Stats

Arsenal have had just two penalties all season and, when you consider that they have more touches in the opposition box than any other side, it makes you wonder what is going on…

Looking for Granit Xhaka’s foul stats? Discover how the midfielder has improved his game this season, resulting in fewer bookings and more fouls received. Last season may have been the outlier as Xhaka has been booked just three times from 17 fouls this season, compared to 10 bookings from 29 fouls last season. Read on for a breakdown of his foul and card stats, and how they compare to his career average.

In years gone by, it feels like it was guaranteed that the players making the most fouls were our defenders who were constantly having to make last-ditch challenges, but things look very different under Mikel Arteta.

Gabriel Magalhaes missed out on the World Cup with Brazil and as he grows ever more into his role as leader in the heart of Arsenal’s defence, that decision looks worse with every passing game.

Oleksandr Zinchenko has picked up two yellow cards this season from just two fouls, so how does that compare to his time at Manchester City?

Leandro Trossard became the first player in Premier League history to register a hattrick of assists in the first half of a Premier League away game.

Did you know there are 20 players who have only scored one Premier League goal for Arsenal?

Bukayo Saka has moved to the top of the Premier League Power Rankings after his goal was the difference between Arsenal and Leeds United at the weekend.

Two Arsenal players are at risk of a domestic suspension due to an accumulation of yellow cards and it speaks to Granit Xhaka’s reformation that he is not one of them.

On Wednesday, as most outlets focussed on Bukayo Saka saying he was confident he would agree a new deal with Arsenal, the Telegraph ran an interesting piece showing how the Arsenal youngster is treading a very dangerous burnout line.

Mikel Arteta is the second fastest Arsenal manager to reach 50 league wins with the club after his side’s 2-0 win over Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park on Friday evening.

If you think that referees are quicker to book Arsenal players than any other side, I’m here to tell you that you aren’t paranoid because it’s (almost) true.

Mikel Arteta took charge of his 100th match against Watford and, in true Arsenal style, grabbed a 1-0 win, but are his stats really better than Arsene Wenger as claimed?

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang tucked away the rebound of his missed penalty against Aston Villa but he wasn’t so fortunate against Watford and his penalty record for Arsenal does make good reading.

Arsenal have not lost in the league since April when Thomas Partey has been in the team, showing the midfielder’s importance to Mikel Arteta’s side.

Arsenal scored their opening goal from a set-piece against Leicester, their fourth from a dead ball situation as their new coach starts to pay off.

As Arsenal’s youngsters start to find their feet in the senior team, let’s have a look at the youngest to find the back of the net for Arsenal throughout the club’s history.

22-year-old Eddie Nketiah isn’t exactly a youngster anymore but when he first broke into the first team he was, so where does he rank in Arsenal’s list of youngest ever goalscorers?

Ian Wright has called on Bukayo Saka, Emile Smith Rowe and Thomas Partey to help Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang out more with goals, despite two of them scoring on Friday.

Ask any Arsenal fan and they will tell you that referees are quick to give penalties against them but not so quick to give a spot-kick to the Gunners, so is this true and who gives the most penalties against Arsenal?