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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Coquelin The True Star Of The City Win

Written by Sam Stubbs-Benbow on 20 January 2015. Posted in Loose Cannon Reviews

Match Review - Man City 0-2 Arsenal - Premier League: 18/01/15

Wow. What a performance. For years now, away games against the stronger teams have been events to be dreaded for Arsenal fans. 6-0, 6-3, 5-1 and 8-2 are just some of the litany of embarrassing defeats that we've suffered at the likes of City, Chelsea and United. But Sunday felt like a watershed moment for the Gunners. The moment we finally realised what was required to be successful in these games. We sacrificed our desire to control the game and attack with numbers and played with guts and determination. I suppose it's better late than never...

Even Stoke's Friendly Referee Couldn't Stop Alexis

Written by Sam Stubbs-Benbow on 13 January 2015. Posted in Loose Cannon Reviews

Match Review: Arsenal 3-0 Stoke City - Premier League: 10/01/15

Stoke at home, unlike the reverse fixture, has become a lock in three points for us. Stoke’s record at the Emirates is even worse than ours is at their place. There was only one team in it on Sunday and Stoke were well beaten despite their usual attempts to injure each and every Arsenal player. The result also meant we overtook Sp*rs and moved one point behind Man Utd after their home defeat to Southampton.

Sensational Alexis & Mertesacker Start FA Cup Defence

Written by Sam Stubbs-Benbow on 05 January 2015. Posted in Loose Cannon Reviews

Match Review: Arsenal 2-0 Hull City - FA Cup - 04.01.2015

Arsenal's defence of the FA Cup got off to a leisurely start on Sunday. It was one of those games where you could tell that Hull weren't really bothered about getting through and though we didn't run riot as such, there was only ever one team in the game. We needed a comfortable game following the tough winter fixtures and that's exactly what we got.