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Arsenal host Sunderland this afternoon at the Emirates Stadium, and in doing so will play their first Premiership fixture since their win over Liverpool a week and a half ago. That match was the Gunners’ only win in their previous three outings, and that was followed up by an embarrasing loss to FC Porto in the Champions League on Wednesday evening. It is fair to say that Wenger’s men are out of form, however their counterparts today are in much worse condition.
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02
2010
Player Ratings: FC Porto v ArsenalPosted by: Aidan in Arsenal, Champions League, Player Ratings
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02
2010
Match Preview: FC Porto v ArsenalPosted by: Aidan in Arsenal, Champions League, Match Previews
Despite having the weekend off, Arsenal have somehow managed to be decimated by injuries ahead of their match against FC Porto tonight. The fixture marks the start of the Champions League knockout rounds, and the Gunners have a tough task in store for them if they are to turn over the reigning Portuguese champions at the Estadio do Dragao this evening. Porto are currently off the pace in their own domestic competition, and like the Gunners sit in third position in their respective league.
Winless in four games and having tasted defeat in the last two, it is fair to say that Arsenal are going through somewhat of a slump. The Gunners were last victorious in a 4-2 win over Bolton the best party of a month ago, and since then were turfed out of the FA Cup before drawing at Aston Villa and then being trounced by Manchester United and Chelsea. Now nine points off top with thirteen games remaining, it is fair to say that Arsene Wenger’s men have not needed a win as desperately as they do tonight. |









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