Stateside Gooners: An Arsenal FC Show
Stateside Gooners is a podcast for Arsenal FC supporters, offering a humorous and accessible take on the team's fixtures, news, tactics, and results. The show aims to provide concise, easy-to-understand analysis and updates for fans who want a fun yet informative perspective on the Gunners.
Episodes
S3E148 Como Recap, Community Shield Preview
A recording by Stateside Gooners about Arsenal vs Como and the Community Shield preview between Arsenal and Team 115 Charges in the 'ultimate' preseason trophy game. (?)I’ll keep this simple.Preseason wasn’t great, but it was fun seeing Cesc back at the Emirates, right?In the last game of the preseason, the Community Shield, we have a chance to win a trophy from Team 115 Charges. That’d be
3E150 Preview Time: Arsenal 26/27 Season
On this episode, Eric, Kevin, and Matt discuss the upcoming English Premier League season. There are loads of new managers in the league this season, does that help or hurt Arsenal’s chances at defending the EPL title? The guys discuss if you can only pick one position to fill before the end of the transfer window, do you fill left wing or do you fill right back. You might be surprised at the answ
S3E149 Lets Grab that Shield: Arsenal 3 - 0 T115C
Arsenal defeat Manchester City 3-nil in the FA Community ShieldOn this episode, Eric, Kevin, and Matt discuss the best result of Arsenal’s pre-season. We realize this is technically a trophy, but the Premier League has not started so everything before that is pre-season for me. We discuss Arsenal’s summer signings, Tzolis and Bruno, and how their performances propelled Arsenal to victory. As alway
S3E147 Three Questions and Three Quick Things
Eric, Kevin, and Matt from Stateside Gooners have three very specific questions they’d like to answer in this episode: 1) Bruno Guimarães is signed: impact on the team and who starts?; 2) With Vini, Jr. now out of play for Arsenal, what can be done about left wing and is there another big signing waiting in the wings?; 3) Defending in the preseason has been awful, what is the cause and can it be f
S3E146 Girona Review and Silly Season
Stateside Gooners review the preseason friendly with Catalonian club Girona FC and then talk transfers in and out.Stateside GoonersAug 02, 2026The transfer window is open, and if you follow Arsenal on your phone, the club is apparently signing about forty players a day. Almost none of it is true. Some of it is. This week we sort it out.We break the entire summer rumour mill into three tiers. The d
S2E145 Stateside Gooners Round of 16 World Cup Special
How does an average 'new American soccer fan' feel about this World Cup and the performance of the USA Men's National Team? Well, we've got Jack Morton here to break it down for us in his way and I think he speaks for many of us, not just the newbies.Let's take a look at what happened in the Round of 16 in a fun and possibly slightly comical way, as we do at Stateside Gooners.
S2E144 World Cup Group Stage Recap, USA/Bosnia & Herzegovina Preview
Thank you for tuning in!We look at a professional’s best 11 and more and compare it to Gabby Marcotti’s and decide who we like and don’t. Give us your thoughts in the comments.We both predict games across the next round with Kevin being (generally historically correct) more conservative, while I went hog wild with a few 4, 5, and 6 goal games. Subscribe no
S2E142 World Cup: The 'Owen Goal' Tournament: USMNT Roll, Arsenal Keepers Shine, Zlatan Says You're Welcome
A recording by Stateside Gooners about the USA Group D Round 2 win over Australia and the who, what, when, where, and whatever the ... about the last few days of football.The USA have won Group D without even needing Pulisic, the breakout star of World Cup 2026 is a man named Owen Goal, and somewhere in a parking lot outside the stadium, Alexi Lalas is contemplating his choices. We track every Gun
S2E141 World Cup Special (End of Round 1)
Thank you for tuning in!This is Stateside Gooners with Kevin Gemp.Unscripted chat about what’s happened in the first week, what we liked, who made us happy, surprises, and what’s next.
S2E140 Arsenal FC 2025-2026 Season Wrap
Thank you for tuning in! We enjoyed having you this season and look forward to giving you World Cup, silly season, preseason, and more between now and next season.Have a great summer everyone!
S2E139 Champions League Final PSG 1-1* Arsenal (4-3)
On this Stateside Gooners, Eric and Matt discuss the Champions League Final against PSG. Losing on penalties is a terrible way to lose the Champions League. Technically, Arsenal were undefeated in the 2025-26 Champions League but did not win the cup. As always we’d love to hear your comments to the episode, fan origin stories, and questions you may have for us. You can leave your comments on Spoti
S2E138 Arsenal are Champions!
On this Stateside Gooners, Eric and Matt talk about Arsenal’s manager, Mikel Arteta, and his reaction to winning the Premier League. The guys talk about how special a manager Arsenal have and how he has been curious about improving the team’s weaknesses instead of doubling down on the team’s strengths. We still can’t believe we’ve won the league. There is no Champions League Final preview in this
S2E137 Arsenal are Premier League Champions
What else do we need to say?Thank you for listening to our pod. You've shared it around with your circle of Gooners. We're on 6 continents and I stopped counting how many countries thanks to you and your mates sharing. That makes us happy.The long wait is ended. The king is dead, long live the king!
S2WE24: Arsenal 1-0 Everton; Liverpool 1 - 3 Arsenal: WSL Match Day 21 and 22
On this Arsenal Women’s podcast presented by Stateside Gooners, Matt talks about the last two matches of the 2025-26 season for the women. A season that started with so much momentum and promise with 5 separate competitions and ended with 1 trophy. The Arsenal women’s team said good bye to a couple of club legends this season. Matt discusses the matches, the goals, and talks about the departing le
S2E136: Arsenal v Burnley, T115C, LMFAO Webb, Rules Review
No game review today.We connected and recorded to take a measured view of the 3-0 win over Palace today, the feels for our squad (if any), Dear Leader Webb's astonishing take on THAT VAR decision, and how IFAB will be taking a review of adjudicating corner kicks next season and/or beyond.Of course, we've upped our Fantasy Rotisserie Chicken game by adding more games, upping the points for
S2WE23: Three Matches in an up and down week: Away to Lyon; Brighton; and Aston Villa
On this Arsenal Women’s podcast presented by Stateside Gooners, Matt recaps the week that was in Arsenal women’s football. There are three games to recap and talk about, each deserved their own podcast but life can get in the way. The second leg of the Lyon-Arsenal Women’s CL tie lived up to the hype. Another great advert for the sport. Lyon were really physical and unlike in the first leg, this r
S2E135 Arsenal 1-0 West Ham Review
<Unedited> I would rather have talked about just the one thing in this episode, but we don’t get paid nothing to talk about less, we talk about more.Does that sound a little bit like a Bilbo Baggins birthday party speech?"I don’t know half of you half as well as I should like; and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve”The lineup, the injury, the substitutions, the sub
S2E134 Arsenal 1-0 Atletico Madrid (2-1 Agg) Left Ham Preview~Sort of
On this episode, Eric and Matt share the absolute joy and excitement of Arsenal qualifying for the Champions League Final (so much fun to write that sentence). Natalie provided audio clips from the match and we’ve spliced that into the episode. We ask and answer the question, “Is Saka back?” We also discuss this newfound lineup mix of technical players surrounding goalscorer Gyokeres. There is not
S2E133 Arsenal 3-0 Fulham (Atletico Preview-ish)
On this episode of Stateside Gooners, Eric and Matt talk about a fun story about a college bar encounter with a Team 115 Charges fan. Special thanks go out to Kevin for his appearance in Episode 132, can’t wait to have him on again. We move on to talk about the Arsenal Full HAM match and how nice it was to see our starting wingers play like we know they can. This match was comfortable with good go
S2E132 Atletico Madrid 1-1 Arsenal (PKs Until AFC) (Full Ham Preview) (Big Ups to Kevin Gemp)
Arsenal draw Atletico in the away leg of the UEFA Champions League Semi-Final. Preview English Premier League Match Week 35 as Arsenal host Fulham at Emirates Stadium. Welcome to Kevin Gemp.Possibly the longest episode ever? Could be, you’ll have to let me know because I’m not checking. I only know I had a great time with Kevin and after you’ve heard his origin story, you’ll know why we probably w
S2E131 Arsenal 1-0 Newcastle (UCL Semi-Final Away Leg Atletico Madrid)
In a game that was closer than it could have been, but for the fact that whenever Arsenal score, we retreat. (?)3 points won is what we got and it's exactly what we needed and wanted...Atletico Madrid up next at the Riyadh Air Metropolitano Stadium. That's 70,000 fairly rabid Atleti supporters that will whistle so much my wife will beg me to turn the sound off. How will that affect our pla
S2WE22: Arsenal 2-1 Lyon UCL Semifinal 1st leg
On this Arsenal Women’s podcast presented by Stateside Gooners, Matt talks about the “great advertisement” for football that was the first leg of the Women’s Champions League semifinal match between the Arsenal women against Lyon. This was a match full of strong pressing from both sides, entertaining style, and an Arsenal victory. Great news from Saturday’s WSL results with league leader Mancheste
S2E130 Random Dancing ... with Scooter and Sweets
A long time ago, in a childhood far away, my kids watched iCarly. The kids on the program had a habit of dancing at random times every few episodes. It was the best part of the show for me.On this episode, Sweets and Scooter take a break from Arsenal’s title aspirations to have a look at their Bluesky feed and find some interesting stories.Stateside Gooners BlueskyThere is also discussion about pi
S2E129 Team 115 Charges 2-1 Arsenal (Newcastle Preview)
On this episode, Eric and Matt recap the encouraging match against a team that has 115 premier league charges pending for about 2 years (and still no verdict). But we digress. It was a match filled with opportunity for both Arsenal and individual Arsenal players to become legends at the club. It was not to be though as Arsenal were defeated by the unstoppable force that is Team 115 Charges. Eric t
S2E128 UCL QF Review & EPL Title Tilt at the Etihad
If you haven't watched the Emirates (second leg) of the Champions League Quarterfinal... maybe don't?The 0-0 draw was almost as boring as that sounds. The better parts of the game were shots off goal, and most of those by Sporting.Ok. Team 115 Charges. It isn't winner take all, but it is for most of the marbles. There will still be 5 games remaining for Arsenal and 6 for the Sky Blues.
S2E127 Arsenal 1-2 AFC Bournemouth (UCL QF 2L Preview)
How many times to we have to have our hearts broken?I don’t want to know. Technically we still have the control of the title race in our own hands. The magic number is 16. That’s the number of points that a combined total of Arsenal points won and Team 115 Charges dropped mean the title is won. Don’t count the title won until that happens. Anything but a win means we’re out of control of our own d
S2E126 Sporting CP 0-1 Arsenal FC (Bournemouth v Arsenal Preview)
If you like boring and you like 1-0 wins, this was and wasn't that, wasn't it?Haha. I was very bored and I was very happy at the end. 'Nuff said. We won. On to London and to Bournemouth. Let's talk about that, and try and count up the points in Fantasy Rotisserie Chicken.Come on you Gunners!
S2WE21: Chelsea 1 - 0 Arsenal (agg. 2-3) UCL QF and Arsenal 0 - 2 Brighton FA Cup QF
On this Arsenal Women’s podcast presented by Stateside Gooners, Matt talks about the strong defensive performance by Arsenal in the second leg of the UCL against Chelsea, a good offense also helps defensive performance. The match had its moments and the last 25 minutes of the match are definitely worth a re-watch now that Arsenal have moved onto the semi-finals against… Lyon (We’ve seen this befor
S2E125 FA Cup Southampton 2-1 Arsenal (UCL QF1 Preview Sporting)
Winning is good. Losing is bad.Or does this loss turn out to be good?Losing on either side of the International Break (you remember ... it's when most of our guys withdrew and the world made a big deal of it) wasn't great, but let's bet on this to be a big help to go out and win the league.For me, the Champions League is a bonus, and brings prestige, but the league is our first priority.Share Stat
S2WE20: Arsenal 5 - 2 TottenHAM Women WSL Match Day 19 (Arsenal MD 17)
On this Arsenal Women’s podcast presented by Stateside Gooners, Matt talks about the offensive outburst by Arsenal against TottenHAM. It wasn’t all good news with Arsenal conceding goals in a WSL match for the first time in 2026. Its all about the hat tricks listeners. Matt previews the second leg of the Champions League QF tie against Chelsea women. Chelsea may have some players returning for thi
S2WE19: Arsenal 3 - 1 Chelsea Women leg 1, UCL QF; Tottenham preview WSL
On this Arsenal Women’s podcast presented by Stateside Gooners, Matt talks about the sparkling match the Arsenal women played against Chelsea in the first of the two legged Champions League quarterfinal. He talks about the position flexibility of Katie McCabe in this match (a pass she made while on her back) and the contributions from Stina who led the line and Russo who scored her 8th champions l
S2WE18: Arsenal 5 - 0 West Ham Women FC WSL; Arsenal - Chelsea UCL first leg preview
On this Arsenal Women’s podcast presented by Stateside Gooners, Matt recaps the WSL match against West Ham at the Emirates stadium. So much better to see the women playing on the home pitch. Matt brings you up to date on what happened in the WSL over Match Day 18. He recaps results that went in Arsenal’s favor and a quick review of the table as it currently stands. There is mention of the Asia Cu
Carabao Cup Final Arsenal 0-2 Team 115 Charges
As we worked on this episode, I came to realize that these players didn't need to win this match so that they could believe in themselves. I needed them to win this trophy so that I can believe in them.That was a very hard realization to come to if I'm honest. It hit a bit harder than I expected it to hit and I'm still working out the implications for myself.I still believe that it wou
S2E123 Arsenal 2-0 Leverkusen (3-1) (Carabao Cup Preview)
We mixed it up a little by starting with the Preview of the Carabao Cup and then covering the recap of the Round of 16 win against Leverkusen.Thanks for listening!Everyone you meet is fighting a battle you know nothing about. Be kind. Always.
S2WE17 London City 0 - 2 Arsenal
On this Stateside Gooners Arsenal Women’s podcast, Matt is flying solo and he recaps the WSL match against London City on a bumpy pitch and windy stadium. We catch you up on all that happened since our last episode from winning the two-legged tie against OH Lueven, to International breaks. There is a review of the table as it currently stands - can Arsenal catch Manchester City? Last, I cover the
Arsenal 2-0 Everton (Leverkusen R16 L2 Preview)
There are two things that I will personally remember from this game. In no particular order. This is just the order in which these events occurred in my life.Dowman sends a perfect cross to Hincapie who used himself as a human cushion so that the ball would land at the feet of Gyokeres, making it nigh impossible for him to give Arsenal the lead. The question from my beloved? "How many balls a
S2E121 Leverkusen 1-1 Arsenal (Everton Preview)
This game didn’t rate well on Sour Apples. Too many people were looking for an open game. That’s not who Arsenal are and it’s not who Bayer are either.The ref wasn’t great, nor was he awful. What he WAS is inconsistent. Subscribe nowGo look up Oliver Kay’s article about whether Arsenal is respected or hated by opponents (when they aren’t outed and their identity is kept secret). You’ll have to rea
S2E120 Mansfield Town 1-2 Arsenal (UCL Leverkusen R16 Away)
The Stateside Gooners are back, and our blood pressure is only just starting to drop! Join us as we recap a chaotic 2-1 FA Cup survival mission against Mansfield Town.The first eight subscribers to our Substack win Premium Access to The Gooner Hub app through the Apple Store.We break down a match that saw Mikel Arteta lean into his “Youth Project,” handing historic debuts to 16-year-olds Max Dowma
S2E119 Brighton 0-1 Arsenal (FA Cup 5th Rnd Preview)
Nothing to say about the game. Saka scored, Team 115 dropped two points.Share1-nil to the Arsenal. The post game scenes were reminiscent of the Season 1 Finale of Ted Lasso, lots of cheering and singing as the news of the 2-2 draw with Forest came in.The 5th Round of the FA Cup sends the Gunners on the road to the Midlands. Even the Stags manager thinks it’ll be a blowout.Subscribe nowEveryone you
S2E118: Arsenal 2-1 Chelsea (Brighton Preview)(Not Explicit)
As an Arsenal Fan I do really love the color red. I'm happy to say that it quite apparent that Chelsea do, too.Yet, somehow, we contrived to concede MORE possession of the ball to them AFTER Neto earns his YYR and Chelsea are reduced to 10 men. How's that happen? There's something to be learned from this, but for now, the 3 points earned are the value we can take from it now.Brighton u
S2E117 Cockerals 1-4 Cannons (Chelsea Preview)
NLDs bring up a lot of stress for me so I couldn't do a prediction this week. A confident Matt almost nailed the result with his prediction.I'm pleased to be past this week, especially since the rebound from dropping points to the 20th placed team after being two goals up sucked life out of me. Chelsea (and Rosenior, who I'm starting to wonder if Chelsea give the boot and bring in ANOT
S2E116 Wolves 2-2 Arsenal (Fuuudge!!) (NLD Preview)(Extra Explicit)
It's hard to be angry at something you love as much as I love Arsenal. That said, it's also a bit (or a lot) less so when they're up 2-0 against the team that's bottom of the table, and they draw from a late own goal. I can say very honestly that I thought that guy Owen Goal played only for us. To see him score for the other team broke my heart.Can't change the past. Up next is
S2E115Charges Arsenal 4-0 Wigan (Wolves Preview)
"No need to be hasty," Treebeard. Matt did want 2 goals in the first 10', and was 7/10 annoyed when it was just about one, and only at 10'.By the half hour mark when ex-Arsenal Academy player Matt Smith entered the game, his first and only (for now) at the Emirates, the score was a healthy 4-0 and Matt was expectedly a 1/10 annoyed and 10/10 happy.Up next: "The Wolverhampton
S2E114 Brentford 1-1 Arsenal (Wigan Preview)
I don't know how Brentford were able to control this much possession and get the chances they created for themselves. They just kept forcing set pieces that Brentford are very chaotic and often effective. This game was my unfavorite, or at least one of ... moving on.FA Cup on Sunday is Wigan. We should win by a lot. Let's all hope.After that is a relegation battler, and then the NLD. Let&#
S2E113 Arsenal 3-0 Sunderland (Brentford Preview)
Arsenal at home against Sunderland should be a totally different prospect than facing them away, and it was. I was surprised by how much possession they had. It wasn’t that we ceded possession as much as they earned it. But they didn’t know how to break our press in meaningful ways that would create big scoring chances. Three shots on goal, but only a 0.17xG. The result was deserved, even if the f
S2WE16: Arsenal 1 - 0 Manchester City Women in the WSL (OHL Women preview)
On this Stateside Gooners Arsenal Women’s podcast, Eric and Matt recap a tremendous match from the World Champion Arsenal Women against league leaders by a mile, Manchester City. We discuss happy accidents and how one has impacted this season and how one is showing its green shoots. We have a quick preview of the next match which is Champions League against OHL Leuven in Belgium. We review the upc
S2 WE15: Arsenal 3 - 2 Corinthians women 2026 FIFA Women’s Champions Cup Final (Man City Women preview)
On this Stateside Gooners Arsenal Women’s podcast, Eric and Matt recap the Arsenal Women’s first trophy of 2026. That’s right all - Arsenal Women are world champions! We recap the Inaugural Women’s Champions Cup, the teams involved, how difficult the final became, and we discuss the future of the tournament (hint: it becomes the Women’s Club Champions World Cup in 2028). We have a quick preview of
S2E112 Carabao Cup 2L Arsenal 1-0 Chelsea (3-2 Agg) (Xhaka-less Sunderland Preview)
Finally, Arsenal have won a game that's more boring than reading a dictionary... OK, maybe not for the first time. But this one has sent us to Wembley, and a tournament final. Way too many pundits are happy to remind Arsenal supporters that NO ONE HAS EVER WON A QUADRUPLE. Yup, that's a fact. I don't know a single supporter that has said we would. (If they did, that's foolish.)Next
S2E111 Leeds 0 - 4 Arsenal (Carabao Cup SF-L2 vs Chelsea Preview)
Arsenal Dominate Leeds 4-0 in Week 24 of the Premier LeagueI love it when Arsenal with the games we’re supposed to win. It’s even better when we do it in style.This was one of those games. Not easy because in the EPL, no games are. Leeds came out strong, physical, and with intent. Sadly for them, it didn’t matter at all. Eventually our squad took control, scored one goal after another, and won in
S2E110 Arsenal 3-2 Kairat (Leeds Preview)
Sometimes good just isn't good enough, especially when the expectation might just be great.I have to learn to be happy with every win, whether it's 1-0, 10-9, or 8-0. That's hard because the feeling is that this club can perform so much better. Accept reality me.3-2 wasn't good enough, but we ARE 8 wins from 8 played and top of the F* Champions League. I need to be happy about that
S2WE14 Chelsea 0 - 2 Arsenal Women: WSL Match Day 13
On this Stateside Gooners Arsenal Women’s podcast, Eric and Matt go on an extended discussion about how to shovel snow and then making bread - amusing for sure but that’s now why you came here. Eric and Matt briefly discuss the Arsenal Women’s League Cup defeat to Man United. Then they move on to the Arsenal v Chelsea WSL match that seemed to be another in a long line of similar matches this seaso
S2E109 Arsenal 2-3 United (Kairat Almaty Preview)
Rory, ya bastid, you were just about right with your 1-3 prediction. Arsenal Nation couldn't wish more that you were dead wrong, but we got what we got.We said there wasn't much to discuss, and then found 40+ minutes to debate.Kairat isn't much to look at, so maybe we will, and despite everything, perhaps a big win will breed the confidence lost in this recent game.Thanks for listening
S2E108 Inter Milan 1-3 Arsenal (& United Preview)
Mikel Arteta made 7 personnel changes including Timber's switch back to his normal right back position. The inclusion of Cristhian Mosquera came as a big surprise to us as he wasn't expected to return until February. MLS's inclusion means the manager still has faith in him to be successful in the UCL, where he enjoyed himself last year.The style and intensity of the Arsenal press was s
S2E107 Notting-ham (*now I'm hungry*) 0-0 Arsenal (& Milan Preview)
The biggest question around this match is whether Sean Dyche, and his controlling management style meant Ola Aina had to change is oversized shorts. It's definitely a Dych-ey thing to do.This game was not fun. You'll have to listen to hear what we talked about instead. Or did we talk about the game? Inter Milan are up next. They're first in Serie A and Arsenal are top of the Premier League. This i
S2E106 Chelsea 2-3 Arsenal (Forest Preview)
In Episode 106 there's the conundrum about whether an Arsenal supporter should be happy with a 2-3 win, or are disappointed because it wasn't 1-4. Anytime Arsenal win is a happy day.My offer to anyone unsatisfied after a win because it wasn't good enough is to sleep on it and consider what grateful will feel like when opening the eyes after sleep. ;)Lots of action, a few surprises. A h
S2 WE13: No Longer Ruthless Arsenal 0 - 0 Manchester United Women (WSL)
On this Stateside Gooners Arsenal Women’s podcast, Eric and Matt catch up on the many moves the Arsenal Women have made since mid December 2025: recalling loanees, loaning out players, new signees, manager contract extensions, and a first for the Arsenal women - appointing a Technical Director. We also discuss the Arsenal Women’s game against Manchester United in the first match of 2026. We agree
S2E105 Portsmouth 1-4 Arsenal (Chelsea Preview)
In this episode of Stateside Gooners Eric and Matt recap the FA Cup win away at Portsmouth. Despite coming out hot and scoring in the first few minutes, Portsmouth couldn't keep an equally energetic Arsenal from scoring. Matt and I expected (predicted?) 3-0 and 5-0 victory for this game, so 4 goals is 'just about' right. Conceding wasn't in the plan and while we don't place bla
S2E104 Arsenal 0-0 Liverpool (Pompey Preview)
After the LOOOONG last episode, we make up for it with a quick one.We started recording Thursday at 11:30 PM EST and finished quickly, I'm publishing Friday at 12:37 AM EST.It wasn't 'boring,' it was another tale of two halves, but no matter what anyone says, it was a 0-0, and a game that matched what the rest of the top four did this week. Nothing gained but nothing lost.We skippe
S2E103 Bournemouth 2-3 Arsenal (Liverpool Preview)
Every single Episode, Matt and I try to buzz through our content in an attempt to produce a 40-50 minute episode. Every week we end up with an episode that's 10-20 minutes longer than we endeavoured to make. This one is a killer on length at roughly 80'. It sets the new record for longest podcast ever. The thing is, I wouldn't change a thing. Despite what I'm sure are a few 'ru
S2E102 Arsenal 4-1 Aston Villa (Bournemouth Preview)
Happy New Year!As Arsenal Supporters, we wrapped up the year with the type of win we've been waiting for since the week of Tottenham and Bayern. The detractors, haters, and pundits got to see the Arsenal at our best. We had a Gabby set piece goal, an Ødegaard masterclass, a classic Trossard wonder-strike, and love him or not, we got a 2026 bookend goal from a very grateful Jesus.Up next is Bou
S2E101 Arsenal 2 (OG) - 1 Brighton (Aston Villa Preview)
When it rains own goals, it pours own goals.In the open, we reveal some fun facts about OGs this season and how historic this run of 4 in 4 games is for Arsenal. Can they win the league while claiming the record for most own goals benefitted? That would be an interesting discussion in June of 2026.For now, in Episode One Hundred and One (Whaaa?!?) Matt and Eric recap the details that matter in the
S2E100 One Hundred!! Arsenal 1-1 (8-7) Crystal Palace [Brighton Preview)
Scoring goals to win games is highly overrated. Just let your opponents score for you. More of that please.Arsenal have won two of the last three games largely because our opponents have gifted us the wins.Can we say 'Champions always find a way to win' when it's wins like these. I think we can.Next up? Brighton and Hove. Let's see if we can score goals and win of our own volition.
S2 WE12: Last 2 matches of 2025: OH Leuven 0 - 3 Arsenal Women 12/17/2025 (UCL) and Crystal Palace 0 - 2 Arsenal Women (Subway League Cup)
On this Stateside Gooners Arsenal Women’s podcast, Eric and Matt discuss the Arsenal Women’s game against OH Leuven in the Women’s Champions League (UCL) action on the last day of the League Phase. We discuss the drama of Arsenal clinching 5th in the table and the “draw” for the first round of the knockout phase. We discuss the Arsenal women deploying two to lead the press and the other adjustment
S2E99 Everton 0-1 Arsenal (Plus Crystal Palace Preview)
In Episode 99 of Stateside Gooners Matt and Eric recap the 'Boring Arsenal' game at the Hill Dickinson Stadium (*Hill Dick) where a pen by Viktor Gyökeres was the difference maker.Everton without their two top scorers were toothless and Jack Grealish wasn't nearly enough without Ndiaye and Dewsbury-Hall to support him. Arsenal hit the woodwork twice, but didn't really threaten eith
S2 WE11: Dominant again with Loopy Volleys: Everton 1 - 3 Arsenal Women
On this Stateside Gooners Arsenal Women’s podcast, Eric and Matt discuss the Arsenal Women’s game against Everton in the Women’s Super League (WSL) action. We talk about Arsenal’s formations in this match, some loopy volleys, and Olivia Smith doing Olivia Smith things from the left side. We also discuss the best approach to re-introducing Leah Williamson back as the starting right center back. We
S2E98 Arsenal (OG) 2 - 1 Wolves (Preview Everton Away)
Eric predicted Arsenal would concede an own goal, making 'Own Goal' the leading scorer for Wolverhampton Wanderers after 16 games. As it turned out, Wolves conceded not one but two own goals, making 'Own Goals' our joint fifth best. (Shakes head).Up next is Everton. Our record against both the club and the current manager suggest this should be a win and we've both predicted Ar
S2E97 Club Brugge 0-3 Arsenal Recap & Wolverhampton Wanderers Preview
Two title races are on a knife-edge. Bouncing back after an Aston Villa loss, Wolves PreviewWelcome back to Stateside Gooners! This week, we cover Arsenal's bounce-back performance after the weekend's disappointing loss to Aston Villa.Many felt the on-field player reaction to that single defeat was overblown, but as Gooners know all too well, one loss has tragically derailed title dreams i
S2WE10 Dominant but where are the goals Arsenal Women 1 - 0 FC Twente
On this Stateside Gooners Arsenal Women’s podcast, Eric and Matt discuss the Arsenal Women’s game against FC Twente in the Women’s UEFA Champions League (UCL) action. We talk about Arsenal’s different formation which allowed an aggressive press. We also talk about a second consecutive good performance from Olivia Smith on the left side. We highlight the solid play of Katie McCabe and how versatile
S2WE9: Whew! Arsenal 2 - 1 Liverpool
On this Stateside Gooners Arsenal Women’s podcast, Eric and Matt discuss the Arsenal Women’s game against Liverpool in the Women’s Super League (WSL) action. We talk about Olivia Smith’s performance, the return of Kim Little and Leah Williamson and why does Stina have to be offsides so much. We touch on the expectations for this December block of 4 matches and our expectations for the women in the
S2E96 Aston Villa 2-1 Arsenal, Aw Fudge! :( [Club Brugge Preview]
In this fargin episode of Stateside Gooners, we're obligated to talk about how our club, once again, lost to Aston Villa and our gosh darn former manager, Sir Good Ebening.Aston Villa is quietly (?) becoming our newest bogie team (along with Newcastle). We have to find a way to make that stop. Well, we can't do a thing about it, but Mikel Arteta needs to do something about it.Dag Gummit!Up
S2E95 Arsenal 2-0 Brentford, Aston Villa Preview
When do you know that your team is good? I say it's when your 'second team,' your backups, are good enough to start on most of the teams in the Premier League. Outside our strikers (Gyökeres, Havertz, Jesus)(Merino?) most of our players would fit into 'just about' any team in the league.That said, as is said about most team sports, you have to beat the team in front of you with
S2E94 Chelsea 1: 1 Arsenal ... Caicedo: Drunken Kung-Fu in London
I have a sticker on my coffee cup that says:"Surely EVERYBODY wasn't kung-fu fighting."If you are an audiofile, you'll know what song I'm talking about. If you aren't, it's about Caicedo's ankle stomp on Mikel "Wooly" Merino. Not everyone was doing that, ok?Both Matt and Eric feel that Arsenal should have taken all three points from this match, especiall
Don't Call It A Comeback, It's Revenge (& Pumpkin Pie)
Happy Thanksgiving, Gooners!Arsenal haven't beaten Bayern Munich since 2015. They've booted us out the last 8 and more often the last 16 too often. The bets weren't against Arsenal, at home, and like Bayern still undefeated in the Champions League. But the demons were lurking and the media, too. Matt and Eric discuss a game that wasn't like the women's game, a game of two halve
S2E92 A Century of Episodes & North London is Red
What’s the best way to win a North London Derby? Do it in a way that sticks it in their eye. Ebere Eze, a one-time target of our opponents scored the first hat-trick in two generations in a NLD, proving he made the right choice by calling Mikel and triple-checking that he didn’t want to bring him over to his childhood club. In other words, he was the main reason why North London is Red as you read
S2E91 Random Dancing: Brighton, Burnley, Tottenham, & The World Cup Weekend
Sometimes life grabs you by the center circles. You have to concede that without extra time you’ll never score a game winner. (That's means we were out of time to meet our objectives.)In this case, Matt and Eric lost a week to family and medical obligations. Some of them were pretty crappy, to be honest. (i.e. We got too busy to record this episode, ok.)But in the end we finally catch you up
S2 WE8: Opportunities Missed | Bayern Munich 3 - 2 Arsenal Women and Tottenham 0 - 0 Arsenal Women
On this Stateside Gooners Arsenal Women’s podcast, Eric and Matt discuss the Arsenal Women’s games against Bayern Munich in the Women’s Champions League (WSL) and Tottenham in the north London Derby in Women’s Super League (WSL) action. We also take the time to examine what is happening with the women’s season and different competitions. As always we’d love to hear your comments to the episode, f
S2E90 Sunderland Review & NLD Preview
You'll find Matt's Top Ten for the Sunderland game here. He tells us about escapades in music as well as some quality thoughts about what happened, and could have/should have happened.The stats-makers suggested that with the squad we have and a 2-1 lead in the 75th minute we stood a 61% chance of winning the match. Was Gabby's low diving header attempt, rather than just blasting it awa
S2WE7 Leicester City 1 - 4 Arsenal Women; Arsenal Women 1 - Chelsea
On this Stateside Gooners Arsenal Women’s podcast, Eric and Matt discuss the Arsenal Women’s games against Leicester City and the big one against Chelsea in the Women’s Super League (WSL) action. We quickly preview the upcoming week’s matches against Bayern Munich and Tottenham.As always we’d love to hear your comments to the episode, fan origin stories, and questions you may have for us. You can
S2E89 Slavia Prague Review Sunderland Preview
Episode 89 opens with the Hale End Academy kids and a little praise for how much they're playing and how much we appreciate seeing them play. It's great to watch them get the opportunities, which important to keeping them while they progress to the first team.3-0. Seemingly not much to say, but we cover it whistle to whistle. Except we didn't mention the Ben White incident. Somehow we
S2E88 Palace Recap (Brighton Preview?)
In this episode we review the 1-0 snoozer (but all that matters is the 3 points, right?) against Crystal Palace.There's a bit of preview that we try to get out for you, but we were interrupted by 'that hair guy' from Manchester United. Matt hadn't seen his hair yet, so it limited our chat about this Brighton Preview.3QTs are fun as we cover shutouts, shots on goal (grrr), and an El
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