Arsenal v Tottenham Hotspur | Matches

Arsenal V
Fulham
10TH NOV 2012

Saturday 17th November
Kick off: 12:45
Emirates Stadium

Arsenal
5 – 2
Tottenham Hotspur

Arsenal V
Montpellier
21ST NOV 2012

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Full Time FULL TIME: Arsenal 5-2 Tottenham
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GOAL! - Theo Walcott 5 : 2 GOAL FOR ARSENAL! Walcott fires in after really good work by Oxlade-Chamberlain. Would you believe it, it's 5-2 again!
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NEARLY THERE NOW: Arsenal have played out time really well here, it was nervy for a while after Bale's goal but they have taken the pace out of the game and will get a fully-deserved three points
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Substitution ARSENAL CHANGE: Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain replaces Olivier Giroud
Top Comments:
- Dan Roebuck on Arsenal Player says:
  
  'Arsenal fans have been great with Giroud. They never got on his back'
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VERMAELEN FIRES WIDE: Santos plays in the onrushing Vermaelen, who slices his shot wide of the near post from the left of the box
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KEEP BALL: Arsenal are knocking it about confidently and making the visitors expend energy trying to get it back. Good stuff from the Gunners
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Yellow Card Podolski is booked
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Substitution ARSENAL CHANGE: Andre Santos comes on for Lukas Podolski
Top Comments:
- @GoonerRee on Twitter says:
  
  Come on you #Gunners #AFCvTHFC
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CHANCE FOR DEFOE: Bale swings in a corner that reaches the far post, and Defoe swings at it but completely misses the ball. Let off there
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CHANCE FOR WALCOTT: Ramsey does well to nick the ball and play in Walcott but his first touch is heavy and Lloris races out to grab the loose ball
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BALE FIRES WIDE: Tottenham counter really well and Bale gets in space to the left of the box and fires it narrowly wide of the far post
Top Comments:
- David Hillier on Arsenal Player says:
  
  'We don't want to slip into mediocrity where we think we have the game under control. Arsenal have let go of the grip'
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Substitution TOTTENHAM CHANGE: Tom Carroll comes on for Tom Huddlestone
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Substitution ARSENAL CHANGE: Aaron Ramsey on for Jack Wilshere
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GOAL! - Gareth Bale 4 : 2 GOAL FOR TOTTENHAM: Bale fires home for the visitors from the edge of the box
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Top Comments:
- @Chris_Moon on Twitter says:
  
  not on the goal sheet yet but Koscielny and Walcott having very solid games #Arsenal #AFCvTHFC
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CHANCE FOR WALCOTT: Cazorla releases Walcott through the middle but he hesitates over his shot and Lloris knocks it out for a corner
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Yellow Card SANDRO BOOKED: The Tottenham midfielder tackles Giroud from behind and goes into the book
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IT'S BUZZING HERE: The atmosphere is fantastic inside the Emirates, can Arsenal hit five for the second derby in succession?
Top Comments:
- David Hillier on Arsenal Player says:
  
  'I don't think Tottenham have kept the ball at all in the last ten minutes'
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JUST OVER! Wilshere plays a short pass to Giroud on the edge of the box and the Frenchman fires it just over
Top Comments:
- @DanTheGecko on Twitter says:
  
  I love you arsenal #AFCvTHFC
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GOAL! - Santi Cazorla 4 : 1 GOAL FOR ARSENAL! Cazorla slots home after a beautiful move up the left flank that saw Podolski fire in a beautiful ball to the Spaniard
Top Comments:
- @EricGummesson on Twitter says:
  
  #AFCvTHFC Good pass from Podolski, very good pass!
- @EricGummesson on Twitter says:
  
  #AFCvTHFC Good pass from Podolski, very good pass!
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TOTTENHAM PUSHING ON: The visitors are giving it a real go here, despite being down to 10 men. Arsenal are defending well at the moment, but need to take control of the game again
Top Comments:
- @candy27girl on Twitter says:
  
  I can't watch the game, but I'm so excited! Well done with a great first half! Go Arsenal!! #AFCvTHFC
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Top Comments:
- @Jimi_Martin23 on Twitter says:
  
  More goals please dont let them back in this #AFCvTHFC
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THREE AT THE BACK: The visitors are going for it in the second half, and have gone for Dawson, Gallas and Vertonghen at the back
Kick Off AND WE'RE OFF AGAIN: Tottenham get us going in the second half
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Substitution TOTTENHAM CHANGE: Dawson on for Walker
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Substitution TOTTENHAM CHANGE: Dempsey on for Naughton
Half Time HALF TIME: Arsenal 3-1 Tottenham
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GOAL! - Olivier Giroud 3 : 1 GOAL FOR ARSENAL! Giroud fires home at the near post after a superb run by Cazorla. What a time to score
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Yellow Card LENNON BOOKED: The Tottenham winger goes in late on Vermaelen and goes into the book
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THE TURNAROUND IS COMPLETE: There was a strangely subdued reaction there, as the ball slowly spun into the corner of the Tottenham goal, as if no one could believe it had gone in
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GOAL! - Lukas Podolski 2 : 1 GOAL FOR ARSENAL! Podolski fires in via a defelction after good work from Arteta on the edge of the box
Top Comments:
- @FlairParker on Twitter says:
  
  Goal goal Goallllllllllllllllllll #AFCvTHFC
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CHANCE FOR GIROUD! Sagan fires in a lovely cross from the right and Giroud rises, but directs his close-range header straight at Lloris. Big chance there
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IT'S SETTLING DOWN AGAIN: Arsenal might have the one-man advantage, but Bale remains a real threat and Tottenham are getting men behind the ball in an effort to frustrate the Gunners
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JUST OVER! Cazorla lets fly with his left foot from 25 yards and it fizzes just over the bar. All Arsenal now, which you would expect considering their numerical advantage
Top Comments:
- @jonandri on Twitter says:
  
  Wicked shot by Cazorla! #Arsenal #AFCvTHFC
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CLOSE FROM GIROUD! Wilshere curls in a free kick from the right, Giroud gets good contact on it but Lloris does well to palm it over
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WHAT AN OPPORTUNITY: Arsenal are now back on level terms with Tottenham, with more than an hour to play against 10 men. The Emirates is buzzing
Top Comments:
- @jaffyshami on Twitter says:
  
  Mertesaecker I love u !!!!!!!!! #AFCvTHFC
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GOAL! - Per Mertesacker 1 : 1 GOAL FOR ARSENAL! Mertesacker heads home the equaliser from Walcott's cross. That is a superb header, no chance for Lloris
Top Comments:
- ‏@mirah_z on Twitter says:
  
  Great run Walcott! #AFCvTHFC
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Top Comments:
- @k93199 on Twitter says:
  
  Attack attack attack! #AFCvTHFC
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Red Card RED CARD: Adebayor is sent off for Tottenham for a wild lunge at Cazorla. Not a doubt at all that was a sending off
Top Comments:
- David Hillier on Arsenal Player says:
  
  'There is no need for him to tackle like that'
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WELL PLAYED JACK: Wilshere spins away in midfield and plays in Walcott to the right of the area. he cuts it back but Tottenham clear. Better
Top Comments:
- David Hillier on Arsenal Player says:
  
  'Jack Wilshere is trying his hardest to get the team going forward'
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CLOSE FOR TOTTENHAM: The visitors break and Bale feeds Lennon to the right of the area, and his shot back across goal flies just wide of the far post
Top Comments:
- David Hillier on Arsenal Player says:
  
  'That's close as well. They are getting an awful lot of space to run at the back four'
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GOAL! - Emmanuel Adebayor 0 : 1 GOAL FOR TOTTENHAM: Adebayor fires in from close range after Defoe's shot is saved by Szczesny
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GOAL DISALLOWED: Arsenal clear a Bale free kick, Huddlestone knocks it back into the area and Gallas fires home confidently - but he is flagged for offside
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ARSENAL HAVE SETTLED FIRST: Arsene Wenger's side are passing it around nicely in these early exchanges, but neither side have really had a glimpse of goal yet
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IT'S A FRENETIC START: As you would expect, both sides are flying into challenges and the atmosphere is electric
Kick Off AND WE'RE OFF: Arsenal get us going here at the Emirates, with Thierry Henry and Sol Campbell watching on from the stands
Top Comments:
- @annieb___ on Twitter says:
  
  So excited! ARSENAAAAL!!! #AFCvTHFC
MOMENTS AWAY NOW: The pre-match handshakes are over, the teams have been read out and we are just about ready to go. Come on Arsenal!
Top Comments:
- @salaar_latif on Twitter says:
  
  Come on Arsenal! #AFCvTHFC
PLAYERS IN THE TUNNEL: The teams are just about ready to stream out on to the pitch, and here they come!
IT'S FILLING UP: The atmosphere is building nicely inside the Emirates now, and we are about seven minutes away from kick off here in north London
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APOLOGIES: We are having intermittent problems with the medium stream on Arsenal Player. Try the low or high buttons at the top of the console if it does not load properly for you. We apologise for any inconvenience
SUBS: Friedel, Dawson, Livermore, Sigurdsson, Townsend, Carroll, Dempsey
TOTTENHAM: Lloris, Walker, Gallas, Vertonghen, Naughton, Lennon, Sandro, Huddlestone, Bale, Adebayor, Defoe
SUBS: Mannone, Jenkinson, Santos, Coquelin, Ramsey, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Arshavin
ARSENAL: Szczesny, Sagna, Mertesacker, Koscielny, Vermaelen, Arteta, Wilshere, Cazorla, Walcott, Podolski, Giroud
TEAM NEWS: Wojciech Szczesny returns in place of Vito Mannone, while Mikel Arteta, Olivier Giroud and Theo Walcott have all be passed fit to start. Jack Wilshere also returns to the team after suspension
Top Comments:
- @ayad92 on Twitter says:
  
  Welcome back Szczesny #AFCvTHFC
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