For a club with such vast resources, excellent personnel and valuable Premier League experience, Arsenal have a dreadful record on the opening day of the season.

Since the Premier League was formed in 1992, Arsenal have failed to win in 12 of their 25 opening day matches.

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Worse still, from 2010 till now, Arsenal have won once in their opening fixture.

A look back over recent years exposes a worrying trend in Arsenal’s maiden day fixtures…

This podcast was written by John Redmond, read by Matthew Wade and produced by Lee Hurley.

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