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We’re now just 48 hours away from the biggest, and last, game of the season as Arsenal prepare to go to war with Chelsea in the 2020 Heads Up FA Cup Final. Ahead of the vital clash, which will determine whether or not the Gunners win a trophy and qualify for next season’s UEFA Europa League, the club has released some updated team news.

“Hector Bellerin

Left out of squad on Sunday as a precaution due to tightness in right calf.

Hector has resumed training with the squad.

Bernd Leno  .......Read more here.....

As you probably know, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has entered his final year of contract with Arsenal and his future is a very hot topic at the moment. The club have prepared an offer of a new deal for him to sign, but it hasn’t happened yet. So what is going on and what is the forward thinking about right now?

Several writers at The Athletic, including the ever-reliable David Ornstein, have put their heads together to offer some insight on the matter.  .......Read more here.....

It’s been a fascinating few months for Arsenal Football Club, both for positive and negative reasons. Along the way they’ve bee able to pull off some pretty exciting results, but at the same time, they’ve had a few baffling ones that have left many wondering what kind of position the club is in heading into the future.

The FA Cup final is still ahead of us, but for now, let’s take a look at the last six games of the Gunners’ competitive campaign.

Arsenal 3-2 Watford  .......Read more here.....

The Premier League season is officially over, and while Arsenal did manage to pick up a win over Watford in their final game on Sunday afternoon, it only helped them up to a measly 8th place in the table. After the game, manager Mikel Arteta spoke with the media as the club now turns its attention to the FA Cup final against Chelsea next weekend.  .......Read more here.....

St Totteringham’s Day has been cancelled.

For yet another year, Arsenal have failed to finish above Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League, inviting a parade of questions regarding their ability to actually dethrone Spurs as the dominant force in North London. We already saw Jose Mourinho’s men win the derby a few weeks ago, and while the Gunners have certainly been making progress under Mikel Arteta, the inconsistency that they’ve shown along the way has been alarming, to say the least.

Given how poor Tottenham have been throughout the course of the campaign, you’d have to think this is a real low point for Arsenal – but it should also serve as real motivation.  .......Read more here.....

Arsenal head coach Mikel Arteta claims he is very clear on what kind of players need to be added to his team this summer.

Speaking to beIN Sports, the boss expressed his stance and elaborated on it by saying that some targets are on the agenda due to having an insufficient number of players for a certain role, while for others he says that sometimes, more specific players are needed to perform specific roles on the pitch.  .......Read more here.....

While it isn’t exactly a game that’ll mean much for Arsenal’s Premier League season, the club will be well aware of the fact that Watford’s survival depends entirely on whether or not they can pick up a positive result against the Gunners. Prior to the clash this weekend, Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta spoke with the media.

On if this is chance for players to win a place at Wembley:
Absolutely, they try to do that anyway in training every day but I want to see the players that are in the best condition and the best mind-set to affect the game in the final day against Chelsea.  .......Read more here.....

Arsenal are preparing their first official offer of a new contract to be presented to Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, according to The Telegraph.

The future of the current captain has been a subject of numerous speculative reports, with Barcelona, Inter Milan and Paris Saint-Germain all mentioned as interested in obtaining his services, and though such reports are often wide of the mark, there’s no denying that the matter has been a great concern for head coach Mikel Arteta and the Arsenal hierarchy. His current deal has already entered its final months, and if a new one isn’t agreed pretty soon, the club will be facing a choice between two evils – whether to put their best player on the market now to try and get some money to reinvest, or to keep him for another season and say their goodbyes without any compensation next summer.  .......Read more here.....

Arsenal followed up their tremendous wins over Liverpool and Manchester City with a baffling result last night, as they were beaten 1-0 by relegation strugglers Aston Villa at Villa Park. A lovely strike from Trezeguet wound up serving as the winning goal, and after the game, Gunners boss Mikel Arteta spoke to the media about the defeat.  .......Read more here.....

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has taken the time to speak with the media ahead of tonight’s clash with Aston Villa which will determine whether or not they’re still in with a chance of finishing in the top seven. If they do finish in the top seven, and they lose in the FA Cup final, they’ll still qualify for the UEFA Europa League next season based on their league position.  .......Read more here.....