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🔴⚪ 𝐌𝐎𝐓𝐌 – 𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐍 Ø𝐃𝐄𝐆𝐀𝐀𝐑𝐃! The skipper was unplayable against Hull City! A goal, five chances created and complete control of the game. Our captain led by example as Arsenal secured all three points at the Emirates. 𝐌𝐀𝐓𝐂𝐇 𝐇𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐋𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓𝐒 ⚽ Scored the winning goal 🎯 Created the most chances (5) 💎 Created 1 big chance 🔑 Completed 20 line-breaking passes 📊 Recorded 99 touches 𝐓𝐎𝐏 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐓𝐒 ⏱️ Minutes played: 90 ⚽ Goals: 1 📊 xG: 0.24 📊 xA: 0.34 📊 xG + xA: 0.58 ✅ Accurate passes: 67/82 (82%) ➡️ Passes into final third: 11 🎯 Shots on target: 1 🚩 Corners: 6 🚫 Dispossessed: 0 🔄 Recoveries: 2 Five chances created. One winning goal. The captain is back to his best! ❤️🤍

🔴⚪ 𝐍𝐎𝐍𝐈 𝐌𝐀𝐃𝐔𝐄𝐊𝐄 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐔𝐄𝐒 𝐓𝐎 𝐈𝐌𝐏𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐒! No goal or assist against Hull City, but Noni Madueke was still a constant threat throughout the game. His powerful effort forced a save that the goalkeeper couldn’t hold, allowing our captain, Martin Ødegaard, to follow up with the winning goal. 𝐌𝐀𝐓𝐂𝐇 𝐇𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐋𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓𝐒 🔥 Most touches in the opposition box (14) 🎯 Joint-most shots (4) 🕺 Most successful dribbles (6) 🅰️ 4 chances created 𝐓𝐎𝐏 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐓𝐒 ⏱️ Minutes played: 90 📊 xG: 0.37 📊 xA: 0.39 📊 xG + xA: 0.76 ⚽ Touches: 69 🎯 Shots on target: 2 ✅ Accurate passes: 40/47 (85%) 🕺 Successful dribbles: 6/8 (75%) 🎯 Accurate crosses: 2/3 (67%) 🔄 Recoveries: 4 ⚔️ Ground duels won: 8/11 (73%) The end product will come. Noni is playing with confidence, directness and real purpose. Keep going! ❤️🤍

🔴⚪ 𝐃𝐄𝐂𝐋𝐀𝐍 𝐑𝐈𝐂𝐄 – 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐁𝐄𝐒𝐓 𝐌𝐈𝐃𝐅𝐈𝐄𝐋𝐃𝐄𝐑 𝐈𝐍 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐆𝐔𝐄! Another impressive contribution from Declan Rice before his substitution in Arsenal’s 1-0 victory over Hull City. 𝐓𝐎𝐏 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐓𝐒 ⏱️ Minutes played: 63 🎯 Shots on target: 2 ⚽ Shots off target: 1 📊 Shot accuracy: 2/3 (67%) ✅ Accurate passes: 39/50 (78%) 🔓 Line-breaking passes: 9 ➡️ Passes into final third: 5 💨 Successful dribbles: 2/3 (67%) 🔄 Recoveries: 5 🚫 Dispossessed: 0 ⚽ Touches: 59 𝐃𝐔𝐄𝐋𝐒 ⚔️ Ground duels won: 2/3 (67%) 🦅 Aerial duels won: 3/3 (100%) Declan Rice. Simply outstanding. Our midfield machine! ❤️🤍

🔴⚪ 𝐁𝐑𝐔𝐍𝐎 𝐆𝐔𝐈𝐌𝐀𝐑Ã𝐄𝐒 – 𝐆𝐀𝐌𝐄 𝐁𝐘 𝐍𝐔𝐌𝐁𝐄𝐑𝐒 𝐕𝐒 𝐇𝐔𝐋𝐋 𝐂𝐈𝐓𝐘 A decent performance from Bruno as Arsenal secured a 1-0 victory at the Emirates. He’s still settling into the team, and with time, we’ll see the very best of him. 𝐓𝐎𝐏 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐓𝐒 ⏱️ Minutes played: 89 🎯 Chances created: 2 ✅ Accurate passes: 86/95 (91%) 🔓 Line-breaking passes: 19 ➡️ Passes into final third: 8 🚀 Accurate long balls: 3/4 (75%) ⚽ Touches: 111 🛡️ Defensive contributions: 7 💪 Tackles: 3 🧹 Clearances: 2 🔄 Recoveries: 2 🚫 Dribbled past: 0 𝐃𝐔𝐄𝐋𝐒 ⚔️ Ground duels won: 5/7 (71%) 🦅 Aerial duels won: 1/3 (33%) The quality is there. Give him time, and Bruno will reach his best level in our colours. ❤️🤍

🔴⚪ 𝐑𝐈𝐂𝐂𝐀𝐑𝐃𝐎 𝐂𝐀𝐋𝐀𝐅𝐈𝐎𝐑𝐈 – 𝐆𝐀𝐌𝐄 𝐁𝐘 𝐍𝐔𝐌𝐁𝐄𝐑𝐒 𝐕𝐒 𝐇𝐔𝐋𝐋 𝐂𝐈𝐓𝐘 Calafiori put in a solid shift before being substituted as Arsenal secured a 1-0 victory at the Emirates. 𝐓𝐎𝐏 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐓𝐒 ⏱️ Minutes played: 69 ✅ Accurate passes: 29/34 (85%) 🎯 Chances created: 1 🔓 Line-breaking passes: 11 ➡️ Passes into final third: 7 🛡️ Defensive contributions: 6 🧹 Clearances: 5 🗣️ Headed clearances: 5 🧱 Blocks: 1 🔄 Recoveries: 4 🚫 Dribbled past: 0 ⚽ Touches: 45 𝐃𝐔𝐄𝐋𝐒 ⚔️ Ground duels won: 1/2 (50%) 🦅 Aerial duels won: 3/3 (100%) Solid contribution from Calafiori! ❤️🤍

🔴⚪ 𝐆𝐀𝐁𝐑𝐈𝐄𝐋 𝐌𝐀𝐆𝐀𝐋𝐇Ã𝐄𝐒 – 𝐆𝐀𝐌𝐄 𝐁𝐘 𝐍𝐔𝐌𝐁𝐄𝐑𝐒 𝐕𝐒 𝐇𝐔𝐋𝐋 𝐂𝐈𝐓𝐘 Another commanding defensive display from Big Gabi as Arsenal secured a 1-0 victory at the Emirates. 𝐓𝐎𝐏 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐓𝐒 ⏱️ Minutes played: 90 ✅ Accurate passes: 50/55 (91%) 🛡️ Defensive contributions: 10 🧹 Clearances: 9 🗣️ Headed clearances: 8 💪 Tackles: 1 🔄 Recoveries: 5 🚫 Dribbled past: 0 ⚽ Touches: 70 ➡️ Accurate long balls: 3/6 (50%) 𝐃𝐔𝐄𝐋𝐒 ⚔️ Ground duels won: 1/3 (33%) 🦅 Aerial duels won: 4/7 (57%) Big Gabi doing what he does best. Another clean sheet! ❤️🤍

🔴⚪ 𝐖𝐎𝐖, 𝐄𝐙𝐑𝐈 𝐊𝐎𝐍𝐒𝐀! A commanding defensive performance from the centre-back in Arsenal’s 1-0 victory over Hull City at the Emirates. 𝐓𝐎𝐏 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐓𝐒 ⏱️ Minutes played: 90 ✅ Accurate passes: 51/53 (96%) 🛡️ Defensive contributions: 12 🧹 Clearances: 8 🗣️ Headed clearances: 5 💪 Interceptions: 2 🔄 Recoveries: 6 🚫 Dribbled past: 0 ⚔️ Ground duels won: 2/2 (100%) 🦅 Aerial duels won: 5/5 (100%) 🚫 Dispossessed: 0 📦 Touches: 70 An absolute defensive wall. What a performance! ❤️🤍

🔴⚪ 𝐉𝐔𝐑𝐑𝐈𝐄𝐍 𝐓𝐈𝐌𝐁𝐄𝐑 – 𝐆𝐀𝐌𝐄 𝐁𝐘 𝐍𝐔𝐌𝐁𝐄𝐑𝐒 𝐕𝐒 𝐇𝐔𝐋𝐋 𝐂𝐈𝐓𝐘 Another solid performance from Timber as Arsenal secured a 1-0 victory at the Emirates. 𝐀𝐓𝐓𝐀𝐂𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐓𝐒 ⏱️ Minutes played: 90 🎯 Chances created: 3 📊 Expected assists (xA): 0.44 ⚽ Successful dribbles: 2/2 (100%) 📦 Touches in opposition box: 4 ➡️ Passes into final third: 6 🔓 Line-breaking passes: 13 🎯 Accurate crosses: 1/3 (33%) 𝐃𝐄𝐅𝐄𝐍𝐒𝐈𝐕𝐄 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐓𝐒 🛡️ Tackles: 1 💪 Recoveries: 8 🚫 Dribbled past: 0 🧹 Clearances: 1 ⚔️ Defensive contributions: 2 𝐏𝐀𝐒𝐒𝐈𝐍𝐆 ✅ Accurate passes: 49/57 (86%) Timber continues to deliver! ❤️🤍

📸 𝐂𝐇𝐑𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐒 𝐓𝐙𝐎𝐋𝐈𝐒 𝐈𝐍 𝐀𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍! The Greek winger in action as Arsenal secured a 1-0 victory over Hull City at the Emirates. 🔴⚪

🔴⚪ 𝐃𝐀𝐕𝐈𝐃 𝐑𝐀𝐘𝐀 – 𝐆𝐀𝐌𝐄 𝐁𝐘 𝐍𝐔𝐌𝐁𝐄𝐑𝐒 𝐕𝐒 𝐇𝐔𝐋𝐋 𝐂𝐈𝐓𝐘 A clean sheet and a solid performance from our number one as Arsenal secured a 1-0 victory at the Emirates. 🧤 𝐓𝐎𝐏 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐓𝐒 ⏱️ Minutes played: 90 🧤 Saves: 2 🚫 Goals conceded: 0 📊 Goals prevented: 0.73 ⚽ xGOT faced: 0.73 🎯 Accurate passes: 28/33 (85%) 🚀 Accurate long balls: 6/11 (55%) 📦 Saves inside the box: 2 🧹 Sweeper actions: 2 💪 Recoveries: 7 👊 Clearances: 2 ⚽ Touches: 44 Another clean sheet for David Raya! ❤️🤍

📸 𝐊𝐀𝐈 𝐇𝐀𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐓𝐙 𝐈𝐍 𝐀𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍! The German forward in action as Arsenal secured a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Hull City at the Emirates. 🔴⚪

🔴⚪ 𝐋𝐎𝐍𝐄𝐋𝐘 𝐀𝐓 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐓𝐎𝐏! Manchester City have been stunned 3-1 by Nottingham Forest at the City Ground, handing Arsenal a massive opportunity to extend the gap at the top. The Gunners now sit SIX POINTS CLEAR of Manchester City after 10 Premier League matches! 𝐏𝐑𝐄𝐌𝐈𝐄𝐑 𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐆𝐔𝐄 𝐓𝐎𝐏 𝟔 🥇 Arsenal – 27 points 🥈 Man City – 21 points 🥉 Brighton – 19 points 4️⃣ Chelsea – 16 points 5️⃣ Everton – 16 points 6️⃣ Liverpool – 15 points It’s lonely at the top. Long may it continue! ❤️🤍

🔴⚪ 𝐀𝐑𝐒𝐄𝐍𝐀𝐋’𝐒 𝐈𝐍𝐂𝐑𝐄𝐃𝐈𝐁𝐋𝐄 𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐆𝐔𝐄 𝐑𝐔𝐍! Since losing to Manchester City on 19 April 2026, Arsenal have won 14 of their last 15 Premier League matches, with their only defeat coming against Brighton. This is our best return over a 15-match league spell since February–August 2002 (W14 D1). 14 wins in 15 games. What a run! 🔥✅

🔴⚪ 𝐅𝐔𝐋𝐋-𝐓𝐈𝐌𝐄: 𝐀𝐑𝐒𝐄𝐍𝐀𝐋 𝟏-𝟎 𝐇𝐔𝐋𝐋 𝐂𝐈𝐓𝐘 ⚽ Ødegaard 72’ Not our prettiest performance, but three points are all that matter! Our captain stepped up when we needed him most. Ødegaard was outstanding and capped his performance with the winning goal. Five goals already this season! Madueke was excellent too. 👏 SIX POINTS CLEAR AT THE TOP! 🔝 Another job done. ❤️

Noni Madueke reminding world football exactly who the Premier League champions are! 😮‍💨🔴⚪🏆

The skipper to the rescue 😮‍💨 Arsenal 1-0 Hull city ❤️

⏸️ HALF-TIME: ARSENAL 0-0 HULL CITY Not the first half we wanted at the Emirates. Arsenal have struggled to find the breakthrough, and we need a much sharper response after the break. 45 minutes left. Time to raise the level and get the three points! 🔴⚪

VAR drama! 👀 Mendy appeared to pull Havertz’s shirt inside the box, and a penalty was initially on the cards. However, after the review, the decision was overturned because Havertz was offside in the build-up. No penalty for Arsenal.

🔴⚪ OUR LAST 5 MEETINGS WITH HULL CITY 11 February 2017 Arsenal 2-0 Hull ✅ 17 September 2016 Hull 1-4 Arsenal ✅ 8 March 2016 Hull 0-4 Arsenal ✅ 20 February 2016 Arsenal 0-0 Hull 🤝 4 May 2015 Hull 1-3 Arsenal ✅ 4 wins, 1 draw. UNBEATEN! 👏❤️