Arsenal v Portsmouth, 22 August 2009
| Score | 4-1 to Arsenal |
| Referee | Steve Bennett |
| Competition | Premier League |
| Venue | Emirates Stadium |
| Attendance | 60,049 |
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4 Arsenal
Manager: Arsene Wenger
Goals:
| Abou Diaby | 18 |
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| Abou Diaby | 21 |
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| William Gallas | 51 |
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| Aaron Ramsey | 68 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Manuel Almunia
Defender
William Gallas
Defender
Thomas Vermaelen
Defender/Midfielder
Emmanuel Eboué
Defender/Midfielder
Kieran Gibbs
Midfielder
Cesc Fàbregas
Midfielder
Denilson
Midfielder
Abou Diaby
Forward
Andrei Arshavin
Forward
Eduardo
Forward
Robin van Persie
Substitutions:
| Aaron Ramsey for Cesc Fàbregas | 46 |
| Nicklas Bendtner for Eduardo | 71 |
| Fran Merida for Andrei Arshavin | 71 |
Cards:
| Abou Diaby | 90 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Vito Mannone
Defender
Gaël Clichy
Defender
Bakary Sagna
Defender/Midfielder
Alex Song
Midfielder
Fran Merida
Midfielder
Aaron Ramsey
Forward
Nicklas Bendtner
Comments:
League position: 1stGoals:
Starting lineup:
David James
Goalkeeper
Sylvain Distin
Defender
Younès Kaboul
Defender
Aaron Mokoena
Defender/Centre back
Hayden Mullins
Defender/Midfielder
Marc Wilson
Defender/Midfielder
Nadir Belhadj
Defender/Left back
Niko Kranjčar
Midfielder
John Utaka
Midfielder/Forward
Nwankwo Kanu
Forward
Frederic Piquionne
Forward
Substitutions:
| David Nugent for Nwankwo Kanu | 68 |
| Anthony Vanden Borre for Marc Wilson | 69 |
| Asmir Begović for David James | 75 |
Cards:
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Asmir Begović
Defender
Anthony Vanden Borre
Defender
Joel Ward
Midfielder
Angelos Basinas
Midfielder
Richard Hughes
Midfielder
Matt Ritchie
Forward
David Nugent
Comments:
League position: 1stComments:
League position: 20th