Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has urged his players to get their ailing domestic campaign back on track by recapturing the spirit of their famous invincible side of the 2003-04 season.

On Wednesday, Arsenal played out a 0-0 draw with Bolton Wanderers at the Reebok Stadium and although they finally managed to end their point drought after three consecutive defeats, it wasn't a source of joy for the Gunners as they now find themselves at seventh position on the league table, behind the likes of Newcastle United and Liverpool.

Arsenal and England midfielder Jack Wilshere has confirmed he has suffered another stress fracture in is injured ankle, this time in his heel.

He had a scan after feeling pain in training last week and the midfielder revealed on Twitter today:

"I can confirm I have a stress fracture but it is not in the same area as my first injury which has healed very which I am happy about.

Arsene Wenger goes in to today's FA Cup clash knowing that realistically it is the only trophy that can end our seven-year silverwear drought. That's probably why he is set to start RVP up front against Alex McLeish's men at the Emirates.

But as you would ecpect given the lack of success at the club of late, AW is also eyeing new talent for the future.

Liverpool is on the verge of signing a new striker, according to legendary goalkeeper Bruce Grobbelaar.
Liverpool struggled to hit the net again this weekend with a 0-0 draw at home to Stoke and have scored just eight goals in their last nine Premier League games. With Luis Suarez suspended for eight games, strikers Dirk Kuyt and Andy Carroll have come under pressure to perform but Carroll has only scored twice this season, while Kuyt has yet to break his drought.

Liverpool is on the verge of signing a new striker, according to legendary goalkeeper Bruce Grobbelaar.
Liverpool struggled to hit the net again this weekend with a 0-0 draw at home to Stoke and have scored just eight goals in their last nine Premier League games. With Luis Suarez suspended for eight games, strikers Dirk Kuyt and Andy Carroll have come under pressure to perform but Carroll has only scored twice this season, while Kuyt has yet to break his drought.

A comfortable scoreline and advancement to the next round of the FA Cup. Struggling players getting on the scoresheet. A good day, then. Even a great day. When absolutely nothing went wrong and no bad news came out...

* Luis Suarez served the second match of his eight-game ban, Andy Carroll scored, and Stewart Downing broke his 22-match scoring drought.

We are still a few days away from the Leeds game and I don't want to step on what will surely be another (auto paste here) splendid pre match from the master himself. But without wishing to step on toes I want to get some thoughts off my chest.

Having spent most of Christmas and New Year struggling to find the back of net I have started to change my mind about the importance of this game and who should be playing.

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Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard backs Andy Carroll to end goalscoring drought

The Anfield skipper is glad to see the end of his injury-hit year with a goal to secure three points against Newcastle United

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Liverpool forward Andy Carroll needs to develop ruthless streak

Liverpool forward needs to find a ruthlessness streak to end his drought in front of goal.

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Liverpool boss Kenny Dalglish undeterred by club's lack of goals this season

The Reds boss insists he will not change the philosophy at Anfield despite their recent drought, with his side finding the net just 21 times in 18 games this campaign

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Arsenal defender Laurent Koscielny has dismissed suggestions that Sunday's 1-0 defeat to Premier League leaders Manchester City has brought the Gunners closer to another season without winning any silverware.

While Koscielny and his teammates now trail the Citizens by a massive 12 points and also suffered Carling Cup elimination at home to the same outfit a few days ago, they still have the Champions League and the FA Cup to fight for.

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Last four head-to-head:
0-1 Villa (a) 05.22.11
3-0 Liverpool (h) 12.06.10
1-0 Liverpool (a) 12.29.09
1-3 Villa (h) 08.24.09
Last three matches:
Liverpool: 1-0 QPR (h); 0-1 Fulham (a); 2-0 Chelsea (a)
Villa: 2-1 Bolton (a); 0-1 United (h); 0-0 Swansea (a)
Goalscorers (league):
Liverpool: Suarez 5; Own Goal 3; Adam, Carroll 2; Bellamy, Gerrard, Henderson, Johnson, Maxi, Skrtel 1
Villa: Agbonlahor, Bent 5; Petrov 3; Albrighton, Bannan, Dunne, Heskey, Warnock 1
Referee: Peter Walton
Guess at a line-up:
Reina
Johnson Skrtel Agger Enrique
Downing Henderson Adam Maxi
Suarez Bellamy
It'll seem as if Liverpool are playing nearly every day over the next few weeks, with eight matches in a month, but there's probably little point in wholesale changes just yet.

'Luis Suarez is a great professional' Liverpool forward Dirk Kuyt praises team-mate

The Dutch international lauds the energetic attacker for ending two-month drought with winner against QPR, but boss Kenny Dalglish has not been concerned by his lack of goals

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When you're a supporter of any club, these are the sorts of spells you really just have to enjoy. Watching Arsenal play is a real pleasure at the moment. There are plenty that will plead caution and perhaps as many that will anticipate our annual spring collapse. To a certain extent, they're not at all incorrect to do that.

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Any Arsenal fan will tell you that the last few seasons have been tough. They will need no reminding that the last trophy the club won was back in 2005. However the start of this season led to more than a few whispers that perhaps Arsène Wenger wasn't the right man for the club.

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Wigan Athletic 0-2 Fulham Premier League October 2011

It's now eight league defeats in a row for Wigan Athletic after Roberto Martinez' side went down 2-0 at home to Fulham.

Despite dominating for large periods of the game, the home side couldn't find a way past Fulham 'keeper Mark Schwarzer, with striker Hugo Rodallega continuing his worrying goul drought.

Let's make it the Carling Kop Henderson

Liverpool midfielder eager to end club's five-year trophy drought

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Kuyt Wants Silverware

Kuyt has recently spoke of his desire to win silverware and end his trophy drought with Liverpool, it has been well documented that Kuyt is nearing breaking an unwanted record as the Dutchman has now played 250 games without winning a single trophy.

Dirk Kuyt wants Liverpool trophy drought to end

Dirk Kuyt is determined to fire Liverpool through to the Carling Cup fifth round so he can take another step closer to ending his record-breaking Anfield trophy drought.

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Dirk Kuyt 'desperate' to end Liverpool trophy drought with League Cup win

The striker has come close on several occasions to winning silverware with the Anfield club and with no European competition to play in he is aiming for glory in domestic cups

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Dirk sets sights on silverware

Dirk Kuyt today spoke of his determination to end his trophy drought as a Liverpool player as the Reds look to take the next step on the road to Carling Cup glory.

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Criminally I have not been keeping up with the Malaysia Cup over recent days. We're at the semi final stage now with the second legs being played tomorrow. As things stand:
Selangor v Terengganu 0-2T Team v Negeri Sembilan 2-4
Is an all Terengganu final on the cards? NS's home advantage following their 4-2 win over the ever so daftly named (takes a deep breath) Terengganu PBDKT T Team makes it unlikely but this is Malaysian football after all so we'll see.

Petr Cech has expressed his delight at seeing summer signing Oriol Romeu make an impact during Chelsea's emphatic 5-0 win over Racing Genk last night and believes that the arrival of such quality young players will ensure that the Blues' future remains bright.

With the club's top players such as Frank Lampard, Didier Drogba, and John Terry set to retire in a few years, there has been a lot of talk about the club potentially entering a rebuilding phase.

Arsenal coach Arsene Wenger is Confident that his captain Robin Van Persie will remain at the Emirates despite the Dutch Striker's failure to sign a new deal. Ironically, Van Persie has had a great start to the season scoring 11 goals in 15 appearances for the Gunners so far.

However, his stellar performances have not been enough for Arsenal to stamp their authority in the league.

Arsene Wenger is reportedly keen on signing £8million Anderlecht midfielder Lucas Biglia in the January transfer window.

There are claims this morning that the 25-year-old Argentinean has been on Arsenal's radar since the summer. Biglia left Independiente for Europe in 2006 and he is under contract at Anderlecht until 2015.

Six years is a long time to go without winning a trophy, not that us Arsenal fans need reminding about that now do we, but Robin van Persie could end his personal drought with his country before his club as he is sure to be playing for Holland in next years European Championships, barring injury [...

For players looking to end a goal-scoring drought, one goal is usually enough to help end the skid and provide a confidence boost. For Marco Pappa, one goal wasn't enough as he provided a reminder of just how dangerous a player he can be.

Pappa's hat-trick performance in Chicago's 3-0 beating of Real Salt Lake was one of the best games of the season and made Pappa the easy pick for MLS Player of the Week this week.

By THOMAS FLOYD

The last time D.C. United recorded back-to-back league wins, Tom Soehn was the coach, Josh Wicks was in goal, and the attack was led by Ben Olsen, Christian Gomez, Luciano Emilio and Jaime Moreno.

That was June 2009. Needless to say, a lot has changed for United and now-coach Olsen in the past 27 months, but the lack of any sort of winning streak has continued.

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In the latest edition of the Philly Soccer Show podcast, KYW's Greg Orlandini and PSP's Eli Pearlman-Storch are joined by PSP's Adam Cann. With games coming thick and fast, the focus is on the Philadelphia Union's hunt for the playoffs.

In part one, Greg, Eli and Adam look back at the draw with Sporting Kansas City.

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For most of us on AA, it is impossible to separate our emotions from our club, the two are intrinsically linked. It's probably fair to say that whilst both games caused a lot of pain, the Blackburn game probably wounded us deeper than the one at OT, if only because of the expectation.

Arsenal left-back Kieran Gibbs hopes that he does not have to wait for his next goal for too long after being teased by teammates up until the moment he struck for the first time in a Gunners shirt on Tuesday night.

With his side trailing 1-0 to League 2 outfit Shrewsbury Town, Gibbs scored the equalizer and inspired Arsene Wenger's youthful squad to a 3-1 win.

Needing every point the team can muster from hear on out we are hopeful that goalkeeper Bill Hamid will be in net for tonights match agians Chivas USA.
We elected to have Charlie Davies as the lone striker and put the always danderous playmaker, Dwayne De Rosario directly behind Davies in the hope that the two can find some much needed offensive spark working together.

Cesc Fabregas has revealed he has received an apology, retraction and damages after a magazine published an article claiming the Barcelona midfielder said he left Arsenal because he feared a prolonged trophy drought for the club.

Here's a look back at the good, the bad, and the ugly from week five of the Premier League. Cheers Swansea City: They ended their 374-minute goalless drought to pick up a solid win. Tony Hibbert: His pinpoint cross gave Everton ...
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Ducky's Note: Much like Torres' drought, BigFourZa has been suffering a lack of Chelsea contributions, putting the very name of our site at risk. Much like Torres' goal at OT, Sushajith has stepped up and broken the 27-month drought in BFZ's blue corner. Much like Torres' later miss in the same game.

Fernando Torres finally broke his 23 game scoring drought yesterday at Old Trafford, but the ecstacy quickly turned to agony for the former Liverpool striker, with a stunning miss that must surely rank amongst the worst of all time.It's hard to understand how Torres missed this sitter:One thing is for certain - Chelsea's 'slow' midfield had nothing to do with this howler.

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BRIDGEVIEW, Ill. -- From Chivas de Guadalajara to Chivas USA, the latter opponent has a bearing on the Chicago Fire's distant postseason hopes.
Chicago hosts Chivas USA this Saturday at Toyota Park, and the team is coming off a 1-0 international friendly defeat to Guadalajara on Wednesday.

Arsenal's new signing Mikel Arteta has revealed that former skipper Cesc Fabregas advised him to complete his move to the Emirates Stadium despite the duo not being close friends outside football.

Fabregas joined Barcelona earlier in the summer, finally bringing a long-drawn transfer saga to an end.

Ever since being transferred to Chelsea in last January's window, the one universal opinion on Fernando Torres is that he hasn't lived up to his previous form. He's on a drought, a severe one at that, scoring one goal last ...