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LONDON (Sporting Alert) — Wojciech Szczesny returns in goal for Arsenal in Tuesday night’s Barclays Premier League game against Everton at Emirates Stadium.

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Szczesny, who has been out of the team in recent games, was recalled to start for Lukasz Fabianksi, who has been ruled out due to a rib injury.

Midfielder Tomas Rosicky has recovered from the hamstring injury which forced him to miss Saturday’s 3-1 win over Norwich City, starts today’s game on the bench.

Per Mertesacker returns in defense, so Thomas Vermaelen is back on the bench.

Elsewhere, Theo Walcott starts in the attack in place of Gervinho.

Everton manager David Moyes meanwhile, make the one change to his team, with 19-year-old Ross Barkley starting for Leon Osman.

Arsenal v Everton

Arsenal: Szczesny, Sagna, Mertesacker, Koscielny, Gibbs, Arteta, Ramsey, Wilshere, Cazorla, Walcott, Giroud
Subs: Mannone, Vermaelen, Monreal, Rosicky, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Gervinho, Podolski

Everton: Howard, Coleman, Jagielka, Distin, Baines, Mirallas, Gibson, Barkley, Pienaar, Fellaini, Anichebe.
Subs: Mucha, Heitinga, Jelavic, Oviedo, Naismith, Hitzlsperger, Neville

Referee: Neil Swarbrick (Lancashire)

West Brom v Arsenal Starting Team, Live Scores

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LONDON (Sporting Alert) — Wojciech Szczesny is not in the squad at all for Arsenal for today’s Barclays Premier League clash with West Bromwich at The Hawthorns.

Szczesny, who had a late drop in form sees his place continue to be occupied by Lukasz Fabianski with Vito Mannone sitting on the bench in the unchanged Gunners side.

Jack Wilshere (ankle) and Theo Walcott (groin) continue to be out because of injuries, but full-backs Kieran Gibbs and Nacho Monreal have passed late fitness tests and start.

Meanwhile, Youssouf Mulumbu, who picked up a red card in the 3-1 defeat to West Ham last week will be unavailable for the home side, which is also without the injured George Thorne and Zoltan Gera.

West Brom v Arsenal

West Brom: Foster, Jones, McAuley, Olsson, Ridgewell, Yacob, Brunt, Dorrans, Morrison, Thomas, Long

Subs: Myhill, Popov, Rosenberg, Lukaku, Tamas, Fortune, Isaiah Brown

Arsenal: Fabianski, Sagna, Mertesacker, Koscielny, Monreal, Rosicky, Ramsey, Gervinho, Cazorla, Arteta, Giroud

Subs: Mannone, Vermaelen, Podolski, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Coquelin, Jenkinson, Gibbs

Referee: Howard Webb

Arsenal keeper Wojciech Szczesny apologises for his father outburst

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LODNON (Sporting Alert) — Arsenal goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny has moved to clear the air on recent comments made by his father, which were directly angrily towards the Arsenal FC manager Arsene Wenger.

Maciej Szczesny blasted Wenger on Wednesday for playing him when he was still recovering from injury and claimed that was the main reason his son’s loss of form.

“Wenger already started to look for the scapegoat – it is not the way the boss should behave,” Szczesny Snr was quoted as telling Przeglad Sportowy, a Polish newspaper.

“Wojciech has had two serious injuries. He played with one in April and May [last year]. He shouldn’t have agreed to play that time, but the coach insisted.

“Wojciech did not train the whole week and then a warm-up on Friday and played the match on Saturday. He was naturally more susceptible to minor injuries and his form was going down. Wenger was playing with the young man’s good health and Wojciech agreed foolishly.

“In my opinion Mr Wenger messed up a lot in April and May. I don’t blame the young man who went along with his coach. His current lack of form is a result of those two months.”

He added: “Then in August there was a foot injury after which he played almost instantly. After seven weeks out Wojciech trained for just seven days and played the match. How on earth can he be on his highest form?”

Several fans reacted angrily to those comments and after reportedly speaking to his father, Wojciech Szczesny released the following state to Arsenal.com:

“I would like to apologise for the comments made by my father which have been used by both Polish and English media.

“I’d like to make it clear that those were the views and opinions of my father and not mine, and although I respect his views I cannot accept them as I find them disrespectful to the club I truly love.

“I have been at Arsenal Football Club for seven years now and I have always shown my full respect to the Club, Arsène Wenger, all the coaching staff, my team-mates and the fans.

“I’ve always felt that I received great support from the manager and the fans and I am fully focused on getting back to my best.

“I am proud to be a part of Arsenal and I see my future at this great club.”

Arsenal in trouble: Bale, Lennon on target for Spurs, 2-0

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LONDON (Sporting Alert) — Gareth Bale and Aaron Lennon have scored first half goals to put Tottenham 2-0 up against the wobbling Arsenal at White Hart Lane in their Premier League clash.

The on form Bale, as expected, gave Tottenham the lead in the 37th minute when he beat the offside trap to slip the ball past goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny, after racing onto a through ball from Gylfi Sigurdsson.

Arsenal and Arsene Wenger were hit on the back foot again, after more poor defending cost them another goal, after the Gunners back four stepped up and got into trouble.

Another through ball was picked up by winger Aaron Lennon and he easily skipped around Szczesny and then rolled home into an empty net.

A victory today for Tottenham would see them going back to third on the EPL standings, while a defeat could see Arsenal’s top four place all but vanished.

Tottenham v Arsenal

Tottenham: Lloris, Walker, Dawson, Vertonghen, Assou-Ekotto, Dembele, Parker, Lennon, Bale, Sigurdsson, Adebayor. Subs: Friedel, Gallas, Naughton, Defoe, Holtby, Livermore, Carroll.

Arsenal: Szczesny, Jenkinson, Mertesacker, Vermaelen, Monreal, Ramsey, Arteta, Walcott, Wilshere, Cazorla, Giroud. Subs: Mannone, Koscielny, Rosicky, Podolski, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Coquelin, Gervinho.

Referee: Mark Clattenburg (Tyne & Wear)

Tottenham v Arsenal Games Squads and Preview

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LONDON (Sporting Alert) — Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is yet to decide on whether to play Theo Walcott as a winger of striker in Sunday’s Barclays Premier League clash at Tottenham.

Wenger has been experimenting with different formations and could play a 4-4-2 style with Walcott getting a central role.

But regardless of what team or formation he plays, Wenger believes his team must maintain their recent league form if they are to secure a Champions League place.

“In the last 12 games, we’ve won eight, drawn two and lost two,” the boss said on www.arsenal.com. “We have got 26 points out of 36.

“Our record in the Premier League is quite good.

“What we want to do [is maintain that] in the last 11 games. I said after the Chelsea game that we cannot drop points.

“We go into every single match like it is a must-win game and we will have exactly the same approach [for the rest of the season].”

On the other side, Tottenham manager Andre Villas-Boas is still unsure about starting the Emmanuel Adebayor or play Jermain Defoe.

Winger Gareth Bale has been in great form in recent weeks and could cause Arsenal lots of problems if left free.

Tottenham will be looking to go back in third place with a win at White Hart Lane, Chelsea moved in that slot in the Premier League standings after being West Brom on Saturday.

SQUADS

Tottenham: Lloris, Friedel, Walker, Naughton, Gallas, Dawson, Caulker, Vertonghen, Assou-Ekotto, Lennon, Holtby, Livermore, Dembele, Carroll, Parker, Bale, Sigurdsson, Defoe.

Arsenal: Szczesny, Mannone, Vermaelen, Koscielny, Mertesacker, Monreal, Jenkinson, Miquel, Cazorla, Diaby, Wilshere, Arteta, Giroud, Podolski, Ramsey, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Gervinho, Rosicky, Walcott.

Arsenal v Bayern Munich on FoxSoccer2Go; Teams

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LONDON (Sporting Alert) — Former Bayern Munich player Lukas Podolski is amongst the starters for Arsenal in today’s Champions League clash at Emirates Stadium.

Podolski featured for Bayern Munich in 71 league games and scored 15 goals between 2006 and 2009. Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has decided to go with a 4-4-2 formation today with Podolski being partnered by Theo Walcott and Olivier Giroud left on the bench.

Per Mertesacker and Laurent Koscielny will lead the backline, alongside Bacary Sagna and Thomas Vermaelen, while Jack Wilshere, Aaron Ramsey and Santi Cazorla start in midfield.

Meanwhile, Bayern Munich, who has been tipped to beat Arsenal over both legs, start a very strong team as well, but forward Mario Gomez is on the bench.

Javi Martinez, Bastian Schweinsteiger, Thomas Muller, Toni Kroos, Franck Ribery and Mario Mandzukic all start for a Bayern side confident of beating the EPL side on their own turf.

Former Chelsea attacker Arjen Robben is on the bench.

Arsenal v Bayern Munich

Arsenal: Szczesny, Sagna, Mertesacker, Koscielny, Vermaelen, Arteta, Wilshere, Ramsey, Cazorla, Podolski, Walcott
Subs: Mannone, Diaby, Rosicky, Giroud, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Coquelin, Jenkinson

Bayern Munich: Neuer, Lahm, Van Buyten, Dante, Alaba, Javi Martinez, Schweinsteiger, Muller, Kroos, Ribery, Mandzukic
Subs: Starke, Robben, Shaqiri, Rafinha, Gustavo, Gomez, Tymoschuk

Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen (Norway)

Follow Arsenal v Manchester City Live Football Score

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LONDON (Sporting Alert) — Carlos Tevez has been handed the starting place for Manchester City in today’s English Premier League clash with Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium.

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Tevez will start with Edin Dzeko, who has been linked with a move away from the EPL champions, who are still without top scorer Sergio Aguero.

Meanwhile, Arsenal have named Theo Walcott as a lone striker, but the big news is that defender and captain Thomas Vermaelen and midfielder Abou Diaby return to the team after recovering from injuries.

Arsenal are without Mikel Arteta, who is injured, so Diaby will come straight back into the midfield and plays alongside Jack Wilshere and Santi Cazorla, the Gunners said on Arsenal.com.

Vermaelen replaces Per Mertesacker, while Lukas Podolski comes in for Aaron Ramsey and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain comes in for Olivier Giroud, which opens the way for Walcott to start at center forward.

For Manchester City Matija Nastasic has been recalled in defence to place with Vincent Kompany.

Joleon Lescott makes way for Nastasic, while Mario Balotelli remains on the bench.

Manchester City are ten points behind Manchester United in the English Premier League, with leaders beating Liverpool 2-1 at Old Trafford in the early kick-off.

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Arsenal v Manchester City

Arsenal: Szczesny, Sagna, Koscielny, Vermaelen, Gibbs, Diaby, Wilshere, Cazorla, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Podolski, Walcott

Subs: Mannone, Mertesacker, Andre Santos, Giroud, Ramsey, Coquelin, Jenkinson

Manchester City: Hart, Zabaleta, Kompany, Nastasic, Clichy, Javi Garcia, Barry, Milner, Silva, Tevez, Dzeko

Subs: Pantilimon, Lescott, Sinclair, Kolarov, Suarez, Rekik, Balotelli

Referee: Mike Dean (Wirral)

Gunners Unchanged: Southampton vs Arsenal FC Teams

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ST MARY’S (Sporting Alert) Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has named an unchanged team for this afternoon’s Barclays Premier League trip to Southampton.

This means that Theo Walcott remains the center forward with Olivier Giroud left on the bench once again.

Walcott started and scored a brilliant hat-trick against Newcastle over the weekend and Wenger has decided to keep that same team that won 7-3.

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain also starts against his former club, so too is Laurent Koscielny, who will partner captain Thomas Vermaelen at centre half.

German Per Mertesacker is back on the bench after missing Saturday’s game because illness, while winger Gervinho also starts as a sub.

Southampton vs Arsenal FC Teams

Arsenal FC: Szczesny, Sagna, Vermaelen (c), Koscielny, Gibbs, Arteta, Wilshere, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Cazorla, Podolski, Walcott. Subs: Martinez, Mertesacker, Coquelin, Ramsey, Rosicky, Gervinho, Giroud.

Southampton: Boruc, Cork, Fonte (c), Yoshida, Shaw, Puncheon, Schneiderlin, S. Davis, Guly, Ram�rez, Lambert. Subs: K.Davis, Hooiveld, Rodriguez, Ward-Prowse, Richardson, Mayuka, De Ridder.

Walcott Starts For Arsenal, Giroud On The Bench: Live On ESPN3

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READING (Sporting Alert) — Theo Walcott starts for Arsenal FC in tonight’s Barclays Premier League clash against Reading at The Madejski Stadium.

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Walcott had passed fit to play in the contest, following a calf injury, but it was believed manager Arsene Wenger would have started him on the bench at first.

However, the manager decided to start the contract rebel and left Olivier Giroud on the bench. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Lukas Podolski and Jack Wilshere all started as well.

Fit-again defender Laurent Koscielny and Gervinho were amongst the substitutes.

Arsenal are hoping to recover from last week’s shocking Capital One Cup defeat at Bradford.

Reading, meanwhile, have named striker Pavel Pogrebnyak in its starting line-up, but there was no place for the injured Jason Roberts.

Reading FC vs Arsenal FC

Arsenal FC: Szczesny; Sagna, Gibbs, Mertesacker, Vermaelen; Arteta, Wilshere, Cazorla, Chamberlain, Podolski, Walcott. subs: Mannone, Koscielny, Coquelin, Ramsey, Rosicky, Giroud, Gervinho.

Reading: Federici; Cummings, Shorey, Gorkss, Mariappa; Leigertwood, Tabb, Kebe, McAnuff; Hunt, Pogrebnyak. subs: Taylor, Gunter, Harte, Pearce, McCleary, Robson-Kanu, Le Fondre.

Olympiacos v Arsenal Teams: Gunners made seven changes

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Arsenal Starting Team

(Sporting Alert) — Arsene Wenger made seven changes to his Arsenal side for tonight’s Champions League game against Olympiacos.

Striker Marouane Chamakh has been a rare starting place and will lead the attacking line.

Jernade Meade will make his Champions League debut, while Sebastien Squillaci also starts in the defensive line for his first appearance of the season.

Goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny, defenders Thomas Vermaelen and Carl Jenkinson and forward Gervinho were the only survivors from the team that suffered defeat against Swansea on Saturday.

Aaron Ramsey, Francis Coquelin, Tomas Rosicky and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain all start tonight as well.

Olympiacos v Arsenal Teams

Olympiacos: Carroll, Diakite, Manolas, Contreras, Torosidis, Paulo Machado, Maniatis, Fejsa, Greco, Djebbour, Abdoun
Subs: Megyeri, Ibagaza, Pantelic, Mitroglou, Fetfatzidis, David Fuster, Siovas

Arsenal: Szczesny, Jenkinson, Squillaci, Vermaelen, Meade, Coquelin, Rosicky, Ramsey, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Chamakh, Gervinho
Subs: Shea, Arshavin, Angha, Ansah, Hajrovic, Monteiro, Akpom

Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Spain)

Arsenal vs Tottenham: Lloris starts for Spurs; Szczesny returns for Arsenal

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LONDON (Sporting Alert) — Goalkeeper Hugo Lloris was handed the starting place between the sticks today for Tottenham in the Barclays Premier League London derby clash against Arsenal this afternoon.

Watch Live Stream Coverage on Lloris replaces veteran Brad Friedel, who is on the bench with his fellow American countryman Clint Dempsey.

Former Arsenal forward Emmanuel Adebayor also starts along with Jermain Defoe in a game the Spurs are pushing to win at the Emirates Stadium.

Meanwhile, first choice keeper Wojciech Szczesny has now recovered from the ankle injury which has kept him out of action since September 15 and starts today.

Arsene Wenger has also gone with strikers Olivier Giroud, Lukas Podolski and Theo Walcott and midfielder Mikel Arteta in his starting team.

Midfield playmaker Jack Wilshere returns to the Arsenal side after missing the 3-3 draw against Fulham because of suspension and his return meant Francis Coquelin is back on the bench, along side Vito Mannone, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Aaron Ramsey.

Arsenal v Tottenham Teams

Arsenal: Szczesny, Sagna, Mertesacker, Koscielny, Vermaelen, Wilshere, Arteta, Cazorla, Walcott, Giroud, Podolski
Subs: Mannone, Andre Santos, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Ramsey, Coquelin, Arshavin, Jenkinson

Tottenham: Lloris, Walker, Gallas, Vertonghen, Naughton, Lennon, Sandro, Huddlestone, Bale, Adebayor, Defoe
Subs: Friedel, Dempsey, Dawson, Sigurdsson, Livermore, Townsend, Carroll

Referee: Howard Webb

Arsenal could have Wilshere on the bench against QPR

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LONDON (Sporting Alert) — Arsene Wenger has revealed that Jack Wilshere is in contention to make his return to first team football when Arsenal take on QPR in the Barclays Premier League on Saturday.

The England midfielder has been active in the last two weeks and played for the Arsenal under-21s earlier in the week.

He has been closely watched by the club’s medical and coaching staff since returning from ankle and knee injuries and Wenger says he could be in the squad for the game at Emirates Stadium.

“There could be some players coming back, like [Barcary] Sagna. Wilshere I have to consider,” Wenger said on Arsenal Official website at www.arsenal.com.

“We’ll make a decision [on Friday], if I put him in the squad or not. That’s basically it.”

Wenger also said that winger Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain could featured, after missing the Champions League defeat at home in midweek.

“He has a chance [of playing]. He is 60-40 for playing, positive,” the manager said.

“Of course it is a boost. It will be vital as [on Wednesday] some players finished very tired.”

Arsenal are still without Kieran Gibbs (thigh), Theo Walcott (chest), Abou Diaby (thigh), Tomas Rosicky (hamstring) and Wojciech Szczesny (ankle).

QPR could be without captain and energetic midfielder Park Ji-sung, who did not train all this week after he sitting out with a knee injury he picked up in the 1-1 draw against Everton last week.

Arsenal v QPR Teams:

Arsenal (squad): Mannone, Jenkinson, Mertesacker, Vermaelen, Santos, Ramsey, Arteta, Cazorla, Podolski, Gervinho, Giroud, Martinez, Coquelin, Djourou, Koscielny, Arshavin, Chamakh, Frimpong, Gnabry, Sagna.

QPR (squad): Green, Cesar, Onuoha, Hill, Nelsen, Ferdinand, Bosingwa, Traore, Mbia, Derry, Diakite, Park, Granero, Dyer, Taarabt, Hoilett, Faurlin, Wright-Phillips, Ephraim, Mackie, Zamora, Cisse.