Arsenal's Champions League collision with Slavia Prague followed the pre-game script to a tee - a Gunners win, a Gunners clean sheet and a heroic number nine display from emergency centre-forward Mikel Merino, who filled Viktor Gyokeres 's boots expertly.

Sitting atop the Premier League, Arsenal is currently facing the impossible task of breaking Chelsea’s record-breaking 2004-05 season, in which they conceded just 15 goals. Ten games into the season,

Video Well, it had to happen some day. Arsenal had gone 8 games without conceding a goal, last night we let in two against Sunderland as we came away from the Stadium of Light with just a point. You can’t be defensively perfect all the time,

Arsenal defeated Brighton 2-0 at the Emirates to advance to the Carabao Cup quarterfinal on the strength of second half goals from Ethan Nwaneri and Bukayo Saka. A fine day at the office, if you ask me. Rotated the side. Played some young players. No new injuries. Won the match.

Arsenal equalled a 105-year-old record after extending their remarkable defensive run with another shut-out win over Slavia Prague in the Champions League on Tuesday. Bukayo Saka opened the scoring from the penalty spot before Mikel Merino,

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Crystal Palace were the latest to fall, despite putting up stiff resistance at the Emirates Stadium this afternoon. Almost nothing had happened as half-time approached, and the ground was hardly fizzing with the electricity you might expect from a team with an opportunity to snap a 21-year wait to be champions of the land.

It's difficult for FPL managers to reprogram their mindset when it comes to tripling up on defences, but it can be a highly viable strategy

Liverpool hold the record for most successive clean sheets by an English side across all competitions, with Arsenal not far off matching their 11-game streak under Rafa Benítez in 2005.