Arsenal broke a never-seen-before Premier League record with their surprise 2-2 draw away at Wolves on Wednesday night.
Mikel Arteta’s side were firmly on course for a routine victory after taking a 2-0 lead at Molineux thanks to goals either side of half-time from Bukayo Saka and Piero Hincapie. But they allowed the Premier League’s rock-bottom side back into the game minutes later when Hugo Bueno struck from the edge of the box.
Arsenal then conceded again in stoppage-time as 19-year-old Tom Edozie scored to send the home supporters wild.
The Gunners remain five points clear of second-placed Manchester City but have now played one game more than Pep Guardiola’s men, who have won six of the last eight Premier League titles.
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With City now breathing firmly down their necks, Arsenal fans fear an end-of-season capitulation might become a reality. The north London outfit last won England’s top division in 2004 and were the overwhelming favourites to lift the Premier League trophy this season a few weeks ago.
“We’re very disappointed with the end result, but I think we have to fault ourselves,” Arteta said after the draw against Wolves. “I think the performance in the second half doesn't show the level and the standards required in the Premier League to win in the manner that we should have won the game, especially in the way that we played in the first half.
“It's very tough, we are frustrated because it's down to us. It's time to talk on the pitch because anything that we say right now comes from anger, frustration, disappointment, and there's nothing coming through that is going to benefit and help the team going forward.
“It's nothing to do with attitude or with desire. There were a lot of things that went wrong in the second half that didn't allow us to have any dominance, even though we scored the second goal. We never felt that we were in control of the game.”
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Per Opta’s Tom Ede, highlighted by The Sun, Arsenal’s draw against Wolves is the first time in Premier League history that a team top of the table has let a two-plus goal lead slip against a side in the relegation zone. Ouch.
Meanwhile, BBC Sport’s football data analyst Chris Collinson has also revealed on X (Twitter) that Arsenal’s current tally of 58 points is the fewest any Premier League leader has had after 27 games since Leicester City (56) in 2015-16.
However, we all remember what happened that season. Leicester got over the finish line in first place, completing the most astonishing Premier League fairytale in the process.
Arsenal’s destiny is still in their own hands - for now. But it’s crucial they get back to winning ways when they face their bitter north London rivals Tottenham on Sunday.