This was a reality check for any title pretensions Arsenal hold, although they can still stew from on top of the pile. For the second successive Sunday they wobbled away from home and this time there was no repeat of their fortune at Elland Road, where they scraped through a chaotic second half to win. Another sloppy performance after the interval was punished by a beautifully worked equaliser...
This time, it is game on. After Arsenal successfully requested to postpone the last north London derby because they were lacking 15 first-teamers, the annoyance along Seven Sisters Road only really subsided once the final whistle blew on the rescheduled fixture. The switch turned it into a de facto shootout for Champions League qualification; Tottenham won resoundingly, if not without...
It was far from pretty, but Arsenal edged into the Champions League group stage, a goal from the Super League record scorer Vivianne Miedema earning the team a feisty 1-0 away win against Ajax, 3-2 on aggregate. The Gunners were forced to play a lengthy period of added time with 10 players after Lisa Doorn crashed into the back of the substitute Beth Mead’s head, forcing her off. The Arsenal...
There hasn’t been a full programme in the Premier League for absolutely ages, and so much has happened in our lives in the meantime. First up, matches were suspended in honour of Her Majesty. A new sovereign for the first time in 70 years. Then there was the international break, during which the pecking order between Scotland and England was restored in the former’s favour for the first time...
After the ecstatic scenes of five straight wins, all that raving on the terraces, losing at Manchester United was a crashing comedown. The defensive wobbles there, the raging at officialdom and the missing of clutch chances had been an Arsenal story often told. Brentford, by contrast, soon became a Sunday session for their supporters, mixing up old-school anthems with the latest hits as their...
This was, as the away support gleefully reminded Ivan Toney, a stroll in the park for Arsenal. It certainly presented some departure from the night, 13 months ago, when they buckled under a battering at this venue. Brentford were quickly subdued to near silence and their new England call-up barely had a sniff thanks to a visiting defence whose performance was almost immaculate. Last year Toney...
Arsenal have failed with a late attempt to sign Douglas Luiz from Aston Villa, who are understood to have rejected three offers for the Brazil midfielder. Mikel Arteta had been seeking extra depth with Thomas Partey and Mohamed Elneny sidelined through injury. Douglas Luiz was keen on the switch but Villa would not sanction his departure even though he will be out of contract next summer. Arsenal...
Arsenal welcome Watford to the Emirates Stadium on Sunday afternoon as they look to continue their ascent up the Premier League table. The Gunners are enjoying a surprising turnaround under manager Mikel Arteta after an atrocious start to the season saw them lose to each of Brentford, Chelsea and Manchester City without scoring a single goal. But the home side are now unbeaten since August and...
Arsenal will face Watford at the Emirates on Sunday afternoon as they look to continue their ascent up the Premier League table. The Gunners have turned their form around significantly since losing their opening three matches without scoring, and are now unbeaten in over two months. That form has led them to the European places in the standings, with the likes of Manchester United, West Ham...
ARSENAL have been left ‘angry’ after it was revealed that Dusan Vlahovic’s representatives sabotaged a potential move to North London. The Gunners made several bids for Vlahovic throughout January whilst Fiorentina were keen on selling. They initially opened talks with an offer of around £50million, which was later rejected. Arsenal were also keen on using Lucas Torreira in the...