April. A month where titles are won, dreams are shattered, and legacies are etched.
For Arsenal, it begins with urgency and ends with finality. Liverpool leads the title race, 12 points clear. The odds are steep, but not insurmountable. Arsenal must be perfect—and hope Anfield stumbles.
Their April fixture list reads like a gauntlet.
April 1: Arsenal vs Fulham
The month opens with a London derby at the Emirates. Arsenal, desperate for points, face a Fulham side still chasing European ambitions. History favours the Gunners—unbeaten at home against Fulham.
April 5: Everton vs Arsenal
David Moyes has reinvented Everton—nine games unbeaten, 17 goals scored. Arsenal struggled in the reverse fixture: 76.6% possession, zero goals. Arteta will need more than control; he’ll need incision.
April 8: Arsenal vs Real Madrid
Then, the behemoth. Arsenal welcome Real Madrid in the Champions League quarter-finals. Madrid: 15-time kings of Europe. Arsenal: still chasing their first.
The Gunners boast the competition’s best defence (8.8 xGA). This could be the night purpose eclipses pedigree.
April 12: Arsenal vs Brentford
Another derby. Brentford are flying away from home—five wins on the bounce. But Arsenal have dominated this fixture, winning six of the last eight meetings.
April 20: Ipswich Town vs Arsenal
A banana skin away trip. Rotation? Risk. Every point matters.
April 23: Real Madrid vs Arsenal (Second Leg)
The Bernabéu. Where dynasties live. Arsenal arrive with belief, maybe Bukayo Saka, and a shot at immortality.
April 26: Arsenal vs Crystal Palace
Their final league fixture of the month. If Liverpool blink, this could be a decider.
April is Arsenal’s crucible. Each match, a furnace. Each result, a judgement.