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Dan Critchlow @afcdw.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Lots of injury positives here. White back, Konsa, Rice, and Havertz fit to start(!), Hincapié in the squad, Mosquera apparently there as the extra man too. Guess we’re trying Madueke on the left over Eze, I’m not entirely surprised to be honest.

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Dan Critchlow @afcdw.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Big game for Konsa’s debut, but I’m sure he’s up for it. Otherwise an entirely unsurprising lineup, wouldn’t have expected anything different.

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Dan Critchlow @afcdw.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Definitely not quite the same vibe when the away end is next to a construction site.

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Dan Critchlow @afcdw.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Good to see Konsa in the squad and Bruno back, not a surprising lineup, but that’s a good thing too. No Nwaneri as the loan talk continues.

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Dan Critchlow @afcdw.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Strong team. Sucks about Bruno, and obviously we’re still missing Saliba and Timber, but otherwise I’d say that’s our best side right now. One defender on the bench, we needed this Konsa signing.

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Dan Critchlow @afcdw.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Great to see a start for Bruno, and the final World Cup players (bar injured Saliba) back in the squad. Shame they can’t start yet, hopefully they’ll be ready for involvement next Friday.

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Dan Critchlow @afcdw.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Someone sent me a picture of the Martinelli offside and I used an online tool to add the lines, and yeah, he’s way onside. At least this one would never be ruled out with VAR. Right…?

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Dan Critchlow @afcdw.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

Happy with the team, obviously would’ve liked Timber but it was never likely from the start with 0 minutes of build-up. Glad he’s in the squad. As my brother says, good to have Gyokeres coming on, rather than starting and coming off, in case of penalties.

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Dan Critchlow @afcdw.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

Decent stadium. Great seats too. Can they kick off already?

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Dan Critchlow @afcdw.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

My younger brother and I on the day of Arsenal’s last Premier League trophy lift. We’ll both be in the stadium again today, 22 years on.

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Dan Critchlow @afcdw.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

With Mosquera coming in I think it makes perfect sense to start both Ødegaard and Eze, particularly as a really big win would feel like 4 points from a GD perspective. Come on Arsenal!

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Dan Critchlow @afcdw.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

If it ain’t broke… Great to have Ødegaard and Havertz back on the bench as options.

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Dan Critchlow @afcdw.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Arsenal watering the pitch evenly.

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Dan Critchlow @afcdw.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

We’ve had some bad times over the years, struggling to think of a run as bad as this.

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Dan Critchlow @afcdw.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

Cool team. Second recent attempt to start Lewis-Skelly in midfield with Calafiori at left-back (last time Calafiori didn’t survive the warm-up). Glad to see Saka is fit to start. Shame about Ødegaard but we knew that in advance.

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Dan Critchlow @afcdw.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

Not a bad view other than the usual European away netting.

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Dan Critchlow @afcdw.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

Good team. Would obviously be improved by Saka but no surprise he’s not immediately starting. Shame Calafiori still isn’t involved despite being there.

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Dan Critchlow @afcdw.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

The five teams we have left are the five teams we beat consecutively earlier this season. This is your daily dose of hope.

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Dan Critchlow @afcdw.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

Had to read this twice before I understood it, but I like it. Ødegaard back is important given our build-up issues at Wembley, trying Eze on the left was needed, and glad Havertz starts this one. Mosquera and Hincapié definitely the right choices in Timber/Calafiori’s absences.

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Dan Critchlow @afcdw.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

Sporting fans let off a flare, presumably thinking that last chance had gone in.

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Dan Critchlow @afcdw.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

Yeah, eventually White was going to have to rest, I’m mostly just glad he’s still in the squad. Good that Eze is fit to start, and Rice isn’t absent.

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Dan Critchlow @afcdw.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

I know it’s probably mostly just banter, but surely there aren’t any actual Chelsea fans who think they can afford to throw today’s game? Their league position and remaining fixtures doesn’t look good at all.

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Dan Critchlow @afcdw.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

Still without loads of starters, four on this occasion. Great to have Eze back on the bench though, hopefully we won’t need him.

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Dan Critchlow @afcdw.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

Great to have Ødegaard back, happily surprised to see both him and Dowman and Havertz in the team, that’s fun. I’m not surprised by the fact Gabriel is starting, Calafiori is just not someone we can rely on to play 210 minutes over the break and then start B2B games for us.

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Dan Critchlow @afcdw.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

Maybe it was a mistake to assume people on this app feel the same as on Twitter, where everyone was very much pro-City pre-game based on threads like this:

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Dan Critchlow @afcdw.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

Real shame not to have Eze, Timber, and Ødegaard, won’t have many options on the right of midfield off the bench. Guess it would have to be Dowman or Madueke coming on and Saka moving back.

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Dan Critchlow @afcdw.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

What is Arteta thinking? How are we going to win without anyone in goal?

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Dan Critchlow @afcdw.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

Mosquera did a good enough job at the weekend but glad White is fit enough to start this one. Same for Trossard, Martinelli has been proving more effective at the end of these games. Inevitable that we aren’t going to be able to give Havertz B2B starts yet.

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Dan Critchlow @afcdw.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

Oh, Raya is properly walking the Golden Glove race this year.

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Dan Critchlow @afcdw.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

Me when City visit Stamford Bridge next month

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Dan Critchlow @afcdw.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

Very interesting lineup. Glad to see Havertz and Calafiori starting, I think we always look better offensively when they’re in the team. Are we thinking Saka on the left or Madueke? Or Eze even?

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Dan Critchlow @afcdw.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

Saliba back 😍 big night for Ranson, to be named in the matchday squad. Obviously he’s the third-choice GK so incredibly unlikely to feature, but still.

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Dan Critchlow @afcdw.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

Definitely had worse views from European away ends.

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Dan Critchlow @afcdw.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

That’s some serious rotation. Great to see Salmon getting a chance to start, and Dowman back too. Three academy youngsters and Setford on the bench too, big opportunities for all involved.

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Dan Critchlow @afcdw.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Arne Slot, Unai Emery, Liam Rosenior, I’ve always liked you guys, don’t let anyone say differently. Fabian Hurzeler, I didn’t mean all that stuff I said yesterday. Granit Xhaka, I need one last favour.

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Dan Critchlow @afcdw.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

Mostly good and what we expected, with the exception of Saliba’s absence. Just hope he’s back in time for Leverkusen. Good to have Dowman back in the squad. Don’t know why anyone expected Zubimendi to be rested with Mansfield at the weekend.

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Dan Critchlow @afcdw.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

Happy enough with that, great to have Havertz back. Obviously the White and Ødegaard absences are annoying, hopefully neither are out long.

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Dan Critchlow @afcdw.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

Fair play, Spurs’ tifo of a load of empty seats was class.

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Dan Critchlow @afcdw.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

Spurs fans setting off flares because they’re only two goals behind.

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Dan Critchlow @afcdw.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

Good that Ødegaard is back, shame Havertz isn’t, hopefully Eze can use the reverse fixture as inspiration today. Annoying that Calafiori was one of our best players for the first few months and now it’s been months since he’s started a big game. But this team is good enough.

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Dan Critchlow @afcdw.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

Honestly glad to see Saka seemingly starting centrally again. It worked at the weekend, time to test it in the PL pre-NLD. Otherwise no real surprises here.

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Dan Critchlow @afcdw.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

Wigan have a large lower-tier allocation today, seen at the bottom of this photo, rather than the split lower and upper that Chelsea got in the League Cup. Think Wigan took and sold 5,000 tickets.

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Dan Critchlow @afcdw.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

None, I didn’t say I wanted any! But in terms of changes people were expecting:

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Dan Critchlow @afcdw.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

Lewis-Skelly in midfield 🚨 a lot of change but perhaps still not as many as some were expecting? Great to see Salmon on the bench.

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Dan Critchlow @afcdw.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

Great to see our first-choice back four again, good team overall. Interesting that it’s Havertz and Jesus this time.

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