Arsenal | vs | Portsmouth |
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| August 22, 2009 - 10:00am | England Premier League | Live |
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Arsenal
Arsenal are attempting to make it into the top four this season to guarantee a Champions League spot for next year. They slipped to fifth at one point last year, but have come out with guns blazing after demolishing Everton 6-1 at Goodison Park in the season opener.
The Gunners also beat Celtic 2-0 away on Tuesday (Aug 16) to take a stranglehold in their Champions League qualifying leg. That’s eight goals in two away games to start the season.
Portsmouth
Portsmouth are a team in disarray at the moment with an unsteady ownership, and it’s showing on the pitch after opening the season with a pair of 1-0 losses at home to Fulham and away to Birmingham, which was on a last-minute penalty. Pompey are sitting third from bottom after two games after placing 14th last season.
Top forward Kanu has signed a month-long deal while 37-year-old goalkeeper Antti Niemi has rejoined the club. Belgian midfielder Anthony Vanden Borre has signed on loan to help out, but the loss of Peter Crouch and Glen Johnson has weakened the team though. Hermann Hreidarsson and Steve Finnan are questionable because of hamstring injuries.
Prediction
In last season’s matches, the Arsenal vs Portsmouth fixture ended with a 1-0 Arsenal win, whilst the Gunners thumped Pompey 3-0 down south at Fratton Park.
On paper and going by present form, it looks like Portsmouth is in for a good hiding when they travel north to London on Saturday. It’s Arsenal’s home opener and they are going to want to put on an attacking display for their supporters.
If Portsmouth plays only one striker and invite Arsenal to attack them it’s may prove suicidal for them, and so the question here is probably isn’t going to be who’s going to win, but by how many.
Look for Arsenal to make it three in a row over lowly Portsmouth, who haven't scored an away goal in ages.
Arsenal vs Portsmouth Prediction: Arsenal 4 – Portsmouth 0
