Have you ever heard of Anthony Forde? You're probably not alone. He's made one Premier League appearance with Wolverhampton Wanderers. At just 18 years old, he'll be making his second Premier League appearance at the Emirates Stadium against Arsenal. For what is surely a combination of fitness and tactical reasons, Mick McCarthy has opted to put him in over Kevin Doyle and Sylvain Ebanks-Blake in order to get five in the midfield. Arsenal are playing with their normal 4-3-3. Here are the lineups.
Arsenal Vs. Wolverhampton Wanderers, 2011 Premier League: Lineups
Arsenal Lineup (4-3-3): Szczesny; Djourou, Koscielny, Mertesacker, Vermaelen; Song, Arteta, Rosicky; Benayoun, Gervinho, van Persie
Wolverhampton Wanderers Lineup (4-5-1): Hennessey; Zubar, Berra, Johnson, Ward; Forde, Henry, Milijas, Jarvis, Hunt; Fletcher
Kickoff is at 10:00 a.m. ET, 3:00 p.m. local time. You can catch the game on FOX Soccer Plus and FOXSoccer.tv in the USA. If you’re wondering why it’s not more widely available in the States and in the UK, it was scheduled to be a game among a block of games on Boxing Day, but was moved due to a tube strike.
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