LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 15: Gabriel Martinelli and Eddie Nketiah of Arsenal celebrate with team mates after their sides victory in the Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal FC at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on January 15, 2023 in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Craig Mercer/MB Media/Getty Images)
Arsenal’s top 5 games from the 2022/23 season – ranked
Arsenal completed the double over Chelsea. (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images)
4. Arsenal 3-1 Chelsea
Had we managed to keep a clean sheet against the Blues, this match may have found itself higher up on this list. As it stands, though, we allowed Chelsea, the team that never scores, to score against us, and therefore, our 3-1 victory against the west London club comes in at fourth.
We were terrific in this game, particularly in the first half, during which our intensity and quality in each third of the pitch were simply too much for the visitors.
Occurring straight after our damning defeat to Manchester City, there were fears that the players would allow that disappointment to take control of them and we would lose this game.
🏴 | Arsenal 3–1 Chelsea
Arsenal needed a good result after a poor run of form, and their London rivals couldn't have arrived at a better time, as this one was all but over by half-time.
Gunners now again hold a two-point lead at the top of the Premier League table!#ARSCHE pic.twitter.com/aK6PL16tnW
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However, that couldn’t have been any further from the truth. A first-half brace from Martin Odegaard and a goal from Gabriel Jesus secured the three points inside the opening 45 minutes. The one negative being we took our foot off the gas in the second half.
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<p>The Gtech Community Stadium is an incredibly difficult place to visit which we discovered the hard way on opening night in 2021. However, this time out, we were able to control the entire game and impose ourselves onto Brentford.</p>
<p>The terrific performance was capped with a sublime long-range strike from Fabio Vieira in what was a statement victory for the rest of the Premier League.</p>
<p><em>Continued on the next slide…</em></p>
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<h2>4. Arsenal 3-1 Chelsea</h2>
<p>Had we managed to keep a clean sheet against the Blues, this match may have found itself higher up on this list. As it stands, though, we allowed Chelsea, the team that never scores, to score against us, and therefore, our 3-1 victory against the west London club comes in at fourth.</p>
<p>We were terrific in this game, particularly in the first half, during which our intensity and quality in each third of the pitch were simply too much for the visitors.</p>
<p>Occurring straight after our <a href=https://paininthearsenal.com/2023/06/12/top-5-arsenal-games-from-the-2022-23-season/2/"https://theathletic.com/4455345/2023/04/26/arsenal-man-city-mikel-arteta/">damning defeat to Manchester City</a>, there were fears that the players would allow that disappointment to take control of them and we would lose this game.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">🏴 | Arsenal 3–1 Chelsea</p>
<p>Arsenal needed a good result after a poor run of form, and their London rivals couldn't have arrived at a better time, as this one was all but over by half-time.</p>
<p>Gunners now again hold a two-point lead at the top of the Premier League table!<a href=https://paininthearsenal.com/2023/06/12/top-5-arsenal-games-from-the-2022-23-season/2/"https://twitter.com/hashtag/ARSCHE?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%22>#ARSCHE</a> <a href=https://paininthearsenal.com/2023/06/12/top-5-arsenal-games-from-the-2022-23-season/2/"https://t.co/aK6PL16tnW">pic.twitter.com/aK6PL16tnW
<p>— Sofascore (@SofascoreINT) <a href=https://paininthearsenal.com/2023/06/12/top-5-arsenal-games-from-the-2022-23-season/2/"https://twitter.com/SofascoreINT/status/1653504768688508955?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%22>May 2, 2023</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>However, that couldn’t have been any further from the truth. A first-half brace from Martin Odegaard and a goal from Gabriel Jesus secured the three points inside the opening 45 minutes. The one negative being we took our foot off the gas in the second half.</p>
<p><em>Continued on the next slide…</em></p>
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<h2>3. Arsenal 3-2 Manchester United</h2>
<p>Our performance in this game was perhaps not quite as good as the previous two, but, how this match unfolded, and the way in which we eventually emerged victorious, means it has to be on this list.</p>
<p>Having gone behind in the match on two separate occasions, the team demonstrated incredible resilience to still get three points, thanks to a 90th-minute Eddie Nketiah goal.</p>
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<p>Eddie Nketiah has his second goal with a clever flick and the league leaders look set to claim all three points from this thrilling encounter<a href=https://paininthearsenal.com/2023/06/12/top-5-arsenal-games-from-the-2022-23-season/2/"https://twitter.com/hashtag/ARSMUN?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%22>#ARSMUN</a></p>
<p>— Premier League (@premierleague) <a href=https://paininthearsenal.com/2023/06/12/top-5-arsenal-games-from-the-2022-23-season/2/"https://twitter.com/premierleague/status/1617225926340648960?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%22>January 22, 2023</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>With long-range strikes from both teams, drama in both penalty boxes and a seemingly age-old rivalry, this game had it all for both the neutral and us Gooners.</p>
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<h2>2. Arsenal 3-2 Bournemouth</h2>
<p>In a similar fashion to the Manchester United game, our 3-2 comeback victory against the Cherries makes the cut because of its context, rather than our performance in the game.</p>
<p>We found ourselves behind to a Philip Billing goal almost immediately, and then matters got even worse when the visitors doubled their lead in the second half.</p>
<p>However, the players then completed what is quite possibly one of the most dramatic comebacks I have seen with my own eyes. With the score locked at 2-2 in the 97th minute, Hale End academy graduate Reiss Nelson smashed the ball home from the edge of the box to send the Emirates into a frenzy.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Reiss Nelson’s last second goal against Bournemouth has won Arsenal’s goal of the month for March. <a href=https://paininthearsenal.com/2023/06/12/top-5-arsenal-games-from-the-2022-23-season/2/"https://twitter.com/hashtag/afc?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%22>#afc</a> <a href=https://paininthearsenal.com/2023/06/12/top-5-arsenal-games-from-the-2022-23-season/2/"https://t.co/H6bhBqwXID">pic.twitter.com/H6bhBqwXID
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<p>Many of us will now look back on this game as a what-if moment, but at the time, this result felt truly magical.</p>
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<h2>1. Tottenham Hotspur 0-2 Arsenal</h2>
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<p>From the first minute to the last, we played as though we were the home side. A Hugo Lloris error set us on the right path, but even without that, we were deserving winners.</p>
<p>Tottenham had their moments, of course, with Aaron Ramsdale producing several crucial saves at different points of the game.</p>
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