WITH the noisiest north corner of our impressive new stadium directly opposite the section of away fans in the south end, this huge arena’s two most vocal areas are separated by such a vast distance that sadly, there’s rarely any decent banter between the two sets of supporters these days.

THE cry went out ‘stand up if you want to win the Premier League’, and Arsenal stood up.

CONSIDERING we were 1-2 down as the clock ticked past 90 minutes and in light of the fact that we had so many significant absentees from Saturday’s encounter with Everton, I suppose we shouldn’t really complain about Tomas Rosicky rescuing a last-gasp point, from the jaws of defeat.

WILLIAM GALLAS is a major doubt for Arsenal’s crunch clash with Chelsea on Sunday.

ARSENE WENGER will never desist from his pursuit of perfection but, occasionally at least, even the Arsenal manager will acknowledge that there is pleasure to be found in a simple job well done.

Giovanni Trapattoni admitted he would rather have suffered the heartache of penalty shoot-out defeat that see the Republic of Ireland were dumped out by William Gallas’ controversial winner.

Manchester City 4 Arsenal 2

ARSENE WENGER isn’t used to being contradicted at Arsenal where his word has virtually become law over the last 13 years.

Manuel Almunia has called on his team-mates to find the “real Arsenal” as the Gunners bid to get their inconsistent Barclays Premier League campaign back on track in the second half of the season.

ARSENAL manager Arsene Wenger admits he is looking to bring in reinforcements in January but does not know if the cash will be available.

ROBIN VAN PERSIE does not believe he is the disruptive influence in the Arsenal dressing room described by team-mate William Gallas.

Robin van Persie does not believe he is the disruptive influence in the Arsenal dressing room described by team-mate William Gallas.

Arsenal tonight begin a new era under the captaincy of Cesc Fabregas – who has pledged the young Gunners must now “fulfil our potential”.

WILLIAM GALLAS is being considered for a speedy return to first team action for Arsenal in tomorrow’s Champions League tie with Dynamo Kiev.

Arsene Wenger last night moved to try to restore order within the Arsenal after reports suggested he had stripped William Gallas of the captaincy and left him out of his squad to face Manchester City at Eastlands.

William Gallas’ future at Arsenal has been thrown into doubt following reports from France that he has been stripped of the captaincy and dropped for the trip to Manchester City.

ARSENAL captain William Gallas yesterday claimed the Gunners are being unsettled by the behaviour from one unnamed leading member of the squad.

Arsenal 3 Everton 1

Arsene Wenger fully expects Theo Walcott to come in for more harsh treatment - but has called for referees to provide the England star with the “right protection”.

Arsenal 1 Chelsea 0

ARSENE WENGER compared the English media to a rampant crocodile, snapping up international managers for tea, and maybe it suited him that no-one even noticed his Arsenal side had just gone three points clear at the top of the Premier League.

WILLIAM GALLAS’ relationships at Arsenal have soured and he is likely to move to Real Madrid this summer.

William Gallas insists Arsenal will “rarely lose” if they can get themselves in front in matches this season.

Didier Drogba believes Chelsea lost the world’s best defender when they allowed William Gallas to join Arsenal.

Arsene Wenger is sure when Ashley Cole looks back on his Arsenal career in 10 years, he will appreciate life with the Gunners was not all bad.

Jose Antonio Reyes tonight looked to have got his wish after announcing he had joined Real Madrid.

WILLIAM GALLAS is set for a major row with Chelsea after seeing his lucky number 13 squad number taken away and given to Michael Ballack.

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho defended William Gallas before seeing television replays of the tackle that led to a red card for the French defender at Fulham.

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Everton 0 Chelsea 1

West Brom 1 Chelsea 4

Chelsea centre-back William Gallas, sidelined with a mystery ankle injury, today demanded his team-mates cut out the “stupid errors” in his absence.

Eidur Gudjohnsen inspired the victory over Aston Villa which cranked up Chelsea‘s title challenge up a gear.

Chelsea captain Graeme Le Saux serves a one-match suspension for accumulating five yellow cards and is out of tomorrow night’s Worthington Cup semi-final first leg against Tottenham at Stamford Bridge.