ARSENAL broke an English top-flight record thanks to their draw against Nottingham Forest.
The Gunners were held 0-0 at the City Ground last night as they slipped a huge 13 points behind Liverpool in the title race.
Arsenal have become the first club to stay in the English top flight for a century[/caption]
It was the second damaging result for them in five days after their hopes of winning the league were wrecked by a 1-0 defeat to West Ham on Saturday.
Arsenal will have another shot at the title next season after their place in the 2025/26 Premier League was confirmed.
Their draw with Forest and Ipswich’s 3-2 defeat to Manchester United means it is now mathematically impossible for Mikel Arteta’s side to go down.
As they have avoided relegation, next term will be Arsenal’s 100 consecutive in the top-flight.
They are the first club be in the highest league of the English football pyramid for a century.
Everton are the nearest to Arsenal, having been in the top tier for 71 years.
Liverpool are also currently chasing down the record with 64 years in the First Division and Prem.
Everton still hold the record for most seasons of all-time at the top as this is their 122nd campaign in the top-flight.
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Arsenal trail Aston Villa and Liverpool on that list as the Gunners have completed 108 seasons overall in the best division.
Ahead of the draw to Forest, Arteta said his side will never give up in the title fight.
But after the game, he admitted his side are blunt in attack amid injuries to Bukayo Saka, Kai Havertz, Gabriel Martinelli and Gabriel Jesus.
Arteta said: “We showed unquestionable character, how much we wanted it and tried.
“We dominated the game. We tried in many different ways.
“We persisted but lacked that spark, that final pass to unlock a well-organised team. We have to generate more shots on target.”
Arsenal ratings vs Forest as NOBODY looks like scoring for Gunners but Saliba’s a Rolls Royce again
MIKEL ARTETA may not have anyone to put the ball in the back of the net but in William Saliba he has one of the best defenders in the Prem.
The Arsenal boss watched his side’s faint title hopes go well and truly up in smoke in the goalless draw with Nottingham Forest.
But his brilliant backline emerged, once again, with credit from this tricky clash at the City Ground.
Together with Gabriel, Saliba kept a tight lid on Forest dangerman Chris Wood, who scored a hat-trick in his last appearance on this ground.
But the fact the Gunners’ biggest threat at the other end of the pitch came from left-back Riccardo Calafiori – who was subbed off at half-time – says it all about the dire situation Arsenal somehow find themselves in.
Here is how SunSport’s Graeme Bryce rated the Gunners stars’ displays…
