Arteta leads all PL managers with 32 wins by 1-0

Mikel Arteta has recorded more 1-0 victories than any other manager in the Premier League since taking charge of Arsenal in December 2019, with 32 such wins from his first 255 top-flight games.

The Spaniard sits five clear of Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola, who has 27 wins by that scoreline over the same period, according to Opta data correct as of October 20, 2026.

Arteta's title-winning 2025/26 campaign produced the highest single-season total, with Arsenal claiming eight of their 26 Premier League matches by a 1-0 margin on their way to a first league championship in 22 years.

In terms of all-time percentage, Arteta ranks sixth among managers with more than 100 Premier League games in charge. Exactly 12.5% of his 255 matches have ended 1-0, placing him behind José Mourinho (13.2%), Antonio Conte (12.9%), Alex Ferguson (12.8%), Tony Pulis (12.7%), and Carlo Ancelotti (12.7%).

Arteta's record extends beyond 1-0 results. Arsenal have won 66 Premier League matches by a single goal under the manager — the highest total since December 2019 — leaving Guardiola second on 53.

The 14 one-goal wins Arsenal recorded in 2025/26 matched Liverpool's tally from their title-winning 2019/20 season. The last champion to exceed that figure was Manchester United in 2012/13, when Sir Alex Ferguson's side won 16 matches by a single goal, equalling their own record set in 2008/09.

Overall, Arteta places fourth among Premier League managers for the percentage of victories claimed by a single goal, with 25.9% of all his wins coming by that margin. Former Aston Villa and Arsenal boss Unai Emery leads the all-time list on 27.4%, level with Ferguson.

In the all-time 1-0 wins table, Ferguson leads on 104, with Arsène Wenger second on 89. Arteta currently sits 16th, three ahead of former Arsenal manager George Graham's Premier League tally.