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Just to wipe off some frowns after today’s cup exit, here was a warm moment to share. Andrey Arshavin forgot it all and his hat had to be removed by his boss as the little Russian was being introduced into the FA Cup tie against Stoke City.

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Wenger – I rested players because the Villa game is more important

Arsene Wenger feels that he was right to rest Thomas Vermaelen, Gael Clichy and Bacary Sagna (amongst others!) for the FA Cup defeat at Stoke City today, and regards the next four league games as much more important, starting with the match against Aston Villa on Wednesday. He had previously said that the FA Cup [...]

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Vito Mannone sets his sights on replacing Manuel Almunia after penning new Arsenal deal

Italian goalkeeper Vito Mannone has targetted the Arsenal number one jersey after signing a new long-term contract with the Barclays Premier League club...

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Arsenal have quality but weve got spirit says Stoke boss Tony Pulis

Stoke boss Tony Pulis believes his side proved they are a match for anyone at the Britannia Stadium after dumping Arsenal out of the FA Cup...

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Having watched the TV highlights, three extra conclusions from today

1) Perhaps Wenger was correct: watching on TV, the pitch didn't look great. But having said that, it wasn't unplayable, and two of the three Stoke goals came from successful dribbles up the flanks. Something Walcott didn't manage all day.Ultimately, the pitch is the same for both teams and if Stoke can dribble on it, than our supposedly infinitely more talented players should also be a...

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Arsene Wenger takes the blame as under-strength Arsenal suffer FA Cup KO at Stoke

Arsenal Wenger blamed himself as Arsenal were muscled out of the FA Cup by Stoke City on Sunday afternoon...

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Stoke 3-1 Arsenal: Vela in last chance saloon and Walcott’s not far behind

The headline is strong, I know, but it is about time they started pulling their weight and contributing. The boss decided to go with Coquelin at right back, Campbell and Silvestre in the middle with Traore on the left, out of that back four one was out of position, two were hapless and the one player [...]

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Lianne Sanderson cites Super League delay as reason for US move

Chelsea striker to join Philadelphia Independence England forward says decision was straightforwardThe delayed start to the Football Association's Super League has cost the English club game yet another of its top players. The Chelsea striker Lianne Sanderson has become the seventh member of the England squad to move to America'...

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Wenger’s numbers don’t come up in Pottery lottery

Stoke City 3-1 Arsenal I said yesterday that Wenger had little choice but to gamble in today’s FA Cup game. Gamble he did – and he lost. As expected, he chose a mixture of youth and experience. In the young corner were Emmanuel-Thomas (first team debut), Coquelin (a lick of Milk Cup only) and Eastmond (one Premier [...]

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Eboue set to return for Arsenal

Emmanuel Eboue is likely to be available for next Sunday’s clash with Manchester United at least. Arsenal’s right back is due to return from Africa Cup of Nations duty after his country was knocked out of the tournament by Algeria. The mixed news of Ivory Coast’s exit came in dramatic fashion after ‘the Elephants’ were pegged back [...]

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Wenger: Blame me for Cup KO

ARSENE WENGER insists he is to blame for Arsenal exiting the FA Cup at Stoke

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Ricardo Fuller heads off challenge from vulnerable Arsenal

This is an FA Cup full of surprises - Manchester United, Liverpool and now Arsenal, all gone by the end of January - but the manner of this defeat was less of a shock.

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SHOULD ARSENAL TAKE THE FA CUP SERIOUSLY?

After the 3-1 defeat to Stoke today, what are everyone’s thoughts on playing your strongest team for the FA Cup games? Personally, I don’t really have an opinion on this, but I’d like to hear what everyone else thinks. Playing a weaker/younger side in the Carling Cup is totally justifiable, but the FA Cup has years [...]

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Arsenal out of FA Cup, Wenger concentrates on Premier League

Arsenal boss insists that he had only little choice but to field a weakened side after the Gunners were dumped out of the FA Cup by Stoke Arsenal lost the game by 3-1 in the fourth-round tie at the Britannia Stadium and Arsene Wenger conceded that his squad of youth players could not cope with the [...]

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Nice chief opens the door for Remy departure

OGC Nice’s club President has admitted that it will be difficult to keep Loïc Remy at the French side, after their supporters horrific treatment of the player last week. The 23-year-old was spat at and verbally abused by fans as he left Stade du Ray following Wednesday’s 1-0 defeat to Auxerre. “From the moment Loïc feels less at [...]

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Wenger: I was forced to rotate side

Arsene Wenger claims it was not his choice to make so many changes to the team for the FA Cup game at Stoke.

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Wenger happy with team selection

Arsene Wenger insisted he had little choice but to field a weakened side as Arsenal were dumped out of the FA Cup

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Arsenal knocked out of the Cup

Sol Campbell endured a miserable return to the Arsenal ranks as Stoke clinched a memorable 3-1 FA Cup win

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Echoes of Brian Clough's Derby in 1972 as Arsenal, Chelsea and United enter final third

The uneven nature of this title race takes us back to the days when Derby won the old First Division in 1972.

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Highlights: Stoke City 3-1 Arsenal

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Eleven conclusions from Stoke-Arsenal

1) There are no longer any mitigating factors: time and again he has been given chances and time and again he has failed to deliver. Theo Walcott is not an Arsenal quality player.But today it got worse than that: he was more of a hindrance than a help. He consistently gave the ball away, didn't make a single good cross and generally looked completely anonymous. We would have been bette...

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Wenger defends selections after defeat

Arsene Wenger insisted he had little choice but to field a weakened side as Arsenal were dumped out of the FA Cup...

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Stoke 3-1 Arsenal: Team selection not to blame as Stoke dump us out of the cup

Stoke 3 (Fuller 2, 78, Whitehead 86) Arsenal 1 (Denilson 42) (FA Cup Fourth Round) A trip to Stoke is never an easy proposition, even for a top team at full strength. Given the choice between a weary first team, many carrying niggling injuries, or a younger outfit without the experience of going to places like the Brittania stadium, [...]

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Arsenals sorry Sol Campbell misses the honeymoon period again - just like at Notts County

Whatever else he fine tunes between now and the end of the season, Sol Campbell's ability to hand pick a nice gentle debut is already a lost cause...

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Stoke 3 – 1 Arsenal

I’m pretty pissed off to be honest.  Getting knocked out the FA Cup always hurts, and this year was even worse as the Mancs and Liverpool (not that they’d have been a problem) were already out. Within 70 seconds we were behind, with the most predictable goal ever seen – Delap long throw to Fuller.  Just like last [...]

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Liverpool: Boss to tempt rivals with Ryan

Liverpool are ready to offload Ryan Babel before the end of the month and would even let him join Arsenal if the price is right.

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Potters have City in their sights

Stoke have been rewarded for Sunday's FA Cup fourth-round win over Arsenal by being drawn against Barclays Premier League heavyweights Manchester City.

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FA Cup fifth round draw- Manchester City take on Stoke Chelsea face Cardiff

Stoke City pulled off the shock of the round by beating Arsenal 3-1 at the Britannia Stadium on Sunday afternoon...

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Arsenal dumped out of Cup by Stoke, Man City win

LONDON, Jan 24 (Reuters) - Arsenal joined Manchester United and Liverpool on the FA Cup scrapheap when Ricardo Fuller scored twice to condemn them to a 3-1 defeat at Stoke City in the fourth round on Sunday.

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Wenger- No regrets over selection

The Gunners went down 3-1 at the Britannia Stadium in a fourth-round tie, and boss Wenger conceded that his youthful side could not cope with Stoke's physical style...

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Wenger defends selection after defeat

'I do not regret the side I put out, I did not have much choice' Stoke rewarded with fifth-round tie away to Manchester CityArsène Wenger insisted he had little choice but to field a weakened side as Arsenal were dumped out of the FA Cup by Stoke. The Gunners went down 3-1 at the Britannia Stadium in their fourth-round tie, and ...

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Wenger credits Stoke performance

Arsene Wenger says he was 'not surprised' to be beaten by what he feels is a strong Stoke City side.

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VIDEO: Stoke City V Arsenal 3-1 Highlights

Video highlights of the FA Cup game between Arsenal and Stoke - 25/01/2010

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Loanees – Lansbury Scores As Szczęsny Impresses

Welcome to this weekends Loanees Watch – Young Guns’ analysis, reports and updates on the progress of the young starlets currently plying their trade away from the Emirates Stadium. You can read all the latest reports below. Arsenal currently have seven Reserves & Youth players gaining experience elsewhere. Jay Simpson and Henri Lansbury are taking part [...]

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Arsenal Will Weather This Storm

Now we are out of the Fa Cup after a lacklustre display from the lads, how do you feel? Do you still have the ultimate belief in Arsene Wenger or are you blaming the Frenchman for our exit to Stoke City? Well, here is my take of this subject: It is stupid. What is [...]

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Stoke vs Arsenal, 3-1: Full time thoughts, analysis and player ratings

The Game With what is coming up next in the Premiership, I completely agree with Arsene Wenger’s starting line-up. Sol Campbell needed a game to test his fitness out, ditto for Theo Walcott and sooner or ...

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Everton enter race with Tottenham Liverpool and Arsenal to sign Huntelaar

Everton are exploring ways of matching Klaas Jan Huntelaar's wages in the face of competition from Tottenham for the AC Milan striker...

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Wenger defends selection policy

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger says he had no choice but to put out the inexperienced side that lost 3-1 to Stoke in the FA Cup fourth round.

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Everton enter race with Tottenham Liverpool and Arsenal to sign Dutch forward Klass Jan Huntelaar

Everton are exploring ways of matching Klaas Jan Huntelaar's wages in the face of competition from Tottenham for the AC Milan striker...

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Fulham: Hodgson calms Chris talk

Roy Hodgson has dismissed rumours of an impending Arsenal bid for Fulham defender Chris Smalling.

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Punchdrunk Arsenal Throw In The Towel

Well, first things first. Did Arsene want to win the FA Cup? The selection of Cesc Fabregas and Denilson in midfield, and the strength of the bench, said yes. The performance of some of the makeshift side said otherwise though, and it pains me to say that. I’ll hold up my hands and admit to wondering, [...]

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Not going to Wembley

Disappointed but not surprised. That sums up my feelings about Arsenal crashing out of the FA Cup this year. Disappointed in that with Man United, Everton and Liverpool already out of the cup, other than Chelsea there was no team left in the tournament that Arsenal would fear. Depending on the draw, Arsenal probably would have [...]

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Campbell's performance is a positive for Arsenal

Arsene Wenger was pleased to take one positive from the disappointing defeat to Stoke.

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Stoke Bankruptcy - Does it matter? Sequence Theory and Mao

Stoke could be the first Premiership club to go bankrupt, their towel laundry bill must be excessive. It was wonderful listening to their fans sing "same old Arsenal always cheating" as their players wasted about 7 minutes of the first half on ball drying.

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Wenger: No regrets over selection

Arsene Wenger insisted he had little choice but to field a weakened side as Arsenal were dumped out of the FA Cup at Stoke on Sunday.

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'You get no surprise when you come here'

Wenger reflects on the 3-1 FA Cup defeat against Stoke City

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Stoke 3 Arsenal 1: Sol Campbell makes losing return thanks to Ricardo Fuller's double header

Two goals from Stoke's Ricardo Fuller and a late effort from Dean Whitehead sent Arsenal spinning out of the FA Cup on Sol Campbell's comeback day.

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Painful Post Match - Stoke Verdict and Ratings........

Urakanine's Painful Verdict on the exit from the FA Cup.... How painful. To be so close to s...

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Wenger - I was forced to rotate side

Arsene Wenger claims it was not his choice to make so many changes to the team for the FA Cup game at Stoke.

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Arsenal roughed up by Stoke goal hero Fuller

Ricardo Fuller was the scourge of Arsenal as Stoke finally ended their long wait for an FA Cup triumph over the Gunners with a 3-1 win in the fourth round on Sunday.

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Stoke City 3-1 Arsenal: Sol sunk by Stoke

Sol Campbell endured a miserable return to the Arsenal ranks as Stoke clinched a memorable 3-1 FA Cup win at the Britannia Stadium.

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Audio report from Stoke v Arsenal: well beaten

I was at Stoke today for our 3-1 defeat. Infact I’m still here, sat in a gridlocked car park. A disapoonting day. Listen!

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Stoke City 3-1 Arsenal | FA Cup match report

Arsenal did not want this match on a schedule that may lead to greater prizes, but the FA Cup tie was still hard fought and victory will be prized in particular by Ricardo Fuller, who scored Stoke's first two goals. His winner came in the 78th minute as he headed in a cross from Mamady Sidibe.Fuller had done so by getting in front of Sol Campbell, who was making ...

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Wenger gets what he wanted, but at what cost?

Arsene Wenger has his own agenda and the FA Cup was clearly not on it.

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Dean undaunted by Stoke task

Dean Whitehead insists Stoke fear no-one after his goal sealed a shock 3-1 FA Cup win over Arsenal at the Britannia Stadium on Sunday.

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Stoke 3-1 Arsenal: Fuller double sees Stoke through to last 16

Misery for Campbell as Arsenal's young Gunners are taught a lesson at the Britannia Stadium

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FA Cup: Stoke City 3-1 Arsenal - Report

Denilson scores but Gunners out after Fourth Round defeat

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Not Really A Shock As Arsenal’s FA Cup Run Ends

Stoke City (3) - (1) Arsenal Denilson (42′) Britannia Stadium, Stoke What can you say about that? Arsene only played 2 first team players (Fabregas and Denilson) and we lost 3-1. Stoke scored in the first 70 seconds from a trademark throw-in we didn’t deal with, and although Arsenal played their reserves Fabregas added that bit of quality which [...]

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Stoke City dump Arsenal out of FA Cup

Arsenal followed Manchester United and Liverpool out of the FA Cup after Ricardo Fuller scored twice to inspire Stoke City to a shock 3-1 victory at the Britannia Stadium.

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Stoke City 3 Arsenal 1: match report

Sol Campbell glaringly at fault on Arsenal return as two Ricardo Fuller goals and Dean Whitehead effort knock side out of Cup.

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Report: Stoke City 3-1 Arsenal

Gunners are dumped out of the FA Cup after a 3-1 defeat to Stoke City. More to follow… Give your reactions!

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Gunners go out as Potters progress

Two headers from Ricardo Fuller helped Stoke dump Arsenal out of the FA Cup, with the Gunners crashing to a 3-1 fourth-round defeat.

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Arsenal dumped out of FA Cup by Stoke

Arsenal dumped out of FA Cup by Stoke

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Stoke 3 Arsenal 1

RICARDO FULLER headed a famous double to end Gunners' FA Cup hopes

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Stoke City 3-1 Arsenal

Two goals from Ricardo Fuller and a late thrid from Dean Whitehead knock Arsenal out of the FA Cup at the fourth round stage on Sol Campbell's first game back at the club.

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Stoke bullying overcomes Arsenal second string

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Stoke City 3 Arsenal 1 - Match Report

Ricardo Fuller scored two headed goals as Stoke City finally buried their FA Cup hoodoo at the hands of Arsenal by beating the Gunners 3-1 at the Britannia Stadium...

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Stoke 3 Arsenal 1- Sol Campbell makes losing return thanks to Ricardo Fullers double header

Two goals from Stoke's Ricardo Fuller and a late effort from Dean Whitehead sent Arsenal spinning out of the FA Cup on Sol Campbell's comeback day...

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Arsenal To Bid For Fulham Defender Chris Smalling This Week - Report (Goal.com)

Gunners boss Arsene Wenger admitted that the player was someone he admired, but discounted claims he was ready to move for him during the January transfer window.

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HT Stoke 1-1 Arsenal: Young Gunners on equal terms at the break

Denilson's last first half strike cancels out Fuller's early opener

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FA Cup Fifth Round draw details

Draw for the next round to take place on Sunday afternoon

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Follow The Second Half Coverage on Carlos Vela News Twitter

We are glad to inform you that you can follow all the latest updates and live coverage of the 4th Round FA Cup performance of Carlos Vela now on the Carlos Vela News Twitter page. This is a service which we provide for the first time for all the fans around the world and it [...]

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Fuller double sends Stoke through

Two goals from Ricardo Fuller and a late effort from Dean Whitehead gave Stoke a 3-1 victory as they spent Arsenal spinning out of the FA Cup on Sol Campbell's comeback day...

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Watch Stoke v Arsenal live on your pc – great picture!

Arsenal are losing 1-0 already, but you can see the great comeback yet again. Click on this link for live stream http://atdhe.net/12232/watch-stoke-city-vs-arsenal Enjoy!

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Arsenal's cup left empty by Fuller

Ricardo Fuller scored twice as Stoke City FC pulled off the latest shock in the FA Cup, knocking out UEFA Champions League contenders Arsenal FC with a 3-1 victory in their fourth-round tie.

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Call our post-match show after the Stoke game

Take part in our regular MatchDay Show phone-in on Sunday

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Follow Stoke vs. Arsenal over on Twitter

TEAMS Stoke v Arsenal Stoke: Sorensen, Huth, Shawcross, Higginbotham, Collins, Delap, Whitehead, Whelan, Etherington, Sidibe, Fuller. Subs: Simonsen, Lawrence, Beattie, Pugh, Diao, Sanli, Wilkinson. Arsenal: Fabianski, Coquelin, Campbell, Silvestre, Traore, Eastmond, Denilson, Fabregas, Walcott, Emmanuel-Thomas, Vela. Subs: Mannone, Rosicky, Eduardo, Ramsey, Arshavin, Bartley, Frimpong. Referee: M...

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Stoke away - line ups and updates

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Fabregas starts, Ramsey makes shock return for bench

Below is the announced line-up for today’s FA Cup tie. The big notice is that Fabregas will be risked while Ramsey – who had been ruled out for three weeks – is available again on the bench. Arsenal: Fabianski, Coquelin, Campbell, Silvestre, Traore, Eastmond, Denilson, Fabregas, Walcott, Emmanuel-Thomas, Vela. Subs: Mannone, Rosicky, Eduardo, Ramsey, Arshavin, Bartley, Frimpong ...

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Coquelin & Emmanuel-Thomas Handed Starts

Arsène Wenger has handed starts to Francis Coquelin and Jay Emmanuel-Thomas in today’s FA Cup fourth round clash with Stoke City. The promising midfielders both play out of position however, with Coquelin slotting in at right-back and Emmanuel-Thomas leading the line as a striker. Craig Eastmond continues his impressive run in the first-team with Reserve team [...]

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TEAM NEWS: Campbell starts at Stoke

Fabregas and Denilson also start as Wenger makes nine changes

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Stoke´s Fuller sends Arsenal crashing out of FA Cup

Arsenal became the latest member of the Premier League´s elite to suffer an early exit from the FA Cup as Ricardo Fuller´s double strike inspired Stoke´s 3-1 win over the Gunners in the fourth round on Sunday.

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Stoke City 3 Arsenal 1- match report

No dream return for Sol Campbell...

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Campbell, Fabregas & JET start, Arshavin on the bench

Sol Campbell makes his second debut as an Arsenal player against Stoke today. The English defender is accompanied in defence by versatile Frenchman Francis Coquelin as well as his fellow countryman Mikael Silvestre and Armand Traore. Forest Gate-born youngster Jay Emmanuel-Thomas also starts, as we exclusively told you yesterday. Craig Eastmond plays in the defensive midfield posit...

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Stoke 3 Arsenal 1- Sol Campbell makes losing return thanks to Fullers double

Arsene Wenger did not show the world's most famous cup competition a lack of respect at the Britannia Stadium...

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Stoke City vs Arsenal: Team line-ups, half-time thoughts and match chat

The Game It’s fourth round F.A. Cup action at the Britannia Stadium and we’ll surely see some new faces in the starting eleven of the Gunners, as they will try to keep their winning form going. And, ...

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Live - Sunday football

Stoke host Arsenal and Scunthorpe take on Manchester City in Sunday's two fourth-round FA Cup ties - ahead of the draw for the fifth round.

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Wenger praises 'outstanding' Gallas

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has revealed his delight at how William Gallas has reacted to being stripped of the Gunners captaincy last season.

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Stoke City vs Arsenal, watch it LIVE: Streaming links

Kindly find below links for websites providing streaming services for the vs Stoke City vs Arsenal F.A. Cup game. These links will be updated before and during the match so make sure to refresh the ...

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Liverpool Manager Rafael Benitez Will Offer Ryan Babel To Arsenal - Report (Goal.com)

According to the Sunday People , Benitez is in negotiations with Gunners boss Arsene Wenger over the proposed transfer of the Dutch international, as he seeks to offload the 23-year-old.

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Stoke 3-1 Arsenal

Ricardo Fuller struck twice to help send Stoke through to the FA Cup fifth round and ruin Sol Campbell's debut in his second spell at Arsenal...

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Arsenal have quality but weve got spirit says Stoke City boss Tony Pulis after FA Cup scalp

Stoke boss Tony Pulis believes his side proved they are a match for anyone at the Britannia Stadium after dumping Arsenal out of the FA Cup...

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Wilshere was going to Bolton, but not now!

It seems that the massive argument between Owen Coyle and Arsene Wenger at the end of last weeks match between Arsenal and Bolton has probably put paid to Coyle’s chances of getting the talented youngster Jack Wilshere on loan for the rest of the season. The tackle from William Gallas that floored Mark Davies and then [...]

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Stoke City v Arsenal - live!

Click F5 or turn on our automatic tool for the latest updates and email simon.burnton@guardian.co.uk with questions and observationsSimon will be here from around 1pm, but until then why not take in Kevin McCarra's match preview below, or read how Tony Pulis is going to set an old-school test for Le Professeur?Arsène Weng...

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Arsenal and Liverpool in serious talks over Ryan Babel

The most interesting bit of Arsenal transfer news to come out of today’s papers is the report in the Sunday People that the Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez has been in talks with Arsene Wenger for the last few days about a possible switch for Ryan Babel. They say that Babel has turned down offers from both [...]

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You can win a book signed by Arsene Wenger

Yes, you can win a signed paperback. As I've noted previously on ANR,  Alex Fynn and Kevin Whitcher have written a different kind of book, and a very good one. To win one of three copies of Arsènal: the Making of a Modern Superclub, signed by Arsène Wenger himself,  please answer the following question  : In the late 1990s...

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FA Cup Preview: Stoke City (A)

Stoke City entertain Arsenal this afternoon looking to continue their proud FA Cup record of never having won a tie against the visitors. Rarely will they have been presented with a better opportunity. It is safe to say that this will not be the strongest Arsenal line-up that they could face. It does not mean [...]

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Wenger not giving up on Smalling

The 20-year-old defender has become the subject of intense speculation during the January transfer window, with a number of clubs tracking his progress...

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Wenger: Gallas contract talks going well

Contract talks with defender William Gallas are progressing well, according to manager Arsene Wenger who looks set to break his over-30 policy and offer his former captain a two-year contract.

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Stoke FA Cup preview + Sunday round-up

Morning all, not long now till kick off in the FA Cup 5th round against Stoke. We've been over pretty much everything with regards to this game. The team, the resting, the injuries, the choices the manager has had to make and everything else, so there's not much left to say. Stoke will be right up for it knowing they won't have to face too many of the big boys. For our lot it's a chance...

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Wenger: We know why we have injury problems

With Arsenal's injury list growing rather than subsiding, the manager has said that the club's medical team has investigated the reasons for this.

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Stoke is not in Stoke (and the first ever football blog to try a joke in Latin)

Today’s game is in the FA Cup, or Facup as it is known in the Latin tongue which still dominates the region where Stoke play.   As with all nouns in Latin the word “facup” can be conjugated and it is vital to be able to do this properly if wishing to discourse with the locals [...]

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Warnock doubt for Arsenal visit

The former Blackburn player had to be substituted early in the second half of Saturday's home FA Cup fourth-round win over Brighton...

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If people want to take us on they can…but beware’ Wenger said. We have learned to look after ourselves.

Arsene has spoken, and in a language I like, touch us and you’ll get one back, good for you boss, let those bully boys know their game is up, we have got back the Keown, Parlour and Vieira days, we won’t be pushed around any more. We have a new breed of terrier, Vermaelen, Eastmond, Cesc [...]

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Wenger praises outstanding Gallas

The defender had the armband taken off him at Emirates Stadium last term as Wenger tried to restore harmony in what was becoming a fractured dressing room...

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Football Rumours on Sunday 24th January 2010

Transfer rumours, gossip, who is for the chop and other stuff

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Fuller sends Arsenal crashing out of FA Cup

Arsenal became the latest member of the Premier League´s elite to suffer an early exit from the FA Cup as Ricardo Fuller´s double strike inspired Stoke´s 3-1 win over the Gunners in the fourth round on Sunday.

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Powerful Potters punish Gunners

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger brought in several youngsters for the fourth-round tie, but the inclusion of Campbell was the most notable selection...

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Stoke City V Arsenal - Follow LIVE Text Commentary

Follow every kick live as Stoke host high-flying Arsenal in the FA Cup fourth round, kick-off at 1...

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Senderos leaves on eve of Stoke tie

Arsenal FC Blog has been nominated for ‘Best Team Site’ in the 2009 Soccerlens Awards. Please vote for it by clicking here! Senderos signs for Everton Philippe Senderos has joined Everton on loan for the rest of the 2009/10 season. The Swiss defender has been open about his desire to leave Arsenal to gain more first-team football before [...]

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U18’s & U16’s Beat Portsmouth As Angha Debuts

Arsenal Under 18’s put their disappointing FA Youth Cup elimination behind them yesterday with a 4-0 win over Portsmouth in the Premier Academy League. Roarie Deacon bagged a classy brace to end his recent goal drought while Benik Afobe and Luke Freeman added one each in their personal battle to be top scorer. McDermott Byles – Boateng [...]

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Mannone sets his sights on replacing Almunia after penning new Arsenal deal

Italian goalkeeper Vito Mannone has targetted the Arsenal number one jersey after signing a new long-term contract with the Barclays Premier League club...

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PENDING Gunners face another physical test

With the fall-out from William Gallas´s tackle on Bolton´s Mark Davies having barely subsided, Arsene Wenger´s Arsenal are bracing themselves for another bruising confrontation with Stoke.

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FA Cup fifth round draw - Stoke to face Man City

Stoke have been rewarded for Sunday's FA Cup fourth-round win over Arsenal by being drawn against Barclays Premier League heavyweights Manchester City...

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FA Cup Preview: Stoke(a)

FA Cup Preview: Stoke(a)Vitalfootball: Arsenal: 24/01/2010 02:48:00After two highly contested physical battles against Bolton Wanderers, Arsenal limp into the fourth round of the FA Cup. Some people will be disappointed if Wenger resorts to a Carling Cup squad, but I'll be disappointed if any of our starters show up on the initial team sheet. Wenger will surely be called a hy...

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Match Preview: Stoke v Arsenal

Arsenal are involved in one of three all Premier League ties today as they face Stoke City at the Britannia Stadium in the FA Cup. The FA Cup is a competition in which Arsenal have enjoyed great success over the years. The Gunners were first victorious in the prestigious cup ...

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Arsene on Stoke and the upcoming fixtures!!

This is what arsene said on Arsenal.com “Sol will be OK to play [after regaining fitness] but, right now, I don’t know if I play him. However it is a big opportunity for him if he does. “I have to make a decision at right back too. Eastmond is possible. We moved him from there to central [...]

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Arsenal transfer gossip Jan 24th – Victor Moses, Chris Smalling and Senderos

The Switzerland defender Phillipe Senderos seems to have sealed his move to Everton as I foretold in last nights Senderos post, and it was confirmed today on the Everton website. Their statement said: “Everton and Arsenal have agreed a deal to bring Swiss international defender Philippe Senderos to Goodison Park,” “The formalities of the transfer will [...]

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Emmanuel-Thomas handed start against Stoke City

Jay Emmanuel-Thomas has been rewarded for his continued progress in the Arsenal Reserve team after being handed a place in today’s starting XI against Stoke. The 18-year-old midfielder, who was captain of last season’s FA Youth Cup and Academy League Cup ‘double’ winning team, recently signed a new long-term contract at the club which led many to suggest [......

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Pulis sets old-school test for Arsenal

The Stoke City manager is relying on his veteran lieutenants for the FA Cup battle with Arsène WengerAt first glance Tony Pulis, Peter Reid and Gerry Francis can appear a shade old-fashioned. As Stoke City's manager marches around in a shellsuit, his assistant indulges in a spot of sharp scouse banter and the first-team coach switches the conve...

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