Arsenal 1- 2 Hull City

With the kids scoring for fun in mid-week it was up to the big boys to show what they could do against newly promoted Hull City. Hull manager Phil Brown had already seen his side punch above their weight by beating Fulham, drawing with Everton and battling for a point in a difficult away day [...]

Arsenal 6-0 Sheffield United (Carling Cup)

Arsenal entered the competition at a later stage due to European involvement, and to help cut out the matches played by the first teamers. Arsene Wenger looks at the competition as spawning ground for the younger players. In theory, facing a full strength team from Sheffield could prove quite tricky. Playing a team with an [...]

Eboue: The Diver or The Messiah

Emmanuel Eboue, the Ivorian who joined Arsenal and made his name as a right-back. Much has transpired since the day he burst onto the scene and slotted into the right-back position vacated by Kolo Toure after switching to centre-back. The 2007-2008 season saw Arsene Wenger persist in playing Eboue on the right-wing, overlooking the precocious [...]

Wenger delighted with kids

Arsene Wenger was understandably delighted his players after seeing the youngest side in Arsenal history claim a 6-0 triumph over Sheffield United.
Arsenal have become well known for blooding young prospects in the Carling Cup and that was again the case at the Emirates Stadium last night.
But few could have expected the outstanding [...]

Bolton 1 – 3 Arsenal

Of all the fixtures on the footballing calendar this is the one I loathe. Not just because we generally have a hard time up in Bolton but I really hate the way they ‘play’. As a self confessed follower of sexy football who freely admits to bowing down to the prophets such as Maradona, Zidane [...]

Dynamo Kyiv 1-1 Arsenal (last gasp Gallas again)

A trip to Eastern Europe is standard stuff and the games have been notoriously bland, Arsenal often play far from top form but defending well enough that the opponent does not get much of a sniff either. These games are often low scoring and a draw is not unusual. The draw came this time but in fact the [...]

Arsenal v Newcastle United – Division 1 – 1985/86

Some days you know you seen something special.
Some days you just know you’ve seen a player who’s going to be the real deal.
For me, that day was Saturday 28th September 1985.
The season had started reasonably well. We lost at Anfield on the first day but, seeing as we hadn’t won there since ‘73, that was [...]

Fabregas – 2007 vs 2008

Cesc Fabregas, a player many fans deem irreplaceable and dread the day when he will leave the club and move to a new club.
At his tender age, his accomplishments and stature in the modern game already rank amongst the highest in the game.
After the end of the 2007/2008 season, many expect him to be demanding [...]

Blackburn 0-4 Arsenal

A trip to Ewood Park is never going to look good on paper, and is rarely a classic. Any game against a Mark Hughes based side is always going to be tough, and with an Arsenal injury list including the like of Samir Nasri, Diaby, new boy Silvestre and long term injuries to Eduardo [...]

Blackburn 0-4 Arsenal

Sometimes you look at the fixture list and see Blackburn away and think “points dropped”
Today was an exception, and in style. Several key players out, yet Arsenal turned on the style to record a four goal away win at Ewood Park. Players were coming back from the International break, and the normal [...]