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Arsenal’s win over Nottingham Forest on Sunday saw them regain top spot in the Premier League and also hit a special milestone at the Emirates.
THE LOWDOWN: HUGE MILESTONE
Arsenal’s win over Nottingham Forest on Sunday was the club’s biggest win of the campaign to date as well as the ninth consecutive win on home turf across all competitions.
It was also the 300th win the Gunners have recorded at Emirates Stadium.
Arsenal moved to the Emirates from Highbury in 2006, and the game against Forest was 449th game in all competitions. In that time, the north London outfit have racked up 300 wins, to go with 84 draws and 65 defeats.
THE LATEST: ARTETA’S REACTION
Speaking after the win against Forest, Arteta spoke about the joy of playing at home and thanked the Arsenal fans for making the Emirates a fortress.
He said: “It was great honestly, thank you so much for all the supporters coming back it made the game much simpler, much easier, the boys were just talking about it, it’s just a joy to come here and play in front of them. It really is special.”
THE NUMBERS BEHIND THE MILESTONE
The first came back in August 2006 when Arsenal drew their first competitive game at our new home against Aston Villa, goals from Freddie Ljungberg and Matthieu Flamini beat Dynamo Zagreb 2-1 in a Champions League qualifier.
It would take just five years to reach 100 wins, with that milestone also coming in a Champions League qualifier against Udinese, courtesy of a Theo Walcott goal.
The 200th win came in 2017 when we knocked Lincoln City out of the FA Cup via a 5-0 scoreline in March 2017, with Walcott again getting on the scoresheet alongside Olivier Giroud, Alexis Sanchez, Aaron Ramsey and an own goal.
The success over Forest was our 203rd in the Premier League at the Emirates, while 37 have come in the Champions League, 22 in the League Cup, 21 in the FA Cup and a further 17 in the Europa League, making up the magical 300.
Those have come from a total of 449 games, meaning Thursday’s Europa League meeting with FC Zurich will be game number 450.
