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.

Could The Gunners Be Too Hot To Handle For The Toffees?

Written by Jon Shay on 23 October 2015. Posted in 1886 Previews

Match Preview: Arsenal vs. Everton - Premier League 24.10.2015

Few clubs have had a rougher start to their season than Everton. Recent weeks have seen them draw at White Hart Lane, demolish Chelsea 3-1, earn a 1-1 Merseyside derby draw...and get thrashed 0-3 by Manchester United. There may not be a more capricious squad than this one, and that's saying something, coming from a Gooner. At a broader level, though, it's difficult to discern which club we'll face: will it be the 2013-14 outfit, the one that pushed us to the brink before settling for fifth place, or will it the 2014-15 crew, the one that flirted with relegation before climbing to 11th?

Arsenal Need To Treat Bayern Like They Did United

Written by Dyllan Munro on 20 October 2015. Posted in 1886 Previews

Match Preview: Arsenal vs Bayern Munich - Champions League 20.10.2015

The build up to this game has featured primarily on the manner in which Arsenal will approach it, e.g. where in Arsene Wenger’s list of priorities for the season does the champions league lie. Many within the game and media have promoted the view that this season the league is the utmost priority, a viewpoint strengthened by the formidable line-up we fielded against Watford ahead of our game against Bayern. Whilst our atrocious start to the CL group stage has put our participation in Europe’s most prestigious competition in doubt, few expect Wenger to openly admit to favouring our domestic campaign this year so our strongest side can be expected to play.

Mean Watford A Big Test For Arsenal's Freshly Clicked Attack

Written by Jon Shay on 16 October 2015. Posted in 1886 Previews

Watford vs. Arsenal Preview: Premier League 17.10.2015

We come back from an international break flush with excitement, whether it be the successes of Gunners playing for their countries, the fact that we trounced Manchester United, or that José Mourinho seems to have pressed the self-destruct button firmly and repeatedly. With that backdrop, we should perhaps expect to simply show up at Vicarage Road on Saturday and say "boo" in order to leave with three points secured. However, actual banana-peels are less-slippery than this one could be.