How could we predict Arsenal would perform like that?

The Daily Cannon writers react to the total shambles from Arsenal in the Champions League against Monaco.
LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 27: Alexandre Lacazette of Arsenal celebrates after scoring his team's fifth goal during the Premier League match between Arsenal FC and AFC Bournemouth at Emirates Stadium on February 27, 2019 in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)

Probably his best ever Arsenal performance

Arsenal smashed Bournemouth 5-1 on Wednesday night, taking full advantage of the opportunity to add to their points tally and goal difference ahead of matches against Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United.
WOLVERHAMPTON, ENGLAND - APRIL 24: Unai Emery, the Arsenal manager looks on during the Premier League match between Wolverhampton Wanderers and Arsenal FC at Molineux on April 24, 2019 in Wolverhampton, United Kingdom. (Photo by David Rogers/Getty Images)

Player ratings vs Leicester City: Arsenal continue terrible run of form

Arsenal suffered another damaging defeat at the hands of Leicester City on Sunday, thanks partly to a soft first-half red card, but not helped by a poor overall performance.
Arsenal's Armenian midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan reacts during the English League Cup quarter-final football match between Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur at the Emirates Stadium in London on December 19, 2018. (Photo by Ben STANSALL / AFP / Getty Images)

Player ratings vs Spurs: Wasteful Arsenal knocked out of League Cup

Arsenal put on a display of wasteful finishing as Tottenham Hotspur did the exact opposite on Wednesday night, with Unai Emery's side losing 2-0 to crash out of the League Cup.
WATFORD, ENGLAND - APRIL 15: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang of Arsenal celebrates scoring his side's first goal during the Premier League match between Watford FC and Arsenal FC at Vicarage Road on April 15, 2019 in Watford, United Kingdom. (Photo by Marc Atkins/Getty Images)

Player ratings vs Watford: Arsenal edge crucial 1-0 away victory

Arsenal just edged through their Premier League clash against Watford with a 1-0 victory, despite playing most of the game with a man advantage.

Result: Arsenal u18s fall narrowly short in FA Youth Cup semi-final against Manchester City

Goals from Chris Willock as well as substitute Donyell Malen were unfortunately not enough for the Young Guns to progress into this year's FA Youth Cup final and we lost 4-3 on aggregate after two quick-fire Manchester City strikes.
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Player Ratings: Alexis redeems himself while Mustafi bosses the defence

Arsenal kept their good run going and beat Southampton 2-0 on Wednesday night to get back to 5th place, just 3 away from the beloved top 4.

Arsenal Player ratings v Aston Villa

Arsenal swatted Aston Villa aside, but how did the players do on an individual basis and who was the man of the match?
Mathieu Debuchy

This could be a cricket score! Emphatic Arsenal batter BATE Borisov – with goals

Arsenal managed to completely tear BATE Borisov apart during their final Europa League group stage match.
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u18s report – Smith-Rowe seals Young Guns win over Norwich

Emile Smith-Rowe made a fantastic return from injury with a stoppage-time winner as Arsenal u18s overturned a one-goal deficit to beat Norwich City 2-1 on Saturday afternoon.

Player ratings vs Blackpool: Arsenal win comfortably to progress to FA Cup fourth round

Arsenal made light work of their third-round FA Cup trip to Blackpool, coming away 3-0 winners in a game where they could've scored many more.

Arsenal hold on to beat Swansea after terrible red card decision

Arsenal returned from the international break and picked up where they left off - with all three points despite Jon Moss's efforts to ensure Swansea left the Emirates with something.

Özil dominates proceedings with two assists in blistering second half

A slow first half almost seemed to pass Mesut Özil by on Saturday afternoon. Arsenal's lack of pace and movement stifled the playmaker's ability to influence...

Lucklustre Arsenal drop points against plucky Middlesbrough

Drawing 0-0 at home to newly promoted Middlesborough probably wasn't how Arsene Wenger wanted to spend his 67th birthday yet here we are.

Player ratings v Tottenham Hotspur: Flamini surprises as Arsenal progress

We've all had our fair share to say about Mathieu Flamini recently, myself included, and a lot of it hasn't been positive. However, many off...
Arsenal player ratings

Arsenal player ratings v Tottenham with player highlights

Arsenal were well below par against Tottenham on Sunday and might think that a point was a decent result given how poor they were at times. Here's how the players rated individually:
LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 02: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang of Arsenal reacts after the Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal FC at Wembley Stadium on March 02, 2019 in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)

Player ratings vs Spurs: Arsenal left frustrated after 1-1 derby draw

Arsenal were left bitterly frustrated and disappointed with a draw against Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday, as the home side were gifted decisions to come back for 1-1 and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang missed a penalty.

Arsenal make easy work of Brighton challenge

Arsenal eased their way to a third win in a week after defeating Brighton 2-0.

Report: Gunners record slender victory in feisty Newcastle affair

After a disheartening draw at home against Liverpool, Arsenal travelled up north in search of all three points with a tough challenge on their...

Arsenal player ratings: Ozil and Sanchez terrorise Chelsea

Arsenal beat Chelsea at Wembley with a great display and, to a man, everybody performed excellently.
LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 14: Unai Emery, Manager of Arsenal looks on prior to the UEFA Europa League Round of 16 Second Leg match between Arsenal and Stade Rennais at Emirates Stadium on March 14, 2019 in London, England. (Photo by Alex Morton/Getty Images)

Arsenal player ratings vs Crystal Palace: Gunners waste chance to solidify top four position

Arsenal wasted their chance to take advantage of Manchester United's earlier defeat with a limp and error-ridden performance in defeat to Crystal Palace.

Ozil's orchestra – Arsenal player ratings v West Ham

How did the players do against West Ham? We rate them individually.
LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 05: Freddie Ljungberg caretaker Arsenal coach during the Premier League match between Arsenal FC and Brighton & Hove Albion at Emirates Stadium on December 5, 2019 in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Marc Atkins/Getty Images)

Arsenal Player Ratings vs Brighton: Only 1 player lived up to expectations

Arsenal's first home game under Freddie Ljungberg ended in disappointment as Brighton won 2-1 at the Emirates Stadium on Thursday.
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Akpom back as Nketiah scores again for u23s

Edward Nketiah scored his fourth goal at u23 level to secure a slender but deserved victory for the Young Guns, as they returned to winning ways after a 3-2 away defeat against Liverpool in the second week of December.
during the Premier League match between Leicester City and Arsenal at The King Power Stadium on May 9, 2018 in Leicester, England.

Spirited 10-man performance despite defeat: Player ratings v Leicester City

Arsenal lost yet another away match on Wednesday night, this time against Leicester City, but for once the team had a valid excuse.
Arsenal's German midfielder #29 Kai Havertz celebrates scoring the team's second goal during the English Premier League football match between Arsenal and Brighton and Hove Albion at the Emirates Stadium in London on December 17, 2023. (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images)

Arsenal 2 Brighton 0: Player ratings as Gunners go top

Arsenal clinch a 2-0 win over Brighton, moving to the Premier League's top spot, with goals from Gabriel Jesus and Kai Havertz. Player ratings included.

Shadow of his former self: Brutal Arsenal player ratings v Manchester City

Arsenal put in a slightly improved performance against Manchester City on Thursday night, but ended with exactly the same result as at the weekend.
LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 06: David Luiz of Arsenal scores his team's first goal during the Premier League match between Arsenal FC and AFC Bournemouth at Emirates Stadium on October 06, 2019, in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Catherine Ivill/Getty Images)

Player ratings vs Bournemouth: Arsenal earn 3 points despite making things difficult for themselves

Arsenal made hard work of another home win on Sunday, this time against Bournemouth.

Happy St Totteringham's Day – Post Hull v Arsenal reactions

Time to play Hull for the fourth time in under 12 months. Yippee. In addition to our extensive pre-match coverage of the game, we've gotten...

When he plays like this, he’s unbeatable: Arsenal player ratings v Tottenham

Arsenal put in arguably their best performance of the season so far against Spurs at the Emirates on Saturday afternoon.

Abject Arsenal lucky to beat defiant Doncaster Rovers after another frustrating display – with...

As with most Arsenal games, their League Cup clash against Doncaster started well before descending into mediocrity.
BRIGHTON, ENGLAND - MARCH 04: A dejected looking Petr Cech of Arsenal during the Premier League match between Brighton and Hove Albion and Arsenal at Amex Stadium on March 4, 2018 in Brighton, England. (Photo by Catherine Ivill/Getty Images)

Defensive mistakes kill Arsenal again: Player ratings v Brighton

Arsenal slipped to a new low over the weekend, losing a fourth consecutive match, 2-1 against newly promoted Brighton & Hove Albion.
WOLVERHAMPTON, ENGLAND - APRIL 24: Unai Emery, the Arsenal manager looks on during the Premier League match between Wolverhampton Wanderers and Arsenal FC at Molineux on April 24, 2019 in Wolverhampton, United Kingdom. (Photo by David Rogers/Getty Images)

Arsenal player ratings vs Wolves: Gunners continue to stall with second consecutive defeat

Arsenal were embarrassed by a dominant first-half performance by Wolves in their Premier League clash on Wednesday night, and Unai Emery's side ended up losing the match 3-1.
Arsenal's English striker Eddie Nketiah celebrates after he scores the team's first goal during the English Premier League football match between Southampton and Arsenal at St Mary's Stadium in Southampton, southern England on June 25, 2020. (Photo by Mike Hewitt / POOL / AFP)

Arsenal ensure Premier League survival with Southampton win

Arsenal picked up all three points at the home of the side with the worst home record in the league, thus ensuring they are able to play Premier League football next season.

Insane dejav vu: Arsenal player ratings v Leicester

The Premier League got off to an absolute cracking start with a Friday night thriller at the Emirates between Arsenal and Leicester.
Alexis Sanchez

Arsenal convince few their problems are solved with nervy win over Hull

Arsenal got back to winning ways with a 2-0 win over Hull at the Emirates but they still look less than solid.
LIEGE, BELGIUM - DECEMBER 12: Interim Manager of Arsenal, Freddie Ljungberg looks on prior to the UEFA Europa League group F match between Standard Liege and Arsenal FC at Stade Maurice Dufrasne on December 12, 2019 in Liege, Belgium. (Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images)

11 things I noticed as Arsenal seal top spot in Europa League group

Arsenal sealed top spot in their group and ensured a more favourable draw for the knock-out round of the Europa League, but it was not pretty.

Arsenal fans react to referee helping Liverpool and Koscielny stupidity as Champions League hopes...

Arsenal have officially finished in fifth - their lowest league position in two decades.

Player focus: Alexis scores for 4th league game in a row, will he stay...

Harry Kane scored his second hat-trick this week against Hull to beat Alexis Sanchez to this season's Golden Boot.
LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 18: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang of Arsenal acknowledges the fans after the Premier League match between Arsenal and Crystal Palace at Emirates Stadium on October 18, 2021 in London, England. (Photo by Catherine Ivill/Getty Images)

Arsenal player ratings vs Crystal Palace don’t lie

Arsenal returned to Premier League action with another very poor showing, this time against Patrick Vieira's Crystal Palace, so how did the player's rate?