ARSENAL WASTE IT ALL

Having been the only team to take three points from the Gunners in the league this season, Gareth Southgate's side set themselves up for a famous double after 25 minutes, albeit in controversial fashion.
They scored against the run of play when a ball forward was met by Tuncay. Jeremie Aliadiere was alongside the Turkish star but was in an offside position.
The linesman's flag stayed down though and Tuncay accelerated into the box as the former Gunner peeled away to get into position to meet the resultant cross and redirect the ball into the net from five yards out.
All was going to plan as far as the visitors were concerned. Southgate had set his team up to defend in numbers and hit the Gunners on the break.
The resistance was determined and, with the pace of Aliadiere and the guile of Tuncay, the counter-attack threat was a worry.
Better officiating in the opening minutes too could also have put a completely different complexion on the match.
Emmanuel Adebayor showed a cool head to slot the ball past Mark Schwarzer after only five minutes, but his goal was chalked off for offside.
True, the Togo striker was in an offside position when he received the ball, but he was put in possession by Boro's George Boateng.
Adebayor's protestations fell on deaf ears and all the early signs pointed to it not being Arsenal's day, particularly as they needed a win to climb back above Manchester United in the table.
The Gunners had their chances. Emmanuel Eboue hit the bar, while Adebayor and Cesc Fabregas had efforts that were too tamely struck to worry Schwarzer.
The Australian keeper had more of a challenge with an Eboue shot that he could only half-clear after 15 minutes and, seconds earlier, Robin van Persie should have converted a volley from just six yards out, but instead completely mis-kicked his effort.Middlesbrough stuck to their game plan in the second half and stood firm under increasing pressure from the Gunners.
Arsene Wenger made a double substitution on the hour by bringing on Theo Walcott and Nicklas Bendtner for van Persie and Bacary Sagna.
Crosses began to immediately rain in on the Boro goal and Bendtner headed high and wide from one such delivery when he really should have hit the target.
Schwarzer kept his team ahead on 67 minutes when Fabregas was through on goal.
However, the Boro keeper was quick to narrow the angle and spread himself well to save with his legs.
Fabregas went close again seven minutes later when his header from Adebayor's cross bounced off the right upright with the visitors keeper beaten.
Wenger's team were camped in the Boro half for most of the remainder of the game, but they could not find a way through.
The visitors were resolute in defence and the Gunners seemed to want to walk the ball into the net.
However, the breakthrough finally came on 86 minutes when Kolo Toure rose highest to meet a Fabregas corner. He powered his header towards goal but the ball took a deflection off Andrew Taylor before going in off Schwarzer.
The temperature in the ground rose even higher just seconds later when Mido kicked Gael Clichy in the head and was shown a red card after only being on the pitch for nine minutes.
Arsenal lay siege on the visitors goal but, despite going close, could not find a dramatic winner.
Gunners boss Arsene Wenger said: "The result is disappointing and I don't think we got the result we deserved.
"We played against a side that played very deep and defended very well. We were caught for the first goal and then it became very difficult.
"Today the team gave absolutely everything to win the game.
"Hopefully we will not regret these dropped points. It is not going for us at the moment but we have to go through a patch like this and show our strengths."
Middlesbrough manager Gareth Southgate said after the draw: "We're disappointed because we've got so close to winning, although we've had to defend for 65 minutes.
"Arsenal are a fantastic team but the character my players have shown this week is incredible.
"To give that sort of effort and commitment was brilliant. They've played ever so well, scored a fantastic goal and just dug in and managed to find the energy to hang on.
"We were wounded last week when we lost to Cardiff City in the FA Cup, and there are two ways you can respond. To come here and take a point off what's an outstanding team is a good performance."
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Arsenal: Manuel Almunia, Kolo Toure, Gael Clichy (Philippe Senderos 89), Emmanuel Eboue, William Gallas, Bacary Sagna (Nicklas Bendtner 61), Mathieu Flamini, Aleksandr Hleb, Cesc Fabregas, Robin van Persie (Theo Walcott 61), Emmanuel Adebayor,
Subs not used: Gilberto Silva, Jens Lehmann
Booked: Emmanuel Eboue 90
Middlesbrough: Mark Schwarzer, Emanuel Pogatetz, David Wheater, Luke Young, Robert Huth, George Boateng, Mohamed Shawky (Lee Cattermole 45), Stewart Downing, Gary O'Neil, Tuncay Sanli (Andrew Taylor 68), Jeremie Aliadiere (Ahmed Hossam Mido 78),
Subs not used: Julio Arca, Ross Turnbull
Booked: David Wheater 27, Gary O'Neil 80
Sent off: Ahmed Hossam Mido 88
Referee: Mark Halsey
Attendance: 60084