Premier League Archives: 10/2016

Mohamed Elneny and Francis Coquelin completed the most passes during Arsenal’s 0-0 draw against Middlesbrough but, even so, the Gunners missed Santi Cazorla and Granit Xhaka massively.

After a morale-boosting Champions League thrashing over Ludogorets in midweek, which was hard work irrespective of the scoreline, it’s back to the rigours of Premier League football once more.

Former Barcelona goalkeeper, Victor Valdes, has hailed Arsenal as ‘one of the best teams in the world right now’ but that Middlesbrough will travel to the Emirates in search of all three points.

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain has revealed that Theo Walcott apologised to him in the dressing room after missing two glorious chances seal his own hattrick and register a much-needed assist for the Ox.

Arsenal’s 3-2 victory over Swansea on Saturday afternoon was more nervy than it needed to be, especially with Theo Walcott netting two first-half goals.

Was Jon Moss right to send off Granit Xhaka?

Arsenal’s 3-2 victory over Swansea wasn’t easy but thanks to goals from Theo Walcott and Mesut Ozil, we did it.

Arsene Wenger admitted that his side got a bit lucky on Saturday against Swansea but also said that there was only one real winner on the pitch.

Arsene Wenger has admitted his side got a bit lucky against Swansea and bemoaned how a positive afternoon almost turned into a nightmare.

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.

The tedium of the interlull is finally over and Premier League football is back with us.

As Alexis, as well as others, have only just returned from international duty, it’s likely that we’ll see an ever-so-slightly rotated squad against Swansea.

I know, I know, nobody should listen to what the Sun has to say, but the problem is, millions of people do, so their bull needs to be addressed.

When is a handball not a handball? When you know the laws of the game.

Arsenal travelled to Turf Moor on Sunday on the crest of a massive wave but what did we learn from their struggles?

Theo Walcott is a changed player but he still seems to hold the ability to frustrate, especially against defences which give him little space as Burnley did on Sunday. Is Theo just a ‘big game’ player as we all assume?

Arsene Wenger has revealed that he was ‘fuming’ with Arsenal’s decision to take a short corner just before they scored the winner in the dying seconds against Burnley at Turf Moor.

Arsenal squeezed home against Burnley with a last minute goal we possibly, maybe, didn’t quite deserve, so how did the players do?

It seems, at times, that there’s nothing that the media love more than to whinge that Arsenal shouldn’t have won when they’ve pulled off something dramatic.

Arsenal couldn’t replicate their form of recent weeks but somehow grabbed a last-minute winner against Burnley as we head into the international break pondering familiar problems.