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Ahead of the crucial game against Liverpool on Saturday, it has been confirmed that Granit Xhaka and Mesut Ozil are back in training. Granit Xhaka featured in the first Premier League game of the season against Newcastle but missed out of the home victory against Burnley due to a knee injury. Ozil on the other hand has not featured at all this season. He missed the first game due to security concerns. It would be recalled that he, alongside Sead Kolasinac, has been at the centre of a gang war that has threatened their involvement in games this season. He…

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Two wins from two, for the first time in 10years, the Gunners won two consecutive opening fixture of the premier league season as Arsenal defeated Burnley 2-1 in a lunch time kick off at the Emirates. Here are my four key points from the game. – THE CEBALLOS SHOW Two assist on your full premier league debut, Dani would not have wished for a better way to start. Dani Ceballos got the crowd on its feet and earned himself an immediate chant, to the tune of Santi Cazorla’s. That’s fitting because Dani brings the same artistry as Santi – ball…

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After a productive Match Day 1, Arsenal would be looking to record their second victory of the season as they host Burnley in today’s early kick off. The Gunners would be looking to do something they’ve not done in the past eight seasons – win the first two games of the season. MATCH FACTS Head-to-head Burnley have lost nine successive league meetings – the longest losing streak in their top-flight history against a particular opponent. Their only victory in the past 19 away games against Arsenal in all competitions came in September 1974. Arsenal have won all seven encounters at…

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Arsenal got their season up and running with a 1-0 win at Newcastle on Sunday. Here are my four key thought from the match: NEW SEASON, SAME OLD AUBAMEYANG Normal service resumes. If there was any doubt about his goal scoring instinct, the stats definitely have other ideas. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has now scored 33 goals in just 50 Premier League appearances for Arsenal, more than any other player in the club’s history. On a wet Sunday afternoon in Tyneside, when it was looking like Arsenal will get just a point from Newcastle. Step up, Aubameyang, who received a well lofted…

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Arsenal start their 2019/20 season Premier League campaign with a trip to Newcastle’s St. James’ Park. The Gunners would be looking to start their season on a winning note knowing that every points count. Having missed out on Champions League football by a single point last season, Unai Emery and his men must have fully realized the importance of starting strong. Arsenal have had a brilliant summer transfer window. Virtually all the holes in the squad have been blocked. They have brought in experience, flair and pace – the team must now deliver and what better way to start than…

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After some months out, the GoonerHub crew is back. On this episode, Eweobaja Olumuyiwa, Olatunde Adegoroye, Taoreed Alausa, Dowe Biyere and Solola Olumide took a look at Arsenal’s businesses in the transfer window, Newcastle, and other Arsenal stories. This episode can also be listened to on the following platforms: iTunes Anchor Google Podcasts Spotify Breaker Pocket Casts RadioPublic Stitcher CastBox Whooshka

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When Unai Emery replaced Arsene Wenger at the end of the 2017/2018 season, a large number of fans, ex-players and pundits around concluded that he had inherited ‘shambles’ and would need time to sort ‘that mess’. Jamie Carragher, Ian Wright, Henry Wright of The Times, John Cross of The Mirror, to mention a few, all more or less echoed these sentiments. They all gave time-frame of how long it would take to finally clean up the mess. As a result, whenever Arsenal hit a bad patch, vocal Arsenal fans and Emery loyalists would remind us of how the players he…

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This is not the news you might want to hear – but you’ll have to hear it any way. Chelsea defender, David Luiz wants to join Arsenal and has gone on strike to force that move. Skysports reported that the player trained away from the rest of the Chelsea first team squad as a result. According to them, Arsenal have not yet made a formal bid for the player. According to David Ornstein of BBC Sports, Luis is one of the options Arsenal are looking at in central defence. David Luiz is among options Arsenal working on for centre-back…

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Arsenal captain, Laurent Koscielny would be leaving the club to join French side, Girondins Bordeaux. Koscielny joined the club from Lorent in 2010 and has been a loyal servant. In a statement released on Arsenal’s website, the club revealed they sanctioned the move ‘once we agreed acceptable transfer terms.’ The saga surrounding the Frenchman’s situation has been ongoing for all of the summer since he refused to go on tour with the club. Reports from several quarters indicated that he wanted to leave the club and had asked the club to terminate his contract. This request was reportedly rejected by…

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Arsenal striker Eddie Nketiah has been linked with a loan move to the Championship this summer, with Bristol City, Cardiff City and Swansea City all keen on the teenager. The 18-year-old is currently behind Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Alexandre Lacazette in the pecking order, while the arrival of Gabriel Martinelli could also threaten his chances. While manager Unai Emery wants to hold on to Nketiah, Arsenal’s transfer team believes loaning him out will do his development a lot of good, and it’s a move former striker Ian Wright subscribes to. The Gunners legend replied to a report linking the academy graduate with…

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