Arsenal has been hot on the trail of EPL leaders Chelsea and Manchester United for most of the season, but now the Gunners are feeling the heat from Aston Villa. Arsenal can close the gap on Chelsea with a win against the Villans, but a loss would suddenly drop the Gunners to fourth place.
Arsenal-Aston Villa headlines a light day of action that also includes red-hot DaMarcus Beasley and Rangers facing Hibernian.
Here is today's schedule of matches:
8:30am– Setanta USA- Arsenal vs. Aston Villa
11am– FSC/FSE- Hull City vs. Manchester United
1pm– Telemundo- Catalonia vs. Argentina (Taped)
11pm– FSC- Hull City vs. Manchester United (Delayed)
If you are watching today's matches (or if you want to discuss any of Saturday's action), please feel free to share your thoughts, opinions and some play-by-play in the comments section below.
Enjoy the action.
Pretty pathetic to cramp in the 60th…
I think it is because Jozy Altidore is probably the only interesting player to talk about for Hull City
jozy has a cramp an is down. the announcers are giving him some stick for it happening after only 60 mins. he’s been on jozy a bit today.
who the hell is this commentator? you think he was paid to completely trash on jozy altidore today. every second of htis game he is making no hesitation to tell us how terrible jozy is…
Now jozy hurt… goes down with a cramp. commentators are making fun of him for lack of fitness. “never would have happened after 60 minutes in your day!” ha
“60 minutes, a cramp at 60 minutes??”
Altidore cramping up? I hope that is all it is.
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this announcer is obnoxiously biased against altidore
And fyi, there are probably two midfield or forwards on Hull that are playing any noticeably better than Jozy.
JOZY DRAWS THE PENALTY! HULL EQUALIZES!
Yes, Altidore did something useful!!!!
WHOA!
CRAZY play… penalty to Hull… good positioning by Jozy after some pretty weak play this half
Jozy just drew a penalty.
I recommend watching them again when Bullard is fit.
They play like a different team with him in the lineup.
I’d also say that Hull are better with Jan Longassnamevonhesselink.
Jozy still looks raw, but you can definitely see improvements. You just have to hope they Hull keep giving him playing time so he can continue to improve. Nice shot at the end of the half.
… And for people who don’t realize how bad Hull is, they are very, very poor as a team. Although Jozy hasn’t been great by any means, he hasn’t been given many chances to succeed. Unlike Bentner at Arsenal last year, when he was given chance after chance to succeed, Altidore has been deprived of any real chances. I would love to see what Altidore could do on a team like Arsenal, being surrounded by players such as Fabergas, Arshavin, Nasri, etc. (compared to Hunt, Garcia, and Olofinjana).
It can’t get more depressing than watching one of our starting 11 for the wc play like this.. what a clumsy dude with no vision…
haha i don’t mean a starting left back in the prem. i’m thinking he’s a back up full back in the australian league
i think jozy has done all right given the service he’s been getting. he’s holding up the ball slightly better and his touch looks improved. i agree his decision making under pressure needs some work. still looks raw, but better.
DMB out for 2-3 weeks. What a shame. Is it just a coincidence that the US team players historically have major injury issues?
That’s what we thought of Beasley at the beginning of the year. Worked at home against T&T, after that…
i think stephen hunt might be a better left back than left winger. he offers absolutely nothing going forward but is willing to back-track and hustle. he hasn’t had an effective offensive play yet
Great shot by Jozy at the end of the half. He hasn’t been playing so well, but he I can definitely see improvement on his touches from qualifying games. Hopefully he can take advantage of his chances in the 2nd half
Jozy still looks raw, better on the ball at times, but still questionable decision-making in traffic.
But Hull, overall, is terrible. This is the first chance I had to watch them this year, and they are crap. They can’t pass or cross the ball with any accuracy (hence Jozy or some of their other tall players don’t get a chance to even try for a good header). They are all confused on defense, and Myhill has been gifting Man U balls.
Jozy had a nice strike saved right before the whistle. He looks his age and inexperience out there…..but you can see the potential just waiting to burst out.
Finally. A shot on goal. But it was a good one.
And just like that….Beasley is hurt again
wes brown if you injure jozy i will hunt you down and make you eat your oddly colored afro
hey jozy AND fagan. i predict good things for jozy (if not hull city today) with jozy actually having a decent strike partner, he’s still not meant to be alone up top
Arsenal with a BIG statement today. The Gunners are showing some backbone. They had about 2/3 possession against a strong Villa team, and when Fab came in, he immediately took control of the game. Brilliant!
Now if Jozy can get a goal and help Hull beat ManUtd, the day will be perfect . . .
you know every world powers fear is for us to get better …. because we have the greatest atheletes in the world and we would completely dominate the game once our best atheletes began to play the game……
FYI, Frank Simek got the start for Sheff Wednesday against Newcastle yesterday. The game is on replay on ESPN 360, if you want to see where he fits in with the other USA right backs.
Word…. on the Jozy Tip…. the Dude is the Future, he is still some 6 years away from his prime…. think about the fact that he wont be in his prime for 2014…. I pray we get the 2018 cup so we can have Jozy in his prime playing the world cup on home soil
Wow. Fabregas just continues to blow me away. He singlehandedly destroyed a darn good Aston Villa team today. It was amazing how much the game changed as soon as he came on. I can only imagine what Arsenal would look like if it weren’t for that idiot Giorgio Chellini butchering van Persie’s ankle in a meaningless friendly. It will be interesting to see if Wenger buys in January, but Arsenal’s title hopes really do depend on Fabregas not sustaining any major injuries, especially for that stretch in late January when they play Chelsea, Man U, and Liverpool in a stretch of 8 days.
Anyone know what happened with Luis Gil and his offer to sign for the Arsenal academy???
And also, I saw that Beasley had a leg strain in warm ups today- any details? Glad to see Edu get some PT today, hopefully he wont have any setbacks and will make the trip this summer.
Another reason why people should give Jozy a break Gabriel Obertan Manchester United excited young winger is older than Jozy.
I hope he scores. Go on kid, we’re all behind you.
Looks like Jozy is getting the start. Should be a great experience for him.
Jozy in starting line up
Nice to see Edu get 15′ today
Villa need better trainers they got tired way too early, its ridiculous. I have never seen so many way ward passes from a team with good players.
Fabregas!
Fabregas! Beautiful free kick, 1-0 Arsenal.
Thanks Ghent. I found a good one on justin.tv
hopefully edu can get in a return to his form where he can contribute very highly to Rangers
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Does anyone have a good feed for the Villa game?
Arsenal, comes out fighting from the first.
Right now? Probably having lunch if he’s in Scotland.
Beasley not in the 18 due to a thigh injury sustained in training yesterday. Maurice Edu is on the bench for Rangers.
where is Beasley?
I understand Man U will have a strong traveling contingent for this one. I predict a 0:2 victory for the visitors.