It is those cold winter evenings which have often kickstarted the decline of an Arsenal campaign.
Dropping points here at the Hill Dickinson Stadium would have signalled a typical December crumble, a month the Gunners have, in the past, routinely failed to win against opposition they were expected to beat.
December 2023 saw the north London club lose to Fulham, West Ham and Aston Villa, while they drew against Fulham and Everton in that month in the following year.
Having lost to Villa and luckily scraped past Wolves in recent weeks, the signal of a recurring theme was nearby.