Arsenal F.C. season 2008–09

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Arsenal

Season 2008-09
Manager	Arsène Wenger
Chairman	Peter Hill-Wood
Premier League	4th
FA Cup	Semi-finals
Carling Cup	Quarter-finals
UEFA Champions League	Semi-finals
Top goalscorer	League: Robin van Persie (11) All: Robin van Persie (20)
Highest home attendance	60,109 - v West Ham United, 31 January, Premier League
Lowest home attendance	55,641 - v Hull City, 17 March, FA Cup
← 2007–08 2009-10 →

The 2008-09 season was Arsenal F.C.'s 17th consecutive season in the Premier League. This article shows statistics of the club's players in the season, and also lists all matches that the club played in the season.

Contents 1 Events 2 Players 2.1 Squad information 2.2 Players in / out 2.2.1 In 2.2.2 Out 2.3 Squad stats 2.4 Disciplinary record 2.5 Start formations 2.6 Starting 11 3 Club 3.1 Coaching staff 3.2 Kit 3.3 Other information 4 Competitions 4.1 Overall 4.2 Premier League 4.2.1 Classification 4.2.2 Results summary 4.2.3 Results by round 4.3 UEFA Champions League 4.3.1 Classification 5 Matches 5.1 Competitive 5.2 Pre-season 6 References 7 External links 8 See also

[edit] Events

• 5 May: Midfielder Mathieu Flamini agrees to a four year contract with Italian club AC Milan, meaning he will leave Arsenal on a free transfer on 1 July.^[1]
• 23 May: Physiotherapist Neal Reynolds agrees to join Arsenal from Norwich City.^[2]
• 28 May: Arsenal are granted a work permit for striker Carlos Vela, who spent the 2007-08 season on loan to Osasuna.^[3]
• 3 June: Goalkeeper Jens Lehmann joins VfB Stuttgart on a free transfer.^[4]
• 4 June: Defender Bacary Sagna signs a new "long-term" contract with Arsenal.^[5]
• 9 June: Central defender/defensive midfielder Alexandre Song agrees to a new "long-term" contract with Arsenal.^[6]
• 9 June: Physiotherapist Gary Lewin agrees to leave Arsenal to become full-time Head of Physiotherapy for England on 1 August.^[7]
• 13 June: Midfielder Aaron Ramsey signs for Arsenal from Cardiff City F.C.^[8]
• 20 June: Defender Gaël Clichy signs a new "long-term" contract with Arsenal.^[9]
• 11 July: Attacking midfielder Samir Nasri signs for Arsenal from Olympique de Marseille.^[10]
• 16 July: Attacking midfielder Alexander Hleb signs for FC Barcelona from Arsenal.^[11]
• 17 July: Defensive midfielder Gilberto signs for Panathinaikos FC from Arsenal.^[12]
• 30 July: Arsenal sign midfielder Amaury Bischoff from Werder Bremen.^[13]
• 9 August: Arsenal retains their Amsterdam Tournament Title after drawing 1-1 with Sevilla FC.^[14]
• 13 August: Arsenal start their European campaign by defeating FC Twente in the first leg of their UEFA Champions League 2008–09 Third Round Qualifing Round.^[15]
• 16 August: Defender Justin Hoyte signs for Middlesbrough from Arsenal.^[16]
• 18 August: Striker Emmanuel Adebayor signs a new "long-term" contract with Arsenal.^[17]
• 20 August: Arsenal sign Defender Mikaël Silvestre from Manchester United.^[18] Silvestre becomes the first Manchester United player to join Arsenal since Brian Kidd in 1974 .^[19]
• 23 August: Arsenal suffer first defeat of the season against Fulham by losing 1-0 from a Brede Hangeland goal.^[20]
• 27 August: Arsenal Qualify for the Group stages of UEFA Champions League 2008–09 by defeating FC Twente 4-0(6-0 agg.) at the Emirates Stadium.^[21]
• 1 September: Defender Kieran Gibbs signs a new contract with Arsenal.^[22]
• 22 September: Swiss defender Johan Djourou signs a new "long-term" contract with Arsenal.^[23]
• 27 September: Arsenal's second defeat at the Emirates Stadium was a 2-1 loss to Hull City who came back from an Arsenal lead early in the second half.^[24]
• 21 November: Sky Sports News and the BBC report that William Gallas has been stripped of the Arsenal captiancy following a verbal outburst against other players, however Arsenal FC refuse to comment.^[25][26]
• 24 November: Arsène Wenger announces that Cesc Fàbregas is the new permanent Arsenal captain, thus confirming reports that William Gallas has been stripped of the captaincy.^[27]
• 23 December: Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas is ruled out for 4 months with a ligament injury after colliding with fellow Spaniard Xabi Alonso in a 1-1 draw with Liverpool.^[28]
• 5 January: Midfielder Jack Wilshere signs a professional contract with Arsenal.^[29]
• 3 February: After protracted transfer negotiations, Arsenal announce the signing of Russian international Andrei Arshavin for an undisclosed fee.^[30]
• 8 February: 350 days after suffering a broken leg and open dislocation to his ankle, striker Eduardo is named on the substitutes bench in Arsenal's 0-0 draw against Tottenham Hotspur.^[31]
• 16 February: Striker Eduardo makes his first start in nearly a year in Arsenal's fourth round replay against Cardiff City. He scores twice before being substituted in the 67th minute.^[32]
• 11 March: Arsenal progress to the quarter-finals of the Champions League after beating A.S. Roma 7-6 on penalities after the tie was level at 1-1 after two legs.^[33]
• 14 March: Andrei Arshavin scores his first goal for Arsenal in the club's 4-0 Premier League victory over Blackburn Rovers.^[34]
• 18 April: Amid various injuries in defence, Arsenal are knocked out of the FA Cup in a 2-1 defeat to Chelsea at Wembley Stadium in the semi-finals.^[35]
• 21 April: 4 goals from man of the match Andrei Arshavin dents Liverpool's Premier League title hopes. The match at Anfield ends in a 4-4 draw.^[36]
• 5 May: Arsenal are knocked out of the UEFA Champions League, losing 4-1 on aggregate to defending champions, Manchester United.^[37]
• 8 May: Striker Theo Walcott signs a new "long-term" contract with Arsenal.^[38]
• 8 May: Striker Nicklas Bendtner is fined for "unacceptable" behaviour following nightclub disrepute after the Manchester United game. Bendtner apologised for his actions shortly afterwards.^[39]

[edit] Players

[edit] Squad information

N	P	Name	Nationality	EU	Cap	Age	Since	App		Ends	Transfer fee	Notes
1	GK	Almunia	ESP			32	2004	125	0	[40]	£ 1.5m
3	DF	Sagna	FRA			26	2007	89	1	2014[41]	£ 7.5m
5	DF	Touré	CIV	N	VC	28	2002	326	14	[42]	£ 0.15m
10	DF	Gallas	FRA			31	2006	109	13	[43]	Part exchange with A. Cole+£5m[44]
22	DF	Clichy	FRA			23	2003	187	1	2012[45]	£ 0.25m
15	MF	Denílson	BRA	N		21	2006	93	5	[46]	£ 3.4m
4	MF	Fàbregas	ESP		Cap	22	2003	231	29	2014[47]	Free
17	DF	Song	CMR			21	2005	78	3	[48]	£ 2.75m
8	MF	Nasri	FRA			22	2008	44	7	[49]	£ 12m[50]
25	S	Adebayor	TOG	N		25	2006	142	62	[51]	£ 3m
11	S	v. Persie	NED			25	2004	177	63	2011[52]	£ 2.75m
26	S	Bendtner	DEN			21	2004	93	23	2012[53]	£ 0.2m
27	MF	Eboué	CIV	N		26	2005	147	6	[54]	£ 1.54m
2	MF	Diaby	FRA			23	2006	98	10	[55]	£ 2m
14	S	Walcott	ENG			20	2006	106	14	[56]	£ 9.1m
20	DF	Djourou	SUI  CIV	N		22	2003	77	0	[57]	Youth system
12	S	Vela	MEX	N		20	2005	29	6	2010	£ 0.5m[58]
18	DF	Silvestre	FRA			31	2008	23	2	2010[59]	£ 0.75m [60]
16	MF	Ramsey	WAL			18	2008	22	1		£ 4.8m[61]
40	DF	Gibbs	ENG			19	2007	23	0	[62]	Youth system
21	GK	Fabiański	POL			24	2007	26	0	[63]	£ 0.5m
23	MF	Arshavin	RUS	N		28	2009	15	6	2012[64]	£ 15.0m
19	MF	Wilshere	ENG			17	2008	8	1	[65]	Youth system
9	S	Eduardo	CRO  BRA	N		26	2007	35	15	2011[66]	£ 7.5m
28	MF	Bischoff	POR  FRA			22	2008	4	0	[67]	Free
24	GK	Mannone	ITA			21	2005	1	0	[68]	£ 0.35m
7	MF	Rosický	CZE			28	2006	61	13	[69]	£ 6.8m

Last updated: 24 May
Source: Arsenal FC and footballdatabase.com (for EU passport, country as international player, contract ending and transfer fee)
Ordered by Starting 11, then appearances in this season.
N = number on jersey; P = position (for position name, pause mouse pointer on abbreviation); Name = name on jersey (for more extensive name, pause mouse pointer on name); Nationality: when 2 flags, 1st flag = country that plays for internationally, 2nd flag = country of birth; EU = if holds or not a European Union passport; Cap: Cap = captain, VC = vice-captain; Age = current age or age on the end of the season; Since = when the player started to be a permanent part of the squad; App and = only competitive appearances and goals. See source for more detail; Ends = when the player's contract ends; = undisclosed.

[edit] Players in / out

[edit] In

Name	Age	P	N	Nationality	EU	Moving from	Type	Transfer window	Ends	Transfer fee	Source
Vela	19	FW	12	MEX	N	Osasuna	End of loan			n/a	Arsenal FC
Ramsey	17	MF	16	WAL		Cardiff City	Transfer			£4.8 million	Arsenal FC Sky Sports South Wales Echo
Nasri	21	AM	8	FRA		Marseille	Transfer			£12 million	Arsenal FC Sky Sports
Bischoff	21	MF	28	POR  FRA		Werder Bremen	Transfer			Free	Arsenal FC Sky Sports
Silvestre	31	DF	18	FRA		Manchester United	Transfer		2010	£ 0.75 million	Arsenal FC
Arshavin	27	MF	23	RUS	N	Zenit St. Petersburg	Transfer		2012	£15 million	Arsenal FC

[edit] Out

Name	Age	P	N	Nationality	EU	Moving to	Type	Transfer window	Transfer fee	Source
Lehmann	38	GK	1	GER		Stuttgart	Contract ended		Free	Arsenal FC
Flamini	24	MF	16	FRA		Milan	Contract ended		Free	Arsenal FC
Gilbert	21	DF		ENG		Leicester City	Loaned out		n/a	Arsenal FC
Hleb	27	MF	13	BLR	N	Barcelona	Transfered		£11.9 million	Arsenal FC Sky Sports
Gilberto	31	MF	19	BRA	N	Panathinaikos	Transfered		£1 million	Arsenal FC Sky Sports
J. Hoyte	23	RB	31	ENG		Middlesbrough	Transfered		£3 million	Arsenal FC Sky Sports
Traoré	18	DF	30	FRA		Portsmouth	Loaned out		n/a	Arsenal FC
Senderos	23	DF	6	SUI	N	Milan	Loaned out		n/a	Arsenal FC
Simpson	21	FW	50	ENG		West Brom	Loaned out		n/a	Arsenal FC

Last updated: 2 February
Name = Name on jersey (for more extensive name, pause mouse pointer on name); Age = age on the day of the signing; P = Position (for position name, pause mouse pointer on abbreviation); N = number on jersey; Nationality: when 2 flags, 1st flag = primary nationality, 2nd flag = country of birth; EU = if holds or not a European Union passport; Ends = when the player's current contract ends; = Undisclosed; = Summer transfer window; = Winter transfer window; n/a = Not applicable.

[edit] Squad stats

				Total			UEFA Champions League		Premier League		FA Cup		Football League Cup

N	P	Name	Nationality	GS	App		App		App		App		App		Notes
1	GK	Almunia	ESP	44	44		12		32
3	DF	Sagna	FRA	48	49		9		35		5
5	DF	Touré	CIV	38	41	1	9		29	1	3
10	DF	Gallas	FRA	36	36	6	9	3	23	2	4	1			Source
22	DF	Clichy	FRA	40	41	1	10		31	1					Source
15	MF	Denílson	BRA	49	51	3	12		37	3	2
4	MF	Fàbregas	ESP	33	33	3	10		22	3	1
17	DF	Song	CMR	37	48	2	11	1	31	1	4		2
8	MF	Nasri	FRA	41	44	7	10	1	29	6	5
25	S	Adebayor	TOG	30	37	16	9	6	26	10	2
11	S	v. Persie	NED	38	44	20	10	5	28	11	6	4
26	S	Bendtner	DEN	27	51	14	12	2	32	9	5	1	2	2
27	MF	Eboué	CIV	27	44	4	11		28	3	5	1
2	MF	Diaby	FRA	25	36	4	7	1	24	3	5
14	S	Walcott	ENG	27	35	6	10	3	22	2	3	1
20	DF	Djourou	SUI  CIV	24	29		8		15		4		2
12	S	Vela	MEX	10	29	6	8		14	1	4	1	3	4
18	DF	Silvestre	FRA	21	23	2	6		14	2	2		1
16	MF	Ramsey	WAL	10	22	1	6	1	9		4		3
40	DF	Gibbs	ENG	17	21		4		8		6		3
21	GK	Fabiański	POL	16	18		3		6		6		3
23	MF	Arshavin	RUS	14	15	6			12	6	3				Ineligible for CL
19	MF	Wilshere	ENG	3	8	1	2		1		2		3	1
47	MF	Randall	ENG	3	6		2		1				3		Reserve team's player
43	MF	Mérida	ESP	3	5				2				3		Reserve team's player
41	DF	Hoyte	ENG	4	4				1				3		Reserve team's player
9	S	Eduardo	CRO  BRA	3	4	3	2				2	3			Source
28	MF	Bischoff	POR  FRA		4				1		1		2
50	S	Simpson	ENG	1	3	2							3	2	Reserve team's player
42	MF	Lansbury	ENG		3								3		Reserve team's player
24	GK	Mannone	ITA	1	1				1
35	MF	Coquelin	FRA		1								1		Reserve team's player
39	S	Fonte	POR		1								1		Reserve team's player
49	DF	Rodgers	ENG		1								1		Reserve team's player
7	MF	Rosický	CZE												Source

Last updated: 24 May
Source: Arsenal FC
Ordered by Starting 11, then appearances in this season
0 shown as blank
N = number on jersey; P = Position (for position name, pause mouse pointer on abbreviation); Name = Name on jersey (for more extensive name, pause mouse pointer on name); Nationality: when 2 flags, 1st flag = country that plays for internationally, 2nd flag = country of birth; GS = Game Started; App = Appearances.

[edit] Disciplinary record

Country	N	P	Name				Notes
NED	11	S	v. Persie	1		9
TOG	25	S	Adebayor		1	5
CIV	27	MF	Eboué		1	3
FRA	22	DF	Clichy			9
CMR	17	DF	Song			8
FRA	8	MF	Nasri			8
ESP	4	MF	Fàbregas			8
FRA	2	MF	Diaby			7
FRA	10	DF	Gallas			5
FRA	3	DF	Sagna			5
BRA	15	MF	Denílson			5
DEN	26	S	Bendtner			4
CIV	5	DF	Touré			4
ENG	40	DF	Gibbs			2
SUI  CIV	20	DF	Djourou			2
WAL	16	MF	Ramsey			2
RUS	23	MF	Arshavin			2
ENG	47	MF	Randall			1
ESP	43	MF	Mérida			1
MEX	12	S	Vela			1
FRA	18	DF	Silvestre			1

Last updated: 24 May
Source: Match reports in Competitive matches
Only competitive matches
Ordered by , and
Name = Name on jersey (for more extensive name, pause mouse pointer on name); Nationality = when 2 flags, 1st flag = country that plays for internationally, 2nd flag = country of birth; N = number on jersey; P = Position (for position name, pause mouse pointer on abbreviation); = Number of bookings; = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.

[edit] Start formations

Qnt	Formation	Match(es)
51	4-4-2	1-13, 15-29, 31-49, 52-53, 57-58, 61
8	4-2-3-1	14, 50-51, 54-56, 59-60
1	4-4-1-1	30[70]

Last updated: 24 May
Source:^{[citation needed]}
Only competitive matches.

[edit] Starting 11

N P Name Country GS Notes 1 GK Almunia  ESP 44 3 DF Sagna  FRA 48 5 DF Touré  CIV 38 10 DF Gallas  FRA 36 22 DF Clichy  FRA 40 15 MF Denílson  BRA 49 4 MF Fàbregas  ESP 33 17 DF Song  CMR 37 Generally starts in Midfield 3 starts at CB 8 MF Nasri  FRA 41 25 S Adebayor  TOG 30 11 S v. Persie  NED 38

Almunia Sagna Touré Gallas Clichy Denilson Fàbregas Song Nasri Adebayor v. Persie

Last updated: 14 June
Source: Squad stats and Start formations.
Only competitive matches.
Using the most used start formation.
Ordered by position on pitch (from back right to front left).
Country: 1st flag=country of birth, 2nd flag=country that plays for internationally (if different); N = number on jersey; P = Position (for position name, pause mouse pointer on abbreviation); Name = Name on jersey (for more extensive name, pause mouse pointer on name).

[edit] Club

[edit] Coaching staff

Position	Staff
Manager	Arsène Wenger
Assistant manager	Pat Rice
First team coach	Boro Primorac
Goalkeeping coach	Gerry Peyton
Physiotherapist	Colin Lewin
Fitness coach	Tony Colbert
Chief scout	Steve Rowley

Last updated: 11 August
Source: Arsenal FC

[edit] Kit

Supplier: Nike
Sponsor: Fly Emirates

Home

Away

Third

Last updated: 30 July.
Source: Arsenal FC, Arsenal FC and Arsenal FC

[edit] Other information

Chairman	Peter Hill-Wood
Ground (capacity and dimensions)	Emirates Stadium (60,432 / 105x68 meters)

Last updated: 15 June
Source: Arsenal FC and www.footballgroundguide.com

[edit] Competitions

[edit] Overall

Competition	Started round	Final position / round	First match	Last match
Premier League	—	4	16 August	24 May
UEFA Champions League	Third qualifying round	Semi-finals	13 August	5 May
Football League Cup	3rd round	Quarter finals	23 September	2 December
FA Cup	3rd round	Semi-finals	3 January	18 April

Last updated: 10 May
Source: Competitions' Wikipedia articles.

[edit] Premier League

[edit] Classification

P	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Manchester United  (C)	38	28	6	4	68	24	+44	90	UEFA Champions League 2009–10 Group stage
2	Liverpool	38	25	11	2	77	27	+50	86
3	Chelsea	38	25	8	5	68	24	+44	83
4	Arsenal	38	20	12	6	68	37	+31	72	UEFA Champions League 2009–10 Play-off round
5	Everton	38	17	12	9	55	37	+18	63	UEFA Europa League 2009–10 Play-off round
6	Aston Villa	38	17	11	10	54	48	+6	62
7	Fulham	38	14	11	13	39	34	+5	53	UEFA Europa League 2009–10 Third qualifying round

Updated to games played on 24 May 2009
Source: Barclays Premier League
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored.
P = Position; Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points;
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (Q) = Qualified to respective phase of tournament; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.

[edit] Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
38	72	20	12	6	68	37	+31	11	5	3	31	16	+15	9	7	3	37	21	+16

Last updated: 24 May
Source: Premier League
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference

[edit] Results by round

Round	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38
Ground	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	W	L	W	W	W	L	D	W	W	D	L	W	L	L	W	W	D	D	D	W	W	W	D	D	D	D	D	W	W	W	W	W	D	W	W	L	D	W

Last updated: 24 May.
Source: Competitive Matches
Notes: Premier League fixture not listed due to copyright. Results will be shown..
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Lose; W = Win; P = Postponed.

[edit] UEFA Champions League

[edit] Classification

Group G

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Porto 6 4 0 2 9 8 +1 12 Arsenal 6 3 2 1 11 5 +6 11 Dynamo Kyiv 6 2 2 2 4 4 0 8 Fenerbahçe 6 0 2 4 4 11 −7 2

Last updated: 11 December
Source: Competition Article

[edit] Matches

[edit] Competitive

M	Date	Tournament	Round	Ground	Opponent	Score1	Report
1	13 August	UEFA Champions League	Third qualifying round	AR	Twente	2 – 0	Report Kick off Attendance Referee Report link 20:45 CEST 20,000 Alberto Undiano Mallenco                                                            Arsenal  63' Gallas  83' Adebayor Denílson v. Persie Twente Janssen
2	16 August	Premier League	1	H	West Bromwich Albion	1 – 0	Report Kick off Attendance Referee Report link 12:45 BST 60,071 Howard Webb                                          Arsenal  4' Nasri West Bromwich Albion
3	23 August	Premier League	2	A	Fulham	0 – 1	Report Kick off Attendance Referee Report link 17:30 BST 24,276 Martin Atkinson                                   Arsenal Fulham  21' Hangeland Murphy Teymourian
4	27 August	UEFA Champions League	Third qualifying round	H	Twente	4 – 0	Report Kick off Attendance Referee Report link 20:05 BST 59,583 Terje Hauge                                   Arsenal  26' Nasri  52' Gallas  66' Walcott  90' Bendtner Clichy Twente Wielaert Braafheid Tioté
5	30 August	Premier League	3	H	Newcastle United	3 – 0	Report Kick off Attendance Referee Report link 17:30 BST 60,067 Rob Styles                                                    Arsenal  19' (pen.) v. Persie  40' v. Persie  59' Denílson Fàbregas Nasri Newcastle United Given Coloccini
6	13 September	Premier League	4	A	Blackburn Rovers	4 – 0	Report Kick off Attendance Referee Report link 15:00 BST 23,041 Mike Dean                                                     Arsenal  9' v. Persie  45' Adebayor  78' (pen.) Adebayor  89' Adebayor Denílson Blackburn Rovers Warnock
7	17 September	UEFA Champions League	Group stage	A	Dynamo Kyiv	1 – 1	Report Kick off Attendance Referee Report link 21:45 EEST 20,000 Luis Medina Cantalejo                                                    Arsenal  88' Gallas Sagna Dynamo Kyiv  64' (pen.) Bangoura Vukojević Diakhaté Nesmachniy Bangoura
8	20 September	Premier League	5	A	Bolton Wanderers	3 – 1	Report Kick off Attendance Referee Report link 17:30 BST 22,694 Steve Bennett                                             Arsenal  26' Eboué  27' Bendtner  87' Denílson Song Fàbregas Bolton Wanderers  14' Davies Muamba Davies
9	23 September	Football League Cup	3rd round	H	Sheffield United	6 – 0	Report Kick off Attendance Referee Report link 19:45 BST 56,632 Phil Dowd                                            Arsenal  31' Bendtner  42' Bendtner  44' Vela  49' Vela  57' Wilshere  86' Vela Sheffield United Gary Naysmith
10	27 September	Premier League	6	H	Hull	1 – 2	Report Kick off Attendance Referee Report link 17:30 BST 60,037 Alan Wiley                                             Arsenal  51' (og.) McShane Sagna Gallas Hull  62' Geovanni  66' Cousin Ashbee
11	30 September	UEFA Champions League	Group stage	H	Porto	4 – 0	Report Kick off Attendance Referee Report link 19:45 BST 59,623 Herbert Fandel                                          Arsenal  31' v. Persie  40' Adebayor  48' v. Persie  71' (pen.) Adebayor 75' Clichy Porto Costa
12	4 October	Premier League	7	A	Sunderland	1 – 1	Report Kick off Attendance Referee Report link 15:00 BST 40,199 Lee Mason                                             Arsenal  90' Fàbregas Toure Clichy Bendtner Adebayor Sunderland  86' Leadbitter Whitehead Yorke Richardson
13	18 October	Premier League	8	H	Everton	3 – 1	Report Kick off Attendance Referee Report link 15:00 BST 60,064 Peter Walton                                             Arsenal  48' Nasri  70' v. Persie  90' Walcott Adebayor Clichy Everton  9' Osman Lescott Hibbert Pienaar Osman
14	21 October	UEFA Champions League	Group stage	A	Fenerbahçe	5 – 2	Report Kick off Attendance Referee Report link 21:45 EEST 49,521 Peter Fröjdfeldt                                             Arsenal  10' Adebayor  11' Walcott  21' Diaby  49' Song  90' Ramsey Song Diaby Fenerbahçe  19' (og.) Silvestre  78' Güiza Lugano Şahin Şentürk
15	26 October	Premier League	9	A	West Ham United	2 – 0	Report Kick off Attendance Referee Report link 16:00 GMT 34,802 Phil Dowd                                                  Arsenal  75' (og.) Faubert  90' Adebayor Song Clichy Fàbregas West Ham United Cole Faubert Parker
16	30 October	Premier League	10	H	Tottenham Hotspur	4 – 4	Report Kick off Attendance Referee Report link 20:00 GMT 60,043 Martin Atkinson                                                  Arsenal  37' Silvestre  46' Gallas  64' Adebayor  68' v. Persie Diaby Tottenham Hotspur  13' Bentley  67' Bent  89' Jenas  90' Lennon Assou-Ekotto Bentley Huddlestone Jenas
17	1 November	Premier League	11	A	Stoke City	1 – 2	Report Kick off Attendance Referee Report link 15:00 GMT 26,704 Rob Styles                                          Arsenal  90' Clichy v. Persie Adebayor Fàbregas Stoke City  11' Fuller  73' Olofinjana Higginbotham Delap Cresswell Sidibe
18	5 November	UEFA Champions League	Group stage	H	Fenerbahçe	0 – 0	Report Kick off Attendance Referee Report link 19:45 GMT 60,003 Roberto Rosetti                                        Arsenal v. Persie Djourou Fenerbahçe Şahin Lugano Vederson
19	8 November	Premier League	12	H	Manchester United	2 – 1	Report Kick off Attendance Referee Report link 12:45 GMT 60,106 Howard Webb                                          Arsenal  22' Nasri  48' Nasri Clichy Gallas Sagna Manchester United  90' Rafael Carrick Evra
20	11 November	Football League Cup	4th round	H	Wigan Athletic	3 – 0	Report Kick off Attendance Referee Report link 19:45 GMT 59,665 Steve Tanner                                        Arsenal  42' Simpson  66' Simpson  70' Vela Ramsey Wigan Athletic
21	15 November	Premier League	13	H	Aston Villa	0 – 2	Report Kick off Attendance Referee Report link 15:00 GMT 60,047 Mike Riley                                          Arsenal Denílson Fàbregas Aston Villa  70' (.og) Clichy  80' Agbonlahor Agbonlahor Barry Sidwell Friedel
22	22 November	Premier League	14	A	Manchester City	0 – 3	Report Kick off Attendance Referee Report link 15:00 GMT 44,878 Alan Wiley                                        Arsenal Song Manchester City  45' Ireland  56' Robinho  90' (pen.) Sturridge
23	25 November	UEFA Champions League	Group stage	H	Dynamo Kyiv	1 – 0	Report Kick off Attendance Referee Report link 19:45 GMT 59,374 Alain Hamer                                   Arsenal  87' Bendtner Bendtner v. Persie Dynamo Kyiv Milevskiy Asatiani Aliyev Aliyev
24	30 November	Premier League	15	A	Chelsea	2 – 1	Report Kick off Attendance Referee Report link 16:00 GMT 41,760 Mike Dean                                             Arsenal  59' v. Persie  62' v. Persie Chelsea  31' (.og) Djourou Terry Ivanovic
25	2 December	Football League Cup	Quarter finals	A	Burnley	0 – 2	Report Kick off Attendance Referee Report link 19:45 GMT 19,045 Andre Marriner                                        Arsenal Randall Mérida Burnley  6' McDonald  57' McDonald
26	6 December	Premier League	16	H	Wigan Athletic	1 – 0	Report Kick off Attendance Referee Report link 15:00 GMT 59,317 Steve Bennett                                             Arsenal  16' Adebayor v. Persie Wigan Athletic Palacios Figueroa
27	10 December	UEFA Champions League	Group stage	A	Porto	0 – 2	Report Kick off Attendance Referee Report link 19:45 UTC 37,602 Kyros Vassaras                                        Arsenal Eboué Porto  39' Bruno Alves  54' López González
28	13 December	Premier League	17	A	Middlesbrough	1 – 1	Report Kick off Attendance Referee Report link 12:45 GMT 27,320 Peter Walton                                             Arsenal  17' Adebayor Diaby Middlesbrough  29' Aliadière
29	21 December	Premier League	18	H	Liverpool	1 – 1	Report Kick off Attendance Referee Report link 16:00 GMT 60,094 Howard Webb                                             Arsenal  24' v. Persie Adebayor v. Persie Sagna Liverpool  42' Keane Carragher Lucas Keane
30	26 December	Premier League	19	A	Aston Villa	2 – 2	Report Kick off Attendance Referee Report link 17:15 GMT 42,585 Lee Mason                                             Arsenal  40' Denílson  48' Diaby Touré Song Diaby v. Persie Aston Villa  65' (pen.) Barry  90' Knight Agbonlahor Reo-Coker Petrov Barry
31	28 December	Premier League	20	H	Portsmouth	1 – 0	Report Kick off Attendance Referee Report link 14:00 GMT 60,092 Alan Wiley                                             Arsenal  81' Gallas Portsmouth Hughes
32	3 January	FA Cup	3rd round	H	Plymouth Argyle	3 – 1	Report Kick off Attendance Referee Report link 15:00 GMT 59,424 Mike Jones                                             Arsenal  46' v. Persie  50' (og.) Gray  84' v. Persie Bendtner Plymouth Argyle  51' Duguid Duguid
33	10 January	Premier League	21	H	Bolton Wanderers	1 – 0	Report Kick off Attendance Referee Report link 15:00 GMT 60,068 Chris Foy                                             Arsenal  84' Bendtner Djourou Ramsey Bolton Wanderers McCann Riga
34	17 January	Premier League	22	A	Hull City	3 – 1	Report Kick off Attendance Referee Report link 17:30 GMT 24,924 Alan Wiley                                             Arsenal  30' Adebayor  82' Nasri  86' Bendtner Clichy Hull City  65' Cousin Ashbee
35	24 January	FA Cup	4th round	A	Cardiff City	0 – 0	Report Kick off Attendance Referee Report link 13:30 GMT 20,079 Martin Atkinson                                             Arsenal v. Persie Eboué Cardiff City
36	28 January	Premier League	23	A	Everton	1 – 1	Report Kick off Attendance Referee Report link 20:00 GMT 37,097 Andre Marriner                                             Arsenal  90' v. Persie Nasri Diaby Everton  62' Cahill Hibbert Arteta
37	31 January	Premier League	24	H	West Ham United	0 – 0	Report Kick off Attendance Referee Report link 15:00 GMT 60,109 Steve Bennett                                             Arsenal Diaby Vela West Ham United Neill Collins
38	8 February	Premier League	25	A	Tottenham Hotspur	0 – 0	Report Kick off Attendance Referee Report link 13:30 GMT 36,021 Mike Dean                                             Arsenal Eboué Clichy Tottenham Hotspur Modrić
39	16 February	FA Cup	4th round replay	H	Cardiff City	4 – 0	Report Kick off Attendance Referee Report link 19:45 GMT 57,237 Mark Halsey                                             Arsenal  20' Eduardo  34' Bendtner  60' (pen.) Eduardo  89' v. Persie Gallas Bendtner Cardiff City
40	21 February	Premier League	26	H	Sunderland	0 – 0	Report Kick off Attendance Referee Report link 15:00 GMT 60,104 Alan Wiley                                             Arsenal Nasri Clichy Sunderland McCartney Richardson
41	24 February	UEFA Champions League	First knockout round	H	Roma	1 – 0	Report Kick off Attendance Referee Report link 19:45 UTC 60,003 Claus Bo Larsen                                        Arsenal  37' (pen.) v. Persie Touré Nasri Roma Mexès Brighi De Rossi
42	28 February	Premier League	27	H	Fulham	0 – 0	Report Kick off Attendance Referee Report link 15:00 GMT 60,102 Peter Walton                                             Arsenal Fulham
43	3 March	Premier League	28	A	West Bromwich Albion	3 – 1	Report Kick off Attendance Referee Report link 19:45 GMT 26,244 Steve Tanner                                             Arsenal  4' Bendtner  38' Touré  44' Bendtner West Bromwich Albion  7' Brunt Donk Koren Brunt
44	8 March	FA Cup	5th round	H	Burnley	3 – 0	Report Kick off Attendance Referee Report link 13:30 GMT 57,454 Chris Foy                                             Arsenal  25' Vela  51' Eduardo  84' Eboué Burnley McDonald
45	11 March	UEFA Champions League	First knockout round	A	Roma	0 – 1 (7-6 pen.)	Report Kick off Attendance Referee Report link 20:45 CET 81,000 Manuel Enrique Mejuto Gonzalez                                        Arsenal Diaby Penalties Eduardo v. Persie Walcott Nasri Denilson Touré Sagna Diaby Roma  10' Juan Motto Pizarro Penalties Pizarro Vučinić Baptista Montella Totti Aquilani Riise Tonetto
46	14 March	Premier League	29	H	Blackburn Rovers	4 – 0	Report Kick off Attendance Referee Report link 15:00 GMT 60,091 Phil Dowd                                             Arsenal  2' (og.) Ooijer  65' Arshavin  87' Eboué  90' (pen.) Eboué Blackburn Rovers Ooijer Diouf Mokoena Khizanishvili
47	17 March	FA Cup	Quarter-finals	H	Hull City	2 – 1	Report Kick off Attendance Referee Report link 19:45 GMT 55,641 Mike Riley                                             Arsenal  74' v. Persie  84' Gallas Gallas Nasri Hull City  12' Barmby Myhill Dawson Halmosi Manucho France
48	21 March	Premier League	30	A	Newcastle United	3 – 1	Report Kick off Attendance Referee Report link 17:15 GMT 49,972 Mark Halsey                                             Arsenal  57' Bendtner  64' Diaby  67' Nasri Gallas Newcastle United  58' Martins
49	4 April	Premier League	31	H	Manchester City	2 – 0	Report Kick off Attendance Referee Report link 15:00 BST 60,097 Andre Marriner                                        Arsenal  8' Adebayor  49' Adebayor Touré Manchester City Dunne Zabaleta de Jong
50	7 April	UEFA Champions League	Quarter-finals	A	Villarreal	1 – 1	Report Kick off Referee Report link 20:45 CEST Tom Henning Ovrebo                                        Arsenal  66' Adebayor Fabregas Song Nasri Adebayor Villarreal  10' Senna
51	11 April	Premier League	32	A	Wigan Athletic	4 – 1	Report Kick off Attendance Referee Report link 15:00 BST 22,954 Alan Wiley                                        Arsenal  61' Walcott  71' Silvestre  90' Arshavin  90' Song Gibbs Song v. Persie Wigan Athletic  17' Mido Brown Boyce Bramble
52	15 April	UEFA Champions League	Quarter-finals	H	Villarreal	3 – 0	Report Kick off Attendance Referee Report link 19:45 BST 58,233 Wolfgang Stark                                        Arsenal  10' Walcott  60' Adebayor  67' (pen.) v. Persie Silvestre Gibbs Villarreal Eguren Godín Cani
53	18 April	FA Cup	Semi-finals	N	Chelsea	1 – 2	Report Kick off Attendance Referee Report link 17:15 BST 88,103 Martin Atkinson                                             Arsenal  18' Walcott Touré Denilson Chelsea  33' Malouda  84' Drogba Ivanovic Ballack Drogba
54	21 April	Premier League	33	A	Liverpool	4 – 4	Report Kick off Attendance Referee Report link 20:00 BST 44,424 Howard Webb                                        Arsenal  36' Arshavin  67' Arshavin  70' Arshavin  90' Arshavin Sagna Liverpool  48' Torres  56' Benayoun  72' Torres  90' Benayoun
55	26 April	Premier League	34	H	Middlesbrough	2 – 0	Report Kick off Attendance Referee Report link 13:30 BST 60,089 Chris Foy                                        Arsenal  26' Fàbregas  67' Fàbregas Middlesbrough
56	29 April	UEFA Champions League	Semi-finals	A	Manchester United	0 – 1	Report Kick off Attendance Referee Report link 19:45 BST 74,733 Claus Bo Larsen                                        Arsenal Manchester United  18' O'Shea Tevez
57	2 May	Premier League	35	A	Portsmouth	3 – 0	Report Kick off Attendance Referee Report link 15:00 BST 20,418 Lee Mason                                        Arsenal  13' Bendtner  40' (pen.) Nicklas Bendtner  56' Vela Arshavin Portsmouth Pamarot Campbell Kanu Sean Davis
58	5 May	UEFA Champions League	Semi-finals	H	Manchester United	1 – 3	Report Kick off Attendance Referee Report link 19:45 BST 59,867 Roberto Rosetti                                        Arsenal  75' (pen.) v. Persie Nasri Adebayor Eboué Manchester United  8' Park  11' Ronaldo  61' Ronaldo Fletcher
59	10 May	Premier League	36	H	Chelsea	1 – 4	Report Kick off Attendance Referee Report link 16:00 BST 60,075 Phil Dowd                                        Arsenal  70' Bendtner Fàbregas Chelsea  27' Alex  39' Anelka  48' (og.) Touré  86' Malouda
60	16 May	Premier League	37	A	Manchester United	0 – 0	Report Kick off Attendance Referee Report link 12:45 BST 75,468 Mike Dean                                        Arsenal Song Fàbregas Nasri Arshavin v. Persie Manchester United
61	24 May	Premier League	38	H	Stoke City	4 – 1	Report Kick off Attendance Referee Report link 16:00 BST 60,082 Martin Atkinson                                        Arsenal  10' (og.) Beattie  16' (pen.) v. Persie  18' Diaby  41' v. Persie Denilson Stoke City  31' (pen.) Fuller

Last updated: 24 May
Source: Arsenal FC
Notes: Premier League fixture not listed due to copyright. Results will be shown.
¹Arsenal goals come first.
Ground's country's flag and opponent's country's flag shown when from a different country of Arsenal.
M = Match; Ground: H = Home, A = Away, N = Neutral, HR = Home replacement, AR = Away replacement.

[edit] Pre-season

M	Date	Tournament	Round	Ground	Opponent	Score1	Report
1	19 July	Friendly		A	Barnet	2 – 1	Report Kick off Attendance Report link 15:00 BST 5,358                                Arsenal  64' Simpson  73' Barazite Barnet  16' Gillet
2	22 July	Friendly		A	Szombathelyi Haladás	1 – 1	Report Kick off Report link 18:30 CEST                                                       Arsenal  42' Walcott Szombathelyi Haladás  24' Kenesei
3	28 July	Friendly		N	Burgenland XI	10 – 2	Report Kick off Attendance Report link 18:30 CEST 3,200                                                 Arsenal  1' Wilshere  14' Bendtner  19' Bendtner  25' Vela  30' Bendtner  33' Vela  37' Bendtner  52' Vela  65' (pen.) Wilshere  69' Walcott Burgenland XI  73' Foric  90' Martna
4	30 July	Friendly		A	Stuttgart