Blackburn 0 - 2 Arsenal

Thierry Henry once again provided the talking points as Arsenal moved ever closer to the Premiership crown with a 2-0 win at Blackburn this morning.

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The biggest talking point wasn’t the goal he did score - a beautiful 57th minute free kick - but rather, it was a goal that was disallowed.

Blackburn keeper Brad Friedel was attempting to take a goal kick, and as he dropped the ball from his hands to his foot, Henry poked his foot in, got the ball away from Friedel, and slotted the ball home. The goal was disallowed by Referee Alan Wiley, as he deemed it as a result of interference by Henry, indicating that he believed that TiTi knocked the ball out of Friedel’s hands.

Replays proved otherwise, but it all became academic after Va-Va-Voom produced a beautiful curling free-kick that eluded the wall and the diving Friedel.

Robert Pires sealed the deal in the 87th minute. Gilberto shot’s from the right of the penalty area was saved by Friedel, only for the ball to hit the post, and bounce back in front of goal. Pires was the quickest to react, and he made no mistake, smashing the ball into the lower left corner.