26. Runde Chelsea vs Arsenal

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Tolle Runde!

An der Stamford Bridge steigt Chelsea - Arsenal (13:30), ManU ( )empfängt Leeds (Leeds ohne Viduka) und am Sonntag das Birmingham Derby ( ) Aston Villa gegen Birmingham City.

Weiter Spiele:

Bolton - Manchester City

Charlton - Blackburn

Newcastle - Middlesbrough

Southampton - Everton

Wolverhampton - Fulham

Tottenham - Leicester

[Pinturicchio]

Voll Super, mein Spiel wurde von 14:00 auf 10:00 vorverlegt und so kann ich mir Chelsea gegen Arsenal live auf Premiere anschauen.

Wird sicher ein Topmatch werden. Wenn Arsenal gewinnen sollte, von dem ich überzeugt bin, dann schaut es schon ziemlich gut aus für die Gunners in Sachen Meisterschaft. Bin schon neudierig ob wir Reyes und Henry gemeinsam auflaufen sehen, würde mich interessieren wie die beiden von Anfang an mit einander zusammenspielen. Weiß man schon was wer beginnen wird?

[Sportsfreund]

Voll Super, mein Spiel wurde von 14:00 auf 10:00 vorverlegt und so kann ich mir Chelsea gegen Arsenal live auf Premiere anschauen.

Wird sicher ein Topmatch werden. Wenn Arsenal gewinnen sollte, von dem ich überzeugt bin, dann schaut es schon ziemlich gut aus für die Gunners in Sachen Meisterschaft. Bin schon neudierig ob wir Reyes und Henry gemeinsam auflaufen sehen, würde mich interessieren wie die beiden von Anfang an mit einander zusammenspielen. Weiß man schon was wer beginnen wird?

Ich hoffe, dass wir die Gooners morgen endlich einmal schlagen können. Nach den zuletzt gezeigten Leistungen schaut es zwar nicht danach aus, aber vielleicht können die Supporters der Mannschaft zu einem Höhenflug verhelfen. Sollte man morgen allerdings verlieren, ist Ranieris Abschied endgülitg beschlossene Sache, was ich sehr schade finden würde. Er ist bei der Mannschaft äußerst beliebt und hat, in dem er einen zusammengewürfelten Haufen sehr schnell zu einer Einheit formte, am Beginn der Saison gezeigt, dass er nicht nur mit jungen Spielern umgehen kann. Der Traum von Eriksson scheint allerdings schon zu fest in Roman's Hirn verankert, so dass alles andere als ein Trainerwechsel am Saisonende wohl utopisch ist.

[Kante]

Freu mich schon sehr auf die Runde. Vor allem die Derbys in Birmingham und London werden genial. Ich kann mich noch GANZ GENAU ans letztjährige Spiel erinnern, das erste nach 16 Jahren, wo Enckelmann den genialen Fehler gemacht hat und einige city Fans aufs Spielfeld gerannt sind und ihn georfeigt haben seitdem ist mir city seeeeeeehr sympathisch

[Cristiano Ronaldo]

Man Utd v Leeds

Old Trafford

Saturday, 21 February

Kick-off: 1230 GMT

Referee: Mark Halsey (Lancashire)

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer may return to Manchester United's line-up after five months out following knee surgery.

Louis Saha is available after being cup-tied last week while Wes Brown is likely to start on the bench.

Mark Viduka is suspended for Leeds and keeper Scott Carson, 18, makes his debut as Paul Robinson is also banned.

Eirik Bakke (thigh) and Didier Domi (ankle) should be fit but Lucas Radebe (hamstring) is a doubt while Jody Morris and Michael Duberry are out.

Manchester Utd (from): Howard, Carroll, G Neville, Silvestre, Brown, O'Shea, Fortune, P Neville, Forlan, Ronaldo, Fletcher, Scholes, Butt, Keane, Solskjaer, Kleberson, Giggs, van Nistelrooy, Saha, Bellion.

Leeds (from): Carson, Kelly, Harte, Camara, Radebe, Caldwell, Barmby, Olembe, Pennant, McPhail, Smith, Bakke, Johnson, Matteo, Lennon, Domi, Richardson, Sakho, Kilgallon, Milner, Allaway.

BIG-MATCH FACTS

MANCHESTER UNITED against Leeds pits the defending champions against the financially-beleaguered west Yorkshire club. It's top-but-one against bottom-but-one. The title-chasing Red Devils with just five Premiership defeats all season against the relegation-haunted Whites, with just five Premiership victories all season. The club who've won nine and lost two League games at the Theatre of Dreams against the side who've won two and lost nine away from Elland Road.

Sir Alex Ferguson's men hit back from the shock 2-3 home defeat by Middlesbrough with a spirited 4-2 victory over Manchester City in the FA Cup last weekend, despite the dismissal of Gary Neville. Now they're chasing a third victory this season over Leeds, and aiming to at least maintain and possibly close the five point gap on Arsenal. Both clubs have lunchtime kick-offs, but this is United's fourth engagement at 1230 GMT on a Saturday afternoon in the last six weekends.

The Red Devils have won three of their last four Premiership meetings with Leeds and have lost only one of the last 12. They put in an unconvincing display in the reverse fixture but still won, thanks to a Roy Keane winner nine minutes from time. It gives the champions the chance of a third Premiership double over Leeds and ninth over them since the first League meeting in 1923.

LEEDS UNITED halted a seven-match losing run in League and Cup with a 4-1 home victory over fellow strugglers Wolves last time out - Leeds' only points from the last available 21.

They travel to Old Trafford with just goal difference separating them from the bottom rung, three points from safety, and on a four-match losing run on the road. They also suffered a 3-2 defeat after extra time in the third round of the Worthington Cup with Roque Junior bagging a brace.

Leeds are still hunting their first Premiership victory at the Theatre of Dreams. Their only win in 19 visits (17 in the League) over nearly 25 years was 0-1 in the old First Division on 28 February, 1981.

SEQUENCES/RECENT FORM

MANCHESTER UNITED

2nd 56 points

Highest achievable after Saturday's games: 2nd

Lowest could fall: 3rd

Gone 43 Premiership games since suffering back-to-back defeats. Last lost two League games in a row against Blackburn (1-0 a) and Middlesbrough (3-1 a) on 22 and 26 December 2002 respectively. Last suffered successive home defeats in the top League against Chelsea (0-3) and West Ham (0-1) on 1 and 8 December 2001 respectively. (Those losses were preceded by a 3-1 reverse at Arsenal.) Dropped 19 points so far this season. A massive 36 points superior to Leeds. Joint top winners and joint top scorers in the Premiership with Arsenal (18 victories, and 49 goals a piece). Kept seven clean sheets in home top tier games. Only Chelsea can match that. Failed to score five times in the top division. Arsenal (twice) and Chelsea (three times) are the only clubs to have fired fewer blanks. Unbeaten in 56 Premiership matches when scoring first. After this the Champions League campaign resumes with the first leg of the second-round tie away to FC Porto on Wednesday, followed by a Premiership visit to Fulham, an FA Cup quarter-final, the second leg of the knock-out tie with Porto, then the local derby away to Manchester City.

LEEDS UNITED

19th 20 points

Highest realistically achievable after Saturday's games: 18th

Lowest could fall: BOTTOM

Not registered back-to-back victories in the Premiership this season. Last achieved successive League wins with the last two games of last season against Arsenal (2-3 a) and Aston Villa (3-1 h) on 4 and 11 May respectively. Lost last four away against Wolves (3-1), Newcastle (1-0), Southampton (2-1) and Aston Villa (2-0). Drawn one and lost four League games on the road since beating Charlton (0-1) on 29 November. Won five Premiership games. Only Leicester and Wolves have won fewer (four each). Lost more top-flight games than any other club this season (15). Scored 23 goals in the highest division. Only Wolves (22) have netted fewer. Conceded 50 League goals this term. Only Wolves (51) have shipped more. Conceded exactly two goals a game in the top tier. Drawn only once on the road in the top division. Manchester United are the only club not to have drawn away. Kept fewer clean sheets than any other club in the highest league (three). Used more players in Premiership matches than any other club. The two dozen that have been employed, is 10 more than Aston Villa. Leeds players have been shown more yellow cards in Premiership matches than any other club (53). After this is a home match against Liverpool, a visit to Fulham, a home clash with Manchester City, a trip to Birmingham and home engagement with Leicester.

KEY PLAYER NOTES/POTENTIAL MILESTONES

MANCHESTER UNITED

Roy KEANE needs one goal to total 50 for the Red Devils. Ruud van NISTELROOY has never scored a Premiership goal against Leeds.

LEEDS UNITED

If he plays, Nick BARMBY will be making his 300th appearance in English top- flight football. If he figures, loan signing Jermaine PENNANT will be making his 50th career League appearance. Suspended: Paul ROBINSON, Mark VIDUKA

LAST SEASON'S CORRESPONDING GAME:

Manchester United 2-1 Leeds United

5 March 2003 - Ref: Graham Poll

Man United scorers: Silvestre 79

Leeds scorer: Viduka 64

THIS SEASON'S REVERSE FIXTURE:

Leeds United 0-1 Manchester United

18 October 2003 - Ref: Graham Poll

Man United scorer: Keane 81

HEAD TO HEAD TOTALS

League: Man United 37 wins, Leeds 23, Draws 31

Prem: Man United 13 wins, Leeds 4, Draws 6

HEAD TO HEAD at Man United

League: Man United 21 wins, Leeds 8, Draws 16

Prem: Man United 8 wins, Leeds 0, Draws 3

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[Cristiano Ronaldo]

Chelsea v Arsenal

Stamford Bridge

Saturday, 21 February

Kick-off: 1230 GMT

Referee: Mike Riley (Leeds)

Damien Duff and Hernan Crespo are ruled out for Chelsea with an Achilles injury and high temperature respectively.

Neil Sullivan will continue in goal as Carlo Cudicini has a groin problem while defender John Terry is hopeful of shaking off a shin injury.

Thierry Henry is poised to return to Arsenal's line-up after recovering from a foot problem.

But Ashley Cole is out and Gilberto Silva (ankle), Sol Campbell (groin) and Fredrik Ljungberg (rib) face tests.

Chelsea (from): Sullivan; Johnson, Melchiot, Terry, Gallas, Desailly, Bridge, Huth, Makelele, Lampard, Gronkjaer, Parker, Geremi, J Cole, Babayaro, Hasselbaink, Mutu, Gudjohnsen, Ambrosio.

Arsenal (from): Lehmann, Stack, Lauren, Toure, Campbell, Cygan, Clichy, Vieira, Gilberto Silva, Edu, Pires, Reyes, Ljungberg, Bentley, Henry, Bergkamp, Kanu.

BIG-MATCH FACTS

CHELSEA and Arsenal renew hostilities at Stamford Bridge, six days after Arsenal's 2-1 victory in the FA Cup at Highbury.

The Gunners are the Blues bogey team. They have not beaten Arsenal in any competition in over five years. Since thrashing a below strength Gunners outfit 0-5 at home in the Worthington Cup on 11 November 1998, Chelsea have lost 10 and drawn five League and Cup meetings with them. In the Premiership, the Stamford Bridge side have found Arsenal their most difficult of all opponents to conquer. They've lost nine of the last 16 encounters, and drawn the other seven.

Chelsea have drawn their last three home League games against Arsenal and not won in seven corresponding fixtures, since the 1-0 success on 30 September 1995 when Mark Hughes scored the winner.

ARSENAL are defending a five point lead at the summit, a 27 match Premiership unbeaten run, a club record 25 game sequence without defeat from the start of a League season and the record streak without defeat in a single Premiership season. They're on course for a Premiership, Champions League and FA Cup treble, having ended Chelsea's dreams of a similar treble last weekend. The Gunners are bidding for a sixth successive League win - Chelsea, a fourth.

Both these clubs have accumulated eight more points than their previous best after 25 games of a Premiership season. Eight red cards have been brandished in eight years of competition between these London rivals. If Claudio Ranieri is to record his first win over Arsene Wenger in 12 attempts and half the six point difference between these top three clubs, then Chelsea must repeat their feat of 1990/91 when Arsenal built their previous record unbeaten start to a League campaign. On that occasion, the Gunners' run was brought to an abrupt halt in the 24th match, which happened to have been at the Bridge when Chelsea ran out 2-1 winners, on 2 February 1991.

Arsenal are aiming to make 17 Premiership London derbies with Chelsea without defeat. The extended the run to 16 with a 2-1 victory in the reverse fixture in October when a horrendous blunder from keeper Carlo Cuducini gifted Thierry Henry the winner and ended Chelsea's unbeaten start to the campaign. The Gunners are now on course for their fourth Premiership 'double' over the Blues and tenth League 'double' over them since they first met in 1907.

SEQUENCES/RECENT FORM

CHELSEA

3rd 55 points

Highest achievable after Saturday's games: 2nd

Lowest could fall: 3rd

Won the last three Premiership matches against Blackburn (2-3 a), Charlton (1-0 h) and Portsmouth (0-2 a). Already won five on the spin this season in the Premiership, between 25 October and 30 November. Won four and drawn one top division matches since losing 0-1 at home to Liverpool on 7 January. Dropped 20 points so far this season (Arsenal have dropped 14). Won 17 top flight games (Arsenal have won 18). Drawn four times in the top league. Only Manchester United (twice) and Spurs (three times) have finished level less often. Lost four matches in the highest League. Only Arsenal, who've lost none, can beat that. Scored 46 League goals. Arsenal and Manchester United are the only clubs to have bagged more Premiership goals (49 each). Kept an unsurpassed 14 clean sheets in the top division. The Gunners have managed 10. Kept back-to-back clean sheets in the League. Their 46 goals have been netted by 14 different players. Only Blackburn have a similar number of scorers in this top flight campaign. Need to score twice to total 400 all-time goals in home Premier League matches. Scored 11 Premiership goals in the last quarter-hour. Following this, its trips to VfB Stuttgart in the Champions League and Manchester City (PL). Then the home leg with Stuttgart, a League visit to Bolton and a west London derby home to Fulham.

ARSENAL

1st 61 points

Highest achievable after Saturday's games:

Eight points clear at the TOP

Lowest could fall:

Lead at the summit reduced to two points

Won the last three in League and Cup against Wolves (1-3 a), Southampton (2-0 h) and Chelsea (2-1 h FA Cup). Won the last five Premiership games against Middlesbrough (h), Aston Villa (a), Manchester City (h), Wolves (a) and Southampton (h). Last won six consecutive Premiership games between the end of last season and beginning of this - beating Southampton and Sunderland last May and then Everton, Middlesbrough, Villa and Manchester City in August. Won 18 and drawn seven in the Premiership this season. Won 20 and drawn seven in the Premiership since going down 2-3 at home to Leeds on 4 May. Lost just twice in 46 Premiership matches, winning 30 of them. Won eight top flight games on the road this season. Chelsea and Manchester United have won more than any other club (nine each). Arsenal and Chelsea are joint top scorers in away top tier encounters (25 goals each). Conceded fewer goals on their Premiership travels than any other club (eight). Failed to score twice in the League this season. Chelsea have failed three times. Achieved five 'doubles' so far over Middlesbrough, Aston Villa, Manchester City, Wolves and Southampton. One of four clubs to have hit the woodwork nine times in Premiership matches this season. After this its a Champions League visit to Celta Vigo and PL home game with Charlton. Then the FA Cup Quarter-final, followed by a League visit to Blackburn.

KEY PLAYER NOTES/POTENTIAL MILESTONES

CHELSEA

Jimmy Floyd HASSELBAINK needs one goal to total 100 in the Premiership. The Dutchman will become the 12th player to achieve the century of Premiership goals and third foreign player following Dwight Yorke and Thierry Henry. HASSELBAINK has scored six Premiership goals against Arsenal. If between the sticks from the opening whistle, Carlo CUDUCINI will be making his 150th start for Chelsea. Should he play a part, Neil SULLIVAN will be making his 250th career League appearance.

ARSENAL

If Dennis BERGKAMP plays, he will set a new record for most appearances by a foreigner for a single club in the Premiership. The Holland International will be making his 253rd appearance, thus passing Peter Schmeichel's record as Manchester United keeper. Thierry HENRY leads in the race for the Barclaycard Golden Boot. He's scored 19 Premiership goals, one more than Ruud VAN NISTELROOY of Manchester United. Robert PIRES is a double strike short of 50 goals for the Gunners. Sylvain WILTORD needs one goal to total 50 for the North London giants. Suspended: Martin KEOWN

LAST SEASON'S CORRESPONDING GAME:

Chelsea 1-1 Arsenal

1 September 2002 - Ref: Andy D'Urso

Chelsea scorers: Zola 34

Arsenal scorers: Toure 60

Sent Off: Vieira (Arsenal) 50

THIS SEASON'S REVERSE FIXTURE:

Arsenal 2-1 Chelsea

18 October 2003 - Ref: Paul Durkin

Arsenal scorers: Edu 5, Henry 75

Chelsea scorers: Crespo 8

HEAD TO HEAD TOTALS

League: Arsenal 37 wins, Chelsea 56, Draws 40

Prem: Arsenal 3 wins, Chelsea 13, Draws 7

HEAD TO HEAD at Arsenal

League: Arsenal 21 wins, Chelsea 22, Draws 23

Prem: Arsenal 3 wins, Chelsea 4, Draws 4

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Chelsea - Arsenal 1:2 (1:2)

ManU - Leeds 1:1 (0:0)

Ich gratuliere Arsenal bereits jetzt zum Meistertitel! ManU wird sich die Champions League holen müssen

[Sportsfreund]

Arsenal ist durch, Claudio und Fergie so gut wie weg.

[Cristiano Ronaldo]

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[Gast Seriöser Bub]

sehr geile samstags ergebnisse .. sensationell .. hab mir vom arsenal spiel zwar nur die erste halbzeit ansehn können - wo es eine halbwegs glückliche führung war dem spielverlauf nach .. aber egal .. man nimmts ja wie es kommt

herzlichen dank nach leeds .. wir sind zwar noch nicht durch, aber es sieht sehr sehr gut aus

[Starostyak]

Schließe mich den Gratulationen neidlos an, die Gunners werden nicht mehr einzuholen sein

Mein Ärger hält sich komischerweise irgendwie in Grenzen, vielleicht deshalb, weil Arsenal heuer einfach unheimlich stark ist (vor allem in der Abwehr)

Manchester muss jetzt den FA Cup und die Champions League angehen

[Steffo]

Chelsea 1 - 2 Arsenal

Manchester U. 1 - 1 Leeds U.

Bolton W. 1 - 3 Manchester C.

Charlton Athletic 3 - 2 Blackburn R.

Newcastle U. 2 - 1 Middlesbrough

Southampton 3 - 3 Everton

Wolverhampton W. 2 - 1 Fulham

habe mir Chelsea gegen Arsenal auf Premiere angeschaut und besonders in der ersten Hälfte ein tolles Spiel gesehen. Endlich, endlich, endlich hat City wieder drei Punkte erobert.

[Salzburg-Söldner]

Wolverhamtpn

[+[Jogi]+]

wirklich nette Ergebnisse 8|

[Starostyak]

LOL hat jemand Charlton gegen Blackburn gesehen??

Da dürfte Brad Friedel (richtig?) in der 90. Minute mit nach vorne gegangen sein, das 2:2 erzielt haben, und dann im Gegenzug doch noch das 2:3 kassiert haben

Sowas gibts nur im Fussball...