Arsenal Score Six in Win

Hat trick hero Theo Walcott
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Arsenal scored six goals today in a blowout win against Blackpool at Emirates Stadium. It was a great home debut for Arsenal, who scored five of their goals after Blackpool were forced to go a man down. Theo Walcott scored a hat trick in the game, to the thrill of the Arsenal faithful.

Walcott was the one who broke the scoreless tie in the 12th minute with a smartly hit ball that rolled into the corner of the net. Walcott looked great in this game, moving through the defense with exceptional speed and agility. Arsenal hope that Walcott can finally fulfill his huge expectations.

The turning point in the game came in the 31st minute, when Arsenal striker Marouane Chamakh was brought down on the edge of the penalty area. Ian Evatt slid into Chamakh from behind and missed the ball on a clear scoring chance. Evatt was shown a red card, and Arsenal was awarded penalty. It looked as though contact was made just outside the box, but nevertheless, it was ruled a penalty.

Andrey Arshavin scored on the penalty, putting Arsenal up by two. It was all Gunners after that. Arsenal controlled the ball for the rest of the game, passing it around with easy. Abou Diaby and Chamakh also scored for Arsenal, in addition to Walcott's three lethal strikes.

Blackpool looked really sloppy and sluggish after going down a man. They hadn't played all that bad up until that point, but they collapsed under the constant pressure from Arsenal. Ian Holloway may not have thought that his team would win this game, but he certainly didn't expect to lose embarrassingly 6-0.

Cesc Fabregas and Robbie Van Persie both came in in the second half, and looked very well and fit. Both players have not been starting for Arsenal because they are trying to recover their fitness after playing in the World Cup. In, fact Fabregas and Van Persie played in the World Cup Final. Hopefully, those key players will be able to withstand heavier minutes as the weeks go on.

Overall, this is a great win for Arsenal (talk about goal differential). After beating Wigan 4-0 last week, this has to be a disappointing performance for Blackpool. They must get over it if they want to stay in the Premier League for any length of time.