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" CARDIFF CITY V ARSENAL " Saturday 30th November 3pm


Malky Mackay’s side have had some excellent results against Man City, Man Utd, Everton and Swansea at the CCS.

On Saturday, it is the turn of in form Arsenal to come to town.


' CARDIFF CITY '

Frazier Campbell is training after a minor knock against Man Utd so Malky Mackay has a fully fit squad to pick from.

Malky Mackay said there will be no special measures taken to shackle the rampant ‘Rambo,’ but he admits he remains as impressed as anyone with Aaron Ramsey’s renaissance.

“Arsenal are packed with talent, but Aaron is a very special young player,” said Mackay.



' ARSENAL '
The match will see Aaron Ramsey, currently one of the form players in Europe, return to his hometown club as he enjoys a remarkable season of success.

Abou Diaby, Alex Oxlaide-Chamberlain remain sidelined with knee injuries but Lucas Podolski is back in full training after suffering from a grade 3 hamstring tear.

Arsenal top the table and Wilshere insists there will be no let up against Cardiff in their quest for the Premier League title.

Explaining his sudden goal form, Wilshere said: “As you’ve seen with Aaron Ramsey this year, you grow up a little bit and you relax in front of goal.

“Cardiff will be very tough. That’s why we need to get back and prepare well for Saturday to make sure we get the points again.”

Updated Thursday Nov 28th

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has revealed that he has no new fitness concerns ahead of the trip to Cardiff City this weekend after Kieran Gibbs recovered from a sickness that kept him out of the Champions League game against Marseille.

"Kieran Gibbs was sick but he has already recovered yesterday. He is now back in the squad," Wenger confirmed to the Arsenal website.

Gibbs is likely to return to first team action, despite Nacho Monreal impressing in his absence, while Theo Walcott could also be in contention to start as he continues to get back to full match fitness after his injury lay-off.

Walcott came on against Marseille but has not started a game since 22 September when Arsenal secured a 3-1 win over Stoke City.

"We have no injuries," added Wenger. "Of course we have some little concerns. People were a little bit rested like Arteta but they are all available now."

The Gunners will look to maintain their lead at the top of the Premier League table with victory over Cardiff and Wenger will have virtually a full squad to choose from.

There are now just two first team players currently sidelined as Lukas Pdoloski continues to recover from a serious hamstring injury, while Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain is still some way short of action after suffering a knee injury in the opening day loss to Aston Villa.

"It will be three weeks until we could see him [Podolski] in the team," confirmed Wenger. [On Oxlade-Chamberlain] it will be the New Year for him."




Malky Mackay’s side have had some excellent results against Man City, Man Utd, Everton and Swansea at the CCS.

On Saturday, it is the turn of in form Arsenal to come to town.

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Should Cornelius start to try and bully Mertesaker?

Campbell needs to repeat his performance from Sunday and keep it going as he will easily out pace Mertesaker.

Should Cornelius start to try and bully Mertesaker?

Campbell needs to repeat his performance from Sunday and keep it going as he will easily out pace Mertesaker.

Cornelius wont be able to bully Mertesacker imo. And koscielny is just as fast if not faster than Campbell so the runs in behind are gonna be difficult. I can only see us scoring from a set piece or a moment of individual class.

come on you gooners !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! lol Cardiff 1 arsenal 4

come on you gooners !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! lol Cardiff 1 arsenal 4

That's my score line too - I hate to predict against the city, but I see this one as a step too far for us. Hope I'm proved wrong though.

This is the best arsenal side in a long time and I feel they are going to be much to good forus unfortunately

was hoping for 1pt out of the next 2 games tbh, and said that i can see gunners thrashing us by a good 3/4 sat.

I called Campbell to score last week....this week 1-0 City...caulker.

2-2

If they were to win I hope to keep the scoreline to lose only be 2 goals at most.

But let's try and get 3 points.

No reason why we can't be positive and get a decent result here - as mentioned before, not many fancied us against Citeh, Swansea and United but we managed it each time.

We just need to make sure we defend sharper than last week - no giving the ball away in out own half and keeping an eye on those in the box during corners etc.

MATCH FACTS

Head-to-head
This is their first league meeting since 17 March 1962 - a 1-1 draw at Arsenal.
The most recent encounter was a 4-0 FA Cup fourth-round replay victory for Arsenal in February 2009.
Cardiff
Cardiff have yet to lead a game at half-time this season.
Only Manchester United and Aston Villa have gained more points from losing positions than Cardiff this season (five).
Three of Cardiff's six home games this season have been decided by goals in the 87th minute or later (W1, D1, L1).
The Bluebirds have only lost three of their seven games against top-half opposition this season (W2, D2).
Peter Odemwingie has scored in two of his three Premier League starts against Arsenal.
Arsenal
Arsenal have the best away record in the Premier League (W4, D1, L1).
Their last away game, a 1-0 defeat at Manchester United, was the only league match they have failed to score in this season.
Jack Wilshere has four goals in his last eight games for Arsenal.
Aaron Ramsey has made more tackles than any other player in the Premier League this season (57).

Should Cornelius start to try and bully Mertesaker?

Campbell needs to repeat his performance from Sunday and keep it going as he will easily out pace Mertesaker.

Cornelius wont be able to bully Mertesacker imo. And koscielny is just as fast if not faster than Campbell so the runs in behind are gonna be difficult. I can only see us scoring from a set piece or a moment of individual class.

Agree with this. Arsenal will be the quickest team we've played since Spurs.

1-1 Caulker

If we can get a point tomorrow I'll be absolutely delighted!

Tough assignment though.

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I will go for Cardiff 1 Arsenal 1

I will be more than happy with that result.

Campbell's first touch has been diabolical so far

I think its going to be 2.1 Arsenal hope im wrong and we can get something out of it.

Arsenal are looking so strong, but we're not looking too bad - it's just that final touch and pass for us in their half. We could do with a winger on the left so Kim can drop inside and hold the ball up, or I'd bring Cornelius on and let him sit behind the striker. Not sure who I'd take off in either case, but that's what I'd try.

Terrible performance, I can't think of one positive.

I'm one of his biggest fans, but unless Malky grows a pair and goes for it when we're losing then we could be going down. Why on earth would you wait until there's 5 minutes left and we're 2-0 down before bringing on Cornelius?