SATURDAY

THE mountain became Everest when Ricardo Gardner was red-carded half an hour into the game at Highbury; tougher still when Michael Jeffers finally broke their resolve and put Arsenal ahead in the 76th minute. But the 10 men refused to surrender and bounced back with Rod Wallace the provider and Michael Ricketts the finisher of a spectacular equaliser. Substitute Djibril Diawara, a late replacement in the squad for the injured Nicky Southall, wears a shirt borrowed from a mystery fan.

SUNDAY

LEEDS beat Derby 3-0 to knock Wanderers off the top of the table.

MONDAY

SAM Allardyce's plan to appeal against Gardner's red card is scuppered because the FA tell Wanderers the video appeals panel does not judge cases in which the punishment is only a one-match ban. The "mystery" fan in the Highbury shirt swap is identified as Lee Houghton of Tonge Park. Rod Wallace scores as a Wanderers Xl beats a Leeds Xl in a private friendly.

TUESDAY

THE Home Office reject a work permit application from Macedonian international Artim Sikiri, who is wanted by Wanderers because Macedonia are outside the top 70 of world football.

WEDNESDAY

PER Frandsen is named in the Denmark squad for the crucial World Cup qualifier against Iceland. Jussi Jaaskelainen receives the SHOOT Magazine goalkeeper of the month award for August.

THURSDAY

ON the day it is revealed that Dean Holden has turned down a loan move to Rochdale to fight for his place at the Reebok, reserve striker Paul Wheatcroft joins Dale on a month's loan ... Wanderers drop their interest in Davide Nicola, the full-back who has been on trial from Genoa.

FRIDAY

ON the eve of the head to head with his old mate, Peter Reid, Allardyce says Sunderland have set the example for Wanderers' to follow.