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EPL: Arsenal v Manchester United: what the stats say

By Our Reporter On Apr 23, 2022 0

Arsenal are unbeaten in their last three Premier League home games against Man Utd (W2 D1), keeping a clean sheet each time – they’ve never kept a clean sheet in four consecutive home league games against the Red Devils.

Manchester United won the reverse fixture 3-2 against Arsenal in December, ending a six-game winless run against the Gunners in the Premier League. They’re looking to complete their first league double over Arsenal since 2017-18.

Arsenal have won just three of their 15 Premier League games against Manchester United on Saturdays (D5 L7) and are winless in seven since a 2-1 home win in November 2008. However, two of the Gunners’ three such victories against the Red Devils have been in an early kick-off slot (11:15 in March 1998, 12:45 in November 2008).

Manchester United are unbeaten in their last 13 Premier League games in London (W8 D5), since a 2-0 loss at Arsenal in January 2020. The last top-flight side from outside the capital to have a longer unbeaten run in London was Liverpool – 16 games between May 1987 and October 1989.

Manchester United have the best 100% win rate in Premier League games played on St George’s Day, winning all three such matches without conceding a single goal. This is their first league meeting with Arsenal on St George’s Day since 1960 – the Gunners running out 5-2 winners at Highbury.

Arsenal have lost their last two Premier League home games, 2-0 v Liverpool and 2-1 against Brighton. They lost four in a row at the Emirates last season (Oct-Dec 2020) and three in a row in 2019-20 (Dec 2019), but hadn’t lost three in a row at home in any of their previous 42 league campaigns before this.

Arsenal lost at home to Brighton on 9th April, and away to Southampton on the 16th. The Gunners haven’t lost a league game on three consecutive Saturdays since December 1992 (four in a row).

Since beating Leeds United 5-1 on the opening weekend of the season, Manchester United are winless in their last five Premier League games at 12.30 on Saturday, alternating between defeat (3) and a draw (2) each time.

Manchester United’s Cristiano Ronaldo has scored six goals in his last seven appearances against Arsenal in all competitions, including a brace in the reverse fixture in December, and a brace on his last visit to the Emirates Stadium in May 2009 (Champions League semi-final).

Emile Smith Rowe is Arsenal’s highest goalscorer at the Emirates Stadium in all competitions this season (6), with the Gunners winning all six home games in which he’s scored this term. Smith Rowe opened the scoring in the reverse fixture against Manchester United – the last Englishman to score home and away against the Red Devils in the same season for the Gunners was David Rocastle in 1991-92.