Arsenal win Charity Shield.
Rio Ferdinand - "Don't even know how many of them I won"
Man City win European Charity Shield:
Rio Ferdinand - "They've created a culture of winning"
#Arsenal
are the only team to have scored in every PL game so far this season, while we also have the joint-most clean sheets and joint-fewest goals conceded
#Arsenal
have lost six of their last eight games in all competitions that Willian has started (W1 D1). That one victory was against Newcastle in the
#FACup
, which was 0-0 with Willian on the pitch
I don't know if people just make shit up because they think they won't be disproved, but:
Minutes to 300 goals/assists:
Salah (Liverpool) - 28,188
Henry (Arsenal) - 27,708
Which makes Henry 8 hours quicker.
fastest
@premierleague
player to 300 Goals+Assists in history
beating out Thierry Henry by 29 mins
also Salah needed 4588 fewer mins than any Liverpool player in history
Leandro Trossard will be 3rd signing we've made since start of last season with all the letters of ARSENAL in his name (Aaron Ramsdale & Albert Sambi Lokonga)
Nuno Tavares only missing L, and Oleksandr Zinchenko only missing an A
No, YOU'VE got too much time on your hands
Albert Sambi Lokonga will be the 7th player to play for
#Arsenal
in the Premier League with all the letters of ARSENAL in his name:
Runar Alex Runarsson
Thomas Vermaelen
Alexandre Song
Anders Limpar
Aliaksandr Hleb
Sebastian Larsson
So there you go
Kai Havertz is the first
#Arsenal
player to both score and assist a goal in the first half of an away game against Spurs since Patrick Vieira - 20 years and 3 days ago.
Bukayo Saka is the third
#Arsenal
player to score as many as 3 goals at a single World Cup tournament, along with Dennis Bergkamp (1998) and Thierry Henry (2006). Not bad company to be in I suppose
This was the
#Arsenal
's biggest ever win against Chelsea. We've now won by 5+ goals in 7 different games this season, our most ever in a single campaign
In
@BukayoSaka87
and
@emilesmithrowe
, this is the first time Arsenal have had two English players aged 21 or under reach double figures for goals in a single season since 1987-88 - Michael Thomas & David Rocastle
Players Mesut Özil has assisted most in his
#Arsenal
career:
Giroud - 16
Sánchez - 10
Lacazette/Ramsey - 6
Walcott - 5
My favourite of all though, is that he assisted Joel Campbell (2) more often than Aubameyang (1)
#Arsenal
could become the first team to have both a player called Black (Tommy) and a player called White (Ben) play for them in the Premier League.
Tom Ede, once again, bringing you the stats that really matter
Pablo Mari today became the first centre-back to keep a clean sheet on his Premier League debut for
#Arsenal
since Per Mertesacker against Swansea in September 2011
I know what you're all thinking - if Fabio Vieira plays against Palace, will he be the 1st player to make his PL debut against a manager with the same surname?
I've got you covered - he'd be the 3rd, after Keith Jones (vs Dave) and Will Hughes (vs Mark). No need to thank me
In case you were wondering just how gargantuan the
#Arsenal
are, we've just become the first team to keep an away clean sheet against Bodø/Glimt in all European competition since Werder Bremen in 1999
And in a true display of patriotism, Ben White today became the first Englishman to score a brace for
#Arsenal
on St George's Day since
@IanWright0
against Aston Villa in 1994
Over their two Premier League seasons, Huddersfield have lost 47 of their 76 games. Failed to score in 40 of their 76 games. Scored 50 goals to 134 conceded for a combined goal difference of -84. But they've still spent longer top of the Premier League table than Spurs.
Saka's goal was only
#Arsenal
's second ever Premier League penalty at Stamford Bridge. The other was scored by Ian Wright in November 1993, which was also the last time Chelsea lost three straight home games
The last time Leeds and Man Utd met in the opening game was 1970-71 (Arsenal won the double).
The last time the reigning champions faced Spurs in their opening match was 1997-98 (Arsenal won the double).
No, YOU'RE getting carried away...
Kai Havertz is the fifth
#Arsenal
player to register 20+ goal involvements in his first season with the club, after Thierry Henry, Santi Cazorla, Lukas Podolski and Alexis Sanchez.
Left off Podolski before, not sure I'll ever forgive myself...
Tonight is
#Arsenal
's first game on a Tuesday since beating Sunderland 5-1 in December 2021, meaning 2022 was the first year Arsenal played no competitive games on Tuesday since 1952.
Tom Ede - ONCE AGAIN - bringing you the stats that really matter
At 18 years and 14 days, Bukayo Saka is
#Arsenal
's second youngest English goalscorer in major European competition, after Stewart Robson against Spartak Moscow in 1982 (17y 313d)
Brighton have been restricted to two or fewer shots on target in just four Premier League games this season - with two of those coming against the
#Arsenal
Mikel Arteta is the first Arsenal manager to lose three consecutive home league games since Terry Neill in March 1977
And another thing - the 7.15pm Sunday slot can fuck off
Wearing
#47
, Phil Foden has taken Mario Balotelli's (45) record of biggest squad number to score a Premier League hat-trick. Which is the real story from today
Bukayo Saka is the fifth player to play every league game in a season for the
#Arsenal
while under the age of 21:
Cliff Bastin - 1931-32
Liam Brady - 1975-76
@TonyAdams
- 1986-87
@cesc4official
- 2006-07
As you know I don't like to get carried away, but this is the first time the
#Arsenal
have won on both Boxing Day and New Year's Eve in the same season since 1988-89...
Arsenal have let a 2+ goal lead slip twice in the PL this season, more than in the previous six campaigns combined (1). At home to Crystal Palace and away at winless Watford.
Ross Barkley with six chances created in the game tonight. The last Arsenal player to do that in a league game at the Emirates was Mesut Özil - against Stoke in April 2018
Since his debut for the club in March 2020, Arsenal have conceded a goal on average every 164 minutes with Pablo Mari on the pitch, compared to one every 80 minutes without him
This is the first time
#Arsenal
have won four consecutive away games (all comps) by 2+ goals since October 1994
This is the first time
#Arsenal
have won away league games against both Chelsea and Spurs in the same season since 1993-94
Joe Willock joins the likes of
@IanWright0
, Thierry Henry, Dennis Bergkamp, Marc Overmars and Jimmy Carter to score their first ever league goal for
#Arsenal
against Southampton
Aubameyang's hat-trick today was
#Arsenal
's 40th in the Premier League - no side has scored more.
He was also the 21st different player to score a PL hat-trick for Arsenal, two more than any other side.
Whatever happens on Sunday,
#Arsenal
will have the highest league finish for a club losing its first three games in over 50 years (Wolves 4th in 70-71). Yes it's been a disappointing end, but apparently we were in a relegation battle in August!
No Premier League player has both scored and assisted a goal in more different games this season than Gabriel Jesus (4 times). He's only played 90 minutes in 5 of his 23 appearances
The
#Arsenal
have won 8 consecutive Premier League games while scoring 2+ goals each time for the first time since Jan-March 2004.
And we all know who won the title that year etc
Fabio Vieira is the third substitute to be subbed off after scoring or assisting a goal in a PL match for the
#Arsenal
, after Cesc Fabregas (v Aston Villa, Dec 2009) and Nicklas Bendtner (v Cardiff, Jan 2014). So now you know
This is the first time three players aged 21 or under have scored in the same league game for Arsenal since December 1986 -
@TonyAdams
, Niall Quinn and Martin Hayes vs Luton
3 - In Gabriel Martinelli (20), Bukayo Saka (20) and Emile Smith Rowe (21), Arsenal have had three different players aged 21 or younger score for them in a single Premier League game for the very first time (excl. own goals). Talents.
What's that I hear you ask? The last time the reigning champions and the league leaders BOTH lost at home on the same day? Oh alright then. 1st October 1988 (Liverpool 1-2 Newcastle, Norwich 1-3 Charlton). So now you know
#Arsenal
have had two players aged 21 or under score 10 league goals in a season for the first time since 1933-34 - Cliff Bastin and Pat Beasley.
Also - GET THE FUCK IN THERE
Tonight was the first time two players with the same first name combined for a European goal for the
#Arsenal
since Ian Wright set up Ian Selley against Brondby in 1994.
I don't know if there's a 'stat of the year' competition, but I must be a shoo-in now...
Yesterday,
@EddieNketiah9
became the first English player to score multiple goals in a match for
#Arsenal
against Man Utd since
@9smudge
's hat-trick in May 1991
Occasions the
#Arsenal
have won a penalty shootout 4-2:
2004-05 FA Cup v Sheffield United (went on to win the trophy)
2013-14 FA Cup v Wigan (went on to win the trophy)
2023-24 Champions League v FC Porto (etc etc)