Reds add to on Arsenal's woes
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August 21, 2011, Sunday
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ARSENAL suffered more misery yesterday as Liverpool won 2-0 at the Emirates Stadium thanks to an own goal and a late Luis Suarez strike, with the London side reduced to 10 men for the second successive English Premier League game.
Arsene Wenger's team, still reeling from the departure last week of former captain Cesc Fabregas and gripped by injuries and suspensions, got off to a bad start when it lost defender Laurent Koscielny to injury after a quarter of an hour.
It got worse when Emmanuel Frimpong, one of their better players on his first Premier League start, was sent off after receiving a second yellow card following a dangerous tackle on Lucas with 20 minutes to go.
An own goal by Aaron Ramsey, the ball coming off his chest, handed Liverpool the lead in the 78th minute before Uruguay striker Suarez ensured his team would record its first win at the Emirates with a stoppage-time effort and also the Reds first victory at Arsenal in 11 years.
"We're delighted, it's a difficult place to come," Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish told Sky Sports.
Earlier, Newcastle United won the northeast derby with Ryan Taylor's 62nd-minute free kick securing a 1-0 victory over Sunderland at the Stadium of Light, where the host finished with 10 men after Phil Bardsley was sent off.
Chelsea was hosting West Bromwich Albion later while fellow title hopeful Manchester City travels to Bolton Wanderers today and champion Manchester United entertains Tottenham Hotspur tomorrow.
After a terrible week for Arsenal, in which Fabregas left for Barcelona and manager Wenger got himself into hot water with UEFA for breaking the rules of a touchline ban, things showed no sign of improvement.
Unable to walk
From the moment Koscielny pulled up holding his lower back and left the field in agony, unable to walk unassisted, to the departure of Frimpong, who walked off the pitch with his head in his hands, it was clear luck was not on Arsenal's side.
Samir Nasri, whose anticipated transfer to Manchester City has provided Arsenal fans with another concern, was named in the starting lineup and showed plenty of commitment to his current team with some good runs.
His best chance came toward the end of the first half when he surged from near the halfway line and darted past two Liverpool defenders before his final touch let him down as his right-footed shot from the edge of the area flew wide.
Arsenal was unable to find its trademark passing game and found itself coming out second best in terms of possession as Liverpool went close when Andy Carroll's powerful header was well saved by Wojciech Szczesny in the 20th minute.
Charlie Adam tried his luck from long range a couple of times, while Martin Kelly struck the post early in the second half before Arsenal helped Liverpool's cause with some sloppy defending.
Ramsey could not get out of the way when Koscielny's replacement, teenager Ignasi Miquel, tried to clear the ball after a move involving Suarez and Raul Meireles, and watched helplessly as the ball bounced off him and into the net.
Suarez made sure of the points late on when he tapped in a square ball from Meireles to deal the final blow to Arsenal, which left the field to boos from its home fans as the rain poured down.
Arsene Wenger's team, still reeling from the departure last week of former captain Cesc Fabregas and gripped by injuries and suspensions, got off to a bad start when it lost defender Laurent Koscielny to injury after a quarter of an hour.
It got worse when Emmanuel Frimpong, one of their better players on his first Premier League start, was sent off after receiving a second yellow card following a dangerous tackle on Lucas with 20 minutes to go.
An own goal by Aaron Ramsey, the ball coming off his chest, handed Liverpool the lead in the 78th minute before Uruguay striker Suarez ensured his team would record its first win at the Emirates with a stoppage-time effort and also the Reds first victory at Arsenal in 11 years.
"We're delighted, it's a difficult place to come," Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish told Sky Sports.
Earlier, Newcastle United won the northeast derby with Ryan Taylor's 62nd-minute free kick securing a 1-0 victory over Sunderland at the Stadium of Light, where the host finished with 10 men after Phil Bardsley was sent off.
Chelsea was hosting West Bromwich Albion later while fellow title hopeful Manchester City travels to Bolton Wanderers today and champion Manchester United entertains Tottenham Hotspur tomorrow.
After a terrible week for Arsenal, in which Fabregas left for Barcelona and manager Wenger got himself into hot water with UEFA for breaking the rules of a touchline ban, things showed no sign of improvement.
Unable to walk
From the moment Koscielny pulled up holding his lower back and left the field in agony, unable to walk unassisted, to the departure of Frimpong, who walked off the pitch with his head in his hands, it was clear luck was not on Arsenal's side.
Samir Nasri, whose anticipated transfer to Manchester City has provided Arsenal fans with another concern, was named in the starting lineup and showed plenty of commitment to his current team with some good runs.
His best chance came toward the end of the first half when he surged from near the halfway line and darted past two Liverpool defenders before his final touch let him down as his right-footed shot from the edge of the area flew wide.
Arsenal was unable to find its trademark passing game and found itself coming out second best in terms of possession as Liverpool went close when Andy Carroll's powerful header was well saved by Wojciech Szczesny in the 20th minute.
Charlie Adam tried his luck from long range a couple of times, while Martin Kelly struck the post early in the second half before Arsenal helped Liverpool's cause with some sloppy defending.
Ramsey could not get out of the way when Koscielny's replacement, teenager Ignasi Miquel, tried to clear the ball after a move involving Suarez and Raul Meireles, and watched helplessly as the ball bounced off him and into the net.
Suarez made sure of the points late on when he tapped in a square ball from Meireles to deal the final blow to Arsenal, which left the field to boos from its home fans as the rain poured down.
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