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Following the recent draw with Manchester City, Arsenal's Premier League title aspirations have been put under the microscope. The Gunners managed to salvage a point in a 1-1 stalemate at the Emirates Stadium, courtesy of a late goal from Gabriel Martinelli that spared Mikel Arteta's side from defeat.
Erling Haaland had given Man City an early lead within the first 10 minutes. However, Arsenal equalized in stoppage time through Martinelli, who was initially overlooked for the starting line-up by manager Arteta.
Subsequent predictions have emerged suggesting how the final league standings might look after all 38 fixtures have been contested. Opta Analysts have done the maths and forecast that Arsenal will clinch second place in the Premier League this season, with Liverpool starting the season superbly.
They predict the Gunners will finish with 74 points (73.9), nearly eight fewer than Liverpool who is favoured to reclaim the Premier League crown, this time with 82 points (81.5).
Based on these statistics, Arsenal only has a 22.5 percent likelihood of winning the Premier League trophy this season, with Liverpool being the outright favourites with a 60.5 percent chance of bringing the title back to Merseyside.
Regarding the remaining Champions League positions, Man City (67) and Chelsea (62) are predicted to complete the top four, while Crystal Palace sit in fifth with 60 points. Wolves, Burnley and Sunderland are the clubs anticipated to be relegated to the Championship.
Currently, Arsenal are sitting in second place in the Premier League table, neck and neck with Tottenham Hotspur and Bournemouth, but trailing five points behind leaders Liverpool, who maintained its winning streak with a victory over Everton at the weekend.
The Gunners' next Premier League challenge will see them heading north to take on Newcastle United this Sunday.
"I'm very proud of the team," Arteta expressed after the City draw. "We dominated them. I'm very disappointed with the result.
"We started incredibly well, so dominant, we didn't allow them to breathe, but in one action, it was very chaotic, there was a duel there, we lose it, and suddenly they find themselves with open spaces and they are lethal there. They finished it with the quality that they have.
"After that we had five shaky minutes that we have to reset mentally because it was so unfair that we concede a goal with what we were doing and after that we completely dominated the game again.
"If you cannot win it, at least don't lose it, and we created an unbelievable moment to score the goal. But the overall feeling, because I know how hard it is to do what we've done on the pitch against Manchester City, I wanted more reward for the team."
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