Arsenal progressed to the next
round of the FA Cup with a hard earned win against Burnley on Saturday, as the
Gunners welcomed back Francis Coquelin and Thomas Rosicky to first team action
after long term injuries.
Arsenal continued their recent
abysmal form against Chelsea with yet another defeat to the Blues on Sunday as
the Gunners extended their run of league games without a win to three.
As with the game at Stamford
Bridge earlier in the season, this was a game that was largely decided by one
moment of madness resulting in Arsenal being reduced to ten men inside the
first half.
Arsenal returned to the top of
the league on Sunday night with a hard fought 0-0 draw away to Stoke. However
at the final whistle the Gunners once again couldn’t help feeling frustrated.
Arsene Wenger’s side have a
terrible record at the Britannia stadium having only won there on one occasion in
Premier League history.
Arsenal threw away two precious
points on Wednesday night as Joe Allen scored a last minute goal to ensure an
enthralling contest ended all square at 3-3.
It was an extremely frustrating
end to the game for the Gunners, having twice come back from a goal down and
then taken the lead.
Arsenal reached the fourth round
of the FA Cup on Saturday as they mounted their defence of the cup they had
retained last May with a controlled win against Sunderland.
Arsene Wenger has a fine record
in this competition, with no manager in the history of the game having won
football’s oldest club competition on more occasions than the Frenchman.
As in their previous game against
Bournemouth, Arsenal once again performed poorly but still managed to take all
three points to cement their place at the top of the table.
If anything this performance at
home to Newcastle was even worse than that against Bournemouth.