Arsenal Birmingham City

England FA Premier League 2010/2011

Matchday 8

16-Oct-10 15:00 hs ( local ) at Emirates Stadium, London, England
Referee Atkinson Linesmen Keane, Richardson

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Players to watch

    Not available players
Fàbregas hamstring injury
v Persie twisted ankle
Almunia elbow injury
Vermaelen Achilles tendon injury
Sagna thigh strain
Ramsey broken leg
Koscielny back injury
McFadden knee ligament damage
Gardner red card ban (3 matches)
Jerome ankle injury
Beausejour strained knee ligament

Game Summary    


⚽ Goals : Žigić (head), Nasri (penalty), Chamakh 🟥 Red Card: Wilshere

Arsenal     Birmingham City
Wenger

4-2-3-1
Wenger
Asst.Rice
Asst.Primorac

Squad - Campaign
2 : 1
4-4-1-1
McLeish

McLeish

Campaign - Squad
Szczęsny, Gibbs, Rosický, Walcott, Denilson, Vela, Bendtner.Taylor, Murphy, Jiranek, Míchel, Phillips, O'Connor, Derb're.



    Match Events        

33'Žigić (Fahey)0-1
Nasri 41'
1-1
Nasri 42'
   
Chamakh (Wilshere)47'
2-1

54' Bowyer    
Rosický for Arshavin70'

72' Carr    
Eboue 77'
   

77'Murphy for Fahey
Bendtner for Chamakh79'

80'O'Connor for Bowyer
Wilshere 93'
   
























Arsenal was 43 minutes ahead and 8 minutes down on score

    Color References:     GK, DF, DM, MF, FW , Unknown Pos
Player of the match
Man of the MatchImage: Wonker
Diaby

    Match Stats
20Shots 10
8Shots on gol 3
17Fouls 11
7Corner Kicks 3
3Offsides 1
58Time % 42
24.8Age Avg 28.5
1.83Height Avg 1.85
1.92Height Max 2.02

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eugene kim 17-Jun-11 19:53

He definitely played a 4-2-3-1 in this game (I watched it on TV). Arsenal fans were as surprised as anyone, especially because we played the same midfield earlier in the season with Wilshere as the attacking midfielder.


captdave 17-Jun-11 12:17

eugene kim - Is it possible this was a 4-1-4-1 formation? I would think Song played defensive midfield with Diaby and Wilshere playing in line with each other. Arsenal usually only play 4-2-3-1 if Fabregas is playing or Nasri covering his playmaker role, Diaby doesn t seem suited to this role though it s possible Wenger just tried him there to see how he did?