Category: Match Reports
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Arsenal 4-1 Molde FK: Europa League – 05/11/2020
As Arsenal headed into matchday three, there was plenty to be cheerful about. The Gunners sat top of Group B with six points and had just come off the back of their first win at Old Trafford in fourteen years. It, therefore, came as no surprise to see Arsenal in a boisterous mood heading into…
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Manchester United 0-1 Arsenal: Premier League – 01/11/2020
It had been nearly six years since Arsenal last won away at a top-six ground and a staggering fourteen years since Emmanuel Adebayor slotted the ball past Tomasz Kuszczak at Old Trafford. Such a staggering statistic only served as a humiliation to the Arsenal teams that had preceded it. Unai Emery and Arsène Wenger had…
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Arsenal 3-0 Dundalk FC: Europa League – 29/10/2020
Following their 1-2 win over Rapid Wien on matchday one, Arsenal entered their match against Dundalk with a slightly different feeling. Though Arsenal’s Europa League group has been colloquially referred to as ‘the easy draw”, Rapid had already given Arsenal plenty to be concerned about, however, Dundalk presented something of an easier opposition for Mikel…
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Arsenal 0-1 Leicester City: Premier League – 25/10/2020
With Chelsea, Manchester United, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Everton, Aston Villa and Manchester City all dropping points this weekend, Arsenal knew how important their game against Leicester City was. Mikel Arteta’s men knew that with three points, they could break into the top four for the first time since the beginning of last season. Arteta decided to…
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SK Rapid Wien 1-2 Arsenal: Europa League – 22/09/2020
Arsenal’s UEFA Europa League campaign started away in Austria. Though considered the favourites heading into the tie, it was perhaps not the ideal time for Arsenal to be playing away from home against, what is ostensibly their toughest group opponent. The strong selection should give Arsenal fans an inclination as to how importantly Mikel Arteta…
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Manchester City 1-0 Arsenal: Premier League – 18/10/2020
The Etihad has never been a particularly fond hunting ground for Arsenal with their last win away from home against the “Cityzens” coming in January of 2015, which was also the team’s last win away at a Top Six opposition. Heading into the match, Arsenal had reason to be optimistic however. Manchester City had not…
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Arsenal 2-1 Sheffield United: Premier League – 04/10/2020
While most Arsenal fan’s attentions is focused on the fast-approaching transfer deadline, for Mikel Arteta, the focus remained on Sunday afternoon’s match against Sheffield United. Moving on from Thursday night’s match against Liverpool, Mikel Arteta made four changes to the side from their previous Premier League match (also agaisnt Liverpool), with Granit Xhaka dropped to…
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Liverpool 0-0 Arsenal (4-5 Penalties): Carabao Cup – 01/10/2020
Following their 0-2 win over Leicester City in round four, it could be forgiven for Arsenal to enter Thursday night’s match with Liverpool with a sense of apprehension after their 3-1 loss on Monday night to Jürgen Klopp’s champions. In fact, both Jürgen Klopp and Mikel Arteta are likely sick of the sight each other…
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Liverpool 3-1 Arsenal: Premier League – 28/09/2020
Mikel Arteta and his men entered Monday night’s match against Liverpool with a 100% win record against Jürgen Klopp and his men. A win in the Premier League last season and triumph in the Community Shield had given Arsenal suitable course for being a little cocksure as they travelled to Merseyside. Though Arteta has experimented…
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Leicester City 0-2 Arsenal: League Cup – 23/09/2020
The Carabao Cup, or League Cup as it is more commonly known, has surprisingly alluded Arsenal since 1993 and was one of the few trophies that surprisingly escaped the clutches of Arsène Wenger. For Arsenal fans, the League Cup has presented a great chance for Arsenal to introduce many a youngster to the fans, with…