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The Premier League Hall of Fame is not working. This is how to fix it

There have been another set of inductees into the Premier League Hall of Fame, but there are still issues with the concept

The Athletic Staff

Chido Obi-Martin: Arsenal 16-year-old who scored seven in one game - and 10 in another

Sebastian Stafford-Bloor18

Why relying on comebacks to win the Premier League title is ill-advised

Liam Tharme53

How long do you give a 'project manager'?

Simon Hughes139

Premier League European qualification: Which teams are in the race and what do they need?

Ed Mackey50

Watching Arsenal, Liverpool and Man City as the Premier League title race heats up

The Premier League's three title contenders played on successive nights this week and, in many ways, things played out to type...

Tim Spiers85

Kai Havertz was a £60m-plus gamble by Arteta and Arsenal. He is proving a winning bet

Kai Havertz's early months at Arsenal were far from convincing but he is justifying the faith the club showed in him

Amy Lawrence163

Arsenal were supposed to be tired and faltering - instead they look reinvigorated

Arsenal's players are among the most-used in the league but after two good results they look as fresh as ever

Art de Roché99

Premier League clubs to vote on spending cap tied to income of lowest earning club

The Premier League is heading towards another contentious vote on Monday with a majority of clubs keen to add a hard spending cap to the new “squad cost” rules that are being introduced for the 2025-26 season. Based on the concept of “anchoring”, the de facto salary cap would limit the amount of money any club can invest in their squads by tying it to a multiple of what the lowest earners get from the league’s centralised broadcast and commercial deals. Earlier this month, the clubs unanimously backed a proposal to progress talks on the squad cost regime, with a view to finalising...

Matt Slater324

Martin Odegaard and Kai Havertz as a duo of No 10s is different… and devastating

Arsenal's performance on Tuesday against Chelsea might be the best any Premier League side has produced all season

Michael Cox146

After Antony's Man United celebration, what are the ones players will have regretted?

Antony is not the first player to feel the effects of an ill-judged celebration. Just ask these players

The Athletic UK Staff162

Arsenal, Spurs, Man Utd and Newcastle: How new stadiums shape a club's future and soul

What can Arsenal and Tottenham's stadiums teach Manchester United and Newcastle about moving or rebuilding? We took the tours to find out

Michael Walker152

Arsenal and their marvellous midfield

Thomas Partey, Declan Rice and Martin Odegaard had not played together in midfield since August - reuniting worked wonders for Arsenal

Art de Roché104

Arsenal 5 Chelsea 0: Psychological advantage in title race? Petrovic doubts? - The Briefing

Arsenal went three points clear at the top of the Premier League with a dominant win over Chelsea on Tuesday

Jordan Campbell and Liam Twomey364

Jurrien Timber says goalscoring return for Arsenal after eight-month injury lay-off 'feels amazing'

Arsenal’s Jurrien Timber says his return to playing after an anterior cruciate ligament injury “feels amazing”. Timber played 45 minutes for Arsenal Under-21s on Monday evening as they drew 2-2 with Blackburn Rovers in the Premier League 2. The 22-year-old started at left-back and opened the scoring for Arsenal, curling a shot with his right foot into the top corner eight minutes into the game. It was Timber’s first competitive action since suffering the ACL injury in his right knee just 50 minutes into the first game of the Premier League season. “I still don’t really know how...

Jordan Campbell24

Why Arsenal are replacing the club crest with the cannon on next season's kits

While the club have used the cannon before, 2024-25 will mark the first season in recent history it will feature across all three shirts

James McNicholas131

How players deal with the pressure of a title race: 'It's an obsession - it changes your life'

Players try to appear calm, but how does being in a title race actually impact Premier League squads?

Adam Leventhal6

'It'll click for Mykhailo Mudryk - he can prove Chelsea was right move' - Joe Cole

Despite Mudryk's mixed time at Chelsea, Joe Cole believes the forward will come good - and made the right call in choosing Stamford Bridge.

Simon Johnson70

How the new Champions League format works

The Champions League format as we know it is coming to an end. Here are UEFA’s proposed changes and what they mean for those involved…

Dan Sheldon210

Leandro Trossard - the two-footed 'magician' adding an extra dimension to Arsenal's attack

The Belgian's clever first-half goal helped give Arsenal a crucial victory at Wolves following a hugely testing week

Jordan Campbell59

Wolves 0 Arsenal 2: Premier League leaders, clean sheet, job done - The Briefing

It was far from a classic but moments of magic from Trossard and Odegaard gave Arsenal three points at Wolves

Art de Roché44

The way to sum up every Premier League team's attacking style - how they get the ball into the box

This is the most instructive element of any football team — the way they get the ball into the box

Michael Cox and Thom Harris108

Mikel Arteta 'fully behind' Arsenal side after Champions League exit and three-game winless run

Mikel Arteta says he is fully behind his Arsenal side after their three-game winless run heading into the Premier League match against Wolverhampton Wanderers on Saturday. Arsenal’s 2-0 defeat at home to Aston Villa last Sunday left Manchester City in pole position to win the league title, before they were knocked out of the Champions League by Bayern Munich on Wednesday after falling to a 3-2 defeat over two legs. However, despite the difficult run of results, the 42-year-old highlighted the improvements his side have made in recent seasons. He said: “As an experience, it wasn’t the...

Art de Roché74

England's chance of five Champions League places is now 1.1% - but this is how it can happen

It's been a bad week for English clubs in Europe, but a fifth Champions League spot is not impossible – Aston Villa are the only hope

Steve Madeley113

Football Association defends decision to scrap FA Cup replays

The Football Association (FA) has defended its decision to scrap FA Cup replays and insisted an increase in games being broadcast in the early rounds will help offset any loss of revenue for lower-league clubs. It was announced on Thursday replays from the first round proper were being scrapped from the 2024-25 season in a six-year agreement to restructure the competition. The decision was called “frustrating and disappointing” by the English Football League (EFL) chief executive Trevor Birch, while a number of EFL clubs were also critical of the move due to the financial...

Ali Rampling169

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