In the eyes of many, Arsenal’s £35 million signing Granit Xhaka has had an underwhelming debut campaign in London. Collecting eight yellow and two red cards and sitting out seven games through suspension, he has carried his Bundesliga reputation to England as observers view him as a hothead who hardly bothers about the repercussions of 

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Praveen’s latest “The Arsenal Annals” column. Rumours linking Arsenal striker Alexis Sanchez with a move away from Emirates Stadium had begun emanating from the British media the moment the club announced his arrival from Barcelona for £32 million. However, with recent reports suggesting that Chinese Super League clubs are poised to offer him a £400,000-per-week 

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Arsenal climbed to the top of the Premier League table after only managing a goalless draw with relegation-battling Middlesbrough on Saturday evening. The result at Emirates Stadium ended their six-match winning run, and here are the four major tactical observations from what was supposed to be a lopsided affair.   Were Arsenal lucky to salvage 

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Praveen’s latest “The Arsenal Annals” column. Arsenal overcame the Swansea City voodoo when they handed the Swans a 3-2 defeat at Emirates Stadium in Bob Bradley’s first game in charge. Although the win barely ranks amongst Arsenal’s best defensive performances – statistically, at least – it highlighted the attributes Arsenal’s six consecutive Premier League wins 

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With the international break coming to a closure, Premier League action resumes today, and Arsenal welcome struggling Swansea City to Emirates Stadium on Saturday night. Here are the five burning questions ahead of the game.   Can Arsenal beat the potentially rejuvenated Bob Bradley side? In dubious circumstances, Swansea sacked Francesco Guidolin, who can hardly 

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Praveen’s latest “The Arsenal Annals” column. With only a few hours left until the end of current international break, Arsenal supporters are hoping to see their personnel return in the pink of their health. Their fear is definitely justifiable, as many first teamers have often returned to London Colney carrying an injury sustained during the 

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Praveen’s latest “The Arsenal Annals” column. Having notched up five goals and two assists in eight starts playing as a centre-forward, Alexis Sanchez has justified Arsene Wenger’s decision to deploy his best winger as the number nine. However, whether he can be Arsenal’s go-to for goals against all sorts of opposition remains a question. It 

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  Despite the 1-1 draw, West Ham United’s position in the Premier League table remains the same, with them languishing in the relegation zone. After finishing above the Merseyside clubs and Chelsea and qualifying for Europa League last season, many expected them to push for a top-four finish this season. Having said that, much to 

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Arsenal eked out a hard-fought win against Burnley at Turf Moor on Sunday evening, courtesy of a controversial Laurent Koscielny goal. The win takes Arsenal to third in the Premier League table, two points behind leaders Manchester City, who suffered the first loss of their 2015/16 campaign at the hands of second-placed Tottenham Hotspur.   

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Praveen’s latest “The Arsenal Annals” column. Theo Walcott has been earning plaudits for his improved attitude, and the player himself recently admitted to have tweaked his attitude in an attempt to reinvigorate his career that had lacked direction. However, most of the appreciation he has been garnering seems rather premature. After a brilliant start to 

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Arsenal endured a difficult start to their Premier League campaign, losing on the opening day at home to Liverpool before salvaging only a single point against struggling Leicester City. However, they have bounced back, winning back-to-back games in all three competitions they are currently involved in. They last won the English top-flight title back in 

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Praveen’s latest “The Arsenal Annals” column. It has been a rather strange season for Arsenal so far. With the club initially expected to prioritize the signing of a world-class striker in the summer, injuries to Per Mertesacker and Gabriel Paulista ensured Arsene Wenger and co. were forced to bring in a central defender before negotiating 

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Arsenal extended their winning run with a 3-0 home win against eighth-placed potential title contenders in Chelsea on Saturday night. With only six games played in the Premier League, they have already established themselves as credible title contenders with the London derby win. Here are the five major talking points from that entertaining fixture.   

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Praveen’s latest “The Arsenal Annals” column. Whilst the Emirates Stadium faithful were still trying to get their head around Arsenal’s best winger Alexis Sanchez being played as a centre-forward, Arsene Wenger pulled off another baffling move: converting a destroyer in Francis Coquelin into an attacking threat. With Aaron Ramsey nursing a hamstring injury and £35million 

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Arsenal are unbeaten since their opening day defeat to Liverpool. On Saturday evening, they will hope to add to their streak by registering their second London derby win of the season with a victory over local rivals and fellow-title contenders in Chelsea. On the other hand, Chelsea, who had been on a winning run of 

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Praveen’s latest “The Arsenal Annals” column. Two appearances into his loan switch to Bournemouth, Jack Wilshere has hardly displayed any signs of improvement. In either appearance, he never faced any competition for the Worst Player on the Pitch accolade, thereby making what was expected to pan out as a successful loan spell a disaster thus 

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Arsenal travel to Nottingham Forest on Tuesday night for their third-round English Football League Cup fixture as they look to capitalise on the momentum they have built in the wake of being undefeated in five consecutive games. Although the mood around the Emirates Stadium camp is not so upbeat as it should be given their 

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With the influx of television deal monies, almost every transfer involving English clubs has seen ludicrous degree of overpaying. When most defenders cost south of £10 million a few years ago, it is almost impossible to pull off a signing, especially from other league, in that price range. Although it is fair to say almost 

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Arsenal defeated Hull City, a side who had not conceded more than a single goal this season until Saturday evening, 4-1, courtesy of a brace from Alexis Sanchez and one goal apiece from Theo Walcott and substitute Granit Xhaka. Here are the five major talking points from the game that has lifted the Gunners to 

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Despite bringing in Shkodran Mustafi and Lucas Perez shortly after sending Calum Chambers and Joel Campbell on loan, Arsenal may not have made their final transfer of the summer. According to Paraguayan reports, Miguel Almiron, who won the Paraguayan Primera División with Cerro Porteño in 2013, is reported to be on the cusp of a 

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Sky Sports reported on Monday about Calum Chambers’ potential loan move to Middlesbrough, a day after Middlesbrough manager Aitor Karanka admitted to scouring the transfer market for “the right player or players”. The former Southampton starlet, thus, will become the fourth first-team player, after Wojciech Szczesny, Joel Campbell and Takuma Asano, to be loaned out 

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Arsenal finally registered their first Premier League win with a morale-boosting 3-1 victory over struggling Watford on Saturday evening. After collecting just a single point from the first two outings, this victory should serve to get their season going as Arsene Wenger eyes at finishing one spot better than last season. Here are the five 

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Arsenal shared the spoils with defending Premier League champions Leicester City last weekend. Although the result is far from being labeled as stellar, Arsenal fans should be secretly rejoicing over having not suffered back-to-back defeats to fellow title contenders. They now travel to Watford for their first London derby of the 2016/17 season, and here 

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After wrapping up the transfer of Granit Xhaka in late May, Arsenal zeroed in on Jamie Vardy and Henrikh Mkhitaryan. However, Manchester United’s spending capacity and the Vardy’s commitment to Leicester City coupled with injuries to Per Mertesacker and Gabriel Paulista ensured signing a defender became Arsenal’s priority this summer. Despite the Gunners scouting truckloads 

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