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Arsenal facts. Opta Data Editorial since the end of the 20th Century. Creator of @OptaJoe.com Trying to convince people to use data better.

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Withheld Jeffrey Epstein files with accusations against Trump released by justice department The Department of Justice said the released files had been

Operation Look Over There helping to bury certain news
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

06.03.2026 19:33 πŸ‘ 42 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

Last 10 games form

9 West Ham - 14 points
17 Forest - 10 points
18 Leeds - 10 points
20 Spurs - 3 points

06.03.2026 17:24 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

Who is going down?

Leeds
H - BRE, WOL, BUR, BHA
A - CRY, MUN, BOU, TOT, WHU

Spurs
H - NFO, BHA, LEE, EVE
A - LIV, SUN, WOL, AST, CHE

Forest
H - FUL, AST, BUR, NEW, BOU
A - TOT, SUN, CHE, MUN

West Ham
H - MCI, WOL, EVE, ARS, LEE
A - AST, CRY, BRE, NEW

06.03.2026 17:20 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 2

"Hold talks"...This is getting utterly ridicuous.

As Brian Glanville said (and said again, and again), "it's football. It doesn't matter".

I'm a bit more concerned by crooks, criminals, autocratic states and dodgy private equity funds buying our clubs myself, but priorities, eh.

06.03.2026 16:42 πŸ‘ 244 πŸ” 50 πŸ’¬ 24 πŸ“Œ 2

Where Arsenal & City dropped points 2024-25 - we won none of our next three fixtures last season:

Arsenal W5 D2 L1
0 BOU H
1 EVE H
1 MCI A
(Beat BUR H (IPS), CRY A, FUL H, NEW H, WHU A)

Man City W7 D1 L1
1 ARS H
0 BOU A
(Beat AST H, BRE H, BUR A (IPS), CHE A, CRY H, EVE A WHU A)

06.03.2026 16:53 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Arsenal and Man City have played 22 of the same fixtures this season and the difference in points is +6 in Arsenal's favour:

AST A 0
BRE A -2
BHA H&A +5
CHE H +2
FUL A 0
LEE H&A 0
LIV H&A -5
MUN H&A 0
NEW A +3
NFO H&A 0
SUN H&A 0
TOT H&A +5
WHU H 0
WOL H&A -2

06.03.2026 16:46 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Arsenal are 10 points better off vs equivalent 2024-25 fixtures after making up two v Brighton. If results match last season's for the rest of 25/26, final totals:

84 Arsenal (+10)
82 Man City (+11)
64 Liverpool (-20)
64 Man Utd (+22)
63 Villa (-3)
62 Chelsea (-7)
47 Newcastle (-19)
35 Spurs (-3)

06.03.2026 16:37 πŸ‘ 20 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 3
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Raya reliant: 100 PL appearances for Arsenal David Raya has made 100 Premier League appearances in Arsenal red, we examine how good he has been since signing

David Raya and his 100 Premier League appearances for Arsenal
www.arsenal.com/news/raya-re...

06.03.2026 13:49 πŸ‘ 21 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Arsenal have won the FA Cup more times than any other team (14).

They have won it nine times since Spurs last made a final, which is more times than Spurs have ever won it.

#FACup

06.03.2026 13:47 πŸ‘ 56 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 2

Gabriel Jesus has 18 goal involvements in 23 FA Cup appearances (11 goals, 7 assists).

06.03.2026 13:46 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Eberechi Eze has scored three and assisted three more goals in his last five FA Cup appearances.

06.03.2026 13:45 πŸ‘ 17 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Everton have an 11 day break between their win over Burnley on Tuesday and when they play Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium on 14th March.

05.03.2026 17:34 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Mansfield have only won one of their last 10 matches in all competitions, but that came in the FA Cup against Premier League side Burnley. (D6 L3)

05.03.2026 17:26 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Arsenal have only played Mansfield once before and that was in the FA Cup in 1929. The Gunners won 2-0.

05.03.2026 17:24 πŸ‘ 26 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Too many players to fit on one post. Nwaneri also has one goal.

05.03.2026 15:56 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Fabian HΓΌrzeler Called Out Arsenal Over Time-Wasting, But Were They Really That Bad? | Opta Analyst Brighton boss Fabian HΓΌrzeler was scathing of Arsenal's perceived timewasting at the Amex Stadium on Wednesday. Opta data can tell us how bad it really was.

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Fabian HΓΌrzeler was scathing of Arsenal after Wednesday's clash at the Amex Stadium.

But was his reaction justified, an overreaction or simply deflecting from his own team's issues?

theanalyst.com/articles/ars...

05.03.2026 12:46 πŸ‘ 76 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 23 πŸ“Œ 5
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Wealthy Dubai residents race back to UAE to avoid tax bills Some risk spending too few days in the emirate and too many in the UK

Tax exiles stuck in London desperately trying to get *back* to Dubai to avoid becoming tax resident in the UK? Just great stuff. giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...

05.03.2026 11:55 πŸ‘ 3883 πŸ” 1200 πŸ’¬ 201 πŸ“Œ 324
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Fabian HΓΌrzeler Called Out Arsenal Over Time-Wasting, But Were They Really That Bad? | Opta Analyst Brighton boss Fabian HΓΌrzeler was scathing of Arsenal's perceived timewasting at the Amex Stadium on Wednesday. Opta data can tell us how bad it really was.

theanalyst.com/articles/ars...

05.03.2026 12:35 πŸ‘ 33 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 1

Arsenal are 10 points better off than last season in the equivalent results after winning tonight. City are 11 points better off. If both teams match last season's results to the end of the season, the points tallies will be:

84 Arsenal
82 Man City

04.03.2026 21:40 πŸ‘ 111 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 2

Arsenal's xG tonight was 0.43 - the lowest we have posted in a game this season. Nice to win a match like this for a change.

04.03.2026 21:47 πŸ‘ 150 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 3

Only two of the last 10 Premier League meetings between Brighton and Arsenal have been won by the home side (three draws, five away wins).

#BHAARS

04.03.2026 21:52 πŸ‘ 33 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Tonight's match had the lowest ball in play time of any match at the Amex Stadium this season 52 minutes 32 seconds.

#BHAARS

04.03.2026 22:05 πŸ‘ 235 πŸ” 15 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 3

Arsenal have five home games and just three away matches to play.

Man City have four home games and five away matches remaining.

04.03.2026 22:15 πŸ‘ 140 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1

2025-26 Goal involvements (Goals+Assists) all comps:

17 GyΓΆkeres 15+2
14 Trossard 7+7 Martinelli 11+3 Saka 9+5
13 Rice 4+9
12 Eze 7+5
10 Timber 4+6
9 Merino Zubimendi Madueke 6+3 Gabriel
7 Ødegaard 1+6
6 Jesus 5+1
4 Calafiori 1+3 Lewis-Skelly 0+4 Havertz 2+2
3 White 1+2
2 Hincapie Saliba 1+1

04.03.2026 22:24 πŸ‘ 46 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Brighton can no longer finish above Arsenal this season.

04.03.2026 22:46 πŸ‘ 212 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 3

Only Manchester City have scored more goals from open play than Arsenal in the Premier League this season.

05.03.2026 09:12 πŸ‘ 97 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1

This is a great piece with some cracking lines. It's so true that people think things aren't what they used to be.

05.03.2026 09:10 πŸ‘ 36 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Brighton can no longer finish above Arsenal this season.

04.03.2026 22:46 πŸ‘ 212 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 3

2025-26 Goal involvements (Goals+Assists) all comps:

17 GyΓΆkeres 15+2
14 Trossard 7+7 Martinelli 11+3 Saka 9+5
13 Rice 4+9
12 Eze 7+5
10 Timber 4+6
9 Merino Zubimendi Madueke 6+3 Gabriel
7 Ødegaard 1+6
6 Jesus 5+1
4 Calafiori 1+3 Lewis-Skelly 0+4 Havertz 2+2
3 White 1+2
2 Hincapie Saliba 1+1

04.03.2026 22:24 πŸ‘ 46 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Arsenal have five home games and just three away matches to play.

Man City have four home games and five away matches remaining.

04.03.2026 22:15 πŸ‘ 140 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1