legendary midfielder

Chapter 331 Victory
After the game against Chelsea, the team went straight to holiday, because the next day was Christmas Eve and the day after tomorrow was Christmas.

Like everyone else, Zhang Xu left the club directly and boarded a flight to the United States.This is what I agreed with Nicola, and I will spend Christmas with Nicola's family in the United States this year.

Christmas is merry, but tense events soon follow.

2013年12月26日下午三点，2013/14赛季英格兰足球超级联赛第18轮一场焦点战在厄普顿公园球场展开争夺，阿森纳客场挑战西汉姆。

West Ham United Football Club (West Ham United Football Club), one of the English Premier League teams, is a traditional English football club located in Newham, east of outer London. It was established in 1895 and its home stadium is Upton Park.The team has won three FA Cups and one European Cup Winners' Cup.

West Ham United is hailed by the English media as "The Academy of Football".The team has sent many talented young players to the national teams at all levels, and is a veritable "star-making factory". This honor has also been officially accepted and inherited by the club.

自西汉姆2006/07赛季双杀阿森纳后，阿森纳在双方近11场交锋中取得9胜2平保持不败。双方英超历史交锋34场，阿森纳21胜7平6负占据上风。其中客场9胜6平2负。双方历史交锋127场，阿森纳56胜38平33负。温格仅用卡索拉轮换罗西基出场。

阿森纳出场阵容依然还是大家熟悉的3-2-3-2：守门员1-斯泽斯尼；后卫3号-萨尼亚，5号-费尔马伦，4号-默德萨克；后腰18号张旭和8号-阿尔特塔；中场是16号-拉姆齐，11号-厄齐尔，19号-卡索拉；前锋14号-沃尔科特和12号-吉鲁。

Shortly after the start of the game, under the leadership of Zhang Xu, Arsenal quickly controlled the rhythm of the game.

In the 7th minute of the game, Ramsey passed the ball, Zhang Xu deftly missed it, and Cazorla's shot from the left side of the penalty area was blocked.

In the 10th minute of the game, Arteta fouled Diame from the edge of the penalty area. Noble took a free kick from the upper left corner of the penalty area and shot directly into the far corner, which was saved by Szesny.

Arsenal gradually entered the rhythm of the game, and Cazorla's header was saved by Adrian.O'Brien is booked for a foul on Gibbs.

In the 25th minute of the game, former Chelsea winger Joe Cole passed the ball. After Diame shot in front of the penalty area was blocked by Zhang Xu, Szesny easily confiscated it.

Arsenal missed a good opportunity in the 26th minute. Ramsey picked a pass, and Walcott succeeded in offside.

In the 27th minute of the game, Ozil took a corner kick and Mertesacker headed over the goal.

In the 33rd minute of the game, Zhang Xu suddenly made a straight pass near the center line, and Cazorla missed the goal from 20 yards.Then Ozil sent another strike, and Giroud shot wide with his left foot from the edge of the penalty area.

In the 35th minute of the game, Ramsey's long-range shot lacked a threat and was confiscated by Adrian.Before halftime, Cazorla's free kick was blocked, and Arteta shot wide again.Kevin Nolan shot wide from the right edge of the penalty area.

West Ham broke the deadlock in just 47 seconds of the opening of the second half. Jarvis made a cross from the left and was barely cleared. Kevin Nolan's strong shot from inside the penalty area was barely saved by Szesny.

This is the first time Arsenal have conceded the first goal this season.

This made Zhang Xu very annoyed, so his attack frenzy became more violent.

In the 48th minute of the game, Joe Cole missed the goal in front of the penalty area.

In the 50th minute of the game, after receiving a pass from Zhang Xu, Mertesacker hit Tomkins with a shot from the edge of the penalty area. Referee Dodd refused to award a penalty kick.

In the 51st minute of the game, Noble made a direct pass, and Jarvis shot from the far corner from the right side of the penalty area and was saved by Szesny.

In the 52nd minute of the game, after receiving a diagonal pass from Zhang Xu on the right, Sagna made a cross, but Giroud's poked shot still missed the far corner.

In the 53rd minute of the game, Cazorla took a corner kick and Vermaelen missed the goal with a header. One minute later, Diame made a pass from the right, and the unguarded O'Brien missed the header from 1 yards.

In the 55th minute of the game, O'Brien tackled Giroud in front of the penalty area, but he managed to escape the second yellow card penalty. Ramsey's free kick was blocked and blocked.In the 2th minute, Rattle made a cross from the left, and Szesny missed the shot, but Carlton Cole volleyed wide from the edge of the penalty area.Then Cazorla's consecutive shots in the penalty area were blocked.

Arsenal almost scored in the 60th minute. Zhang Xu's strong shot from 22 yards was barely saved by Adrian, and Ozil's supplementary shot from 12 yards was blocked by the fallen Adrian with his legs.Diame missed the target twice.Cazorla is shown a yellow card.In the 65th minute, Ramsey was injured and replaced by Podolski.

Arsenal equalized in the 68th minute. Zhang Xu passed the ball from outside the penalty area. Walcott made a low shot from 12 yards on the right side of the penalty area. The ball passed between McCartney's legs and slipped past Tomkins' feet and Adrian's hands into the net, 1-1.

In the 70th minute of the game, Cazorla passed the ball and Podolski shot high with his left foot.Arsenal overtook the score in the 71st minute. Podolski made a pass from the left. Tomkins missed a header and failed to make a clearance.

In the 73rd minute of the game, Cazorla made a direct pass, and Podolski's single-handed push from the edge of the small penalty area was bravely blocked by Adrian.

In the 75th minute of the game, West Ham cleared the corner kick, and Cazorla shot wide with his left foot from the edge of the penalty area.

Arsenal expanded the score in the 79th minute, Giroud made a pass back, and Podolski shot into the lower right corner with his left foot from the edge of the penalty area, 3-1.Then Flamini replaced Ozil, Bendtner replaced Giroud.In the 90th minute, Cazorla passed the ball, but Bendtner's shot from a small angle on the right side of the restricted area slipped out.

In the end, in this game, Arsenal conceded a goal first, scored three goals in a row, and successfully won West Ham United!

2013年12月29日下午01:30，2013/14赛季英格兰足球超级联赛第19轮一场焦点战在圣詹姆斯公园球场展开争夺，阿森纳客场挑战纽卡斯尔。

Newcastle United Football Club (Newcastle United Football Club), an English football club located in Newcastle, was founded in 1881. It is one of the English Premier League teams.Newcastle United is one of the oldest football clubs not only in the UK, but throughout Europe.

纽卡斯尔联队到1930年1月才拥有第一位主教练，但此前在俱乐部秘书弗兰克·沃特的率领下曾4次夺联赛冠军，2次夺英格兰足总杯冠军，4次获英格兰足总杯亚军。俱乐部最后一次的重要荣誉是在1969年获得欧洲博览会杯冠军。球迷亲切的称这只穿黑白条球衣的球队为“喜鹊“。

阿森纳上赛季收官战客场绝杀纽卡斯尔跻进前四。纽卡斯尔在双方近15场交锋中仅胜一场，枪手其余14战取得9胜5平。枪手近14次做客圣詹姆斯公园仅负1场，其余13战取得5胜8平。

双方英超历史交锋38场，阿森纳19胜10平9负占据上风，其中客场6胜8平5负。双方历史交锋172场，阿森纳68胜38平66负略占上风。厄齐尔因伤缺阵，威尔希尔解禁复出，科斯切尔尼、弗拉米尼和罗西基轮换出场。

阿森纳出场阵容依然还是大家熟悉的3-2-3-2：守门员1-斯泽斯尼；后卫3号-萨尼亚，6号-科斯切尔尼，4号-默德萨克；后腰18号张旭和20号-弗拉米尼；中场是16号-拉姆齐，10号-威尔谢尔，7号-罗西基；前锋14号-沃尔科特和12号-吉鲁。

After the opening, Arsenal repeatedly broke through to cause trouble for the home team's defense, but the Gunners did not get a chance to shoot.

In the 12th minute of the game, Cabaye of Newcastle United made a long pass to Debusch, but the latter was tackled by Zhang Xu after stopping the ball and missed the opportunity.

In the 15th minute of the game, Debusch passed the ball and Cabaye missed a long shot.

In the 23rd minute of the game, Zhang Xu passed the ball like a flying fairy from the middle of the road, and Wilshere shot over from 25 yards. After 3 minutes, Wilshere passed the ball, and Rosicky's arc shot from the front of the restricted area was in Krull's arms.In the 30th minute, Rosicky passed the ball, and Zhang Xu shot with his left foot 25 yards from the goal, which was also caught by Krul.

In the 33rd minute of the game, Wilshere passed the ball, and Giroud's arc shot missed the left post.In the 36th minute, Giroud was given a yellow card for a foul on Tiot from behind the frontcourt.In the 42nd minute, Tiot made a header clearance, and Mertesacker's volley from the edge of the penalty area went out of the way.In half-time stoppage time, Anita counterattacked and passed the ball. Cabaye's shot from the right side of the penalty area was blocked by Koscielny.Then Debusch's header hit the bottom of the crossbar in the melee from a corner kick and popped out.

The two teams competed fiercely in the second half.Thornton's long-range shot was blocked, and Flamini shot high from 25 yards.

Arsenal broke the deadlock in the 65th minute. Walcott passed a free kick into the penalty area, and Zhang Xu, who had thrown off Williamson, headed into the goal from 8 yards.

One to zero!Arsenal lead the score!

In the 67th minute, Mertesacker cleared the corner kick with a header, and Thornton missed a long shot.

Arsenal missed a good opportunity to expand the score in the 69th minute. Wilshere made a direct pass. Walcott stabbed a shot from 12 yards and was rescued by Krul.Arteta then replaced Gibbs.Flamini is shown a yellow card for a foul on Ben Arfa.Jenkinson also replaced Walcott.

In the 81st minute of the game, Szesny made a clearance and hit Remy and bounced off the left post.Bendtner replaced Giroud.In stoppage time, Jenkinson failed to throw a throw-in to Bendtner in time, missing a good opportunity to expand the score.In stoppage time, Ben Arfa missed both shots.

In the end, Arsenal beat Newcastle United [-]-[-] in an away game and successfully won the half-time championship of the league!
(End of this chapter)