Arsenal v Birmingham City, 12 January 2008

Score1-1
RefereePhil Dowd
CompetitionPremier League
VenueEmirates Stadium
Attendance60,037

1 Arsenal

Manager: Arsene Wenger

Goals:

Emmanuel Adebayor penalty 21 P

Goals:

Garry O'Connor 48 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Manuel Almunia
Defender Gaël Clichy
Defender William Gallas
Defender Bakary Sagna
Defender/Centre back Philippe Senderos
Midfielder Cesc Fàbregas
Midfielder Mathieu Flamini
Midfielder Aleksandr Hleb
Midfielder/Forward Theo Walcott
Forward Eduardo

Starting lineup:

Maik Taylor Goalkeeper
Stephen Kelly Defender
Rafael Schmitz Defender
Liam Ridgewell Defender/Midfielder
Franck Queudrue Defender/Left back
Damien Johnson Midfielder
Olivier Kapo Midfielder
Seb Larsson Midfielder
Fabrice Muamba Midfielder
Cameron Jerome Forward
Garry O'Connor Forward

Substitutions:

Nicklas Bendtner for Theo Walcott 65
Abou Diaby for Bakary Sagna 83

Substitutions:

Stuart Parnaby for Franck Queudrue 61
Mikael Forssell for Garry O'Connor 75
Gary McSheffrey for Cameron Jerome 75

Cards:

Aleksandr Hleb 55 Y

Cards:

Olivier Kapo 39 Y
Liam Ridgewell 55 Y

On the bench:

Midfielder Abou Diaby

On the bench:

Defender/Midfielder Stuart Parnaby
Forward Mikael Forssell
Forward Gary McSheffrey

Comments:

League position: 2nd Unused substitutes: Jens Lehmann, Gilberto Silva and Justin Hoyte

Comments:

League position: 16th Unused substitutes: Colin Doyle and Martin Taylor The FA Premier League's Dubious Goals Committee ruled on the following: - Birmingham City’s goal against Arsenal on 12th January has been confirmed as a Garry O’Connor goal. [re: Circular 3 - 16/4/2008]

1 Arsenal

Manager: Arsene Wenger

Goals:

Emmanuel Adebayor penalty 21 P

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Manuel Almunia
Defender Gaël Clichy
Defender William Gallas
Defender Bakary Sagna
Defender/Centre back Philippe Senderos
Midfielder Cesc Fàbregas
Midfielder Mathieu Flamini
Midfielder Aleksandr Hleb
Midfielder/Forward Theo Walcott
Forward Eduardo

Substitutions:

Nicklas Bendtner for Theo Walcott 65
Abou Diaby for Bakary Sagna 83

Cards:

Aleksandr Hleb 55 Y

On the bench:

Midfielder Abou Diaby

Comments:

League position: 2nd Unused substitutes: Jens Lehmann, Gilberto Silva and Justin Hoyte

Goals:

Garry O'Connor 48 G

Starting lineup:

Maik Taylor Goalkeeper
Stephen Kelly Defender
Rafael Schmitz Defender
Liam Ridgewell Defender/Midfielder
Franck Queudrue Defender/Left back
Damien Johnson Midfielder
Olivier Kapo Midfielder
Seb Larsson Midfielder
Fabrice Muamba Midfielder
Cameron Jerome Forward
Garry O'Connor Forward

Substitutions:

Stuart Parnaby for Franck Queudrue 61
Mikael Forssell for Garry O'Connor 75
Gary McSheffrey for Cameron Jerome 75

Cards:

Olivier Kapo 39 Y
Liam Ridgewell 55 Y

On the bench:

Defender/Midfielder Stuart Parnaby
Forward Mikael Forssell
Forward Gary McSheffrey

Comments:

League position: 16th Unused substitutes: Colin Doyle and Martin Taylor The FA Premier League's Dubious Goals Committee ruled on the following: - Birmingham City’s goal against Arsenal on 12th January has been confirmed as a Garry O’Connor goal. [re: Circular 3 - 16/4/2008]