{"id":9676,"date":"2026-05-17T11:39:26","date_gmt":"2026-05-17T11:39:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=9676"},"modified":"2026-05-17T11:39:26","modified_gmt":"2026-05-17T11:39:26","slug":"stats-a-good-omen-before-burnley-home-finale-stats-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=9676","title":{"rendered":"Stats: A good omen before Burnley home finale? | Stats | News"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Our final home game of the season sees us take on Burnley in a huge match at Emirates Stadium, as we aim to move within touching distance of the Premier League title.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Understandably, some supporters will be full of nerves heading into another massive game, but thankfully Emirates Stadium has been a fortress this season with us suffering just two defeats on home soil in 2025\/26.<\/p>\n

And when it comes to finishing with a flourish in N5, our record in our final home game of a Premier League campaign is exceptional.<\/p>\n

We have only lost our final home league game in one of the last 28 seasons, winning 23 of those, and are unbeaten in the last 14 campaigns since a 2-1 loss to Aston Villa in 2010\/11. We’ve also won all of the last six final home games of a league campaign.<\/p>\n

In fact, since the Premier League was founded in 1992\/93, we’ve lost just four of 33, giving us the most successful final home game of the season record.<\/p>\n

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Record in the final home game of a season<\/strong><\/caption>\n
Club<\/strong><\/th>\nGames<\/strong><\/th>\nWins<\/strong><\/th>\nDraws<\/strong><\/th>\nLosses<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Arsenal<\/td>\n33<\/td>\n24<\/td>\n5<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Chelsea<\/td>\n33<\/td>\n23<\/td>\n8<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Man Utd<\/td>\n33<\/td>\n22<\/td>\n7<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Liverpool<\/td>\n33<\/td>\n21<\/td>\n7<\/td>\n5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Everton<\/td>\n33<\/td>\n19<\/td>\n5<\/td>\n9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tottenham<\/td>\n33<\/td>\n17<\/td>\n6<\/td>\n10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

We’ve collected an average of 2.33 points per game in that time, the highest of any side to have played in two or more seasons.<\/p>\n

Wins have been the currency in recent seasons, seeing us sign off in N5 with a flourish. We’ve won all of our final home games under Mikel Arteta, with Brighton in 2019 the last opponent to stop us winning, holding us to a 1-1 draw.<\/p>\n

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Final home games under Mikel Arteta<\/strong><\/caption>\n
Season<\/strong><\/td>\nThey will oppose<\/strong><\/td>\nScore<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2019\/20<\/td>\nWatford<\/td>\nW 3-2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2020\/21<\/td>\nBrighton<\/td>\nW 2-0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2021\/22<\/td>\nEverton<\/td>\nW 5-1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2022\/23<\/td>\nWolves<\/td>\nW 5-0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2023\/24<\/td>\nEverton<\/td>\nW 2-1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2024\/25<\/td>\nNewcastle<\/td>\nW 1-0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n
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Playing Burnley in our final home game of the season has happened only once in the Premier League era, coinciding with an historial occasion back in May 2018. <\/p>\n

After 22 years, Arsene Wenger signed off as our manager, bringing the curtain on an illustrious career in N5 with a 5-0 victory. A Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang double, as well as goals from Alex Iwobi, Saed Kolasinac and Alexandre Lacazette ensured a perfect afternoon at Emirates Stadium.<\/p>\n

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However there has been an even more crucial final home fixture against Burnley in our history. On the final day of the 1952\/53 season, having recovered from being a goal behind, a 3-1 success over the Lancastrians saw us and Preston North End finish with identical records of 21 wins, 12 draws and nine defeats. <\/p>\n

In those days, goal average was needed to separate the sides, and we pipped Burnley’s local rivals to the championship by a mere 0.099 of a goal.<\/p>\n

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When we beat Burnley to win league by 0.099 goals <\/span>
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