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

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

Returning Germans A Boost To Stuttering Arsenal Ahead Of Everton Test

Written by Jon Shay on 21 August 2014. Posted in 1886 Previews

Everton vs. Arsenal Match Preview – Premier League 23.08.2014

And so the battle is joined. Perhaps alone among our rivals last season, Everton threatened like no other. Sadly, Chelsea, Man City, and Liverpool pulled away down the stretch just enough to safely ignore us. Elsewhere, Man U and Spurs faded so badly that we could safely ignore them. Over the final weeks of the Premier League season we had to grapple with a club for whom fourth place would be a target, not a consolation prize, and for a time it seemed as if the Toffees would seize that destiny. However, they wilted under the pressure while we surged back above them. It’s a whole new season, and Saturday’s clash threatens to renew a rivalry that is still a bit fresh from the pressing.

Arsenal Aiming For Turkish Delight

Written on 17 August 2014. Posted in 1886 Previews

Besiktas vs. Arsenal Match Preview - Champions League Qualifier - 19.08.14

Another fourth place for Arsenal in the league last season, means that we get the pleasure of testing our mettle against another Turkish side in the Champions League qualification for the second year in succession. This time, we are up against the "Black Eagles" also known as Besiktas JK.

Sanchez Set To Make League Debut Against Palace

Written by Jon Shay on 14 August 2014. Posted in 1886 Previews

Arsenal vs. Crystal Palace Match Preview – Premier League 16.08.14

At long last, the Premier League season is upon us. Even after a summer otherwise filled by the World Cup, a trip to New York, the Emirates Cup, and the Community Shield, it’s been hard to get as excited for any of those matches as I am for this one. Sure, it’s “only” Crystal Palace, who are likely thrilled to stay up in the Premier League for more than a single season. Then again, we know full-well what happens when you downgrade your opening-day opponent…