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Episode 859 - End of year fun

In this episode I'm joined by Phil Costa to look back on Tuesday evening's 4-1 win over Aston Villa. After a frustrating first half in many ways, Arsenal turned the screw to take all three points with goals from Gabriel, Martin Zubimendi, Leandro Trossard and Gabriel Jesus. We examine the key moments from both halves, and analyse the goals we scored, particularly the one with the goalkeeping error. There's also discussion of Gabriel's importance, Leandro Trossard's output, Martin Odegaard, Jesus getting back on the scoresheet after a year, handshake drama, the fun to be had with a game of this kind, a statement win from Mikel Arteta's team which ensured we go into 2026 on top of the Premier League, and lots more.


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