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There are derby defeats (where a team loses to its rival narrowly), there are demolition derbies (where a team loses to its rival badly) and then there are disaster derbies (where a derby defeat threatens to undo a whole season’s work). After losing 3-0 away at Tottenham Hotspur – in the process losing both their […] READ MORE
Ever since Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang left Arsenal on the last day of the January transfer window without a replacement striker being bought in for him, Gunners fans have desperately hoped that someone from within the club can step up to replace the Gabonese and somehow score the goals to secure Champions League qualification. After scoring twice […] READ MORE
Arsenal shone in their last outing to beat fierce London rivals, Chelsea, in a 4-2 victory at Stamford Bridge. This win continued The Gunners’ fine form under Mikel Arteta. They now go head-to-head with sixth-placed Manchester United, who will be looking to put themselves back to winning ways following a 4-0 loss to Liverpool on […] READ MORE
Two terrible results and two even worse performances in less than a week have significantly damaged Arsenal’s chances of reaching the Champions League. Prior to the international break, they had their destiny in their own hands; now, after losing limply to Crystal Palace and Brighton & Hove Albion, they will be reliant on Tottenham Hotspur […] READ MORE
Patrick Vieira and Mikel Arteta meet again as managers tonight, when Vieira’s Crystal Palace host Arsenal in what could be a vital match at Selhurst Park, after their teams played out a 2-2 draw at The Emirates in the autumn. And although this is only the second time that they have managed teams against each […] READ MORE
On the surface, it seems an absurd question: how on earth can an Aston Villa side that is currently sitting 9th in the Premier League table be a more formidable obstacle for Arsenal than Liverpool’s quadruple-chasing side, which won at The Emirates in midweek to maintain their hot pursuit of Manchester City at the top […] READ MORE
For some older Arsenal fans, watching the Gunners play a match on the same day that Russia invaded Ukraine would have evoked painful memories of 9/11, when Arsenal played Mallorca in the Champions League and unsurprisingly lost a match that should probably never have gone ahead. This time around at least, Arsenal fans could celebrate […] READ MORE
The meaning of the term “The Double” has changed considerably over recent years. For most of English football history, it referred exclusively to the traditional “Double” of winning both the League and the FA Cup in the same season. Then, over time, as the European Cup/Champions League became more important and the FA Cup correspondingly […] READ MORE
As opening night disasters go, it wasn’t quite The Rite of Spring, which literally caused a riot when it premiered in in Paris 1913. Nevertheless, Arsenal’s opening night defeat to Brentford right at the start of the season, which was actually the first game of the Premier League season, almost caused a riot among Arsenal […] READ MORE
For Arsenal fans of a certain age, the dream was always to marry a George Graham defence with an Arsène Wenger attack. A team that could somehow combine the legendary back five (including goalkeeper David Seaman) of Graham’s best sides with the irresistible attack of Wenger’s best teams would surely have been unbeatable. The problem […] READ MORE