Kolo adds fizz for 10-man Gunners

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And just for good measure, expect an Arsenal appeal to their captain's dismissal. Vieira said afterwards he is convinced that referee Andy D'Urso will rescind the red card.

Vieira, dismissed for an eighth time in Arsenal colours, claims he never touched either Gianfranco Zola or Jesper Gronkjaer for the cautions that added up to his 50th-minute exit.