Now I’m going to man up and avoid any sort of chicken related pun with the team we are associating ourselves with.

Prediction
Gooners to sneak it by a goal 1-2, Ade and Fab

Key Battle
I think the fans will play a massive part. Eastern Europe is a nightmare to play in. The noise they make is amazing having been one of the Gooners to applaud the Slavia Praha fans (after 7-0). Will our famously good away support be able to win this battle?

Players to Watch
· Theo, still red hot, pace will cause problems.
· Ade, hat-trick hero with a poor CL goal scoring history.
· Vela, if he gets on I think his quick play will be troubling.

Odds
Arsenal – 10-11
Draw – 12-5
Kiev - 1-3

Probable XI
Almunia
Sagna Toure Gallas Clichy
Eboue Fabregas Denilson Walcott
Adebayor van Persie

Missing Players


Arsenal
Eduardo,
Rosicky,
Diaby,
Nasri
Silvestre

Sorry things have gone quiet I have been a busy badger. I have a strange feeling about this game its either going to be really tight and physical or we will thump them. I have already made the Slavia Praha comparison; they may be a poor team but they are very hard to beat in their own country.
They have said they will not be man marking Ade, I don't think anyone ever needs to because his goals normally come from him making a run (hence his millions of offsides), this won’t come to anything because they will be defending pretty deep and the other opportunities created for him are in the air which means its zonal defending anyway.
I suspect there will be a real physicality in the match and it is important to avoid injuries and also getting involved in violent play. The CL 2 yellow = 1 match ban could be a problem playing a Turkish and Ukrainian side twice. Composure will win this game for us.
If we can keep our structure and frustrate them we will buy fouls and chances. Frustration is important!