The Premier League fixture between Man City and Arsenal has been postponed as a precautionary measure due to the coronavirus outbreak - with several Arsenal players required to go into self-isolation. Thirteen days ago, Olympiacos played Arsenal at Emirates Stadium in the UEFA Europa League and Mr Evangelos Marinakis, the Greek club's owner, who has been tested positive for COVID-19 met with several Arsenal squad members and staff. Man City vs Arsenal is the first Premier League game to have been postponed as a
Liverpool Football Club is currently on a 39-match unbeaten streak which is the second-best ever in the Premier League history after Arsenal's 49 in the 2003-04 season. While Liverpool's run is yet to be broken, Arsenals was broken by Manchester United in a match surrounded by multiple controversies. The Reds are currently topping the table with 64 points from 22 games and 21 wins. They last tasted defeat in the league in January 2019 when Manchester City won the game by a 2-1
The last English Premier League season saw several teenagers come up through the ranks of club football and display their potential for the clubs they play for. In this article, Sportsmonks will list down 20 of the most valuable teenagers in the league from the data available from Transfermatket. All the players in the list are below 19 years of age. The variables kept in mind while jotting down the players range from the number of matches played to goals scored to assists
Club football has a lot of money. Be it the English Premier League, La Liga or the Bundesliga, there is a lot of money in this sport. However, there is still parity in payments in the leagues around the world as well. While some players earn more than they deserve, some are paid less despite churning out the best performance for their clubs. From the data available from Spotrac, we at Sportsmonks have tried to enlist 20 most overpaid players for the EPL
After a 4-1 loss to Chelsea in the Europa League final of 2019, Unai Emery’s Arsenal needed a proper rebuild, or some serious reinforcements at the very least. The present squad simply isn’t strong enough to guarantee a Top 4 finish, and with Manchester United, Everton and Leicester City all strengthening, Arsenal will need to wake up to reality before they are forced to live a nightmare. With a reported budget of only £45m, the supply of funds is too scarce to be
Barcelona v/s Liverpool Dates: 1st leg – May 1nd, 2019: Camp Nou, Spain 2nd leg – May 7th, 2019: Anfield Stadium, England FC Barcelona, the Spanish champions take on last year’s finalists Liverpool in the semi-final of the UEFA Champions League in May this season. Both sides enter the penultimate round of the season on the back on very convincing quarter final victories, against Manchester United (4-0 aggregate) and FC Porto (6-1 aggregate) respectively. Road to the semi – final: Barca topped the
The last 32 ties of the FA Cup have been confirmed and Arsenal will host rivals Manchester United in the fourth round of the oldest cup competition. Manchester United have broken away from their shackles under caretaker manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and have been in fine form in recent weeks, however, this trip to the Emirates Stadium is not going to be an easy one. Manchester United and Arsenal are not the only all premier league tie, Tottenham Hotspurs have been draw against
The winter transfer window is upon us and several high profile players need a switch this January. Here we take a look at the top 10 players who will benefit from a move this winter. Adrien Rabiot | Paris Saint-Germain Adrien Rabiot’s situation is a complicated one a PSG. The midfielder is destined to leave the Paris out with him refusing to sign a new deal. His reluctance to sign a contract has seen him banished from the squad. However, a January transfer
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp is on top of the world right now, and why shouldn’t he be? Afterall his side are 9 points clear on top of the Premier League table and are on course to win their first league title in over two decades. Liverpool were impressive on Saturday after they ran riot against Arsenal with a 5-1 victory at Anfield. Roberto Firmino’s hat-trick and goals from Sadio Mane and Mohammed Salah sealed the victory for the Reds. However, Klopp has admitted
Premier League clubs Arsenal and Spurs have been slapped with a total fine of £95,000 for the ugly brawl that broke out between the players of the two teams in the recently concluded North London derby on December 2. Players from both sides had a confrontation and were even joined by their staff members after Spurs had found an equalizer. Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur have been fined £45,000 and £50,000 respectively after both clubs admitted an FA charge of failing to ensure that their players
Arsenal might have gotten off to a poor start to their2018-19 campaign but new coach Unai Emery was quick to turn things around. TheGunners started with two successive draws following the loss to Chelsea but went on a 22-match unbeaten streak before finally falling to Southampton. The defeat at the St Mary’s Stadium was a reminder to Emery that he needs to build on their impressive start by bringing in new signings this January. According to sources, Arsenal have been linked with two
Arsenal boss Unai Emery looks a worried man and has admitted that the Gunners are likely to venture into the January transfer market if his sides performance continues to drop. The North Londoners were beaten 3-2 by a spirited Southampton side on Sunday, thus bringing an end to their 22-match unbeaten run across all competitions. The defeat has left Arsenal 5thin the Premier League table, three points behind 4th placed Chelsea. Unai Emery is happy with how his young squad has performed so
Charlie Austin came off the bench to score the winner in a match that was remembered for a lot of reasons. First it marks the end of Arsenal’s unbeaten run. Second, Ralph Hasenhuttl makes his debut in Premier League in a heroic style with Southampton. Here’s to take a look at the talking points of the match Laurent Koscielny returns to Premier League With Rob Holding out of the season with an injury and Sokratis and Mustafi suffering suspensions, the return of old
With the Premier League race for the top four spots heating up arch-rivals Chelsea and Arsenal are looking for reinforcements to bolster their squads. Rumour mills are doing the rounds that the London based have identified Barcelona’s Denis Suarez as the ideal candidate. Suarez is set to leave Barcelona in January and is keen on a move to the Premier League and the attacking style of football at Arsenal and Chelsea is what Suarez is looking for. The Spaniard is struggling for game
Arsenal midfielder Lucas Torreira admits that he was shocked when Premier League giants, Arsenal came looking for him. The ex- Sampordia midfielder initially thought he is going to stay in Serie A. The 22-year-old joined the club in a move that cost Arsenal £26 million over the summer and has been phenomenal for the Gunners, having established himself as a mainstay in the Arsenal midfield. Torreira has brought completeness in Arsenal’s midfield which was lacking a certain fire for years. After having made
Arsenal Robert Pires heaped praise on football icon Lionel Messi and placed him above his former teammates Zinedine Zidane and Thierry Henry, who themselves are one of the finest players to have blessed the game. According to the former Arsenal midfielder, the Barcelona skipper has 'something no one else has.' Robert Pires racked up an illustrious, largely successful career. From his time at Marseille, Arsenal and Villarreal to his exploits with the France national team, the 46-year-old played alongside and against one of the
Arsenal boss Unai Emery is sweating it out over his mounting injury list, and Arsenal could be forced into signing a center-back in this winter transfer window. The Spaniard believes the Gunners will require a defensive cover to keep their impressive run going. The Spanish tactician is running short at the back with his options limited after center-back Rob Holding saw his season come to an end with a horrific knee injury last week. To make matters worse, his first choice defenders Sokratis
Arsenal’s 21-year-old English professional footballer Ainsley Maitland-Niles says he was racially abused when representing the Gunners’ youth team in Germany when he was 12. Ainsley Maitland-Niles spoke about the abuse he faced in the light of recent alleged racist abuse towards Raheem Sterling in Manchester City’s 2-0 defeat to Chelsea in the English Premier League game. Ainsley Maitland-Niles went on to provide details while talking in the pre-match post press conference against Qarabag in the Europa League. "Yes, I have not at the
The winter transfer window is almost upon us and with it are the rumor mills heating up with Arsenal being liked to some of the top players. Unai Emery has already brought in 5 players - Stephan Lichtsteiner, Bernd Leno, Sokratis Papatathopoulos, Lucas Torreira, and Matteo Guendouzi, since he took over. Will there be any new signings in January? Reports are doing the round that Arsenal striker Aubameyang is keen on reuniting with an old friend. It is no secret that Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
As the winter transfer window is approaching, more and more players name are coming up as interesting transfer rumors are rounding up. The latest among them is revolving around German playmaker, Mesut Ozil. Ozil hasn’t featured prominently under new boss, Unai Emery as the Gunners are in exceptional form. Arsenal would weigh up letting Ozil go for a reduced transfer fee of £25 million to shed his massive £350,000-per-week wage from the books. Ozil has been struggling with a back injury in recent