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Graphic from Mark Carey showing how Arsenal have fared with headed goals over the past 10 season

Regularly ranked in the PL's top five in the late Arsene Wenger years, lost their dominance under Unai Emery and have been on a steady incline since Mikel Arteta took charge

Kai Havertz’s NLD goal equalled Arsenal’s PL record for headed goals in a season (17 - set in 2016-17)

59% were from set-pieces, 41% from open play, with a different players key for different reasons

Here’s a look how they got to that landmark ⬇️
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EXCL: Declan Rice interview - My game in my words

🔥 Igniting Arsenal fans
👊 “He got crunched”
❌ Diagonals out
🔗 “Short relationships” in
🔁 Playing “same side”
🎱 Occupy zones
⬆️ Arteta’s pitch “height”
🤫 6 PL goals & 7 assists

Via The Athletic | Football: theathletic.com/5439408/2024/0…

Saka + space vs Spurs = goals

Arsenal have had a clear plan of attack to quickly exploit space with Bukayo Saka in the north London derby for three seasons straight

Piece looking at all the similar goals that has led to in the derby since 2021-22
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Can finally feel the the sun instead of just seeing it

Not sure what this is doing on a bus in April 2024 but here we are

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- Arsenal's 12th goal in the 1st 15 mins. Most in the PL. Particularly important to build platforms in 2024

- White key for Arsenal's 20th & 21st set-piece goals of the season

- Saka exploiting space always vital vs Spurs. Now his best scoring PL season
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Kai Havertz's goal saw Arsenal equal their Premier League record for headed goals in a season (17)

That record was set in the 2016-17 season.

This season, they have benefited from those both in open play and from set-pieces
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Mikel Arteta on Jurrien Timber's availability pre-Spurs

“We’re going to have to make that decision tomorrow after the training session. He’s very close. I don’t know if it (the north London derby) is going to come a bit too early but he’s very close.”
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Was fun previewing the north London derby on the High Press pod with Leon Mann MBE, Matt Barlow & Alison Bender

Link ⬇️
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Thursday Handbrake Off looking back at the Chelsea win, and ahead to the north London derby on Sunday with Ian Stone ON TOUR 2024 & Adrian Clarke (featuring a certain cartoon theme song)

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There was no guarantee Arsenal would respond to the Aston Villa and Bayern Munich losses like they have done

They looked tired in those games but have been energised since Trossard’s goal at Wolves

A massive moment psychologically with the NLD coming
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TL full of people in the US seeing Spider-Man 2 in cinemas

Spider-Man 3 next week…

UK cinemas, you will answer for your sins

Martin Ødegaard now on 78 chances created from open play after last night

That’s the most in the PL with Saka next on 63

Unfortunately some don’t notice until those chances become assists, but his consistency from a playmaking perspective since December has been remarkable