Eidur: I will make Arsenal pay

Leo Spall13 April 2012

Chelsea striker Eidur Gudjohnsen says Arsenal could suffer for his two glaring misses against Fulham in their FA Cup semi-final win.

The 23-year-old should have twice added to John Terry's goal in the 1-0 win at Villa Park on Sunday when Jesper Gronkjaer provided him with the type of scoring chance he would normally convert with ease.

But both shots went high and wide and Gudjohnsen is desperate to recover his scoring touch for his "dream" final against Arsene Wenger's side at the Millennium Stadium.

The striker told Standard Sport: "It is our chance to end the season with some silverware-and let's hope I have saved my goals for the final.

"I surprised myself that I missed but throughout the season my finishing has been quite good. I hope I can find it again. It is a dream final with a London derby and two big teams."

Gudjohnsen has scored 22 times for his club this season and has formed one of the most formidable partnerships in the Premiership with Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink.

But he thinks Chelsea have other areas of strength besides in attack. He added: "When you look at the way our two centrebacks- - Marcel Desailly and Terry - played against Fulham they were great.

"When you have them in your team, and a goalkeeper who is very alert, then we are hard to beat. Carlo Cudicini has had a great season."

Getting through to the FA Cup Final guarantees Chelsea a UEFA Cup spot as long as topofthe-table Arsenal finish above fifth in the Premiership, but they want more.

The Iceland international said: "It does take the pressure off a little bit by getting into Europe but there is still a possibility we can qualify for the Champions League. It is important we keep going for that."

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