Six years without a major trophy. Now Arsenal are looking at the possibility of winning four in the space of two months. It sounds wild, but the numbers back it up.<\/p>\n
Opta give Mikel Arteta\u2019s side a 97.6% chance of winning the Premier League, and they are favourites in each of the other three competitions still available to them.<\/p>\n
The Gunners are in the Carabao Cup final against Manchester City on Sunday, the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals after beating Bayer Leverkusen 3-1 on aggregate, and an Emirates FA Cup quarter-final against Championship side Southampton still to come.<\/p>\n
The pieces are in place. The question is whether Arsenal can hold it all together.<\/p>\n
Can Arsenal win quadruple? \u2013 Odds broken down by competition<\/h3>\n
Embed from Getty Images<\/p>\n
Opta\u2019s numbers make for compelling reading. Here is where Arsenal stand across all four competitions right now.<\/p>\n
| Competition<\/th>\n | Trophy Chances<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n |
|---|---|
| Premier League<\/b><\/td>\n | 97.6%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Carabao Cup<\/b><\/td>\n | 63%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Emirates FA Cup<\/b><\/td>\n | 36.4%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| UEFA Champions League<\/b><\/td>\n | 32%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Put all four together and Arsenal\u2019s chance of winning the quadruple sits at 7.16%. That is not a sure thing by any stretch, but for a club that has gone without a major trophy since 2020, it is a number worth taking seriously. Opta also project that Arsenal are more likely to win two trophies this season (43.7%) than any other outcome, with three trophies the second most likely result at 32.1%.<\/p>\n What Martin Keown says about Arsenal\u2019s quadruple Premier League and cup chances<\/h3>\nEmbed from Getty Images<\/p>\n Keown knows this territory better than most. He was part of the Arsenal squad in 2003\/04, the season that delivered the Invincibles, when the club were simultaneously chasing success in the Champions League, the FA Cup, and the League Cup. It did not all come together that year, and he was keen to remind us how quickly things can shift.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s testing but it\u2019s a joy. To be in every competition is what you wait your whole career for sometimes,\u201d<\/em> he said. \u201cIn 2003\/04, we went the whole season unbeaten, we were still in the Champions League, in the semi-finals of the League Cup and the semi-finals of the FA Cup. But you realise that things can end very quickly, so you play every game as if it\u2019s your last.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n His message to this Arsenal squad was clear: love it, do not fear it.<\/p>\n On predictions, though, Keown was having none of it. \u201cIt\u2019s one at a time. The one at the weekend is the closest, so go and win that and then set records.\u201d<\/em> Sensible words. Particularly when you consider that Manchester City still have a game in hand in the Premier League and host Arsenal at the Etihad Stadium on April 19. A win there and the title race tightens considerably.<\/p>\n The win over Bayer Leverkusen was impressive, but it came with a caveat.<\/p>\n Across both legs Arsenal created 3.34 expected goals and scored three, which sounds fine on paper until you factor in that two of those came from low-probability strikes. One was an outrageous half-turn effort from Eberechi Eze and a curling long-range goal from Declan Rice.<\/p>\n Chances were left on the table, and TNT Sports expert Karen Carney was not shy about pointing it out.<\/p>\n \u201cI think they do need to be more clinical,\u201d<\/em> she said. \u201cWhen you get these opportunities, you maybe see other teams that have played in the competition already tonight, they\u2019re clinical, they\u2019re ruthless. When they get into the final third\u2026 bang. It\u2019s that instinct, cut-throat.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n It is a fair point. Compare Arsenal\u2019s output to Paris Saint-Germain, who knocked out Chelsea 8-2 on aggregate despite generating a total xG of just 1.99. The European champions are ruthless when it matters. Arsenal are not quite there yet.<\/p>\n Carney summed it up well: \u201cThey\u2019re finding their way, they\u2019re in a great position in four competitions, but that last little bit in the final third, it\u2019s going to be those moments.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n Sunday\u2019s Carabao Cup final against City is the next test. Win that, and the belief inside this Arsenal squad will hit a level nobody has seen in years.<\/p>\n Lose it, and the quadruple dream takes its dent. Either way, this is shaping up to be a season Gooners will be talking about for a long time.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Six years without a major trophy. 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