Arsenal face FA missile probe

ARSENAL are facing a possible Football Association investigation after missiles were thrown at Chelsea’s Frank Lampard and Ashley Cole during yesterday’s game at the Emirates.

Lampard was preparing to take a corner when a fake camera was thrown from a section of home supporters, missing him by inches. The missile was handed to the fourth official by referee Andre Marriner, who called for extra stewards to be deployed in that corner of the stadium. Cole was later the target of a plastic bottle thrown after he set up the first Chelsea goal.

The FA is likely to take a dim view of the incident, especially as this is not the first time Arsenal supporters have been involved in crowd trouble in recent months.