With Marouane Chamakh warming up on the sidelines, Arsenal are denied goals four times in quick succession thanks to great work by Ben Foster in the Birmingham City goal. Samir Nasri had a wonderful opportunity to set up Nicklas Bendtner, but opted to shoot instead, which was well saved by the England goalkeeper, and shortly after a Jack Wilshere two-footed lunge on Barry Ferguson went unnoticed and unpunished, Bendtner created something from nothing, cutting inside two Blue shirts and firing a shot goalwards. It picked up a deflection, but Foster made a scrambling save then grabbed the loose ball before Tomas Rosicky could pounce.
Arsenal Vs. Birmingham City, Carling Cup Final: Ben Foster Heroics Keeps Birmingham In Match
Eventually, Chamakh did made an appearance, coming on for Andrei Arshavin. The substitution brought no repreive for Birmingham, and Foster was called into action from a Rosicky backheel and a Nasri long-range piledriver with another pair of excellent saves. Tense times at Wembley, and it’s all Arsenal with just ten minutes of regular time remaining.
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