Bolton sit in the bottom half of the Premier League table. After such an impressive start to
this season and spirits riding high, 11th place just feels so... wrong. Such a difference from this
point last year where we would have killed for this position.
The last match against Wigan was a dreary, frankly pathetic affair on January 5th.
Bolton sit in the bottom half of the Premier League table. After such an impressive start to
this season and spirits riding high, 11th place just feels so... wrong. Such a difference from this
point last year where we would have killed for this position.
The last match against Wigan was a dreary, frankly pathetic affair on January 5th.
Chelsea launched a great late fightback against Aston Villa and went 3-2 up with two minutes to
go, but then threw the game away when Villa scored a stoppage-time equaliser.
Striker Didier Drogba and captain John Terry had scored goals in the last six minutes for
Chelsea and Terry's goal looked to have wrapped tup all three points for the champions.
An added-time header from Ciaran Clark rescued a point for Aston Villa in a topsy-turvy 3-3 draw
with Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.
Villa, who had lost five of their previous six Premier League matches, appeared to be on their
way to a much-needed victory when Emile Heskey rose above Jeffrey Bruma to power in Stewart
Downing's cross.
There's nothing to get the pulse slumping like Wigan away, and the first half was suitably
dire. Chris Baird, revelling in his 'long range specialist' role, had our first two shots,
the first a daisy cutter that Ali Al Habsi saved easily, the second flying into the crowd.
Wigan bounced back with a relatively exhilerating break down the right flank, Stam's crossed at
full-speed, Rodellega got on the end of it but hit the post with a good header.
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Arsenal welcome Wigan Atheltic to the Emirates as the Gunners return to Premier League action in
a match that they should be winning.
Denilson and Marouane Chamakh have overcome the minor injuries they picked up against Leeds in
midweek., but are likely to find themselves on the bench.
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Robin Van Persie produced an outstanding display scoring his first hat-trick for Arsenal as
they comfortably beat Wigan 3-0 at the Emirates.
Keeper Ali Al Habsi gave Wigan hope with superb saves, the best of them denied Cesc Fabregas and
Van Persie.
At the end of 45 minutes I knew the way I should feel. Arsenal have just battered their
opponents, created chance after chance, seen the keeper pull off a string of saves, yet go in just
one goal up.
The way I'm supposed to think is 'Oh shit. Now what's going to happen is they're going to get a
scabby goal from a corner or free kick, we'll dominate again but won't be able to score, we'll
bring on Bendtner and Arshavin who will clash heads causing each other a massive subdural hematoma,
then we'll miss a penalty, hit the post a few times and drop two points".
Has added the goals to the number 10 again
By that I mean the scoreline. Had our players been more lethal, they could have easily shattered
the Premiership record for highest number of goals in a game. The statistics tells us that we had
24 shots on goal and 63% of the possession. Only 10 of those were on target, yet we only managed to
make Wigan pick out the ball from the next 3 times.
BLACKPOOL, England Manchester United moved five points clear at the top of the Premier League after
staging a stunning late fightback to win 3-2 at Blackpool on Wednesday. Sir Alex Ferguson's side
had gone 27 league matches without losing, a run stretching back to their 2-1 defeat against
Chelsea in April last season.
