English Premier League

Arsenal vs Portsmouth, 2008-2009 Barclays Premier League

· English Premier League
Arsenal
  • 81': William Gallas
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Portsmouth

    About

    Arsenal are hosting Portsmouth at Emirates Stadium, London, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English Premier League.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Offside, Arsenal. Samir Nasri tries a through ball, but Nicklas Bendtner is caught offside.
    • 2': Denilson (Arsenal) wins a free kick in his own half.
    • 2': Foul by Papa Bouba Diop (Portsmouth).
    • 5': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Sol Campbell.
    • 5': Attempt missed. Mikael Silvestre (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Samir Nasri with a cross following a corner.
    • 9': Foul by Papa Bouba Diop (Portsmouth).
    • 9': Vasiriki Abou Diaby (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 11': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Marc Wilson.
    • 11': Attempt missed. Nicklas Bendtner (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Samir Nasri with a cross following a corner.
    • 14': Offside, Portsmouth. Sylvain Distin tries a through ball, but David Nugent is caught offside.
    • 16': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Nadir Belhadj.
    • 16': Attempt blocked. Nicklas Bendtner (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Samir Nasri with a cross.
    • 18': Offside, Arsenal. Nicklas Bendtner tries a through ball, but Emmanuel Adebayor is caught offside.
    • 21': Offside, Portsmouth. Niko Kranjcar tries a through ball, but David Nugent is caught offside.
    • 23': Attempt blocked. William Gallas (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Vasiriki Abou Diaby.
    • 24': Peter Crouch (Portsmouth) hits the left post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Marc Wilson with a cross.
    • 25': Hand ball by Emmanuel Eboue (Arsenal).
    • 28': Foul by Papa Bouba Diop (Portsmouth).
    • 28': Nicklas Bendtner (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 29': Attempt missed. William Gallas (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Samir Nasri with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 29': Attempt blocked. Niko Kranjcar (Portsmouth) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by David Nugent.
    • 32': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Sylvain Distin.
    • 33': Offside, Arsenal. Gaël Clichy tries a through ball, but William Gallas is caught offside.
    • 35': Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by William Gallas.
    • 37': Papa Bouba Diop (Portsmouth) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 37': Foul by Mikael Silvestre (Arsenal).
    • 38': Attempt saved. Peter Crouch (Portsmouth) with an attempt from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marc Wilson with a cross.
    • 38': Papa Bouba Diop (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in his own half.
    • 38': Foul by Denilson (Arsenal).
    • 40': Nadir Belhadj (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in his own half.
    • 40': Foul by Emmanuel Adebayor (Arsenal).
    • 41': Attempt blocked. Samir Nasri (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Emmanuel Eboue.
    • 42': Foul by Richard Hughes (Portsmouth).
    • 42': Vasiriki Abou Diaby (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 42': Richard Hughes (Portsmouth) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 45': Foul by Sean Davis (Portsmouth).
    • 45': Denilson (Arsenal) wins a free kick in his own half.
    • 45': Attempt blocked. Samir Nasri (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicklas Bendtner.
    • 45': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Sol Campbell.
    • 45': David James (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in his own half.
    • 45': Foul by Nicklas Bendtner (Arsenal).
    • 45': First Half ends, Arsenal 0, Portsmouth 0.
    • 0': Second Half begins Arsenal 0, Portsmouth 0.
    • 46': Foul by Papa Bouba Diop (Portsmouth).
    • 46': Emmanuel Adebayor (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 47': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Marc Wilson.
    • 47': Attempt blocked. Mikael Silvestre (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 47': Attempt blocked. Emmanuel Adebayor (Arsenal) left footed shot from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Mikael Silvestre.
    • 47': Attempt blocked. Emmanuel Adebayor (Arsenal) right footed shot from very close range is blocked.
    • 48': Papa Bouba Diop (Portsmouth) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 48': Foul by Denilson (Arsenal).
    • 50': Substitution, Portsmouth. Arnold Mvuemba midfielder replaces Richard Hughes.
    • 51': Papa Bouba Diop (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 51': Foul by Denilson (Arsenal).
    • 52': Attempt blocked. Niko Kranjcar (Portsmouth) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 55': Niko Kranjcar (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in his own half.
    • 55': Foul by Bacary Sagna (Arsenal).
    • 59': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Sylvain Distin.
    • 60': Attempt missed. Emmanuel Adebayor (Arsenal) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left.
    • 66': Substitution, Arsenal. Carlos Vela forward replaces Emmanuel Eboue.
    • 67': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Sylvain Distin.
    • 68': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Sylvain Distin.
    • 69': Attempt blocked. Nicklas Bendtner (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Samir Nasri with a cross.
    • 71': Offside, Portsmouth. Niko Kranjcar tries a through ball, but Peter Crouch is caught offside.
    • 73': Attempt saved. Samir Nasri (Arsenal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nicklas Bendtner with a through ball.
    • 73': Peter Crouch (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in his own half.
    • 73': Foul by William Gallas (Arsenal).
    • 74': Papa Bouba Diop (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in his own half.
    • 74': Foul by Vasiriki Abou Diaby (Arsenal).
    • 75': Substitution, Arsenal. Aaron Ramsey midfielder replaces Vasiriki Abou Diaby.
    • 76': Attempt saved. Nadir Belhadj (Portsmouth) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Peter Crouch.
    • 77': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Marc Wilson.
    • 77': Attempt saved. Aaron Ramsey (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Denilson with a headed pass.
    • 81': Offside, Portsmouth. Sean Davis tries a through ball, but David Nugent is caught offside.
    • 81': Foul by Papa Bouba Diop (Portsmouth).
    • 81': Carlos Vela (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 81': Goal! Arsenal 1, Portsmouth 0. William Gallas (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Denilson with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 83': Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by William Gallas.
    • 84': Attempt blocked. Carlos Vela (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 84': Nadir Belhadj (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in his own half.
    • 84': Foul by Emmanuel Adebayor (Arsenal).
    • 87': Offside, Arsenal. Samir Nasri tries a through ball, but Carlos Vela is caught offside.
    • 88': Substitution, Portsmouth. Jermain Defoe forward replaces David Nugent.
    • 89': Offside, Arsenal. Gaël Clichy tries a through ball, but Emmanuel Adebayor is caught offside.
    • 90': Foul by Papa Bouba Diop (Portsmouth).
    • 90': Denilson (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 90': Papa Bouba Diop (Portsmouth) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90': Delay in match Papa Bouba Diop (Portsmouth) because of an injury.
    • 90': Substitution, Portsmouth. Noe Pamarot defender replaces Papa Bouba Diop because of an injury.
    • 90': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 90': Niko Kranjcar (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in his own half.
    • 90': Foul by Samir Nasri (Arsenal).
    • 90': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Nadir Belhadj.
    • 90': Attempt missed. Samir Nasri (Arsenal) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Bacary Sagna.
    • 90': Offside, Arsenal. Gaël Clichy tries a through ball, but Emmanuel Adebayor is caught offside.
    • 90': Second Half ends, Arsenal 1, Portsmouth 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Arsenal 1, Portsmouth 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Arsenal 1, Portsmouth 0.

    Statistics

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    8 Fouls 12
    2 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    4 Offsides 6
    2 Corner Kicks 11
    2 Saves 2
    40.4 Possession 59.6
    5 SHOTS 17
    2 ON GOAL 3
    0.4 On Target % 0.2
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    334 Accurate Passes 528
    410 Passes 605
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
    4 Accurate Crosses 8
    17 Crosses 33
    0.2 Cross % 0.2
    57 Long Balls 57
    32 Accurate Long Balls 38
    0.6 Long Balls % 0.7
    2 Blocked Shots 9
    29 Effective Tackles 23
    38 Tackles 26
    0.8 Tackle % 0.9
    0 Interceptions 0
    16 Effective Clearances 13
    30 Clearances 28

    Game Information

    Competition: English Premier League

    Venue: Emirates Stadium
    Location: London, England
    Attendance: 60,092

    Premier League Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Arsenal 16 +20 36
    2 Manchester City 16 +22 34
    3 Aston Villa 16 +8 33
    4 Chelsea 16 +12 28
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    ARS Arsenal (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    1 Manuel Almunia (GK)
    18 Mikaël Silvestre
    10 William Gallas
    22 Gaël Clichy
    3 Bacary Sagna
    2 Abou Diaby
    15 Denílson
    8 Samir Nasri
    27 Emmanuel Eboué
    26 Nicklas Bendtner
    25 Emmanuel Adebayor
    Arsenal Substitutes:
    Carlos Vela, Kieran Gibbs, Robin van Persie, Lukasz Fabianski, Kolo Touré, Jack Wilshere, Aaron Ramsey.

    POR Portsmouth (4-5-1)

    No. Name
    1 David James (GK)
    15 Sylvain Distin
    23 Sol Campbell
    39 Nadir Belhadj
    35 Marc Wilson
    22 Richard Hughes Yellow Card
    8 Papa Bouba Diop Yellow Card
    28 Sean Davis
    19 Niko Kranjcar
    10 David Nugent
    9 Peter Crouch
    Portsmouth Substitutes:
    Noe Pamarot, Kanu, Jermain Defoe, Glen Little, Hermann Hreidarsson, Jamie Ashdown, Arnold Mvuemba.

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