Saka & Saliba Contract Updates

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A roundup of this weeks top stories

• Contract talks progressing well - Both Saka and Saliba negotiations are moving in the right direction with both players wanting to stay at the club
• William Saliba back in training
• Postecoglou back to face us with Forrest
• Bukayo Saka still sidelined
• Gabriel Jesus expected to be back in December
• Ben White returns to training
• Kai Havertz making progress - The German is walking freely and starting to load his knee following surgery
• Zinchenko ineligible - The Ukrainian can't face his parent club on his Forest loan debut

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Latest News

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Saliba Might Be Back

Zira @Brains619 🚨BREAKING: William Saliba trained yesterday and Mikel Arteta will decide on his inclusion against Nottingham Forest today. 8:23 AM • Sep 13, 2025 0 Retweets 0 Likes

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Odegaard Tops Performances

WhoScored @WhoScored Martin Odegaard is currently the highest-rated player in the European Qualifiers for World Cup 2026 (8.32). 🇳🇴 9:32 AM • Sep 8, 2025 765 Retweets 9857 Likes Read 66 replies

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Football on TNT Sports @footballontnt ⚽⚽⚽⚽ Mikel Merino four goals ⚽🅰️🅰️ Declan Rice goal + 2 assists ⚽🅰️🅰️ Martin Ødegaard goal + 2 assists ⚽ Noni Madueke’s first England goal 🅰️ Viktor Gyökeres assist 🅰️ Martín Zubimendi assist Arsenal stars showed up big during the World Cup qualifiers 😤 9:57 PM • Sep 9, 2025 2584 Retweets 22573 Likes Read 219 replies

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WelBeast @WelBeast The Arsenal ❤️ 9:49 PM • Sep 9, 2025 576 Retweets 9198 Likes Read 153 replies

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Merino With A Hat-trick

Janty @CFC_Janty Whichever youth coach made Merino a midfielder robbed football of one of the greatest strikers of this generation 9:4 PM • Sep 7, 2025 2980 Retweets 72164 Likes Read 368 replies

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Hincapie Has Arrived

Once upon an Arsenal @ArsenalWenger49 📲 Piero Hincapie on Instagram: “My first day at Sobha 🫡”#afc 6:30 PM • Sep 11, 2025 617 Retweets 18458 Likes Read 17 replies

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Watch His Beast Of A Performance Here

LE GROVE @LeGrove I'm no scout, but what I'm clearly seeing in this Hincapie comp is: Ben White on the left. Tall, aggressive, great range of passing, good with short burst sprints... bit of a shit houser. So we have MLS and Timber who share similarities. White and Hincapie who are similar. https://twitter.com/GyokayoSaka/status/1965653008722919789 Gyokayo Saka @GyokayoSaka @Arsenal 2:43 AM • Sep 11, 2025 63 Retweets 1491 Likes Read 42 replies

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We Arent Happy With Paul Scholes Criticism

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AFTV @AFTVMedia Curtis 𝐒𝐋𝐀𝐌𝐒 the Gyokeres' criticism from Paul Scholes! 😂 #AFTVLive 3:34 PM • Sep 10, 2025 92 Retweets 843 Likes Read 34 replies

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M @MKTIRB Gyokeres is the 10th most expensive signing of this window and 42nd all time. If you adjust for inflation, Gyokeres is not even in the top 150. Sky are pushing every single negative view on him, and funding the promotion of it. It’s forced, it’s dishonest, and it’s cheap. 10:28 AM • Sep 9, 2025 407 Retweets 3770 Likes Read 41 replies

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Ethan Doing His Thing!

England @England A bright spark throughout ⚡️ Ethan Nwaneri is your #YoungLions Player of the Match connected by @EE! 👊 8:3 PM • Sep 8, 2025 1801 Retweets 23534 Likes Read 101 replies

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George @GeorgeV_AFC I’ve said it before but maybe we as a team need to re think how we play with a player capable of this level pocket manipulation, seperation, & final product. Zone 14 is his home. The “type” of advanced MF you have here is quite different to what we’ve had in the past. https://twitter.com/bygecko1/status/1965095021788712990 A @Bygecko1 Ethan Nwaneri vs Kazakstan U21 best player on the pitch 🪄 6:5 PM • Sep 8, 2025 50 Retweets 929 Likes Read 26 replies

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Arsenal Lose Wonderkid

Next Generation Arsenal @scoutingindoors Feel like I’ve said enough on this subject. All Arsenal can do now is learn from this. Are you paying attention James Ellis? https://twitter.com/fabrizioromano/status/1965029663409049792 Fabrizio Romano @FabrizioRomano 🚨🔴🔵 Crystal Palace and Arsenal have agreed on a compensation package for 2007-born midfielder Dan Casey. Deal is agreed and sealed, as @BobbyManzi reports. Eligible to represent both Italy and England at international level, Casey will undergo medical at #CPFC in next 24h. 4:0 PM • Sep 8, 2025 11 Retweets 418 Likes Read 7 replies

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Game Preview

Where to watch & time

Date:

​13th September

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UK

12:30​

Sky Sports

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US

07:30 AM ET
USA Network, Universo, Fubo, DirecTV Stream, Sling Blue

Scout Report

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Manager Situation

• Ange Postecoglou appointed just days before the fixture
• Replacing Nuno Espirito Santo despite seventh-place finish last season
• Known for attacking, high-intensity football from his Spurs days
• Promises exciting football but admits it will take time to implement

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Recent Form & Away Record

• Won, drawn and lost their opening three Premier League games
• Unbeaten in last four Premier League away games (all in London)
• Never won at Emirates Stadium
• Haven't beaten Arsenal in north London since 1989
• Lost 3-0 to West Ham in Nuno's final game

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Key Summer Signings

• Omari Hutchinson (ex-Arsenal) - £37.5m club record signing
• Dan Ndoye from Bologna - £34m Swiss forward
• James McAtee from Manchester City
• Arnaud Kalimuendo from Lens
• Douglas Luiz and Zinchenko on loan

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Tactical Setup

• Expected 4-2-3-1 formation under Postecoglou
• Averaged 57% possession in opening three games
• Only Chelsea and Man City made more successful passes
• Scored most goals from set pieces last season
• Made most passes ending in final third this season (471)

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Key Players to Watch

• Dan Ndoye - Scored and assisted already, dangerous on right flank
• Morgan Gibbs-White - Creative hub, excellent eye for killer passes
• Callum Hudson-Odoi - Pace and trickery on the flanks
• Elliott Anderson - Key to feeding passes into Gibbs-White
• Chris Wood - Physical presence up front, yet to score at Emirates

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Defensive Concerns

• Only three teams faced more shots on target than Forest
• Haven't found harmony in off-the-ball work yet
• Postecoglou's high line could create uncertainty
• Gone 11 games without a clean sheet (joint-second worst)

My View

“ Last week i was fuuuuuming. But now i have had almost 2 weeks to digest, its not the end of the world. We did extremely well to nullify Liverpool at Anfield and limit them to a wonder goal from 35+ yards out. Considering we have lost Saliba, Saka, Havertz, White and a half fit Odegaard im so confident with our depth and feel Arteta has everything he needs now to win. Isak signing is frustrating but we need to focus on ourselves. Ange bounce? i don't see it, i think we will deal with Forrest. Arsenal 4-1 Forrest. COYG — Cordell Hayes

Liverpool Vs Arsenal

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3 Things We Learned From The Game

1. Early substitutions needed - Arteta's reluctance to make proactive changes until the 70th minute cost Arsenal, especially when Liverpool began dominating the second half.
2. First Half tactics sSpot On - First half they had no answers but they managed to adjust tactics by leaving Martinelli free and occupying Calafiori.
3. Lost To a moment of magic - We had more touches in their box, more shots etc but at the end we lost to a moment of magic which isn't the end of the world.

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Cordell Hayes Editor/Owner