Crystal Palace – Arsenal 3-0

By Walter Broeckx No changes in the starting line up for Arsenal compared to our last match against West Ham United. On the bench we had a change with Coquelin returning in the place of Iwobi who had played with the U23. Arsenal team : Martinez, Bellerin, Mustafi, Gabriel, Monreal, Elneny, Xhaka, Walcott, Ozil, Alexis, …

The Palace v The Arsenal. The teams, the beach and associated items

By Bulldog Drummond Ahead of this match the Large One who manages Palace said, “When the bell starts ringing you know the time is running out” and who are we to argue with such finery? Now the factoids Crystal Palace have just two wins in league matches against Arsenal.  Of the rest they drew nine …

The Palace v The Arsenal, the statistics, the line up for the last Palace win, and journalism without thinking

By Bulldog Drummond   There is a phrase that the Telegraph is now dropping into anything that Arsene Wenger ever says, or anything that it imagines the club is doing.  In each and every case they now claim that saying this or doing that “is likely to surprise many fans.”  It’s a sort of instant knock …

The Palace v The Arsenal. The Form, The Ox, The Injuries (and wow, just look at the injuries!)

By Bulldog Drummond In the build up to this match Arsène Wenger has been talking a little about Alex Oxlade Chamberlain and his importance to the club saying, “I personally think it’s vital that Chamberlain stays at Arsenal.  We bought him when he was very young and built him up. He has a great mentality and a …