Arsenal Calling

• The Arsenal vs Liverpool – Premier League Preview – Huge chance to extend that gap

  I’ve lost count of the number of times that I’ve written about what a huge game the next game is so I think I’m going to have to come up with a new adjective for this one – gargantuan!  This is an absolutely gargantuan game!!! Following the Premier League results last night, Arsenal have the…

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• Now is the time that Arsenal MUST push on

  Have Arsenal had a better weekend than that this season? As far as weekends go, that one was pretty special.  After a hard fought victory on the south coast on Saturday evening, Arsenal were left in the advantageous position of sitting back and relaxing on Sunday, as many of their rivals faced difficult matches, while…

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• Bournemouth vs The Arsenal – 2-3 – Player Ratings – Arsenal suffer again, but emerge victorious

  Bournemouth vs The Arsenal – 2-3 – Player Ratings – Arsenal suffer again, but emerge victorious The word ‘suffer’ is the operative word here.  It’s a word that Mikel Arteta uses quite a lot – ‘we had to suffer for a period..’ etc. Arsenal had to suffer in different ways this evening against Bournemouth, yet…

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• AFC Bournemouth vs The Arsenal – Premier League Preview – Just keep winning

  Arsenal travel to Bournemouth this evening for the next tricky fixture during this awkward period for Arsenal, with a view to extending the lead over Manchester City to 7 points, ahead of the Manchester side’s game against Chelsea tomorrow.  Arsenal lost both fixtures last year against Bournemouth and although the Cherries are not in great…

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• The Arsenal vs Aston Villa – 4-1 – Player Ratings – Doesn’t that feel better?!?

  Wow!!  What a result.  Hands up, who saw this happening at half time?!?!  I messaged someone at half time that I couldn’t see where the goals were coming from and this might not be our day to day (or words to that affect).  I’m sitting down now and eating those words with relish as Arsenal…

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• The Arsenal vs Aston Villa – Premier League Preview – Shouldn’t need much motivating for this one!

  Arsenal welcome Aston Villa to The Emirates this evening in what is largely being billed as Arsenal’s opportunity for revenge following the last gasp defeat at Villa Park, at the start of the month.  I think that game will be one of those that will haunt the Arsenal players for a good while, regardless of…

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• The Arsenal vs Brighton and Hove Albion – 2-1 – Player Ratings – Does every game need to be this ‘difficult’?

  This fingernails of The Arsenal faithful were once again pretty much bitten to the bone as Arsenal managed to turn what seemed to be a routine home win into another nervy finale in which we were indebted to a quite ridiculous David Raya save to get us over the line. I put the word ‘difficult’…

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• The Arsenal vs Brighton and Hove Albion – Premier League Preview

  Good morning Gooners!  If you celebrate Christmas, I hope you’ve had a good couple of days celebrating, eating and a nice couple of days off, if you are lucky enough to not have to work it! For Arsenal, it is very much back to work today as they welcome Brighton to The Emirates in what…

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• The Arsenal vs Crystal Palace League Cup Quarter Final – 1-1 – Arsenal win 8-7 on penalties

  Phew!!!  We made it!!!  Boy, did they make hard work of that.   Arsenal edged past Crystal Palace to sneak into the Semi Finals of the League Cup and although they were well worth their place in the last 4 based on overall play, chances created and basically every metric you can think of, but they…

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• The Arsenal vs Crystal Palace (League Cup) – The balancing act continues

  Arsenal came through a really tricky game at Everton at the weekend and now have to navigate another such game, albeit at home, to Crystal Palace tonight in the League Cup.  Both sides know that victory will take them into the semi-finals, where they will need to get past Chelsea to reach Wembley and have…

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