Agree, let's stick to football topics. How about famous own goals? Remember the one by Dixon?

https://www.planetfootball.com/quick-re ... xon-brass/

It’s too late to undo that Chris that we all read it.

We are unable to export minced meat products and all sorts to a continent and your moaning about ham sandwiches

You still don’t understand it

Hat trick for Balogun for the U23 tonight

Some absolute crackers there. The bloke who volleys it into his own face

The Spanish league table is interesting. What I consider the big three in Spain are at the top, with the smallest or less big of the three (by a comfortable distance) in first place.

Atletico Madrid are top with 44 points from 17 games; Real Madrid are second with 37 points from 18 games; and Barcelona are third with 34 points from 18 games. So Atletico have a 7 point lead over Real with a game in hand, and a 10 point lead over Barcelona with a game in hand.

Am I missing something or does this suggest Atletico aren’t missing Partey all that much? Torreira has only started two league games for Atletico this season, so it presumably can’t have anything to do with him replacing Partey adequately.

No worries there, just silly guessing on my part. Be it Özil or Luiz or maybe the previous Mascot, no prizes for getting it right

Uninteresting, but true fact. I'm not sure if it's been mentioned elsewhere, but Mat Ryan and Mustafi played together at Valencia.

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What Arteta fails to appreciate is that you can't please everyone. Just produce results and others will follow. Young players can't be bothered with all this they just want a chance - give it to them. He does himself no favours with his obsession to prove Willian a good buy. Obvious he was the person who wanted Willian - it had been reported in the newspapers. Put him in the cup teams and Europe and hope he regains form & actually puts in an effort - otherwise he is on the outer.

I have serious reservations about Arteta as a manager. His coaching ability leaves a lot to be desired and his man management and failure to recognise talent, until it is shoved down his throat is a worry.

Everyone has an opinion on Özil
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We didn’t even have a game yesterday

“ I know we didn’t have a game today but that doesn’t mean Arteta can escape from criticism”

What a plonker

1Leno
2Bellerín
16Holding
6Gabriel
17Cédric Soares
25Elneny
34Xhaka
19Pépé
12Willian
35Martinelli
30Nketiah

Substitutes
7Saka
9Lacazette
13Rúnarsson
15Maitland-Niles
18Partey
21Chambers
23David Luiz
28Willock
33Ryan

Too many changes for my liking.

Come on you Gunners

Have we got two sub goalies or am I losing it?

Elneny rightfully scolded by Bellerin for losing the ball, leading to the goal.

And outfought in midfield.

We are looking very shaky at the back.

Are the two mutually exclusive? ;)

Heading out of the cup with barely a whimper at the moment. Only consolation is we’re only one down.

Dreadful stuff so far.

Martinelli not great this half but his energy and movement is very good, we just don't have players who can find him.

He had that one through ball to Nketiah but if Willian ever does beat a man he just turns backwards. In terms of the players were looking to to make us tick it’s useless.

Shocking defending from the centre halves there. Lucky.

Odd that, via selection, we seem to have prioritised the league over this game. We must have a better chance of winning the cup than getting a top 4/6 place.

Some fairly aimless passes into the box. Some players don't look interested.

Saka and Partey on. Disappointed to see Martinelli off.

You and me too.

Agreed. One of Pépé or Willian would have made more sense.

Another foul throw!!!

Unbelievable. We have had so many foul throws this season.

£5,000 fine for a foul throw. That would sort it out

Better. Unlucky Eddie.

Punched out by Walker-Peters. Shouldn't that have been a pen?

Can’t work it out. People were calling our last League game a must win game. Our only must win games from now this season are today (plus the following rounds if we somehow get through) and the Europa League games. I just don’t see us qualifying for Europe next season via a league placing.

Interesting substitution and switch of positions. Going for it I hope.

15 minutes to go. It's taken us far too long to get going. Let's hope it's not too late.

Doh. Pépé free kick. Hopeless.

Ffs Pépé

Very disappointing performance. Oh well.

Hopefully we’ll turn up on Tuesday.

I absolutely get your reasoning Bernard, but I’d rather win the next league game against Southampton than this FA cup tie. In a crazy league year if we get some more wins on the bounce I can see us pushing into 7th to qualify for the Europa. Bearing in mind Someone in that top 7 will probably win that cup it extends European places to 8th does it not?