​Arsenal duo Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Alexandre Lacazette swapped scoring goals for commentary duties after the pair commentated on the club’s recent 4-2 win against Tottenham in the north London derby. 

Aubameyang netted a brace against Spurs, while Lacazette scored the Gunners’ third of the game to help record a famous win against their local rivals at the beginning of December – which extended Unai Emery’s sides unbeaten run to 19 games at the time. 

As a result, the pair took part in a segment for the ​club’s YouTube channel called ‘UnClassic Commentary’, which saw them both relive the key moments from the game, giving both their insight and often hilarious responses to the action. 

While the pair shouldn’t think about making the switch to the gantry anytime soon, the video is certainly worth a watch, with ​Aubameyang reaffirming his love for referee Mike Dean, while ​Lacazette made reference to Harry Kane being an apparent fan of Arsenal at one time. 

Both Aubameyang and Lacazette have impressed for A​rsenal under Emery this season, with the Gabon international currently the ​Premier League’s joint top scorer with ten goals, as well as two in the Europa League; while the French international has eight goals in all competitions, six of which have come in the league. 

Despite their unbeaten run of 21 games in all competitions coming to an end with a 3-2 defeat to Southampton recently, Emery has done well since arriving in the summer. The Gunners just three points off the top four, and secured a place in the knockout stages of the Europa League with minimal fuss. 

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​It’s the most wonderful time of the year. But, for Premier League football clubs, it’s also among the busiest, and certainly most important. The TV rescheduling can be a cruel mistress, and it has been no less ruthless in 2018.

While the title cannot be won at Christmas, it can definitely be lost. With that frightening prospect in mind, here is the upcoming festive schedule for each of the top five, and the amount of respite they have, as reported by the ​Liverpool Echo (with a bit of extra research from yours truly), ranked from most congested to least.

Tottenham – 217.5 Hours

With just 217.5 hours (over nine days) in which to complete their four festive fixtures against Everton away (December 23rd, 16:00), Bournemouth at home (26th, 15:00) Wolves at home (29th, 15:00) and Cardiff away (January 1st, 17:30), ​Spurs face the most gruelling xmas schedule of them all. 

Factor in the League Cup quarter final clash with Arsenal that will kick things off on December 19th and the FA Cup 3rd round fixture with Tranmere that will bookend the proceedings on January 4th, and it promises to be a pivotal, and hefty, period for Mauricio Pochettino’s side. 

Arsenal – 242.5 Hours

Chelsea – 268.75 Hours

​​The Blues saw Arsenal’s 242 and a half hours, and raised it by 26 hours and 15 minutes. Maurizio Sarri’s side will kick things off against Leicester at home (22nd, 15:00), before travelling to Watford (Boxing Day, 19:30) and Crystal Palace (30th, 12:00). 

They’ll finish the Xmas season with the arrival of Southampton on January 2nd, at 19:45, making that 268 hours and 45 minutes of festive fun. 

Manchester City – 293 Hours

There we have it. It is in fact Jurgen Klopp’s table-toppers that will receive the most recuperation time this Christmas, with a whopping 312 hours in which to finish their seasonal fixtures.

This is all thanks to their handy Friday night kick off against Wolves at Molineux on December 21st. That 20:00 kick off comes a full 19 hours before City’s hosting of Palace on the Saturday, and is the only differential between the two. Before that crucial clash with the Pep and co at the Etihad, ​Liverpool will host Newcastle on Boxing Day (15:00) and Arsenal on the 29th, at 17:30.

God bless Friday Night Football, eh?

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Arsenal goalkeeper Bernd Leno has insisted he has no regrets over his part in Southampton’s late winner at St Mary’s on Sunday.

In a back and forth clash, Ralph Hasenhuttl’s side claimed all three points when Leno misjudged a cross from Shane Long, allowing Saints striker Charlie Austin to head home into an empty net. 

Despite acknowledging his mistake, the 26-year-old revealed he was simply ‘unlucky’ in conceding the goal and that were the situation to repeat itself, he would have no qualms about trying to go for the ball again.

Leno said (as quoted by the ​Evening Standard): “The last goal was a little bit unlucky for me because I wanted to get the cross because Austin was completely free and it was so close.

“I touched the ball a little bit but I missed it so it was a little bit unlucky. No risk, no fun. Maybe next time I will get the ball or I will stay on the line look at the ball and nobody says ‘you came out and didn’t get the ball’. That’s the life of a goalkeeper but I would do it again.”

The result meant ​Arsenal’s long unbeaten run came to an end, but Leno revealed that Wednesday’s upcoming Carabao Cup quarter-final match against north London rivals ​Tottenham is an opportunity to start another streak.

He added: “After 22 games, you can lose a game so it is disappointing but now nobody talks anymore about the unbeaten run and we can look forward. 

“We have on Wednesday another big game and maybe now we can start another run.”

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​The draw for the last 32 of the 2018/19 Europa League has been made, with the 24 group stage winners and runners-up joined by eight Champions League dropouts as this season’s competition reaches the knockout rounds.

The 12 group winners along with the four best Champions League dropouts were seeded for the draw and were paired with one of the 12 group runners-up or remaining four Champions League sides. Seeds also have the added advantage of playing the second leg of their tie at home.

Country protection was in place, while it was not possible for teams who qualified from the same Europa League group to be drawn against each other.

2018/19 UEFA Europa League Last 32 Draw in Full:

First legs will be played on Thursday 14th February, with return legs to take place a week later on Thursday 21st February. The draw for the Last 16 will then follow on 22nd February.

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