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Arsene Wenger, the Arsenal manager, said: “Mertesacker was in bed for 18 days – not exhausted, he had a chest infection”, as quoted by The Sunday.

Coming into this weekend’s fixture, both teams have endured identical results from their opening 4 games this season (WWDL).

The midfielder, a product of the Reds youth academy, replaced Lucas in the latter stages of the game, which finished 0-0 despite both sides having a number of good chances.

Bellerin has started Arsenal’s last three games at right-back, relegating Debuchy to the bench and the France global admits he has spoken with Wenger about his situation.

Arsene Wenger is “happy” with Arsenal’s transfer business despite failing to sign a single outfield player this summer.

Ramsey beat Reds goalkeeper Simon Mignolet with a low drive on eight minutes, after being set up by a superb Santi Cazorla pass.

Falcao’s first goal for Chelsea was quickly forgotten after Crystal Palace recorded a famous win at Stamford Bridge, with the Colombian striker accepting his new team needs to find their winning touch quickly. It’s Falcao with a diving header at the near post after a...

Former Arsenal players have added their voices to the chorus urging Wenger to spend. Sevilla player Grzegorz Krychowiak has been linked with a £21.2m move, as has Real Madrid youngster Lucas Silva. But the forward’s public statement on social media earlier this week that he...

Newcastle welcome back Daryl Janmaat from suspension, may also have Moussa Sissoko available again following injury, and could give Florian Thauvin his first Premier League start after he impressed in the midweek Capital One Cup win over Northampton.

Mesut Ozil looked to be in a reflective mood on Friday night as Arsenal prepared for their Premier League clash against Newcastle United at St James’ Park.

Louis van Gaal insists that the fitness of Bastian Schweinsteiger is what’s keeping him from playing the full 90 minutes.

For Chelsea, their last-16 defeat by PSG last season was a shock and an affront to manager Jose Mourinho and unacceptable to owner Roman Abramovich, while Arsenal – relegated from pot one along with both Madrid clubs and Porto – need to overcome the same barriers that...

With Karim Benzema slamming the brakes on Arsenal’s bid for his services, the Gunners have switched to Plan B and stepped up their pursuit of Dynamo Moscow’s Aleksandr Kokorin.

Arsenal midfielder Mesut Ozil says his Germany team-mate Bastian Schweinsteiger needs time to settle down in the English Premier League but will make the difference for Manchester United.

Harris says it’s Giroud’s third goal in his last five games against Crystal Palace.