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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. Brookins
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    13 years, 10 months ago

    Van Persie's touch not so clinical today.

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  2. Doctor X
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 10 months ago

    Feck. Common RVP. Get in already.

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  3. Piggs Boson
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    13 years, 10 months ago

    Magic touch from Walcott!

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  4. SPorting
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    13 years, 10 months ago

    that's not Cisse!!!

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  5. Boss Hogg
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    13 years, 10 months ago

    BPs?

    RVP - 3
    Williamson - 2
    Walcott - 1

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    1. EoinM
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      13 years, 10 months ago

      u serios how wud rvp get 3?

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    2. Hybrid.power
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      • 15 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      Not with all the shots he has had off target..

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      1. 1966 was a great year for E…
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        13 years, 10 months ago

        Few on target too.

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    3. Declan
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      RVP 3
      Barfa 2
      Simpson 1

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    4. Parm
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      • 14 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      HBA ❓

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    5. Paul Psychic Octopus
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      13 years, 10 months ago

      I'd give 3 to Walcott

      But it won't be

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  6. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
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    13 years, 10 months ago

    Rvp poor today

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    1. sotothemightygreek
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      13 years, 10 months ago

      The exaggeration to end all exaggerations!

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  7. Hybrid.power
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    • 15 Years
    13 years, 10 months ago

    Shoulda captained Rooney...

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    1. Declan
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      +13

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  8. FPL Daniel
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 10 months ago

    Those RVP shots of target could cost him the BP's

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  9. Le Gooner
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    13 years, 10 months ago

    Gawd help us Gervinho!

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  10. Mílanista
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    13 years, 10 months ago

    Lol forehead

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  11. Davido989
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    13 years, 10 months ago

    My miss there was intentional 😉

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    1. DLL18
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      Unbalanced by your head obvs

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  12. DLL18
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    13 years, 10 months ago

    How'd you miss that Gervinho.

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

    So does anyone no why Santon has been replaced AGAIN at half time? Injury or bad play?

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

      Walcott skinning him

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      1. Smurf
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        • 16 Years
        13 years, 10 months ago

        Thanks

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

    If Gervinho spent less time on here and more time training, he'd have scored that 😛

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    1. Davido989
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      13 years, 10 months ago

      Oi watch it 😉

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      1. JK - Cønt ⭐
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        13 years, 10 months ago

        you only score when it doesn't count 😛

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  15. COMH
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    13 years, 10 months ago

    Gervinho doesn't know what to do with the ball when he gets it. All he can do is run. Pish player.

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  16. THE BAD
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    13 years, 10 months ago

    was that skrtel watching the game?

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  17. SPorting
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    13 years, 10 months ago

    did that come off Gerv's forehead?

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  18. Mr Smith
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    13 years, 10 months ago

    Jeez this game has promised alot but delivered fairly little

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  19. Rinseboy
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    13 years, 10 months ago

    Who to bench siggy or ryo?

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    1. FPL Daniel
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      bad timing

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    2. Chazza
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      Head says both will score 2 points each, heart says Ryo will prove the punters right.

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    3. pony101
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      13 years, 10 months ago

      siggy i think due to fancying fulham bouncing back and winning at home as usual, ryo away too but fancy em to get something against a crap and lucky villa side

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  20. Hybrid.power
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    13 years, 10 months ago

    Cock tease of a game.

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  21. pony101
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    13 years, 10 months ago

    Prob been said before here but just had a look at the overall leader part timers fc, he has hilario and ferguson, bought carragher this wk and past purchases include hanley, savic, mertesacker and briggs, not fair i tells ya!

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    1. DLL18
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      Just shows how much of this game is down to luck.

      He says from his lofty 150k position.

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      1. pony101
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 10 months ago

        7k in the world lad, didnt have rooney or aguero for first couple of months so playin catch up since, cant understand hilario and ferg though, goes against all logical thinking

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  22. Zep
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    13 years, 10 months ago

    C'mon Arsenal... typical that we drop points when we are expected to win and win when we are under immense pressure to do the same... 🙁

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    1. Le Gooner
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      +1. not happy

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  23. super zlatan
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    13 years, 10 months ago

    C'mon rvp. Get me a brace.

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    1. FPL Daniel
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      +100

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      1. FPL Daniel
        • 16 Years
        13 years, 10 months ago

        or at least assist as I predicted

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    2. COMH
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      Or an assist from this free-kick

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    3. Boss Hogg
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      Nah, Newcastle are going to pinch this one 2-1.

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

        Typo?

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  24. 1966 was a great year for E…
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    13 years, 10 months ago

    Danny Simpson off the line again?

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  25. Declan
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    13 years, 10 months ago

    Simpson will be in the BAP's

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    1. FPL Daniel
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      those blocks will give him BP surely

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    2. super zlatan
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      Yeh he has done well. Think he will get 2 baps

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  26. Manani
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    13 years, 10 months ago

    who to captain next week?

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    1. Hybrid.power
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      • 15 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      Rooney.

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    2. super zlatan
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      Rooney

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  27. Parm
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    13 years, 10 months ago

    God Gervinho, just you watch Doosra grab a hat-trick in the mersyside derby and show you up 😉

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  28. Fresco
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    13 years, 10 months ago

    C'mon Arsenal! Shoot something at Krul! I need that 6th save

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  29. got2bmyyear
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    13 years, 10 months ago

    Anybody see the newcastle goal, did Ba not get the assist?

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    1. Ginkapo FPL
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      13 years, 10 months ago

      No it was Obertan

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      1. Ginkapo FPL
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        13 years, 10 months ago

        Ba held it up and fumbled to Obertan who slotted Barfa in. At which point HBA showed some class and outplayed Gibbs to make it impossible for Scezers.

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        1. got2bmyyear
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          13 years, 10 months ago

          Well, well, well - what a few minutes! That 4-4 is looking like a sensible bet. Thomas Vermaelen gives the ball away cheaply at the back, Cheick Tiote picks it up and Demba Ba works it out to Hatem Ben Arfa wide on the right. He is allowed to come inside onto his left foot far too easily by Kieran Gibbs, and the Frenchman thunders in a low shot past Wojciech Szczesny. (bbc sport)

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          1. Ginkapo FPL
            • 14 Years
            13 years, 10 months ago

            And they are wrong, I saw it with my own eyes. Ba worked it out via Obertan.

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    2. Hybrid.power
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      • 15 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      Obertan.

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    3. FPL Daniel
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      Almost. IT was Obertan. Damn!!!

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  30. Bolt-on
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    13 years, 10 months ago

    Does Simpson look old all of a sudden he has grey sides...

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