Arsenal go seven points clear at the summit of the Premier League on Boxing Day. Image: @arsenal / twitter
Arsenal fans will salivate with excitement at this Premier League stat
Arsenal are leading the Premier League with 13 matches to go, and it’s their youngsters that are propelling the title charge.
Arsenal go seven points clear at the summit of the Premier League on Boxing Day. Image: @arsenal / twitter
Arsenal are the surprise Premier League leaders at the start of March, and manager Mikel Arteta is doing it with the youngest squad in the entire division. Here’s a striking set of EPL stat that will excite Gooners around the world.
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Arsenal youngsters leading Premier League title charge
Three of the four highest scoring players across Europe’s top five leagues are on the books of Arsenal Football Club. Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Martinelli, both 21, scored in the Gunners’ 4-0 rout of Everton last night. Folarin Balogun, on-loan at Ligue 1 side Reims, is the most prolific U21 player on the continent. Martinelli has now scored in three successive EPL matches for the first time in his fledgling career.
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Not only does Bukayo Saka score goals but he makes them as well. Only Kevin De Bruyne (12) has more assists than Saka (9) in the Premier League this season. Arsenal are also the only EPL side with more than one player who’s reached double figures for goals this term. Skipper Martin Odegaard isn’t far behind with 9. Leandro Trossard has 8, although only one of those was scored in the colours of Arsenal after his move from Brighton in January.
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Next up for Arteta’s young Gunners is the visit of relegation-threatened Bournemouth on Saturday.
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