Cardiff vs
Arsenal -
Mathieu Flamini Pre-Match
Interview/
Thoughts [30.11.
2013]
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Cardiff manager
Malky Mackay has no fresh injury concerns and could name the same side that started the 2-2 draw with
Manchester United last Sunday.
The scorer of their second goal in that match,
Kim Bo-Kyung, and
Craig Bellamy may again have to settle for a place among the substitutes.
Arsenal's
Theo Walcott has made back-to-back substitute appearances and will be pushing for a starting berth.
Defender Kieran Gibbs returns to the squad after illness.
MATCH PREVIEW
It became part of football folklore. Arsenal against
Cardiff City in the
1927 FA Cup final, featuring the first ever
Cup final radio commentary.
The Bluebirds became the first, and still only, team to take the trophy out of
England. But the only goal of the game became a nightmarish legend among goalkeepers.
With 16 minutes left
Scotsman Hugh Ferguson bobbled in a poor 25-yard daisy-cutter. Gunners keeper
Dan Lewis, a Welshman of all things, let the ball slip out of his feeble grasp and under his left arm. It trickled towards the goal with the keeper turning to scoop it up, only to knock it into the net.
LAWRO'S PREDICTION
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Mark Lawrenson
Football analyst
"
Arsene Wenger's side will be top going into December and, with the other teams around them stumbling, the
Arsenal players must be thinking more and more that they have got a serious chance of winning the title with every week that goes by.
"This Gunners team is not perfect but they are going to win an awful lot of games because they have got so much attacking talent in midfield."
Read Lawro's full prediction and score
Arsenal's hierarchy blamed the sheen on
Lewis' new Cup final jersey. From then on, Arsenal goalkeepers wore old, unwashed kit in subsequent finals.
You won't find
Wojciech Szczesny taking any chances. His growing maturity and run of five clean sheets in his last six games are significant features of Arsenal's season to date.
Aaron Ramsey goes back to Cardiff as the
Premier League's player of the season so far, and
Jack Wilshere is bang on form. There are many reasons to be fearful if you're a Cardiff fan.
But let's not forget the league leaders had a
Champions League match on Tuesday. We'd better also remember that Cardiff have beaten
Manchester City at home, held
Everton and Manchester United, and were unlucky to lose to
Tottenham late on.
This is the first league meeting between the two since 1962. It was the year
Decca Records turned down the
Beatles and signed The Tremeloes. What a mistake to make!
Szczesny can't afford one here. Even in an old dirty kit he mustn't be left
The Fool on the Hill as the
Long and
Winding Road takes another unpredictable Saturday turn.
MATCH
FACTS
Head-to-head
This is their first league meeting since 17
March 1962 - a 1-1 draw at Arsenal.
The most recent encounter was a 4-0
FA Cup fourth-round replay victory for Arsenal in
February 2009.
Cardiff
Cardiff have yet to lead a game at half-time this season.
Only Manchester United and
Aston Villa have gained more points from losing positions than Cardiff this season (five).
Three of Cardiff's six home games this season have been decided by goals in the
87th minute or later (W1, D1, L1).
The Bluebirds have only lost three of their seven games against top-half opposition this season (W2, D2).
Peter Odemwingie has scored in two of his three Premier League starts against Arsenal.
Arsenal
Arsenal have the best away record in the Premier League (W4, D1, L1).
Their last away game, a
1-0 defeat at Manchester United, was the only league match they have failed to score in this season.
Jack Wilshere has four goals in his last eight games for Arsenal.
Aaron Ramsey has made more tackles than any other player in the Premier League this season (57).
- published: 30 Nov 2013
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