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The Gunners have a long road ahead to catch Liverpool

When the international break ends, the Gunners will have nine remaining Premier League matches to play. Currently trailing Liverpool by 12 points, Arsenal has a long road ahead, but remain mathematically in the race for the league trophy. Let’s take a look at the club’s remaining league fixtures and see…

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Gunners playing on international duty

Here is the list of Gunners playing for their countriess during this international break… Myles Lewis-Skelly and Declan Rice – England Ethan Nwaneri – England Under-21’s Martin Odegaard – Norway William Saliba – France David Raya and Mikel Merino – Spain Thomas Partey – Ghana Gabriel Magalhaes – Brazil Leandro…

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Crosstown rivals Chelsea visit north London on Sunday

With just one match to play before the international break begins, can the Gunners return to form and get a much needed win over crosstown rivals Chelsea? Arsenal are currently 2nd on the league table with Chelsea in 4th, just 6 points behind the Gunners. The Gunners played to a 1-1…

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Champions League Quarterfinals are set

Congratulations to the Gunners for advancing to the Champions League Quarterfinals v Real Madrid. Matches to be played on March 8th and 16th. Here are the quarterfinal match-ups… ARSENAL v Real Madrid Bayern Munich v Inter Milan Barcelona v Borussia Dortmund PSG v Aston Villa COYG! Gunner1953

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PSV comes to north London trailing 7-1 for 2nd leg of UCL’s Round of 16

Arsenal’s last chance to win a trophy this season will probably be in the Champions League. So, all eyes will be focussed on the result Wednesday in north London. The Gunners will play host to PSV Eindhoven in Emirates Stadium holding a 7-1 aggregate lead over the visitors from the…

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The title race is probably over, but not mathematically

The mathematics for Arsenal to win the Premier League title this season are simple and becoming highly unlikely the Gunners will win the title.. Liverpool needs only 16 more points to win the Premier League, even if Arsenal wins all 10 of their remaining Premier League matches this season. In…

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Old Trafford is never a friendly destination

Following Tuesday’s impressive 7-1 blowout win over PSV, Arsenal now heads to Old Trafford to take on a very unpredictable Manchester United, and as we know, Old Trafford is never a friendly destination. Mikel Arteta said, “We know the difficulty of the match and that’s what we are preparing for.”…

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Any real improvement over the past five years?

I was wondering this morning how the last four Arsenal teams have faired at the same point of the season after playing 42 matches. So I did some research… 2020-2021 – 23 wins – 6 draws – 13 defeats 2021-2022 – 25 – 4- 13 2022-2023 – 29-6-7 2023-2024 –…

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A “beautiful night” in Eindhoven provides some optimism again

Prior to Tuesday’s explosive 7-1 win over PSV Eindhoven in the Champions League Round of 16, the Gunners had scored only 2 goals in their last 4 matches, but then the floodgates opened and the goals just kept rolling in at Philips Stadion. As Mike Arteta said, “it was a…

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