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Has promotion and relegation lost its luster between the top two divisions in English football?

Is the on field quality between the Premier League and the Championship steadily widening, or has the financial gap between the top two divisions of English football grown even bigger? Case in point. Since the end of the 2022/2023 Premier League season not a single promoted club has survived to…

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Next up a mid-week clash v Crystal Palace in north London

Arsenal played an inspired and impressive match v Ipswich Town on Sunday for a 4-0 win over the Trucker Boys. Leandro Trossard scored a brace to lead the Gunners offensive charge. Ethan Nwaneri also scored, as did Gabriel Martinelli, marking his 50th goal as an Arsenal player. Overall, the team…

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Gunners come back to earth to face the Tractor Boys on Sunday

Arsenal has advanced to the Champions League semifinals for the third time in club history. Their opponent will be PSG a team the Gunners defeated earlier in the season during the League Phase of the UCL tournament. Yes, Arsenal has faced some struggles this season, not only in the Premier…

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Can the Gunners advance to the UCL semifinals on Wednesday?

The Gunners head to Madrid to hopefully secure a spot in the Champions League semifinals. Arsenal hold a 3-0 goal advantage going into the match. Mikel Areteta knows this will not a a gimme match as the defensing UCL champions will play all out in an effort to beat the…

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It’s like kissing you sister

In the States, we say a tie is like kissing your sister. (You decide what that means) So, if that’s the case, Arsenal has kissed its sister 12 times this season in the Premier League, winning just 12 points out the 36 available in those matches. This is a big…

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The Bees buzz into Emirates Stadium on Saturday

After Tuesday’s dazzling performance v Real Madrid, Arsenal has come back to earth to face Brentford on Saturday in Emirates Stadium. Mathematically, the Gunners are still in the hunt for the Premier League title, however, Liverpool needs only 11 points from their remaining 7 league games to claim the trophy…

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Expecting a draw but witnessing an amazing night at the Emirates!

Tuesday was a day that will be long remembered by Arsenal supporters around the world. The boys beat defending Champions League titleholders Real Madrid 3-0 in the first leg of the UCL quarterfinals at home in Emirates Stadium. The biggest part of that amazing night were the two unbelievable free…

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It’s crunch time on Tuesday night

So, here we go. Tuesday is Champions League Quarterfinal Night at Emirates Stadium, and Real Madrid is coming to town. According to some reports out of Madrid, the Spanish giants will not have their usual squad to put on the pitch due to injury, but guess what, neither does Arsenal….

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Arteta has defensive holes to fill v Everton on Saturday

Mikel Arteta has a big problem. His #1 Premier League defense is suffering with a long list of injuries and a lack of depth to adequately back-up the sidelined players, especially if there are even more injuries in the near future. On the injured list are Gabriel Magalhaes, Jurrien Timber,…

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