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Saturday's win is best ever start to season 18th August 2009
Arsenal's spectacular 6-1 victory over Everton is the Club's best ever start to a season. The win went one better than their previous best, a 5-1 triumph over Wimbledon in 1988, the first day of their title-winning campaign. Read More
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Wenger - No chance of Fabregas leaving 18th August 2009
Reports this week suggested that Barcelona were trying to bring the midfielder back to Spain. However the very idea was swiftly dismissed by Arsène Wenger at his pre-match press conference on Friday. “No chance,” he replied bluntly when the question was put to him. “Do you really think... Read More
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Diaby and Walcott in line for Celtic return 18th August 2009
Abou Diaby and Theo Walcott should be fit for next week’s Champions League tie at Celtic. The French midfielder sustained a groin injury in pre-season while the England star missed his country’s midweek friendly in Holland with a back problem. Diaby was classed as a doubt ahead of... Read More
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Vermaelen passed fit for opening day debut 18th August 2009
Thomas Vermaelen is set to make his full debut at Everton on Saturday, however Arsène Wenger still has a number of injury concerns going into the opening match of the Premier League campaign. The Belgian missed the latter end of pre-season with a hamstring problem but returned on Wednesday night... Read More
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Arsenal Ladies face delayed start to season 18th August 2009
Arsenal Ladies' fixture list for the 2009/10 campaign has been announced. Tony Gervaise's team are scheduled to kick off against Chelsea on Sunday, August 16 but this match - and a number of others - will be rearranged with many Arsenal stars on duty at this summer's European... Read More
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Almunia: There's no height problem at back 18th August 2009
Manuel Almunia says there will be no height problem in the Arsenal defence this season. Over the course of the summer, Arsène Wenger has sold Kolo Toure and brought in Thomas Vermaelen. Both centre backs measure 6ft and therefore the overall height of the Arsenal defence has stayed the same... Read More
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Wenger - Walcott call-up is good for us 10th August 2009
Arsène Wenger was happy to see Theo Walcott called up for England’s friendly with Holland on Wednesday – even though the winger has barely played for his Club in pre-season. Fabio Capello’s squad was announced on Saturday night just as the Arsenal players were warming up for their final... Read More
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Valencia 2-0 Arsenal 10th August 2009
Arsenal completed their pre-season campaign with a 2-0 defeat at Valencia on Saturday night. Despite having beaten the fourth-place La Liga team, Atletico Madrid, last weekend, Arsène Wenger’s men were defeated by the side who finished sixth in Spain last term in a lively affair at The... Read More
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Arsenal to face Celtic in Play-off Round 10th August 2009
Arsenal will face Celtic in this season's Champions League Play-off Round. The draw took place in Nyon, Switzerland on Friday and saw the Gunners out of the hat second, meaning they will travel to Glasgow for the first leg. This game is scheduled for Tuesday August 18 (19.45 KO) however this is... Read More
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Wenger points to new players - but not Vieira 10th August 2009
Arsène Wenger is targeting up to two new players before the transfer window closes – but Patrick Vieira is unlikely to be one of them. Speaking at the launch of Arsenal’s Charity of the Season, the French manager suggested he was interested in “one offensive and one defensive player” to... Read More
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Walcott - Injury scuppered my central role 10th August 2009
Theo Walcott could have tasted life as Arsenal’s main striker if he hadn’t been struck down by injury last season. The England star made a major breakthrough for Club and country in 2008/09 but spent most of the campaign stationed on the right flank. Walcott is perfectly happy on the wing... Read More
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Samir Nasri suffers fractured right fibula 21st July 2009
Samir Nasri has sustained a fractured fibula during this morning’s training session at the Club’s pre-season training camp in Austria. The midfielder will be out of action for two to three months. veryone at the Club wishes Samir a speedy recovery. www.arsenal.com Read More