Match of the Week - Arsenal v Portsmouth
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Saturday, 16 December 2006
Barclays Premiership
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Arsenal v Portsmouth
Ch 23 - 11:00pm - (Live)
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*This is the only 5 points match this week.
Get the right final score and you will gain 3 points in your account.
Gain a point if you get the half-time prediction spot-on.
And normal 1 point will still be given for a right win, lose or draw prediction.
HT score:
FT score:
Home win, Away win or Draw: -
draw
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HT: 0 - 0
FT: 2 - 0
Arsenal win. -
HENRY OUT UNTIL NEW YEAR
Arsene Wenger has admits Thierry Henry is likely to be out until the new year with a hamstring injury.
Henry has already been troubled by a neck injury but Wenger is more worried by the new problem.
"Thierry Henry has started his rehabilitation," he told Sky Sports News. "He's still not completely free with his hamstring but he starts to work again. "We hope we can build him up and make him competitive again. "The neck problem is sorted out. It was sciatic nerve problem but the hamstring is the most troubling at the moment."
Asked if Henry would be out until the new year, Wenger said: "Realistically, certainly yes. "I wouldn't set a precise timescale as it's difficult to predict but Christmas certainly we will miss him.
"William Gallas is out for one week, maximum two." -
HT 1-0
FT 2-1
Arse win -
for those who dunno, portsmouth has no fit strikers. kanu and benjani are fighting for match fitness. campbell might be thrown foward
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so early sia..haha
everytime 1
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Originally posted by used:for those who dunno, portsmouth has no fit strikers. kanu and benjani are fighting for match fitness. campbell might be thrown foward
No worries. If every striker is not declared fit, Taylor could have easily claim the main striker role.
Cheers.
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Ht score : 1-0
FT score : 2-0
forgot to write arsnel win -
that douala guy will start up front up for pompey...maybe fernandes will play alongside him..and harry needs to stop playing o'neil at right midfield and play him centre
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HT: 1 - 0
FT: 2 - 1
Arsenal win. -
Potmouth win
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against wigan,hleb was rested. i really hope he will be playing against pompey.
i hope a 2-0 win will do -
ht 1-0
ft 1-0
home win -
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ARSENAL against Portsmouth is third versus fourth - the Gunners, in their highest position of the season, against Pompey, who are enjoying their best ever Premiership campaign.
Arsene Wenger's side are 15 points off the pace and 10 points behind an automatic Champions League qualifying spot, following Wednesday's late victory over Wigan. More significantly, only three points separate third from seventh. Arsenal are yet to lose at home, winning four and drawing four of the first eight Premiership matches ever staged at the Emirates Stadium. They've scored two goals per home game on average, and conceded one per game.
The Gunners hold an unbeaten Premiership record against Portsmouth of three wins and three draws, taking seven points out of nine at home, including wins in the last two.
Arsenal are waiting on the fitness of William Gallas (thigh) and Tomas Rosicky (groin/hamstring).
Captain Thierry Henry (hamstring) is unlikely to play again until the new year so Theo Walcott could be handed another run-out.
Portsmouth have midfielder Pedro Mendes back from suspension but Kanu faces a late fitness test on a knee injury.
Andy Cole (Achilles), Lomana LuaLua (thigh) and Benjani Mwaruwari (hamstring) are all out.
ARSENAL
3rd 29 points
Highest achievable after Saturday's matches: 3rd
Lowest could realistically fall: 6th
Thierry HENRY and Robin VAN PERSIE are Arsenal's joint top scorers with seven goals each. HENRY leads the way for the club in the Premiership with six goals.
PORTSMOUTH
4th 28 points
Highest achievable after Saturday's matches: 3rd
Lowest could fall: 7th
Nwankwo KANU is Portsmouth's leading scorer with nine goals
Arsenal : Lehmann, Eboue, Djourou, Toure, Clichy, Walcott, Fabregas, Baptista, van Persie, Gilberto, Ljungberg, Adebayor, Almunia, Hleb, Hoyte, Flamini, Song, Senderos.
Portsmouth : James, Johnson, Primus, Campbell, Pamarot, O'Neil, Pedro Mendes, Davis, Taylor, Kranjcar, Kanu, Thompson, Hughes, Griffin, Douala, Koroman, O'Brien, Ashdown.
REFEREE
Steve Bennett (Orpington, Kent)
HEAD TO HEAD TOTALS
at Arsenal only
League: Arsenal 15 wins, Portsmouth 6, Draws 8
Prem: Arsenal 2 wins, Portsmouth 0, Draws 1 -
win
HT : 1-0
FT : 2-0 -
Arsenal
ortsmouth
HT: 1-0
FT : 2-1
It means Arsenal to win. -
HT 0-0
FT 0-0
DRAW -
HT : 2-0
FT : 3-0
Arsenal to win -
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Arsenal 0 - Portsmouth 1
Half-Time:
45:00 GOAL - Noe Pamarot -
james really on form
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vs
Arsenal 0 - Portsmouth 2
50mins:
45:00 GOAL - Noe Pamarot
46:23 GOAL - Matthew Taylor
M Tayor scored again...
Looks like only sand king is going to gain some points from this match... -
Arsenal 2 - Portsmouth 2
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Arsenal 2 - Portsmouth 2
60mins:
45:00 GOAL - Noe Pamarot
46:00 GOAL - Matthew Taylor
58:00 GOAL - Emmanuel Adebayor
60:00 GOAL - Silva
Gunners came back from 2- 0 down in 3 mins!! -
Reading 1 - 1 Blackburn
41 mins - J Harper Reading
64 mins - B McCarthy Blackburn