Vital QPR takes a look at this Saturday’s opponents Arsenal
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Facts & Figures |
Founded: 1886
Nickname: The Gunners
Ground: Emirates Stadium (60,361)
Manager :Arsene Wenger
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Selected Honours |
Football League First Division Champions: 1930-31, 1932-33, 1933-34, 1934-35, 1937-38, 1947-48, 1952-53, 1970-71, 1988-89, 1990-91, 1997-98, 2001-02, 2003-04
FA Cup Winners: 1930, 1936, 1950, 1971, 1979, 1993, 1998, 2002, 2003, 2005
League Cup Winners: 1987, 1993
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Club Records |
Record Attendance: 73,295 v Sunderland, First Division, 9th March 1935
Record League Victory: 12-0 v Loughborough, Second Division, 12th March 1900
Record League Defeat: 0-8 v Loughborough, Second Division 12th December 1896
Record Buy: £15,000,000 to Zenit St Petersburg for Andrei Arshavin
Record Sale: £35,000,000 from Barcelona for Cesc Fabregas
Record Appearances: 722 – David O`Leary
Record Goals: 226 – Thierry Henry
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Squad |
Goalkeepers:
Wojciech Szczęsny
Łukasz Fabiański
Vito Mannone
Defenders:
Bacary Sagna
Per Mertesacker
Thomas Vermaelen
Laurent Koscielny
Andre Santos
Sébastien Squillaci
Johan Djourou
Carl Jenkinson
Kieran Gibbs
Midfielders:
Abou Diaby
Tomá? Rosický
Mikel Arteta
Aaron Ramsey
Alex Song
Jack Wilshere
Andrey Arshavin
Emmanuel Frimpong
Yossi Benayoun
Francis Coquelin
Alex Olade-Chamberlain
Strikers:
Park Chu-Young
Robin Van Persie
Theo Walcott
Gervinho
Marouane Chamakh
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Last Five Fixtures |
Draw: 1-1 v Wolves (h)
Win: 2-1 v Aston Villa (a)
Loss: 0-1 v Man City (a)
Win: 1-0 v Everton (h)
Loss: 1-3 v Olympiakos (a)
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Last Five Fixtures v QPR |
QPR 0-6 Arsenal on 27 Jan 01
QPR 1-1 Arsenal on 2 Mar 96
Arsenal 3-0 QPR on 26 Dec 95
QPR 3-1 Arsenal on 8 Apr 95
Arsenal 1-3 QPR 31 Dec 94
