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In case you didn’t know… Arsenal squandered a two-goal lead at Vicarage Road as defensive lapses allowed the Hornets to draw level and salvage a point against the north London giants. Aubameyang netted a brace to give Unai Emery’s men a two-goal lead heading into the break, but dreadful errors by Sokratis Papastathopoulos and David Luiz at the heart of the defence helped the hosts snatch a 2-2 draw by the end of the game....

Arsenal boss Unai Emery has downplayed his side’s chances of overcoming defending champions Manchester City, stating that it will be difficult for them to impose themselves on Pep Guardiola’s team. In case you didn’t know… Despite the mammoth task of defeating last year’s league winners, the Gunners will walk into the game hoping to earn a crucial three points to keep them in the race for the top four....

In case you didn’t know… The Gunners have been wanting of defensive depth as the summer departures of Laurent Koscielny and Nacho Monreal have left the squad in a bit of a crisis. Bellerin, who has served as a regular right-back under Emery, has been sidelined for months after rupturing the cruciate ligament in his left knee during Arsenal’s 2-0 home win over Chelsea in January. Holding also suffered a similar injury back in December and is yet to start for the first team this term....

The 22-year-old played a key role in the Super Eagles’ qualification for the 2018 Fifa World Cup Russia, and also was prominent in Arsenal’s sixth-place finish in the English Premier League. The renewable multi-million naira deal will last for three years with Iwobi becoming the face of the brand in Nigeria and beyond. “LG is a very big company and I’m very honoured and proud to be their brand ambassador to represent them on and off the pitch,” Iwobi said during the unveiling ceremony at LG Electronics’ Showroom in Lekki Lagos on Saturday....

That was how long it took Raheem Sterling to fire in the opening goal of the game following an opening exchange that had Arsenal supporters sinking into their chairs in all-too-familiar dread. City’s highly polished, relentlessly practiced and devastating style of play tore through an Arsenal team that looked like it had studied for the big exam only the night before. But while it’s tempting to moan about the “same old Arsenal”, it’s important to realise that failure is a necessary step on the path of progress....

For all the impressive numbers they racked up – from Thierry Henry’s 30 goals to a hefty haul of 90 points – the most celebrated remains a zero. As Arsene Wenger forecasted a season earlier, his glorious Gunners managed to conquer a top-flight season without a defeat on their record. It was the first time the feat had been accomplished since Preston North End dominated the inaugural Football League season, although their triumphant jaunt across Victorian England was comprised of a mere 22 games....

The draw for the last-16 of the UEFA Champions League has pitted English giants Arsenal and Chelsea against seven-time champions AC Milan and Napoli. Arsenal who beat Milan at San Siro in 08-09 tournament will have their hands full with some marquee players like Cesc Fabregas and Samir Nasri leaving the club in the summer.Napoli, who will face 2008 finalists Chelsea, the Italian side has already dumped one English side out of the competition....

In case you didn’t know… Koscielny made the headlines in recent weeks after he refused to travel with the Gunners for their pre-season fixtures in the United States. The decision is believed to be the defender’s attempt to force a move out of the North London outfit, after his hopes to return to France as a free agent was met with disagreement from the club’s hierarchy. The France international has reportedly received a series of offers from clubs such as Rennes and Lyon but Arsenal are trying hard to keep him at the Emirates owing to their already-critical defensive issues....

Needless to say, the camp that was pro-Wenger will analyze everything about him in greater detail and not soften their stance that easily. He will also have to stay on the right side of the English media who will only offer him scrutiny and contempt at the slightest of slips. Thankfully, no has asked, “Unai who?” that his predecessor had to hear and live with initially when Evening Standard put up a billboard poster stating, “Arsène who?...

While they are right in the race for the top 4 or better, their opponents are hovering over the mid-table spots in the third tier of English football. The Gunners haven’t lost to a lower league side in this competition since 2015, whereas Blackpool last defeated the North Londoners way back in 1970. Here’s all you need to know ahead of the game. Arsenal v Blackpool: Kickoff Information Date: 31st October, 2018...

Having bounced back from an opening-day defeat at home by West Ham by squeezing past Crystal Palace 1-0, the Gunners are -140 favorites at the Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook to pull off a morale-boosting victory here. Meanwhile, Brendan Rodgers’ side has opened the season with consecutive 1-0 victories over Stoke City and Bournemouth and are available at +375 odds to make it nine points from nine in this one. Liverpool can also be backed at plus a half-goal on a spread bet at the SuperBook at +120 odds....

Former Leicester City coach Claudio Ranieri was confirmed on Tuesday as Fulham boss after Slavisa Jokanovic was told on Tuesday morning that his services were no longer required at Craven Cottage. The Mirror Sport reports that Fulham indicated their interest in the Frenchman and even promised him substantial funds in the transfer market to further strengthen his squad which already boasts of very decent players like Aleksandar Mitrovic, Jean Michael Seri and former Chelsea attacker Andre Schurrle....

The England international had to be withdrawn from the Gunners’ starting line-up just an hour before the match against Stoke City, and Wenger is unsure over how long it will take Walcott to recover. Wenger said: ‘He had an abdominal muscle problem, I don’t really know what it is. Nobody can tell me whether it is just a question of days. ‘He had a test before the game and I decided to play him but he had a little problem before the Marseille game [last week] and it then became a bit worse....

A sophomore music major at the University of southern California until recently, Djangirov has three albums and hundreds of performances under his belt. For the young man Billboard called “the fastest hands in jazz,” the trip across the world has paid off. 2005, released his self-titled debut album with Sony Classical, and last May, he followed up with the sequel “Eldar live at the Blue Note,” which includes collaborations with contemporary trumpeting greats Chris Botti and Roy Hargrove....

The fight is scheduled for 12 rounds in the light heavyweight division, meaning the athletes will have to make the weight limit of 175 pounds (12.25 stone or 79.55 kg) on the night of the weigh-ins. Beterbiev has held the IBF title since 2017 and the WBC title since 2019. The Russian will enter the ring with an undefeated record of 17-0 with 17 knockouts to his name, giving him a 100% knockout rate....

Out of the state’s 66,000 reported positive cases, more than 32,000 of the infected are residents aged 20 to 44, according to data provided by the Arizona Department of Health Services (DHS). “People think their age is a protective factor, but we have seen people as young as 29, 31, 34 either dying from this or severely ill that they’re on the verge of dying,” said Dr. Suresh Uppalapu, an intensive care unit physician at Phoenix’s Banner University Medical Center....

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Not wanting to let the presence of the American pop star at the O2 Arena pass them by, two of North London’s finest, Mesut Ozil and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, jumped at the chance to rub shoulders with the Grammy Award winner. On Sunday evening, 24 hours on from Arsenal’s 3-2 victory over Swansea City and the day after Ozil’s 28th birthday, Bieber was at the Gunners’ training ground for a spot of sightseeing....