Arsenal at Brentford Premier League preview: Into the hive

Arsenal head across London for a mid-week Premier League match as they travel to take on Brentford for a pivotal London derby. The Gunners entered...
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Wednesday Cannon Fodder: ch-ch-changes (at Tottenham)

Good morning TSFers and happy Hump Day! I hope this post finds you in better shape than Thomas Frank, who was shown the door at our North London...
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The Cannon and Keyboard: young guns

Good afternoon, Keyboard Warriors. Arsenal are smack-dab in the middle of an open window of contention for the Premier League title and the...
THE SHORT FUSE Feb 10

Tuesday Cannon Fodder: the others

Good morning, TSFers. We've finally reached our thaw here in the D.C. area. It looks as if it'll be smooth, above-freezing sailing for most of the...
THE SHORT FUSE Feb 10

The Cannon and Keyboard: perceptions and opinions

Good afternoon, Cannon and Keyboard warriors. There is a full slate of midweek Premier League matches Tuesday-Thursday, which is always fun....
THE SHORT FUSE Feb 9

The Cannon and Keyboard: lineups

Good afternoon, TSFers! I hope your sports-packed day is going well or that you're doing whatever needs doing so you're free to watch the Super...
THE SHORT FUSE Feb 8

Sunday Cannon Fodder: sports overload

Good Sunday morning, TSFers! Today is a good day. Arsenal beat Sunderland yesterday. Aston Villa dropped points. Liverpool host Manchester City....
THE SHORT FUSE Feb 8

Arsenal 3 – Sunderland 0 match report: textbook

Arsenal were too much for Sunderland today en route to a comprehensive 3-0 win at the Emirates. The Gunners held the Black Cats off, took the lead,...
THE SHORT FUSE Feb 7

Arsenal vs. Sunderland match thread: steady state

Arsenal host Sunderland at the Emirates in the Premier League, looking to get a bit of payback for the Black Cats' late, drawing-snatching goal at...
THE SHORT FUSE Feb 7

The Cannon and Keyboard: the little things

Good afternoon, fellow internet discussion pub-goers! I was thinking back over the Arsenal-Chelsea match earlier this week and a few moments came...
THE SHORT FUSE Feb 6

Friday Cannon Fodder: the freakin' weekend!

Good Friday morning, TSFers! We've made it through another week and that's worth celebrating. We've got the Arsenal playing tomorrow, the Olympic...
THE SHORT FUSE Feb 6

Arsenal vs Sunderland Premier League Preview: Momentum Builder

After a massive semifinal win in the Carabao Cup On Tuesday, Arsenal turn their sights back to the Premier League when they host Sunderland on...
THE SHORT FUSE Feb 6

The Cannon and Keyboard: the summer window

Hello, TSFers and good afternoon. It's always a good time to talk about transfers, right? Everyone loves to play armchair GM (armchair Director of...
THE SHORT FUSE Feb 5

Thursday Cannon Fodder: OLYMPICS!!!

Good morning, TSFers! Today is a great day. Do you know why? The headline is a bit of a giveaway. The Winter Olympics start today in Milan-Cortina!...
THE SHORT FUSE Feb 5

The Cannon and Keyboard: creativity and innovation

Good afternoon, TSFers. As I noted yesterday in the match report and on BlueSky, the commentary and punditry during the Arsenal-Chelsea match made...
THE SHORT FUSE Feb 4

Wednesday Cannon Fodder: [insert happy title here]

Good Wednesday morning, TSFers. I hope y'all are still enjoying the win from yesterday. I know I am. The poetry of Kai Havertz scoring against his...
THE SHORT FUSE Feb 4

Arsenal 1 – Chelsea 0 (4-2) match report: and we're going to WEMBLEY

Arsenal punched their ticket to Wembley for the League Cup Final with a 1-0 win over Chelsea at the Emirates, 4-2 on aggregate. As you'd expect...
THE SHORT FUSE Feb 3

Arsenal vs. Chelsea Carabao Cup Semifinal: finish the job

Arsenal host Chelsea at the Emirates for the second leg of the Carabao Cup semifinal. The Gunners hold 3-2 aggregate lead from their win at...
THE SHORT FUSE Feb 3

The Cannon and Keyboard: the squad is set

Good mid-morning, TSFers! I thought I'd toss this up a bit earlier than usual (can I say usual after two posts in the series?) given the 3 pm ET...
THE SHORT FUSE Feb 3

Tuesday Cannon Fodder: cold, cold, cold

Good morning, TSFers! I've got some wonderful news for you me: it's finally supposed to get above freezing in the D.C. area today! We've had about...
THE SHORT FUSE Feb 3

Bukayo Saka Injury Update: not “too serious”

And breathe, Arsenal fans. It's been a nervous few days waiting for an injury update after Bukayo Saka left warmups for the Leeds United match on...
THE SHORT FUSE Feb 2

The Cannon and Keyboard: transfer deadline day

Good afternoon, TSFers. It's been a quiet deadline day for Arsenal so far (and probably will continue to be). Mikel Arteta said that the club are...
THE SHORT FUSE Feb 2

Arsenal vs Chelsea Carabao Cup Semifinal preview: Halfway there

Arsenal welcome rivals Chelsea to the Emirates for a high-stakes London derby as the second leg of the EFL Carabao Cup semifinals commences, with...
THE SHORT FUSE Feb 2

Monday Cannon Fodder: Black History Month

Good Monday morning, TSFers! It's so nice to wake up after a weekend of Arsenal success. The headline is, of course, the Arsenal Women winning the...
THE SHORT FUSE Feb 2

Arsenal Transfer News: Oleksandr Zinchenko sold to Ajax

Oleksandr Zinchenko is off to Ajax, Arsenal announced today. The Ukrainian midfielder had been at Nottingham Forest, but his loan was terminated by...
THE SHORT FUSE Feb 1

The Cannon and Keyboard: trophies

Good afternoon, TSFers! Welcome to the first of our daily discussion posts this month (and beyond, if it goes well). I'd been toying with the idea...
THE SHORT FUSE Feb 1

Sunday Cannon Fodder: and we're back!

Good morning, TSFers! Your beloved (tolerated?) Cannon Fodder makes a triumphant return this month and going forward. Like the Emirates atmosphere...
THE SHORT FUSE Feb 1

Leeds United 0 – Arsenal 4 match report: that's a paddlin'

The trendy thing to do heading into today's match was to doubt Arsenal, to find reasons why they'd continue to stumble, and to play up Leeds'...
THE SHORT FUSE Jan 31

Arsenal at Leeds United match thread: just win, please

Arsenal travel to Elland Road to take on a somewhat-frisky Leeds United side. Mikel Arteta and the lads could really do with a Premier League win...
THE SHORT FUSE Jan 31

Champions League play-off draw: Arsenal's potential opponents sorted

Two days after a wild end to the second season of the Champions League league phase, the draw for the knockout phase play-offs has been set, and...
THE SHORT FUSE Jan 30
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