Of course everyone connected with arsenal was not happy about the fact that we have just lost two Premier League games in a row after
the longest unbeaten run in the league of 14 games.
Not exact matches
Arsene Wenger has often spoke about consistency being vital
in the
long format of a
league campaign and
in the past Arsenal have often managed to go on
long winning or
unbeaten runs, but that has been distinctly lacking this season.
It's not the first time that we lost our first game of the season and then went on a
long unbeaten run and it won't be the first time if we are at the top of the
league during the Christmas period, only to drop out of the title race
in the following months.Lets just enjoy the Good times and wait and see how it pans out.?
Jose Mourinho's side are on the
longest current
unbeaten home
run in the Premier
League (24 games — W14 D10 L0), with their last such defeat at Old Trafford coming against Manchester City
in September 2016 (1 - 2).
KEY FACT: Spurs are
unbeaten in their last 13 matches, the
longest current
run in the Premier
League.
However, taking a positive spin from their recent four matches
in the Premier
League where they have not lost, it is their
longest unbeaten run in the entire calendar year of 2012.
Chelsea set the
longest unbeaten run by any side
in the Premier
League in 2015/16 with 15 games without defeat between December and March.
With Barcelona having lost 1 - 0 on Wednesday night, Liverpool are now currently on the
longest unbeaten run in Europe's top five
leagues.
They say all good things must come to an end, so that includes
long unbeaten runs in the Premier
League.
This is not all as the Frenchman holds the record of coaching the club (Arsenal) with the
longest unbeaten run having gone 49 games
unbeaten in the
league surpassing Nottingham Forest's 42 games and also Preston North End's
unbeaten league form set 115 years previously.
MADRID: Barcelona equalled the record
longest unbeaten run in La Liga history as a Lionel Messi hat - trick inspired the runaway leaders to a 3 - 1 win over Leganes on Saturday to make it 38
league games
unbeaten.
United banked a 2 - 1 home win over Boro back
in December and overall, but Manchester United are currently on the
longest unbeaten run in the Premier
League (17 games), while opponents Middlesbrough are on the
longest current winless
run in the competition (10 games).
All eyes will now be on the game next Saturday at Camp Nou against Leganés
in the
league; a positive result will see them equal the 38 - game record for the
longest unbeaten run of matches.
Who has the
longest unbeaten home and away
runs in UEFA Champions
League history?
Should the Trotters, who have lost just two
league matches thus far, avoid defeat at Eastlands on Saturday, then they'll have equalled their longest ever unbeaten away run in the Premier League, when ironically Man City were the fifth match Bolton managed to avoid a fifth successive lose in back in
league matches thus far, avoid defeat at Eastlands on Saturday, then they'll have equalled their
longest ever
unbeaten away
run in the Premier
League, when ironically Man City were the fifth match Bolton managed to avoid a fifth successive lose in back in
League, when ironically Man City were the fifth match Bolton managed to avoid a fifth successive lose
in back
in 2005.
Birmingham City, Sunderland, Chelsea and even Manchester United, ending the latter's season -
long unbeaten run in the process, have all been put to the sword by arguably the Premier
League's most industrious, dogged, spirited team.
City have been an unpredictable sort on the road so far, winning just one of their opening three away fixtures
in the
league: Tottenham Hotspur (0 - 0), Sunderland (1 - 0L) and Wigan Athletic (0 - 2W), while they were dumped out of the League Cup by West Brom at The Hawthorns last month, so there are still some fragilities that need to be ironed out by manager Roberto Mancini although the team have collectively dusted themselves off admirably and will stretch their unbeaten run to five games so long as they get a result away at Blackpool, who have yet to win a home fixture in the league up til
league: Tottenham Hotspur (0 - 0), Sunderland (1 - 0L) and Wigan Athletic (0 - 2W), while they were dumped out of the
League Cup by West Brom at The Hawthorns last month, so there are still some fragilities that need to be ironed out by manager Roberto Mancini although the team have collectively dusted themselves off admirably and will stretch their unbeaten run to five games so long as they get a result away at Blackpool, who have yet to win a home fixture in the league up til
League Cup by West Brom at The Hawthorns last month, so there are still some fragilities that need to be ironed out by manager Roberto Mancini although the team have collectively dusted themselves off admirably and will stretch their
unbeaten run to five games so
long as they get a result away at Blackpool, who have yet to win a home fixture
in the
league up til
league up till now.
43 — James Milner is now
unbeaten in all 43 Premier
League games
in which he has scored (W35, D8)-- only Darius Vassell has accomplished a
longer run (46 games).