Arsenal have made a surprising begin to 2024 within the Premier League as they intention to win the title for the primary time in 20 years.
The Gunners are in blistering type, scoring 21 targets of their 5 league video games throughout January and February.
Mikel Arteta’s facet have recorded 5-0 wins over Crystal Palace and Burnley in addition to beating Nottingham Forest 2-1.
The 2 most spectacular leads to the run have been a 3-1 dwelling win in opposition to title rivals Liverpool and a 6-0 away thrashing of West Ham.
However what do the statistics inform us about Arsenal’s record-breaking begin to the calendar 12 months? BBC Sport appears on the information.
No confirmed striker, no drawback
On 5 January, Arteta mentioned there was “a risk” the Gunners could not signal any new gamers within the mid-season switch window and so it proved, because the Spaniard confirmed religion in his present squad.
Later in the identical month, Arteta mentioned: “We now have to share targets, and we’re chargeable for the whole lot.”
The Gunners have been linked with Brentford striker Ivan Toney and Napoli striker Victor Osimhen however when requested if he needed a striker in January, Arteta added: “No, as a result of I like the gamers that now we have.”
Common striker Gabriel Jesus has been injured for components of the season, lacking three video games with a hamstring harm.
He did characteristic within the first two video games of Arsenal’s present unbeaten run, scoring as soon as and offering two assists, however has missed the final three with a knee harm.
Arsenal’s different attackers have stepped up in Jesus’ absence with Arteta’s facet in red-hot type. One shock common scorer has been defender Gabriel, who is a continuing risk from set-pieces and has netted three targets in latest weeks.
The important thing stats that spotlight Arsenal’s spectacular run
Arsenal’s present scoring run is their greatest within the Premier League period over a five-game interval. The truth is, the final time they managed extra targets throughout 5 successive video games in a league season was in 1935.
It nonetheless leaves them a way wanting Chelsea’s spectacular haul of 29 in 5 video games spanning the top of the 2009-10 season and the opening video games of 2010-11. They ended a double-winning marketing campaign with 7-0, 2-0 and 8-0 wins, and launched the subsequent season with two 6-0 victories.
| April-August 2010 | Chelsea | 29 targets |
| September-October 2017 | Manchester Metropolis | 24 |
| October-November 1997 | Manchester United | 24 |
| April-Might 2022 | Manchester Metropolis | 22 |
| Might-September 2011 | Manchester United | 22 |
| March-April 2000 | Manchester United | 22 |
| January-February 2024 | Arsenal | 21 |
| December 2021 | Manchester Metropolis | 21 |
| July 2020 | Manchester Metropolis | 21 |
For the primary time of their historical past, Arsenal have begun a calendar 12 months with 5 successive league wins. The present streak is now their longest successful run within the league this season, bettering their objective distinction by 19 throughout this era.
The Gunners have scored 5 or extra targets in back-to-back away league matches for the primary time within the membership’s historical past.
Bukayo Saka’s enter has considerably improved throughout Arsenal’s successful run. He has scored in 4 consecutive league appearances for the primary time in his profession, netting extra targets throughout these 4 video games (six) than in his earlier 19 matches within the competitors (5).
Arsenal have additionally scored essentially the most targets throughout the massive 5 European leagues to this point this calendar 12 months, as proven within the desk beneath.
| Arsenal | 21 | 5 |
| Liverpool | 20 | 6 |
| Barcelona | 18 | 7 |
| Inter Milan | 17 | 6 |
| Atalanta | 16 | 6 |
| Newcastle | 16 | 6 |
In the meantime, Arsenal’s 25 set-piece targets this season (together with penalties) is their most on file in a single league marketing campaign since Opta started recording such information in 2004-05.
The north London facet have scored eight penalties within the Premier League this time period, solely netting extra in 2006-07 (10).
After all an important statistic is that Arsenal stay two factors behind leaders Liverpool with 13 rounds of video games remaining. In the event that they keep on their excellent begin to the 12 months, Arteta’s males may need one thing of big significance to rejoice come Might.
