Predicted starting XI and final score v AFC Wimbledon on Wednesday
Round Three of the Carabao Cup comes to the Emirates Stadium on Wednesday, as Arsenal hosts AFC Wimbledon. The crosstown club is currently 7th in League One. Mikel Arteta has a huge North London Derby on Sunday, so I am expecting he will rest many of his primary players, and…
POLL RESULTS: Is not being in a European competition this season best for Arsenal?
The votes are in, and the poll is closed. Is not being in a European competition this season best for Arsenal? YES – 65% NO – 35% Thanks for voting!
“Sorry, who?”, and other odds and ends
Here’s some odds and ends, and a few notes and quotes worth repeating… Arsenal’s all-time record v Burnley: 53 wins, 23, draws and 34 defeats. Rob Holding, Mo Elneny and Granit Xhaka will miss tomorrow’s match. Maybe some good news for Jack Wilshere. Football.com.au reports that the former Arsenal star…
What is Arteta to do with Martinelli, Nketiah and Balogun?
Lost in the “forward” shuffle again this season are Gabriel Martinelli and Eddie Nketiah. Folarin Balogun will soon join the list. When a manager has a talented group of players such as Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Alexandre Lacazette, Bukayo Saka, Emile Smith Rowe and Nicolas Pepe available, what do you do with…
Premier League predictions for Match Day 5
The crystal ball is back, and ready to go! Yankee Gooner was 6-4 last week, and nailed the Arsenal score on the head! So, here we go with this week’s matches… Newcastle United 1 – Leeds United 1 Burnley 1 – ARSENAL 2 Wolves 1 – Brentford 1 Liverpool 3…
Premier League TV rights could become a real battle in the United States
The popularity of football, or soccer as it is called here, is growing by leaps and bounds every year. Americans are more familiar with the Premier League more than ever as a result of the combined efforts of Fox Sports, ESPN and NBC Sports over the past two decades. NBC…
“Utter rubbish” and other odds and ends
Here’s some odds and ends, plus a few notes and quotes worth repeating… Gazette dello Sport is reporting Arsenal, and several other clubs, were “knocked back” by Lautaro Martinez this summer during the transfer window. Arsenal’s bid was apparently lower then the other two contenders for the striker’s services. Martinez…
Predicted starting XI and final score v Burnley
Saturday will be another big day for Mikel Arteta and his team as they head to Turf Moor for a meeting with 18th place Burnley. Sean Dyche’s club put up a really good fight at Everton on Monday until The Clarets were torn apart by Everton in the second half….
Impressions from Saturday’s match
I have to tell you I was pleasantly surprised at how well the Gunners played on Saturday, especially with a starting XI that had never set foot on the pitch together…not ever! Since I was out of town at the beach, I had to watch the match on my cellphone,…