PL #27-28 at Wolves, Spurs. From USA hockey gold and a “Miracle on Ice” nod 🥇 to Arsenal’s FA Cup trip to Mansfield, Saka’s new contract ✍️, injury timelines, a wild 2–2 at Wolves, and a 4–1 North London Derby smash-up featuring Eze & Gyökeres braces — plus MLS kickoff chaos.

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Highlights:

• Wolves vs. Arsenal
• Spurs vs. Arsenal

Links:

• ‘Sweden cannot perform like Tottenham’: Swedish politician mocks Spurs (The Athletic)
• Bukayo Saka signs new long-term contract (arsenal.com)

Alternate Titles:

• Battered Everywhere They Don’t Go
• Even the Best
• Quite a Mix
• No Es Bueno
• A Little Spursy
• Must Have Been a Foul
• World Class Dives
• Potential Potholes
• Centrally Located Saka
• Expletives Around Chelsea
• More Like Wigan

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PL #26 at Brentford, FA Cup Round 4 vs. Wigan Athletic, set-piece battles, Madueke header, and that late Martinelli chance 😬 Squad rotation and mounting injuries — Havertz out, Ødegaard’s minutes managed 👀 Eze’s inconsistent role ⚡, Spurs shake-up — Thomas Frank out, Igor Tudor in before the North London Derby 🧨 Plus the FA Cup “easy path” debate and the Major League Soccer 2026 format shift 🗓️👕

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Highlights:

• Brentford vs. Arsenal
• Arsenal vs. Wigan Athletic

Links:

• MLS Jersey Week: See every new kit for the 2026 season (MLSSoccer.com)

Alternate Titles:

• Arsenal Silver
• Who Are They?
• Look Like Chewbacca
• Insecure Enough
• Level of Unreality
• Cheesemonger
• Poor Wigan
• Just Too Good
• Owen Goal
• Wolves Are Bad

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EFL Cup Semi-Final Leg 2 vs. Chelsea, PL #25 vs. Sunderland, the Champions League format debate 🌍, five-sub tactics and “closers” 🔄, January window fallout with the Zinchenko exit and academy pathways 🧒➡️🔴⚪️, key injury updates on Saka 🚨, Ødegaard ⏱️, and Merino 🏥, Arsenal Women lifting the inaugural Women’s Champions Cup 🏆, Messi ↔️ Newell’s Old Boys rumors 🇦🇷, Carabao Cup semifinal control vs Chelsea 🎯, and a Sunderland win powered by Zubimendi 🚀 and a Gyökeres brace ⚡️⚡️

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Highlights:

• Arsenal vs. Chelsea
• Arsenal vs. Sunderland

Links:

• Alternate angles of Dominic Solanke's scorpion kick goal (Reddit)
• Olivier Giroud Goal | FIFA Puskas Award 2017 Winner (YouTube)
• Arsenal complete after hours transfer for 'substantial fee' on deadline day (FourFourTwo)
• Lionel Messi strikes 'agreement' to leave Inter Miami after club VP admits to 'working' on deal (Football365)
• Martin Odegaard ‘a matter of days’ and Bukayo Saka to make Arsenal return ‘soon’ – Mikel Arteta (The Athletic)
• Arsenal’s Mikel Merino expected to be out for considerable period with foot injury (The Athletic)

Alternate Titles:

• So Much Curling
• Wizards Erasure
• Just Too Small
• Just Too Good
• Your Best Won’t Do
• Galácticos Voodoo
• Mile High FC
• That’s a Relief
• Ben White’s Spirit Animal
• Raises the Floor

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Champions League LP #7 at Inter Milan, PL #23 vs. Manchester United, transfer news, table updates, lineup rotation, and more!

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Highlights:

• Inter Milan vs. Arsenal
• Arsenal vs. Manchester United

Links:

• Arsenal’s Ethan Nwaneri travelling to complete Marseille loan move (The Athletic)
• Why are the EFL Cup semifinals played over two legs? (AS USA)

Alternate Titles:

• They Got Bit
• Happy Accident
• Not Even Hope
• Not Quite Firing
• The Python Squeeze
• Those Guys Bring It
• A Bad Day

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Arsenal grind through a wild week — Carabao Cup chaos at Chelsea, a frustrating stalemate at Forest, Saka reminding everyone why he’s HIM, and big-picture talk on title races, Europe, and what actually matters in January. ⚽️📊🔍

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Highlights:

• Chelsea vs. Arsenal
• Nottingham Forest vs. Arsenal

Links:

• Who decides whether a goal is an own goal? (YouTube)
• Senegal vs. Morocco AFCON final highlights (YouTube)
• Team USA Home Kit 2026 World Cup leak (Footy Headlines)
• Team USA Away Kit 2026 World Cup leak (Footy Headlines)

Alternate Titles:

• Frequent Flyer Miles
• Plucky Upstarts
• Perfectly Chelsea
• Zubimendi Just Laughs
• Overstuffed Locker Room
• The Most Ben White Foul
• Long Way to Wigan
• Pseudo-Sash

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PL #21 vs. Liverpool, FA Cup R3 at Portsmouth; 🔐 Saka contract extension talk and what it means for the academy pipeline, 🌧️ a chaotic Arsenal–Liverpool draw in extreme conditions, ⏱️ the stoppage-time Martinelli–Connor Bradley incident and fallout, 🩹 injury impacts and defensive depth concerns with Hincapié and Lewis-Skelly, 🏟️ the FA Cup trip to Fratton Park, 🔄 heavy rotation and a disjointed showing vs Portsmouth, 🎯 a Martinelli hat trick from set pieces, ❌ a missed Madueke penalty and his overall form, 🏆 the Player of the Week debate, and 😲 FA Cup shocks around the league.

Updated on 1/13/26 to fix the chapter markers.

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Highlights:

• Arsenal vs. Liverpool
• Portsmouth vs. Arsenal

Links:

• Bukayo Saka agrees new five-year Arsenal contract (The Athletic)
• Macclesfield FC v Crystal Palace Highlights (YouTube)

Alternate Titles:

• The Prodigal Son
• A Decent Run
• As Celebrities Do
• Why They Play the Games
• Witness Protection
• Not Pretty
• The Bad Cop

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PL #19 vs. Aston Villa, PL #20 at Bournemouth; from Junior Gunners & World Cup lottery clarity 🎟️ to Chelsea chaos 🤯, big wins vs Villa & Bournemouth 💪, and a proper Player of the Week debate (Rice 🆚 Gabriel). Plus — Arsenal top at the halfway point 👀🔴⚪

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Highlights:

• Arsenal vs. Aston Villa
• Bournemouth vs. Arsenal

Titles:

• By Any Means Necessary
• Must Be a Great Player
• I Don’t Do Math
• This Team Finds a Way
• Squeaky Bum Time
• Brain-Bendingly Foolish
• Not Joking
• In the Doghouse

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EFL Cup QF vs. Crystal Palace, PL #18 vs. Brighton; Junior Gooner Q&A time 🧠 (ref kit colors & Fortnite Arsenal wheels 🎮), a dramatic Carabao Cup match vs Palace 🧤, Rice at RB vs Brighton, set-piece/own-goal madness, Raya & Kepa coming up big, all THREE Gabriels together again, plus mascots explained and the flopping/diving discussion 🤔

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Highlights:

• Arsenal vs. Crystal Palace
• Arsenal vs. Brighton

Link:

• Historical Arsenal Kits

Alternate Titles:

• Not as Old as He Looks
• Like We Scored All Over Again
• Butt Sponsorship

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