** Official Match Thread: Arsenal Home **

[petrov]

why didn't ireland shoot.

[mr_nool]

Edit:

Blackburn - Wolverhampto 1 - 0
Diouf 19

Wigan - West Ham 0 - 0

Liverpool - Burnley 2 - 0
Benayoun 27
Kuyt 41

Portsmouth - Bolton 1 - 1
Kaboul 26 Cohen 14

Sunderland - Hull 1 - 0
str D. Bent 13

Stoke - Chelsea 1 - 0
Diagne-Faye 32

Man City - Arsenal 1 - 0

[ruralblue]

League standing as it is so far. 3rd with a game in hand looks good doesn't it.

Position Team P GD PTS
Full Premier League table
1 Tottenham 4 7 12
2 Chelsea 5 7 12
3 Man City 4 5 12
4 Stoke 5 0 10
5 Man Utd 4 6 9
6 Liverpool 5 4 9
7 Sunderland 5 -1 7
8 Arsenal 4 6 6
9 Aston Villa 3 2 6
10 Burnley 5 -5 6
11 West Ham 4 1 5
12 Hull 5 -4 5
13 Birmingham 4 -1 4
14 Blackburn 4 -2 4
15 Wolverhampton 5 -3 4
16 Wigan 5 -5 4
17 Bolton 4 -2 3
18 Fulham 3 -3 3
19 Everton 3 -5 3
20 Portsmouth 5 -7 0

[mr_nool]

I like Sotke ahead of Scum as well.

[Slim]

Ireland and Shaun have been well off the pace. At least Shauny got some joy there at the end of the half. I think both of them look knackered.

[xavi6]

Pull the fuckin trigger Stevie

[Fidel Castro]

Great first half. SWP has been shiter than shite, Ireland poor too.

[shawzy]

Good 1st half.Big shout to Ade Bellers Bridge and Micah

[Longball]

shaunys been piss poor first half

[petrov]

We are awesome at the back. We only gave them 1 half chance in the first half. Very impressive and we've being tactically superb, well worth our lead. Top marks again to Hughes so far. Arsenal haven't had a sniff.

[Whassat]

Good first half!

[Lionheart]

BBC Sport's Phil McNulty at Eastlands: "Manchester City have taken real heart from a goal that came against the run on play."

Against the run of play?

Not sure what game he's been watching.

[Michael Brookes]

Good 1st half.Big shout to Ade Bellers Bridge and Micah

Yup. I reckon de jong is doing some tidy work there too

[Kyle]

Bridge is our best player going foward by far. And Bellemy is our best player tracking back. Swap?

[xavi6]

TBH gave away a peno for Pompey

[carolina-blue]

Good 1st half.Big shout to Ade Bellers Bridge and Micah

Yup. I reckon de jong is doing some tidy work there too

Totally agree with that Dejong has been very good Bellers has been fantastic Shawnie off the pace so to Stevie but they will be big 2nd half
Come on City

[Dameerto]

BBC Sport's Phil McNulty at Eastlands: "Manchester City have taken real heart from a goal that came against the run on play."

Against the run of play?

Not sure what game he's been watching.

The guy must be watching the Stoke match surely? What a joke.

[shawzy]

Good 1st half.Big shout to Ade Bellers Bridge and Micah

Yup. I reckon de jong is doing some tidy work there too

Breaks up the attack well De Jong and frees Barry to go forward more.
Good 1st half considering hes hardly played as of late

[edge275]

Top marks to Hughes so far and also Toure as captain for keeping the players on their toes and organisational work.

[david yearsley]

Still giving the ball away too cheaply at times - Shaunny struggling confidence wise - can see Weiss getting a run - depends coz we need our trackers to run their nuts off for 95mins today - wouldn´t be surprised to see Sylvinho on as well at some stage - great stamina for his age