Posted in Match Report on Dec 24th, 2025
The Arsenal squeezed through to the semi finals of the Carabao Cup on penalties against FA cup holders Crystal Palace on an eventful night in N5. Arteta named a strong side despite making eight changes. Cup ‘keeper Kepa deputised for Raya, MLS made a rare start as did Nørgaard, whilst Jesùs made his first start […]
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Posted in Match Report on Dec 20th, 2025
As mentioned in Ned’s excellent preview (it was so good I borrowed the photo from his piece above) this evening saw our first trip to Everton’s shiny new stadium. What did we make of it? We came, we saw, we conquered. For various reasons, not least of which is the short turnaround in games before […]
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Posted in Match Report on Dec 14th, 2025
When I originally put my name down for the report for this match, I was intending, as usual, to be in my place on the North Bank, even though 8pm on a Saturday night is far from my favourite time to go to a football match two hours from home. However, in attending an active […]
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Posted in Match Report on Dec 11th, 2025
Embed from Getty Images It was with some trepidation that I switched on the telly box last night to watch The Arsenal visit the fair city of Bruges to take on the local team. This despite the Belgians having dispensed with their manager at the weekend, despite sitting in 3rd in the Belgian first division. […]
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Posted in Match Report on Dec 7th, 2025
Unfortunately, the old cliché in the title turned out to be true as our long unbeaten run ended cruelly at Villa Park when the home side snatched a last-minute winner after several desperate blocks in a goalmouth scramble. Until then I had been happy enough that a stretched looking Arsenal team had held on for […]
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