The Thing About Arsenal

The WSL is back! Thankfully, Arsenal successfully lifted the curse that is Brighton away. Despite this, we weren’t at our absolute best, but Laura and Rory saw plenty to be optimistic about.Elsewhere, we celebrate one of our sleeper agents taking points off Chelsea and cautiously review London City Lionesses' opening day win. Plus, we look ahead to a vicious Champions League draw.Join The Thing About Arsenal Club! Bonus episodes, match reaction live streams, Discord access. Start your 7-day free trial. Click HERE to find out more!Comment on Spotify or on YouTube, or get in touch with the show on X, Instagram, and TikTok. You can also email us show@thingaboutarsenal.com.***Please take the time to rate us on your podcast app. It means a great deal to the show and makes it easier for other Arsenal fans to find us. Thank you for your support!***

Laura, Jonny and Shay are here for a level-headed next day review of our brilliant win over Chelsea, which may or may not start with maniacal laughter and may or may not end with Shay accusing Emi Martínez of having a bad Uber rating.We discuss Martin Ødegaard's brilliance in more detail and Ezri Konsa's debut, just after leaving Arsenal a 5-star review on TripAdvisor too. Plus, Mikel Arteta's transfer shortlist gets leaked, more club crest chat, and Jonny's now got regrets about one of his Arsenal tattoos...Join The Thing About Arsenal Club! Bonus episodes, match reaction live streams, Discord access. Start your 7-day free trial. Click HERE to find out more!Comment on Spotify or on YouTube, or get in touch with the show on X, Instagram, and TikTok. You can also email us show@thingaboutarsenal.com.***Please take the time to rate us on your podcast app. It means a great deal to the show and makes it easier for other Arsenal fans to find us. Thank you for your support!***

It’s Sunday night, Arsenal have beaten Chelsea at home and Laura and Jonny are here with a brand-new match reaction. Just take a moment to enjoy this feeling.Do we still underestimate how good this team are? We reflect on that. Plus, Jonny has a theory about Morgan Rogers and a new nickname for the Arsenal bench. Join The Thing About Arsenal Club! Bonus episodes, match reaction live streams, Discord access. Start your 7-day free trial. Click HERE to find out more!Comment on Spotify or on YouTube, or get in touch with the show on X, Instagram, and TikTok. You can also email us show@thingaboutarsenal.com.***Please take the time to rate us on your podcast app. It means a great deal to the show and makes it easier for other Arsenal fans to find us. Thank you for your support!***

One thing is for sure this weekend: we simply cannot lose to Chelsea. Laura, Jim and Rory are here to contemplate a threatening Chelsea side rocking up at the Emirates, albeit with an absolutely awful nickname for their front three.We also consider if we should boo Morgan Rogers and Emi Martinez (probably), plus a listener gets in touch about Arsenal's badge. Is it time for a redesign? Answers on a postcard, please: show@thingaboutarsenal.com.Join The Thing About Arsenal Club! Bonus episodes, men's match reaction live streams, Discord access. Start your 7-day free trial. Click HERE to find out more!Comment on Spotify or on YouTube, or get in touch with the show on X, Instagram, and TikTok.***Please take the time to rate us on your podcast app. It means a great deal to the show and makes it easier for other Arsenal fans to find us. Thank you for your support!***

**For the full review, become a member of The Thing About Arsenal Club! Start your free trial HERE.**On this week's Another Thing About Arsenal, Luke, Jim and Rory gave their definitive verdicts on this summer's transfer window, taking a close look at the defence, midfield and - of course - the frontline. Jim explains why he feels like it's been nothing short of a disaster in some areas, while Luke isn't so convinced. There is certainly A LOT to mull over...Get the full episode over at The Thing About Arsenal Club HERE!Comment on Spotify or on YouTube, or get in touch with the show on X, Instagram, and TikTok. You can also email us show@thingaboutarsenal.com.***Please take the time to rate us on your podcast app. It means a great deal to the show and makes it easier for other Arsenal fans to find us. Thank you for your support!***

The 2026/27 season is here and we’re analysing the enemy. Who could ruin our title charge this year? Or are we winning it all? On that note, Rory can’t resist the urge to boo a London rival. He swears he’s not normally like this.Elsewhere, it’s AWFC predictions time! We’re talking top scorer, best new signing, unsung hero and more. Plus, we look ahead to a tantalising, possibly cursed, opening WSL fixture.Join The Thing About Arsenal Club! Bonus episodes, men's match reaction live streams, Discord access. Start your 7-day free trial. Click HERE to find out more!Comment on Spotify or on YouTube, or get in touch with the show on X, Instagram, and TikTok. You can also email us show@thingaboutarsenal.com.***Please take the time to rate us on your podcast app. It means a great deal to the show and makes it easier for other Arsenal fans to find us. Thank you for your support!***

Luke, Lucy and Jim bounce into the studio after a spirited victory against Aston Villa. They discuss that puzzling left-hand side and just how excited we are by Bruno Guimarães' brief cameo. We also bid farewell to a raft of players, as some long expected departures finally happen – and ask the crucial question: are we going to sign anyone by tonight?Jim makes the case for a deadline day swoop for Karim Benzema. Just to see what it would feel like.Join The Thing About Arsenal Club! Bonus episodes, match reaction live streams, Discord access. Start your 7-day free trial. Click HERE to find out more!Join our FPL League HERE!Comment on Spotify or on YouTube, or get in touch with the show on X, Instagram, and TikTok. You can also email us show@thingaboutarsenal.com.***Please take the time to rate us on your podcast app. It means a great deal to the show and makes it easier for other Arsenal fans to find us. Thank you for your support!***

**Unfortunately due to technical issues, we have been unable to upload the first part of today's match reaction pod. But there's still plenty to catch up on from Luke and Jonny! We hope you enjoy.**It was a proper Monday night scrap, but Arsenal came out on the other side of it with all three points at Villa Park! Luke and Jonny discuss an intriguing game that showed both our incredible strength, and areas where we still need to improve. Well, there are 25 hours still to go...Join The Thing About Arsenal Club! Bonus episodes, match reaction live streams, Discord access. Start your 7-day free trial. Click HERE to find out more!Join our FPL League HERE!Comment on Spotify or on YouTube, or get in touch with the show on X, Instagram, and TikTok. You can also email us show@thingaboutarsenal.com.***Please take the time to rate us on your podcast app. It means a great deal to the show and makes it easier for other Arsenal fans to find us. Thank you for your support!***

Will Julián Alvarez come to Arsenal? Will he even pick up the phone to Mikel Arteta? Who knows but... do we want him to? Luke, Jim and Rory ponder on that question and all of the saga's complexities as the rumours continue to mount.But first, there's the small matter of Unai Emery's Aston Villa on Monday night! We're excited for more of the same after Coventry City, and we might get our first look at Bruno Guimarães in an Arsenal shirt in the Premier League. One thing is for sure though: the Benaissance is well and truly under way.Join The Thing About Arsenal Club! Bonus episodes, match reaction live streams, Discord access. Start your 7-day free trial. Click HERE to find out more!Join our FPL League HERE!Comment on Spotify or on YouTube, or get in touch with the show on X, Instagram, and TikTok. You can also email us show@thingaboutarsenal.com.***Please take the time to rate us on your podcast app. It means a great deal to the show and makes it easier for other Arsenal fans to find us. Thank you for your support!***