When we have a fast break opportunity and one of our midfielders picks up the ball, there’s no one I’d rather see ahead of them than Martinelli. Seeing him about to make a run in behind into space feels like someone stepping up to the penalty spot.

Watching the highlights again, the whip on that cross from Calafiori is delightful. Zero time for anyone in front of Madueke to react.

No more Bayern unbeaten streak? 😢

That was a really good game. I stand by the fact that the tension wasn’t there, but that made it even more enjoyable honestly. Two really strong teams, and we were the better one.

Not news but Olise is class. Notice he never gets mentioned when people want to claim hamstring surgery is a career-ender.

Harry Kane’s record at the Emirates: - 11 appearances - 1 open-play goal - 1 win Doesn’t look particularly impressive when penalties are taken out of the equation.

Great night for our top-two hopes (finishing first vs second brings zero benefit). The only two other teams with perfect records both lost, one of them to us. Also loads of English teams in the play-off places right now. Fixture congestion on the way.

We are top of the leagues, say we are top of the leagues

Timber’s biggest problem is that he’s been so, so good for us. His competition is Ben White and he’s still undroppable.

I lived to see the day we embarrassed Neuer doing his sweeper keeper thing. Love it.

Madueke’s Arsenal spell has deserved a goal and a big moment. Delighted for him.

Should’ve taken advantage while we were ahead and on top, it felt comfortable at that point but we were clearly *too* comfortable. I don’t really feel the stakes of a CL game against Bayern, the League Phase definitely dials down the tension.

Our set-piece threat remains alive. Arteta will be happy tonight. And there’s your Saka assist.

Less than 15 minutes for Kane’s first dive of the night

In a way it’s an odd one, because Hincapie has experience against clubs from Germany. But I guess we can’t suddenly throw him in for every game after very few minutes. Not surprised at all about Lewis-Skelly over Calafiori, given his knocks. Ødegaard back is great.

Boring Arsenal have scored the joint-most goals in the Premier League this season.

Across all competitions this season, Ceadach O'Neill has 14 g/a in 14 games for the Arsenal academy. The 17-year-old is still primarily playing for the u18s, but 3 of those g/a came in his 5 apps (3 starts) for the u19/u21s.

Fun fact: Arsenal aren’t unbeaten this season, but Leandro Trossard is. He didn’t play against Liverpool, and he hasn’t lost a match with Belgium.

Eze now has seven g/a in his eight games vs Spurs for Palace and Arsenal. His six goals are more than he's scored against any other club.

Blockbuster week for Arsenal. First the NLD, next the top two in the Champions League, then the top two in the Premier League.

Hincapié is young but he’s a proven quality defender, I’m not worried about him filling in for Gabriel defensively, as good as Gabriel has been. I was a little worried about losing Gabriel’s set-piece g/a, but hopefully the returning attackers mean that isn’t an issue.

Spurs fan expectations: Turning up and silencing us with chants about their second-tier trophy Reality: 80 minutes of no noise, then off home

Not sure Trossard stocks have been this high since the 2023/24 spell that spawned the “Trossard again” chant.

Way too easy. Spurs are nowhere near our level. Their one freak goal flattered them, it was a trouncing.

Absolutely trademark case of starting a fight because you’ve offered nothing in football terms.

“We pump faked them with Eze and got the better player in Xavi Simons”

Eze scores his second of the night.

Eze scores his second of the night.

Eze scores his second of the night.

Xavi Simons coming on for Spurs

No Djed Spence penitentiary post for Trossard? 😢

LET IT ALLLL WORK OUTTT

Gabriel is here to receive his POTM award.

Spurs are doing set-piece routines in the warm up.

Madueke and Martinelli back on the bench gives us a couple of strong and experienced attacking options to bring on, at last. Obviously still missing big names, namely all 3 natural strikers and Ødegaard. But this team can get it done.

Didn’t watch the City game live, I see Newcastle’s winner was another chance that starts with Donnarumma flapping at a cross and ends with him running to the referee.

Wonder how Slot is going to blame the schedule for this one. Too close to the international break? Too many home games recently?

I appreciate that the two things are entirely unrelated, but it is very funny that after Sporting messed us around with Gyokeres we sent Kiwior to Porto. Now Sporting sit second to the Porto clean sheet machine we helped create.

Leandro Trossard has missed out on one matchday squad for Arsenal in the last two years. The one game he missed was because he was suspended.

Arsenal's u21 group game in the EFL Trophy tonight is effectively a knockout game. If Arsenal win, they're through. Lose, they're out. Draw, there will be a penalty shootout. If they win it, they're through. Lose it, they're out. No result in the other game changes that picture.

First half was bad, for plenty of reasons including the officiating but also just our general play. Second half was good, and really should have won it with that performance, only fine margins meant we didn’t. Not the worst weekend to finally drop points, but bad way to do it.

Yeah, no surprises there. Can’t wait to get the ~5 attacking players we’re expecting back after the internationals, just need to get it done today. In the meantime, great for Harriman-Annous that he continues to be involved.

Been saying it for a while, Bayern are a problem. Easily our toughest game in the near future.

Job done. One more, get to the break with another win and I’ll be delighted. Top of the PL, top of the CL for now, into the League Cup quarters. Happy days.

Can’t believe this run without conceding has me tensely scrutinising VAR replays when we’re winning 3-0 with a few minutes left.

Ref trying to steal some history from us, thanks VAR.

Can’t believe that’s going to be how we lose the clean sheet record 😭

Harriman-Annous, let’s go! And Rice suspension avoided.

Annoying that Norgaard has been booked for the same thing the Premier League have been gaslighting us into thinking isn’t even a foul.

Dowman time. Champions League record breaker.