According to the BBC Saka is available to play despite being taken out of the game against Tottenham because he could not continue. And Riccardo Calafiori is also reported as returning to the squad.

Mind you FoLo has been celebrating the fact that the tiny totts had more possession than Arsenal, “with Arsenal spending most of their time defending and containing their fierce rivals.” Still, Mr ...

Given that the first Arsenal game in this season’s Champions League is away I thought it was worth reflecting on Arsenal’s away record last season. Arsenal won 13, dreew three and lost three. Not ...

Atalanta have been in the Champions League three times going out in the group stage once, the round of 16 once and the quarter-finals once.

The Mail does tell us that the location is the “International Dispute Resolution Centre in London (IDRC) has been revealed as the venue.” It is, they helpfully tell us (in case we don’t have a map) ...

The Guardian predicted that this will be Tottenham’s breakthrough season into the top four, ignoring the fact that Tottenham has made it into the top four before, although admittedly just once in the ...

Since winning Serie B in 2011, Atalanta have been in Serie A and have (as far as I know) reached their highest position of third, three times in recent seasons. There has been a bit of a slip in the ...

Of course we do not say (unless somehow it has slipped through, and if it has we all offer our apologies) that PGMO referees are deliberately biased. Rather our argument is that referees have always ...

We decided today to have a look at how clubs had changed their style and approach between last season and the first three games of this season, and yes we found quite a few interesting changes. But as ...

Arsenal remain in the top eight group of clubs for yellow cards this season, with 11 cards. If they carry on at this rate the club will end up with 104 cards. Mind you that would also mean that ...

The New York Times has an article on the strength of various clubs in the Premier League and of Arsenal says, “Similar to City. New signing Mikel Merino strengthens the midfield and they’ve not lost ...

Indeed this has become a bit of a talking point since yesterday’s game when so much has been made of Nicolas Jover, the Arsenal set-piece coach, and the fact that Tottenham Hotspur do not have a ...