Can't count Man U or West Ham out of it. It is getting to that point now where you're celebrating every dropped point for any of those teams. I also start looking at those tougher fixtures they have as potential dropped points and get disappointed when a tough away game ends up as a win for them.

As I understand things, if there is a single verified case of Covid, the request passes the test and can't be refused. This is the statement:

"With Arsenal having fewer than the required number of players available for the match (13 outfield players and one goalkeeper), the board accepted the club's application. The decision is a result of a combination of COVID-19, existing and recent injuries and players on international duty at the Africa Cup of Nations."

Interestingly, they added this:
"...all clubs are able to apply for a postponement if COVID-19 infections are a factor in their request"

Spurs are sore because their application, in a different competition, was not successful.

The other talking heads have even less basis for moaning, not that that ever hindered them in the past.

I think they're sore because the postponement came barely 24 hours before the event. It will have have created an administrative nightmare that will cost them an awful lot of money.

Man Utd are tricky to gauge, because as bad as they've been, they have a pretty decent run of fixtures coming up in January and February and they have players that can win those matches for them. But they're also under pressure because they're falling behind, and have Man City, Tottenham and Liverpool in March. If they're still behind when those games come up they run the risk of slipping further.

I think they're sore because the postponement came barely 24 hours before the event. It will have have created an administrative nightmare that will cost them an awful lot of money.

All in all it was advantage Arsenal. Spurs game called off and a one would hope, a fresh, rested 11 to take on Liverpool in EFL Thursday.

Postponement hurts both parties roughly equally financially I would imagine (so it is not really a factor in fairness).

Avoiding an unfair disadvantage is not equivalent to gaining an advantage. The guidelines do not require that the playing field be exactly level. However 45 degree is going a bit far.

One side has a thousand or so day-staff to arrange, security to line up, a stadium to prepare, then they need to lay in food and drink for 60,000. The other side needs to….errr….turn up.

I would imagine.

https://twitter.com/afcamden/status/1483187512600313856?s=21

Lovely goal from Vlahovic tonight. He missed a penalty as well for the first time in his pro career. A few Arsenal fans getting carried away with his celebration being interpreted as a goodbye to the fans….hmmm

Watched his highlights reel and not too impressed really. Looks very slow and more in the Bendtner / Giroud mould than anything electric. While a good option to deploy at times, is that what we need full time?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BXBqOAdbKRA

...Right now I’d rather have someone who is prepared to walk through walls for us.

From the outside the Vlahovic situation is puzzling. Arteta has been doing a really good job of building a motivated and supportive and committed team without destructive egos.

From all that I read Vlahovic is not at all sure or keen about us. Right now I’d rather have someone who is prepared to walk through walls for us.

Brian Talbot says to tell you he'd love to, but he is a bit out of shape these days.

Norton-Cuffy (youth team right back, 18 years old) has gone on loan to Lincoln. Seems some are saying that's almost an accelerated loan for him as there are more experienced and older players who aren't getting loans. I've watched him a few times in U18 highlights and he always looked physically too good for those age groups.

It would be good to get some good defenders come through the youth system, who was the last defender who came through and even had a handful of games for the first team even if they weren't considered to have 'made it'?