# Mikel Arteta's substitution mastery

> Arteta's substitutes have scored 3 winning goals this season, setting a new record.
- Title: Mikel Arteta's substitution mastery · the Guardian | Shortify
- Summary: Arteta's substitutes have scored 3 winning goals this season, setting a new record. Arsenal's substitutes scored winning goals in 3 of their last 3 Premier…
- Keywords: mikel arteta, arsenal, premier league, substitution, winning goals, nottingham forest, sunderland, leeds, sports, Mikel, Arteta's, mastery
- Source: the Guardian — https://theguardian.com/football/2026/oct/21/mikel-arteta-art-making-substitutions-arsenal-nottingham-forest-sunderland-leeds
- Author: Oliver Hopkins
- Published: 2026-10-21T07:00:03+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: mikel arteta, arsenal, premier league, substitution, winning goals, nottingham forest, sunderland, leeds, sports
## Arteta's substitution pattern
Mikel Arteta has made three substitutions that scored winning goals for Arsenal this season.

> Mikel Arteta sends Bruno Guimarães on against Leeds; the midfielder went on to score the winner.
## Recent substitution wins
Arsenal won against Nottingham Forest, Sunderland, and Leeds using substitute goals this season.

> In each of their past three Premier League victories, Arsenal have won the game thanks to winning goals by substitutes.
## Substitute goal record
Arsenal's substitutes have scored three winning goals this season, with one goal each against Forest, Sunderland, and Leeds.

> They are the only goals Arsenal’s substitutes have scored in the league this season.
## Historical record
Arsenal's substitutes have scored more winning goals than any other team since Arteta joined in 2019.

> Since his appointment in December 2019, Arsenal have scored more winning goals from substitutes than any other team.
## Squad depth advantage
Arsenal have 13 substitutes who scored or assisted goals this season and last.

> Thirteen different Arsenal substitutes have either scored or assisted a goal across this season and last, more than any other side.
## Game strategy
Arsenal control games without needing high scores, creating opportunities for substitutes to score.

> They are comfortable controlling games without necessarily blowing teams away on the scoresheet.
## Half-time substitutions
Arteta made four half-time substitutions this season, the most in the league.

> He has already made four half-time substitutions in the Premier League this season, a tally exceeded only by Brentford (six) and Aston Villa (five).
## Substitution impact
Arsenal's substitutes have scored 12.6% of the team's goals, the seventh-highest in Premier League history.

> Among the 81 managers who have taken charge of at least 100 Premier League matches, his substitutes have scored 12.6% of Arsenal’s goals.
## Key takeaway

Arsenal's substitutes scored winning goals in 3 of their last 3 Premier League matches, with Arteta leading the league in half-time substitutions.