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League leaders Arsenal are to take on 7th placed Portsmouth at Fratton Park on Boxing Day.
The Gunners, who sport a clean bill of health, will be looking for six points out of six in their
next two matches to go into the new year as leaders, but they will have to work hard as they face
quality opposition in Portsmouth and Everton.
Could Manuel Almunia hold the key to England's chances of winning the 2010 World Cup? The BBC
report that the Arsenal goalkeeper is close to obtaining British citizenship and, with a Spain
call-up looking unlikely, he's open to an approach from Fabio Capello. "They (Spain) have never,
never called me," said Almunia.
Newcastle came back from an early goal down to win a point against Premier League leaders Arsenal,
who failed to capitalize on a game in hand but nonetheless went four points clear of second-placed
Manchester United.
Arsenal were 1-0 up after only four minutes, after Emmanuel Adebayor drilled a fabulous volley into
the back of Shay Given's net.
Arsenal's current first-choice goalkeeper Manuel Almunia could become England's national team
keeper, as he has never been called up for Spain and is in the process of acquiring English
citizenship.
The keeper proved his worth to Arsene Wenger this season, replacing long-time Arsenal and Germany
number one Jens Lehmann as the club's first-choice keeper.
Arsenal completed the double over arch-rivals Tottenham Hotspur as they escaped from a nervy
encounter with three points. The Gunners, who were heavy favorites to win the match despite
Tottenham's recent resurgence, went a goal up just after halftime when Emmanuel Adebayor scored his
tenth league goal of the season, but Dimitar Berbatov levelled in the 66th.
