0-1, The FA Cup, Emirates Stadium, 2013-02-16
Go figures that when Swedish television finally sorts out the FA Cup situation and can broadcast it live, we are defeated, at home, by Blackburn Rovers... Absolutely dreadful.
We dominated this game from start to finish, but our shots went either wide or straight into the arms of the 'keeper. After fifteen minutes Koscielny headed the ball wide and Monreal provided a great cross from a tight angle, but no player was there to meet it. The next cross came from Oxlade-Chamberlain, but this one was a bit too high for Giroud to be able to reach it. We had plenty of corners, within the first twenty minutes we had had 6 of them, as a result of all of our corners. At the half-hour mark Vermaelen had a header on target, but it was saved by the 'keeper and Monreal had a shot deflected wide. Gervinho was the next one to fire the ball wide, he managed two within two minutes, one after a brilliant pass by Rosicky. The last chance of the half belonged to Arteta who fired a free-kick straight at the 'keeper.
The second half started rather slow, when suddenly Rosicky hit the bar! That brilliant chance was followed by a Diaby shot straight at the 'keeper. With twenty minutes to go Wilshere, Walcott and Cazorla, right after that Blackburn scored. After that we built up some pressure, far from enough though! Monreal fired wide as Walcott's cross was almost met by Giroud, who, two minutes later, headed the ball straight at the 'keeper. In the final minutes Diaby and Walcott had two powerful shots saved by the 'keeper, Giroud had a shot blocked and Arteta fired wide.
So obviously immensely disappointing to be knocked out of the FA Cup at the Emirates by Blackburn Rovers. I mean, that sentence pretty much says it all...
Injury Update:
- Not injury news exactly, but Gervinho started this game (having returned from the Africa Cup of Nations).
- Rosicky and Diaby were back from injury.
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