Arsenal travels to the south coast this weekend for a Third Round FA Cup match-up with Championship side Portsmouth.
Mikel Arteta’s mindset this season is to win trophies, so we should expect him to start a very senior squad on Sunday at Fratton Park in Portsmouth.
With that said, here’s my predicted starting XI…
[4-3-3]
Martinelli, Jesus, Madueke
Merino, Eze, Norgaard
Lewis-Skelly, Salmon, Timber, White
Kepa
Predicted final score: Portsmouth 0 – ARSENAL 3
COYG!
Gunner1953
According to L’Equipe, William Saliba is now possible to play for France in the upcoming World Cup, however, the French defender could possibly undergo back surgery following the WC which would delay his start to the 2026/2027 Premier League with Arsenal.
| FINAL |
GP |
PTS |
GD |
| ARSENAL |
38 |
85 |
+44 |
| Manchester City |
38 |
78 |
+42 |
| Manchester United |
38 |
71 |
+19 |
| Aston Villa |
38 |
65 |
+7 |
| Liverpool |
38 |
60 |
+10 |
| Bournemouth |
38 |
57 |
+4 |
| Sunderland |
38 |
54 |
-6 |
| Brighton and Hove Albion |
38 |
53 |
+6 |
| Brentford |
38 |
53 |
+3 |
| Chelsea |
38 |
52 |
+6 |
| Fulham |
38 |
52 |
-4 |
| Newcastle United |
38 |
49 |
-2 |
| Everton |
38 |
49 |
-4 |
| Leeds United |
38 |
47 |
-3 |
| Crystal Palace |
38 |
45 |
-10 |
| Nottingham Forest |
38 |
44 |
-3 |
| Tottenham Hotspur |
38 |
41 |
-9 |
| West Ham United |
38 |
39 |
-19 |
| Burnley |
38 |
22 |
-37 |
| Wolves |
38 |
20 |
-41 |
The 2026/2027 Premier League schedule will be released on June 19th.
June 15 – Transfer market opens
June 19 – Premier League schedule released
Aug 5 – Real Betis (Dublin)
Aug 16 – Manchester City (Cardiff)
Ben White – Knee
William Saliba – Back
Yesterday, while I was at work, my sister stole my apple ipad and tested to see if it can survive a thirty foot drop, just so she can be a youtube sensation. My iPad is now destroyed and she has 83 views. I know this is entirely off topic but I had to share it with someone!