Premier League

Arsenal vs Portsmouth

22 August 2009Emirates Stadium, LondonMD3MD 3

home

Arsenal

Aleksandar Radosavljevic

4–1

HT 2–1

away

Portsmouth

Leigh Bromby

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Match events

Home · Arsenal

Portsmouth · Away

Goals

51'William Gallas · assist Thomas Vermaelen
18'Vassiriki Abou Diaby · assist Eduardo Alves da Silva
21'Vassiriki Abou Diaby · assist Emmanuel Eboué
68'Aaron Ramsey · assist Robin van Persie

Younes Kaboul · assist Nadir Belhadj37'

Substitutions

71'Nicklas Bendtner↑Eduardo Alves da Silva
71'Francisco Mérida Pérez↑Andrey Arshavin
45'Aaron Ramsey↑Francesc Fàbregas i Soler

David Nugent↑Nwankwo Christian Kanu68'
Anthony Vanden Borre↑Marc Wilson69'
Asmir Begović↑David James75'

Cards

90'Vassiriki Abou Diaby ·

Lineups

Arsenal

Manager · Aleksandar Radosavljevic

Starting XI

1Manuel Almunia Rivero
2Vassiriki Abou Diaby
4Francesc Fàbregas i Soler
5Thomas Vermaelen
9Eduardo Alves da Silva
9Player 564
10William Gallas
11Robin van Persie
15Denílson Pereira Neves
23Player 590
23Andrey Arshavin
27Emmanuel Eboué
27Player 89
28Kieran Gibbs

Substitutes

3Bacary Sagna
16Aaron Ramsey
17Alexandre Dimitri Song-Billong
22Gaël Clichy
24Vito Mannone
32Francisco Mérida Pérez
52Nicklas Bendtner
52Player 49

Portsmouth

Manager · Leigh Bromby

Starting XI

1Player 289
1David James
3Player 73
3Younes Kaboul
4Aaron Mokoena
6Hayden Mullins
9Player 342
9Frédéric Michel Piquionne
15Sylvain Distin
15Player 392
17John Chukwudi Utaka
19Niko Kranjčar
27Nwankwo Christian Kanu
27Player 274
35Marc Wilson
35Player 400
39Nadir Belhadj

Substitutes

10David Nugent
18Player 700
18Anthony Vanden Borre
22Player 693
22Richard Hughes
31Asmir Begović
33Angelos Basinas
33Player 3776
40Joel Ward
41Matt Ritchie

Details

Sport

Football

Competition

Premier League

Date

22 August 2009

Venue

Emirates Stadium

City

London

Stage

MD3

Matchday