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Arsenal vs Sunderland: Team News As Ramsey Is Back, But Fab Is Out For The Gunners
So Aaron Ramsey is expected to kick a ball for Arsenal’s first team at last this weekend. Team news from the Gunners camp ahead of the Sunderland game also tells that Koscielny returns.
This weekend, Arsenal could cut the gap at the top of the English Premier League table to a single point and Wenger has chosen the players that he’ll use in order to attempt doing so. In a pre-match press conference, the Arsenal coach confirmed the availability of defender Laurent Koscielny and of midfielder Aaron Ramsey. The latter last played for the Gunners in February 2010 whereas Koscielny is said to have recovered from a hamstring injury. Meanwhile, Alex Song is among the names that have been ruled out for Saturday’s English Premier League match at home to Sunderland. According to the club’s official website, Coach Arsene Wenger affirmed:
Arsenal vs Ipswich Town Report
Arsenal scored three second half goals to move past Ipswich Town and into the Carling Cup Final.
Ipswich held out for an hour with a brave defensive effort, before Nicklas Bendtner opened the scoring with an excellent strike in the 61st minute. Laurent Koscielny then gave Arsenal a 2-1 aggregate lead with a headed goal from an Andrey Arshavin corner.Arshavin created the game sealing goal in the 77th minute when he played in Cesc Fabregas after good work on the edge of the area, and the Spanish midfielder made it 3-0 on the night with a neat finish.
Ipswich arrived at the Emirates stadium defending a 1-0 lead from the first leg, and defended well to keep Arsenal out in the first half. The Tractor Boys were comfortable for the opening 15 minutes, but needed goalkeeper Matron Fulop to save well from Fabregas as the half went on.
Arsenal vs Partizan: Injury-Free Koscielny To Boost The Gunners In Champions League Battle
Arsenal will have to fight a vital battle at home to Partizan on Wednesday night. Fortunately enough for the Gunners, defender Laurent Koscielny has been deemed fit for this Champions League match.
The French player had suffered an “unnecessary” foul last weekend as he clashed against his team mate, Sebastien Squillaci. At first, Koscielny was thought to have sustained the kind of injury that would have seen him miss some weeks of action. However, recent reports explain that the Gunner may even start against Partizan on Wednesday night.“Koscielny has been declared fit to play, and he will play tomorrow,”
Coach Arsene Wenger told the media. The manager then went on to give more details about Arsenal’s squad ahead of their Champions League match:
“We’ll lose Djourou, because we’re a bit cautious with him. He could have played with a risk, but we didn’t want to take a risk.