Nicklas Bendtner has been added to the growing list of injured Arsenal players after the Danish marksman sustained an ankle injury whilst on International duty. The 20-year-old was handed a place in Keld Bordinggaard's Denmark's Under 21 side for their vital U21 European Championship play-off game against Serbia next Wednesday. Click to continue reading...

Nicklas Bendtner has been added to the growing list of injured Arsenal players after the Danish marksman sustained an ankle injury whilst on International duty. The 20-year-old was handed a place in Keld Bordinggaard's Denmark's Under 21 side for their vital U21 European Championship play-off game against Serbia next Wednesday. Click to continue reading...

Frédéric Nimani could be the next Frenchman to be set to join Arsene Wenger's French revolution at Arsenal. The youngster has been linked with a move to the Gunners in January. The 20-year-old French striker is in the final season of his contract with the Ligue 1 club, and interest amongst the top European clubs is [. Click to continue reading...

Frédéric Nimani could be the next Frenchman to be set to join Arsene Wenger's French revolution at Arsenal. The youngster has been linked with a move to the Gunners in January. The 20-year-old French striker is in the final season of his contract with the Ligue 1 club, and interest amongst the top European clubs is [. Click to continue reading...

Arsenal full-back Armand Traore insists he will return to the Emirates a better player after excelling under the guidance of Harry Redknapp at Portsmouth. Traore is on a season-long loan deal at Fratton Park and has already established himself as an integral part of the team, drawing high praise from his surrogate manager for his role [. Click to continue reading...

Arsenal full-back Armand Traore insists he will return to the Emirates a better player after excelling under the guidance of Harry Redknapp at Portsmouth. Traore is on a season-long loan deal at Fratton Park and has already established himself as an integral part of the team, drawing high praise from his surrogate manager for his role [. Click to continue reading...

Arsenal full-back Armand Traore insists he will return to the Emirates a better player after excelling under the guidance of Harry Redknapp at Portsmouth. Traore is on a season-long loan deal at Fratton Park and has already established himself as an integral part of the team, drawing high praise from his surrogate manager for his role [. Click to continue reading...

Summer signings Amaury Bischoff and Mikael Silvestre are set to make their Arsenal debuts tonight - in a reserve game against Stoke City. Bischoff, 21, signed on a free transfer after his contract expired at Werder Bremen while former Manchester United defender Silvestre, signed towards the end of August after agreeing a move. Click to continue reading...

Summer signings Amaury Bischoff and Mikael Silvestre are set to make their Arsenal debuts tonight - in a reserve game against Stoke City. Bischoff, 21, signed on a free transfer after his contract expired at Werder Bremen while former Manchester United defender Silvestre, signed towards the end of August after agreeing a move. Click to continue reading...

Good morning Insiders, and we have the opportunity during this International break to talk about many subjects. Some of you may have noticed that I have been away for several days. Well upon my return I was relieved to see that the site has been well looked after by our contributors. Thank you all. I also [. Click to continue reading...

Gooner Talk have managed to carry out an exclusive interview featuring one of France's most passionate and talented football journalists - Philippe Auclair. In his homecountry, Auclair is renowned for his work in the music industry where his name - Louis Philippe - was associated with the short-lived, but very influential 'él record label'; since this [. Click to continue reading...

Gooner Talk have managed to carry out an exclusive interview featuring one of France's most passionate and talented football journalists - Philippe Auclair. In his homecountry, Auclair is renowned for his work in the music industry where his name - Louis Philippe - was associated with the short-lived, but very influential 'él record label'; since this [. Click to continue reading...

That's two more points dropped on the road. Expecting Arsenal to win every game is dangerous, but it's something that I come to expect - not necessarily every single game, but perhaps when taking on a team like Sunderland, three points is the expected outcome.

For the second weekend in a row, I felt like turning the game off.

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Arsenal travelled to north East England looking to get back to winning ways in the league after last weeks shock loss to Premier League newcomers Hull City. Alex Song was been handed a starting place ahead of French midfield maestro Samir Nasri after Wednesday's 4-0 mauling of FC Porto, other than that, the team was unchanged. Click to continue reading...

Three days after a home defeat to Hull shook the club to its core is not a good time to face Arsenal, or any big club for that matter. The top clubs tend to respond to adversity, or a bad result, by taking it out on their next opponents, and with Porto having such an [...] Click to continue reading...

After a thumping Carling Cup win over Sheff Utd, there was a lot of talk in the build up to the Hull game about a similar scoreline being dished out by the more senior pros. A few warnings were given, especially given Hull's excellent start to the campaign, but it seems the impression that they [...] Click to continue reading...

The past ten days started exceptionally well when, as is almost traditional now, the next generation proved that the club has an incredibly bright future by dispatching Sheff Utd from the Carling Cup with almost embarrassing ease. The 6-0 scoreline was justified after a stunning performance, in which Carlos Vela scored a hattrick on his [. Click to continue reading...

Alex Song has been handed a starting place ahead of French midfield maestro Samir Nasri for this afternoon's Premier League tie with Sunderland. Song, who only recently recovered from a knock to his hip, replaces the 21-year-old who is surprisingly dropped to the bench. Other than that, the team is unchanged from the 4-0 mauling of FC [. Click to continue reading...

Alex Song has been handed a starting place ahead of French midfield maestro Samir Nasri for this afternoon's Premier League tie with Sunderland. Song, who only recently recovered from a knock to his hip, replaces the 21-year-old who is surprisingly dropped to the bench. Other than that, the team is unchanged from the 4-0 mauling of FC [. Click to continue reading...

Morning Insiders. Its been another rollercoaster week. I honestly believe the Porto game was a turning point, our most complete performance by far and Fab 4 roared back to form. So what's instore for us today? I've been talking to Colin Randall from Salut! Sunderland . Colin is an Ex-Pat currently living in the UAE [. Click to continue reading...

Gooner Talk have managed to carry out an exclusive interview featuring one of France's most passionate and talented football journalists - Philippe Auclair. In his homecountry, Auclair is renowned for his work in the music industry where his name - Louis Philippe - was associated with the short-lived, but very influential 'él record label'; since this [. Click to continue reading...

Good morning Insiders and welcome to TGI Friday (Thank Gooner it's Friday), each week we'll take a look at some of Gooner issues voiced here and elsewhere. It will also give Insiders a chance to comment on any issues that haven't been raised during the week. The Big Issue: PGL: There is only one issue this week [. Click to continue reading...

Arsenal forward Carlos Vela has handed short performances from Manager Arsene Wenger, as Arsenal was defeated by Hull City on Saturday, as well as the Gunners thrashed FC Porto in the UEFA Champions League clash on Tuesday evening. Vela showed again in both fixtures, that he can be a very vital player for the Gunners already [. Click to continue reading...

What a difference a few days make. After a pretty dreadful performance from Arsenal last Saturday, they were given a wake up call by some of Wenger's threats prior to the game against Porto. Turns out his bark is worse than his bite, as the only change from Saturday was Samir Nasri in for Emmanuel Eboue.

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Arsenal goal hero Robin van Persie was happy to help the Gunners over their Hull disaster with a two-goal salvo in the 4-0 drubbing over Porto. The north Londoners were back to their free-flowing best as they secured a comprehensive victory in the Champions League yesterday evening. And a delighted Van Persie said: "We wanted to bounce [. Click to continue reading...

Well, it certainly has been an interesting week. In a way, being away for a week was a good thing, because what I'm left to report on shows perfectly the popular notion that you're only as good as your last game. Heroes after the trouncing of Sheffield United, our title challenge was being written off [. Click to continue reading...

Arsenal's Carling Cup tie with Wigan Athletic has been pencilled in to be broadcast live on Sky Sports next month. Arsene Wenger's young Guns were rewarded for the mauling efforts against Sheffield United with a game which could see the likes of Egyptian frontman Amir Zaki come up versus Gavin Hoyte. Click to continue reading...

I'm still recovering from that. Tip of the cap to the coach and players of Hull City - they played an outstanding game, whereas the high paid players of Arsenal looked liked they didn't care Geovanni's goal was sublime, but he was given too much time and too much space. William Gallas is once again facing a hail of criticism for his shoddy defending and leadership.

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Jack Wilshere has a pre-contract agreement with Arsenal when he signs on pro forms in January which will see him make an enormous £15,000 a week The 16-year-old was promoted to the first team after impressing boss Arsene Wenger during pre-season and was subsequently rewarded with the number 19 shirt. Click to continue reading...

Corinthians striker Detinho is the player being linked with a transfer to Arsenal after Richard Law told a Spanish newspaper that a deal is "progressing well" with a "Carlos Vela type-player". Brazil based scout Sandro Orlandelli has been keeping tabs on the highly-rated 19-year-old with the speedy forward reportedly keen to make a move during the [. Click to continue reading...

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Another Friday means match day is soon to come. This week it's newcomers Hull City visiting the Emirates. It was a crazy week, as the youngsters were the toast of the Carling Cup's third round with their thrashing of Sheffield United. Lots of interesting news to go around as a result.

Cesc talks about fearing for his first team place with the sort of young talent below him.

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Arsenal midfield maestro and Euro2008 Champ Cesc Fabregas believes he will have to raise his game after the performances of Arsenal's young guns on Tuesday night. Arsene Wenger used a squad with an average age of just 19 for the Carling Cup clash with Sheffield United at the Emirates, but still saw his talented men [. Click to continue reading...

Arsenal's French defensive duo Gael Clichy and summer signing Mikael Silvestre are fit for Saturday's Premier League match with Hull City. Clichy, 22, was on the receiving end of a strong challenge from Bolton's Kevin Davies and was immediately driven to hospital with what looked like at the time, a broken leg. Click to continue reading...

Danish forward Nicklas Bendtner has admitted in a post match interview after the Sheffield clash, that his partnership up front with teammate Carlos Vela is really fantastic. The young Dane praised also the qualities of the young Mexican, as well as Vela's attitude. Bendtner told Arsenal TV online: "Everybody played really really well, we could have had [. Click to continue reading...