Arsenal 6 - 2 Blackburn

After a nervous start which saw us go down early at home yet again, Gooners around the world were no doubt bracing themselves for another 1-1 draw. No one could have predicted at that point that when all was said and done, Arsenal would put six past Friedel, from five different players.

Gilberto opened the scoring for the Gunners - a header from a corner. (I know, I didn’t believe it at first either!)

Hleb scored Arsenal’s second, while Adebayor converted a penalty to make it 3-1 at the half.

The first 25 minutes of the second half were a footballing clinic put on by Arsenal, but with no goals. Suddenly, Blackburn scored against the run of play, and it was back to a one goal game.

However, Robin van Persie took over, scoring an absolutely exquisite goal to restore the two goal advantage, before he added another. Mathieu Flamini rounded out the scoring, as a nice +4 goal differential went along with a well earned three points.