About This Game
The Arsenal Battle Game is a head-to-head trivia experience spanning Arsenal Football Club's 140-year history, from their 1886 founding as Dial Square by Woolwich munitions workers to lifting the 2025-26 Premier League trophy under Mikel Arteta. Two modes are available: Match-up Battle presents 25 verified A-versus-B questions across goals, trophies, eras and records, while Connections mode challenges you to sort 16 Arsenal people into four hidden groups.
The match-ups range from Thierry Henry versus Ian Wright on the all-time scoring chart, to Arsène Wenger versus Mikel Arteta on managerial trophies, to the 2003-04 Invincibles versus the 2025-26 champions on points and clean sheets. Every comparison is cross-checked against Wikipedia, Arsenal.com, the Premier League's official records and the National Football Museum. If a number cannot be verified, it does not appear.
Connections puzzles ask you to group Arsenal players by position (goalkeepers, defenders, midfielders, forwards) and by nationality (French, English, Spanish, Brazilian). Each puzzle gives you four mistakes — the same rules as the New York Times original. Get all four groups and you finish clean. Run out of mistakes and you can review the solved groups before resetting.
Play it solo for the satisfaction, or share your score and challenge a Gunners-supporting friend to beat it. Every fact below was last reviewed in May 2026, with the 2025-26 season verified against Arsenal's official 14th English top-flight title announcement on 19 May 2026 and the trophy lift on 24 May 2026 at Selhurst Park.
Arsenal Battle — Questions & Answers
Who is Arsenal's all-time leading goalscorer?
Thierry Henry is Arsenal's all-time top scorer with 228 goals in 377 appearances across two spells (1999-2007 and a 2012 loan). He overtook Ian Wright's record of 185 on 18 October 2005 against Sparta Prague in the Champions League — a brace from a player who had been doubted before kick-off.
How many Premier League titles have Arsenal won?
Arsenal have won the Premier League four times: 1997-98 and 2001-02 under Arsène Wenger, the 2003-04 Invincibles season under Wenger, and 2025-26 under Mikel Arteta. The 2025-26 title was their 14th English top-flight championship overall, putting them third on the all-time list behind Manchester United and Liverpool.
Who managed the Arsenal Invincibles?
Arsène Wenger managed the 2003-04 Invincibles, who went the entire 38-game Premier League season unbeaten — 26 wins and 12 draws, no losses, 90 points. The broader league unbeaten run actually extended to 49 matches between 7 May 2003 and 16 October 2004, an English top-flight record that still stands.
How many FA Cups have Arsenal won?
Arsenal hold the record with 14 FA Cup titles, one ahead of Manchester United on 13. Arsène Wenger personally won the FA Cup seven times — more than any manager in the competition's history — including the 2017 triumph over Chelsea that took him past George Ramsay's century-old record of six.
Who won the 2025-26 Premier League?
Arsenal won the 2025-26 Premier League under Mikel Arteta, finishing on 85 points — seven clear of second-placed Manchester City. The title was confirmed on 19 May 2026 when City could only draw 1-1 at Bournemouth, leaving Arteta's side four points clear with one game to go. They lifted the trophy at Selhurst Park on 24 May after a 2-1 win over Crystal Palace — their first title in 22 years.
What is Tony Adams known for at Arsenal?
Tony Adams spent his entire 19-year playing career at Arsenal, making 669 appearances and serving as captain for 14 years. Nicknamed 'Mr Arsenal', he uniquely captained Arsenal to league titles in three different decades: 1988-89, 1990-91, 1997-98 and 2001-02 — four titles in total, plus three FA Cups and the 1994 Cup Winners' Cup. A statue of Adams stands outside the Emirates Stadium.
What European trophies have Arsenal won?
Arsenal have won the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup in 1969-70 and the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup in 1993-94 under George Graham, beating Parma 1-0 in Copenhagen with an Alan Smith goal. They reached the 2006 Champions League final, losing 2-1 to Barcelona in Paris, and qualified for the 2026 Champions League final against Paris Saint-Germain in Budapest on 30 May 2026 — their second-ever final in the competition.
When did Arsenal move to the Emirates Stadium?
Arsenal moved from Highbury to the Emirates Stadium in 2006, ending 93 years at the iconic North London ground. Highbury hosted Arsenal from 1913 until 2006 and had a final all-seater capacity of around 38,419 after its 1993 conversion. The Emirates has a capacity of 60,704 — making it England's third-largest club stadium behind Old Trafford and Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.