Morning all. Two years ago Brighton turned up at the Emirates Stadium to outplay and outcompete what was at the time a decent Arsenal team, knocking the Gunners out of the League Cup in the process. Here we were again. Brighton are always a good and dangerous side who have enjoyed a lot of […]
Category Archives: Daily Bits and Bobs
Morning all. I love a domestic cup regardless of which one it is. League form goes out the window in so many ways because managers make changes. They have to because the season is long and hard, especially for the clubs involved in European competitions as well as those with many a player oft […]
Morning all. Mikel Arteta and his players begin this season’s League Cup campaign tomorrow night with a home tie against a very good Brighton side. The south coast side have had a mixed start to the season that’s for sure as one day they have beaten Man City, Newcastle and Chelsea, the next they […]
Morning all. If you took a cursory glance at the Premier League table yesterday morning you will have seen Sunderland sitting second in the table. I wondered when Sunderland were last in the top two of the top division in England, probably when Len Shackleton was their star performer, the Jack Grealish of his day. […]
Morning all. Sunderland pulled off a shock 2-1 victory over Chelsea at Stamford Bridge yesterday which is great for every club bar the home one whilst Newcastle United scored a very late winner against Fulham. In the two evening kickoffs, Utd beat Brighton 4-2 before Brentford defeated Liverpool 3-2. Not a bad Saturday… It’s been […]
Morning all. With Arsenal not playing until tomorrow lunchtime, I’m sure we’ll all be keeping an eye on the clubs who are playing today. Chelsea take on Sunderland. Newcastle play Fulham. Manchester United face Brighton. 5.30pm Brentford are up against Liverpool. 8pm Chelsea should, on paper at least, coast to victory, but the other […]
Morning all. Eddie Howe must be laughing all the way to the bank, or at least the owners of Newcastle Utd. After the protracted summer saga involving Alexander Isak and his move to Liverpool, Newcastle look to have come out on top. They had £125m in the bank, well, half that amount after signing Nick […]
Morning all. Arsenal welcomed one of the most dangerous, resilient and consistent teams from La Liga to North London yesterday evening, a damp, wet evening at that. Considering Arsenal’s participation in the Champions League over the past 25 years it’s odd that we’ve never faced Atletico before. Both clubs have met in the UEFA […]
Morning all. This is a rare thing, almost as rare as hens teeth and I found it in The Daily Mail: Arsenal have made the best defensive start to a season in their history. Mikel Arteta’s team have shipped just three goals in eleven games in all competitions which is the best effort of […]
Morning all. What a day yesterday was. Ok, it rained hard all day on the south coast which was pretty miserable to say the least but out in Indore, India, England Women took on the hosts in the cricket World Cup. Whether you like the shorter game or not, or indeed women’s cricket at […]
Morning all With Man City hitting the top spot of the table for the first time since possibly the last day of 2023/24 season the gauntlet had been well and truly thrown down by Pep Guardiola as in a way, he announced he isn’t going off anytime soon despite the rumours. Why would he with […]
Morning all. Premier League football is back, Arsenal are back with a tricky away fixture against Fulham. History tells us this fixture is usually good for Arsenal but last season, we only managed to come away from Craven Cottage with a point. We’d been all over Silva’s team during the first ten minutes of […]