Arsenal Out

The Gunners took a tough blow on Saturday against Sunderland at The Stadium of Light, dropping their second straight match.  Falling 2-0, Arsenal faced their second shutout of the week—their first coming at the hands of A.C. Milan, who put up four unanswered goals on Wednesday.  With this loss, Arsenal find themselves out of the FA cup in the fifth round.  To add to their woes, being 17 points behind table leader Manchester City, Arsenal will see their seventh consecutive season without a trophy.

 After the defeat in Italy, Arsene Wenger promised to shake up his roster and it turned out to be a promise kept. Lukasz Fabianski, Francis Coquelin, Johan Djourou, Gervihno, and Oxalde Chamberlin all got to start, but the moves the skipper made would come back to haunt him.  Sunderland’s left winger Kieran Richardson would score the match’s first goal with 40 minutes gone by, but the game’s second score would turn out to be the games most intriguing as Oxalde Chamberlin would score an own goal that would seal the victory for his team’s opponent.  With the Arsenal out of the chase for the cup, their focus now is on the Premier League.  Arsenal’s next match will be Sunday, the 26^th against Tottenham Hotspur.

Written by Jesus Bedoy, Matt Sinacore