LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 24: Nicolas Pepe of Arsenal looks on after the final whistle during the UEFA Europa League group F match between Arsenal FC and Vitoria Guimaraes at Emirates Stadium on October 24, 2019, in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Naomi Baker/Getty Images)

Arsenal’s top-five tacklers this season so far: Is Nicolas Pepe really top?

With a lot of talk on social media about the number of tackles Nicolas Pepe has been making, we took a look at how high the winger ranks among Arsenal's top tacklers this season.
LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 02: A poppy is seen on the shirt Mesut Ozil of Arsenal ahead of Remembrance Day during the Premier League match between Arsenal FC and Wolverhampton Wanderers at Emirates Stadium on November 02, 2019 in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty Images)

Arsenal with and without Mesut Ozil: Which is better?

Mesut Ozil started his second Premier League game of the season against Wolves and, while Arsenal didn't win, it's clear with him in the side Arsenal score more goals...they also concede more too.
Arsenal's Spanish head coach Unai Emery gestures on the touchline during the English Premier League football match between Arsenal and Crystal Palace at the Emirates Stadium in London on October 27, 2019. (Photo by DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS / AFP)

Arsenal’s last 18 Premier League matches show why Unai Emery should be sacked immediately

In Arsenal's last 18 Premier League games, they have won only six times, losing six and drawing the remaining matches, showing why Unai Emery should be sacked immediately.
ST ALBANS, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 29: Mesut Ozil of Arsenal during a training session at London Colney on October 29, 2019, in St Albans, England. (Photo by Stuart MacFarlane/Arsenal FC via Getty Images)

Arsenal’s top-5 chance creators this season as Unai Emery’s side struggle creatively

Arsenal dropped points against Wolves on Saturday, and one of the main talking points afterwards was the disparity in chances created by the two sides.

Unai Emery’s win rate v other Arsenal managers in not what you expect

I'm not going to lie, when I started this article about Unai Emery's Arsenal win percentage, this was not what I was expecting to find...

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang maintains best conversion rate among top PL goalscorers

Excluding penalties, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has the best conversion rate of any Premier League player with 10+ goals since he joined the club.
MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 30: Sokratis Papastathopoulos of Arsenal speaks with David Luiz of Arsenal during the Premier League match between Manchester United and Arsenal FC at Old Trafford on September 30, 2019 in Manchester, United Kingdom. (Photo by Catherine Ivill/Getty Images)

Arsenal 31st best team in Europe at present

Arsenal are third in the Premier League, just a solitary point behind Manchester City but they are only ranked 31st across Europe in terms of their ratings and six Premier League sides are playing better at the minute.
LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 01: Sokratis Papastathopoulos of Arsenal is shown a yellow card by referee Martin Atkinson during the Premier League match between Arsenal FC and Tottenham Hotspur at Emirates Stadium on September 01, 2019 in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)

Leicester close on Liverpool but Arsenal still top of yellow card table

Arsenal sit top of the yellow card table with more yellows than anyone else, a higher yellow-per-game rate than any other side while picking up yellows for fewer fouls than any other side in the Premier League.
LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 24: Gabriel Martinelli of Arsenal celebrates scoring the fifth goal during the Carabao Cup Third Round match between Arsenal and Nottingham Forest at Emirates Stadium on September 24, 2019 in London, England. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)

Gabriel Martinelli 8th Brazilian to score for Arsenal

Gabriel Martinelli opened the scoring for Arsenal against Nottingham Forest on Tuesday night and then capped off his evening by spanking the fifth and final goal into the top corner, making him the eighth Brazilian to score for the club, but can you name the other seven?
MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 30: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang of Arsenal celebrates after scoring his team's first goal during the Premier League match between Manchester United and Arsenal FC at Old Trafford on September 30, 2019 in Manchester, United Kingdom. (Photo by Catherine Ivill/Getty Images)

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang leads the Premier League in goals since signing for Arsenal

Nobody has scored more Premier League goals than Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang since he joined Arsenal, after he drew level with Mohamed Salah on Monday.
DUBLIN, IRELAND - SEPTEMBER 05: Granit Xhaka of Switzerland ahead of the UEFA Euro 2020 qualifier between Republic of Ireland and Switzerland at Aviva Stadium on September 05, 2019 in Dublin, Ireland. (Photo by Catherine Ivill/Getty Images)

Granit Xhaka on verge of suspension once again

Granit Xhaka was determined to leave Old Trafford with a yellow card on Monday night and is now just one away from an automatic suspension despite it only being the start of October.
LIVERPOOL, UNITED KINGDOM - JANUARY 09: Julio Baptista (R) of Arsenal celebrates scoring his team's fifth goal to complete his hat trick with team mate Jeremie Aliadiere during the Carling Cup quarter final match between Liverpool and Arsenal at Anfield on January 9, 2007, in Liverpool, England. (Photo by Alex Livesey/Getty Images)

Arsenal’s squad depth and strong cup record against Liverpool could give them a chance...

Arsenal's draw against Liverpool in the League Cup looks like an extremely tough one, but the Gunners do have the best of the recent history between the two in the cups.

Unai Emery’s awful cleansheet record v newly promoted teams

If there was one thing Arsene Wenger seemed able to do with ease for most of his tenure at Arsenal, it was beat newly-promoted sides with a side that were rightly, at times, called, flat-track bullies, so why is Unai Emery having so much trouble?
MUNICH, GERMANY - JULY 30: Mauricio Pochettino, head coach of Tottenham looks on before the Audi Cup 2019 semi final match between Real Madrid and Tottenham Hotspur at Allianz Arena on July 30, 2019 in Munich, Germany. (Photo by Matthias Hangst/Bongarts/Getty Images)

Tottenham Hotspur winning even fewer Premier League away games than Arsenal in 2019

Tottenham Hotspur, not Arsenal, have the worst Premier League away record in 2019 of any team to feature in both the 2018/19 and 2019/20 seasons.
Unai Emery

Chelsea have a worse defensive record than Arsenal

Much has been said about the shots Arsenal have allowed this season with Bernd Leno being called to make more saves than the Derby County side that's widely regarded as the worst the Premier League has ever seen but did you know Chelsea have an even worse defence?
CARSON, CALIFORNIA - JULY 17: Bernd Leno of Arsenal London gives instructions during the 2019 International Champions Cup match between Arsenal London and FC Bayern Muenchen at Dignity Health Sports Park on July 17, 2019 in Carson, California. (Photo by Alexander Hassenstein/Bongarts/Getty Images)

Bernd Leno sets save record for new season: Needs more protection

No goalkeeper has made more saves in a Premier League match this season than Bernd Leno managed against 20th-placed Watford on Sunday.

Arsenal Match Attax stats announced

A new football season means, of course, new Match Attax cards and we were lucky enough to get a sneak peak at some of Unai Emery’s squad stats as they look to add silverware to their collection this year. 
LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 28: Granit Xhaka of Arsenal in action during the Emirates Cup match between Arsenal and Olympique Lyonnais at the Emirates Stadium on July 28, 2019 in London, England. (Photo by Michael Regan/Getty Images)

Granit Xhaka’s goal-conceding error rate is as bad as you think it is

Granit Xhaka gave away yet another idiotic penalty against Spurs on Sunday, costing Arsenal all three points with another moment of total footballing madness, but, as we know, this isn't the first time he's done that.
COMMERCE CITY, CO - JULY 15: Mesut Oezil #10 of Arsenal waves to fans during the second half against the Colorado Rapids at Dick's Sporting Goods Park on July 15, 2019 in Commerce City, Colorado. (Photo by Timothy Nwachukwu/Getty Images)

Mesut Ozil picks up surprising Arsenal record after Nacho Monreal’s departure

He might not have played a single minute this season, but following Nacho Monreal's departure from Arsenal this weekend, Mesut Ozil has now made more Premier League appearances than any other member of the Arsenal squad.
Nicolas Pepe and Lucas Torreira after the latter's goal against Liverpool (Photo via Instagram / LTorreira34)

Nicolas Pepe showed encouraging signs in defeat as exemplified by dribbling statistic

Arsenal were comprehensively beaten 3-1 by Liverpool on Saturday, but the one big positive was the performance of Nicolas Pepe.
LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 17: Dani Ceballos of Arsenal warms up during the Premier League match between Arsenal FC and Burnley FC at Emirates Stadium on August 17, 2019 in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)

Dani Ceballos v Burnley: His MotM stats

Dani Ceballos deservedly picked up the Man of the Match award for his performance against Burnley on Saturday afternoon.
Arsenal's british core

London produces more Premier League players but Yorkshire ones are most talented

London produces more Premier League footballers than any other area in the country which is probably not a surprise given it is also the most populous.
BAKU, AZERBAIJAN - MAY 29: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang of Arsenal reacts during the UEFA Europa League Final between Chelsea and Arsenal at Baku Olimpiya Stadionu on May 29, 2019 in Baku, Azerbaijan. (Photo by Michael Regan/Getty Images)

Arsenal created 4th most ‘big chances’, Manchester City clear winners, Tottenham 9th

Arsenal finished last season in fifth place but, had they taken all their chances, they could have finished much higher up the table.
VALENCIA, SPAIN - MAY 09: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang of Arsenal celebrates after scoring his team's first goal during the UEFA Europa League Semi Final Second Leg match between Valencia and Arsenal at Estadio Mestalla on May 09, 2019 in Valencia, Spain. (Photo by Alex Caparros/Getty Images)

Arsenal’s 2018/19 Premier League conversion rate reached record levels

Arsenal's conversion rate in 2018/19 was the best of any team in a single Premier League season since Opta started collecting stats.
BOURNEMOUTH, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 25: Unai Emery, Manager of Arsenal looks on prior to the Premier League match between AFC Bournemouth and Arsenal FC at Vitality Stadium on November 25, 2018 in Bournemouth, United Kingdom. (Photo by Dan Mullan/Getty Images)

Unai Emery’s Premier League start compared to Jurgen Klopp, Mauricio Pochettino, Pep Guardiola &...

Unai Emery might be coming in for a bit of criticism but his record at Arsenal in his first set of games is better than the media's darling, Mauricio Pochettino, Jurgen Klopp, Maurizio Sarri and Jose Mourinho.
LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 24: Alexandre Lacazette of Arsenal celebrates after scoring his team's first goal during the Premier League match between Arsenal FC and Southampton FC at Emirates Stadium on February 23, 2019 in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images)

Arsenal have best conversion rate in Premier League

Arsenal have the best conversion rate in the Premier League this season, they just aren't taking enough shots.
NAPLES, ITALY - APRIL 18: Granit Xhaka of Arsenal prior to the UEFA Europa League Quarter Final Second Leg match between S.S.C. Napoli and Arsenal at Stadio San Paolo on April 18, 2019 in Naples, Italy. (Photo by Francesco Pecoraro/Getty Images)

Granit Xhaka sets new penalty conceded record

No player has given away more penalties for the same club than Granit Xhaka since the midfielder arrived in the Premier League.
LONDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 01: Sokratis Papastathopoulos of Arsenal during the Premier League match between Arsenal FC and Newcastle United at Emirates Stadium on April 01, 2019 in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Catherine Ivill/Getty Images)

Sokratis sets new Arsenal yellow card record

Sokratis has now picked up more yellow cards in a league season than any other Arsenal player since the Premier League started.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang targeting Mo Salah

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is targeting the Golden Boot in his first full season in England with just two games remaining of the league season.
NAPLES, ITALY - APRIL 18: Unai Emery coach of Arsenal gestures during the UEFA Europa League Quarter Final Second Leg match between S.S.C. Napoli and Arsenal at Stadio San Paolo on April 18, 2019 in Naples, Italy. (Photo by Francesco Pecoraro/Getty Images)

Arsenal are conceding more big chances per game than in any season this decade

Arsenal are conceding more big chances per game than in any other season since 2010/11, according to data from Stats Zone.
LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 14: Alexandre Lacazette of Arsenal applauds fans as he is substituted during the UEFA Europa League Round of 16 Second Leg match between Arsenal and Stade Rennais at Emirates Stadium on March 14, 2019, in London, England. (Photo by Alex Morton/Getty Images)

Alexandre Lacazette reaches double figures for both goals and assists in 2018/19

Alexandre Lacazette provided his 10th assist of the campaign on Sunday, meaning he's now reached double figures for goals and assists this season.
LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 22: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang of Arsenal celebrates after scoring his team's second goal during the Premier League match between Arsenal FC and Burnley FC at Emirates Stadium on December 22, 2018 in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images)

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scoring at faster rate than Thierry Henry

Thierry Henry may well be Arsenal's greatest ever goalscorer, but Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is scoring at a rate not seen since Ian Wright was at the club.
LONDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 01: Unai Emery, Manager of Arsenal celebrates as Aaron Ramsey of Arsenal scores his team's first goal during the Premier League match between Arsenal FC and Newcastle United at Emirates Stadium on April 01, 2019 in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Catherine Ivill/Getty Images)

Stat shows just how impressively Unai Emery is handling Europa League schedule

After their victory over Watford on Monday, Arsenal have won all five of their matches immediately after Europa League knockout games.
SINSHEIM, GERMANY - NOVEMBER 10: Reiss Nelson of TSG 1899 Hoffenheim celebrates after scoring his team`s second goal during the Bundesliga match between TSG 1899 Hoffenheim and FC Augsburg at Wirsol Rhein-Neckar-Arena on November 10, 2018 in Sinsheim, Germany. (Photo by Christian Kaspar-Bartke/Bongarts/Getty Images)

Reiss Nelson surpasses this Hoffenheim goalscoring record held by Roberto Firmino

Reiss Nelson has become the youngster TSG Hoffenheim player to score seven Bundesliga goals, after his effort against Hertha Berlin over the weekend.
HUDDERSFIELD, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 09: Unai Emery, Manager of Arsenal reacts during the Premier League match between Huddersfield Town and Arsenal FC at John Smith's Stadium on February 9, 2019 in Huddersfield, United Kingdom. (Photo by Gareth Copley/Getty Images)

Unai Emery’s first-choice XI since arriving at Arsenal becomes clear

It may not seem like it at times but Unai Emery has a first-choice Xi that many will find surprising.
LONDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 01: Sokratis Papastathopoulos of Arsenal looks on during the Premier League match between Arsenal FC and Newcastle United at Emirates Stadium on April 01, 2019 in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Michael Regan/Getty Images)

Sokratis carded more than any other centreback

Sokratis has picked up more yellow cards than any other centreback in the Premier League.
Arsenal's Spanish head coach Unai Emery gestures to Arsenal's German midfielder Mesut Ozil (L) on the touchline during the English Premier League football match between Arsenal and Manchester City at the Emirates Stadium in London on August 12, 2018. (Photo by Glyn KIRK / AFP)

Mesut Ozil stats show marked improvement in miles, sprints, recoveries, passes & more

Mesut Ozil's stats from his last four games are showing a marked improvement when compared to his stats from earlier in the season.
LONDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 01: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (14) and Alexandre Lacazette of Arsenal celebrate victory after the Premier League match between Arsenal FC and Newcastle United at Emirates Stadium on April 01, 2019 in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Catherine Ivill/Getty Images)

Arsenal set goal conversion record this season

This season, Arsenal have the highest shot conversion rate in the Premier League since records began back in 1996.
LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 10: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang of Arsenal celebrates after scoring his team's second goal during the Premier League match between Arsenal FC and Manchester United at Emirates Stadium on March 10, 2019, in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang tops Premier League expected goals tally

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is top of the Premier League for expected goals this season, proving it's no accident that he's up with the top scorers in the division.
LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 13: Joe Willock of Arsenal during the UEFA Europa League Group E match between Arsenal and Qarabag FK at Emirates Stadium on December 13, 2018 in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Marc Atkins/Getty Images)

Joe Willock is WhoScored’s second-highest rated teenager in the Europa League this season

Arsenal's Joe Willock is WhoScored's second-highest rated teenager in the Europa League this season, and he's the fourth-highest rated player overall.