Premier League leaders Arsenal started the newest spherical of fixtures three factors clear on the high of the desk and on Sunday they host a Crystal Palace facet aiming for a primary league win at Emirates Stadium in six years.
That is the ninth time that the Gunners have amassed as many as 19 factors after eight matches of a Premier League marketing campaign however they’ve gone onto to win the title in simply one of many earlier eight seasons – doing so of their Invincibles marketing campaign of 2003-04.
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Whereas Mikel Arteta’s scored 4 objectives within the of Atletico Madrid on Tuesday, it was additionally their fourth successive clear sheet in all competitions – and defence could possibly be key to their probabilities of profitable the title this season.
Arsenal have conceded simply three objectives in 12 matches general in 2025-26 – the fewest throughout all competitions of any facet in Europe’s huge 5 leagues.
They’ve prevented the opposition from registering a shot heading in the right direction in back-to-back league video games for the primary time in 22 years.
The one facet to go three video games in a row with out going through a shot heading in the right direction is 11 years in the past.
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Such has been the dominance of Arsenal’s defence domestically, they’re proscribing the opposition to only a few alternatives, not to mention conceding objectives.
Along with preserving the joint-most clear sheets, the Gunners have given up the fewest huge probabilities (as outlined by Opta), confronted the fewest photographs heading in the right direction and have the bottom anticipated objectives tally towards.
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Arsenal subsequent face Palace with a wonderful current report in London derbies.
They’ve misplaced simply one in every of their previous 19 Premier League conferences towards fellow London sides, defeating final trip within the league at Craven Cottage.
Palace’s most up-to-date Premier League outing was one of the crucial entertaining video games of the season up to now, coming from behind twice to attract with at Selhurst Park, courtesy of a hat-trick by Jean-Philippe Mateta.
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The Eagles have received simply one in every of their previous 14 visits to Arsenal however their assault, spearheaded by the in-form France worldwide, has the aptitude to threaten the Gunners’ backline – though Oliver Glasner’s males might should be extra scientific if they’re to earn any factors.
Mateta has scored 5 league objectives this season however he’s nonetheless underperforming his xG tally extra so than some other Premier League participant (-2.75).
Collectively, Palace lead the Premier League for photographs heading in the right direction, xG and large probabilities this season – however they’re additionally underperforming their xG by the most important margin and have missed extra huge probabilities than some other facet.
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The Eagles did undergo a shock loss at house within the Convention League on Thursday however, fortunately for the guests, key man Mateta loves enjoying within the capital within the Premier League.
Eight of his previous 9 top-flight objectives have been scored in London, whereas he has netted 5 in his previous eight London derbies.