Arsenal’s hopes of finishing in the top four this season all rest on relegated Middlesbrough after Liverpool beat West Ham 4-0 at the London Stadium on Sunday afternoon.
Four out of five players featured for their respective loan sides in Friday and Saturday’s round of fixtures across Europe.
Calum Chambers continued his recovery from a foot injury and excelled during Middlesbrough’s enthralling 2-2 draw with Manchester City on Sunday afternoon.
It couldn’t have been much worse for Calum Chambers on his first-team return as Middlesbrough were comprehensively beaten 4-0 away by AFC Bournemouth .
In this latest edition of the Daily Cannon Arsenal podcast, Matthew is joined by Stephen and Sylvain to pore over the win at Middlesbrough: 3 at the back? Walcott on the naughty step? Will we see the same against Man City at Wembley?
There are two schools of thought regarding Arsenal’s formation switch ahead of Monday night’s 2-1 win over Middlesbrough at the Riverside.
In our match preview, I stressed the importance of Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain starting against Middlesbrough. He didn’t disappoint.
Arsenal changed their formation for the game against Middlesbrough and while they got the points, they convinced no-one their problems were behind them.
Arsenal went to Middlesbrough with six changes to their lineup and a back three for the first time in 20 years, looked a total shambles, yet managed to come away with all three points.
After a forgettable 3-0 away defeat against Crystal Palace last Monday, Arsenal will be looking to atone for their errors in another away fixture – against Steve Agnew’s inconsistent Middlesbrough side.
It’s Arsenal time again and this time it’s a trip to 19thplaced Middlesbrough which is striking terror into the hearts of Arsenal fans everywhere.
Arsenal travel to Middlesbrough on Monday night hoping to arrest a slide of four successive away defeats.
Paul Merson is probably the only person on this planet that seems excited about Arsenal’s match against Middlesbrough on Monday night.
On April 14 2001, Middlesbrough beat Arsenal 3-0 at Highbury.
Struggling Middlesbrough play host to a fragile Arsenal team on Monday 17 April but what sort of side will they be able to field?
Middlesbrough have reportedly slapped a £30m price tag on the head of Ben Gibson as they try to hang on to their talented defender.
Spurs manager, Mauricio Pochettino, is reportedly monitoring Calum Chambers’ situation at Arsenal.
Calum Chambers has been handed Middlesbrough’s Player of the Month award for January.
Calum Chambers will not play for Middlesbrough this weekend against Stoke as he continues to recover from a foot injury.
Calum Chambers was not included in the Middlesbrough squad that lost 1-0 at Palace on Saturday as he is out with a foot problem.