Charlton Athletic against Arsenal

Henry does try one, but balloons it well over

Parker catches Henry's heels 35-yards from goal. Henry shot?

There's a real scramble in the Arsenal area, but again Campbell is a rock and clears the lines

Offside against Henry - it's a frustrating time for the visitors

Kanu does brilliantly to get to the byline, but his cut-back doesn't beat Kiely

Handball given against Henry, Arsenal's move breaks down

The game appears to be heading for a draw now, but is there a late twist?

Henry's shot from 20 yards goes wide, although it had Kiely scrambling away to his right

Henry's run doesn't get the result it deserved, the Frenchman's cross too deep for those in the area

Just when Euell looked to have time in the box, he loses hit footing and Toure mops up

Parlour opts to smash one from 25 yards - well wide of the right-hand post

Arsenal are encamped in the Charlton half now, the Addicks defending resolutely

Charlton make their second change, with Jonatan Johansson being replaced by Jamal Campbell-Ryce - he's second Premiership appearance

Lauren does well to deliver a cross into the famed 'corridor of uncertainty', but Kiely is vocal and comes out to claim

Arsenal push forward now, looking for a late winner at the Valley

Campbell does well to thwart Euell as he looked to find space in the area

Pires takes the free-kick, Holland is there to head away

Freddie Ljungberg goes off to be replaced by Nwankwo Kanu, while Sylvain Wiltord comes on for Dennis Bergkamp

Hreidarrson is furious after being penalised for jumping on Ljungberg.

Jensen delivers from the right and Hreidarsson's downward header is palmed over by Lehmann - who then pushes the resulting corner to safety. Immense Charlton pressure

Stuart plays a high ball into the box, Cole wins the header but it runs to Euell. Toure gets back brilliant to knock it over the bar as Euell was ready to pounce

Lauren's foul throw brings to an end a promising Arsenal move, it's just not happening for the visitors

Arsenal play the ball around the box and Bergkamp decides to have a crack from 25-yards, and Kiely needs to attempts to grasp

Parker is again felled, this time by Gilberto

All of a sudden the game is stretched as both sides look for the advantage, it should be a cracking last half an hour

Hreidarsson wins a header at the back stick and puts it back across goal - Toure had to be alert to get in ahead of Johansson

Gilberto is penalised for a foul on Jensen, free-kick

Kishishev finds Euell in a central area and hit one low into the gloves of Lehmann, Charlton are growing in confidence

Jensen's cross is easily dealt with by the Arsenal defence

Parlour catches Parker and that's a free-kick. Another chance to pump it into the box

Stuart can only hit the first defender with his cross from the left, he should have got that in the mixer

Euell tries a bit of tricky to break in the box, but the ball just runs away from him and Lehmann collects

Henry, impressive throughout, is again sloppy with the pass in a dangerous area

Hreidarsson swings a fine cross into the box and Toure has to get up and head to safety

Perry heads Ljungberg's cross behind for a corner. Pires delivers from the right and Jensen picks up the loose ball to break

Paolo di Canio has pulled a hamstring and faces some weeks on the sidelines

Jensen's corner swings out of play - wasteful

Gilberto needlessly gives the ball away to Johansson, and Campbell does him a favour by coming across to block his run

Just like the first half, it's a scrappy opening

Henry does well to work space for himself, but let's himself down with a misplaced pass

Charlton get us underway in the second period

Charlton led thanks to a debatable penalty, but since then Arsenal have bossed it and will be confident of going on to secure the victory

And there goes the half-time whistle

Henry has a bash but this time finds the side netting, another good effort

Ljugberg is held back by Hreidarrson on the angle of the box. Another chance for the Gunners at the death

Charlton don't wait until the break and Jason Euell replaces the injured Italian

Di Canio looks in trouble, he won't be starting the second half - and he doesn't look happy about it

Corner to Charlton, it's played deep to Parker but his nod into the area can only find a yellow shirt

The adorable Italian temperament flare up in Di Canio after he's penalised for backing into Toure, some things never change

Pires plasy a good ball into the box and Fish had to be smart to hack it away

The goal had been coming, the Addicks' opener seemed to give Arsenal that kick up the backside and it's now all-square

It's Henry who has a crack and his superb effort finds the top right hand corner. Superb strike

Parker nudges Parlour to the floor just over 20-yards from goal, a great chance for the Gunners

Bergkamp is furious after being adjudged to have tugged back Kishishev

Charlton break. Johansson latches onto Jensen's long ball and fires inches wide of Lehmann's right-hand post from 25 yards.

Pires swings the free-kick in from the right, but it goes straight over the top and behind for a goal-kick

Parker enters the book after catching Pires late

Charlton on the back foot now, it's a topsy-turvy game

Henry it on the left, cuts inside and unleashes a superb left footed drive from inside the D and ball comes crashing back off the post. So close to a leveller

Henry chips the ball centrally for Pires - only for Perry to get back brilliantly to head clear

Di Canio's goal has ignited this game at last, both sides looking more adventurous

Cole is caught from behind by Jensen but referee Dunn surprisingly lets it go

Pires does well, the ball breaks for Cole and his shot is deflected over, but the resulting corner is poor

Pires plays it in from the left and Perry opts to head is clear from around his boots!

Henry wins a corner off Perry. Can Arsenal hit-back straight away?

Charlton are buoyant now, Arsenal on the rack

Di Canio cooly chips the ball down the centre, leaving Lehmann on the deck. Charlton lead!

Jensen delivers from the right, Hreidarsson is held by Toure, and then Holland goes down in the box. Penalty! Lauren, penalised for the foul, goes into the book for his protests

Parker's shot is deflected over the top by Campbell. Corner

Di Canio finds space to bring the ball on but his cross-field pass is unusually poor

It comes back out onto the flank again with Holland, and again Campbell has to be smart to block the cross at the near post

Di Canio does well and finds Kishishev on the overlap but Campbell clears

It's been a very bitty game, while both sides have shown the odd spark neither had really managed to take the initiative

Jensen's free-kick is poor and lands in the grasp of Lehmann

Hreidarsson re-enters the fray, and is immediately fouled on the left flank

Charlton are closing down quickly in the midfield, making sure Arsenal have no time on the ball

Hreidarsson goes down after colliding with Fish and he looks in real pain, Powell warms up on the sidelines

Gilberto is caught by the challenge from Jensen, but no free-kick

Again Johansson mis-reads the ball over the top and it goes out for a goal-kick

Ljungberg's shot from the angle of the box is dragged well wide of the post

Arsenal improving now, starting to take control of the game

It comes back to Henry and he too gets it all wrong. Arsenal appeal for handball against Parker, but the ref waves play-on

Henry finds himself in space in the box out of nothing, he cuts inside and squares it for Bergkamp, but the Dutchman completely miskicks

Parlour finds space to go on a run down the right flank and pulls the ball back for Bergkamp on the edge of the box, but Kishishev gets in with a great block

The Charlton fans enjoy Bergkamps misfortune as his misplaced pass goes out of play

Henry has a crack but blasts his effort straight into the wall

Henry bursts forward with pace and is tripped by Perry. Free-kick to Arsenal 30 yards out in a central position

A lucky escape for Arsenal as Holland's fine ball in from the right flank evades everyone, and ends up in the grateful arms of Lehmann

Great piece of skill by Ljungberg to beat his man, but the pass through to Henry is poor

Di Canio is sent over by Campbell. He picks up the ball from the free-kick but Johansson can't collect the through-ball

Johansson just doen't have the pace to get onto Kishishev's ball over the top, which at first looked quality

Free-kick to Charlton. Jensen pumps it into the box but Cole is there to head clear

Head tennis is the centre circle as neither team is able to get a grip on possession

It's a scrappy start at The Valley

Arsenal get the game underway

There is just one change to the Charlton line-up that defeated Blackburn last weekend, with Radostin Kishishev replacing Luke Young, just as he did at Ewood Park Charlton have nevertheless lost this fixture 3-0 in each of the past two seasons.

Dennis Bergkamp and Fredrik Ljungberg return to Arsenal's side. With Patrick Vieira and Martin Keown still missing through injury, Sylvain Wiltord and Edu pay the price for their unimpressive midweek displays in Kiev. Bergkamp returns to the attack alongside Thierry Henry after an injury absence, while Ljungberg is back in midfield as Ray Parlour looks poised for a central role

Can Arsenal pick up the point they need to head the Premiership? Find out from 14.00 GMT

Campbell does well to thwart Euell as he looked to find space in the area

Pires takes the free-kick, Holland is there to head away

Freddie Ljungberg goes off to be replaced by Nwankwo Kanu, while Sylvain Wiltord comes on for Dennis Bergkamp

Hreidarrson is furious after being penalised for jumping on Ljungberg.

Jensen delivers from the right and Hreidarsson's downward header is palmed over by Lehmann - who then pushes the resulting corner to safety. Immense Charlton pressure

Stuart plays a high ball into the box, Cole wins the header but it runs to Euell. Toure gets back brilliant to knock it over the bar as Euell was ready to pounce

Lauren's foul throw brings to an end a promising Arsenal move, it's just not happening for the visitors

Arsenal play the ball around the box and Bergkamp decides to have a crack from 25-yards, and Kiely needs to attempts to grasp

Parker is again felled, this time by Gilberto

All of a sudden the game is stretched as both sides look for the advantage, it should be a cracking last half an hour

Hreidarsson wins a header at the back stick and puts it back across goal - Toure had to be alert to get in ahead of Johansson

Gilberto is penalised for a foul on Jensen, free-kick

Kishishev finds Euell in a central area and hit one low into the gloves of Lehmann, Charlton are growing in confidence

Jensen's cross is easily dealt with by the Arsenal defence

Parlour catches Parker and that's a free-kick. Another chance to pump it into the box

Stuart can only hit the first defender with his cross from the left, he should have got that in the mixer

Euell tries a bit of tricky to break in the box, but the ball just runs away from him and Lehmann collects

Henry, impressive throughout, is again sloppy with the pass in a dangerous area

Hreidarsson swings a fine cross into the box and Toure has to get up and head to safety

Perry heads Ljungberg's cross behind for a corner. Pires delivers from the right and Jensen picks up the loose ball to break

Paolo di Canio has pulled a hamstring and faces some weeks on the sidelines

Jensen's corner swings out of play - wasteful

Gilberto needlessly gives the ball away to Johansson, and Campbell does him a favour by coming across to block his run

Just like the first half, it's a scrappy opening

Henry does well to work space for himself, but let's himself down with a misplaced pass

Charlton get us underway in the second period

Charlton led thanks to a debatable penalty, but since then Arsenal have bossed it and will be confident of going on to secure the victory

And there goes the half-time whistle

Henry has a bash but this time finds the side netting, another good effort

Ljugberg is held back by Hreidarrson on the angle of the box. Another chance for the Gunners at the death

Charlton don't wait until the break and Jason Euell replaces the injured Italian

Di Canio looks in trouble, he won't be starting the second half - and he doesn't look happy about it

Corner to Charlton, it's played deep to Parker but his nod into the area can only find a yellow shirt

The adorable Italian temperament flare up in Di Canio after he's penalised for backing into Toure, some things never change

Pires plasy a good ball into the box and Fish had to be smart to hack it away

The goal had been coming, the Addicks' opener seemed to give Arsenal that kick up the backside and it's now all-square

It's Henry who has a crack and his superb effort finds the top right hand corner. Superb strike

Parker nudges Parlour to the floor just over 20-yards from goal, a great chance for the Gunners

Bergkamp is furious after being adjudged to have tugged back Kishishev

Charlton break. Johansson latches onto Jensen's long ball and fires inches wide of Lehmann's right-hand post from 25 yards.

Pires swings the free-kick in from the right, but it goes straight over the top and behind for a goal-kick

Parker enters the book after catching Pires late

Charlton on the back foot now, it's a topsy-turvy game

Henry it on the left, cuts inside and unleashes a superb left footed drive from inside the D and ball comes crashing back off the post. So close to a leveller

Henry chips the ball centrally for Pires - only for Perry to get back brilliantly to head clear

Di Canio's goal has ignited this game at last, both sides looking more adventurous

Cole is caught from behind by Jensen but referee Dunn surprisingly lets it go

Pires does well, the ball breaks for Cole and his shot is deflected over, but the resulting corner is poor

Pires plays it in from the left and Perry opts to head is clear from around his boots!

Henry wins a corner off Perry. Can Arsenal hit-back straight away?

Charlton are buoyant now, Arsenal on the rack

Di Canio cooly chips the ball down the centre, leaving Lehmann on the deck. Charlton lead!

Jensen delivers from the right, Hreidarsson is held by Toure, and then Holland goes down in the box. Penalty! Lauren, penalised for the foul, goes into the book for his protests

Parker's shot is deflected over the top by Campbell. Corner

Di Canio finds space to bring the ball on but his cross-field pass is unusually poor

It comes back out onto the flank again with Holland, and again Campbell has to be smart to block the cross at the near post

Di Canio does well and finds Kishishev on the overlap but Campbell clears

It's been a very bitty game, while both sides have shown the odd spark neither had really managed to take the initiative

Jensen's free-kick is poor and lands in the grasp of Lehmann

Hreidarsson re-enters the fray, and is immediately fouled on the left flank

Charlton are closing down quickly in the midfield, making sure Arsenal have no time on the ball

Hreidarsson goes down after colliding with Fish and he looks in real pain, Powell warms up on the sidelines

Gilberto is caught by the challenge from Jensen, but no free-kick

Again Johansson mis-reads the ball over the top and it goes out for a goal-kick

Ljungberg's shot from the angle of the box is dragged well wide of the post

Arsenal improving now, starting to take control of the game

It comes back to Henry and he too gets it all wrong. Arsenal appeal for handball against Parker, but the ref waves play-on

Henry finds himself in space in the box out of nothing, he cuts inside and squares it for Bergkamp, but the Dutchman completely miskicks

Parlour finds space to go on a run down the right flank and pulls the ball back for Bergkamp on the edge of the box, but Kishishev gets in with a great block

The Charlton fans enjoy Bergkamps misfortune as his misplaced pass goes out of play

Henry has a crack but blasts his effort straight into the wall

Henry bursts forward with pace and is tripped by Perry. Free-kick to Arsenal 30 yards out in a central position

A lucky escape for Arsenal as Holland's fine ball in from the right flank evades everyone, and ends up in the grateful arms of Lehmann

Great piece of skill by Ljungberg to beat his man, but the pass through to Henry is poor

Di Canio is sent over by Campbell. He picks up the ball from the free-kick but Johansson can't collect the through-ball

Johansson just doen't have the pace to get onto Kishishev's ball over the top, which at first looked quality

Free-kick to Charlton. Jensen pumps it into the box but Cole is there to head clear

Head tennis is the centre circle as neither team is able to get a grip on possession

It's a scrappy start at The Valley

Arsenal get the game underway

There is just one change to the Charlton line-up that defeated Blackburn last weekend, with Radostin Kishishev replacing Luke Young, just as he did at Ewood Park Charlton have nevertheless lost this fixture 3-0 in each of the past two seasons.

Dennis Bergkamp and Fredrik Ljungberg return to Arsenal's side. With Patrick Vieira and Martin Keown still missing through injury, Sylvain Wiltord and Edu pay the price for their unimpressive midweek displays in Kiev. Bergkamp returns to the attack alongside Thierry Henry after an injury absence, while Ljungberg is back in midfield as Ray Parlour looks poised for a central role

Can Arsenal pick up the point they need to head the Premiership? Find out from 14.00 GMT