Overview
- Arsenal have recorded eight consecutive clean sheets across the Premier League, Champions League and League Cup, breaking the club’s 1987 mark and equalling top-flight runs by Preston (1889) and Liverpool (1920).
- A clean sheet at Sunderland on Saturday, 8 November would give Arsenal an outright English record of nine in a row.
- The 3-0 win at Slavia Prague featured a late penalty initially awarded against Ben White that was overturned by VAR, preserving the streak.
- Mikel Arteta says players are focused on improving, and Christian Norgaard calls defending part of the team’s identity, with only three goals conceded in 16 matches this season.
- Sunderland pose a difficult test at the Stadium of Light, where their strong home form contrasts with their scoreless league games occurring only away from home.