Arsenal made history with a 6-0 thrashing of Sheffield United on Monday, keeping them on the heels of Liverpool and Manchester City in the Premier League title race.
Martin Odegaard, Jayden Bogle’s own goal, Gabriel Martinelli, Kai Havertz, and Declan Rice put the visitors up 5-0 at halftime, with Ben White completing the scoring.
Mikel Arteta’s side became the first in English Premier League history to win three consecutive away games by five or more goals.
Sheffield United, on the other hand, made history by becoming the first English Premier League team to concede five or more goals in three consecutive home games.
Arsenal’s astonishing streak of 31 goals in seven successive Premier League wins since the winter break has given them a significant advantage over their opponents if the title is decided on goal difference.
They remain in third place, just two points behind leaders Liverpool and one behind defending champions City.
Arteta’s side, on the other hand, can move top with a win at home to Brentford on Saturday, before facing Liverpool and City at Anfield on Sunday.
There appeared little doubt over the outcome from the first whistle at Bramall Lane.
Bukayo Saka rattled the crossbar after just two minutes and what little resistence there was from the Blades ended just five minutes in.
Rice’s cross picked out the unmarked Odegaard to turn into the bottom corner.
Saka’s five-game scoring streak in the league came to an end but he did bag two assists before going off at half-time.
The England international turned former Arsenal defender Austin Trusty with ease as he got to the by-line and his driven cross flicked off Bogle into his own net.
Martinelli’s deflected effort quickly made it 3-0 and forced United boss Chris Wilder to make a change after just 17 minutes.
Ben Osborn replaced Oliver Norwood but a change of shape did little to stem the bleeding for the hosts.
Havertz is beginning to silence his critics after a slow start to life at the Emirates after a £65 million ($82 million) move from Chelsea.
The German international slammed home on his left foot for Arsenal’s fourth.
Rice then got in on the party by sweeping home Saka’s cross six minutes before half-time.
Saka was handed a rare rest for the second period and only the sight of Martinelli hobbling off just after the hour mark blighted a perfect night for the visitors.
White rounded off the scoring with a cool finish from Havertz’s cut-back on 58 minutes as Arsenal matched their record Premier League away win, set just last month at West Ham.
By that stage many of the home support had headed for the exits, resigned to their side’s fate on the night and the season.
Wilder’s men remain rooted to the foot of the table, 11 points adrift of safety with 11 games remaining.
Arsenal on the other hand are 11 matches away from a first league title for 20 years and could not wish to be in finer form heading down the home straight.