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When it comes to Arsenal, nothing divides fan opinion like.. any topic. Just pick a topic. Any topic. Fans will be divided. But if you really want to get some people going, you should just say “I like Aaron Ramsey… ... read more

Time to tinker Unai? I’ve enjoyed some of the most recent takes from fellow contributors to this blog, especially those that came in after the unexpected home draw against Wolves, the third consecutive draw in the league and the second in a row at the Emirates Stadium. Although it is ... read more

by Sir Hardly Anyone These days, even when the news report seems to have some semblance of reality within it, and comes from a decent enough source, the headline invariably has to be written to give a different impression. Take for example this headline from This is Futbol: “BBC expert: ... read more

Aaron Ramsey’s contract with Arsenal expires at the end of the season and is poised to take on a new challenge with Bayern Munich. A number of European heavyweights are keen to snap him up, but it seems like Bayern Munich are leading the race to get his signature. The ... read more

After a late equaliser against Wolves, Arsenal under Unai Emery are 16 games unbeaten and many supporters and pundits are keen to outline how strong Arsenal look, how different things are under the new boss and how success is coming soon. Is all as it seems though; are we a ... read more

Arsenal defensive midfielder Granit Xhaka intends to return to former club FC Basel in the future. The 26-year-old defensive midfielder spent eight years at St Jakob-Park before leaving for Bundesliga club Borussia Mochengladbach. During his four years at Borussia-Park, Xhaka’s consistent display for club and country earned him a switch ... read more

The series “Henry Norris at the Arsenal” is now complete.   The index to all the articles can be found at Henry Norris at the Arsenal.  The final article just published is Henry Norris at the Arsenal: 1928 to the end. We are now working on adding to the articles information that has ... read more

Is there one? Over the past couple of posts we have taken stock of the season so far, I am sorry but today you will get much of the same! When comparing games against the same opposition at this point in the season we have less points than 2017 ( ... read more

This article initially appeared first on 90min.com … Barcelona have been revealed as the club with the highest wage bill in all of Europe, far ahead of La Liga rivals Real Madrid, as well as big-spending Premier League duo Manchester United and Manchester City. Barcelona’s annual wage bill, revealed by ... read more

By Tony Attwood The Manchester Evening News has evolved a staunch defence of Manchester City in an article under the headline “Man City Football Leaks revelations are missing a key piece of information” The article is by Stuart Brennan who is best known to many of us who watch the ... read more

After the joy of watching England over the summer, the national team has reverted to type since. Gareth Southgate has lost almost all of the good will gained due to the decision to pick Wayne Rooney for a goodbye cap, make Fabian Delph captain, and select some horrendously average players ... read more

Unsure where to start this morning, I don’t want to say too much about the Richard Scudamore situation because I talk about it on the brand new Arsecast (which you can listen and subscribe to here as well as down at the bottom), but at the same time it’s still ... read more

Happy Friday people. Hope it goes well for you and your kin. Me, I’m toiling in the boredom levels of no Arsenal to think constantly about, but the fact I have my folks over for the weekend and the fact The Management and I are doing a bit of tourism ... read more

Welcome to another episode of the Arsecast – the Arsenal podcast. It’s the Interlull but we still have a show for you, and today I chat to the BBC’s David Ornstein about Reiss Nelson. David was in Germany to chat to the on-loan Arsenal youngster who is making a big ... read more

Arsenal remain secretive over Welbeck injury. Danny Welbeck has had a second operation on his injured right ankle and Arsenal are unable to reveal how long the player may be out of action. If you look at these two pieces of information, it’s safe to conclude that the injury is ... read more

The reaction to the Premier League clubs agreeing to make payments totalling £5 million to departing chairman, Richard Scudamore, is a hardly surprising level of criticism on social media. The Football Supporters Federation published the following post on Facebook, and immediately drew messages of support from other supporters groups including ... read more

Alexandre Lacazette has shown his prowess of finishing on the field, especially against Liverpool at home when his top-class finish that flew past Alisson Becker. The Frenchman has it in him to showcase brilliant cameos which can be possible for him if he keeps himself fit and healthy. Sports ... read more

Much has divided Arsenal fans in recent years, especially during the second half of Arsene Wenger’s reign as the manager’s presence became a constant source of conflict. Like all fandoms of sufficient size, football fandom has its cliques; everybody experiences the game in a slightly different way. Some just want ... read more

First, I need to clarify something about my article a few days ago which some people are taking as me “slating Torreira.” I love Torreira and wrote an article for The Arsenal Review when Arsenal signed him which busted the… ... read more

By Sir Hardly Anyone One story says that Arsenal are losing money (largely because of two seasons out of the Champions League), and the owner has no intention of putting any extra money in to fund further purchases. A second story says we are buying everyone imaginable. In the midst ... read more

There no longer seems an U-turn for the career of Aaron Ramsey at Arsenal after the withdrawal of a new contract and now Bayern Munich reportedly on the verge of securing his signature for free. The Welshman’s contract is set to expire in the summer of 2019 and, initially, it ... read more

The series “Henry Norris at the Arsenal” is now complete.   The index to all the articles can be found at Henry Norris at the Arsenal.  The final article just published is Henry Norris at the Arsenal: 1928 to the end. We are now working on adding to the articles information that has ... read more

By Tony Attwood There is a simple point at the heart of the scandals and allegations so far and that is that Man City and PSG, according to the released documents, have broken Uefa rules and threatened to elminiate Uefa from the landscape unless Uefa is complicit in covering up ... read more

It’s no secret that Unai Emery has inherited a squad that has had to adjust majorly after many years with Arsène Wenger but there are still many areas of the squad which need to be upgraded and below are three players who we must chase in the next couple of ... read more

It really does feel to me as if the XG chickens have come home to roost. Or at least it does until I realise that the meaning of that statement is in the mind of the writer and as such open to interpretation by everyone who reads it. The image ... read more

Day four of the Interlull. The men are beginning to get restless. Just this morning I found Corporal Jenkinson recreating a famous battle using cones on the training ground. He kept saying something about ‘Ryo’. It’s tough to hear them lament the loss of their fallen comrades, but this is ... read more

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Tonight it’s : Kris (@AFCfreddie8) Josh (@bnjoshed) Danny (@The_GFP) Problems using either of the two media players, try these : Click here to listen to in a new window Or Click here to listen via iTunes Or Click here to listen via our YouTube ... read more

by Andrew Crawshaw With no Men’s Club games for a couple of weeks and my back now allowing me to sit down in front of my computer again, I thought I would take a look at some of the data I have been recording and see if there was anything ... read more

Our deepest condolences go to Brentford FC and the family of Robert Rowan who died at just 28 years old. May his soul rest in peace. ……. So we have a few problems: A defence that needs ‘oomph’ injected in it and a replacement for Ramsey. While many of the ... read more

Remember when I used to post every day? And I’d drop off a quick set of links? Or just stop by to say “international football sucks!” and then leave and no one would comment? Ah the good old days. When ... read more

Wednesday 14th November 2018 Results wise, remaining unbeaten in all competitions since way back to the middle of August suggests considerable consistency. The reality is however, when you compare our performance at home to Liverpool with those against both Sporting Lisbon on Thursday and Wolves on Sunday, we are a ... read more

A third consecutive draw for the Arsenal found the fans wondering is it just tiredness or the Londoners are getting back to Read More... The post Are Arsenal losing momentum or did Nuno outwit Emery? appeared first on You Are My Arsenal. ... read more

Hoffenheim's on-loan Arsenal winger, Reiss Nelson, is enjoying a stellar season in Germany as he continues his footballing education. With 6 goals in 7 games Arsenal fans are understandably champing at the bit to see Nelson achieve his potential in Arsenal colours, some even suggesting he should be recalled ... read more

By Sir Hardly Anyone Two interesting tales emerging this day: one that Fulham asked Mr Wenger if he fancied being the manager and the other, positive sounds from Reiss Nelson. Plus a load of tattle and some tittle, which I will come to in a mo. To take your Reiss ... read more

Modern psychology has demonstrated that comparisons can be unhealthy. Indeed, comparing yourself against others can dramatically affect your mood, confidence, and sense of self-worth. However, despite the risks that a comparison process can represent for mental health, football experts and enthusiasts insist in maintaining a habit of juxtaposing the ... read more

This morning there is a terrific interview on the BBC with England youngsters Jadon Sancho and Reiss Nelson. The duo are currently ripping up the Bundesliga. The pair – who have been friends since before they were teens – moved to Germany in the search for first team football. Sancho ... read more

The series “Henry Norris at the Arsenal” is now complete.   The index to all the articles can be found at Henry Norris at the Arsenal.  The final article just published is Henry Norris at the Arsenal: 1928 to the end. We are now working on adding to the articles information that has ... read more

It’s hard for fans and pundits alike not to heap pressure on emerging talents within the world of football.  There’s a special kind of excitement garnered by watching promising youngsters take their first steps into the game. Some players are able to deal with the pressure and go onto achieve ... read more

It’s understandably quiet at the moment as we head into another one of these international breaks. Honestly, these things are quite vexing, I must say. If we can look at anything positive from it, it’s that our momentum had been stuttering of late, but I’d really rather be playing Bournemouth ... read more

By Tony Attwood There is a lot being said and written about Unai Emery and the changes he is making to Arsenal in relation to the style of play and his methods of training. And of course the result of this so far – as with the way the ... read more

Day after day as I walk through Dublin’s city centre, I am saddened by the sight of so many homeless people. People in sleeping bags in alcoves and under awnings. People begging for change for a hostel – a particularly difficult one as the people seeking shelter far outweigh the ... read more

The following is a tweet from Orbinho‏ @Orbinho from just before the Wolves game…………………. Arsenal seemingly worse under Emery than during Wenger’s last season in everything apart from actual goals scored and conceded (and therefore results). It’s enjoyable so far, but if things don’t change there’s probably ... read more

AS Roma have refused of any swap deal between them and Arsenal FC for Aaron Ramsey with Patrick Schick during the winter transfer window in January. The rumor which had spread like wildfire among Gooners was initially reported by Corriere dello Sport, who claimed that the Welshman would be sent on a ... read more

AS Roma have refused of any swap deal between them and Arsenal FC for Aaron Ramsey with Patrick Schick during the winter transfer window in January. The rumor which had spread like wildfire among Gooners was initially reported by Corriere dello Sport, who claimed that the Welshman would be sent on a ... read more

by Tony Attwood If you have been reading Untold for a while you may well have picked up on the fact that one of our bêtes noires is the Football Association, largely because of its willingness to spend public money without accounting to the taxpayers who give it, while ignoring ... read more

Reiss Nelson is making a name for himself in Germany and just keeps on getting better and better. In Hoffenheim’s match-up against Augsburg on Saturday, Nelson came off bench less than ten minutes before full-time to provide the winner in their 2-1 win at Augsburg at the Wirsol Rhein-Neckar-Arena. Augsburg were trailing ... read more

By Tony Attwood The Premier League has said it will take action in the Manchester City case if any of its rules have been broken. Uefa (now under new management since the Manchester City scandal was initiated) has said that it could go back and look again at the 2014 ... read more

It is Talksport’s weekly programming meeting & everyone is at a bit of a loss. Cundy pipes up, “Look guys, it’s the interlull, England don’t play until Thursday and I’m at a loss. What are we gonna discuss? We haven’t caused an outrage for weeks and frankly, it’s killing ... read more

This article is in partnership with 90mins and first appeared on their site. Reiss Nelson’s Early Arsenal Return Could Be Ideal Solution Following Danny Welbeck’s Injury In other news: 6 Underdog Team Who Won The League The post Arsenal Could See Reiss Nelson Return After Welbeck Injury appeared first on ... read more

The series “Henry Norris at the Arsenal” is now complete.   The index to all the articles can be found at Henry Norris at the Arsenal.  The final article just published is Henry Norris at the Arsenal: 1928 to the end. We are now working on adding information that has come to light ... read more

For the first time in top-flight history, there are three teams unbeaten after 12 games and with the international break upon us, Ben McAleer takes a look at the best value in those battling at the Premier League's summit ... read more

by Tony Attwood Let’s open with a nice piece of news: Reiss Nelson has scored six Bundesliga goals this season. No non-German player has ever reached six Bundesliga goals at a younger age. Actually it wasn’t a bad weekend for our loanees: Matt Macey played for Plymouth as they won ... read more

  Arsenal entered the international break having snatched a late 1-1 draw against a dogged and determined Wolves side who had a claim for all three points in north London. Henrikh Mkhitaryan’s late cross-shot cancelled out Ivan Cavaleiro’s first-half opener at Emirates Stadium. It’s now 3 games without a ... read more

So Welbz has had his second operation in his ankle and as the club reported on the official site it has gone as well as can be hoped. Not being any kind of medical professional I have no idea what his timescale for recovery is and you can understand the ... read more

It’s getting more difficult to find words to describe how horrendously tedious these regular international breaks actually are. There will be 9 games for Arsenal in December – just imagine how much easier December could be if we dropped two of the international breaks, enabling fixtures to be more evenly ... read more

As we head into another Interlull, but thankfully the final one until some time next year, Unai Emery will have plenty to think about before our Premier League campaign gets underway again with a trip to Bournemouth on November 25th. Clearly this is a team that has issues defensively but ... read more

A great man once said “do you like Arsenal? Or just Arsenal with trophies”. I was reminded by what Dennis Bergkamp said as I scrolled through social media on Monday following Sunday’s disappointing draw with Wolverhampton Wanderers. It was like suddenly we were transported back 12 months ago, with the fan ... read more

Arsenal forward Alexandre Lacazette pulls out his name from France squad hours after late call-up. Lacazette who has not been capped by Les Blues since 2017  has seen recalled to the France national team in the UEFA Nations league clash against Netherlands following an injury to Manchester United star Anthony Martial. A groin ... read more

Can Arsenal win the league? It’s a question that seems a little less ridiculous today than it did just a few months ago, but can they? Can Arsenal win the league? The post Can Arsenal win the league? appeared first on Daily Cannon. ... read more

Jason (@jasondavies71) is neither happy nor unhappy and that is a dangerous situation and he is joined by : Dom (@ozgooner49) John (@jwelsh84) Problems using either of the two media players, try these : Click here to listen to in a new window Or ... read more

I mentioned on Twitter post match that I had experienced the gamut of emotions over the weekend, and in fairness most them on match day itself. This isn’t the time for a detailed report. Most of you have seen what transpired, I’m sure, and other blogs have excellently covered the ... read more

Arsenal entered this campaign considerably under the radar in comparison to previous seasons, with the trio of Manchester City, Liverpool and Chelsea among the favourites to win the Premier League. But under new boss Unai Emery, the Gunners are unbeaten in 16 matches following Sunday’s 1-1 draw with Wolves ... read more

by Tony Attwood According to Amnesty International, Manchester City’s Abu Dhabi owners are “brazenly trying to “sportswash” their country’s “deeply tarnished image” by pouring money into the Premier League club.” And indeed given the level of support that Manchester City has, their success in the league, and the utter reluctance ... read more

Just last week Jonathan Wilson wrote an article titled “Granit Xhaka improvement is clearest sign of Emery changes at Arsenal” in which he made the following proclamation: “Xhaka’s improvement is perhaps the most palpable sign of the difference Emery has ... read more

By Tony Attwood There is a link to all the articles in this series on Henry Norris at the Arsenal at the foot of this piece.  This article concludes the series.  There is a note on what will happen next in the final paragraphs.   Arsenal had a mostly ... read more

Despite being much maligned in his later tenure, Arsene Wenger didn’t do all bad. I don’t think anything in life is absolutely good or bad. Apart from the FA Cup wins, he signed a then little-known defender called Rob Holding from Bolton Wanderers, and the usual points of “who is ... read more

Arsenal Women’s Nobbs wins October Women’s PFA Bristol Street Motors Fans’ Player of the Month Award Arsenal Women FC’s Jordan Nobbs has been voted the October Women’s PFA Bristol Street Motors Fans’ Player of the Month by football fans across the country. In a tightly-contested vote, run by fan ... read more

Good morning Positives, A game nine and a half out of ten of us had marked down for three points but, as it turned out, a game I was happy to escape from with the solitary single point as reward. The unbeaten run goes on, and we remain in ... read more

Ein am Ende leider nicht von drei Punkten gekrönter Spieltag verabschiedet uns in die kommende Länderspielpause. Arsenal kam gestern Nachmittag …Weiterlesen → ... read more

Good things can come from bad things…. POSITIVES, NEEDS and HOPES That was our most disappointing game of the season. There were good reasons for all the points dropped previously. Not today. But….. here’s the thing. Often the best thing to happen to a team before two monster games ... read more

Latest article from the current series: Henry Norris at the Arsenal Sir Henry Norris leaves Arsenal and the legal disputes wend their way. Below are the Arsenal (and for historical context, occasionally one or two non-Arsenal) anniversaries for today taken from the complete files of over 6000 Arsenal anniversaries ... read more

Arsenal (0) 1 Wolverhampton Wanderers (1) 1 Premier League Emirates Stadium, Drayton Park, London N5 1BU Sunday, 11th November 2018. Kick-off time: 4.30pm (4-2-3-1) Leno: Bellerín, Mustafi, Holding, Kolašinac; Torreira, Xhaka; Aubameyang, Özil, Iwobi; Lacazette. Substitutes: Cech, Sokratis, Maitland-Niles, Guendouzi, Nketiah, Ramsey, Mkhitaryan. Scorers:Mkhitaryan Yellow Cards: Bellerín, Özil Referee: Stuart Atwell Attendance:circa ... read more

ARSENAL 1-1 WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS  PREMIER LEAGUE REVIEW – 11TH NOV. 2018 A tough game for Senor Emery today, but his unbeaten run is still intact Even though today was Remembrance Day and the 100th anniversary of the end of WWI, this performance wasn’t one to remember. Due to a ... read more

Wolverhampton Wanderers held Arsenal to a draw. In fact, Arsenal were lucky to get a draw. We certainly didn’t deserve a win. I mentioned this yesterday: Arsenal need to be careful of Rueben Nevez and João Moutinho. And school us they did. You can watch the highlights of the match on ... read more

By Tony Attwood According to the banners and the chants when Mr Wenger left and a new manager was found the fans wanted and expected to get “our Arsenal back”. Quite what that Arsenal was, was never made clear, but the chants of the away support at Fulham suggested that ... read more

After a week in which many teams have European football there’s often a tendency for the games to be a little flat. We used to see it back in the day of the Champions League attendance we had. Perhaps that could be labelled at a few teams at the top ... read more

This was always going to be a tough fixture against a team known for being hard to break down and quick on the break. Arsenal’s attitude was going to be key, matching the intensity of David Wagner’s boys. First Half Unfortunately Arsenal’s attitude stunk the place out early on. ... read more

Match report – Player ratings – Video After the positivity of last weekend’s draw with Liverpool, yesterday’s 1-1 with Wolves feels very much like two points dropped, even if Arsenal might consider themselves lucky to have taken anything from the game at all. But for some fantastic saves by Bernd ... read more

Remembrance Day. Numerologists Day. 1 – 1 on 11/11. Today was like remembering performances of years past – dour and turgid. This was game I’d been waiting for. Our homage to AW. Maybe in prior years (i.e. CP, Watford etc) we’d have lost the game. We did our best to ... read more

Welcome to another Arsecast Extra, the Arsenal podcast, with myself and James from @gunnerblog. On this week’s show the disappointing 1-1 draw with Wolves at home. We’re used to bad first halves, but we got a bad second half too, and should we start to ask questions of Unai Emery ... read more

Manchester City, Liverpool and Chelsea remain unbeaten in the Premier League this season but it was the Citizens that shortened in the Winner market after success in the Manchester derby. Mike Norman updates the latest odds ... read more

By Walter Broeckx Arsenal team at the start : Leno; Bellerin, Mustafi, Holding, Kolasinac; Torreira, Xhaka; Iwobi, Özil, Aubameyang; Lacazette. On the beach: Cech, Maitland-Niles, Sokratis, Guendouzi, Ramsey, Mkhitaryan, Nketiah All stood up in silence to hear the always impressive Last Post and an even more impressive minute of complete ... read more

Lucas Torreira spoke to the Uruguayan media this week about how his move to Arsenal is going so far, telling stories of his life in a new city. The post Torreira on the language barrier, $100 haircuts and who drives him to training appeared first on Daily Cannon. ... read more

Join us this afternoon for live blog coverage of our Premier League clash at home to Wolves – kick off 16.30 We’ve got up the second live text commentary, updates, goal clips, observations and occasionally witty asides. If you want to join the chat, register an Arseblog Live account. To ... read more

After five memorable years at Old Trafford, Juan Mata’s Trafford stay is coming to an end. He is set to leave the club for free in the summer and will be reunited with Unai Emery’s Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium, according to talksports host Adrian Durham. The Spaniard who scored a free ... read more

Ahh man am I hanging this morning. Like, PROPER hanging, which is what booze will do to you. A LOT of booze. But what always sobers the mind is an Arsenal game and so as I hazily stab at my MacBook this morning (as I start today’s blog it is technically ... read more

by Bulldog Drummond Mr Emery has been talking about the evolution of Arsenal under him and the way in which the game against Liverpool showed the direction he was taking the club in terms of the power within the team. “Our idea is to repeat matches with this pace over ... read more

After 11 wins on the bounce, Arsenal have spluttered a little bit in recent weeks. The last 4 games have seen them win just once – a 2-1 victory over Brentford in the League Cup. An away draw against Crystal Palace in the Premier League was followed up by a ... read more

Henrikh Mkhitaryan believes Unai Emery has merely built on the foundations laid by Arsene Wenger but has totally changed the club. The post Henrikh Mkhitaryan credits Arsene Wenger for laying Unai Emery’s foundations appeared first on Daily Cannon. ... read more

After two back to back draws in the League, Arsenal will aim to get back to winning ways. In their fourth consecutive game at the Emirates the Gunners will host Jorge Mendes’s Nuno Espírito Santo’s Wolves on Sunday night. The North Londoners have just secured qualification to the next stage ... read more

Latest article from the current series: Henry Norris at the Arsenal Sir Henry Norris leaves Arsenal and the legal disputes wend their way. Below are the Arsenal (and for historical context, occasionally one or two non-Arsenal) anniversaries for today taken from the complete files of over 6000 Arsenal anniversaries ... read more

@LaboGoon addresses his flock this Sunday  Good morning one and all. Arsenal host Wolverhampton Wanderers at the Emirates this afternoon with the intention of going into the international break with a win …… and nothing less. Given the remarkably competitive nature of teams above us on Premier League table, ... read more

After the bore draw and horror injury for Danny Welbeck, we face Wolverhampton Wanderers at home. Wolves are a welcome addition to the Premier League, and despite not featuring much in the top division of late, they are a football club of some note. They’ve won the league three ... read more

After two draws, can we return to winning ways this afternoon? Wolves have lost their last 3 games, we are on an unbeaten run stretching back to 1982, the portents are good. But before we start assuming an easy victory Wolves are the only team apart from L’pool to take ... read more

By Bulldog Drummond The terrible injury to Danny Welbeck has highlighted another aspect to the growth in players running down their contracts. Danny, like Ramsey and Cech will be free to leave the club this summer and find themselves a new club to play for. But of course if the ... read more

With the homeless goblins (©aallensport) having won yesterday, and with Man City, Liverpool and Chelsea all playing today, there’s some pressure on Arsenal to take all three points against Wolves. A win would leave us in 5th position, but just a point behind Sp*rs as we head into another Interlull, ... read more

Nach einem kleinen Ausflug zu den Schwarz Gelben nach Dortmund gestern Abend gilt der Fokus nun wieder der Mannschaft in …Weiterlesen → ... read more

Arsenal have not lost the five (5) games played against Wolverhampton. The Gunners have also drawn their last two (2) games while the Wolves have lost their previous two (2). Today, we meet one of the giant killers in the Premier League. The last time they played the guys from Tottenham, ... read more

Arsenal face Wolverhampton Wanderers tomorrow and it’s an exciting match from a tactical perspective. Both teams love to play with the ball, to bring it out from the back, and both teams love to attack. I’ll get into those stats ... read more