STALEMATE AT VILLA PARK

Benteke and Arteta going for the ball

ARSENAL was not quite up to the mark against Aston Villa at Villa Park last night. Things doesn't seem to go their way and with the slippery pitch - did not help either for Arsene Wenger side. Wenger made three changes to the line-up by resting skipper Thomas Vermaelen, Bacary Sagna and Jack Wilshire with Kieran Gibbs, Carl Jenkinson and Aaron Ramsey in their respective position.

A MUCH BETTER DISPLAY

 

ARSENAL continued to march into the knock-out stages for the 13th consecutive straight run in the Champions League with a 2-0 win against Montpellier at Emirates, last night. Midfielder Jack Wilshire scoring his first goal after his long lay-off in 50th minute before Lukas Podolski grabbed the Gunners second in the 63rd minute.

 

Truly last night it was a much better display shown by the Arsene Wenger side. There is little bit of composure and confidence but cohesion wise the rusty is still there. Overall the performance level is showing sign there are going on right direction.

 

Knowing the visitor is already out of the competition, Arsenal needing a win to qualify and hopes a Schalke win will see them both through into the quarter-finals. And it did which saw Arsenal won 2-0 and the Bundesliga's side winning at home 1-0 against the Greek's champion-Olympiacos.

 

Arsene Wenger made only one changes with Alex-Oxlade-Chamberlain made the starting line up on the right taking over Theo Walcott who was injured in their last Premier League match against Spurs.

ARSENAL BACK FROM THE DEAD.

Emmanuel Adebayor one foot high challenge turn the tide into Arsenal favour.

SPURS manager Andre Villas-Boas strategy by deploying Emannuel Adebayor upfront to partner Jermain Defoe hoping the Togolese international could hurt Arsenal and his former boss Arsene Wenger and turns the Emirates to boo their team - backfired.

FULHAM MADE ARSENAL SWEAT

Arsenal got their first Premier league penalty but Arteta blew it

ARSENAL once again just fail to hang on to their 2-0 lead against Fulham at the Emirates on Saturday but they were made to sweat to clinch a 3-3 draw. The Gunners drew first blood with a fine taken goal by Olivier Giroud in the 11th minute for his first Premier League goal at the Emirates. Podolski then made it 2-0 in the 23rd minute with a simple tap in from Mikel Arteta.

ARSENAL HANGS ON BY THE TEETH

Theo Walcott scored Arsenal first goal in the 18th min

ARSENAL clung on to claim a point against Schalke in the Champions League at Veltins Arena, despite being 2-0 up after 26 minutes, Schalke came back to grab a vital point at home. Arsene Wenger repaid Theo Walcott's recent good form with a start tonight, and it appears to have paid off when Walcott put the Gunners ahead in 18th min, nipping in to tap into an empty net, before Olivier Giroud grabbed his first ever Champions League goal with a well-executed diving header from Lukas Podolski's cross six minutes later.

WENGER NEEDS A LOT OF CATCHING UP TO DO

ARSENAL trip to Old Trafford on Saturday can be considered as lucky for not being hammered severely by the Manchester United front men. The 2-1 scoreline did not totally really reflect the actual game itself.

ARSENAL'S FAIRY TALE STUFF

ARSENAL players celebrating...Chamakh, Walcott, Koscileny and Giroud

WHAT a night. What a grand finish. Two hours of top class football fill with drama, passion, glory and the agony of defeat. Goals extravaganza pure class entertainment of football.Never seen such a dramatic come back made by Arsenal before for so many years under Arsene Wenger.

ARSENAL LEFT IT LATE..TO WIN

Mikel Arteta...celebrate after scoring the winner.

 

ARSENAL deserved to win. But they left it late to bury in the winner against Queens Park Rangers at the Emirates on Saturday. After being inflicted with two defeat in five days the Gunners seems to be haunted by the loss and nearly settle for draw but former Everton's man, Mikel Arteta gleefully tucked in the winner - his first Premier League goal this season.

SCHALKE 04 SHOCKED ARSENAL 2-0.



FLYING DUTCHMEN..Hunterlarr and Ibrahim silence Arsenal at the Emirates

FIVE days two defeat. First to Norwich City (0-1) at Carrow Road on Saturday in the Premier League. Last night saw a Bundesliga's side Schalke 04 outclassed Arsenal (0-2) in the Champions League at the Emirates inflicted Arsenal worst run which saw the Gunners proud Champions League home record since 2009  shattered.

ARSENAL BOUNCE BACK

ARSENAL 3
OLYMPIACOS 1

Gervinho..man in form for Arsenal

ARSENAL made amend of poor first half display and snatch a vital home win against Olympiakos of Greece 3-1 to go top of Group B after two matches. Gervinho (42nd), Podolski (56th) and substitute Aaron Ramsey made it three in injury time scored for Arsenal while Kostas Mitroglu replied for the Greeks champion.

 

Arsenal started unconvincingly and they certainly looks lethargic despite playing at the Emirates. With the rain starting to pour in, the slippery pitch didn’t help it either and the home side struggling to get their act together.

 

ARSENAL MUST PUT THINGS RIGHT TONIGHT

PREVIEW:-

 

Olympiakos go into Wednesday’s Champions League Group B clash at the Emirates Stadium tonight without leading goalscorer Rafik Djebbour and defensive lynchpin Vasilis Torosidis.
 

They face a determined Arsenal side desperate to get back to winning ways following defeat against Chelsea last Saturday.

 

Gunners boss Arsene Wenger will know all about Wednesday’s Champions Leagues opponents after being pitted with the Greek champions for the third time in four seasons in Europe.

 

Last season’s fixture in north London saw Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain net his first Arsenal goal, while the reverse game in Piraeus finished 3-1 to a powerful Olympiacos side.