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That nine-minute, three-goalArsenal salvo has stunned West Ham. It could be the end of Manuel Pellegrini. Sebastian Heller comes on for Filipe Anderson. Will that substitution turn out to be one of the manager’s last decisions as West Ham boss?
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Arsenal) were a complete shambles less than ten minutes ago. Now they’re in the lead, and scoring magical goals! Aubameyang slips a pass wide right for Pepe, who shuffles into the box, makes a little bit of space away from Masuaku, and curls an unstoppable shot across Martin and into the top left! The keeper had absolutely no chance with that.
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************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************ min :Nope, he can’t go on. He limps off, to be replaced by Arthur Masuaku. Ozil then takes the free kick, just to the right of the box. It’s easily slapped clear by Ogbonna. A very poor delivery.
min:Pepe drops a shoulder to trick Cresswell, who looks like he’s tweaked something and doesn’t fancy a footrace down the right. So the full-back clatters the winger. Booked. But before any free kick can be taken, the West Ham physio comes on to check if Cresswell can continue.
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min:Snodgrass gets West Ham on the front foot early doors. He takes the set piece himself. Rice can’t get a header on target. The ball breaks to Noble, who lifts a wild shot miles over the bar. Aubameyang makes his way back upfield holding his head, looking a little woozy. Xhaka checks he’s good to continue. The striker says he’s fine, though he doesn’t look particularly happy.
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Right, back to the big game … and West Ham get the ball rolling for the second half.A stat from Sky that’ll give them an extra boost: it’s been over eight years since Arsenal recovered from a losing half-time position to win a Premier Leaguematch. This would be a welcome time for the Gunners to buck that trend.
[Taps mike, adopts thick Lancastrian burr] “Hey , does anybody remember Kettering Tires ? ”
Anyway, you requested adjudication on the Crown Paints / Candy thing. Here’s your answer. I mean, (obviously) .(******************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** (****************************************** (********************************************** (************************************************ (************************************************ (********************************************************************************************(******************************************** **************************************************(************************************************ (*********************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************, and the top of English top-flight football’s slippery slope. Photograph: Getty Images Updated (at 4.) ************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************* EST EST
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They can’t get it, but trot off down the tunnel looking fairly content. They’re minutes away from a confidence-restoring win.Arsenalby contrast look miserable; they’ve been a lightweight non-event. “You know how we always used to get irritated by the ‘hey guys, remember Spangles?’ Crowd who would forever be banging on about irrelevant minutiae from the 72 s? ”asks Tom Atkins, in the rhetorical style. “You always become the thing you hate the most. That said, Villa is Mita Copiers, Man City always Brother, and Ipswich obviously Fisons. I also think we need an adjudication on Crown Paints vs Candy for Liverpool. ”
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min 3: It’s all West Ham, who are pressing for a second goal that would put the visitors in all sorts of bother.
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There will be five additional minutes, Tierney’s injury, VAR, all that. The first sees Aubameyang welt a shot miles over the bar from a very ambitious distance.ArsenalHaven’t worked Martin at all .
min:Snodgrass is blocked off by Kolasinac as he dribbles down the right. He wants a penalty, but he’s not getting it. It all looked a bit theatrical as he fell backwards, his spine arcing in the dramatic style.
min:A bit of space for Pepe, who has been Arsenal’s liveliest player, despite Cresswell’s attention. He makes good down the right and crosses low. Martin, who hasn’t had much to do, gathers confidently.
min:Torreira attempts a back-heel a couple of yards from his own box. He nearly lets Antonio in on goal, but gets away with it. That was ludicrous, and it’s no wonderArsenalare shipping goals like they’re going out of fashion.
min:This is preposterous. VAR takes nearly two minutes to work out whether Ogbonna had headed the ball onto his outstretched fist, en route to the goal via Maitland-Niles ’back. It was nowhere near, but it took them about replays to decide. Anyway, it’s all good. Whither spontaneous joy?
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Cresswell wins a corner down the left. He hoicks it long. Some pinball. Noble takes a whack. More pinball. Rice flicks the ball towards Fornals, to the right of the six-yard box. He dinks it back in. Ogbonna wants it the most, and his desire wins out. His header, towards the top left, twangs off Maitland-Niles ’back and into the top right, past the wrong-footed Leno.
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