Arsenal finally touched the Premier League title after 22 years of waiting. Manchester City's 1-1 draw against Bournemouth officially brought the "Gunners" to the throne one round early, closing a steadfast journey under Mikel Arteta.
This is the 14th national championship in Arsenal's history, the fourth Premier League title, and the first time they have won since the legendary unbeaten season of 2003-2004.
Below are typical figures for Arsenal's championship campaign in the 2025-2026 season.
18 - Goals from corner kicks
One of Arsenal's clearest imprints under Arteta is the ability to take advantage of set pieces. This has always been their important weapon, but this season, the level of efficiency has been pushed to the extreme.
Arsenal scored 28/68 Premier League goals from set pieces, more than any other team by at least 3 goals. From corner kicks alone, they scored up to 18 goals - a new record in Premier League history for a season.
The old record belonged to Oldham Athletic with 16 goals in the 1992-1993 season, and it is noteworthy that this milestone was broken twice this season. Arsenal surpassed first, before Tottenham reached 17 goals from corner kicks.
Although sometimes criticized for being too dependent on dead balls, Arsenal simply showed that they are better than the rest in exploiting the smallest advantages of the match.
19 - Number of clean sheets of David Raya
After the Burnley victory, goalkeeper David Raya has his 19th clean sheet in the Premier League this season, equaling Arsenal's record set by David Seaman in the 1993-1994 and 1998-1999 seasons.
If he continues to keep a clean sheet in the final round against Crystal Palace, Raya will set a new record for Arsenal in the Premier League era.
The Spanish goalkeeper also won the Golden Glove for the third consecutive season, joining the group of rare goalkeepers who have done this, alongside Pepe Reina, Joe Hart and Ederson.
Currently, Raya is only one time behind the four-time Golden Glove record of Petr Cech and Joe Hart.
0.74 - Expected goals conceded per match
Arsenal's championship is built on an almost perfect defensive foundation.
They have only conceded 26 goals in the Premier League this season - at least 6 goals less than any other opponent. This is also the second best defense record in Arsenal's history in the Premier League era, only after the 1998-1999 season with 17 goals conceded.
After the 1-2 defeat to Man City, Arsenal won four consecutive victories without conceding a goal. In-depth statistics further show the superiority. Arsenal only allowed the opponent to create a number of chances equivalent to 0.74 expected goals per match. Since the xG data was statistically compiled by Opta from the 2012-2013 season, this is the fourth best achievement in Premier League history.
Arteta's team also only faces an average of 8.2 shots and 2.4 shots on target per match - the lowest in the top five European championships this season.
17 - Number of wins when Gabriel and Saliba started together
The center of Arsenal's defense is the duo William Saliba and Gabriel Magalhaes. These two center-backs both started 26 matches in the Premier League this season and Arsenal won 17 matches. That achievement is equal to the Virgil van Dijk - Ibrahima Konate pair of Liverpool, although the Liverpool duo played together much more.
Among the central defender pairs who started together in 5 Premier League matches this season, Saliba and Gabriel have the best clean sheet ratio. Arsenal kept a clean sheet in 15/26 matches when both started.
53 - Points against teams in the bottom half of the table
In many previous seasons, Arsenal had no difficulty facing strong teams. Since the 2022-2023 season, they have been the team that has won the most points in matches against the "Big Six".
However, the stunts against weaker opponents are the reason why they continuously lose momentum in the championship race.
In the 2023-2024 season, Arsenal lost the advantage due to defeats against West Ham and Fulham at Christmas. A year earlier, they were defeated by Everton, then drew consecutively against West Ham and Southampton in the decisive stage.
But this season, Arsenal almost did not make mistakes against weaker teams.
They won 17 out of 19 matches against teams in the bottom half of the table, earning a total of 53 points and conceding only 6 goals. On average, Arsenal earns 2.8 points per game against this group of teams - the highest in the league and far exceeding Man City's 2.3 points/match.
It is a coincidence that the minimal 1-0 victory over Burnley, a relegated team, was the match that helped Arsenal officially step up to the Premier League championship after more than two decades of waiting.
