Arsenal On Verge Of Breaking 122-year Club Record

Arsenal’s proficiency connected group pieces mightiness beryllium dominating headlines, but their stellar protect commencement has them connected nan verge of breaking a 122-year-old grounds for consecutive cleanable sheets.

The Gunners’ grounds for consecutive cleanable sheets successful each competitions is eight. The feat was first accomplished betwixt April and October successful 1903, but that grounds could beryllium equalled if Arsenal blank Slavia Prague connected Tuesday successful nan Champions League.

Their existent streak began connected Oct. 1 against Olympiacos. Arsenal went nan full period of October without conceding a azygous extremity successful six matches.

The league-leaders’ protect portion from David Raya to Gabriel and William Saliba is paying dividends successful much ways than one. Even extent options for illustration Myles Lewis-Skelly, Piero Hincapié and Ben White are contributing arsenic head Mikel Arteta looks to support his options fit.

If nan Gunners are successful against Slavia Prague, they could group a grounds of 9 consecutive cleanable sheets connected Saturday, Nov. 8 against Sunderland.

Arsenal person kept 12 cleanable sheets successful 15 games played truthful acold this run crossed nan Premier League, Champions League and Carabao Cup.

The past extremity they conceded came backmost connected Sept. 28 successful a 2–1 triumph complete Newcastle United astatine St. James’ Park. Before that, an Erling Haaland extremity successful a 1–1 tie against Manchester City and a dazzling free footwear from Liverpool star Dominik Szoboszlai successful a nonaccomplishment astatine Anfield were nan only moments to hit Raya. The second stands arsenic their only conclusion truthful acold this season.

Arsenal are 1 of 2 teams yet to concede a extremity successful 3 matches successful nan Champions League, nan different being Inter. The Gunners will meet nan Italian giants successful January.

Gabriel Is Arsenal’s Player of nan Season So Far

Gabriel is Arsenal’s apical scorer successful nan Champions League. / Alex Pantling/Getty Images

While their solidity astatine nan backmost is simply a corporate belief instilled by Arteta, Gabriel is astatine nan bosom of Arsenal’s success.

As overmuch arsenic fans observe nan Brazilian’s elite beingness connected attacking group pieces, his protect actions are being met pinch a akin praise passim games. Gabriel has 5 extremity contributions—two goals, 3 assists—in 15 appearances truthful far. Most recently, he assisted Viktor Gyökeres successful a 2–0 triumph distant to Burnley.

Jamie Carragher precocious moreover went arsenic acold to sanction nan Brazilian an early contender for Premier League Player of nan Season.

There’s a agelong measurement to go, but Gabriel is making an early declare to beryllium nan first defender since Rúben Dias successful 2020–21 to triumph nan honour. Especially if Arteta’s men support their stellar grounds astatine nan backmost en way to a convention title.

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