Goonernation

Tomorrow morning around 7.20am I'll be on radio 5 live if anyone fancies listening to my dulcet tones discussing our match against The Palace then tune in.

Although it's 7.20am our bodies will think it's 8.20am because the clocks go back tonight so not too early to tune in 😁

Rice bursts Hammers Bubble - Arsenal v West Ham United match reaction show Podcast Episode · Same Old Arsenal Podcast · 05/10/2025 · 1h 14m

Some spoken words from earlier on the @thesameoldarsenal.bsky.social this morning, talking about the routine 2-0 win yesterday.

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Arsenal 2-0 West Ham | Post-Match Podcast YouTube video by The Same Old Arsenal

🎙️Post game show @thesameoldarsenal.bsky.social
📅 Tomorrow (Sunday)
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👥 Me @suburbangooner.bsky.social and James

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Wasted too many chances, against a better team we get punished and rue his misses

I think he and Trossard are better off the bench.

Not doing enough Infront of goal tonight. Criminal that we haven't had a shot on target since we scored. A very slender 1-0 lead.

Didn't expect anything different from this farce. Howard Webb needs to go, he's not interested in improving match officials - he's a gaslighting grifter whose stealing a living.

An incredible moment!!

(Credit - Arsenal FC)

#Arsenal #AFC #Gunners #EPL #PremierLeague

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On Saturday, Arsenal will face their fourth different West Ham manager in their last four Premier League meetings with the Hammers.

#ARSWHU

Declan Rice’s Newcastle Masterclass Proves He is the Complete Midfielder | Opta Analyst We examine the data that shows why is Declan Rice becoming Arsenal’s most complete – and possibly the Premier League's best – midfielder.

Declan Rice vs Newcastle:

🔴 105 touches (1st)
🔴 75 passes completed (1st)
🔴 17 line-breaking passes (1st)
🔴 260m carried (1st)
🔴 11.3km covered (1st)

Arsenal’s midfielder is dominating all aspects of games. Is he the most complete midfielder in the Premier League?👇

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It's a new Premier League rule; Towels can only be used during Saturday games.

Expected Goals - Newcastle 0.49, Arsenal 2.05.
Shots - Newcastle 8, Arsenal 20

Fully deserved win.

#NEWARS

This was Arsenal's first Premier League win after being behind at half time since the 3-2 v Bournemouth in March 2023.

#NEWARS

Oh

Oh

Oh, is it. 🤔

Hart's explanation made absolutely no sense, planting his foot - bollocks. Another total arsehat. Thing is that even though we won the game we still need to call the bad decisions out because on another day it could have totally screwed us.

Gallagher is a cock womble. Was a shit referee and even worse now he's retired and in media.

The Times - Woltemade already a fan favourite, but Gyokeres toils Newcastle’s endearingly unorthadox new striker scored with little service and showed he has fight, Michael Grant writes Woltemade, has made an impression already Next image › How cruel of Gabriel to tease Nick Woltemade with the idea of being the hero only to steal that away and hog the headlines for himself. How impressive and convincing of Arsenal to rise from the canvas and deliver a statement win just when some title obituaries were being prepared for them, premature or not. Mikel Arteta had endured days of scrutiny about how his caution and conservatism would strangle Arsenal’s challenge, all the tropes about prioritising expression over safety. Then he picked a more attacking team than he had in the home draw against Manchester City and his men won. And how did they win? With goals from two non-creators — a midfielder and a centre half. Arsenal have £55 million-worth of centre forward in Viktor Gyokeres, and Newcastle United a striker who cost even more, £69 million, in Woltemade. This had been billed as a potential shootout between two frontmen still shaping their reputations in England. Instead Gabriel proved to be a more efficient predator than either of them. He had one touch in the Newcastle penalty box all day, which became one of the most important of the weekend. It turned the day Arsenal’s way and, more than that, put wind in their sails of the pursuit of Liverpool too. It’s all about finding ways to win. All about who steps up and delivers.

"Woltemade already a fan favourite, but Gyokeres toils"

Well done to Jay Bothroyd for trying to put some sense in their head...
It's baffling the level refs go to, to make things up in their minds... Like they've never played or watched football.

"Pope planted the foot", like Sanchez supposed to keep it hanging as soon as touched the ball 🤦🏻
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According to the stats, Gyokeres was rated 6.8 yesterday and Woltemade, despite scoring, 6.5.

Times headline - "Woltemade already a fan favourite, but Gyokeres toils"

Gyokeres - 6 shots, 2 chances created, 12 touches in Newcastle box
Woltemeade - 1 shot, 0 chances created, 2 touches in Arsenal box

Mikel Merino now has as many Premier League goals for Arsenal as Marouane Chamakh and Sol Campbell.

#NEWARS

I don't blame Jared Gillet for yesterday's penalty being overturned, we all know that he is an awful official and should have stayed in Australia, I blame Darren England on var. He was a total arsehat and by all accounts was determined to get the penalty overturned.

A good weekend for Arsenal.

Comparison of points versus last season's results in corresponding fixtures.

+5 Tottenham
+4 Man City
+2 Arsenal
+1 Liverpool
-1 Chelsea
-4 Man Utd
-5 Newcastle
-10 Aston Villa

NBC comms revealing the dodgy Var process 😬

Arsenal are two points better off versus the equivalent fixtures from last season, with today's win making up for earning fewer points in games vs. Liverpool & City. More chances to make up ground in our next three matches.

1 LIV A (-1)
3 NFO H (0)
3 MCI H (-2)
0 NEW A (+3)
0 WHU H
1 FUL A
1 PAL H

This tweet has been doing the rounds on Twitter now that Nathan Gill has pleaded guilty.

If only someone had tried to investigate UKIP & Russian interference 🧐

There’s another timeline where the Guardian supported me, doubled down on the investigation & I look 5 years younger ..

Loving all the salty salty Newcastle fan tears this morning

Good Morning! 😊
#Arsenal 🔴⚪