Loose Cannon Reviews

Goonersphere's match review page covering all first team matches. Reviews include scores, injury updates, match stats, and player ratings.

Sam Stubbs-Benbow, known on Twitter as @sambangsdrums, is a student in Sound for television and is a keen musician. He has been following the Arsenal all his life and more widely, is a football nut, keen on anything to do with the beautiful game. You will find him at most home games and a few away ones and will be providing match reviews for Arsenal first team games this season.

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Arsenal At A Crossroads After Chelsea Defeat

Written by Sam Stubbs-Benbow on 26 January 2016. Posted in Loose Cannon Reviews

Match Review: Arsenal 0 Chelsea 1 - Premier League 24.01.16

At the end of Sunday’s game I could barely muster the energy to be angry. I’ve seen this script and this game many times before and to be honest, it just makes me sad. As the red card came out and Mertesacker trudged off I felt that familiar sinking feeling. As soon as Costa tumbled under the German’s challenge, we all knew what was coming. The inevitable goal followed by a valiant but fruitless struggle against odds followed and for me, it was depressing and a little boring. As ever, we dared to believe that things would be different, but Chelsea came over and took our lunch money again. It doesn't infuriate me in the way it used to now, I’m just tired of it.

Away Form Could Crown Arsenal Champions

Written by Sam Stubbs-Benbow on 19 January 2016. Posted in Loose Cannon Reviews

Match Review: Stoke City 0 Arsenal 0 - Premier League 17.01.16

A draw away at Stoke is a good result, not only in the context of Stoke’s home record this season, but in terms of our well publicised struggles at the Britannia. I think if you offered us a draw at the start of the year we’d have taken it without question. It puts us back on top, but our lead has been cut. The positive though is that we’ve got through two difficult away games without losing, which means fewer chances for us to slip up.

Giroud An Open Goal Miss Shy Of A Perfect Performance

Written by Sam Stubbs-Benbow on 15 January 2016. Posted in Loose Cannon Reviews

Match Review: Liverpool 3 Arsenal 3 - Premier League 13.01.16

Another year, another late equaliser for Liverpool at Anfield. We missed the chance to open up a five point gap on City after they drew at home to Everton and we are now back level with Leicester after they downed the Spuds at White Hart Lane. Although on the face of it a draw is not a bad result, I can’t help feeling this was a real missed opportunity to capitalise on a City slip up and take the pressure off ahead of a very tricky trip to Stoke.