The Arseholics - An Arsenal Podcast

So close yet still not close enough. City win 2-0 at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium where time stood still as Son Heung Min failed to dispatch a simple chance that would have put Arsenal in the title d...

A pivotal weekend in the title race? Arsenal walk away with a comfortable 3-0 win away to a tough Brighton side whilst Liverpool drop points away to an awful Manchester United. We discuss all the week...

A 0-0 draw away to Man City and some people are not happy - how far we have come! We discuss the significance of the result away at the Etihad and what it means for our title credentials. We breakdown...

Whilst we ride out the interlull, we preview the huge game coming up right after it, a trip to the Etihad where we face off with Man City. How big an impact with a win (or loss) have on the title race...

We are back on top of the league! After a tense 2-1 win over Brentford and Liverpool and City playing out a 1-1 draw, we finish the weekend on top. We break down all the weekends action including talk...

We jump on the mic immediately after another comfortable win scoring 6 goals away at Sheffield United in a game where we could have easily scored many more. We discuss the result, where Arsenal are at...

Another game, and even more goals! After smashing Burnley 5-0, we sit down to discuss if we even need a new striker, if this starting XI is our 'best XI', revisit the Raya vs Ramsdale debate and look ...

We're still alive! 
Apologies for the brief hiatus - but we are back with a bang as the Arsenal rock up in East London and smash West Ham 6-0 in our biggest away win in the PL. We discuss the win and ...

After a brief break from recording episodes, we are back to discuss the defeat to Lens. Was it a one-off disaster or are there deeper issues at play? Did Arteta's subs cost us the game? 
 
We then loo...

After a tight 1-0 win away to Everton where we never seem to win, we discuss a huge 3 points, the squad rotation and give our take on the Raya vs Ramsdale debate. We then look forward to a huge week w...

Incredible. 
Join us as we react to a win over Manchester United with a sensational finish. We have just about regained our voices and with the 3 of us there, we discuss the end, Garnacho, Rice, Jesus...

A disappointing draw as we drop points to a Fulham team who finished with 10 men. We try to remain calm but look at what cost us the points on Saturday. Was it the system, the defence, the attack. We ...

Did you miss those nerves? They were back in full force as we clung on to a 1-0 win with 10 men against Palace. With two of the Arseholics in attendance at Sellhurst Park, we discuss the red card nons...

It's good to be back. Despite the ticket issues and the delayed kick off, we made it into the Emirates to watch Arsenal beat Nottingham Forest 2-1 in a not-so-simple win. We talk about the team select...

It's back! No more friendlies or shields, no more transfer talk (at least this week) and no more training camp chat, the real stuff starts on Saturday. We look ahead to the whole season, talking about...

We react to the first 'trophy' of the season with a win after penalties vs Monaco to secure yet another Emirates Cup, which was scarred by the news that Gabriel Jesus is out for a few weeks. We discus...

Pre-season is officially underway with a 1-1 draw with FC Nurnberg after a training camp in Germany. We try and break down any nuggets of intel from the game and look forward to what we will be lookin...

The plan was to spend 5 mins discussing transfers then move straight on to discussing our entire squad in more depth, but then around 1 hour in to recording, news of a £100m+ bid for Declan Rice broke...

Transfer season has begun, and as always, Arsenal do not disappoint. With news of bids for Declan Rice, interest and then no interest in Caicedo and news of Kai Havertz coming out of nowhere - we try ...

A few days after an enjoyable afternoon in the sun watching Granit Xhaka help Arsenal to a 5-0 win against Wolves we discuss the atmosphere at the game, Granit Xhaka's legacy and the season ender as a...

With that result, the dream of a first PL title in over 15 years is over. Another defeat for Arsenal which we try and break down. We ask the question 'is it OK to be annoyed with that result?' and try...

Disappointment and closure. We try to make sense of not just a disappointing result to an excellent Brighton team but make sense of the last month or so and how our title challenge unravelled. We disc...

Just when you thought you didn't need to pay attention to the title race, the Arsenal go and reel you back in. We discuss a strong, determined 2-0 win at St James Park which saw Arsenal surprise many ...

A bad day at the Etihad Stadium sees us lose 4-1 and with it, the chances of an unlikely title are almost certainly over. We jump on a mic minutes after the game finished to discuss our feelings on th...

After another disappointing draw to Southampton, and some breathing space to analyse the draw. We look back on what went wrong against the team at the bottom of the league and try and figure out how w...

Have we learned nothing from Anfield? Another brilliant start, scoring two goals early on, and yet we come away with only a draw. We discuss everything that happened at the London Stadium including th...

Two points dropped or one point gained? After a sensational game at Anfield, we react to all the madness that took place during a crazy 90 minutes of football. The opening 40 minutes, the Xhaka incide...

The final stretch has begun! 10 premier league games were standing between Arsenal and glory and now it's down to 9. Arteta's boys win 7 out of 7 in the league now, matching City's 4-1 demolition of L...

Another game, another win. Despite playing 120 minutes midweek, this team showed the Europa league misery is well and truly in the past with a dominant win at home to Crystal Palace.
 
We are joining ...

Arsenal celebrated The Arseholics’ ONE HUNDRETH EPISODE with total domination at Fulham. In a stark contrast to the Bournemouth win, Arsenal strolled to a surprisingly simple win. Leo Trossard almost ...

Arsenal 3 Bournemouth 2
Wow. We react to one of the moments of the season with that last gasp Reiss Nelson winner including he emotion, the brilliance and the pandemonium that erupted in the ground. W...

Leicester City 0 Arsenal 1
Another away win! Raj and Arunan discuss the dominant single-goal win at Leicester City. Arteta tried out a different system with Trossard playing up front in a 'false 9' ty...

Aston Villa 2 - 4 Arsenal
What a finish, what a win. What a day of football!
We sit down to recap on a crazy 90 minutes of football at Villa Park especially those final few minutes of the game. We tal...

The Emirates Stadium was rocking once again but it just wasn't enough as City took all 3 points in the battle for top spot. Were Arsenal just outclassed by a better team? Or did we contribute to our o...

Reaction to our 1-1 draw with Brentford. With Lee Mason on VAR 'forgetting' to draw some lines on a TV and possibly costing us 2 points in a title race, we chat through all the implications of terribl...

A league defeat. Such a bitter tasting unfamiliar feeling sparked reaction all across the Arsenal fanbase ranging from calls for calmness to emotional venting. The new manager bounce did it for Dyche'...

Arsenal 3 Manchester United 2 - What a game. What a win. What a team.
 
Join the Arseholics as we breakdown one of the all time great Emirates stadium era nights. We discussed the result, the atmosphe...

Note: This episode was recorded on Tuesday, before United dropped points at Palace.
It feels like 1998 again, Arsenal host Manchester United at the Emirates on Sunday, in what could prove to be a titl...

North London is RED!A lovely day out in N17, Arsenal beat Spurs 2-0 and go 8 points clear at the top of the table. We breakdown the win, talk about a quite brilliant away day for Myz, look at some of ...

All eyes on North London come Sunday afternoon - we preview a huge Spurs vs Arsenal derby. What’s changed since the Gunners last went away to Spurs? How do we expect both teams to set-up? We also touc...

2 points lost or a point gained? Did Newcastle deserve the draw, or did Arsenal falter? Are the Gunners actually in with a chance of winning this Premier League? The Arseholics discuss this and much m...

Arsenal fans worldwide were in meltdown at the news of our inspirational #9 requiring knee surgery and being out for approx 3 months. Will Eddie step up to the plate to keep Arsenal's unlikely title c...

WORLD CUP PREVIEW EPISODE!
Disclaimer: The Arseholics were a little bit tipsy during this episode, so some nationalities may have been muddled! We chat about how we feel on the eve of the tournament, ...

5 points clear at the top before the WC break! Arsenal fans are in all kinds of conflict right now, is it time to believe that a madness can happen? We discuss the win at Wolves and the other results ...

Is this the statement win of the season? Is this finally the win that puts respect on what Arsenal have been cooking? It may be the third time in a row that Arsenal have won at Stamford Bridge but thi...

A bonus Arseholics extra episode! Raj sits down with Prash, a Chelsea fan, to preview our game against them on Sunday. They talk about all things Arsenal, Chelsea, managers, tactics and much more. 
We...

Thumping win at The Emirates. In theory it’s what you’d predict when the team at the very top is at home to the team at the very bottom but as the Premier League proves so often, you just never know. ...

A draw. What a strange feeling, we never draw. Arsenal’s winning streak comes to an end in what was a quintessential game of two halves. Arsenal were outstanding in the first, and pretty abject in the...

What a madness of a game! From power cuts to missed pens to overturned reds to an Arsenal win, the only thing it didn't have was the Rolls Royce version of Arsenal that we've got to love this season. ...

It just keeps getting better and better! It’s almost unthinkable that you can follow up an NLD victory with an even more enjoyable win but this was arguably the case with the Arsenal boys beating Live...

North London is RED! What an amazing day at The Emirates! Yet another W to keep Arsenal at the very top of the league! Spurs’ boring anti-football finally got the loss it deserved as Arteta kept faith...

With the NLD around the corner, we for the first time ever invited a Spurs fan (called Jason) to join us in our pre-match preview. Even though the joker ended up joining us 45 minutes late, it proved ...

Another dose of redemption! The team that flattened us on opening day last season got comprehensively controlled on Sunday with many calling it the most complete Arsenal performance of the Arteta era ...

Check out the recording of our first ever livestreamed episode! Apologies in advance for the overexcitement during the episode but in the same way recording after a defeat is a new concept this season...

Just like Arshavin running around at Anfield with his fingers in the air, it’s FOUR wins on the bounce to continue our perfect start to the season. If you choose to ignore the celebration police, then...

On an outrageously hot day at The Emirates, Gabriel Jesus was quite simply on fire. Two goals and two assists on his home debut was the least he deserved for ripping Leicester to shreds. On the pod we...

Redemption! The Sky execs so desperately wanted a repeat of last year’s 2-0 opening night defeat under the lights but the Arsenal boys delivered a 2-0 win at one of the hardest grounds to go to in the...

Here we go again! It may well be the best pre-season Arsenal have ever had in terms of results and the recruitment hasn’t been too shabby in the background. Our last two games have been an aggregate o...

Out of nowhere we’re suddenly linked with a bloke called Fabio Vieira from Porto, and within an hour all the big category A sources are reporting the deal is as good as done. No ITK in sight had any i...

Xhaka and Partey were the clear first choice pairing in the middle of the park last season with Lokonga and Elneny taking turns to be Arteta’s favourite understudy. We discuss how the foursome faired ...

With Aubameyang gone and both Nketiah and Lacazette out of contract this summer, there’s still a chance that the three main strikers we started the 20/21 season with all leave the club before the next...

A fun 5-1 victory to end the season but sadly Delia’s big yellow division hopping yo-yo couldn’t make themselves useful and beat Spurs, so Arsenal miss out on 4th on the last day. Regardless, The Emir...

A painful episode to record on the whistle. Arsenal limp out of the Top 4 race with a 2nd defeat in a row. No goals in two games and a fair few conceded in the process. No-one gave this young team a c...

Disaster.
Out of all the scenarios that could’ve happened in the NLD, this was one of the worst. One centre back sent off within 30 mins, the other one injured at the end, and an absolute hammering in...

It’s the Arsenal we’re coming to know and love. Make an 11 man Leeds look like fodder but a 10 man Leeds look like Liverpool. Luckily the beatdown we gave Leeds prior to old boy Luke Ayling getting se...

West Ham 1 Arsenal 2 
The chant was “Yellows! Yellows! Yellows!” on Sunday which in hindsight probably made the ref think we just passionately wanted him to book everyone. That arguably could’ve made ...

Arsenal 3 Manchester United 1
Xhaka Boom! What a week for Arsenal! How often do you get to beat both Chelsea and Man Utd in a four day period? It was another rollercoaster on Saturday with plenty of t...

Chelsea 2 - Arsenal 4 
Stop it. We lose three in a row to Palace, Brighton then Southampton respectively and score a grand total of one deflected consolation goal in the process, and then we go away t...

Arsenal 1 Brighton 2
How quickly the vibe can change in football? All of a sudden, two defeats on the bounce in parallel with two dominating victories by Spurs and our Top 4 aspirations seem like more...

Something a bit different on the pod this week whereby we welcome our first ever guest on the show. Kish, a lifelong Crystal Palace fan, joins Raj this week to discuss the what was a really disappoint...

The big concern from Arsenal fans wasn’t whether we’d lose to Liverpool, it was whether if we lost to Liverpool would the wheels come off the train? The Arsenal boys reacted to the Liverpool defeat in...

Electrifying attacking play mixed with questionable defensive solidarity resulted in a 3-2 win at Watford… sounds like something out of the Wenger back catalogue right? Whatever the case, another win ...

Absolute limbs at The Emirates on Thursday! Karma came to bite Jose Sa in the butt after his (and his teammates’) passionate time wasting throughout the game ultimately culminated in him scoring an ow...

Any win away at Wolves these days is impressive but Arsenal even managed to do it with 10 men for a sizeable period of the game. Is it really that impressive though given the amount of practice we get...

Arunan and Raj reflect on the close of a transfer window which for Arsenal fans was dominated by our ostracised former club captain Aubameyang sealing a dramatic free transfer move to Barcelona. Overa...

Playing with 10 men for around 65 minutes, a depleted Arsenal fought out of their skins to achieve a hugely impressive 0-0 draw at Anfield in the first leg of our Carabao Cup Semi Final. We discuss al...

It was like one of those feel-good Disney movies where the underdog, although valiantly defeated by the all-powerful baddy, still scores the moral victory. Like at the end of Cool Runnings where even ...

Before we say hello to 2022, we reflected on the first half of the season which has been full of some quite beautiful positives and some undisputed negatives. The recording mood was overall buoyant gi...

It’s becoming a bit Jekyll and Hyde with regards to our home form vs away form. The boys cantered to a thumping 3-0 win despite a new instalment of Auba-turning-up-late-for-things drama adding a bit o...

We recorded on the whistle with a raw discussion on a night to forget. Not so long ago we were wondering about whether we were a half-decent team again. Was it just another false dawn? Arsenal lose af...

Disappointing result to mark our 50th episode, but an eventful game to reflect on. Solskjaer’s United never scored a goal against Arteta’s Arsenal, and now he’s gone they go and score three in one gam...

If spirit animals are a thing, then Nuno Tavares’ is without a doubt the Tasmanian Devil. Our still very raw Portuguese firecracker of a wingback inspired a second half Arsenal performance blessed wit...

Blurb for #48
At what point can we conclude that we’re actually a half decent team again? Or that Aaron Ramsdale aka The Brexit Ederson is the perfect Buffon-De Bruyne hybrid? The Arsenal boys overcam...

After underwhelming against Palace, Arsenal react with their most complete performance of the season in a totally dominant victory over Villa. Only a consolation wonder goal prevented a 5th clean shee...

A few technical challenges mean we’re releasing an audio-only off the cuff episode to reflect on a painful 2-2 draw against The Eagles at home. Aside from a bright first 20 minutes and a high octane f...

It wasn’t the fourth win in a row that we wanted but it’s 10 points from a possible 12 and another clean sheet. The Back 5 have well and truly deserved their wages in this period but how long can we r...

One of the greatest first half performances the Emirates has ever seen. A complete blitz of a Spurs side who looked void of belief and quality was an event anyone in the stadium will never ever forget...

A Wednesday night Carabao Cup game against League One opponents drew a surprisingly large and vibrant crowd, who in turn were treated to a comfortable 3-0 win. A nice little run out to prep for the bi...

Mikel put out an attacking 433 at Turf Moor which didn’t quite click but thankfully a banging free kick from Odegaard and a rear-guard performance full of grit, resilience and genuine quality got us o...

First game post transfer window closing and Arteta wasted no time in giving us a sense of his target future state. A new look back 5 was just one feature of a range of interesting choices made through...

Let’s just pretend the season didn’t start against Brentford. Let’s pretend that actually we did something naughty, got docked 9 points, and the season starts this Saturday against Norwich. Key player...

An absolute mauling by Man City with a range of ill disciplined and lacklustre performances by a questionable line-up left Arsenal fans around the world with a lot of questions, some new and some old....

A highly anticipated return to a non-Covid restricted Emirates resulted in a comfortable Arsenal defeat by a Chelsea side who were better in every department. Injuries, illness and work permits remove...

Can we start again? What a car crash. Arsenal capitulate to a 2-0 defeat to newly promoted Brentford on opening day, what a disaster. Where do Arsenal go from here? Big names absent at the 11th hour. ...

Hard to imagine since our last premier league game against Brighton there’s been a Euros, an Olympics, and we’re now back to the Premier League. Time flies eh? To get you geared up for our opener agai...

Our Starboy was dealt the cruellest of blows in the Euro 2020 Final and the country rallied around to show him the support and love he deserves. Sadly, Society’s cockroaches were predictably quick wit...

We are back! After a post-season break (and a technical disaster in our attempt to do a squad review), here’s our first podcast of the summer where we check in on how Arsenal players in International ...

o that’s a wrap on Season 20/21 of the hit UK sitcom “Arsenal”. Brighton’s impressive defensive record could’ve resulted in a frustrating return to the Emirates for the 10,000 Arsenal fans in attendan...

(Published again due to technical issues - apologies)Sentimental officials seemed laser focused on letting Palace keep 11 men on the field to help Roy get a result on his leaving do. However, two qual...

A winner from Arsenal’s #32 on our 32nd episode. Sprinkles of fortune and bags of determination allowed Arsenal to produce a true smash & grab to beat Chelsea again this season. Signs of life now at t...

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