Dugout Discussion
26 February 2012 2162 comments
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Three games wrap up Gameweek 26 today, before Liverpool and Cardiff square off at Wembley. The Dugout Discussion opens for the Premier League games, but will stay open until the Carling Cup is handed to the winning captain.

We start with the televised North London derby, as Harry’s Spurs look to reign supreme over their arch rivals. The Champions are also in action, making their trip to Carrow Road to face all-but-safe Norwich City. The team sheets from both games are in, and are as follows…

Arsenal XI: Szczesny, Sagna, Koscielny, Vermaelen, Gibbs, Arteta, Rosicky, Song, Walcott, Benayoun, van Persie.

Spurs XI: Friedel, Walker, Kaboul, King, Assou-Ekotto, Kranjcar, Parker, Modric, Bale, Saha, Adebayor.

Yossi Benyaoun starts at the expense of Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain for the home side, and Laurent Koscielny comes through a fitness test to play. As for the visitors, Louis Saha retains his starting role, which keeps Rafael Van der Vaart on the substitute bench. He partners Emmanuel Adebayor up front, who once again faces his former club.

Norwich XI: Ruddy, Naughton, Ward, Whitbread, Drury, Pilkington, Fox, Johnson, Surnam, Holt, Jackson.

Man United XI: De Gea, Jones, Ferdinand, Evans, Evra, Nani, Carrick, Scholes, Giggs, Welbeck, Hernandez.

For the Canaries, Simeon Jackson gets the nod ahead of Steve Morison, and Zak Whitbred is passed fit for the game. Looking to bounce back from midweek defeat, Sir Alex makes eight changes to his starting line-up. It includes Ryan Giggs, who makes his 900th club appearance today.

Before the final whistle blows in those games, Stoke host Swansea in the last game of the week. The Dugout Discussion is open, and can be accessed right here.

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  1. Call Me Old Fashioned
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    13 years, 11 months ago

    There goes 5pts in a blink of an eye

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  2. halnone
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    13 years, 11 months ago

    Yesh gwaaaaaannnn narrich!!

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    1. Arse Craic
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      😀

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    2. HappyAnkit
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      +700

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  3. Jay #
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    13 years, 11 months ago

    When, oh when, will Evans keep a clean sheet for me?!

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  4. Declan
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    What a day.

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  5. Bad Pen
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    1 CS on the pitch, 3 on the bench. Standard.

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    1. Call Me Old Fashioned
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      0 on bench 0 on pitch

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      1. Eoin
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        + 1

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      2. Bad Pen
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        Ouch, bad week.

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        1. Call Me Old Fashioned
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          bad week every week in a bad season

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  6. samcro
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    Mixed feelings. Love United not winning but would have liked my Evans cleanie.

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    1. Bad Pen
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      In exactly the same boat.

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  7. Spike ⚽️
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    Bugger. Only 1 pt for Evans now !!

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  8. Eoin
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    Evans CS gone 🙁

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  9. jas5sk - Youtube channel
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    13 years, 11 months ago

    Hope that this match doesn't convince Wenger that he doesn't need 2 new CBs, because he does.

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  10. Mighty
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    13 years, 11 months ago

    What a joke of an attempt to block that from Ferdinand. Typical, I wish he'd fu*k off.

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    1. Spike ⚽️
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      Was he at fault for the goal then

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      1. Mighty
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        Yeh, again. I have no stats, but I reckon he must be at fault for at least 1 out of every 3 goals United concede when he plays. He's been total rubbish for three seasons, and even when he was good he was always liable for a mistake.

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  11. Hybrid.power
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    The ox coms on for Walcott.

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    1. In Like Flynn.
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      13 years, 11 months ago

      Oh Good another point if doesn't get booked. 😕

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  12. Chazza
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    Welbeck should have scored from a pin-point Giggs cross.

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    1. Baby Face Nelson
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      welbeck is rubbish

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      1. King Eric, in America
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        🙄

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  13. Sess!
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    Piss off norwich. Screwed my CS and my bet!!

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  14. DLL18
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    13 years, 11 months ago

    That the Blues Brothers in the Arsenal crowd there? 🙂

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  15. HappyAnkit
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    Oxlade-Chamberlain comes on for Walcott

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    1. Colonel Shoe 肝池
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      now thats a good sub to have in your pocket

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  16. isacki: full casual
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    Today is the day I stopped giving a shit how FPL tries to piss me off.

    No Vorm? No Sorenson? Ba fails to score? Raylor gets an extra point? Simpson gets an assist? Santon CS lost? Evans CS gone?

    WELL YOU CAN DO ONE FPL BECAUSE WE'RE WINNING 5-2

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    1. udit
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      Well, we are drawing 1-1 ro norwich.

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      1. isacki: full casual
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        How do you feel now...

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  17. COMH
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    I thought Dawson was injured. You don't play Kaboul over Dawson under any circumstances. Terrible decision.

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  18. 1966 was a great year for E…
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    For f*ck's sake, Welbz

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  19. udit
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    Welbeck 🙁 What a miss.

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  20. DV8R
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    Yay and RVP yellow card! It just gets worse by the minute 🙁

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  21. Hybrid.power
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    Eh, when did VP get a yellow card?

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  22. Jukesy
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    13 years, 11 months ago

    This game only needs a Jenkinson screamer of an og to be complete

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    1. SuperDunny - Used to be goo…
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      13 years, 11 months ago

      When he fouled BAE apparently

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      1. SuperDunny - Used to be goo…
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        oops that was meant for the comment above!

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        1. Hybrid.power
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          Didn't even see it happening. Bah.

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  23. HappyAnkit
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    Michael Dawson replaces Ledley King

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  24. BLitZ MaFiA SQuAD
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    Goal Keeper Nightmare; Sorensen Benched & Automatic Substitute Vorm Not Even On the Bench Of The Swans :S

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    1. Vpan
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      13 years, 11 months ago

      I know what you mean...

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  25. Davido989
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    CONFIRMED TEAM: Reina, Johnson, Agger, Skrtel, Enrique, Gerrard, Adam, Henderson, Downing, Suarez, Carroll. SUBS: Doni, Kelly, Carragher, Spearing, Maxi, Kuyt, Bellamy.

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  26. Declan
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    13 years, 11 months ago

    Spurs will beat Utd and Liv will beat Arsenal next week. Buggu mark it.

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    1. 1966 was a great year for E…
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      13 years, 11 months ago

      Spurs never beat Utd.

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      1. Declan
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        and why not?

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        1. 1966 was a great year for E…
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          Because we're always better than them. Utd have more PL points v Spurs than any team has against any other team.

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        2. Gaz Downright
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          you are best directing that question to the referees

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          1. 1966 was a great year for E…
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            Yeah, it's always the referees.

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    2. hvsauce
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      13 years, 11 months ago

      not sure anymore - no parker

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  27. Chazza
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    13 years, 11 months ago

    Welbeck had another brilliant chance, provided by Giggs, to win the game.

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  28. Sess!
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    Wellbeck you mong!!!!!!!!1

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  29. HappyAnkit
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    13 years, 11 months ago

    Norwich Please score one more.

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  30. Harry Ball Bag™⚽⚽…
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    Walcott for 3bps???

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