Previews, Reports and Ratings
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The Arsenal vs Chelsea – League Cup Preview – Time to finish the job
Arsenal are one step away from their first final since 2020, but before us Gooners can make any plans for Wembley, they must first finish the job that they started (and probably should have finished) nearly three weeks ago at Stamford Bridge. Arsenal had chances to make the game 4-1, or maybe even 5-1, during…
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Leeds vs The Arsenal – Player Ratings – If Carlsberg did responses…
Much, much more like it. Muchly needed result. Muchly needed performance. Aside from the injuries to Bukayo Saka and Mikel Merino (Saka actually in the warm-up) that was as perfect as a response as you could ever hope for from Mikel Arteta’s men, as they took maximum points to restore their 7 point lead at…
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Leeds vs The Arsenal – Time to make a change?
I wouldn’t call this a crossroads as such however, this game does feel like it could be the start of a new dawn for Arsenal, from an attacking perspective at least and hopefully in terms of releasing the shackles a bit as well. Arsenal have been put in a few rigid and nervous looking performances…
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The Arsenal v Kairat Almaty – Player Ratings – Arsenal make it a perfect eight
Arsenal rounded off the Champions League group phase with yet another win to take their tally to the maximum 24 points available, becoming the first team to do so since the inception of the new format. The scoreline makes the game seem a lot more dramatic than it actually was as Arsenal never really looked…
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The Arsenal vs Kairat – Champions League – One to enjoy, but we also need a reaction
I’m not sure if this is the perfect game to bounce back from the disappointing result at the weekend or the sort of game we don’t want right now. On the one hand, there’s no pressure on this one and Arsenal have been under plenty of that lately! It’s a chance to show the fans…
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The Arsenal v Manchester United – Player Ratings – Awful from first minute to last
In a real must win game, Arsenal came up with the sort of performance that most Sunday League teams would be ashamed of to gift Manchester City a way back into the title race and to leave me personally wondering, if they a really serious about winning this title. Arsenal were completely ineffectual in attack,…
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The Arsenal vs Manchester United – Time to prove we deserve to be Champions
Arsenal face a familiar foe this afternoon in the Premier League as they welcome Manchester United to The Emirates with the Gunners seeking to restore their 7 point league at the top of the table. It always feels like it has a bit of extra spice this one. When I first got into football, it…
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Inter Milan v The Arsenal – Player Ratings – Seven from seven in the San Siro.
Arsenal rubber stamped their place in the next round of the Champions League with another impressive showing on the continent, dispatching Italian league leaders and last season’s beating Finalists, Inter Milan 3-1 in their own back yard, having made 7 changes from the weekend to boot. Arsenal have now won 7 from 7 Champions League…
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Inter Milan vs The Arsenal Champions League – Rotate or finish the job?
Arsenal return to Champions League action for the first time in 2026 knowing that a win would guarantee them top spot in the Champions League and a place in the all important top two positions in the table however, as this is the 4th away game in a row, Mikel Arteta has a choice to…
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Nottingham Forest v The Arsenal – Player Ratings – Enormous opportunity missed. So poor.
Arsenal passed up the chance to put 9 points between themselves and Manchester City, by dropping two points against relegation threatened Nottingham Forest, in a drab draw at the City Ground. Arsenal dominated for large spells in the first half and passed up a couple of golden chances, with Gabriel Martinelli in particular guilty of…
