第62章 廢章4

第62章 廢章4

At 12:45 local time), the opening match of the first round of the 2008–09 English Premier League season kicked off at Emirates Stadium, with Arsenal beating promoted side Marcy Bromwich Albion 1–0 at home and Nasri scoring his first goal on his debut.

Line-ups for both sides:

Arsenal line-up (4-4-2): 1-Almunia; 3 - Sania, 20 - Chowru, 10 - Garas, 22 - Krish; 27 - Eeb, 8 - Nasri, 15 - Denilson, 14 - Walcott; 25 - Adebayo, 8 - Li Siqi

West Bromwich Albion lineup (4-5-1): 19-Carson; 2 - Hofkens, 5 - Barnett, 23 - Mayt, 3 - Robinson; 11 - Brent, 27 - Morrison, 8 - Greening, 14 - Kim Doo-hyun, 4 - Petr Cech; 10 - Miller

In the past 6 meetings between the two Premier League history, Arsenal has the upper hand with 4 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat, and Arsenal are unbeaten in the last 5 home games against West Brom with 3 wins and 2 draws. The last time West Brom was a guest win over the Gunners was 25 years ago. In the 121 games in which the two sides have met in history, Arsenal has the advantage of 58 wins, 28 draws and 35 defeats. Arsenal replaced the two, with Nasri and Bentener starting alongside Ramsay and Robin van Persie respectively in the summer for £12 million transfers.

In the second minute, Adebayo crossed from the left and Met's edge of the penalty area was cleared before Benturner. Arsenal took the lead in the fourth minute when Denilson crossed from the left and Nasri scored with a low shot from six yards to make his Premier League debut (goal video). In the 6th minute, Eib was fouled in front of the penalty area and Brent fired a direct free-kick from 28 yards just over the goal. In the 7th minute, Adebayo crossed from the left and Walcott's header from 12 yards was blocked by Robinson.

In the 9th minute, Chris passed the ball and Nasri's shot from the left side of the box was blocked by former Manchester United midfielder Grinning. Nasri then passed the ball and Wolcott's shot from the right side of the box was blocked. In the 11th minute, Denilson crossed the ball and Gallas fired from distance from 30 yards, the ball grazed the left upright. In the 18th minute, a cross from Krishy was cleared and Sarnia's long-range shot from 30 yards was blocked by Meit, and the ball deflected off the left upright. In the 23rd minute, Jolu passed the ball and Bentener's shot from the edge of the box on the left was denied by Carson.

In the 25th minute, Denilson took a corner kick from the left and Bentener nodded in front of the goal and deflected the ball. In the 30th minute, Miller's header was crossed and Kim Doo-hyun's volley from the edge of the left penalty area was saved by Almunia's fingertips. In the 31st minute, Nasri crossed, Adebayo's header was blocked, and Sania's close-range shot was saved. In the 35th minute, Denilson crossed the ball and Eeb's powerful shot deflected from 25 yards. Just before half-time, Adebayo's shot from the edge of the box was blocked and Denilson's shot from distance was deflected.