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Wenger: Basel won’t be intimidated by Arsenal

Arsene Wenger is wary of Basel after the Swiss team beat both Manchester United and Chelsea in recent years.

Wenger gives his view on “heavy” Allardyce story

On Tuesday morning, the news that Sam Allardyce's job as England manager was hanging in the balance due to a secretly filmed alleged conversation about side-stepping the third party ownership rule and naturally, Arsene Wenger was asked about it.

Giroud set to miss out on Burnley

Arsene Wenger has confirmed that although Olivier Giroud would miss out on the Basel clash on Wednesday through suspension anyway, he'll also most likely miss out on our Premier League match with Burnley on Sunday.
Arsenal team news

Team news: Coquelin misses Basel, back in ‘three weeks’

As was previously reported by L'Equipe, it seems as if Francis Coquelin's knee injury sustained against Chelsea at the weekend isn't as serious as was first feared but he will miss our Basel clash on Wednesday.
from Arsenal's opposition

Opposition watch: Harry Kane could make North London Derby return

Mauricio Pochettino claims he's had good news about Harry Kane's ankle ligament injury and the striker could return as soon as the North London Derby.

Mo Farah: I have a good relationship with Arsenal, I’d love to work with...

Olympics gold medalist, Mo Farah, has spoken about his relationship with Arsenal in a recent interview with The Sunday Times Magazine and even admitted he'd love to work with our fitness coach one day.

Tickets for Arsenal v Reading in EFL Cup available for £5 – £20

Arsenal and Reading fans will pay just £10 or £20 (or £5/£10 if under 16 or over 65) for the EFL cup game on 25 October.
Arsenal team of the week

One from Arsenal and Tottenham make European Team of the Week

Both Arsenal and Tottenham had one player each in the European Team of the Week with Chelsea, unsurprisingly, not contributing anything to the conversation.

Injury update from France – Great news for Francis Coquelin

L'Equipe in France are reporting that Francis Coquelin will not be ruled out for the rest of the calendar year as had been feared and could be back in as little as 15 days after reports showed the injury was not as bad as first feared.

Snapped: Coquelin in leg brace as fears grow his 2016 is over

Reports are growing that Francis Coquelin could be facing a number of months on the sidelines after he did his knee against Chelsea on Saturday.

Loan watch: Szczesny solid but Roma falter against Torino

Wojciech Szczesny was on the losing side as Roma suffered a surprise 3-1 away defeat at the hands of Torino on Sunday afternoon.
Arsene Wenger

Wenger: This should give our players the taste for more

Arsène Wenger has said that our 3-0 home victory over Chelsea should give the players "the taste to want more" over the coming months with plenty of important fixtures coming thick-and-fast in all competitions.

“I feel like a kid on Christmas Eve” – Jenko set to rejoin first...

Carl Jenkinson is set to return to first team training on Monday and, on Sunday night, the rightback said he felt like a kid on Christmas Eve.

Howe: Wilshere can be brilliant for Bournemouth

Eddie Howe has publicly shown his belief that Jack Wilshere can be a brilliant player for Bournemouth whilst on loan with the Cherries this season.

Wenger: Iwobi isn’t the kind of player who impresses you at first

Alex Iwobi has emerged on the first-team scene this year and is currently enjoying his football, competing against the top sides and keeping a composed head on very talented shoulders.
Walcott has started the season off well, surprising many critics who suggested his time at the Emirates was gradually coming to a halt. | Photo: Paul Gilham / Getty Images

Drogba calls Walcott a dancing mouse

Chelsea legend, Didier Drogba, couldn't resist getting in a light-hearted dig after Arsenal beat his former team 3-0 on Saturday.

Rio Ferdinand urges Walcott to help inexperienced Arsenal players

Rio Ferdinand believes the key to Arsenal's continued success needs to be the likes of Theo Walcott getting behind the young, more inexperienced players.
LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 02: Alex Iwobi of Arsenal celebrates his team's 1-0 win in the FA Community Shield match between Chelsea and Arsenal at Wembley Stadium on August 2, 2015 in London, England. (Photo by Mike Hewitt/Getty Images)

Modest Iwobi ‘grateful’ for Man of the Match award

Alex Iwobi won Man of the Match for his performance against Chelsea during Arsenal's 3-0 win on Saturday.
from Arsenal's opposition

Eden Hazard: Arsenal smashed us

After Arsenal beat Chelsea 3-0 on Saturday, Eden Hazard spoke to SFR Sport and admitted that the Gunners had indeed 'smashed' the Blues.

Rejoice! Jenko returns to full training

Get the party hats ready people because Carl Jenkinson has apparently returned to full training!

Look: Ramsey attends Arsenal’s ‘special’ win over Chelsea

Despite being injured, Aaron Ramsey was still keen to show his support for Arsenal following their 3-0 win over Chelsea on Saturday evening.
Walcott has started the season off well, surprising many critics who suggested his time at the Emirates was gradually coming to a halt. | Photo: Paul Gilham / Getty Images

Walcott explains how Arsenal overpowered Chelsea

Theo Walcott, who himself was impressive and enjoyed a good game, has publicly said he felt Arsenal's team effort overpowered Chelsea and consequently lead to a convincing 3-0 home victory at the Emirates.

Bellerin: Walcott and I understand each other

Hector Bellerin has revealed how much he enjoys playing with an in form Theo Walcott, admitting that it's 'fun' to play behind the forward.

Wenger: I’m hungrier than I was 20 years ago

Arsene Wenger has admitted that he's hungrier now than he was when he took the Arsenal job 20 years ago.

Wenger worried over Coq injury

One blot from our convincing 3-0 victory over Chelsea on Saturday evening was the fact that Francis Coquelin sustained a knee injury, which forced him off in the 32nd minute.

Loan watch: Wilshere starts again as Bournemouth end Everton’s unbeaten streak

Jack Wilshere started and played 75 minutes as Bournemouth registered their second Premier League victory of the season at home against Everton, consequently ending their unbeaten streak.

Loan watch: Chambers encouraging but Boro defeated on his first start

It was a frustrating debut for Calum Chambers as he was unable to stop Middlesbrough from succumbing to a 2-1 home defeat against Tottenham in one of Saturday's 3pm kick-off's.

Loan watch: Campbell dropped, Asano encouraging

There were mixed feelings for two of Arsenal's loanee players over this past week, with Joel Campbell's poor performance against Rio Ave meaning he was left on the substitutes' bench for Sporting's 4-2 win against Estoril Friday evening.

Bellerin praises Arsenal’s massive win over Chelsea

Hector Bellerin has tweeted about Arsenal's 'massive result' against Chelsea after the Gunners thumped them 3-0.
Arsenal team news

Arsenal medical staff fear internal ligament damage to Coq – report

According to RMC, Arsenal's medical staff are concerned about Francis Coquelin's injury and fear that he could have damaged his internal knee ligament.

Mesut Ozil: This is what Arsenal fans deserve

Mesut Ozil has already taken to Twitter to share a selfie of himself, Granit Xhaka, Lucas and Shkodran Mustafi in the dressing room at the Emirates, celebrating a brilliant win over Chelsea.
Arsenal team news

Official teams: Arsenal v Chelsea

Although Arsenal host Chelsea higher in the table on goal difference, the Gunners will need a positive result to really make their mark on the Premier League.
23 Oct 1999: (L to R) Marc Overmars and Ray Parlour congratulate Arsenal team mate Kwankwo Kanu. Picture: Graham Chadwick /Allsport

“I remember it like it was yesterday” – Kanu speaks about Chelsea hattrick

Former Arsenal star, Kanu, has opened up about his iconic hattrick against Chelsea, which he claims to remember like it was yesterday.
Per Mertesacker

Mertesacker: We need to respect dangerous Chelsea

Per Mertesacker has urged his Arsenal teammates to respect how dangerous Chelsea can be.

Mesut Ozil claims if Arsenal want to win title they must beat Chelsea

Mesut Ozil claims that if Arsenal want to win the Premier League, they must first beat their rivals, Chelsea.

Wenger admits Arsenal have hurdle to overcome against Chelsea

Arsene Wenger had admitted that Arsenal need to overcome a hurdle in order to beat Chelsea after finishing both clashes last season without 11 men on the pitch.

Szczesny: Schmeichel is the goalkeeper that I prefer

Wojciech Szczesny has revealed that the goalkeeper he looks up to the most is Manchester United legend, Peter Schmeichel.

87% of Arsenal fans polled would not swap Wenger for Mourinho

A few weeks ago, we ran a poll on Arsene Wenger and Jose Mourinho, so in light of the recent drama we thought we'd send it out again to see if fans still felt the same.

Wenger picks out three Chelsea dangermen Arsenal must stop

Arsene Wenger met with the press on Friday morning ahead of his side’s game against Chelsea at the Emirates on Saturday.

Wenger refuses to rise to Mourinho bait

Arsene Wenger met with reporters on Friday morning and it was inevitable that someone would ask him about Jose Mourinho's comments about 'breaking his face'.