Van Persie Starts Against Barca

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Gabriel Magalhães
Chalobah
Mukiele

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Rice
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Fernández
Rogers

Evanilson
Haaland

Dubravka
Maguire
Hill
Kroupi

GW24 Captain Poll

Price Change Predictions

Risers

Fallers

Player	Team	Price	Progress	Tonight
E.Le Fée	SUN	4.9m	93.1%	Unlikely
Garner	EVE	5.2m	88.3%	Unlikely
Pickford	EVE	5.6m	78.9%	Unlikely
Cash	AVL	4.8m	76.7%	Unlikely
Mukiele	SUN	4.5m	77.4%	Unlikely
Barry	EVE	5.7m	74.7%	Unlikely
Mbeumo	MUN	8.4m	62.5%	Unlikely
Estêvão	CHE	6.4m	68.1%	Unlikely
Ødegaard	ARS	7.8m	67.3%	Unlikely
Ayari	BHA	4.8m	64.6%	Unlikely
Aaronson	LEE	5.4m	62.1%	Unlikely
Igor Jesus	NFO	5.8m	58.3%	Unlikely
Romero	TOT	5.0m	53.5%	Unlikely
Hall	NEW	5.3m	52.3%	Unlikely
Collins	BRE	5.0m	52.8%	Unlikely
Martinez	MUN	4.8m	51.4%	Unlikely
Truffert	BOU	4.5m	49.9%	Unlikely
J.Timber	ARS	6.3m	45.0%	Unlikely
Amad	MUN	6.2m	48.1%	Unlikely
Dúbravka	BUR	4.0m	46.2%	Unlikely
Alderete	SUN	4.1m	44.0%	Unlikely
Chalobah	CHE	5.7m	39.2%	Unlikely
Maguire	MUN	4.3m	41.8%	Unlikely
James	CHE	5.7m	43.8%	Unlikely
A.Becker	LIV	5.4m	40.2%	Unlikely
Nallo	LIV	3.7m	39.4%	Unlikely
Summerville	WHU	5.5m	33.9%	Unlikely
Mitchell	CRY	5.0m	38.3%	Unlikely
Bowen	WHU	7.6m	33.9%	Unlikely
Tarkowski	EVE	5.8m	37.9%	Unlikely
Palmer	CHE	10.4m	36.9%	Unlikely
Barnes	NEW	6.1m	35.6%	Unlikely
Kayode	BRE	4.5m	34.9%	Unlikely
G.Jesus	ARS	6.4m	33.7%	Unlikely
Gabriel	ARS	7.0m	26.2%	Unlikely
Mykolenko	EVE	4.9m	33.8%	Unlikely
O'Brien	EVE	4.9m	31.1%	Unlikely
Anderson	NFO	5.3m	30.4%	Unlikely
Saliba	ARS	6.0m	28.2%	Unlikely
Wissa	NEW	7.3m	30.9%	Unlikely

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Player	Team	Price	Progress	Tonight
Watkins	AVL	8.8m	100.0%	Likely
Xhaka	SUN	5.2m	102.2%	Very Likely
Møller Wolfe	WOL	4.3m	94.4%	Maybe
Mamardashvili	LIV	4.2m	94.4%	Maybe
Kovačić	MCI	5.9m	94.7%	Unlikely
Roberts	BUR	4.4m	94.3%	Unlikely
Schär	NEW	5.3m	92.9%	Unlikely
Bradley	LIV	5.0m	91.3%	Unlikely
Mount	MUN	5.9m	92.8%	Unlikely
Kamara	AVL	4.9m	92.2%	Unlikely
Gomez	BHA	4.9m	91.5%	Unlikely
Konaté	LIV	5.4m	91.3%	Unlikely
Okafor	LEE	5.5m	91.2%	Unlikely
Bruno G.	NEW	7.2m	81.3%	Unlikely
Brierley	BUR	4.5m	91.2%	Unlikely
Nichols	ARS	3.8m	90.9%	Unlikely
Meslier	LEE	4.2m	91.3%	Unlikely
Schade	BRE	7.1m	83.0%	Unlikely
Woltemade	NEW	7.1m	74.8%	Unlikely
Spence	TOT	4.3m	86.0%	Unlikely
Burrowes	AVL	4.4m	83.9%	Unlikely
Benitez	CRY	4.0m	84.9%	Unlikely
Van de Ven	TOT	4.6m	81.5%	Unlikely
Acheampong	CHE	3.8m	83.3%	Unlikely
Bajcetic	LIV	4.3m	84.0%	Unlikely
Wood	NFO	7.2m	83.7%	Unlikely
Raúl	FUL	6.2m	81.1%	Unlikely
Poveda	SUN	4.8m	83.9%	Unlikely
L.Paquetá	WHU	5.9m	80.3%	Unlikely
Gordon	NEW	7.3m	81.7%	Unlikely
Yoro	MUN	4.2m	79.6%	Unlikely
Weiss	BUR	4.3m	78.6%	Unlikely
Alleyne	MCI	4.3m	77.8%	Unlikely
Ebere	EVE	4.4m	75.8%	Unlikely
Andrey Santos	CHE	4.5m	76.4%	Unlikely
D.Leon	MUN	4.2m	77.4%	Unlikely
Ward-Prowse	BUR	5.6m	75.5%	Unlikely
Frimpong	LIV	5.8m	70.2%	Unlikely
M.Bizot	AVL	4.2m	73.1%	Unlikely
Carvalho	BRE	4.7m	71.6%	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, £

Last updated: 31 Jan, 2026 1:27am

	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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jamsiep
14 years, 11 months ago
Apparently Webb missed a blatant elbow from De Rossi tonight.
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1. The Stock
  14 years, 11 months ago
  Just seen it. Blatant.
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  1. Gargamel
    14 years, 11 months ago
    Blatant is an understatement, what a leg breaker that was. Should be a retrospective ban.
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    1. Demí
      14 years, 11 months ago
      Elbow? legbreaker ?
      
      am i hearing this right
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      1. jamsiep
        14 years, 11 months ago
        Nah, De Rossi just isn't very tall. 😉
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    2. The Stock
      14 years, 11 months ago
      Is this the same incident? Leg breaker?
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    3. Gargamel
      14 years, 11 months ago
      Sorry guys my bad, mixed the elbow up with the red card offence. Awful awful tackle.
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      1. The Stock
        14 years, 11 months ago
        Mexes has a real disciplinary issue.
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2. Waldaz
  14 years, 11 months ago
  And, he booked Srna for diving, lol.
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The Stock
14 years, 11 months ago
Great game. Just wish it would have been won in the pure sense of the word. Then I wouldn't have to put up with conspiracy theories on here now about sendings off, and 'being hard done by'. Look forward to the broadsheets' analysis tomorrow as well as they'll be giving a nice even view on the situation working from their Highbury flats.

*casts line out*
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1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius�…
  14 years, 11 months ago
  *misses bait* Bugger!!! 😉
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2. DickFranDyke
  14 years, 11 months ago
  http://www.ukrainebusiness.com.ua/modules/news/images/topics/5d489836-2fe4-358e.jpg
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3. Little Lukin
  14 years, 11 months ago
  I'm a neutral. Second half would have been interesting 11 v 11. Very annoying call by the ref. He just made a mistake
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TommyK
14 years, 11 months ago
Bold prediction- if Chelsea meet Barca in the next round they will go through.......
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1. threeputt
  14 years, 11 months ago
  agree, Barca cant defend for toffee
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  1. Zod
    14 years, 11 months ago
    Yeah, they're appalling.
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  2. TommyK
    14 years, 11 months ago
    Well, at least not without Puyol and Pique.
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2. Boom!!!
  14 years, 11 months ago
  i want manutd vs barca in quaters 😈
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  1. TommyK
    14 years, 11 months ago
    I'd rather have them over two legs it's true....
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    1. Boom!!!
      14 years, 11 months ago
      it is better to face them before the final 😉 ...altho i want madrid vs manutd final 🙂
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  2. Attila the Bum
    14 years, 11 months ago
    Barca would trounce you. Your midfield isn't good enough to match theirs.
    
    Ps
    Nice to see 😕 has been replaced by 😈
    
    🙂
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  3. Gargamel
    14 years, 11 months ago
    Me too, I want United vs Barcelona in the quarter finals SO badly.
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    1. Long Live King Eric
      14 years, 11 months ago
      United haven't even got past Marseille yet, I wouldn't be counting any chickens
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3. The Stock
  14 years, 11 months ago
  I agree.
  
  That Torres chap will not have shown up on the radar. Unless it was set to 'special needs'
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DickFranDyke
14 years, 11 months ago
At least RVP is back and had a rest tonight - every cloud.
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1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius�…
  14 years, 11 months ago
  This is true! 🙂
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Major Doubts
14 years, 11 months ago
A Rooney-esque elbow to the head!
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1. Major Doubts
  14 years, 11 months ago
  Reply Fail
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Fratboy
14 years, 11 months ago
2 questions!

-Does RVP's red card cancel out his Sunderland game?
-Did anyone win any money on the game tonight?
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1. Boom!!!
  14 years, 11 months ago
  -no
  -betting is illegal in my country.
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  1. Egg noodle
    14 years, 11 months ago
    arent you from india?
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    1. Boom!!!
      14 years, 11 months ago
      yep.
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      1. threeputt
        14 years, 11 months ago
        shouldnt you be in bed by now ?
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        Boom!!!
        14 years, 11 months ago
        nah my life is set in gmt time zone...
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      2. Egg noodle
        14 years, 11 months ago
        i use paddypower everytime i go to india. im sure you can bet online.
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2. RoysBrotherJohnson- Irish p…
  14 years, 11 months ago
  i won 23 cents by laying off my 1-1 to get my stake mack of 15 quid when rvp was brutally anally raped by the referee.
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Sir Jose Wenger returns
14 years, 11 months ago
Best player for barcelona was by far Busacca (the ref)

As for David Villa and the much loved Dani Alves - this springs to mind:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NySN_plfiNI
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Goose
14 years, 11 months ago
Is it a given Barca are gonna win the CL now then? Is their a side like Inter around this season?

I have this feeling they'll piss La Liga but then Jose will do a job on them at some point in the CL.
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1. Lewis - Sky Pod
  14 years, 11 months ago
  Like the 'job' he did when Barcelona massacred them 5-0 in the Nou Camp 3 months ago?
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  1. Goose
    14 years, 11 months ago
    No, I think he might have learnt a thing or two from that game, it's just a hunch.
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  2. Demí
    14 years, 11 months ago
    you clearly don't know about Mourinho's artistry over 2 legs lad.
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    1. Lewis - Sky Pod
      14 years, 11 months ago
      You clearly don't know how much Barcelona > Madrid.
      
      Inter were only able to do a job on Barca because they had an absolutely fantastic defensive machine, with 2 immense holding players camped. Madrid meanwhile have a weak defence, and 2 absolutely shocking fullbacks. And Xabi Alonso who is not a defensive spoiler.
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2. Gargamel
  14 years, 11 months ago
  It's not a given, you know how cup competitions work etc. Luck plays a big part. Arsenal were close to going through tonight even if they had 1 attempt to Barcelonas 19 or something.
  
  The team to beat Barca will have to snatch a big win in the home leg though, because I don't think any team will get a result at the Camp Nou.
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  1. Goose
    14 years, 11 months ago
    Agreed.
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3. RoysBrotherJohnson- Irish p…
  14 years, 11 months ago
  i dont think theyll win
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  1. Goose
    14 years, 11 months ago
    Who'd ya reckon then?
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    1. RoysBrotherJohnson- Irish p…
      14 years, 11 months ago
      actually havent a clue but someone will beat Barca, theyre not fit
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      1. Lewis - Sky Pod
        14 years, 11 months ago
        not fit?
        
        have you ever watched a barcelona game? their pressing game is absolutely unbelievable, like no other team on the planet. the levels of fitness to perform it week in week out over 90 minutes are incomprehensible.
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ArcticJunkie
14 years, 11 months ago
Am I mad in thinking about bringing in Dembele?

I need a replacement for Zigic because he was just somewhat one of them fail transfers for me, unless he pulls something remarkable out of the bag against Everton e.g. hatrick then he has to go and that's if he starts!
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1. Boom!!!
  14 years, 11 months ago
  no but he could be a rotation risk coz zamora is back and duff and dempsey playing well....
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  1. DickFranDyke
    14 years, 11 months ago
    Stay away from the Dembele, better value out there than him coming up soon. Keep Zigic until GW 33 then ship.
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  2. Boom!!!
    14 years, 11 months ago
    what about wellbeck?
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    1. ArcticJunkie
      14 years, 11 months ago
      Good shout.
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  3. ArcticJunkie
    14 years, 11 months ago
    Hmm, I may look at Zamora in that case then. Could leave me with a team like this for GW30. It ain't by no means the strongest FPL team going at the moment, but with this recent nightmare GW it's the best I may get!
    
    Foster
    Djourou Coleman Vidic Huth
    A.Young Meireles Arteta
    Berbatov(C) Zamora Tevez
    
    Gordon Barton Kolarov Nani
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jamsiep
14 years, 11 months ago
I couldn't resist.

http://www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/opinion/columnists/mark-lawrenson/Mark-Lawrenson-column-Manchester-United-striker-Wayne-Rooney-is-the-best-in-the-world-right-now-better-even-than-Lionel-Messi-and-Cristiano-Ronaldo-article353413.html
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1. Attila the Bum
  14 years, 11 months ago
  You can resist anything but temptation eh? 🙂
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2. TommyK
  14 years, 11 months ago
  Note the two words "right now" 😛
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3. DickFranDyke
  14 years, 11 months ago
  That always make me smile even after a night like this. 🙂
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Freshy
14 years, 11 months ago
Kosciely looks much better against a small technical team like Barca than a Stoke or Brum. He doesn't get out muscled.
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1. The Stock
  14 years, 11 months ago
  Ermmmm....
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2. jamsiep
  14 years, 11 months ago
  Agree with this. Playing against a side like Barca suits him down to the ground. He's quick, comfortable in possession and reads the game well. He just isn't strong enough to dominate in the Premier League, but that should come with time.
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  1. DickFranDyke
    14 years, 11 months ago
    He does read the game well and that's pretty much it.I'm really not sure why you like him as he is so error prone and not ready for this level of competition. In a few years maybe but there is no love for Senderos MKII here.
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3. kroky
  14 years, 11 months ago
  yeah its great the way he cost us the cc final and now the champions league. he is a liability
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4. Attila the Bum
  14 years, 11 months ago
  I'll have to see more of him, I was impressed with him in the two Barca games
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Lozza
14 years, 11 months ago
Don't believe for a second that any of the English teams would beat Barca, but each to their own.

Horrible decision by the ref. Whether or not we had had a shot on target, we were in a very good position to go through... VERY big game on Saturday.
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1. applebonkers
  14 years, 11 months ago
  in the words of philosopher david haye, "that was as one sided as a gangrape." the rvp red card was almost irrelevent. 1 good touch from bendtner though and hilariously you might have won the tie.
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  1. Lozza
    14 years, 11 months ago
    That's a bit extreme. Undeniably we were on the back foot but with the tie at 1-1 with 11 men a-piece you just don't know. Just disappointed .
    
    Bendtner touch was poor, but not enough ambition/drive was shown in the last 15.
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    1. RoysBrotherJohnson- Irish p…
      14 years, 11 months ago
      applebonkers talking shite as usual.
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      1. Boom!!!
        14 years, 11 months ago
        lulz.
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    2. bunk_medal
      14 years, 11 months ago
      Maybe a bit extreme, but then I do think the focus on the red card (and the Bendtner chance) by the media is a bit misleading.
      
      It's playing the "what if" game and you can do it for Barca as well - what if the penalty in the first half had been given, what if Koscielny had been sent off, what if some of the umpteen fantastic chances Barca had were converted, etc.
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      1. applebonkers
        14 years, 11 months ago
        exactly, it's almost a miracle arsenal have a 'what-if' to cling onto that game. it's not just pure stats it's the fact arsenal had the ball about 4 times all game and never looked like scoring whilst barcelona looked like scoring every 2 minutes
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  2. dogtanion
    14 years, 11 months ago
    oh get off it. Barca will always have more of the ball than anyone, but still, Inter showed last year and chelsea the year before that these ties are decided on goals and ref decisions, and we were focking robbed. feck possession snobbery stats
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    1. RoysBrotherJohnson- Irish p…
      14 years, 11 months ago
      agreed. yis were robbed. people can say a red was coming or whatever, ....although, rvp wasnt right to be playing and should have been subbed off for a runner like chamakh that would have chased everything down, as soon as that arsenal goal went in
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      1. dogtanion
        14 years, 11 months ago
        - that was textbook uefa, get messi/pepsi through to the latter stages. howcome when messi had a shot after being flagged offside ten mins later that he didnt get a card? bulltish. if rvp stays on - we go through.
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jamsiep
14 years, 11 months ago
"Defending against Barcelona is like Tetris. Shut as many gaps as you like, but your brain is eventually shot and there's only one outcome."

Love it.
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1. TommyK
  14 years, 11 months ago
  Koscielny's like that z shaped piece which never seems to help plug any gaps...... 😉
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  1. DickFranDyke
    14 years, 11 months ago
    We need a Hangeland!!
    http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l6v6soluaa1qa4mqco1_400.jpg
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2. Spoiler
  14 years, 11 months ago
  aha so true
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3. Fratboy
  14 years, 11 months ago
  brilliant
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Nomar
14 years, 11 months ago
I don't gamble, but I love those Paddy Power Ads.

'Its a dog!' Love that one.
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Major Doubts
14 years, 11 months ago
Those Wikipedia folks are fast! Massimo Busacca's page already shows the "Barcelona v Arsenal controversy", and includes the unpunished throat grab by Abidal.
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Spoiler
14 years, 11 months ago
Arsenal goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny has suffered a dislocated finger, club have confirmed

from twitter
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1. Attila the Bum
  14 years, 11 months ago
  How long an absence is that likely to be? Anyone know?
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  1. Fratboy
    14 years, 11 months ago
    for a goalkeeper I'd say the next 2 gameweeks
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    1. Spoiler
      14 years, 11 months ago
      surely they cant click it back in place and kiss it better?
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TommyK
14 years, 11 months ago
Oh Rio- stop using twitter!

"My comment about the referee was about an hour ago...before the red card....still the best referee for me, 1 decision doesn't change that"
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1. Boom!!!
  14 years, 11 months ago
  you should stop using twitter as well 😉
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njfsdkffslkf
14 years, 11 months ago
Joke from Twitter ala granvilles above

"What would make my night now is for Rafa to ask Jeff Stelling and Graeme Souness if they would like to see the dessert menu"

😀
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1. TommyK
  14 years, 11 months ago
  hehe- Have to say, I thought Rafa didn't add much to the analysis. Redknapp was far more insightful.
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2. Granville
  14 years, 11 months ago
  Well sir tonight we have a lemon cheesecakes, no.
  A sticky toffee pudding, no.
  A Chocolate bombe with a raspberry jus, no.
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rakkhi
14 years, 11 months ago
Funny to revista la liga coverage. "barca were just good not great ..." high standards
Saying arsenal played too defensive and didn't keep the ball - not sure they had much choice
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dogtanion
14 years, 11 months ago
absolute bollocks. never a red card.
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Boom!!!
14 years, 11 months ago
ucl and uel fantasy assist rules are so sh1t!
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1. Waldaz
  14 years, 11 months ago
  You mean the Srna one?
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  1. Boom!!!
    14 years, 11 months ago
    not just the srna one...before that ronaldo one and that tevez one in the europa league both when they were my captains....
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    1. Waldaz
      14 years, 11 months ago
      True, btw I want my f*cking Srna assist!! Willian scored from his corner, he didn't have to dribble anyone, where's my assist?
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Drip Doctor
14 years, 11 months ago
Guillem Balague talking shit as usual. "Valencia, Villareal, Racing all took the game to Barcelona, you can't tell e they have better players then Arsenal"

Maybe that's because Barcelona step up to another level when playing a big team. Idiot.
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1. DickFranDyke
  14 years, 11 months ago
  Guillem Balague & Hunter are typical media parasites. Nothing to hear here, move along now.
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2. njfsdkffslkf
  14 years, 11 months ago
  He is correct. Arsenal did sit back alot. Prior to the sending off this is correct.
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  1. Drip Doctor
    14 years, 11 months ago
    I agree, but i don't think it was out of choice. Barca made us play that way. He just said "if you are going to go out, go out practicing what you preach, don't track back because you don't know how too" Never heard such bullshit in my life.
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    1. jamsiep
      14 years, 11 months ago
      I think what Mark Bolton said was more accurate...
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      1. Drip Doctor
        14 years, 11 months ago
        What did he say?
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        jamsiep
        14 years, 11 months ago
        He didn't complete what he was saying for some reason, but it was along the lines of:
        
        "When you assume the moral high-ground and say that you play the best football in the England, and then come to the Camp Nou and play that negatively.....'
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        Granville
        14 years, 11 months ago
        BTW Jamsiep, you asked me yesterday about the OPTA stats not showing misplaced passes. If you look at the profile of the individual player for the current gameweek, it's all in there.
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        jamsiep
        14 years, 11 months ago
        Ah, perfect. Cheers Granville!
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      2. njfsdkffslkf
        14 years, 11 months ago
        Still cant get random woman to admit Leona lewis didnt deserve to win. Ive been extra nice too 😀
        Not that its important just was interested to see how far she would go and its quiet far.
        
        An evening down the rabbit hole......
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Demí
14 years, 11 months ago
Nice to see arsenal fc showing people the way during lent.

Looks like they will be giving up trophies this year.
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1. TommyK
  14 years, 11 months ago
  lulz
  
  The first of many....... 😉
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  1. Demí
    14 years, 11 months ago
    second*
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2. Fratboy
  14 years, 11 months ago
  ZINGGGGGG
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3. Goose
  14 years, 11 months ago
  That comment could be embarrassing at the end of the season.
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  1. TommyK
    14 years, 11 months ago
    Could, but won't.
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Voronin
14 years, 11 months ago
Benitez > Wenger
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1. Drip Doctor
  14 years, 11 months ago
  What makes you say that?
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  1. Demí
    14 years, 11 months ago
    he supports liverpool
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    1. Boom!!!
      14 years, 11 months ago
      Hercules > Arsenal.
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      1. Drip Doctor
        14 years, 11 months ago
        Going by your logic.
        
        Notts County > Man Utd.
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  2. Voronin
    14 years, 11 months ago
    Taste in jackets and beating Barca of course.
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    1. Gargamel
      14 years, 11 months ago
      Haha.
      
      That jacket Wenger always wears is truly ugly.
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    2. Drip Doctor
      14 years, 11 months ago
      Wenger's really does wear that jacket. Dashing. But this Barcelona is different class to the one Benitez played. I agree Wenger isn't a great manager when it comes to tactics but he is a far better manager then Benitez.
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      1. Voronin
        14 years, 11 months ago
        Trophies during his time at Liverpool against Wenger during the same period 'could' suggest otherwise. Liverpool having a far worse squad as well.....
        
        Nah, Wenger is better I'm sure but interesting comparison.
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Barkerov
14 years, 11 months ago
I really need help with my fantasy team right now so id appreciate any advice particularly who needs to go and in what order.

Foster Al-Habsi
Coleman Kolarov Johnson Vidic Djourou
Nolan Young VDV Nani Silva
Tevez Saha Odem

I shudder to look upon my team at the moment please you must help me!
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1. super zlatan
  14 years, 11 months ago
  It's not that bad shape. Maybe Saha out and poss bent in. U money in the bank?
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  1. Barkerov
    14 years, 11 months ago
    3.2 mil in the bank. Injuries to RVP and Fabregas freed up loads of cash which I have tried my best to spend. cant get lamps though (without a 4 pointer anyway)
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2. Fratboy
  14 years, 11 months ago
  How about this?
  
  GW30 - Tevez>Rooney
  GW31 - Kolarov>Luiz
  GW32 - Odem>Wellbeck
  
  All decent moves I'd say
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jamsiep
14 years, 11 months ago
"0 - Arsenal are the 1st side to fail to attempt a single shot in a game in CL/EuroL/Top 5 European domestic leagues this season. Exit."

OUCH! 😆
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1. Fratboy
  14 years, 11 months ago
  lol you're such an asshole 🙂
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  1. jamsiep
    14 years, 11 months ago
    It's a brilliant stat though.
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    1. Fratboy
      14 years, 11 months ago
      unbelievable, don't get me wrong, I've read it a few times with a big smile on
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    2. TommyK
      14 years, 11 months ago
      +1- hilarious too......
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    3. dogtanion
      14 years, 11 months ago
      stats? oh no, maths hurts so bad.. if bendtner could control we're going through.. how do you like them apples newton?
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      1. TommyK
        14 years, 11 months ago
        The truth hurts mate..... 😉
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      2. applebonkers
        14 years, 11 months ago
        bad dog!
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2. PFOR
  14 years, 11 months ago
  I love the one-word summaries OPTA use at the end of their stats 😀
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  1. jamsiep
    14 years, 11 months ago
    *one-word wummaries
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    1. TommyK
      14 years, 11 months ago
      Best tongue-twister ever.....
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Fratboy
14 years, 11 months ago
Black Books on Gold right now, be there.
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1. mr messi
  14 years, 11 months ago
  I'm already there!
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Joey
14 years, 11 months ago
You're in an exam, the invigilator does not warn you "10 mins/5 mins remaining", and suddenly shouts "STOP!". You look up thinking "huh?" and then put down your pen. Because you did not put down your pen at the exact moment that the invigilator shouted, you are disqualified from the exam...

...such is the red card shown to Robin van Persie
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1. Voronin
  14 years, 11 months ago
  Weird.
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2. Boom!!!
  14 years, 11 months ago
  it is a true story happened to me last year 🙂
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3. Fratboy
  14 years, 11 months ago
  ergh
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4. jamsiep
  14 years, 11 months ago
  Yeah...... no.
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5. TommyK
  14 years, 11 months ago
  Well write faster then!
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  1. Boom!!!
    14 years, 11 months ago
    blame my teacher for making such a lengthy paper 😡
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Spoiler
14 years, 11 months ago
anyone think coleman will start tommorow? with neville out as well
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1. Get up ya bum
  14 years, 11 months ago
  I think he will and I hope he will. Just got a rest last game imo.
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  1. jamsiep
    14 years, 11 months ago
    Nah, he was dropped, because he's not very good.
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2. Granville
  14 years, 11 months ago
  Doesn't really matter to me, everyone around me has him this week.
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Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
14 years, 11 months ago
What are the chances of Theo being fit for GW30 [Assuming Arse have a game]??

If he was fit I could have team below for an 8 pt hit, which I think is pretty damn solid apart from the bench!

Foster
Walker/Coleman/Lolarov
Arteta/Walcott/Nani/VDV
Tevez/Rooney/RVP

(Stockdale/Simpson/Best/Meite)
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