Gunners v Black Cats by @JTaylorSport Arsenal 3 Sunderland 0 If Arsenal, as widely anticipated, do go on to lift the Premier League title for the first time since 2004, it is likely to prove more prosaic than one would expect of champions. For all the verve of a 4-0 win at Leeds United lately, there are other outings to consider, such as this rudimentary 3-0 win over spirited Sunderland. Not that the Gunners fans will particularly care. Twenty two years is an eternity on foot

Champions League preparation at the Emirates Stadium. Pic by @JTaylorSport ARSENAL 3 KAIRAT ALMATY 2 There might be one or two ongoing question marks concerning Arsenal’s durability to remain top of the Premier League. However when it comes to Europe, the Gunners are enjoying a certain serenity which may yet yield the ultimate club trophy. Arsenal are three points ahead at the top of the Champions League – above illustrious names such as Bayern Munich, Liverpool, Barcelona an

Gunners v Seagulls by @JTaylorSport Arsenal 2 Brighton & Hove Albion 1 Engulfed with relief, the outstretched arms of Declan Rice at the end of this latest battle of nerve said it all. Apart from the occasional moment, there were few festive frolics on show at the Emirates as Arsenal dug out a 2-1 win over Brighton to force themselves back to the top of the Premier League table. The Gunners made heavy weather of managing the game at times after they went a couple of goals ahe

Arsenal 3 Southampton 3 Julian Taylor at Emirates Stadium Has Arsenal’s mentality and hitherto unexpected Premier League title challenge,...