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Celebrating the only thing that mattered in the end.

Reaction: Fulham (A)

Arsenal fans will be grateful for the 3 points. It was a terrible performance in which the team decided to completely shut off in the final 15 minutes. Before that, the Gunners did very little to penetrate a packed Fulham defence. Fulham played with 10 man for over 78 minutes having Sidwell sent off in the 12th …

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Gervinho: Man of the Match

Reaction: Reading (H)

Arsenal picked up where they left off and dominated Reading from start to end. A combination of last ditch defending and some poor final touches meant that the scoreline of 4-1 was rather kind to Reading. There was concern that the interlull would slow the momentum that the Gunners had but that was put to …

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61% possession but lacking at both ends of the pitch.

Reaction: Tottenham (A)

Arsenal are now 5 points off behind Chelsea (4th) and 7 behind Tottenham (3rd). We repeated the same result as last season. In fact, both derbies were repetition of results. The result was fair. Tottenham probably didn’t deserve to win but we did deserve to lose. Suicidal defending in the first half has been our trademark this …

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Armband: What does TV5 do as captain really?

Reaction: Blackburn (H)

Arsenal produced a toothless display and were rightly shown the door against Blackburn at home. There was no drive, no urgency and no determination to put the game to bed. Wenger had a huge hand in it as well as he made sweeping changes to the team and played a side that didn’t have much experience together. …

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Podolski nets the winner.

Reaction: Stoke City (H)

A much needed 1-0 victory at home was sealed by Poldolski’s late freekick. Arsenal dominated the game from start to end but was unable to find a breakthrough until a tactical switch was made. Wenger, often criticized for being rigid with his tactics, should be given some praise for getting his strategy right today. The team had to face …

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A Giroud double caps a good all round performance.

Reaction: West Ham (H)

Matching a convincing 3-1 win at Upton Park last year, West Ham were hit for five as Arsenal ran out 5-1 winners in a long awaited convincing performance. The reverse fixture this season was the last of a series of good performances from the Arsenal team. After that game, we went for an international break, …

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Poldi does what Walcott tried so hard to do all game.

Reaction: Swansea (A)

The 3rd round FA Cup tie saw Arsenal draw 2-2 with Swansea. In a match that was close to being similar to the Southampton game, the Gunners were flat and uninspired, creating few meaningful chances and wasting possession. Swansea fought hard, resting some key players as Wenger chose a curious tactical line up for the …

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