Saturday was a day of firsts for the Gunners, and one for me!
First Premier League win of the season.
First Premier League points of the season.
First Premier League goal of the season.
First Premier League clean sheet of the season.
First Premier League home win of the season.
First Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang Premier League goal of the season.
First Arsenal Premier League start for Aaron Ramsdale.
First Arsenal start and club appearance for Takehiro Tomiyasu.
First Arsenal appearance of the season for Gabriel.
First appearance this season for Thomas Partey.
First time Ben White and Gabriel have played together in an Arsenal match.
First time Martin Odegaard, Ainsely Maitland-Niles and Sambi Lokonga played together in the midfield.
First time following a Premier League match this season that Mikel Arteta didn’t have to apologize.
First time Emirates Stadium had a full house in many, many months.
And, first time I woke up the day following an Arsenal Premier League match this season and felt really good!
Cheers.
Gunner1953










Mikel Arteta said on Friday Bukayo Saka, Riccardo Calafiori and Jurrien Timber are all in contention to be in the squad for Saturday’s match.
According to Graeme Bailey of TEAMtalk, Arsenal has intensified their interest in Athletic Bilbao star Nico Williams as a top summer priority.
Fabrizio Romano is reporting Calum McFarlane will be the Chelsea interim manager until the end of this season.
Arsenal Women have confirmed Manu Zinsberger will leave the club at the end of this season. The Austrian goalkeeper has totaled 51 cleans sheets in 143 appearances for the Gunners.



Stat of the Day: David Rays has made 53 saves and had 15 cleans sheets in 33 appearances this season for Arsenal.
American movie star Anne Hathaway on the Gunners title chances, “They better. I believe in Arsenal.”
Gabriel Magalhaes, “We need to be strong on Sunday, We are at this club to play these kind of games.”

Ten Premier League managers have been sacked this season, including three at Nottingham Forest, and two each at Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur.





