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Arsenal midfielder Alex Iwobi, often a peripheral figure throughout, conjured up a moment of magic to help Nigeria eliminate AFCON holders Cameroon during their 3-2 win in the last-eight on Saturday night.
Continue reading “AFCON 2019 – Nigeria 3-2 Cameroon: Alex Iwobi steps up when needed most”
Danny Welbeck netted a brace on his 200th league appearance while teenage wonderkid Reiss Nelson made his first Premier League start as Arsenal earned all three points against relegation-threatened Southampton – but certainly made things hard for themselves on a rainy, Sunday afternoon at the Emirates.
Continue reading “Arsenal 3-2 Southampton: Welbeck the winner as Gunners hold on in frenetic finish”
Goals from Sergio Aguero, Vincent Kompany and David Silva helped secure Pep Guardiola’s first piece of silverware as Manchester City manager – but how did the players fare at Wembley?
Continue reading “Carabao Cup Final: Arsenal 0-3 Manchester City – Player ratings”
Ross Barkley’s £15m move to Chelsea was officially confirmed on Friday, with the 24-year-old signing a five-and-a-half year contract with the defending champions. It’s been a difficult few months for the Englishman, whose proposed £35m deal fell through on deadline day in August.
Continue reading “Chelsea move complete, it’s time for Ross Barkley to flourish”
Jack Wilshere is a talented player, whose career has been blighted by lengthy injury problems. After his latest incident with Arsenal u23s, is he being unfairly targeted? Continue reading “In defence of Jack Wilshere: here’s why”
Arsenal u23s were 4-3 winners over Premier League 2 rivals Manchester City this evening, though were made to work hard for their win after Jack Wilshere’s dismissal shortly after the hour mark. Continue reading “u23s: Arsenal 4-3 Manchester City – Nelson and Nketiah shine, Wilshere sent off at Emirates”
Continue reading “Progress report: Jack Wilshere – Quietly developing on south Coast”
Continue reading “Loan watch: Wilshere shines again with MotM display for Bournemouth”
Continue reading “Loan watch: Wilshere impresses despite Bournemouth defeat”
Continue reading “Player focus: Analysing Wilshere’s fantastic Bournemouth performance at Stoke”
Goals from Daniel Crowley, Stephy Mavididi and Serge Gnabry helped the Young Guns leapfrog Aston Villa back into second place – with two games in hand over Derby County, whose lead at the summit has been cut down to five points. In-front of a well-attended crowd at the Emirates, following their narrow but frustrating exit from this year’s FA Youth Cup at the semi-final stage, Arsenal got off to the best possible start with two goals in quick succession.
Jack Wilshere made his long-awaited return to competitive football, whilst Tomas Rosicky also featured: the first-team midfielders were involved in both goals. First, it was initial great forward play between Rosicky and Mavididi. The latter teed up Crowley nicely, and he weaved past two defenders before keeping a cool head to slot home from close-range.
Continue reading “U21’s: Arsenal 3-1 Newcastle – Gnabry excellent as Rosicky and Wilshere return”
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