**SPOILERS** The Football League Cup 2010/2011 Final

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Arsenal F.C. v Birmingham City F.C., F, 16:00 SS1/HD BBC1/HD 5L

Arsenal:

Winners: 1987, 1993
Runners-up: 1968, 1969, 1988, 2007

Birmingham City:

Winners: 1963
Runners up: 2001

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BBC/HD = BBC Match of the Day Live.
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5L = BBC Radio 5 Live.
5LE = BBC Radio 5 Live Extra.
 
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Not much in the way of English football, but as usual there's plenty of German/Italian/Spanish/Scottish football about.

Do the images (poorly set...), appear with ads or not for people? Trying new hosting service.

As is usual with our trophy cabinet there are far too many second places compared to firsts. Hopefully Sunday will go to partially rectify that in the League Cup column. Wins/losses: 13/8 for leagues; 10/7 for FA Cups; 2/4 for League Cups; 0/1 European Cup; 1/2 UEFA Cup; and 1/2 Euro Cup Winners' Cup.

It isn't our preferable trophy but right now any will do.

Such a pity that Theo and Cesc will miss out. One big motivator to keep Cesc is to get him winners medals but it appears it's not to be (yet ;)). Still hopefully RvP will be back. On paper this is heavily weighted in our favour, but Brum are far from an easy side to beat.
 
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drunkenmaster said:
I just worry we end up losing without playing Cesc, who apparently thinks he can play, will just be incredibly angry if Wenger refuses to risk him for easily our best chance of silverware in years.

Cesc plays, get injured, we lose, he'll feel guilty and want to make up for it, assuming injury effects us in other cups, or we refuse to play him, we lose the Carling Cup final, we miss out on all the other cups and Cesc is angry.
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Agree, it's a tough call to see if it's a worthy risk.

Is it worth ensuring 4th place or higher at the expense of a Carling Cup? That would really be the important one, since as luck would have it we've drawn Barca and UTD for the other two tournaments. Though perhaps it is worth the risk, with Barca, a FA Cup replay and then a possible tie with UTD all coming up fairly soon, should we risk tomorrow and the expense of those three games and maybe only a league game or two? Don't forget too that things may well be exaggerated, he might actually bit fit and ready.

It's also worth pointing out that Cesc has been less effective this season, playing slightly deeper now. Could Wilshere stay back and do the same job, thus putting Nasri behind the strikers? It's been done before with good results.
 
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Arsenal v Birmingham line-ups
Arsenal: Szczesny, Sagna, Djourou, Koscielny, Clichy, Rosicky, Song, Nasri, Wilshere, Arshavin, van Persie. Subs: Almunia, Denilson, Squillaci, Eboue, Gibbs, Chamakh, Bendtner.
Birmingham: Foster, Carr, Johnson, Jiranek, Ridgewell, Fahey, Gardner, Ferguson, Bowyer, Larsson, Zigic. Subs: Taylor, Murphy, Phillips, Jerome, Martins, Parnaby, Beausejour.
Referee: Mike Dean (Wirral)

Excellent, was hoping for that lineup or with Bentdner to start. Arshavin has to pull up his socks today. Great chance for Rosicky. The big worry with Theo and Cesc out was that Diaby or Denilson would start.
 
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