Mikel Arteta brought up his 200th victory as our manager with a 3-2 win over Kairat Almaty, as goals from Kai Havertz, Viktor Gyokeres and Gabriel Martinelli helped the boss reach a double century of triumphs.
The 200 wins, which include victories in penalty shootouts, came in just 326 matches in charge, with his first coming against Manchester United on New Year's Day 2020.
We've crunched the numbers to look back at how Mikel got to the figure and how he compares to our other managers to hit that landmark.
Milestone wins
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You never forget your first win and Mikel's maiden triumph came courtesy of goals from Nicolas Pepe and Sokratis in a 2-0 win over the Red Devils. 15 more wins followed in his first season in charge, with the 2-1 victory over Chelsea in the 2020 FA Cup final the standout moment of a first campaign as a professional football manager.
Win 17 saw us claim the Community Shield with a penalty shootout victory over Liverpool at Wembley in September 2020, while a stunning Martin Odegaard free-kick at Turf Moor gave Mikel his 50th victory as our boss as we downed Burnley 1-0 in September 2021.
Fast-forward to March 2023, and it was another successful away trip that marked Mikel's 100th win. First-half goals from Martinelli, Gabriel and Odegaard gave us all three points in a 3-0 win at Fulham.
A 100th Premier League victory was bagged with a thrilling 3-2 victory at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in April 2024. The win, at 43 years and 33 days old, secured Mikel's place in history as the youngest manager ever to reach 100 wins in the Premier League.
A few months later and Mikel was picking up a 150th Arsenal win, with 17-year-old Ethan Nwaneri netting in a 3-0 victory over Nottingham Forest at Emirates Stadium. His 200th, against Kairat Almaty, ensured we ended the Champions League league phase with a perfect eight wins from eight matches.
Mikel's longest winning streak currently sits at 10, which came this season, kicking off with a 2-0 win over Port Vale in the Carabao Cup and ending in a 3-0 victory over Slavia Prague in the Champions League. The run also saw us concede just a single goal in a 2-1 triumph at Newcastle United.
Our spot-kick successes have included Community Shield triumphs over Liverpool and Manchester City, as well as a Champions League success over Porto and this season's League Cup quarter-final victory over Crystal Palace.
favourite opponents
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Everybody has their favourites and Mikel is no different. During his time as our manager, he's picked up more wins against Wolverhampton Wanderers than any other side. In the 12 matches faced, Mikel has won 10 times, with both defeats coming in the 2020/21 season.
Mikel has beaten three sides on nine occasions. He has nine wins from 15 matches against Chelsea, the most recent a 3-2 win in the Carabao Cup, and the same record against Newcastle United. We also have nine wins from 14 against Crystal Palace.
Following that, there's a series of five sides in which Mikel has triumphed eight times. That includes Tottenham, beating our north London rivals eight times in just 12 matches, as well as Manchester United, West Ham United, Leicester City and Leeds United.
Mikel Arteta's favourite opponents
Teams
Matches
Wins
Wolves
12
10
Chelsea
15
9
Newcastle
15
9
Crystal Palace
14
9
Man Utd
14
8
Tottenham
12
8
West Ham
13
8
Leicester
10
8
Leeds
9
8
LEGENDARY COMPANY
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Mikel has become just the sixth manager in our history to hit the landmark of 200 wins as Arsenal boss.
It will come as no surprise to see Arsene Wenger at the top of the leaderboard for victories. The Frenchman amassed 716 triumphs in 1,235 matches across 22 years at the helm.
Arsenal managers with 200+ wins (including penalty shootouts)
Manager
Wins
Games
Win %
Arsene Wenger
716
1,235
58.0
Bertie Mee
241
540
44.6
George Graham
225
460
48.9
Tom Whittaker
202
429
47.1
Herbert Chapman
201
403
49.9
Mikel Arteta
200
326
61.4
Mikel's win rate of 61.4% is the best of any manager in our entire history. It took him 171 matches to reach 100 victories in charge before rounding off his second century in a speedy 151 matches.
Our boss needs just three more wins to overtake two legendary managers in Tom Whittaker and Herbert Chapman. The former managed us between 1947 and 1956, winning two league titles and the FA Cup, while the iconic Chapman picked up the same trophies during his legendary spell during the 1920s and 1930s.
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