Santi Cazorla

Southampton man baffled by quality of Arsenal penalty spot

Virgil van Dijk has admitted his frustration with the Arsenal groundsmen after he was unable to destroy the penalty spot prior to Santi Cazorla giving Arsenal the lead against Southampton in the closing moments of Saturday’s game.
TOPSHOT - Arsenal's Costa Rican striker Joel Campbell (L) and Arsenal's French midfielder Mathieu Flamini react after a missed chance during the English Premier League football match between Arsenal and Chelsea at the Emirates Stadium in London on January 24, 2016. / AFP / BEN STANSALL

Alan Pardew sounds like he has never watched Mathieu Flamini play

Alan Pardew has hailed Mathieu Flamini’s leadership and passing ability after signing him on a free while the midfielder said Pardew was key to him signing for Crystal Palace.

Crystal Palace increase their shouty-pointy potential by signing Mathieu Flamini

Crystal Palace have increased their ability to shout and point wildly on the pitch by signing former Arsenal midfielder Mathieu Flamini.
Eddie Howe

Howe “It’s meaningless, I don’t want to hear about [Arsenal links]”

Eddie Howe has dismissed the rumours that emerged earlier in the week that Arsenal are lining him up as a successor to Arsene Wenger.

FC Lokomotiv Moscow with superb fan gesture other clubs should pay attention to

When it comes to the connection between fans and the club they support, sometimes you couldn’t feel further away. One club is trying to fix that.

Chelsea set to sign Lukaku – report

Reports on Sunday claimed that Chelsea were moving closer to a deal to re-sign Romelu Lukaku from Everton, breaking Arsenal hearts.
European Super League money

Boost as Arsenal ranked 23rd most valuable sports club in the world

When compared to all sports on a global basis, Arsenal are some way off the big players, coming in 23rd according to the latest figures released by Forbes.

Referee mistakes cost Arsenal Premier League title

If you think that Arsenal regularly get shafted by referees, then you are right.

Leicester want Walcott/Mahrez swap – report

Reports emerged on Saturday that Leicester want more than just money for Riyad Mahrez – they want Theo Walcott.

Gotze urged to consider move by Joachim Low

Germany manager, Joachim Low, has urged Mario Gotze to think about moving clubs to help his career, as Arsenal and Liverpool continue to be heavily linked with the Bayern Munich man.
Mikel Arteta

Report: Arteta will snub Arsenal and Tottenham to join Manchester City

With Mikel Arteta about to hang up his playing boots and move into coaching, it seems like he is about to join Manchester City despite having an offer from Arsenal (and Tottenham) according to Marca in Spain.

Saul over: Atlético midfielder signs new contract

Not even five months ago, Arsenal were reportedly on the verge of completing a deal for Atlético Madrid midfielder Saul Niguez.

Former Gunner Havard Nordtveit completes move to West Ham

West Ham United have announced the signing of former Arsenal reserve team captain Havard Nordtveit.

Pochettino adds to Tottenham hilarity: “It was a mental problem”

Mauricio Pochettino has said that Spurs’s collapse at Newcastle was down to a ‘mental’ problem as the final day just keeps getting funnier and funnier.

Forbes rank Arsenal as fifth most valuable club in the world

Arsenal's value has increased by an incredible 54% in the last year, taking it beyond the $2bn mark.

Bergkamp to remain at Ajax despite de Boer departure

With the news that Frank de Boer is leaving Ajax confirmed on Thursday morning, there are going to be questions surrounding Dennis Bergkamp's future.

Eriksen rues dropped points against West Ham and Arsenal

Fans of both Arsenal and Spurs will be gutted at blowing the chance to win the league, even if the latter admit it far more reluctantly.

Chelsea’s hatred of Tottenham could benefit Arsenal

Pedro may not know it, but his desire to make sure that he’s not part of the first Chelsea team in 26 years to lose at home to Tottenham could help Arsenal catch their north London rivals.

Bentley: Tottenham legend s**t in my washbag

If you ever thought that Tottenham were full of sh*t, you’d be right as David Bentley has just revealed to Four Four Two in their latest edition that Jonathan Woodgate took a dump in his washbag for a laugh.

Fabianski no problem helping Tottenham despite Arsenal allegiances

Lukasz Fabianski has admitted that he has no problem in helping Tottenham to the title even though his former Arsenal ties means that he should know a lot better than that.

Sunderland given relegation boost before Arsenal clash

With a 3-0 win against relegation rivals Norwich City on Saturday afternoon, Sunderland gave themselves a big chance of staying in the Premier League.

Ledley King: The aim is to beat Arsenal, not win the title

It looks increasingly unlikely that Arsenal are going to finish above Spurs again and, according to former Tottenham captain Ledley King, should be the focus of the fans at White Hart Lane.
FA Cup Draw

Manchester United still hope to match Arsenal’s FA Cup record

Beating West Ham United in a quarter-final replay on Wednesday night, Manchester United stayed in the FA Cup and kept their hopes of matching Arsenal's all-time wins record alive.

Manchester City lineup Mikel Arteta move with Tottenham also an option

The Daily Mirror are today claiming that Pep Guardiola wants to bring Mikel Arteta to Manchester City as part of his coaching staff.

Five things Leicester did in the title race that Arsenal didn’t

As Leicester brushed Sunderland aside with a 2-0 win at the Stadium of Light, Arsenal’s slim title hopes faded further from view. Here are five reasons why Leicester will win and Arsenal won't.

Saints captain trying to convince Ox to leave – report

Southampton are apparently keen on luring Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain back to St. Marys with Jose Fonte ‘having a word’ with his former teammate.

Manchester United embarrass themselves against Tottenham but help Arsenal

Manchester United couldn’t do Arsenal and Leicester a favour by taking points off Tottenham on Sunday afternoon as they received another north London thumping but they did help the Gunners in the race for top four by losing.
David Alaba

Alaba admits Arsenal dream, again. Sort of

David Alaba has revealed that he would have much rather signed for Arsenal when he was a youngster.
Arsenal treatment room

Injury league: Newcastle, Liverpool and Arsenal lead the way

Arsenal are in third place in the Injury League for this season as we enter the final weeks of the campaign, behind Newcastle and Liverpool.
Saint-Denis, FRANCE: Arsenal's German goalkeeper Jens Lehmann reacts after the referee gave him a red card during the UEFA Champion's League final football match Barcelona vs. Arsenal, 17 May 2006 at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, northern Paris. AFP PHOTO ODD ANDERSEN

Keylor Navas targeting Jens Lehmann’s Champions League record

Keylor Navas is just 133 minutes away from breaking Jens Lehman's record for the most minutes without conceding a goal in the Champions League.

Kouyate wins appeal, available for Arsenal clash

In what seems like the quickest decision ever, West Ham have had their appeal against Cheikhou Kouyate’s red card upheld and the player will now be available for the game against Arsenal at the weekend.

West Ham appeal midfielder’s red card, could face Arsenal

West Ham have lodged an appeal against the red card Cheikhou Kouyate picked up against Crystal Palace at the weekend meaning he could be available to face Arsenal.

Independent attack Arsenal, Leicester, for doping by mentioning them in headline

The big story on Sunday was, no doubt, the allegations that some Arsenal players, along with Chelsea, Leicester City and Birmingham City ones, have been a little bit naughty when it comes to following the anti-doping regulations.
Per Mertesacker

Arsenal title dream to end if Leicester beat Manchester United

After beating Southampton at the King Power on Sunday, Leicester could, mathematically, win the title on May 1st when they face Manchester United, leaving Arsenal to wonder where it all went wrong.

Wenger: It’s not the same for Leicester

With Leicester closing in on winning the Premier League table, Arsene Wenger has been sure to highlight how much easier the Foxes have had it compared to his side.

Manchester United fans go crazy at Iwobi/Martial tweet

As Alex Iwobi slotted home his second goal in two games against Watford on Sunday, I sent out a Tweet. United fans didn't take it too well.

Liverpool hand Arsenal lifeline with Tottenham draw

There’s not much love lost between Arsenal and Liverpool fans, but Gooners everywhere were sort-of celebrating as the Reds put a dent in Tottenham’s title hopes and offered Arsenal the chance to move to within one point of their north London rivals if they win their game in hand.

Rival watch: Leicester injury luck holds while Manchester United get mixed news

As the Premier League returns, we take a look at the state of some of our rivals in both the title chase and the race for the top four – namely Manchester United and Leicester.
Arsenal injury news

Title race: International break leaving Spurs players with injuries

Arsenal are going to need quite a bit of luck to win the title and that could include seeing opposition players picking up injuries.

Özil: Guardiola will dominate English football

Already looking ahead to next season, Mesut Özil will have one eye on the big arrival in Manchester.