Arsenal’s winning run faces a Hull City test

The leaders set the pace

Arsenal have won four league matches in a row, a run that has taken them to the top of the Premier League with 24 points from nine games. They are ten places and 13 points above Hull City, who sit 11th on 11 points. The question at the Emirates Stadium is whether Arsenal can keep their momentum going against opponents who have found draws more readily than wins.

Arsenal’s home record adds to the challenge for Hull: four wins from four league matches in north London, with nine goals scored and two conceded. Hull have taken four points from four away games, winning once, drawing once and losing twice.

Arsenal’s streak, Hull’s stalemate

Arsenal’s league results began with four wins, followed by a defeat, and have since turned into four consecutive victories. Across their last five league matches, they have scored six goals and conceded four.

Hull’s last five league games have brought three draws and two defeats, with six goals scored and eight conceded. They are now two draws in a row and have gone seven matches without a win. Their latest league outing also ended level, leaving Arsenal’s winning streak and Hull’s search for a breakthrough as the central contrast.

Arsenal have held the upper hand

Arsenal are unbeaten in the last five meetings with Hull, winning four and drawing one. The most recent was a 2-0 Arsenal victory in the Premier League in February 2017. Two of those five encounters had two goals or fewer, so the history includes some tight contests as well as clear Arsenal wins.

A strong base at the Emirates

Arsenal have conceded only twice at home in the league and kept two clean sheets in their four matches there. Hull have scored four goals and conceded five in four away league games, with one clean sheet. Those figures underline the task facing the visitors as they try to end their winless run.

The home attack to watch

Arsenal have scored nine goals in four home league games, an average of 2.3 per match. Hull have conceded eight across their last five league outings, a vulnerability Arsenal will look to exploit as they chase a fifth straight win. At the other end, Arsenal’s home defensive record gives them a platform to control the contest.

Our prediction

Arsenal’s home strength and four-match winning run point towards another result for the league leaders. Hull’s recent run of draws may make them difficult to put away, but Arsenal’s defensive record at the Emirates supports a narrow home win.

Arsenal 1-0 Hull City