Arsenal FC get Carabao Cup snakebit (erm, defeated handily) by EFL League Two club Fleetwood Town. EPL Week 9 Liverpool FC host Arsenal at Anfield.

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Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve heard that Arsenal lost to Fleetwood Town. Did you think it was odd that Fleetwood Town wears red shirt with the white sleeves? Or that they play in “Highbury Stadium”? Was this loss destiny?

On Episode 165, Eric and Matt lament the Max Dowman red card, consider the way Arteta handled it, and express how we would have addressed it.

This is easily the worst loss by a Premier League club in the Carabou Cup, likely in English cup competition history. We’ll tell you why.

One ‘big’ number is a fraction this time. Liverpool gets a match preview and a bonus starting lineup prediction, with a twist? Thanks to injuries, the team essentially picks itself in some areas. We spell out predictions for Week 9 in the Premier League and wind up with 3QTs.

Oh and hey, this is a combined 200 episodes for the Stateside Gooners podcast, 165 for the men and 35 for the women.

As always, share your thoughts on the episode as well as questions. We are always looking for “Gooner Origin Stories” so tell us why YOU are a fan of The Arsenal Football Club. Questions, comments, and your stories may be read on a future episode! Share by email: statesidegoonerspod@gmail.com or post and tag us on Substack @statesidegooners or Bluesky @statesidegooners.bsky.social.

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Voting continues through mid-December with groups getting smaller with each shuffle. The champion will host their very own six-episode podcast, professionally produced by iHeartRadio. The show will premiere on the iHeartRadio app and everywhere people listen to podcasts. Eric is on to Round 4, thanks to all of you that voted!

Thank you!! We will keep you up to date as this competition continues.

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North London is Red

In this episode of the Arsenal Women’s podcast presented by Stateside Gooners, Matt talks about the North London Derby. Surprising starts from Caitlin Foord and Tailor Hinds. Surprising roles for Olivia Smith and Alesia Russo. Celebrate with the fans! Arsenal’s WSL match against newly promoted side Birmingham City. Matt recaps the WSL action during Match Day 7 and brings everyone up to speed on those results. There is also the matter of previewing the next match, a Champions League affair against Portugal side Benfica.

As always we’d love to hear your comments to the episode, fan origin stories, and questions you may have for us. You can leave your comments on Substack, drop us a DM on the Bluesky app on @StatesideGooners, or you can email us at statesidegoonerspod@gmail.com Drop us a question there and we will do our best to answer you.

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On this episode, Kevin and Matt look back at the match against Everton, it really could have been a problem if a few kicks go Everton’s way. The guys recap the goals and the solid play from the set pieces in the match. Threre was that one Ben White what are you doing moment. Kevin provides the two minute mashup of the rest of the Match Day 8 EPL contests - there were a couple noteworthy results in that batch. Finally, we end the show with a preview of the Fleetwood Town Soda Cup match. Listen to the end to hear some interesting facts about Fleetwood, why they are called the Cods and the biggest manufacturer in Fleetwood - you don’t want to miss it.

You can find Matt’s Top Ten Takes for the Arsenal - Everton match by using this link: https://statesidegooners.substack.com/p/top-ten-arsenal-2-0-everton-epl-week

As always, share your thoughts on the episode as well as questions. We are always looking for “Gooner Origin Stories” so tell us why YOU are a fan of The Arsenal Football Club. Questions, comments, and your stories may be read on a future episode! Share by email: statesidegoonerspod@gmail.com or post and tag us on Substack @statesidegooners or Bluesky @statesidegooners.bsky.social.

⁠Vote daily for Eric as he bids to win The 2026 Top Host using this link.⁠

Voting continues through mid-December with groups getting smaller with each shuffle. The champion will host their very own six-episode podcast, professionally produced by iHeartRadio. The show will premiere on the iHeartRadio app and everywhere people listen to podcasts. Eric is on to Round 4, thanks to all of you that voted!

Thank you!! We will keep you up to date as this competition continues.

Visit ⁠Skeids.com⁠ and use our code statesidegooners to get 10% off every order every time. Gather the gods!

https://tophost.org/2026/eric-weilminster