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18 April 2019 • 6:54pm Kick-off at 8pm Arsenal lead 2-0 from the first leg Auto update On Off 6:53PM Cech starts in goal... There was no doubt Emery would continue with his policy of selecting second-choice goalie Petr Cech for cup games. It does though seem a little odd with so much at stake, especially when Bernd Leno's distribution is vital to the way Arsenal play out from the back. You could see in the first leg that defenders weren't playing the sort of passes to Cech that routinely do when Leno is in goal.  Cech has been solid enough this season, but Arsenal will be at a pretty major disadvantage when they try to play out tonight. And if he does make an error, questions will undoubtedly be asked.  6:38PM And now so is the Arsenal team It's three at the back, with Torreira and Xhaka forming a screen in front of them, behind a front three of Ramsey, Aubameyang and Lacazette.  Ozil on the bench. More or less what … [Read more...] about Napoli vs Arsenal, Europa League quarter-final second leg: Live score and latest updates

To arrive at the Emirates Stadium these days is to enter a footballing bear pit, and Carlo Ancelotti’s Napoli were simply the latest victims to be mauled by Arsenal’s combination of speed, precision and attacking guile. On their own patch, Unai Emery’s side appear nothing short of unbeatable right now and there was a sense of purpose to everything they did on a night when the second finest team in Italy were left scrambling for survival in this quarter-final. It was in a furious first half that Arsenal did the damage, propelling themselves into a healthy first-leg lead thanks to a sumptuous strike from Aaron Ramsey and an own goal from Napoli’s Kalidou Koulibaly, a high-class defender made to look severely out of his depth. There were so many positives for Emery to take from this showing, but let us not pretend there is no caveat: their away form has been so dreadful of late that it is easy to wonder whether a two-goal lead will be enough to take to Italy next … [Read more...] about Impressive Arsenal take two-goal lead to Italy after swashbuckling display against Napoli

11 April 2019 • 7:20pm Auto update On Off 7:20PM Look who's back Back. In. The. Team. 💪🇺🇾@LTorreira34 👊#UEL pic.twitter.com/2nkbiKn7og— Arsenal FC (@Arsenal) April 11, 2019 7:12PM The teams arrive 7:08PM A cardboard cutout of Unai Emery...  That's going on my Christmas list.  7:01PM Subs for the evening Arsenal: Leno, Mustafi, Elneny, Guendouzi, Suarez, Iwobi, Mkhitaryan Napoli: Ospina, Malcuit, Ghoulam, Chiriches, Ounas, Younes, Milik What chance of David Ospina making it back out on the Emirates pitch? Slim, obvs.  6:57PM Team news:  Arsenal: Cech, Maitland-Niles, Sokratis, Koscielny, Monreal, Kolasinac, Torreira, Ramsey, Ozil, Lacazette, Aubameyang Napoli: Meret, Hysaj, Maksimovic, Koulibaly, Mario Rui, Callejon, Allan, Fabian, Zielinski, Insigne, Mertens 6:28PM Good evening... ...and welcome to our liveblog … [Read more...] about Arsenal vs Napoli, Europa League quarter-final first leg

7 April 2019 • 1:56pm Match kicks off at 2.05pm How Emery has coached Arsenal into top-four contention A draw takes Arsenal third; Everton move up to 9th with a win Auto update On Off 1:55PM Digne also a doubt all of a sudden The Everton left-back has picked up a knock in the warm-up. As it stands, he is still starting, but far from the ideal preparation for Silva and his team.  1:52PM Late change for Everton Keane has pulled out with illness, replaced by club captain Phil Jagielka.  1:47PM Ozil captains the side today Big vote of confidence for a player who is starting his first Premier League away game since December.  1:28PM The Emery revolution Much has been made of Arsenal's improvement this season, and how much of that is down to Unai Emery's coaching. Dan Zeqiri and I took a closer look at what that actually means in practice. You can read all about it here, including.  No … [Read more...] about Everton vs Arsenal, Premier League: Live score and latest updates