Partey makes it 2-0.
PL Matchday 2 | 24/8/24 - 25/8/24
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Villa have been too wasteful
Genuinely criminal this dodgy fella still gets to play PL football with zero fuss.
That's that then, nice goal.
Martinez should be saving that
What a result for arsenal
Goal from that guy... 2-0 is a great result
For the club with the most historic and important women's team too
That’s a classic Partey goal. He’s brilliant at those first time side footed goals.
Champions elect.
Trossard sub changed the game, gave you more urgency and quality in that final third.
Villa have only themselves to blame. Watkins scored any of those chances and they would be cruising and free to catch Assna on the break.
Odegaard 
Oh dear Odegaard, should be 3.
Not today but overall, they really are
Business as usual for Arsenal this season then. The only worry for them is it looks the same story for City.
On another day Watkins scores those and they're 2-0 down. The good teams always manage to make their own luck.
On another day Watkins scores those and they're 2-0 down. The good teams always manage to make their own luck.
Annoying to lose but that's what happens when you don't take your chances against title contenders.
We'll comfortably challenge for top 4 again unless the CL really drains us. So much quality we have now in the final third with Rogers incredible improvement.
We'll comfortably challenge for top 4 again unless the CL really drains us. So much quality we have now in the final third with Rogers incredible improvement.
There’s something satisfying about Martinez making a mistake like that.
Yeah, it's true.
So basically Van Dijk is the best in the world and you don’t want anyone to challenge it?
No, I didn't want to derail another thread and it's unlikely we would be able to change each other's opinion anyway, if you disagree with me. I also said "in my opinion" in my post.
Arsenal are approaching that City levels of efficiency in how they get the job done in games. They've done a good job building that squad.
Lucky, lucky Arsenal. Deserved 0. Got 3. Totally opposite from us.
Brighton - Spurs - City next is a crucial moment. Either Trossard takes over for all those games and or he gives one more chance to Martinelli.
Trossard is very annoying as someone entirely opposed to Arsenal, but so effective at coming on and changing the course of a game.
Yeah he's such a knob.
Those shithouse twats like Pickford, Romero, Martinez.. it always come back to bite them.
Should get the nod really. Martinelli has been poor for a while now.
The way Saka stays down like he's seriously hurt (even though he initiated contact) seems to trick refs every time.
Physically Arsenal is really excellent, this team besides their technical prowess must be one of the strongest in the league.
I'm giving Calafiori credit for not taking a tumble at some point there, Martinez "slapped" him in the face, other shithouses would have gone to ground crying
The irony is that it reminds me of Utd under Fergie where you all had poor performances but somehow the score ended up in Utd's favor.
You have to give Arsenal a lot of credit. They’ve been battered for a large chunk of this second half after an even first half and Watkins has probably accumulated more XG alone than their whole team, but their goalkeeper and brilliant defence prevented them from conceding. One of their clinical attackers then scored from their first real chance after Villa’s spell and they took absolute control from there.
That is the blueprint for top teams to use to win away against a very good side, and it’s a blueprint we rarely follow under Ten Hag. We’d have lost this exact game that Arsenal have won with consummate ease.
That is the blueprint for top teams to use to win away against a very good side, and it’s a blueprint we rarely follow under Ten Hag. We’d have lost this exact game that Arsenal have won with consummate ease.
The save wasn't magical Gary. He did well to get to his feet but Watkins headed it right at him.
I'm glad it's not just me who doesn't think it was as amazing as people were saying.
Yup, honestly makes me a bit mad that we seem to be nowhere near that level. Brighton were there for the taking yet we conspired to lose that game.
Arsenal had their moments of scare but they came through that and are now seeing out a 2-0 win. Think this might be the year they win the title. They improved their squad depth which should help them keep fresh for the latter parts of the season.
Yeah I mean if Watkins puts it anywhere else at all it's a goal.
It was literally a save from a GK training drill. Basically just practice of getting up off the ground quickly.
Liverpool and Chelsea will win tomorrow too cap off a shit weekend
Difference being zero silverware for Arsenal in the last four seasons. They absolutely must win something this season.
Arsenal and Arteta are media darlings. Wenger used to get mocked for finishing second "master of failure" etc etc, despite the night and day difference between Wenger and Arteta in terms of success.
I even wonder if heading was the only way he could have finished it. He had space to bring the ball down
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