{"id":3758,"date":"2026-06-03T10:40:20","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T10:40:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipsport.com.ng\/?p=3758"},"modified":"2026-06-03T10:40:20","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T10:40:20","slug":"arsenal-kings-of-london-for-fourth-straight-season-stats-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipsport.com.ng\/?p=3758","title":{"rendered":"Arsenal kings of London for fourth-straight season | Stats | News"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Having won the 2025\/26 Premier League title, our status as the best team in the land isn’t in doubt, but what is also indisputable is our status as London\u2019s premier club.<\/strong><\/p>\n

That\u2019s because for the fourth season in a row, we have finished on top of the London derbies mini-league, having picked up more points from capital clashes than any other side from the city. In fact, we finished eight points clear of our nearest challengers:<\/p>\n

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PL London mini-table 2025\/26<\/strong><\/caption>\n
<\/th>\nP<\/strong><\/th>\nW<\/strong><\/th>\nD<\/strong><\/th>\nL<\/strong><\/th>\nGD<\/strong><\/th>\nPts<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Arsenal<\/td>\n12<\/td>\n10<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n18<\/td>\n32<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Chelsea<\/td>\n12<\/td>\n7<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n11<\/td>\n24<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fulham<\/td>\n12<\/td>\n5<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n5<\/td>\n-2<\/td>\n17<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Crystal Palace<\/td>\n12<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n16<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Brentford<\/td>\n12<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n5<\/td>\n5<\/td>\n-5<\/td>\n11<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tottenham<\/td>\n12<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n8<\/td>\n-7<\/td>\n10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
West Ham<\/td>\n12<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n9<\/td>\n-16<\/td>\n7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

Out of our 10 Premier League derby days last season, we remained unbeaten in all of them, the highlight being doing the double over Tottenham Hotspur with a pair of 4-1 victories. Six points were also taken off Crystal Palace, West Ham United and Fulham, while Chelsea and Brentford were beaten at Emirates Stadium before 1-1 draws in west London.<\/p>\n

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It is just the seventh time an undefeated record in London derbies has been achieved since the division\u2019s formation in 1992, of which we are responsible for six of them. Incredibly, in the past 21 years, only we have achieved the feat:<\/p>\n

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Teams unbeaten in PL London derbies in a season<\/strong><\/caption>\n
Team<\/strong><\/th>\nSeason<\/strong><\/th>\nP<\/strong><\/th>\nW<\/strong><\/th>\nD<\/strong><\/th>\nL<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Arsenal<\/td>\n1997\/98<\/td>\n10<\/td>\n6<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Arsenal<\/td>\n2002\/03<\/td>\n10<\/td>\n7<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Arsenal<\/td>\n2003\/04<\/td>\n8<\/td>\n5<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Arsenal<\/td>\n2004\/05<\/td>\n10<\/td>\n7<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Chelsea<\/td>\n2004\/05<\/td>\n10<\/td>\n7<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Arsenal<\/td>\n2022\/23<\/td>\n12<\/td>\n10<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Arsenal<\/td>\n2025\/26<\/td>\n12<\/td>\n10<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

This is the 17th time we have finished top of the London table in the 34 seasons of the Premier League, six more than Chelsea\u2019s total of 10, with Spurs way behind in third with just five successes:<\/p>\n

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Most PL London mini-league wins<\/strong><\/caption>\n
Team<\/strong><\/th>\nWins<\/strong><\/th>\nLast win<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Arsenal<\/td>\n17<\/td>\n2025\/26<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Chelsea<\/td>\n11<\/td>\n2021\/22<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tottenham<\/td>\n5<\/td>\n2017\/18<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
West Ham<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n2015\/16<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
QPR<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n1994\/95<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

Our incredible record in London derbies becomes even more impressive given that we also knocked Crystal Palace out of the League Cup before beating Chelsea in both legs of the subsequent semi-finals. That means that going back to last season, our current undefeated run in London derbies stretches to 17 matches across all competitions.<\/p>\n

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But when it comes to Premier League history, no manager who has taken charge of more than 20 London derbies can match the feats of Mikel Arteta.<\/p>\n

Our final day victory at Selhurst Park before being presented with the Premier League trophy was our boss\u2019 46th win from 73 league derbies, handing him a 63% win ratio and putting him at the top of the list when it comes to capital clashes:<\/p>\n

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Managers with best records in PL London derbies<\/strong><\/caption>\n
Manager<\/strong><\/th>\nP<\/th>\nW<\/strong><\/th>\nD<\/strong><\/th>\nL<\/strong><\/th>\nW%<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Mikel Arteta<\/td>\n73<\/td>\n46<\/td>\n17<\/td>\n10<\/td>\n63.0%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jose Mourinho<\/td>\n70<\/td>\n42<\/td>\n17<\/td>\n11<\/td>\n60.0%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mauricio Pochettino<\/td>\n58<\/td>\n32<\/td>\n13<\/td>\n13<\/td>\n55.2%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Arsene Wenger<\/td>\n194<\/td>\n106<\/td>\n52<\/td>\n36<\/td>\n54.6%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gianluca Vialli<\/td>\n23<\/td>\n12<\/td>\n6<\/td>\n5<\/td>\n52.2%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Antonio Conte<\/td>\n32<\/td>\n16<\/td>\n7<\/td>\n9<\/td>\n50.0%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n
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