Arsenal have joined an elite club of teams featuring the likes of Manchester City and Real Madrid who boast a century of goals in 2023.
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Arsenal have scored over a century goals in 2023Saka's opening goal against Wolves was the 100th strikeMan City lead the charts with 137 strikes WHAT HAPPENED?
It was business as usual for the North London side as they beat Gary O'Neil's Wolves side 2-1 on Saturday afternoon at the Emirates Stadium. Bukayo Saka and skipper Martin Odegaard propelled them to a comfortable 2-0 lead within the first quarter and the England international's strike was the Gunners' 100th goal across all competitions in 2023, making them just the the fifth team from the big five European leagues to reach the magic-figure.
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Arsenal's familiar rivals, City, are leading the charts with a whopping 137 goals to their name; powered by a certain Erling Haaland who has been in explosive form since touching down on English shores. In the second spot are Spanish giants, Real Madrid, with 119 goals. The departure of Karim Benzema has hardly hampered their goal-scoring prowess with summer signing Jude Bellingham firing on all cylinders. In the third and fourth spots are Bayern Munich and Bayer Leverkusen of Germany with 111 and 110 goals respectively.
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Arsenal went four points clear at the top after the win over Wolves. The onus is now on Pep Guardiola's troops to produce the goods when they host Tottenham in a blockbuster clash on Sunday evening to keep up with the chase.
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Arsenal have amassed 29 goals in 14 matches but they have linked with a January move for Ivan Toney with Arteta looking to further reinforce his attack. They have won four of their last five Premier League games which have propelled them to the top spot and will be looking to continue with their good form when they face Luton Town on Tuesday evening.
