James Benge

Arteta urges Arsenal fans to 'create more energy' at Emirates The tension at the Emirates has been high as fans sense that the long wait for a title could come to an end this season

Arsenal are seven points clear in the Premier League and top of the Champions League.

You could cut the tension with a knife.

On the fever pitch of emotions around Arsenal’s title charge

Arteta urges Arsenal fans to 'create more energy' at Emirates The tension at the Emirates has been high as fans sense that the long wait for a title could come to an end this season

Arsenal are seven points clear in the Premier League and top of the Champions League.

You could cut the tension with a knife.

On the fever pitch of emotions around Arsenal’s title charge

Stephen might be a traitor but in a way is he not the most faithful of all of us? #TheTraitors

I feel like it’s dawned on Jack right at the death that he’s totally surrounded #TheTraitors

Agreed, in a way Stephen’s unpredictability over Jade has been a win for The Traitors.

But presumably Jack and Faraaz are both going to vote for Rachel?

Arsenal press conference news
- Hincapie and Calafiori both at "we will see" status
- No fresh injuries from Inter
- Havertz to play minutes "in next few weeks"
- Nwaneri loan "quite close"
- On Guardiola labelling Arsenal best in the world "I don’t know. We’re far from perfect."

Is there anything he can't do?

Last year's match week eight, where there was legitimate jeopardy for multiple mega teams, is probably going to be the exception rather than the norm for the league phase. But next week should be fun. If nothing else, there's eight teams separated only by goal difference in race for top eight.

Arne Slot, since November-ish:

Lol respect the commitment. I would say probably Liverpool and Newcastle are the teams you'd least want to face, they both just have a way of frustrating Arsenal. Tottenham most for obvious reasons.

Relax Krishan, it wasn’t friendly. It was condescending and lazy.

By Jove I think you’re right. Come to think of it, you know, I think I might have made several references to it in the piece!

How Tottenham finally delivered the ideal Frank performance A decisive Champions League win over Borussia Dortmund offers a glimpse of what Frank's Spurs could be, but is it coming too late?

It might be too late to change much but last night Tottenham delivered the sort of performance that made the case for Thomas Frank at a richer club.

It is good for the sport as a whole when more people can have more interesting conversations about it.

I don’t think anyone comes to soccer for the data but I’m certain it engages some fans more deeply. And that is really what any entertainment product needs in 2026.

Had not seen that but yeah, it can be misleading (though it often is not deliberately so). The challenge is always making anything that uses any data as approachable and understandable as you can. One I'm always grappling with and often fail at.

Nothing factually wrong with this post but reading this you probably wouldn't think he'd played 372 minutes over those 10 games.

Still, you can't deny he played a minute at PSV and came on late when PSG were already beaten.

Inswingers are so obviously better

As far as I can tell (and I will delete this if I'm wrong), Manchester City's defeat to Bodo/Glimt means Arsenal are guaranteed a top eight spot and a bye to the Champions League round of 16.

Everyone asking what happens when City get on a run. They already did.

Outpaced the Dortmund team bus from Seven Sisters station to here. Suspect these won’t be the last progression issues we see tonight.

Everyone asking what happens when City get on a run. They already did.

Champions League questions: Inter-Arsenal set pieces and more Also, is this struggling Thomas Frank's last Tottenham ride?

The team with the most deadly inswingers in the sport vs. the outswinging experts. Gabriel vs. Thuram. England’s Set Piece FC vs. Italy’s.

Inter vs. Arsenal could truly be the game for the 2025-26 season.

In retrospect Martin *probably* should have stuck to his guns and jumped forward five years after Storm of Swords. King's Landing becomes a challenge but too many other characters -- Jon, Dany, Arya, Bran -- have spent two books/decades discovering that learning is hard.

Not generally a double y axis guy.

[Extremely Stephen A Smith voice] HOWEVER

Haaland's slump continues as Man City lose at Man United The superstar striker has been in a slump since Christmas, and as goes Haaland, so goes City

One goal, a penalty, since Christmas for Erling Haaland. Pep Guardiola rightly oriented his side around his No.9 at the start of the season and it might work.

This is what it looks like when he doesn't get the service and when a player with 2478 minutes (perhaps) looks a bit tired.

Man United vs. Man City live stream: Where to watch Carrick debut online The Manchester United man sought to temper expectations ahead of his side's battle with Pep Guardiola's Manchester City

Michael Carrick, a good fit for a good (?) team

Well I’m as to blame for that as anyone else! Thanks for your kind words, always appreciated!

How Zubimendi is turning into an attacking threat for Arsenal Zubimendi's goal in Arsenal's 3-2 in over Chelsea was just the latest example of his increasing attacking presence

You ever watch Arsenal lately and think "what's Martin Zubimendi doing in that position?" Me too.

Since December, Arsenal have unlocked an attacking force from their defensive midfielder and it's enabling Martin Odegaard to play his way too.

FT Chelsea 2, Arsenal 3 - Maybe closer than it ought to have been but a very impressive display by the visitors. Always felt like they had the ability to push clear when needed, a little bit more experience and edge than their hosts.