This was a much awaited opportunity to 'regain' one of my lost 92.  I had been to Highbury on many occasions but this was my first time to the Emirates.

I was heading in from the south west for an evening fixture and I had been warned of the queues for trains/tubes so came up with a solution – the Richmond to Stratford over-ground route which stops at Highbury & Islington (about 15 mins walk from the stadium). It proved a good route in and away from the ground with many more fans travelling east after the match than heading in my direction.

I had expected the stadium to stand out a little more as I headed up the Holloway Road however once in sight it was quite a spectacle. In spite of the crowd (which was not as large as officially stated, I guess that they count tickets sold and not bums on seats) it was easy to get into the ground and move around. 

I went with Arsenal fans and had a ticket a few rows back on the upper tier at the “clock end” from which the view was excellent. As a neutral the match was perfect with Bolton grabbing a 0-2 lead the pressure was on Arsenal and they had to work hard to earn the two goal victory that took them to the top of the Premiership.

Poised at the exit when the final whistle blew I raced down the stairs and managed to get ahead of the masses which was worth the effort as it was easy to head back to H&I station down roads closed off to traffic by the police.

A terrific stadium, the football was terrific which justified the 2 hour return journey.

Score: Arsenal 4 Bolton 2
Attendance: 59,084
Ground No: 34 (of the 92)