1886 Previews

Goonersphere's match preview page covering all first team matches. Previews include up to date injury lists, match facts, interesting stats, opposition analysis, head to head records as well as line-up and score predictions.

Jon writes weekend match previews for Goonersphere but you can catch his excellent regular blogging on http://woolwich1886.blogspot.com

@woolwich_1886

Midweek matches are written by Goonersphere collaborators. Please get in touch if you would be interested in writing midweek match previews.

Grimly Determined Arsenal Out To Set The Record Straight

Written by Jon Shay on 07 November 2014. Posted in 1886 Previews

Match Preview: Swansea v. Arsenal – Prem League 09.11.2014

It’s clobberin’ time, and I hope I don’t enrage the animal rights crowd when I suggest that it’s a few swans that look to be on the business end of our clubs come Sunday. Some of the fainter of heart among us might look to Tuesday’s shock-draw with Anderlecht as evidence that the sky is falling; I prefer to think of it as raining down revenge. No, it’s not Swansea who are responsible for our midweek result, but it is they who will suffer the storm that follows.

Arsenal Hoping For An Easy Game & Not Another Banterlecht Performance

Written by Shona Duthie on 04 November 2014. Posted in 1886 Previews

Arsenal V Anderlecht Match Preview Champions league 4.11.2014

After two comfortable home and away games in the Barclays Premier League, Arsenal will be looking to close the gap on group leaders Borussia Dortmund with a home game against Anderlecht. They proved in their last game against Anderlecht, that they can push forward after going 1-0 down to secure a win, as has been the case in other games this season.

Can Walcott's Return Stop Another Slip-up?

Written by Jon Shay on 30 October 2014. Posted in 1886 Previews

Match Preview: Arsenal v. Burnley – Premier League 01.11.2014

On paper, they don’t come much easier than this. Newly promoted Burnley have looked just bit over their heads—winless, worst goal differential in the league, winless away from Turf Moor…in other words, precisely the kind of banana peel one would expect Arsenal to slip on.