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Arsenal 4 Norwich 1 : Match Pictures

Published 21st October 2013 By ArsenalSupremo

Match Date 19.10.13
Mesut Ozil goals keep Arsenal top of the Premier League table with a comprehensive 4-1 win over Norwich City at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday. Arsenal are now unbeaten in 12 games in all competitions.
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Arsenal 4 Norwich 1 : Match Report & Post Match Reaction from Wenger and the Arsenal Players

19th October 2013 by Jeff @ArsenalTrend

German playmaker Mesut Ozil justified his status as Arsenal's most expensive player, scoring twice as the Gunners showed great offensive power and extended its lead in the English Premier League to two points.

Mesut Ozil goals keep Arsenal top of the Premier League table with a comprehensive 4-1 win over Norwich City at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday. Arsenal are now unbeaten in 12 games in all competitions.

Jack Wilshere teed up the win with his opener, but another man of the moment, Aaron Ramsey, made sure that his midfield colleagues did not steal all the headlines as he carried on his red-hot form with another goal. Transformed from the opening day of the season, when they lost 3-1 at home to Aston Villa, the Gunners have remained unbeaten since.

Wilshere scored his second goal in as many games when he struck in the first half and Ozil got on the goal trail with a second-half header. At times Norwich had rare skirmishes in the Arsenal half and went close through Robert Snodgrass and Lee Martin.Jonny Howson eventually found a way past home goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny to grab a consolation and set up a tense final 20 minutes, but Ramsey and Ozil had the final say. The early groundwork for the victory had to be done without Ramsey, Arsenal's player of the month for the third time in a row, as he was rested.

Spanish playmaker Santi Cazorla was drafted in alongside Wilshere and German star Ozil in an attacking trio full of flair and creativity. With a team crammed full of international midfielders, there was little wonder that Arsene Wenger's side spent the majority of their time camped in Norwich's half. Still, visiting goalkeeper John Ruddy was not tested as much as Wenger would have liked, as his side initially did a lot of work in midfield without any end product.




Right-back Bacary Sagna was allowed space and time to get down the flank past Martin Olsson, only to either overhit a cross or watch it cleared away. A change of approach was needed, and as soon as the Gunners went through the middle, they broke the deadlock.Cazorla carried the ball forward before picking out Wilshere in space just on the edge of the 18-yard box. In turn the England ace played a neat one-two with striker Olivier Giroud before coolly tucking the ball past Ruddy from the Frenchman's flick.


With Norwich struggling to get a foothold in the game, the only disappointment for Arsenal was the sight of midfielder Mathieu Flamini departing after a 30th-minute clash of heads with Alexander Tettey. Ramsey took his place.

As Arsenal pushed for a second, Ruddy showed his England credentials when he made a reaction save at his near post as Giroud attempted to turn home Kieran Gibbs's cross from the left.

Russell Martin fired wide of Arsenal's goal soon after the interval in a warning shot for the hosts.

However, within 10 minutes, the Gunners had doubled their lead as Giroud's cross was met by Ozil and he buried a header past Ruddy to calm the nerves of the home fans.

They were on the edge of their seats again in the 70th minute, however, when Howson drilled home from just inside the box after Per Mertesacker failed to clear an Elliott Bennett cross. It fell to the in-form Ramsey to put the game to bed with seven minutes to go, jinking into the box and slamming home his 11th goal of what is turning into a remarkable season.

Ozil added his second of the day in the 88th minute as Arsenal fired another warning shot to the rest of the league. Its indeed the right momentum to have ahead of crucial Champions League game against Borrusia Dortmund on Tuesday. 





Team Line Ups 

Arsenal: Szczesny, Sagna, Mertesacker, Koscielny, Gibbs, Arteta, Flamini (Ramsey 37), Wilshere, Ozil, Cazorla (Rosicky 59), Giroud (Bendtner 78)

Subs not used: Vermaelen, Monreal, Fabianski, Jenkinson.

Goals: Wilshere 18, Ozil 58, Ramsey 83, Ozil 88.

Subs not used: Whittaker, Johnson,Bunn, Becchio, Ryan Bennett.Norwich: Ruddy, Martin, Turner, Bassong, Olsson, Tettey (Hoolahan 79), Snodgrass,Howson, Fer, Pilkington (Redmond 70), Hooper.

Goals: Howson 70

Attendance: 60,009

Referee: Lee Probert

Match Facts Via Opta

Jack Wilshere's scored his first goal in the Premier League for the first time at the Emirates. 

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Mesut Ozil now has two goals and three assists in five Premier League appearances.

Arsenal have collected more points (59) and more wins (18) in the PL in 2013 than any other side.

Aaron Ramsey has now scored six goals in his last seven appearances for Arsenal.  

Aaron Ramsey Reaction

"That's what we've suffered with in the last few seasons - being quite slow to start," he added.

"But we've come out of the blocks after the first game, which was a big upset for us. We've started off really well and bounced back since then.

"The confidence is high. Everyone's playing with a smile on their face and enjoying themselves. We're happy to be back at the top of the league and hopefully we can stay there for a long time now."




Arsene Wenger Reaction

We scored a fantastic first goal," said Wenger. "It's a combination of skill, speed of reaction, and coolness in front of goal. I think it will travel a lot and be seen by many people.

"It was one of the best I've seen, a mixture of technical quality and quick thinking. All the goals were great, but the first was exceptional."



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Arsenal Vs Norwich Match Preview

18th October 2013 By Jeff @ArsenalTrend 



Premier League leaders Arsenal welcome Norwich City to the Emirates on Saturday afternoon.

Arsene Wenger's Arsenal (5-1-1) come back from the international break full of confidence, having enjoyed a terrific start to the season. The Gunners' 1-1 draw against West Bromwich Albion last time out was the first time they dropped points since the opening day of the season, and the arrival of record signing Mesut Ozil is being credited with transforming the mood at the club.

"Of course, it's a big responsibility to spend that amount of money," explained Wenger. "But I feel comfortable with it because we had the money to do it. Before we couldn't have done it because we didn't have the money available. It's as simple as that.

"I had a huge sense of responsibility when we built the stadium to get the club through it without going bankrupt. The first years were difficult, and also explained why we lost some players. Now we are in a more comfortable financial position, I - more than anyone - want the great players to play for Arsenal Football Club. If we have to spend the money to do that, I will spend the money."

Chris Hughton's Norwich (2-1-4) also invested heavily in new players over the summer, but their squad has shown signs of taking time to settle in the early going. Three defeats in the last four league games have left the Canaries in the bottom three going into this fixture, but at this early stage of the season, Hughton's side is only three points outside of the top half and chief executive David McNally this week urged the fans to remain patient.

"I think we're not in the position we deserve to be given the performances," said McNally. "We would like to have more points. I'm not happy about being 18th; I'm embarrassed by it. So I'm sure lots of supporters feel the same way and we will do everything we can to support Chris (Hughton) to get up the table as quickly as possible, and to stay and remain up the table.

"One point would've moved us up five places at the weekend; a win and we may have been on the cusp of top half. So it's very early days. This time last year we only had three points, so year on year there is a distinct improvement."

Arsenal won 3-1 against Norwich at the Emirates last season, but a lone Grant Holt goal was enough to earn the underdogs a win in the return fixture. Norwich have scored at least once in each of their last six Premier League meetings with Arsenal, but the Gunners have bagged at least three in their last three home games versus the Canaries.

Norwich have failed to score in seven of their last 11 away matches, managing just six goals in total in those games.

Arsenal's tally of 16 points is their best start to a Premier League season since 2007, and Wenger's outfit are the only side to have scored in all seven of their league games. Arsenal are in a terrific run of form stretching back into last season, winning 13 of their last 17, and losing just once.

TEAM NEWS

Arsenal :
Theo Walcott (abdominal strain), Yaya Sanogo (back), Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (knee), About Diaby (knee), Lukas Podolski (hamstring) are the players out of this encounter.

Norwich :
Norwich have doubts over Anthony Pilkington (knock) and Elliott Bennett (knee).

3 points for Arsenal will ensure the team go into Tuesday's champions league game against Dortmund in positive spirit.

ArsenalSupremo Prediction : 3 0 COYG

Arsene Wenger delighted with Kieran Gibbs form

20th April 2013 By Gordon @ArsenalSupremo


Ahead of the crucial tie away to Fulham the boss Arsene Wenger spoke of his delight of Kieran Gibbs form this season. Having won a call to the England squad only to be withdrawn due to an injury. Gibbs is not providing big competition with new left back Nacho Monreal and the strong competition between each other can only make the 2 players better.

“They have done really well,” he said. “Choosing between them is another difficult decision I have to make in every single game.

“I would say for Gibbs it's the same as it is for Oxlade-Chamberlain because he has improved tremendously this season.

“October and November was really a springboard for him where he moved forward. He's a candidate for higher up.”


Arsenal 3 Norwich 1 : Thomas Vermaelen & Olivier Giroud give their post match reaction

14th April 2013 By ArsenalSupremo


Captain Thomas Vermaelen wants the Arsenal to carry on the great run of form as the race for the Champions League places heats up. The Gunners are now gone on a 4 game winning streak since beating Bayern Munich in the second leg. Here is what Vermaelen had to say :

“In the second half we conceded a goal and we've shown before that we always fight back. You could see that today and we scored three good goals at the end.

“Norwich were not really dangerous in front of goal. Their goal was their first attempt but we knew they were strong at set-pieces and we conceded a goal from one today. That's a bit of a shame but I think we came back really strong.


Scorer of the second goal Olivier Giroud spoke to the Arsenal player on his delight of getting all three points and pointed to the Arsenal's never say die attitude the reason for the comeback. 

“We feel relieved tonight because we had a bad start,” he told Arsenal Player. “We had some chances to score but we didn't succeed to in the first half.

“In the second half, Norwich scored from a free-kick. We knew [that was where they are strong] so we need to be more concentrated at set pieces. Fortunately we had a good run and succeeded to score three times.

“We never give up and we try to play until the end of the game so it's one of our qualities.



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Arsene Wenger spoke of his delight at Arsenal's fighting spirit after coming back from a goal down in his post match press conference

14th April 2013 By ArsenalSupremo


After going a goal down at the Emirates to Norwich, it looked like it wasn't going to be their day until a quick fire 3 goals in the final 10 minutes of the game sealed a vital 3 points for the Gunners. Arsene spoke to the media after and here is what he had to say :

On the win : We have shown both I think and in the end got a win we deserved. But credit to Norwich, they have played very well and if they play like that they will not go down. They defended well and they gave us problems. We missed the chances and from then on it was important to show absolute resilience and we did it.

On the penalty decision : Honestly I haven't seen it but everybody tells me it was a penalty. Television confirmed the penalty.

Now above Spurs and Chelsea in third place : Well at the moment the position is not important. What is important is to keep our run going and the consistency of our wins. That is important. The position at the moment has no real meaning.

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Arsenal 3 Norwich 1 Match Report & MOTD Extended Match Highlights

13th April 2013 Written by Jeff @ArsenalTrend Edited by ArsenalSupremo


Arsenal scored three late goals to earn a comeback 3-1 win over Norwich on Saturday and climb into third place in the Premier League. Norwich, who remain worried about the prospect of relegation, were leading thanks to Michael Turner's 56th minute opener when referee Mike Jones awarded Arsenal a penalty, ruling on the advice of a linesman that Kei Kamara had fouled Olivier Giroud. With just five minutes remaining, Mikel Arteta converted that to set the stage for even later goals from Giroud and substitute Lukas Podolski, who had earlier hit the bar.


The three points lifted Arsenal above their London rivals for a Champions League place, and the Gunners will now play twice before Tottenham are next in Premier League action. They have a Tuesday's home game with Everton and then the short trip across London to take on Fulham on Saturday. The visitors defended in numbers and restricted Arsenal to only a few crosses in the opening 20 minutes but City goalkeeper Mark Bunn had to be both brave and alert to deny Aaron Ramsey a few minutes later.

Wilshere helped on Giroud's flick as Ramsey burst through the Canaries back-line and Bunn had to rush out to get to the ball before the Wales midfielder. Giroud saw his header from Bacary Sagna's cross from the right loop over Bunn but bounce off the top of the crossbar and over. Arsenal continued to attack but Bunn pulled off a reflex stop at his near post to deny Giroud, with Sagna again the supplier. Sagna was then booked for hauling Robert Snodgrass down but, after Cazorla had fired straight at Bunn from outside the box, referee Mike Jones decided not to caution Norwich defender Russell Martin for a late challenge on the Spain midfielder.


The half ended with Whittaker heading away Giroud's goal-bound effort after the Frenchman had met another corner with his head. Arsenal came out in the second half with a barrage of pressure that Norwich somehow withstood, with Jack Wilshere seeing his shot blocked by Turner. The ball hit the Norwich defender on an arm but referee Jones refused the inevitable appeals for a penalty. Turner was immediately in the spotlight again at the other end when he lost his marker to head home Snodgrass's free-kick from the right-hand corner of the box, with Lukasz Fabianski in the Arsenal goal, rooted to the spot as it went in.

Wenger made an immediate double change with Gervinho and Wilshere replaced by Theo Walcott and Podolski. Walcott soon went down in the box as Whittaker challenged but again play continued. Norwich were forced to replace the injured Bradley Johnson with David Fox but could have doubled their lead through a counter-attack that saw Bassong set up Martin for an shot that was straight at Fabianski. Norwich's luck finally ran out when referee Jones ruled that Kamara, defending a corner, had pulled Giroud down by the shirt and awarded a penalty, which was dispatched by Arteta with just five minutes remaining.



Norwich protested bitterly beforehand and were unhappy with the award of the corner as well, as Snodgrass did not appear to have made contact before the ball went out of play. Arsenal threw everything at the visitors in the hope of three points and were rewarded when Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, another substitute, played a one-two with Podolski and squared the ball across the Norwich goalmouth, where Giroud, arriving simultaneously with defender Bassong, turned it into the net. Fabianski then had to make a save to stop Jonny Howson making it 2-2 but the points were Arsenal's when Podolski turned to fire a low left-footer past Bunn in stoppage time. It was a massive win at the end and another vital three points for the Gunners. Arsenal soaring high, can we do it again on Tuesday night against Everton?


Teams 

Arsenal: Fabianski, Sagna (Oxlade-Chamberlain 80), Vermaelen, Koscielny, Gibbs, Arteta, Wilshere (Walcott 59), Ramsey, Cazorla, Giroud, Gervinho (Podolski 59).

Subs not used: Mannone, Monreal, Jenkinson, Coquelin.
Booked: Sagna.
Goals: Arteta 85 (pen), Bassong o.g. 88, Podolski 90.

Norwich: Bunn, Martin, Whittaker, Bassong, Turner, Johnson (Fox 62), Snodgrass, Howson, Tettey (Jackson 90), Holt, Kamara.

Subs not used: Camp, Garrido, R Bennett, Fox, E Bennett, Jackson, Becchio.
Booked: Snodgrass, Bunn.
Goal: Turner 56.

Arsenal Remaining Fixtures 

16 April: Everton (h) 20 April: Fulham (a) 28 April: Man Utd (h) 4 May: QPR (a) 12 May: Wigan (h) 19 May: Newcastle (a)

Jack Wilshere , Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain & Podolski Twitter Reactions
Fan's Reactions on Twitter 

ArsenalSupremo tweeted out on Twitter to get Arsenal fans there opinions on what they thought on the game here are just a few of them. Remember if you wanted to get involved follow us on Twitter or just comment below on what you thought on the Gunners performance to get involved with the fans.

Arsene Wenger Reaction :

"I thought we wouldn't give in, and fight until the end. We have great attitude, spirit and desire and it got us there. We deserved to win but we were against a strong side and needed something special.

"We have shown that we are ready for a fight.

"We want consistency and that demands huge focus because you can see how quickly you're punished. We're not far away but we just have to keep winning."

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Norwich manager Chris Hughton:

"A decision has gone against us that a linesman has given from 45 to 50 yards away and the referee is less than 10 yards away.

"For a linesman to give it from that distance, and the third goal was offside and it was 10 yards away from him, it's almost criminal on a day that we deserved so much more.

"It's not as if you'll show it back and [the referee's] view was blocked. He had a clear view and didn't give it and the linesman did and that's really tough on us. We gave a really good account of ourselves for 85 minutes. We need to bounce back but we showed a lot of character and a lot of good things."



Stats & Facts

1. Olivier Giroud mustered five attempts at goal and set up four more with passes today, contributing to nine of Arsenal's 14 attempts.

2. Mikel Arteta attempted more than 100 passes for the 10th Premier League match this season. It's only been done 35 times in total this season. Mikel Arteta attempted more than 100 passes for the 10th Premier League match this season. 

3. Game Stats : Arsenal v Norwich Shots 14-5 On target 7-4, Fouls 10-11 Duels Won 56%-44%, Passing Accuracy 85%-70%, Possession 68%-32%

4. Aaron Ramsey made six tackles today, more than any other player on the pitch.

5. Only Man Utd (27) and Everton (22) have picked up more points from losing positions this season than Arsenal (16).

6. Arsenal have scored more goals than any other Premier League team in the last 15 minutes of matches this season. 

7. Mikel Arteta has scored more penalties than any other Premier League player this season. Scoring 5 out of 6

8. 10 of Olivier Giroud’s 11 league goals this season have come at the Emirates. Only Michu (11) has scored more home goals.

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Arsenal vs Norwich 13.04.13 Match Pictures

13th April 2013 By Arsenal 2013


1 0 Arsenal  Arteta Penalty
Wilshere banner at the Emirates
Giroud brought down

2 1 Arsenal Giroud Celebrates

OX provides assist for Giroud



Great photo via @ArsenalRealm
Zip problems for Wenger
Podolski Gibbs celebrate Arsenal's third goal.
Change the game when these 3 came on!

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain on Arsenal's recent good run of form.

13th April 2013 By ArsenalSupremo  


Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain spoke to the Arsenal Player about Arsenal's recent good form and is looking to build on the momentum created. The Gunners have now won the last 6 out of the 7 Premier League games and Oxlade-Chamberlain expects to end the campaign on a huge high.

When you get on a winning streak, you start to go into games thinking that you are going to win - that is the self-belief you create.

“You know it will be a tough game, but once you have that winning mentality you really believe in yourself a lot more.

Tomas Rosicky has been a fine run of form and scored 2 goals against West Brom Alex says he can learn off Rosicky on and off the pitch. 

“When you look at central midfielders and you have someone who can run with the ball it changes the dynamic of the game massively,” he told Arsenal Player. “Jack can do that, when he picks the ball up and drives at defences it changes the game.

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Arsenal vs Norwich Saturday 13th April 2013 Match Preview

12th April by Jeff @ArsenalTrend


Arsenal will continue their push for a top-four finish when they welcome Norwich City to the Emirates Stadium on Saturday afternoon. Arsene Wenger's Arsenal (16-8-7) have won six of their last seven games and are behind only league leaders Manchester United in the form table, but were beaten 1-0 by Saturday's visitors earlier in the season.

Heading into the game against Norwich on the back of three straight wins, Wenger called for his team to start the game with intensity. "Once we are in front, the teams who usually defend against us have to come out and that gives us space to develop our game even better," explained Wenger in his pre-match press conference. "That shows you that when we start our games in a positive way, we can dominate. It shows you just how important the confidence is to go into the games and to have a strong start."


Despite losing just two of their last nine league games, Chris Hughton's Norwich (7-14-11) remain only four points clear of the relegation zone. Fully aware that his side aren't yet safe, Hughton wants his team to up their performances for the run-in. "The most important game is the Arsenal game - that's the next one," said Hughton. "We've got to go to Arsenal and look to get something there, as we will do in all of these last six games. "The fact we are playing the teams around us has a different bearing on it because any points we get are points they don't get. But it's going to be over these six games, three at home and three away, and our approach to the away games has to be exactly the same as the home games and must give us the opportunity to get something."

Arsenal's 39 goals at home is the second highest tally in the league (after Manchester United), but they have already lost three home games this season - meaning that they are one away from matching the most home defeats in Wenger's era at the club. Hughton's side have managed just one win in their last 15 games, but have drawn six of the last nine. The Canaries record away from home is poor. They have won just once on the road, scored only 12 goals, and conceded 32 - managing only two clean sheets in the 16 matches. Norwich have lost just twice in their last six visits to Arsenal, and secured a point in a thrilling 3-3 draw at the ground last season. A Grant Holt goal settled the game when these teams met at Carrow Road back in October.

Team News

Arsenal :Arsenal have doubts over Tomas Rosicky (hamstring), who according to Arsene Wenger will face a late fitness test as he is declared 50/50. Theo Walcott (groin) and Jack Wilshere (ankle), are declared to be 90% fit, so both are expected to be in the squad but Abou Diaby is out until next season with a knee ligament injury.

Norwich : Norwich are without Andrew Surman (knee) and John Ruddy (hip), but Anthony Pilkington (hamstring) and Mark Bunn (groin) could feature, as they will face a late fitness test. Norwich City are struggling to avoid the drop and also considering the fact they earned four points or never lost in last two games against the Gunners, clearly indicates this game may be another tough one to crack for the home team. Arsenal indeed will want to continue their momentum of good run and will try to avoid it being halted as they could be seven points clear of North London rival's, Spurs when they play again in 10 days time. Arsenal are favorites going into this game on paper, will the Gunners live up to the billing once more?

Predicted Line Ups 



Match Facts via BBC Sport 

Head-to-head

Norwich beat Arsenal for the first time in 10 attempts last October when Grant Holt's goal gave the home side their first league victory of the season. They have never won this fixture home and away in the same season.

Arsenal are unbeaten at home in this fixture since a 4-2 defeat at Highbury on the first day of the Premier League in August 1992.

Arsenal

The Gunners have won six of their last seven league matches, a record matched only by Manchester United.

Arsenal are yet to lose a Premier League game in which they have taken the lead this season (W16, D2). They have only dropped four points from winning positions.

Arsene Wenger's side have the best second-half record in the Premier League, outscoring their opponents on 17 occasions and only being outscored twice.

There have been more Premier League goals scored at Emirates Stadium than any other ground this season (59: 39 for Arsenal, 20 for the visitors).

Gervinho has scored two goals and assisted three in his last three league appearances.

Norwich

Norwich are winless in their last five league matches, and have only managed one victory in their last 15 (W1, D7, L7).

The Canaries have won one of their last 18 away matches in the league. They have earned just two points from their last seven away games, scoring three goals and conceding 15 during that run.

Only Stoke and QPR have scored fewer goals this season than Norwich (30).

Grant Holt has only scored once in his last 14 league and cup appearances, and twice in his last 23 games since netting the winner against Arsenal in October's reverse fixture.

  

Arsene Wenger speaks to the media ahead of the Premier League tie against Norwich City

12th April 2013 By ArsenalSupremo


Arsene Wenger spoke to the media ahead of the crucial Premier League tie against Norwich at the Emirates stadium on the 13th of April 2013. Below are the main talking points of the press conference with the video also provided below.

1. Hawk-Eye video system Hawk-Eye video system for goal line technology :

“When a referee speaks to a player for two minutes and says, 'be careful because if you come back and make a bad tackle I’ll be in a position to give you a yellow card' and doesn't do anything else, you can argue it slows the game down,” he said.

2. Bad referees decisions : 

“We all accept that if we play against a team that is better and we lose, then 'congratulations, bye bye' - but it is frustrating to lose against a team when you know it's just down to the decision of the referee.

“For example in the first Paris St-Germain against Barcelona game, they score a goal that is two meters offside. You have a guy behind the goal line and he doesn't say it is offside.

3. Team News : 

'Walcott and Wilshere both back in the squad however Rosicky will have a test and is only rated 50 50 for the game'

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