It was difficult to know how Arsenal were going to approach their FA Cup third round tie with Sunderland as, despite being the holders and looking for an historic third FA Cup win in a row, it is down the priorities list given where the Gunners sit in the league table and there seeming to … More Holders advance with three stylish goals against Sunderland
Qualifying from the group stages of the Champions League is nothing new for Arsenal, but successfully digging themselves out of a hole in Europe that was of their own making is unusual. Needing to win by something better than 1-0 or 2-1, it was set up for another glorious failure for the Gunners, just as … More Giroud completes the Gunners’ great escape
It wasn’t a brilliant performance from Arsenal against Sunderland on Saturday, but considering the injuries in the squad, and the winless league run in November, the 3-1 victory was incredibly welcome. It was nervy, particularly near the end before the third goal in injury time clinched the points, and Arsenal were thankful to Petr Cech … More Points over performance to get back on track
There was a strange atmosphere at the Emirates on Tuesday. This was partly because Dinamo Zagreb are hardly exciting opponents to face, and partly because a win might not have been good enough to keep Arsenal in the Champions League. Despite the very real threat of dropping into the Europa League in the new year, … More Gunners have hope to take to Greece
On seeing the dreadful performance and result supplied by Arsenal in the Capital One Cup at Sheffield Wednesday on Tuesday, people could be forgiven for thinking that all isn’t well at the club. But the signs are that the League Cup disappointment was a blip. Arsene Wenger rested players for that game knowing he had … More Gunners grab three points to start a big week
In the final end-of-season review post, it’s time to assess how the forwards did for Arsenal in 2014-2015. As with the rest of these posts, each player will get a review, a one-word summary and a rating. 9. Lukas Podolski The German’s thunderous left foot wasn’t seen much in 2014-2015 as he was shipped off … More SMR end-of-season review 2014-2015: The Forwards
Even though the game was being hyped as a rerun of the dramatic and nerve-shredding FA Cup final back in May, Arsenal’s third round victory over the same opponents was a much more low-key affair. Both sides made changes, although Arsenal were limited by the number of injuries in the squad, and Steve Bruce’s side … More Arsenal ease through as Alexis shows Walcott and Campbell the way
No cup defeat is nice or welcome, but it’s hard for Arsenal to have any complaints about going out of the Capital One Cup on Tuesday after the 2-1 defeat against Southampton. The Saints looked like a more cohesive team with the much-changed Gunners line-up not creating enough to merit going through. The main concern … More Disappointing cup exit shows rustiness of fringe players
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