Match Report
| Arsenal | Arsenal |  |  | Derby County | Derby County | ||||||||||||||||
| Ross Turner | Ross Turner | manager | Computer Player | Computer Player | |||||||||||||||||
| Nelson Kalac | N. Kalac |  | 67 | G |  | 1 | | G | 54 |  | Dale Rufus | D. Rufus | |||||||||
| Lucien Ndo | L. Ndo |  | 79 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 59 | | Wes Hall | W. Hall | |||||||||
| Jón Kristinn Hlödversson | J. Hlödversson |  | 70 | D | | 3 | | D | 56 |  | Magnus Isaksson | M. Isaksson | |||||||||
| Neil Dalglish | N. Dalglish |  | 73 | D | | 4 | | D | 56 |  | Yuri Salenko | Y. Salenko | |||||||||
| Dave Peters | D. Peters | | 67 | M | | 5 | | M | 54 | | Del Mcgreal | D. Mcgreal | |||||||||
| Graeme Higginbotham | G. Higginbotham | | 67 | M | | 6 | | M | 53 | | Paul Bellamy | P. Bellamy | |||||||||
| Neil Etherington | N. Etherington | | 75 | M | | 7 | | M | 50 |  | Damir Kovacs | D. Kovacs | |||||||||
| Omer Adams | O. Adams | | 72 | M | | 8 | | M | 47 | | Nwankwo Swift | N. Swift | |||||||||
| Gilles Carter | G. Carter | | 65 | A | | 9 | | A | 71 |  | Walter Romero | W. Romero | |||||||||
| Lamberto Ginestra | L. Ginestra |  | 73 | A | | 10 | | A | 64 | | Gianmatteo Caputi | G. Caputi | |||||||||
| Sebastian Pfeiffer | S. Pfeiffer |  | 71 | A | | 11 | | A | 62 | | Simon Sherwood | S. Sherwood | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at Emirates Stadium where Arsenal play host to Derby County. A crowd of 9,625 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Both Arsenal and Derby County are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Both Arsenal and Derby County are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
0.00
0-0The first half starts with Derby County kicking off!
2.03
0-0Lucien Ndo sees space and advances. Lucien Ndo passes the ball forward to Sebastian Pfeiffer. Sebastian Pfeiffer makes a probing pass to Gilles Carter but he's offside!
3.10
1-0Graeme Higginbotham makes a beautiful solo run. Graeme Higginbotham goes all the way! Graeme Higginbotham cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. What a cracker!! Dale Rufus had no chance!! Goal for Arsenal!
6.43
1-0Gianmatteo Caputi clumsily knocks into Jón Kristinn Hlödversson. Gianmatteo Caputi is given a warning by the referee! Jón Kristinn Hlödversson runs off the knock.
9.02
Dave Peters comes in with a late challenge on Nwankwo Swift. Dave Peters is given a warning by the referee! Nwankwo Swift runs off the knock.
10.50
Jón Kristinn Hlödversson controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Neil Etherington. Neil Etherington deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gilles Carter. Gilles Carter plays a perfect one-two with Lamberto Ginestra and rushes in on goal... Gilles Carter rockets a shot on goal. Dale Rufus is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
14.08
2-0Jón Kristinn Hlödversson makes a simple pass to Neil Etherington. Neil Etherington chips the ball to his team mate, Gilles Carter. Gilles Carter plays a perfect one-two with Lamberto Ginestra and rushes in on goal... Gilles Carter cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball comes in low, but Dale Rufus easily smothers it!
15.35
2-0Del Mcgreal kicks a strong pass forward to Gianmatteo Caputi. Gianmatteo Caputi plays a perfect one-two with Walter Romero and rushes in on goal... Gianmatteo Caputi takes a shot at goal. It's miles wide!
18.39
2-0Dave Peters comes in with a late challenge on Damir Kovacs. Dave Peters is given another warning by the referee! Damir Kovacs carries on, but is struggling a bit.
21.30
Nwankwo Swift barges into Dave Peters. The referee calls over Nwankwo Swift and warns him to calm down! Dave Peters runs off the knock.
22.15
Lucien Ndo makes a probing pass to Neil Etherington. Neil Etherington surges forward with the ball. Neil Etherington shoots from 20 yards but it curls horrendously wide!
28.23
Omer Adams makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Sebastian Pfeiffer. Sebastian Pfeiffer makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Lamberto Ginestra but he's offside!
30.18
Yuri Salenko threads the ball through to Nwankwo Swift. Nwankwo Swift surges forward with the ball. Nwankwo Swift goes all the way! Nwankwo Swift cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it is miles over!
32.13
2-0Arsenal are easily keeping Derby County at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
33.53
Nwankwo Swift comes in with a late challenge on Dave Peters. Nwankwo Swift is warned by the referee again! Dave Peters stretches but gets up unharmed.
34.38
Neil Etherington knocks the ball forward to Gilles Carter. Gilles Carter finds some space and shoots from distance but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
42.24
Magnus Isaksson hoofs the ball up the pitch. Walter Romero goes all the way! Walter Romero cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it flies wide!
45.00
2-0Yuri Salenko threads the ball through to Damir Kovacs. Damir Kovacs flicks the ball to his team mate, Walter Romero. Walter Romero knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
45.00
Arsenal kick off the second half!
47.38
Arsenal are easily keeping Derby County at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
51.53
Magnus Isaksson makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Damir Kovacs. Damir Kovacs makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gianmatteo Caputi. Gianmatteo Caputi makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Simon Sherwood. Simon Sherwood cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
54.45
Graeme Higginbotham makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Lamberto Ginestra. Lamberto Ginestra tries a spectacular long range effort but it is miles over!
55.17
Dave Peters knocks the ball forward to Sebastian Pfeiffer. Sebastian Pfeiffer lofts in a cross ball towards Gilles Carter. Gilles Carter heads the ball goalwards. Dale Rufus easily smothers it.
57.07
Magnus Isaksson makes a probing pass to Damir Kovacs. Damir Kovacs flicks the ball to his team mate, Gianmatteo Caputi. Gianmatteo Caputi shoots from outside the area but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
60.10
Neil Dalglish kicks a strong pass forward to Neil Etherington. Neil Etherington knocks the ball to his team mate, Lamberto Ginestra. Lamberto Ginestra goes all the way! Lamberto Ginestra rockets a shot on goal. Dale Rufus easily smothers it.
66.51
Neil Dalglish flicks the ball to his team mate, Neil Etherington. Neil Etherington knocks the ball forward to Gilles Carter. Gilles Carter knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Dale Rufus who gathers it comfortably.
75.39
Damir Kovacs knocks the ball forward to Simon Sherwood. Simon Sherwood shoots from 20 yards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
77.25
Jón Kristinn Hlödversson chips the ball to his team mate, Neil Etherington. Neil Etherington makes a probing pass to Gilles Carter. Gilles Carter goes all the way! Gilles Carter takes a shot at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
78.20
Omer Adams deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Lamberto Ginestra. Lamberto Ginestra knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Yuri Salenko.
83.22
Neil Etherington chips the ball to his team mate, Gilles Carter. Gilles Carter kicks a strong pass forward to Sebastian Pfeiffer but the referee indicates it's offside!
85.33
Lucien Ndo hoofs the ball up the pitch. Lamberto Ginestra whips in a cross ball towards Sebastian Pfeiffer. Sebastian Pfeiffer is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Dale Rufus manages to gather it comfortably.
87.48
Nwankwo Swift makes a simple pass to Walter Romero. Walter Romero shoots from outside the area but somehow Nelson Kalac manages to keep it out.
89.29
Neil Dalglish passes the ball forward to Omer Adams. Omer Adams chips the ball to his team mate, Lamberto Ginestra. Lamberto Ginestra knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
90.00
Omer Adams chips the ball to his team mate, Sebastian Pfeiffer. Sebastian Pfeiffer lofts in a cross ball towards Gilles Carter. Gilles Carter heads the ball goalwards but it goes wide for a goal kick.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
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