Up next…Newcastle United

Arsenal reloads for a home match on Tuesday v Newcastle United. The Magpies are currently fourth on the Premier League table. Manager Eddie Howe is doing a marvelous job helping this historic club back to greatness. With that said, here’s who I think Mikel Arteta will start on Tuesday v…

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2022 was great, so let’s make 2023 even greater!

2022 ended on a high note for Arsenal, as the Gunners topped Brighton and Hove 4-2 on Saturday in Amex Stadium. This was a very strong simply by Mikel Arteta’s squad, despite a couple of defensive letdowns that allowed the Seagulls to break our line and score their two goals. Beyond…

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Seagulls v Gunners on Saturday…who will start for the Arsenal?

The Gunners travel south to Brighton and Hove for a Saturday Premier League match-up with the Seagulls. Here is my predicted starting XI for Mikel Arteta at the Amex Stadium… [4-2-3-1] Nketiah Martinelli, Odegaard, Saka Partey, Xhaka Zinchencko, Gabriel, Saliba, White Ramsdale Predicated final score: Brighton and Hove 2 –…

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Pele, one of a kind

Thursday in Brazil, the man considered one of football’s greatest ambassadors died at the age of 82. Pele, born in 1940 as Edson Arantes do Nascimento, won three World Cups for his homeland during a career that spanned 21 years, 1,363 matches, and 1,281 goals. Following Brazil’s 1958 World Cup win,…

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Goals, three points and even Arsene Wenger!

There are many adjectives to describe Arsenal’s win over West Ham United on Monday. Awesome, resilient, dramatic, brilliant and amazing, just to name a few. What a great team win for Mikel Arteta and his squad. I mean, what a performance coming off the very long World Cup break. The boys…

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Arsenal is back, but who will start v West Ham United?

Yankee Gooner is back and so is Arsenal as the Gunners host West Ham United following a long but entertaining World Cup break. Here’s my predicted starting XI for today’s match v the Hammers… [4-2-3-1] Nketiah Martinelli, Odegaard, Saka Partey, Xhaka Tierney, Gabriel, Holding, White Ramsdale Predicted final score: ARSENAL…

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39 days down, 5 to go!

It’s been a long 39 days since Arsenal’s last Premier League match. The World Cup has been great to watch, however, after Sunday our focus will return to club football, and most importantly, ARSENAL! The Gunners went into the World Cup break as the Premier League’s top club, holding a five…

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Who will back-up Eddie Nketiah?

With Gabriel Jesus sideline until at least March, and with the Gunners currently riding high in the Premier League, what steps should Mikel Arteta and Gaspar Edu take to ensure we remain solid on the Arsenal front line? Obviously, Eddie Nketiah is the insurance policy the Arsenal executives put into…

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Arsenal and England’s young star puts his faith in God

FoxNews.com published an excellent article Wednesday on Arsenal’s Bukayo Saka. The article didn’t focus on his football success, instead it focused on the young man’s devotion to God, and how it has shaped his life. Here’s a quote from the article… “Yeah, I’ve been continuing to read the Bible every…

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