Blackpool v Arsenal, 10 April 2011

Score3-1 to Arsenal
RefereeLee Mason
CompetitionPremier League
VenueBloomfield Road
Attendance16,030

View Blackpool v Arsenal head to head

Kick-Off: 1.30pm

1 Blackpool

3 Arsenal

Manager: Arsene Wenger

Goals:

Gary Taylor-Fletcher 52 G

Goals:

Abou Diaby 18 G
Emmanuel Eboué 21 G
Robin van Persie 76 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Richard Kingson
Defender Alex Baptiste
Defender Craig Cathcart
Defender/Centre back Ian Evatt
Defender/Left back Stephen Crainey
Midfielder Charlie Adam
Midfielder Jason Puncheon
Midfielder Keith Southern
Forward DJ Campbell
Forward Gary Taylor-Fletcher
Forward Luke Varney

Starting lineup:

Jens Lehmann Goalkeeper
Gaël Clichy Defender
Laurent Koscielny Defender
Sébastien Squillaci Defender
Emmanuel Eboué Defender/Midfielder
Cesc Fàbregas Midfielder
Abou Diaby Midfielder
Samir Nasri Midfielder
Jack Wilshere Midfielder
Andrei Arshavin Forward
Robin van Persie Forward

Substitutions:

Andy Reid for Luke Varney 60
Matt Phillips for Keith Southern 82
Sergei Kornilenko for Jason Puncheon 87

Substitutions:

Theo Walcott for Andrei Arshavin 61
Kieran Gibbs for Samir Nasri 86
Aaron Ramsey for Cesc Fàbregas 88

Cards:

Keith Southern 64 Y
Stephen Crainey 69 Y

Cards:

Abou Diaby 45 Y
Jack Wilshere 53 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Paul Rachubka
Defender Neal Eardley
Midfielder Andy Reid
Midfielder/Forward Matt Phillips
Forward James Beattie
Forward Sergei Kornilenko
Forward Brett Ormerod

On the bench:

Defender/Midfielder Kieran Gibbs
Midfielder Aaron Ramsey
Midfielder Tomáš Rosický
Midfielder/Forward Theo Walcott
Forward Nicklas Bendtner
Forward Marouane Chamakh

Comments:

League position: 17th

Comments:

League position: 2nd Keeper Manuel Almunia was named in the starting line-up but was injured in the pre-match warm-up and withdrawn. It meant Arsenal were only allowed to name six of a possible seven substitutes. He was replaced by Jens Lehmann who was making his first Gunners appearance after a gap of nearly three years. At the age of 41 and 151 days, he was only eight days short of equalling Jackie Rutherford's record as the oldest Arsenal player in a senior game which has stood since 1926.

1 Blackpool

Goals:

Gary Taylor-Fletcher 52 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Richard Kingson
Defender Alex Baptiste
Defender Craig Cathcart
Defender/Centre back Ian Evatt
Defender/Left back Stephen Crainey
Midfielder Charlie Adam
Midfielder Jason Puncheon
Midfielder Keith Southern
Forward DJ Campbell
Forward Gary Taylor-Fletcher
Forward Luke Varney

Substitutions:

Andy Reid for Luke Varney 60
Matt Phillips for Keith Southern 82
Sergei Kornilenko for Jason Puncheon 87

Cards:

Keith Southern 64 Y
Stephen Crainey 69 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Paul Rachubka
Defender Neal Eardley
Midfielder Andy Reid
Midfielder/Forward Matt Phillips
Forward James Beattie
Forward Sergei Kornilenko
Forward Brett Ormerod

Comments:

League position: 17th

3 Arsenal

Manager: Arsene Wenger

Goals:

Abou Diaby 18 G
Emmanuel Eboué 21 G
Robin van Persie 76 G

Starting lineup:

Jens Lehmann Goalkeeper
Gaël Clichy Defender
Laurent Koscielny Defender
Sébastien Squillaci Defender
Emmanuel Eboué Defender/Midfielder
Cesc Fàbregas Midfielder
Abou Diaby Midfielder
Samir Nasri Midfielder
Jack Wilshere Midfielder
Andrei Arshavin Forward
Robin van Persie Forward

Substitutions:

Theo Walcott for Andrei Arshavin 61
Kieran Gibbs for Samir Nasri 86
Aaron Ramsey for Cesc Fàbregas 88

Cards:

Abou Diaby 45 Y
Jack Wilshere 53 Y

On the bench:

Defender/Midfielder Kieran Gibbs
Midfielder Aaron Ramsey
Midfielder Tomáš Rosický
Midfielder/Forward Theo Walcott
Forward Nicklas Bendtner
Forward Marouane Chamakh

Comments:

League position: 2nd Keeper Manuel Almunia was named in the starting line-up but was injured in the pre-match warm-up and withdrawn. It meant Arsenal were only allowed to name six of a possible seven substitutes. He was replaced by Jens Lehmann who was making his first Gunners appearance after a gap of nearly three years. At the age of 41 and 151 days, he was only eight days short of equalling Jackie Rutherford's record as the oldest Arsenal player in a senior game which has stood since 1926.