Arsenal News Archives: 08/2022

Tyreece John-Jules scored an impressive solo goal for Ipswich Town on his first start in League One on Saturday, helping them top the table.

Folarin Balogun became Ligue 1’s joint-top scorer in the early hours of Sunday afternoon, after scoring his third goal in three games.

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.

The Arsenal u21s thrashed Chelsea 4-1 to go top of the league on Saturday, their fourth consecutive win in all competitions under Mehmet Ali.

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.

Mikel Arteta has hailed Stan Kroenke’s ownership of Arsenal saying it is ‘as good as I’ve seen in football’ with the Gunners sitting second in the transfer spend table across Europe.

Mikel Arteta is confident that Bukayo Saka and Arsenal are on the same page with his contract situation, but it will take time to finalise.

Granit Xhaka believes we should forget William Saliba’s own goal because the defender is a proper leader with a lot of quality.

Craig Pawson will take charge of Arsenal’s game against Bournemouth on Saturday and he will be ‘assisted’ by Paul Tierney on VAR.

Marquinhos is set to stay with Arsenal until at least the January transfer window, after impressing with the club’s u21 side.

Michael Appleton has confirmed that Charlie Patino is only facing weeks rather than months out, after his injury with Blackpool.

Cedric Soares, Fabio Vieira, and Emile Smith Rowe all came through their u21 appearances without problems and are now available to face Bournemouth.

Arsenal u21 head coach Mehmet Ali has confirmed that they were using Fabio Vieira on the right wing on instructions from the first team.

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.

Bournemouth boss Scott Parker has heaped huge praise on Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal ahead of their visit to the Vitality Stadium this weekend.

The early signs look good on Charlie Patino’s injury, and he was in attendance for Arsenal’s u21 game on Wednesday night.

The Arsenal u21s won their opening Premier League Cup game with the help of first-team players Fabio Vieira, Emile Smith Rowe, and Cedric Soares on Wednesday.

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.

Brooke Norton-Cuffy joined first-team training with Arsenal this week, after signing his new contract with the club.

Two Arsenal players featured across the BBC, Premier League, and WhoScored Teams of the Week for the latest round of fixtures.