wooooo RVP is on

Come on Arsenal.

that was pretty rubbish...still, nice to see RVP back

FT 0-0

Bore fest.

It was a good result for us in the end.

We were off the boil and Wigan were superb second half. We were perhaps a bit complacent and too relaxed at times. The pitch was atrocious and Rob Styles was his usual self, but Wenger won't be happy with how we played.

Anybody could have won it near the end. Cesc should have scored on a couple of occasions in the last 15mins.

Gilberto though, what a shadow of the player of last season. The amount of times we've performed poorly with him in our Midfield this season is no coincidence. The cup exits, the Boro loss, the Sevilla loss and a few other poor performances here & there. He needs to go and I hope Wenger learns that reshuffling that Cesc & Flamini partnership is a mistake.

On the bright side, we maintain our unbeaten run and only Boro have beaten us this season which is fantastic. This time last season we were battling for fourth and now despite dropping points to Wigan we have increased our lead at the top of the League.

I expect Man Utd to take advantage and go top, but I'm not unhappy about that.

Great to see van Persie back in full stride. His addition to the team for the latter stages of both competitions will benefit us huuuugely. Great to see Touré return also.

Such a boring game. I never thought much of all the talk about the pitch, but wow, had to be one of the worst pitches I've ever seen. Don't know how anyone can play proper football on it.

In the end, no new injuries (which is amazing with the condition of the pitch), and at least we left with a point. But the advantage over Man United is gone.

It's not gone yet. Man Utd have to win their game in hand.

it was a shocking pitch! oooh i panicked when robin went down though...glad it was just his face that got hit and definitely a shame about losing 2 points, but we can still do it

It's a bit sad that I've had to rely on other results to make my footballing weekend feel a bit better, but oh it feels so damn good.

Thanks Brucie!!

I don't understand Arsenal fans on here saying they're not unhappy.

To wit: they go up 5 pts a couple weeks ago, with brum and villa at home and wigan away. Should've been an easy 9 pts. And they get 3. 3! Now MU is going to take the title and wenger wont win anything once again because he was too stubborn to make any signings that would strengthen the squad. I just dont' understand why he gets the genius level when he doesnt do things the average fan on the street knows he should do.

Man United have the match in hand and only 2 points back. Advantage United in my eyes. The ball is in their possession, it's up to them to capitalize on it. (hoping they don't obviously)

Broke your heart when he was holding his face weren't ya? Imagine what he'd look like without those chompers up front.

We played poorly, yet remained unbeaten and got a very important point that sees us 2 points clear. The pitch was terrible and we had players missing with a reshuffle of the Midfield and a Striker partnership that has yet to ever work, nevermind their relationship.

I'm happy enough with the point.

This time last season we were battling to keep 4th. Now we're the hardest team to beat in the League, sit top and just introduced back two of our 3 best players in the squad for the late run in.

Poor display from Arsenal and when I wanted Arsenal to win. Hate you Arsenal. Now we drop further down the league. Go on Man Utd win the league now. It's there for the taking.

lol at least no-one could say he looked like a horse if he didnt have the big front teeth

True story.

lol..

i missed the first half as i clicked on the wrong channel which's showing Spurs v hammers match.. no wonder i was waiting like forever.. rofl..

the pitch's so awful that the ball could hardly roll properly.. but wigan seemed to deal with it very well.. hope they fix the pitch before playing against us.. the lastest match of this season..

it's good to see persie back in the team.. although his performance can't be considered good enough yet..

well.. dropping points isn't good for Gunners but great for us.. as we shall try to take over the top this coming weekend.. XD

Another average Arsenal Premiership performance. This was so boring I fell asleep during the middle of it.

Three words spring to mind when assessing their last 3 results: Squeaky. Bum. Time.

Not a great performance but still we haven't lost. I thought the players also looked a little tired and I don't think this game helped with that. Wigan battled well and kept pushing for a goal even in the last few minutes which was refreshing to see rather than teams shutting up shop. They showed a good attitude and derseved the point.

The pitch was awful and impossible to play on. The first half alone the ball was just boncing everywhere!! shocking for a prem team.

I still believe the title is going to be decided with matches against Man U and Chelsea. These games will have a massive baring on the title race. I still think we can do it!......

Who's the other? I know one's obviously Van Persie...

Don't forget Liverpool. They play United in a couple weeks. If they happen to beat them and then lose to Arsenal. That would be vital.

Manchester United have to win the match in hand to overtake them but their form is not that good either, and they still have to face Liverpool.

these are the very games that will decide the title and i said it earlier in the year .Arsenal problems will be draws and here is the first major one that they should have won.Arsenal looked very tired and the performance of the usually consistent hleb showed that.This could be Man U title ,if they can get over their recent result.

I think Arsenal will be up for the games against Man U and Chelsea and based on current results you would have to like Arsenals chances ,but they are very light on the bench right now. They have to hope they don't one more injury.They need to get Denilson back for sure because Gilberto is not doing it.They are veru light up front so they need to keep van pirsie healthy.

Wenger needs to buy someone up front,i heard that they offered Wenger the money to buy in january but declined spending obviously.I know wenger likes to filter players through his youth system,but i don't see anyone coming through to put up front when needed.
two seasons ago traore looked promising at the back,but the times he played this season he looked like trash.Hoyte also looked very poor and those two plus Bendtner were the reason Arsenal lost to Spurs.

Touré, Cesc and van Persie are the three most key and best players in the squad IMO. I don't think many would argue either - when fit they are the spine of our team.

few would argue,but few really understand the game. Hleb has been a rock in midfiled ,his effective dribbling ,unpredictable passing and tackling makes him one of the few players who are one of a kind in the league.Cesc is a very good player and when he get's on song Arsenal will be a better team,but the second half of this season he has been non existent let's face it.His goal at milan was a shocker,because he hasn't shown that kind of form for months.Van pirsie is obviously the most key player up front in my eyes and he couldn't be coming back at a more desperate time for Arsenal.I just hope he is fully fit.Toure who i have loved from day one has been a bit erratic so far. He has played well at times but lacked concentration also.He too has been missed in a big way,because the schedule has been incredibly busy for the thin sided Arsenal.
I would actually say coming off of the Milan game Walcott could be a major factor,because his confidence should be so high right now off of making that second goal. Arsenal need that type of quickness on the wings to keep the defenses honest from here on out.

By the way the pitch was a joke and made a big difference in the quality of the play for both sides,but more so Arsenals passing style.