Arsenal vs Aston Villa 18.01.2025 KO 17:30 GMT

[HCZ_Reborn]

This daft everyone changes positions due to one injury thing has to stop.

Partey at RB, when will this die.

When he leaves at the end of the season presumably

[Marc Overmars]

When he leaves at the end of the season presumably

I hear Zubimendi can play RB.

[HCZ_Reborn]

I hear Zubimendi can play RB.

Too soon

[McNamara That Ghost...]

When he leaves at the end of the season presumably

I'd expect him there even then.

[Niall_Quinn]

Well anyway, you can't be thinking about titles when you blow a 2 goal lead at home against inferior opposition. So with that off the table, when are we getting a striker?

[21_GOONER_SALUTE]

Can’t be blowing 2 goal leads at home.

A game we should have won but we just aren’t the team we were last season anymore. Liverpool can win this league without getting out of 3rd gear and that’s on Arteta.

We messed this up in the summer by not only wasting the window to strengthen real problem areas, but by even weakening the squad by letting the likes of Smith-Rowe, Nelson and yes, even Eddie go with no like for like replacements.

If you think about it, our first dip occurred when we didn't have Odegaard, if Smith-Rowe had been around, we'd have won the games we should have won then. Yes, there is no one like Saka in the squad, but at least Nelson could be trusted to do a few things right. Lets also not forget his refusal to give Nwaneri more of a chance.

Arteta lost this league ages ago and his silly signings have added nothing....in fact they've only confused him more and more as he feels the need to start them when there is no need to (Partey should in the midfield today instead of Merino and a proper defender would have probably stayed with Watkins).

Arteta remains his worst enemy.

[21_GOONER_SALUTE]

I didn’t watch the game because I was fatalistic seeing Partey at right back, Sky sports showed still images that look like it did hit his hand. But clearly still images are deceptive as he clearly moves himself out of the way, and it deflects in off what looks like his hip.

Like with the Brighton game, the decision is taken so quickly. We have been shit this season and deserve to win nothing but we’ve had one decision go for us this season (the corner against spurs) weighed against three ridiculously harsh sendings off, denied a pen and a goal against Liverpool, the award of the penalty for Brighton.

The thing is, it's not clear at all that it hit his hand and I'm a bit confident that other images will come out showing it didn't.

VAR is only suppose to disallow when its 100%...but we're unlikely to be lucky as everyone seems not to like us at the moment, which I can't fully absolve us of blame for.

[HCZ_Reborn]

The thing is, it's not clear at all that it hit his hand and I'm a bit confident that other images will come out showing it didn't.

VAR is only suppose to disallow when its 100%...but we're unlikely to be lucky as everyone seems not to like us at the moment, which I can't fully absolve us of blame for.

I’m a bit confident that Dermot Gallagher will 100% back the decision

[21_GOONER_SALUTE]

I’m a bit confident that Dermot Gallagher will 100% back the decision

He's one of those who hates us, he backs everything anti-Arsenal.

It wasn't clear, it was blurry, his hands weren't extended, it should have counted.

[HCZ_Reborn]

He's one of those who hates us, he backs everything anti-Arsenal.

It wasn't clear, it was blurry, his hands weren't extended, it should have counted.

I agree with you, that’s the point I’m making. That Gallagher will back the decision because of Anti Arsenal bias.