Forum Comp Day 3, WEDNESDAY. A London derby game - in Baku, Azerbaijan

Essexphil

Tikay10 said:

68Trebor said:

Think you've missed me out of the Draw column.

Whoops, apologies.

Will sort it out at half time and edit as appropriate.

Easy mistake to make. With all that excitement

Tikay10

68Trebor said:

Think you've missed me out of the Draw column.

Now corrected, & Selection Sheet suitably edited.

Tikay10

Essexphil said:

Tikay10 said:

68Trebor said:

Think you've missed me out of the Draw column.

Whoops, apologies.

Will sort it out at half time and edit as appropriate.

Easy mistake to make. With all that excitement

Now now. My turn to gloat will come on Saturday, so be careful.

belsibub

hold

Tikay10

49th minute:

Superb and brave low header by Giroud opens the scoring.

Chelsea 1 Arsenal 0

Tikay10

60th minute:

Chelsea double their lead after a clinical effort by Pedro gives Cech no chance.

Chelsea 2 Arsenal 0

MAXALLY

Makes a nice change for a South Team to play better than a North Team I suppose

Tikay10

60th minute:

Giroud is fouled in the box, and Hazard slots home the penalty.

It's all about saving face for Arsenal now, they have been ripped apart in the first 15 mins of the second half.

Chelsea 3 Arsenal 0

Tikay10

MAXALLY said:

Makes a nice change for a South Team to play better than a North Team I suppose

Be quiet, and wave goodbye to Butland who is off to play for a bigger team - Bournemouth.

Tikay10

60th minute:

Sensational volley by Owobi pulls one back.

They need another quickly now, then we might just have a game.

Chelsea 3 Arsenal 1

Essexphil

MAXALLY said:

Makes a nice change for a South Team to play better than a North Team I suppose

Think you'll find that is West beating South pretending they are North

Time to tell my favourite joke ever.

What does an Arsenal fan do after winning the Champions League?
Turn off the Playstation, and go to bed. Sobbing into his pillow.

I'm waiting for Tikay to announce that Chelsea have decided to declare

Tikay10

69th minute:

Hazard, in probably his last Chelse game, snuffs out any chance of an Arsenal comeback when he slots home from a lovely Giroud pass.

Chelsea 4 Arsenal 1

Tikay10

Essexphil said:

MAXALLY said:

Makes a nice change for a South Team to play better than a North Team I suppose

Think you'll find that is West beating South pretending they are North

Time to tell my favourite joke ever.

What does an Arsenal fan do after winning the Champions League?
Turn off the Playstation, and go to bed. Sobbing into his pillow.

I'm waiting for Tikay to announce that Chelsea have decided to declare

Roll on Saturday.

MAXALLY

5+ Goals please

Glenelg

Its usually exactly 5 or more than 6. ;-)

Tikay10

RESULT - Chelsea 4, Arsenal 1

Tikay10

Chelsea were the least popular of the 3 selections, but 10 entrants are not complaining as their 7/5 shot coasts home hard held.

Well done to;

@belsibub

@Boxster

@dragon1964

@HANSON

@ikelly

@jwrighty

@MAXALLY

@mondo1985

@tomgoodun

@waller02

waller02

Strange game. Can't recall ever being so bored watching a 5 goal European final

Tikay10

waller02 said:

Strange game. Can't recall ever being so bored watching a 5 goal European final

Yes, very flat wasn't it?

Not helped by being in Baku, of course.

Essexphil

Tikay10 said:

waller02 said:

Strange game. Can't recall ever being so bored watching a 5 goal European final

Yes, very flat wasn't it?

Not helped by being in Baku, of course.

The empty seats and the weird distant camera angles didn't help. At one point, i thought I was watching Sensi Soccer.

What genuinely surprised me was how flat Arsenal looked, in what was a massive game for them.

Not been a bad season for Arsenal overall-but the last 6 weeks or so has been grim