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Generated byArsenal are building serious momentum as defending Premier League champions. A 2-1 comeback win over Chelsea at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday kept their record perfect through three matches, level on nine points with Manchester City at the top of the table. The result sent a clear message to their title rivals, with Mikel Arteta declaring his side are operating at a higher level than the campaign in which they lifted the trophy.
The victory was hard-fought. Chelsea took an early lead through Morgan Rogers before goals from Kai Havertz and Martin Odegaard turned the match around. Odegaard, in particular, drew widespread praise from pundits, with Peter Schmeichel calling him the best player in the Premier League. Arteta's squad also absorbed a VAR controversy, a disallowed equaliser for Riccardo Calafiori, and a fortunate escape for Gabriel, who avoided a red card for a foul on Chelsea goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez.
New signing Ezri Konsa made a composed debut in defence, filling in alongside Gabriel with William Saliba absent. Bruno Guimaraes, another summer arrival, offered a glimpse into the dressing room culture, describing Arteta as obsessed with continuous improvement.
Attention now turns to Europe. Arsenal travel to face SSC Napoli in the Champions League on Wednesday, a fixture that will test their depth and resilience away from home at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona.
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A group of workers from the Woolwich Arsenal Armanent Factory, who called themselves Dial Square, formed a football team in 1886. They would later rename themselves to Royal Arsenal in the same year. In 1893, the club was renamed to Woolwich Arsenal, before finally being named just Arsenal in 1919, six years after they moved to Highbury.
American billionaire Enos Stanley Kroenke is the owner of Arsenal, purchasing the club via Arsenal Holdings Limited, a subsidiary of Kroenke Sports & Entertainment (KSE).
The Emirates Stadium is the name of Arsenal's stadium. It has been the team's home ground since 2006, replacing Highbury, which served as Arsenal's home venue from 1913.
The Emirates Stadium has a capacity of 60,704 and is among the UK's biggest football venues.
Arsenal have won 48 trophies till date, including 13 league titles and a record 14 FA Cups.
Arsenal have 13 English top flight titles to their name, making them the third-most successful team behind Man Utd and Liverpool. They, however, won their last title over two decades ago.
London-born Irish defender David O'Leary sits at the top of the list for most Arsenal appearances in history. O'Leary spent 18 years at the club and made 722 appearances in all competitions, ahead of Tony Adams, George Armstrong, and Lee Dixon.
Thierry Henry is Arsenal's leading goalscorer of all-time with 228 goals in 377 games. No other Arsenal player has scored over 200 goals for the club, with Ian Wright sitting in second place (185 goals in 288 games).
Thierry Henry, Cesc Fabregas, Dennis Bergkamp, Mesut Ozil, Robert Pires, and Robin van Persie are among the popular footballing names to have played for Arsenal.
Arsene Wenger, Unai Emery, George Graham, and Herbert Chapman are among the biggest names to have been in charge of Arsenal throughout their notable history.
Arsenal have a pretty unique nickname, called The Gunners. This nickname is a reference to the club's origins in the late 19th century, when a group of workers from the Royal Arsenal armanent factory in Woolwich formed the club. That's also the reason why the Arsenal badge includes a cannon.