Arsenal News Archives: 02/2017

Calum Chambers started and completed the full 90 minutes as Middlesbrough kept a clean sheet in a goalless draw with Everton.

All but one of the players out on-loan featured for their respective sides in Friday and Saturday’s round of fixtures across Europe with varying success and minutes scattered.

Arsenal have not done away with the tradition of the captain picking the matchday kit shirt length and have confirmed that it one they care about very much.

After his first clean sheet in four matches during a 2-0 win over Hull yesterday, Petr Cech refused to rule us out of the Premier League title race.

Emile Smith-Rowe made a fantastic return from injury with a stoppage-time winner as Arsenal u18s overturned a one-goal deficit to beat Norwich City 2-1 on Saturday afternoon.

Arsene Wenger hailed Hull as a side without ‘any weaknesses’ that he could see as he apologised for the referee’s decision against Alexis Sanchez and for making a point that wasn’t quite to the journalists’ liking.

Our player feature this week is Anna Patten, a young defender who went on the first team trip to Portugal and Spain and played against FC Bayern.

Ian Wright caused something of a commotion this weekend after he revealed Arsenal Wenger told him he was ‘coming to the end’.

Arsene Wenger spoke with the press after his side’s win over Hull, apologising if Alexis’ goal was handball and admitting the side were nervous.

Kieran Gibbs admitted he was lucky not to get sent off against Hull when he picked up a yellow in the second half.

Earlier this week, Kicker published an article highlighting Takuma Asano’s dissatisfaction with his performances at VfB Stuttgart.

Per Mertesacker has revealed that Arsenal training has been ‘very aggressive’ this week as the side work hard on the issues raised in the last few games and has called on the fans to get behind the team.

Arsene Wenger has told the matchday programme that the team needs the fans fully behind them as they try to get things back on track.

Chinese club, Dalian Quanjian, have officially announced the signing of Arsenal’s forward, Asisat Oshoala.

Arsenal Ladies were defeated by Rosengard 2-1 in a behind-closed-doors friendly at Carsharlton FC.

As we previously revealed Asisat Oshoala is on her way to China and actually already training there.

Egypt’s silver medal at this year’s AFCON has seen the nation enter the Top 25 FIFA rankings after the governing body released the latest table.

Carl Jenkinson has admitted that he would have liked to move to Crystal Palace during January and that’s he no intention of just seeing out the next three-and-a-half years of his Arsenal contract.

Shkodran Mustafi’s dream start to life in the Premier League came to a crashing halt with back-to-back defeats by Watford and Chelsea, but the German is still hoping Arsenal can win the title this season.

Arsenal have confirmed that they will get their Spring Series underway on April 23rd against Notts County at Boreham Wood.