Manchester City face the prospect of consecutive Premier League defeats for the first time in five years, as they prepare to face Arsenal in an early-season title showdown.
If Arsenal’s dire record against Manchester City is anything to go by, then the latter can hope to hold on to what is by far and away one of the most impressive Premier League stats among an ocean of numbers and percentages.
You have to rewind to December 2018 to find the last time Pep Guardiola’s serial winners fell to consecutive defeats in the Premier League – first losing at home to Crystal Palace, a game fondly remembered for THAT Andros Townsend screamer, before a fateful meeting at Leicester on Boxing Day.
Last season’s treble winners have endured an uncharacteristically sluggish few weeks. They were knocked out by Newcastle in the Carabao Cup to cut short any lofty ambitions for a quadruple, and were then tactically stunted against an extremely organised Wolves side last time out in the league.
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They did, however, return to winning ways in midweek against RB Leipzig, although it took until the 84th minute for their standout performer this season, Julian Alvarez, to conjure up a late winner.
They are faced with a far tougher prospect on Sunday afternoon. Arsenal’s title challenger credentials will once again be firmly under the microscope, but there has been a slight shift in the pre-game narrative, with City now staring down the barrel at potential consecutive defeats.
Guardiola and his side will take an enormous amount of comfort in the fact that they have inflicted defeat on the Gunners in the past 12 meetings – one more this weekend and Arsenal will equal an unwanted record for the most consecutive defeats against a single opponent.
The absence of Rodri, Kevin De Bruyne and John Stones will inspire a slither of confidence among the Arsenal fanbase. They enter this weekend’s contest with the majority of their starters fit and a renewed sense that this could finally be the moment to rid themselves of their City curse.
The Last Time Each Team Fell to Consecutive Premier League Defeats
List courtesy of Opta
- Sep 2023 – Sheffield United
- Sep 2023 – Burnley
- Sep 2023 – Bournemouth
- Sep 2023 – West Ham
- Sep 2023 – Brentford
- Sep 2023 – Wolves
- Sep 2023 – Manchester United
- Sep 2023 – Luton
- Sep 2023 – Newcastle
- Aug 2023 – Everton
- May 2023 – Chelsea
- May 2023 – Tottenham
- May 2023 – Arsenal
- May 2023 – Aston Villa
- May 2023 – Fulham
- Apr 2023 – Nottingham Forest
- Apr 2023 – Liverpool
- Mar 2023 – Crystal Palace
- Oct 2022 – Brighton
- Dec 2018 – Manchester City
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