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Monday Dugout Discussion

12 March 2012 2029 comments
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The Dugout Discussion returns for an evening shift at the Emirates, as fourth-placed Arsenal take on sixth-placed Newcastle United in the penultimate fixture of Gameweek 28. If Newcastle have serious Champions League ambitions, then a good result tonight is a must. That sets us up for a potentially entertaining evening, with Arsenal currently enjoying a great spell of form. The team news from the capital is in, and the line-ups are as follows…

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

Newcastle XI: Krul, Simpson, Williamson, Coloccini, Santon, Obertan, Cabaye, Ben Arfa, Tiote, Gutierrez, Ba.

Arsene Wenger makes one change from the side that unsuccessfully attempted to over-haul Milan mid-week, with Mikel Arteta coming in for Gervinho. Intriguingly, that means another start for Alex Oxlade Chamberlain with Theo Walcott operating on the opposite flank.

Despite promising an attacking mentality tonight, Alan Pardew has reverted to a 4-5-1 formation, with Papiss Cisse making way for Gabriel Obertan. There’s also a forced change with Ryan Taylor missing out with the calf strain. In comes Hatem Ben Arfa.

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  1. DLL18
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    13 years, 10 months ago

    ROBIN!!!!!!!

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  2. Over Midwicket
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    13 years, 10 months ago

    VEEERRSSIIIIIEEEEEE

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  3. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 10 months ago

    Rvpppppp 1-1

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  4. JK - Cønt ⭐
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    • 14 Years
    13 years, 10 months ago

    RRVVVPPPPPP

    GET IN LAD.

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  5. Egg noodle
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    13 years, 10 months ago

    WOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWWWWWWW BEN ARFA FIRST SCORER 14/1 (missed out on 20/1) £4

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    1. DLL18
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      13 years, 10 months ago

      Got the 20s 😀
      Only had £2 on it though.

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  6. denial
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    • 16 Years
    13 years, 10 months ago

    RVP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  7. PL Ball
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 10 months ago

    rvp

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  8. McDog
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 10 months ago

    ROBIN!!!!!!!

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  9. SPorting
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    13 years, 10 months ago

    RvP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

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  10. Gaz Downright
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    • 15 Years
    13 years, 10 months ago

    LOL! that has to be the fastest reply in PL history?

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  11. Mílanista
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    • 14 Years
    13 years, 10 months ago

    Get in!!!

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  12. Locarno
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    13 years, 10 months ago

    Ben Arfa bandwa...

    Ahhh, can't be bothered finishing the sentence.

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    1. Salah’s Sonnet
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      13 years, 10 months ago

      hahaha!!! like this

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  13. djman102
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 10 months ago

    Hope no one played defenders in this game.

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    1. Paul Psychic Octopus
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      Raylor?

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  14. shifty_pow3rs
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    13 years, 10 months ago

    20/1 Ben Arfa first goalscorer is looking a lot better now

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  15. blind faith
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    13 years, 10 months ago

    is walcott stil limpin??

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  16. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
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    • 16 Years
    13 years, 10 months ago

    Wunderbar! 😀

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  17. Chris_Fàbregas #DOOS…
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    13 years, 10 months ago

    Did anyone hear that? Pretty much every RvP FPL owner on the planet gave a huge sigh of relief. Especially those that captained him.

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    1. SPorting
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      13 years, 10 months ago

      i thought it was all the Rooney (C) owners grinding their teeth.

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      1. djman102
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        13 years, 10 months ago

        I won't complain about 13 points-unless RVP puts in 4 or something like that.

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      2. Chris_Fàbregas #DOOS…
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        13 years, 10 months ago

        Haha could have been! Or both combining to create a strange cacophony.

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  18. TheSteady ¤ Wines th…
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 10 months ago

    I did Silva>Walcott in my WC 😀 Nanananananana

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  19. Mak_Gold
      13 years, 10 months ago

      ROBIN!!!!!!!!!!!

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    • adziom
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      RVP, half way to justifying the big C, good laaaaad

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    • Crouch Potato!
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      13 years, 10 months ago

      Rvp captain, and theo,sweet.

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    • JK - Cønt ⭐
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      13 years, 10 months ago

      CMon Robin just one more to match Rooney.

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    • King Eric, in America
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      13 years, 10 months ago

      Excellent, Smithers.

      Let the goals continue.

      5-5 final, please.

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    • crystalpalaceRus
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      13 years, 10 months ago

      rvp captain here :d

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    • ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
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      13 years, 10 months ago

      Could be goals in this game

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    • Old Schoolᴼˢ “disa…
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      13 years, 10 months ago

      I have a fiver on 1-1 the way this is going not much chance of that winning

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    • Call Me Old Fashioned
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      13 years, 10 months ago

      Obetan assist, HBA goal. Followed by RVP goal, walcott assist.

      WHY COULD HAVE OBERTAN LEFT IT FOR BA TO PASS. Rival has obertan off his bench

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      1. Jukesy
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 10 months ago

        HBA wouldn't have scored if Ba had passed to him

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        1. Call Me Old Fashioned
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          13 years, 10 months ago

          quiet you....

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    • Granville
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      • 16 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      Walcott is becoming very very hard to ignore now.

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      1. Gaz Downright
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        • 15 Years
        13 years, 10 months ago

        its a trap!

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      2. JK - Cønt ⭐
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        • 14 Years
        13 years, 10 months ago

        I laughed at a guy in my ML for wildcarding him in.

        He serves his humble pie very cold.

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      3. sjp4. Differential FPL Andr…
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        13 years, 10 months ago

        He's in the top class of mids for the rest of the season I reckon

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      4. @ImpressiveTackl
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        13 years, 10 months ago

        Definitely. I'm gonna allow myself some pomposity. I did say to Corrigan and Steady I think he will be one of the top 5 mids for the final part of the season. Ole Corrigan is a hater though, for how much longer?

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    • Kagawa-san-mia
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      13 years, 10 months ago

      williamson cannot defend

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    • jfr
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      11 points in 30 seconds. banging

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