Arteta builds a lethal weapon: Arsenal outstrip Europe's elite

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You’ll be redirected to the homepage. Getty Images Sport Oct 18, 2026 19:45+02:00 Translated by The art of winning by the bare minimum Arsenal escaped the trap Nottingham Forest had set for them, snatching a hard-fought 1-0 win on Sunday at the City Ground in the seventh round of the Premier League.

The London side had drawn a blank for most of the afternoon. Then, on 80 minutes, Noni Madueke cracked the Forest defence, collecting a pass from Declan Rice and driving in from the left before unleashing a superb rocket of a shot that nestled in the net to hand his side three precious points.

Statistics network "Squawka" dug out a striking figure for Arsenal: 18 wins by a single goal over the past two seasons, more than any other club in Europe's big five leagues. Fellow statistics network "Opta" added another. Arsenal have racked up the most 1-0 wins in the Premier League since Mikel Arteta took technical charge in December 2019, level with Everton on 32 apiece.

Form # P W D L F A +/- PTS Form 1 Manchester City MCI 7 7 0 0 19 7 +12 21 W W W W W 2 Arsenal ARS 7 6 0 1 11 5 +6 18 W W L W W 3 Brighton & Hove Albion BHA 7 5 1 1 23 5 +18 16 W W W W D 4 Chelsea CHE 7 4 1 2 17 13 +4 13 W W L D L 5 Liverpool LIV 7 3 3 1 9 8 +1 12 W L W D W 6 Brentford BRE 7 2 4 1 13 8 +5 10 L D W D D 7 Leeds United LEE 7 2 4 1 9 6 +3 10 D L D W D 8 Everton EVE 7 2 4 1 8 7 +1 10 L D W D D 9 Hull City HUL 7 2 3 2 8 7 +1 9 L D L D D 10 Ipswich Town IPS 7 3 0 4 11 15 -4 9 L W L W L 11 Newcastle United NEW 7 2 2 3 10 14 -4 8 L L W L D 12 Aston Villa AVL 7 2 2 3 7 11 -4 8 W D W L D 13 Manchester United MUN 7 1 4 2 10 10 0 7 D D D L D 14 Crystal Palace CRY 7 2 1 4 9 17 -8 7 L W D L W 15 AFC Bournemouth BOU 7 1 3 3 9 13 -4 6 W L L D D 16 Coventry City COV 6 2 0 4 5 11 -6 6 W W L L L 17 Fulham FUL 7 1 2 4 7 10 -3 5 W L D D L 18 Nottingham Forest NFO 7 1 2 4 5 9 -4 5 L L L W D 19 Sunderland SUN 7 1 1 5 6 14 -8 4 L L L L D 20 Tottenham Hotspur TOT 6 0 3 3 3 9 -6 3 D L D D L Champions League UEFA Europa League Relegation ENJOYED THIS STORY?

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