Arsenal 2 – 1 Hull


Fabregas is a dirty spitting bastard, suggests Phil Brown

Let’s face it, Arsenal were absolute pants early on and were rightfully punished by a Hull side looking for their second win of the season at this ground when the evergreen Nicky Barmby saw his shot take a massive deflection off Djourou and loop over hapless Fabianski. The Tigers were good value for their lead at the break but in the second half it really looked like it was a trwining sssion for the gunners with Hull ‘parking the bus’ and inviting their hosts to attack. In the 74th minute the Gunners pulled level, Bendtner fouling his way into a position to send a cross into the box, Arshavin cutting the ball back and Robin van Persie striking home the equaliser. The turnaround was complete six minutes from time from a free-kick launched into the box, Djourou beating Myhill to the ball and his flick on was converted by a clearly offside William Gallas. more interesting than any of this was Hull manager Phil Brown’s assertion that Cesc Fábregas had spat at his assistant Brian Horton after Arsenal’s win.

‘I categorically deny that I spat at anybody after the match, I have never done this in my whole career on the pitch, so why would I do it when I am not even playing? I can understand the frustration of losing a game to a dubious goal – that has happened to me many times in my career as well – but this is not the fault of me or any of the Arsenal players.’

Cesc Fábregas denies the accusation

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