Arsenal’s defeat at Brighton means Arsene Wenger’s side cannot mathematically win Premier League this season

ARSENAL are out of the Premier League title race at the earliest stage ever playing in a 38-game season and under Arsene Wenger.

The Gunners have nine games left to try and make a late impact on the top four, a tall order as they are eight points behind fourth-placed Tottenham.

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During the 1994-95 campaign under Stewart Houston it was impossible to become champions with 10 games remaining – but that was after 32 games of a 42-match season.

As for the title this season - well...

Arsenal are 30 points behind runaway leaders Manchester City and, even if they won each of the remaining games and City lose theirs, there are only 27 points up for grabs.

The focus on these facts and figures emerged after Arsenal lost 2-1 at Brighton on Sunday.

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The Gunners suffered a fourth loss in a row in all competitions for the first time in 16 years.

It was also their 10th Premier League upset in a season that has gone from bad to worse to even worse.

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The last time they endured such a slump was October 2002 with a pair of league losses along with two Champions League losses.

Back then Wenger's men managed to turn things around by finishing second in the league – but frustrations are mounting as time runs out on this season.

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Victory over AC Milan in the Europa League - their first leg of the round of 16 is at the San Siro on Thursday - is now an absolute must.

For winning the Europa League is most likely Arsenal's only chance of playing in Europe's top competition next season.

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Elsewhere, Wenger's latest signings Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang in January have failed to spark and support for the French boss is fading fast.

Wenger has been at the Arsenal helm for 22 years.

But he last won the Premier League title in 2004 and it looks odds-on he won't be around to have another crack next year.