Noteworthy | At the same time as Arsenal were beating France, David Seaman saved three penalties in a shoot out to see QPR reach the semi-final of the Simod Cup. Premier League match Arsenal vs Wimbledon FC 18.04.1998. He now works as a football pundit, and previously served as manager of clubs including Southend United and Olympiakos Nicosia. Monaco’s manager, Arsene Wenger, had chosen to remove four of his players, including Battiston and Amoros, from the French team due to their European Cup tie against Galatasaray which was two weeks away! This season we’ve been asked to write a regular page in the official Arsenal programme based on a classic match featuring the opponents for each game we play in. Platini had stated he wished to play Arsenal rather than Spurs, due to the team’s quintessential British style of play, which he believed would provide a decent test ahead of their World cup qualifier at Hampden Park. Graham, giving the opponents the respect they deserved as a national team, picked the side he was using for the League campaign, and indeed in the matches sandwiching this friendly the starting line-up was exactly the same eleven players. Kick-off Times; Kick-off times are converted to your local PC time. TheJournal.ie | ... before finishing his career with short stints at Benfica and Wimbledon. On the last day of 1988-89 season, league leaders Liverpool faced second place Arsenal, with the Gunners needing to win by at least two goals to deny Liverpool the title. Steffi Graf was the defending champion, and successfully defended her title, defeating Martina Navratilova in the final, 6–2, 6–7 (1–7), 6–1 to win the Ladies' Singles tennis title at the 1989 Wimbledon … Preview and stats followed by live commentary, video highlights and match report. Line-ups: Arsenal… He has since pursued a media career, working as a pundit in Singapore and starring in reality shows among other endeavours. Martin Hayes – His career went downhill after leaving Arsenal in 1990. Gerard Houllier was Platini’s number two. We don't currently have any of this product in stock, however if you give us your e-mail address we will try and find it for you, and we will send you a notification when we manage to track one down, Order Online, By POST or contact Old Football Programmes by phone +44 (0) 1903 609511), mobile/text +44 (0)7776-142567 or by our Contact page, © 2003 www.oldfootballprogrammes.co.uk - football programmes. On this form, Arsenal look a better team than England”, Stephane Paille sporting a black eye from his Highbury experience said: “Now we know just how tough it will be in Scotland.”. In her final Wimbledon appearance, Chris Evert, who was beaten by Graf in the semi-finals, reached her 52nd Grand Slam semi-final, an Open Era record.