After seven rather strange Saturday fixtures we have Arsenal vs. Blackburn Rovers on the cards. Manchester United looked like they'd be dropping points at West Ham, but four unanswered goals saw them leave Upton Park with a 4-2 win and three crucial points. With Chelsea falling out of the picture thanks to a 1-1 draw against Stoke City, Arsenal are now the only team with a chance at stopping the leaders - but with their habit of choking at crucial moments Arsene Wenger's side have to be very careful not to... well, choke.
Arsenal Vs. Blackburn Rovers: Lineups
For the Gunners, Alex Song, Theo Walcott, and Robin van Persie all return from injury, but there's no sign of captain Cesc Fabregas. Arsenal will have to do with Samir Nasri playing centrally in the meantime. Blackburn, meanwhile, while deploy long-term absentee Phil Jones as a screening midfielder behind a band of four and use Roque Santa Cruz as their lone striker.
Arsenal: Almunia; Sagna, Squillaci, Koscielny, Clichy; Song, Wilshere, Nasri; Walcott, Arshavin, van Persie.
Subs (4-3-3): Lehmann, Diaby, Fabregas, Rosicky, Eboue, Chamakh, Bendtner.
Blackburn (4-1-4-1): Robinson; Salgado, Samba, Nelsen, Olsson; Phil Jones; Emerton, Jermaine Jones, Nzonzi, Hoilett; Santa Cruz.
Subs: Bunn, Dunn, Rochina, Mwaruwari, Roberts, Hanley, Diouf.
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