Premier League – Matchday 12: Arsenal vs. Nottingham Forest
Arsenal, fresh off the international break, got back to winning ways with a solid 3-0 victory at the Emirates over Nottingham Forest. The squad looked refreshed, recharged and refocused, especially Bukayo Saka – who scored 1 goal and assisted Thomas Partey on another. Saka’s goal was simply outstanding. It came…
Keep readingPremier League – Matchday 7: Arsenal vs. Southampton
Playing a relegation-embroiled team like Southampton gave manager Mikel Arteta a chance to rotate his side in a few key positions. Raheem Sterling came in for Gabriel Martinelli at left-winger. Leandro Trossard was dropped to the bench, with Gabriel Jesus coming in for him. This forced Kai Havertz, who’s been…
Keep readingChampions League – Matchday 2: Arsenal vs. Paris Saint-Germain
Arsenal put in a professional display, winning 2-0 at the Emirates Stadium over Paris Saint-Germain. The Gunners scored two 1st half goals (Kai Havertz – 20′ and Bukayo Saka – 35′) and then defended deep for most of the 2nd half, extinguishing PSG attack after attack. Mikel Arteta’s gameplan worked…
Keep readingPremier League – Matchday 6: Arsenal vs. Leicester City
Football is a funny old game. If you simply looked at the score line you’d think Arsenal battered Leicester City and weren’t under any stress or pressure. You would only be half right. In the first half, it felt like the Gunners had 80% possession. Totally dominate, controlling the tempo…
Keep readingCarabao Cup – Round 3: Arsenal vs. Bolton
Mikel Arteta rotated his side heavily in their 5-1 home rout over Bolton Wanderers to advance to the 4th round of the Carabao Cup, where they will face Preston North End. He started 2 teenage full-backs in Myles Lewis-Skelly (18) and Josh Nichols (18) with Jakub Kiwior handed a rare…
Keep readingMatchday 5: Arsenal at Manchester City
Mikel Arteta and Arsenal came agonizingly close to pulling off a sensational 2-1 victory over Manchester City, while playing the 2nd half down a man after Leandro Trossard picked up his 2nd yellow colliding with Bernardo Silva, possibly not hearing referee Michael Oliver’s whistle and kicking the ball away. It’s…
Keep readingChampions League Matchday 1: Arsenal at Atalanta
Arsenal begin their Champions League campaign with a 0-0 draw against Atalanta in Bergamo, Italy. The London-based side were their normally solid self in defense with David Raya making a world-class double save when he stopped striker Mateo Retegui’s penalty and subsequent rebound header. It saved the point for the…
Keep readingMatchday 4: Arsenal at Tottenham
Even with a significantly diminished side Arsenal were still able to go into Tottenham Hotspur Stadium and beat their London rival, 1-0. This was the Gunners third consecutive away victory in the North London derby, something they had never done in the Premier League era. For most of the match…
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