Saturday Morning - Wahay!
I'm back in The Cottage after seemingly weeks on the road. I had a terrific Thanksgiving at Gooner Central, but I'm happy to be in my favorite chair getting set to watch the morning's fare. The big one is Aaron Ramsey's return to Cardiff during the season of his life. So pull up a chair and join me on the LOB for some serious football chatter.
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The team news out of Leek Land:
Cardiff: Marshall, Taylor, Caulker, Turner, Whittingham, Medel, Campbell, Kim, Mutch, Cowie, Theophile-Catherine. Subs: Lewis; Hudson, Cornelius, Odemwingie, Noone, Gunnarsson, Bellamy.
Arsenal: Szczesny, Sagna, Mertesacker, Koscielny, Gibbs, Arteta, Wilshere, Ramsey, Ozil, Cazorla, Giroud. Subs: Fabianski, Vermaelen, Monreal, Rosicky, Flamini, Walcott, Gnabry.
Referee - Lee Mason
Leeds are away at Blackburn today. Come on, you Whites!
Bournemouth and Brighton have ended up at 1-1 in the early one.
Arsenal with a quick start here in Cardiff.
Oh - Wilshere with a brilliant left-footed poke off the bar!
The Leeds side today:
Kenny, Peltier, Lees, Zailukas, Pearce, Pugh, Murphy, Mowatt, Austin, Ross, Varney.
Blackpool are flying these days and have taken an early lead against Not a Big Club.
The Tractor Boyz have taken the lead away to Charlton.
Good morning Bob. You must have just pipped me.
Welcome, MUR - yes, I pipped you by three minutes. No flies on me this morning. I'm delighted to be back in The Cottage.
Very restrained booing for Aaron Ramsey.
WOW! That was a short visit to Gooner Central. A rare chance for a late Saturday lie in.
Some earlier Championship results:
Reading won 2-3 at Forest yesterday and Bournemouth drew 1-1 vs Brighton in a south Coast Derby. Leeds move down to 7th.
Did you see that? Ozil stopped as he was through on goal, thinking he was offside, but the flag never went up. Wenger will be livid.
Giroud thinks he's offside and stops!
The Foxes take the lead vs the Evil Lions are now top of the Championship.
Campbell wins a Red Dragon Corner.
Wenger is livid, indeed!
Kieran Gibbs the first man at the near post heads away a corner from Whittingham , then a deflected cross from Whtttingham is tipped over by Seudio as he is fouled by Ben Turner.
Huddersfield vs Burnley is on BEIN, in case you are interested in a Pennines Derby.
Still 0-0 at Ewood Park.
In the match on BEin, Brum have taken the lead at Turf Moor.
Birmingham take the lead at Barnsley as it is a poor start for Yorkie clubs placed in the drop zone.
Gooner and dad must have been out of their seats when Wilshire hit the bar and for that bizarre moment of madness on the non offside decision.
Richard Burton Albion is in the lead at Argyle stocking
This time Medel gets his big frame in the way to block an effort from Car Thola.
Naughty and not too bright foul by Kim on Sagna.
Still no Prem goals?
The free kick from Car Zola is headed away by Ben Turner then cleared away.
GOAL! Of course it's Ramsey, the returning hero!
GOAL!!! AARAON RAMSEY SCORES ON HIS RETUEN TO CARDIFF AS HE HEADS THE GUNNERS ITO THE LEAD. A GREAT CROSS FROM OZIL.
Classy by Ramsey, not celebrating and even Cardiff fans applaud.
Ozil supplied the killer ball in and Ramsey looped a header over the keeper. Brilliant goal.
0-1 Arsenal!
The first Prem goal of the day and saw it on NBCSN.
Norwich take the lead vs Palace. Gary Hooper with the goal.
Gibbs booked for a foul on Theophile Catherine . A challenge that we could hear on the telly.
Cardiff look best at set pieces. A bit of a mess in the Arsenal backline there.
Nice curling free kick from Whittingham that was miss kicked by Kim and a bicycle kick from Mutch went just wide.
Brum two up at Barnsley.
Could use a Leeds goal right about now, just before half-time.
It would be a great time in a War of the Roses battle.
Giroud wins a corner off of Ben Turner from a pass by Gibbs. Don Cowie clears the corner from Ozil.
They must be pleased in Alex.
Brum three up at Barnsley.
Brum now 0-3 up!
The Toffees take the lead vs stoke as there are four minutes of stoppage time.
Ramsey has a shot blocked for a corner as he turned Medel.
Deulofeu, the young Spaniard, with the Everton goal.
The Red Dragons with a late corner. Girourd heads away the corner from Whittingham.
QPR have taken the lead at Donny to jump into second place.
QPR take the lead at Donny as they are joint top with the Foxes.
BUGGGGERRRR!
Blackburn take the lead on the stroke of half-time.
The Fake Dons take the lead vs the Fake Northampton.
Halftime and the Gunners lead as Ramsey scored with a looping header on his return to Cardiff.
Sorry Bob. That goal was deep in stoppage time as Tommy Spurr, the former Donny and Not a Big Club defender scored. Probably the last player you wanted scoring vs the Whites.
A shocker as Yeovil take a really late lead at Watford.
Bob will be pleased to hear that Yeovil leapfrog Barnsley and Not A Big Club, but they are four points behind Donny and from safety.
The second half is underway from the Welsh Capital.
OH! Turner cleared off the line from Giroud after superb work from Ramsey.
We're back on at the Millennium and Arsenal nearly score through Ramsey and Giroud again!
The Hammers have taken an early lead in the second half through Diame.
Goals flying in as Everton are two up vs stoke and John will be pleased that the Hammers have take the lead vs the Cottagers
Seamus Coleman with the second Everton goal.
Finally , a goal on BEIN as Huddersfield take a surprise lead vs Burnley.
OH! Great save by Seudio from Frazier Campbell from a superb header. Seudio punches a cross from the corner
WAY HAY!
Donny tie it up vs QPR. The Foxes are top by two points.
Seudio with a comfortable save from a long range effort from Theophile Catherine.
Did The Chunk score Everton's first?
All of a sudden , the goals are on BEIN, as Hudders have a surprise 2-0 lead vs Burnley.
Come on, you Whites - get that goal back!
No. It was Gerard, Deulefeu, a young Spaniard on loan from Barca.
The Foxes with a less surprising two goal lead vs the Evil Lions.
Everton now three up vs the Potters, who are getting stoked.
Oh - Giroud was in there but shot straight at Martin.
Bryan Oviedo, the Costa Rican international, with the third Toffees goal.
Shame - I'm still hoping that Lukaku can catch up.
Yeovil, surprisingly, now go two up at Watford.
The Foxes now three up vs the Evil Lions.
The Foxes are now 3-0 up over the Lions.
No need to take a Chunk out of the scoring race.
Naughty by Mutch on Arteta and fortunate not to be booked.
Cardiff to make their first change as Odemwingie is about to come on for Frazier Campbell.
Giroud appeared to have a shot deflected for a corner on the break and a goal kick is given by the horrible Lee Mason.
Odemwingie for Campbell.
The Evil Blades take a surprising lead at high flying Orient.
Carzola straight at David Marshall off a great run and pass from Young Jack.
It's Cardiff time as all but one of their Prem goals have come in the final thirty three minutes.
Bob will be delighted that Blackpool are now two up vs Not a Big Club.
Craig Noone on for Kim.
I am delighted about that - but I'd like a goal or two back at Ewood Park for us.
Fashion Faux Pas Flamini, on for Carzola as the Gunners shut up shop. Flamini benched for that infraction?
The Toffees four up as they are stoking the Potters
Arteta booked for a foul on Don Cowie.
Nacho Monreal on for Young Jack.
Bob and Someone will be pleased that the Chunk has scored the fourth Everton goal
John will be pleased that the Hammers are now two up vs the Cottagers.
Noone wins a free kick off of Nacho just outside the box.
Seudio saves easily from Don Cowie.
Middlesborugh take the lead vs Bolton.
Unfortunately this is looking like a losing effort for our lot today.
Carlton Cole with his first goal in a while for the Hammers.
GOAL! Flamini finishes off a memorable win at Cardiff today!
GOAL !!! FLAMINI PUTS THE gUNNERS TWO UP AND THAT SHOULD SEAL THE VICTORY. SUPERB PASS FROM OZIL AND SUPERB FINISH FROM FLAMINI.
Ozil again is the provider, dinking a little one into the defensive middie who somehow pops up in the box and slams in Arsenal's second.
0-2!
I'll take a late equalizer and a draw from our trip across the Pennines today. Come on, you Whites!
The final roll of the dice for the Red Dragons as Andreas Cornelius has come on for Cardiff/
MOT! COME ON YOU WHITES!
Burnley score as they trail 2-1 at Hudders .
More celebrating in the DC area as the Hammers are now three up vs the Cottagers
will you be around for the late match?
THEO on for Ozil.
Four minutes of stoppage time that may really be five.
WAY HAY! Donny take a late 2-1 lead vs QPR.
GOAL! Oh, my goodness - Ramsey has a brace!!!!!
More applause from the Cardiff crowd and he returns the favor.
I thought he had lost the opportunity - but everything he touches right now ends up in the back of the net. He's Arsenal's top scorer now!
GOAL !!! RAMSEY WITH A BRACE AS HE PUTS THE GUNNERS THREE UP ON THE BREAK. GREAT ONE TWO WITH THEO AS THE GUNNERS BROKE WHEN ODEMWINGIE WENT DOWN EASILY LOOKING FOR A PEN./
I'm going to spend the afternoon with Kate - sorry, I'm just really distracted and really enjoying spending time with her. This feels like a big deal.
Joe Cole with the third Hammers goal.
Blackburn have defeated Leeds 1-0. Sorry about that, but glad you are spending time with Kate.
the Gunners win 0-3 at Cardiff
All the Prem matches have finished.
Everton 4 Stoke 0
Villa 0 Sunderland0
Norwich 1 Palace 0
Hammers 3 Cottagers 0
Yeovil now three up at Watford.
Some major results at the top of the Championship as it is a great day for the Foxes as they have defeated the Evil Lions 3-0 while Burnley lost 2-1 at Hudders and QPR surprisingly by the same score at Donny. The Foxes are top by three points.
Some significant results at the bottom of the Championship as Yeovil won by three at Watford to move two placeto third from bottom ahead of Barnsley and Not a Big Club. Barnaley lost by the same vs Brum while Not a Big Club lost by two at Blackpool. Donny with that shock win move seven points ahead of the drop zone while Millwall look like getting sucked in after that loss at the Foxes.
That's it for me. the late match is a mid table clash between the Toon and the Baggies. Just a reminder that there are four Prem matches tomorrow starting at 7 AM with Spurs vs Man United. CHEERS!
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