Alexis hailed as the ‘Messi of Chile’

Alexis Sanchez has been hailed as the 'Messi of Chile' by his international teammate, Gary Medel. With the Premier League season now over and only...

Injury update: Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain has been speaking about his latest injury setback and how he's coping with it.
Santi Cazorla

Stats: Santi passes Arsenal to a point

Arsenal's game against PSG was annoying in it's predictability but Santi Cazorla worked his pass magic to help Arsenal to a point.
Rob Holding

Bright future in store for Rob Holding

Since signing for Arsenal from Bolton in 2016, Rob Holding has shown time and time again why Arsene Wenger has reason to be very excited about his future.

Love Xhak

The season is over and Arsenal are already on the verge of announcing a deal for Granit Xhaka: very un-Arsenal, right? Well, with the player...

Alexis Sánchez, what’s the problem?

Rushing on the ball, working hard but fruitlessly off the ball, and generally looking a shadow of himself: what's up with Alexis Sánchez? The Chilean...

Wenger backs Ox to thrive after goal and assist

It's been a tough season so far for Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain. The England midfielder started on the opening day of the Premier League campaign after scoring...

Coq (on the) up and a Diaby downer

Two players who have experienced very different fortunes - just how fragile is the career of a top-flight footballer?
Kieran Gibbs

Player focus: Gibbs performs well once more when called upon

Kieran Gibbs made only his second Premier League start of the campaign during our Boxing Day victory over West Brom and once again proved why he is a credible replacement for Nacho Monreal, who is three years his elder and has struggled for consistency so far this term.

Player focus: Giroud respond to Welbeck challenge

It is safe to say that Olivier Giroud has not been having the best of times of late. Ten games without a goal, missing important...

Player Focus: Alexis Sanchez returns to form against his old side

Ever since Alexis Sanchez returned from a two-month injury in late January, his performances have been rather predictable. He'd start on the left wing, receive...
Olivier Giroud and Alex Iwobi v Swansea

Player focus – Giroud more deadly that Diego Costa or Sergio Ageuro

Despite appearing to be struggling with an injury to his ankle, Olivier Giroud once against proved why Arsenal were right to extend his deal when the Gunners beat Swansea 4-0.

Where will Theo Walcott be playing next season?

by Helen Trantum Inevitably over the long summer break, there is only really one topic of conversation available to football fans. Identifying gaps in the squad...

Mesut Özil’s best assists of 2015

It's been one hell of a year for Mesut Özil, particularly since the start of the new Premier League season. An incredible number of assists...

Player Focus: Aaron Ramsey brings 2014 to the Bridge

Aaron Ramsey put in a man of the match display in the 0-0 draw with Chelsea.

Campbell: I like doing fancy moves

Joel Campbell has admitted he loves doing tricks no the pitch, but insists he's no show-off.

Defenders need to be fast? Don’t tell Per and Cal

All week long I heard people talk about Jamie Vardy and how Gabriel needs to play against Leicester City because of his pace. Speaking on...

Player focus: Is Giroud good enough?

With Danny Welbeck still in the process of returning to match fitness, Olivier Giroud was handed an opportunity to reclaim his place in the regular starting lineup. Did he take advantage of this chance?
Nacho Monreal v Tottenham

Surprising Arsenal player most influential against Tottenham

No, no, no, it wasn’t Kevin Wimmer, although he was up there with his excellent headed finish to give Arsenal the lead on Sunday.

Player focus: Gabriel continues to gradually grow

Gabriel showed huge signs of improvement in our 4-0 win against Watford on Saturday.

Arsenal’s Per-fect defensive partners?

Prior to the international break Arsenal centre-half Gabriel gave two impressive showings. Illness and injury ruled Per Mertesacker and Laurent Koscielny out of the Liverpool...

Why Theo Walcott must start against Aston Villa

Ahead of Saturday's FA Cup Final, Paul Williams examines Theo Walcott's chances of a place in the starting line up Three days until Wembley, are...

Walcott deal is highlight of the summer, no matter what else happens

by Helen Trantum Thirteen and a half years is a long time. It’s longer than we’ve been at the Emirates. It’s longer than Daily Cannon has...

Player focus: Campbell leaves Sunderland and Spurs’ DeAndre Yedlin looking like a dummy

Joel Campbell has had something of a topsy turvy few games. Against Dinamo Zagreb he was a live wire, making one very smart assist and...

David Ospina living his ‘dream’ at Arsenal

by Lee Hurley It seemed like he was set for the Arsenal door just one season after arriving, but David Ospina is not giving up...
Granit Xhaka v Bournemouth

Player focus: Granit Xhaka runs the show

Granit Xhaka finally got a start for Arsenal and he used it to run, pass, tackle, and recover the ball more than any other player.

Ramsey: I do it because I’m asked to

He'd rather not play there but Aaron Ramsey is doing his cause no favours by being pretty effective out on the right. With the manager...

Wenger right to hail Čech once more

Despite playing behind a talented defence, Petr Čech has been heavily involved for Arsenal this season and Sunday was no different. A simple save to...

Player focus: Koscielny defensively solid despite disappointing defeat

On yet another frustrating afternoon for Arsenal, centre-back Laurent Koscielny was unsurprisingly one of the visitors' best performers against Manchester City.

Life is a lemon and I want my Szczesny back

We look at why Wojciech Szczesny, whatever his crimes, simply must return to the Arsenal first team ahead of the weekend's game against Everton.

Anniversary of career changing moment for Özil

by Lewis Ambrose Mesut Özil reminded me of something with a post on Instagram earlier. The German star wasn't really considered as such at last season's...

Player focus: Kolasinac continues to excite us all with assist v Leicester

Sead Kolasinac continued to be an absolute beast for Arsenal against Leicester during their season opener at the Emirates on Friday night.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang skills and goals 18/19

If you were to ask most Arsenal fans they'd probably tell you that Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang hasn't really got going this season.

Video: Jeff Reine-Adelaide v Wolfsburg

by Lewis Ambrose Jeff Reine-Adelaide was virtually unknown on Saturday morning. By the end of the weekend Arsenal fans everywhere were talking about him. An impressive...

Player focus: Xhaka shows why Arsenal bought him

Granit Xhaka was once again Arsenal's stand-out passmaster against West Ham on Wednesday night.

Daily Cannon POTM for December: Mesut Özil

I sense a running theme. After Nacho Monreal in August and Theo Walcott in September, Mesut Özil has dominated the Daily Cannon Arsenal player of the...
Laurent Koscielny and Robert Lewandowski

Player focus – Koscielny’s importance to Arsenal underlined

It was no coincidence that as soon as Laurent Koscielny was subbed off at the start of the second half against Bayern Munich, everything fell to pieces.

Player focus: Mohamed Elneny shines at Camp Nou

It should come as no surprise now, but Mohamed Elneny is really quite good. As if shining in a full Premier League debut against Tottenham...

Coquelin still suffering from knee injury consequences

Coquelin is unlike most Wenger youth products. The majority have had regular first team exposure throughout their late teens. By their mid-20s they have racked up...

How did Mathieu Debuchy fare against Red Star after long-awaited return?

On Thursday evening, Mathieu Debuchy played his first 90 minutes of senior football since that Bournemouth game in November 2016 and... he wasn't actually too bad.