Arsenal saw out the year in style with a thumping 4-1 win over a struggling Portsmouth side.
Fears for an upset were at first justified when Portsmouth enjoyed a little period of possession. Piquone was put through on the right after Song slipped while trying to make a backpass.
Piquone sprinted into the box before lashing a [...]

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Maybe it’s just nerves before an impending upset, or the delirium from watching too much telly, but I think Portsmouth presents an unlikely banana-skin in waiting for our Fabregasless side tonight.
Fratton Park may have seen slightly better times than this season where they currently prop up the Premier League. Nevertheless, the cramped, atmospheric ground is [...]

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Arsenal overcame a much-vaunted Aston Villa side at home and eventually ran away comfortable winners after a 27-minute masterclass from Captain Cesc Fabregas.
Immediately after coming on for the workmanlike-but-frustrated Denilson, Fabregas scuttled past two Villa defenders before being fouled 25 yards out. He stepped up to plant an awesome free kick past Brad Friedel, a [...]

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There are two bits of baggage I’m bringing with me to tonight’s HUGE encounter with Aston Villa.
A certain colleague of mine, throughout the season, has been going on and on about how Chelsea are dead-certs for the title this term. At the beginning of November, there was no-one around who could top a ’simply awesome, irresistible’ [...]

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A recovery post from a most excellent family celebration involving all the aforementioned food, wine and swimming. Australian summer Xmas celebrations – nothing quite like it!
There is some stuff out about Arsenal contesting the charge following the fracas with some Hull cloggers, and Arshavin reckons our game in hand (at home to Bolton) is a must-win [...]

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An Xmas Eve post to sate you before a lot of us get stuffed on cooked birds, cheap plonk and bad hats.
Given how close we are to December 25 (and I realise this is a blog read by people of many religious backgrounds, but I trust you can forgive me), it says something that I [...]

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The highest of apologies for a prolonged absence. While I had the health issue as an excuse some days back, it eventually dissipated only to be replaced with a weekend away with family, followed by mega work commitments. The only thing lingering is a rather throaty cough.
Meanwhile, the Arsenal world kept spinning with an expected [...]

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