAL! - Denilson 1 : 0 GOAL! ARSENAL 1-0 WEST HAM: Denilson with an early strike from 20 yards
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NASRI IN THE BOX: The Gunners come forward early and the ball falls for Nasri on the right but he is closed down quickly and can't fashion an opening.
Kick Off WEST HAM GET US UNDERWAY: The Gunners are shooting towards the south end of the ground in the first half.
DID YOU KNOW? Gianfranco Zola hasn't tasted a Premier League victory against a 'Big Four' club since taking charge of West Ham. He has managed five draws and nine defeats. If that tally rises to 10 defeats by tonight, then Arsenal will be top of the table.
HERE COME THE TEAMS led by referee Martin Atkinson
RECAP: Fabregas returns from injury and Song is back from suspension. Both start today. Diaby and Sagna are the two players who drop out from that dramatic win over Hull City.
'The Wonder Of You' has just started playing, and we all know what that means. Kick-off is almost upon us and Emirates Stadium is almost full now.
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The players have just left the field after their warm up, Stephen Hughes has taken his seat alongside me and the ground is filling up quickly. That's because we are just 10 minutes away from kick-off.
I told you Cesc and Song were back in the starting XI, well Bacary Sagna and Abou Diaby are the players who drop to the bench from the team that beat Hull City last weekend. Tomas Rosicky is also among the substitutes. Arsenal team in full: Almunia, Eboue, Campbell, Vermaelen, Clichy, Song, Denilson, Fabregas, Nasri, Arshavin, Bendtner Substitutes: Fabianski, Silvestre, Sagna, Diaby, Rosicky, Walcott, Eduardo
The MatchDay Show gets underway at 5pm (UK time) today and you can expect all the usual pre-match treats. We have highlights from the win over Hull, an exclusive interview with Arsene Wenger and a word on West Ham. Then, join Dan Roebuck and former Gunner Stephen Hughes for live audio commentary on the match. Plus, don't forget our post-match phone-in from the final whistle. All that and live text commentary from me, Nick Teale
Good afternoon! Arsenal take on West Ham in yet another crucial Premier League clash. The Gunners know they can't afford to drop many, if any, points between now and the end of the season. After a last-gasp win in Hull last weekend, Arsenal are boosted by the return of Cesc Fabregas and Alex Song today. Both are in the starting XI and I'll bring you full team news in just a moment...