The data shows that Arsenal are receiving more lenient refereeing decisions than their Premier League rivals.
New data reveals Arsenal have gotten away with more than their title rivals despite their poor disciplinary record this season.
The Gunners have received a league-leading three red cards in just eight games.
Indeed, since Arteta's first game in charge on Boxing Day 2019, Arsenal They have received 18 red cards, five more than the Wolves, who have received the second most cards.
However, the Gunners' three red cards this season have had elements of controversy.
The last one was William Salibawho was initially shown a yellow card after bringing down Bournemouth's Evanilson just beyond the halfway line.
But The VAR updated the yellow card to red and Arsenal eventually went down 2-0, meaning they had dropped points in every game they had been down to ten men.
“We can't continue playing with ten men, especially at this level and you see all the difficulties that teams have in winning football games,” Arteta said on Monday.
“We need to eradicate that, it's clear.”
Even though Saliba saw red for a foul in which he was considered the last man, Chelsea's Tosin Adarabioyo He only received a yellow card for a strikingly similar incident during the Blues' 2-1 loss to Liverpool on Sunday.
Gunners fans expressed their fury on social media. Seeing Adarabioyo missing, many wondered why the Chelsea ace was allowed to stay when Saliba was sent off.
Some even suggested there was a conspiracy against the Gunners when PGMOL boss Howard Webb was caught listening to the communication between officials that led to Saliba's red card.
However, Opta data collected by talkSPORT BET refutes any notion of conspiracy.
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If anything, the referees have been much more lenient with the Gunners than with their Premier League rivals.
Opta data, collected by talkSPORTS BETshows that Arsenal receive a yellow card for every 5.39 fouls, the highest figure in the league.
Arteta's side have committed 97 fouls this season, with only West Ham, Wolves and Bournemouth conceding more.
Liverpool have the second highest average, committing 5.28 fouls per caution.
Tottenham and manchester united They are third and fourth with averages of 4.95 and 3.42 respectively.
The data shows that referees take drastic measures against Chelsea and city of manchester the most.
Chelsea receive a caution every 2.93 fouls, while the defending champions average one every 2.83 fouls.
Enzo Maresca's team also leads the league with the most yellow cards with 30, four more than Manchester United, Southampton and Wolves.
Fouls committed due to yellow cards for the 'Big Six'
- Arsenal (5.39 yellow card fouls)
- Liverpool (5.28)
- Tottenham (4.95)
- Manchester United (3.42)
- Chelsea (2.93)
- Manchester City (2.83)
Marc Cucurella and Wesley Fofana are responsible for ten of them having seen five yellow cards each.
At the other end of the foul spectrum is Brentford, who have conceded 46 fouls, the lowest in the league this season.
Manchester City have given away the second least with 51, although this could be attributed to the fact that they have the highest possession average in the league at 65.3 per cent.
Ryon Scott-Douglas, talkSPORT BET spokesperson, said: “There has been a lot of talk about Arsenal's treatment by the referees this season, but it appears the referees are on their side this season, while their title rivals are looking punished more than anyone else. league team.”
