This is the ninth time this season that Arsenal have won a game with the help of a decisive goal from a corner.
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Arsenal are now five points clear of Manchester City in the Premier League title race. Both Arsenal and City have won this weekend, but they haven't been impressive. City first beat Leeds United 1-0. Arsenal then beat Chelsea 2-1. Both of Arsenal's goals came from set pieces, especially from corners. Willy Saliba was the first to score at the Emirates.
Jurgen Klopp then added the decisive goal. Arsenal have now scored 16 goals from corners in the Premier League this season. Arsenal have equalled the record for the most goals scored from corners in a single Premier League season. Chelsea manager Liane Rosengarten admitted after the match that there is no better team in world football than Chelsea at the moment. The goals from set pieces have made Arsenal's journey to the league title for the first time in 22 years look possible.
Otherwise, the last few weeks have been somewhat disappointing for Mikel Arteta. He said after the game, ‘We’ve dropped a few points recently, not only that, we haven’t been able to score from set-pieces. But both goals against Chelsea came from that, that’s a nice achievement.’ That’s why Arsenal are now also called the ‘King of Corners’. It would be good to present some statistics related to this here.
This is the ninth time this season that Arsenal have won a game with the help of a decisive goal from a corner. No team has ever scored so many goals from corners in a single season, so it’s a record. In the 2012/013 season, Manchester United won a game with the help of a goal from a corner on eight occasions. Arsenal have taken a 1-0 lead in the league nine times with the help of a corner. This is equal to the record held by Southampton.
Arsenal's record of 16 goals from corners in a season has equalled that of Oldham in 1992/93, West Brom in 2016/017 and Arsenal's own record in 2023/024. Not everyone is happy with Arsenal's performance and there are many who criticize Arteta's strategy. Their argument is that the game Arsenal are playing now is not fun to watch, it does not give joy. To a large extent, goals from corners are not very attractive.
When Arsenal won the league under Arsene Wenger, the game played by this north London club was very exciting. Moreover, the appropriate word to describe Arsenal's game at that time was beautiful. Arsenal's game at that time was truly captivating. This is why many became Arsenal supporters. For now, all this criticism will not make much difference to Arsenal. Arsenal will not even vote on it.
Arsenal's ability to cope with the pressure of the title race this time has been a source of joy for the club's supporters. Otherwise, the games against Brentford and Wolves were not in Arsenal's favor, which was criticized by many. City has played one less game than Arsenal and the two teams have a game left next month. Aside from that one game, Arsenal will not have to face a team in the top six in the remaining league games, which is remarkable.
