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Arsenal v Tottenham

Tottenham Skipper - Robbie Keane

Robbie Keane made a bold statement- that Tottenham have a squad that is at least the equal of Arsenal’s. Tottenham have not defeated Arsenal in almost a decade, a run of 19 matches without a win.

Last season Arsenal 4 Tottenham 4

Interesting Facts

• Tottenham have not beaten the hosts in the Premier League since November 1999 and have not won a league encounter at Arsenal since May 1993

• Arsenal have conceded 13 goals so far this season, their worst ever defensive record in the Premier League after nine matches

• David Bentley has not scored a league goal since opening the scoring for Tottenham against his old club in this fixture last season

• If the hosts win this match they will claim their 1,000th Premier League point with Arsène Wenger as manager

Arsenal’s Manuel Almunia could be set for a recall to the starting line-up for the derby with Tottenham. Several changes will be made from the young side who beat Liverpool in the Carling Cup. Lukasz Fabianski (thigh), Tomas Rosicky and Theo Walcott (both knee) miss out. Samir Nasri is likely to be on the bench tomorrow, he had earlier started in the mid-week League Cup clash against Liverpool after recovering from a broken leg.

Tottenham’s Jermain Defoe serves the final part of his three-match suspension and will miss the match. Aaron Lennon (ankle), Giovani dos Santos (ankle) and Luka Modric (fractured leg) are also out but Peter Crouch has recovered from a groin problem. Carlo Cudicini (knee) and centre-backs Jonathan Woodgate (head) and Ledley King (illness) should be available and Niko Kranjcar is back after being cup-tied.

Arsenal (possible team): Mannone, Clichy, Gallas, Vermaelen, Sagna, Eboué, Song, Fábregas, Diaby, Arshavin, Van Persie, Almunia, Eduardo, Vela, Gibbs, Silvestre, Wilshere, Ramsey, Bendtner.

Tottenham (possible team) : Gomes, Cudicini, Button, Hutton, Naughton, Corluka, Assou-Ekotto, Bale, Woodgate, King, Bassong, Dawson, Huddlestone, Jenas, Palacios, Kranjcar, Bentley, Keane, Crouch, Pavlyuchenko.

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Blackburn manager- Sam Allardyce has accused the Premier League officials for not postponing the his club’s clash with Chelsea over the weekend, despite being informed of swine flu cases.

5 (3 players, 2 staff) Blackburn members are currently suffering with swine flu and Allardyce stated that allowing the game to go ahead could have spread the virus.

Earlier in the week, a French Ligue 1 match between Paris St Germain and Marseille, had to be deferred because of swine flu possibilities.

Bolton manager Gary Megson also revealed that members of his squad had gone down with swine flu.

Footballers have been warned that spitting could increase the risk of spreading swine flu. The Health Protection Agency said the “disgusting” habit – a common sight at many matches – could lead to infections being passed on.

24 players that have been chosen for the two friendlies against England to be held at Doha, Qatar on November 14 and Oman in Muscat on November 17:

Goalkeepers: J.Cesar (Inter Milan), A.Doni (AS Roma).

Defenders: Maicon and Lucio (Inter Milan), Juan (AS Roma), F.Aurelio (Liverpool), D.Alves (Barcelona), Naldo (Werder Bremen), Luisao (Benfica), Bastos (Olympique Lyon).

Midfielders: Kaka (Real Madrid), G.Silva (Panathinaikos), F.Melo (Juventus), Elano (Galatasaray), Lucas (Liverpool), Josue’ (Wolfsburg), Ramires (Benfica), J.Baptista (AS Roma), Alex (Spartak Moscow), C.Eduardo (Hoffenheim).

Forwards: L.Fabiano (FC Seville), Robinho (Manchester City), Nilmar (Villarreal), Hulk (FC Porto).

Probable lineup (4-2-3-1): J.Cesar – Maicon, Lucio, Juan, F.Aurelio – G.Silva, F.Melo – Elano, Kaka, Robinho, L.Fabiano.

• Transfer Rumours

World Cup 2010

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Misc

• Swine Flu threat grips football

Carling Cup

• October 27th Results
  Barnsley 0-2 Manchester United
  Blackburn Rovers 5-2 Peterborough United
  Portsmouth 4-0 Stoke City
  Sunderland 0-0 Aston Villa (Villa win 3-1 on penalties)
  Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 Everton

Copa Del Rey

• Real Madrid lose 4-0
  Real Madrid was upset 4-0 by third-division side Alcorcon in a Copa del Rey round of 32 match. The result reflected the run of play, with a smaller team from a Madrid suburb outplaying the European giant.

U-17 World Cup 2009

October 27th Results
Argentina 2-1 Germany
Nigeria 1-0 Honduras
Switzerland 4-3 Japan
Brazil 0-1 Mexico

Indian Football

• Who will be the CEO for the I-League
  Men in contention for the post are AIFF’s Director of Competitions- Anil Kamath, Sunando Dhar from Kolkata, former Mahindra United coach- Harish Rao and former CEO of Millwaal FC- Ian Stillie.

English Premiership

• Liverpool’s Alberto Aquilani could make his debut against Arsenal, while French midfielder Samir Nasri could also return to action for the Gunners in the Carling Cup on Wednesday.
• Chelsea have been told they will have to increase their summer offer of around £41million if they want Atletico Madrid forward Sergio Aguero.
• Results

October 25th, 2009
Bolton Wanderers 3-2 Everton, FT
Liverpool 2-0 Manchester United, FT
Manchester City 2-2 Fulham, FT
West Ham 2-2 Arsenal, FT
October 24th, 2009
Birmingham City 2-1 Sunderland
Burnley 1-3 Wigan Athletic
Hull City 0-0 Portsmouth
Tottenham Hotspur 0-1 Stoke City
Chelsea 1-0 Blackburn

• Aston Villa 1-1 Wolves
  The last ten minutes of the match was the most interesting with both teams scoring within 4 minutes of each other. Agbonlahor put Villa ahead from a Heskey assist. Minutes later Sidwell gave away a penalty, which was taken by Ebanks-Blake right before the was substituted. Both teams taking a point each.

Serie A

• According to an Italian journalist, if Inter Milan and Juventus fail to win a major trophy this season, their respective coaches Jose Mourinho and Ciro Ferrara could be dismissed in the summer. Inter boss Massimo Moratti could try to hire Barcelona coach Josep Guardiola, while Juventus officials could make a move for former Inter coach Roberto Mancini.
• Inter Coach Jose Mourinho isn’t happy with volatile forward Mario Balotelli

Bundesliga

• Latest results
  October 24th, 2009
  Bayern Munich 2-1 Eintracht Frankfurt
  Hoffenheim 3-0 Nurnberg
  Hannover 96 1-0 Stuttgart
  Borussia Moenchengladbach 0-0 FC Cologne
  Mainz 05 3-0 Freiburg

Spanish La Liga

• Upcoming fixtures