Arsenal 2012/13 fixtures

August

18 Sunderland (H)

25 Stoke (A)

September

1 Liverpool (A)

15 Southampton (H)

22 Man City (A)

29 Chelsea (H)

October

6 West Ham (A)

20 Norwich (A)

27 QPR (H)

November

3 Man Utd (A)

10 Fulham (H)

17 Tottenham (H)

24 Aston Villa (A)

28 Everton (A)

December

1 Swansea (H)

8 West Brom (H)

15 Reading (A)

22 Wigan (A)

26 West Ham (H)

29 Newcastle (H)

January

1 Southampton (A)

12 Man City (H)

19 Chelsea (A)

29 Liverpool (H)

February

2 Stoke (H)

9 Sunderland (A)

23 Aston Villa (H)

March

2 Tottenham (A)

9 Everton (H)

16 Swansea (A)

30 Reading (H)

April

6 West Brom (A)

13 Norwich (H)

20 Fulham (A)

27 Man Utd (H)

May

4 QPR (A)

12 Wigan (H)

19 Newcastle (A)

Arsenal Vs Chelsea: Pre-Match Stats and Facts

Referee: Mike Dean (26 matches, 93 yellow cards, and 4 red cards)
Assistants: S Burt, A Watts
Fourth Official: Neil Swarbrick

• Mike Dean averages four cards per game.
• Mike Dean has awarded 12 penalties so far this season in the Premier League.

Opta Stats:

• Didier Drogba has scored eight Premier League goals against Arsenal, making the Gunners his joint-favourite opponent (with West Brom).
• Chelsea have lost 29 points from winning positions against Arsenal in the Premier League, more than any side against any other, winning just 10 of 21 games in which they have held the lead (D4 L7).
• Chelsea have won just three of their previous 19 Premier League trips to the home of Arsenal, but those three victories have all come in their last six visits.
• In this season’s reverse fixture, Arsenal became the first side to score five against Chelsea in the league since Liverpool in September 1996.
• Arsenal have won 12 and lost just two of their last 16 league games at the Emirates (2 draws).
• The Gunners have scored in their last 16 consecutive home league fixtures.
• Roberto Di Matteo has taken two fewer points from his opening six games in charge of Chelsea (11) than Andre Villas-Boas managed (13).
• Arsenal have the Premier League’s top scorer this season (van Persie, 27), but have also had a joint-league high 17 different goalscorers (with Everton).
• Chelsea have scored (95%) and conceded (95%) the highest portion of goals from inside the area this season.
• Chelsea have shipped more goals in the closing 15 minutes than any other team this term (18).

More Stats (via WhoScored & KickOff):

• In their last 20 away games, Chelsea have won 0, drawn 0, and lost 3 matches against teams positioned above them in the table.
• There have been over 2.5 goals scored in 9 of Arsenal’s last 11 games in Premier League.
• Arsenal have seen over 2.5 goals in their last 4 home matches against Chelsea in all competitions.
• Chelsea have scored at least 2 goals in 6 of their last 7 matches against Arsenal in all competitions.
• The last 6 league games between the sides have seen 24 goals scored (Arsenal 9, Chelsea 15) with 8 in the previous encounter this season

Team News (via WhoScored):

• Mikel Arteta suffered ankle ligament damage early on in the game with Wigan and will miss the rest of the season.
• Laurent Koscielny will return from suspension to partner Vermaelen at the back in place of Djourou.
• David Luiz pulled up with a hamstring injury in the FA Cup semi-final with Tottenham and is likely to be out for a couple of weeks.
• Branislav Ivanovic remains suspended in domestic competition, so Bosingwa should continue at right-back.

My Prediction: Arsenal 2-0 Chelsea

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Arsenal vs Wigan: Pre-Match Stats and Facts

Referee: Andre Marriner (Matches 17, R5 Y61).
Assistants: G Beswick, S Ledger.
Fourth Official: K Friend.

Opta Stats: 

• Arsenal have scored 19 goals in their last six league meetings with Wigan (3.16 per game).
• The Gunners have won 10 of their 13 PL meetings with the Latics (D2 L1).
• Arsenal have won all nine matches at home to Wigan in all competitions, keeping a clean sheet in each of the last six.
• The Latics are the only Premier League side to have played at least five times at Arsenal but never taken a point there (W0 D0 L6).
• Arsene Wenger’s men have won their last five league games at home, and have lost only one of their last 15 (W12 D2).
• Arsenal have not won six in a row at home in the league since the start of October 2009.
• Wigan have only lost one of their last four league matches on the road (W2 D1): 1-2 at Chelsea.
• To date, Manchester United are the only side against whom Robin van Persie has scored in two different league matches this season.
• All but three of Arsenal’s 35 league goals at home this season have come from open play (two direct free kicks and one goal from a corner).
• Robin van Persie has scored or assisted 59 goals in his last 50 Premier League appearances.

More Stats:

• Arsenal have won their last 9 home matches against Wigan in all competitions.
• Arsenal have kept a clean sheet in their last 6 home matches against Wigan in all competitions.
• Arsenal have won 9 of their last 10 matches in Premier League.
• Arsenal have been winning at both half time and full time in their last 5 home matches against Wigan in all competitions.
• There have been over 2.5 goals scored in 10 of Wigan's last 11 away games in Premier League.
• Arsenal have scored at least 2 goals in their last 7 matches against Wigan in all competitions.
• There have been over 2.5 goals scored in 8 of Arsenal's last 10 games in Premier League.
• Arsenal have seen over 2.5 goals in 6 of their last 7 matches against Wigan in all competitions.
• Robin van Persie has scored against 17 different teams this season.

My Prediction: Arsenal 2-0 Wigan

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Bolton vs Arsenal Stats&Facts

Bolton vs Arsenal
Wednesday, February 1
Reebok Stadium
Kick-off: 8:00 p.m UK TIME
Referee: Chris Foy

• All three goals that Bolton scored against Arsenal last season were headers.
• Arsenal have won nine of the last 10 Premier League games against Bolton (W9 L1).
• There has been at least one goal scored in the last 15 minutes of each of the last nine Premier League meetings between Bolton and Arsenal (10 goals in total).
• Robin van Persie has scored 20 goals in his last 20 Premier League away appearances.

• Arsenal have lost three consecutive Premier League games for the first time since April 2007.
• Bolton have conceded the most goals in the Premier League on home soil (25).
• Arsenal have conceded the most goals away from home in the Premier League (25).
• Arsenal have picked up fewer points after 22 matches (36) than in any Premier League season since 1995-96.
• Only Manchester City (26) have scored more goals away from home in the Premier League than the Gunners (22).
• Owen Coyle’s side have gone 11 games without a clean sheet in the Premier League.

My predicted starting XIs:

Bolton: Jaaskelainen, Steinsson, Knight, Wheater, Ricketts, Eagles, Petrov, Reo-Coker, M.Davies, Muamba, Ngog

Arsenal: Szczesny, Sagna, Mertesacker, Koscielny, Vermaelen, Song, Arteta, Ramsey, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Van Persie, Walcott

My Prediction: Bolton 1-3 Arsenal

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Arsenal vs Man Utd Stats&Facts

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Last season Arsenal 1 Man Utd 0

Referee Mike Dean

This season's matches 17 Y53, R1, 3.18 cards per game

• No side has kept more clean sheets than Manchester United in the Premier League this season (11)
• Sir Alex Ferguson's side boast the division's best away record this season, winning seven of their 10 fixtures away from Old Trafford so far this season.
• Defeat against Swansea was the Arsenal's 100th loss in the Premier League under Arsène Wenger.
• It was also Arsenal's 150th defeat in the Premier League era.
• Aaron Ramsey has made the most Premier League starts of any Arsenal outfield player this season (19)
• Robin van Persie is leading the way at the top of the Premier League scoring charts with 17 goals to his name. Wayne Rooney is second with 13.
• Arsenal's 8-2 defeat at Old Trafford was the highest-scoring game of the season so far.
• This will be the 47th meeting in all competitions between Sir Alex Ferguson and Arsène Wenger. Ferguson has won 21, Wenger 16 and there have been nine draws in their previous 46 matches. 
• There have been a total of 12 red cards in this fixture – eight for Arsenal and four for Manchester United.
• Thierry Henry has scored 24 career PL goals in fixtures between 'big four' Premier League clubs – the most of any player. He has netted eight career league goals against Manchester United – only Alan Shearer (10) has more against them.
• Wayne Rooney has scored eight Premier League goals against Arsenal for Manchester United – equal-most goals in this fixture alongside Thierry Henry (8). Rooney has 10 career league goals against them – his equal-favourite opponent alongside Newcastle and Portsmouth. He netted his first ever Premier League goal against them for Everton and scored a hat-trick in the 8-2 victory at Old Trafford on August 28.

• Arsenal allowed Manchester United 14 shots on target against them in their 2-8 defeat back in August, the joint-most they have allowed in a Premier League game in the last five years.
• Wayne Rooney has scored six goals in his last six appearances against Arsenal in all competitions and has also missed a penalty in that time.
• Rooney scored his first Premier League goal, his first Premier League goal for Man Utd, his 100th Premier League goal and his 150th goal for Man Utd in all competitions against Arsenal.
• Man Utd have won seven and lost one of their last nine matches against Arsenal in all competitions.
• Arsenal have won three and lost only one of the five league meetings with Manchester United at the Emirates, although the Red Devils also won their meeting there in the Champions League too.
• Thierry Henry scored seven goals in eight home appearances against Manchester United.
• Henry’s last goal at the Emirates in the Premier League was a last-minute winner against the Red Devils.
• Arsenal have only scored more than once in four of their last 16 Premier League games at the Emirates and netted just 20 in total over those matches.
• The Gunners have won none of their last 10 Premier League games with Mike Dean as the referee (W0 D5 L5).
• Arsenal have dropped eight points from winning positions in their last four Premier League matches.
• Man Utd have gained just one point from behind this season, fewer than any other team.

Szczesnyed and Songed!

My last post was players getting FRIMPONGED!
Here is Bale getting SZCZESNYED!! :D

SONGED! :D 

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