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Chelsea beautifully and savagely dismantled by free-flowing Gunners

September 25, 2016

So we were waiting for Arsenal to properly ‘click’ this season. There were glimpses against Hull and Watford, but everything came together in a thunderous and thrilling first half display at Emirates Stadium on Saturday. A win over Chelsea was long overdue, and when it arrived, it was comprehensive. 20 years after Arsene Wenger was … More Chelsea beautifully and savagely dismantled by free-flowing Gunners

Premier League Predictions – Ed’s Riposte

August 15, 2014

So, here is how I think the Premier League will pan out this season, with a few notes about each team: … More Premier League Predictions – Ed’s Riposte

The big new season predictions post

August 14, 2014

Despite the distraction of the best World Cup in living memory, a summer without club football is never easy. From an Arsenal point of view, those days of waiting were so much more bearable knowing a trophy was finally in the cabinet at the Emirates Stadium. Yet it has reached that time again were predictions … More The big new season predictions post

Bayern Munich are better than Everton

February 20, 2014

This isn’t going to be a blog about “what if?”, as in “what if Özil had scored?” or “what if Szczesny hadn’t been sent off?” or even “what if we had kept the score at 0-1?”. The reason this isn’t going to be about that is that I’m actually pretty happy about that game. No, … More Bayern Munich are better than Everton

Southampton, Set Pieces and Other Rambling

January 30, 2014

“I genuinely can’t understand the extreme nature of some of the reaction”. That quote is from Arseblog’s Wednesday morning article, in response to the doom and gloom of Arsenal fans everywhere following the 2-2 draw at St Mary’s on Tuesday evening. On the one hand, I understand why Andrew Mangan said it. One draw, one … More Southampton, Set Pieces and Other Rambling

Seven Teams, Four Places, One Trophy

September 17, 2013

Author’s Note: This is my first post on Sam’s Match Reports, and my first ever blog entry about Arsenal. I hope you all enjoy what I’ve written, and I look forward to writing a few more entries over the next few months. At the beginning of the season Harry Redknapp, that pinnacle of footballing punditry, … More Seven Teams, Four Places, One Trophy

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