Arsenal were ravaged by food poisoning in Shanghai that ruled several key players out of their preseason friendly with Bayern Munich on Wednesday, manager Arsene Wenger said. The Frenchman revealed the sickness that had swept the Arsenal camp, coupled with the severe heat in China and long flights, made for far-from-ideal preparations for another taxing … Read more
Arsenal’s record signing Alexandre Lacazette scored on debut in the Gunners’ 2-0 win over Australian champions Sydney FC on Thursday. Lacazette, signed last week in a £52.5 million ($68 million) deal from Lyon, came off the bench in the second half to score Arsenal’s second goal before more than 80,000 fans at Sydney’s Olympic stadium. … Read more
If we had come here in a relaxed mood, we would have gone out tonight because they produced quality. Arsenal Manager, Arsene Wenger was relieved after his team recorded a hard fought 2-0 win over a non-league side, Sutton United on Monday night. He, however, admitted they would have faced FA Cup humiliation had the … Read more
West Brom defender Craig Dawson netted a headed brace to pile further pressure on Arsene Wenger as Arsenal slumped to an abject 3-1 defeat at The Hawthorns. Dawson was left unmarked to head home from in-swinging corners in each half, condemning the Gunners to a fourth defeat in their past five Premier League outings. Alexis … Read more
Arsenal remain on course for a 13th title by reaching the semi-finals Non-league Lincoln City’s astonishing run in the FA Cup came to an end as Arsenal remain on course for a 13th title by reaching the semi-finals. Lincoln, 88 places below their Premier League opponents, held their own for much of the first half … Read more
Arsene Wenger said he was “revolted” by the referee after his “brave” Arsenal side suffered a last-16 Champions League thrashing by Bayern Munich. Referee Anastasios Sidiropoulos denied the hosts a penalty when 1-0 up before later awarding one for a Laurent Koscielny foul on Robert Lewandowski. Koscielny was sent off as Arsenal lost 5-1 on … Read more
Bayern Munich confirmed their spot in the Champions League quarterfinals with a 5-1 win at 10-man Arsenal on Tuesday to advance 10-2 on aggregate. A first-half Theo Walcott goal gave Arsenal a glimmer of hope, but Laurent Koscielny was sent off while conceding a penalty soon after the break, and Robert Lewandowski scored from the … Read more
Ten-man Arsenal were knocked out of the Champions League at the last-16 stage for the seventh successive season following a second-half capitulation against Bayern Munich. A debated decision in the 53rd minute shattered any hopes of the Gunners becoming the first side in Champions League history to overturn a four-goal deficit. They led through Theo … Read more
An impressive, attacking first-half helped Liverpool return to winning ways with a 3-1 victory over Arsenal. The Anfield clash was on Citi FM via talkSPORT as Jurgen Klopp’s side secured just their second Premier League win of 2017. It comes days after the Reds’ dreadful showing which saw strugglers, and reigning champions, Leicester win 3-0 … Read more
Ghanaian duo of Kevin Amankwaah and Hudson Odoi were in action for non-league side Sutton United in their failed giant-killing attempt against Arsenal last night but it was their reserve keeper who stole the show for eating a BIG pie on bench during the match. While the Gunners went through to the quarter-finals of the … Read more
Ghanaians Kevin Amankwaah and Bradley Hudson Odoi were part of the Sutton United FC team that lost 2-0 to Arsenal in the FA Cup fifth round game on Monday night. Amankwaah was born in England while Hudson Odoi was born in Accra and is the son of former Hearts of Oak star Bismarck Odoi. He … Read more
Arsenal reached the FA Cup quarter-finals as goals from Lucas Perez and Theo Walcott ended non-league Sutton United’s run in the competition. The Gunners, who are 105 league places above their opponents, opened the scoring when Perez’s cross evaded everyone in the area and found the net. Walcott sealed victory after the break as he … Read more
The Gunners attacker reached a milestone for the club as they visited non-league Sutton United in the FA Cup Theo Walcott has netted his 100th goal for Arsenal by the second goal in the Gunners’ FA Cup clash with Sutton United. The 27-year-old was chosen to lead the line by manager Arsene Wenger, who also … Read more
Theo Walcott struck a hat-trick and Danny Welbeck marked his first start since May 2016 with two goals and an outstanding individual performance as Arsenal thrashed Southampton to reach the FA Cup fifth round. In a tie played out between two much-changed line-ups, Arsenal ruthlessly outclassed Southampton as Claude Puel’s side came crashing down to … Read more
Arsenal fans have identified many dream players over the years and the stringent times at Emirates Stadium which prevented Arsene Wenger from bringing in marquee signings are no longer the case – so who would be the perfect addition for the Gunners? Marco Reus is a Germany international who has previously lauded the likes of … Read more
Manchester City moved up to second in the Premier League table as Arsenal squandered a lead to lose for the second successive game. Theo Walcott’s cool fifth-minute finish from Alexis Sanchez’s pass put the Gunners in control at the interval – but the second half brought a familiar painful fate for manager Arsene Wenger and … Read more
Arsenal would travel to the Goodison Park next week to play Everton Arsenal moved top of the Premier League as they came from behind to beat Stoke at Emirates Stadium. The visitors took the lead through Charlie Adam’s penalty after Granit Xhaka elbowed Joe Allen. Theo Walcott turned in Hector’s Bellerin’s cross just before half-time … Read more
Arsenal ended a run of three successive draws as Alexis Sanchez scored twice and Theo Walcott once to secure victory over Bournemouth. The pressure was on the Gunners after rivals Chelsea, Liverpool and Manchester City won on Saturday, and they were gifted the lead when Steve Cook’s poor backpass allowed Sanchez to calmly sidefoot past … Read more
If Wenger is outdated, then Mourinho is a ‘tactical dinosaur’ “Eight years without silverware, that’s failure. He’s a specialist in failure. If I do that at Chelsea, eight years, I leave and don’t come back.” Amidst one of football’s bitterest managerial rivalries, Jose Mourinho has taken particular pleasure in highlighting just how appalling Arsene Wenger’s … Read more
Gareth Southgate’s four-match spell as England interim manager came to a dramatic conclusion as Spain scored twice in the dying minutes to snatch a 2-2 draw at Wembley. It looked as though Southgate’s hopes of landing the job on a full-time basis would be given a major boost as the hosts led 2-0 with a … Read more