Mikel Arteta believes the momentum his Arsenal side continued to build with their Carabao Cup third-round win over AFC Wimbledon will be an important factor as they face neighbours Tottenham on Sunday.The Gunners ran out comfortable 3-0 winners over their third-tier rivals, Alexandre Lacazette’s early penalty added to by second-half strikes from Emile Smith Rowe and Eddie Nketiah.Having lo...Full Story »

Crawley head coach John Yems criticised referee Darren Drysdale and his officials for “ruining the game” following the 2-2 home draw against Harrogate in Sky Bet League Two.Yems was unhappy that Harrogate’s Connor Hall only received a booking in the incident that led to Crawley substitute Ashley Nadesan being sent off midway through the second half.Nadesan was straight red-card...Full Story »

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta was impressed with his side’s battling qualities after a 1-0 victory at Burnley clinched them back-to-back Premier League wins.Martin Odegaard’s first-half free-kick gave Arsenal the edge at Turf Moor and they held on for a hard-fought three points to further ease the pressure on Arteta.The Gunners were grateful referee Anthony Taylor reversed his decision t...Full Story »

Mikel Arteta hailed the best fortnight in his footballing career as it culminated with a first Premier League win of the season with victory over Norwich. The Gunners went into the weekend bottom of the table having lost their first three league games of the campaign without registering a goal. But Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s second-half tap-in at the Emirates Stadium was enough to sea...Full Story »

Mikel Arteta is under pressure to deliver results quickly after Arsenal's terrible start to the Premier League season. Arsenal have been in contact with Antonio Conte over the possibility of replacing Mikel Arteta at the Emirates Stadium, but the former Inter Milan boss is not prepared to join the club, according to reports. The Gunners have made a desperately poor start to the new Premier Leag...Full Story »

When Mikel Arteta took over the reins at Arsenal, he would have done so with the aspiration of topping the table. Unfortunately for the former Manchester City assistant manager, the table he is currently topping is the bookies list for the first Premier League manager to be sacked. Arteta has endured a torrid start to the season with three consecutive defeats, nine goals conceded, and not a si...Full Story »

Newport manager Mike Flynn revealed he had spent all summer trying to sign Harry Smith after the Leyton Orient striker scored two goals in an entertaining 2-2 draw at Rodney Parade.The giant Smith rejected the chance to move to Wales and rubbed salt in Flynn’s wounds with headers in either half.But it was not enough to claim three points as Dom Telford’s late strike sealed Newport a ...Full Story »

Arsenal owners the Kroenke family are in agreement on their sacking decision for Mikel Arteta as his woes continue. The Spaniard has taken the Gunners to the bottom of the Premier League table, scoring no goals and conceding nine to lose their first three games. And it has seen calls grow among the fan base for the club's former midfielder and Pep Guardiola's protege to be sacked. But Goal ...Full Story »

Arsenal’s exiled loan defender William Saliba is piling pressure on Mikel Arteta as his incredible loan stats emerge. The Frenchman has been on the books in north London for three seasons since a £27m deal was completed in 2019 from Saint-Etienne - but he has never made a senior appearance. Being loaned straight back to the Ligue 1 side under Unai Emery, his replacement decided to p...Full Story »

Mikel Arteta has been left “angry” with Arsenal midfielder Granit Xhaka because of the “consequences” of his red card against Manchester City. The Swiss star was shown a straight red after 35 minutes for a two-footed lunge on Joao Cancelo. While the Gunners were already 2-0 down, it gave them a huge disadvantage as they went on to concede three more to sit bottom of the...Full Story »

Mikel Arteta backed himself to turn Arsenal’s dismal form around and called on everyone at the club to “look in the mirror” after Saturday’s thrashing at Manchester City.The Gunners crashed to a humiliating 5-0 loss with 10 men at the Etihad Stadium, a result which left them without a point – or even a goal – after their opening three Premier League games of t...Full Story »

Ashley Westwood and Matej Vydra will be back in the Burnley squad for their game against Leeds. Both players missed the defeat at Liverpool and the penalty shoot-out win at Newcastle in the Carabao Cup with toe and groin problems respectively. Aaron Lennon will also be available against his former club, having re-signed for Burnley in time to play at St James’ Park on Wednesday night, ...Full Story »

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta is backing Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang to be spurred on by the return of fans this season after he hit a hat-trick in their second-round Carabao Cup romp at West Brom.The Gunners got their campaign up and running with a 6-0 rout of a much-changed West Brom team as Aubameyang shone on his first start of the season.Nicolas Pepe, Bukayo Saka and Alexandre Lacazette also got ...Full Story »

An 86th-minute goal from Ashley Fletcher on his full debut ensured Watford made it through to the Carabao Cup third round at the expensive of Premier League rivals Crystal Palace.The tie at Vicarage Road seemed destined for a penalty shoot-out until the summer signing tapped home at the back post to earn the Hornets a 1-0 victory which leaves new Eagles boss Patrick Vieira winless and without a ...Full Story »

Everyone can see that Arsenal are an absolute basket case of a club just now, so it's understandable that Mikel Arteta is given a pass at times because he doesn't have a lot to work with. He's also a rookie manager who was still settling into the role so it makes sense that he was given time and assurances to get things right, but there does come a time when he's simply part of the problem an...Full Story »

Mikel Arteta believes Arsenal's injury crisis forced him into picking a team "unprecedented in the history of this club" but urged his players not to feel sorry for themselves after a 2-0 defeat to Chelsea. Arsenal are 19th in the Premier League table after two weeks, suffering a second consecutive loss as Romelu Lukaku marked his return to Chelsea with the opening goal at Emirates Stadium be...Full Story »

But the Gunners manager bristles at any suggestion that splashing the cash — the biggest outlay by any Premier League club so far this summer — leaves him with no excuses. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is fired up on his return for the Gunners Credit: Getty Ex-Sheffield United keeper Aaron Ramsdale is already in full training with Arsenal, having only joined on Friday Credit: Getty Mi...Full Story »

Just a year after committing himself to Arsenal, it appears that Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang might be on his way out of the club. The 32-year-old was an absentee, through illness, from the Gunners side that meekly surrendered at Brentford in their opening game of the 2021/22 Premier League season. The Times note his 10 goals from the last campaign and a series of underwhelming performances hav...Full Story »

Northampton got their Sky Bet League Two season up and running with a hard-fought 1-0 victory over 10-man Port Vale at Sixfields.The Cobblers fielded eight debutants but it was an old name that scored the only goal of the game as Benny Ashley-Seal’s first-half strike ultimately proved the difference.Vale started on top but they fell behind in the 23rd minute when a long throw into their bo...Full Story »

A debut goal for Callum McManaman gave Tranmere a 1-0 opening-day win over Walsall.The former Premier League winger struck midway through the second half to give Micky Mellon’s side a deserved win.McManaman also had Rovers’ best moment of a goalless first half as fellow new signing Emmanuel Dieseruvwe played him through on goal, only to be denied by a perfectly-timed tackle from Mann...Full Story »