Arsenal v Wigan - Carling Cup, Round 4

[officergroyman]

Arsenal v Wigan



Venue: Emirates Stadium

Date: Tuesday, 11 November

Kick-off: 1945 GMT

Coverage: Updates on BBC Radio 5 Live & BBC Sport website
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Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger will stick with "90%" of the team who played in the last round of the Carling Cup when they face Wigan in the fourth round.

Wenger is set to rest his senior squad and give starts to youngsters Carlos Vela, Aaron Ramsey and Jack Wilshire.

Striker Henri Camara is set to start for Wigan after Emile Heskey suffered a hamstring injury on Saturday.

Paul Scharner, Michael Brown, Kevin Kilbane and Daniel de Ridder are also all pushing for recalls.



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Arsenal squad (from): Fabianski, Mannone, Hoyte, Djourou, Song, Gibbs, Wilshere, Ramsey, Randall, Merida, Bendtner, Vela, Lansbury, Simpson, Coquelin, Emmanuel-Thomas, Frimpong, Ogogo, Toure, Diaby, Bischoff

Wigan squad (from): Kirkland, Pollitt, Melchiot, Taylor, Bramble, Scharner, Boyce, Figueroa, Kilbane, Valencia, De Ridder, Cattermole, Brown, Palacios, Koumas, Zaki, Camara

[officergroyman]

It went a little something like this:

2029: GOAL Arsenal 1-0 Wigan
The Gunners take the lead and it's a deserved one, to be fair. Jack Wilshere threads the ball through the eye of a needle and Jay Simpson uses his pace to get clear of Mario Melchiot, poking the ball past the advancing Chris Kirkland to score his first goal for the club. It won't be his last, either.


2111: GOAL Arsenal 2-0 Wigan
You know the Arsenal first team can break quickly? Well, the kids can too. A Wigan attack falters and the ball is spanked out to Carlos Vela, who sprints down the left and leaves a defender trailing in his wake, surging into the box, drawing the goalkeeper and teeing up Jay Simpson to rattle in his second of the game.


2115: GOAL Arsenal 3-0 Wigan
Emmanuel Adebayor is off his seat to applaud that finish - on this evidence he might have to get used to sitting down during Arsenal games, Carlos Vela is coming to get his place. The Mexican sensation controls Johan Djourou's pass quite brilliantly, shows strength to hold off his defender and then lobs the ball over Chris Kirkland with sheer impudence. This boy is absolute quality.


2131: "I'm with my granddad and he has been watching Arsenal for 85 years. He says this is the best Arsenal youth team since he was 10. He wanted me to text."
Matt, n5, via text on 81111


2138: Full-time Arsenal 3-0 Wigan

[GresleyRam©®™]

Your kids are playing better than your 1st team!

[officergroyman]

Nov 11, 2008 21:56:58 GMT -1 GresleyRam©®™ said:

Your kids are playing better than your 1st team!

Be afraid Gres., be very afraid !!!! ;D