2015β16 season | ||||
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Chairman | Sir Chips Keswick | |||
Manager | Arsène Wenger | |||
Stadium | Emirates Stadium | |||
Premier League | 2nd | |||
FA Cup | Sixth round | |||
League Cup | Fourth round | |||
FA Community Shield | Winners | |||
UEFA Champions League | Round of 16 | |||
Top goalscorer | League: Olivier Giroud (16) All: Olivier Giroud (24) | |||
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The 2015β16 season was Arsenal's 24th season in the Premier League and 90th consecutive season in the top flight of English football. [1] [2] The club entered the season as the FA Cup holders, [3] and participated in the Premier League, FA Cup, League Cup, Community Shield and the UEFA Champions League. Arsenal were favourites to get their first league title since 2004, having been league-leaders towards the New Year, but a loss of form which included successive defeats to Manchester United and Swansea City saw them lose ground on eventual winners Leicester City, although they recovered to get 2nd, their highest finish in 11 years. Arsenal's attempt of winning a third consecutive FA Cup was unsuccessful, losing to Watford at the quarter-final stage, as well as exiting in the League Cup fourth round to Sheffield Wednesday. In Europe, Arsenal recovered from a poor start to qualify for the knockout-stages, but they were defeated in both legs against Barcelona. The season covers the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016.
Arsenal began their season with the Community Shield against local rival side Chelsea. The Gunners won the match 1β0, following a goal by Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, who scored via a drive into the top corner. The trophy was ArsΓ¨ne Wenger's 15th in 18 years of being in charge of Arsenal, and presented Wenger with his first win against a side managed by JosΓ© Mourinho after 13 attempts. [4] Soon after, Arsenal began their 24th Premier League season at home to West Ham United, and inspired by the signing of goalkeeper Petr Δech, many believed Arsenal to be title contenders for the first time in 11 years. [5] The club's solid pre-season form, however, fizzled out as they failed to win in their first two home games, with a 2β0 defeat to West Ham on the opening weekend, leaving them third-bottom, and a goalless draw with Liverpool, although Aaron Ramsey was falsely ruled offside for an early goal. With two tight wins at Crystal Palace and Newcastle United, Arsenal went into September with seven points. Arsenal did not make additional signings after Δech, leaving manager Wenger to come under fire from fans and critics.
Arsenal started September with a nervy 2β0 win over Stoke City at the Emirates, with Theo Walcott and Olivier Giroud scoring. [6] Between the Stoke clash and a trip to struggling champions Chelsea, Arsenal faced Dinamo Zagreb away in the Champions League. Despite appearing the stronger side, Arsenal slumped to a shock 2β1 defeat, with under-performing striker Giroud being sent off for two yellow cards. [7] The week got worse as Arsenal lost 2β0 at Stamford Bridge, with Santi Cazorla (two yellows) and Gabriel being sent off, the latter incorrectly shown red by Mike Dean for a clash with Diego Costa in which the latter assaulted Laurent Koscielny. [8] Gabriel's ban was reduced from three games to one, but Gabriel, Costa, Chelsea and Arsenal were all fined for player misconduct, with Costa suspended for three games. [9] With the Chelsea incident resolved, Arsenal faced a tough League Cup tie with North London arch-rival club Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane. Mathieu Flamini became an unsung hero with a brace, the second of which was a volley from 20 yards, both goals on the other side of a Calum Chambers own goal. [10] Arsenal, full of confidence after eliminating their rivals, visited the only unbeaten team in the league at the time, Leicester City, who were one point and one place above Arsenal. Despite a brace from Jamie Vardy, Walcott and Giroud scored either side of three goals from SΓ‘nchez, who ended a run of seven games without a goal. [11] Arsenal ended their month on a sour note, however, as errors from second-choice goalkeeper David Ospina saw Arsenal lose 3β2 to Olympiacos at home in the Champions League, [12] meaning they were bottom of their group with successive games against in-form Bayern Munich coming up.
Arsenal started October on a high, as three early goalsβtwo from Alexis SΓ‘nchez and one from Mesut Γzilβat the Emirates saw Arsenal breeze past Manchester United to leapfrog them into second place in the league table, behind Manchester City. [13] Arsenal travelled to Vicarage Road two weeks later to play Watford, where goals from SΓ‘nchez, Aaron Ramsey and Olivier Giroud saw Arsenal claim another 3β0 win. [14] Arsenal hosted German heavyweights Bayern Munich in an attempt to turn around their Champions League. Despite the German team losing only once all season, Arsenal claimed a shock 2β0 win, with Giroud and Γzil scoring late in the second half. Giroud's return to form saw him return to the starting lineup ahead of Theo Walcott. Giroud thanked Wenger by inspiring the Gunners to a 2β1 win over Everton at the Emirates. [15] Arsenal's only loss in October came between the Everton win and a 3β0 victory over Swansea City, courtesy of goals from Giroud, Laurent Koscielny and Joel Campbell, [16] when they were stunned by Championship side Sheffield Wednesday, going out of the League Cup in a 3β0 defeat that saw Theo Walcott and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain off injured, with goals from Ross Wallace, Lucas JoΓ£o and Sam Hutchinson. [17]
Arsenal were humiliated at the Allianz Arena to start November, with Bayern Munich cruising to a 5β1 win, putting Arsenal's Champions League progression in doubt. [18] Arsenal hosted rivals Tottenham on the Sunday that followed, but with stars HΓ©ctor BellerΓn, Theo Walcott, Aaron Ramsey and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain on a list of ten injured Arsenal players, the Gunners had to struggle for a 1β1 draw. [19] November only got worse for Arsenal, with Francis Coquelin looking at three months out, Mikel Arteta facing several weeks out after both were injured in a 2β1 defeat at West Bromwich Albion, with Santi Cazorla missing a vital penalty late on. [20] Arsenal's Champions League form bounced back, with an Alexis SΓ‘nchez brace giving Arsenal a 3β0 win over Dinamo Zagreb at the Emirates. [21] With Olympiacos thrashed by Bayern, Arsenal would need a two-goal cushion or a 3β2 or higher victory in Athens to progress. Arsenal's horrid month ended with more misery, with SΓ‘nchez and Cazorla both suffering injuries in a 1β1 draw with Norwich City, [22] with Cazorla's keeping him out for three months. Oxlade-Chamberlain, Ramsey and Walcott, however, all returned at the end of the month, with the crucial Olympiacos game and a match with Premier League title contenders Manchester City coming up.
Arsenal returned to form in December, starting with a 3β1 win over Sunderland, with Joel Campbell and Aaron Ramsey scoring either side of goals at either end from Olivier Giroud. [23] Arsenal then traveled to Olympiacos, where they had failed to win in their last three games, with their last win in Greece coming in 1998. Fears were erased by a Giroud hat-trick, [24] putting Arsenal through and demoting Olympiacos into the Europa League, only for Arsenal to draw holders Barcelona, who had knocked Arsenal out in the 2010 quarter finals and in 2011 at the same stage. The Spanish side also beat the Gunners in the 2006 final. [25] Arsenal recorded successive victories before Christmas, winning 2β0 at Aston Villa, [26] before a 2β1 home win over Manchester City. [27] As things were looking up, a Boxing Day defeat at Liverpool saw surprise leaders Leicester loosen their grip on first, giving Arsenal a chance to go top with a win against Southampton, but a Shane Long brace saw Arsenal thrashed 4β0. [28] Despite this, Arsenal still finished 2015 top of the Premier League, after a 2β0 win against AFC Bournemouth was enough to keep Arsenal ahead of Leicester on goal difference, who drew 0β0 with Manchester City in their final game of 2015. [29]
Arsenal started 2016 with an unconvincing 1β0 win over relegation scrappers Newcastle, courtesy of a late Laurent Koscielny goal. [30] Arsenal kicked off their FA Cup defence against Sunderland at the Emirates. Their 3β1 win mirrored the clash in December, with Joel Campbell, Olivier Giroud and Aaron Ramsey scoring Arsenal's goals in identical fashion to the league tie, despite an early Jeremain Lens goal. [31] This was followed by two away league fixtures at Liverpool and Stoke; the former was a 3β3 draw with Giroud scoring a brace and Ramsey finding the net for Arsenal, [32] whereas the latter finished scoreless. [33] On 24 January, Arsenal hosted local rivals Chelsea and were defeated 1β0 after Per Mertesacker was sent off. This meant they had failed to win a league game against Chelsea for the ninth league meeting in a row, and it was the sixth consecutive time they had failed to score in the fixture. [34] Six days later, Arsenal advanced to the fifth round of the FA Cup, with Calum Chambers and Alexis SΓ‘nchez scoring in a 2β1 defeat of Championship side Burnley at home. [35] Arsenal made one signing in January, Basel's Egyptian midfielder Mohamed Elneny completed a Β£5 million move. [36]
In the beginning of February, Arsenal failed to score for the third consecutive league match, playing Southampton to a stalemate at the Emirates. [37] Mesut Γzil and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain led Arsenal back to winning ways with a 2β0 away victory at AFC Bournemouth. [38] Arsenal then won a dramatic top of the table clash with league leaders Leicester, coming back after a Jamie Vardy penalty to win 2β1 at home, with late goals from Theo Walcott and Danny Welbeck, reducing the gap between Arsenal and Leicester in second and first to two points. [39] Despite a dominant performance at home, Arsenal were held to a 0β0 draw by Hull City in the fifth round of the FA Cup. [40] Arsenal subsequently returned to Champions League action by hosting title holders Barcelona. A Lionel Messi brace condemned Arsenal to a 2β0 defeat. [41] Arsenal ended February with an away game at Manchester United, with goals from Welbeck and Γzil not enough to avoid a 3β2 defeat. [42]
Arsenal started March suffering a third consecutive loss at the hands of Swansea at home; Joel Campbell's goal was cancelled out and the match finished 2β1 to Swansea. [43] Arsenal then visited local rivals Tottenham in a make-or-break clash, as defeat would put Arsenal six points off their rivals, above Arsenal in second. Aaron Ramsey gave Arsenal a crucial lead, but a Francis Coquelin sending off for two yellow cards turned the game on its head. Toby Alderweireld and Harry Kane struck back to put Spurs ahead, but Alexis SΓ‘nchez helped the team rescue a point with a late goal, with the match finishing 2β2. [44] Olivier Giroud and Theo Walcott scored two goals each against Hull City in the FA Cup fifth round replay to reach the quarter finals, [45] but Arsenal went out after a 2β1 home defeat to Watford, with Danny Welbeck scoring the lone goal for the team as Arsenal's defence ended, after winning the previous two titles. [46] Arsenal went out of their second cup competition just days later, being condemned a sixth-straight last-16 elimination from the Champions League with a 3β1 away loss to Barcelona, Mohamed Elneny's first Arsenal goal proving a mere consolation. [47] One promising note from the defeat was the performance of Nigerian youngster Alex Iwobi, and he was rewarded with his second Premier League start against Everton at the end of March. His first club goal, and a fourth goal in nine games since return for Danny Welbeck, saw Arsenal win 2β0. [48]
Arsenal got off to a flying start in the penultimate month of the season; goals from Alexis SΓ‘nchez, HΓ©ctor BellerΓn and Theo Walcott, as well as a second Premier League goal on a second start for Alex Iwobi, saw Arsenal crush Watford 4β0 at Emirates Stadium. [49] The result kept Arsenal firmly in the title race ahead of a crucial clash at sixth-placed West Ham the following weekend, having lost the reverse tie on opening day. The result saw praise for Iwobi, who was referred to as "the next Ian Wright" by Garth Crooks. [50] Arsenal visited West Ham the following matchday, where they blew away a 2β0 lead to draw 3β3. SΓ‘nchez, Γzil and Koscielny scored. [51] Arsenal's title hopes suffered a big blow when they were held 1β1 at home by Crystal Palace despite dominating the match, with SΓ‘nchez scoring for the team. [52] Arsenal hosted and defeated West Brom 2β0, courtesy of a brace from SΓ‘nchez. [53] Arsenal's chances of ending a 12-year Premier League title drought became mathematically impossible after a 0β0 away draw at Sunderland, which left them 12 points behind leaders Leicester with only three matches to play. [54] Arsenal ended April with a 1β0 win over Norwich at Emirates Stadium, with Danny Welbeck scoring the solitary goal. [55]
After Manchester City were defeated by Southampton, Arsenal stayed in third ahead of a clash with fourth placed City. Arsenal came from behind twice to recover a 2β2 draw. Olivier Giroud ended a 15-game goal drought dating back to January with the first, while Alexis SΓ‘nchez added his seventh goal in nine games for Arsenal's second. [56] The draw failed to secure Champions League football for 2016β17, but after Manchester United lost 3β2 to West Ham two days later secured at least a place in the qualification round. [57] Arsenal needed a point against Aston Villa to secure automatic qualification and third place. Arsenal would have to hope a win and a shock victory by already-relegated Newcastle against Tottenham for Arsenal to pip their rivals to second. Newcastle did the impossible with a 5β1 rout of Spurs, and an Olivier Giroud hat-trick powered Arsenal to a 4β0 win over Villa. Captain Mikel Arteta, who came on as a substitute in what was his final appearance before retirement, forced an own goal by shooting in off the bar and Villa goalkeeper Mark Bunn. [58] Arteta was given a standing ovation, while second-longest-serving player TomΓ‘Ε‘ RosickΓ½ received a guard of honour, with the club confirming both would leave at the expiration of their contracts. [59]
N |
Pos. |
Nat. |
Name |
Age |
EU |
Since |
App |
Goals |
Ends |
Transfer fee |
Notes |
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1 | GK | Wojciech SzczΔsny | 26 | EU | 2009 | 181 | 0 | undisclosed [60] | Youth system | On loan to Roma | |
2 | DF | Mathieu Debuchy | 30 | EU | 2014 | 22 | 1 | undisclosed | Β£12.0M [61] | On loan to Bordeaux | |
3 | DF | Kieran Gibbs | 26 | EU | 2007 | 209 | 6 | undisclosed [62] | Youth system | ||
4 | DF | Per Mertesacker | 31 | EU | 2011 | 208 | 8 | undisclosed [63] | Β£8.0M [64] | ||
5 | DF | Gabriel Paulista | 25 | Non-EU | 2015 (Winter) | 38 | 1 | undisclosed [65] | Β£11.3M [66] | ||
6 | DF | Laurent Koscielny | 30 | EU | 2010 | 248 | 20 | undisclosed [67] | Β£8.5M [68] | ||
7 | MF | TomΓ‘Ε‘ RosickΓ½ | 35 | EU | 2006 | 246 | 28 | undisclosed [63] | Β£6.8M [69] | ||
8 | MF | Mikel Arteta | 34 | EU | 2011 | 150 | 16 | 2016 [70] | Β£10.0M [71] | ||
10 | MF | Jack Wilshere | 24 | EU | 2008 | 157 | 12 | 2018 [72] | Youth system | ||
11 | MF | Mesut Γzil | 27 | EU | 2013 | 118 | 20 | undisclosed [73] | Β£42.5M [74] [75] [76] | ||
12 | FW | Olivier Giroud | 29 | EU | 2012 | 188 | 82 | undisclosed [77] | Β£12.8M [78] | ||
13 | GK | David Ospina | 27 | Non-EU | 2014 | 36 | 0 | undisclosed [79] | Β£3.2M [80] | ||
14 | FW | Theo Walcott | 27 | EU | 2006 (Winter) | 344 | 85 | 2019 [81] | Β£9.0M [82] | ||
15 | MF | Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain | 22 | EU | 2011 | 149 | 14 | undisclosed [83] | Β£12.0M [84] | ||
16 | MF | Aaron Ramsey | 25 | EU | 2008 | 265 | 43 | undisclosed [85] | Β£4.8M [86] | ||
17 | FW | Alexis SΓ‘nchez | 27 | Non-EU | 2014 | 94 | 42 | undisclosed [87] | Β£30.0M [88] | ||
18 | DF | Nacho Monreal | 30 | EU | 2013 (Winter) | 131 | 2 | undisclosed [89] | Β£8.5M [90] | ||
19 | MF | Santi Cazorla | 31 | EU | 2012 | 169 | 27 | undisclosed [85] | Β£12.0M [91] | ||
20 | MF | Mathieu Flamini | 32 | EU | 2013 | 246 | 13 | undisclosed [92] | Free [92] | ||
21 | DF | Calum Chambers | 21 | EU | 2014 | 59 | 2 | undisclosed [93] | Β£16.0m [94] | ||
22 | FW | Yaya Sanogo | 23 | EU | 2013 | 20 | 1 | undisclosed [95] | Free [95] | On loan to Charlton Athletic | |
23 | FW | Danny Welbeck | 25 | EU | 2014 | 49 | 13 | 2019 | Β£16.0M | ||
24 | DF | HΓ©ctor BellerΓn | 21 | EU | 2013 | 73 | 3 | undisclosed | Youth system | ||
25 | DF | Carl Jenkinson | 24 | EU | 2011 | 57 | 1 | undisclosed [96] | Β£1.0M [96] | On loan to West Ham United | |
26 | GK | Emiliano MartΓnez | 23 | Non-EU | 2012 | 8 | 0 | undisclosed | Youth system | On loan to Wolverhampton Wanderers | |
27 | FW | Serge Gnabry | 20 | EU | 2012 | 19 | 1 | undisclosed [97] | Youth system | On loan to West Bromwich Albion | |
28 | FW | Joel Campbell | 23 | Non-EU | 2011 | 41 | 4 | undisclosed [98] | Β£0.9M [99] | ||
32 | FW | Chuba Akpom | 20 | EU | 2013 | 9 | 0 | undisclosed | Youth system | On loan to Hull City | |
33 | GK | Petr Δech | 33 | EU | 2015 | 42 | 0 | 2019 [100] | Β£10M [100] | ||
34 | MF | Francis Coquelin | 25 | EU | 2008 | 109 | 0 | undisclosed [101] | Youth system | ||
35 | MF | Mohamed Elneny | 23 | Non-EU | 2016 (Winter) | 17 | 1 | undisclosed | Β£7.4M [102] [103] | ||
37 | MF | Krystian Bielik | 18 | EU | 2015 (Winter) | 1 | 0 | undisclosed [104] | Β£2.5M [105] | ||
42 | DF | Isaac Hayden | 21 | EU | 2013 | 2 | 0 | undisclosed | Youth system | On loan to Hull City | |
45 | FW | Alex Iwobi | 20 | EU | 2015 | 21 | 2 | undisclosed | Youth system | ||
β | MF | Gedion Zelalem | 19 | EU | 2014 | 2 | 0 | undisclosed [85] | Youth system | On loan to Rangers |
# | Position | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date | Team | Source |
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54 | MF | Jeff Reine-AdΓ©laΓ―de | Lens | Undisclosed (~ Β£3,000,000) | 21 May 2015 | Reserves | [106] [107] |
68 | FW | Yassin Fortune | Academy | ||||
66 | MF | Vlad Dragomir | Poli TimiΘoara | Undisclosed (~ Β£71,000) | 24 June 2015 | Academy | [106] [108] |
72 | DF | Jordi Osei-Tutu | Reading | Undisclosed (~ Β£0) | 26 June 2015 | Academy | [106] [109] |
33 | GK | Petr Δech | Chelsea | Undisclosed (~ Β£10,000,000) | 29 June 2015 | First team | [110] [111] [112] |
β | FW | Donyell Malen | Ajax | Free transfer | 29 July 2015 | Academy | [113] [114] |
36 | MF | IsmaΓ«l Bennacer | Arles-Avignon | Undisclosed (~ Β£150,000) | 30 July 2015 | Reserves | [115] |
35 | MF | Mohamed Elneny | Basel | Undisclosed (~ Β£7,400,000) | 14 January 2016 | First team | [102] [103] [116] |
Total spending: Undisclosed (~ Β£21,521,000)
# | Position | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date | Team | Source |
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24 | MF | Abou Diaby | Marseille [a] | Free transfer (Released) | 10 June 2015 | First team | [118] |
31 | MF | Ryo Miyaichi | FC St. Pauli [b] | Free transfer (Released) | 10 June 2015 | Reserves | [118] |
37 | DF | Semi Ajayi | Cardiff City [c] | Free transfer (Released) | 10 June 2015 | Reserves | [118] |
46 | MF | Jack Jebb | Stevenage [d] | Free transfer (Released) | 10 June 2015 | Reserves | [118] |
48 | FW | Austin Lipman | VCD Athletic [e] | Free transfer (Released) | 10 June 2015 | Reserves | [118] |
54 | DF | Brandon Ormonde-Ottewill | Swindon Town [f] | Free transfer (Released) | 10 June 2015 | Reserves | [118] |
57 | GK | Josh Vickers | Swansea City [g] | Free transfer (Released) | 10 June 2015 | Reserves | [118] |
9 | FW | Lukas Podolski | Galatasaray [h] | Undisclosed (~ Β£1,800,000) | 4 July 2015 | First team | [123] |
64 | DF | George Dobson | West Ham United | Undisclosed | 27 July 2015 | Reserves | [124] [125] |
β | MF | Jonatas Centeno | Sheffield Wednesday | Free transfer (Released) | 4 August 2015 | Reserves | [126] |
Total incoming: Undisclosed (~ Β£1,800,000)
# | Position | Player | Loaned to | Date | Loan expires | Team | Source |
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70 | MF | Ainsley Maitland-Niles | Ipswich Town | 2 July 2015 | End of season | Reserves | [127] |
25 | DF | Carl Jenkinson | West Ham United | 14 July 2015 | End of season | First team | [128] |
22 | FW | Yaya Sanogo | Ajax | 17 July 2015 | 1 February 2016 [a] | First team | [129] |
1 | GK | Wojciech SzczΔsny | Roma | 29 July 2015 | End of season | First team | [130] |
57 | MF | Jon Toral | Birmingham City | 30 July 2015 | End of season | Reserves | [131] |
38 | MF | Daniel Crowley | Barnsley | 31 July 2015 | 30 October 2015 [b] | Reserves | [132] [133] |
41 | DF | Isaac Hayden | Hull City | 31 July 2015 | End of season | First team | [134] |
32 | FW | Chuba Akpom | Hull City | 4 August 2015 | End of season | First team | [135] |
27 | FW | Serge Gnabry | West Bromwich Albion | 7 August 2015 | 5 January 2016 [c] | First team | [136] |
26 | GK | Emiliano MartΓnez | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 11 August 2015 | End of season | First team | [137] |
58 | FW | Wellington Silva | Bolton Wanderers | 20 August 2015 | End of season | Reserves | [138] |
35 | MF | Gedion Zelalem | Rangers | 24 August 2015 | End of Season | Reserves | [139] [140] |
47 | MF | Glen Kamara | Southend | 22 January 2016 | End of Season | Reserves | [141] |
2 | DF | Mathieu Debuchy | Bordeaux | 1 February 2016 | End of Season | First team | [142] |
22 | FW | Yaya Sanogo | Charlton Athletic | 1 February 2016 | End of Season | First team | [143] |
Spending Summer: Undisclosed (~ Β£14,121,000) Winter: Undisclosed (~ Β£7,400,000) Total: Undisclosed (~ Β£21,521,000) |
Income Summer: Undisclosed (~ Β£1,800,000) Winter: Undisclosed (~ Β£0,000,000) Total: Undisclosed (~ Β£1,800,000) |
Net expenditure Summer: Undisclosed (~ Β£13,321,000) Winter: Undisclosed (~ Β£7,400,000) Total: Undisclosed (~ Β£20,721,000) |
Position | Staff |
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Manager | Arsène Wenger |
Assistant manager | Steve Bould |
First team coach |
Boro Primorac Neil Banfield |
Goalkeeping coach | Gerry Peyton |
Head of athletic performance enhancement | Shad Forsythe |
Fitness coach |
Tony Colbert Craig Gant |
Physiotherapist |
Colin Lewin Ben Ashworth Andrew Rolls |
Club doctor | Gary O'Driscoll |
Head of academy | Andries Jonker |
Masseur |
Darren Page Chris Harvey Chris Senior |
Kit manager | Vic Akers |
Assistant Kit manager | Paul Akers |
Equipment manager | Paul Johnson |
Performance nutritionist | James Collins |
Football analyst | Ben Knapper |
Last updated: 1 July 2015
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No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Premier League | FA Cup | League Cup | Champions League | Community Shield | Total | ||||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
2 | DF | FRA | Mathieu Debuchy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 (1) | 0 |
3 | DF | ENG | Kieran Gibbs | 3 (12) | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 (3) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 12 (16) | 1 |
4 | DF | GER | Per Mertesacker | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 35 (1) | 0 |
5 | DF | BRA | Gabriel Paulista | 18 (3) | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 (3) | 1 |
6 | DF | FRA | Laurent Koscielny | 33 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 4 |
7 | MF | CZE | TomΓ‘Ε‘ RosickΓ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 |
8 | MF | ESP | Mikel Arteta | 0 (9) | 0 | 0 (2) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 2 (12) | 0 |
10 | MF | ENG | Jack Wilshere | 1 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (2) | 0 |
11 | MF | GER | Mesut Γzil | 35 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 45 | 8 |
12 | FW | FRA | Olivier Giroud | 26 (12) | 16 | 4 (1) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 (2) | 5 | 0 (1) | 0 | 37 (16) | 24 |
13 | GK | COL | David Ospina | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
14 | FW | ENG | Theo Walcott | 15 (13) | 5 | 3 (2) | 2 | 0 (2) | 0 | 3 (3) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 22 (20) | 9 |
15 | MF | ENG | Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain | 9 (13) | 1 | 2 (1) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 (2) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 (16) | 2 |
16 | MF | WAL | Aaron Ramsey | 29 (2) | 5 | 0 (2) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 (2) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 34 (6) | 6 |
17 | FW | CHI | Alexis SΓ‘nchez | 28 (2) | 13 | 2 (1) | 1 | 0 (1) | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 37 (4) | 17 |
18 | DF | ESP | Nacho Monreal | 36 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 44 (1) | 0 |
19 | MF | ESP | Santi Cazorla | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
20 | MF | FRA | Mathieu Flamini | 12 (4) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 (5) | 2 |
21 | DF | ENG | Calum Chambers | 2 (10) | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 (3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 (13) | 1 |
23 | FW | ENG | Danny Welbeck | 7 (4) | 4 | 1 (1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 (6) | 5 |
24 | DF | ESP | HΓ©ctor BellerΓn | 36 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 1 |
28 | FW | CRC | Joel Campbell | 11 (8) | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 (10) | 4 |
33 | GK | CZE | Petr Δech | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 0 |
34 | MF | FRA | Francis Coquelin | 21 (5) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 (2) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 28 (7) | 0 |
35 | MF | EGY | Mohamed Elneny | 9 (2) | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 (2) | 1 |
36 | MF | FRA | IsmaΓ«l Bennacer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 |
37 | MF | POL | Krystian Bielik | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 |
45 | FW | NGA | Alex Iwobi | 8 (5) | 2 | 4 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 (7) | 2 |
47 | MF | FIN | Glen Kamara | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
54 | MF | FRA | Jeff Reine-AdΓ©laΓ―de | 0 | 0 | 0 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (2) | 0 |
Source: Arsenal F.C. and 11v11.com
Rank | Position | Nationality | Number | Name | Premier League | FA Cup | League Cup | Champions League | Community Shield | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | FW | 12 | Olivier Giroud | 16 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 24 | |
2 | FW | 17 | Alexis SΓ‘nchez | 13 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17 | |
3 | FW | 14 | Theo Walcott | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | |
4 | MF | 11 | Mesut Γzil | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | |
5 | MF | 16 | Aaron Ramsey | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
6 | FW | 23 | Danny Welbeck | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
7 | FW | 28 | Joel Campbell | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
DF | 6 | Laurent Koscielny | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
9 | Own Goals | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |||
10 | MF | 20 | Mathieu Flamini | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
FW | 45 | Alex Iwobi | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
MF | 15 | Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
13 | DF | 24 | HΓ©ctor BellerΓn | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
DF | 21 | Calum Chambers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
MF | 35 | Mohamed Elneny | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
DF | 5 | Gabriel Paulista | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
DF | 3 | Kieran Gibbs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
TOTALS | 65 | 10 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 91 |
Source: Arsenal F.C. and 11v11.com
Number | Nationality | Position | Name | Premier League | FA Cup | League Cup | Champions League | Community Shield | Total | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
34 | MF | Francis Coquelin | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | |
5 | DF | Gabriel Paulista | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | |
12 | FW | Olivier Giroud | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | |
19 | MF | Santi Cazorla | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
4 | DF | Per Mertesacker | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
11 | MF | Mesut Γzil | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
20 | MF | Mathieu Flamini | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
6 | DF | Laurent Koscielny | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
16 | MF | Aaron Ramsey | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
35 | MF | Mohamed Elneny | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
24 | DF | HΓ©ctor BellerΓn | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
28 | FW | Joel Campbell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
18 | DF | Nacho Monreal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
21 | DF | Calum Chambers | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
17 | FW | Alexis SΓ‘nchez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
8 | MF | Mikel Arteta | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
2 | DF | Mathieu Debuchy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
23 | FW | Danny Welbeck | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 39 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 67 | 5 |
Source: 11v11.com
Rank | Nationality | Number | Name | Premier League | FA Cup | League Cup | Champions League | Community Shield | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 33 | Petr Δech | 16 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 20 | |
2 | 13 | David Ospina | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
Total | 18 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 24 |
Source: 11v11.com (Petr Δech) and 11v11.com (David Ospina)
Arsenal started the 2015β16 season retaining Puma as their kit supplier and Emirates as their shirt sponsor. [151] In July, they went on a preseason tour to Asia. During this, they participated in the Premier League Asia Trophy in Singapore along with fellow Premier League sides Everton and Stoke City as well as a Singapore Selection XI. [152] Following this tournament, Arsenal will then play in their traditional yearly Emirates Cup tournament at the Emirates Stadium, with Lyon, Villarreal and VfL Wolfsburg also participating. The match against Wolfsburg marked the return of former Arsenal striker Nicklas Bendtner, who made his first return to the Emirates Stadium with Wolfsburg. [153]
Win Draw Loss
15 July 2015 Asia Trophy Semifinal | Singapore XI | 0β4 | Arsenal | Kallang, Singapore |
13:30 BST | Report |
Akpom 30', 76' (
pen.), 79' Wilshere 60' ( pen.) |
Stadium:
National Stadium, Singapore Referee: Jon Moss |
18 July 2015 Asia Trophy Final | Everton | 1β3 | Arsenal | Kallang, Singapore |
13:30 BST | Barkley 75' | Report |
Walcott 22' Cazorla 58' Γzil 62' |
Stadium:
National Stadium, Singapore Referee: Craig Pawson |
25 July 2015 Emirates Cup | Arsenal | 6β0 | Lyon | London |
16:20 BST |
Giroud 29' Oxlade-Chamberlain 34' Iwobi 35' Ramsey 38' Coquelin 45+1' Γzil 62' Cazorla 84' |
Report |
Rose 17' Jenssen 36' |
Stadium:
Emirates Stadium Referee: Jon Moss |
26 July 2015 Emirates Cup | Arsenal | 1β0 | VfL Wolfsburg | London |
16:20 BST |
Walcott 50' Cazorla 85' Monreal 89' |
Report |
Klose 35' Naldo 73' Arnold 85' |
Stadium:
Emirates Stadium Referee: Craig Pawson |
Competition | Started round | Final position / round |
First match | Last match |
---|---|---|---|---|
Premier League | β | 2nd | 9 August 2015 | 15 May 2016 |
FA Community Shield | Final | Winners | 2 August 2015 | |
FA Cup | Third round | Sixth round | 9 January 2016 | 13 March 2016 |
League Cup | Third round | Fourth round | 23 September 2015 | 27 October 2015 |
UEFA Champions League | Group stage | Round of 16 | 16 September 2015 | 16 March 2016 |
Updated to match played 15 May 2016
Source:
Competitions
Competition | Record | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |
Premier League | 38 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 65 | 36 | +29 | 52.63 |
FA Community Shield | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 100.00 |
FA Cup | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 60.00 |
League Cup | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | β2 | 50.00 |
Champions League | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 15 | β2 | 37.50 |
Total | 54 | 28 | 12 | 14 | 91 | 59 | +32 | 51.85 |
Source:
Competitions
Win Draw Loss
2 August 2015 Community Shield | Arsenal | 1β0 | Chelsea | London |
15:00 BST |
Oxlade-Chamberlain 24' Coquelin 67' |
Arsenal Report BBC Report |
Azpilicueta 65' | Stadium:
Wembley Stadium Attendance: 85,437 Referee: Anthony Taylor |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Leicester City (C) | 38 | 23 | 12 | 3 | 68 | 36 | +32 | 81 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
2 | Arsenal | 38 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 65 | 36 | +29 | 71 | |
3 | Tottenham Hotspur | 38 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 69 | 35 | +34 | 70 | |
4 | Manchester City | 38 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 71 | 41 | +30 | 66 | Qualification for the Champions League play-off round |
5 | Manchester United | 38 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 49 | 35 | +14 | 66 | Qualification for the Europa League group stage [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 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 65 | 36 | +29 | 71 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 31 | 11 | +20 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 34 | 25 | +9 |
Last updated: 15 May 2016.
Source:
Premier League
On 17 June 2015, the fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced. [155]
Win Draw Loss
9 August 2015 1 | Arsenal | 0β2 | West Ham United | Holloway, London |
13:30 BST | Monreal 69' |
Arsenal report BBC report |
Noble 5' Ogbonna 7' Tomkins 37' KouyatΓ© 43' ZΓ‘rate 57' |
Stadium:
Emirates Stadium Attendance: 59,996 Referee: Martin Atkinson |
16 August 2015 2 | Crystal Palace | 1β2 | Arsenal | Selhurst, London |
13:30 BST |
Ward 28' McArthur 45+1' |
Arsenal report BBC report |
Giroud 16' Coquelin 41' Delaney 55' ( o.g.) |
Stadium:
Selhurst Park Attendance: 24,732 Referee: Lee Mason |
24 August 2015 3 | Arsenal | 0β0 | Liverpool | Holloway, London |
20:00 BST | Gabriel 65' |
Arsenal report BBC report |
Ε krtel 61' Can 66' Gomez 79' Mignolet 85' |
Stadium:
Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,080 Referee: Michael Oliver |
29 August 2015 4 | Newcastle United | 0β1 | Arsenal | Newcastle upon Tyne |
12:45 BST |
Sissoko 3' MitroviΔ 16' Mbemba 19' Thauvin 26' Anita 48' Wijnaldum 49' Coloccini 90+2' |
Arsenal report BBC report |
Cazorla 49' Coloccini 52' ( o.g.) |
Stadium:
St James' Park Attendance: 50,388 Referee: Andre Marriner |
12 September 2015 5 | Arsenal | 2β0 | Stoke City | Holloway, London |
15:00 BST |
Walcott 31' Γzil 38' Giroud 85' |
Arsenal report BBC report |
Bardsley 81' | Stadium:
Emirates Stadium Attendance: 59,963 Referee: Jonathan Moss |
19 September 2015 6 | Chelsea | 2β0 | Arsenal | Fulham, London |
12:45 BST |
Costa 45' IvanoviΔ 49' Zouma 53' Oscar 64' Chambers 90+1' ( o.g.) |
Arsenal report BBC report |
Cazorla 31' 79' Gabriel 45' 45+1' Chambers 72' |
Stadium:
Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,584 Referee: Mike Dean |
26 September 2015 7 | Leicester City | 2β5 | Arsenal | Leicester |
15:00 BST |
Vardy 13', 89' Drinkwater 72' |
Arsenal report BBC report |
Walcott 18' SΓ‘nchez 33', 57', 81' Arteta 69' Giroud 90+3' |
Stadium:
King Power Stadium Attendance: 32,047 Referee: Craig Pawson |
4 October 2015 8 | Arsenal | 3β0 | Manchester United | Holloway, London |
16:00 BST |
SΓ‘nchez 6', 19' Γzil 7' Coquelin 51' |
Arsenal report BBC report |
Young 22' Darmian 30' Rooney 55' |
Stadium:
Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,084 Referee: Anthony Taylor |
17 October 2015 9 | Watford | 0β3 | Arsenal | Watford |
17:30 BST |
Nyom 47' Gomes 63' |
Arsenal report BBC report |
Mertesacker 58' SΓ‘nchez 62' Giroud 68' Ramsey 74' |
Stadium:
Vicarage Road Attendance: 20,721 Referee: Mike Jones |
24 October 2015 10 | Arsenal | 2β1 | Everton | Holloway, London |
17:30 BST |
Coquelin 25' Giroud 36', 69' Koscielny 38' |
Arsenal report BBC report |
Barkley 44' Barry 67' 90+4' |
Stadium:
Emirates Stadium Attendance: 59,985 Referee: Lee Mason |
31 October 2015 11 | Swansea City | 0β3 | Arsenal | Swansea |
15:00 GMT |
Ki 57' Williams 89' |
Arsenal report BBC report |
Giroud 49' Koscielny 68' Campbell 73' |
Stadium:
Liberty Stadium Attendance: 20,937 Referee: Kevin Friend |
8 November 2015 12 | Arsenal | 1β1 | Tottenham Hotspur | Holloway, London |
16:00 GMT | Gibbs 77' |
Arsenal report BBC report |
Kane 32' Lamela 55' |
Stadium:
Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,060 Referee: Martin Atkinson |
21 November 2015 13 | West Bromwich Albion | 2β1 | Arsenal | West Bromwich |
15:00 GMT |
Morrison 35', 43' Arteta 40' ( o.g.) Brunt 83' Myhill 90+1' |
Arsenal report BBC report |
Giroud 28', 42' BellerΓn 32' |
Stadium:
The Hawthorns Attendance: 24,343 Referee: Mark Clattenburg |
29 November 2015 14 | Norwich City | 1β1 | Arsenal | Norwich |
16:15 GMT |
Grabban 43' O'Neil 57' |
Arsenal report BBC report |
Γzil 30' Cazorla 54' |
Stadium:
Carrow Road Attendance: 27,091 Referee: Jonathan Moss |
5 December 2015 15 | Arsenal | 3β1 | Sunderland | Holloway, London |
15:00 GMT |
Campbell 33' Koscielny 44' Giroud 63' Ramsey 90+3' |
Arsenal report BBC report |
Giroud 45' (
o.g.) Yedlin 80' |
Stadium:
Emirates Stadium Attendance: 59,937 Referee: Robert Madley |
13 December 2015 16 | Aston Villa | 0β2 | Arsenal | Birmingham |
13:30 GMT |
Arsenal report BBC report |
Giroud 8' (
pen.) Ramsey 38' |
Stadium:
Villa Park Attendance: 33,285 Referee: Kevin Friend |
21 December 2015 17 | Arsenal | 2β1 | Manchester City | Holloway, London |
20:00 GMT |
Walcott 33' Giroud 45+1' |
Arsenal report BBC report |
Silva 31' Otamendi 48' TourΓ© 82' |
Stadium:
Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,053 Referee: Andre Marriner |
26 December 2015 18 | Southampton | 4β0 | Arsenal | Southampton |
19:45 GMT |
Martina 19' Long 34', 55', 90+2' Fonte 69' |
Arsenal report BBC report |
Stadium:
St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 31,669 Referee: Jonathan Moss |
28 December 2015 19 | Arsenal | 2β0 | Bournemouth | Holloway, London |
17:30 GMT |
Gabriel 27' Ramsey 30' Chambers 61' Γzil 63' |
Arsenal report BBC report |
Stadium:
Emirates Stadium Attendance: 59,983 Referee: Roger East |
2 January 2016 20 | Arsenal | 1β0 | Newcastle United | Holloway, London |
15:00 GMT |
Koscielny 72' Flamini 82' Γzil 90+2' |
Arsenal report BBC report |
Colback 35' Janmaat 68' |
Stadium:
Emirates Stadium Attendance: 59,257 Referee: Anthony Taylor |
13 January 2016 21 | Liverpool | 3β3 | Arsenal | Liverpool |
20:00 GMT |
Firmino 10', 19', 10' Clyne 53' Allen 90' |
Arsenal report BBC report |
Ramsey 14' Giroud 25', 55' |
Stadium:
Anfield Attendance: 44,109 Referee: Mike Jones |
17 January 2016 22 | Stoke City | 0β0 | Arsenal | Stoke-on-Trent |
16:15 GMT |
Arsenal report BBC report |
Stadium:
Britannia Stadium Attendance: 27,683 Referee: Craig Pawson |
24 January 2016 23 | Arsenal | 0β1 | Chelsea | Holloway, London |
16:00 GMT |
Mertesacker 18' Flamini 45' |
Arsenal report BBC report |
Oscar 11' Costa 23' MatiΔ 60' Mikel 72' |
Stadium:
Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,072 Referee: Mark Clattenburg |
2 February 2016 24 | Arsenal | 0β0 | Southampton | Holloway, London |
19:45 GMT |
Coquelin 87' Gabriel 89' |
Arsenal report BBC report |
Soares 61' | Stadium:
Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,044 Referee: Lee Mason |
7 February 2016 25 | Bournemouth | 0β2 | Arsenal | Bournemouth |
13:30 GMT |
Arsenal report BBC report |
Flamini 9' Γzil 23' Oxlade-Chamberlain 24' |
Stadium:
Dean Court Attendance: 11,357 Referee: Kevin Friend |
14 February 2016 26 | Arsenal | 2β1 | Leicester City | Holloway, London |
12:00 GMT |
Coquelin 36' Koscielny 44' Ramsey 45+2' Walcott 70' Welbeck 90+5', 90+6' |
Arsenal report BBC report |
Vardy 45' (
pen.) Simpson 49' 54' Fuchs 52' KantΓ© 57' Wasilewski 90+4' |
Stadium:
Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,009 Referee: Martin Atkinson |
28 February 2016 27 | Manchester United | 3β2 | Arsenal | Manchester |
14:05 GMT |
Varela 9' Carrick 22' Rashford 29', 32' Herrera 65', 72' Januzaj 90+3' |
Arsenal report BBC report |
Welbeck 40' Γzil 69', 90+2' Ramsey 72' Elneny 73' |
Stadium:
Old Trafford Attendance: 75,329 Referee: Craig Pawson |
2 March 2016 28 | Arsenal | 1β2 | Swansea City | Holloway, London |
19:45 GMT | Campbell 15' |
Arsenal report BBC report |
Routledge 32', 77' Ayew 40' Williams 74' |
Stadium:
Emirates Stadium Attendance: 59,905 Referee: Robert Madley |
5 March 2016 29 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2β2 | Arsenal | London |
12:45 GMT |
Lamela 28' Alderweireld 60' Kane 62' Dier 73' |
Arsenal report BBC report |
BellerΓn 26' Coquelin 29' 55' Ramsey 39' SΓ‘nchez 66', 76' |
Stadium:
White Hart Lane Attendance: 35,762 Referee: Michael Oliver |
19 March 2016 30 | Everton | 0β2 | Arsenal | Liverpool |
12:45 GMT |
Arsenal report BBC report |
Welbeck 7' Iwobi 42' |
Stadium:
Goodison Park Attendance: 39,270 Referee: Mark Clattenburg |
2 April 2016 31 | Arsenal | 4β0 | Watford | Holloway, London |
15:00 BST |
SΓ‘nchez 4' Iwobi 38' BellerΓn 48' Elneny 84' Walcott 90' |
Arsenal report BBC report |
Nyom 61' | Stadium:
Emirates Stadium Attendance: 59,981 Referee: Anthony Taylor |
9 April 2016 32 | West Ham United | 3β3 | Arsenal | London |
12:45 BST |
Carroll 4', 44', 45+2', 52' Antonio 90+3' |
Arsenal report BBC report |
Γzil 18' SΓ‘nchez 35' Koscielny 70' |
Stadium:
Boleyn Ground Attendance: 34,977 Referee: Craig Pawson |
17 April 2016 33 | Arsenal | 1β1 | Crystal Palace | Holloway, London |
16:00 BST | SΓ‘nchez 45+1' |
Arsenal report BBC Report |
Ledley 57' Dann 73' Bolasie 81' |
Stadium:
Emirates Stadium Attendance: 59,961 Referee: Roger East |
21 April 2016 34 | Arsenal | 2β0 | West Bromwich Albion | Holloway, London |
19:45 BST | SΓ‘nchez 6', 38' |
Arsenal report BBC Report |
McAuley 41' | Stadium:
Emirates Stadium Attendance: 59,568 Referee: Jonathan Moss |
24 April 2016 35 | Sunderland | 0β0 | Arsenal | Sunderland |
14:05 BST |
Borini 58' Khazri 90+3' |
Arsenal report BBC report |
Ramsey 40' BellerΓn 49' Elneny 76' Koscielny 90+2' |
Stadium:
Stadium of Light Attendance: 45,420 Referee: Mike Dean |
30 April 2016 36 | Arsenal | 1β0 | Norwich City | Holloway, London |
17:30 BST |
Welbeck 59' Γzil 85' |
Arsenal report BBC report |
Stadium:
Emirates Stadium Attendance: 59,989 Referee: Mike Jones |
8 May 2016 37 | Manchester City | 2β2 | Arsenal | Manchester |
16:00 BST |
AgΓΌero 8' De Bruyne 51' Otamendi 90+1' Fernandinho 90+2' |
Arsenal report BBC Report |
Giroud 10' SΓ‘nchez 68' Gabriel 71' |
Stadium:
Etihad Stadium Attendance: 54,425 Referee: Anthony Taylor |
15 May 2016 38 | Arsenal | 4β0 | Aston Villa | Holloway, London |
15:00 BST |
Giroud 5', 78', 80' Bunn 90+2' ( o.g.) |
BBC report | SΓ‘nchez 39' | Stadium:
Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,007 Referee: Mark Clattenburg |
Win Draw Loss
9 January 2016 Third round | Arsenal | 3β1 | Sunderland | Holloway, London |
15:00 GMT |
Campbell 25' Ramsey 72' Giroud 75' Gabriel 90+3' |
Arsenal report BBC report |
Lens 17' | Stadium:
Emirates Stadium Attendance: 53,349 Referee: Martin Atkinson |
30 January 2016 Fourth round | Arsenal | 2β1 | Burnley | Holloway, London |
15:00 GMT |
Chambers 19' SΓ‘nchez 53' Koscielny 73' |
Arsenal report BBC report |
Vokes 30' Arfield 65' |
Stadium:
Emirates Stadium Attendance: 59,932 Referee: Roger East |
20 February 2016 Fifth round | Arsenal | 0β0 | Hull City | Holloway, London |
12:45 GMT |
Koscielny 41' Chambers 56' |
Arsenal report BBC report |
Maguire 31' Maloney 33' Bruce 90' |
Stadium:
Emirates Stadium Attendance: 59,830 Referee: Mike Dean |
8 March 2016 Replay | Hull City | 0β4 | Arsenal | Kingston upon Hull |
19:00 GMT |
DiamΓ© 47' Maguire 51' |
Arsenal report BBC report |
Elneny 32' Giroud 34', 41', 71' Walcott 77', 88' |
Stadium:
KC Stadium Attendance: 20,993 Referee: Mike Jones |
13 March 2016 Sixth round | Arsenal | 1β2 | Watford | Holloway, London |
13:30 GMT |
Γzil 74' Welbeck 88' |
Arsenal report BBC report |
Pantilimon 43' Ighalo 50' Guedioura 63' |
Stadium:
Emirates Stadium Referee: Andre Marriner |
Win Draw Loss
23 September 2015 Third round | Tottenham Hotspur | 1β2 | Arsenal | Tottenham, London |
19:45 BST |
Chambers 56' (
o.g.) Alli 76' |
Arsenal report BBC report |
Flamini 26', 78', 37' Arteta 33' Debuchy 40' |
Stadium:
White Hart Lane Attendance: 35,687 Referee: Andre Marriner |
27 October 2015 Fourth round | Sheffield Wednesday | 3β0 | Arsenal | Sheffield |
19:45 GMT |
Wallace 27', 45+4' Lucas JoΓ£o 40' Hutchinson 30', 51' Loovens 59' |
Arsenal Report BBC report |
Debuchy 59' Campbell 86' |
Stadium:
Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 35,065 Referee: Graham Scott |
Arsenal qualified for the group stage of the 2015β16 UEFA Champions League due to finishing third in the 2014β15 Premier League. [156] This means that Arsenal have qualified for the UEFA Champions League for the 18th consecutive year. [157] Following changes to UEFA qualification rules, pot 1 for group stage draws would now consist of the Champions League holders and the champions of the seven highest ranked associations. Arsenal having previously been seeded in pot 1 for the Champions League draw as one of the top 8 ranked teams in UEFA, dropped into pot 2 for the 2015β16 UEFA Champions League group stage draw with the remainder of the highest seeded non-champions according to UEFA coefficient. [158]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | BAY | ARS | OLY | DZG | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Bayern Munich | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 3 | +16 | 15 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 5β1 | 4β0 | 5β0 | |
2 | Arsenal | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 10 | +2 | 9 | 2β0 | — | 2β3 | 3β0 | ||
3 | Olympiacos | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 13 | −7 | 9 | Transfer to Europa League | 0β3 | 0β3 | — | 2β1 | |
4 | Dinamo Zagreb | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 14 | −11 | 3 | 0β2 | 2β1 | 0β1 | — |
Win Draw Loss
16 September 2015 1 | Dinamo Zagreb | 2β1 | Arsenal | Zagreb, Croatia |
19:45 BST |
PivariΔ 24' AntoliΔ 47' Fernandes 58' Pinto 65' Rog 90' |
Arsenal Report UEFA Report |
Giroud 23' 40' Walcott 79' Campbell 87' |
Stadium:
Maksimir Stadium Attendance: 17,840 Referee: Ovidiu HaΘegan ( Romania) |
29 September 2015 2 | Arsenal | 2β3 | Olympiacos | London, England |
19:45 BST |
Walcott 35' SΓ‘nchez 44', 65' Gabriel 45' Γzil 78' |
Arsenal Report UEFA Report |
Pardo 33' Ospina 40' ( o.g.) Roberto 64' Finnbogason 66', 75' Cambiasso 76' Fortounis 77' |
Stadium:
Emirates Stadium Referee: Bas Nijhuis ( Netherlands) |
20 October 2015 3 | Arsenal | 2β0 | Bayern Munich | London, England |
19:45 BST |
Giroud 77', 84' Γzil 90+4' |
Report | Stadium:
Emirates Stadium Referee: CΓΌneyt ΓakΔ±r ( Turkey) |
4 November 2015 4 | Bayern Munich | 5β1 | Arsenal | Munich, Germany |
19:45 GMT |
Lewandowski 10' MΓΌller 29', 89' Alaba 44' Robben 55' |
UEFA Report BBC Report |
Γzil 12' Campbell 24' Giroud 69' |
Stadium:
Allianz Arena Referee: Gianluca Rocchi ( Italy) |
24 November 2015 5 | Arsenal | 3β0 | Dinamo Zagreb | London, England |
19:45 GMT |
Γzil 29' SΓ‘nchez 33', 69' Monreal 65' |
UEFA Report BBC Report |
Stadium:
Emirates Stadium Referee: Viktor Kassai ( Hungary) |
9 December 2015 6 | Olympiacos | 0β3 | Arsenal | Piraeus, Greece |
19:45 GMT | Fortounis 9' | Report |
Ramsey 18' Giroud 29', 49', 66' ( pen.), 63' |
Stadium:
Karaiskakis Stadium Referee: Nicola Rizzoli ( Italy) |
The draw for the round of 16 was held on 14 December 2015. [159] The first leg was played on 23 February, and the second leg was played on 16 March 2016.
23 February 2016 First leg | Arsenal | 0β2 | Barcelona | London, England |
19:45 GMT | Monreal 6' | Report |
Messi 71', 83' (
pen.) PiquΓ© 85' |
Stadium:
Emirates Stadium Referee: CΓΌneyt ΓakΔ±r ( Turkey) |
16 March 2016 Second leg | Barcelona | 3β1 (5β1 agg.) | Arsenal | Barcelona, Spain |
19:45 GMT |
Neymar 18' SuΓ‘rez 65' Turan 79' Messi 88' |
UEFA Report BBC Report |
Flamini 32' Gabriel 35' SΓ‘nchez 50' Elneny 51' Giroud 85' |
Stadium:
Camp Nou Referee: Sergei Karasev ( Russia) |
Awarded monthly to the player chosen by fan voting on Arsenal.com
Month | Player | Votes |
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August | Francis Coquelin | 23% [160] |
September | Theo Walcott | 22% [161] |
October | Mesut Γzil | 60.1% [162] |
November | Mesut Γzil | 87.2% [163] |
December | Mesut Γzil | 81.2% [164] |
January | Petr Δech | 47.4% [165] |
February | Mesut Γzil | 36% [166] |
March | Mohamed Elneny | 31.6% [167] |
April | Mohamed Elneny | 40.2% [168] |
2015β16 season | ||||
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Chairman | Sir Chips Keswick | |||
Manager | Arsène Wenger | |||
Stadium | Emirates Stadium | |||
Premier League | 2nd | |||
FA Cup | Sixth round | |||
League Cup | Fourth round | |||
FA Community Shield | Winners | |||
UEFA Champions League | Round of 16 | |||
Top goalscorer | League: Olivier Giroud (16) All: Olivier Giroud (24) | |||
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The 2015β16 season was Arsenal's 24th season in the Premier League and 90th consecutive season in the top flight of English football. [1] [2] The club entered the season as the FA Cup holders, [3] and participated in the Premier League, FA Cup, League Cup, Community Shield and the UEFA Champions League. Arsenal were favourites to get their first league title since 2004, having been league-leaders towards the New Year, but a loss of form which included successive defeats to Manchester United and Swansea City saw them lose ground on eventual winners Leicester City, although they recovered to get 2nd, their highest finish in 11 years. Arsenal's attempt of winning a third consecutive FA Cup was unsuccessful, losing to Watford at the quarter-final stage, as well as exiting in the League Cup fourth round to Sheffield Wednesday. In Europe, Arsenal recovered from a poor start to qualify for the knockout-stages, but they were defeated in both legs against Barcelona. The season covers the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016.
Arsenal began their season with the Community Shield against local rival side Chelsea. The Gunners won the match 1β0, following a goal by Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, who scored via a drive into the top corner. The trophy was ArsΓ¨ne Wenger's 15th in 18 years of being in charge of Arsenal, and presented Wenger with his first win against a side managed by JosΓ© Mourinho after 13 attempts. [4] Soon after, Arsenal began their 24th Premier League season at home to West Ham United, and inspired by the signing of goalkeeper Petr Δech, many believed Arsenal to be title contenders for the first time in 11 years. [5] The club's solid pre-season form, however, fizzled out as they failed to win in their first two home games, with a 2β0 defeat to West Ham on the opening weekend, leaving them third-bottom, and a goalless draw with Liverpool, although Aaron Ramsey was falsely ruled offside for an early goal. With two tight wins at Crystal Palace and Newcastle United, Arsenal went into September with seven points. Arsenal did not make additional signings after Δech, leaving manager Wenger to come under fire from fans and critics.
Arsenal started September with a nervy 2β0 win over Stoke City at the Emirates, with Theo Walcott and Olivier Giroud scoring. [6] Between the Stoke clash and a trip to struggling champions Chelsea, Arsenal faced Dinamo Zagreb away in the Champions League. Despite appearing the stronger side, Arsenal slumped to a shock 2β1 defeat, with under-performing striker Giroud being sent off for two yellow cards. [7] The week got worse as Arsenal lost 2β0 at Stamford Bridge, with Santi Cazorla (two yellows) and Gabriel being sent off, the latter incorrectly shown red by Mike Dean for a clash with Diego Costa in which the latter assaulted Laurent Koscielny. [8] Gabriel's ban was reduced from three games to one, but Gabriel, Costa, Chelsea and Arsenal were all fined for player misconduct, with Costa suspended for three games. [9] With the Chelsea incident resolved, Arsenal faced a tough League Cup tie with North London arch-rival club Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane. Mathieu Flamini became an unsung hero with a brace, the second of which was a volley from 20 yards, both goals on the other side of a Calum Chambers own goal. [10] Arsenal, full of confidence after eliminating their rivals, visited the only unbeaten team in the league at the time, Leicester City, who were one point and one place above Arsenal. Despite a brace from Jamie Vardy, Walcott and Giroud scored either side of three goals from SΓ‘nchez, who ended a run of seven games without a goal. [11] Arsenal ended their month on a sour note, however, as errors from second-choice goalkeeper David Ospina saw Arsenal lose 3β2 to Olympiacos at home in the Champions League, [12] meaning they were bottom of their group with successive games against in-form Bayern Munich coming up.
Arsenal started October on a high, as three early goalsβtwo from Alexis SΓ‘nchez and one from Mesut Γzilβat the Emirates saw Arsenal breeze past Manchester United to leapfrog them into second place in the league table, behind Manchester City. [13] Arsenal travelled to Vicarage Road two weeks later to play Watford, where goals from SΓ‘nchez, Aaron Ramsey and Olivier Giroud saw Arsenal claim another 3β0 win. [14] Arsenal hosted German heavyweights Bayern Munich in an attempt to turn around their Champions League. Despite the German team losing only once all season, Arsenal claimed a shock 2β0 win, with Giroud and Γzil scoring late in the second half. Giroud's return to form saw him return to the starting lineup ahead of Theo Walcott. Giroud thanked Wenger by inspiring the Gunners to a 2β1 win over Everton at the Emirates. [15] Arsenal's only loss in October came between the Everton win and a 3β0 victory over Swansea City, courtesy of goals from Giroud, Laurent Koscielny and Joel Campbell, [16] when they were stunned by Championship side Sheffield Wednesday, going out of the League Cup in a 3β0 defeat that saw Theo Walcott and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain off injured, with goals from Ross Wallace, Lucas JoΓ£o and Sam Hutchinson. [17]
Arsenal were humiliated at the Allianz Arena to start November, with Bayern Munich cruising to a 5β1 win, putting Arsenal's Champions League progression in doubt. [18] Arsenal hosted rivals Tottenham on the Sunday that followed, but with stars HΓ©ctor BellerΓn, Theo Walcott, Aaron Ramsey and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain on a list of ten injured Arsenal players, the Gunners had to struggle for a 1β1 draw. [19] November only got worse for Arsenal, with Francis Coquelin looking at three months out, Mikel Arteta facing several weeks out after both were injured in a 2β1 defeat at West Bromwich Albion, with Santi Cazorla missing a vital penalty late on. [20] Arsenal's Champions League form bounced back, with an Alexis SΓ‘nchez brace giving Arsenal a 3β0 win over Dinamo Zagreb at the Emirates. [21] With Olympiacos thrashed by Bayern, Arsenal would need a two-goal cushion or a 3β2 or higher victory in Athens to progress. Arsenal's horrid month ended with more misery, with SΓ‘nchez and Cazorla both suffering injuries in a 1β1 draw with Norwich City, [22] with Cazorla's keeping him out for three months. Oxlade-Chamberlain, Ramsey and Walcott, however, all returned at the end of the month, with the crucial Olympiacos game and a match with Premier League title contenders Manchester City coming up.
Arsenal returned to form in December, starting with a 3β1 win over Sunderland, with Joel Campbell and Aaron Ramsey scoring either side of goals at either end from Olivier Giroud. [23] Arsenal then traveled to Olympiacos, where they had failed to win in their last three games, with their last win in Greece coming in 1998. Fears were erased by a Giroud hat-trick, [24] putting Arsenal through and demoting Olympiacos into the Europa League, only for Arsenal to draw holders Barcelona, who had knocked Arsenal out in the 2010 quarter finals and in 2011 at the same stage. The Spanish side also beat the Gunners in the 2006 final. [25] Arsenal recorded successive victories before Christmas, winning 2β0 at Aston Villa, [26] before a 2β1 home win over Manchester City. [27] As things were looking up, a Boxing Day defeat at Liverpool saw surprise leaders Leicester loosen their grip on first, giving Arsenal a chance to go top with a win against Southampton, but a Shane Long brace saw Arsenal thrashed 4β0. [28] Despite this, Arsenal still finished 2015 top of the Premier League, after a 2β0 win against AFC Bournemouth was enough to keep Arsenal ahead of Leicester on goal difference, who drew 0β0 with Manchester City in their final game of 2015. [29]
Arsenal started 2016 with an unconvincing 1β0 win over relegation scrappers Newcastle, courtesy of a late Laurent Koscielny goal. [30] Arsenal kicked off their FA Cup defence against Sunderland at the Emirates. Their 3β1 win mirrored the clash in December, with Joel Campbell, Olivier Giroud and Aaron Ramsey scoring Arsenal's goals in identical fashion to the league tie, despite an early Jeremain Lens goal. [31] This was followed by two away league fixtures at Liverpool and Stoke; the former was a 3β3 draw with Giroud scoring a brace and Ramsey finding the net for Arsenal, [32] whereas the latter finished scoreless. [33] On 24 January, Arsenal hosted local rivals Chelsea and were defeated 1β0 after Per Mertesacker was sent off. This meant they had failed to win a league game against Chelsea for the ninth league meeting in a row, and it was the sixth consecutive time they had failed to score in the fixture. [34] Six days later, Arsenal advanced to the fifth round of the FA Cup, with Calum Chambers and Alexis SΓ‘nchez scoring in a 2β1 defeat of Championship side Burnley at home. [35] Arsenal made one signing in January, Basel's Egyptian midfielder Mohamed Elneny completed a Β£5 million move. [36]
In the beginning of February, Arsenal failed to score for the third consecutive league match, playing Southampton to a stalemate at the Emirates. [37] Mesut Γzil and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain led Arsenal back to winning ways with a 2β0 away victory at AFC Bournemouth. [38] Arsenal then won a dramatic top of the table clash with league leaders Leicester, coming back after a Jamie Vardy penalty to win 2β1 at home, with late goals from Theo Walcott and Danny Welbeck, reducing the gap between Arsenal and Leicester in second and first to two points. [39] Despite a dominant performance at home, Arsenal were held to a 0β0 draw by Hull City in the fifth round of the FA Cup. [40] Arsenal subsequently returned to Champions League action by hosting title holders Barcelona. A Lionel Messi brace condemned Arsenal to a 2β0 defeat. [41] Arsenal ended February with an away game at Manchester United, with goals from Welbeck and Γzil not enough to avoid a 3β2 defeat. [42]
Arsenal started March suffering a third consecutive loss at the hands of Swansea at home; Joel Campbell's goal was cancelled out and the match finished 2β1 to Swansea. [43] Arsenal then visited local rivals Tottenham in a make-or-break clash, as defeat would put Arsenal six points off their rivals, above Arsenal in second. Aaron Ramsey gave Arsenal a crucial lead, but a Francis Coquelin sending off for two yellow cards turned the game on its head. Toby Alderweireld and Harry Kane struck back to put Spurs ahead, but Alexis SΓ‘nchez helped the team rescue a point with a late goal, with the match finishing 2β2. [44] Olivier Giroud and Theo Walcott scored two goals each against Hull City in the FA Cup fifth round replay to reach the quarter finals, [45] but Arsenal went out after a 2β1 home defeat to Watford, with Danny Welbeck scoring the lone goal for the team as Arsenal's defence ended, after winning the previous two titles. [46] Arsenal went out of their second cup competition just days later, being condemned a sixth-straight last-16 elimination from the Champions League with a 3β1 away loss to Barcelona, Mohamed Elneny's first Arsenal goal proving a mere consolation. [47] One promising note from the defeat was the performance of Nigerian youngster Alex Iwobi, and he was rewarded with his second Premier League start against Everton at the end of March. His first club goal, and a fourth goal in nine games since return for Danny Welbeck, saw Arsenal win 2β0. [48]
Arsenal got off to a flying start in the penultimate month of the season; goals from Alexis SΓ‘nchez, HΓ©ctor BellerΓn and Theo Walcott, as well as a second Premier League goal on a second start for Alex Iwobi, saw Arsenal crush Watford 4β0 at Emirates Stadium. [49] The result kept Arsenal firmly in the title race ahead of a crucial clash at sixth-placed West Ham the following weekend, having lost the reverse tie on opening day. The result saw praise for Iwobi, who was referred to as "the next Ian Wright" by Garth Crooks. [50] Arsenal visited West Ham the following matchday, where they blew away a 2β0 lead to draw 3β3. SΓ‘nchez, Γzil and Koscielny scored. [51] Arsenal's title hopes suffered a big blow when they were held 1β1 at home by Crystal Palace despite dominating the match, with SΓ‘nchez scoring for the team. [52] Arsenal hosted and defeated West Brom 2β0, courtesy of a brace from SΓ‘nchez. [53] Arsenal's chances of ending a 12-year Premier League title drought became mathematically impossible after a 0β0 away draw at Sunderland, which left them 12 points behind leaders Leicester with only three matches to play. [54] Arsenal ended April with a 1β0 win over Norwich at Emirates Stadium, with Danny Welbeck scoring the solitary goal. [55]
After Manchester City were defeated by Southampton, Arsenal stayed in third ahead of a clash with fourth placed City. Arsenal came from behind twice to recover a 2β2 draw. Olivier Giroud ended a 15-game goal drought dating back to January with the first, while Alexis SΓ‘nchez added his seventh goal in nine games for Arsenal's second. [56] The draw failed to secure Champions League football for 2016β17, but after Manchester United lost 3β2 to West Ham two days later secured at least a place in the qualification round. [57] Arsenal needed a point against Aston Villa to secure automatic qualification and third place. Arsenal would have to hope a win and a shock victory by already-relegated Newcastle against Tottenham for Arsenal to pip their rivals to second. Newcastle did the impossible with a 5β1 rout of Spurs, and an Olivier Giroud hat-trick powered Arsenal to a 4β0 win over Villa. Captain Mikel Arteta, who came on as a substitute in what was his final appearance before retirement, forced an own goal by shooting in off the bar and Villa goalkeeper Mark Bunn. [58] Arteta was given a standing ovation, while second-longest-serving player TomΓ‘Ε‘ RosickΓ½ received a guard of honour, with the club confirming both would leave at the expiration of their contracts. [59]
N |
Pos. |
Nat. |
Name |
Age |
EU |
Since |
App |
Goals |
Ends |
Transfer fee |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | GK | Wojciech SzczΔsny | 26 | EU | 2009 | 181 | 0 | undisclosed [60] | Youth system | On loan to Roma | |
2 | DF | Mathieu Debuchy | 30 | EU | 2014 | 22 | 1 | undisclosed | Β£12.0M [61] | On loan to Bordeaux | |
3 | DF | Kieran Gibbs | 26 | EU | 2007 | 209 | 6 | undisclosed [62] | Youth system | ||
4 | DF | Per Mertesacker | 31 | EU | 2011 | 208 | 8 | undisclosed [63] | Β£8.0M [64] | ||
5 | DF | Gabriel Paulista | 25 | Non-EU | 2015 (Winter) | 38 | 1 | undisclosed [65] | Β£11.3M [66] | ||
6 | DF | Laurent Koscielny | 30 | EU | 2010 | 248 | 20 | undisclosed [67] | Β£8.5M [68] | ||
7 | MF | TomΓ‘Ε‘ RosickΓ½ | 35 | EU | 2006 | 246 | 28 | undisclosed [63] | Β£6.8M [69] | ||
8 | MF | Mikel Arteta | 34 | EU | 2011 | 150 | 16 | 2016 [70] | Β£10.0M [71] | ||
10 | MF | Jack Wilshere | 24 | EU | 2008 | 157 | 12 | 2018 [72] | Youth system | ||
11 | MF | Mesut Γzil | 27 | EU | 2013 | 118 | 20 | undisclosed [73] | Β£42.5M [74] [75] [76] | ||
12 | FW | Olivier Giroud | 29 | EU | 2012 | 188 | 82 | undisclosed [77] | Β£12.8M [78] | ||
13 | GK | David Ospina | 27 | Non-EU | 2014 | 36 | 0 | undisclosed [79] | Β£3.2M [80] | ||
14 | FW | Theo Walcott | 27 | EU | 2006 (Winter) | 344 | 85 | 2019 [81] | Β£9.0M [82] | ||
15 | MF | Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain | 22 | EU | 2011 | 149 | 14 | undisclosed [83] | Β£12.0M [84] | ||
16 | MF | Aaron Ramsey | 25 | EU | 2008 | 265 | 43 | undisclosed [85] | Β£4.8M [86] | ||
17 | FW | Alexis SΓ‘nchez | 27 | Non-EU | 2014 | 94 | 42 | undisclosed [87] | Β£30.0M [88] | ||
18 | DF | Nacho Monreal | 30 | EU | 2013 (Winter) | 131 | 2 | undisclosed [89] | Β£8.5M [90] | ||
19 | MF | Santi Cazorla | 31 | EU | 2012 | 169 | 27 | undisclosed [85] | Β£12.0M [91] | ||
20 | MF | Mathieu Flamini | 32 | EU | 2013 | 246 | 13 | undisclosed [92] | Free [92] | ||
21 | DF | Calum Chambers | 21 | EU | 2014 | 59 | 2 | undisclosed [93] | Β£16.0m [94] | ||
22 | FW | Yaya Sanogo | 23 | EU | 2013 | 20 | 1 | undisclosed [95] | Free [95] | On loan to Charlton Athletic | |
23 | FW | Danny Welbeck | 25 | EU | 2014 | 49 | 13 | 2019 | Β£16.0M | ||
24 | DF | HΓ©ctor BellerΓn | 21 | EU | 2013 | 73 | 3 | undisclosed | Youth system | ||
25 | DF | Carl Jenkinson | 24 | EU | 2011 | 57 | 1 | undisclosed [96] | Β£1.0M [96] | On loan to West Ham United | |
26 | GK | Emiliano MartΓnez | 23 | Non-EU | 2012 | 8 | 0 | undisclosed | Youth system | On loan to Wolverhampton Wanderers | |
27 | FW | Serge Gnabry | 20 | EU | 2012 | 19 | 1 | undisclosed [97] | Youth system | On loan to West Bromwich Albion | |
28 | FW | Joel Campbell | 23 | Non-EU | 2011 | 41 | 4 | undisclosed [98] | Β£0.9M [99] | ||
32 | FW | Chuba Akpom | 20 | EU | 2013 | 9 | 0 | undisclosed | Youth system | On loan to Hull City | |
33 | GK | Petr Δech | 33 | EU | 2015 | 42 | 0 | 2019 [100] | Β£10M [100] | ||
34 | MF | Francis Coquelin | 25 | EU | 2008 | 109 | 0 | undisclosed [101] | Youth system | ||
35 | MF | Mohamed Elneny | 23 | Non-EU | 2016 (Winter) | 17 | 1 | undisclosed | Β£7.4M [102] [103] | ||
37 | MF | Krystian Bielik | 18 | EU | 2015 (Winter) | 1 | 0 | undisclosed [104] | Β£2.5M [105] | ||
42 | DF | Isaac Hayden | 21 | EU | 2013 | 2 | 0 | undisclosed | Youth system | On loan to Hull City | |
45 | FW | Alex Iwobi | 20 | EU | 2015 | 21 | 2 | undisclosed | Youth system | ||
β | MF | Gedion Zelalem | 19 | EU | 2014 | 2 | 0 | undisclosed [85] | Youth system | On loan to Rangers |
# | Position | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date | Team | Source |
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54 | MF | Jeff Reine-AdΓ©laΓ―de | Lens | Undisclosed (~ Β£3,000,000) | 21 May 2015 | Reserves | [106] [107] |
68 | FW | Yassin Fortune | Academy | ||||
66 | MF | Vlad Dragomir | Poli TimiΘoara | Undisclosed (~ Β£71,000) | 24 June 2015 | Academy | [106] [108] |
72 | DF | Jordi Osei-Tutu | Reading | Undisclosed (~ Β£0) | 26 June 2015 | Academy | [106] [109] |
33 | GK | Petr Δech | Chelsea | Undisclosed (~ Β£10,000,000) | 29 June 2015 | First team | [110] [111] [112] |
β | FW | Donyell Malen | Ajax | Free transfer | 29 July 2015 | Academy | [113] [114] |
36 | MF | IsmaΓ«l Bennacer | Arles-Avignon | Undisclosed (~ Β£150,000) | 30 July 2015 | Reserves | [115] |
35 | MF | Mohamed Elneny | Basel | Undisclosed (~ Β£7,400,000) | 14 January 2016 | First team | [102] [103] [116] |
Total spending: Undisclosed (~ Β£21,521,000)
# | Position | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date | Team | Source |
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24 | MF | Abou Diaby | Marseille [a] | Free transfer (Released) | 10 June 2015 | First team | [118] |
31 | MF | Ryo Miyaichi | FC St. Pauli [b] | Free transfer (Released) | 10 June 2015 | Reserves | [118] |
37 | DF | Semi Ajayi | Cardiff City [c] | Free transfer (Released) | 10 June 2015 | Reserves | [118] |
46 | MF | Jack Jebb | Stevenage [d] | Free transfer (Released) | 10 June 2015 | Reserves | [118] |
48 | FW | Austin Lipman | VCD Athletic [e] | Free transfer (Released) | 10 June 2015 | Reserves | [118] |
54 | DF | Brandon Ormonde-Ottewill | Swindon Town [f] | Free transfer (Released) | 10 June 2015 | Reserves | [118] |
57 | GK | Josh Vickers | Swansea City [g] | Free transfer (Released) | 10 June 2015 | Reserves | [118] |
9 | FW | Lukas Podolski | Galatasaray [h] | Undisclosed (~ Β£1,800,000) | 4 July 2015 | First team | [123] |
64 | DF | George Dobson | West Ham United | Undisclosed | 27 July 2015 | Reserves | [124] [125] |
β | MF | Jonatas Centeno | Sheffield Wednesday | Free transfer (Released) | 4 August 2015 | Reserves | [126] |
Total incoming: Undisclosed (~ Β£1,800,000)
# | Position | Player | Loaned to | Date | Loan expires | Team | Source |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
70 | MF | Ainsley Maitland-Niles | Ipswich Town | 2 July 2015 | End of season | Reserves | [127] |
25 | DF | Carl Jenkinson | West Ham United | 14 July 2015 | End of season | First team | [128] |
22 | FW | Yaya Sanogo | Ajax | 17 July 2015 | 1 February 2016 [a] | First team | [129] |
1 | GK | Wojciech SzczΔsny | Roma | 29 July 2015 | End of season | First team | [130] |
57 | MF | Jon Toral | Birmingham City | 30 July 2015 | End of season | Reserves | [131] |
38 | MF | Daniel Crowley | Barnsley | 31 July 2015 | 30 October 2015 [b] | Reserves | [132] [133] |
41 | DF | Isaac Hayden | Hull City | 31 July 2015 | End of season | First team | [134] |
32 | FW | Chuba Akpom | Hull City | 4 August 2015 | End of season | First team | [135] |
27 | FW | Serge Gnabry | West Bromwich Albion | 7 August 2015 | 5 January 2016 [c] | First team | [136] |
26 | GK | Emiliano MartΓnez | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 11 August 2015 | End of season | First team | [137] |
58 | FW | Wellington Silva | Bolton Wanderers | 20 August 2015 | End of season | Reserves | [138] |
35 | MF | Gedion Zelalem | Rangers | 24 August 2015 | End of Season | Reserves | [139] [140] |
47 | MF | Glen Kamara | Southend | 22 January 2016 | End of Season | Reserves | [141] |
2 | DF | Mathieu Debuchy | Bordeaux | 1 February 2016 | End of Season | First team | [142] |
22 | FW | Yaya Sanogo | Charlton Athletic | 1 February 2016 | End of Season | First team | [143] |
Spending Summer: Undisclosed (~ Β£14,121,000) Winter: Undisclosed (~ Β£7,400,000) Total: Undisclosed (~ Β£21,521,000) |
Income Summer: Undisclosed (~ Β£1,800,000) Winter: Undisclosed (~ Β£0,000,000) Total: Undisclosed (~ Β£1,800,000) |
Net expenditure Summer: Undisclosed (~ Β£13,321,000) Winter: Undisclosed (~ Β£7,400,000) Total: Undisclosed (~ Β£20,721,000) |
Position | Staff |
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Manager | Arsène Wenger |
Assistant manager | Steve Bould |
First team coach |
Boro Primorac Neil Banfield |
Goalkeeping coach | Gerry Peyton |
Head of athletic performance enhancement | Shad Forsythe |
Fitness coach |
Tony Colbert Craig Gant |
Physiotherapist |
Colin Lewin Ben Ashworth Andrew Rolls |
Club doctor | Gary O'Driscoll |
Head of academy | Andries Jonker |
Masseur |
Darren Page Chris Harvey Chris Senior |
Kit manager | Vic Akers |
Assistant Kit manager | Paul Akers |
Equipment manager | Paul Johnson |
Performance nutritionist | James Collins |
Football analyst | Ben Knapper |
Last updated: 1 July 2015
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No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Premier League | FA Cup | League Cup | Champions League | Community Shield | Total | ||||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
2 | DF | FRA | Mathieu Debuchy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 (1) | 0 |
3 | DF | ENG | Kieran Gibbs | 3 (12) | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 (3) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 12 (16) | 1 |
4 | DF | GER | Per Mertesacker | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 35 (1) | 0 |
5 | DF | BRA | Gabriel Paulista | 18 (3) | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 (3) | 1 |
6 | DF | FRA | Laurent Koscielny | 33 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 4 |
7 | MF | CZE | TomΓ‘Ε‘ RosickΓ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 |
8 | MF | ESP | Mikel Arteta | 0 (9) | 0 | 0 (2) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 2 (12) | 0 |
10 | MF | ENG | Jack Wilshere | 1 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (2) | 0 |
11 | MF | GER | Mesut Γzil | 35 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 45 | 8 |
12 | FW | FRA | Olivier Giroud | 26 (12) | 16 | 4 (1) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 (2) | 5 | 0 (1) | 0 | 37 (16) | 24 |
13 | GK | COL | David Ospina | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
14 | FW | ENG | Theo Walcott | 15 (13) | 5 | 3 (2) | 2 | 0 (2) | 0 | 3 (3) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 22 (20) | 9 |
15 | MF | ENG | Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain | 9 (13) | 1 | 2 (1) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 (2) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 (16) | 2 |
16 | MF | WAL | Aaron Ramsey | 29 (2) | 5 | 0 (2) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 (2) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 34 (6) | 6 |
17 | FW | CHI | Alexis SΓ‘nchez | 28 (2) | 13 | 2 (1) | 1 | 0 (1) | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 37 (4) | 17 |
18 | DF | ESP | Nacho Monreal | 36 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 44 (1) | 0 |
19 | MF | ESP | Santi Cazorla | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
20 | MF | FRA | Mathieu Flamini | 12 (4) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 (5) | 2 |
21 | DF | ENG | Calum Chambers | 2 (10) | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 (3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 (13) | 1 |
23 | FW | ENG | Danny Welbeck | 7 (4) | 4 | 1 (1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 (6) | 5 |
24 | DF | ESP | HΓ©ctor BellerΓn | 36 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 1 |
28 | FW | CRC | Joel Campbell | 11 (8) | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 (10) | 4 |
33 | GK | CZE | Petr Δech | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 0 |
34 | MF | FRA | Francis Coquelin | 21 (5) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 (2) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 28 (7) | 0 |
35 | MF | EGY | Mohamed Elneny | 9 (2) | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 (2) | 1 |
36 | MF | FRA | IsmaΓ«l Bennacer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 |
37 | MF | POL | Krystian Bielik | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 |
45 | FW | NGA | Alex Iwobi | 8 (5) | 2 | 4 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 (7) | 2 |
47 | MF | FIN | Glen Kamara | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
54 | MF | FRA | Jeff Reine-AdΓ©laΓ―de | 0 | 0 | 0 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (2) | 0 |
Source: Arsenal F.C. and 11v11.com
Rank | Position | Nationality | Number | Name | Premier League | FA Cup | League Cup | Champions League | Community Shield | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | FW | 12 | Olivier Giroud | 16 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 24 | |
2 | FW | 17 | Alexis SΓ‘nchez | 13 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17 | |
3 | FW | 14 | Theo Walcott | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | |
4 | MF | 11 | Mesut Γzil | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | |
5 | MF | 16 | Aaron Ramsey | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
6 | FW | 23 | Danny Welbeck | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
7 | FW | 28 | Joel Campbell | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
DF | 6 | Laurent Koscielny | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
9 | Own Goals | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |||
10 | MF | 20 | Mathieu Flamini | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
FW | 45 | Alex Iwobi | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
MF | 15 | Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
13 | DF | 24 | HΓ©ctor BellerΓn | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
DF | 21 | Calum Chambers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
MF | 35 | Mohamed Elneny | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
DF | 5 | Gabriel Paulista | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
DF | 3 | Kieran Gibbs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
TOTALS | 65 | 10 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 91 |
Source: Arsenal F.C. and 11v11.com
Number | Nationality | Position | Name | Premier League | FA Cup | League Cup | Champions League | Community Shield | Total | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
34 | MF | Francis Coquelin | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | |
5 | DF | Gabriel Paulista | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | |
12 | FW | Olivier Giroud | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | |
19 | MF | Santi Cazorla | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
4 | DF | Per Mertesacker | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
11 | MF | Mesut Γzil | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
20 | MF | Mathieu Flamini | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
6 | DF | Laurent Koscielny | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
16 | MF | Aaron Ramsey | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
35 | MF | Mohamed Elneny | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
24 | DF | HΓ©ctor BellerΓn | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
28 | FW | Joel Campbell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
18 | DF | Nacho Monreal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
21 | DF | Calum Chambers | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
17 | FW | Alexis SΓ‘nchez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
8 | MF | Mikel Arteta | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
2 | DF | Mathieu Debuchy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
23 | FW | Danny Welbeck | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 39 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 67 | 5 |
Source: 11v11.com
Rank | Nationality | Number | Name | Premier League | FA Cup | League Cup | Champions League | Community Shield | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 33 | Petr Δech | 16 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 20 | |
2 | 13 | David Ospina | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
Total | 18 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 24 |
Source: 11v11.com (Petr Δech) and 11v11.com (David Ospina)
Arsenal started the 2015β16 season retaining Puma as their kit supplier and Emirates as their shirt sponsor. [151] In July, they went on a preseason tour to Asia. During this, they participated in the Premier League Asia Trophy in Singapore along with fellow Premier League sides Everton and Stoke City as well as a Singapore Selection XI. [152] Following this tournament, Arsenal will then play in their traditional yearly Emirates Cup tournament at the Emirates Stadium, with Lyon, Villarreal and VfL Wolfsburg also participating. The match against Wolfsburg marked the return of former Arsenal striker Nicklas Bendtner, who made his first return to the Emirates Stadium with Wolfsburg. [153]
Win Draw Loss
15 July 2015 Asia Trophy Semifinal | Singapore XI | 0β4 | Arsenal | Kallang, Singapore |
13:30 BST | Report |
Akpom 30', 76' (
pen.), 79' Wilshere 60' ( pen.) |
Stadium:
National Stadium, Singapore Referee: Jon Moss |
18 July 2015 Asia Trophy Final | Everton | 1β3 | Arsenal | Kallang, Singapore |
13:30 BST | Barkley 75' | Report |
Walcott 22' Cazorla 58' Γzil 62' |
Stadium:
National Stadium, Singapore Referee: Craig Pawson |
25 July 2015 Emirates Cup | Arsenal | 6β0 | Lyon | London |
16:20 BST |
Giroud 29' Oxlade-Chamberlain 34' Iwobi 35' Ramsey 38' Coquelin 45+1' Γzil 62' Cazorla 84' |
Report |
Rose 17' Jenssen 36' |
Stadium:
Emirates Stadium Referee: Jon Moss |
26 July 2015 Emirates Cup | Arsenal | 1β0 | VfL Wolfsburg | London |
16:20 BST |
Walcott 50' Cazorla 85' Monreal 89' |
Report |
Klose 35' Naldo 73' Arnold 85' |
Stadium:
Emirates Stadium Referee: Craig Pawson |
Competition | Started round | Final position / round |
First match | Last match |
---|---|---|---|---|
Premier League | β | 2nd | 9 August 2015 | 15 May 2016 |
FA Community Shield | Final | Winners | 2 August 2015 | |
FA Cup | Third round | Sixth round | 9 January 2016 | 13 March 2016 |
League Cup | Third round | Fourth round | 23 September 2015 | 27 October 2015 |
UEFA Champions League | Group stage | Round of 16 | 16 September 2015 | 16 March 2016 |
Updated to match played 15 May 2016
Source:
Competitions
Competition | Record | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |
Premier League | 38 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 65 | 36 | +29 | 52.63 |
FA Community Shield | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 100.00 |
FA Cup | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 60.00 |
League Cup | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | β2 | 50.00 |
Champions League | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 15 | β2 | 37.50 |
Total | 54 | 28 | 12 | 14 | 91 | 59 | +32 | 51.85 |
Source:
Competitions
Win Draw Loss
2 August 2015 Community Shield | Arsenal | 1β0 | Chelsea | London |
15:00 BST |
Oxlade-Chamberlain 24' Coquelin 67' |
Arsenal Report BBC Report |
Azpilicueta 65' | Stadium:
Wembley Stadium Attendance: 85,437 Referee: Anthony Taylor |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Leicester City (C) | 38 | 23 | 12 | 3 | 68 | 36 | +32 | 81 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
2 | Arsenal | 38 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 65 | 36 | +29 | 71 | |
3 | Tottenham Hotspur | 38 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 69 | 35 | +34 | 70 | |
4 | Manchester City | 38 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 71 | 41 | +30 | 66 | Qualification for the Champions League play-off round |
5 | Manchester United | 38 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 49 | 35 | +14 | 66 | Qualification for the Europa League group stage [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 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 65 | 36 | +29 | 71 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 31 | 11 | +20 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 34 | 25 | +9 |
Last updated: 15 May 2016.
Source:
Premier League
On 17 June 2015, the fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced. [155]
Win Draw Loss
9 August 2015 1 | Arsenal | 0β2 | West Ham United | Holloway, London |
13:30 BST | Monreal 69' |
Arsenal report BBC report |
Noble 5' Ogbonna 7' Tomkins 37' KouyatΓ© 43' ZΓ‘rate 57' |
Stadium:
Emirates Stadium Attendance: 59,996 Referee: Martin Atkinson |
16 August 2015 2 | Crystal Palace | 1β2 | Arsenal | Selhurst, London |
13:30 BST |
Ward 28' McArthur 45+1' |
Arsenal report BBC report |
Giroud 16' Coquelin 41' Delaney 55' ( o.g.) |
Stadium:
Selhurst Park Attendance: 24,732 Referee: Lee Mason |
24 August 2015 3 | Arsenal | 0β0 | Liverpool | Holloway, London |
20:00 BST | Gabriel 65' |
Arsenal report BBC report |
Ε krtel 61' Can 66' Gomez 79' Mignolet 85' |
Stadium:
Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,080 Referee: Michael Oliver |
29 August 2015 4 | Newcastle United | 0β1 | Arsenal | Newcastle upon Tyne |
12:45 BST |
Sissoko 3' MitroviΔ 16' Mbemba 19' Thauvin 26' Anita 48' Wijnaldum 49' Coloccini 90+2' |
Arsenal report BBC report |
Cazorla 49' Coloccini 52' ( o.g.) |
Stadium:
St James' Park Attendance: 50,388 Referee: Andre Marriner |
12 September 2015 5 | Arsenal | 2β0 | Stoke City | Holloway, London |
15:00 BST |
Walcott 31' Γzil 38' Giroud 85' |
Arsenal report BBC report |
Bardsley 81' | Stadium:
Emirates Stadium Attendance: 59,963 Referee: Jonathan Moss |
19 September 2015 6 | Chelsea | 2β0 | Arsenal | Fulham, London |
12:45 BST |
Costa 45' IvanoviΔ 49' Zouma 53' Oscar 64' Chambers 90+1' ( o.g.) |
Arsenal report BBC report |
Cazorla 31' 79' Gabriel 45' 45+1' Chambers 72' |
Stadium:
Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,584 Referee: Mike Dean |
26 September 2015 7 | Leicester City | 2β5 | Arsenal | Leicester |
15:00 BST |
Vardy 13', 89' Drinkwater 72' |
Arsenal report BBC report |
Walcott 18' SΓ‘nchez 33', 57', 81' Arteta 69' Giroud 90+3' |
Stadium:
King Power Stadium Attendance: 32,047 Referee: Craig Pawson |
4 October 2015 8 | Arsenal | 3β0 | Manchester United | Holloway, London |
16:00 BST |
SΓ‘nchez 6', 19' Γzil 7' Coquelin 51' |
Arsenal report BBC report |
Young 22' Darmian 30' Rooney 55' |
Stadium:
Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,084 Referee: Anthony Taylor |
17 October 2015 9 | Watford | 0β3 | Arsenal | Watford |
17:30 BST |
Nyom 47' Gomes 63' |
Arsenal report BBC report |
Mertesacker 58' SΓ‘nchez 62' Giroud 68' Ramsey 74' |
Stadium:
Vicarage Road Attendance: 20,721 Referee: Mike Jones |
24 October 2015 10 | Arsenal | 2β1 | Everton | Holloway, London |
17:30 BST |
Coquelin 25' Giroud 36', 69' Koscielny 38' |
Arsenal report BBC report |
Barkley 44' Barry 67' 90+4' |
Stadium:
Emirates Stadium Attendance: 59,985 Referee: Lee Mason |
31 October 2015 11 | Swansea City | 0β3 | Arsenal | Swansea |
15:00 GMT |
Ki 57' Williams 89' |
Arsenal report BBC report |
Giroud 49' Koscielny 68' Campbell 73' |
Stadium:
Liberty Stadium Attendance: 20,937 Referee: Kevin Friend |
8 November 2015 12 | Arsenal | 1β1 | Tottenham Hotspur | Holloway, London |
16:00 GMT | Gibbs 77' |
Arsenal report BBC report |
Kane 32' Lamela 55' |
Stadium:
Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,060 Referee: Martin Atkinson |
21 November 2015 13 | West Bromwich Albion | 2β1 | Arsenal | West Bromwich |
15:00 GMT |
Morrison 35', 43' Arteta 40' ( o.g.) Brunt 83' Myhill 90+1' |
Arsenal report BBC report |
Giroud 28', 42' BellerΓn 32' |
Stadium:
The Hawthorns Attendance: 24,343 Referee: Mark Clattenburg |
29 November 2015 14 | Norwich City | 1β1 | Arsenal | Norwich |
16:15 GMT |
Grabban 43' O'Neil 57' |
Arsenal report BBC report |
Γzil 30' Cazorla 54' |
Stadium:
Carrow Road Attendance: 27,091 Referee: Jonathan Moss |
5 December 2015 15 | Arsenal | 3β1 | Sunderland | Holloway, London |
15:00 GMT |
Campbell 33' Koscielny 44' Giroud 63' Ramsey 90+3' |
Arsenal report BBC report |
Giroud 45' (
o.g.) Yedlin 80' |
Stadium:
Emirates Stadium Attendance: 59,937 Referee: Robert Madley |
13 December 2015 16 | Aston Villa | 0β2 | Arsenal | Birmingham |
13:30 GMT |
Arsenal report BBC report |
Giroud 8' (
pen.) Ramsey 38' |
Stadium:
Villa Park Attendance: 33,285 Referee: Kevin Friend |
21 December 2015 17 | Arsenal | 2β1 | Manchester City | Holloway, London |
20:00 GMT |
Walcott 33' Giroud 45+1' |
Arsenal report BBC report |
Silva 31' Otamendi 48' TourΓ© 82' |
Stadium:
Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,053 Referee: Andre Marriner |
26 December 2015 18 | Southampton | 4β0 | Arsenal | Southampton |
19:45 GMT |
Martina 19' Long 34', 55', 90+2' Fonte 69' |
Arsenal report BBC report |
Stadium:
St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 31,669 Referee: Jonathan Moss |
28 December 2015 19 | Arsenal | 2β0 | Bournemouth | Holloway, London |
17:30 GMT |
Gabriel 27' Ramsey 30' Chambers 61' Γzil 63' |
Arsenal report BBC report |
Stadium:
Emirates Stadium Attendance: 59,983 Referee: Roger East |
2 January 2016 20 | Arsenal | 1β0 | Newcastle United | Holloway, London |
15:00 GMT |
Koscielny 72' Flamini 82' Γzil 90+2' |
Arsenal report BBC report |
Colback 35' Janmaat 68' |
Stadium:
Emirates Stadium Attendance: 59,257 Referee: Anthony Taylor |
13 January 2016 21 | Liverpool | 3β3 | Arsenal | Liverpool |
20:00 GMT |
Firmino 10', 19', 10' Clyne 53' Allen 90' |
Arsenal report BBC report |
Ramsey 14' Giroud 25', 55' |
Stadium:
Anfield Attendance: 44,109 Referee: Mike Jones |
17 January 2016 22 | Stoke City | 0β0 | Arsenal | Stoke-on-Trent |
16:15 GMT |
Arsenal report BBC report |
Stadium:
Britannia Stadium Attendance: 27,683 Referee: Craig Pawson |
24 January 2016 23 | Arsenal | 0β1 | Chelsea | Holloway, London |
16:00 GMT |
Mertesacker 18' Flamini 45' |
Arsenal report BBC report |
Oscar 11' Costa 23' MatiΔ 60' Mikel 72' |
Stadium:
Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,072 Referee: Mark Clattenburg |
2 February 2016 24 | Arsenal | 0β0 | Southampton | Holloway, London |
19:45 GMT |
Coquelin 87' Gabriel 89' |
Arsenal report BBC report |
Soares 61' | Stadium:
Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,044 Referee: Lee Mason |
7 February 2016 25 | Bournemouth | 0β2 | Arsenal | Bournemouth |
13:30 GMT |
Arsenal report BBC report |
Flamini 9' Γzil 23' Oxlade-Chamberlain 24' |
Stadium:
Dean Court Attendance: 11,357 Referee: Kevin Friend |
14 February 2016 26 | Arsenal | 2β1 | Leicester City | Holloway, London |
12:00 GMT |
Coquelin 36' Koscielny 44' Ramsey 45+2' Walcott 70' Welbeck 90+5', 90+6' |
Arsenal report BBC report |
Vardy 45' (
pen.) Simpson 49' 54' Fuchs 52' KantΓ© 57' Wasilewski 90+4' |
Stadium:
Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,009 Referee: Martin Atkinson |
28 February 2016 27 | Manchester United | 3β2 | Arsenal | Manchester |
14:05 GMT |
Varela 9' Carrick 22' Rashford 29', 32' Herrera 65', 72' Januzaj 90+3' |
Arsenal report BBC report |
Welbeck 40' Γzil 69', 90+2' Ramsey 72' Elneny 73' |
Stadium:
Old Trafford Attendance: 75,329 Referee: Craig Pawson |
2 March 2016 28 | Arsenal | 1β2 | Swansea City | Holloway, London |
19:45 GMT | Campbell 15' |
Arsenal report BBC report |
Routledge 32', 77' Ayew 40' Williams 74' |
Stadium:
Emirates Stadium Attendance: 59,905 Referee: Robert Madley |
5 March 2016 29 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2β2 | Arsenal | London |
12:45 GMT |
Lamela 28' Alderweireld 60' Kane 62' Dier 73' |
Arsenal report BBC report |
BellerΓn 26' Coquelin 29' 55' Ramsey 39' SΓ‘nchez 66', 76' |
Stadium:
White Hart Lane Attendance: 35,762 Referee: Michael Oliver |
19 March 2016 30 | Everton | 0β2 | Arsenal | Liverpool |
12:45 GMT |
Arsenal report BBC report |
Welbeck 7' Iwobi 42' |
Stadium:
Goodison Park Attendance: 39,270 Referee: Mark Clattenburg |
2 April 2016 31 | Arsenal | 4β0 | Watford | Holloway, London |
15:00 BST |
SΓ‘nchez 4' Iwobi 38' BellerΓn 48' Elneny 84' Walcott 90' |
Arsenal report BBC report |
Nyom 61' | Stadium:
Emirates Stadium Attendance: 59,981 Referee: Anthony Taylor |
9 April 2016 32 | West Ham United | 3β3 | Arsenal | London |
12:45 BST |
Carroll 4', 44', 45+2', 52' Antonio 90+3' |
Arsenal report BBC report |
Γzil 18' SΓ‘nchez 35' Koscielny 70' |
Stadium:
Boleyn Ground Attendance: 34,977 Referee: Craig Pawson |
17 April 2016 33 | Arsenal | 1β1 | Crystal Palace | Holloway, London |
16:00 BST | SΓ‘nchez 45+1' |
Arsenal report BBC Report |
Ledley 57' Dann 73' Bolasie 81' |
Stadium:
Emirates Stadium Attendance: 59,961 Referee: Roger East |
21 April 2016 34 | Arsenal | 2β0 | West Bromwich Albion | Holloway, London |
19:45 BST | SΓ‘nchez 6', 38' |
Arsenal report BBC Report |
McAuley 41' | Stadium:
Emirates Stadium Attendance: 59,568 Referee: Jonathan Moss |
24 April 2016 35 | Sunderland | 0β0 | Arsenal | Sunderland |
14:05 BST |
Borini 58' Khazri 90+3' |
Arsenal report BBC report |
Ramsey 40' BellerΓn 49' Elneny 76' Koscielny 90+2' |
Stadium:
Stadium of Light Attendance: 45,420 Referee: Mike Dean |
30 April 2016 36 | Arsenal | 1β0 | Norwich City | Holloway, London |
17:30 BST |
Welbeck 59' Γzil 85' |
Arsenal report BBC report |
Stadium:
Emirates Stadium Attendance: 59,989 Referee: Mike Jones |
8 May 2016 37 | Manchester City | 2β2 | Arsenal | Manchester |
16:00 BST |
AgΓΌero 8' De Bruyne 51' Otamendi 90+1' Fernandinho 90+2' |
Arsenal report BBC Report |
Giroud 10' SΓ‘nchez 68' Gabriel 71' |
Stadium:
Etihad Stadium Attendance: 54,425 Referee: Anthony Taylor |
15 May 2016 38 | Arsenal | 4β0 | Aston Villa | Holloway, London |
15:00 BST |
Giroud 5', 78', 80' Bunn 90+2' ( o.g.) |
BBC report | SΓ‘nchez 39' | Stadium:
Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,007 Referee: Mark Clattenburg |
Win Draw Loss
9 January 2016 Third round | Arsenal | 3β1 | Sunderland | Holloway, London |
15:00 GMT |
Campbell 25' Ramsey 72' Giroud 75' Gabriel 90+3' |
Arsenal report BBC report |
Lens 17' | Stadium:
Emirates Stadium Attendance: 53,349 Referee: Martin Atkinson |
30 January 2016 Fourth round | Arsenal | 2β1 | Burnley | Holloway, London |
15:00 GMT |
Chambers 19' SΓ‘nchez 53' Koscielny 73' |
Arsenal report BBC report |
Vokes 30' Arfield 65' |
Stadium:
Emirates Stadium Attendance: 59,932 Referee: Roger East |
20 February 2016 Fifth round | Arsenal | 0β0 | Hull City | Holloway, London |
12:45 GMT |
Koscielny 41' Chambers 56' |
Arsenal report BBC report |
Maguire 31' Maloney 33' Bruce 90' |
Stadium:
Emirates Stadium Attendance: 59,830 Referee: Mike Dean |
8 March 2016 Replay | Hull City | 0β4 | Arsenal | Kingston upon Hull |
19:00 GMT |
DiamΓ© 47' Maguire 51' |
Arsenal report BBC report |
Elneny 32' Giroud 34', 41', 71' Walcott 77', 88' |
Stadium:
KC Stadium Attendance: 20,993 Referee: Mike Jones |
13 March 2016 Sixth round | Arsenal | 1β2 | Watford | Holloway, London |
13:30 GMT |
Γzil 74' Welbeck 88' |
Arsenal report BBC report |
Pantilimon 43' Ighalo 50' Guedioura 63' |
Stadium:
Emirates Stadium Referee: Andre Marriner |
Win Draw Loss
23 September 2015 Third round | Tottenham Hotspur | 1β2 | Arsenal | Tottenham, London |
19:45 BST |
Chambers 56' (
o.g.) Alli 76' |
Arsenal report BBC report |
Flamini 26', 78', 37' Arteta 33' Debuchy 40' |
Stadium:
White Hart Lane Attendance: 35,687 Referee: Andre Marriner |
27 October 2015 Fourth round | Sheffield Wednesday | 3β0 | Arsenal | Sheffield |
19:45 GMT |
Wallace 27', 45+4' Lucas JoΓ£o 40' Hutchinson 30', 51' Loovens 59' |
Arsenal Report BBC report |
Debuchy 59' Campbell 86' |
Stadium:
Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 35,065 Referee: Graham Scott |
Arsenal qualified for the group stage of the 2015β16 UEFA Champions League due to finishing third in the 2014β15 Premier League. [156] This means that Arsenal have qualified for the UEFA Champions League for the 18th consecutive year. [157] Following changes to UEFA qualification rules, pot 1 for group stage draws would now consist of the Champions League holders and the champions of the seven highest ranked associations. Arsenal having previously been seeded in pot 1 for the Champions League draw as one of the top 8 ranked teams in UEFA, dropped into pot 2 for the 2015β16 UEFA Champions League group stage draw with the remainder of the highest seeded non-champions according to UEFA coefficient. [158]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | BAY | ARS | OLY | DZG | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Bayern Munich | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 3 | +16 | 15 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 5β1 | 4β0 | 5β0 | |
2 | Arsenal | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 10 | +2 | 9 | 2β0 | — | 2β3 | 3β0 | ||
3 | Olympiacos | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 13 | −7 | 9 | Transfer to Europa League | 0β3 | 0β3 | — | 2β1 | |
4 | Dinamo Zagreb | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 14 | −11 | 3 | 0β2 | 2β1 | 0β1 | — |
Win Draw Loss
16 September 2015 1 | Dinamo Zagreb | 2β1 | Arsenal | Zagreb, Croatia |
19:45 BST |
PivariΔ 24' AntoliΔ 47' Fernandes 58' Pinto 65' Rog 90' |
Arsenal Report UEFA Report |
Giroud 23' 40' Walcott 79' Campbell 87' |
Stadium:
Maksimir Stadium Attendance: 17,840 Referee: Ovidiu HaΘegan ( Romania) |
29 September 2015 2 | Arsenal | 2β3 | Olympiacos | London, England |
19:45 BST |
Walcott 35' SΓ‘nchez 44', 65' Gabriel 45' Γzil 78' |
Arsenal Report UEFA Report |
Pardo 33' Ospina 40' ( o.g.) Roberto 64' Finnbogason 66', 75' Cambiasso 76' Fortounis 77' |
Stadium:
Emirates Stadium Referee: Bas Nijhuis ( Netherlands) |
20 October 2015 3 | Arsenal | 2β0 | Bayern Munich | London, England |
19:45 BST |
Giroud 77', 84' Γzil 90+4' |
Report | Stadium:
Emirates Stadium Referee: CΓΌneyt ΓakΔ±r ( Turkey) |
4 November 2015 4 | Bayern Munich | 5β1 | Arsenal | Munich, Germany |
19:45 GMT |
Lewandowski 10' MΓΌller 29', 89' Alaba 44' Robben 55' |
UEFA Report BBC Report |
Γzil 12' Campbell 24' Giroud 69' |
Stadium:
Allianz Arena Referee: Gianluca Rocchi ( Italy) |
24 November 2015 5 | Arsenal | 3β0 | Dinamo Zagreb | London, England |
19:45 GMT |
Γzil 29' SΓ‘nchez 33', 69' Monreal 65' |
UEFA Report BBC Report |
Stadium:
Emirates Stadium Referee: Viktor Kassai ( Hungary) |
9 December 2015 6 | Olympiacos | 0β3 | Arsenal | Piraeus, Greece |
19:45 GMT | Fortounis 9' | Report |
Ramsey 18' Giroud 29', 49', 66' ( pen.), 63' |
Stadium:
Karaiskakis Stadium Referee: Nicola Rizzoli ( Italy) |
The draw for the round of 16 was held on 14 December 2015. [159] The first leg was played on 23 February, and the second leg was played on 16 March 2016.
23 February 2016 First leg | Arsenal | 0β2 | Barcelona | London, England |
19:45 GMT | Monreal 6' | Report |
Messi 71', 83' (
pen.) PiquΓ© 85' |
Stadium:
Emirates Stadium Referee: CΓΌneyt ΓakΔ±r ( Turkey) |
16 March 2016 Second leg | Barcelona | 3β1 (5β1 agg.) | Arsenal | Barcelona, Spain |
19:45 GMT |
Neymar 18' SuΓ‘rez 65' Turan 79' Messi 88' |
UEFA Report BBC Report |
Flamini 32' Gabriel 35' SΓ‘nchez 50' Elneny 51' Giroud 85' |
Stadium:
Camp Nou Referee: Sergei Karasev ( Russia) |
Awarded monthly to the player chosen by fan voting on Arsenal.com
Month | Player | Votes |
---|---|---|
August | Francis Coquelin | 23% [160] |
September | Theo Walcott | 22% [161] |
October | Mesut Γzil | 60.1% [162] |
November | Mesut Γzil | 87.2% [163] |
December | Mesut Γzil | 81.2% [164] |
January | Petr Δech | 47.4% [165] |
February | Mesut Γzil | 36% [166] |
March | Mohamed Elneny | 31.6% [167] |
April | Mohamed Elneny | 40.2% [168] |