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Official teams: RC Lens v Arsenal

Arsenal have traveled to France for the first match of their pre-season to play against Ligue 2 club RC Lens.

The good, bad and sort your hair out Arsenal player ratings v Sevilla

Arsenal won the Emirates Cup despite losing to Sevilla and here are the Arsenal player ratings. There were certainly a number of concerns raised - like will the midfield be more solid by next week - but how did the players get on individually?

48 brilliant snaps from Arsenal’s demolition of Crawley Town

Arsenal took everybody by surprise this week by playing a friendly against Crawley Town that nobody expected.

Pictures: Arsenal travel to Sydney’s Taronga Zoo

Arsenal have kicked off their pre-season tour with a visit to Sydney's Taronga Zoo.
BALTIMORE, MARYLAND - JULY 16: Arsenal fans celebrate the teams second goal against Everton in the first half during a preseason friendly at M&T Bank Stadium on July 16, 2022 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images)

Mikel Arteta on beating Everton, Gabriel Jesus & more

Arsenal continued their winning pre-season with a 2-0 victory over Everton in Baltimore on Saturday night and Mikel Arteta is impressed with what he has seen so far.

Result: Arsenal draw against Lens in pre-season opener

Arsenal drew against Ligue 2 RC Lens in our pre-season opener but there's no need to overreact - we're fine.
SINGAPORE - JULY 28: General view of Arsenal dressing room ahead of the International Champions Cup match between Arsenal and Paris Saint Germain at the National Stadium on July 28, 2018 in Singapore. (Photo by Suhaimi Abdullah/Getty Images for ICC)

Why Arsenal will now play Fiorentina not Roma in International Champions Cup

Arsenal will now face Fiorentina instead of Roma in the International Champions Cup in Charlotte after the Italians pulled out.

Wenger admits using Chelsea to test youngsters

Arsene Wenger has admitted he deliberately played a number of players with no experience in certain positions to see how they coped with it against Chelsea.
WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 19: Declan Rice #41 of Arsenal FC in action during the MLS All-Star Game between Arsenal FC and MLS All-Stars at Audi Field on July 19, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images)

Mikel Arteta confirms Declan Rice injury

Get the latest updates on Declan Rice and Oleksandr Zinchenko's injuries and how their absence could impact Arsenal's upcoming matches.

Singapore keeper expecting Arsenal onslaught

by Lee Hurley Arsenal get their pre-season underway with a game against a Singapore XI and their goalkeeper is expecting to have his hands full. Speaking...

Giroud’s comments on Lacazette may disprove fans’ theories of a dispute

Olivier Giroud praised Alexandre Lacazette after Arsenal's win over Western Sydney Wanderers, which may suggests fans' assumptions of a disliking between the two is untrue.

Team news: Mertesacker out 4 months, no surgery for Gabriel

Arsene Wenger held his first press conference of the season on Friday morning and gave updates on who’s in and who’s out in the Arsenal injury hokey-kokey.
Emirates Stadium Chelsea s Ruben Loftus-Cheek left and Arsenal s Thomas Partey centre battle for the ball during The Mind Series match at Emirates Stadium, London. Picture date: Sunday August 1, 2021. rivalry.. Copyright: Aaron Chown

Thomas Partey injury ‘not looking good’ says Mikel Arteta

Thomas Partey is set for a scan on the ankle injury that forced him off in what was meant to be a friendly against Chelsea.
Konstantinos Mavropanos in training with Stuttgart (Photo via Mavropanos on Twitter)

Mavropanos already in pre-season training for 2020/21

Konstantinos Mavropanos is already in pre-season training for loan club VfB Stuttgart ahead of the 2020/21 Bundesliga campaign.

Arsenal fans demand answers about Cech after seeing this photo

With a new management team in place, we were expecting a few things to be different this summer, but just what, exactly, is going on with Petr Cech?
Members of Arsenal pose for a photo before their friendly soccer match against Chivas Guadalajara at StubHub Center in Carson, California on July 31, 2016. / AFP / RINGO CHIU

1st date announced for Arsenal’s pre-season games in America

Arsenal will play Bayern Munich at the Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California on July 17.

Sol Campbell and Freddie Ljungberg promote Arsenal’s pre-season tour in Sydney

Legend Freddie Ljungberg and Sol Campbell both visited Sydney recently to promoted Arsenal's pre-season tour.

Behind the scenes footage from Arsenal’s flight to Sydney

Arsene Wenger and his 25-man Arsenal squad are officially on their pre-season tour after jetting off to Australia on Sunday evening.
Arsenal Tour Squad for the USA, pre-season 2019

Arsenal, Chelsea and Tottenham in talks over 3-team pre-season Charity tournament

Arsenal, Chelsea and Tottenham are in talks over competing in a pre-season tournament that would see most of the money raised dished out to various charities
Folarin Balogun (2R) in training with Arsenal (Photo via Arsenal.com)

Where can I watch Arsenal’s pre-season games?

Arsenal's pre-season is nearly upon us so where can you watch Arsenal's games in Scotland, Florida and London?

Unai Emery wants 2 things from Arsenal in Singapore

Unai Emery has tweeted as Arsenal head off to Singapore for their pre-season games against Atletico Madrid and PSG in the International Champions Cup.
Alexandre Lacazette and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang shake hands after Arsenal's second goal against Real Madrid in pre-season (Photo via AFP)

Arsenal planning Scotland and Ireland pre-season tour

Arsenal are planning to tour Scotland and Ireland in late August to early September as part of their pre-season plans for the next campaign.

With goals: Arsenal school Bayern at penalties after late Iwobi goal forces shootout

Arsenal beat Bayern on penalties, after a late header from Alex Iwobi ensured the two sides were level after normal time.

Watch: Arsenal newbies undergo hilarious initiation

As is the tradition when a new player is added to the Arsenal first-team squad, the newbies who are on tour in Singapore had to stand on chairs and sing their hearts out.

Pictures: Koscielny, Giroud and Elneny visit famous Yuyuan Garden

Arsenal players were working hard in training on Monday, but Laurent Koscielny, Olivier Giroud and Mohamed Elneny found the time to visit the impressive Yuyuan Garden.
WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 18: Folarin Balogun #26 of Arsenal FC looks on during the MLS All-Star Skills Challenge between Arsenal FC and MLS All-Stars at Audi Field on July 18, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images)

Mikel Arteta explains why Folarin Balogun didn’t play against Barcelona

A foot injury sidelined Arsenal's Folarin Balogun from their victory over Barcelona. Arteta confirms the injury and discusses Balogun's role upon recovery

How could Arsenal line-up against Western Sydney Wanderers?

Arsenal play their second friendly of pre-season against Western Sydney Wanders on Saturday.

8 things we learned from Arsenal’s Community Shield win over Chelsea

Another match at Wembley another win for Arsenal.

Arsenal kick-off times for Australia tour confirmed

Arsenal's kick-off times for their pre-season Australia tour have been confirmed.

5 things we learned from Arsenal’s uninspiring 3-0 loss to Chelsea

Apart from the fact that Arsenal need to go back to the drawing board on a number of issues ahead of the new season, what else did we learn from the Gunners' 3-0 pre-season loss against Chelsea?

Bayern reveal squad for Audi Summer Tour

Bayern Munich have released their squad for their summer tour when they will face Arsenal.

Video: Wenger’s post-match interview after pre-season win over Sydney

Arsene Wenger addressed the press after Arsenal's 2-0 victory over Syndey FC and was full of praise for his younger players after a fine showing at the ANZ Stadium.

Wenger confirms Ramsey, Alexis and Xhaka will face Manchester City

Arsene Wenger has ridden in on his white horse and delivered the news that we've all been waiting for... no, not THAT news, we haven't signed a striker yet, but Alexis Sanchez, Aaron Ramsey and Granit Xhaka are all fit and set to play against Manchester City.
Arsenal celebrating their 2016/17 FA Cup victory

5 things to look out for when Arsenal play Chelsea

Arsenal face Chelsea on Sunday in the traditional curtain raiser for the new season, the Community Shield.
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JULY 11: Arsenal defender Laurent Koscielny attends a press conference at the Museum Of Contemporary Arts on July 11, 2017 in Sydney, New South Wales. (Photo by Stuart MacFarlane/Arsenal FC via Getty Images)

Koscielny gives positive injury update: ‘I’m not 100% but I’m ok’

Laurent Koscielny has given a positive injury update ahead of Arsenal's pre-season clash against Chelsea at the Bird's Nest Stadium in Bejing.

ArsenalInSydney sees gate receipts over 1m

Thanks to Arsenal's pre-season matches in Sydney, ANZ Stadium's annual aggregate has risen to $1.14m.
Arsenal v Tottenham Hotspur - Premier League. A view of the pitch before the Premier League match at Emirates Stadium, London. Picture date: Sunday, March 14, 2021. Copyright: Julian Finney

Napoli and Emirates Cup: Latest on Arsenal pre-season plans

Arsenal are set to play a friendly against Napoli this summer, with the Emirates Cup also set to make a return, according to reports.
Chuba Akpom set to leave Arsenal on loan

Quick watch: Arsenal 3 Manchester City 2 highlights

Arsenal’s final pre-season game against Manchester City all became a little pointless when Gabriel was crippled in the final moments of the game.

5 things we learned from Arsenal’s 2-1 loss against Sevilla

It might only be pre-season but it's never pleasant to lose, is it?
FC Barcelona's head coach Xavi looks down during a press conference in Plzen, Czech Republic, on October 31, 2022, on the eve of the UEFA Champions League Group C football match FC Viktoria Plzen v FC Barcelona. (Photo by Michal Cizek / AFP) (Photo by MICHAL CIZEK/AFP via Getty Images)

Barcelona struggle for friendly after Arsenal and Juventus snub

Barcelona are reportedly still looking for an opponent to play during the World Cup break after being rebuffed by both Arsenal and Juventus.