William Saliba could hit a century of Premier League appearances against Newcastle United on Sunday, and a piece of Arsenal history in the process.
The Frenchman made his debut for us against Crystal Palace on the opening day of the 2022/23 campaign, and has gone on to win 67 of his first 99 league games.
And should he mark his century with a three-point haul against the Magpies, he would join Sol Campbell and Lauren at the top of the list when it comes to most wins achieved during their first 100 league games for us across our 138-year history:
Most wins from first 100 league games for Arsenal
**Player**
**100th app**
**Wins**
Sol Campbell
25/09/2004
68
Lauren
25/04/2004
68
**William Saliba**
**67**
Kolo Toure
21/08/2005
66
Ben White
06/04/2024
66
Gilberto Silva
01/02/2006
65
Thomas Partey
22/09/2024
65
Ashley Cole
10/02/2004
64
Nacho Monreal
20/08/2016
64
Marc Overmars
09/05/2000
64
On that night at Selhurst Park three years ago, William kept a clean sheet, and it would be the first of many. No player in the division has kept more than him since his Premier League bow, and only 81 have been conceded in that time, meaning we only concede on average every 109 minutes that William is on the field - another divisional high across the past three seasons.
Most PL clean sheets since start of 2022/23
**Clean Sheets**
**Mins/Goal Conceded**
**William Saliba**
**41**
**109.0**
Gabriel
39
96.9
Virgil van Dijk
34
81.9
James Tarkowski
32
66.9
Dan Burn
32
76.2
As we look to lock in a third second-place finish in succession during the Frenchman’s tenure in our team, only his usual central defensive partner Gabriel has achieved more Premier League victories during that time, while he ranks fourth on our list for best win ratios in the competition:
Most PL games won since start of 2022/23
Player
**Wins**
Gabriel
69
**William Saliba**
**67**
Gabriel Martinelli
66
Virgil van Dijk
65
Martin Odegaard
65
William, who could be the 71st Gunner to hit a ton of Premier League games, can also soon hit a niche club stat. All of his 99 of his league games so far have come as a starter, meaning he could become the first outfielder to achieve 100 since his fellow countryman William Gallas, who reached 101 in total.
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