Editorial Policy

Arsenal Core covers Arsenal Football Club every day: team news, injuries, transfers, match previews, predicted lineups, player profiles, analysis and opinion, along with the players, managers and clubs linked with Arsenal. This page explains how we choose, check and correct what we publish.

Who we are

Arsenal Core is an independent website written by Arsenal fans who follow the club closely. Every article carries a writer’s byline. You can read more about the site on our About Us page.

Independence

We are not connected to Arsenal Football Club, the Premier League, any other club, player, agent or betting company. Our coverage is not paid for. Advertising on the site is placed by ad networks and has no say in what we write or how we write it.

Where our information comes from

Official sources first. For injuries, team news, signings and confirmed results we rely on the club’s official website, the Premier League and other competition organisers, and what the manager and players say in press conferences and interviews.
Established reporting. For transfer stories and other developing news we use reports from established outlets and reporters, and we say where a claim first came from.
More than one source for previews. Match previews and predicted lineups are built from several sources, not one.

Our own analysis

Reporting what has happened is only part of the job. Our writers follow Arsenal’s players, tactics and transfer business closely, and much of what we publish is our own reading of the game: how a signing would fit the squad, why the team’s form has changed, what a tactical switch means, or how a player compares with others in his position. Scouting reports, previews and player profiles draw on match viewing, statistics and the club’s wider situation, so readers get context and not just headlines.

How we check facts

Facts that change quickly, such as scores, injuries, contract details, fees and dates, are checked against a current source before an article goes live. We do not invent quotes or statistics. Quotes are credited to the person who said them, and we write in our own words rather than copying other outlets.

News, rumours and opinion

We keep these apart so readers know what they are reading.

Confirmed news is reported as fact only once the club, a player or an official body has confirmed it.
Transfer reports and rumours are written as reports, with words such as “reportedly” or “according to”, and we name the original outlet.
Predicted lineups and previews are our own expectations, based on the latest team news.
Analysis is our own explanation of what the facts mean, based on how players, teams and transfers have played out.
Opinion is the writer’s personal view and is clearly marked, usually in a closing section.

Corrections

If we get something wrong, we fix it as quickly as we can. When a correction changes the meaning of a story, we update the article and add a note explaining what changed. If a story moves on, for example a rumoured transfer is completed or falls through, we publish a new article with the latest information.

To report an error, email arsenalcoreofficial@gmail.com with the article link and what needs correcting.