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00:00Highbury 2001 and the meeting of two clubs who knew what it took to be Premier League champions
00:05After winning the Premiership in the FA Cup and manager Arsene Wenger's first full season in charge
00:10The Gunners have been unable to add to their trophy collection and were increasingly frustrated
00:14At being runners-up to Manchester United
00:17It had a good week in the Champions League though and could end it by going top of the Premiership
00:21Dennis Bergkamp started only his fourth game up front replacing Sylvain Viltord
00:26David Seaman was left holding the baby, still out with a shoulder injury
00:30His replacement Richard Wright had saved a penalty in the win against Panathinaikos in the Champions League
00:35And continued
00:36Defenders Tony Adams, Sol Campbell and Ashley Cole were all out
00:39With Martin Keown, Ray Parler and Gilles Grimondi recalled to the starting eleven
00:44Graeme Sinesse had brought his team back into the big time after two years in Division 1
00:48And they'd come back in style, hammering West Ham 7-1
00:52He picked a 4-5-1 formation with the experienced Craig Short replacing Neil's Eric Johanson in defence
00:58Matt Jansen was the lone striker, Martin Tyler is the commentator
01:04Backburn's last visit here was as recently as last March, the quarter-final of the FA Cup
01:10That game was almost lost as soon as it had begun
01:13They were two down in five minutes, eventually succumbing by three goals to nil
01:29Long by Upson
01:31And Hindenburg attracted to a ball that was defended well enough without his intervention by Lucas Neal
01:38Arsenal are second in the table
01:40They're a point behind the leaders' leads, who don't play until tomorrow
01:44A draw could take them top
01:47But even a win doesn't guarantee leadership at the FA Barclay Cup Premiership tonight
01:51Manchester United, as you would expect, very much in the mix
01:55And they trail Arsenal by goal difference
01:58But a big win for United at home to Bolton
02:01Today could of course change that
02:05Field
02:06And a ball by Flipcroft
02:25Fielder
02:26Fielder
02:43And he was playing for a corner
02:46He should have got one
02:48The assistant Trevor Massey on this near side didn't see it that way
02:52And the best view of the three officials
02:57Now Dunn
02:59It's dipping
03:00And it's not very far away
03:02David Dunn
03:05Given this particular role today
03:08To get forward from a five-man midfield and be
03:12The one of that quintet really to get within range of goal
03:15And he came very close on that occasion
03:19Björneby
03:29Dunn
03:31Part of the plan
03:32Martin O'Brien, Souness, the wide players like Johnson on that occasion
03:37Goes down the arms for full-backs
03:41This is going to be
03:43Hard work you feel for Arsenal unless they
03:46Open the game up
03:47And of course they do have inspiring international players
03:50Capable of doing that
03:52Back from Pires
03:54To Van Bronckhorst
03:55Robert Pires again
03:59Almost through to Bergkamp
04:01Good reach by Berg
04:03Now Dunn
04:08Björneby
04:09Janssen
04:11Set himself right for that
04:13Turek
04:17It's run fortunately for Arsenal
04:19To Dennis Bergkamp
04:20Who looks to curl it
04:21And had Friedel
04:23Diving in some desperation
04:25Not sure where the ball might end up behind him
04:28But fortunately for Friedel and Blackburn
04:31It's
04:32Not curled in
04:35Janssen's onside
04:43Blount
04:46Parler
04:47Left infield of it
04:50And
04:52The right way Parler
04:54Got a foot to the ball
04:55First
04:57It's always going to be a foul by Short
04:59What
05:01Hasn't helped him
05:04It's a lack of balance as well as he went in
05:06And he's
05:07Come out of it limping
05:09Too soon
05:10Come out of it limping
05:12Not too seriously
05:16It's Van Bronckhorst
05:19To
05:20Take the free kick
05:24It's just too high for Keown
05:40Pires
05:42Skipped away and used the full perimeter of the pitch
05:45Robert Pires
05:46Just too high for Olri
05:55Wow
05:56And up towards Olri
05:58Blackburn had started to come but
06:01In the end wasn't caught in no man's land
06:03He was on his way back to his line
06:05And he was on his way back to his line
06:07And he was on his way back to his line
06:09And just a gentle contact
06:11With the head of Olri in the end
06:14As if most of the energy had gone into the jump
06:18Lawrence
06:19Lost it here to Dunne has he
06:21He had
06:24De Monde got back and
06:26And the whistle goes against David Dunne
06:32Good pressure
06:34And an Arsenal defender who thought he had
06:36More time
06:37Than Blackburn were
06:39In the end prepared to allow him
06:45Bjerneby
06:50Johnson
06:51Tracking back a bit into trouble
06:52Parler
06:54And Alara
06:55Made space for the shot
06:59And
07:00Just put it
07:02The wrong side from Arsenal
07:05The wrong side from Arsenal's perspective
07:07Of Brad Creedle's right hand post
07:08But Damian Johnson will be relieved about this
07:10He turned back into trouble
07:15But it stays at
07:17At nil-nil
07:27As Parler got to the ball
07:29Again
07:31Has been pulled back
07:32Again in Arsenal's favour
07:34Just one of those spells in a match
07:36That happens to referees
07:37Dennis Bergkamp having a word with Uriah Rennie
07:49Bergkamp takes it
07:53It was a very good climb by Olri
07:57And he put it into an area where maybe
07:59He was looking for goal
08:01Maybe he was looking for a teammate
08:03Just to come in and apply the finishing touch
08:06But it fell between those two stools
08:22Bergkamp
08:23Now there is some space for Arsenal
08:25Hasn't been there very much of it
08:26Bergkamp
08:32Well he was going top corner here
08:37And he's quite capable of finding it
08:41To Blackburn's undoubted relief
08:44That aim
08:45Not quite true
08:46Not quite
08:53Moved by Bjerneby and then
08:58Moved by Laren
08:59Tugaj
09:01Good footwork
09:02From the Turk
09:05Flickcroft
09:07Moves it down right again
09:10Gillespie
09:11Neal
09:12And his father
09:14Scuffed across
09:15Giving another chance
09:16Lucas Neal
09:17This time it's a shot
09:19Neal Knight has to deal with
09:22From the Australian
09:32Parler
09:34And is a part of that
09:48Inside the last five minutes of the first half
09:54Jansen
10:02That's excellent work by Matt Jansen
10:05Now Gillespie
10:07And it's found its way in
10:10Keith Gillespie for Blackburn Rovers
10:17Now Richard Wright
10:18Very unhappy
10:21That the ball
10:22In the end bulged his net
10:24Didn't bulge it by very much
10:25Because it wasn't perhaps the strongest shot
10:29But for Gillespie
10:32It's a splendid moment on his return to the team
10:35With a deflection to help him out
10:58We're into
11:00A minute to be added on before half time
11:03Back with their full compliment
11:04Tires
11:05The Arsenal's
11:06Last attack of the half
11:13Jansen
11:29Bergkamp penalised
11:32Tugay with his wits about him
11:34Quick free kick
11:35So too Jansen
11:37He was off and running
11:45Tugay
11:47Dunn
11:49Comes out to Flitcroft
11:53First of all David Dunn was trying to turn
11:55And a turn would have got him in behind Arsenal I think
11:59Come on
12:04It's half time at Highbrick
12:06And so far so good for Blackburn Rovers
12:09With their 4-5-1
12:11Strategy accommodating the return of Keith Gillespie
12:14Who will claim the goal
12:15Although it went in off Van Bronckhorst
12:18Brad Friedel has had one or two awkward moments
12:20But for the most part
12:22Arsenal have been stifled here in front of their own supporters
12:25By a very shrewd Blackburn Rovers strategy
12:27And they've got the bonus of a goal as well
12:30Arsenal nil
12:31Blackburn one
12:32At the break
12:36Arsenal
12:37Set the second half underway
12:39One nil down here in the FA Barclaycard Premiership
12:43To a side that's already shown some
12:46Spine, some backbone in their away games
12:48But has had the precious little reward for it
12:51Since their return to the Premiership for this season
12:53Finished second to Fulham
12:56In the First Division
13:02Vieira
13:04Has to deal with the other part of his job
13:07To help defend
13:10On the Arsenal left
13:23Arsenal!
13:24Arsenal!
13:25Arsenal!
13:26Arsenal!
13:27Arsenal!
13:28Arsenal!
13:29Arsenal!
13:30Arsenal!
13:34Nails throat
13:35But everybody melted away from it
13:38Attackers and defenders until
13:41Richard Wright came to collect
13:48Arsenal do have Sylvain Wiltor amongst their substitutes
13:51Freddie Youngberg as well
13:53He used to pep up midfield
13:56Kanu
13:57Of whom precious little has been seen really in this campaign
14:04Appearances as a substitute
14:07Here's Johnson
14:10Seen off by Grimaldi
14:21Goal!
14:22Goal!
14:23Goal!
14:24Goal!
14:25Goal!
14:26Goal!
14:27Goal!
14:28Goal!
14:29Goal!
14:30Goal!
14:31Goal!
14:32Goal!
14:33Goal!
14:34Goal!
14:35Goal!
14:36Goal!
14:38And Broncos
14:44Bergkamp
14:46Therese Hoer
14:47He will get to it
14:49And he's equalised
14:52Robert Perez
14:54In the third minute of the second half
15:00Blackburn
15:01Rather stood off him in the end
15:04Arsene Wenger would have had a great angle on the shot
15:07From the other side of the ground
15:11But he got the ball a bit fortunately Perez in the first place
15:15But
15:17But
15:18From then on
15:21Showed plenty of ambition
15:23And an angular shot and another deflection this time off Henning Berg
15:27Both goals
15:29Aided unwittingly by defenders
15:37Henri
15:38Bergkamp
15:39It's a fine tackle
15:42By Lucas Neal
15:44And Friedel really had to put a bit of a slice on that
15:47To kick away from the onrushing Henri
16:01Stopped by Tuga
16:03Jansen
16:04But Perez
16:06Making up for his own mistake
16:08And Broncos
16:09Broncos
16:13Shrewdly away by Berg
16:14If he'd headed it
16:16Directly back towards the halfway line
16:18It might easily have been picked up by Thierry Henry
16:22Parler
16:25Grimaldi
16:26Perez
16:31Lara
16:32For Bergkamp to strike first time
16:34And he made good ground to get there first
16:37Whether it just sat up it might have done
16:40Although this
16:42Arsenal pitch is usually near perfect
16:46Couldn't control the shot in any case
16:50Well Henri
16:54And Bergkamp and Perez and
16:57Lucas Neal the player down for Blackburn
16:59Arsenal still going on
17:00Bergkamp
17:01And
17:02It's in
17:06Brad Friedel
17:08Did his best
17:11But the ball
17:12In the end
17:14Crossed the line
17:15And what a turnaround
17:17Inside 8 minutes
17:18Arsenal came out for this second half
17:201 down
17:21And now 2, 1 up
17:23Blackburn had a player down here
17:25Out of the picture
17:27And it was a defender
17:29Neal who's still limping
17:32But Arsenal showed no sympathy
17:34Friedel for all his agility
17:36Couldn't stop Bergkamp
17:38Putting the Gunners in front for the first time today
17:43Beaten by the spin
17:47Just need to clear their heads and
17:50Get back to what they were doing well in the first half
17:53Done
18:00Strangely when Blackburn were last here in the FA Cup
18:02It was the early minutes of the first half that undid them
18:06Could well be the early minutes of the second half that
18:11See them defeated here
18:17Keogh
18:26First of all one wondered whether
18:28Why Rennie was stopping the game
18:30Simply because
18:31Of a head injury
18:35And that was Henri
18:38On Neal
18:40And no free kick was given
18:42And Souness will be
18:44Sorely troubled by that
19:01Time
19:11That's played by Laren
19:13Done
19:15David Dunn
19:17From very long range
19:20Has put it in the bottom corner
19:24Blackburn back
19:26At 2, 2
19:32Well asked to support just one striker in this
19:35Blackburn formation and
19:37Well this is the way to attack from midfield
19:39It's typical Dunn really
19:50Pérez
19:52Pierre
19:57Pérez again
19:59Henri is onside
20:00Out comes Friedel
20:02Very effectively
20:05It's been a feature of Brad Friedel's goalkeeping today
20:08His reading of the play
20:10And his speed out at the feet of
20:13Oncoming Arsenal attackers
20:21Vieira
20:24Cano
20:25Bergkamp
20:26It's another brilliant stop by Friedel
20:28Because Dennis Bergkamp
20:30Could hardly have hit that
20:31Harder or truer
20:38But extremely well hit
20:41Cano
20:42And Bronckhorst
20:43Onside
20:45Bergkamp
20:48Couldn't find a foot
20:51To connect with the cross
21:00Bergkamp
21:02Dunn
21:05David Dunn again
21:07Vieira
21:08Got it back for Arsenal
21:09Swept in by
21:10Bergkamp
21:11To the feet of
21:12Wiltor
21:15Ulrich
21:16He makes space for himself
21:17He does
21:2012 minutes to go
21:23Well played
21:25Well played
21:27Well played
21:2812 minutes to go
21:32Another twist to this engrossing tale
21:35At Highbury today
21:42And having watched others make inroads
21:47For Arsenal, the top scorer
21:50Now
21:51Gets in on the act
21:56Wiltor
21:57Only
21:58Recently brought on
21:59Henry checking back
22:00Found the angle on the left foot
22:03And it's now Arsenal
22:043
22:05Backburned Rovers 2
22:10Hignett
22:122-gun
22:16Room for
22:17Neal to come forward into
22:20Curved towards
22:21Bent
22:22Right can only knock it down
22:23He's back on his feet
22:24Flickcroft can't set himself for a shot
22:25Hignett might
22:26And does
22:32Backburned Rovers
22:33Refusing to let go here
22:371-0
22:38Up at half time
22:39Suddenly 2-1 down at the start of the second half
22:41Back to 2-2 now
22:43Needing a goal to
22:44Get level again
22:46With Richard Wright struggling a bit here
22:50Hignett
22:51Looking for something from the
22:53Dennis Bergkamp textbook
22:571-0
22:59Dunne
23:012-gun
23:02Got the better of Grimaldi
23:03Gary Flickcroft
23:04Richard Wright comes out
23:05Dunne
23:06David Dunne has turned it in
23:08It's 3-3
23:122 minutes left
23:18Well, pats on the back
23:20All round for Backburned Rovers
23:23But for Dunne in particular
23:26Flickcroft
23:27Couldn't quite get there
23:28The goalkeeper
23:29Made his save
23:31But the ball
23:33Broke
23:34To David Dunne
23:35Reaching for it with his left foot
23:42Arsenal 3
23:43Backburned Rovers 3
23:51Norwich
23:54This is carnage
23:56Bergkamp
23:58And Bronkhorst
23:59Wonderful stop by Fredle
24:03By no means his first today
24:06He's had a fabulous game
24:08The Backburned goalkeeper
24:10And
24:11But for him
24:12Arsenal would be
24:13Home and dry now
24:17Fredle comes through the crowd
24:19And
24:20Deals with the corner
24:22Backburned push out
24:23But not too far
24:24Curved back in by Bergkamp
24:26All right
24:29Raised around him
24:40Well, Arsenal go above Leeds United
24:42They'll have to wait for news from Manchester United
24:44To know whether they'll top the table tonight
24:47But what a game
24:48In the second half
24:50But in the end
24:51Maybe a draw
24:52A fair result
24:54But it was
24:55A fantastic second half
24:57Arsenal 3
24:58Backburned Rovers 3
25:00Points dropped
25:01But Arsenal went on to be champions
25:03The Gunners scored in every Premiership game
25:05Inspired by Thierry Henry
25:07Who finished the season top scorer
25:09With 24 goals
25:11Backburned also had a successful campaign
25:13They beat Tottenham 2-1 in the League Cup Final
25:15To lift the trophy for the first time
25:17They then climbed from 18th in late February
25:20To finish 10th
25:21Higher than any other newly promoted team