For the first time in four years, we’re kicking off the Premier League campaign with a game in front of our own supporters as Nottingham Forest come to north London on Saturday.
The first day of the league season is one that gets every Gooner’s blood pumping, as the anticipation and excitement ahead of a new campaign build to a crescendo, ending on the sounds of the referee’s whistle to get the opening game, and the 2023/24 season underway.
But how have we traditionally fared in our first fixture? We’ve leafed through the record books to uncover some facts and stats:
- This will be our 120th league season, and in the previous 119 opening games, we have a record of 55 wins, 23 draws and 41 losses.