Tag: Gunners

Arsenal’s red card problem: Will discipline problem cost Gunners the title?
19 October 2024 Off

Arsenal’s red card problem: Will discipline problem cost Gunners the title?

By Total Football News

In the short term, Arsenal’s latest dismissal is a blow because Saliba will miss the home game against current Premier League leaders Liverpool on 27 October.

The Gunners are currently one point behind the Reds in the table, but should Arne Slot’s side win against Chelsea on Sunday and then beat Arsenal, they would move seven clear of Arteta’s side.

Champions Manchester City could also move clear of Arsenal –

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Arsenal 4-2 Leicester: Stoppage-time goals earn Gunners late victory
28 September 2024 Off

Arsenal 4-2 Leicester: Stoppage-time goals earn Gunners late victory

By Total Football News

Arsenal scored twice in stoppage time to earn a dramatic victory over Leicester.

A Wilfred Ndidi own goal in the 94th minute and a close-range Kai Havertz strike in the ninth minute of stoppage time denied a Foxes side who were within reach of an unlikely point at Emirates Stadium after clawing back a two-goal deficit in the second half.

Gabriel Martinelli had given the dominant Gunners a deserved first-half

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Tottenham 0-1 Arsenal: Gunners won ‘like a Mourinho team’
15 September 2024 Off

Tottenham 0-1 Arsenal: Gunners won ‘like a Mourinho team’

By Total Football News

While Arsenal were still solid without Rice at the heart of their midfield, they did miss Odegaard’s creative nous and calmness on the ball.

“It’s hard to compare him and Trossard, because they are very different players,” Walcott explained.

“Trossard, for me, is probably the best finisher at the club – but Odegaard is the conductor, the one who gets everything working and gets everyone in the team working at

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Tottenham 0-1 Arsenal: Gabriel & Gunners expose Spurs’ set-piece flaws
15 September 2024 Off

Tottenham 0-1 Arsenal: Gabriel & Gunners expose Spurs’ set-piece flaws

By Total Football News

Spurs must have relished the arrival of Arsenal’s teamsheet without the names of Odegaard and Rice, but a lively start soon faded in an occasionally ill-tempered scrap, including an ugly first-half flare-up as players from both sides clashed following Jurien Timber’s challenge on Pedro Porro.

An expected Spurs response to Gabriel’s goal never materialised and keeper Raya was able to enjoy a relatively untroubled existence in the second half.

Arsenal

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Tottenham v Arsenal: Gunners to wear away kit in fixture for first time in 38 years
10 September 2024 Off

Tottenham v Arsenal: Gunners to wear away kit in fixture for first time in 38 years

By Total Football News

Arsenal will wear their away kit in Sunday’s north London derby for the first time in 38 years after their red-and-white home shirt was deemed to clash with Tottenham’s colours.

The Gunners will don their black away strip at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium after referees’ body Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL) said their home shirt “features too much white”.

Arsenal also said wearing their home shirt with red shorts and

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Arsenal 2-0 Wolves: Bukayo Saka and Kai Havertz on target as Gunners open with win
17 August 2024 Off

Arsenal 2-0 Wolves: Bukayo Saka and Kai Havertz on target as Gunners open with win

By Total Football News

Prior to kick-off the stadium paid an emotional tribute to former Arsenal forward Kevin Campbell, who died at the age of 54 earlier this summer.

Campbell won four major trophies at the club and was part their 1990-91 title-winning team.

And Arsenal’s first goal was arguably reminiscent of Campbell in his pomp, with Havertz darting between two defenders and powering a header past Wolves goalkeeper Jose Sa.

The Germany international’s

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Arsenal transfer news: Mikel Merino talks ongoing with Real Sociedad as Gunners target midfielder
15 August 2024 Off

Arsenal transfer news: Mikel Merino talks ongoing with Real Sociedad as Gunners target midfielder

By Total Football News

Arsenal are in talks with Real Sociedad about signing Spain midfielder Mikel Merino.

Merino was part of the Spain team that won Euro 2024 and featured in all seven matches in the tournament, scoring a late winner against Germany in the quarter-final.

The 28-year-old has less than one year remaining on his contract and that may help Arsenal to complete a deal, as he would be able to speak to

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Manchester City 0-0 Arsenal: ‘Stern and steely Gunners not going away in Premier League title race’
31 March 2024 0

Manchester City 0-0 Arsenal: ‘Stern and steely Gunners not going away in Premier League title race’

By Total Football News
William Saliba blocks Erling Haaland's shot
Manchester City failed to score in a home Premier League game for the first time since October 2021

Arsenal are almost a year on from the start of the collapse that cost them dearly in last season’s Premier League title race so all vital signs will be placed under the fiercest scrutiny as they face the same pressures again.

The ultimate test remains a visit to Manchester City, who forced

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