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Match Report: Arsenal Miss Chance To Go Top as Saints End Five-game Winless Run

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Match Report: Arsenal Miss Chance To Go Top as Saints End Five-game Winless Run To wrap up the full Boxing Day fixture list, Arsenal travelled to Southampton in a bid to move to the top of the Premier League after Leicester fell to a 1-0 defeat at Liverpool earlier in the day. Saints entered the encounter on the back of a five-game winless run and despite home advantage, were n...

Match Focus: Arsenal Gunning for Glory on Unhappy Hunting Ground

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Match Focus: Arsenal Gunning for Glory on Unhappy Hunting Ground Boxing Day’s full fixture list ends at St. Mary’s when Southampton host Arsenal. The two teams come into the encounter in contrasting form. Saints have failed to win any of their last five league matches, with the 2-0 defeat to Tottenham their fourth defeat in that run. Conversely, the G...

WhoScored Tipster: The Weekend's Top Tips Across Europe

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WhoScored Tipster: The Weekend's Top Tips Across Europe It is becoming routine to see the main event in England played out on a Monday night: this time around it is also the biggest game of the weekend across Europe and the only direct clash at the top of a table. Arsenal-Manchester City could be especially relevant to the aspirations of their season for...

Match Focus: Title Favourites Go Head to Head in Emirates Showdown

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Match Focus: Title Favourites Go Head to Head in Emirates Showdown There’s little doubt as to the tie of the upcoming round of Premier League fixtures, though we have to wait until Monday night for the mouth-watering prospect of Arsenal vs Manchester City. The two teams are heavily tipped to fight it out for the title this season, currently occupying second a...

Player Focus: Ramsey Enjoying Central Limelight Once Again

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Player Focus: Ramsey Enjoying Central Limelight Once Again Aaron Ramsey’s goal against Aston Villa on Sunday could hardly have offered a better snapshot both of his performance in that game and of his wider qualities as a footballer. He won possession back with a tackle on Idrissa Gueye then surged 60 yards forward to be a few yards to Mesut Ozil&rsqu...

Team Focus: Can Arsenal Cope Against Olympiakos Without Fundamental Core?

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Team Focus: Can Arsenal Cope Against Olympiakos Without Fundamental Core? It is a match of fundamental importance, but also one that shows a fundamental crux with Arsene Wenger’s entire management of Arsenal.When Arsenal were at their best, a few weeks before tonight’s decisive Champions League fixture away to Olympiakos, it was because the manager had impress...

Player Focus: Coquelin’s Injury Presents Ramsey Central Role he Craves

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Player Focus: Coquelin’s Injury Presents Ramsey Central Role he Craves Social media erupted with sniggers from those who criticised Arsene Wenger’s decision to make Petr Cech their only signing of the summer when it was confirmed Francis Coquelin would miss the next two months through injury on Monday.The French midfielder’s bizarre route into the first-tea...

Player Focus: Record Breaker Özil Holds the Key to Arsenal's Title Hopes

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Player Focus: Record Breaker Özil Holds the Key to Arsenal's Title Hopes Back in July, we wrote that a well-rested Mesut Özil is set to make a substantial impact for Arsenal this season. After a summer away from football, the onus was on the Germany international to take the Premier League by storm. After two years to settle in England, the 27-year-old had been expe...

Match Report: Draw a Fair Result in Sunday's North London Derby

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Match Report: Draw a Fair Result in Sunday's North London Derby The North London Derby is usually one of the most hotly contested in the country and Sunday's edition was no different. The latest meeting between Arsenal and Tottenham started at a frantic pace before some sort of dominance was established, that coming from the visitors. Spurs were arguably he bett...

Match Focus: Arsenal Must Cope Without Key Players in Derby with Spurs

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Match Focus: Arsenal Must Cope Without Key Players in Derby with Spurs Arsenal vs TottenhamIt’s a fitting end to this week’s action in the Premier League and indeed the last before the upcoming international break as Arsenal host Spurs in the second North London derby of the campaign. It was the Gunners that came out on top when the sides met in the cup in ...