Arsenal's decline in stats: The numbers behind Arsene Wenger's faltering fortunes

Arsenal's 3-0 defeat to Crystal Palace brought up a series of milestones as the pressure continues to build on the beleaguered Arsene Wenger.

Goals from Andros Townsend and Yohan Cabaye, as well as a penalty by Luka Milivojevic, gave the Eagles a deserved victory, with the Gunners delivering yet another tame display on their travels.

Palace tame Arsenal

Palace dented Arsenal's top-four hopes with a 3-0 win at Selhurst Park on Monday Night Football.

Here's a flavour of just some of the unwanted records that Arsenal brought up on a night when their own supporters sang that they were not fit to wear the shirts...

• Wenger has suffered four consecutive away Premier League defeats for the first time as Arsenal manager
• This is Arsenal's worst away Premier League run since April 1995, when they were managed by Stewart Houston
• Arsenal conceded three goals in four consecutive away league games for the first time since September 1929
• In the last eight Premier League games, only Sunderland (six) have lost more games than Arsenal (five)
• This was Wenger's first defeat against Crystal Palace as Arsenal boss

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With 30 games of their Premier League season played, Arsenal are languishing in sixth spot and run the risk of missing out on the top four for the first time under Wenger.

The Gunners have two games in hand on third-place Liverpool but are nine points behind, while they have a game in hand on Manchester City in fourth but are currently seven points adrift of them.

Manchester United have played the same number of matches as Arsenal but have a three-point advantage. The two teams play each other at the Emirates Stadium next month.

Arsenal's top-four ending?

The Gunners are sleepwalking to the Europa League, writes Adam Bate.

If Arsenal were to miss out on the top four, it would be unprecedented during the 21-year reign of Wenger at the club.

Since taking over in the autumn of 1996, Wenger has overseen three title wins, six runners-up finishes, five third-places finishes and a further six occasions in which Arsenal have finished fourth.

As it stands, even seventh-placed Everton are breathing down their necks, albeit having played two games more than the Gunners.

While the situation has deteriorated, the problems are not entirely new.

Jamie Carragher told Sky Sports viewers that it has been "the same plan for 10 years against Arsenal" and there has been a drop off in performance during the second half of Wenger's long reign.

Curiously, the win percentage has remained similar - 57.6 per cent in the first decade compared to 57.0 per cent since then - but in terms of trophies won, there is a clear difference.

Eleven of Arsenal's 15 trophies under Wenger came in the first 10 years of his spell at the helm.

How much longer the Frenchman's reign will last remains to be seen.

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