Arsenal Match Centre Archives: 03/2023

Teen goalkeeper Joe Whitworth may start against Arsenal as Crystal Palace’s Vicente Guaita faces a fitness uncertainty due to a hamstring injury.

Eddie Nketiah is still yet to return to training ahead of Arsenal’s match against Sporting CP on Thursday, according to reports.

Looking for Granit Xhaka’s foul stats? Discover how the midfielder has improved his game this season, resulting in fewer bookings and more fouls received. Last season may have been the outlier as Xhaka has been booked just three times from 17 fouls this season, compared to 10 bookings from 29 fouls last season. Read on for a breakdown of his foul and card stats, and how they compare to his career average.

In years gone by, it feels like it was guaranteed that the players making the most fouls were our defenders who were constantly having to make last-ditch challenges, but things look very different under Mikel Arteta.

Gabriel Magalhaes missed out on the World Cup with Brazil and as he grows ever more into his role as leader in the heart of Arsenal’s defence, that decision looks worse with every passing game.

Leandro Trossard returned to action in style against Fulham on Sunday but, after the game, Mikel Arteta revealed the player probably should have been out a lot longer with the injury he picked up against Bournemouth.

Oleksandr Zinchenko has picked up two yellow cards this season from just two fouls, so how does that compare to his time at Manchester City?

Arsenal secured a 3-0 win against Fulham at Craven Cottage, with three first-half goals by Gabriel Magalhaes, Gabriel Martinelli and Martin Odegaard and after the game, Mikel Arteta spoke to the press.

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta watched on as his team made history by winning their fifth London derby in a row with a clean sheet in their game against Fulham.

Leandro Trossard became the first player in Premier League history to register a hattrick of assists in the first half of a Premier League away game.

Mikel Arteta insists he has no plans to convince his players to stop celebrating, suggesting that passion is fundamental to football.

Fulham manager Marco Silva has praised goalkeeper Bernd Leno ahead of the match against his former club Arsenal, saying he’s one of the three best keepers in the country.

Arsenal have been cleared of any wrongdoing by the Football Association (FA) following an investigation into the nature of their goal celebrations against Bournemouth.

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has urged fans to be patient with striker Gabriel Jesus when he returns from his three-month layoff due to a knee injury sustained during last year’s World Cup as he explained what he needs to return to playing.

Perhaps watching how officials in England treat Arsenal, Sporting CP complained to the referee , feeling the Gunners ‘received help’ from the officials.

Sporting CP and Arsenal played out an entertaining 2-2 draw in the first leg of their Europa League Round of 16 tie at the Estadio Jose Alvalade.

I don’t suppose we Arsenal fans are, by any means, the only set of fans who feel like our team have been put on this planet for the sole purpose of being extremely hazardous for our health. However, it is our team, our beloved, brilliant team who have scored three last minute winners in the last six weeks.

Mikel Arteta sought out Fabio Vieira’s knowledge of Sporting CP ahead of their Europa League round of 16 match, due to Vieira’s experience playing against them in the Primeira Liga for Porto and his knowledge of their squad through international under-21 games.

Arsenal have added three academy players to their Europa League squad ahead of the knockout stages, as Mikel Arteta’s side prepare to travel to Lisbon.

In a thrilling Continental League Cup final at Selhurst Park, Arsenal defeated Chelsea 3-1 to end their four-year wait for a trophy.