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Full Time Full Time: Blackpool 1-3 Arsenal
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WALCOTT GOES CLOSE: From a free kick, he curls one just wide of the left post
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Substitution RAMSEY COMING ON: For Fabregas, who has a had a brilliant game today on his 300th Arsenal appearance.
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Substitution Blackpool also make a change: Kornilenko on for Puncheon
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Substitution HERE COMES GIBBS: He replaces Nasri
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GOOD CHANCE FOR EVATT: Arsenal switch off from a corner and Evatt, unmarked, heads straight at Lehmann
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GIBBS STRIPPING OFF: He is about to come on for Arsenal
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LEHMANN GATHERS A CROSS: Phillips puts onto into the near-post area and the goalkeeper is here first to gather
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ARSEANL SEEING THE GAME OUT: Walcott just can’t get a cross away but the men in yellow are in possession of the ball.
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Substitution BLACKPOOL CHANGE: Phillips on for Southern
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GREAT SAVE LEHMANN: That answers any question aimed at the 41-year-old. Clichy gives the ball away and Campbell is left with only the keeper to beat. But Lehmann makes himself big and saves superbly
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Surely that is game over now! A typical Arsenal breakaway. Walcott is released on the right and he squares for Van Persie, who is left with the simple task of slotting home from six yards
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GOAL! - Robin van Persie 1 : 3 GOAL FOR ARSENAL! Van Persie makes it 0-3
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VAN PERSIE WITH A VOLLEY: Another diagonal ball from Fabregas releases Van Persie, who volleys over first time from inside the area. Could he have taken a touch there?
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ARSENAL BREAK: Adam gives possession away and, again, the men in yellow go forward in numbers. Clichy crosses but Kingson punches the ball away
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ARSENAL STREAMING FORWARD: Four runners in yellow shirts give support for Nasri, but nothing comes of it and Blackpool clear
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WALCOTT NEARY IN: But Evatt comes across well to get there ahead of the substitute after Fabregas' clever pass into the area
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Yellow Card CRAINEY BOOKED: Walcott’s trickery is too much for the defender, who gets a yellow card
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FIRST SIGN OF WALCOTT: He plays a teasing all into the area from the right but there’s no-one there to capitalise.
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BLACKPOOL PRESSURE: Adam releases Puncheon on the right and, with space to run into, his touch lets him down and Clichy gets back to clear
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A LITTLE BIT OF CALM: After that Blackpool goal, it was all happening at both ends of the pitch. Blackpool are still looking dangerous but Arsenal are a bit more comfortable now.
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Yellow Card SOUTHERN BOOKED: For a late challenge on Wilshere in midfield.
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INCHES WIDE FROM VAN PERSIE: Fabregas slips in Van Persie, who fires across goal first time and goes very close to finding the far corner.
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TACTICS: Walcott goes onto the right with Nasri coming over onto the left
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Substitution WALCOTT COMING ON: He replaces Arshavin
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A FRENETIC PACE: Wilshere breaks superbly before being stopped by a great tackle from Puncheon
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Substitution BLACKPOOL CHANGE: Reid on for Varney
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WHAT A GAME WE HAVE ON OUR HANDS: It’s all happening. Van Persie goes through but can’t get a shot away. Eboue brings down Adam and Blackpool win a corner. Bloomfield Road is rocking
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ALL BLACKPOOL: Arsenal have to careful here. A cross comes into the box and, with two queuing up, neither can convert.
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HUGE PENALTY SHOUT: Koscielny clips Taylor Fletcher inside the area and Blackpool want a penalty. The referee waves play on…
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LEHMANN LUCKY?: If the referee pulls him up there and doesn’t let play continue, Lehmann could be off there. He was the last man
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Yellow Card Wilshere in the book. For a foul in the build up.
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Puncheon slips in Campbell who rounds Lehmann before being brought down by the keeper. The referee plays on and Taylor Fletcher taps into the empty net
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GOAL! - Gary Taylor-Fletcher 1 : 2 Goal for Blackpool: It’s 2-1, Taylor-Fletcher with it
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FIRST SIGN OF ARSENAL: In the second half, anyway. Van Pesie break down the left and his cross is cleared by Evatt.
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WHAT AN OPPORTUNITY: Varney finds himself free at the near post but he can only divert the ball wide from Adam’s centre
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ANOTHER BLACKPOOL FREE KICK: A solid start from the home side and Adam is over this one again
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HOME SIDE PRESSURE: Adam whips a free kick into the box and Clichy heads clear
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BLACKPOOL FANS UP: Diaby wins the ball inside the area and the home supporters want a penalty. I didn’t see anything wrong there and neither did the referee
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NO CHANGES: For either side
Kick Off BACK UNDERWAY: Arsenal kick-off the second half
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The two teams are back out: Lehmann is sporting a cap to keep out the Blackpool sunshine.
Half Time Half Time: Blackpool 0-2 Arsenal. And it could have been more for the Gunners
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FABREGAS CLEARS OFF THE LINE: Blackpool work the ball well on the right and cross to the near post. Two players go for it and Lehmann makes a great save as the ball looks to be trickling into the net. But Fabregas hooks the ball clear.
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Yellow Card DIABY BOOKED: Silly boy, he boots the ball away and gets a yellow card.
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WILSHERE TIRES TO CHIP KINGSON: Nasri plays a clever reverse ball to Wilshere on the left of the area. He dinks the ball towards the back post but the keeper saves well.
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IT’S IN THE NET: But the linesman has his flag up. Wilshere delivers back into the danger zone following a corner. Koscielny flicks the ball on and Van Persie slots home at the back post. The flag was already up though, and it’s chalked off.
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WHAT A CHANCE: Blackpool are being caught with a lot of balls over the top and it is the same again here. Van Persie races clear, Kingson rushes out and the Dutchman feeds Diaby who can’t get a shot away and Blackpool clear. If he shoots first time there, he has an empty net.
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IRRESISTIBLE: Arsenal are playing some great stuff here. They almost look like they can cut Blackpool open at will.
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NASRI CRACKS THE POST: Wonderful from Arsenal. Nasri has a shot saved by Kingson but it’s kept alive and Fabregas plays a another delightful ball over the top to the Frenchman. He springs the offside trap and, with only Kingson to beat, hits the left post and it goes behind.
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JENS LEHMANN: He hasn’t really been tested yet. Apart from dealing with a few crosses the keeper has been untroubled so far
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GREAT CHANCE FOR VAN PERSIE: Fabregas picks out his team-mate with a delightful through ball that Van Persie takes on his chest. Then, first time, he side foots straight at Kingson with his right foot
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EBOUE PENALISED: Right on the touchline and Adam swings it into a dangerous position at the back post. Clichy does excellently to head away under pressure
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WILSHERE CAUGHT ON THE BALL: Then, as he tries to get it back, is pulled up for obstruction and a drop ball is given. A strange one that.
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BLACKPOOL LOOKING TO RESPOND: But Arsenal are looking good for their lead at the moment.
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WILSHERE DOWN: After a clash of heads. But he will be OK to continue
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EBOUE AT IT AGAIN: This time he gets to the byline before drilling the ball at Evatt who clears from under the crossbar
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GREAT FROM ARSENAL: Blackpool had started well, you had to say, but Arsenal show their class with two goals of real quality.
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Wilshere feeds the overlapping right back inside the area and he takes a touch before lashing home with his left foot. What a finish!
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GOAL! - Emmanuel Eboue 0 : 2 AND ANOTHER! This time it’s Eboue! 0-2
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Fabregas releases Van Persie down the left with a wonderful diagonal ball over the top. The Dutchman crosses superbly to put the ball on a plate for Diaby who taps home from two yards. A great move from Arsenal and Wenger’s team have the lead
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GOAL! - Abou Diaby 0 : 1 GOAL FOR ARSENAL! Diaby gives the Gunners the lead
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BLACKPOOL PRESSING: Taylor Fletcher goes down under a challenge from Koscielny, then the home side win a corner. Adam swings it in and Evatt heads over
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BEAUTIFUL SUNSHINE: And there is a very good atmosphere at Bloomfield Road this afternoon. The Arsenal fans are making a lot of noise
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VAN PERSIE DENIED: Wilshere releases the Dutchman with a wonderful ball over the top. He times his run to perfection but Van Persie’s touch lets him down and Kingson rushes out to gather at his feet. Decent opportunity that
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LEHMANN: A cross comes into the near post and the goalkeeper claims well. As he does so, Lehmann clips a Blackpool man who makes a meal of it. Nothing doing there
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OVER THE BAR: Van Persie gets it up and over the wall, but can’t quite get the ball to dip enough and Kingson sees it behind.
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FREE KICK ARSENAL: Fabregas is caught. 25 yards out, just right of centre. Van Persie fancies this…
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TACTICS: Fabregas is next to Wilshere with Diaby playing further forward.
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CHANCE FOR ARSHAVIN: And he should do better there. A high ball into the box causes confusion and Kingson clatters his own man before punching as far as Arshavin. The Russian hits it first time and it goes horribly high and wide
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ARSENAL GOING FORWARD: Van Persie crosses into a dangerous position but Evatt clears well
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ARSENAL YET TO SETTLE: Campbell is flagged offside, Blackpool have started the brighter of the two sides
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BREAK IN PLAY: While we wait for that corner, Lehmann needs to do his laces up. When it eventually comes in from Adam, Evatt heads wide at the near post
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EARLY BLACKPOOL PRESSURE: The home side win a corner off Clichy and Koscielny does really well to clear the danger at the near post. But Blackpool work it again and get a second corner
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FIRST TOUCH FOR LEHMANN: He collects a long ball and then barks some orders at the defenders in front of him.
Kick Off WE’RE UNDERWAY: Blackpool get us underway with Arsenal kicking from right to left in this first half. Arsenal in yellow today.
By the way, this is Lehmann’s 200th Arsenal start. I was at both the Reserve games he played in recently and he is ready for this. Make no doubt about it.
The two teams are on their way out at Bloomfield Road. What do you make of the ate change of goalkeepers? Will this galvanize the side? Get your comments to us via www.arsenal.com/studio.
Almunia is on the bench and can come on as a substitute if needed.
I’m hearing from our reporters at the ground that Almunia injured his knee in the warm up
We are still awaiting news on exactly why Almunia has had to withdraw from the starting XI but initial reports stated he had been taken ill. We will bring you more news as soon as we get it.
BREAKING NEWS: Manuel Almunia has been taken ill and Jens Lehmann will start the game
The subs today are: Lehmann, Rosicky, Walcott, Ramsey, Gibbs, Chamakh, Bendtner
The Arsenal team is in, and here it is: Almunia, Eboue, Koscielny, Squillaci, Clichy, Diaby, Wilshere, Fabregas, Nasri, Arshavin, Van Persie
Stay tuned for the team news, which I will bring you as soon as I have it.
Arsenal.com editor Richard Clarke will be alongside commentator Dan Roebuck and they'll be taking your e-mails during the game and fielding your calls in our post-match show. I'll give you those all-important numbers later. In the meantime get your comments to us via www.arsenal.com/studio.
Welcome to Arsenal TV Online for another MatchDay Show. It gets underway at 1pm (UK time) with the best bits from the manager’s pre-match press conference, exclusive interviews with Nicklas Bendtner and Arsène Wenger plus all the breaking team news. By the way, I'm Giuseppe Muro and I'll be your text commentator today.
It’s a trip to the seaside for Arsenal today as Arsène Wenger’s side travel to Blackpool for a crucial Premier League encounter.
Blackpool
28 KINGSON, Richard
15 BAPTISTE, Alex
06 EVATT, Ian
20 CATHCART, Craig
03 CRAINEY, Stephen
26 ADAM, Charlie
04 SOUTHERN, Keith
23 PHILLIPS, Matt (79)
42 PUNCHEON, Jason
41 KORNILENKO, Sergey (86)
16 VARNEY, Luke
43 REID, Andy (58)
39 CAMPBELL, DJ
12 TAYLOR-FLETCHER, Gary
01 RACHUBKA, PAUL
05 EARDLEY, NEAL
23 PHILLIPS, MATT
43 REID, ANDY
10 ORMEROD, BRETT
41 KORNILENKO, SERGEY
44 BEATTIE, JAMES
Arsenal
13 LEHMANN, Jens
27 EBOUE, Emmanuel
22 CLICHY, Gael
06 KOSCIELNY, Laurent
18 SQUILLACI, Sebastien
02 DIABY, Abou
04 FABREGAS, Cesc
16 RAMSEY, Aaron (87)
19 WILSHERE, Jack
08 NASRI, Samir
28 GIBBS, Kieran (85)
23 ARSHAVIN, Andrey
14 WALCOTT, Theo (60)
10 VAN PERSIE, Robin
28 GIBBS, KIERAN
14 WALCOTT, THEO
16 RAMSEY, AARON
07 ROSICKY, TOMAS
29 CHAMAKH, MAROUANE
52 BENDTNER, NICKLAS
