Viktor Gyökeres

The result sends a strong warning to title rivals and piles early pressure on new City boss Enzo Maresca

There are now less than two weeks before Arsenal face FA Cup winners Manchester City in the Community Shield, with Arteta’s side beginning their Premier League title defence at home to Championship winners Coventry on Friday 21 August

Les Bleus have looked unstoppable so far at the 2026 FIFA World Cup

Mbappe finished a superb move to break the deadlock just before half-time on Tuesday in the last-32 tie watched by 80,663 at the MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, after France had already hit the woodwork twice — once through Mbappe and once through Olise

With attacking swagger and midfield flair, France are well placed to reach third straight final but Sweden have their own strike weapons

The winner will advance to the Round of 16 in Philadelphia, facing either Germany or Paraguay for a coveted spot in the quarterfinals

Japan and Sweden played out a tactical, hard-fought 1-1 stalemate at Dallas Stadium, leaving the Group F qualification picture perfectly poised

Following a tentative 2-2 draw with Japan in their opening Group F fixture, Ronald Koeman's side bounced back in style to claim their first tournament win and take control of the group standings

Swedish striker talks about his Arsenal debut at Kai Tak after big-money move from Sporting Lisbon, and opening his World Cup account

He celebrated his second goal after firing home another stunning strike in stoppage time

Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Henrik Larsson dovetailed to great effect at Euro 2004 and should have gone further than a quarter-final exit to Netherlands on penalties

An average of 4.8 million ‌viewers on ABC watched the opening contest of the best-of-seven series between the Vegas Golden ​Knights and Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday ​in Raleigh, N.C

While Diego Simeone is trying to ratchet up a lot of noise around Arsenal, Mikel Arteta has been quietly repeating the same message over the past few days

The Swede’s opener, a close-range tap-in following excellent work down the right from Bukayo Saka, was his 20th goal in all competitions for Arsenal this term

Viktor Gyokeres helps Arsenal ditch any signs of nerves against Fulham

Both UCL semi-final ties featured debate over handball decisions

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta refused to address transfer rumours linking the Gunners with a bid for Atletico Madrid striker Julian Alvarez this summer despite Diego Simeone's comments

They had drawn a Championship side in the sixth round of the FA Cup and a Portuguese side in the quarter-finals of the Champions League

Arsenal missed a golden opportunity to move 12 points clear of Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City after they produced a dismal display in a 2-1 loss to the Cherries at the Emirates

Bournemouth sit 13th with a 9-15-7 record, 42 points and a -2 goal difference, yet they remain within striking distance of European qualification spots after an impressive run of 11 unbeaten league games that included several draws

Havertz sealed a crucial 1-0 victory against Sporting Lisbon with a stoppage-time goal in their Champions League quarter-final first leg on Tuesday, providing Mikel Arteta’s side with a significant advantage ahead of next week’s return fixture at the Emirates

After a humiliating 3–0 defeat in Norway by Bodø/Glimt in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie, logic suggested it was all over

However, their treble tilt ended on the south coast after Charles secured a late 2-1 victory as Southampton bounced back from Viktor Gyokeres cancelling out Ross Stewart’s first half opener

Viktor Gyokeres sent Sweden to the 2026 World Cup as he netted a dramatic late winner to hand his country a 3-2 win over Poland in their European play-off final on Tuesday

All Fools’ Day defeat to Bosnia and Herzegovina means four-time champions are the only winners to have not qualified thrice

The Nations League repechage though gave them a second chance and, with Potter installed as manager, they were much more impressive in beating Ukraine 3-1 in Valencia in their semi-final

Estadio Ciutat de Valencia, usually residence of the La Liga club Levante, is almost 1,700 miles from Kyiv but was the latest stop in Ukraine’s unwanted four-year roadshow

Defender's double seals a 2-0 win over Arsenal — just 24 hours after his birthday

Victory against Chelsea saw Arsenal overcome another of its major rivals and move a step closer to a first league title since 2004

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Gyokeres and Eberechi Eze both scored twice to secure a 4-1 derby triumph over Tottenham

Rather trying to specialise in any one area of midfield play, Rice aims to become the best all-round midfielder in the game, as Gerrard was for a few years

Three months after scoring a hat trick against Spurs, the England midfielder netted two more goals against Arsenal's fiercest rival in a 4-1 away win on Sunday

Following Martin Zubimendi’s impressive first-half opener at the Emirates Stadium, Gyokeres landed his first just six minutes after coming on as a substitute

A potential showdown in the final with title rivals Manchester City would only add to the sense of drama but they know they are within touching distance of a first trophy since winning the FA Cup in Arteta’s first season six years ago

Arsenal have suffered a worrying Bukayo Saka injury setback just moments before kick-off against Leeds United

The sight of Bukayo Saka walking off during the warm-up with a physio by his side before this clash with Leeds would have sent shivers down the spines of Gunners supporters and maybe even the rest of the squad in previous seasons

But there’s still a long way to go, and as the pressure begins to ramp up, Express Sport have picked out three things Arteta ought to do if Arsenal are to end the campaign successful

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