The hope for a top four finish took another hit when Arsenal lost 3-1 against Wolves on Wednesday April 24. Rueben Neves scored the first goal of the game early in the 28th minute with a free kick that curled into the net from the edge of the box. Unfortunetly, the scoring for wolves did not stop there with Doherty adding a goal nearly 10 minutes later along with Diego Jota putting one in before the halftime whistle blew.

The second half was not better for the gunners. While possession was dominated for most of the second half, Arsenal could only find a singualar goal from Sokratis in the 80th minute.

Arsenal is in need of a win on Saturday against leicester city to stay in contention for the top four. They are currently one point behind Chelsea.

Arsenal ruined a golden opportunity to move up to third in the premier league table this Saturday, April 21. The gunners started behind early with a header from Christian Benteke that founf the back of the net in the 17th minute off of an assist from Luka Milivojevic. Ozil answered in the 47th minute with a finish to the near post.

The goal from was not enough however. Both Zaha and McArthur scored respectivly within 10 minutes of each other in the 61st and 69th minute of play. Aubemeyang scored late in the 77th minute with a finish into the bottom corner after a nice run, but Arsenal could not find anything else in the last 15 minutes of play.

The next game for Arsenal is against Wolverhampton Wanders on Wednesday April 23, at 2:45 p.m eastern standard time.

It was a lone goal from Aubameyang in the 10th minute of the fixture against Watford that sealed the win for Arsenal at Vicarage Road. Aubameyang was able to chase down the keeper and score off the failed clearence. Ben Foster attempoted to move the ball upfield away from the pressure but instead found the back of Aubameyang’s leg where the ball deflected into the net.

Troy Deeney also was subjected to a red card a minute after the goal for elbowing Lucas Torreira in the head. The win moved Arsenal up to fourth placed tied with Chelsea. The next game will be against Napoli in the Europa League where the gunners are up 2-0 heading into the second leg.

Arsenal saw one of its best wins of the season on April the 11th when Napoli came to the Emirates in the Europa League semi finals. During this fixture it was not the usual fowards who scored but the midfielders. Ramsey scored the opening goal in the 14th minute with a easy tap in off of an assist from Alexandre Lacazette.

The lead was extended just about 10 minutes later with Torreira who had his shot from the edge of the box deflected and eventually skip by Napoli’s goalie. On some match reports however, they have Koulibay listed as scoring an own goal instead of giving the credit to Torreira.

With roughly one month left of league play Arsenal is in a tight race for a champions league spot. Only 3 points seperate Tottenham, Arsenal, Chelsea, and Manchester United in the premier league standings.

However, Arsenal has played one game less then all the teams near them on the table. A win in there next game can move the gunners up to 3rd place, 2 points clear of Tottenham. Arsenal’s schedule coming up is no where near impossible, with matches against teams the likes of Everton, Brighton and Hove Albion, and Crystal Palace. The only match that could be considered hard is against the current 7th place team, Wolverhampton Wanders. That match will take place on Monday, April 15th.

On the first day of April, Arsenal took on Newcastle United at the Emirates. While Aaron Ramsey’s future is at Juventus, the remaining games are still of interest to him. Ramsey scored an assisted goal in the 30th minute to put the Gunners up.

Later on in the second half, Alexandre Lacazette provided the insurance goal off of a feed from Aubameyang. While the game was not Arsenal’s best, they managed to win comfortably with a scoreline of 2 to nill. The 4th placed Tottenham are scheduled to play Crystal Palace later in the week. This win moved Arsenal to third in the premier league, further enhancing their chances for a champions league bid.

After a letdown in the first leg of the Europa League, Arsenal bounced back with a 3-0 victory at the Emirates over Stade Rennes (4-3 Agg) to advance to the next stage in the Europa league. There were just five minutes on the clock when Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored a well placed goal into the near side corner from a cross by Aaron Ramsey. Later on in the 71st minute, Aubameyang netted another goal which would prove to be the series clinching goal.

Also involved in the scoring was Maitland-Niles, who scored off an Aubameyang cross to the far side of the net in the 15th minute.

This friday the gunners will be put into the quarter-final draw for the Europa League, alongside Chelsea, Napoli, Valencia, Benfica, Frankfurt, Slavia Prague and Villarreal. While there is still a long way to go in the tournament, the winner gets an automatic bid to the champions league in the following season. Arsenal will take on Newcastle United at Emirates on April 1. The next round of the Europa League will be played on April 11 and 18.

On the seventh of March 2019, Arsenal took on Stade Rennes in the first leg of the Europa league round of sixteen. The matchup took place at the home venue of Stade Rennes in Roazhon Park, France. It was a hot start for the gunners with Alex Iwobi scored qucikly in the third minute to give his team a one to nill advantage.

The dismissal of Sokratis Papastathopoulos left Arsenal down a man for the rest of the match. Just seconds after Papastathopoulos was handed the red card, Benjamin Bourigeaud scored a goal with such shear power and accuracy that it seemed to leave Arsenal in confusion against a side with an abudence of energy.

The tides of the match turned to the favor of Stade Rennes when a shot rang of the hip of Nacho Monreal into his own net. Finally at the closing minutes of the game, Ismaila Sarr headed home a well deserved third goal which put the game to bed. In the end, Arsenal only fell 3-1 which means they still have a chance to advance if they play well enough at the Emirates in the second leg of the match.

After being named to the starting 12 for the first time since the 29th of January, Mesut Ozil made an instant impact on the pitch during the match against AFC Bournemouth. The German national scored a singular goal in the fourth minute, along with an assist to Mkhitaryan in the 27th minute. Koscienly, Aubameyang, and Lacazette also helped with goals of their own. The performance by Ozil made many fans start to wonder why Ozil is not starting games more often.

During the 2018-2019 campaign so far, Ozil has missed more games then he has started for Arsenal. This is problematic considering that Ozil is the clubs highest paid and most skilled player. This past week Ozil sent out a tweet quoting former player Dennis Bergkamp, “When you start supporting a football club, you don’t support it because of the trophies, or a player, or history, you support it because you found yourself somewhere there; found a place where you belong.” The tweet was directed at Emery to let him know that he (Ozil) was not planning on leaving, or giving up on the team any time soon.

Since I could remember, my favorite team to watch was Arsenal. The club has a rich history of winning and competing for the most sought after trophies an all of Europe. Through my experience as both a player and a fan, I acquired valuable knowledge about the game of football and the club of Arsenal. Over the course of the season, posts will be mostly about results of recently played fixtures and my opinion on how the team could be improved in the future.