Both Arsenal and West Ham have more than their fair share of injury problems going into this Premier League clash, but the Gunners are at home and with our bigger and more talented squad, you would expect it to hurt the visitors more than it does the Gunners, as long as the Arsenal players do not succumb to complacency that is.
Arsene Wenger has been speaking about the pressure on teams and players at the end of the season and also about the way to come through it, by keeping focus and keeping a high work rate, starting from the forward line, so that is what the Frenchman will be expecting from his team today.
That will definitely be the message to Theo Walcott who gets a rare start and will be chomping at the bit to impress as talks over a new contract begin. Calum Chambers also gets a rare start at right back with Bellerin given a well earned rest. Ramsey starts alongside Coquelin and that should give us a solid shape and help us to control the game.
Cazorla also gets a well earned rest, suggesting that Wenger is saving him for Monaco on Tuesday so he has not given up on that quite yet.
Ospina
Chambers, Mertesacker, Koscielny, Monreal
Coquelin
Walcott, Ramsey, Ozil, Alexis
Giroud
subs: Szczesny, Gibbs, Bellerin, Flamini, Cazorla, Welbeck, Akpom
No messing about lads and we should get a good win and build confidence for that mission improbable on Tuesday.
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Its a good lineup can live with that!
What a move by giroud,a dummy and a one two with Ramsey,Ramsey scores…still giroud is not world class????????????beautiful play by giroud,simply brilliant… As I’m writing this another lovely play from giroud to tee up cazorla and a goal from flamini.haha…giroud by far man of the match.well done giroud,goal,assist,build up play.this is a world class striker my friends.
Cool!
I just said in previous article that I wantedto see Alexis, Walcott and Ozil all start.
Got my wish
Theo SHOOOOOOT damn!
wenger surely knows best! we should win this one with this squad! no, erase that! we will win this one! coyg
I’m happy with the team btw
Ospina, Coquelin and Koscielny our key defensive players are there.
Will be curious to find out how Chambers and Ramsey performs. Hopefully, they will be in good form
I honestly can’t find any problems with the lineup
Welcome back theo, #COYG
Nice work from Arsene to give Cazorla and Bellerin some breathing space.
Itz a pity Gabriel is injured. Woulda loved to see Kozzer get some rest too.
All in all, we should nick this. #COYG
WE GOT THIS!!!!
COYG!!!!
Fat Sam will look to park the bus and sucker punch in the counter. We should be careful. But we should have enough in the locker. All thr best boys. COYGs.
Overweight Sam chews cud.. The guy is always chewing.
And he chews like a cow, hence use of the word cud.
theo already stretching the defense,
Theo arrrg
so far ggiroud looks like our best midfielder, just saying…
Ham gnarly try and just send balls in box
Anyone got a streaming link?
@Dr. David Banner
vipleague.me
Enjoy Gooner…
Thank you Sir!
I just don’t feel confident with mert passing.
No one does
What game are you watching?
Ospinaaaaaaaa
Chamber is a liability now.
Very good crossing though, maybe he should take corners
Not enough pace for RB !
We are too casual with our chances, goal win game.
Nice header Ramsey
Who is the fcuk is our no 10? We are letting WH into the game.
Chambers exposed cause Theo doesn’t defend.
Alexis and Theo must change wings
@craigzwe
Then Monreal is f**k’d…
F##k me we can play so s##t it’s depressing to watch
Sanchez can’t pass the ball to save his life..
its only a matter of time before we score, just lacking quality on finish,
Craig I was just going to say the same, this is the reason why Theo isn’t playing as much he doesn’t defend, so chambers gets left 1v1
chambers a mess on defense, luv coq’s agressive close down but has given away 4 balls on w hams half, needs to settle down w the ball, team showing no signs of fatique,
Boooooooooooo
Theo missed another chance that’s two , you would all slate OG for that
exactly, lol. Giroud so underrated by our own fans. One chance, one goal unlike everyone else today. All our shots besides for Alexis’ have been directly at GK.
Would love just F#%!:G 1nce for somebody to take a hit from 20 out. Every freaking time they try and walk it in.
Take the two Germans off they are s##t
ozil? really, his playmaking has been superb? what match are you watching?
Ozil just gave you the finger
ozil and OG, you beaut’s!
What a goal
OG and at last Ozil gets.his assist, could of had 2 or 3 already
Ramsey assisted
Both do the work. Ozil a nice pass to Ramsey and Ramsey let it go for Giroud. Nice goal.
True..
Giroud!!!
Get innnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn
Yes that I call make the kill.
I finally find Giroud better than Walcott. Walcott is too rusty.
Walcott just needs games, he is so dangerous. He is rusty but you can see that he causes problems
If TW extends his contract AW should hire King Henry to be his personal finishing coach. For a player of his caliber it is criminal
Ramsey of last season came to play today it seems. By far our best player today. And I KNEW Giroud would score. everyone else was just aiming at Adrian but Giroud knows how to get a goal lately. We were excellent this first half and i think it wouldve been harsh if we didnt score.
we finally break down a team hellbent to just park the bus, not easy to do, now go kick their collective arses,
We play well and created chances, if we take the chances, we are 4-0 up.
And all they say is that he lacks pace….our best striker by some distance
And theo…I can only say we miss chamberlain
theo’s created three clear chances for himself in 45 minutes of football, how often does chamberlain do that? and does he finish? chamberlain is a good winger with better dribbling ability but theo is still a greater attacking threat
He latched into tru passes and missd when he sud ve scored…we all knw how we slated mr giroud when he did d same against monaco
What a strike from our main striker. Where are all your haters now? Lovely goal.who says giroud only scores tap ins.a rocket from OG
Why there is always got fan like to say where the hater.
walcott miss confidence but his movement is crazy, way better than anyone i saw this year, he had 3 clear chances, he just need to work on his confidence and he will bang 20+ for fun!!!
Walcott always misses sitters. It’s nothing about confidence. It’s overconfidence as we saw with the first miss.
its all about confidence, look at OG, last year he couldnt score theset kind of goals, and ofcourse practice is essential !!!
It would be tuff to break down West Ham. Said before Fat Sam would park his arse on the pitch. Anyways nice goal. Hope the floodgates open soon.
P.S.- if that’s the quality of our finishing, i am drowing my hopes for Monaco. Walcott and Özil needs to practice shooting everyday for 2 fcuking hours.
P.P.S.- nice to see Ramsey smile and play well.
Chambers is an accident waiting to happen defensively, the guy looks clueless and can’t read the game at all.. He is a poor RB and we should get our Jenkinson back and groom Chambers for CB…
His future is definitely @ CB, strong going forward but absolutely shambolic in defense
I think Walcott is scared of getting injured again. His approach is very slow and always waiting for the ball to be played to him. Not doing anything to defend or to help chambers.
Honestly CHambers just get caught out way too easily. I dont think its down to Walcott not helping him. Its basic fullback knowledge to know whats going on behind you but Chambers is so naiive anad gets drawn out way too easily. And yeah Walcott in front of goal today is just not happeneing…
Thick ozil lovers even give him credit for an assist by Ramsey.
@luvdaguns the only player doing anything in midfield is Ramsey ozil has gjven away possesion three times alredy what game are you watching?
yeah, ramsey is crazy today, good to see him back to his best!!!
ramsey has been by far the best player this first half. hope people are noticing. He knows he’s competing with Cazorla for a spot.
Every players will give away ball any time, ozil did show he is there. Both of them are doing their job. Sanchez is quiet the last 10 mins of this half.
Yeah yeah, pre assist haha
ramsey had a beautiful flick to giroud, but the double pass to set up ramsey was by ozil, but i am not one of those kind off jerks that have to hate one player to like another, so sick and tired of you so called fans tearing apart world class players, you started it by saying the germans are shite, you are and never will be justified as a fan
Giroud just keep on proving that your world class.your almost there buddy,to me and in my books as I always say you are among the top 3 strikers in bpl. No doubt. World class.scores a rocket with his first real chance
And what’s up with our Sanchez, been poor since he came back from injury, he can’t seem to know how to pass the ball, he is always trying to cut inside and defenders have worked that out, needs to start varying his games now..
he is not a passer, never was, never will, not in his DNA and why he left Barca, but we have a team of passers, we need someone to go to goal, thats why he fits
Ozil gave the ball away twice,so what? He made more than 20 clear passes and missed a half chance,don’t be so harsh.some supposedly fans here just have no fkin clue.
some fans dont know what they want, if you look at stats we destroyed them in every segment, great job by whole team !!!
Almir, thanks for having footballing knowledge bro..we are playing great stuff, only if Walcott had taken one of his chances.now we need to focus and get the second
Dont ask to be a striker ever again Theo.
funny, never
say what you want, but ozil bulking up during his injury sez alot to me about how this guy wants to succeed, the speed of his decisions, the weight of his passes, the split second creativity, this guy is amazing, he is not flashy, but he is very unselfish on the pitch
Why does Mertesacker push up that high up the pitch and ends up being left for dead on the counter.. smh
Till now I still wonder why no body tell him about it. When he is going to up of the field, we are always get caught off.
Angry Sam. Lol.
Bad start, we are not fighting for the second balls now, we are just waiting..
Suicidal football.
Fcuking mert, can someone ship him out.
if we hold on to this win its huge, 4 wins in two weeks, including at ManUtd,
Why is it so hard to shoot the ball in the net, Ramsey?
At least he takes a shot
Ronaldo chamberrrrrr
That penalty not given to TW is weighing right now, COYG we need one more goal
We starting to get casual on the final half, we need to kill the game.
What is wrong with OZIL, no one knows WTF he did not take the shot….
Bench zil
come on finish the game boys..
Outstanding goal.
thats it !!! classssss
Thanks to a dummy and a beautiful pass from giroud
sweeeeet!!!! Ramsey back!
Yes now I can relax.
Best player by a country mile gets the second to add to his assist.
Bye bye Monaco
Ive been hard on Ramsey this year, but he has been brilliant today. Well done
awesome!
4 wins in 2 weeks! Flamini!
I like the flick by Giroud that given to carzola assist.
Damn I start to like Giroud more.
We need these 3 against Monaco ….COYG
Giroud in the thick of all the goals! So glad Wenger persisted with him.
Welbeck is a headless chicken.. He never sees his team mates and when he is in good position he loses the ball. smh
He just seems so aloof @ times, physically he is a handful on the pitch but his techical uunderstanding of the game leaves me exasperated @ times.
Very nervous when it remained 1-0
I have to be honest
5 Premier League wins in a row fellow gooners
with an away win at United knocking them out of FA Cup. Very happy man
Now all we need is another 3-0 Win on Tuesday night
Giroud was MOTM
that’ll do pig, that’ll do.
Flamini……hehe he he he