Post by Macmoish on Jan 27, 2015 7:33:26 GMT
Flashback 20 Years
The good news: QPR were in the 4th Round of the FA Cup
The bad news.... QPR 0 Arsenal 6
QPR: Miklosko, Carlisle, Perry, Rose, Baraclough, Peacock, Plummer, Langley, Darlington, Crouch, Kiwomya. Subs: Harper, Ngonge, Connolly, Morrow, Koejoe.
Arsenal: Seaman, Dixon, Stepanovs, Adams, Cole, Lauren, Vieira, Parlour, Pires, Bergkamp, Wiltord. Subs: Manninger, Grimandi, Vivas, Malz, Henry.
BBC
Saturday, 27 January, 2001, 17:25 GMT
Gunners hit QPR for six
Lee Dixon and Dennis Bergkamp
Dixon and Bergkamp celebrate Arsenal's first goal
QPR 0-6 Arsenal
Arsenal breezed past QPR into the fifth round of the FA Cup, with two of their six goals scored by Rangers players.
Excellent second-half strikes by Sylvain Wiltord, Robert Pires and Dennis Bergkamp sealed the win after Matthew Rose's own goal on 49 minutes had put the Gunners 3-0 up.
Key incidents
31 mins: Arsenal clear Crouch header off line
32 mins: Gunners take lead through Plummer own goal
33 mins: Wiltord makes it 2-0
49 mins: Rose own goal means no way back for Rangers
56 mins: Wiltord volleys home for 4-0
58 mins: Pires run and shot makes it 5-0
74 mins: Bergkamp compounds QPR misery with sixth
Wiltord volleyed home from a Pires corner on 56 minutes, and Pires made it five two minutes later with a strong run and shot past Ludek Miklosko.
Bergkamp hit Arsenal's sixth in the 74th minute, running onto a through ball from Patrick Viera and leaving Miklosko to collect from his net once again.
Earlier, Rose was beaten onto the wrong side of the scoresheet by fellow defender Chris Plummer who beat his own keeper in the 32nd minute to give Arsenal the lead.
There seemed to be little danger as Lee Dixon crossed from the right, but Plummer could only look on in horror as the ball struck his knee and sailed past Miklosko.
After the first two goals we just had to go for it and send on an extra striker, but Arsenal murdered us with their passing and movement.
Gerry Francis
Wiltord made it 2-0 a minute later with a low drive from 15 yards after being set up by Berkgamp, although there was another element of luck involved as the ball took a slight deflection off Ian Baraclough.
Arsenal's first had come as they counter-attacked after defender Ashley Cole cleared a Peter Crouch header off his own line.
If the QPR striker had scored from Baraclough's corner, it would have been just reward for a bright opening 30 minutes from Rangers.
The 6ft 6in Crouch could have put his team ahead in the 16th minute but shot into the side netting from close range when it looked easier to score.
Rangers tried their luck with several long balls into the Arsenal box from free-kicks, but Arsene Wenger's side weathered the early storm and gradually took command.
We had some luck with our first three goals but it is just what we've been lacking away from home lately
Arsene Wenger
However, QPR boss Gerry Francis had every reason to feel hard done by as his side came in at half-time 2-0 down.
They continued to play with a style which belied their lowly league position at the start of the second period.
But Rose's own goal, scored from six yards with Wiltord breathing down his neck, knocked the stuffing out of them.
Teams:
QPR: Miklosko, Carlisle, Perry, Rose, Baraclough, Peacock, Plummer, Langley, Darlington, Crouch, Kiwomya. Subs: Harper, Ngonge, Connolly, Morrow, Koejoe.
Arsenal: Seaman, Dixon, Stepanovs, Adams, Cole, Lauren, Vieira, Parlour, Pires, Bergkamp, Wiltord. Subs: Manninger, Grimandi, Vivas, Malz, Henry.
Referee: N Barry (Sc**thorpe)
news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/fa_cup/1138764.stm
MIRROR
SUNDAY MIRROR
ARSENE Wenger fell back in love with the FA Cup last night - thanks to his six-shooting Gunners.
Yes, the Frenchman is all goggle-eyed again and whispering 'Mon Amour' for the world's most famous and oldest club competition.
He may not consider it as important and vital to his season as before, with no Champions League place at stake - but he clearly still wants to win it.
There was no hiding the enjoyment and satisfaction he gleaned from seeing his side blow their London rivals away in a huge puff of smoke at Loftus Road.
It was a clinical, uncompromising performance that left Rangers punch drunk and thankful they don't cross swords them very often these days.
Goals from Sylvain Wiltord (2), Robert Pires, Dennis Bergkamp, Chris Plummer (og) and Matthew Rose (og) made a mockery of Rangers' hopes of defying the odds.
And Wenger, unlike Maggie Thatcher, was in the mood for doing a quick U-turn.
He insisted: "Our priorities are to do well in both the FA Cup and Championship. Of course I would be very happy if we could go all the way to the Final and win it.
"I just said that it would be silly to throw everything into winning the Cup and neglect the Championship just because Manchester United are looking firm favourites to win the title.
'To lose this game would have been a big disappointment to me and the players - and I think you saw how much it meant to the team to get further in the competition.
"I felt we were always in control. We could have won by more goals but I was happy with the six. But I would have been happy had we won 1-0 as well.
"We had some luck going for us for a change today. It's something that has been against us for most of this season.
"The first three goals went in off their players but from then on you could see our players lift their game and play better."
Gerry Francis' First Division side were simply no match for a group of Arsenal players who clearly do care a great deal about getting to the Final.
The last time these two teams met in cup combat was 11 years ago. On that occasion David Seaman was in goal for Rangers and John Lukic for Arsenal.
Rangers held their own for half an hour during which time Seaman saved twice from the gangly Peter Crouch and Chris Plummer.
He was also relieved to watch a Crouch close-range volley bounce into the side-netting. But no matter how desperate, determined and dedicated Rangers were to the potential giant-killing cause, they were simply out-classed.
You always sensed that the moment Arsenal's mixture of stars found their rhythm it would signal the end of this clash as a contest.
Unfortunately for Rangers that's exactly what happened just after half an hour when Lady Luck scowled down at Francis and Co.
One moment the hooped shirts were begging referee Neil Barry for a goal, the next they were picking the ball out of their own net.
It looked a close-run thing when Ashley Cole hooked the ball from under his own crossbar after Crouch's header from Ian Baraclough's corner flew under Seaman's body.
But while arms went up in vain, and Barry waved play on, Wenger's men merely marched down the other end to score one that did count.
Lee Dixon's dangerous cross from the right was turned into his own net by the despairing Plummer under pressure from Arsenal shirts.
Wiltord hammered in the second blow barely seconds later with a rifling low shot that deflected past helpless keeper Ludek Miklosko.
In the blink of an eye those Rangers' fans hopes were dashed.
And the Gunners' contingent in the 19,003 crowd - easily Rangers' best of the season - sat back and relaxed to enjoy a totally convincing victory.
Another Rangers own goal in the 49th minute put the result beyond question. This time the victim in blue and white was Matthew Rose.
To his utter despair the one-time Arsenal youngster, with Wiltord baring down on him, turned Cole's cross past Miklosko.
Rangers boss Francis used to enjoy his battles with Arsenal during his days as Spurs manager.
He had a half-decent record as well. But he didn't enjoy this encounter.
Wiltord helped himself to his second, and Arsenal's fourth, in the 56th minute - a fierce right-foot volley that flew in off the far post with Miklosko floundering.
When Pires joined in the fun with a fifth - shooting cooly in from Ray Parlour's pass two minutes later - it became painful to watch for the majority of the crowd.
Number six was an ice-cool finish from Bergkamp who had, until then, sat back and watched his team-mates rip Rangers apart. He swept through the defence 15 minutes from time and left Miklosko stranded, tucking his shot beneath him.
Wiltord was denied a hat-trick by Miklosko, who also saved well from Parlour. But six was enough for Arsenal and left Rangers boss Francis moaning: "We didn't get any breaks and played well for half an hour.
"We were on top at the time they scored two quick goals - but now we have to learn from this experience and pick ourselves up." Mirror
The good news: QPR were in the 4th Round of the FA Cup
The bad news.... QPR 0 Arsenal 6
QPR: Miklosko, Carlisle, Perry, Rose, Baraclough, Peacock, Plummer, Langley, Darlington, Crouch, Kiwomya. Subs: Harper, Ngonge, Connolly, Morrow, Koejoe.
Arsenal: Seaman, Dixon, Stepanovs, Adams, Cole, Lauren, Vieira, Parlour, Pires, Bergkamp, Wiltord. Subs: Manninger, Grimandi, Vivas, Malz, Henry.
BBC
Saturday, 27 January, 2001, 17:25 GMT
Gunners hit QPR for six
Lee Dixon and Dennis Bergkamp
Dixon and Bergkamp celebrate Arsenal's first goal
QPR 0-6 Arsenal
Arsenal breezed past QPR into the fifth round of the FA Cup, with two of their six goals scored by Rangers players.
Excellent second-half strikes by Sylvain Wiltord, Robert Pires and Dennis Bergkamp sealed the win after Matthew Rose's own goal on 49 minutes had put the Gunners 3-0 up.
Key incidents
31 mins: Arsenal clear Crouch header off line
32 mins: Gunners take lead through Plummer own goal
33 mins: Wiltord makes it 2-0
49 mins: Rose own goal means no way back for Rangers
56 mins: Wiltord volleys home for 4-0
58 mins: Pires run and shot makes it 5-0
74 mins: Bergkamp compounds QPR misery with sixth
Wiltord volleyed home from a Pires corner on 56 minutes, and Pires made it five two minutes later with a strong run and shot past Ludek Miklosko.
Bergkamp hit Arsenal's sixth in the 74th minute, running onto a through ball from Patrick Viera and leaving Miklosko to collect from his net once again.
Earlier, Rose was beaten onto the wrong side of the scoresheet by fellow defender Chris Plummer who beat his own keeper in the 32nd minute to give Arsenal the lead.
There seemed to be little danger as Lee Dixon crossed from the right, but Plummer could only look on in horror as the ball struck his knee and sailed past Miklosko.
After the first two goals we just had to go for it and send on an extra striker, but Arsenal murdered us with their passing and movement.
Gerry Francis
Wiltord made it 2-0 a minute later with a low drive from 15 yards after being set up by Berkgamp, although there was another element of luck involved as the ball took a slight deflection off Ian Baraclough.
Arsenal's first had come as they counter-attacked after defender Ashley Cole cleared a Peter Crouch header off his own line.
If the QPR striker had scored from Baraclough's corner, it would have been just reward for a bright opening 30 minutes from Rangers.
The 6ft 6in Crouch could have put his team ahead in the 16th minute but shot into the side netting from close range when it looked easier to score.
Rangers tried their luck with several long balls into the Arsenal box from free-kicks, but Arsene Wenger's side weathered the early storm and gradually took command.
We had some luck with our first three goals but it is just what we've been lacking away from home lately
Arsene Wenger
However, QPR boss Gerry Francis had every reason to feel hard done by as his side came in at half-time 2-0 down.
They continued to play with a style which belied their lowly league position at the start of the second period.
But Rose's own goal, scored from six yards with Wiltord breathing down his neck, knocked the stuffing out of them.
Teams:
QPR: Miklosko, Carlisle, Perry, Rose, Baraclough, Peacock, Plummer, Langley, Darlington, Crouch, Kiwomya. Subs: Harper, Ngonge, Connolly, Morrow, Koejoe.
Arsenal: Seaman, Dixon, Stepanovs, Adams, Cole, Lauren, Vieira, Parlour, Pires, Bergkamp, Wiltord. Subs: Manninger, Grimandi, Vivas, Malz, Henry.
Referee: N Barry (Sc**thorpe)
news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/fa_cup/1138764.stm
MIRROR
SUNDAY MIRROR
ARSENE Wenger fell back in love with the FA Cup last night - thanks to his six-shooting Gunners.
Yes, the Frenchman is all goggle-eyed again and whispering 'Mon Amour' for the world's most famous and oldest club competition.
He may not consider it as important and vital to his season as before, with no Champions League place at stake - but he clearly still wants to win it.
There was no hiding the enjoyment and satisfaction he gleaned from seeing his side blow their London rivals away in a huge puff of smoke at Loftus Road.
It was a clinical, uncompromising performance that left Rangers punch drunk and thankful they don't cross swords them very often these days.
Goals from Sylvain Wiltord (2), Robert Pires, Dennis Bergkamp, Chris Plummer (og) and Matthew Rose (og) made a mockery of Rangers' hopes of defying the odds.
And Wenger, unlike Maggie Thatcher, was in the mood for doing a quick U-turn.
He insisted: "Our priorities are to do well in both the FA Cup and Championship. Of course I would be very happy if we could go all the way to the Final and win it.
"I just said that it would be silly to throw everything into winning the Cup and neglect the Championship just because Manchester United are looking firm favourites to win the title.
'To lose this game would have been a big disappointment to me and the players - and I think you saw how much it meant to the team to get further in the competition.
"I felt we were always in control. We could have won by more goals but I was happy with the six. But I would have been happy had we won 1-0 as well.
"We had some luck going for us for a change today. It's something that has been against us for most of this season.
"The first three goals went in off their players but from then on you could see our players lift their game and play better."
Gerry Francis' First Division side were simply no match for a group of Arsenal players who clearly do care a great deal about getting to the Final.
The last time these two teams met in cup combat was 11 years ago. On that occasion David Seaman was in goal for Rangers and John Lukic for Arsenal.
Rangers held their own for half an hour during which time Seaman saved twice from the gangly Peter Crouch and Chris Plummer.
He was also relieved to watch a Crouch close-range volley bounce into the side-netting. But no matter how desperate, determined and dedicated Rangers were to the potential giant-killing cause, they were simply out-classed.
You always sensed that the moment Arsenal's mixture of stars found their rhythm it would signal the end of this clash as a contest.
Unfortunately for Rangers that's exactly what happened just after half an hour when Lady Luck scowled down at Francis and Co.
One moment the hooped shirts were begging referee Neil Barry for a goal, the next they were picking the ball out of their own net.
It looked a close-run thing when Ashley Cole hooked the ball from under his own crossbar after Crouch's header from Ian Baraclough's corner flew under Seaman's body.
But while arms went up in vain, and Barry waved play on, Wenger's men merely marched down the other end to score one that did count.
Lee Dixon's dangerous cross from the right was turned into his own net by the despairing Plummer under pressure from Arsenal shirts.
Wiltord hammered in the second blow barely seconds later with a rifling low shot that deflected past helpless keeper Ludek Miklosko.
In the blink of an eye those Rangers' fans hopes were dashed.
And the Gunners' contingent in the 19,003 crowd - easily Rangers' best of the season - sat back and relaxed to enjoy a totally convincing victory.
Another Rangers own goal in the 49th minute put the result beyond question. This time the victim in blue and white was Matthew Rose.
To his utter despair the one-time Arsenal youngster, with Wiltord baring down on him, turned Cole's cross past Miklosko.
Rangers boss Francis used to enjoy his battles with Arsenal during his days as Spurs manager.
He had a half-decent record as well. But he didn't enjoy this encounter.
Wiltord helped himself to his second, and Arsenal's fourth, in the 56th minute - a fierce right-foot volley that flew in off the far post with Miklosko floundering.
When Pires joined in the fun with a fifth - shooting cooly in from Ray Parlour's pass two minutes later - it became painful to watch for the majority of the crowd.
Number six was an ice-cool finish from Bergkamp who had, until then, sat back and watched his team-mates rip Rangers apart. He swept through the defence 15 minutes from time and left Miklosko stranded, tucking his shot beneath him.
Wiltord was denied a hat-trick by Miklosko, who also saved well from Parlour. But six was enough for Arsenal and left Rangers boss Francis moaning: "We didn't get any breaks and played well for half an hour.
"We were on top at the time they scored two quick goals - but now we have to learn from this experience and pick ourselves up." Mirror