Arsenal star honoured ahead of Chelsea showdown as new mural revealed

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Gent, O. (2026, September 6). Arsenal star honoured ahead of Chelsea showdown as new mural revealed. Evening Standard. https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/arsenal-fc-rice-mural-b1295909.html

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Evening Standard · collected 2026-09-06 · by Oli Gent

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Mikel Arteta's midfielder has been honored with a new mural on Holloway Road near the Emirates Stadium ahead of his team's match against Chelsea. The mural celebrates the player's "Gold Lion" card in the Topps Flagship Premier League collection and marks his 161 appearances for Arsenal. Chelsea, who have won both their opening fixtures this season, will be looking to beat Arteta's side, but are missing a key defender with William Saliba out injured. The match between Arsenal and Chelsea takes place at the Emirates Stadium this afternoon.

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Mason Mount's England teammate, Oleksandr Zinchenko, was not honored in this news article. However, another Arsenal star, Declan Rice, has been given a mural on Holloway Road, just outside the club's home ground at Emirates Stadium. The 27-year-old midfielder, who joined Arsenal from West Ham for £100million in 2023, has made 161 appearances** for the team and is a key player for manager Mikel Arteta. Rice will be hoping to lead his team to victory when they face Chelsea, his boyhood club, on Sunday. Chelsea have started the season with two wins under their new coach, Xabi Alonso.

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England London Mural Republic Topps West Ham

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Rice PERSON · 3× Chelsea GPE · 1× England GPE · 1× Flagship Premier League ORG · 1× London GPE · 1× Mikel Arteta’s PERSON · 1× Mural Republic ORG · 1× Topps ORG · 1× West Ham ORG · 1× Xabi Alonso’s PERSON · 1×

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A new-look front three of Joao Pedro, Cole Palmer and £117million summer signing Morgan Rogers will be a threat to Rice and Arsenal, but the champions are known for their watertight defence, which is still missing William Saliba, who is sidelined with a back injury that he played through last season.

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🔮 It will celebrate the Topps Flagship Premier League card collection, which will feature Rice’s ‘Gold Lion’ card.

2026-09-06 · Evening Standard

Arsenal star honoured ahead of Chelsea showdown as new mural revealed · assertive framing

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The England international has become a club legend since his £100million move from West Ham back in 2023. asserted

international → become → 2023

The midfielder is a key cog in Mikel Arteta’s engine room at the Emirates Stadium, solidfying himself as one of the first names on the Spaniard’s team sheet. asserted

midfielder → solidfye → sheet

Now, after 161 appearances in all competitions for the north London outfit, he has been painted into their history books. asserted

he → paint → books

Rice has been given a mural on Holloway Road, just a stone’s throw from the club’s home ground, which has been designed by Mural Republic. asserted

which → give → Republic

It will celebrate the Topps Flagship Premier League card collection, which will feature Rice’s ‘Gold Lion’ card. asserted

which → celebrate → card

The 27-year-old will be hoping to get one over his boyhood club, Chelsea, this afternoon, with Xabi Alonso’s side making the trip across the capital. asserted

side → hop → capital

The Blues have won both their opening fixtures under the Spanaird, beating Fulham 3-2 and Brighton and Hove Albion 5-2 in their first two matches of the new campaign. asserted

Blues → win → campaign

he → know → that

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