2009β10 season | ||||
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Chairman | Peter Hill-Wood | |||
Manager | Arsène Wenger | |||
Stadium | Emirates Stadium | |||
Premier League | 3rd | |||
FA Cup | Fourth round | |||
League Cup | Fifth round | |||
UEFA Champions League | Quarter-finals | |||
Top goalscorer | League: Cesc FΓ bregas (15) All: Cesc FΓ bregas (19) | |||
Highest home attendance | 60,103 (vs. Tottenham Hotspur, 31 October 2009) | |||
Lowest home attendance | 56,592 (vs. West Bromwich Albion, 22 September 2009) | |||
Average home league attendance | 59,920 [1] | |||
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The 2009β10 season was Arsenal Football Club's 18th season in the Premier League and their 84th consecutive season in the top flight of English football. [2] [3] It began on 1 July 2009 and concluded on 30 June 2010, with competitive matches played between August and May. The club ended the Premier League campaign in third position, 11 points behind champions Chelsea. In the domestic cup competitions, Arsenal were knocked out in the fourth round of the FA Cup to Stoke City and the fifth round of the League Cup against Manchester City. They failed to progress past the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League, losing to reigning champions Barcelona in a two-legged tie.
Arsenal did little business in the transfer market; their only outfield signing of the summer was defender Thomas Vermaelen from Ajax. Several players however left the club before the campaign got under way, including Emmanuel Adebayor and Kolo TourΓ© in separate deals to Manchester City. To reinvigorate the side and benefit from Cesc FΓ bregas's creativity, manager ArsΓ¨ne Wenger instituted a fluid 4β3β3 formation. The team made an impressive start; by November they had scored 36 goals in 11 league games and qualified for the Champions League knockout stage with a game to spare. Arsenal's defensive fragility was a recurring theme throughout the season and meant the team struggled to sustain a title challenge; they suffered back-to-back Premier League losses on four occasions.
41 different players represented Arsenal in four competitions and there were 14 different goalscorers. Arsenal's top goalscorer was FΓ bregas, who scored 19 goals in 36 appearances.
Arsenal made one outfield signing during the summer, defender Thomas Vermaelen from Ajax in a deal estimated at Β£10 million. [4] Several players were let go, including Amaury Bischoff who joined in 2008 and played the majority of his football in the reserves and Rui Fonte. [4] Striker Emmanuel Adebayor was sold to Manchester City for a fee of Β£25 million and Kolo TourΓ© soon joined him, ending a seven-year association with Arsenal. His former teammate Sol Campbell rejoined the club during the winter transfer window, having been a free agent. [5] Wenger, who signed him to bolster the squad's defensive options, said: "He has a fantastic attitude and good fitness. Of course he is not the youngest but he is in a very good shape. He can still play in the Premier League. He is important in the dressing room as well. He's positive with the young players." [5]
A number of players were loaned out during the season for game time and career development. Goalkeeper Wojciech SzczΔsny joined Brentford in November 2009 and stayed their for the remainder of the season, while in the January window Jack Wilshere and Philippe Senderos moved to Bolton Wanderers and Everton respectively.
No. | Position | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5 | DF | Thomas Vermaelen | Ajax | Β£10,000,000 | 19 June 2009 | [6] |
MF | Samuel Galindo | Real AmΓ©rica | Free transfer | 15 January 2010 | [7] | |
31 | DF | Sol Campbell | Free agent | Free transfer | 16 January 2010 | [8] |
No. | Position | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
28 | MF | Amaury Bischoff | AcadΓ©mica de Coimbra | Free transfer (Released) | 30 June 2009 | [9] |
39 | FW | Rui Fonte | Sporting CP | Free transfer (Released) | 30 June 2009 | [9] |
49 | DF | Paul Rodgers | Northampton Town | Free transfer (Released) | 30 June 2009 | [9] |
25 | FW | Emmanuel Adebayor | Manchester City | Β£25,000,000 | 20 July 2009 | [10] |
5 | DF | Kolo TourΓ© | Manchester City | Β£16,000,000 | 29 July 2009 | [11] |
No. | Position | Player | Loaned from | Date | Loan expires | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DF | Pedro Botelho | Celta Vigo | 23 July 2009 | End of the season | [12] | |
DF | HΓ₯vard Nordtveit | 1. FC NΓΌrnberg | 7 August 2009 | End of the season | [13] | |
38 | MF | Jay Emmanuel-Thomas | Blackpool | 17 August 2009 | 17 November 2009 | [14] |
45 | MF | Henri Lansbury | Watford | 21 August 2009 | End of the season | [15] |
50 | FW | Jay Simpson | Queens Park Rangers | 27 August 2009 | End of the season | [16] |
44 | DF | Gavin Hoyte | Brighton & Hove Albion | 9 October 2009 | End of the season | [17] |
53 | GK | Wojciech SzczΔsny | Brentford | 20 November 2009 | End of the season | [18] |
47 | FW | Rhys Murphy | Brentford | 24 November 2009 | 24 February 2010 | [19] |
48 | MF | Mark Randall | Milton Keynes Dons | 15 January 2010 | End of the season | [20] |
42 | DF | Kerrea Gilbert | Peterborough United | 15 January 2010 | End of the season | [21] |
6 | DF | Philippe Senderos | Everton | 25 January 2010 | End of the season | [22] |
19 | MF | Jack Wilshere | Bolton Wanderers | 29 January 2010 | End of the season | [23] |
54 | MF | Sanchez Watt | Southend United | 1 February 2010 | 28 February 2010 | [24] |
34 | DF | Kyle Bartley | Sheffield United | 9 February 2010 | 12 May 2010 | [25] |
51 | FW | Gilles Sunu | Derby County | 19 February 2010 | End of the season | [26] |
38 | MF | Jay Emmanuel-Thomas | Doncaster Rovers | 27 February 2010 | End of the season | [27] |
46 | DF | Luke Ayling | Yeovil Town | 17 March 2010 | End of the season | [28] |
54 | MF | Sanchez Watt | Leeds United | 25 March 2010 | End of the season | [29] |
18 July 2009 | Barnet | 2β2 | Arsenal | Barnet |
15:00 BST |
Yakubu 45' Charles 83' |
Report | 43'
Arshavin 51' Barazite |
Stadium:
Underhill Stadium Attendance: 5,099 |
21 July 2009 | SC Columbia | 1β7 | Arsenal | Columbiaplatz |
18:30 CEST | Lehner 35' | Report | 36', 44'
Bendtner 39', 83' Ramsey 56' ( pen.), 73' Van Persie 77' Gallas |
Stadium: Schwarzlackenau Stadium Attendance: 6,900 |
27 July 2009 | Szombathelyi HaladΓ‘s | 0β5 | Arsenal | Szombathely |
19:00 CEST | Report | 17', 43'
Bendtner 24', 40' Eduardo 66' ( pen.) Van Persie |
Stadium:
Rohonci Street Stadium Attendance: 12,500 |
29 July 2009 | Hannover 96 | 0β1 | Arsenal | Hanover |
19:00 CEST |
Balitsch Haggui |
https://www.arsenal.com/match/report/0809/post/first-team/hannover-96-0-1-arsenal-match-report Report] | 8'
FΓ bregas Bendtner Van Persie Sagna |
Stadium:
AWD-Arena Attendance: 31,412 |
1 August 2009 Emirates Cup | Arsenal | 2β1 | AtlΓ©tico Madrid | London |
16:15 BST | Arshavin 86', 90' | Report | 29'
Juanito 44' UjfaluΕ‘i 88' Pacheco |
Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 54,224 Referee: Mark Clattenburg |
2 August 2009 Emirates Cup | Arsenal | 3β0 | Rangers | London |
16:15 BST |
Wilshere 2', 72' Eduardo 11' |
Report | 50' McCulloch | Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 56,758 Referee: Mike Dean |
8 August 2009 | Valencia | 2β0 | Arsenal | Valencia |
21:30 CEST |
MΓchel 75' Villa 90' |
Report | Stadium:
Mestalla Stadium Attendance: 55,000 |
A total of 20 teams competed in the Premier League in the 2009β10 season. Each team played 38 matches; two against every other team and one match at each club's stadium. Three points were awarded for each win, one point per draw, and none for defeats. At the end of the season the top three teams qualified for the group stages of the UEFA Champions League; the team in fourth needed to play a qualifier. [30]
The provisional fixture list was released on 17 June 2009, but was subject to change in the event of clashes with other competitions, inclement weather, or matches being selected for television coverage. [31]
The league campaign began for Arsenal with a trip to Goodison Park to face Everton on 15 August 2009. DenΓlson scored the opening goal four minutes before the half-hour and Vermaelen doubled Arsenal's lead, heading the ball in from a Robin van Persie cross. [32] Everton's failure to mark Gallas brought about the visitors' third just before the break. [32] FΓ bregas scored two goals in the second half and substitute Eduardo added Arsenal's sixth, before Saha scored for Everton in stoppage time. [32] The game marked Vermaelen's league debut and the player was described by The Guardian's match correspondent Andy Hunter as "comfortably the finest defender on display," having limited his counterpart Marouane Fellaini to so few chances while "anticipating danger expertly". [33] The following week Abou Diaby scored two goals as Arsenal beat Portsmouth 4β1. [34] Arsenal then travelled to play the incumbent champions Manchester United at Old Trafford. Arshavin's goal in the 40th minute gave Arsenal the lead, but Manuel Almunia conceded a penalty in the second half, as he adjusted to have fouled striker Wayne Rooney in the penalty box. [35] Rooney converted the spot kick to level the scoreline, before Diaby headed the ball into his own net from a United free-kick. [35] Late on, Wenger was sent to the stands for kicking a water bottle after Van Persie's equaliser was correctly disallowed. [35] He felt the defeat was an "undeserved" one, going further to criticise his opponents' tactics: "I have seen a player make 20 fouls without getting a yellow card. If you have seen the game, you don't need me to tell you who but their player gets away without a yellow card. It's quite amazing." [36]
Arsenal did not play another game for a fortnight because of the international football break. On the resumption of club football, they faced Manchester City. At the City of Manchester Stadium, Arsenal lost for the second league match in succession, this time by a two-goal margin. [37] Adebayor scored against his former club and caused controversy by running towards the Arsenal section and celebrating in front of them. [38] Television replays also caught the striker attempting to stamp Van Persie's face. [39] At home, Arsenal responded with a 4β0 win against Wigan Athletic and a single Van Persie's goal was enough to beat Fulham away in the team's final match of September. [40] [41] Vito Mannone's performance at Craven Cottage was praised; he stood in for the injured Almunia. [41] After six games, Arsenal garnered 12 points and stood in fifth position, having played a game less than each of the teams occupying the top four. [42]
The visit of Blackburn Rovers to the Emirates Stadium in early October coincided with the start of Wenger's 13th year at the club. [43] Six different players (Vermaelen, Van Persie, Arshavin, FΓ bregas, Theo Walcott and Nicklas Bendtner) scored in the team's 6β2 win. [43] Arsenal defeated Birmingham City 3β1 at home before conceding twice away to West Ham United on 25 October 2009 to draw. [44] Arsenal's final game of October was a North London derby against Tottenham Hotspur. Van Persie scored the opening goal in the 42nd minute, before FΓ bregas added a second immediately β he won the ball straight from the kick-off and went past Tottenham's static defence, before shooting past Heurelho Gomes. [45] Van Persie scored Arsenal's third in the second half and the 3β0 win moved Arsenal into third position, five points behind Chelsea in first who played a game more. [45]
Arsenal's first fixture of November was against Wolverhampton Wanderers at the Molineux Stadium. The team moved into second place as a result of a 4β1 win. [46] Wenger was sceptical of whether his team could reach a century of goals in the league, but was overjoyed at Arsenal's goal tally of 36 in 11 league matches: "[It] shows that the way we play football, the way we are organised and the way we go forward suits our players." [47] Following the international football break, Arsenal played Sunderland at the Stadium of Light. Eduardo deputised for Van Persie, who injured himself whilst playing for the Netherlands. Darren Bent's goal in the 71st minute won the match for Sunderland, who became the first team to prevent Arsenal from scoring in a league match. [48] Manchester United's defeat of Everton moved Arsenal down into third position in the league table, three points ahead. At home to league leaders Chelsea on 29 November 2009, Arsenal lost 3β0; striker Didier Drogba scored two goals in either interval of the game. When asked if Arsenal's title chances were over, Wenger replied, "It is not over and I believe, on what I have seen of Chelsea, that the team can drop points." [49]
December saw Arsenal win five out of six league matches. Arshavin and Aaron Ramsey each scored against Stoke City at home, and the team came from behind to beat Liverpool at Anfield β a ground where they were winless in five years. [50] The victory was attributed to Wenger's half-time team talk where he uncharacteristically shouted at his players and told them they were "not fit to wear the shirt" after a poor first-half performance. [51] "Of course it can always go the other way and you can lose 6β1. Then it's a crisis; it is like that." he told reporters. [51] Arsenal were then held to a 1β1 draw at Burnley which meant they remained in third spot, with the gap between themselves and Chelsea ever increasing. [52] The team returned to winning ways at home to Hull City as DenΓlson, Eduardo and Diaby got on the scoresheet in a 3β0 victory. [53] A day after Boxing Day, Arsenal beat Aston Villa by the same scoreline; FΓ bregas came off the substitutes' bench and scored twice. [54] The Arsenal captain however injured himself in the closing stages of the match and was ruled out for their next game, away to Portsmouth. Nevertheless, the team recorded a 4β1 victory to move four points behind leaders Chelsea with a game in hand. [55]
TomΓ‘Ε‘ RosickΓ½ scored in stoppage time to deny Everton their first win at Arsenal in 14 years. The match, which saw the visitors lead twice, was played in cold conditions as a result of the " Big Freeze". Arsenal then faced Bolton Wanderers back-to-back; the home fixture was originally called off on 6 January 2010 due to heavy snow. [56] At the Reebok Stadium, goals from FΓ bregas and Fran MΓ©rida saw the visitors to victory in what was Owen Coyle's first game in charge of Bolton. [57] In the reverse fixture three days later Arsenal won again to go back in first spot, this time coming back from two goals down to win 4β2. [58] Their stay at the top of the table was brief and moved back down to third, after they were held to a goalless stalemate against Aston Villa in the midweek round, while Chelsea beat Birmingham. [59] Arsenal's best chances in the match came in the first half; FΓ bregas and Rosicky both had efforts hit the post and crossbar respectively. [59]
The end of January brought the visit of Manchester United to the Emirates Stadium. Wenger described the game as an opportunity for Arsenal to prove they were "mentally prepared" to compete in the title race, but his team were outclassed by the visitors which prompted boos from the home support at the final whistle. [60] Nani opened the scoring just after the half-hour mark and was involved in the counter-attack that led to the second goal four minutes later, finished off by Rooney. [61] Park Ji-sung added a third for United in the second half, before Vermaelen scored late on to make the scoreline 3β1. [61] The defeat left Arsenal still in third with 14 games remaining, five points behind leaders Chelsea. [61]
Arsenal's poor form against the title challengers continued: at Stamford Bridge they were unable to get the better of a Chelsea side that powered into a 2β0 lead in the first half-hour. [62] Drogba opened the scoring in the eighth minute when John Terry headed the ball across the face of goal and he tapped in at the far post. [62] The striker scored his second of the game from a counter-attack. [62] In his match report for The Guardian, Kevin McCarra opined that Arsenal were "strangled by stereotype" and a second successive defeat put end to their title bid. [62] Wenger downplayed the defeat, and told reporters "we didn't get a demonstration of football but they were efficient;β his comments on possession irked Chelsea midfielder Michael Ballack. [63] [64] Arsenal returned to winning ways in midweek with a narrow victory against Liverpool and then scored twice to beat Sunderland. [65] [66] At the Britannia Stadium, Arsenal forged a comeback against Stoke City but their win was overshadowed by the injury to Ramsey. [67] The midfielder broke his right leg following a challenge by Stoke defender Ryan Shawcross, who was immediately sent off. [67] Wenger described the tackle as "horrendous" and added "People say we donβt fancy the physical side of it, but this is the result. If you see a player getting injured like that, itβs not acceptable." [67]
A win against Burnley in March put Arsenal level on points with second-place Chelsea having played a game more. [68] The team needed a late goal against Hull City, courtesy of Bendtner in the third minute of stoppage time to get three points and move above Manchester United into second place. [69] Wenger was defiant his team could win the title after Arsenal beat West Ham to move top; it was their sixth consecutive league win and victory was ensured when FΓ bregas converted a penalty late on. [70] They were without Vermaelen for the trip to St Andrew's as the defender was sent off against West Ham. [71] Arsenal were unable to hold on to their lead against Birmingham as Almunia's error gifted a stoppage-time equaliser, scored by Kevin Phillips. With six games remaining, Arsenal stood in third place, three points behind Chelsea and four on leaders Manchester United. [72]
At home against Wolverhampton Wanderers, Bendtner scored the winning goal in stoppage time, rising highest inside the six-yard box and heading in Sagna's cross. [73] In the North London derby, Tottenham beat Arsenal at White Hart Lane to record their first league win against Wenger's side since November 1999. [74] Danny Rose on his debut opened the scoring with a 30-yard volley and Gareth Bale doubled the host's lead minutes into the second half. [74] Bendtner scored with five minutes remaining of normal time but the game ended 2β1 to Tottenham, leaving Arsenal six points adrift of Chelsea at the top. [74]
Wenger was so incensed by Arsenal's response against Wigan β conceding three in the final 10 minutes to throw away a 2β0 lead β that he ordered the team bus to drop his players at Wigan railway station and told them to make their way back home. [75] With Arsenal's title bid over, the team played out a goalless draw against Manchester City and then lost to Blackburn Rovers in early May. [76] [77] Arsenal secured third place on the final day, beating Fulham at home by four goals. [78]
15 August 2009 1 | Everton | 1β6 | Arsenal | Liverpool |
17:30 BST | Saha 90' | Report | 26'
DenΓlson 37' Vermaelen 41' Gallas 48', 70' FΓ bregas 89' Eduardo |
Stadium:
Goodison Park Attendance: 39,309 Referee: Mark Halsey |
22 August 2009 2 | Arsenal | 4β1 | Portsmouth | London |
15:00 BST |
Diaby 18', 22' 90' Gallas 51' Ramsey 69' |
Report | 37' Kaboul | Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,049 Referee: Steve Bennett |
29 August 2009 3 | Manchester United | 2β1 | Arsenal | Manchester |
17:15 BST | 35'
Evra 59' ( pen.) 62' Rooney 62' Brown 64' ( o.g.) Diaby |
Report | 23'
Song 32' Gallas 40' Arshavin 45' Van Persie 58' Almunia 71' EbouΓ© 75' Sagna |
Stadium:
Old Trafford Attendance: 75,095 Referee: Mike Dean |
12 September 2009 4 | Manchester City | 4β2 | Arsenal | Manchester |
15:00 BST | 14'
Lescott 20' ( o.g.) Almunia 72' Bellamy 80' 81' Adebayor 84' Wright-Phillips 90+3' de Jong |
Report | 19'
Sagna 63' Van Persie 72' Song 88' RosickΓ½ |
Stadium:
City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 47,339 Referee: Mark Clattenburg |
19 September 2009 5 | Arsenal | 4β0 | Wigan Athletic | London |
15:00 BST | 25', 49'
Vermaelen 59' 23' EbouΓ© 90' FΓ bregas 40' Song |
Report | 53'
GΓ³mez 65' Scharner |
Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 59,103 Referee: Mike Jones |
26 September 2009 6 | Fulham | 0β1 | Arsenal | London |
17:30 BST | 26'
Murphy 45' Zamora 70' Pantsil 79' Konchesky |
Report | 52' Van Persie | Stadium:
Craven Cottage Attendance: 25,700 Referee: Martin Atkinson |
4 October 2009 7 | Arsenal | 6β2 | Blackburn Rovers | London |
13:30 BST | 17'
Vermaelen 33' 45' Van Persie 37' Arshavin 57' FΓ bregas 75' Walcott 89' Bendtner |
Report | 4'
Nzonzi 30' Dunn 11' Di Santo |
Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 59,431 Referee: Peter Walton |
17 October 2009 8 | Arsenal | 3β1 | Birmingham City | London |
15:00 BST | 16'
Van Persie 18' Diaby 84' Arshavin 73' Song |
Report | 38'
Bowyer 58' Hart 63' Ridgewell |
Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,082 Referee: Lee Probert |
25 October 2009 9 | West Ham United | 2β2 | Arsenal | London |
16:15 GMT | 74'
Cole 80' ( pen.) Diamanti 78' 85' Parker 71' Hines 78' Collison |
Report | 16'
Van Persie 37' Gallas 77' EbouΓ© 80' Mannone |
Stadium:
Boleyn Ground Attendance: 34,442 Referee: Chris Foy |
31 October 2009 10 | Arsenal | 3β0 | Tottenham Hotspur | London |
12:45 GMT | 42', 60'
Van Persie 43' FΓ bregas 78' Vermaelen |
Report | 62' Crouch | Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,103 Referee: Mark Clattenburg |
7 November 2009 11 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1β4 | Arsenal | Wolverhampton |
17:30 GMT | 89'
Craddock 27' Ebanks-Blake 60' MilijaΕ‘ |
Report | 28' (
o.g.)
Zubar 36' ( o.g.) Craddock 45' FΓ bregas 66' 40' Arshavin 10' Gallas 59' Gibbs |
Stadium:
Molineux Stadium Attendance: 28,937 Referee: Steve Bennett |
21 November 2009 12 | Sunderland | 1β0 | Arsenal | Sunderland |
15:00 GMT | 71'
Bent 84' Bardsley 90' Richardson |
Report | 90' TraorΓ© | Stadium:
Stadium of Light Attendance: 44,918 Referee: Alan Wiley |
29 November 2009 13 | Arsenal | 0β3 | Chelsea | London |
16:00 GMT | 26'
TraorΓ© 90+5' FΓ bregas |
Report | 41', 86' 37'
Drogba 45' ( o.g.) Vermaelen 70' Mikel |
Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,067 Referee: Andre Marriner |
5 December 2009 14 | Arsenal | 2β0 | Stoke City | London |
15:00 GMT | 26'
Arshavin 79' Ramsey 20' FΓ bregas |
Report | Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,041 Referee: Mark Clattenburg |
13 December 2009 15 | Liverpool | 1β2 | Arsenal | Liverpool |
16:00 GMT | 41'
Kuyt 44' AurΓ©lio 55' Mascherano 85' Lucas |
Report | 50' (
o.g.)
Johnson 58' 81' Arshavin 24' DenΓlson 82' FΓ bregas |
Stadium:
Anfield Attendance: 43,853 Referee: Howard Webb |
16 December 2009 16 | Burnley | 1β1 | Arsenal | Lancashire |
19:45 GMT | 28' (
pen.)
Alexander 40' Eagles 88' Caldwell |
Report | 7' FΓ bregas | Stadium:
Turf Moor Attendance: 21,309 Referee: Mike Dean |
19 December 2009 17 | Arsenal | 3β0 | Hull City | London |
17:30 GMT | 45+4'
DenΓlson 59' Eduardo 80' Diaby 45' Nasri |
Report | 45'
Barmby 45' Hunt 45+2' Zayatte 45+5' Boateng 90+3' Olofinjana |
Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,006 Referee: Steve Bennett |
27 December 2009 18 | Arsenal | 3β0 | Aston Villa | London |
13:30 GMT | 65', 81'
FΓ bregas 90+1' Diaby 67' Song |
Report | 55'
A. Young 76' CuΓ©llar 90+4' Delph |
Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,056 Referee: Phil Dowd |
30 December 2009 19 | Portsmouth | 1β4 | Arsenal | Portsmouth |
19:45 GMT | 74'
Belhadj 45+2' Mokoena 86' Hughes |
Report | 28'
Eduardo 42' Nasri 69' Ramsey 81' Song |
Stadium:
Fratton Park Attendance: 20,404 Referee: Alan Wiley |
9 January 2010 20 | Arsenal | 2β2 | Everton | London |
15:00 GMT | 28'
DenΓlson 90+2' RosickΓ½ 87' Sagna |
Report | 12'
Osman 81' 90+1' Pienaar |
Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,053 Referee: Peter Walton |
17 January 2010 21 | Bolton Wanderers | 0β2 | Arsenal | Bolton |
16:00 GMT | 35' Robinson | Report | 28'
FΓ bregas 78' MΓ©rida 37' RosickΓ½ 77' Vermaelen |
Stadium:
Reebok Stadium Attendance: 23,893 Referee: Phil Dowd |
20 January 2010 22 | Arsenal | 4β2 | Bolton Wanderers | London |
19:45 GMT | 43'
RosickΓ½ 52' FΓ bregas 65' Vermaelen 85' Arshavin 87' Clichy |
Report | 7'
Cahill 28' ( pen.) Taylor 47' Muamba 68' McCann |
Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 59,084 Referee: Alan Wiley |
27 January 2010 23 | Aston Villa | 0β0 | Arsenal | Birmingham |
19:45 GMT | 55'
Heskey 90+3' Dunne |
Report | 13'
Vermaelen 84' Clichy |
Stadium:
Villa Park Attendance: 39,601 Referee: Lee Probert |
31 January 2010 24 | Arsenal | 1β3 | Manchester United | London |
16:00 GMT | 80'
Vermaelen 17' Song |
Report | 33' (
o.g.)
Almunia 37' Rooney 52' Park |
Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,091 Referee: Chris Foy |
7 February 2010 25 | Chelsea | 2β0 | Arsenal | London |
16:00 GMT | 8', 23'
Drogba 88' Zhirkov 88' J. Cole |
Report | 83'
Song 84' FΓ bregas |
Stadium:
Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,794 Referee: Mike Dean |
10 February 2010 26 | Arsenal | 1β0 | Liverpool | London |
19:45 GMT | 72'
Diaby 40' Clichy 64' Bendtner 90+5' FΓ bregas |
Report | 41'
RodrΓguez 62' Degen |
Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,045 Referee: Howard Webb |
20 February 2010 27 | Arsenal | 2β0 | Sunderland | London |
15:00 GMT | 27'
Bendtner 90+3' ( pen.) FΓ bregas 50' FΓ bregas |
Report | 34'
Cana 44' Turner 58' Richardson 71' Mensah 90+2' Ferdinand |
Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,083 Referee: Steve Bennett |
27 February 2010 28 | Stoke City | 1β3 | Arsenal | Stoke-on-Trent |
17:30 GMT | 8'
Pugh 66' Shawcross |
Report | 32'
Bendtner 90+1' ( pen.) FΓ bregas 90+4' Vermaelen 62' Song |
Stadium:
Britannia Stadium Attendance: 27,011 Referee: Peter Walton |
6 March 2010 29 | Arsenal | 3β1 | Burnley | London |
15:00 GMT | 34'
FΓ bregas 60' Walcott 90+4' Arshavin |
Report | 50'
Nugent 27' McDonald 48' Paterson 69' Carlisle 72' Elliott |
Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,043 Referee: Chris Foy |
13 March 2010 30 | Hull City | 1β2 | Arsenal | Kingston upon Hull |
17:30 GMT | 28' (
pen.)
Bullard 39' Dawson 41' 45+1' Boateng |
Report | 14'
Arshavin 90+3' 40' Bendtner 28' Campbell |
Stadium:
KC Stadium Attendance: 25,023 Referee: Andre Marriner |
20 March 2010 31 | Arsenal | 2β0 | West Ham United | London |
17:30 GMT | 5'
DenΓlson 83' ( pen.) FΓ bregas 44' Vermaelen 39' Campbell |
Report | 38' 44'
Diamanti 45+1' KovΓ‘Δ 62' Upson 90+1' DaprelΓ |
Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,077 Referee: Martin Atkinson |
27 March 2010 32 | Birmingham City | 1β1 | Arsenal | Birmingham |
15:00 GMT | 90+2'
Phillips 73' Ferguson 85' Gardner 89' Carr |
Report | 81'
Nasri 16' Song 25' Clichy |
Stadium:
St Andrew's Attendance: 27,039 Referee: Howard Webb |
3 April 2010 33 | Arsenal | 1β0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | London |
15:00 BST | 90+4' Bendtner | Report | 66'
Henry 64' Jarvis 79' Mancienne |
Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,067 Referee: Andre Marriner |
14 April 2010 34 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2β1 | Arsenal | London |
20:00 BST | 10'
Rose 47' Bale 33' ModriΔ 36' Kaboul 83' Dawson |
Report | 85'
Bendtner 36' DenΓlson |
Stadium:
White Hart Lane Attendance: 36,041 Referee: Mark Clattenburg |
18 April 2010 35 | Wigan Athletic | 3β2 | Arsenal | Wigan |
13:30 BST | 80'
Watson 89', 68' Bramble 90+1' N'Zogbia 24' DiamΓ© |
Report | 41'
Walcott 48' Silvestre 37' Nasri |
Stadium:
DW Stadium Attendance: 22,113 Referee: Lee Mason |
24 April 2010 36 | Arsenal | 0β0 | Manchester City | London |
17:30 BST | 42'
Silvestre 51' Diaby 67' Song 82' Van Persie |
Report | 81'
Bellamy 83' Zabaleta |
Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,086 Referee: Mike Dean |
3 May 2010 37 | Blackburn Rovers | 2β1 | Arsenal | Blackburn |
17:00 BST |
Grella 25' Dunn 44' Pedersen 59' Samba 68' |
Report | 13'
Van Persie 65' Silvestre 90' Campbell |
Stadium:
Ewood Park Attendance: 26,138 Referee: Martin Atkinson |
9 May 2010 38 | Arsenal | 4β0 | Fulham | London |
16:00 BST |
Arshavin 21' Van Persie 26' Baird 37' ( o.g.) EbouΓ© 68' FabiaΕski 69' Vela 84' |
Report | 65'
Dempsey 90+3' Kelly |
Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,039 Referee: Mike Jones |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Chelsea (C) | 38 | 27 | 5 | 6 | 103 | 32 | +71 | 86 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
2 | Manchester United | 38 | 27 | 4 | 7 | 86 | 28 | +58 | 85 | |
3 | Arsenal | 38 | 23 | 6 | 9 | 83 | 41 | +42 | 75 | |
4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 38 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 67 | 41 | +26 | 70 | Qualification for the Champions League play-off round |
5 | Manchester City | 38 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 73 | 45 | +28 | 67 | Qualification for the Europa League play-off round [a] |
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
38 | 23 | 6 | 9 | 83 | 41 | +42 | 75 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 48 | 15 | +33 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 35 | 26 | +9 |
Source:
[79]
Arsenal entered the FA Cup in the third round (last 64), in which they were drawn to face fellow Premier League club West Ham United away from home. [80] They came from a goal down to beat their London rivals and progress, [81] but made an exit the following round against Stoke where an understrength side were undone in the final 20 minutes. Wenger defended his team selection, pointing out to the media: "We had 10 injuries and a very difficult programme coming up." [82]
3 January 2010 Third round | West Ham United | 1β2 | Arsenal | London |
16:15 GMT |
Diamanti 45+1' DaprelΓ 45' |
Report | 78'
Ramsey 83' Eduardo 27' Song |
Stadium:
Boleyn Ground Attendance: 25,549 Referee: Mark Clattenburg |
24 January 2010 Fourth round | Stoke City | 3β1 | Arsenal | Stoke-on-Trent |
13:30 GMT |
Fuller 2', 78' Whitehead 86' |
Report | 42' DenΓlson | Stadium:
Britannia Stadium Attendance: 19,735 Referee: Martin Atkinson |
Arsenal entered the Football League Cup in the third round, where they were drawn at home against West Bromwich Albion. Helped by the dismissal of Jerome Thomas, Arsenal's young team β averaging at 20 years β were able to beat the visitors by two goals to progress. [83] A strong performance against Liverpool followed in the competition, [84] but Arsenal were knocked out in the quarter-final stage when Manchester City defeated them by three goals. [85]
22 September 2009 Third round | Arsenal | 2β0 | West Bromwich Albion | London |
19:45 BST |
Watt 68' Vela 76' Senderos 32' Ramsey 57' |
Report | 37'
Thomas 38' Cox |
Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 56,592 Referee: Lee Mason |
28 October 2009 Fourth round | Arsenal | 2β1 | Liverpool | London |
19:45 GMT |
MΓ©rida 19' Bendtner 50' |
Report | 26' InsΓΊa | Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,004 Referee: Alan Wiley |
2 December 2009 Fifth round | Manchester City | 3β0 | Arsenal | Manchester |
19:45 GMT |
Tevez 50' Wright-Phillips 69' Weiss 89' Kompany 82' Bellamy 83' |
Report | 38'
TraorΓ© 39' Eastmond 58' Silvestre 77' Wilshere 79' Song 82' Ramsey |
Stadium:
City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 46,015 Referee: Chris Foy |
Given Arsenal finished fourth in the league the previous season, the club played a qualifying round against Celtic to ensure progression into the group stages. [86] In the first leg at Celtic Park, Arsenal broke the deadlock when FΓ‘bregas' free-kick deflected in off defender William Gallas and past the goal net. [87] Gary Caldwell's own goal deep into the second half strengthened Arsenal's advantage on a night when their midfielder Alex Song was described by journalist David Hytner as being "β¦outstanding, his strength, smart positioning and interceptions helping to stem Celtic raids and launch those of his own team." [88]
Arsenal beat Celtic 3β1 in the return leg a week later; it was not without controversy as the Celtic players accused Eduardo of diving to win his team a penalty that led to the first goal. [89] UEFA charged the striker and banned him for two matches as he was found guilty of deceiving referee Manuel Gonzalez. [90] Arsenal lodged an appeal and the ban was overturned at a later date. [91]
18 August 2009 First leg | Celtic | 0β2 | Arsenal | Glasgow, Scotland |
19:45 BST | 52'
Fox 58' N'Guemo 86' Loovens |
Report | 43'
Gallas 71' ( o.g.) Caldwell 84' Clichy |
Stadium:
Celtic Park Attendance: 58,165 Referee: Massimo Busacca ( Switzerland) |
26 August 2009 Second leg | Arsenal | 3β1 (5β1 agg.) | Celtic | London, England |
19:45 BST | 28' (
pen.)
Eduardo 53', 53' EbouΓ© 74' Arshavin 83' DenΓlson |
Report | 90+2'
Donati 33' Caldwell 56' McGeady 83' Brown |
Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 59,962 Referee: Manuel Mejuto GonzΓ‘lez ( Spain) |
Arsenal were drawn in Group H, along with Greek club Olympiacos, Belgian side Standard LiΓ¨ge and Dutch champions AZ Alkmaar. [92] The team mounted a comeback against Standard LiΓ¨ge on the first night of the competition, having conceded twice in the space of the first five minutes. [93] Eduardo's deciding goal, which came nine minutes before the end marked the fifth season in the previous six that Arsenal opened their campaign with a win. [94] Late goals from Van Persie and Arshavin secured a 2β0 win at home to Olympiacos, [95] but the team were unable to make it three wins after conceding a stoppage-time goal to draw 1β1 against AZ. [96] In the reverse match, staged on matchday four, FΓ‘bregas scored twice in Arsenal's 4β1 win which put the club on 10 points in the group. [97] Victory against Standard LiΓ¨ge ensured qualification into the knockout stages with a match to spare. [98] That game was against Olympiacos, which Wenger made changes to his first XI. Arsenal lost 1β0 at the Karaiskakis Stadium. [99]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Arsenal | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 13 | Advance to knockout phase |
2 | Olympiacos | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 10 | |
3 | Standard LiΓ¨ge | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 5 | Transfer to Europa League |
4 | AZ | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 4 |
16 September 2009 1 | Standard LiΓ¨ge | 2β3 | Arsenal | LiΓ¨ge, Belgium |
20:45 CEST |
Mangala 3' JovanoviΔ 5' ( pen.) Witsel 68' Nicaise 76' |
Report |
Clichy 34' Bendtner 45' Vermaelen 78' Eduardo 81' |
Stadium:
Stade Maurice Dufrasne Attendance: 23,022 Referee: Eduardo Iturralde GonzΓ‘lez ( Spain) |
29 September 2009 2 | Arsenal | 2β0 | Olympiacos | London, England |
19:45 BST |
Van Persie 52', 78' Arshavin 86' FΓ bregas 90' |
Report |
Ε»ewΕakow 52' Dudu 66' Torosidis 80' Bravo 89' |
Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 59,884 Referee: StΓ©phane Lannoy ( France) |
20 October 2009 3 | AZ | 1β1 | Arsenal | Alkmaar, Netherlands |
20:45 CEST |
Mendes da Silva 90+3' Lens 89' |
Report |
FΓ bregas 36' Van Persie 48' Clichy 66' Vela 77' |
Stadium:
DSB Stadion Attendance: 16,666 Referee: Martin Hansson ( Sweden) |
4 November 2009 4 | Arsenal | 4β1 | AZ | London, England |
19:45 GMT |
FΓ bregas 25', 52' Nasri 43' Diaby 72' |
Report |
Moisander 66' Lens 82' |
Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 59,345 Referee: Alain Hamer ( Luxembourg) |
24 November 2009 5 | Arsenal | 2β0 | Standard LiΓ¨ge | London, England |
19:45 GMT |
Nasri 35' DenΓlson 45+2' FΓ bregas 87' |
Report |
Mulemo 68' Mangala 70' Carcela 86' |
Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 59,941 Referee: Konrad Plautz ( Austria) |
9 December 2009 6 | Olympiacos | 1β0 | Arsenal | Piraeus, Greece |
21:45 EET | Leonardo 24', 47' | Report | MΓ©rida 40' | Stadium:
Karaiskakis Stadium Attendance: 30,277 Referee: LucΓlio Batista ( Portugal) |
Arsenal faced Porto in the knockout stages. In the first leg at the EstΓ‘dio do DragΓ£o, an own goal by goalkeeper Εukasz FabiaΕski gave Porto the lead, but Campbell scored Arsenal a crucial away goal seven minutes later when he headed in a corner. [100] Radamel Falcao restored Porto's lead in the second half and the tie finished 2β1 in their favour. [100] At the Emirates Stadium, Arsenal overturned Porto's slender advantage as Bendtner scored twice inside the first 25 minutes. [101] Nasri and Emmanuel EbouΓ© added further goals before Bendtner converted a penalty to round off a hat-trick. [101]
17 February 2010 First leg | Porto | 2β1 | Arsenal | Porto, Portugal |
19:45 WET |
FabiaΕski 11' (
o.g.) Falcao 51' Alves 34' Fucile 64' Pereira 78' Fernando 84' |
Report |
Campbell 18' Diaby 31' |
Stadium:
EstΓ‘dio do DragΓ£o Attendance: 40,717 Referee: Martin Hansson ( Sweden) |
9 March 2010 Second leg | Arsenal | 5β0 (6β2 agg.) | Porto | London, England |
19:45 GMT |
Bendtner 10', 25', 90+1' (
pen.), 44' Nasri 63' EbouΓ© 66' Vermaelen 38' |
Report |
Falcao 24' Pereira 59' |
Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 59,661 Referee: Frank De Bleeckere ( Belgium) |
In the quarter-finals, Arsenal played Barcelona which marked the return of former club captain Thierry Henry. [102] Barcelona dominated proceedings but did not find a way through the Arsenal defence until the early stages of the second half; Zlatan Ibrahimovic took advantage of Almunia leaving his box and rushing towards him by lofting the ball over the goalkeeper. [103] Ibrahimovic doubled Barcelona's lead, to which Wenger responded by bringing Walcott on. The forward made an instant impact with his pace and acceleration, scoring past Victor Valdes. [103] Barcelona defender Carles Puyol was sent off for a second bookable offence when he fouled FΓ‘bregas in the box, and the Arsenal captain converted the penalty awarded by the referee to equalise. [103]
Walcott, who Barcelona manager Pep Guardiola described as Arsenal's biggest threat, [104] was named in the first XI for the return leg and set Bendtner up to score. [105] The joy was short lived as Messi equalised within minutes and he added a further three goals to give Barcelona a 6β3 aggregate win β 4β1 on the night. [105] Wenger was full of praise for Messi afterwards, telling reporters: "β¦We lost against a team that is better than us and that has the best player in the world. Once he's on the run, Messi is unstoppable. He's the only player who can change direction at such a pace." [106]
31 March 2010 First leg | Arsenal | 2β2 | Barcelona | London, England |
19:45 BST |
Walcott 69' FΓ bregas 85' ( pen.) 44' Arshavin 21' Song 40' EbouΓ© 74' Diaby 79' |
Report |
IbrahimoviΔ 46', 59' Puyol 84' PiquΓ© 72' |
Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 59,572 Referee: Massimo Busacca ( Switzerland) |
6 April 2010 Second leg | Barcelona | 4β1 (6β3 agg.) | Arsenal | Barcelona, Spain |
20:45 CEST | Messi 21', 37', 42', 88' | Report |
Bendtner 18' DenΓlson 31' RosickΓ½ 45' EbouΓ© 67' |
Stadium:
Camp Nou Attendance: 93,330 Referee: Wolfgang Stark ( Germany) |
Arsenal used a total of 41 players during the 2009β10 season and there were 20 different goalscorers. There were also four squad members who did not make a first-team appearance in the campaign. This was the first season the team played in a 4β3β3 formation, utilised for the benefit of FΓ bregas. Sagna featured in 44 matches β the most of any Arsenal player in the campaign. Vermaelen started in 33 league matches.
The team scored a total of 115 goals in all competitions. The highest scorer was FΓ bregas, with 19 goals, 15 of which scored in the league. Vermaelen was the only Arsenal player to be sent off in the entire season. The side's continuing sportsmanship was acknowledged at the end of the season with the Barclays Fair Play Award. [107]
No. = Squad number Pos = Playing position Nat. = Nationality Apps = Appearances |
GK = Goalkeeper DF = Defender MF = Midfielder FW = Forward |
Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute. Players with number struck through and marked β left the club during the playing season.
No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Premier League | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | Discipline | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||
1 | GK | ESP | Manuel Almunia | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2 | MF | FRA | Abou Diaby | 26 (3) | 6 | (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 (1) | 1 | 35 (5) | 7 | 4 | 0 |
3 | DF | FRA | Bacary Sagna | 31 (4) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 (1) | 0 | 39 (5) | 0 | 3 | 0 |
4 | MF | ESP | Cesc FΓ bregas | 26 (1) | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 35 (1) | 19 | 8 | 0 |
5 | DF | BEL | Thomas Vermaelen | 33 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 45 | 8 | 4 | 1 |
DF | SUI | Philippe Senderos β | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
7 | MF | CZE | TomΓ‘Ε‘ RosickΓ½ | 14 (11) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 (2) | 0 | 20 (13) | 3 | 2 | 0 |
8 | MF | FRA | Samir Nasri | 22 (4) | 2 | (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 29 (5) | 5 | 2 | 0 |
9 | FW | CRO | Eduardo | 13 (11) | 2 | 1 (1) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 (3) | 2 | 17 (15) | 5 | 0 | 0 |
10 | DF | FRA | William Gallas | 26 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 35 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
11 | FW | NED | Robin van Persie | 14 (2) | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 18 (2) | 10 | 5 | 0 |
12 | FW | MEX | Carlos Vela | 1 (10) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 (1) | 1 | 2 (3) | 0 | 6 (14) | 2 | 1 | 0 |
14 | MF | ENG | Theo Walcott | 12 (11) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 (4) | 1 | 15 (15) | 4 | 0 | 0 |
15 | MF | BRA | DenΓlson | 19 (1) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 (2) | 1 | 25 (3) | 5 | 3 | 0 |
16 | MF | WAL | Aaron Ramsey | 7 (11) | 3 | 1 (1) | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 (5) | 0 | 12 (17) | 4 | 2 | 0 |
17 | MF | CMR | Alex Song | 25 (1) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 37 (1) | 1 | 13 | 0 |
18 | DF | FRA | MikaΓ«l Silvestre | 9 (3) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 (1) | 0 | 16 (4) | 1 | 3 | 0 |
MF | ENG | Jack Wilshere β | (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 (2) | 0 | 4 (3) | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
20 | DF | SUI | Johan Djourou | (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
21 | GK | POL | Εukasz FabiaΕski | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
22 | DF | FRA | GaΓ«l Clichy | 23 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 32 (1) | 0 | 6 | 0 |
23 | MF | RUS | Andrey Arshavin | 25 (5) | 10 | (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 (1) | 2 | 32 (7) | 12 | 3 | 0 |
24 | GK | ITA | Vito Mannone | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
27 | DF | CIV | Emmanuel EbouΓ© | 17 (8) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 (4) | 2 | 24 (12) | 3 | 6 | 0 |
28 | DF | ENG | Kieran Gibbs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
30 | DF | FRA | Armand TraorΓ© | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
31 | DF | ENG | Sol Campbell | 10 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 13 (1) | 1 | 3 | 0 |
32 | MF | ESP | Fran MΓ©rida | (4) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 (4) | 2 | 1 | 0 |
33 | MF | NED | Nacer Barazite | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
MF | ENG | Kyle Bartley β | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
35 | MF | FRA | Francis Coquelin | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
36 | DF | ENG | Thomas Cruise | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
37 | DF | ENG | Craig Eastmond | 2 (2) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 (2) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
MF | ENG | Jay Emmanuel-Thomas β | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
DF | ENG | Kerrea Gilbert β | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | ENG | Henri Lansbury β | (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | ENG | Mark Randall β | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | FRA | Gilles Sunu β | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | (1) | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
52 | FW | DEN | Nicklas Bendtner | 13 (10) | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 21 (10) | 12 | 3 | 0 |
GK | POL | Wojciech SzczΔsny β | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | ENG | Sanchez Watt β | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (2) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 (2) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2009β10 season | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Chairman | Peter Hill-Wood | |||
Manager | Arsène Wenger | |||
Stadium | Emirates Stadium | |||
Premier League | 3rd | |||
FA Cup | Fourth round | |||
League Cup | Fifth round | |||
UEFA Champions League | Quarter-finals | |||
Top goalscorer | League: Cesc FΓ bregas (15) All: Cesc FΓ bregas (19) | |||
Highest home attendance | 60,103 (vs. Tottenham Hotspur, 31 October 2009) | |||
Lowest home attendance | 56,592 (vs. West Bromwich Albion, 22 September 2009) | |||
Average home league attendance | 59,920 [1] | |||
| ||||
The 2009β10 season was Arsenal Football Club's 18th season in the Premier League and their 84th consecutive season in the top flight of English football. [2] [3] It began on 1 July 2009 and concluded on 30 June 2010, with competitive matches played between August and May. The club ended the Premier League campaign in third position, 11 points behind champions Chelsea. In the domestic cup competitions, Arsenal were knocked out in the fourth round of the FA Cup to Stoke City and the fifth round of the League Cup against Manchester City. They failed to progress past the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League, losing to reigning champions Barcelona in a two-legged tie.
Arsenal did little business in the transfer market; their only outfield signing of the summer was defender Thomas Vermaelen from Ajax. Several players however left the club before the campaign got under way, including Emmanuel Adebayor and Kolo TourΓ© in separate deals to Manchester City. To reinvigorate the side and benefit from Cesc FΓ bregas's creativity, manager ArsΓ¨ne Wenger instituted a fluid 4β3β3 formation. The team made an impressive start; by November they had scored 36 goals in 11 league games and qualified for the Champions League knockout stage with a game to spare. Arsenal's defensive fragility was a recurring theme throughout the season and meant the team struggled to sustain a title challenge; they suffered back-to-back Premier League losses on four occasions.
41 different players represented Arsenal in four competitions and there were 14 different goalscorers. Arsenal's top goalscorer was FΓ bregas, who scored 19 goals in 36 appearances.
Arsenal made one outfield signing during the summer, defender Thomas Vermaelen from Ajax in a deal estimated at Β£10 million. [4] Several players were let go, including Amaury Bischoff who joined in 2008 and played the majority of his football in the reserves and Rui Fonte. [4] Striker Emmanuel Adebayor was sold to Manchester City for a fee of Β£25 million and Kolo TourΓ© soon joined him, ending a seven-year association with Arsenal. His former teammate Sol Campbell rejoined the club during the winter transfer window, having been a free agent. [5] Wenger, who signed him to bolster the squad's defensive options, said: "He has a fantastic attitude and good fitness. Of course he is not the youngest but he is in a very good shape. He can still play in the Premier League. He is important in the dressing room as well. He's positive with the young players." [5]
A number of players were loaned out during the season for game time and career development. Goalkeeper Wojciech SzczΔsny joined Brentford in November 2009 and stayed their for the remainder of the season, while in the January window Jack Wilshere and Philippe Senderos moved to Bolton Wanderers and Everton respectively.
No. | Position | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5 | DF | Thomas Vermaelen | Ajax | Β£10,000,000 | 19 June 2009 | [6] |
MF | Samuel Galindo | Real AmΓ©rica | Free transfer | 15 January 2010 | [7] | |
31 | DF | Sol Campbell | Free agent | Free transfer | 16 January 2010 | [8] |
No. | Position | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
28 | MF | Amaury Bischoff | AcadΓ©mica de Coimbra | Free transfer (Released) | 30 June 2009 | [9] |
39 | FW | Rui Fonte | Sporting CP | Free transfer (Released) | 30 June 2009 | [9] |
49 | DF | Paul Rodgers | Northampton Town | Free transfer (Released) | 30 June 2009 | [9] |
25 | FW | Emmanuel Adebayor | Manchester City | Β£25,000,000 | 20 July 2009 | [10] |
5 | DF | Kolo TourΓ© | Manchester City | Β£16,000,000 | 29 July 2009 | [11] |
No. | Position | Player | Loaned from | Date | Loan expires | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DF | Pedro Botelho | Celta Vigo | 23 July 2009 | End of the season | [12] | |
DF | HΓ₯vard Nordtveit | 1. FC NΓΌrnberg | 7 August 2009 | End of the season | [13] | |
38 | MF | Jay Emmanuel-Thomas | Blackpool | 17 August 2009 | 17 November 2009 | [14] |
45 | MF | Henri Lansbury | Watford | 21 August 2009 | End of the season | [15] |
50 | FW | Jay Simpson | Queens Park Rangers | 27 August 2009 | End of the season | [16] |
44 | DF | Gavin Hoyte | Brighton & Hove Albion | 9 October 2009 | End of the season | [17] |
53 | GK | Wojciech SzczΔsny | Brentford | 20 November 2009 | End of the season | [18] |
47 | FW | Rhys Murphy | Brentford | 24 November 2009 | 24 February 2010 | [19] |
48 | MF | Mark Randall | Milton Keynes Dons | 15 January 2010 | End of the season | [20] |
42 | DF | Kerrea Gilbert | Peterborough United | 15 January 2010 | End of the season | [21] |
6 | DF | Philippe Senderos | Everton | 25 January 2010 | End of the season | [22] |
19 | MF | Jack Wilshere | Bolton Wanderers | 29 January 2010 | End of the season | [23] |
54 | MF | Sanchez Watt | Southend United | 1 February 2010 | 28 February 2010 | [24] |
34 | DF | Kyle Bartley | Sheffield United | 9 February 2010 | 12 May 2010 | [25] |
51 | FW | Gilles Sunu | Derby County | 19 February 2010 | End of the season | [26] |
38 | MF | Jay Emmanuel-Thomas | Doncaster Rovers | 27 February 2010 | End of the season | [27] |
46 | DF | Luke Ayling | Yeovil Town | 17 March 2010 | End of the season | [28] |
54 | MF | Sanchez Watt | Leeds United | 25 March 2010 | End of the season | [29] |
18 July 2009 | Barnet | 2β2 | Arsenal | Barnet |
15:00 BST |
Yakubu 45' Charles 83' |
Report | 43'
Arshavin 51' Barazite |
Stadium:
Underhill Stadium Attendance: 5,099 |
21 July 2009 | SC Columbia | 1β7 | Arsenal | Columbiaplatz |
18:30 CEST | Lehner 35' | Report | 36', 44'
Bendtner 39', 83' Ramsey 56' ( pen.), 73' Van Persie 77' Gallas |
Stadium: Schwarzlackenau Stadium Attendance: 6,900 |
27 July 2009 | Szombathelyi HaladΓ‘s | 0β5 | Arsenal | Szombathely |
19:00 CEST | Report | 17', 43'
Bendtner 24', 40' Eduardo 66' ( pen.) Van Persie |
Stadium:
Rohonci Street Stadium Attendance: 12,500 |
29 July 2009 | Hannover 96 | 0β1 | Arsenal | Hanover |
19:00 CEST |
Balitsch Haggui |
https://www.arsenal.com/match/report/0809/post/first-team/hannover-96-0-1-arsenal-match-report Report] | 8'
FΓ bregas Bendtner Van Persie Sagna |
Stadium:
AWD-Arena Attendance: 31,412 |
1 August 2009 Emirates Cup | Arsenal | 2β1 | AtlΓ©tico Madrid | London |
16:15 BST | Arshavin 86', 90' | Report | 29'
Juanito 44' UjfaluΕ‘i 88' Pacheco |
Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 54,224 Referee: Mark Clattenburg |
2 August 2009 Emirates Cup | Arsenal | 3β0 | Rangers | London |
16:15 BST |
Wilshere 2', 72' Eduardo 11' |
Report | 50' McCulloch | Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 56,758 Referee: Mike Dean |
8 August 2009 | Valencia | 2β0 | Arsenal | Valencia |
21:30 CEST |
MΓchel 75' Villa 90' |
Report | Stadium:
Mestalla Stadium Attendance: 55,000 |
A total of 20 teams competed in the Premier League in the 2009β10 season. Each team played 38 matches; two against every other team and one match at each club's stadium. Three points were awarded for each win, one point per draw, and none for defeats. At the end of the season the top three teams qualified for the group stages of the UEFA Champions League; the team in fourth needed to play a qualifier. [30]
The provisional fixture list was released on 17 June 2009, but was subject to change in the event of clashes with other competitions, inclement weather, or matches being selected for television coverage. [31]
The league campaign began for Arsenal with a trip to Goodison Park to face Everton on 15 August 2009. DenΓlson scored the opening goal four minutes before the half-hour and Vermaelen doubled Arsenal's lead, heading the ball in from a Robin van Persie cross. [32] Everton's failure to mark Gallas brought about the visitors' third just before the break. [32] FΓ bregas scored two goals in the second half and substitute Eduardo added Arsenal's sixth, before Saha scored for Everton in stoppage time. [32] The game marked Vermaelen's league debut and the player was described by The Guardian's match correspondent Andy Hunter as "comfortably the finest defender on display," having limited his counterpart Marouane Fellaini to so few chances while "anticipating danger expertly". [33] The following week Abou Diaby scored two goals as Arsenal beat Portsmouth 4β1. [34] Arsenal then travelled to play the incumbent champions Manchester United at Old Trafford. Arshavin's goal in the 40th minute gave Arsenal the lead, but Manuel Almunia conceded a penalty in the second half, as he adjusted to have fouled striker Wayne Rooney in the penalty box. [35] Rooney converted the spot kick to level the scoreline, before Diaby headed the ball into his own net from a United free-kick. [35] Late on, Wenger was sent to the stands for kicking a water bottle after Van Persie's equaliser was correctly disallowed. [35] He felt the defeat was an "undeserved" one, going further to criticise his opponents' tactics: "I have seen a player make 20 fouls without getting a yellow card. If you have seen the game, you don't need me to tell you who but their player gets away without a yellow card. It's quite amazing." [36]
Arsenal did not play another game for a fortnight because of the international football break. On the resumption of club football, they faced Manchester City. At the City of Manchester Stadium, Arsenal lost for the second league match in succession, this time by a two-goal margin. [37] Adebayor scored against his former club and caused controversy by running towards the Arsenal section and celebrating in front of them. [38] Television replays also caught the striker attempting to stamp Van Persie's face. [39] At home, Arsenal responded with a 4β0 win against Wigan Athletic and a single Van Persie's goal was enough to beat Fulham away in the team's final match of September. [40] [41] Vito Mannone's performance at Craven Cottage was praised; he stood in for the injured Almunia. [41] After six games, Arsenal garnered 12 points and stood in fifth position, having played a game less than each of the teams occupying the top four. [42]
The visit of Blackburn Rovers to the Emirates Stadium in early October coincided with the start of Wenger's 13th year at the club. [43] Six different players (Vermaelen, Van Persie, Arshavin, FΓ bregas, Theo Walcott and Nicklas Bendtner) scored in the team's 6β2 win. [43] Arsenal defeated Birmingham City 3β1 at home before conceding twice away to West Ham United on 25 October 2009 to draw. [44] Arsenal's final game of October was a North London derby against Tottenham Hotspur. Van Persie scored the opening goal in the 42nd minute, before FΓ bregas added a second immediately β he won the ball straight from the kick-off and went past Tottenham's static defence, before shooting past Heurelho Gomes. [45] Van Persie scored Arsenal's third in the second half and the 3β0 win moved Arsenal into third position, five points behind Chelsea in first who played a game more. [45]
Arsenal's first fixture of November was against Wolverhampton Wanderers at the Molineux Stadium. The team moved into second place as a result of a 4β1 win. [46] Wenger was sceptical of whether his team could reach a century of goals in the league, but was overjoyed at Arsenal's goal tally of 36 in 11 league matches: "[It] shows that the way we play football, the way we are organised and the way we go forward suits our players." [47] Following the international football break, Arsenal played Sunderland at the Stadium of Light. Eduardo deputised for Van Persie, who injured himself whilst playing for the Netherlands. Darren Bent's goal in the 71st minute won the match for Sunderland, who became the first team to prevent Arsenal from scoring in a league match. [48] Manchester United's defeat of Everton moved Arsenal down into third position in the league table, three points ahead. At home to league leaders Chelsea on 29 November 2009, Arsenal lost 3β0; striker Didier Drogba scored two goals in either interval of the game. When asked if Arsenal's title chances were over, Wenger replied, "It is not over and I believe, on what I have seen of Chelsea, that the team can drop points." [49]
December saw Arsenal win five out of six league matches. Arshavin and Aaron Ramsey each scored against Stoke City at home, and the team came from behind to beat Liverpool at Anfield β a ground where they were winless in five years. [50] The victory was attributed to Wenger's half-time team talk where he uncharacteristically shouted at his players and told them they were "not fit to wear the shirt" after a poor first-half performance. [51] "Of course it can always go the other way and you can lose 6β1. Then it's a crisis; it is like that." he told reporters. [51] Arsenal were then held to a 1β1 draw at Burnley which meant they remained in third spot, with the gap between themselves and Chelsea ever increasing. [52] The team returned to winning ways at home to Hull City as DenΓlson, Eduardo and Diaby got on the scoresheet in a 3β0 victory. [53] A day after Boxing Day, Arsenal beat Aston Villa by the same scoreline; FΓ bregas came off the substitutes' bench and scored twice. [54] The Arsenal captain however injured himself in the closing stages of the match and was ruled out for their next game, away to Portsmouth. Nevertheless, the team recorded a 4β1 victory to move four points behind leaders Chelsea with a game in hand. [55]
TomΓ‘Ε‘ RosickΓ½ scored in stoppage time to deny Everton their first win at Arsenal in 14 years. The match, which saw the visitors lead twice, was played in cold conditions as a result of the " Big Freeze". Arsenal then faced Bolton Wanderers back-to-back; the home fixture was originally called off on 6 January 2010 due to heavy snow. [56] At the Reebok Stadium, goals from FΓ bregas and Fran MΓ©rida saw the visitors to victory in what was Owen Coyle's first game in charge of Bolton. [57] In the reverse fixture three days later Arsenal won again to go back in first spot, this time coming back from two goals down to win 4β2. [58] Their stay at the top of the table was brief and moved back down to third, after they were held to a goalless stalemate against Aston Villa in the midweek round, while Chelsea beat Birmingham. [59] Arsenal's best chances in the match came in the first half; FΓ bregas and Rosicky both had efforts hit the post and crossbar respectively. [59]
The end of January brought the visit of Manchester United to the Emirates Stadium. Wenger described the game as an opportunity for Arsenal to prove they were "mentally prepared" to compete in the title race, but his team were outclassed by the visitors which prompted boos from the home support at the final whistle. [60] Nani opened the scoring just after the half-hour mark and was involved in the counter-attack that led to the second goal four minutes later, finished off by Rooney. [61] Park Ji-sung added a third for United in the second half, before Vermaelen scored late on to make the scoreline 3β1. [61] The defeat left Arsenal still in third with 14 games remaining, five points behind leaders Chelsea. [61]
Arsenal's poor form against the title challengers continued: at Stamford Bridge they were unable to get the better of a Chelsea side that powered into a 2β0 lead in the first half-hour. [62] Drogba opened the scoring in the eighth minute when John Terry headed the ball across the face of goal and he tapped in at the far post. [62] The striker scored his second of the game from a counter-attack. [62] In his match report for The Guardian, Kevin McCarra opined that Arsenal were "strangled by stereotype" and a second successive defeat put end to their title bid. [62] Wenger downplayed the defeat, and told reporters "we didn't get a demonstration of football but they were efficient;β his comments on possession irked Chelsea midfielder Michael Ballack. [63] [64] Arsenal returned to winning ways in midweek with a narrow victory against Liverpool and then scored twice to beat Sunderland. [65] [66] At the Britannia Stadium, Arsenal forged a comeback against Stoke City but their win was overshadowed by the injury to Ramsey. [67] The midfielder broke his right leg following a challenge by Stoke defender Ryan Shawcross, who was immediately sent off. [67] Wenger described the tackle as "horrendous" and added "People say we donβt fancy the physical side of it, but this is the result. If you see a player getting injured like that, itβs not acceptable." [67]
A win against Burnley in March put Arsenal level on points with second-place Chelsea having played a game more. [68] The team needed a late goal against Hull City, courtesy of Bendtner in the third minute of stoppage time to get three points and move above Manchester United into second place. [69] Wenger was defiant his team could win the title after Arsenal beat West Ham to move top; it was their sixth consecutive league win and victory was ensured when FΓ bregas converted a penalty late on. [70] They were without Vermaelen for the trip to St Andrew's as the defender was sent off against West Ham. [71] Arsenal were unable to hold on to their lead against Birmingham as Almunia's error gifted a stoppage-time equaliser, scored by Kevin Phillips. With six games remaining, Arsenal stood in third place, three points behind Chelsea and four on leaders Manchester United. [72]
At home against Wolverhampton Wanderers, Bendtner scored the winning goal in stoppage time, rising highest inside the six-yard box and heading in Sagna's cross. [73] In the North London derby, Tottenham beat Arsenal at White Hart Lane to record their first league win against Wenger's side since November 1999. [74] Danny Rose on his debut opened the scoring with a 30-yard volley and Gareth Bale doubled the host's lead minutes into the second half. [74] Bendtner scored with five minutes remaining of normal time but the game ended 2β1 to Tottenham, leaving Arsenal six points adrift of Chelsea at the top. [74]
Wenger was so incensed by Arsenal's response against Wigan β conceding three in the final 10 minutes to throw away a 2β0 lead β that he ordered the team bus to drop his players at Wigan railway station and told them to make their way back home. [75] With Arsenal's title bid over, the team played out a goalless draw against Manchester City and then lost to Blackburn Rovers in early May. [76] [77] Arsenal secured third place on the final day, beating Fulham at home by four goals. [78]
15 August 2009 1 | Everton | 1β6 | Arsenal | Liverpool |
17:30 BST | Saha 90' | Report | 26'
DenΓlson 37' Vermaelen 41' Gallas 48', 70' FΓ bregas 89' Eduardo |
Stadium:
Goodison Park Attendance: 39,309 Referee: Mark Halsey |
22 August 2009 2 | Arsenal | 4β1 | Portsmouth | London |
15:00 BST |
Diaby 18', 22' 90' Gallas 51' Ramsey 69' |
Report | 37' Kaboul | Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,049 Referee: Steve Bennett |
29 August 2009 3 | Manchester United | 2β1 | Arsenal | Manchester |
17:15 BST | 35'
Evra 59' ( pen.) 62' Rooney 62' Brown 64' ( o.g.) Diaby |
Report | 23'
Song 32' Gallas 40' Arshavin 45' Van Persie 58' Almunia 71' EbouΓ© 75' Sagna |
Stadium:
Old Trafford Attendance: 75,095 Referee: Mike Dean |
12 September 2009 4 | Manchester City | 4β2 | Arsenal | Manchester |
15:00 BST | 14'
Lescott 20' ( o.g.) Almunia 72' Bellamy 80' 81' Adebayor 84' Wright-Phillips 90+3' de Jong |
Report | 19'
Sagna 63' Van Persie 72' Song 88' RosickΓ½ |
Stadium:
City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 47,339 Referee: Mark Clattenburg |
19 September 2009 5 | Arsenal | 4β0 | Wigan Athletic | London |
15:00 BST | 25', 49'
Vermaelen 59' 23' EbouΓ© 90' FΓ bregas 40' Song |
Report | 53'
GΓ³mez 65' Scharner |
Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 59,103 Referee: Mike Jones |
26 September 2009 6 | Fulham | 0β1 | Arsenal | London |
17:30 BST | 26'
Murphy 45' Zamora 70' Pantsil 79' Konchesky |
Report | 52' Van Persie | Stadium:
Craven Cottage Attendance: 25,700 Referee: Martin Atkinson |
4 October 2009 7 | Arsenal | 6β2 | Blackburn Rovers | London |
13:30 BST | 17'
Vermaelen 33' 45' Van Persie 37' Arshavin 57' FΓ bregas 75' Walcott 89' Bendtner |
Report | 4'
Nzonzi 30' Dunn 11' Di Santo |
Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 59,431 Referee: Peter Walton |
17 October 2009 8 | Arsenal | 3β1 | Birmingham City | London |
15:00 BST | 16'
Van Persie 18' Diaby 84' Arshavin 73' Song |
Report | 38'
Bowyer 58' Hart 63' Ridgewell |
Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,082 Referee: Lee Probert |
25 October 2009 9 | West Ham United | 2β2 | Arsenal | London |
16:15 GMT | 74'
Cole 80' ( pen.) Diamanti 78' 85' Parker 71' Hines 78' Collison |
Report | 16'
Van Persie 37' Gallas 77' EbouΓ© 80' Mannone |
Stadium:
Boleyn Ground Attendance: 34,442 Referee: Chris Foy |
31 October 2009 10 | Arsenal | 3β0 | Tottenham Hotspur | London |
12:45 GMT | 42', 60'
Van Persie 43' FΓ bregas 78' Vermaelen |
Report | 62' Crouch | Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,103 Referee: Mark Clattenburg |
7 November 2009 11 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1β4 | Arsenal | Wolverhampton |
17:30 GMT | 89'
Craddock 27' Ebanks-Blake 60' MilijaΕ‘ |
Report | 28' (
o.g.)
Zubar 36' ( o.g.) Craddock 45' FΓ bregas 66' 40' Arshavin 10' Gallas 59' Gibbs |
Stadium:
Molineux Stadium Attendance: 28,937 Referee: Steve Bennett |
21 November 2009 12 | Sunderland | 1β0 | Arsenal | Sunderland |
15:00 GMT | 71'
Bent 84' Bardsley 90' Richardson |
Report | 90' TraorΓ© | Stadium:
Stadium of Light Attendance: 44,918 Referee: Alan Wiley |
29 November 2009 13 | Arsenal | 0β3 | Chelsea | London |
16:00 GMT | 26'
TraorΓ© 90+5' FΓ bregas |
Report | 41', 86' 37'
Drogba 45' ( o.g.) Vermaelen 70' Mikel |
Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,067 Referee: Andre Marriner |
5 December 2009 14 | Arsenal | 2β0 | Stoke City | London |
15:00 GMT | 26'
Arshavin 79' Ramsey 20' FΓ bregas |
Report | Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,041 Referee: Mark Clattenburg |
13 December 2009 15 | Liverpool | 1β2 | Arsenal | Liverpool |
16:00 GMT | 41'
Kuyt 44' AurΓ©lio 55' Mascherano 85' Lucas |
Report | 50' (
o.g.)
Johnson 58' 81' Arshavin 24' DenΓlson 82' FΓ bregas |
Stadium:
Anfield Attendance: 43,853 Referee: Howard Webb |
16 December 2009 16 | Burnley | 1β1 | Arsenal | Lancashire |
19:45 GMT | 28' (
pen.)
Alexander 40' Eagles 88' Caldwell |
Report | 7' FΓ bregas | Stadium:
Turf Moor Attendance: 21,309 Referee: Mike Dean |
19 December 2009 17 | Arsenal | 3β0 | Hull City | London |
17:30 GMT | 45+4'
DenΓlson 59' Eduardo 80' Diaby 45' Nasri |
Report | 45'
Barmby 45' Hunt 45+2' Zayatte 45+5' Boateng 90+3' Olofinjana |
Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,006 Referee: Steve Bennett |
27 December 2009 18 | Arsenal | 3β0 | Aston Villa | London |
13:30 GMT | 65', 81'
FΓ bregas 90+1' Diaby 67' Song |
Report | 55'
A. Young 76' CuΓ©llar 90+4' Delph |
Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,056 Referee: Phil Dowd |
30 December 2009 19 | Portsmouth | 1β4 | Arsenal | Portsmouth |
19:45 GMT | 74'
Belhadj 45+2' Mokoena 86' Hughes |
Report | 28'
Eduardo 42' Nasri 69' Ramsey 81' Song |
Stadium:
Fratton Park Attendance: 20,404 Referee: Alan Wiley |
9 January 2010 20 | Arsenal | 2β2 | Everton | London |
15:00 GMT | 28'
DenΓlson 90+2' RosickΓ½ 87' Sagna |
Report | 12'
Osman 81' 90+1' Pienaar |
Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,053 Referee: Peter Walton |
17 January 2010 21 | Bolton Wanderers | 0β2 | Arsenal | Bolton |
16:00 GMT | 35' Robinson | Report | 28'
FΓ bregas 78' MΓ©rida 37' RosickΓ½ 77' Vermaelen |
Stadium:
Reebok Stadium Attendance: 23,893 Referee: Phil Dowd |
20 January 2010 22 | Arsenal | 4β2 | Bolton Wanderers | London |
19:45 GMT | 43'
RosickΓ½ 52' FΓ bregas 65' Vermaelen 85' Arshavin 87' Clichy |
Report | 7'
Cahill 28' ( pen.) Taylor 47' Muamba 68' McCann |
Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 59,084 Referee: Alan Wiley |
27 January 2010 23 | Aston Villa | 0β0 | Arsenal | Birmingham |
19:45 GMT | 55'
Heskey 90+3' Dunne |
Report | 13'
Vermaelen 84' Clichy |
Stadium:
Villa Park Attendance: 39,601 Referee: Lee Probert |
31 January 2010 24 | Arsenal | 1β3 | Manchester United | London |
16:00 GMT | 80'
Vermaelen 17' Song |
Report | 33' (
o.g.)
Almunia 37' Rooney 52' Park |
Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,091 Referee: Chris Foy |
7 February 2010 25 | Chelsea | 2β0 | Arsenal | London |
16:00 GMT | 8', 23'
Drogba 88' Zhirkov 88' J. Cole |
Report | 83'
Song 84' FΓ bregas |
Stadium:
Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,794 Referee: Mike Dean |
10 February 2010 26 | Arsenal | 1β0 | Liverpool | London |
19:45 GMT | 72'
Diaby 40' Clichy 64' Bendtner 90+5' FΓ bregas |
Report | 41'
RodrΓguez 62' Degen |
Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,045 Referee: Howard Webb |
20 February 2010 27 | Arsenal | 2β0 | Sunderland | London |
15:00 GMT | 27'
Bendtner 90+3' ( pen.) FΓ bregas 50' FΓ bregas |
Report | 34'
Cana 44' Turner 58' Richardson 71' Mensah 90+2' Ferdinand |
Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,083 Referee: Steve Bennett |
27 February 2010 28 | Stoke City | 1β3 | Arsenal | Stoke-on-Trent |
17:30 GMT | 8'
Pugh 66' Shawcross |
Report | 32'
Bendtner 90+1' ( pen.) FΓ bregas 90+4' Vermaelen 62' Song |
Stadium:
Britannia Stadium Attendance: 27,011 Referee: Peter Walton |
6 March 2010 29 | Arsenal | 3β1 | Burnley | London |
15:00 GMT | 34'
FΓ bregas 60' Walcott 90+4' Arshavin |
Report | 50'
Nugent 27' McDonald 48' Paterson 69' Carlisle 72' Elliott |
Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,043 Referee: Chris Foy |
13 March 2010 30 | Hull City | 1β2 | Arsenal | Kingston upon Hull |
17:30 GMT | 28' (
pen.)
Bullard 39' Dawson 41' 45+1' Boateng |
Report | 14'
Arshavin 90+3' 40' Bendtner 28' Campbell |
Stadium:
KC Stadium Attendance: 25,023 Referee: Andre Marriner |
20 March 2010 31 | Arsenal | 2β0 | West Ham United | London |
17:30 GMT | 5'
DenΓlson 83' ( pen.) FΓ bregas 44' Vermaelen 39' Campbell |
Report | 38' 44'
Diamanti 45+1' KovΓ‘Δ 62' Upson 90+1' DaprelΓ |
Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,077 Referee: Martin Atkinson |
27 March 2010 32 | Birmingham City | 1β1 | Arsenal | Birmingham |
15:00 GMT | 90+2'
Phillips 73' Ferguson 85' Gardner 89' Carr |
Report | 81'
Nasri 16' Song 25' Clichy |
Stadium:
St Andrew's Attendance: 27,039 Referee: Howard Webb |
3 April 2010 33 | Arsenal | 1β0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | London |
15:00 BST | 90+4' Bendtner | Report | 66'
Henry 64' Jarvis 79' Mancienne |
Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,067 Referee: Andre Marriner |
14 April 2010 34 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2β1 | Arsenal | London |
20:00 BST | 10'
Rose 47' Bale 33' ModriΔ 36' Kaboul 83' Dawson |
Report | 85'
Bendtner 36' DenΓlson |
Stadium:
White Hart Lane Attendance: 36,041 Referee: Mark Clattenburg |
18 April 2010 35 | Wigan Athletic | 3β2 | Arsenal | Wigan |
13:30 BST | 80'
Watson 89', 68' Bramble 90+1' N'Zogbia 24' DiamΓ© |
Report | 41'
Walcott 48' Silvestre 37' Nasri |
Stadium:
DW Stadium Attendance: 22,113 Referee: Lee Mason |
24 April 2010 36 | Arsenal | 0β0 | Manchester City | London |
17:30 BST | 42'
Silvestre 51' Diaby 67' Song 82' Van Persie |
Report | 81'
Bellamy 83' Zabaleta |
Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,086 Referee: Mike Dean |
3 May 2010 37 | Blackburn Rovers | 2β1 | Arsenal | Blackburn |
17:00 BST |
Grella 25' Dunn 44' Pedersen 59' Samba 68' |
Report | 13'
Van Persie 65' Silvestre 90' Campbell |
Stadium:
Ewood Park Attendance: 26,138 Referee: Martin Atkinson |
9 May 2010 38 | Arsenal | 4β0 | Fulham | London |
16:00 BST |
Arshavin 21' Van Persie 26' Baird 37' ( o.g.) EbouΓ© 68' FabiaΕski 69' Vela 84' |
Report | 65'
Dempsey 90+3' Kelly |
Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,039 Referee: Mike Jones |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Chelsea (C) | 38 | 27 | 5 | 6 | 103 | 32 | +71 | 86 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
2 | Manchester United | 38 | 27 | 4 | 7 | 86 | 28 | +58 | 85 | |
3 | Arsenal | 38 | 23 | 6 | 9 | 83 | 41 | +42 | 75 | |
4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 38 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 67 | 41 | +26 | 70 | Qualification for the Champions League play-off round |
5 | Manchester City | 38 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 73 | 45 | +28 | 67 | Qualification for the Europa League play-off round [a] |
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
38 | 23 | 6 | 9 | 83 | 41 | +42 | 75 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 48 | 15 | +33 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 35 | 26 | +9 |
Source:
[79]
Arsenal entered the FA Cup in the third round (last 64), in which they were drawn to face fellow Premier League club West Ham United away from home. [80] They came from a goal down to beat their London rivals and progress, [81] but made an exit the following round against Stoke where an understrength side were undone in the final 20 minutes. Wenger defended his team selection, pointing out to the media: "We had 10 injuries and a very difficult programme coming up." [82]
3 January 2010 Third round | West Ham United | 1β2 | Arsenal | London |
16:15 GMT |
Diamanti 45+1' DaprelΓ 45' |
Report | 78'
Ramsey 83' Eduardo 27' Song |
Stadium:
Boleyn Ground Attendance: 25,549 Referee: Mark Clattenburg |
24 January 2010 Fourth round | Stoke City | 3β1 | Arsenal | Stoke-on-Trent |
13:30 GMT |
Fuller 2', 78' Whitehead 86' |
Report | 42' DenΓlson | Stadium:
Britannia Stadium Attendance: 19,735 Referee: Martin Atkinson |
Arsenal entered the Football League Cup in the third round, where they were drawn at home against West Bromwich Albion. Helped by the dismissal of Jerome Thomas, Arsenal's young team β averaging at 20 years β were able to beat the visitors by two goals to progress. [83] A strong performance against Liverpool followed in the competition, [84] but Arsenal were knocked out in the quarter-final stage when Manchester City defeated them by three goals. [85]
22 September 2009 Third round | Arsenal | 2β0 | West Bromwich Albion | London |
19:45 BST |
Watt 68' Vela 76' Senderos 32' Ramsey 57' |
Report | 37'
Thomas 38' Cox |
Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 56,592 Referee: Lee Mason |
28 October 2009 Fourth round | Arsenal | 2β1 | Liverpool | London |
19:45 GMT |
MΓ©rida 19' Bendtner 50' |
Report | 26' InsΓΊa | Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,004 Referee: Alan Wiley |
2 December 2009 Fifth round | Manchester City | 3β0 | Arsenal | Manchester |
19:45 GMT |
Tevez 50' Wright-Phillips 69' Weiss 89' Kompany 82' Bellamy 83' |
Report | 38'
TraorΓ© 39' Eastmond 58' Silvestre 77' Wilshere 79' Song 82' Ramsey |
Stadium:
City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 46,015 Referee: Chris Foy |
Given Arsenal finished fourth in the league the previous season, the club played a qualifying round against Celtic to ensure progression into the group stages. [86] In the first leg at Celtic Park, Arsenal broke the deadlock when FΓ‘bregas' free-kick deflected in off defender William Gallas and past the goal net. [87] Gary Caldwell's own goal deep into the second half strengthened Arsenal's advantage on a night when their midfielder Alex Song was described by journalist David Hytner as being "β¦outstanding, his strength, smart positioning and interceptions helping to stem Celtic raids and launch those of his own team." [88]
Arsenal beat Celtic 3β1 in the return leg a week later; it was not without controversy as the Celtic players accused Eduardo of diving to win his team a penalty that led to the first goal. [89] UEFA charged the striker and banned him for two matches as he was found guilty of deceiving referee Manuel Gonzalez. [90] Arsenal lodged an appeal and the ban was overturned at a later date. [91]
18 August 2009 First leg | Celtic | 0β2 | Arsenal | Glasgow, Scotland |
19:45 BST | 52'
Fox 58' N'Guemo 86' Loovens |
Report | 43'
Gallas 71' ( o.g.) Caldwell 84' Clichy |
Stadium:
Celtic Park Attendance: 58,165 Referee: Massimo Busacca ( Switzerland) |
26 August 2009 Second leg | Arsenal | 3β1 (5β1 agg.) | Celtic | London, England |
19:45 BST | 28' (
pen.)
Eduardo 53', 53' EbouΓ© 74' Arshavin 83' DenΓlson |
Report | 90+2'
Donati 33' Caldwell 56' McGeady 83' Brown |
Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 59,962 Referee: Manuel Mejuto GonzΓ‘lez ( Spain) |
Arsenal were drawn in Group H, along with Greek club Olympiacos, Belgian side Standard LiΓ¨ge and Dutch champions AZ Alkmaar. [92] The team mounted a comeback against Standard LiΓ¨ge on the first night of the competition, having conceded twice in the space of the first five minutes. [93] Eduardo's deciding goal, which came nine minutes before the end marked the fifth season in the previous six that Arsenal opened their campaign with a win. [94] Late goals from Van Persie and Arshavin secured a 2β0 win at home to Olympiacos, [95] but the team were unable to make it three wins after conceding a stoppage-time goal to draw 1β1 against AZ. [96] In the reverse match, staged on matchday four, FΓ‘bregas scored twice in Arsenal's 4β1 win which put the club on 10 points in the group. [97] Victory against Standard LiΓ¨ge ensured qualification into the knockout stages with a match to spare. [98] That game was against Olympiacos, which Wenger made changes to his first XI. Arsenal lost 1β0 at the Karaiskakis Stadium. [99]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Arsenal | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 13 | Advance to knockout phase |
2 | Olympiacos | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 10 | |
3 | Standard LiΓ¨ge | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 5 | Transfer to Europa League |
4 | AZ | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 4 |
16 September 2009 1 | Standard LiΓ¨ge | 2β3 | Arsenal | LiΓ¨ge, Belgium |
20:45 CEST |
Mangala 3' JovanoviΔ 5' ( pen.) Witsel 68' Nicaise 76' |
Report |
Clichy 34' Bendtner 45' Vermaelen 78' Eduardo 81' |
Stadium:
Stade Maurice Dufrasne Attendance: 23,022 Referee: Eduardo Iturralde GonzΓ‘lez ( Spain) |
29 September 2009 2 | Arsenal | 2β0 | Olympiacos | London, England |
19:45 BST |
Van Persie 52', 78' Arshavin 86' FΓ bregas 90' |
Report |
Ε»ewΕakow 52' Dudu 66' Torosidis 80' Bravo 89' |
Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 59,884 Referee: StΓ©phane Lannoy ( France) |
20 October 2009 3 | AZ | 1β1 | Arsenal | Alkmaar, Netherlands |
20:45 CEST |
Mendes da Silva 90+3' Lens 89' |
Report |
FΓ bregas 36' Van Persie 48' Clichy 66' Vela 77' |
Stadium:
DSB Stadion Attendance: 16,666 Referee: Martin Hansson ( Sweden) |
4 November 2009 4 | Arsenal | 4β1 | AZ | London, England |
19:45 GMT |
FΓ bregas 25', 52' Nasri 43' Diaby 72' |
Report |
Moisander 66' Lens 82' |
Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 59,345 Referee: Alain Hamer ( Luxembourg) |
24 November 2009 5 | Arsenal | 2β0 | Standard LiΓ¨ge | London, England |
19:45 GMT |
Nasri 35' DenΓlson 45+2' FΓ bregas 87' |
Report |
Mulemo 68' Mangala 70' Carcela 86' |
Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 59,941 Referee: Konrad Plautz ( Austria) |
9 December 2009 6 | Olympiacos | 1β0 | Arsenal | Piraeus, Greece |
21:45 EET | Leonardo 24', 47' | Report | MΓ©rida 40' | Stadium:
Karaiskakis Stadium Attendance: 30,277 Referee: LucΓlio Batista ( Portugal) |
Arsenal faced Porto in the knockout stages. In the first leg at the EstΓ‘dio do DragΓ£o, an own goal by goalkeeper Εukasz FabiaΕski gave Porto the lead, but Campbell scored Arsenal a crucial away goal seven minutes later when he headed in a corner. [100] Radamel Falcao restored Porto's lead in the second half and the tie finished 2β1 in their favour. [100] At the Emirates Stadium, Arsenal overturned Porto's slender advantage as Bendtner scored twice inside the first 25 minutes. [101] Nasri and Emmanuel EbouΓ© added further goals before Bendtner converted a penalty to round off a hat-trick. [101]
17 February 2010 First leg | Porto | 2β1 | Arsenal | Porto, Portugal |
19:45 WET |
FabiaΕski 11' (
o.g.) Falcao 51' Alves 34' Fucile 64' Pereira 78' Fernando 84' |
Report |
Campbell 18' Diaby 31' |
Stadium:
EstΓ‘dio do DragΓ£o Attendance: 40,717 Referee: Martin Hansson ( Sweden) |
9 March 2010 Second leg | Arsenal | 5β0 (6β2 agg.) | Porto | London, England |
19:45 GMT |
Bendtner 10', 25', 90+1' (
pen.), 44' Nasri 63' EbouΓ© 66' Vermaelen 38' |
Report |
Falcao 24' Pereira 59' |
Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 59,661 Referee: Frank De Bleeckere ( Belgium) |
In the quarter-finals, Arsenal played Barcelona which marked the return of former club captain Thierry Henry. [102] Barcelona dominated proceedings but did not find a way through the Arsenal defence until the early stages of the second half; Zlatan Ibrahimovic took advantage of Almunia leaving his box and rushing towards him by lofting the ball over the goalkeeper. [103] Ibrahimovic doubled Barcelona's lead, to which Wenger responded by bringing Walcott on. The forward made an instant impact with his pace and acceleration, scoring past Victor Valdes. [103] Barcelona defender Carles Puyol was sent off for a second bookable offence when he fouled FΓ‘bregas in the box, and the Arsenal captain converted the penalty awarded by the referee to equalise. [103]
Walcott, who Barcelona manager Pep Guardiola described as Arsenal's biggest threat, [104] was named in the first XI for the return leg and set Bendtner up to score. [105] The joy was short lived as Messi equalised within minutes and he added a further three goals to give Barcelona a 6β3 aggregate win β 4β1 on the night. [105] Wenger was full of praise for Messi afterwards, telling reporters: "β¦We lost against a team that is better than us and that has the best player in the world. Once he's on the run, Messi is unstoppable. He's the only player who can change direction at such a pace." [106]
31 March 2010 First leg | Arsenal | 2β2 | Barcelona | London, England |
19:45 BST |
Walcott 69' FΓ bregas 85' ( pen.) 44' Arshavin 21' Song 40' EbouΓ© 74' Diaby 79' |
Report |
IbrahimoviΔ 46', 59' Puyol 84' PiquΓ© 72' |
Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 59,572 Referee: Massimo Busacca ( Switzerland) |
6 April 2010 Second leg | Barcelona | 4β1 (6β3 agg.) | Arsenal | Barcelona, Spain |
20:45 CEST | Messi 21', 37', 42', 88' | Report |
Bendtner 18' DenΓlson 31' RosickΓ½ 45' EbouΓ© 67' |
Stadium:
Camp Nou Attendance: 93,330 Referee: Wolfgang Stark ( Germany) |
Arsenal used a total of 41 players during the 2009β10 season and there were 20 different goalscorers. There were also four squad members who did not make a first-team appearance in the campaign. This was the first season the team played in a 4β3β3 formation, utilised for the benefit of FΓ bregas. Sagna featured in 44 matches β the most of any Arsenal player in the campaign. Vermaelen started in 33 league matches.
The team scored a total of 115 goals in all competitions. The highest scorer was FΓ bregas, with 19 goals, 15 of which scored in the league. Vermaelen was the only Arsenal player to be sent off in the entire season. The side's continuing sportsmanship was acknowledged at the end of the season with the Barclays Fair Play Award. [107]
No. = Squad number Pos = Playing position Nat. = Nationality Apps = Appearances |
GK = Goalkeeper DF = Defender MF = Midfielder FW = Forward |
Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute. Players with number struck through and marked β left the club during the playing season.
No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Premier League | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | Discipline | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||
1 | GK | ESP | Manuel Almunia | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2 | MF | FRA | Abou Diaby | 26 (3) | 6 | (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 (1) | 1 | 35 (5) | 7 | 4 | 0 |
3 | DF | FRA | Bacary Sagna | 31 (4) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 (1) | 0 | 39 (5) | 0 | 3 | 0 |
4 | MF | ESP | Cesc FΓ bregas | 26 (1) | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 35 (1) | 19 | 8 | 0 |
5 | DF | BEL | Thomas Vermaelen | 33 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 45 | 8 | 4 | 1 |
DF | SUI | Philippe Senderos β | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
7 | MF | CZE | TomΓ‘Ε‘ RosickΓ½ | 14 (11) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 (2) | 0 | 20 (13) | 3 | 2 | 0 |
8 | MF | FRA | Samir Nasri | 22 (4) | 2 | (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 29 (5) | 5 | 2 | 0 |
9 | FW | CRO | Eduardo | 13 (11) | 2 | 1 (1) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 (3) | 2 | 17 (15) | 5 | 0 | 0 |
10 | DF | FRA | William Gallas | 26 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 35 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
11 | FW | NED | Robin van Persie | 14 (2) | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 18 (2) | 10 | 5 | 0 |
12 | FW | MEX | Carlos Vela | 1 (10) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 (1) | 1 | 2 (3) | 0 | 6 (14) | 2 | 1 | 0 |
14 | MF | ENG | Theo Walcott | 12 (11) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 (4) | 1 | 15 (15) | 4 | 0 | 0 |
15 | MF | BRA | DenΓlson | 19 (1) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 (2) | 1 | 25 (3) | 5 | 3 | 0 |
16 | MF | WAL | Aaron Ramsey | 7 (11) | 3 | 1 (1) | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 (5) | 0 | 12 (17) | 4 | 2 | 0 |
17 | MF | CMR | Alex Song | 25 (1) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 37 (1) | 1 | 13 | 0 |
18 | DF | FRA | MikaΓ«l Silvestre | 9 (3) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 (1) | 0 | 16 (4) | 1 | 3 | 0 |
MF | ENG | Jack Wilshere β | (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 (2) | 0 | 4 (3) | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
20 | DF | SUI | Johan Djourou | (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
21 | GK | POL | Εukasz FabiaΕski | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
22 | DF | FRA | GaΓ«l Clichy | 23 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 32 (1) | 0 | 6 | 0 |
23 | MF | RUS | Andrey Arshavin | 25 (5) | 10 | (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 (1) | 2 | 32 (7) | 12 | 3 | 0 |
24 | GK | ITA | Vito Mannone | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
27 | DF | CIV | Emmanuel EbouΓ© | 17 (8) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 (4) | 2 | 24 (12) | 3 | 6 | 0 |
28 | DF | ENG | Kieran Gibbs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
30 | DF | FRA | Armand TraorΓ© | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
31 | DF | ENG | Sol Campbell | 10 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 13 (1) | 1 | 3 | 0 |
32 | MF | ESP | Fran MΓ©rida | (4) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 (4) | 2 | 1 | 0 |
33 | MF | NED | Nacer Barazite | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
MF | ENG | Kyle Bartley β | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
35 | MF | FRA | Francis Coquelin | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
36 | DF | ENG | Thomas Cruise | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
37 | DF | ENG | Craig Eastmond | 2 (2) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 (2) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
MF | ENG | Jay Emmanuel-Thomas β | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
DF | ENG | Kerrea Gilbert β | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | ENG | Henri Lansbury β | (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | ENG | Mark Randall β | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | FRA | Gilles Sunu β | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | (1) | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
52 | FW | DEN | Nicklas Bendtner | 13 (10) | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 21 (10) | 12 | 3 | 0 |
GK | POL | Wojciech SzczΔsny β | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | ENG | Sanchez Watt β | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (2) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 (2) | 1 | 0 | 0 |