Weak Arsenal thrown into more turmoil
But just when will Arsene Wenger realise that his experiment of putting style first and substance nowhere in particular is completely unsuited to any team aiming to win the Premier League?
This defeat was utterly predictable from the moment Rory Delap first propelled his long throw-in after 10 minutes: the ball evaded every Arsenal defender and left Ricardo Fuller to direct a glancing header into the unguarded far corner of Manuel Almunia’s goal.