ARSENAL are in disarray, with their top four hopes hanging by a thread and a massive 14 points behind fierce rivals Tottenham in the Premier League.
Last night’s 3-0 away defeat at Crystal Palace, Arsene Wenger’s first ever defeat against the Eagles since he took over at Arsenal, was a limp, abject and spineless display.
And while the performance, or lack of it speaks for itself, the stats only serve to back up that perhaps it is indeed time for a change at The Emirates.
Arsene Wenger has suffered four consecutive away Premier League defeats for the first time as Arsenal manager and this is now Arsenal’s worst away Premier League run since April 1995 (also four defeats in a row) when they were managed by Stewart Houston.
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There's no doubt Palace are fighting for their lives and the game at Selhurst Park was never going to be easy, but when you consider this was Arsenal's first top-flight away defeat by Palace in almost 38 years - since November 1979 - it's clear something is very wrong.
Arsenal have now conceded three goals in four consecutive away league games for the first time since September 1929 and have conceded 39 Premier League goals this season - three more than they shipped in the whole of the last campaign.
As the season closes in, Arsenal, as they usually do, are trying desperately to finish in the top four. Not challenging for the title, or even runners-up, but the top four.
That's one of the bone of contention for all those Gunners fans who are part of the "Wenger Out" campaign.
And their form is so bad, only bottom club Sunderland are on a worse run.
In the last eight Premier League games, Sunderland have lost six times, with Arsenal only one of on five.
All eyes will be on Wenger now and through the summer.
Will he or won't he sign that new contract? All we do know, the man who is seen as all-powerful at the club has already decided.
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