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Arsenal top of table without the tippy-tappy

Arsenal's success this season has come with less possession.

Stats show Arsenal usually dominate possession but the average time they have had the ball - 53.3 per cent - is their lowest for eight seasons.

Their average number of passes in the final third has also dropped, from a high of 191 per game in 2008-09 to 148.

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