Arsenal 4-1 Portsmouth

Results

Date	Time	C	Opponent	F	A	R	S
22 Aug	3:00 PM	P	Portsmouth (H)	4	1	Win

The team for the match against Portsmouth has been announced. There are some changes to the squad with the two full backs being rested for presumably the match against Celtic.

Emmanuel Eboue comes in for Bacary Sagna, who is on the bench with Gaël Clichy. Kiiran Gibbs plays at left-back. Fran Merida is also on the substitutes bench as his loan spell to Spain has been cancelled / postponed in light of recent injuries in the squad (or the lack of any signings).

Arsenal

Manuel Almunia
Emmanuel Eboue
William Gallas
Thomas Vermaelen
Kieran Gibbs
Abou Diaby
Francesc Fabregas
Denilson
Andrey Arshavin
Robin van Persie
Eduardo

Substitutes

Bacary Sagna, Vito Mannone, Aaron Ramsey, Alex Song, Gaël Clichy, Fran Merida, Nicklas Bendtner

It is Eduardo's first start in the league since his horrifying injury. The Portsmouth team is below.

Portsmouth

David James, Wilson, Kaboul, Distin, Belhadj, Utaka, Mokoena, Mullins, Kranjcar, Nwankno Kanu, Piquionne

Substitutes

Nugent, Begovic, Vanden Borre, Hughes, Basinas, Ward, Ritchie

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