{"id":28349,"date":"2026-01-03T16:32:26","date_gmt":"2026-01-04T00:32:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/?p=28349"},"modified":"2026-01-03T16:32:30","modified_gmt":"2026-01-04T00:32:30","slug":"first-post-saturday-january-3-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/2026\/01\/03\/first-post-saturday-january-3-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"First Post: Saturday, January 3, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2d2_fA1YrAc?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Job done; Rice nets twice<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Your No. London Arse ended its quartet of festive fixtures this morning (PST) away at Bournemouth. After going behind 1-nil within the first quarter-hour, the Gunners responded the way potential champions must, scoring three on-the-trot, the latter two courtesy of the talismanic Declan Rice. A late fightback from the hosts was not quite enough, and so The Arsenal made it a true \u2018twelve points of Christmas\u2019 to go six points clear of second-place Villa, with third-place Man City to face Chelsea tomorrow. 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