News about David Raya

Over the last eight years, Atalanta's remarkable rise from yo-yo club to Champions League regulars has come despite a reputation for being slow starters.

Bournemouth made the most of two refereeing decisions going in their favour as they dispatched a flat Arsenal side, who had hoped to surge to the top of the table. The away side predictably hogged the ball in the opening stages but Andoni Iraola's men looked the more threatening, competing fiercely out of possession and when David Raya gifted the ball to the opposition, Antoine Semenyo wasted a handy chance. Then, with the game moving along at a tepid pace, the pivotal moment - a reckless William Saliba tackle on Evanilson as the Brazilian looked to race through on goal. Referee Rob Jones gave it a yellow but VAR sent him over to the monitor and there was no escaping a sending off. Arsenal tried not to let the decision break their stride and a few minutes later two summer signings making their first starts of the season linked up for a good chance.

Arsenal goalkeeper David Raya has announced his engagement to his model girlfriend Tatiana Trouboul ahead of the club's match against Bournemouth. The Spanish international took to social media on Friday night to share the news. 'SHE SAID YES,' Raya wrote, with the goalkeeper posting a series of photos of his proposal.

Aaron Ramsdale made an emotional return to his former club on Saturday when he turned out for Southampton in their Premier League game at Arsenal. The 26-year-old - who played 89 times for the Gunners before leaving to join the Saints in a £25million deal in August - was in tears during the warm-up. Ramsdale then made three saves against his old side but that was not enough to stop Southampton falling to a 3-1 defeat. Arsenal fans chanted Ramsdale's name towards the end of Saturday's match. After the final whistle, Ramsdale was then seen exchanging words with Arteta and David Raya.

The goalkeeper joined Southampton on a permanent £25million deal during the summer, bringing his three-year stay in north London to an end. Ramsdale made 89 appearances in total for the Gunners but left in search of more game time after falling behind David Raya in Mikel Arteta's pecking order. However, he remains a favourite at his former club and the stopper was unable to hold back the waterworks during the warm-ups ahead of kick-off.

ISAAN KHAN: Mikel Arteta quipped he will play mind games with Aaron Ramsdale in a bid to confuse him on Arsenal's set-piece plans as he returns to the Emirates with Southampton on Saturday. The goalkeeper left the Gunners over the summer in a four-year deal worth up to £25million, having largely occupied the bench after losing his starting spot to David Raya near the start of last season. The 26-year-old spent three years with the north London club and was named in the PFA Premier League Team of the Year for the 2022-23 season after helping Arsenal to the cusp of the title.

Aaron Ramsdale has revealed one thing that really bothered him as he lost his place to David Raya in the Arsenal team last season. The Ramsdale-Raya situation was one of the major talking points over the first few months of the 20-23-24 campaign following the Spaniard's arrival from Brentford.  Raya came in and quickly deposed England international Ramsdale, who'd been named in the PFA Team of the Year the previous season and didn't do much wrong as Arsenal challenged for the title. 

Liverpool have a shot at taking a four-point advantage over their Premier League title rivals this weekend as they get us going in the 12:30pm Saturday kick-off against Crystal Palace. Gameweek 7 also offers peril if you're connected with Manchester United , particularly if your name is Erik ten Hag . The Red Devils face a trip to Aston Villa and a negative result could spell time on the Dutchman's Old Trafford reign. Erling Haaland didn't score last weekend against Newcastle, believe it or not, but still costs you the prettiest penny out of all with a price of £15.3million.

ISAAN KHAN AT THE EMIRATES: A new-look PSG, shorn of their superstar cast of yesteryear but talented nonetheless, arrived at the Emirates with ambitions of pulling off a Champions League shock - but one England star in particular had other plans for the French titans. It was a strong start from the hosts, who were 2-0 up by the break, in a game that saw plenty of battles and duels between both sets of players. While many of the hosts' key names stepped up to the plate on the night, however, one superstar had a night to forget in north London, where the Gunners laid down a statement performance.  

ISAAN KHAN AT THE EMIRATES STADIUM: At times, it felt like Arsenal vs Mads Hermansen. As he dived one way then the next, the Danish goalkeeper had become the architect for Leicester to nearly walk away with something. It was James Justin's outrageous first-time volley off Wilfred Ndidi's cross that equalised the score at 2-2. Hermansen, however, pulled off a series of saves beyond the call of order to keep his team on hanging. The 24-year-old must've watched a David Raya compilation tape from this season. The heroics today were nearly in that bracket.

Another weekend of Premier League fixtures has arrived with plenty of teams fighting to stake their claim as title challengers and relegation avoiders. Reigning champions Man City get the weekend underway with a trip to Newcastle as Pep Guardiola attempts to solve a midfield injury crisis, while Man United host Tottenham on Sunday in a huge game for both sides. Here, Mail Sport brings you our predicted lineups for every match ahead of the Premier League weekend.

Gameweek 6 of the Premier League is set to deliver another blockbuster weekend with Manchester United's clash with Tottenham on Sunday the pick of the games. After a disappointing draw at Crystal Palace last weekend, Erik ten Hag's team will be desperate to return to winning ways at Old Trafford against a Spurs side who have endured an up-and-down start to the campaign. In addition, both Arsenal and Manchester City will be keen to get three points on the board after their pulsating 2-2 draw at the Etihad last weekend. With plenty to ponder, FPL managers around the country have an opportunity to bring back many of the title rivals' top stars into their teams following a low-point week. Mail Sport's panel - including experts from FPL gurus Fantasy Football Hub - have predicted the full-time result of each match this weekend, detailing the players they expect to score the most points in each fixture.

Mikel Arteta's side are afflicted with multiple injury concerns, including to key players David Raya, Martin Odegaard and Ben White. It has formed a headache for the Spaniard and he has been forced to get creative, starting 16-year-old goalkeeper Jack Porter in place of Raya in the 5-1 midweek demolition of Bolton. Despite the piling medical concerns, Arsenal have started the season rosily on the pitch, having won three and drawn two of a challenging run of fixtures, and only being denied victory at Manchester City on Sunday after a 98th-minute John Stones equaliser.

EXCLUSIVE BY ISAAN KHAN: It was a night that will live long in the memory of Jack Porter. A 16-year-old goalkeeper thrust into the Arsenal first-team to play Bolton in the Carabao Cup third round. Injuries to David Raya and Tommy Setford, and No2 keeper Neto being cup-tied, had presented Porter with this opportunity. He was understandably nervous, with some jitters on the ball, but stood tall to the task at hand.

Arsenal were accused of extensive time-wasting from dead ball situations and blocking Ederson from corner kicks, while controversy has sprung up over David Raya going down. It has drawn a range of opinions from pundits - Ian Wright approved while Roy Keane slammed Arsenal for playing like a 'small club with a small mentality'. But what does Chris Sutton and Ian Ladyman think on the latest episode of It's All Kicking Off!?

SAMI MOKBEL: Back at the ranch, Arsenal's squad watched 'the anger' unfold with a wry smile. Their phones have pinged regularly with messages, many of which have made similar observations about the strength of Manchester City's reaction to Sunday's intense 2-2 draw. Now that the dust has settled, Mail Sport can bring you Arsenal players' side of the story - their sense that the noise that emanated from the City camp in the aftermath of the Battle of the Etihad points towards a team that is 'rattled'.

Arsenal eased into the last-16 of the competition on Wednesday with a 5-1 win over Bolton, featuring a brace from 17-year-old Ethan Nwaneri, who impressed in midfield. Nwaneri wasn't the only youngster involved for Arsenal, however, with six teenagers featuring in total, including a record-breaking goalkeeper. Jack Porter became the youngest starter in the Gunners' history when he lined up in goal for the game, aged just 16 and deputising for David Raya and Neto.

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta named several senior stars in his starting lineup for Wednesday's Carabao Cup clash with Bolton - including Raheem Sterling and Declan Rice - but he also selected three 17-year-olds and one 16-year-old. The youngest member of Arteta's starting XI on Wednesday was Jack Porter, who only turned 16 in July. Aged 16 years, two months and 10 days, Porter set a new record as the youngest player ever to start a competitive game for the Gunners.

Footage has re-emerged of Arsenal appearing to deliberately waste time during a crucial match with Liverpool at Anfield last year, after the Gunners were accused of using the 'dark arts' in their draw with Manchester City on Sunday. The top of the table clash at the Etihad threatened to boil over on multiple occasions, with City furious at Arsenal for slowing the game down as they tried to hang on to their 2-1 lead before John Stones rescued a point for the hosts in stoppage time. After Leandro Trossard was given a second yellow card for kicking the ball away on the stroke of half time, several Arsenal players sat down on the pitch to receive treatment in the second half, including goalkeeper David Raya after being instructed to by teenage substitute Myles Lewis-Skelly, who was subsequently booked.

EXCLUSIVE BY JACK GAUGHAN: Referee Michael Oliver booked Lewis-Skelly after the substitute trotted behind Raya's goal line while warming up in the 65th minute as the Gunners led 2-1. Oliver observed the 17-year-old communicating with Raya before the Arsenal goalkeeper fell to the floor and stopped proceedings - as seen in new footage obtained by Mail Sport. Lewis-Skelly had returned to the group of substitutes on the main touchline by the time he received his yellow card - handed out before he had played a single minute of professional football.

Arsenal could be forced to play 16-year-old rookie goalkeeper Jack Porter after David Raya limped off in Sunday's enthralling 2-2 draw against Manchester City. Raya was seen on the floor in discomfort towards the end of the match and required medical attention. Mail Sport revealed Raya was hobbling afterwards with a bandage on his right knee. It's understood that the knock is not serious, though the Spaniard is likely to be rested for the Gunners' Carabao Cup third round match against Bolton this Wednesday. He is expected to be back for Arsenal's league match against Leicester on Saturday.

Mikel Arteta's side have come under fire for alleged gamesmanship as they looked to protect a sensational victory during the second half at the Etihad, before John Stones scored a dramatic equaliser in the eighth minute of stoppage time. Several City players voiced their irritation with the stop-start nature of the game and Kyle Walker even claimed the visitors had used 'the dark arts'. Mail Sport exclusively revealed that Arsenal teenager Myles Lewis-Skelly was booked for unsporting behaviour after appearing to relay a message to goalkeeper David Raya, who then fell to the floor in another stop to proceedings.

JACK GAUGHAN: Arsenal are caught in a time-wasting storm as it emerged that teenager Myles Lewis-Skelly was cautioned for unsporting behaviour after appearing to relay a message to David Raya during Sunday's frenetic draw at Manchester City. Referee Michael Oliver booked Lewis-Skelly after the substitute trotted behind Raya's goal line while warming up in the 65th minute as the Gunners led 2-1. Oliver is understood to have observed the 17-year-old communicating with Raya before the Arsenal goalkeeper fell to the floor and stopped proceedings.

The City striker was in a tempestuous mood at the Etihad, throwing the ball at Gabriel's head after John Stones' last-gasp equaliser and appearing to say 'who the f*** are you? to Arsenal's 17-year-old substitute Myles Lewis-Skelly. City had looked down and out when David Raya claimed the ball from a corner and subsequently launched it long for Kai Havertz to chase. But eight minutes into stoppage time John Stones pounced on a deflection to ignite hysteria among the home fans, with City remaining atop the Premier League table.