ARSENAL GOT THE BLUES IN THE CARLING CUP FINAL

BIRMINGHAM City boss Alex Mcleish got what they really wanted to upstage favourites Arsenal with a simple game plan to land his first major trophy in Premier League the Carling Cup at Wembley last night. They packed their defence in numbers and put on enormous pressure towards the Arsenal central defenders (weakest link) and its work.

ARSENAL DIG DEEP TO WIN 1-0 AGAINST BATTLING STOKE CITY

ARSENAL dig deep to snatch an important 1-0 win against the battling Stoke City side thanks to defender Sebastien Squillachi header to close the gap on Premiership League leaders Manchester United within a point at Emirates Stadium last night.

HUGE TASK AHEAD FOR THE GUNNERS - 5 GAMES IN 14 DAYS

ARSENAL fate could be decided in the next 14 days whether there are still running on the four fronts starting tonight when they face Stoke City in the Premier League match at the Emirates tonight. A win will surely boost their confidence when they takes on Birmingham City in the Carling Cup Final at Wembley on Sunday.

ARSENAL STUNNED BY THE ORIENT EXPRESS

 
ARSENAL again squandered the opportunity to book their ticket early in the 6th round FA Cup tie when they held to 1-1 draw against Leyton-Orient at Brisbane Road last night. The 1-1 draw means Arsene Wenger's side will play the replay at the Emirates.

FA CUP 5TH ROUND - LEYTON ORIENT VS ARSENAL (SUNDAY 20TH FEBRUARY, 2011

ARSENAL STUNNED MIGHTY BARCA 2-1

ARSENAL stage a stunning comeback in second half to defeat mighty Barcelona 2-1 in the first leg Champions League knock-out stage at the Emirates Stadium last night. Substitute Andre Arshavin seal the win for the Gunners six minutes before time before Robin Van Persie earlier effort in 76th minute put the home side on level terms.

SAMIR NASRI LIKELY TO START AGAINST MIGHTY BARCA - CHAMPIONS LEAGUE

ARSENE WENGER is ready to throw Samir Nasri back into action from the start of Wednesday’s Champions League rematch with Barcelona. 

Nasri successfully came through a fitness test yesterday on the hamstring he pulled in last month’s FA Cup victory over Huddersfield. 

VAN PERSIE DOUBLE SEND WOLVES PACKING

ARSENAL stay hot on Manchester United heels as they send Wolverhampton Wanderers packing in the Barclay's Premier League match at the Emirates on Saturday. 

ARSENAL FOUR POINTS BEHIND MANCHESTER UNITED

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POS		NAME	P	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	GD	PTS
1		Man Utd	25	12	1	0	37	8	3	8	1	18	16	+31	54
2		Arsenal	25	8	1	3	27	12	7	4	2	27	15	+27	50
3		Manchester City	26	8	3	2	21	10	6	4	3	21	12	+20	49
4		Chelsea	25	8	2	2	24	8	5	3	5	22	14	+24	44
5		Tottenham	25	7	5	1	19	10	5	3	4	16	17	+8	44

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ROMAN ABRAMOVICH plans to make a £50million summer swoop for Cesc Fabregas.

Chelsea's billionaire owner will try to hijack any Barcelona bid to land the Arsenal skipper.

Capturing Fabregas would be an even more astonishing Blues coup than the recent £50m British record signing of Fernando Torres from Liverpool.

Chelsea see the Spaniard as the ideal partner for Frank Lampard in the side's engine room.

ARSENAL IN CRUISE CONTROL UNTIL DIABY SENDING OFF

ARSENAL should blame no one except themselves for being too complacent allowing Newcastle to stage an amazing fightback to draw level 4-4 in a Premier league match at St. James Park yesterday. Had the Gunners won they could have close the gap on league leader Manchester United by two points. The Red Devils suffered a shocked 2-1 defeat to Wolverhampton Wanderers.

ARSENAL STILL IN THE RACE ON FOUR FRONTS

ARSENAL registered their sixth consecutive league win with a 2-1 defeat of Everton at the Emirates last night. Everton shocked the home side through a controversial Louis Saha goal in the 23rd minute. Substitute Andre Arshavin then put the Gunners on level terms in the 70th minute. Before defender Laurent Koscielny deliver the winning goal five minutes later for his second premier league goal.

MEXICAN'S CARLOS VELA JOINS WEST BROM

MEXICAN 21-year-old Carlos Vela is likely to made his debut for West Bromwich Albion tonight against Wigan after agreeing to go on loan to joins the Baggies before the deadline yesterday.