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02/06/26 – Premier League Champions! “The Arsenal Canon Fires Again!!”
For the first time in 22 years Arsenal are Premier League Champions! It’s been two weeks since Junior Kroupi smashed one into Man City’s net to take points of Arsenal’s only title rivals. We waited and waited and we won it on the sofa. This has taken me a while to process I wasn’t prepared for Bournemouth to do it, I have dreamed of this since I was 5 years old. I started going to Arsenal in 2009 and then consistently as a season ticket holder in 2012. I have watched some abs
Joe Ford
Jun 2
11/05/2026 – West Ham 0-1 Arsenal “The Day Arsenal Tried to Kill Us”
It’s been a while since I’ve been here to blog about Arsenal, mostly due to my bipolar feelings about the club and the season. Since the loss to Manchester City in the Carabao Cup I have had the highest highs and lowest lows I’ve ever experienced as an Arsenal fan. What I witnessed yesterday though at the London Stadium is a mixture of emotions I have never felt to such a degree, years have come off my life due to the antics at the end of the game. After the cup final defeat,
Joe Ford
May 11
23/03/2026 – Man City 2-0 Arsenal “A Cup Lost, A Title Still to Win”
That was the reality check I for one didn’t see coming. I left completely Wembley completely zapped, it was a performance I haven’t seen in years, one ridden with nerves and void of ideas. The easy thing to pick out is Arteta’s choice of goalkeeper, which quite clearly in hindsight didn’t go to plan. I’ve seen the media outpouring today questioning Arteta’s decision but also Kepa’s competence. I was always of the impression that Kepa would start the final, in fact I believe i
Joe Ford
Mar 24
19/03/2026 – Arsenal 2-0 Everton “Everton Recap and Carabao Cup Final 2026 Preview”
What a week to be a Gooner, is this going to be the week we look back on in May? The lights shone brightest and the boys took to centre stage; I’m writing this as a review of both the Everton and Bayer Leverkusen game but also as a preview to the Carabao Cup Final on Sunday. Let’s start with Everton, I haven’t experienced the Emirates erupt like that in a long time, the nerves and adrenaline of 60,000 people pouring outwards, limbs flying everywhere, everyone completely disor
Joe Ford
Mar 21
05/03/2026 – Brighton 0-1 Arsenal “Gabriel the Giant: A Win Built on Grit, Not Glamour”
Well, that was painful, but we’ve made it through the other side, we’ve slogged out a massive win at the Amex while relegation threatened Nottingham Forrest have done us the favour of a lifetime, snatching a point off Man City at the Etihad. This could be absolutely pivotal in the title race, the gap is now seven with City having a game in hand, but nobody saw them dropping points this evening. Arsenal have a knack at the moment of sending their fans to nearby hospitals wit
Joe Ford
Mar 9
02/03/2026 – Arsenal 2-1 Chelsea “Timber’s Towering Moment and Neto’s Madness”
Its now four and a half years since we last lost to Chelsea in the league, how bloody lovely. It wasn’t a vintage performance by any means and to be honest I thought we were poor, but if you want to win the title its by any means necessary, it doesn’t need to be pretty, especially against the dirty blues. Pedro Neto totted up their ninth red card of the season, they are now only second to Sunderland for that unwanted record. Chelsea for the majority of the game were strong an
Joe Ford
Mar 9
23/02/2026 - Spurs 1-4 Arsenal “From Wolves Woe to Derby Delight: Arsenal Dispatch Tottenham”
So, I had to take some time after the Wolves disaster last Wednesday, I spent the last three days building myself up for failure at Spurs and the Premier League dream being over. However, after the performance yesterday I feel that the Wolves game was the best possible kick in the backside for this team. What a bounce back performance, don’t get me wrong Tottenham were absolutely terrible, but we did exactly what we needed to do, we came out with intensity. Every player seeme
Joe Ford
Feb 24
09/02/2026 - Arsenal 3-0 Sunderland “No Drama, No Doubt: Arsenal Dispatch Sunderland with Ease”
Another game ticked off with a win, a thoroughly professional performance against a strong Sunderland side who managed to take two points off us earlier in the season. The media had cooked up a storm the past week after our Carabao Cup semi-final victory over Chelsea, with Havertz the 60-million-pound man coming back to haunt them once again. It really was a great week for Arsenal a place in the final booked for March 22 nd and the gap maintained to six points at the top. Af
Joe Ford
Feb 11
01/02/2026 – Leeds 0-4 Arsenal “A Perfect Response: Arsenal Smash Leeds”
I’m writing this as Spurs have seemingly turned into a charity teamed against City but what a result for Arsenal yesterday. With Villa losing at home to Brentford earlier that feels really important for the team’s confidence and putting last week behind us. The goals were flowing and OG secured their place as our joint top goal scorer once again. It wasn’t just a win, but a performance with conviction, control, and a bit of swagger. Leeds away is never a formality, and Elland
Joe Ford
Feb 1
27/01/2026 - Arsenal 2-3 Man United “A First Home Slip: United Punish a Nervy Arsenal”
Well, that one hurt. It’s the first time in a long while that I woke up feeling bruised and genuinely had my day ruined thinking of the result. After having some time to process the first loss at the Emirates all season, I’ve come to terms with how and why we lost that game. Quite frankly we looked nervous and we were too cautious; there was no flow to our game aside from the first 20 minutes where we looked really good. The problem is with any game in the Premier League, whe
Joe Ford
Feb 1
22/01/2026 - Forrest 0-0 Arsenal, Inter 1-3 Arsenal “From Toothless to Ruthless: Arsenal’s Two-Game Tale and The Upcoming Battle”
I’ve got a few games to cover today but I want to focus on the previous two games; Inter and Nottingham Forrest. Let’s first mention the trip to Stamford Bridge. A good result that gives us the upper hand going into the second leg. Although I thought we were really strong in that game I feel that scoring three goals away at Chelsea should ensure you a win, but we didn’t quite look so solid defensively. Its understandable as there were a few changes to the back line especially
Joe Ford
Jan 22
10/01/2026 – Arsenal 0-0 Liverpool “From Expectation to Reality: Arsenal Blunt in Attack”
A point each, not a disaster but not what we had hoped for. I think weirdly many Arsenal fans were confident heading into the game, expecting a statement win. Although I too expected a win, I was aware that the Liverpool would turn up as the best version of what they had available. And in fairness to them they did just that, with the injuries they have and the lack of confidence in their defence they made it difficult to get going and we continually struggled to create chance
Joe Ford
Jan 10
05/01/2026 – Rice at the Double: Arsenal Six Points Clear
What a weekend to be an Arsenal fan! City dropped two more points thanks to a last-minute equaliser from Enzo Fernandez and that puts us six points clear at the top. The first blog of 2026 and we start with a win, a vital win at that. Bournemouth were responsible for half of our league loses last season and despite their poor form I was very weary they could repeat the upset. An uncharacteristic mistake from big Gabi fuelled that fear early on, I thought we could be in for a
Joe Ford
Jan 5
31/12/2025 – Arsenal 4-1 Villa “Unplayable After the Break: Arsenal’s Second‑Half Surge”
Truly one of the best nights I’ve experienced at The Emirates, we finished the year off in true style. The atmosphere was out of this world, and my voice is paying the price this morning. A cab back home at 2am really summed up how big that result felt. Before the game I was a bag of nerves, I couldn’t really see a way in which we would win the game based off our recent performances, but those nerves dissipated when Arsenal 2.0 came out at half time. Whatever Arteta said to t
Joe Ford
Dec 31, 2025
15/12/2025 – Arsenal 2-1 Wolves “From Panic to Euphoria: Arsenal Edge Wolves”
We can count our lucky stars after that shocking performance, I thought Jesus had come through for us at Christmas, but it turns out it was just Wolves sticking in their own net twice that saved our blushes. Off the back of the Brugge performance midweek, I thought we might have been in the best position to put on a show but in the build up to the game I felt it was going to be much tougher than people anticipated. Around Christmas we always struggle and I knew Wolves wouldn’
Joe Ford
Dec 15, 2025
07/12/2025 – Aston Villa 2-0 Arsenal “Fatigue and Frailty: Arsenal’s Title Charge Tested.”
Now that’s a tough one to take. Losing any game like that is difficult but to the team in third when we were the team in the ascendency makes it even harder. This is the first blog I’m writing after a loss and boy it makes it a more difficult job. It’s our first loss since 31 st of August away at Anfield. We have to give Villa some credit; they were very good and had great intensity from the off. They made keeping possession very difficult for us and the atmosphere helped th
Joe Ford
Dec 9, 2025
04/12/2025 – Arsenal 2- 0 Brentford “Not Vintage but Vital: Arsenal See Off Brentford”
We got the job done last night, not a vintage performance by any means but you must win these games if you have any intentions of winning the league. Brentford thankfully rested four of their best players in Thiago, Damsgaard, Henderson and Collins, had they of started, I feel it could’ve gone a different way. There were just the two changes for Arsenal with Saka and Timber getting a rest. Well, we assumed Timber would get the whole game to rest but yet another injury, this t
Joe Ford
Dec 7, 2025
01/12/2025 – Chelsea 1-1 Arsenal “Scrappy, Stunted but Still Standing. Arsenal held by Chelsea”
A draw at Stamford Bridge to round out a tough week. I’ve woken up to a lot of talk this morning on how psychologically that draw can impact Arsenal’s view of the week they’ve had. I feel extremely satisfied with the week as a whole. Although we dropped two points yesterday, I believe that in any season a draw at Stamford Bridge is a decent result. That is not to say that I don’t think we should’ve or could’ve won the game but thinking circumstantially; we had one day less re
Joe Ford
Dec 2, 2025
29/11/2025 – Arsenal 3-1 Bayern Munich “Rice’s Masterclass Under the Lights”
What a week so far! Two wins from two and two of the best performances I’ve ever watched. Chelsea tomorrow but let us start with that champions league night. There really is no better feeling than walking to the Emirates ready for a battle under the lights with the Champions League anthem ringing out. I went into the game expecting a draw but not really knowing the level that Bayern would be at. I expected a few changes as I mentioned last time out and Arteta made the right c
Joe Ford
Nov 29, 2025
25/11/2025 - Arsenal 4-1 Tottenham “Derby Day Delirium: Arsenal at Their Very Best”
Well, well, well, it doesn’t get much better than that. Is that the best weekend ever as an Arsenal fan? We sit 6 points clear at the top of the table with Chelsea in second who we play next. Both City and Liverpool losing makes our win even better, Anfield shocked into silence is a beautiful image. Arsenal looked unstoppable, it was up there with one of the best Arsenal performances I’ve ever seen. Every Player was on the top of their game, and we ran rings around Spurs. Thi
Joe Ford
Nov 25, 2025


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