Arsenal out to match club winning record in Bournemouth clash

Mikel Arteta's men have already prevailed on 25 occasions this season, as well as drawing five games and losing a further five, to take up residence at the top of the division.

The Gunners have a five-point advantage over Liverpool, who could officially be eliminated from the title conversation this weekend if they lose to Tottenham Hotspur and Arteta's side sink the Cherries.

Arsenal also possess a one-point buffer over Manchester City, which will increase to four with a maximum on Saturday lunchtime, but the champions still have one game in hand and are therefore in control of the title race.

Arteta's crop can at least pile the pressure onto City's shoulders before the treble winners clash with Wolverhampton Wanderers in the evening kickoff, and a 26th triumph for the season would also equal their best tally in the Premier League era.

Arsenal have only achieved a club-high 26 wins in three previous Premier League seasons, hitting that tally in their title-winning 2001-02 and 2003-04 campaigns, going through the latter without suffering a single defeat.

Arteta also oversaw an identical number of victories in the 2022-23 season, where Arsenal spent 248 days at the summit of the table, only to lament a late collapse as City retained their top-flight crown for the third year running.

This time around, though, Arsenal have not shown any signs of a springtime capitulation, despite nearly throwing away a three-goal lead in last weekend's chaotic 3-2 beating of Tottenham Hotspur.

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