Van Persie Starts Against Barca

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Fallers

Player	Team	Price	Progress	Tonight
E.Le Fée	SUN	4.9m	91.9%	Unlikely
Garner	EVE	5.2m	89.1%	Unlikely
Pickford	EVE	5.6m	83.4%	Unlikely
Mukiele	SUN	4.5m	80.6%	Unlikely
Mbeumo	MUN	8.4m	80.0%	Unlikely
Cash	AVL	4.8m	80.1%	Unlikely
Barry	EVE	5.7m	75.2%	Unlikely
Ayari	BHA	4.8m	70.7%	Unlikely
João Pedro	CHE	7.4m	64.4%	Unlikely
Gabriel	ARS	7.0m	62.6%	Unlikely
Estêvão	CHE	6.4m	66.0%	Unlikely
Ødegaard	ARS	7.8m	65.7%	Unlikely
J.Timber	ARS	6.3m	63.2%	Unlikely
Bowen	WHU	7.6m	60.8%	Unlikely
Chalobah	CHE	5.7m	61.4%	Unlikely
Ekitiké	LIV	8.8m	56.4%	Unlikely
Aaronson	LEE	5.4m	61.9%	Unlikely
Semenyo	MCI	7.8m	57.6%	Unlikely
Igor Jesus	NFO	5.8m	59.3%	Unlikely
B.Fernandes	MUN	9.6m	51.8%	Unlikely
Hall	NEW	5.3m	55.6%	Unlikely
Martinez	MUN	4.8m	52.7%	Unlikely
Truffert	BOU	4.5m	51.1%	Unlikely
Romero	TOT	5.0m	51.9%	Unlikely
Summerville	WHU	5.5m	48.6%	Unlikely
Amad	MUN	6.2m	49.9%	Unlikely
Wirtz	LIV	8.3m	44.9%	Unlikely
Collins	BRE	5.0m	49.1%	Unlikely
Dúbravka	BUR	4.0m	47.2%	Unlikely
Maguire	MUN	4.3m	45.5%	Unlikely
Enzo	CHE	6.8m	40.7%	Unlikely
Alderete	SUN	4.1m	43.2%	Unlikely
Cucurella	CHE	6.0m	39.9%	Unlikely
Saliba	ARS	6.0m	40.0%	Unlikely
Nallo	LIV	3.7m	40.1%	Unlikely
Anderson	NFO	5.3m	38.5%	Unlikely
James	CHE	5.7m	39.2%	Unlikely
A.Becker	LIV	5.4m	38.0%	Unlikely
Mitchell	CRY	5.0m	37.7%	Unlikely
G.Jesus	ARS	6.4m	36.7%	Unlikely

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Player	Team	Price	Progress	Tonight
Alleyne	MCI	4.3m	115.4%	Very Likely
Bruno G.	NEW	7.2m	112.5%	Very Likely
Woltemade	NEW	7.1m	114.7%	Very Likely
Van de Ven	TOT	4.6m	101.7%	Very Likely
Mamardashvili	LIV	4.2m	100.9%	Very Likely
Rogers	AVL	7.7m	97.3%	Likely
Møller Wolfe	WOL	4.3m	98.9%	Maybe
Bradley	LIV	5.0m	98.8%	Maybe
Roberts	BUR	4.4m	97.1%	Maybe
Kovačić	MCI	5.9m	97.2%	Maybe
Nichols	ARS	3.8m	95.4%	Maybe
Meslier	LEE	4.2m	94.8%	Unlikely
Brierley	BUR	4.5m	93.1%	Unlikely
Okafor	LEE	5.5m	92.6%	Unlikely
Gomez	BHA	4.9m	92.4%	Unlikely
Mount	MUN	5.9m	92.2%	Unlikely
Konaté	LIV	5.4m	92.0%	Unlikely
Kamara	AVL	4.9m	92.1%	Unlikely
Acheampong	CHE	3.8m	89.5%	Unlikely
Poveda	SUN	4.8m	86.4%	Unlikely
Bajcetic	LIV	4.3m	86.9%	Unlikely
Wood	NFO	7.2m	86.4%	Unlikely
Burrowes	AVL	4.4m	85.8%	Unlikely
Benitez	CRY	4.0m	86.1%	Unlikely
Schade	BRE	7.1m	79.8%	Unlikely
Yoro	MUN	4.2m	85.4%	Unlikely
Andrey Santos	CHE	4.5m	84.8%	Unlikely
Calvert-Lewin	LEE	6.0m	81.9%	Unlikely
Frimpong	LIV	5.8m	82.2%	Unlikely
Gordon	NEW	7.3m	83.2%	Unlikely
D.Leon	MUN	4.2m	82.1%	Unlikely
Saka	ARS	10.0m	77.8%	Unlikely
Haaland	MCI	15.0m	76.3%	Unlikely
Ebere	EVE	4.4m	79.6%	Unlikely
Weiss	BUR	4.3m	79.8%	Unlikely
M.Bizot	AVL	4.2m	77.4%	Unlikely
Carvalho	BRE	4.7m	74.5%	Unlikely
Ward-Prowse	BUR	5.6m	73.9%	Unlikely
McAidoo	MCI	4.5m	74.5%	Unlikely
Toti	WOL	4.2m	72.6%	Unlikely

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	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Raya Martin	ARS	B
No Change	Sanchez	CHE	B, Vs
No Change	Pickford	EVE	B
No Change	Roefs	SUN	C
No Change	Henderson	CRY	C, Vs
No Change	Verbruggen	BHA	C
No Change	Dubravka	BUR	B, £

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	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Gabriel Magalhães	ARS	A
No Change	Chalobah	CHE	B, Vs
Up	Senesi	BOU	C, Vs
No Change	Mukiele	SUN	B
No Change	Lacroix	CRY	C, Vs
No Change	Tarkowski	EVE	B
No Change	Cash	AVL	B, Vs
No Change	van Hecke	BHA	B
No Change	van Dijk	LIV	B
No Change	Andersen	FUL	B

Last updated: 31 Jan, 2026 1:36am

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Bruno Fernandes	MUN	A, Vs
No Change	Saka	ARS	C
No Change	Fernández	CHE	A, Vs
No Change	Rogers	AVL	B, Vs
No Change	Semenyo	MCI	B
Up	Wilson	FUL	A
No Change	Wirtz	LIV	A
Down	Bruno Guimarães	NEW	A, VsX, Inj
No Change	Ndiaye	EVE	C
No Change	Anderson	NFO	B, £
No Change	Mitoma	BHA	B

Last updated: 31 Jan, 2026 1:43am

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Haaland	MCI	C
No Change	Watkins	AVL	B, Vs, Inj
No Change	Thiago	BRE	A
No Change	Ekitiké	LIV	C
Up	Bowen	WHU	B
Down	Calvert-Lewin	LEE	B, VsX

Last updated: 31 Jan, 2026 1:46am

GW24 Chip Poll

Injuries

8 March 2011 1475 comments

Mark

Robin Van Persie returns to the Arsenal starting lineup in Barcelona tonight.

As we detailed yesterday, the Dutch striker was named late in Arsene Wenger’s 19-man squad for the second leg tie and was due to miss the match due to a knee injury sustained in the Carling Cup Final defeat to Birmingham. However, Van Persie returned to the squad and starts in Spain tonight – a major boost for Arsenal and, of course, great news for those who held on to a prize Fantasy asset over gameweek 29.

We await to see just how Van Persie comes through tonight’s game but, given Wenger’s assurances that he would take a gamble on the striker unless fully fit, the signs are good and we should expect Van Persie to return to league action in gameweek 30. As we’ve documented so often recently, Arsenal’s fixture in the forthcoming gameweek at West Brom on March 19, depends on the result of their FA Cup tie at Old Trafford this coming Saturday. If that goes to a replay both United and Arsenal will suffer a gameweek 30 blank.

That’s for another time however. For now, we can settle and watch Van Persie try his magic on the Barcelona defence.

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Boom!!!
14 years, 11 months ago
LOL!
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don parcheesi
14 years, 11 months ago
oh backheel fail
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The Japanager: Roberto Newm…
14 years, 11 months ago
Fabregas did that on purpose! Now we know who he really plays for.
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1. TommyK
  14 years, 11 months ago
  Hehe- too right! 🙂
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Attila the Bum
14 years, 11 months ago
Well that was coming. Barca winning the psychological battle, great little chip over Almunia though.
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Anorak
14 years, 11 months ago
That's class (and points).:-)
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super zlatan
14 years, 11 months ago
Suicide
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rakkhi
14 years, 11 months ago
amazing little tap over the goal keeper from messie
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1. flyover
  14 years, 11 months ago
  Was gorgeous. Hated to see it, but was very nice.
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  1. rakkhi
    14 years, 11 months ago
    same. great to see RVP, Fab and wilshire in the team but going to be a tough second half
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Neddy55
14 years, 11 months ago
Piss off, dwarf.
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gooner dave
14 years, 11 months ago
Now we have to chase this game, ah well. Going to be a red in 2nd half.
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1. Attila the Bum
  14 years, 11 months ago
  They are winding your lads up too easily.
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  1. gooner dave
    14 years, 11 months ago
    Aye and we're letting them. All our own doing this.
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2. Locarno
  14 years, 11 months ago
  Hope so. 100 squid for me...
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  1. gooner dave
    14 years, 11 months ago
    In the bank I'd say. Unfortunately.
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jamsiep
14 years, 11 months ago
Amazing how the commentators have completely overlooked how brilliant Messi's finish was.
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1. TommyK
  14 years, 11 months ago
  They're so Arsenal orientated it's unbelievable.........
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  1. Rasping Drive
    14 years, 11 months ago
    They are English commentators aren't they? What the feck do you expect them to do, root for Barca?
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    1. TommyK
      14 years, 11 months ago
      No, I expect them to talk about football, the vast majority of which is being played by Barca!
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2. greghammer95
  14 years, 11 months ago
  I was thinking that. It was out of this world. Yet all they could comment on was how suicidal is was from Fabregas.
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Boom!!!
14 years, 11 months ago
How is de rossi still playing after elbowing srna 😡
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Back on the horse
14 years, 11 months ago
'it's messi and it's messy'
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1. TommyK
  14 years, 11 months ago
  +1
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AP
14 years, 11 months ago
Messi is a genius. Gooner dave, bad luck. Chill pill, quadruples on.
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1. RoysBrotherJohnson- Irish p…
  14 years, 11 months ago
  more and more the shite you say is becoming more and more irrelevant AP, 🙂 nasri is pure class, you need help.
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  1. TommyK
    14 years, 11 months ago
    Yeah, his defending's been top drawer tonight...... 😉
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  2. AP
    14 years, 11 months ago
    Yeah he's been amazing again, good call.
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    1. Hated, Adored but never Ign…
      14 years, 11 months ago
      Not really the right time to bring it up was it RBJ.
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      1. RoysBrotherJohnson- Irish p…
        14 years, 11 months ago
        irony ladies!
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RoysBrotherJohnson- Irish p…
14 years, 11 months ago
Fabregas, with a LAZY backheel, possibly hands the tie to barca. If i was an arsenal supporter,. id heckle him till he left. you wouldnt see a backheel in front of your own congested goal on an under fifteens team.

Shocking
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1. Back on the horse
  14 years, 11 months ago
  sleeper agent. it's like the football version of Salt
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  1. Neddy55
    14 years, 11 months ago
    If Cesc takes off his undies and tries to cover the cameras, I'm with you man.
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2. tazri
  14 years, 11 months ago
  and for that reason i will never have fabregas in my fantasy team all year now, you lost us the tie you idiot AAAARRGGHHHHH
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3. Davidmon
  14 years, 11 months ago
  heckle one of your best players, who gives his all for the club? you are a toerag
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  1. RoysBrotherJohnson- Irish p…
    14 years, 11 months ago
    one of my best players? spastic
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Gargamel
14 years, 11 months ago
Fabregas you absolute MUPPET
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1. tazri
  14 years, 11 months ago
  +10000000000000 and nasri
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  1. Boom!!!
    14 years, 11 months ago
    what nasri 😕
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  2. TO
    14 years, 11 months ago
    Nasri playing ok and defensive. Cant believe fab did that knowing he was surrounded by barca players..
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Don Corleone
14 years, 11 months ago
RVP and Fab - please grow up, I beg you.
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SuperDorrans
14 years, 11 months ago
If Messi meant his first touch to dink over Almunia then that is one amazing goal.
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1. jamsiep
  14 years, 11 months ago
  Of course he bloody meant it!
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jamsiep
14 years, 11 months ago
The great Wilshere has been brilliant. Has he kept possession once yet?
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1. Locarno
  14 years, 11 months ago
  He's my favourite for the red card.
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2. TommyK
  14 years, 11 months ago
  To be fair, Fabregas has been even worse.
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3. tazri
  14 years, 11 months ago
  barca are pressing too much for him to keep possession,
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Soul Glo - Just let your so…
14 years, 11 months ago
I think i've figured it out, either u need a defence like inter or u need a roadrunner like walcott to beat barca. Otherwise there's no chance of getting into their half.
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1. Boom!!!
  14 years, 11 months ago
  "I think i’ve figured it out" 😆
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The Stock
14 years, 11 months ago
Stelling - 'Arsenal need the ball to get back into this'

Despite getting lambasted on here for stating the bleeding obvious - this still remains valid:

http://elmasqueunblog.blogspot.com/2011/02/daily-discussion-want-to-beat-barca.html
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Neddy55
14 years, 11 months ago
Wenger's fault. He's got cash to spend and he won't spend it.
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1. Boom!!!
  14 years, 11 months ago
  what is the point of posting this comment now 😕
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  1. tazri
    14 years, 11 months ago
    haha true
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2. Soul Glo - Just let your so…
  14 years, 11 months ago
  lol
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tazri
14 years, 11 months ago
mexes is sent off btw guys, thank god i left him on the bench then
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rakkhi
14 years, 11 months ago
wtf rafa is a pundit now?
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1. Soul Glo - Just let your so…
  14 years, 11 months ago
  He is quite entertaining to be fair.
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2. disparate dan - a reasonabl…
  14 years, 11 months ago
  he knows how to win at the nou camp
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Neddy55
14 years, 11 months ago
For all you Gooners

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qx53NhseqAg
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TommyK
14 years, 11 months ago
What's the waiter doing on telly!?!?!?!?
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1. PFOR
  14 years, 11 months ago
  We are talking about fackkts.
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  1. tazri
    14 years, 11 months ago
    kuality
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Gaffer
14 years, 11 months ago
Red card on the cards second half?
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1. Seanigula
  14 years, 11 months ago
  yeah, Koscielny will be forced to haul someone down as they blow past him
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tazri
14 years, 11 months ago
so guys anybody think that scezney could have saved that?
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1. Boom!!!
  14 years, 11 months ago
  no.
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2. rakkhi
  14 years, 11 months ago
  doubt anyone could have at that range
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PFOR
14 years, 11 months ago
Mascherano has impressed me tonight. Anyone think he'll leave in the summer?
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1. Goose
  14 years, 11 months ago
  He's coming home to Merseyside! 🙂
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Alan The Llama
14 years, 11 months ago
Messi's dink over Almunia is sublime. PP enhanced double looking good though.
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1. Davidmon
  14 years, 11 months ago
  the ball by iniesta was sexy too. through a needle!
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jamsiep
14 years, 11 months ago
"41 - Arsenal have made just 41 touches in the opposition half in the first half, compared to 310 by Barcelona. Deep."

Wow.
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1. TommyK
  14 years, 11 months ago
  😯
  
  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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2. The Stock
  14 years, 11 months ago
  Xavi = 153 passes against Zaragoza at the weekend. Puts 310 in 1 half in better perspective!
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  1. jamsiep
    14 years, 11 months ago
    Nah, the stat I posted is about touches in the opposition half.
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    1. The Stock
      14 years, 11 months ago
      Still valid if you can't get the ball to be honest.
      
      Any team would have w*nk stats against this mob.
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3. Voronin
  14 years, 11 months ago
  Blimey. Not a healthy stat for Arsenal.
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4. Seanigula
  14 years, 11 months ago
  it seems as if ARS have had the ball for a few 15 second bursts, and Barca for about 40 minutes
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