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Weekend Review: The Arteteur
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It's official: Arsenal have contacted Pro Ref about Ezri Konsa's penalty on Saturday. Busy day for that lot...
Laura, Jonny and Lucy reflect on Saturday night against Sunderland and - after an incredible start to the season - ask who Arsenal's most important player is right now. Elsewhere, we hear your suggestions of jobs for Arsenal players, discuss where the Carabao Cup should rank in our priorities this season, and wonder just how far Mikel Arteta's self-confessed sabotage might have gone. Join us!
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The Thing About Arsenal is the podcast that reminds Gooners why it's fun to support the greatest football club in the world. Even when you're moaning about them. Subscribe for new podcasts every Monday, Tuesday and Friday throughout the 2026/27 Premier League and Champions League season, plus match reactions after every Arsenal men's game.
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33:46|The Premier League champions are back playing behind closed doors (3pm) this weekend and Laura, Jim and Shay cannot wait.In preparation, we try to work out how Mikel Arteta is going to bring William Saliba back into the side. Plus, we take a peek inside Arteta’s war room, plan a game on the moon and start our campaign to take down John Lewis.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!***Slavia Prague vs Arsenal: Professional then... different
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37:51|There is only one place to start. Laura, Jim and Lucy reflect on our Anfield triumph and the healthy mixture of resilience, elite mentality, luck and quite ropey counter-attacking on show.How would we have felt if one of our players 'did an Isak'? Is Declan Rice by far the most successful £100m+ player ever? And most puzzlingly of all: would Nicklas Bendtner fit into this team? He did score against Slavia Prague, we're just saying...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!***Liverpool vs Arsenal: 14 YEARS
20:53|Calm, strong, rugged and composed just like an, erm, Volvo. We’ve won at Anfield for the first time in 14 years and Laura and Jonny could not be happier.Come join the fun!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!***Preview Show: Bloody hell, it’s Anfield
41:52|Fresh off our battering by the Cod Army, Luke, Jim and Jonny are here to look ahead to our trip to Anfield this weekend.Will we see a reaction? Should Max Dowman’s suspension have been overturned? And why the numbers suggest we could be about to break our Anfield curse.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!***Fleetwood Town vs Arsenal: Slapped by the Cod Army
19:53|I think we can all agree that this is the worst podcast we have had to record yet.Laura and Luke are here to react to our dismal Carabao Cup defeat away to Fleetwood Town. But don’t worry, Luke does manage to find a couple of positives, apparently…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!***