Wrexham 2 v Chelsea 4 (aet) FA Cup Fifth Round Talking Points By Kaz Mochlinski at the Racecourse Ground Alejandro Garnacho must love Wales. The Argentinian winger has played a pivotal role in both of Chelsea’s challenging visits to the principality in the cups this season, being vital to victories at Cardiff City and now Wrexham. Garnacho scored the first and last goals in overcoming Cardiff City 1-3 in the quarter-finals of the Football League Cup in December, after being b

Mansfield Town (0) 1 v Arsenal (1) 2 FA Cup Fifth Round Talking Points By Kaz Mochlinski at Field Mill Arsenal’s first ever visit to the oldest professional football ground in the world was highly likely to be an unusually special occasion, but the extent of the enjoyment for everyone involved turned out to be quite unique. Games have been played at Field Mill since 1861 and perhaps from back as far as 1850, yet somehow Arsenal avoided any encounters there until now. Fittingl

Brighton & Hove Albion (0) 0 v Arsenal (1) 1 Saka 9 By Kaz Mochlinski at the Amex Community Stadium Premier League Matchweek 29 Arsenal took an enormous step towards the Premier League title with a 1-0 victory at Brighton & Hove Albion, dismissing emotive accusations of winning ugly with a ruthless resolve to pick up three massively precious points. Bukayo Saka scored the only goal of the game on his 300th appearance for the club, although it was hugely helped by a big deflec

Wolverhampton Wanderers (0) 2 v Arsenal (1) 2 Premier League Matchweek 27 Talking Points By Kaz Mochlinski at Molineux This time there was no positivity from Mikel Arteta. Unlike previous draws recently, Arsenal being held 2-2 at Wolverhampton Wanderers was not viewed as one point gained but unequivocally two points dropped. “Extremely disappointed, obviously, with the result, with the way the game ended” admitted the Arsenal manager after his side surrendered a two-goal lead

Macclesfield (0) 0 v Brentford (0) 1 Heathcote (og) 70 By Kaz Mochlinski at Moss Rose FA Cup Fourth Round Brentford escaped an extremely embarrassing FA Cup upset by Macclesfield at Moss Rose but it needed a heart-breaking late own-goal to prevent the non-league team from adding to their previous giant-killing heroics. Having unforgettably knocked-out Crystal Palace in the third round last month to create one of the biggest shocks ever in the FA Cup, the sixth-tier side came

Brentford (0) 1 v Arsenal (0) 1 Premier League Matchweek 26 Talking Points By Kaz Mochlinski at the Brentford Community Stadium Mikel Arteta admitted that “you have to pray” when you play against Brentford, and he revealed that he informed his players of the need to defend with their lives before securing a 1-1 away draw which keeps Arsenal clear at the top of the Premier League. Two throw-ins produced the two second half goals from two fine headers, with Arsenal scoring on t

Chelsea (1) 2 v Leeds United (0) 2 João Pedro 24 Palmer (pen) 58 Nmecha (pen) 67 Okafor 73 By Kaz Mochlinski at Stamford Bridge Premier League Matchweek 26 Cole Palmer incredibly missed an open goal to win the game in stoppage time as Chelsea threw away a two-goal lead and squandered two points against Leeds United to end their Premier League winning run under Liam Rosenior. Having been victorious in seven of the new head coach’s opening nine matches, among them all four in t

Leeds United (0) 0 v Arsenal (2) 4 Premier League Matchweek 24 Talking Points By Kaz Mochlinski at Elland Road Could an apparently innocuous hip injury have changed Arsenal from contenders into champions-elect? A very late replacement turned out to be crucial in the Gunners’ best away result of the season as they won 0-4 against Leeds United at Elland Road. There were considerable concerns when Bukayo Saka could not complete the pre-match warm-up and with negligible notice No

Crystal Palace (0) 1 v Chelsea (1) 3 Estêvão 34 João Pedro 50 Fernández (pen) 64 Richards 88 By Kaz Mochlinski at Selhurst Park Premier League Matchweek 23 An Estêvão Willian wonder goal set Chelsea on the way to a comfortable victory at Selhurst Park, with a second half penalty and then a red card contributing to Crystal Palace being comprehensively crushed. Jaydee Canvot crucially suffered a nightmare afternoon, as he gave away the ball to Estêvão for the vital opening goal

Burnley (1) 2 v Tottenham Hotspur (1) 2 van de Ven 38 Tuanzebe 45 Foster 76 Romero 90 By Kaz Mochlinski at Turf Moor Premier League Matchweek 23 Cristian Romero rescued Tottenham Hotspur from an ignominious defeat at relegation-threatened Burnley with a 90th minute equaliser, but the 2-2 draw at Turf Moor did little to ease the pressure on the beleaguered Spurs head coach Thomas Frank. In the Premier League, Tottenham have now won just once in their last eight matches. They f