The Big Grapple

Noni Madueke came off the bench to score the winner as Arsenal secured a hard-fought victory at Nottingham Forest. Emily asks The Arsenal Beat regulars Simon Collings from The Sun and BBC Sport's Alex Howell if Mikel Arteta's side can keep winning this way for the rest of the season. There are also plenty of left-wing politics going on at The Emirates Stadium, with Eberechi Eze and Madueke looking to lock down that side of the pitch moving forward. A tricky trip to face German giants Bayern Munich is next up for the Gunners, but the panel discuss why Saturday's visit of Everton is actually a bigger game for the Premier League champions.

Arsenal are building momentum after victories over Leeds United and Lille, but is patience proving to be the key to their success? Host Emily Herbert is joined by The Athletic's Art de Roché and the Evening Standard's Matt Verri to dissect both wins, discuss Arsenal's build-up play and debate whether Bukayo Saka is the most important player in the Gunners' attack. The panel also looks at how Arsenal's squad depth is being tested across domestic and European competitions, reacts to the news of 60 job losses at the club and reflects on the contribution of Arsenal legend Ken Friar. All that and more on the latest episode of The Arsenal Beat. 🔴⚪

The Premier League is finally back this weekend and it will be reigning champions Arsenal who get things back under way when they welcome an impressive Leeds side to the Emirates Stadium on Saturday. Normal service also resumes on The Arsenal Beat, where Emily is joined by Ed Aarons of the Guardian and Sam Cunningham, a freelance football journalist with over 20 years experience covering the game's biggest clubs. The panel discuss the bombshell decision in the Manchester City case and what it could mean to a rival club such as Arsenal, the differing fortunes of the club's players during the prolonged international break and Mikel Arteta's new contract. Please remember to rate and review the Arsenal Beat and subscribe using your preferred podcast platform.

Welcome to the first-ever episode of The Arsenal Beat: Fan Forum. Arsenal has one of the most passionate, most global fanbases in the world and while we cover the football every week from here in the UK, we wanted to hand the mic to supporters who are living that experience somewhere completely different. We are delighted to welcome Arsenal NYC as our first supporters club joining Fan Forum as Emily speaks to co-director Patrick Dunn. Later in the episode, Patrick introduces three members of Arsenal NYC who put their questions directly to Arsenal Beat regular, Simon Collings of The Sun. If you'd like your supporters club to be featured on the Fan Forum, email [email protected] Please remember to rate and review The Arsenal Beat and subscribe via your preferred podcast platform.

For the first time, The Arsenal Beat Monday review show comes on the back of a defeat for Mikel Arteta's men. A 3-0 loss at Brighton sees the Premier League champions go into a prolonged international break on the back of a rare poor performance. Emily is joined by Alex Howell from BBC Sport and The Standard's Matt Verri to run the rule over what went wrong for Arsenal at the AMEX Stadium. Please remember to rate and review The Arsenal Beat and subscribe via your preferred podcast platform. Sign up for The Arsenal Beat newsletter: https://thearsenalbeat.substack.com/subscribe