Arsenal will discover their eight Champions League league-phase opponents on Thursday evening, and the confirmed pots leave open the possibility of a brutally difficult route through Europe. Mikel Arteta’s side enter the competition in Pot 1 after reaching last season’s final, but their seeding offers little protection under the current format. Arsenal must face two […]
Olivia Smith could hardly have made a stronger argument to start Arsenal Women’s opening WSL game of the season. Within days of being named PFA Women’s Young Player of the Year for the second consecutive season, the Canada international has scored twice in Arsenal’s final two pre-season matches. One was a 91st-minute winner. The other […]
Arsenal cannot be drawn away to Inter Milan in Thursday’s Champions League league-phase draw after UEFA introduced a new restriction for the 2026/27 competition. Mikel Arteta‘s side have travelled to the San Siro to face Inter in each of the previous two Champions League campaigns. A third consecutive away meeting has now been ruled out, […]
Arsenal have been drawn away to Ipswich Town in the third round of the Carabao Cup, with Mikel Arteta‘s side set to travel to Portman Road. The Premier League champions enter the competition at this stage because of their involvement in Europe and discovered their opponents following Wednesday night’s second-round fixtures. An exact date and […]
Arsenal could discover whether their pursuit of Julian Alvarez has a realistic chance of succeeding by Friday as Atletico Madrid push for the striker’s future to be resolved. The Gunners remain interested in bringing the Argentina international back to the Premier League, with Mikel Arteta keen to add another elite attacker before the transfer window […]
Arsenal Women ended their pre-season campaign with a convincing 5-1 victory over Charlton Athletic after recovering from a goal down at Meadow Park. Lucy Fitzgerald gave the newly-promoted Women’s Super League side a surprise first-half lead, but Georgia Stanway and Mariona Caldentey turned the game around before the interval. Kyra Cooney-Cross then produced the outstanding […]
Arsenal enter the final days of the summer transfer window with Mikel Arteta’s squad already considerably stronger, but Andrea Berta still has several major decisions to make before business closes. Bruno Guimaraes and Ezri Konsa have strengthened the spine of the Premier League champions, while Christos Tzolis has quickly changed the picture on Arsenal’s left […]
Three places in the Arsenal Women starting XI remain open as Renée Slegers prepares for Wednesday’s final pre-season friendly against Charlton Athletic. The 7pm meeting at Meadow Park is Arsenal’s final scheduled fixture before their Women’s Super League campaign begins away at Brighton on 6 September. Slegers has used pre-season to assess a squad reshaped […]
Arsenal are ready to give Gabriel Martinelli permission to undergo an Al Hilal medical once the Brazilian reaches an agreement on personal terms with the Saudi Pro League club. The winger’s representatives have returned to direct talks with Al Hilal after the two clubs verbally agreed a package worth more than €65million. It leaves the […]
Five Arsenal PFA selections have recognised the champions’ defensive strength, but the make-up of the side also exposes the one area Mikel Arteta must improve during the title defence. David Raya, Jurriën Timber, William Saliba, Gabriel Magalhães and Declan Rice were all selected by their fellow professionals after Arsenal won the Premier League. No club […]
Arsenal will discover their eight Champions League opponents on Thursday, with a potential rematch against Paris Saint-Germain among the standout possibilities. Mikel Arteta’s side return to Europe’s biggest competition after losing last season’s final to PSG on penalties. The Gunners have been placed in Pot 1 for the league-phase draw, alongside several familiar European heavyweights. […]
Arsenal have been backed to retain the Premier League title after Gary Neville questioned whether Liverpool and Manchester City possess the quality required to challenge Mikel Arteta’s side. The defending champions opened their campaign with a comfortable 3-0 victory over Coventry City, while their expected rivals experienced more complicated starts. Manchester City needed a late […]
