Arsenal just left Chelsea's all-time Premier League record in the dust

Arsenal's winning streak continues, so for how much longer can they carry it on? In the space of a week, the Gunners enjoyed three successive victories all without conceding. This includes ousting Chelsea from the EFL Cup at the semi-final stage, with Kai Havertz's injury time goal sparking wild scenes of celebration last Tuesday.

Back in the Premier League, Mikel Arteta's team have swatted aside both Leeds United 4-0 and then Sunderland 3-0, getting back on track following three matches without a win. On Saturday, Martín Zubimendi's long-range strike broke the deadlock, before Viktor Gyökeres came off the bench to score twice.

This means the Gunners remain six points clear at the top of the Premier League, ahead of three successive away matches against Brentford, Wolves and then Tottenham. As well as picking up three important points at the weekend, Arteta's team also set a new Premier League record.

The record Arsenal broke by beating Sunderland

Saturday's 3-0 victory over Sunderland means Arsenal are now unbeaten in 44 Premier League home matches against newly-promoted clubs, winning 39 of them. This breaks the competition record set by Chelsea between 2001 and 2015, a sequence ended by Bournemouth during José Mourinho's final home league game in charge of the Blues.

Arsenal's home record vs newly-promoted clubs

Note*: Arsenal are yet to host Burnley in the 2025/26 season.

This unbeaten run dates back to November 2010, when Andy Carroll was the only scorer as Newcastle won 1-0 in North London. In the hosts' team that day were Łukasz Fabiański, Sébastien Squillaci, Marouane Chamakh and other not-so-fondly remembered figures.

In fact, the last time the Gunners failed to win a home match against a newly-promoted side was against Fulham on 18 April 2021, the day the infamous European Super League was launched.

Now though, as we approach the business end of the season, fixtures are only likely to get tougher. Thursday night's trip to the Gtech to face in form Brentford will be far from straight forward, followed by back-to-back matches against Spurs and Chelsea soon after.

Still six points above Pep Guardiola's Man City, Arteta's team need to ensure that this gap remains the same size, at the very least, by the time they travel to the Etihad on 19 April. The Gunners have broken numerous records this season, but it will all count for very little if they are not the side hoisting the Premier League trophy aloft come May.