重整旗鼓

聯賽
布力般 0:4 阿仙奴

勝仗背後有幾重意義。本季首場作客聯賽竟慘敗於富咸腳下，球隊極需透過表現和成績重拾信心並挽回球迷支持。上仗球隊雖眾志成城大數紐卡素，可是畢竟是主場出擊、對手實力不濟，勝出本在預期之中只可算微微充喜，期間更因轉會期限屆滿領隊雲加增補球員之承諾落空而引致一批球迷網上起哄、叫囂、看淡本季前途。此仗作客大勝，除了繼續留守積分榜前列，更是讓球迷重新凝聚的最佳解答。

此外，也是讓球員陣上証實自己。禾確特週中替英國隊連中三元，卻從來未曾在球會賽事上表現出無可置疑的說服力。此仗雖無入球，亦曾錯失良機，可是在左翼的位置上製造不少威脅，值得讓他於被調出時得到球迷之歡送。季前艾迪巴約因轉會問題被槍迷唾棄，本屆入球暫仍偏少，此仗卻得益於球隊重拾傳送佳態，幾次把握機會便演出帽子戲法，算是以行動回應球迷質疑、以成果重建隊友支持。

最後，是明日之星韋舒亞聯賽首次後備登場，打破最年青上陣紀錄。

Jack Wilshere became the youngest player to represent Arsenal in League football when he came off the bench on Saturday at Blackburn.

The midfielder was 16 years 256 days when he replaced Robin van Persie in the 81st minute at Ewood Park.

This broke the Premiership record set by Cesc Fabregas (17 years, 103 days at Everton in 2004) and the League best by Gerry Ward (16 years 321 days, Huddersfield T (h) in 1953).

However the Spaniard remains the youngest player to represent the club.

Fabregas made his debut in a Carling Cup tie against Rotherham in 2003 when he was 16 years 177 days.