Wolves (A)

There's nothing quite like simultaneously putting yourself above your rivals and also shattering a teams title chances. That's exactly what we did on Sunday in a game that to be honest we fully deserved to win. From the get go, we were all over City, the first 25 minutes were all Arsenal, we just continually went forward. I said in my preview to the game that when we played them at the Emirates last time they simply parked the bus, the first 25 minutes looked like that's what they were attempting but it wasn't working.

We could have won 3-0 and when Vermaelen expertly cleared Van Persie's header off their line, it was beginning to feel like one of those games. We then hit the post again and this time somehow and I still cant quite figure out how Vermaelen missed an open goal from 2 yards out followed by Benayoun missing from 1 yard out and it just seemed as if it wouldn't come. Then in the 87th minute this happened:

 
A truly brilliant strike from a player who has had his critics this season (including myself). This was exactly what we needed and exactly what we deserved. Just to add to City's misery Balotelli got himself sent off which should have happened about 85 minutes earlier after an horrendous tackle on Song that could have ended his career.

So we're back into 3rd but there is no time for rest as tonight we travel to bottom of the table Wolves. With Tottenham losing at home to Norwich on Monday we have a fantastic opportunity to increase the gap to 5 points between them and in form Newcastle. Wolves are bottom of the table and Terry Connor has a job on his hands to keep them up, but that in itself makes them dangerous. 


News from us isn't ideal as it seems Gibbs has a bit of fatigue and will miss out and Koscielny has a 2 match ban for picking up his 10th booking this season. So I would imagine Djourou will fill in and Santos will obviously take up the Left Back position. Normally I'm not a fan of playing someone behind the striker and if you'd told me at the beginning of the season it would be Rosicky I would have been severely worried but he has played like a man possessed recently and has been absolutely fantastic and its being rewarded.


Wolves I think will have to give it a go at home, a draw serves them no purpose so they have to attack which again suits us. So with that in mind I think Doyle and Fletcher will both start and both can score given the chance. Kightly and Jarvis on the wings can also cause problems so they will be no pushover. The defence has been leaking goals so hopefully we can get in and walk all over them.


Finally today something that I hope will make you all smile

COYG!


Prediction: Wolverhampton Wanderers 0-2 Arsenal