Blackburn vs Arsenal Last Minute Preview

So Arsenal are up against the rugby side Blackburn today.


.......and here's the team news:



Blackburn: Robinson, Salgado, Nelsen, Samba, Givet, El-Hadji Diouf, Jones, Pedersen, Grella, Mame Diouf, Kalinic

Substitutes: Bunn, Olsson, Emerton, Dunn, Nzonzi, Hoilett, Chimbonda.

Manager: Sam Allardyce

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                                                         Robinson

Salgado                     Nelsen                                  Samba                       Givet

             Diouf                          Jones                       Grella                    Mame-Diouf             Pederson
                                                                           Kalinic
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Arsenal (4-2-3-1) Almunia, Sagna, Koscielny, Vermaelen, Clichy, Diaby, Song, Walcott, Fabregas, Arshavin, van Persie

Substitutes:  Fabianski, Rosicky, Vela, Wilshere, Eboue, Gibbs, Chamakh
Manager: Arsene Wenger
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                                                             Almunia

Sagna                        Koscielny                                          Vermaelen                     Clichy

                                          Diaby                          Song

     Walcott                                            Fabregas                                Arshavin

                                                         van Persie

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Goalkeeping: Almunia needs to be at his best today. Blackburn are gonna target him from every opportunity - free kicks, corners, long balls and even goal kicks from Robinson!

Defence: Koscielny is back today. The defence needs to hold tight to protect Almunia as he'll be targeted a lot today as Blackburn launch long balls into the box.

Midfield: Wilshere and Rosicky drop back to the bench as Cesc returns and Song is able to play in his preferred position.

Attack: Chamakh drops off and van the Man comes in. Hope he gets a goal today.


Tactics:

Defence: We know what to expect from Blackburn today. It will get ugly in the box and we should be disciplined and look to win  aerial battles.

Midfield: Cesc is back. A bit harsh on Rosicky-who's in good form-as he's on the bench. Midfield battle will be key today and Song will be vital for us.

Attack: We are not likely to get too many chances as in the previous match but we need to take them.

Subs: Ideally, I'd bring on Rosicky, Eboue and Chamakh.

Final Prediction:

A scrappy 2-1 win for Arsenal.