- Oct 17, 2008
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[Albion] Brighton & Hove Albion vs Arsenal *** Official Match Thread ***
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Hotchilidog
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- Jan 24, 2009
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My normal optimism is dimmed for this one, if only for the fact that we defend so badly at corners let alone against a team that seems to have perfected the art of scoring from them. We may summon up the spirit to give Arsenal a game in open play but set pieces alone should enable Arsenal to see out a comfortable win.
deletebeepbeepbeep
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- May 12, 2009
- 21,951
Gonna be a cricket score...
Silverhatch
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Game’ll be called off by snowmaggedon (Express). Heard Maupay’s re-singed for this one game (Football insider). Lamptey deff off to the Arse and has asked not to be considered (Fab). 
It's got draw written all over it, hasn't it?
We keep our winless run going.
They keep their undefeated run going.
We keep our "first game of the new year" run going.
Everyone goes home unhappy.
We keep our winless run going.
They keep their undefeated run going.
We keep our "first game of the new year" run going.
Everyone goes home unhappy.
- Oct 17, 2008
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Everything except the last bit, I’d be delighted with a draw. They’re much, much better than us
oldboyroy
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But that stat includes our poor form under Roberto upto May too!
Wrong-Direction
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- Mar 10, 2013
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schmunk
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This "joke" type post, pretending to be at the wrong ground, in every single match day thread, is getting so boring. You should know better than this by now.
It's called The Emirates.
Tom Hark Preston Park
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- Jul 6, 2003
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Howzat?
"Ali Bruce-Ball will be at the Emirates later" states R5's Janet Quasie a moment ago. 
"But at the Amex later, where Arsenal are going today" mentions Bruce in his reply.
"But at the Amex later, where Arsenal are going today" mentions Bruce in his reply.
Hometownglory
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- Jan 12, 2014
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I reckon we can win this one. They are a very good side but I'm hoping the respectable draw at Villa gave the boys some confidence.
I cannot stand Arteta or Arsenal for that matter, so if we manage to dent their title hopes, I'll be buzzing.
I cannot stand Arteta or Arsenal for that matter, so if we manage to dent their title hopes, I'll be buzzing.
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oneillco
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- Feb 13, 2013
- 1,346
We all know that we play good attacking football and will get into a lot of scoring positions but what we haven't been getting at home matches is luck; where have the opposition own-goals and keeper howlers gone? Isn't it time that an Enciso shot heading for the corner flag deflects past the keeper? Of course we will get more luck if we stop dithering in front of goal and get our shots away quicker. Fingers crossed that training this week has focussed on that...
bluenitsuj
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Gonna be a very wet one
- Mar 1, 2021
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I'd like to see the stats on this because I thought our set piece defending wasn't that bad.
NorthStandSeagull
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Should be on them from the start as they only played Wednesday night. High press and run them into the ground with plenty of pace on the pitch! But we won’t..
We’ll sit off and play the ball around at a leisurely pace
We’ll sit off and play the ball around at a leisurely pace
- Oct 17, 2008
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I don’t have stats handy, but in my opinion we’ve looked much dodgier without Welbeck defending the front post.
Since we had Biss defending the front post!!