Jesus reborn!

Arsenal faced Crystal Palace Wednesday for the first of two matches against the South London side this week. After a slightly uneven start to the match, the Gunners booked their place in the League Cup semi-finals on the back of Gabriel Jesus hat trick.

The forward’s return to form couldn’t come at a better time for Arsenal as our attempts to gain ground on league leader’s Liverpool stalled with back-to-back draws against Fulham and Everton.

We head to our Palace rematch with a bit of good news, as Declan Rice and Riccardo Calafiori moved off the injured list and are available.

We are blessed with a late kickoff tomorrow so no excuses will be accepted. Hope to see you all at Maggie’s for the match. And if for some reason, I don’t, happy holidays to you and yours! COYG!

Best,

Mark

Arsenal v Everton tomorrow!

Apologies on the short notice, as I was traveling for work. But Arsenal have a match tomorrow against Everton and we’ll be at Maggie McGarry’s for the match.

Our frustrating draw last week against Fulham was quickly surplanted by a mid-week 3-0 dismantling of Monaco in the Champions League. The match included another “the future is bright” moment thanks to the stellar play of Arsenal youngster, Myles Lewis-Skelly.

I hope to see everyone this weekend for the match against Everton. COYG!

Best,

Mark

Arsenal v Monaco tomorrow

Quick note that Arsenal continue their Champions League journey tomorrow against AS Monaco FC. Maggie’s will, of course, have the match on for you.

As it currently stands, the Gunners are in 7th place of the “league” phase and on track to get a bye into the round of 16. I’m still not sure how I feel about the competition’s new format, but UEFA never asked me.

I won’t make it to the pub tomorrow but hope to see everyone this weekend for the match against Everton. COYG!

Best,

Mark

Arsenal inch closer

Lovely time at Maggie’s on Wednesday. Decent crowd for the mid-week win against United. Travelers from New Orleans and Norway celebrated with regulars. A couple of Gooners avoided having their picture taken, because they were supposed to be at work. But some things are more important.

Arsenal did the business, scoring two off set-pieces, which has rapidly become one of their strengths. Some ex-Tottenham commentator laughingly labeled us, “the new Stoke”, which is quite the turnaround from seasons past, where our corners rarely yielded results.

Meanwhile, Liverpool drew at Newcastle, which narrowed the points gap with the league leaders. Here’s hoping lowly Everton causes them additional trouble this weekend.

Arsenal head crosstown to play Fulham where former Gunners, Emile Smith Rowe and Alex Iwobi are thriving. Arsenal’s performance must remind us, Arteta was right to let them go.

An early Sunday kickoff awaits. I know it’s a big ask, but hope to see you at Maggie’s. COYG!

Best,

Mark

That Arsenal time of year

December is upon us and Gooners can watch a match pretty much every 3 days, starting tomorrow. Coming off a decisive win at West Ham, Arsenal host Manchester United to the Emirates Wednesday to kick off the busiest time of the season.

Since moving into first place, Liverpool has yet to drop any points but they’re faced with the same jam packed schedule as everyone else. City looked pretty pedestrian against them last weekend, but I suspect that was more about City’s self-combustion than anything.

The Gunners just need to handle their own business and hope the Scousers hit a bump in the road. Or a few bumps in the road. Needless to say, Maggie’s will be open for all the matches and I’ll do my best to get to the pub for all of them. Looking forward to seeing everyone tomorrow! COYG!

Best,

Mark