Matt Verri

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Matt Verri is a Football Reporter for Evening Standard. He also reports on tennis at Wimbledon and has covered big nights of boxing.

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Matt Verri is a Football Reporter for Evening Standard. He also reports on tennis at Wimbledon and has covered big nights of boxing.

Football

Five key transfer decisions Arsenal must make as Arteta faces dilemmas

Gunners have some huge calls to make this summer after Premier League title triumph

9 Jun 2026
Football

Three ways Arsenal could line up without White after injury setback

Mikel Arteta facing selection dilemma ahead of the Champions League final following fitness blow for £50m defender

13 May 2026
Football

Fernandes vs Rice: Standard Sport writers pick player of the season

Opinions divided as Arsenal’s midfield general and Manchester United talisman go head to head

12 May 2026
Football

Champions League final referee confirmed as Arsenal get familiar face

Lead official for Budapest showpiece has refereed the Gunners four times previously, including twice this season

12 May 2026
Football

Raya's six best saves as Arsenal close in on Premier League title

Shot-stopper could be Gunners’ unsung hero this season

11 May 2026
Ian Wright and Martin Luther King
Football

Wright compares VAR to Martin Luther King's 'I Have a Dream' speech

The words “upon review” from referee Chris Kavanagh will go down in history for Gunners legend

11 May 2026
Football

Nuno makes Premier League demand after West Ham denied goal vs Arsenal

Hammers thought they had rescued a point against the Premier League leaders, only for VAR to intervene in stoppage time

10 May 2026
Football

What we learned from Arsenal win as VAR review comes to the rescue

Mikel Arteta gets away with making a complete mess of his first half change but Martin Odegaard provides a timely reminder of his quality

10 May 2026
Football

Arteta explains 'tough' Zubimendi substitution during Arsenal win

Spanish midfielder was replaced in the second half despite being a first-half introduction at the London Stadium

10 May 2026
Football

Arteta reveals White latest as Arsenal dealt new double injury worry

Gunners were forced into a pair of defensive changes during vital 1-0 win over West Ham

10 May 2026
LIVE

West Ham 0-1 Arsenal: Gunners win after VAR review - LIVE

All eyes on the capital as a must-win fixture for both teams takes centre stage in the Premier League

10 May 2026
Football

Arsenal player ratings: Raya outstanding as Trossard scores winner

Gunners survive a late scare to remain on track for the Premier League title

10 May 2026
Football

Rice can have last laugh with Arsenal and West Ham fates in play

Midfielder must park sentiment against relegation-threatened Irons with Premier League summit within reach

10 May 2026
Football

Arteta plays down Arsenal title talk ahead of crucial West Ham clash

Some pundits have tipped Sunday’s match as decisive in race to Premier League summit

8 May 2026
Football

Arteta reveals Arsenal lesson that helped Lewis-Skelly win back place

Youngster has revitalised Gunners’ double dreams with midfield performances

8 May 2026
Football

Arteta tells Arsenal celebration police where to send their opinions

Gunners reached their first Champions League final in 20 years

8 May 2026
Football

Arteta issues worrying Timber injury update in new Arsenal blow

Dutch defender and midfielder Mikel Merino have been sidelined for weeks

8 May 2026
UK

Arsenal's win over Atletico sees biggest-ever surge in O2's traffic

The Gunners beat Atletico Madrid 1-0 in north London on Tuesday to reach the Champions League final

6 May 2026
LIVE

Arsenal 1-0 Atletico: Gunners reach Champions League final - LIVE

Gunners reach Budapest final after narrow second-leg victory

6 May 2026
Football

Arteta and Saka are now one game away from Arsenal immortality

The pair have been in step which each other since the start, lifting each other up along the way

6 May 2026
LIVE

What we learned from Arsenal win as fans rise to occasion on big night

Ben White’s return to form adds to excitement as Arsenal on the cusp of historic season

6 May 2026