Huddersfield Town won't ever have a better chance of coming away from the Emirates Stadium with a win. Arsenal have to adjust to losing a centre back after Sebastein Squillaci's sending off, and Arsene Wenger has opted to deploy Alex Song in place of forward Marouane Chamakh in order to shore up the home side's suddenly shaky defence. Arsenal have now used two of their three substitutes already, and we're not even to the 50th minute yet, which will make it very difficult for them to re-seize the match should something go wrong in this half. Nicolas Bentdner will lead the line for the Gunners in Chamakh's absence.
Arsenal FC Vs. Huddersfield Town: Marouane Chamakh Off, Alex Song On
Andrei Arshavin is probably the most dangerous player on the field now that Samir Nasri has departed, and although the Russian winger has tormented Huddersfield's defence he still hasn't managed to seriously test goalkeeper Ian Bennett, instead hitting the side netting several times. At the other end of the pitch, Manuel Almunia's been forced into a few saves, but nothing that's been overly troublesome for the sometimes erratic keeper - perhaps it would have been different if the aforementioned Arshavin hadn't sprinted down the entire length of the pitch to pull off a goal-saving challenge on Joey Gudjonsson as the Huddersfield man lurked with intent inside the six-yard box. That was an absolute peach of a tackle.
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