PREVIEW: Can Arsenal find a way to break Guardiola’s grip?

It's so early in the Premier League season and yet Sunday's visit to the Etihad already feels like a defining moment in this campaign. The Gunners have been Manchester City's closest rival over the last two years but have ultimately come up short, painfully so, during the run-ins. This year, it feels like they need … Continue reading PREVIEW: Can Arsenal find a way to break Guardiola’s grip?

Tottenham v Arsenal: All eyes on Mikel as north London derby looms

So much goes on in the build-up to the derby that it almost overshadows the match itself. Twice a season, a week-long circus comes to town and a sort of frenzy takes over - a heady cocktail of excitement, drama, tension and anxiety. The first installment of the 2024/25 season has been no different. Against … Continue reading Tottenham v Arsenal: All eyes on Mikel as north London derby looms

Mikel’s new deal is something to cheer ahead of tough week

The run of games Arsenal have coming up over the next week or so promise to be particularly bruising and all the more so given the injuries and absences that are piling up. You'd have to be a mad man to be looking forward to a run of Spurs, Atalanta and Manchester City - all … Continue reading Mikel’s new deal is something to cheer ahead of tough week

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Arsenal 2 Brighton 0: A win…but we still lack a big finish

It would be churlish to complain after the Gunners snapped their Brighton hoodoo with victory at last over the south coast side at the Emirates. After all, three points are three points - no matter how you come by them, And, look, the performance on the day was actually excellent. In terms of ambition, incision, … Continue reading Arsenal 2 Brighton 0: A win…but we still lack a big finish