Gunners on International Duty

Here is the list of Arsenal senior team players currently playing for their nations during this international break… Bernd Leno – Germany Alex Runarsson – Iceland Cedric Soares – Portugal Kieran Tierney – Scotland Mo Elneny – Egypt Thomas Partey – Ghana Granit Xhaka – Switzerland Martin Odegaard – Norway…

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The Gunners travel to London Stadium on Sunday

The Gunners travel across town to play West Ham United on Sunday. Arsenal beat the Hammers in their first meeting of the season on September 19th, 2-1, at Emirates Stadium. Here is my predicted Arsenal starting XI for Sunday… [4-2-1-3] Aubameyang, Lacazette, Saka Odegaard Xhaka, Partey Tierney, Gabriel, Luiz, Bellerin…

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POLL RESULTS: Who should be Arsenal’s captain next season?

The voting is in, and the polls are closed! Who should be Arsenal’s captain next season? Kieran Tierney – 95.45% Granit Xhaka – 4.55% Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang – 0.00% Thanks for voting!

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Who will be the final 8 in the Europa League quarterfinals?

Yankee Gooner has once again polished his crystal ball and is ready to making predictions for the clubs advancing to the Europa League’s quarterfinals. Here we go, the final eight clubs in this year’s Europa League competition will be… Arsenal Tottenham AC Milan AS Roma Granada Ajax Rangers Villarreal The…

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Predicted Arsenal starting XI v Olympiakos

The Gunners head into Thursday’s Europa League Round of 16 2nd Leg with a 3-1 aggregate lead over Olympiakos. After Sunday’s huge win over Tottenham Hotspur, I expect Mikel Arteta to rest a his regulars in order to be rested and ready for West Ham United on Sunday. With that…

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Look who’s in Arteta’s doghouse…and for good reason

Which was yesterday’s top story at the North London Derby: the match or the fact Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang was in Mikel Arteta’s doghouse? A lot has been written and discussed about Mikel Arteta’s decision to bench the club’s captain for being late for such a big match, however, in my opinion,…

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Today, Arsenal is “looking down” at Tottenham Hotspur

I wonder if Jose Mourinho is still looking down at Arsenal today after the Gunners totally dominated Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday for a 2-1 win. Congratulations to the entire staff and team for putting together and playing such a remarkable performances at The Emirates. Only if the Arsenal faithful had…

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Official lines-ups for the North London Derby!

Today’s line-ups are out, and here they are: Arsenal: Leno, Tierney, Gabriel, Luiz, Sedric, Partey, Xhaka, Saka, Odegaard, Smith Rowe, Lacazette [4-2-3-1] Tottenham: Lloris, Doherty, Sanchez, Alderweireld, Reguilon, Ndombele, Hojbjerg, Bale, Lucas Moura, Son Heung-Min, Kane [4-2-3-1] IT’S TIME TO GET PUMPED-UP GOONERS AND MAKE NORTH LONDON RED!   

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Guess who’s coming to dinner?

Sunday is North London Derby Day! Will north London be red at the final whistle? There is a lot on the line for both clubs as they line-up for their second encounter of the 2020/2021 season. Tottenham Hotspur won the first match 2-0 back in December on the Spurs home pitch….

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