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3 standout players from Arsenal’s defeat against Newcastle

William Upton — Mon, 06 Nov 2023 13:07:26 +0000

The invincible dream is over. Arsenal were handed their first Premier League defeat of the season at the hands of Newcastle, leaving Tottenham Hotspur as the only undefeated side in the division. A raucous St. James’ Park crowd set the stage for an extremely intense battle that was littered with potential red card offences, end-to-end […]

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3 standout players from defeat in Carabao Cup

William Upton — Thu, 02 Nov 2023 11:24:45 +0000

Arsenal were handed their second loss of the season at the hands of West Ham United, eliminating them from the Carabao Cup. It was a disappointing performance from the Gunners but it was not disastrous and the score line was kind to West Ham, even with Martin Odegaard’s late consolation. Arsenal dominated possession for the […]

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Arsenal 5-0 Sheffield United – Player ratings from five-star performance

William Upton — Sat, 28 Oct 2023 22:15:30 +0000

Arsenal ran riot at the Emirates, putting five goals past a Sheffield United side riddled with injuries. It was a big day for Bukayo Saka, who wore the armband for the first time for Arsenal as it is another bow in his already illustrious Arsenal career. The game started quite slowly, but halfway through the […]

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3 standout players from Arsenal’s vital Champions League win

William Upton — Wed, 25 Oct 2023 00:55:38 +0000

Arsenal survived a late Sevilla onslaught in Spain to win its second Champions League game of the campaign 2-1, with the result putting the Gunners top of Group B. A tepid first half saw very little action until deep into added time. Gabriel Jesus turned beautifully to evade two markers and set Gabriel Martinelli through […]

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Chelsea 2-2 Arsenal: Player ratings from comeback draw at Stamford Bridge

William Upton — Sat, 21 Oct 2023 22:25:47 +0000

The spoils were shared after a very eventful game at Stamford Bridge as Arsenal recovered from a 2-0 deficit to remain unbeaten to start the league season. Mikel Arteta’s men went a goal down after Cole Palmer converted a penalty given from a William Saliba handball. The Gunners had been woeful up until then, and […]

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3 reasons Martin Odegaard should be rotated in upcoming games

William Upton — Thu, 19 Oct 2023 15:35:39 +0000

Martin Odegaard is Arsenal’s captain and one of the team’s superstars. Odegaard played a leading role for the Gunners last season, both with and without the ball, as he scored the second-most non-penalty goals by a midfielder in Premier League history. So, asking if he should be dropped may seem like an odd question. In […]

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4 standout players from Arsenal’s huge 1-0 win over Man City

William Upton — Sun, 08 Oct 2023 22:22:30 +0000

The curse is finally over! Despite victories in the Community Shield and the FA Cup, it had been eight years since Arsenal had last been victorious against Manchester City in the league, a year before Pep Guardiola joined the club. Mikel Arteta finally overcame his old boss and moved above City in the Premier League […]

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How Arsenal can beat Manchester City without Saka or Martinelli

William Upton — Fri, 06 Oct 2023 12:29:15 +0000

Arsenal’s two talismanic wingers may be unavailable for the massive clash against Manchester City on Sunday. Bukayo Saka limped off in the midweek Champions League game against RC Lens while Gabriel Martinelli has missed the last five games because of a hamstring injury and the Gunners have suffered as a result. Martinelli’s explosiveness and directness […]

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3 standout players from Arsenal’s first defeat of the season at Lens

William Upton — Tue, 03 Oct 2023 22:55:13 +0000

RC Lens handed Arsenal their first defeat of the season in a difficult Champions League evening. Gabriel Jesus put the Gunners ahead with a very precise finish, but a poor clearance from David Raya put Lens in, and Adrien Thomasson finished off a very neat counter-attack with arguably an even better finish. Takehiro Tomiyasu almost […]

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4 standout players from comfortable victory over Bournemouth

William Upton — Sun, 01 Oct 2023 19:15:06 +0000

Arsenal cruised to a comfortable 4-0 victory over Bournemouth with goals from Bukayo Saka, Martin Odegaard, Ben White and a first for Kai Havertz. It was an easy afternoon for the Gunners, who never really kicked into fifth gear but never needed to. Bournemouth have had a very poor start to the season, albeit with […]

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