ARSENAL  
create a new League record by remaining unbeaten in 
49 consecutive League games.

It may be hard to believe now but Nottingham Forest not only once won the League championship but for two seasons they were the best team in Europe. Cloughie had made Forest a hard team to beat which was clearly shown by the fact that between November 1977 and November 1978 the Nottingham club had gone a record 42 League games unbeaten (Forest's record). It was always going to take a brilliant side to beat that record, and that brilliant side proved to be Arsene Wenger's Arsenal side of a quarter of a century or so later. 

The Gunners record was spread over three seasons and was to last from May 2003 to October 2004 and so included a complete unbeaten season in the Premier League in 2003/04. They increased the record to 49 unbeaten League matches before - almost inevitably - their greatest rivals Manchester United defeated them at Old Trafford. Normally that victory would probably have given United an edge in the championship race but by the start of the 2004/05 campaign there was a new, more successful kid on the block - Chelsea. That season finished 1st Chelsea, 2nd Arsenal, 3rd Manchester United - full table.

		The 49 matches
		2002/03
		Sun	May	4		Premier		Leeds United	Home	Lost	2-3
1		Wed	May	7		Premier		Southampton	Home	Won	6-1
2		Sun	May	11		Premier		Sunderland	Away	Won	4-0
		2003/04
3		Sat	Aug	16		Premier		Everton	Home	Won	2-1
4		Sun	Aug	24		Premier		Middlesbrough	Away	Won	4-0
5		Wed	Aug	27		Premier		Aston Villa	Home	Won	2-0
6		Sun	Aug	31		Premier		Manchester City	Away	Won	2-1
7		Sat	Sep	13		Premier		Portsmouth	Home	Drew	1-1
8		Sun	Sep	21		Premier		Manchester United	Away	Drew	0-0
9		Fri	Sep	26		Premier		Newcastle United	Home	Won	3-2
10		Sat	Oct	4		Premier		Liverpool	Away	Won	2-1
11		Sat	Oct	18		Premier		Chelsea	Home	Won	2-1
12		Sun	Oct	26		Premier		Charlton Athletic	Away	Drew	1-1
13		Sat	Nov	1		Premier		Leeds United	Away	Won	4-1
14		Sat	Nov	8		Premier		Tottenham Hotspur	Home	Won	2-1
15		Sat	Nov	22		Premier		Birmingham City	Away	Won	3-0
16		Sun	Nov	30		Premier		Fulham	Home	Drew	0-0
17		Sat	Dec	6		Premier		Leicester City	Away	Drew	1-1
18		Sun	Dec	14		Premier		Blackburn Rovers	Home	Won	1-0
19		Sat	Dec	20		Premier		Bolton Wanderers	Away	Drew	1-1
20		Fri	Dec	26		Premier		Wolverhampton W.	Home	Won	3-0
21		Mon	Dec	29		Premier		Southampton	Away	Won	1-0
22		Wed	Jan	7		Premier		Everton	Away	Drew	1-1
23		Sat	Jan	10		Premier		Middlesbrough	Home	Won	4-1
24		Sun	Jan	18		Premier		Aston Villa	Away	Won	2-0
25		Sun	Feb	1		Premier		Manchester City	Home	Won	2-1
26		Sat	Feb	7		Premier		Wolverhampton W.	Away	Won	3-1
27		Tue	Feb	10		Premier		Southampton	Home	Won	2-0
28		Sat	Feb	21		Premier		Chelsea	Away	Won	2-1
29		Sat	Feb	28		Premier		Charlton Athletic	Home	Won	2-1
30		Sat	Mar	13		Premier		Blackburn Rovers	Away	Won	2-0
31		Sat	Mar	20		Premier		Bolton Wanderers	Home	Won	2-1
32		Sun	Mar	28		Premier		Manchester United	Home	Drew	1-1
33		Fri	Apr	9		Premier		Liverpool	Home	Won	4-2
34		Sun	Apr	11		Premier		Newcastle United	Away	Drew	0-0
35		Fri	Apr	16		Premier		Leeds United	Home	Won	5-0
36		Sun	Apr	25		Premier		Tottenham Hotspur	Away	Drew	2-2
37		Sat	May	1		Premier		Birmingham City	Home	Drew	0-0
38		Tue	May	4		Premier		Portsmouth	Away	Drew	1-1
39		Sun	May	9		Premier		Fulham	Away	Won	1-0
40		Sat	May	15		Premier		Leicester City	Home	Won	2-1
		2004/05
41		Sun	Aug	15		Premier		Everton	Away	Won	4-1
42		Sun	Aug	22		Premier		Middlesbrough	Home	Won	5-3
43		Wed	Aug	25		Premier		Blackburn Rovers	Home	Won	3-0
44		Sat	Aug	28		Premier		Norwich City	Away	Won	4-1
45		Sat	Sep	11		Premier		Fulham	Away	Won	3-0
46		Sat	Sep	18		Premier		Bolton Wanderers	Home	Drew	2-2
47		Sat	Sep	25		Premier		Manchester City	Away	Won	1-0
48		Sat	Oct	2		Premier		Charlton Athletic	Home	Won	4-0
49		Sat	Oct	16		Premier		Aston Villa	Home	Won	3-1
		Sun	Oct	24		Premier		Manchester United	Away	Lost	0-2