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Arsenal have played just one game in Bruges. Let's hope we do better tomorrow than the last time. We lost 1-6 to Rapid Vienna of Austria in a friendly on 24 May 1953.

This is VAR at its worst, utterly deranged

There is no complete life. There are only fragments. We are born to have nothing, to have it pour through our hands.

Would love to be enjoying this Liverpool game

Gyok is on

Several of you made this point about Odegaard, which I think is correct *if* he’s up to starting a big game. Some of you asked about the LF position too. I love Noni but pretty sure Arteta starts Martinelli to protect Hincapie when Cala goes roaming (as Hazbro says below).

More than ever, I think we need to make the game as dull as possible tomorrow. Villa will want chaos, end to end madness suits them. We need to control, stifle; which we surprisingly didn’t manage at Chelsea. Injury-wise, Rice is my big concern.

Oh, Arsene.

If the other muppets hadn’t got themselves out, Root would still be batting when the Arsenal arrive at Villa Park

JUST STAY IN AND LET ROOT TAKE THE SHOTS

Today's edition of Route One will be slightly late and retitled: Root One Hundred.

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Calamitous, farcical decision by Spurs-fan Ben Stokes

‘Morning all. Three games in eight days, pour moi. Here begins a tedious, self-indulgent photo diary.

Refs will do anything to help Newcastle at home

Iwobi’s through balls are something else

Hello friends. Dropping this here to support my son, who has been through some stuff I wouldn't wish on anyone and is channelling his experience into a near marathon in laps around the Emirates for mens mental health charities. Any pennies, or goodwill messages, appreciated! ❤️ gofund.me/e46ca6106

This is a very good point re. Timber! Memory possibly getting confused with the Mos one.

One of the things that’s impressed me this season has been Arsenal’s ability to avoid needless bookings. Why did that disappear yesterday? Chelsea were ill-disciplined from the start, we could have taken full advantage, but instead several of our players essentially begged for a yellow.

I’d have taken 1-1 before the game, but really didn’t like that performance. Felt like we were second to everything, lacked courage with the ball, silly decisions. Uncharacteristic, hope it was a one off. Wonder if the nervousness of the CB pairing rippled through the team.

Where’s all this naivety come from?

Tbh the entire plan for the 10 mins after HT should be to isolate Cucurella.

Red card aside, didn’t enjoy that half. A couple of players below par (Merino certainly, in first 30 mins), some very silly decisions (the foul throw, the Cala booking). Understandably nervous passing it out from the back with the new CBs. Missed a lot of chances to move the ball fwd into space.

Does Reece James play midfield these days so he can spend more time talking to the referee?

Hello and good afternoon to everyone whose team is top of all the Leagues

Easy choice of mug for this morning’s brew. #WeAreTopOfTheLeagues

Ohhh yeahhh

The carpet is just made for someone with Eze’s composure.

Only the fourth ever hat-trick in this fixture, after Ted Drake (Arsenal, October 1934), Terry Dyson (Spurs, August 1961) and Alan Sunderland (Arsenal, December 1978) according to Opta. Seems mad, but suppose it's always been a game between two teams relatively close to each other - unlike today.

Spurs’ last 15 games at the Arsenal: W0 D5 L10

Get Martinelli on

You’ll never sing that!

Btw one of his coaches at the time was… today’s studio pundit Les Ferdinand

“A goal for Arsenal and a goal for anyone who likes football” “I’m pleased for Arsenal” What’s got into Gary Neville today?! 😂😂😂

Why must the gods toy with us so?

Mad sunrise this morning. It’s almost as if… London is red.

this week's newsletter is titled "aren't you tired of feeling insane all the time?" and I think it speaks for itself it is also free to read youngvulgarian.substack.com/p/arent-you-...

Sitting here idly wondering if I’d accept a 5-0 Ashes defeat if it meant Arsenal winning every league game during the series.

Lovely stuff

Well done, we scored again

Behold my powers of reverse jinx, for they are unrivalled

Not so sure this is a SHOCK! @livescore.bsky.social

Fair fucks to Scotland. Pleased as punch for KT.

"He knew nothing about it." America's own intelligence agencies said he knew all about it. This is how bad it is.

Just two wins in the last seven WSL games and one win in three Champions League games. Arsenal Women in a funk. #TOTARS

Is Renée Slegers our Di Matteo?

Is Renée Slegers our Di Matteo?

32 years ago today: The Norwich defence breathes a sigh of relief as they clear the ball to safety. Until @IanWright0 does this. The look on their faces as it floats back, over their heads, into the net. Sometimes there’s just nothing you can do.

Two consecutive bookable offences in one run of play from Bradley there… 👀