Craig Burley says Arsenal will get in the top four this season, but he breaks down why their draw vs. Spurs proved that’s no guarantee.

Arsenal come from two goals down to earn a draw with North London rivals Tottenham.

ESPN FC’s Paul Mariner gives a quick recap of a back and forth North London Derby that ended in a 2-2 draw.

Mauricio Pochettino responded to ESPN’s Alexis Nunes’ question in his pre-match press conference before the London Derby.
Henrikh Mkhitaryan is close to sealing a move away from Arsenal, with Roma in talks with the London club over a season long loan deal for the Armenia midfielder, sources have told ESPN FC.
Mkhitaryan, 30, came off the bench during Sunday’s 2-2 draw with Tottenham at the Emirates, but it could turn out to be his final contribution in an Arsenal shirt if he completes the move to Roma.
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Craig Burley says Arsenal will get in the top four this season, but he breaks down why their draw vs. Spurs proved that’s no guarantee.

Arsenal come from two goals down to earn a draw with North London rivals Tottenham.

ESPN FC’s Paul Mariner gives a quick recap of a back and forth North London Derby that ended in a 2-2 draw.

Mauricio Pochettino responded to ESPN’s Alexis Nunes’ question in his pre-match press conference before the London Derby.
Arsenal midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan has joined Roma on a season-long loan deal, the clubs announced.
Mkhitaryan, 30, came off the bench during Sunday’s 2-2 draw with Tottenham at the Emirates.
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Having signed from Manchester United in a swap deal with Alexis Sanchez in January 2018, Mkhitaryan had struggled to make an impact at the Emirates under Arsene Wenger or his successor, Unai Emery.
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The ESPN FC panel explain why Arsenal are capable of making it to the Europa League final while showing such abysmal form in the Premier League this season.
Arsenal have asked UEFA to provide assurances that it will be safe for midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan to travel to Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, for the Europa League final later this month.
Armenia international Mkhitaryan has not travelled to previous games played in Azerbaijan for Arsenal and his former club Borussia Dortmund amid ongoing tensions between the countries.
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Despite a comfortable 2-0 win over Napoli in the Europa League, the ESPN FC panel are concerned Arsenal’s form away from home can doom then in leg 2.

Arsenal secured their first clean sheet away from home this Premier League season and soared back into the top four with a 1-0 win over 10-man Watford.

ESPN FC’s Craig Burley delves into Arsenal’s poor form on the road this season, after narrowly escaping 10-man Watford with three points.

Arsenal secured their first clean sheet away from home this Premier League season and soared back into the top four with a 1-0 win over 10-man Watford.

Arsenal secured their first clean sheet away from home this Premier League season and soared back into the top four with a 1-0 win over 10-man Watford. Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Arsenal will be given the full support of UEFA in order to secure a visa for the Armenia international to play in the Europa League final in Azerbaijan next month if the club reach the May 28 showpiece in Baku, sources have told ESPN FC.
Arsenal face Napoli in Italy on Thursday on the brink of a semifinal encounter with either Villarreal or Valencia having secured a 2-0 quarterfinal first-leg victory over Carlo Ancelotti’s team at the Emirates last Thursday.
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Arsenal secured their first clean sheet away from home this Premier League season and soared back into the top four with a 1-0 win over 10-man Watford.

Arsenal clung on to a 1-0 win against 10-man Watford to climb back into the Champions League places.
Watford were the architects of their own downfall after a huge Ben Foster error to gift Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang the game’s only goal was swiftly followed by a Troy Deeney red card.

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It will be a huge relief for Arsenal to have finally recorded their first clean sheet on their travels this season. They owe plenty to Ainsley Maitland-Niles, who came off the bench to produce a brilliant…

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Arsenal’s fog-bound Premier League 2 game against West Ham produced some hauntingly stunning images.
Arsenal were in Premier League 2 action against West Ham on Monday night, only for the match to be abandoned at half-time due to weather conditions for which “adverse” is an understatement.
The Gunners went in 3-0 up at the break but a blanket of impenetrable fog in Borehamwood meant that officials decided to call the game off before the start of the second period.
The poor conditions actually gave the encounter the air of a kit-launch photoshoot or an 80s music video, complete with excessive back-lighting.
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Last week Arsenal boss Unai Emery came out and said something surprising “We cannot sign players where we have to make a payment… we can only make loan signings.” That’s not what you expect to hear from a club that is six points away from fourth place and is in danger of finishing outside the Champions League spots for the third successive season, after 19 consecutive years of playing in the world’s biggest club competition.
Nor is it what you’d expect from a club that ranked sixth in the most…

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Check out every Premier League goal from the weekend, including Andros Townsend’s stunner and scoring frenzies from Tottenham and Manchester United.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang returned to goal-scoring form as Arsenal overcame the challenge of Burnley.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang returned to goal-scoring form as Arsenal overcame the challenge of Burnley.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang returned to goal-scoring form as Arsenal overcame the challenge of Burnley.

Sokratis discusses his defensive display versus Burnley, while Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang recaps his two-goal effort.

Burnley manager Sean Dyche had plenty to say about the standard of refereeing in Burnley’s defeat at Arsenal.
Arsenal midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan has been ruled out for up to six weeks with a fractured metatarsal.
Mkhitaryan, 29, was substituted at half-time during the 2-0 home defeat to Tottenham Hotspur in Wednesday’s Carabao Cup quarterfinal.
That match came just three days after he had scored two goals in the 3-2 loss at Southampton.
The Armenian playmaker is expected to miss the Gunners’ next eight matches, including the Premier League visits to Liverpool on Dec. 29 and Manchester City on Feb. 3.

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