Arsenal have had a big week. In particular, the league win at Brighton could be worth gold in the final tally. Why? Arsenal, after a not very footballing performance, earned three points and once again came one step closer to their dream goal. At the same time, in a match played in parallel, Manchester City failed to beat Nottingham, who they only drew with, at the Etihad Stadium. Mikel Arteta's charges therefore increased their lead at the top of the table to 7 points after the last round. Cityzens still have a game to play, but it doesn't change the fact that after the last round their gap to Arsenal has grown by two points. The FA Cup was on the agenda at the weekend, in which Arsenal headed to the ground of third-tier Mansfield, where they fulfilled the role of favourites and advanced to the next stage of the competition. In the new week, Arsenal will first take on Bayer Leverkusen in the first Champions League knockout match and then Everton in the next round of the Premier League at the weekend.
Results
| 📅 Date and time | 🏟️ Match and the result | ⚽️ Shooters | 🏆 Competition |
| 4. 3. 2026, 17:30 (CET) | Brighton 0:1 Arsenal | Saka | Premier League (Round 29) |
| 7. 3. 2026, 13:15 (CET) | Mansfield 1:2 Arsenal | Madueke, Eze | FA Cup (Round od 16) |
News and attractions
Premier League
- David Raya with the game at Amex Stadium rounded out his number of starts for Arsenal in England's top competition to an even 100. At the same time, in the match he picked up his Fourteenth clean sheet in the current Premier League season, surpassing his performance last year. In total, the Spanish goalkeeper kept the jersey with the cannon on his chest forty-three times in the aforementioned hundred league games..
- As I wrote in the introduction, Arsenal increased their lead at the top of the table to 7 points with their win and Manchester City's current wobble. As a reminder, Manchester City still have a game to play (namely the postponed round 31 match at the Etihad Stadium against Crystal Palace)
FA Cup
- Max Dowman and Marli Salmon (I remind you that they are both only 16 years old) started the game against Mansfield in the starting line-up. For both youngsters it was their first start in the starting line-up of the A team.
- Defenseman Jaden Dixon also got his first minutes for the A's, who joined the North London club in the winter transfer window from Stoke City.
- Arsenal are on a roll thanks to a goal scored by Noni Madueke, steel the first English team to reach the 100-goal mark this season in all competitions.
- Unfortunately, the match did not bring only positive news. Due to health problems they had to change early Leandro Trossard and then also Riccardo Calafiori. Let's hope that it was more of a precautionary measure and that the injuries to neither of them will be serious. The next few days will tell us more.
Other
- Viktor Gyökeres has been nominated for the Premier League Player of the Month for February. The Swedish striker has scored four goals in four league games, two for Sunderland and two for Tottenham. David Raya will be up for the February Intervention of the Month award for a change. The Spanish goalkeeper was nominated for his reflexive save against Brentford, when he blocked Igor Thiago's header from close range.
- The Brighton game was not only an anniversary game for David Raya, but also for Bukaya Saku. For the England international, it was all about three hundredth competitive match in an Arsenal jersey. As you know, Saka made this match more enjoyable by scoring a goal, which also meant Arsenal gained three points.
- Arsenal dominated the awards ceremony at the event London Football Awards, which focuses on recognising individuals and projects associated with London. The best players, coaches, youngsters and community projects are routinely recognised.
- Mikel Arteta - Manager of the Year
- Declan Rice - PL Player of the Year
- David Raya - Goalkeeper of the Year
- Eberechi Eze - Men's Player in the Community Champion
- Alessia Russo - WSL Player of the Year
Next week's programme
| 📅 Date and time | ⚽️ Match | 🏆 Competition |
| 11. 3. 2026, 18:45 (CET) | Bayer Leverkusen vs. Arsenal | Champions League (Round of 16, 1st leg) |
| 14. 3. 2026, 18:30 (CET) | Arsenal vs Everton | Premier League (Round 30) |
And that's it from the sixth episode of Arsenal Weekly.
See you next time, I'll look forward to it!
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