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Arsenal 3-1 Chelsea

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T he Emirates Stadium hosted a huge London derby in the Premier League tonight as Arsenal comfortably beat their capital rivals in N7 desperate to breathe new life into their title battle with Manchester City. Three successive draws followed by a humbling at the Etihad and City’s latest win at Fulham left a major dent in the Gunners’ title ambitions, but they responded superbly against Chelsea tonight (Tuesday). Martin Odegaard bagged two first half goals, with Gabriel Jesus adding a third before half-time to put Mikel Arteta’s side in firm control at the Emirates. Noni Madueke got a goal back for Chelsea on just his third league start for the club, but it wasn’t enough and Frank Lampard suffered a sixth successive defeat since returning to Stamford Bridge as interim manager Match report Here’s the on-the-whistle match report after Martin Odegaard bags a brace to consign Chelsea to a sixth straight defeat under Frank Lampard. A big result for Arsneal to go back to the top of the Premie...

Arsenal 4vs1 Leeds

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  A rsenal restored their advantage at the top of the Premier League back to eight points as they beat Leeds 4-1 at the Emirates Stadium. Manchester City’s dominant victory over Liverpool earlier in the day had increased the pressure on Mikel Arteta’s side, and tension started to build in north London after a low-key start to the game. But Gabriel Jesus place the Gunners in front from the penalty spot before the break for his first goal for exactly six months, before Ben White doubled the advantage shortly after the break and Jesus got his second of the afternoon. Rasmus Kristensen’s avert trike pulled one back for Leeds, but it was not enough to mount a grandstand finish as Granit Xhaka put the result beyond doubt and Arsenal made it seven Premier League wins in a row. There are now just nine games to go in their bid for a first League title since 2004. Arsenal go eight points clear again! Job done, particularly impressive after Man City’s win over Liverpool earlier today set the ...

Aston Villa 2-4 Arsenal

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  T here were plenty of talking points when Mikel Arteta met the media after our thrilling Premier League win at Villa Park on Saturday . Our manager was asked about topics including Jorginho’s performance, Gabriel Martinelli’s impact and the character the team showed - read on for a transcript of what Mikel had to say . On his emotions after the match: Now, it’s difficult because it’s been a rollercoaster and very emotional at the end. I think we showed a lot of resilience, character and quality. The context of the game was difficult, with the performance that we had against City and getting nothing out of it. Then having to come here less than 72 hours later and finding ourselves 1-0 down after five minutes. We had to play the next 90 minutes and we had some difficulties in certain periods during the first half. Individually we brought the level right down and stopped doing the simple things right. At half-time we said we had to raise the individual level, we had to look each oth...

MOISES CAICEDO

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  A rsenal could possibly sign Moises Caicedo during the January transfer window.no We are less than 48 hours away from the January transfer window closed up. It's been an ardent month with Arsenal continuing their incredible 2022/23 campaign as Mikel Arteta's men eye a first Premier League title since 2004. The Gunners have already made two signings this month with Leandro Trossard and Jakub Kiwior arriving from Brighton and Spezia respectively. However, a midfielder remains on Edu Gasper's wishlist following Mohamed Elneny and Thomas Partey both suffering recent injuries.  Brighton star Moises Caicedo has been identified as the number one target in the final stages of the month, with Arsenal having a £65million bid rejected. However, the Seagulls have remained reluctant to allow the Ecuador international to leave this month. There could also be potential outgoings in north London. Defender Cedric Soares looks destined to complete a temporary switch to Fulham after falling...

DEMBELE

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D EMBELE WILL MISS TWO TO THREE WEEKS WITH INJURY AND MIGHT NOT MAKE THE MANCHESTER UNITED FIRST LEG. Ousmane Dembélé’s injury could be worse than what was first reported when it was estimated he’d be out only two to three weeks. In fact, he could be out up to five or six weeks according to the latest information. He was compelled out in the win against Girona FC with an injury to his left leg. Prior to that, he had been in a rich vein of form. The winger has had trouble staying fit during his time with FC Barcelona but recently had gone many months without being hurt. According to a report, sources close to the player say that they expect he will be out for five weeks. That would mean he would not play in the team’s elimination matches against Manchester United in the Europa League. However, there is a lot left in the season and he could still play a part. Thankfully, the injury was not to his hamstring, which has been a recurring source of trouble. Sources within the club say he will...