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manager Mikel Arteta received a double fitness boost in Wednesday’s training session before their Champions League opener with Atalanta BC, but a handful of players remain on the sidelines. The Gunners make the trip to Bergamo on the back of a gritty 1-0 North London derby win against Tottenham Hotspur, moving onto 10 points from four games of the new Premier League season. Arsenal’s Champions League opener comes just three days before a daunting trip to Manchester City, in what is already a top-of-the-table showdown as the 12-point Citizens lead the way at the summit. Arteta’s men overcame their bitter North London rivals despite being without seven players through…
Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur are among several top European clubs expected to send scouts to watch Club Brugge face Borussia Dortmund in the UEFA Champions League on Wednesday evening according to NowArsenal.com. The highly anticipated fixture is one of the first under the competition’s newly revamped format. This season, the Champions League has introduced a significant change, replacing the traditional group stage with a new league system. Under the previous format, teams played three opponents home and away, with the top two advancing to the knockout stages. Now, clubs like Arsenal will face eight different teams—four home and four away—making…
‘Explosive’ attacker in dazzling form is ‘likely to join West Ham in January’. A hugely talented player could be en route to West Ham United either in January or next summer it seems. Julen Lopetegui enjoyed a fantastic summer transfer window at West Ham, but he did fail regarding one specific mission. The Hammers head coach was desperate to bring a young, pacy centre-forward to the London Stadium in the summer, hence his protracted pursuit of Aston Villa starlet Jhon Duran. However, West Ham missed out on the Colombia international in the end, and signed Niclas Fullkrug from Borussia Dortmund…
Director of Football drops majorly concerning Niclas Fullkrug bombshell that will worry West Ham fans. Some worrying comments have just been made about West Ham United striker Niclas Fullkrug. West Ham hitman Niclas Fullkrug suffered a huge injury blow last week, whilst away on international duty with Germany. The injury really was terrible timing for Fullkrug and Julen Lopetegui, after the Spaniard had just been hand-fed the solution to the German’s problems, when he a scored for his country during a 5-0 win over Hungary. Fullkrug was surely in line to start for the Hammers away at Fulham on Saturday,…
Bukayo Saka admits he ‘misses’ former Arsenal team-mates Emile Smith Rowe, Eddie Nketiah and Reiss Nelson but has backed them to ‘shine’ in the Premier League this season. Saka saw his fellow Hale End academy graduates leave Arsenal over the summer, with Smith Rowe and Nelson joining Fulham and Nketiah moving to Crystal Palace As reported by Metro. While it ‘wasn’t easy to see them go’, Saka believes they have the quality to thrive in the Premier League at two of Arsenal’s London rivals. Smith Rowe joined Fulham in a club-record deal worth £27m having made 80 Premier League appearances for Arsenal, the club he joined at…
Arsenal legend Ian Wright says his former club are in “a perfect headspace” to play an in-form Manchester City on Sunday. The Gunners head into the match off the back of winning the North London derby and, speaking to Premier League Productions, Wright said he is now keenly anticipating the top-of-the-table clash against the champions: According to Man City news He said “He’s in top form, Haaland, and so are they, and Arsenal know it’s a game – I think they have to beat City. I’m not saying you have to beat them twice but you have to beat these guys…
“Tireless” £40m striker “most likely” to join West Ham or Crystal Palace. A £40 million striker has now been described as “most likely” to join one of West Ham United or Crystal Palace in 2025, despite links to other elite Premier League sides, as Tim Steidten considers replacements for Danny Ings and Michail Antonio. Ings rescues West Ham with 95th minute equaliser against Fulham Manager Julen Lopetegui was minutes away from tasting his third defeat in four league games, and the Spaniard cut a frustrated figure on the touchline after Raul Jimenez’s opening goal for Fulham just past the 20-minute…
If Julen Lopetegui starts new signing against Chelsea, West Ham will get obliterated. West Ham United face a hugely important game against Chelsea in the Premier League at the weekend. Julen Lopetegui enjoyed a magnificent summer transfer window at West Ham, with nine new players arriving at the London Stadium. The West Ham head coach also got rid of much of the deadwood, albeit with many of the fringe players only leaving on loan deals. It has actually been claimed that the Spaniard is still in the market to bring in at least one more signing on a free transfer.…
With the upcoming game on Sunday 21 September the latest iteration of their battle, it is worth considering that much of Arsenal’s squad has played for City previously as reported by Goonersnews.com. Raheem Sterling The most recent addition is Raheem Sterling who joined on loan from Chelsea having previously spent seven years at Manchester City where he made over 220 appearances. However, the list of players to cross the rivalry is endless with some, up there with the best Premier League players we have ever seen. Emmanuel Adebayo Striker Adebayor was the ultimate fan-taunter as he has played for Arsenal and Spurs, but…
The 2024/25 Champions League kicks-off this evening and Europe’s biggest club competition has undergone a radical change as reported by Metro.co.uk. Manchester City, Arsenal, Liverpool and Aston Villa are the Premier League clubs vying for glory against the likes of Real Madrid, Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Inter Milan and Paris Saint-Germain. Whether they like it or not, supporters will have to get used to a new format this season, with Europe’s premier tournament given a makeover following Real Madrid’s triumph over Borussia Dortmund at Wembley in June. Here’s everything you need to know about the all-new Champions League, including how the new format works, the full schedule and how to…