CROCK BLOW FOR WENGER; PLAY WEEKLY FANTASY FOOTBALL WITH . . Mirror.PREMIER LEAGUE bosses are counting the cost of the international break. And the biggest loser of all could be the Arsenal chief Arsene Wenger. The Gunners are the Premier League's top-scoring team but have now lost their star striker Robin van Persie. The Dutchman has scored seven goals this season - yet he could be missing for up to six weeks after picking up an ankle injury on Holland duty. Mirror Fantasy Stakes The Fantasy Stakes is a race for Thoroughbred horses raced at Oaklawn Park each year. The race is open to three-year-old fillies willing to race one and one-sixteenth miles on the dirt. A Grade II race, the Fantasy offers a purse of $250,000. managers will be hoping that Eduardo can pick up where van Persie left off. The Croatia star has scored just once in the league this season but he has only been on the field for 311 minutes. Arsenal's other loss this weekend is England Under-21 star Kieran Gibbs Kieran Gibbs (born September 26, 1989 in Lambeth, London) is an English professional football player, who currently plays for Arsenal. Gibbs plays in the centre-midfield position but is also known to play on the left wing. . Gibbs was due to deputise dep´u`tise v. t. 1. same as deputize. Verb 1. deputise - act as a substitute; "She stood in for the soprano who suffered from a cold" deputize, step in, substitute for Gael Clichy but he picked up a foot injury playing for the Under-21s in Tuesday night's 0-0 draw in Lithuania. PLAYERS TO WATCH JIMMY BULLARD James "Jimmy" Bullard (born October 23,1978) is a professional footballer who currently plays as a central midfielder for Fulham. Football career Bullard started his career at Gravesend & Northfleet before signing for the club he supported as a boy, West Ham United. : Hull (pounds 6.4m) Hull's vital win against Stoke a fortnight ago was inspired by the jovial (Jules' Own Version of the International Algebraic Language) An ALGOL-like programming language developed by Systems Development Corp. in the early 1960s and widely used in the military. Its key architect was Jules Schwartz. midfielder, who spent 15 months at Upton Park Coordinates: This article is about the area in London. For the West Ham United football stadium, see Boleyn Ground. Upton Park is an area in the London Borough of Newham. from 1999. Bullard's incisive play and ability from setpieces makes him a handy Fantasy Football acquisition now his injuries have cleared. CRAIG BELLAMY: Man City (pounds 6.8m) The Welshman is one of the Premier League's hottest strikers and looks like he has a point to prove in every game. And he'll be even more motivated to deliver this weekend when he returns to Anfield to take on former club Liverpool. HOW TO PLAY STEP 1: SELECT YOUR TEAM On the Team Selection page you have a budget of pounds 80million to spend on 11 players. You pick your players from the list on the right hand side - use the filters to help narrow down your choices. You can also name your team before sending it into battle... STEP 2: SELECT YOUR LEAGUE On the League Selection page you can make the following choices: The stake you wish to play at - options are pounds 2, pounds 5, pounds 10, pounds 25, pounds 50 and pounds 100. For each game you pay a small admin fee which does not contribute to the Prize Fund. For example, a pounds 10 game has a fee of pounds 1. STEP 3: REGISTER YOUR DETAILS Register your details and put some money in your account. STEP 4: GET YOUR MATES INVOLVED Any user can create a private league and invite as many people as they like to compete. Prize structures are the same as in public games. An e-mail will be sent to you with full details. GAME FACT 1: Chelsea have the meanest defence in the Premier League having conceded only eight goals this season. Picking their defenders could help you win big this week. GAME FACT 2: Wayne Rooney has scored twice against his old club Everton. Last time was in 2007, is he not due a goal? PLAY NOW AT mirrorfantasystakes.co.uk Over 18s only. For terms see www.mirrorfantasystakes.co.uk. Please gamble responsibly - www.gambleaware.co.uk |
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