Arsenal's English striker Bukayo Saka (L) celebrates with Arsenal's English midfielder Emile Smith Rowe before his goal is disallowed during the English Premier League football match between Wolverhampton Wanderers and Arsenal at the Molineux stadium in Wolverhampton, central England on February 2, 2021. - 14 (Photo by Catherine Ivill / POOL / AFP)

Double boost for Arsenal ahead of Slavia Prague game

Arsenal have confirmed that both Bukayo Saka and Emile smith Rowe have returned to training ahead of Arsenal's crunch tie with Slavia Prague on Thursday night.
Ondřej Kolář with a protective mask during the match with Arsenal (Photo via Alastair Grant, CTK / AP)

2 Arsenal players told injured Slavia keeper ‘You’re safe from us’

Hector Bellerin and Bernd Leno both reassured the Slavia Prague goalkeeper him he was 'safe from us' before the first leg at the Emirates
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Poldoksi would have been proud of that: Arsenal player ratings v Cologne

Arsenal opened their Europa League campaign with a 3-1 win over FC Cologne last night.ac

Arsenal richest Europa League club – is it theirs to win?

Arsenal are the richest club in the Europa League this season.
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3 Arsenal stars make Europa League team of the week

Theo Walcott, Jack Wilshere and Mathieu Debuchy have all made UEFA's Europa League team of the week after being involved in Arsenal's 6-0 victory over BATE Borisov.
Arsenal v West Bromwich Albion - Premier League - Emirates Stadium during the Premier League match at the Emirates Stadium, London. Picture date: Sunday May 9, 2021. Copyright: Richard Heathcote

Where do Arsenal go from here?

On this week's Daily Cannon podcast, we discuss the fallout from Arsenal's disastrous 2-1 aggregate defeat to Villarreal and how the victory over West Brom left more questions than answers
Olympiakos' Portuguese coach Pedro Martins attends a press conference at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London on November 25, 2019, on the eve of the UEFA Champions League Group B football match against Tottenham Hotspur. (Photo by Daniel LEAL-OLIVAS / AFP / Getty Images)

Olympiacos boss Pedro Martins: We are here to fight

Olympiacos manager Pedro Martins promises his team are ready to fight, despite the difficulties he expects to face from Arsenal.
Granit Xhaka of Arsenal FC looks on dejected after his side concede their second goal during the UEFA Europa League round of 32 second leg match between Arsenal FC and Olympiacos FC at Emirates Stadium on February 27, 2020 in London, United Kingdom.

Arsenal Player Ratings vs Olympiacos: Majority disappoint

Here are our player ratings for Arsenal vs Olympiacos as the Gunners dropped out of the Europa League with a 2-1 home defeat.
WATFORD, ENGLAND - APRIL 15: Henrikh Mkhitaryan of Arsenal looks on during the Premier League match between Watford FC and Arsenal FC at Vicarage Road on April 15, 2019 in Watford, United Kingdom. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)

UEFA claim they have given Arsenal adequate assurances over Mkhitaryan’s safety

UEFA claim they have given Arsenal assurances over Henrikh Mkhitaryan's safety should the Armenian travel to Baku for the Europa League final.
Arsenal's Armenian midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan (L) celebrates with Arsenal's Swiss defender Stephan Lichtsteiner after scoring their second goal during the English Premier League football match between Arsenal and Southampton at the Emirates Stadium in London on February 24, 2019. (Photo by Ian KINGTON / AFP)

Why UEFA switched Arsenal’s tie against Rennes

When Arsenal were drawn against Rennes in the Europa League they were pulled out of the hat first so should have been playing the second game away from home, so why aren't they?
Arsenal deals: Arsenal's Norwegian midfielder Martin Odegaard (L) gets instructions from Arsenal's Spanish manager Mikel Arteta (R) as he comes on as a substitute during the English Premier League football match between Arsenal and Manchester United at the Emirates Stadium in London on January 30, 2021. (Photo by Shaun Botterill / POOL / AFP)

Tierney to start: How Arsenal could line up vs Benfica

Arsenal face Benfica in Rome in the first leg of their Europa League Round-of-32 clash on Thursday, so how could Arsenal could lineup vs Benfica?

Cologne to appeal UEFA sanctions from Arsenal clash

Cologne plan on appealing UEFA's punishment for their role in the crowd trouble in September's Europa League clash with Arsenal.
Arsenal's Portuguese midfielder Fabio Vieira (L) celebrates with teammates after scoring his team third goal during the UEFA Europa League Group A football match between Arsenal and Bodoe/Glimt at The Arsenal Stadium in London, on October 6, 2022. (Photo by Daniel LEAL / AFP) (Photo by DANIEL LEAL/AFP via Getty Images)

Mikel Arteta “right to set high bar” says pundit

Martin Keown has said that Mikel Arteta is 'right to set the bar high' after he brought on several first team starters in the second half of the game against Bodo/Glimt despite already being 2-0 up.
Arsenal's Spanish head coach Unai Emery gestures during the UEFA Europa League round of 32 first leg football match between FC BATE Borisov and Arsenal FC in Borisov outside Minsk on February 14, 2019. (Photo by Sergei GAPON / AFP / Getty Images)

Player ratings vs BATE Borisov: Arsenal screw up 1st leg and leave themselves tough...

Arsenal suffered a frustrating and rather embarrassing 1-0 defeat to BATE Borisov in the first leg of their Europa League round-of-32 clash on Thursday.

Arsenal must keep momentum: FC Cologne preview

Arsenal face FC Cologne for the second time this season on Thursday night after already earning automatic qualification to the next round of the Europa League.
LIEGE, BELGIUM - DECEMBER 12: Interim Manager of Arsenal, Freddie Ljungberg looks on prior to the UEFA Europa League group F match between Standard Liege and Arsenal FC at Stade Maurice Dufrasne on December 12, 2019 in Liege, Belgium. (Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images)

11 things I noticed as Arsenal seal top spot in Europa League group

Arsenal sealed top spot in their group and ensured a more favourable draw for the knock-out round of the Europa League, but it was not pretty.
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Arsenal’s fixture pile-up: three games in six days and a 2,400-mile Europa League trip

Arsenal face a 2,400-mile round Europa League trip this week thanks to poor fixture scheduling.

Arsene Wenger confirms no intention of following Jose Mourinho’s approach

Arsene Wenger says he won't prioritise the Europa League over domestic football, as Arsenal attempt to qualify for next season's Champions League.
Emile Smith Rowe scores for the Arsenal u23s (Photo via Arsenal Academy on Twitter)

Smith Rowe to start: Arsenal Predicted Lineup vs Rapid Vienna

Aiming to top the group with a draw or a win on Thursday, let's take a look at our Arsenal predicted lineup vs Rapid Vienna.
LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 23: Unai Emery, Manager of Arsenal looks on during the Premier League match between Arsenal FC and Southampton FC at Emirates Stadium on November 23, 2019 in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images)

Unai Emery offers brave view on his Arsenal future

Unai Emery showed a great deal of optimism about his future as he met with the press ahead of Arsenal's tie against Frankfurt on Thursday by saying his future is "today AND tomorrow."

Arsenal shouldn’t be in the Europa League says Qarabag boss

Gurban Gurbanov, manager of Qarabag, has said that Arsenal should not be in the Europa League because they are simply too good for the competition.
LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 24: Nicolas Pepe of Arsenal scores his team's second goal during the UEFA Europa League group F match between Arsenal FC and Vitoria Guimaraes at Emirates Stadium on October 24, 2019 in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Naomi Baker/Getty Images)

Player ratings vs Vitoria: Nicolas Pepe stars despite uninspiring team performance

Arsenal staged a late comeback on Thursday night thanks largely to Nicolas Pepe, coming from behind to beat Vitoria 3-2 at the Emirates Stadium.
LISBON, PORTUGAL - OCTOBER 25: Sokratis Papastathopoulos of Arsenal applauds fans after the match during the UEFA Europa League Group E match between Sporting CP and Arsenal at Estadio Jose Alvalade on October 25, 2018 in Lisbon, Portugal. (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images)

UEFA Europa League: Arsenal v Sporting facts, stats, team news + more

Sporting CP’s interim coach, Tiago Fernandes, is aiming to secure victory of Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium on Thursday night when the two sides face each other in the UEFA Europa League group match.

Yermakovich: I expect a competitive match against Arsenal

BATE Borisov manager Aleksandr Yermakovich is expecting tonight's Europa League meeting with Arsenal to be competitive, and revealed how keen he is to meet Arsene Wenger.

How would another season without Champions League affect Arsenal?

Climbing into the top-four is starting to look like an impossible task, and winning the Europa League is a long-shot so could Arsenal cope with another year without Champions League football?
MEXICO CITY, MEXICO - MARCH 09: UEFA Champions League Trophy is displayed during the UEFA Champions League Trophy Tour presented by Heineken on March 09, 2018 in Mexico City, Mexico. (Photo by Hector Vivas/Getty Images)

European qualification could be on points per game

European qualification could come down to points per game if the league season doesn't finish, according to a report today.

He should have no place in this team: Arsenal player ratings v Red Star...

Arsenal's fringe players put in another abject performance against Red Star Belgrade on Thursday night.

Smith Rowe, Pleguezuelo and Nketiah rested for u23s’ 0-0 draw with Blackburn Rovers

Arsenal decided to rest three of their stars in the u23s on Monday, presumably with the Europa League in mind, as the young Gunners drew 0-0 with Blackburn Rovers.

Kieran Tierney returns to training for Arsenal

Kieran Tierney has returned to training with Arsenal giving the Gunners a major lift before their games against Benfica and Manchester City.
LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 06: Matt Turner celebrates after Rob Holding of Arsenal (not pictured) scored their sides second goal during the UEFA Europa League group A match between Arsenal FC and FK Bodo/Glimt at Emirates Stadium on October 06, 2022 in London, England. (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images)

Mikel Arteta lists 4 things he likes about ‘phenomenal’ Matt Turner

Matt Turner was perhaps the most impressive player for Arsenal against Bodo/Glimt on Thursday night and Mikel Arteta explaed why he thinks the American is prepared should he be called on in the Premier League.
LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 03: Kieran Tierney of Arsenal (not visable) scores their sides first goal past Yanick Brecher of FC Zurich durinduring the UEFA Europa League group A match between Arsenal FC and FC Zürich at Emirates Stadium on November 03, 2022 in London, England. (Photo by Ryan Pierse/Getty Images)

Kieran Tierney injury update ahead of Chelsea clash

Kieran Tierney insists he's fine after picking up a knock late in Arsenal's win over FC Zurich on Thursday, having scored the Gunners' only goal of the game.
LONDON, ENGLAND: Rob Holding of Arsenal receives medical treatment during the Premier League match between Arsenal and Manchester City at Emirates Stadium on February 21, 2021. (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images)

Arsenal 25-year-old ruled out of Benfica clash: Return date set

Rob Holding is unavailable for Arsenal's trip to face Benfica in Athens, but he'll return in time for Leicester City at the weekend.
LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 30: Matteo Guendouzi of Arsenal is challenged by Harvey Elliott of Liverpool during the Carabao Cup Round of 16 match between Liverpool and Arsenal at Anfield on October 30, 2019 in Liverpool, England. (Photo by Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images)

4 best and 2 worst: Arsenal October player ratings

Arsenal played six matches in October, winning three, losing two (one on penalties), and drawing one, scoring 15 and conceding 10 in the process, but who was the overall best and worst players from the month in Arsenal's October player ratings?
LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 05: David Luiz of Arsenal discusses with Sokratis of Arsenal during the Premier League match between Arsenal FC and Brighton & Hove Albion at Emirates Stadium on December 05, 2019 in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Marc Atkins/Getty Images)

Can Arsenal’s defence hold up in Europe?

It has a been a thoroughly disappointing season so far for the Gunners, but the Europa League still offers the hope of significant silverware, and, perhaps more important, a back door into the Champions League next season. But is their defence up to the job?
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Arsenal Predicted Lineup vs Standard Liege: Ljungberg to name young side

Freddie Ljungberg may have to call on a number of the young players in the Arsenal squad for the trip to Standard Liege on Thursday.
Jan Oblak during the UEFA Champions League match between FC Bayern Muenchen and Club Atletico de Madrid at Allianz Arena on December 6, 2016 in Munich, Bavaria.

Massive blow for Arsenal ahead of Atletico match

Arsenal fans across the world will be shattered to know that Jan Oblak has recovered from the calf injury that kept him out of action at the weekend and will be fit to start against the Gunners on Thursday night.

Reliable reports: Ospina to be dropped for CSKA clash

A number of media outlets are reporting this morning that Arsene Wenger will do the sensible thing and opt for Petr Cech against CSKA Moscow rather than his cup keeper David Ospina.
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang of Arsenal reacts after being substituted Arsenal v Liverpool, Premier League, Football, The Emirates Stadium, London, UK - 3 Apr 2021 Credit: Photo by Javier Garcia/BPI/Shutterstock

Aubameyang to start: How Arsenal could line up vs Slavia Prague

Arsenal have a vital Europa League quarter-final second leg coming up on Thursday, so let's look at our predicted lineup to face Slavia Prague.
Napoli's Italian forward Lorenzo Insigne celebrates after scoring an equalizer during the Italian Serie A football match Sassuolo vs Napoli on March 10, 2019 at the Mapei Stadium-Citta del Tricolore in Reggio Emilia. (Photo by Miguel MEDINA / AFP)

Bad news for Arsenal ahead of Napoli game

Napoli are set to welcome Lorenzo Insigne back into their squad for their Europa League tie with Arsenal that kicks off this Thursday.
Napoli's fans wave a giant flag showing former Argentinian soccer star Diego Maradona prior the UEFA Champions League group F football match between SSC Napoli and Arsenal FC at the San Paolo Stadium in Naples on December 11, 2013. AFP PHOTO / GABRIEL BOUYS (Photo by GABRIEL BOUYS / AFP)

Carlo Ancelotti calls for Napoli improvement ahead of Arsenal after weekend disappointment

Carlo Ancelotti has called on his Napoli side to up their game ahead of their match against Arsenal after they drew 1-1 at home with Genoa on Sunday.