The stunning stats behind Arsenal’s annihilation of Sheff Utd as Arteta’s side make massive statement in title race

ARSENAL were fully loaded when they blew Sheffield United away.

The Gunners did not hold back as they registered yet another massive Premier League victory this season.

Mikel Arteta's side fired six past Blades stopper Ivo Grbić as they looked to keep up the pressure on Manchester City and Liverpool.

During the game, the visitors racked up some impressive stats.

Martin Odegaard completed a staggering 84 passes during the match, and only misplaced nine.

But he was a long way behind team-mate William Saliba, whose 169 passes were more than the ENTIRE Sheffield Utd team completed with 142.

Meanwhile Declan Rice, a defensive midfielder, enjoyed himself as he scored and got forward as he took five shots.

The win puts the Gunners just a point behind Man City in second, and two behind league leaders Liverpool.

And it was never in doubt from the moment Odegaard opened the scoring in the fifth minute.

When Bogle's own-goal and Gabriel Martinelli's strike made it 3-0 within 15 minutes, Blades fans were spotted streaming out of the stadium.

Jamie Carragher blasted the first-half performance from the relegation favourites - who went in 5-0 down at the break - as he said "I can't think of anything worse than that."

Although one cloud on the night for Arteta's side saw fans blasting the Spaniard for failing to substitute Martinelli before he limped off on 64 minutes.

With the victory, it meant that Arsenal's recent away form has been more than impressive.

They became the second-ever top-flight English team to win three consecutive away games by scoring five or more goals.

They join Burnley with the record as the Claret managed the feat in September 1961.

However, they are the first ever to win three on the bounce by five goals.

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This run also includes the 6-0 win at the London Stadium over West Ham and the 5-0 demolition over Burnley at Turf Moor.

With Arsenal being prolific in front of goal as of late it has seen their players rack up their own personal statistics this season.

The squad now includes five players with ten or more goal contributions in the Premier League this season, more than any other team.

Bukayo Saka has scored 13 goals and assisted eight, Martin Odegaard has scored six and assisted six, Rice has scored five and assisted five.

While Gabriel Martinelli has scored six and assisted four and Kai Havertz has scored three and assisted three.

Ben White netted Arsenal's sixth goal against Sheffield United at Bramall Lane.

The defender's goal was a landmark strike as it was the 10,000 in the club's history.

Havertz's effort was also a history-making goal as it was the 150,000th in English top-flight history.

Saka himself hit a landmark as he provided his 50th assist for Arsenal.

Since November 2018, Saka is only the fifth player in the Premier League to hit 50 assists and 50 goals.

The others to hit that mark are Mohamed Salah, Son Heung-min, Bruno Fernandes, Riyad Mahrez and Kevin De Bruyne

Since the turn of the year, the Gunners have been potent in front of goal.

The club has scored 31 goals in 2024, which is just six short of Manchester United's tally for the entire season.

The first three goals scored against the Blades took the club's tally to 300 in the Premier League since the appointment of Mikel Arteta.

It has taken 161 league games to reach that milestone, only Pep Guardiola (120), Jurgen Klopp (142) and Manuel Pellegrini (149) reached that total of goals quicker.

Arsenal's goal difference has now had a handy boost and is the biggest in the division.

They have a goal difference of 45, six more than league leaders Liverpool (39) and ten more than Manchester City (35).

The North London outfit have scored 68 goals and only conceded 23, which is the best in both categories in the league.

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