Arsenal v Bolton Wanderers | Matches

Blackburn Rovers V
Arsenal
28TH AUG 2010

Saturday 11th September
Kick off: 15:00
Emirates Stadium

Arsenal
4 – 1
Bolton Wanderers

Arsenal V
Braga
15TH SEP 2010

HIGHLIGHTS

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

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Full Time FULL TIME: The referee brings the game to a close. Arsenal could, and maybe should, have scored more this afternoon but a relatively comfortable win for Arsene Wenger and his men
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ARSHAVIN STILL FULL OF RUNNING: And wins his side a corner
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ADVANTAGE: Vela goes down but Arshavin has possession. The Russian can't beat O'Brien and it comes to nothing
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FIVE MINUTES OF INJURY TIME
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CLAIMS FOR A PENALTY: Arshavin goes down but the referee doesn't want to know
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BOLTON CAN'T CLEAR THEIR LINES: The men in red are really dominating things now and Song has a shot that gets blocked
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OLE: More possession play from Arsenal. The crowd are really enjoying this
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GOAL! - Carlos Vela 4 : 1 GOAL FOR ARSENAL: How many passes was that? Ole' football from Arsenal as they string a number of passes together. Bolton could get nowhere near the ball before Fabregas plays in Vela who calmly slots the ball into the net.
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Substitution SUB: TAYLOR FOR ELMANDER
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Substitution SUB: TAYLOR FOR LEE
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ANOTHER CHANCE FOR ARSENAL: Squillaci heads just wide from close range. The Gunners really have created a lot of chances today
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Substitution SUB: Vela on for Chamakh
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LONG SHOT FROM DENILSON: Saved well by Bogdan after an ambitious effort
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GOAL! - Alex Song 3 : 1 ARSENAL GO TWO GOALS CLEAR: Song surely puts the Gunners out of sight. Arshavin holds the ball up well in the area before passing to Song. The midfielder just beats Knight to the ball before calmly chipping the ball over the keeper.
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GOOD DEFENING FROM SQUILLACI: He halts Bolton twice in the same attack which is greeted by cheers from the fans
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LONG-RANGE EFFORT FROM FABREGAS: The Spaniard has a shot from all of 25 yards and his shot goes just over
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Substitution SUB: Diaby is still feeling the force of that tackle and is replced by Denilson
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CORNER FOR BOLTON: An Emander shot is diverted wide but the corner comes to nothing
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HEADER FROM LEE: From nearly the edge of the area Lee's looping header is held on the line by Almunia
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ATTACK FOR ARSENAL: Song breaks through and plays the ball back for Fabregas but Robinson beats him to the ball
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STRONG CHALLENGE BY ROBINSON: On Diaby. Robinson is deemed to have played the ball but Diaby isn't happy. The majority of the 21 men left out there are in heated conversation around the incident. Diaby is up and limping off to receive treatment
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Substitution SUB: O'Brien for Petrov
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Red Card RED CARD FOR CAHILL: Straight red for the defender. He goes right through the back of Chamakh on the touchline right in-front of Arsene Wenger and is shown his marching orders. The Bolton players complain but he will play no further part.
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Yellow Card EBOUE BOOKED: In the resulting moments, the Ivorian is shown a yellow card much to the dismay of the Arsenal fans. He must have said something to the ref
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CLASH OF HEADS: Koscielny and Davies are both down after a hefty ariel challenge by the striker. The Arsenal fans want him shown a second yellow but that doesn't happen.
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Substitution SUB: Diaby for Wilshere
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GOAL! - Marouane Chamakh 2 : 1 CHAMAKH ISN'T DENIED THIS TIME: Bolton fail to clear a corner as Fabregas chips the ball to the back post for the striker to head past Bogdan with a powerful header
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CHANCE FOR CHAMAKH: He goes one-on-one with Bogdan but the goalie makes himself big and stops the striker with a great right-handed save
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GREAT SAVE ALMUNIA: The ball is fizzed across the area and Lee forces a great reaction save from the goalkeeper
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CORNER FOR BOLTON: A combination of Squillaci and Arshavin clear
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OFFSIDE AGAIN: Arshavin puts the ball in the back of the net but the flag has long since been up
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Yellow Card ARSENAL LOOK TO BREAK: Wilshere breaks with pace on the left before being brought down by Steinsson - the defender is booked
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ARSHAVIN OFFSIDE: A strong tackle from Koscielny on Davies creates an attack for Arsenal. Arshavin makes his run a split second too soon and the flag goes up - he would have been in on goal
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SQUILLACI HEADS BACK TO ALMUNIA: This time the header is timed well and Almunia gathers the ball before the onrushing Lee.
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CAHILL IS DOWN: The defender eventually gets to his feet and makes his way to the touchline.
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Samir Nasri, Abou Diaby and Carlos Vela are warming up in-front of me to applause from the Arsenal fans in the Clock End
Kick Off Arsenal are out a couple of minutes before their opponents. Bolton eventually do appear and Fabregas and Chamakh get the second-half under way
Half Time THE HALF-TIME WHISTLE GOES: Arsenal have had the better of the posession in the first period but that Elmander goal has got Bolton back on level terms. The Gunners have had their fair share of chances but have failed to make them count. 1-1 at the break.
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ARSENAL NEARLY HIT BACK: Fabregas shoots staright at Bogdan from a tight angle
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GOAL! - Johan Elmander 1 : 1 GOAL FOR BOLTON: A poor defensive header from Koscielny presents the ball to Lee, who steadies himself before crossing for Elmander who heads home. The defender tried knocking a long ball back to his goalkeeper but the header lacked enough pace and Lee knicked in.
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MORE CLAIMS FOR A PENALTY: Chamakh goes down under a tackle but the ref shakes his head
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ANOTHER GREAT CHANCE FOR ARSHAVIN: Fabregas plays a ball that splits the Bolton centre-back pairng - Arshavin bears down on goal before a great sliding tackle from Steinsson thrwarts him. The ball comes back to Arshavin who again finds the side netting
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GOOD CLAIM FROM BOGDAN: Fabregas plays a high ball into the box from a free-kick which is well held by the goalkeeper
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Yellow Card GIBBS BOOKED: For a late tackle on Petrov on the byline
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GOALMOUTH SCRAMBLE: Bolton win a corner which results in a scramble in the six-yar box. Almunia makes a good save and the ball is eventually cleared
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THE EMIRATES CROWN GETTING BEHIND THE TEAM: Arsenal's good play is really getting the fans to show their voices - which is making for a cracking atmosphere
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CHANCE FOR ARSHAVIN: After being slipped in the Russian shoots into the side netting from a tight angle. Half the ground though it was in.
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CHANCE FOR ROSICKY: Chamakh gets to the byline before turning to leave his defender on the floor. He rolls it back to Wilshere who steps over the ball for the onrushing Rosicky who shoots straight at Bogdan. Good play from Arsenal
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GOOD CLAIM FROM ALMUNIA: A deep cross into the area is well held by the goalkeeper. Very commanding play there as he took charge of the situation to a warm round of applause from the fans
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STOPPAGE IN PLAY: Eboue is down and recieving treatment. He walks off the pitch but instantly returns
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CHANCE FOR FABREGAS: He tries to find the corner from inside the area but shoots at Bogdan
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ONE NIL TO THE ARSENAL...It doesn't matter how it comes
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Bolton failed to clear the corner as the ball is played to Fabregas at the back post. The skipper squares the ball for Koscielny who scuffs a shot at Bogdan from two yards but the ball is knocked back against the defender and trickles over the line
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GOAL! - Laurent Koscielny 1 : 0 GOAL FOR ARSENAL: KOSCIELNY SCORES IN HIS FIRST COMPETITIVE MATCH AT THE EMIRATES
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But not for long as Arsenal get another corner
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The corner is headed over by Knight for another corner. Chamakh is penalised for handball and Bolton get a respite
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CLAIMS FOR A PENALTY: Rosicky plays the ball to Arshavin who goes down under a challenge from Steinsson. But the ref points for a corner
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Every time Davies touches the ball he is getting roundly booed
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Wilshere gets to his feet as he gingerly makes his way to the touchline but he should be fine to carry on
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Yellow Card ANOTHER BAD TACKLE FROM DAVIES: This time on Wilshere which the stiker receives a booking for. Some of the Arsenal fans were calling for red there.
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But Wilshere dwells on the ball and the attack comes to nothing
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ADVANTAGE: A late challange on Rosicky by Davies on the halfway line but the ref plays the advantage.
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The corner comes to nothing but Bolton still have the ball in Arsenal's final third
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BOLTON FANS FIND THEIR VOICE: And as they do their team wins a corner
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ATTACKING FREE-KICK FOR BOLTON: The ball is played into the area and after being knocked down - makes its way to Kevin Davies who shoots at Almunia. A comfortable save by the Spaniard.
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SHOT FROM ROSICKY, JUST OVER: Tomas Rosicky finds himself half a yard on the edge of the area and shoots narrowly over the bar. A good effort from the Czech international
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CALM PLAY AT THE BACK BY ARSENAL: Squillaci and Koscielny calmly play their way out of defence. Much to the relief of some Arsenal fans
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GOOD DEFENSIVE HEADER FROM SQUILLACI: the defender heads away a dangerous cross
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GOOD START FROM ARSENAL: The crowd are really getting into the game after the Gunenrs have created a number of chances in the opening seven or so minutes
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The resulting corner is headed over by Squillaci. What a start to his Arsenal career that could have been.
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ARSHAVIN SHOULD HAVE SCORED: Arshavin goes one-on-one with Bogdan and the goalkeeper makes a great save. What a chance for the opening goal there
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The crowd respond to that with a chorus of Arsenal Arsenal Arsenal
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CHANCE FOR ARSENAL: Good play from Chamakh as he plays in Fabregas who cuts back onto his left foot but his shot is well blocked by a defender. The resulting corner comes to nothing.
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An early touch for Squillaci is greeted with cheers by the fans
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A few people are still making their way to their seats as a poor clearance from Almunia nearly presents Bolton with an early chance. But they fail to capitalise
Kick Off KICK OFF: Johan Elmander and Kevin Davies get the game udnerway
Squillaci has just been announced on the tannoy to huge cheer from the fans. He will be looking to make a good first impression today
I'm up in the press box now at the Emirates and the stadium starting to fill up nicely. Both sets of players are making their way out onto the pitch. Half of the pitch is covered in sun on a relatively warm afternoon in North London.
Are you watching our MatchDay Show? Highlights from Arsene Wenger's pre-match press conference are currently being shown
So six changes from the team that started in the win at Blackburn two weeks ago. The big news is that French defender Sebastien Squillaci makes his debut for the club
Wenger has named his starting line-up: Almunia, Eboue, Squillaci, Koscielny, Gibbs, Wilshere, Fabregas, Rosicky, Song, Chamakh, Arshavin Substitutes: Fabianski, Clichy, Denilson, Sagna, Nasri, Vela, Diaby
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