Newcastle were posing a definite threat down the other end, especially from long throws and corners. On 35 minutes they had a corner from the right that found the head of Steven Taylor. Although he was sandwiched between two players he managed to direct his effort goalwards but was matched by a great save from Almunia
I hate the fact that both Hleb and Cesc and missing for the match tomorrow, I would be so confident about the game if they were playing.
We face Newcastle United on Wednesday probably without Cesc and Hleb who are our top creative players right now so that could be a problem. My guess is that Rosicky will take over from Hleb in the central creative free role
We were bossing things early on and Hleb was particularly prominent – with Cesc out, his contribution would be vital and he lived up to the billing. So when Villa’s goal came on the quarter hour it was a bit of a sucker punch. Flamini misplaced a pass
Aleksandr Hleb took over from the injured Cesc Fabregas as the creative leader of the side and he was unplayable
I personally think that Cesc was being protected for the Aston Villa match and Arsene didn't want to admit that because we lost the game
Arsene will be a bit nervous to know if the players can get this defeat out of the system, even the players who did not play
Eduardo who was waiting unmarked, but his low drive was somehow diverted wide by the sprawling keeper. The last five minutes of the half were harem scarem in our box. Kanoute put wide a chance very similar to Keita’s goal
I am looking forward to watching Nikalas Bendtner. He started against Slavia Prague away but he didn't get any service