Vingear + brown paper = Eduardo’s wonky leg fixed at last

Arsene Wenger, Tony Adams and Dennis Bergkamp were in the crowd last night to watch Arsenal Reserves take on Portsmouth Reserves at Barnet’s Underhill Stadium.

This was no routine reserve match on a cold Tuesday evening. It was notable for the return of Eduardo da Silva, for the first time since February, when a horror tackle by Birmingham City’s Martin Taylor shattered his left leg.

The Croatian fox-in-the-box received by far the biggest cheer of the night when his name was read out on the Tannoy before the kick-off. He didn’t reward his fans with a goal, but he did survive the opening 45 minutes unscathed, before being taken off at half-time as a precaution over a tight hamstring.

“I’m just happy to have this run out. It felt good to get back out there,” Eduardo said afterwards. “I want to thank the fans for pushing me along these last 10 months.”

Great to see him back after such a nasty injury. More photos of his comeback below…