Ben and Ellen welcome Em Sanders to analyse an intense London derby at Stamford Bridge, where Chelsea secured victory and local bragging rights against Arsenal. The panel discusses Arsenal’s difficult start to the season as they prepare for a crucial week involving away fixtures against Paris FC and Manchester City. They also share post-match comments […]
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Since becoming manager in 2019, Arteta has repeatedly stressed the importance of strength, intensity and winning individual battles. However, Arsenal struggled across the entire pitch against Brighton and were beaten in contests they would normally expect to dominate. Arteta expressed deep frustration with a performance that fell well short of his basic standards. His team […]
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Mikel Arteta acknowledged that Arsenal had been given a harsh lesson by an in-form Brighton side after their perfect start to the season came to a sudden halt on Saturday. The league champions had not suffered a three-goal defeat since 10 May 2023 – 1,224 days earlier – when Brighton secured a 3-0 victory at […]
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Mikel Merino has compared Max Dowman’s mentality to that of Lamine Yamal after the Arsenal prospect scored twice in a 4-2 victory over Ipswich. Dowman has already received several first-team opportunities from Mikel Arteta and impressed after making his first appearance of the season at Portman Road on Tuesday. The 16-year-old forward’s composed double helped […]
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Cooney-Cross is regarded as one of Australia’s most promising players. She made her senior international debut at the age of 19 and has since earned 63 caps, including starts in all seven games at the 2023 World Cup on home soil. She explained that training in Australia while staying close to her family gave her […]
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Arsenal’s build-up to their opening Champions League fixture against Napoli was interrupted by widespread travel disruption at airports throughout the United Kingdom. An air-traffic control problem caused a lengthy delay to Arsenal’s flight, forcing Mikel Arteta to cancel Tuesday’s pre-match press conference at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona. After completing their usual morning training session, […]
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David Raya believes Arsenal are performing with renewed self-assurance following the relief of finally securing the Premier League title. The reigning champions maintained their flawless start to the new campaign by defeating Chelsea 2-1 at home on Sunday, collecting nine points from their opening three matches. Arsenal delivered a commanding display filled with energy and […]
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It felt good to be back. Not completely, perhaps, but Arsenal and Chelsea briefly transported the Emirates Stadium to another era on a bright, powder-blue afternoon. Their frantic opening half-hour carried the intensity and unpredictability of Premier League clashes from the early 2000s. During that spell, the match resembled a fresh version of an old […]
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Mikel Arteta believes Arsenal can reach an even higher standard after the Premier League champions delivered a powerful message to their title competitors by recovering from a goal down to defeat Chelsea on Sunday. Arteta’s players found themselves under pressure at the Emirates Stadium after Morgan Rogers became the first opponent to score against them […]
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Odegaard ended the previous campaign in good physical condition before delivering an impressive performance for Norway at the World Cup. He featured in five of Norway’s six matches during the tournament and supplied four assists. “The last season was extremely challenging, with plenty of difficult periods. Being forced to miss so many matches through injury […]
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