Facing the music after third domestic defeat in a row Mike Arteta is once again having to absorb the impact of a damaging defeat which threatens to throw Arsenal off course in the one trophy they covet above all others. Defeat in the Carabao Cup Final followed by a shock FA Cup exit was bad enough. Losing their solid grip on the title race is even more troubling. Bournemouth left the Emirates with a fully deserved 2-1 victory after the Gunners turned in a terrible performance

A chilly reception today at the Emirates, but could Arsenal warm the cockles? : Picture by @YTJourno Premier League Arsenal (1) 1 Gyokeres pen 35 Bournemouth (1) 2 Kroupi 17, Scott 74 There is something all too grimly predictable about all this now. Arsenal have let Man City take back control of their own destiny after another bafflingly abject display that got what it deserved. Too ponderous. Too predictable. Prone to playing themselves into trouble at the back. Full of clum

Exclusive by Alessandro Schiavone Michael Brown warned Riccardo Calafiori that the business end of the season will be the real acid test of his credentials. The Italian has faced increased competition from Piero Hincapié at left-back this term and is wanted by Inter Milan in the event of Alessandro Bastoni joining Barcelona in the summer. In an exclusive interview with Capital Football , the former Tottenham Hotspur and Fulham midfielder stressed the importance of 'Richy' goi

Southampton (1) 2 v Arsenal (0) 1 By Kaz Mochlinski at St. Mary’s Stadium FA Cup Sixth Round Talking Points “We go again.” That was Mikel Arteta’s message to the Arsenal fans who waited outside St. Mary’s Stadium for the team despite the desperate disappointment of a dramatic defeat by Southampton in the quarter-finals of the FA Cup. It seemed to be a meaningful moment of much-needed mutual support, as the Arsenal manager took the time to stop and speak with a large group of

The clans gathering on the south coast : Picture by @YTJourno FA Cup Quarter-Final Southampton (1) 2 Stewart 35, Charles 85 Arsenal (0) 1 Gyokeres 68 For Saints, a memorable evening of utter joy. For Arsenal, only despair. In the space of two games their ambitions for the season have halved. Two cup disasters leave them with the league and Europe to concentrate on now - with a whole load of self doubt as baggage to carry on drooping shoulders. The imperious way Man City thra

Exclusive by Football Reporter Granit Xhaka is renowned for being someone who talks sense and speaks facts. No shrinking violet, the Swiss has now had his say on the title race. And despite going 22 years without a Premier League crown, even Xhaka believes that Arsenal will come out on top this time around. He told Capital Football: "Will they do it? They look like at the moment, yes! "But the season's very long and I wish them only the best. "If you spend seven years in a cl

Exclusive by Alessandro Schiavone in Madrid Will Still joked that he wouldn’t be able to coach the Hammers given his love of the club. Still grew up in Belgium supporting West Ham and has privately and publicly never made it a mystery that the London Stadium is his Holy Grail. Only three years ago, Still was hailed as one of the most budding and up-and-coming managers in world football when he led lowly French side Stade Reims to a 19-game unbeaten run. Just a year after walk

Arsenal (0) 0 v Manchester City (0) 2 Football League Cup Final Talking Points By Kaz Mochlinski at Wembley Stadium “Second again, olé, olé!” must be something that Arsenal hate hearing. But the Gunners had a great chance to start silencing the song by winning at Wembley and lifting the League Cup, only to finish as runners-up again. So the singing is set to get louder still, and it is already coming from every opposition that Arsenal face, at each away ground which they trav

Master v Apprentice showdown : Picture by @YTJourno Carabao Cup Final Arsenal (0) 0 Manchester City (0) 2 O'Reilly 60, 64 It had all been looking so good - for the first five minutes at least. But the Gunners were left empty handed in the League Cup yet again after a drab showing that got the outcome it deserved. They now have lost seven finals in this competition and not won it since 1993 - one of only two successes since it was first played in the 60s. City have won it nin

Emirates Stadium. Pic by @JTaylorSport Arsenal 2-0 Bayer Leverkusen It seems Arsenal are quite adapt at competing on multiple fronts. Top of the Premier League table and poised to secure the title for the first time since 2004. A Carabao Cup final to look forward to. In the FA Cup quarter finals. And the same stage now in the Champions League, after a comfortable, professional display over Bayer Leverkusen. Sporting Lisbon, who defeated Bodo/Glimt lie in wait. Another challen