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Arsenal have treated their home fans with some sensational performances since moving to The Emirates Stadium in 2006.
Their finest moments include a 3-0 victory over Real Madrid, thrashing Man City 5-1, cruising to a 7-0 win against Slavia Prague and beating Chelsea 5-0.
However, those iconic games don't feature on the list of the highest attendances at the Emirates Stadium. These are the five matches that drew the largest crowds:
Arsenal fans finally had a spring in their step in the autumn of 2022. The Gunners had made a blistering start to the new season after signing Gabriel Jesus and Oleksandr Zinchenko in the summer transfer window.
They were neck-and-neck with Man City at the top of the Premier League table, with 21 points from their first eight games. A total of 60,352 fans filed into the Emirates to see if Arsenal could maintain their fine form against a dangerous Liverpool team, spearheaded by Mohamed Salah, Luis Diaz and Darwin Nunez.
The Gunners duly delivered. Gabriel Martinelli put them 1-0 in the opening minute, but Nunez equalised. On the stroke of half-time, Bukayo Saka converted Martinelli's cross, sparking pandemonium in the stands.
Substitute Roberto Firmino made it 2-2 after the break, but Saka's penalty allowed Arsenal to clinch a famous 3-2 win. Arsenal went unbeaten in their next 5 games against Liverpool, according to football stats website Last5Games, and - after the decay of late Wengerdom and Unai Emery's topsy-turvy reign - that symbolic 3-2 win established them as genuine Premier League heavyweights once more under Mikel Arteta.
Arsenal cruised into the Champions League quarter-finals after thrashing Porto in the Round of 16 back in 2010. Their reward was a daunting showdown with the mighty Barcelona.
The Blaugrana had a fearsome attack, featuring Lionel Messi, Zlatan Ibrahimović and the returning Thierry Henry. Arsenal were the heavy underdogs, and they found themselves 2-0 down after a quickfire double from Ibrahimović in the second half.
Yet they refused to be defeated, and Theo Walcott pulled one back against the run of play. Cesc Fabregas then won a late penalty, as he was bundled over by Carles Puyol. He dusted himself off and fired in the equaliser from 18 yards. Arsenal sadly lost the second leg, but their performance at the Emirates was impressive.
Arteta's title-chasing side secured another magnificent victory over Liverpool in 2024. They went into the game 5 points behind the Reds, but they outclassed Jurgen Klopp's men in front of their jubilant supporters.
Saka and Martinelli once again came to the fore. In the 14th minute, Saka had the fans on their feet after beating Alisson with a cool finish.
Gabriel's own-goal on the stroke of half-time undid their good work, but Martinelli then capitalised on a mix-up between Alisson and Virgil Van Dijk to restore Arsenal's lead.
Liverpool piled on the pressure, but Leandro Trossard settled the supporters' nerves by nutmegging Alisson in stoppage time to wrap up a 3-1 win. That victory saw Arsenal move within 2 points of the league leaders as they approached the spring.
Arsenal's uneventful 1-1 draw with Wolves in 2019 attracted the joint-highest crowd in the Emirates era. Emery was still in charge, but he was under intense pressure after the Gunners' dismal start to the new season.
The starting XI that day bears no resemblance to the current team. Bernd Leno was in goal, with Callum Chambers, Sokratis, David Luiz and Kieran Tierney forming a somewhat shaky back-four.
Lucas Torreira, Matteo Guendouzi and loanee Dani Ceballos were in midfield, with Mesut Ozil in the hole behind Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Alexandre Lacazette.
Aubameyang opened the scoring on 21 minutes, but Raul Jimenez grabbed a late equaliser for Wolves, and Emery was sacked three weeks later.
Another epic showdown between Arsenal and Liverpool holds the record for the joint-highest attendance at the Emirates.
Liverpool had come flying out of the blocks at the start of the 2024/25 season, but goals from Saka and Mikel Merino put Arsenal 2-1 up at the break.
The Gunners seemed on course for another hard-fought win against their rivals, but Mohamed Salah fired in a late equaliser.
It was a cruel blow for the injury-hit Gunners, who were playing with a makeshift back-four of Thomas Partey, Ben White, Gabriel and Jurrien Timber. Gabriel and Timber had come off injured by that point, and Liverpool finally broke down Arsenal's ragtag backline.
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