The Thing About Arsenal

It's official: Arsenal have contacted Pro Ref about Ezri Konsa's penalty on Saturday. Busy day for that lot... Laura, Jonny and Lucy reflect on Saturday night against Sunderland and - after an incredible start to the season - ask who Arsenal's most important player is right now. Elsewhere, we hear your suggestions of jobs for Arsenal players, discuss where the Carabao Cup should rank in our priorities this season, and wonder just how far Mikel Arteta's self-confessed sabotage might have gone. Join us! Join The Thing About Arsenal Club! Bonus episodes, match reaction live streams, Discord access. Start your 7-day free trial. Click HERE to find out more! Comment on Spotify or on YouTube , or get in touch with the show on X , Instagram , and TikTok . You can also email us show@thingaboutarsenal.com . ***Please take the time to rate us on your podcast app. It means a great deal to the show and makes it easier for other Arsenal fans to find us. Thank you for your support!*** The Thing About Arsenal is the podcast that reminds Gooners why it's fun to support the greatest football club in the world. Even when you're moaning about them. Subscribe for new podcasts every Monday, Tuesday and Friday throughout the 2026/27 Premier League and Champions League season, plus match reactions after every Arsenal men's game. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

That game was Street Fighter, UFC and Saving Private Ryan all rolled into one. So how did Arsenal come out with all three points and a clean sheet? Two answers straight away: David Raya and Bruno Guimarães. Luke and Jonny tuck into a brilliant match where Sunderland threw everything and Brian Brobbey at us, but couldn't breakthrough. We relive that stunning Guimarães goal, analyse the size of Mikel Arteta's penalty area, and share some very minor concerns about Bukayo Saka's profligacy in front of goal. Come join us! Join The Thing About Arsenal Club! Bonus episodes, match reaction live streams, Discord access. Start your 7-day free trial. Click HERE to find out more! Comment on Spotify or on YouTube , or get in touch with the show on X , Instagram , and TikTok . You can also email us show@thingaboutarsenal.com . ***Please take the time to rate us on your podcast app. It means a great deal to the show and makes it easier for other Arsenal fans to find us. Thank you for your support!*** The Thing About Arsenal is the podcast that reminds Gooners why it's fun to support the greatest football club in the world. Even when you're moaning about them. Subscribe for new podcasts every Monday, Tuesday and Friday throughout the 2026/27 Premier League and Champions League season, plus match reactions after every Arsenal men's game. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We've had the clean-up crew. We've had the locksmith crew. What other jobs suit the Arsenal squad? Laura and Jonny are joined by Daniyal Khan to ask that very important question. Elsewhere, Jonny has an extremely troubling confession about Martin Ødegaard, we ask if any rest key players will – or should – be rested for a tough assignment on Tyneside, and a listener gets in touch about their lifesize cardboard cutout of Mikel Arteta. You read that right... Join The Thing About Arsenal Club! Bonus episodes, match reaction live streams, Discord access. Start your 7-day free trial. Click HERE to find out more! Comment on Spotify or on YouTube , or get in touch with the show on X , Instagram , and TikTok . You can also email us show@thingaboutarsenal.com . ***Please take the time to rate us on your podcast app. It means a great deal to the show and makes it easier for other Arsenal fans to find us. Thank you for your support!*** The Thing About Arsenal is the podcast that reminds Gooners why it's fun to support the greatest football club in the world. Even when you're moaning about them. Subscribe for new podcasts every Monday, Tuesday and Friday throughout the 2026/27 Premier League and Champions League season, plus match reactions after every Arsenal men's game. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Four expected goals, one real-life goal but boy was it a good one! Laura and Jonny are here to react to a winning start to the Champions League for Arsenal against Napoli. We take some time to celebrate the brand-new Martin Ødegaard this season. Plus, we got our first look at Eberechi Eze and Viktor Gyökeres in the starting lineup and Jonny labels one of our players the best bouncer in London. Join The Thing About Arsenal Club! Bonus episodes, match reaction live streams, Discord access. Start your 7-day free trial. Click HERE to find out more! Comment on Spotify or on YouTube , or get in touch with the show on X , Instagram , and TikTok . You can also email us show@thingaboutarsenal.com . ***Please take the time to rate us on your podcast app. It means a great deal to the show and makes it easier for other Arsenal fans to find us. Thank you for your support!*** The Thing About Arsenal is the podcast that reminds Gooners why it's fun to support the greatest football club in the world. Even when you're moaning about them. Subscribe for new podcasts every Monday, Tuesday and Friday throughout the 2026/27 Premier League and Champions League season, plus match reactions after every Arsenal men's game. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The WSL is back! Thankfully, Arsenal successfully lifted the curse that is Brighton away. Despite this, we weren’t at our absolute best, but Laura and Rory saw plenty to be optimistic about. Elsewhere, we celebrate one of our sleeper agents taking points off Chelsea and cautiously review London City Lionesses' opening day win. Plus, we look ahead to a vicious Champions League draw. Join The Thing About Arsenal Club! Bonus episodes, match reaction live streams, Discord access. Start your 7-day free trial. Click HERE to find out more! Comment on Spotify or on YouTube , or get in touch with the show on X , Instagram , and TikTok . You can also email us show@thingaboutarsenal.com . ***Please take the time to rate us on your podcast app. It means a great deal to the show and makes it easier for other Arsenal fans to find us. Thank you for your support!*** The Thing About Arsenal is the podcast that reminds Gooners why it's fun to support the greatest football club in the world. Even when you're moaning about them. Subscribe for new podcasts every Monday, Tuesday and Friday throughout the 2026/27 Premier League and Champions League season, plus match reactions after every Arsenal men's game. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Laura, Jonny and Shay are here for a level-headed next day review of our brilliant win over Chelsea, which may or may not start with maniacal laughter and may or may not end with Shay accusing Emi Martínez of having a bad Uber rating. We discuss Martin Ødegaard's brilliance in more detail and Ezri Konsa's debut, just after leaving Arsenal a 5-star review on TripAdvisor too. Plus, Mikel Arteta's transfer shortlist gets leaked, more club crest chat, and Jonny's now got regrets about one of his Arsenal tattoos... Join The Thing About Arsenal Club! Bonus episodes, match reaction live streams, Discord access. Start your 7-day free trial. Click HERE to find out more! Comment on Spotify or on YouTube , or get in touch with the show on X , Instagram , and TikTok . You can also email us show@thingaboutarsenal.com . ***Please take the time to rate us on your podcast app. It means a great deal to the show and makes it easier for other Arsenal fans to find us. Thank you for your support!*** The Thing About Arsenal is the podcast that reminds Gooners why it's fun to support the greatest football club in the world. Even when you're moaning about them. Subscribe for new podcasts every Monday, Tuesday and Friday throughout the 2026/27 Premier League and Champions League season, plus match reactions after every Arsenal men's game. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It’s Sunday night, Arsenal have beaten Chelsea at home and Laura and Jonny are here with a brand-new match reaction. Just take a moment to enjoy this feeling. Do we still underestimate how good this team are? We reflect on that. Plus, Jonny has a theory about Morgan Rogers and a new nickname for the Arsenal bench. Join The Thing About Arsenal Club! Bonus episodes, match reaction live streams, Discord access. Start your 7-day free trial. Click HERE to find out more! Comment on Spotify or on YouTube , or get in touch with the show on X , Instagram , and TikTok . You can also email us show@thingaboutarsenal.com . ***Please take the time to rate us on your podcast app. It means a great deal to the show and makes it easier for other Arsenal fans to find us. Thank you for your support!*** The Thing About Arsenal is the podcast that reminds Gooners why it's fun to support the greatest football club in the world. Even when you're moaning about them. Subscribe for new podcasts every Monday, Tuesday and Friday throughout the 2026/27 Premier League and Champions League season, plus match reactions after every Arsenal men's game. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

One thing is for sure this weekend: we simply cannot lose to Chelsea. Laura, Jim and Rory are here to contemplate a threatening Chelsea side rocking up at the Emirates, albeit with an absolutely awful nickname for their front three. We also consider if we should boo Morgan Rogers and Emi Martinez (probably), plus a listener gets in touch about Arsenal's badge. Is it time for a redesign? Answers on a postcard, please: show@thingaboutarsenal.com . Join The Thing About Arsenal Club! Bonus episodes, men's match reaction live streams, Discord access. Start your 7-day free trial. Click HERE to find out more! Comment on Spotify or on YouTube , or get in touch with the show on X , Instagram , and TikTok . ***Please take the time to rate us on your podcast app. It means a great deal to the show and makes it easier for other Arsenal fans to find us. Thank you for your support!*** The Thing About Arsenal is the podcast that reminds Gooners why it's fun to support the greatest football club in the world. Even when you're moaning about them. Subscribe for new podcasts every Monday, Tuesday and Friday throughout the 2026/27 Premier League and Champions League season, plus match reactions after every Arsenal men's game. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

**For the full review, become a member of The Thing About Arsenal Club! Start your free trial HERE .** On this week's Another Thing About Arsenal, Luke, Jim and Rory gave their definitive verdicts on this summer's transfer window, taking a close look at the defence, midfield and - of course - the frontline. Jim explains why he feels like it's been nothing short of a disaster in some areas, while Luke isn't so convinced. There is certainly A LOT to mull over... Get the full episode over at The Thing About Arsenal Club HERE ! Comment on Spotify or on YouTube , or get in touch with the show on X , Instagram , and TikTok . You can also email us show@thingaboutarsenal.com . ***Please take the time to rate us on your podcast app. It means a great deal to the show and makes it easier for other Arsenal fans to find us. Thank you for your support!*** The Thing About Arsenal is the podcast that reminds Gooners why it's fun to support the greatest football club in the world. Even when you're moaning about them. Subscribe for new podcasts every Monday, Tuesday and Friday throughout the 2026/27 Premier League and Champions League season, plus match reactions after every Arsenal men's game. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The 2026/27 season is here and we’re analysing the enemy. Who could ruin our title charge this year? Or are we winning it all? On that note, Rory can’t resist the urge to boo a London rival. He swears he’s not normally like this. Elsewhere, it’s AWFC predictions time! We’re talking top scorer, best new signing, unsung hero and more. Plus, we look ahead to a tantalising, possibly cursed, opening WSL fixture. Join The Thing About Arsenal Club! Bonus episodes, men's match reaction live streams, Discord access. Start your 7-day free trial. Click HERE to find out more! Comment on Spotify or on YouTube , or get in touch with the show on X , Instagram , and TikTok . You can also email us show@thingaboutarsenal.com . ***Please take the time to rate us on your podcast app. It means a great deal to the show and makes it easier for other Arsenal fans to find us. Thank you for your support!*** The Thing About Arsenal is the podcast that reminds Gooners why it's fun to support the greatest football club in the world. Even when you're moaning about them. Subscribe for new podcasts every Monday, Tuesday and Friday throughout the 2026/27 Premier League and Champions League season, plus match reactions after every Arsenal men's game. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Luke, Lucy and Jim bounce into the studio after a spirited victory against Aston Villa. They discuss that puzzling left-hand side and just how excited we are by Bruno Guimarães' brief cameo. We also bid farewell to a raft of players, as some long expected departures finally happen – and ask the crucial question: are we going to sign anyone by tonight? Jim makes the case for a deadline day swoop for Karim Benzema. Just to see what it would feel like. Join The Thing About Arsenal Club! Bonus episodes, match reaction live streams, Discord access. Start your 7-day free trial. Click HERE to find out more! Join our FPL League HERE ! Comment on Spotify or on YouTube , or get in touch with the show on X , Instagram , and TikTok . You can also email us show@thingaboutarsenal.com . ***Please take the time to rate us on your podcast app. It means a great deal to the show and makes it easier for other Arsenal fans to find us. Thank you for your support!*** The Thing About Arsenal is the podcast that reminds Gooners why it's fun to support the greatest football club in the world. Even when you're moaning about them. Subscribe for new podcasts every Monday, Tuesday and Friday throughout the 2026/27 Premier League and Champions League season, plus match reactions after every Arsenal men's game. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

**Unfortunately due to technical issues, we have been unable to upload the first part of today's match reaction pod. But there's still plenty to catch up on from Luke and Jonny! We hope you enjoy.** It was a proper Monday night scrap, but Arsenal came out on the other side of it with all three points at Villa Park! Luke and Jonny discuss an intriguing game that showed both our incredible strength, and areas where we still need to improve. Well, there are 25 hours still to go... Join The Thing About Arsenal Club! Bonus episodes, match reaction live streams, Discord access. Start your 7-day free trial. Click HERE to find out more! Join our FPL League HERE ! Comment on Spotify or on YouTube , or get in touch with the show on X , Instagram , and TikTok . You can also email us show@thingaboutarsenal.com . ***Please take the time to rate us on your podcast app. It means a great deal to the show and makes it easier for other Arsenal fans to find us. Thank you for your support!*** The Thing About Arsenal is the podcast that reminds Gooners why it's fun to support the greatest football club in the world. Even when you're moaning about them. Subscribe for new podcasts every Monday, Tuesday and Friday throughout the 2026/27 Premier League and Champions League season, plus match reactions after every Arsenal men's game. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Will Julián Alvarez come to Arsenal? Will he even pick up the phone to Mikel Arteta? Who knows but... do we want him to? Luke, Jim and Rory ponder on that question and all of the saga's complexities as the rumours continue to mount. But first, there's the small matter of Unai Emery's Aston Villa on Monday night! We're excited for more of the same after Coventry City, and we might get our first look at Bruno Guimarães in an Arsenal shirt in the Premier League. One thing is for sure though: the Benaissance is well and truly under way. Join The Thing About Arsenal Club! Bonus episodes, match reaction live streams, Discord access. Start your 7-day free trial. Click HERE to find out more! Join our FPL League HERE ! Comment on Spotify or on YouTube , or get in touch with the show on X , Instagram , and TikTok . You can also email us show@thingaboutarsenal.com . ***Please take the time to rate us on your podcast app. It means a great deal to the show and makes it easier for other Arsenal fans to find us. Thank you for your support!*** The Thing About Arsenal is the podcast that reminds Gooners why it's fun to support the greatest football club in the world. Even when you're moaning about them. Subscribe for new podcasts every Monday, Tuesday and Friday throughout the 2026/27 Premier League and Champions League season, plus match reactions after every Arsenal men's game. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Luke and Jim watched Thierry Henry open some balls and David Villa hit his big button and – voilá – after all the usual nonsense UEFA fanfare, Arsenal got their Champions League draw. And it's looking pretty tricky... Join us for our reaction, some unexpected Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? trivia, and Luke reminds us of a legendary AFTV clip. Join The Thing About Arsenal Club! Bonus episodes, match reaction live streams, Discord access. Start your 7-day free trial. Click HERE to find out more! Join our FPL League HERE ! Comment on Spotify or on YouTube , or get in touch with the show on X , Instagram , and TikTok . You can also email us show@thingaboutarsenal.com . ***Please take the time to rate us on your podcast app. It means a great deal to the show and makes it easier for other Arsenal fans to find us. Thank you for your support!*** The Thing About Arsenal is the podcast that reminds Gooners why it's fun to support the greatest football club in the world. Even when you're moaning about them. Subscribe for new podcasts every Monday, Tuesday and Friday throughout the 2026/27 Premier League and Champions League season, plus match reactions after every Arsenal men's game. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It’s been a winning week for Arsenal! Laura and Rory are here to look back on our preseason victories over Paris FC and Manchester City, where there were two late winners and plenty of new faces got minutes off the bench. Now, with Charlton up next in the final pre-season friendly, what do they still need to show? Elsewhere, Renée Slegers seems to be happy with her squad, but with the transfer window closing soon, Rory can't help but feel there may still be some work to do. At least Arsenal’s new set-piece coach Nikita Runnacles could bring some joy... Join The Thing About Arsenal Club! Bonus episodes, match reaction live streams, Discord access. Start your 7-day free trial. Click HERE to find out more! Join our FPL League HERE ! Comment on Spotify or on YouTube , or get in touch with the show on X , Instagram , and TikTok . You can also email us show@thingaboutarsenal.com . ***Please take the time to rate us on your podcast app. It means a great deal to the show and makes it easier for other Arsenal fans to find us. Thank you for your support!*** The Thing About Arsenal is the podcast that reminds Gooners why it's fun to support the greatest football club in the world. Even when you're moaning about them. Subscribe for new podcasts every Monday, Tuesday and Friday throughout the 2026/27 Premier League and Champions League season, plus match reactions after every Arsenal men's game. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We are so back. Arsenal cruised to victory over Coventry City on Friday night – and then (almost) everyone proceeded to slip up. Laura and Luke are joined by Shay Gunner for a gleeful review of Bukayo Saka's sharpness, Myles Lewis-Skelly looking even more at home in midfield after some fine fermentation last season, and Christos Tzolis' unexpected homecoming in Brugge. Plus, Shay has some #breakingnews regarding Julián Alvarez. Join us TOMORROW for our exclusive episode for members of The Thing About Arsenal Club. Sign up for a 7-day free trial HERE ! Follow Shay on socials! He is @shaygunner_ on Instagram and @shaygunner on TikTok . Comment on Spotify or on YouTube , or get in touch with the show on X , Instagram , and TikTok . You can also email us show@thingaboutarsenal.com . ***Please take the time to rate us on your podcast app. It means a great deal to the show and makes it easier for other Arsenal fans to find us. Thank you for your support!*** The Thing About Arsenal is the podcast that reminds Gooners why it's fun to support the greatest football club in the world. Even when you're moaning about them. Subscribe for new podcasts every Monday, Tuesday and Friday throughout the 2026/27 Premier League and Champions League season, plus match reactions after every Arsenal men's game. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Premier League Champions were back at the Emirates and it was one of the most stress-free evenings watching Arsenal in recent memory. Luke and Jim are here to bring you the rundown of what it was like inside the stadium. Elsewhere, we continue to be impressed by Christos Tzolis. Speaking of which, Luke has advice for anyone wanting to sing his new chant. Join The Thing About Arsenal Club to hear future match reactions before anyone else. Sign up for a 7-day free trial HERE ! Join our FPL League HERE ! Comment on Spotify or on YouTube , or get in touch with the show on X , Instagram , and TikTok . You can also email us show@thingaboutarsenal.com . ***Please take the time to rate us on your podcast app. It means a great deal to the show and makes it easier for other Arsenal fans to find us. Thank you for your support!*** The Thing About Arsenal is the podcast that reminds Gooners why it's fun to support the greatest football club in the world. Even when you're moaning about them. Subscribe for new podcasts every Monday, Tuesday and Friday throughout the 2026/27 Premier League and Champions League season, plus match reactions after every Arsenal men's game. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's finally here. The new season is upon us! Laura, Jonny and Luke are feeling uniquely confident ahead of the big curtain-raiser. Elsewhere, Luke makes his feelings (too) clear about Frank Lampard, we get excited about the prospect of the shackles coming off this season (or will they?), and the future of Myles Lewis-Skelly is finally confirmed at last. Join us LIVE tonight after Coventry City! Platinum members of The Thing About Arsenal Club hear our match reaction before anyone else. Sign up for a 7-day free trial HERE ! Comment on Spotify or on YouTube , or get in touch with the show on X , Instagram , and TikTok . You can also email us show@thingaboutarsenal.com . ***Please take the time to rate us on your podcast app. It means a great deal to the show and makes it easier for other Arsenal fans to find us. Thank you for your support!*** The Thing About Arsenal is the podcast that reminds Gooners why it's fun to support the greatest football club in the world. Even when you're moaning about them. Subscribe for new podcasts every Monday, Tuesday and Friday throughout the 2026/27 Premier League and Champions League season, plus match reactions after every Arsenal men's game. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join The Thing About Arsenal Club! Bonus episodes, match reaction live streams, Discord access. Start your 7-day free trial – and if you decide to sign up before kick-off vs Coventry City, you'll be in with a chance of winning an Arsenal home shirt SIGNED by Thierry Henry. Click HERE to find out more! Arsenal kick off pre-season proper this weekend, and with the WSL creeping ever closer, Lucy and Rory sit down to try to piece together what our starting XI might look like. What areas are we still short? Where do we need experience? And how do we ensure that Alessia Russo doesn’t end up playing as a 10 AGAIN? Comment on Spotify or on YouTube , or get in touch with the show on X , Instagram , and TikTok . You can also email us show@thingaboutarsenal.com . ***Please take the time to rate us on your podcast app. It means a great deal to the show and makes it easier for other Arsenal fans to find us. Thank you for your support!*** The Thing About Arsenal is the podcast that reminds Gooners why it's fun to support the greatest football club in the world. Even when you're moaning about them. Subscribe for new podcasts every Monday, Tuesday and Friday throughout the 2026/27 Premier League and Champions League season, plus match reactions after every Arsenal men's game. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join The Thing About Arsenal Club! Bonus episodes, match reaction live streams, Discord access. Start your 7-day free trial – and if you decide to sign up before kick-off vs Coventry City, you'll be in with a chance of winning an Arsenal home shirt SIGNED by Thierry Henry. Click HERE to find out more! The start of the season is just days away and so we're here to answer the big questions. Which Arsenal player is most likely to bite someone? What would we rob from the merch shop? And will Mikel Arteta appear on a questionable self-improvement podcast? Laura, Jim and Lucy are here to settle those debates and many more. Plus, further reaction to the Community Shield! Comment on Spotify or on YouTube , or get in touch with the show on X , Instagram , and TikTok . You can also email us show@thingaboutarsenal.com . ***Please take the time to rate us on your podcast app. It means a great deal to the show and makes it easier for other Arsenal fans to find us. Thank you for your support!*** The Thing About Arsenal is the podcast that reminds Gooners why it's fun to support the greatest football club in the world. Even when you're moaning about them. Subscribe for new podcasts every Monday, Tuesday and Friday throughout the 2026/27 Premier League and Champions League season, plus match reactions after every Arsenal men's game. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.