Forest away on Sunday, three points off top
Arsenal go to Nottingham Forest on Sunday, Oct. 18, for a Premier League game at the City Ground (1) (5). You sit second with 15 points from six games, three behind Manchester City. Form reads W W L W W.
Then it gets heavy. Bayern Munich away in the Champions League on Wednesday, Oct. 21, and Everton at home on Saturday, Oct. 24 (1).
The Leeds win that kept you second
Arsenal 2–1 Leeds United at the Emirates on Saturday, Oct. 10 (2). You came from behind to win it, and Riccardo Calafiori and Bruno Guimaraes were the names in the game (2). Three points, second place held, City still ahead.
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North London's best defence in Europe
Arsenal 3–0 Lille at home on Tuesday, Oct. 13 (5). Two Champions League games, two clean sheets, and you are the only team in the competition yet to concede. Napoli away was 0–1 on Wednesday, Sep. 9.
Nusa is the January name
Juventus want over €100m for Kenan Yildiz, so Arsenal have made Antonio Nusa their priority for the left side at around €45m (2). Arda Güler, Julian Alvarez and Éli Junior Kroupi are also on the list (2).
Arteta is now the best-paid manager in the Premier League
Mikel Arteta signed through to 2030, worth up to £25m per season (3). No manager in the league earns more.
A striker is being watched
Kai Havertz and Christos Tzolis are injured, and Arsenal are tracking Inter's Francesco Pio Esposito (4). Viktor Gyökeres, Lautaro Martinez and Julian Alvarez are the other names in the frame, with a move possible in January or summer 2027 (4).
Another club is sniffing around Bazoumana Toure
Manchester United and Arsenal are both monitoring Newcastle's 20-year-old winger Bazoumana Toure, months after he joined Newcastle (1) (7) (8). Nothing advanced.
Fan reactions
The mood on r/Gunners is giddy about the European record: two Champions League games played, zero goals conceded, and the only side in the competition yet to be breached. One thread celebrates a new arrival in the family watching the Lille win, another digs out Zak Swanson's strike from his Hale End days. Champions League clean sheet thread.
