Previews, Reports and Ratings
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Port Vale v The Arsenal 0-2 Not exactly a classic but through to the next round.
This one won’t live long in the memory but it was a potential banana skin that Arsenal swerved in a professional, if not completely convincing manner. A goal early in the game made it look like we were going to run all over Port Vale but credit to the League One side, they improved massively…
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Port Vale v The Arsenal – 0-2: Player Ratings
Kepa Arrizabalaga – 6 Had nothing to do. Caught a few crosses, distribution was good bar one wayward pass into Nwaneri that went unpunished. Best moment: Nothing of note. Ben White – 6 Nice to have him back. Not really troubled defensively but got forward well to join the attack whenever he could. One wild…
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Port Vale vs The Arsenal – League Cup 3rd Round Preview
I’m not sure why but after the season started and then the transfer window ended, this was always the game I looked forward to most as a young fan watching Arsene Wenger’s Arsenal in the early 21st century. I think it was because of the youth players that Wenger would give chances to. That was…
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The Arsenal v Manchester City – 1:1
Where to start with this one… On the one hand, I said pre-game that a draw would be disappointing but not terminal and then add that to being behind for 85 minutes and it feels like a point gained. Right? On the other hand, it really felt like City were there for the taking today…
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The Arsenal v Manchester City preview
I’m not buying into the hype surrounding this game being a title decider or whatever Skysports try to bill it as for ratings however, I still think that this is probably our biggest match of the season so far. Losing at Anfield means that we are already three points from the top and although it’s…
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Athletic Club v The Arsenal – 0-2: Player Ratings
David Raya – 7 Another game where Raya did very little but what he did do, he did well. Strong distribution throughout and was quick off his line where necessary. A few routine stops but was never really stretched. Best moment: Rushed off his line to head away when Athletic looked to counter dangerously following…
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Athletic Club v The Arsenal Preview
You know the season is well and truly back when the Champions League starts up again! Arsenal begin the new campaign away at Athletic Club on Tuesday evening in the first of eight group games. It’s a tricky start for Arsenal with Athletic Club finishing fourth in La Liga last time around but it is…
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The Arsenal v Nottingham Forest 3-0 Back to winning ways.
Not quiet the fireworks from the first home game of the season versus Leeds but there was a lot of similarities between the two games, including another strong performance, clean sheet and ultimately another three points in the bag. There were a lot of positives to take from the game with Nottingham Forest being held…
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The Arsenal v Nottingham Forest – 3-0: Player Ratings
David Raya – 7 Marked slightly higher this week as there were no little lapses with his distribution. I’m still not sure if he touches that Chris Wood chested effort onto the bar or not but let’s give our number 1 the benefit of the doubt and call it a save. If he did save…
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The Arsenal v Nottingham Forest Preview
The Arsenal v Nottingham Forest Preview After what seems like an eternity, Premier League football is finally back this weekend, with the Arsenal game first up at 1230pm on Saturday. That means Arsenal will have had less time to prepare than any other teams but Forest will be in exactly the same situation, so there’s…
