AG's Football Reports

ARSENAL   had another Sunday afternoon to forget this time at the Vitality Stadium where Bournemouth came from behind to beat the Gunners. The Gunners took the lead through Hector Bellerin to scored for the second successive game but goals from Callum Wilson and Jordan Ibe turned the tie around for the home side who beat Arsenal for the first ever time in league competition. The headline team news on the Arsenal side of things was that Alexis Sanchez had been omitted from the match day squad and after the game Arsene Wenger admitted that his future will be sorted imminently with Manchester United now reportedly 'confident' of landing the Chilean. Arsene Wenger who himself was forced to watch from the stands as he served the third of his three match touchline ban was also without Mesut Ozil due to injury, saw Bournemouth start the better and they went the closest in the opening exchanges when former Tottenham right back Adam Smith shot wide of Petr Cech's post. Th...

CHELSEA manager Antonio Conte looks set to field a strong side as he looks to get Chelsea in the best possible position in the first leg of the League Cup semi-final.  Chelsea singed Ross Barkley last week but he is not expected to be involved. Conte said this about his new singing. "Wednesday night is very soon for him. But we must be happy because his physical condition is very good, he has started to train with us and understand our football." Meanwhile Arsenal go into the game on the back of a 4-2 defeat at Nottingham Forest in the third round of the FA Cup. Considering their position in the Premier League this is probably the best chance that Arsenal have of a trophy this season. This is what Arsene Wenger said in his press conference: "In the Premier League both teams have 90 minutes to get the three points, in this tie over 180 minutes its a bit different. "You want to go there, be solid, and try to take advantage of every mistake, of every weakne...