Arsenal fans celebrate corners as if they were penalties as they lead the Premier League in a key statistic

Arsenal have scored more goals from set pieces than any other Premier League team this season and the fans love it.

The gunmen added to his account on Saturday during a dominant 4-1 victory against Newcastletheir sixth consecutive victory in the League.

Sven Botman's own goal and Jakub Kiwior's second-half header were scored from corners as Arsenal took the three points.

Mikel Arteta's team is in third place in the standings, but leads the standings. first division classification for one reason only.

This season they have scored 19 goals from set pieces, excluding penalties, the most of any team in the top flight.

This represents just over 30 per cent of his 62 total goals for the campaign, with his 13 corner goals also being the most.

As a result, one delighted Arsenal fan said on X: “I'm not kidding, the Emirates have started celebrating corners as if they were penalties.”

“Bro, I've gotten used to starting to salivate when we come to a corner,” added a second.

A third said: “Nelli (Gabriel Martinelli) won that corner in the first minute and it was celebrated as a goal.”

“The way Bruno G (Guimaraes) rolled on the ground when his teammate conceded a corner,” added a fourth.

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If Arsenal score ten more goals from set pieces, they will eclipse Crystal Palace's record of 28 from the 1992/93 season.

They have now equaled the Eagles' tally of 13 corners, with the Gunners proving dominant in the crosses.

Arsenal's victory against Newcastle has put them within two points of league leaders Liverpool with 12 games left to play.

The Gunners have a great chance to maintain their title challenge next Monday when they take on bottom-of-the-table Sheffield United.