For the third consecutive season, this fixture saw plenty of goals and featured an impressive comeback.
With Wojciech Szszesny back in goal, Arsene Wenger played his expected side – Theo Walcott was fielded on the right, while Thomas Vermaelen continued at left-back.
Andre Villas-Boas was without Steven Caulker, so shifted Jan Vetonghen into the middle and...
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A scrappy game low on quality, but high on entertainment.
Roy Hodgson made one change. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain was dropped with Ashley Young moving to the left, and Andy Carroll coming upfront as a target man.
Erik Hamren brought in three players – Johan Elmander upfront, Anders Svensson in the middle, and Jonas Olsson at the back,...
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It is a decade since Ireland last qualified for a major international tournament, and the three biggest stars from the 2002 World Cup will represent Ireland again here – Shay Given in goal, Damien Duff on the wing and Robbie Keane upfront.
They’re probably still the three biggest stars, which rather sums up Ireland’s situation...
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Giovanni Trapattoni has guided Ireland to their first major tournament for a decade, yet there are still questions about his tactics.
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A superb display from Croatia put them in a commanding position going into Tuesday’s second leg.
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