Arsenal have kept their title challenge well on track with a statement 6-0 victory away to West Ham. Mikel Arteta’s Gunners ran rampant at the London Stadium to keep the pace with Liverpool and Manchester City.
It’s the Gunners’ biggest-ever away win in the Premier League, but where does it rank overall?
We’ve taken a closer look at Arsenal’s five biggest Premier League wins.
Sat in his dugout at the London Stadium, David Moyes must have had horrible flashbacks to the time his Everton side got demolished by Arsenal almost two decades ago.
The game is most memorable for Dennis Bergkamp putting in a late-career masterclass, notching three assists and a goal in a man-of-the-match display in the Gunners’ final home match of the 2004-05 campaign.
The legendary Dutchman’s contract was up that summer, but he was persuaded to sign for one more year – Arsenal’s last season at Highbury – after being serenaded with chants of “one more year” from the Arsenal faithful that day.
Arguably Arsenal’s finest hour in that legendarily sexy burgundy o2-sponsored kit of 2005-06, Thierry Henry was on fire with a hat-trick that took him to 150 Premier League goals – level with Cliff Bastin’s league record for the club.
Wenger was delighted with his side’s display against Steve McClaren’s sorry Smoggies and was keen to dish the credit around.
“We played our game and the goals came as a consequence of the quality of our game,” the Frenchman told the BBC.
“Of course, Thierry scored three – and everybody nearly scored! But Reyes contributed with his final balls and the most important thing is that the team plays the game we want to play and plays with a great spirit.”
In their next home game, Wenger’s Gunners lost 3-2 to West Ham – which proved to be the
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