Injury Time is back with our first LIVE! and exclusive coverage of the English Premier League for the 2010/11 season. Tonight’s fixture provides an interesting tie with newly promoted Blackpool brimming with confidence after an opening 4-0 defeat of Wigan.

We’re LIVE! from Emirates Stadium from 11.30 with all the pre-match info!

What about the teams though? Read on for our summary of both teams.

ARSENAL

Talismen... Cesc and RvP are set to return.

After an extremely controversial transfer market continues to roll on in North London, Arsenal may well be distracted by the ongoing goalkeeping situation that seems to be annoying some at the club. Wenger will need to keep his team focused if they are to defeat a confident Blackpool side.

Last Week

Luckily, but deservedly, coming away with a point from Anfield. Marouane Chamakh’s professional debut was a highlight as was Samir Nasri in midfield. However, there will be some frowns at the side’s inability to break down a 10-man Liverpool defence in the second half.

Team News

Out: The aforementioned Nasri was dealt a blow at Liverpool, minor knee surgery ruling the Frenchman out for five weeks. Laurent Koscielny will serve his one match ban, while young gun Emmanuel Frimpong is also set to miss most (if not all) of the season with knee ligament damage.

In: Robin Van Persie and Cesc Fabregas are due to return providing a massive boost for the Gunners. Alex Song is likely to cover at centre half with Thomas Vermaelen, while Johan Djourou might also return but is still under an injury cloud.

To Win They Must…

Stop Marlon Harewood. The striker proved himself once more in the Premier League last week and likes to play against the Gunners. With a shaky defence, you never know..

BLACKPOOL

They shocked the world last Satuday, and if they go to the Emirates and come close to a repeat performance, we might be witnessing the biggest upset of English Football.

Magic... Can Holloway produce another bunny?

Last Week

It’s hard playing away at Wigan (as Arsenal would know..), but impressively, Blackpool went there with a high spirit and played the way they wanted. They took risks and threatened Wigan’s goal. They got four goals for their efforts. Nuf said.

Team News

Out: Keeper Paul Rachubka will miss six weeks through injury whilst Keith Southern, Louis Almond and Billy Clarke all continue to remain on the sidelines.

In: New summer signing Dekel Keinan debut’s for the Tangerine’s and should give further boost to the side.

To Win They Must…

Break down Arsenal’s passing. It sounds cliche these days, but if Blackpool can get stuck in and really rattle the Gunners early they might have a real chance of getting something out of this one.

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Gordon D'Mello

Gordon is a Journalism student at the University of Notre Dame, Sydney who has a huge passion in the field of sports writing and sport itself. Here he is a writer, senior editor and is also a co-founder of Injury Time.