Take a glance at Arsenal's recent form and you would be forgiven for wondering whether anything really was wrong.

Before Sunday's loss at Newcastle there was the late rescued draw at CSKA Moscow, and prior to that Arsene Wenger's men had won six games on the bounce.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has hit some form, Aaron Ramsey is back to something approaching his free-roaming best and Danny Welbeck has at least temporarily overcome his persistent injury problems.

But there is a truth in there, masked by the fact that Arsenal played - and won - five home games in a row. On the road, it has been a different story.

Europa League wins at fallen giants AC Milan and Swedish minnows are Arsenal's only away wins in all competitions in 2018. In the league, they have lost every away game this year. Astonishingly, Arsenal are the only team in the top four tiers of English football who have yet to register a single point away from home this year.