Arsenal v Blackburn live!

04 October 2009 12:51
// A bit of a hack but it works// The article snippet is wrapped onto a second line, even when #article-sub is emptyif( $("div#article-sub").children().length == 0 ) {$("div#article-sub").remove();} The referee calls time on a thrilling game here. 6-2 the final score here![LNB]90+3 Diaby strides forward but his shot is blocked. Walcott nearly latches on to a pass but is just too long.[LNB]90+2 Is there another goal in this?! Walcott has a shot after good link up play with Bendtner but Robinson saves well.[LNB]90+1 Walcott puts it across goal but there's no-one at the far post for Arsenal.[LNB]Bendtner scores a wonderful sixth! Great finish from outside of the box, in off the post![LNB]89 Song heads straight at Robinson from the corner and then Gallas goes down in the box. No penalty.[LNB]88 Bedntner plays a one-two with Van Persie and Chimbonda concedes a corner.[LNB]87 Diaby gets put through on goal but he is called offside.[LNB]86 Di Santo nearly has a chance in the box but Vermalen cleared before he could shoot.[LNB]84 Blackburn try and get another goal but Arsenal snuff out the attack. Bendtner comes forward at the other end but his cross is intercepted.[LNB]83 Robinson comes charging out to clear after Ramsey put Walcott in.[LNB]82 200/1 for a 6-2 victory at the start of the game![LNB]81 Walcott has a great chance but Givet hacks his scuffed shot off the line![LNB]81 Arsenal are coasting here but Sagna's pass forward is intercepted.[LNB]80 Bendtner has a great chance but he hits the shot straight at Robinson.[LNB]79 Robinson comes out well to claim the ball at the feet of Bendtner.[LNB]78 Neither defence has been on form today, and Arsenal's attacks have been world class. Are we going to see another goal?[LNB]77 Fabregas was immense today and he goes off to a standing ovation.[LNB]76 Fabregas comes off for Ramsey and Bendtner comes on for Arshavin[LNB]Walcott bags the fifth after a great break from Arsenal! Arshavin came forward to find Fabregas who laid it into the path of Walcott who finished beautifully.[LNB]74 Diaby shoots inches wide at the other end. Fabregas flicks it into his path but the shot is just past the post.[LNB]73 Hoilett hits the post for Blackburn! Olsson broke into the box and the ball fell to the substitute and he was inches from pulling one back.[LNB]72 Blackburn look to come forward but Hoilett can't latch onto the long ball.[LNB]71 Great defensive header from Givet, with Arshavin ready to pounce.[LNB]70 McCarthy is injured and Hoilett comes on[LNB]69 Walcott comes on for Rosicky[LNB]68 McCarthy is injured and the game is paused. Theo Walcott is ready to come on for Arsenal.[LNB]67 Blackburn manager Sam Allardyce is unhappy after his team decide not to put the ball forward from a free-kick.[LNB]66 McCarthy hits the shot but it is a comfortable save for Mannone.[LNB]65 Blackburn win the free-kick after Fabregas handballed. They need something here.[LNB]64 Nzonzi concedes the corner and Blackburn are under real pressure here. Van Persie crosses and the ball falls for Rosicky but his shot goes wide.[LNB]63 Rosicky tries a rasping drive just inside the area but it flashes just wide of the post. Great effort![LNB]62 David Dunn comes off for Benni McCarthy.[LNB]61 Fabregas gets a knock in the face and play is temporarily stopped[LNB]60 Dunn comes forward and hits a firm shot at Mannone. Good run from the midfielder.[LNB]59 Song puts a ball through but it runs through to Robinson[LNB]58 Fabregas deserves that goal for his great performance today. Can Rovers respond? Pedersen hits a free-kick over the bar.[LNB]Fabregas hits a great shot and puts Arsenal 4-2 up! He takes it on his chest on the edge of the area and hits a left foot shot past Robinson.[LNB]55 Morten Gamst Pederson comes on for Brett Emerton[LNB]55 This half isn't quite as frantic as the first, but the next goal is absolutely key.[LNB]54 Rosicky tries a half-volley from long range but it is straight at Robinson[LNB]53 Dunn breaks forward down the left but fouls Gallas.[LNB]52 Fabregas is all over the place and he has a shot that just drifts wide of the post.[LNB]51 RVP then has a shot from outside the box with his right foot but it is straight at Robinson.[LNB]50 Blackburn have started brightly here in the second half. Fabregas chips a lovely ball in for Van Persie though, but he can't get his shot away[LNB]49 Replays show that Dunn had a real shout for a penalty there. Olsson has a great shot from way out but Mannone dives to his left to save well.[LNB]48 Dunn goes down in the area after a challenge from Vermalen. He appeals for a penalty but nothing given[LNB]47 Dunn crosses after Diaby was caught in possession but there's no one in the box[LNB]46 The game restarts for the second half[LNB] Ben Keraro also reckons it will finish 5-2 but he is hoping Mannone will perform better in the second half. Thanks to Helen from Swinton and Robert Lin who are both enjoying the game too.[LNB] Mark from Burnley said 5-0 at the start of the game but has now changed his mind to 5-2! You can't change your prediction half-way through the game Mark![LNB] Arsenal are now 1/20 to win the match having finally got their noses infront. In a game that's full of goals 8/13 for over 6.5 goals could be a decent bet. Fabregas has had plenty of assists today but he's been popular at 8/1 to grab the next goal.[LNB] Amanda Buttress has taken her son Matthew to his first ever game today. I don't think you could have picked a better one to attend Amanda![LNB] CC predicted a 6-0 win before the game, although he didn't see Blackburn finding the back of the net, and Riad's 1-0 prediction is out of the window![LNB] That was an absolutely cracking half of football! Three great goals from Arsenal and they could have had more. Will Blackburn fall away in the second half?[LNB]45+4 Peter Walton blows for half-time.[LNB]45+3 Van Persie picks up a booking for a robust challenge[LNB]45+3 Di Santo breaks into the box and tries to pull it back but it doesn't quite fall for Dunn.[LNB]45+2 Arsenal win the corner and Fabregas tries to put another cheeky ball through but Robinson claims it.[LNB]45+1 The game is peetering out to half time now after a frantic first period.[LNB]45 Blackburn have their keeper to thank for keeping them in the game here! Robinson has made a number of saves and he got one assist![LNB]44 Great save from Robinson! Rosicky crosses for Fabregas and Robinson produces a great save to keep out his header.[LNB]43 Fabregas breaks into the box but he is tackled by three players! Blackburn attack through Di Santo but he is muscled off the ball.[LNB]42 Blackburn look a bit shell shocked now. Van Persie comes forward but the ball just gets away from him.[LNB]41 Robinson comes out well to claim a ball over the top from Arshavin. He's played well despite conceding three goals![LNB]40 Fabregas has been pulling the strings as per usual for the Gunners today. A great prformance so far.[LNB]39 Diouf goes down in the corner and he is unhappy he did not win the free-kick.[LNB]38 What a game! Arsenal finally take the lead but that was poor defending from Rovers.[LNB]Arshavin gives Arsenal the lead with another great stike! Fabregas slides in Arshavin and the Russian hits it past Robinson![LNB]36 Sam Allardyce will not be happy with his team after giving the lead away twice.[LNB]36 Givet is forced to concede the corner but Andrews smacks it clear.[LNB]35 Blackburn have an attacking throw on the left but Sagna deals with it with a solid header.[LNB]34 What a game here at the Emirates! Twice Arsenal hit back after Rovers take the lead.[LNB]Equaliser from Van Persie! Fabregas picks him out and the Dutchman smashes it into the corner with his left foot.[LNB]32 Full credit to Robinson there. Great save from a Fabregas shot and seconds later his team are in front.[LNB]Goal for Blackburn! David Dunn's deflected shot beats Mannone after Robinson saved at the other end. Great counter-attack![LNB]29 Chimbonda heads Clichy's cross away but Arsenal attack again. Blackburn have to scramble it away time after time.[LNB]27 Good defending from Clichy who wins the header well. Arsenal do well to keep Rovers at bay as they look to press.[LNB]26 Mannone is absolutely clattered by Dunn outside the area. What was the keeper doing out there?[LNB]25 Song breaks up an Nzonzi attack but Blackburn come again. David Dunn nearly gets through the defence but Vermalen crucially gets a foot in.[LNB]23 Rosicky breaks again and the ball falls to Fabregas who has a shot from range but Robinson gets down low to save and smother the follow up.[LNB]22 The Gunners have responded very well to that early setback. Rosicky whips in a dangerous ball but there's no-one there.[LNB]21 Arsenal bring it forward and Van Persie's cross is blocked by Jacobsen.[LNB]20 Robinson launches another ball forward but Mannone comes to claim it this time.[LNB]19 Arsenal look rampant now and Van Persie fouls Chimbonda as he tries to attack.[LNB]17 What a strike from Vermalen and that is his fourth goal of the season.[LNB]Vermalen hits an absolute screamer from the edge of the area! What a goal![LNB]16 Andrews heads the ball away for another corner. Van Persie crosses but its too deep for Fabregas. Goal-kick.[LNB]15 Sagna breaks forward but his pass to Fabregas is poor. Diaby crosses but Chimbonda blocks the cross and concedes a corner[LNB]14 Robinson hits a clearance all the way into Mannone's arms! Now that's route one football![LNB]13 Blackburn have a spell of pressure with Diouf tussling with Arshavin[LNB]12 Poor pass from Song and Blackburn break but Gallas tidies up at the back[LNB]11 Di Santo picks up a booking[LNB]10 Great save from Robinson! Arshavin crossed for Fabregas and his header was looping in but Robinson clawed it out.[LNB]10 Blackburn try and launch a counter attack but end up playing it back to Robinson who hoofs it forward.[LNB]9 Van Persie puts in a dangerous ball but its well cleared by Blackburn.[LNB]7 Its all a bit quite at the Emirates here but Arsenal press on for the equaliser. Rosicky has a shot from the edge of the area but it goes wide.[LNB]6 The Gunners try and hit back immediately but Arshavin is penalised for a foul throw.[LNB]5 What a start here for Blackburn! Just a long ball forward but Mannone will be questioning his position there.[LNB]Nzonzi scores for Blackburn! Long ball from Robinson and he gets a looping header over Mannone![LNB]3 Both teams just settling into the game here. Arsenal are already trying a few fancy backheels.[LNB]2 Andrews has a shot but its charged down by the wall.[LNB]2 Van Persie brings down Dunn and Rovers have a free-kick in the Arsenal half. Just out of shooting range but who knows?[LNB]1 Arsenal have all the early possession here in London[LNB]1 Referee Peter Walton starts the game here at the Emirates[LNB] Rovers fans are coming out of the woodwork now! Tom A reckons Blackburn are going to upset the odds and win 3-2 but John from Cannock is pessimistic about their chances.[LNB] Finally a Blackburn fan! Rob Long says Rovers are going to win 5-0 with a hat-trick from David Dunn and two from Di Santo![LNB] Andrew Gilfillan is going for a 5-0 Arsenal win. Rovers fans where are you?![LNB] Arsene Wenger has been at Arsenal for 13 years now, and his first ever game was actually against Blackburn. The Gunners won 2-0 on that occasion with Ian Wright bagging a brace.[LNB] Does anyone think Blackburn are going to get anything from this game?! Apparantly not, with SkyBet giving them odds of 14/1 to nick a win.[LNB] Jay Hinton is looking forward to seeing Rosicky in action today and he reckons its going to be a 4-0 home win.[LNB] As you can see from the subs bench there is no Eduardo for Arsenal after he picked up a knock in the Champions League.[LNB]Rovers Subs: Brown, McCarthy, Pedersen, Kalinic, Hoilett, Salgado, Jones.[LNB]Arsenal Subs: Szczesny, Walcott, Ramsey, Silvestre, Eboue, Gibbs, Bendtner.[LNB] Jon Kilcoyne is tipping Arshavin to run riot in a 4-0 win and Fate all the way from Sydney reckons it is going to be a 5-0 demolition![LNB] Apurva Trivedi and Daniel Steward are both going for a 3-1 home win and Freddy Star reckons its going to be a 3-0 whitewash.[LNB] A lot of people are tipping the Gunners for a big win this afternoon. Benyam Tekle reckons Arsenal are going to win 3-0 with Tomas Rosicky bagging a goal.[LNB]Blackburn: Robinson, Jacobsen, Givet, Chimbonda, Olsson,[LNB]Emerton, Andrews, Nzonzi, Diouf, Dunn, Di Santo.[LNB] The teams are in and Arsenal have left Nicklas Bendtner on the bench today. Arsenal: Mannone, Sagna, Gallas, Vermaelen, Clichy, Fabregas, Song Billong, Diaby, Rosicky, van Persie, Arshavin.[LNB] Feel free to get in touch by emailing james.riach@bskyb.com for any feedback before, during or after the match.[LNB] Hi there. Welcome to the clash between Arsenal and Blackburn Rovers at the Emirates Stadium.[LNB] Live updates will appear here...[LNB]

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