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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 1, 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
18/11/2025 - The North London Derby Preview “Derby Day Looms”
Arsenal vs Tottenham. A fixture to instantly put in the calendar. In recent years it’s been Arsenal who have had the advantage winning 5 of the last 6 meetings. But in a derby of this magnitude anything can happen. Both sides come into the game off the back of a 2-2 draw. Spurs’ late doors bottle against Man United brought cheers from my car when listening on the radio, I could see the pain etched on Richarlison’s face after he thought he’d scored the winner and got booked fo
Joe Ford
Nov 18, 2025
10/11/2025 - Sunderland 2-2 Arsenal “Four Points Clear, But the Fear Creeps In”
All of a sudden, those nerves start creeping back in. If you’re an Arsenal fan you know exactly what I mean. Arsenal dropped points for the first time since the 21 st of September. But it feels like we have let Man City grab the momentum from us. Arsenal now sit 4 points clear at the top of the Premier League table, SUPERB! Well, as Arsenal fans know all too well no cushion is enough of a cushion when you have the Norwegian Viking chasing you down. Now I don’t think there’s
Joe Ford
Nov 10, 2025


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