'Arsenal need consistency for title'
MOTD2 pundit Alan Shearer on how Arsenal's brilliant performance against Man Utd showed they do not hit top form often enough.
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League Table & Stats
 England Division One (old)
| Home | Away | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | GA | Pt | Res | Res | |||
| 1 | Chelsea | 42 | 1.42 | 52 | D1-1 | W2-0 | |
| 2 | Wolverhampton Wndrs | 42 | 1.27 | 48 | W3-0 | D2-2 | |
| 3 | Portsmouth | 42 | 1.19 | 48 | L1-2 | L0-1 | |
| 4 | Sunderland | 42 | 1.19 | 48 | W1-0 | L2-3 | |
| 5 | Manchester United | 42 | 1.14 | 47 | W3-2 | W5-0 | |
| 6 | Aston Villa | 42 | 0.99 | 47 | L2-4 | L0-2 | |
| 7 | Manchester City | 42 | 1.10 | 46 | |||
| 8 | Newcastle United | 42 | 1.16 | 43 | W3-1 | L0-2 | |
| 9 | Arsenal | 42 | 1.09 | 43 | W2-1 | W3-2 | |
| 10 | Burnley | 42 | 1.06 | 43 | D0-0 | L0-2 | |
| 11 | Everton | 42 | 0.91 | 42 | W1-0 | L0-1 | |
| 12 | Huddersfield Town | 42 | 0.93 | 41 | L2-4 | D0-0 | |
| 13 | Sheffield United | 42 | 0.81 | 41 | W5-2 | W2-0 | |
| 14 | Preston North End | 42 | 1.30 | 40 | W3-1 | L0-5 | |
| 15 | Charlton Athletic | 42 | 1.01 | 40 | L1-5 | D1-1 | |
| 16 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 0.99 | 40 | D0-0 | D2-2 | |
| 17 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 0.79 | 40 | W4-0 | L1-2 | |
| 18 | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 0.90 | 39 | W4-2 | D2-2 | |
| 19 | Blackpool | 42 | 0.94 | 38 | L1-6 | W3-1 | |
| 20 | Cardiff City | 42 | 0.82 | 37 | W4-1 | L0-3 | |
| 21 | Leicester City | 42 | 0.86 | 35 | D2-2 | W2-0 | |
| 22 | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 0.63 | 26 | D2-2 | W4-2 | |
| Manchester City | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full | Home | Away | |
| League Record | |||
| Rank | 7th | 10th | 5th |
| Played | 42 | 21 | 21 |
| Won | 18 | 11 | 7 |
| Drawn | 10 | 5 | 5 |
| Lost | 14 | 5 | 9 |
| Form (6 games) | |||
| Rank | 19th | 12th | 12th |
| Record (W-D-L) | 2-1-3 | 4-1-1 | 0-3-3 |
| Goals (F-A) | 7-11 | 15-10 | 4-8 |
| Attack | |||
| Rank | 6th | 4th | 9th |
| Goals scored | 76 | 45 | 31 |
| Failed to score | 10 | 2 | 8 |
| Since failing to score | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Defence | |||
| Rank | 10th | 20th | 5th |
| Goals conceded | 69 | 36 | 33 |
| Clean sheets | 11 | 6 | 5 |
| Current clean sheets | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Goal Difference | |||
| Rank | 8th | 13th | 3rd |
| Goal difference | +7 | +9 | -2 |
| Goal Total | |||
| Rank | 10th | 2nd | 17th |
| Goal total | 145 | 81 | 64 |
| Over 2.5 goals | 27 | 16 | 11 |
| Under 2.5 goals | 15 | 5 | 10 |
| Sequence Summary | |||
| Full | lost last 2 | ||
| Home | lost last game | ||
| Away | w/o win in last 7 | ||
| Season Longest Sequences | |||
| W-D-L | 3-2-2 | 3-1-4 | 3-2-3 |
| w/o Loss-w/o Win | 7-4 | 10-5 | 4-7 |
| Score Distribution | |||
| Most common |
D2-2 |
W1-0 W3-1 L2-4 more |
W2-0 L0-2 D2-2 |
| Occurence | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| Manchester City | |||
Season Summary
| Competition | Position / Round | P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Division One (old) | 7th | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 76 | 69 | +7 | .548 |
| English FA Cup | Final | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 4 | +6 | .833 |
| TOTAL | 48 | 23 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 86 | 73 | +13 | .583 | |