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Arsenal Player Previews: Goalkeeper and Defense
The Premier League season is nearly upon us, so it’s time to take a look at the Arsenal roster and depth chart. First up, the goalkeepers and defenders that have carried the Gunners to the best defensive record in the PL for three seasons running. Arsenal’s defense is organized, stingy, and physical. They clearly take […]
For Arsenal, it might make more sense to run it back than make a desperate transfer
The football, then, is back. While the transfer window is still open we are no longer tiding days over for the latest update from HandOfArsenal or David Ornstein or the latest ITK that you swear knows something or the frauds of the world who make their money from agents. And after several weeks of angst […]
Arsenal Transfer Rumor Updates and Roundup
Premier League Opening Day is this Friday, August 21st but Transfer Deadline Day is still several weeks away, Tuesday, September 1st. Between now and then, I’d expect several outgoings and at least one additional incoming at Arsenal. Andrea Berta still has plenty of work to do on both the buying and selling side of the […]
Arsenal 3 – Manchester City 0: satisfactory!
Arsenal dominated Manchester City en route to a comprehensive 3-0 victory in the Community Shield. The quintuple is on, folks. It’s the 18th time the Gunners have won the Community Shield, second-most of any club. The emphatic win is exactly the springboard you want into the Premier League season, which gets underway this Friday when […]
Arsenal vs. Manchester City Community Shield match thread
We’ve made it, folks! Arsenal start their 2026-27 season in earnest today with the Community Shield against Manchester City. For those of you unaware, the Community Shield is the annual match played the week before the season between the Premier League Champions and the FA Cup winner. The Gunners have won the Shield the second-most […]
Arsenal vs. Como Preseason match thread
Arsenal host Como in the final preseason match of the summer. After today, it’s Manchester City in the Community Shield on Sunday. The Premier League season opens with Arsenal hosting Coventry City on Friday, August 21st. We’re almost there. The England and Spain World Cup contingent have returned to training — they’re in the images […]
Arsenal vs. Borussia Dortmund Emirates Cup preseason match thread
Arsenal take on Borussia Dortmund in the Emirates Cup, their penultimate preseason friendly of the season. The Gunners have won the showcase trophy ten times, five consecutively. They play Como on Wednesday before the Community Shield against Manchester City next Sunday. The Premier League season starts on Friday, August 21st with newly-promoted Coventry visiting the […]
Arsenal announce Bruno Guimaraes
Bruno Guimaraes is officially a Gunner! Arsenal announced the signing of the Brazilian midfielder on Saturday morning with the usual fanfare. The move makes the 28-year old the most expensive transfer for a midfielder over 26 (which is, admittedly, a little bit of a silly stat). Bruno will wear the same number 39 kit that […]
Arsenal vs. Real Betis preseason match thread
Arsenal are taking on Real Betis in Dublin. It’s the Gunners’ second preseason match of the campaign. After today, it’s Dortmund on Sunday in the Emirates Cup and Como next Wednesday before the Community Shield on August 16th against Manchester City. The Premier League season starts 16 days from now with newly promoted Coventry City […]
Ornstein: Arsenal, Newcastle agree to Bruno Guimaraes transfer
Newcastle are set to sell Bruno Guimaraes to Arsenal for £75M, according to David Ornstein. The 28-year old midfielder will leave (or perhaps has already left) the Magpies preseason training in Spain to travel to London for a medical. Arsenal have long been interested in the Brazilian, and somewhat ironically, have finally agreed the sale […]
Arsenal 4 – Girona 1: match report
And the 2026-27 season is underway! Arsenal downed Girona 4-1 to start their preseason slate of matches. Next up is a trip to Dublin to face Hector Bellerin’s Real Betis. Then it’s Dortmund in the Emirates Cup and a match against Como before the Community Shield on August 16th. Arsenal open the Premier League season […]
Arsenal vs. Girona: preseason match thread
Well folks, it’s that time again. August is here and so begins Arsenal’s slate of preseason matches. Today, the Gunners face Girona to cap off a week of training in Spain. They take on Real Betis (and Hector Bellerin) in Dublin on Wednesday, August 5th, Dortmund next Sunday in the Emirates Cup, and Como on […]