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Arsenal v Aston Villa [P/R]

B

Bobby

The Legend
Arsenal v Aston Villa
Emirates Stadium, Ashburton Grove
Saturday, 19 August
Kick-off: 1500 BST

Arsenal (from): Lehmann, Flamini, Eboue, Toure, Djourou, Fabregas, Gilberto, Van Persie, Adebayor, Henry, Almunia, Hoyte, Hleb, Aliadiere, Cygan, Traore, Song, Ljungberg.
Manager: Wenger

Aston Villa (from): Sorensen, Taylor, Barry, de la Cruz, Delaney, Hughes, Laursen, Mellberg, Ridgwell, Samuel, Berger, Davis, Hendrie, McCann, Whittingham, Angel, Moore, Phillips, Agbonlahor.
Manager: O'Neill

Arsenal: (1st, 0 played, 0 points)
  • Want-away defender Ashley Cole will not feature despite making himself available
  • Theirry Henry, Jens Lehmann and Freddie Ljungberg will all figure
  • Unsettled winger Jose Antonio Reyes also misses out with a groin problem, as does summer recruit Tomas Rosicky.
  • Embarking on their 81st successive saeson of top flght football - the longest such run by any club.

Likely: (4-4-2) Lehmann; Eboue, Toure, Djourou, Traore; Hleb, Fabregas, Gilberto, Ljungberg; Henry [c], Adebayor

Aston Villa: (2nd, 0 played, 0 points)
  • Martin O'Neill goes into his first game as Aston Villa manager without three key men - defenders Wilfred Bouma and Gary Cahill and striker Milan Baros.
  • Steven Davis travels, but faces a late fitness test on a thigh injury.

Big Match Facts:
  • This match opens a new era for both clubs. Aston Villa in the midst of a take-over by billionaire Randy Lerner and Arsenal set to open their spectacular new home after leaving famed Highbury after 93-years.

How they stand:
1. Arsenal 0 0
2. A Villa 0 0
3. Blackburn 0 0
4. Bolton 0 0
5. Charlton 0 0
 
D

Dreath

Senior Squad
Can see us losing. Bigger pitch will make it easier for us to stretch them out, and it's the first gmae so the atmosphere should be fantastic. Henry will be on the bench, still got time off from the WC and that friendly midweek.

2-0
van Persie
Adebayor
 
V

VanTheMin

Red Card - Life
Life Ban
3-0 to the Arse.
henry with a brace and cesc the other.
dunno who'll challenge Henry this season from winnig the golden boot since Ruud's gone.
 
Zlatan

Zlatan

Fan Favourite
Gonna be a difficult season for Arsenal. I think the new Emirates stadium will have a same sort of effect on them, as the ArenA had on Ajax in his first season. They will have to get used and will miss the intimacy of Highbury just like we missed the intimacy of De Meer back than.

1-1
 
R

Rob

Mourinho’s Assistant
I rate Villa for an upset, Arsenal will have a lot of pressure on them at their new stadium

Wouldnt be surprised, I really wouldnt.
 
Y

Yossarian

Fan Favourite
I don't want to jinx this mother****er by making wild predictions because I've gone against my rule of not betting on a team that I support............C'mon ye Arse, two or more goals, baby, two or more!!!!
 
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