Amy Lawrence, Art de Roché and James McNicholas join Ian Stone to discuss Arsenal’s 4-1 victory against Aston Villa at the Emirates Stadium on Tuesday night. 

The panel reflect on the freedom Arsenal played with in the second half, the two Martins running the midfield, Trossard’s excellent 2025, Jesus’ first goal since returning from injury, Gabriel’s influence on the team and the importance of his partnership with Saliba.  

Plus, they look ahead to Arsenal’s match against Bournemouth on Saturday and look back at some of their highlights of 2025.

Producer: Robby Williams

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Amy Lawrence and Adrian Clarke join Ian Stone to discuss both Arsenal’s 2-1 win against Brighton at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday and their quarterfinal win against Crystal Palace in the Carabao Cup last week.

The panel reflect on another nervy finish to the game, feeling positive about Arsenal’s attacking play despite poor finishing, Odegaard’s encouraging performance, Raya’s importance after another match winning save, Gyokeres' continued lack of form and the difficulties for new players to adapt.  

Plus, they look ahead to Arsenal’s match against Aston Villa on Tuesday night at Emirates stadium. 

Producer: Robby Williams

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Welcome to a special Handbrake Off bonus episode featuring some of our favourite stories and questions from our new segment 'Up Your Arsenal'. 

We’ll be back with a regular podcast on Monday 29th December, where the panel will reflect on both Arsenal's Premier League game against Brighton and their Carabao Cup quarter-final against Crystal Palace. 

Please keep the Up Your Arsenal submissions coming if you’d like to be featured in 2026, Merry Christmas!

Produced by Jay Beale.

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Amy Lawrence and Adrian Clarke join Ian Stone to discuss Arsenal’s 1-0 win away to Everton on Saturday.

The panel reflect on getting the job done in a must win away game, a steady but flawed performance, the slow start to the first half, a lack of cohesion in the midfield, still waiting for the team to click going forward, Declan Rice being back to his best, Victor Gyokeres’ improved performance and being entrusted with the penalty by his teammates.

Plus, they look ahead to Arsenal’s match against Crystal Palace in the Carabao Cup on Tuesday night at Emirates stadium.

Producer: Robby Williams

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James McNicholas and Art de Roché join Ian Stone to look ahead to Arsenal’s game against Everton on Saturday.

The panel discuss the possible contributing factors to the squad’s injury issues since the start of last season, Gyokeres’ start to life as a Gunner not yet meeting expectations, whether Arsenal can have a better record at Hill Dickinson Stadium than they had at Goodison Park and more.

Plus, we hear from from Joey in Indianapolis for another instalment of ‘Up Your Arsenal’.

Producer: Robby Williams

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Adrian Clarke and Art de Roché join Ian Stone to discuss the 2-1 win at home to Wolves on Saturday. 

The panel reflect on the contributing factors to the disappointing performance, Arsenal’s poor first half displays recently, Arteta’s team selection, Bukayo Saka continuing to deliver, growing concerns around Victor Gyokeres, Ben White’s injury, and the excitement around Gabriel Jesus’s return. 

Plus, they discuss how Arsenal should approach the week ahead with no midweek game and look ahead to the next run of fixtures. 

Producer: Robby Williams

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Amy Lawrence and Art de Roché join Ian Stone to discuss the 3-0 win away to Club Brugge on Wednesday. 

The panel reflect on the attitude throughout this Arsenal team, Noni Madueke’s player of the match performance, Ethan Nwaneri’s eye-catching cameo, the return of Gabriel Jesus, potential concerns over Victor Gyokeres’s form and Gabriel Martinelli making history in style with a spectacular goal.

Plus, they look ahead to Wolves at home on Saturday night and we hear from Anna in Kenya in this week’s instalment of ‘Up Your Arsenal’.

Producer: Robby Williams

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Amy Lawrence and Adrian Clarke join Ian Stone to discuss the 2-1 loss away to Aston Villa on Saturday. 

The panel reflect on Arsenal’s performance, the tactical approach to the game, Odegaard’s player of the match display, mounting injuries, what impact the recent tough run of fixtures may have had on the result and the importance of Gabriel and Saliba.

Plus, they look ahead to Club Brugge in the Champions League on Wednesday.

Producer: Robby Williams

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James McNicholas and Art de Roché join Ian Stone to discuss Arsenal’s 2-0 win over Brentford on Wednesday. 

The panel reflect on the tension during the game, Ben White’s return to the starting lineup with a player of the match performance, Noni Madueke’s positive showing, the importance of Martin Odegaard regaining fitness, more injury woes as Cristhian Mosquera was forced off, and the dilemma Mikel Merino has given Arteta after another goal and assist up front.

Plus, they look ahead to Aston Villa on Saturday, and we hear from Alex in Amsterdam in this week’s ‘Up Your Arsenal’ instalment.

Producer: Robby Williams

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Amy Lawrence and Adrian Clarke join Ian Stone to discuss the 1-1 draw away to Chelsea on Sunday.

The panel reflect on the difficulties Arsenal faced at Stamford Bridge, why they were unable to find their rhythm, how the team managed without Gabriel and Saliba, Arteta’s game management, Rice having to play deeper, and the contributions from Saka and Merino.

Plus, they audition some more player chants suggested by listeners and look ahead to Brentford at the Emirates on Wednesday night.

Producer: Robby Williams

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