Premier League Archives: 08/2022

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

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 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.

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.

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.

Mikel Arteta is the second fastest Arsenal manager to reach 50 league wins with the club after his side’s 2-0 win over Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park on Friday evening.

Patrick Vieira believes that Mikel Arteta’s side will be ‘closer to the title’ after watching them beat his Crystal Palace side at Selhurst Park on Friday.

William Saliba was named Man of the Match by Sky Sports after his impressive debut as Arsenal beat Crystal Palace in the season opener while keeping a cleansheet, but just how impressive was he?

Mikel Arteta met with the press on Thursday ahead of the start of the 22/23 campaign and delivered a positive update for three of Arsenal’s four injured players.