3 d. ago Mikel Arteta reveals Viktor Gyokeres plan amid pressure on Arsenal star

Summer signing Viktor Gyokeres has blown hot and cold since joining Arsenal from Sporting CP but manager Mikel Arteta has a plan to get the best out of the Swede

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5 d. ago Arsenal and Man City's next 5 Premier League fixtures as Gunners handed title boost

Arsenal and Manchester City look the most likely candidates for the 2025-26 Premier League title and the pair will be aiming to underline their credentials as champions in January

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5 d. ago Arsenal 2025 ratings: Declan Rice and unsung hero star but Gyokeres one of two summer transfer flops

ARSENAL enjoyed a fantastic 2025 and will be hoping it has set them up for an even better 2026. Mikel Arteta has seen his side start the new year at the summit of the Premier League. The Gunners are the favourites to lift the title at the end of the season and end their 23-year...

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6 d. ago Manchester City welcome Rodri back with Guardiola ‘prouder than ever’ of 2025 efforts

Manager praises his team’s turnaround in past 12 monthsJanuary arrivals also hailed for making a key differencePep Guardiola has praised Manchester City for turning their form around to become the best-performing Premier League team in 2025 and warned rivals they will improve once Rodri returns to full fitness.Despite a rare trophyless season, City go to Sunderland on New Year’s Day with 2025’s best points-per-game ratio, narrowly ahead of Arsenal, who played two more league matches. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Declan Rice to win Ballon d'Or; Enzo Maresca sacked; Thomas Frank stays at Tottenham: our 2026 predictions

Arsenal, Chelsea and Tottenham enjoyed successes and failures in 2025, what’s in store next year?

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6 d. ago Martin Ødegaard relocates his missing rhythm to dictate Arsenal’s tempo again

Rejuvenated by his goal on Saturday and free from injuries that have disrupted his season, Arsenal’s captain led their destruction of VillaWhen Arsenal really needed Martin Ødegaard, the captain finally rediscovered his magic touch. Gabriel Magalhães had just opened the scoring against Aston Villa after a first half in which Mikel Arteta’s nervous side were struggling without the influential Declan Rice. Then it happened.Jadon Sancho was waiting to receive a pass from Youri Tielemens inside Villa’s half but, before the forward knew it, Ødegaard had pinched the ball and was haring towards Emiliano Martínez’s goal. A jink back on to his left foot fooled Tielemens and allowed Ødegaard to play through the perfect through ball for Martín Zubimendi to score the crucial second. It was the fifth goal or assist that Zubimendi has contributed to since he joined in the summer – the joint-best return of his club career – and the Spaniard’s impact was rightly hailed by a delighted Arteta. “Credi...

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6 d. ago Martin Ødegaard rediscovers his missing rhythm to dictate Arsenal’s tempo again

Rejuvenated by his goal on Saturday and free from injuries that have disrupted his season, Arsenal’s captain led their destruction of VillaWhen Arsenal really needed Martin Ødegaard, the captain finally rediscovered his magic touch. Gabriel Magalhães had just opened the scoring against Aston Villa after a first half in which Mikel Arteta’s nervous side were struggling without the influential Declan Rice. Then it happened.Jadon Sancho was waiting to receive a pass from Youri Tielemans inside Villa’s half but, before the forward knew it, Ødegaard had pinched the ball and was haring towards Emiliano Martínez’s goal. A jink back on to his left foot fooled Tielemans and allowed Ødegaard to play the perfect through ball for Martín Zubimendi to score the crucial second. It was the fifth goal or assist that Zubimendi has contributed since he joined in the summer – the joint-best return of his club career – and the Spaniard’s impact was rightly hailed by a delighted Arteta. “Credit to his te...

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6 d. ago Meet Ryan Reynolds' unlikely Wrexham transfer experts – including Premier League flop

Wrexham's five-man transfer committee helps make key decisions in the market and includes an ex-Premier League boss

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6 d. ago Sir Alex Ferguson could've stopped 'disaster' Man Utd transfer but was left to regret flop

Sir Alex Ferguson labelled one of his transfers "a disaster" when discussing his time as Manchester United manager

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7 d. ago Viktor Gyokeres should be dropped by Arsenal, says Jamie Carragher

Carragher claimed that both Gabriel Jesus and Kai Havertz were better striker options than summer signing Gyokeres after the Gunners’ big win over Aston Villa

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7 d. ago Rampant Arsenal make a strong title statement and bury the Emery bogey | John Brewin

The fluent football of autumn returned against an Aston Villa team who have often caused Arteta’s side problemsShould Arsenal lift the Premier League trophy in May, the thrill of the chase will be remembered fondly, difficult forks in the road glorified. Here was a statement win to show that the pain and agony can be worth it. A champion team must often suffer to arrive at beautiful moments. Those scratchy wins over Wolves, Everton and Brighton can now be celebrated alongside a champagne evening to sign off 2025.The club’s familiarity with chasing the title as the league turns for home has bred an unavoidable anxiety. April and May have previously proved the cruellest months but December has been full of worries. In pre-match, “north London forever” was sung tremulously, fans seeking a collective warmth to ward off individual doubts about the dream. For 45 minutes, fans, players and manager alike were left alone with their private agonies, only for the second half where Arsenal play...

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7 d. ago Arsenal send title message as they smash Aston Villa to end 2025 in style

ARSENAL 4-1 ASTON VILLA: Gabriel Magalhaes, Martin Zubimendi, Leandro Trossard and Gabriel Jesus all got on the scoresheet in a dominant win over Unai Emery's side

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8 d. ago ‘Dreams are free’ for Aston Villa as Unai Emery targets latest Arsenal success

Manager reflects on lessons learnt from past seasonsThird-placed Villa visit leaders Arsenal on TuesdayUnai Emery said “dreaming is for free” as Aston Villa prepare to face Arsenal knowing victory on Tuesday would cement their place in the Premier League title race and that January arrivals could enhance their chances of staying the distance. Emery warned Villa must learn lessons from 2023-24, when they also had 39 points from their opening 18 matches but ended up finishing fourth.Despite failing to win any of their first six matches in all competitions and not scoring their first league goal until late September, Villa are third in the division, a point behind Manchester City and three off the leaders, Arsenal. Emery recognises Mikel Arteta and Arsenal will want revenge after losing the reverse fixture at Villa Park earlier this month, Emi Buendía’s stoppage-time strike maintaining Villa’s winning run, which now stands at a club-record-equalling 11 matches after Saturday’s comeback...

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8 d. ago Arsenal vs Aston Villa prediction: Gunners to end Villans’ winning streak

Read the latest odds and tips as two title favourites face off at the Emirates on Tuesday

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8 d. ago Rice, Caicedo, Guehi get nod as Arsenal dominate London Team of 2025

Rice, Caicedo, Guehi get nod as Arsenal dominate London Team of 2025  London Evening Standard

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8 d. ago Arteta wants every team to ‘suffer’ at Arsenal with revenge on mind against Villa

Aston Villa snatched last-gasp win earlier in DecemberArteta: ‘It was quite cruel, the way we lost it’Mikel Arteta has said he wants every visiting team to suffer at the Emirates Stadium, as Arsenal host Aston Villa on Tuesday night bidding to avenge their “cruel” defeat from the reverse fixture earlier this month.Arteta’s league leaders lost 2-1 at Villa Park three weeks ago, when Emi Buendía scored a 95th-minute winner with the last kick of the game. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago London Team of the Year 2025: Rice, Caicedo and Guehi get the nod as Arsenal dominate

Only one Tottenham players selected by our writers despite Europa League glory

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1 week ago Declan Rice's private response to Mikel Arteta demand sums up Arsenal star

Arsenal will head into the final Premier League matchday of 2025 at the top of the table after beating Brighton 2-1 with Declan Rice shining in an unfamiliar right-back role

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1 week ago Ødegaard’s strike and Raya’s wonder save help steer Arsenal past Brighton

A few minutes before half-time in a contest that swung entirely one way and then briefly the other, Brighton threatened what was then a rare foray into Arsenal territory. For the briefest of moments, the visitors seemed certain to muster their first shot of an afternoon that had hitherto been miserable.No sooner had Maxim De Cuyper received the ball on the counterattack and glanced up, than the Belgian was flattened by a crunching Declan Rice tackle that hastily restored possession for the hosts. De Cuyper slumped, while Rice towered over him and roared; arguably this season’s standout Premier League midfielder making light of playing right-back for the first time in his Arsenal career. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Arsenal v Brighton, Liverpool v Wolves, Senegal v DR Congo, and more – football live

⚽ Updates from the afternoon’s football action⚽ Live scores | Tables | Follow us on Bluesky | Mail ScottRayan Cherki with another pearler. Barry Glendenning talks you through it.Arsenal v Brighton: Jurrien Timber is missing for Arsenal, but Gabriel returns from injury to take a spot on the bench. Diego Gomez replaces Yankuba Minteh in the Brighton attack. Continue reading...

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