Although Arsenal lost to Liverpool in a supplementary game in midweek, ending the previous winning streak, Arsenal quickly got out of the shadow of the defeat, and in less than three days, the Gunners were back on track again. In this round of the Premier League, Arsenal beat Aston Villa 1-0 away, completed a double play against Villa in a single season, and won 5 consecutive league away games. After the battle, Arsenal continued to rank fourth in the Premier League standings, 4 points ahead of fifth-place Manchester United, and still had the initiative to fight for the fourth place.
The game against Villa as a guest was not a good match for Arsenal. In the previous two seasons as a guest against Villa, Arsenal ended in defeat. In this game, the Gunners definitely do not want to repeat the same mistakes. Arsenal firmly grasped the initiative in the first half. In the end, Saka scored the only goal of the game, successfully took three points away from the away game, and completed a single season against Villa. Double kill. According to statistics, Arsenal have beaten Villa 13 times away in the Premier League, which is the record for the most away wins against the same team in the history of the Premier League. Arsenal also won 13 away games against West Ham United. .
Arsenal have won 5 of their last 5 Premier League away games. The last time Arsenal won five consecutive Premier League away games was from February to May 2015. Arsenal finished third in the league that season under Arsene Wenger. Arsenal have won seven away games in the Premier League so far this season. Compared with last season, Arsenal’s away performance has improved significantly, which is one of the main reasons for the improvement of Arsenal’s record this season. In addition, Arsenal have completed 13 clean sheets in the Premier League this season, which is the record for the Gunners since the 2017-2018 season.
After winning this campaign, Arsenal continued to rank fourth in the standings. At present, the Premier League has reached its 30th round, and Arsenal still have two rounds to play. Arsenal currently has 54 points, and fifth-place Manchester United has 50 points. This round of Manchester United’s game has been postponed, which means that Arsenal are 4 points ahead of the Red Devils with one game less than Manchester United. The seventh-ranked Tottenham and sixth-ranked West Ham will have a direct dialogue in this round. At present, Tottenham and West Ham have 48 points. If these two teams want to catch up with Arsenal, they need to fight for victory. Arsenal have already taken the lead in scoring three points in this round, waiting for their opponents to fight each other, and the Gunners still have the initiative to fight for the fourth.
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