Lawro has us down for a 1-1 draw, whilst Bill Wyman thinks we will lose 2-0. Make of that what you will.
A point from this game would be a great result I would imagine they must be the inform team in the premier league plus have many of their injured players back. A win would be fantastic but I would be very happy with a draw. For me a much better team than Liverpool lets hope for a bit of revenge for that cup final defeat.
TBH that totally shocked me, I didn't know Aluko had that in his bag of tricks, reminded me a bit of HBA - WHEN that bone idle **** wanted to get off his ass and work..
If Chelsea win the title tomorrow (highly likely) will this mean the Gooners looking forward to FA Cup rather than Premier League as Champions League is pretty much nailed on?? Or maybe I am just hoping they decide to field a weakened team - and by weakened I mean rest a few 'stars'? Either way, if we actually have a go at them, there is nothing to fear (other than injuries!)
I think I would go for that also Lee, maybe give Jelly 20 minutes at the end of the Arsenal game, depending on the situation. Also now Aluko is getting a bit of confidence he is due a spectacular goal, let's hope he can pull it off Monday.
I agree I can’t see Arsenal taking their foot off the gas for the FA Cup final. They will want to finish second as well, which would be a big achievement for them comparing their resources to Man City and Chelsea. Hopefully the good thing about playing on Monday is that we will know what we need to do. If results go our way, this game might become a free hit. If things don't go our way with results, the pressure will be back on. If we play with the same passion and commitment as the last two games, it should be cracker.
I don't think there's any doubt we'll play with passion and commitment. We'll also have newly restored confidence. The problem for me is whether our attacking players will have the capability to cause their defence problems.
I'm not expecting anything other than a convincing loss tomorrow, we just don't cope with Arsenal, so anything else will be bonus for me.
Arsenal possess more dangerous players than Liverpool and have more wide threat. Liverpool constantly tried to come inside and we crowded them out making most of their attempts simple enough for Harper. It could be a great match but to win it we'll have to be 100% on our games in every position
This is probably the toughest game we have left to play. Arsenal have been excellent since Christmas and I can't see them easing off between now and the end of the season. If we get at them from the off and don't let them settle we'll force mistakes and hopefully capitalise. A start like Chelsea where we show too much respect is likely to leave us with too much to do. A tricky game, but not impossible to take a point (or 3!) from.
Aluko really could rip Mertasacker a new arsehole but unfortunately our own Macca might have the same issue with Sanchez. I fancy us to bag a point still seeing as we have a good balance in the team at the moment.
