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Arsenal record with blue kit in 2017-18 | Results of AFC games played in Blue away Shirt in 17-18 season

Arsenal lost to Ostersunds in the second leg of their Europa League knockout tie, with the little known Swedish outfit becoming only the SECOND team to beat the Gunners at the Emirates in the current 2017/2018 season (the first being Manchester United)

However, despite being the home side, Arsenal were wearing their blue away jersey for the game against Ostersunds- apparently because their home kit clashed with the visitors’ red and black change strip (in the end Ostersunds wore their home kit and Arsenal their away uniform!)

The loss to Ostersunds continues Arsenal’s terrible record in the blue kit this season. Liverpool have enjoyed great success with their orange third shirt this season, but Arsenal’s record in the blue one has been just the opposite.

They’ve played ten games and LOST EIGHT of them– the exceptions being the 4-2 away win at BATE in the EL, and a 1-1 draw against Southampton- so P10- W1, L8, D1

Games played in blue away kit by Arsenal in 2017/2018 season and results

Liverpool 4-0 Arsenal
BATE 2-4 Arsenal
Watford 2-1 Arsenal
Koln 1-0 Arsenal

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Super Sunday- Jose’s United to lock horns with Conte’s Blues at Old Trafford

Chelsea can go level on points with Manchester United if they beat the Red Devils in what promises to be a blockbuster clash at Old Trafford on Sunday afternoon.

Antonio Conte’s Blues are currently fourth in the table, three behind Jose Mourinho’s men, and will be aiming to win at Old Trafford for the first time in nearly five years.

Both teams have had little time to recover from their Champions League midweek exertions- more so United, who had to travel 1500 miles down south to Spain to take on Sevilla on Wednesday night.

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Sunderland selling price- £50m! Ellis Short willing to sell SAFC for <1 Aubameyang

Ellis Short is willing to listen to offers for Sunderland football club and according to media reports, the tycoon has priced the Wearside outfit at just £50m!

That is less than the £56m Arsenal paid for one Pierre Emerick Aubameyang on transfer deadline day from Dortmund, or 1/4th the price PSG paid Barca for Neymar. It’s also a little over twice the price SAFC sold Darren Bent to Aston Villa seven years ago.

Sunderland were relegated from the top flight last season and are struggling in the Championship (they’re bottom of the table at the time of writing, and were beaten 1-0 by Bolton last night), meaning that it could be two back to back relegations for the Black Cats.

The season they were relegated (2016/17)- they had the sixth biggest stadium in the PL (Stadium of Light with a capacity of 49,000) after United, Arsenal, West Ham, City and Liverpool.

The club’s debt levels would also be a concern for the new owner.

Sunderland’s population, according to the last census was 2,75,000, which would effectively mean that a little over £180 from each resident would be enough to purchase the club.

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