Atletico Madrid striker, Diego Costa, could miss the first leg of their Europa League semi-final
fixture against Arsenal because of an injury to his left hamstring...
They have kept back to back clean sheets there as well and with them having taken a clean sheet as well in their last home
fixture against Arsenal, a Tottenham to win to nil with Bet365 is at 10/3 odds * (Betting Odds taken on February 5th, 2018 at 00:44 a.m.) for the game.
Liverpool FC is to fund coach travel to help supporters who are attending the Reds» Premier League away
fixture against Arsenal on Friday December 22.
Tickets for Brighton & Hove Albion's
fixture against Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium go on sale next Tuesday.
It wasn't an entirely perfect 90 minutes for Mourinho as Ibrahimovic picked up his fifth booking of the season for a foul on Leroy Fer, which means he'll miss the next
fixture against Arsenal.
Moyes saw his side fail to secure all three points against bottom of the table Fulham, a result that leaves Man United nine points from fourth ahead of key Premier League
fixture against Arsenal, an away trip to in - form Crystal Palace ahead of facing Olympiakos in the Champions League.
It also comes as no surprise that despite having a reduced role so far this season, Fabregas now seems to be up for a fight right as
the fixture against Arsenal creeps up.
Chelsea have played more competitive
fixtures against Arsenal than against any other team: Sunday will be our 192nd meeting.
The star winger went down early in the first half of the Capital One Cup match at Britannia Stadium with a hamstring injury — a wound that will keep him out of two vital
fixtures against Arsenal and Manchester United just as the Reds had managed to gain consistency in the top ten.
Not exact matches
Bolton have had a tough run of
fixtures against the likes of Man City, Liverpool, Man United,
Arsenal and Chelsea and Klasnic believes 18th place is not a true reflection of their ability.
Just perusing last years
fixtures and discounting the losses to Chelsea and Manure
Arsenal dropped roughly 10 points
against the likes of Southampton, Swansea (lost 2x), Stoke, Sunderland, Leicester, Hull City, Liverpool (96 minute Skyrtel equalizer playing a man down).
I don't want to say this, but in the interest of
Arsenal's Ucl success over Barca, I want to say, if the Ucl attacking quality of Barcelona's 4 players of, Suarez, Messi, Neymar and Rakitic will play for Barca
against Arsenal in both 2 legged ties, the Boss MUST consider the possibility of upgrading the
Arsenal's 2 CBs & DM position with 2 or 3 top quality new additions of a CB, DM and a striker to face Barca and knock them out of this round of 8
fixtures.
Alexis has been on the sidelines since suffering a hamstring injury during the game
against Norwich and while
Arsenal haven't really faltered too much during his absence, having the Chilean back is a much needed boost for the side ahead of a difficult set of
fixtures in January.
Arsenal fans have been left in a dire state of desperation this week following on from what was a very disappointing opening
fixture against Liverpool, paired with an equally disappointing transfer window.
Xhaka and Cazorla will no doubt be favourites to line up in central midfield in Ramsey's absence, however with
Arsenal also set to come up
against both PSG and Chelsea in the coming weeks, Wenger may feel it's important not to risk Ramsey and instead ensure he is ready for the tougher and arguably «more important»
fixtures.
Arsene Wenger spoke ahead of
Arsenal's English Football League Cup
fixture against Nottingham Forest, that he thinks Lucas will take time to adapt to the league and that is why the Spaniard hasn't got too many minutes to his name.
Your opening
fixture this season was a win
against Arsenal — does that add to confidence going into this match?
The Belgian's return could help
Arsenal continue their title charge for longer than most in the media seem to think, but a tough December which includes
fixtures against Manchester United and Chelsea would certainly have been alleviated with his return.
The
Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger confirmed the imminent return of the Chilean winger and marked down the Cup
fixture against Sunderland as a potential return date.
The month of September doesn't get any easier for
Arsenal, who, following Manchester City's clash, face an away
fixture against Borussia Dortmund in the UEFA Champions League on Tuesday.
Team News —
Arsenal The Gunners are fretting over a possible ankle injury to their talismanic Welshman, Aaron Ramsey, who is an integral part of this
Arsenal machine and, going by the latest reports, the 22 - year old is likely to miss to Saturday's home
fixture against Man City.
Lucas has scored two goals in his
Arsenal career so far, both whilst playing as a striker during the
fixture against Nottingham Forest.
Arsenal have to secure the attack and get Alexis ready for the match
against Barca and the remaining
fixtures against top premier league sides.The team has to win
against Barca and then beat them at Nou - Camp causes it really is irritating to see Wenger playing bad players in the big matches in the past,
Arsenal have allowed themselves to be weak where Wenger is after the league means these Southhampton, Stoke, Chelsea get the luck
against this side.
This evening's
fixture is sandwiched in between Premier League games
against Aston Villa and
Arsenal, as Spurs look to cope with three big games in seven days.
It's not just
Arsenal fans that are excited by the return of injured quartet Jack Wilshere, Mikel Arteta, Serge Gnabry and Abou Diaby — fellow midfielder Mesut Ozil has taken to Instagram to wish his teammates good luck as they stepped up their comebacks in the U21
fixture against Stoke City at the Emirates on Tuesday evening.
After a lucky draw
against Paris St Germain,
Arsenal have bounced back with two wins on the spin in their Champions League group, leaving them in a strong position as the reverse set of
fixtures begins.
After the Boxing Day
fixtures the side still remain outside the bottom three ahead of tonight's game
against Arsenal with memories still fresh in supporters minds of the 3 - 0 victory recorded in this
fixture by Palace in April earlier this year.
If you think about their
fixture, they had a difficult start to the season, I mean they played
against Everton and managed to beat them 6:3 on their home, they played City at the Etihad and they managed to take a point and they also played
against Arsenal and took three points.So in terms of
fixture it is the same as
Arsenal.
Arsenal went into the
fixture against Bournemouth knowing Spurs won comfortably the day before and new they had to win the game but flopped.
Last weekend's 2 - 2 draw at the Emirates
against Hull City can not be an ideal preparation, going into a crucial Champions League
fixture as
Arsenal do when they take on Anderlecht at the home of the Belgium champions.
Arsenal face off
against Swiss side Basel on Match Day Two, in a
fixture that'll see Champions League football return to the home of
Arsenal for yet another consecutive season.
Tonight's Champions League
fixture against Anderlecht will be a test of
Arsenal's «big boys» credentials, as they will be playing away in this competition for the first time since the 0 - 2 defeat at the Westfalenstadion on Matchday 1.
Watching todays
fixture against Everton I'm hard pressed to find any
Arsenal players besides Sanchez and maybe Boss that would consistently slot into the Spuds first 11.
Lets move our focus to midweek
fixtures Arsenal against Watford, Liverpool - Chelsea are where my interest shall lie.
Arsenal face an away trip to Southampton on New Year's Day, which is followed by home and away
fixtures against Stoke City and Manchester City respectively.
Arsenal then face a home clash
against Newcastle on the 13th of December, before a home and away
fixture against QPR and West Ham respectively brings an end to the year.
Wilshere featured in
Arsenal's U23
fixture against Derby on Monday night but, with just a year left on his contract, The Mirror reports that
Arsenal have told Wilshere that if the right offer comes in he will be allowed to leave.
It may look like a tough call to take all three points
against a Man United team that is unbeaten in 25 League
fixtures, but as we know with
Arsenal, anything is possible.
As a
fixture,
Arsenal against Chelsea may not have the neighborly disdain of the North London derby or the historical cachet of Manchester United
against Liverpool, but it's often a lot more fun.
Spent an Hour this morning working out Home and Away games and averages
against the remaining
fixtures for
Arsenal, Spurs, Southampton, Man Utd and Liverpool and came up with the conclusion of:
Arsenal have League games
against Sunderland, Aston Villa, Manchester City, Southampton and Bournemouth before Xmas and the New Year
fixture at home to lowly Newcastle.
Joel Campbell opened the scoring for
Arsenal in their Premier League
fixture against Sunderland on Saturday after being found by a superb Mesut Ozil pass.
Arsenal also have the added bonus of having home
fixtures against Tottenham, Manchester United and Liverpool before Christmas if you were looking at that market, with Manchester City away being the only big six side we have to travel to.
The Merseyside club's next
fixture is another tough one
against Arsenal.
I had some sympathy for Arsene Wenger and the
Arsenal players due to the circumstances of tonight's away game
against AFC Bournemouth, with the
fixture schedule going
against the Gunners and being made worse by our long injury list, Ozil's continued illness and Elneny going to play for Egypt.
You may think that these players have no chance of playing, but if Bayern Munich and
Arsenal pull away into a dominating position in the Group, then the last two
fixtures against Olympiakos and Zagreb again may give Wenger a chance to experiment with the fringe players.
Final Thought If
Arsenal can finish with 35 points or more come the 28th of December with an away
fixture against the Hammers, Wenger's men would have given themselves a good chance of finishing in the top 4 at the end of the 2014/15 Premier League season.
So
Arsenal now have a selection problem for the two upcoming crucial
fixtures against West Ham and Southampton and the obvious solution would be to use Lukas Podolski, who is the Gunners best goalscorer in ratio to minutes played.
With injuries to key players impeding
Arsenal during the first round of Premier League
fixtures, what would be a good haul of points come the 28th of December, when
Arsenal play their 19th Premier League
fixture at Boleyn Ground
against West Ham United?
Giroud is a good player but far too specific and predictable for the style
Arsenal play in, Looking at the hate he received from France was that
Arsenal fans did it because he did not turn up for us for more than 10 matches but when i watch Giroud play for France he gets a goal in almost every game and last major
fixture he scored
against Germany.