US EditionArteta hoping to break Arsenal's New Year's curse at top of Premier League
Arsenal hold a four-point lead with a 79% title chance according to Opta as manager Mikel Arteta aims to end the club’s historic New Year’s Day Premier League title drought.
- On 02/01/2026 Arsenal sit four points clear of Manchester City at midseason, and Opta rates them heavy favourites with a 78.98 per cent chance of winning the Premier League title.
- Jan 2: Arsenal have never won the Premier League after being top on New Year's Day, failing on five occasions across 23 years, and Arteta said `We have another session today`.
- Improved discipline this season has seen no Arsenal player sent off, and Arteta said `We have another session today` as players remain buoyant after the Villa match.
- The manager insisted the only focus is Bournemouth, the next game, and noted training continuity, saying `We have another session today` as he assesses fitness.
- With five months to go, Arteta's squad are desperate to win a first title since 2004 after finishing runners-up three times in a row.
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Mikel Arteta vows to break unwanted Arsenal record as Gunners sit top of Premier League
Arsenal's manager Mikel Arteta has declared his intention to end the club's unwanted New Year tradition after the Gunners established a four-point advantage at the Premier League summit
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Jan 2 (Reuters) - Arsenal have never won the Premier League after being top of the table on New Year's Day, but manager Mikel Arteta said on Friday that his squad's enthusiasm for the title race could finally break their historical jinx.
Arteta hoping to break Arsenal's New Year's curse at top of Premier League
Jan 2 : Arsenal have never won the Premier League after being top of the table on New Year's Day, but manager Mikel Arteta said on Friday that his squad's enthusiasm for the title race could finally break their historical jinx.Arsenal sit four points clear of Manchester City at the season's halfway point,
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