Unai Emery might be keen to downplay it but, for me, Arsenal’s top four challenge has reached a seminal moment. Though victory over Manchester United on Sunday won’t guarantee us a place in next season’s Champions League, defeat would leave us with a mountain to climb and relying on a favour from others. It won’t … Continue reading Arsenal vs Manchester United: Could this one be a top four decider?
Picture the scene; You’ve had a lousy game, you’re a man down, a goal down, and in need of some respite after a difficult 90 minutes. But it’s ok because you have the ball right up by the opposition corner flag, you have just a few minutes to hang on and a chance to keep … Continue reading Rennes 3 Arsenal 1: The Gunners are masters of their own disaster in throw back performance
There were more than a few eyebrows raised on Saturday when Unai Emery decided to leave club top scorer Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang on the bench for the north London derby. Fans and pundits alike questioned the wisdom of leaving such a prolific player on the sidelines in favour of his less prolific strike partner Alexandre Lacazette. … Continue reading Stronger together? Stats offer insight into Arsenal’s most effective strike option
Matches turn on moments and almost every one of them went against Arsenal in the north London derby today (Saturday). With the exception of the decision to award Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang a penalty, the Gunners were plain out of luck what it mattered most, when glory was within their grasp. I’ll preface what follows by saying … Continue reading Tottenham 1 Arsenal 1: Gunners are out of luck as big moments go against them in north London derby
Arsenal head into this weekend’s north London derby atop something of a wave, which is a strange and disconcerting place for Gunners fans to find themselves. Typically, the build-up to this fixture – that is to say, the White Hart Lane leg – is typified by disarray at the club, with our league season in … Continue reading North London derby: Are Arsenal favourites to snatch victory?
Arsenal gave themselves a near-perfect lead in to the weekend’s north London derby with a 5-1 demolition of Bournemouth on Wednesday. The Gunners built on victory over Southampton on Sunday by really turning on the style against the Cherries, racking up a hatful of goals and showing signs of much greater cohesion too. From an … Continue reading Arsenal 5 Bournemouth 1: Plenty for Unai Emery to ponder as Gunners go wild
Momentum has been a difficult thing to build for Unai Emery’s Arsenal this season but Wednesday night’s match with Bournemouth gives the Gunners the ideal opportunity to put some gas in the tank of their top four challenge. Slip ups for Manchester United, Chelsea, and Tottenham in the last week or so has thrust Arsenal … Continue reading Arsenal v Bournemouth: Could we see Suarez and Ozil as manager opts for rotation?
It was a pretty professional display that saw Arsenal cruise to a comfortable win over Southampton on Sunday. The Gunners have so often made a hash of dealing with the plucky scrappers toward the bottom of the Premier League but they exacted a measure of revenge against the Saints on Sunday by scoring victory. In … Continue reading Arsenal 2 Southampton 0: A stroll in the sun for Gunners as they chase top four spot
Although it’ll be a match played out in the comforts of home, I don’t expect Sunday’s visit of Southampton to be easy for Arsenal. A decent all-round victory on Thursday against BATE Borisov allowed the Gunners the chance to build a little momentum but, in truth, it won’t have too much bearing on how the … Continue reading Arsenal vs Southampton: Let’s see some method in the madness
Arsenal have to right the wrongs of last week with a comprehensive victory over BATE Borisov tomorrow night (Thursday). Last week’s ploughing contest in Belarus was both underwhelming and unworthy, even with the shocking state of the pitch, so the team has a lot to do to show that defeat was more down to a … Continue reading Bigger tests await but Arsenal must come through Europa League clash with BATE
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