Our latest Premier League programme review turns the spotlight on the issue from Arsenal.
Read our full review of the Gunners’ programme below and check out all of the 2025/26 issues here.
Arsenal’s programme retains the same format of the last few seasons, with a 92-page issue that excels in delivering news and updates covering all aspects of the club.
Each issue includes a section headed ‘Arsenal Acts’, which highlights some of the club’s “key goals”. This provides updates on the sustainability work the club undertakes, including such efforts as offsetting the environmental impact of printing the matchday programme. There are also two-pages for both Arsenal in the Community and the Arsenal Foundation – both of which highlight the social impact of the club’s community work. Also featured within each programme is an extensive ‘Around the Academy’ section, with match reports, statistics, and interviews with Arsenal’s under-21 and under-18 players. The club’s women’s team also receives detailed updates, and the usual statistics section including reports from recent matches.
The programme offers a decent amount of original content. In addition to the familiar interviews with past and present players, there are a couple of new features for the 2025/26 season. ‘My Collection’ gives supporters the chance to showcase their collections of club memorabilia, while ‘Elite Achievement’, marks Arsenal’s 100th successive season in English football’s top-flight with a look back at significant seasons for the club. This feature provides a narrative on the season, together with results, a league table, key figures, and a look at the matchday programme from the time.
Coverage of Arsenal’s matchday opponents includes notes on recent developments at the club, a brief manager profile, and pen-pics of some of the club’s players. A ‘Scouting Report’ then provides some analysis of the visitors, examining their tactics, style of play, strengths, and weaknesses, while ‘Here & There’ profiles a player who turned out for both Arsenal and their opponents.
The programme’s design benefits from some generally unfussy page layouts, featuring bold headings and clean columns of text, although the overall feel of the issue might benefit from a more structured ‘flow’ to the content.
Perhaps lacking the depth of original readable features of the league’s best programmes, the Arsenal issue is nevertheless impressive, offering supporters an unrivalled level of club coverage.