Unfortunately for rival fans, this is the best Arsenal have been under Mikel Arteta

Arsenal might just be closing in on the Premier League title, with three other trophies up for grabs too.

On Wednesday night, the Gunners moved seven points clear at the top, courtesy of their 1-0 win over Brighton, while Manchester City could only draw with Nottingham Forest simultaneously. That was a 34th victory of the campaign, their joint-most under Mikel Arteta.

Arsenal's season-by-season record under Mikel Arteta

Season	Matches	Wins	Draws	Loses	Goals	Goals against	Win %
2019/20*	28	16	6	6	45	26	57%
2020/21	58	29	12	17	94	58	50%
2021/22	45	26	4	15	77	52	58%
2022/23	49	32	8	9	103	53	65%
2023/24	52	34	8	10	113	43	65%
2024/25	58	32	17	9	112	52	55%
2025/26	45	34	8	3	99	30	76%

Note: *indicates that Mikel Arteta joined mid-season.

If Arsenal are able to beat Mansfield Town, currently 16th in EFL League One, in the FA Cup at Field Mill on Saturday, that would be their 35th victory of the campaign. This would be their most in a single campaign under Arteta, most-recently collecting more than that in 2003/04, a pretty famous year.

Bukayo Saka's match-winner in Sussex this week was also the Gunners' 99th goal of the campaign, which isn't really mentioned during the widespread "Arsenal are boring" discourse. Two seasons ago, Arteta's team scored 113 goals, with most acknowledging that 2023/24 is when this team peaked.

Well, with at least 12 games remaining, it could be as many as 20, most would forecast that they'll shatter that figure. Overall, Arsenal have still only lost three matches this season, all in the Premier League, beaten at Anfield in August, Villa Park in December and when Manchester United visited North London in January.

Clubs with fewest defeats 2025/26 across Europe's top 10 leagues

Clubs	Matches played	Defeats
Bayern Munich	37	2
Arsenal	45	3
Porto	38	4
AC Milan	31	4
Sporting CP	40	5
Como	32	5
Twente	29	5
Lens	27	5
Fenerbahçe	44	6
Paris Saint-Germain	39	6
Slavia Prague	35	6
NEC Nijmegen	30	6
Hoffenheim	26	6

Across Europe's top ten ranked leagues, only 13 clubs have to date lost six matches or fewer across all competitions. Of these, AC Milan, Como, Twente, Lens, NEC Nijmegen and Hoffenheim are not competing in UEFA competitions, skewing the data and explaining why they've played so many fewer fixtures.

Arsenal, who've played more matches than anyone else in this list, sit second with just three defeats. Bayern Munich are the only team with fewer loses, surprisingly beaten 2-1 by Bavarian rivals Augsburg in the Bundesliga last month, while the only other defeat Vincent Kompany's team have suffered came against Arsenal in the Champions League in November. After the duo finished first and second in the league phase, could those two be on a collision course to meet in the final at the Puskás Aréna on 30 May?

So, while many may be frustrated with Arsenal's style of play or perhaps their over-reliance on set pieces, one cannot question this teams character, resilience and determination. Now, they just need the silverware to show for it, with Gooners everywhere dreaming of seeing multiple trophies arrive in the coming weeks.