Arsenal have THREE TIMES more red cards than goals in 2022 as horror January continues with Carabao Cup KO vs Liverpool

THOMAS PARTEY'S sending off in Arsenal's Carabao Cup semi-final defeat to Liverpool was a THIRD crimson card for the Gunners this 12 months - in comparison with simply ONE aim.

Partey was proven a second yellow card simply three minutes after his first, as Diogo Jota's double ended Arsenal's pursuit of silverware for the 2021-22 season.

Partey's dismissal was a 3rd within the area of 20 days for ArsenalCredit score: Reuters

Xhaka was despatched off within the first leg towards Liverpool final weekCredit score: Reuters

Gabriel was despatched for an early bathe on New Yr's Day, which was the beginning of a depressing 2022 thus farCredit score: Getty

It means Arsenal have now been proven 3 times as many crimson playing cards as they've scored objectives in 2022.

The stat makes for grim studying for Gunners followers, with Bukayo Saka's aim within the sport towards Manchester Metropolis on New Yr's Day the one time Mikel Arteta's facet have discovered the again of the online this calendar 12 months.

Against this, they've seen crimson on three events already.

Gabriel was despatched off for 2 bookable offences in that very sport, earlier than Granit Xhaka's second of insanity at Anfield final week.

The Swiss midfielder was proven a straight crimson card for a reckless waist-high problem on Jota.

And Partey's dismissal tonight rounds off an ill-disciplined begin to 2022 for Arteta and Co.

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Partey had solely arrived again within the UK from Africa Cup of Nations obligation earlier within the day, having suffered an early exit by the hands of minnows Comoros.

He was launched as a 74th-minute substitute, however did not final lengthy as a lunging problem on Fabinho earned him a second reserving.

The Gunners have now failed to attain of their final three video games - the 2 Carabao Cup clashes towards Liverpool, and the toothless FA Cup defeat at Nottingham Forest.

And Partey's dismissal this night takes Arsenal's tally of crimson playing cards below Arteta to a whopping FOURTEEN.

That is six greater than every other workforce within the Premier League, in all competitions, because the Spaniard took over in December 2019.

Gabriel's sending off on January 1 additionally helped Arsenal set the undesirable document of being the first workforce within the Premier League to achieve 100 Prem crimson playing cards.

When Arteta took over in December 2019, the Gunners had accrued 89 crimson playing cards, with Everton in prime spot on 95.

However in just a little over two years, Arsenal have raced forward of the Toffees to achieve their undesirable century, with Everton again on 99.

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