Arsenal Match Centre Archives: 08/2022

Oleksandr Zinchenko could be in contention to play against Aston Villa on Wednesday after his injury absence at the weekend.

Arsenal are entering the Women’s Champions League in qualifying Round 2 and we know now who will be our potential opponents.

Arsenal’s record of winning in Europe is far from great, so why do fans get so excited when it always leads to disappointment ponders Paul Williams…

Arsenal and England winger Beth Mead was voted second by the UEFA panel for the UEFA Women’s Player of the Year, behind Spain and Barcelona’s Alexia Putellas and ahead of Wolfsburg and Germany’s Lena Oberdorf.

Fulham’s manager Marco Silva was more than a tad bitter after his side lost 2-1 at the Emirates, claiming that Arsenal had few ‘clear chances’ and that both goals were ‘lucky’.

Arsenal’s Europa League group stage fixtures have been confirmed, revealing the best and worst of the upcoming schedule.

Arsenal’s team news brought a disappointing update with Oleksandr Zinchenko out of the game with an injury while Thomas Partey also missed out.

As we head into Matchweek 4 with with Arsenal set to face Fulham having won their opening three matches of the season, some people are getting a little carried away, like whichever journalist at the pre-game press conference asked Mikel Arteta if Arsenal are title contenders this season.

Jarred Gillett will step away from the TV screens to take up his whistle as he is appointed referee for Arsenal’s game against Fulham at the Emirates this weekend.

Saturday’s game against Fulham will be Mikel Arteta’s 100th Premier League game as Arsenal manager and it’s quite interesting to look at the progress that has been made over that time, even if Arteta wasn’t aware of his approaching milestone.

The Europa League draw for group stages was made on Friday and Arsenal finally learned who they will be spending their Thursday evenings with for the foreseeable future.

Matthew and Paul enjoy a recap of Arsenal beating Bournemouth, give some love to the new boys (and Martin Odegaard) and look at the continued evolution of Arsenal’s defensive set up.

Arsenal claimed all three points at Bournemouth on Saturday with an impressive display that saw a brace from club captain Martin Odegaard and a sublime strike from William ‘do do do do’ Saliba.

William Saliba put in yet another brilliant performance this weekend, capping it all with a spectacular goal as he was serenaded by Arsenal fans with a chant the players are now joining in with.

Craig Pawson will take charge of Arsenal’s game against Bournemouth on Saturday and he will be ‘assisted’ by Paul Tierney on VAR.

Matthew, Paul and Sylvain talk about the win against Leicester City and what it tells us about the tactics and balance of the side going forward, laugh at the basket case that is Manchester United and wonder what Chelsea vs Spurs tells us about VAR.

There isn’t that much going on as we wait for Mikel Arteta’s pre-Bournemouth press conference, but here’s a roundup of what’s making the headlines today.

Granit Xhaka is relishing life in a new position after grabbing a goal and an assist as Arsenal beat Leicester 4-2 at the Emirates but Mikel Arteta has said that Fabio Vieira will also play in that role.

Mikel Arteta has heaped even more praise on William Saliba as the youngster put in another great display against Leicester City, never letting his head drop after scoring an unfortunate own goal.

Matthew and Paul look back at the 2-0 win at Selhurst Park and the performances of the the new (and like a new signing) boys, before looking forward to the opening home game against Brendan Rodgers’ side.