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While Liverpool’s defense is currently porous, Arsenal’s is looking increasingly impenetrable.
The Gunners’ 1-0 victory against Fulham was built on an eighth clean sheet in 11 matches in all competitions this season.
The only goals conceded by the league leaders were via a 30-yard thunderbolt from Liverpool’s Dominik Szoboszlai, one from unstoppable Manchester City striker Erling Haaland and a header from the in-form Nick Woltemade at a raucous St James’ Park. Only Haaland’s came from open play.
In comparison, Liverpool have conceded 17 goals and kept just two clean sheets in their 12 matches.
Arsenal not only prevent teams from scoring, they deny them even a sniff of the goal. For the first time since November 2003, during what turned out to be their Invincibles campaign, Arteta’s side have not faced a shot on target in consecutive league matches.
And they have only given up five big chances in eight league matches this season. To put this into context, Manchester United had five big chances to score at Anfield alone yesterday.
Remarkably, the last time they conceded more than two league goals in a match was in December 2023 at Luton Town.
Keep it up and David Raya, William Saliba and Gabriel will break Chelsea’s legendary record for fewest goals conceded in a Premier League season of just 15 in 2004-05.
