recruit
/ɹɪˈkɹuːt/ B2 someone who has just joinedIt was a first glimpse of the new recruit in an Arsenal shirt.
Matches
reigning
/ˈɹeɪnɪŋ/ B2 holding the title at the momentArsenal are the reigning Premier League champions and Manchester City are the FA Cup holders.
The Premier League says that the Community Shield is contested each year by the reigning league champions and the winners of the FA Cup.
replaced
/ɹɪˈpleɪst/ A2 took the place of someone elseDavid Raya replaced Kepa in goal.
He replaced Pep Guardiola.
replacement
/ɹɪˈpleɪsmənt/ B1 a person who takes another person's placeDavid Raya came on as a replacement for Kepa in goal.
reportedly
/ɹɪˈpɔːtɪdli/ C1 according to reports, not confirmedBruno Guimaraes, whom Arsenal signed from Newcastle United in August 2026 for a fee reportedly worth about 75 million pounds, came on and played for his new club for the first time.
reports
/ɹɪˈpɔːts/ A2 news stories; what journalists sayReports say Liverpool can buy him later.
reshuffled
/ɹɪˈʃʌfəld/ C1 changed the make-up of a group, moving people aroundAtletico Madrid reshuffled their side wholesale as the half went on.
reshuffling
/ɹɪˈʃʌflɪŋ/ C1 changing the order and the personnelLeeds United's own match report says that Farke made wholesale changes at half-time, reshuffling most of his side.
reunion
/ˌɹiːˈjuːniən/ C1 a meeting again after time apartCesc Fabregas coaches Como, and he played for Arsenal before he turned to coaching, so the fixture doubled as a reunion.
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