Spaniard Lucas Perez scored his first English Premier League goal for Arsenal with a sweet volley that helped the Gunners to a 3-3 comeback tie against Bournemouth.
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Arsenal recovers from three-goal deficit
Arsenal avoided a third-straight road loss by recovering from a 3-0 deficit to tie Bournemouth, 3-3, thanks to goals by Alexis Sanchez and Lucas Perez and astoppage-time equalizer by Olivier Giroud.
Video Pick: Giroud's amazing scorpion strike
On New Year’s Day, Frenchman Olivier Giroud set down a marker for 2017 Goal of the Year with this scorpion strike in Arsenal’s 2-0 win over Crystal Palace. Giroud received across from Alexis Sanchez, finishing off a counterattack that began just outside the Gunners’ area.
Soccer on TV
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No Swansea City Christmas party: Next two games, January window are vital
There will not be a Christmas party for Swansea City players to celebrate the holiday season. Whether they will be in a partying mood to welcome the New Year hinges on results of theirnext two games, both of which are at home. According to news reports, theplayers decided to cancel the traditional holiday gathering after […]
Soccer on TV
On Thursday, Serie A rivals Genoa and Fiorentina meet. There is also action in Portugaland the Netherlands. SOCCER AMERICA’s free e-letters (Soccer on TV, SA Daily, and more): sign up (All timesEastern unless noted. TV programming is always subject to change. Besides the exclusive streaming programming listed here, many networks make TV programming available on streamingdevices — […]
Koeman blasts Wenger for complaining about ref
Everton manager Ronald Koeman ridiculed Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger for claiming the referee Mark Clattenburg was responsible for Arsenal’s 2-1 defeat at Everton. “It isthe third time in a row I won at home against Arsenal as a manager,” the Dutchman said, “and three times in a row it was about the referee.”
What They're Saying: Ronald Koeman
“It is the third time in a row I won at home against Arsenal as a manager and three times in a row it was about the referee.” — Everton manager Ronald Koeman,ridiculing Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger for claiming the referee Mark Clattenburg was responsible for Arsenal’s 2-1 defeat at Everton. (Guardian)
Everton hands Arsenal first loss since opening day
Arsenal missed the chance to temporarily take over first place in the English Premier League when it blew a 1-0 lead and lost at Everton, 2-1. The Toffees won on goals by Seamus Coleman andAshley Williams after Alexis Sanchez had put Arsenal ahead. The Gunners, who lost for the first time since opening day, remain […]
UCL Draw: Arsenal faces Bayern Munich
The UEFA Champions League round of 16 draw pits Bayern Munich against Arsenal. Also: Benfica-Borussia Dortmund, Manchester City-Monaco, Real Madrid-Napoli, Porto-Juventus, Bayer Leverkusen-AtleticoMadrid, Paris SG-Barcelona and Sevilla-Leicester. Arsenal has played Bayern four times in the previous five UCL campaigns and finished behind Bayern in the group stage last season.
