Arsenal v Birmingham City, 16 October 2010

Score2-1 to Arsenal
RefereeMartin Atkinson
CompetitionPremier League
VenueEmirates Stadium
Attendance60,070

2 Arsenal

Manager: Arsene Wenger

Goals:

Samir Nasri penalty 41 P
Marouane Chamakh 47 G

Goals:

Nikola Zigić 33 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Lukasz Fabiański
Defender Gaël Clichy
Defender Johann Djourou
Defender/Midfielder Emmanuel Eboué
Defender/Midfielder Alex Song
Midfielder Abou Diaby
Midfielder Samir Nasri
Midfielder Jack Wilshere
Forward Andrei Arshavin

Starting lineup:

Ben Foster Goalkeeper
Stephen Carr Defender
Scott Dann Defender
Roger Johnson Defender/Centre back
Liam Ridgewell Defender/Midfielder
Lee Bowyer Midfielder
Keith Fahey Midfielder
Barry Ferguson Midfielder
Aleksandr Hleb Midfielder
Seb Larsson Midfielder
Nikola Zigić Forward

Substitutions:

Tomáš Rosický for Andrei Arshavin 70
Nicklas Bendtner for Marouane Chamakh 79

Substitutions:

David Murphy for Keith Fahey 77
Garry O'Connor for Lee Bowyer 80

Cards:

Samir Nasri 43 Y
Emmanuel Eboué 77 Y
Jack Wilshere 90 R

Cards:

Lee Bowyer 54 Y
Stephen Carr 72 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Wojciech Szczęsny
Defender/Midfielder Kieran Gibbs
Midfielder Denilson
Midfielder Tomáš Rosický
Midfielder/Forward Theo Walcott
Forward Carlos Vela

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Maik Taylor
Defender Martin Jiránek
Defender/Left back David Murphy
Midfielder Michel
Forward Matt Derbyshire
Forward Garry O'Connor
Forward Kevin Phillips

Comments:

League position: 2nd

Comments:

League position: 16th

2 Arsenal

Manager: Arsene Wenger

Goals:

Samir Nasri penalty 41 P
Marouane Chamakh 47 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Lukasz Fabiański
Defender Gaël Clichy
Defender Johann Djourou
Defender/Midfielder Emmanuel Eboué
Defender/Midfielder Alex Song
Midfielder Abou Diaby
Midfielder Samir Nasri
Midfielder Jack Wilshere
Forward Andrei Arshavin

Substitutions:

Tomáš Rosický for Andrei Arshavin 70
Nicklas Bendtner for Marouane Chamakh 79

Cards:

Samir Nasri 43 Y
Emmanuel Eboué 77 Y
Jack Wilshere 90 R

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Wojciech Szczęsny
Defender/Midfielder Kieran Gibbs
Midfielder Denilson
Midfielder Tomáš Rosický
Midfielder/Forward Theo Walcott
Forward Carlos Vela

Comments:

League position: 2nd

Goals:

Nikola Zigić 33 G

Starting lineup:

Ben Foster Goalkeeper
Stephen Carr Defender
Scott Dann Defender
Roger Johnson Defender/Centre back
Liam Ridgewell Defender/Midfielder
Lee Bowyer Midfielder
Keith Fahey Midfielder
Barry Ferguson Midfielder
Aleksandr Hleb Midfielder
Seb Larsson Midfielder
Nikola Zigić Forward

Substitutions:

David Murphy for Keith Fahey 77
Garry O'Connor for Lee Bowyer 80

Cards:

Lee Bowyer 54 Y
Stephen Carr 72 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Maik Taylor
Defender Martin Jiránek
Defender/Left back David Murphy
Midfielder Michel
Forward Matt Derbyshire
Forward Garry O'Connor
Forward Kevin Phillips

Comments:

League position: 16th