This is it!  This is the big one!  Ninety minutes that can turn a mediocre season into an acceptable one.  Ninety minutes to make certain of third place.  Ninety minutes to confirm Champions League football for the coming season. Back in August, few would have believed that we could be in third place with one … [More]

With just six more games to play the season’s end is fast approaching, our current third place is not looking too bad when the awful start to the campaign is taken into account.  There are some tough games coming up and tonight’s trip to Molineux is a potential stumbling block which deserves to be taken … [More]

“A want win not a must win” for Arsenal is how Arsene Wenger described this afternoon’s home fixture against Manchester City while for them nothing but a win will do if they want to keep alive their hopes of a first league title for forty-eight years.  A Gunners win would move us back up to … [More]

Following on from Wednesday evening’s one nil win over Everton, next up is a tasty home fixture against Aston Villa.  Currently lying in fifteenth place, their last six away matches in the Premiership have resulted in D D L L W D.  Villa’s best away result this season came in December when they beat Chelsea … [More]

For the first time this century Arsenal go into a North London derby as the underdogs and although it hurts me to say it our opponents today deserve to be in, for them, the highly unusual position of being above us in the league. They have been playing some surprisingly good football and their manager, … [More]

Chelsea’s narrow 1-0 win at home to Bolton Wanderers last night put a little dampener on things. From all reports the Trotters had a tacked on penalty denied. Chelsea next face Spurs at the Lane this coming weekend, hopefully after we’ve wiped the floor with them tonight. They then have Stoke City at home, Liverpool … [More]

Not long now to crunch time in Barcelona. As if we don’t treat you well enough we have a couple of match previews below. First up James: All day I have been repeatedly playing Warrior’s Dance by The Prodigy and it has me pumped for the big Champions League game tonight. For those who have … [More]

By CARL ELDRIDGE Theo Walcott can inspire the Arsenal to a vital victory against Wolves in the Premier League today and prove he can be so much more than a super sub. Jet-heeled Walcott came off the bench to score and ignite the comeback in the 2-2 draw at home to Barcelona on Wednesday night … [More]

A few hours after you read this blog we’ll take the field against FC Barcelona. The Catalan giants come to the Grove with a formidable reputation. We all saw them wipe the floor with Manchester United in the Stadio Olimpico in Rome last May. They’re the reigning European and World Club Champions.  Yet they’re not … [More]

By CARL ELDRIDGE IT could be argued it’s a case of squeeky Brum time today as the Arsenal face a must-win trip to St Andrews ! But why should we be so trepidacious going into the game against Alex McLeish’s side? Two words. Tommy Vermalean. I think this game would have been tough enough with … [More]

Facts and figures for Arsenal’s Premier League clash with West Ham at the Emirates Stadium.  Arsenal have scored six goals in the 90th minute or later in their last five games in all competitions. Arsenal have scored at least once in the last 20 minutes in each of their last 10 games in all competitions … [More]

Arsenal return to Premier League action today after securing their place in the Champions League quarter finals with a scintillating 5-0 victory over FC Porto. Since gaining their top tier status in 2008, Hull City’s clashes with the Gunners have provided some memorable moments.  When William Gallas’ goal sent Arsene Wenger’s side into the FA … [More]

Arsenal host Burnley this afternoon, looking to continue their newly invigorated assault on the Premier League title. Victory at Stoke last weekend saw the Gunners close the gap between themselves and Chelsea to just three points. The three points came at a price, but the horrific injury to Aaron Ramsey seems to have galvanised rather … [More]

by CARL ELDRIDGE Perry Groves reckons fans will see a ‘beauty and the beast’ contest today when Arsenal face Stoke City at the Britannia Stadium in the Premier League.   Arsene Wenger takes the side north to the Potteries for a must-win encounter against Tony Pulis’ side. Three points are invaluable if we are to … [More]

by KESTER WISEMAN This evening Arsenal will host Liverpool in a Premier League match that could define their season. Hang on a moment, haven’t we been here before?On January 27th, Arsene Wenger’s side travelled to Villa Park to begin a series of matches that many believed would be pivotal to their chances of regaining the … [More]

By KESTER WISEMAN – Arsenal begin a period of games that could make or break their title challenge with the visit of Manchester United. The champions come into the game fresh from progressing to the Carling Cup final via a thrilling yet hauntingly predictable injury time winner from Wayne Rooney. Whilst United were beating their … [More]

By Stuart Watson – Arsenal head back up the M6 tonight to take on Martin O’Neill’s Aston Villa in a match Arsenal have to win to be taken seriously as title contenders this season.  After Sundays defeat at Stoke City in the F.A Cup, Arsene Wenger is expected to name a near enough different starting … [More]