In the 35th round of the 2023-24 Premier League season, Arsenal played Tottenham Hotspur away. With a big lead, Raya made a mistake in the pass and was broken by Romero.
Arsenal had a smooth game, with Bukayo Saka and Kai Havertz scoring a goal each after Hojbjerg's 15th-minute goal to give Arsenal a 3-0 lead after 38 minutes, the first time in Arsenal's history that they had led by three goals in the first half of a Premier League away north London derby.
In the 64th minute of the game, Saliba did it back, but without pressing, Raya made a low-level mistake and passed the ball directly to Romero, who broke the ball and scored with a lob shot.
Raya's mistake made Neville furious, "Oh my God, what are you doing! Left foot, you should be smarter." You're 3-0 up, so you shouldn't give your opponent a chance. ”
Allowing the opposition to chase a goal back was the last thing Arteta wanted. Neville analysed, "The atmosphere on the pitch is completely different. They knew the last 25 minutes of the north London derby were going to be a special game. ”
Raya's mistake denied Arsenal the chance to set a series of records. First of all, Arsenal's record of six consecutive Premier League away games with zero goals conceded was broken, and they failed to become the third team in Premier League history to keep seven consecutive away clean sheets.
Secondly, Arsenal continued their record of not keeping two consecutive away league clean sheets against Tottenham. Thirdly, this is the third time Raya has conceded a goal due to a mistake this season, which is only lower than the four mistakes of a Premier League goalkeeper, Fodringham and Collins.