Arsenal flop had a face like thunder after his side cocked up a 3-0 lead
By Alessandro Schiavone in Paris Ligue 1, Matchday 10 Paris FC 3-3 Olympique Lyonnais Goals: Tolisso, Sulc 2x (L), Camara, Kebbal, Marchetti Arsenal flop Ainsley Maitland-Niles had a face like thunder at the end of the game. The reason? His Lyon side cocked up a 3-0 lead to draw 3-3 with Paris FC under the watchful eye of club minority shareholder and Red Bull global head of sport Jürgen Klopp in the stands. With French football high society in the shape of Emmanuel Petit and
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Cup draw does no favours for Fulham or Brentford, but Chelsea have easiest quarter-final task
Cup favourites : Chelsea have a great chance of another League Cup semi-final There is only one club outside the Premier League left in this year's Carabao Cup and Chelsea have drawn them. The Blues will head to the Cardiff City Stadium in December to take on the Welshmen, who defeated Wrexham in this week's Fourth Round, while Enzo Maresca's men were edging a nervy tie at Wolves 4-3. There are five sides from the capital among the last eight, but only one of them has been dr
By Yann Tear


Arsenal's fringe players play their part in easing past Brighton into Carabao quarter-finals
Retro-perspective. The shirt in the club shop that was all the rage when the League Cup was last won by Arsenal 32 years ago : Picture by @YTJourno Carabao Cup Fourth Round Arsenal (0) 2 Nwaneri 57, Saka 77 Brighton (0) 0 Arsenal's pursuit of the gold standard trophies meant this League Cup tie was never going to feature highly in the list of priorities, but the Gunners' classic blend of fringe players, reserves and teenagers got the job done to clinch a quarter-final place.

By Yann Tear at Emirates Stadium


Arsenal extend their lead in the Premier League as Eze proves decisive against his old club
Arsenal (1) 1 v Crystal Palace (0) 0 Eze 39 By Kaz Mochlinski at the Arsenal Stadium Premier League Matchweek 9 Arsenal tantalisingly increased their lead at the top of the Premier League as Eberechi Eze conjured a super strike to score the only goal of the game and overcome his former club Crystal Palace. It produced another “one-nil to the Arsenal”, with another goal resulting from a set-piece, combined with another clean sheet. This time with the addition of the notorious

By Kaz Mochlinski


Ex-West Ham and Tottenham stars underwhelm as Son's countryman comes agonizingly close
By Alessandro Schiavone at CEGEKA Arena, Genk KRC Genk 0-0 Betis Sevilla Balompié Oh Hyeon-gyu hit the foot of the post in the second-half as Genk and Real Betis Balompie could not be separated in a goalless draw in matchday 3 in the Europa League tonight. That's as good as it got in this dull game as the fifth-placed La Liga side, who were taken to the cleaners by Chelsea in the Europa Conference final in May, failed to turn up completely. Unlike their fans. Numerous and voc
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Arsenal cut loose during euphoric second half to flay shell-shocked Atletico
Lights, camera, action : Picture by @YTJourno Champions League Group Stage - MD3 Arsenal (0) 4 Gabriel 57, Martinelli 64, Gyokeres 67, 70 Atletico Madrid (0) 0 There may not be quite the same levels of jeopardy as in the old Champions League group stages, but Arsenal fans had plenty to savour on a night of uncomplicated joy. These early stage games almost offer a breather after the urgent necessity of winning each game on the domestic front and the Gunners were only too happy

By Yann Tear at Emirates Stadium


Are Arsenal changing or repeating history as the Gunners establish themselves at the top of the Premier League?
Fulham (0) 0 v Arsenal (0) 1 Premier League Matchweek 8 Talking Points By Kaz Mochlinski at Craven Cottage Mikel Arteta talked passionately about changing history after seeing his Arsenal side battle to a one-goal win at Fulham, a result which raises hopes that the Gunners might at last improve on their recent runner-up finishes in the Premier League. The Arsenal head coach is delighted that fixtures which undermined previous challenges for the league title have already this

By Kaz Mochlinski


Arsenal legend praised by De Zerbi after brother of former Tottenham goalie's cock-up
By Alessandro at Stade Velodrome Olympique Marseille 6-2 Le Havre Goals : Kechta (24' LH) Greenwood (35' penalty), 67', 72', 76', Robinio Vaz 88', Murillo 90+3 (Olympique Marseille), Touré 90+2 (LH) Olympique Marseille replied to an early Le Havre sucker punch with six throws of their own as Premier League persona non grata Mason Greenwood became the first club player since Jean-Pierre Papin back in 1991 to net a quadruple. Despite late cosmetic goals by Robinio Vaz and Micha
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Corner kings Arsenal back at the summit after grinding Fulham down just enough
When West meets North : Picture by @YTJourno Premier League Fulham (0) 0 Arsenal (0) 1 Trossard 58 Set piece again, ole, ole. It was as unspectacular as it gets for Arsenal but they did just enough to claim the win that puts them on top of the Premier League table tonight. Fulham have given them a few headaches in recent times, forcing a few draws, including last season at Craven Cottage, so Mikel Arteta will be relieved to have avoided the banana skin. The Whites were excel

By Yann Tear at Craven Cottage


"Saliba is better than Gabriel Magalhães", says Brazil legend who has big hopes for Chelsea's João Pedro
Exclusive by Alessandro Schiavone A Brazilian football legend has snubbed Gabriel Magalhães in favour of William Saliba when quizzed on...
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