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Morning. This feels like such a strange week because at the forefront of my mind is Sunday’s trip to face Man City, but tonight we have the chance to make the semi-finals of the Champions League when Sporting visit. I suspect this might be much more a supporter mindset than anything else, and the players […] The post We have a big game on Wednesday, not just Sunday appeared first on Arseblog ... an Arsenal blog.

Happy Tuesday folks. I’m sitting here this morning wishing I could write something that has the answers. You know the ones I mean. Not how did we get here; not the meaning of life; not ‘how can the universe be infinite?’; not why are Maroon5 still around; nothing as trivial as that. But – what […] The post I started writing then stopped appeared first on Arseblog ... an Arsenal blog.

Welcome to another Arsecast Extra, the Arsenal podcast, with myself and James from @gunnerblog. In this episode we look back at Saturday disappointing and disheartening defeat to Bournemouth. We chat about the team selection with some key players missing but with some ineffective combinations in key areas. There’s analysis of the goals we conceded, the […] The post Arsecast Extra Episode 690 – 13.04.2026 appeared first on Arseblog ... an Arsenal blog.

Good morning. It’s a brand new week, and quite possibly one of the most important weeks in the recent history of this football club. As expected, there was nothing other than a Man City win at Stamford Bridge. Fair play to anyone who sat down and endured that yesterday. I absolutely could not bring myself […] The post It’s time to be serious appeared first on Arseblog ... an Arsenal blog.

Match report – Player ratings – Arteta reaction – Video The morning after and the cold light of day have made little difference to me with regards yesterday’s 2-1 defeat to Bournemouth. We turned what was a big opportunity to take a significant step towards the title into something far more damaging. My gut feeling, […] The post Arsenal 1-2 Bournemouth: A miserable performance at the worst possible time appeared first on Arseblog ... an Arsenal blog.

Join us for live blog coverage of our Premier League clash at home to Bournemouth, kick-off 12.30. We’ve got up to 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 do that, go to Arseblog Live – click […] The post Arsenal v Bournemouth – live blog appeared first on Arseblog ... an Arsenal blog.

Morning all. Given how soon kick-off is, this is a very quick preview blog for our game against Bournemouth this afternoon. Mikel Arteta was playing his cards very close to his chest in terms of player availability. There were doubts over Martin Odegaard, Jurrien Timber, Riccardo Calafiori and Bukayo Saka, none of whom were seen […] The post Opportunity knocks as Bournemouth visit appeared first on Arseblog ... an Arsenal blog.

Hello everyone. I’m back in Dublin after a very nice trip to Lisbon. Obviously I was very pleased with the result, it puts us in a good position for the second leg, and hopefully provides a timely boost ahead of tomorrow’s early game against Bournemouth. It was also beneficial to be reminded of how spending […] The post The benefit of community appeared first on Arseblog ... an Arsenal blog.

Good morning. Here’s a really quick blog for you because I’m heading back to Dublin this morning. Did I really need that extra Negroni before returning to the hotel? I don’t think so, but I blame Andrew Allen for that. I’m just a 54 year old person without any agency and an inability to say […] The post A European trip appeared first on Arseblog ... an Arsenal blog.

Welcome to another episode of the Arsecast – the Arsenal podcast. In this episode I’m joined first by Andrew Allen in my Lisbon hotel room to chat about Arsenal’s 1-0 win over Sporting on Tuesday evening. We discuss the team line-up, a first half that wasn’t exactly replete with chances but which saw the Gunners […] The post Episode 871 – 1-0 to the Arsenal appeared first on Arseblog ... an Arsenal blog.

Good morning from Lisbon where Arsenal won last night. Was it a classic? Far from it, but was it almost exactly the kind of the game I thought it might be. Knock-out ties have a much different dynamic to group stages games, so anyone expecting a repeat of the 5-1 here last season probably had […] The post Sporting 0-1 Arsenal: A much needed moment wins the first leg appeared first on Arseblog ... an Arsenal blog.

Good morning from Lisbon. Arsenal and Mikel Arteta arrived yesterday evening, and the team news is mixed. Declan Rice, Leandro Trossard and Gabriel have all travelled, but Bukayo Saka and Jurrien Timber have stayed behind in London, not quite ready for this one. With a huge game on Saturday against Bournemouth, you have to imagine […] The post Arteta looks for Arsenal identity ahead of Sporting clash appeared first on Arseblog ... an Arsenal blog.

Welcome to another Arsecast Extra, the Arsenal podcast, with myself and James from @gunnerblog. In this episode we look back at Saturday evening’s 2-1 FA Cup quarter-final defeat to Southampton, a game which has scratched at some old wounds/worries about this Arsenal team. We chat about team selection, and individual errors that punctuated the performance […] The post Arsecast Extra Episode 689 – 05.04.2026 appeared first on Arseblog ... an Arsenal blog.

Match report – Player ratings – Arteta reaction Arsenal are out of the FA Cup after a 2-1 defeat to Southampton at St Mary’s last night. There was some pre-game excitement around the return of Martin Odegaard, and Max Dowman starting again, but this was a much changed team and you knew immediately this was […] The post Southampton 2-1 Arsenal: FA Cup defeat adds to Premier League nerves appeared first on Arseblog ... an Arsenal blog.

Join us for live blog coverage of our FA Cup quarter-final away to Southampton, kick-off 20.00. We’ve got up to 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 do that, go to Arseblog Live – click login […] The post Southampton v Arsenal – live blog appeared first on Arseblog ... an Arsenal blog.

Morning all. Well, here we go. The run-in begins with an FA Cup quarter-final away to Southampton this evening, and it’s a chance for Mikel Arteta to use his squad in a way which might mitigate some of the injury concerns we have. It’s not to take anything for granted, simply a chance for the […] The post Southampton away a chance to use the squad appeared first on Arseblog ... an Arsenal blog.

Morning all. We’ll hear from Mikel Arteta today for the first time in a couple of weeks, but with the schedule the way it is, and the way it could potentially be if we continue to make progress in the cup competitions, his will be a voice we can’t escape. Today, the big questions will […] The post No explanation required appeared first on Arseblog ... an Arsenal blog.

Welcome to another episode of the Arsecast – the Arsenal podcast. In this episode I’m joined first by Lewis Ambrose to discuss the Arsenal players who went away during the Interlull, and how that might benefit them and us. We start with Viktor Gyokeres whose goals helped fire Sweden to the World Cup, before the […] The post Episode 870 – Gyok ‘n’ roll appeared first on Arseblog ... an Arsenal blog.