2021β22 season | ||||
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Owner | Kroenke Sports & Entertainment | |||
Manager | Mikel Arteta | |||
Stadium | Emirates Stadium | |||
Premier League | 5th | |||
FA Cup | Third round | |||
EFL Cup | Semi-finals | |||
Top goalscorer | League: Bukayo Saka (11) All: Bukayo Saka (12) | |||
Highest home attendance | 60,223 vs
Manchester United (23 April 2022) Premier League | |||
Average home league attendance | 59,811 | |||
Biggest win | 6β0 vs West Bromwich Albion (A) (25 August 2021) EFL Cup | |||
Biggest defeat | 0β5 vs Manchester City (A) (28 August 2021) Premier League | |||
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The 2021β22 season was Arsenal Football Club's 30th season in the Premier League, their 96th consecutive season in the top flight of English football and 105th season in the top flight overall. [1] [2] It began on 1 July 2021 and concluded on 30 June 2022, with competitive matches played between August and May. In addition to the domestic league, Arsenal also participated in the FA Cup and EFL Cup, but they did not participate in any European competition for the first time since 1995β96, owing to an eight-place finish the previous season. [3] [4]
Managed by Mikel Arteta in his second full season, Arsenal were the youngest team in the Premier League with an average starting age of 24 years and 308 days β more than a whole year younger than the next team. [5] [6] They finished fifth in the Premier League, and qualified for next season's UEFA Europa League.
The season was documented in the Amazon Prime Video series All or Nothing: Arsenal. [7]
On 24 June, Greek centre-back Konstantinos Mavropanos's loan spell at Bundesliga club Stuttgart was extended for another season. [8]
On 1 July, Arsenal released several players, of which the only first-team player was Brazilian centre-back David Luiz, who was at the end of his contract; Luiz later joined Brazilian top-flight side Flamengo in September. [9] [10] At the same time, Spanish midfielder Dani Ceballos and Australian goalkeeper Mathew Ryan finished their loan spells [11] and returned to Real Madrid and Brighton & Hove Albion, respectively, though the latter would join Real Sociedad on 12 July. [12] On 6 July, French midfielder Matteo Guendouzi, who spent the entirety of the previous season on loan at Bundesliga club Hertha Berlin, was once again loaned out, this time to Ligue 1 club Marseille for the entire Ligue 1 season. [13] Arsenal's first signing of the summer transfer window came on 10 July, with 21-year-old Portuguese left-back Nuno Tavares arriving from Benfica for about Β£8 million. [14] [15]
Arsenal had four players unavailable for pre-season friendlies, as Bernd Leno, Bukayo Saka, Kieran Tierney, and Granit Xhaka had competed in Euro 2020, which ended on 11 July. On 13 July, Arsenal began their pre-season tour of Scotland with a 2β1 defeat to Hibernian. This was followed by a match four days later against defending Scottish champions Rangers, who were celebrating their 150th anniversary. Arsenal fell behind twice but recovered for a 2β2 draw. [16]
Between the two Scottish friendlies, it was announced on 15 July that French centre-back William Saliba, who spent the second half of last season on loan at Nice, would join Guendouzi at Marseille on a season-long loan deal. [17] On 19 July, Arsenal made their second acquisition, signing 21-year-old Belgian midfielder Albert Sambi Lokonga from Anderlecht for about Β£17.2 million. [18] [19]
The day after, Arsenal withdrew from the seventh edition of the Florida Cup, citing "a small number of positive COVID-19 tests" among the staff. [20] They had been set to compete with fellow Premier League club Everton, Serie A club Inter Milan, and Colombian top-flight club Millionarios, [21] but they and fellow withdrawals Inter Milan were replaced by AtlΓ©tico Nacional, also from the Colombian first division, and Liga MX club Pumas UNAM. [22]
In lieu of the Florida Cup matches, Arsenal organised friendlies at their London Colney training ground against two other London sides, Millwall from the EFL Championship on 24 July and newly promoted Premier League side Watford on 28 July, with both matches finishing 4β1 to Arsenal. [23] [24]
Arsenal concluded the month with the announced signing of 23-year-old English centre-back Ben White on 30 July, who joined from fellow Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion on a Β£50 million deal. [25]
To finish their pre-season, Arsenal participated in the Mind Series pre-season tournament, which supported Mind and other mental health charities, against London rivals Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur. [26] [27] The Gunners faced Chelsea on 1 August at home in the first of the two matches. Manager Mikel Arteta opted to not start any of the new signings, although Ben White was substituted on at halftime for his debut. Granit Xhaka's second-half header equalised after Kai Havertz's first-half goal, but minutes later, Tammy Abraham capitalised on an Arsenal defensive error to give Chelsea the lead again. A shot from Joe Willock in the last ten minutes looked to have crossed the goal line, but without the aid of goal-line technology, referee Andre Marriner did not award the goal, and the match ended 2β1 to Chelsea. [28] [29]
For their last pre-season game, Arsenal played their second Mind Series match, this time away to Tottenham Hotspur on 8 August, with Ben White joining fellow new signing Albert Sambi Lokonga in the starting lineup. After both teams came close to scoring on several occasions, Tottenham broke the deadlock in the 79th minute, as Son Heung-min finishing off a cross from Serge Aurier for the game's solitary goal. [30] By losing both of the matches, Arsenal finished at the bottom of the tournament, while Chelsea beat Tottenham for the inaugural title on goals scored. [31]
After being loaned to fellow Premier League side Newcastle United at the end of last season's winter transfer window, Joe Willock had scored eight goals in 14 league appearances, and manager Steve Bruce was keen on bringing him back. [32] As a result, on 13 August, Arsenal announced the transfer of the academy graduate from the first team to Newcastle United on a six-year deal worth at least Β£20 million. [33] [34]
That same day, Arsenal opened the new Premier League season and headed to the Brentford Community Stadium in west London to take on newly promoted Brentford F.C., who were making their Premier League debut. The Gunners began the season without Alexandre Lacazette and captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, who were ruled out a few hours prior to kick-off due to illness, while Ben White and Albert Sambi Lokonga made their competitive debuts for the team. [35] Academy graduate Folarin Balogun was also named to the starting lineup for his Premier League debut. [36] After Bryan Mbeumo hit the post in the 12th minute, Sergi CanΓ³s scored the opening goal of the season 10 minutes later. Meanwhile, Arsenal struggled offensively, with Kieran Tierney having their only shot on target in the first half. In the 73rd minute, Christian NΓΈrgaard doubled Brentford's lead, heading in a long throw-in from substitute Mads Bech SΓΈrensen. Despite several close opportunities, Arsenal were unable to find a consolation goal, and as a result, they opened the season with a 2β0 loss. [37] [38]
On 20 August, Arsenal announced two more signings. [39] Norwegian midfielder Martin Γdegaard, who had been on loan at Arsenal from Real Madrid for the second half of last season, joined on a permanent deal worth Β£34 million. [40] Meanwhile, English goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale joined from Sheffield United, which had been relegated from the Premier League last season, in a deal worth up to Β£30 million. [41]
Arsenal played the home opener of their Premier League campaign on 22 August against cross-town rivals Chelsea. The match was decided by two first-half goals, a tap-in from Romelu Lukaku and a top-corner strike from Reece James. With a second consecutive 2β0 loss to open the season, Arsenal dropped to 19th, just ahead of last-placed Norwich City on goal difference. [42] [43]
On 25 August, ahead of their first Carabao Cup match of the season, Arsenal announced that Lucas Torreira would once again go out on loan, this time to Serie A team ACF Fiorentina for the entire 2021β22 season. Torreira had spent the entirety of last season on loan at La Liga team AtlΓ©tico Madrid, accumulating 26 appearances and one goal in all competitions; AtlΓ©tico Madrid went on to win the league. [44]
Arsenal entered the Carabao Cup in the second round, facing Championship side West Bromwich Albion away at the Hawthorns. Aaron Ramsdale made his debut and started in goal, while Martin Γdegaard made his first start as a full-fledged Arsenal player. With West Brom opting to field a team of mostly backup and academy players, Arsenal dominated the game from start to end. In the first half, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored two goals before Nicolas PΓ©pΓ© added a third in stoppage time, tapping the ball in after Aubameyang's failed bicycle kick attempt. Bukayo Saka scored five minutes into the second half before Aubameyang completed his hat-trick in the 62nd minute. Substitute Alexandre Lacazette further increased Arsenal's lead seven minutes later, and they won 6β0 to advance to the third round. [45] [46]
On 28 August, Arsenal continued their Premier League campaign, facing Manchester City away at the Etihad Stadium. A seventh-minute header from Δ°lkay GΓΌndoΔan, which Bernd Leno only managed to punch into the roof of the net, was followed by a close-range goal from Ferran Torres five minutes later. Referee Martin Atkinson showed Granit Xhaka a red card for a dangerous tackle on JoΓ£o Cancelo in the 35th minute. With the man advantage, Manchester City added a third goal shortly before halftime, with Gabriel Jesus redirecting a pass from Jack Grealish into the goal. Manchester City added two more goals in the second half, first with Rodri early in the second half, and then with Torres scoring his second goal of the game by beating Leno to head in a cross from Riyad Mahrez. With the 5β0 result and their third consecutive loss to open their Premier League campaign, Arsenal dropped to 20th, sitting at the bottom of the table and behind both Wolverhampton Wanderers and Norwich City on goal difference and goals scored. [47] [48]
With the end of the summer transfer window approaching at the end of the month, Arsenal sought to make some final transactions. On 30 August, Willian, who had two years remaining in his contract, left by mutual consent and returned to boyhood club Corinthians in Brazil. [49] On the final day of the transfer window, three first team players were loaned out for the rest of the 2021β22 season: Reiss Nelson joined Feyenoord in the Eredivisie, [50] RΓΊnar Alex RΓΊnarsson joined OH Leuven in the Belgian First Division A, [51] and HΓ©ctor BellerΓn joined Real Betis in La Liga. [52] Meanwhile, the club made one deadline day signing, adding 22-year-old Japanese defender Takehiro Tomiyasu from Serie A side Bologna on a Β£16 million deal. [53]
Ahead of the international break, Arsenal held a friendly against Brentford, to whom they had lost their first game of the Premier League campaign. The match was held behind closed doors at the Arsenal Training Centre in London Colney. After neither team scored in the first half, Arsenal scored twice early in the second half. The opener, which was scored by Gabriel, returning from injury, was followed by a free kick from Alexandre Lacazette at the hour mark. CΓ©dric scored twice in the final 15 minutes to cap off the 4β0 victory and avenge Arsenal's opening day loss. [54] [55]
After the international break, Arsenal, sitting at the bottom of the Premier League standings, took on 19th placed Norwich City at home on 11 September. New signing Takehiro Tomiyasu made his debut, starting at right back, while Aaron Ramsdale started over Bernd Leno in goal. The match remained scoreless at halftime, though Arsenal came close on several occasions. In the 66th minute, an initial shot by Nicolas PΓ©pΓ© rebounded off the post back to him, and he was immediately tackled by Brandon Williams before he could take a second shot. The ball then ricocheted off several players before Aubameyang tapped it in; a VAR check confirmed that the goal was onside, thus putting Arsenal into the lead and giving them their first Premier League goal of the season. Although Arsenal were unable to score a second goal, the 1β0 win was Arsenal's first of their Premier League campaign, and it elevated them out of the bottom three positions. [56] [57]
Aaron Ramsdale kept his place in goal as Arsenal travelled to Turf Moor to play Burnley on 18 September. After Ashley Westwood clipped Bukayo Saka just outside of the penalty arc, Martin Γdegaard scored the ensuing 25-yard free kick in the 30th minute. In the 68th minute, MatΔj Vydra chased down Ben White's back pass to Ramsdale before being closed down and tackled in the box by the latter. Referee Anthony Taylor awarded Burnley a penalty, having originally thought that Ramsdale made contact with Vydra before the ball, but Taylor reversed his decision after taking a second look at the incident on the pitchside VAR monitor. Neither team had many other close shots on goal, but a second consecutive 1β0 victory improved Arsenal to 13th. [58] [59]
In the midweek match, Arsenal faced EFL League One team AFC Wimbledon on 22 September at home in the third round of the Carabao Cup. [60] Manager Mikel Arteta fielded an almost entirely new starting eleven, with Thomas Partey the only holdover from the squad that started against Burnley and Eddie Nketiah making his season debut. Early in the match, Alexandre Lacazette converted a penalty following a foul on Gabriel Martinelli. Late in the second half, Emile Smith Rowe and Nketiah both scored in a three-minute span to secure the 3β0 victory, advancing Arsenal into the fourth round. [61] [62]
The first of two North London derby matches in the Premier League season took place on 25 September, as Arsenal hosted rivals Tottenham Hotspur at the Emirates Stadium. In the 12th minute, Emile Smith Rowe ran in front of Davinson SΓ‘nchez to strike in a pass from Bukayo Saka past Hugo Lloris. Arsenal were on the break 15 minutes later, with Smith Rowe passing to Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang for Arsenal's second goal. A third goal came in the 34th minute, as Saka scored off the rebound after Harry Kane had tackled the ball. With just over 10 minutes to go, Son Heung-min finally scored Tottenham's first goal of the match after receiving Sergio ReguilΓ³n's cross; Aaron Ramsdale managed to get his left hand to the ball but could not keep it out. In stoppage time, Ramsdale made a leaping save to deny a top-corner shot from Lucas Moura. The 3β1 victory was Arsenal's third in a row after losing their first three matches; meanwhile, Tottenham lost their third game in a row after starting off with three wins and topping the league table. As a result, Arsenal moved up to 10th place, tied on points and goal difference with Tottenham in 11th but ahead due to goals scored. [63] [64]
After guiding Arsenal to wins in all three of their Premier League matches of the month, manager Mikel Arteta was named as the Premier League Manager of the Month over Pep Guardiola ( Manchester City), Jürgen Klopp ( Liverpool), Graham Potter ( Brighton & Hove Albion), and Dean Smith ( Aston Villa). This was Arteta's first Manager of the Month award and the first for an Arsenal manager since Arsène Wenger's October 2015 award. [65] [66]
Arsenal's first match of the month was a Premier League match away to Brighton & Hove Albion at the Amex Stadium on 2 October. Albert Sambi Lokonga played in place of Granit Xhaka, who had been ruled out for up to three months after suffering a knee injury in the match against Tottenham Hotspur. [67] In the last few minutes of the match, penalty claims from Brighton for a shove on Shane Duffy by Gabriel were dismissed by VAR. Neither team was able to score all game, though Brighton had the majority of possession as well as 21 shots to Arsenal's eight; of these shots, both teams had two on target. [68] [69]
During the international break, Arsenal hosted fellow London side Queens Park Rangers F.C. from the EFL Championship for a closed-door friendly match at the London Colney training ground on 6 October. Arsenal won 3β2, although the goal scorers for either team were not made publicly known. [70]
On 18 October, Arsenal took on south London side Crystal Palace, managed by former Arsenal player Patrick Vieira. In the eighth minute, a shot from Nicolas PΓ©pΓ© was parried by goalkeeper Vicente Guaita to Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, who beat James McArthur to tap in the rebound. Crystal Palace equalized early in the second half; after Jordan Ayew dispossessed Thomas Partey, Christian Benteke scored with the rebound. In the 73rd minute, after Conor Gallagher dispossessed Albert Sambi Lokonga and Crystal Palace were on the break, Odsonne Γdouard scored off the underside of the crossbar to give Crystal Palace the lead. Arsenal finally drew even in the fifth minute of stoppage time, with a shot from Ben White deflected by Guaita into the path of substitute Alexandre Lacazette for a tap-in, and the game ended 2β2. [71] [72]
In their second Premier League match at home in four days, 12th-placed Arsenal hosted 13th-placed Aston Villa. Left-back Kieran Tierney missed his first Premier League match of the season due to a bruised right ankle, thus giving Nuno Tavares his first Premier League start. [73] Thomas Partey scored a header off Emile Smith Rowe's corner in the 23rd minute for his first Arsenal goal. In first-half stoppage time, referee Craig Pawson consulted the pitchside VAR monitor for Matt Targett's challenge on Alexandre Lacazette and awarded Arsenal a penalty. Former Arsenal goalkeeper Emiliano MartΓnez saved Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang's initial shot by diving down to his left, but Aubameyang tapped in the rebound. Ten minutes into the second half, Smith Rowe intercepted a pass from John McGinn to Matty Cash, with the ball rebounding to Albert Sambi Lokonga, who passed out wide to Tavares. Tavares's through pass to Aubameyang was then flicked forward to Smith Rowe, who continued his run before eventually firing a shot that deflected off Tyrone Mings and the near post past MartΓnez. Aston Villa were able to score a consolation goal late in the match when Leon Bailey's run along the edge of the box took the ball into the path of Jacob Ramsey, whose first-time shot found the top corner, but Arsenal hung on for the 3β1 victory. [74] [75]
In the midweek match at home against fellow Premier League club Leeds United on 26 October in the fourth round of the EFL Cup, Bernd Leno made his first start in goal since the previous round's match against AFC Wimbledon a month ago. Neither team scored in the first half, but ten minutes into the second half, Calum Chambers was substituted on in place of an injured Ben White before scoring the opening goal 23 seconds later. After Emile Smith Rowe's corner was headed around the box by Eddie Nketiah and Nicolas PΓ©pΓ©, Chambers beat Jack Harrison to the header; referee Andre Marriner confirmed that the ball had crossed the goal line before Illan Meslier could parry the ball away. On 69 minutes, Arsenal doubled their lead when Nketiah intercepted a backwards header from Leeds captain Liam Cooper to Meslier, guided the ball over Meslier, and slotted in the goal from a narrow angle; this was Nketiah's second goal in as many appearances all season. [76] [77] The 2β0 result advanced Arsenal to the quarter-finals, in which they were drawn at home against League One team Sunderland. [78]
Arsenal finished the month away to Leicester City at the King Power Stadium on 30 October, with the match being decided by two early goals. After Daniel Amartey nearly scored an own goal in the opening minute, Gabriel scored a header, and his first goal of the season, in the fifth minute on a corner from Bukayo Saka, who was making his 100th senior club appearance. [79] In the eighteenth minute, Alexandre Lacazette received a pass from Saka before running into a crowd of Leicester defenders in the box. After Jonny Evans dispossessed Lacazette, Luke Thomas's attempted clearance fell to Emile Smith Rowe, who fired in the second goal. Meanwhile, Aaron Ramsdale made several key saves in a performance that earned him his first Man of the Match as an Arsenal player. Among these was a leaping save near the end of the first half to parry a James Maddison free kick onto the crossbar before Evans's shot from the rebound was cleared off the line by Thomas Partey. The 2β0 victory extended Arsenal's unbeaten streak since the beginning of September to seven matches in the league and nine in all competitions. [80] [81]
Arsenal's successful defensive performances led to Aaron Ramsdale being nominated for the Premier League's Player of the Month Award, which was ultimately won by Liverpool's Mohamed Salah. [82] [83]
On 7 November, Arsenal faced Watford at home. In the seventh minute, Ainsley Maitland-Niles dispossessed IsmaΓ―la Sarr before Alexandre Lacazette's chipped ball was deflected by Ben Foster to Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. Aubameyang's first touch then took the ball into the path of Bukayo Saka, whose shot went in between Nicolas Nkoulou and a recovering Foster for what seemed to be the opening goal. However, while Saka was in front of Nkoulou, he was also behind of Foster, thus making him offside, and the goal was disallowed. In the 34th minute, referee Kevin Friend awarded Arsenal a penalty after Danny Rose ran into Lacazette, who was trying to control an errant shot from Maitland-Niles. Foster then saved Aubameyang's penalty before recovering the rebound. In the 56th minute, Ben White regained possession of the ball in the Arsenal offensive third and ran forward, evading Juraj Kucka and Joshua King before running into Moussa Sissoko. The ball then fell to Emile Smith Rowe on the edge of the box, who fired into the far corner for what would be the match's only goal, as well as Smith Rowe's third goal in as many Premier League matches. Martin Γdegaard nearly scored a second goal on 73 minutes, but Aubameyang, who had been in an offside position, touched the ball right before it crossed the goal line. In the 89th minute, Kucka, who was already on a yellow card after a foul on Lacazette in the first half, was shown a second yellow card for a foul on Nuno Tavares and was sent off. The 1β0 victory continued Arsenal's rise up the table, as they moved into fifth place. [84] [85]
After the international break, Arsenal travelled to Anfield to take on Liverpool on 20 November. After there was contact between Takehiro Tomiyasu and Sadio ManΓ© as the players were challenging for a header, managers Mikel Arteta and JΓΌrgen Klopp engaged in a verbal dispute on the sideline, for which referee Michael Oliver showed a yellow card to both managers. After ManΓ© and Mohamed Salah were both denied by point-blank saves from Aaron Ramsdale earlier in the game, ManΓ© headed a Trent Alexander-Arnold free kick into the ground and away from Ramsdale for the opening goal in the 39th minute. Early in the second half, Diogo Jota added a second goal for Liverpool after intercepting a backwards pass from Nuno Tavares. In the 73rd minute, a fast break by Liverpool was finished off with ManΓ© centering the ball for Salah to finish from close range. Four minutes later, Takumi Minamino, having just been substituted into the match, slotted home Alexander-Arnold's cross at the back post after just 48 seconds on the pitch. The 4β0 defeat ended Arsenal's unbeaten run at eight matches in the league and 10 in all competitions, although they remained in fifth. [86] [87]
Arsenal rebounded seven days later against bottom-of-the-table Newcastle United and new manager Eddie Howe, who made his debut in the Newcastle dugout; Howe had missed his first match the previous week in quarantine after testing positive for COVID-19. [88] Neither team was able to score in the first half. Jonjo Shelvey came closest for Newcastle in the 30th minute, with his shot parried onto the crossbar by Aaron Ramsdale. Shortly before halftime, after Emile Smith Rowe's header was saved by Martin DΓΊbravka, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang missed from close range and kicked the rebound against the outside of the post. In the 56th minute, Bukayo Saka passed back to Smith Rowe, who passed infield to Nuno Tavares; meanwhile, Saka had continued his run forward, and after receiving the ball from Tavares, he fired a low shot into the far corner past DΓΊbravka for the opening goal. Eight minutes later, Saka was forced off with an injury and was replaced by Gabriel Martinelli. Less than two minutes after coming on, Martinelli finished off a chipped pass from Takehiro Tomiyasu with a first-time volley to bolster Arsenal's lead. Arsenal maintained their 2β0 lead to win the match and stay in fifth place. [89] [90]
Arsenal began December with a midweek fixture at Old Trafford on 2 December away to Manchester United, who were led by caretaker manager Michael Carrick in his last game before interim manager Ralf Rangnick taking over. [91] From a 13th minute corner by Martin Γdegaard, Emile Smith Rowe scored the opening goal from outside of the box, with the assist from Mohamed Elneny after Harry Maguire's initial clearance. Referee Martin Atkinson was initially hesitant to award the goal, as goalkeeper David de Gea lay injured after having his ankle stepped on by his teammate Fred, but the goal was made official after VAR review. Shortly before halftime, Manchester United equalized after Jadon Sancho passed infield to Fred, who squared the ball for Bruno Fernandes to slot it in past Aaron Ramsdale. In the 52nd minute, the home side took the lead as Cristiano Ronaldo finished off Marcus Rashford's low cross. However, Arsenal equalized less than two minutes later; on the right flank, Gabriel Martinelli received Thomas Partey's through pass before firing a low cross into the box for Γdegaard, whose shot curled in past the reach of de Gea. In the 68th minute, Atkinson initially did not award a penalty to Manchester United after Γdegaard's tackle on Fred, but he reversed his decision after consulting the pitchside VAR monitor. Ronaldo scored again, converting the penalty for his 800th career goal and the decisive goal of the match. Despite the 3β2 defeat, Arsenal remained in fifth place for the fourth consecutive matchweek. [92] [93]
Four days later, Arsenal lost their second game in a row after playing away to Everton at Goodison Park, with Granit Xhaka making his return from injury. [94] Minutes before halftime, a free kick from Andros Townsend was headed in by Richarlison, but the goal was disallowed as the latter was found to be offside by VAR. However, in first-half stoppage time, Arsenal scored the opening goal with Martin Γdegaard slotting in a cross from Kieran Tierney with a side-foot volley. In the 56th minute, Richarlison seemed to have scored after receiving a pass from Abdoulaye DoucourΓ©, but he was ruled offside by VAR again. Richarlison was finally able to score in the 80th minute, as he headed in the rebound after a Demarai Gray shot from outside the box hit the crossbar. After Eddie Nketiah missed a close-range header in the 84th minute, Gray scored Everton's second goal of the game in the second of six minutes of stoppage time. Gray's winning strike, which came from a similar location to the one that hit the crossbar, hit off the far post and into the goal, resulting in a 2β1 loss for Arsenal. [95] [96]
On 11 December, Arsenal returned home to the Emirates Stadium for a match against a depleted Southampton side, who were without several key outfield players and both first-choice goalkeepers, with emergency goalkeeper Willy Caballero starting after signing earlier in the week. [97] Meanwhile, Arsenal themselves started without captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, who had reportedly been dropped to the bench for a 'disciplinary breach' by manager Mikel Arteta. [98] In the 21st minute, Arsenal scored first after playing out from the back, as a series of passes down the length of the pitch culminated with Bukayo Saka's low cutback being finished off by Alexandre Lacazette. Six minutes later, Arsenal doubled their lead. After Kieran Tierney received Takehiro Tomiyasu's high pass at the back post, his cross was blocked by Tino Livramento; however, Tierney recovered the rebound and headed the ball to Martin Γdegaard, who scored a header for his third goal in as many matches. After Gabriel had a tap-in disallowed for being offside in the 59th minute, he headed in a corner from Gabriel Martinelli three minutes later. Arsenal continued to apply pressure to Southampton in the search of a fourth goal, but both Martinelli and Saka hit the posts with their shots. Meanwhile, Aaron Ramsdale made six saves to secure the clean sheet and a 3β0 win. [99] [100]
The day before the home match against West Ham United on 15 December, the club announced that Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang would be stripped of the club captaincy due to repeated disciplinary breaches and would not be considered for the West Ham match. [101] Manager Mikel Arteta elaborated that the captaincy would be shared among a "'leadership group' of senior players," including Alexandre Lacazette and Granit Xhaka, the latter of whom had preceded Aubameyang as captain. [102]
After Alexandre Lacazette had assumed the captaincy role against Southampton, manager Mikel Arteta opted to retain him as captain against West Ham. [103] Three minutes into the second half, Lacazette played a through pass to Gabriel Martinelli, who ran past the West Ham defense and curled in the opening goal. In the 67th minute, VladimΓr Coufal, who was already on a yellow card after contact with Kieran Tierney in the 11th minute, was sent off after a second yellow card following a tackle on Lacazette in the box. For the same foul, referee Anthony Taylor awarded Arsenal a penalty, which Lacazette took but was saved by Εukasz FabiaΕski. On 87 minutes, after Takehiro Tomiyasu dispossessed SaΓ―d Benrahma, Bukayo Saka recovered the ball before passing it near the center line to substitute Emile Smith Rowe, who continued his run and scored a second goal for Arsenal. The 2β0 victory moved Arsenal into the top four for the first time all season. [104] [105]
With a rise in positive COVID-19 test results forcing the postponement of the other five matches scheduled for 18 December, Arsenal's match away to an injury-stricken Leeds United at Elland Road was the only remaining Premier League fixture that day. [106] In the 16th minute, after Alexandre Lacazette dispossessed Adam Forshaw in the box, Gabriel Martinelli recovered the loose ball and fired it in first time for the opening goal; this goal was Arsenal's 7,000th scored in the top flight of English football. [107] [108] Twelve minutes later, Granit Xhaka intercepted a pass from Stuart Dallas intended for Mateusz Klich near midfield and played a through pass to Martinelli, who scored to double Arsenal's lead. Three minutes from halftime, Bukayo Saka scored the third goal after his shot deflected off Klich's foot and past Illan Meslier. Notably, Arsenal's 11 shots on target in the first half were the most in the first half of all Premier League matches since the 2003β04 season (also the season of the Invincibles), when Opta began recording such statistics. After Ben White's tackle on Joe Gelhardt, referee Andre Marriner awarded Leeds a penalty, which Raphinha converted in the 75th minute. Substitute Emile Smith Rowe capped off the match by finishing off a pass from Martin Γdegaard to give Arsenal a 4β1 win. [109] [110]
On 21 December, Arsenal hosted League One side Sunderland in the EFL Cup quarter-finals, with Nicolas PΓ©pΓ© making his 100th appearance for Arsenal. CΓ©dric's corner in the 17th minute was headed towards goal by Rob Holding, only for Lee Burge to parry the ball into the path of Eddie Nketiah, who continued his three-match run of scoring in the EFL Cup and put in the tap-in from close range. In the 27th minute, PΓ©pΓ© received a cutback from CΓ©dric and fired a shot, which was deflected by Callum Doyle into the roof of the net to double Arsenal's lead. However, Sunderland scored four minutes later, as Nathan Broadhead received a through pass from Elliot Embleton and lifted the ball over an onrushing Bernd Leno into the goal. Four minutes into the second half, Nketiah scored his second goal, stepping in front of Doyle to redirect a low cross from Nuno Tavares. In the 58th minute, Nketiah completed his hat trick, beating Tom Flanagan to a pass from PΓ©pΓ© and scoring with a backheel finish. In second half stoppage time, PΓ©pΓ© once again provided the assist, this time to Charlie Patino, who had been substituted on ten minutes prior for his senior team debut and slid the ball in past Burge. The 5β1 result advanced Arsenal to the semi-finals for the first time since the 2017β18 edition, while Nketiah's hat trick made him the joint top goalscorer with Brentford's Marcus Forss on five goals. [111] [112]
Arsenal then headed to Carrow Road for a Boxing Day match against Norwich City. Bukayo Saka scored the opening goal in the sixth minute after receiving a pass from Martin Γdegaard and shooting through the legs of Brandon Williams. Arsenal's second goal was also assisted by Γdegaard, as he found Kieran Tierney on the left flank, who ran into the box and fired a low shot across goal just before halftime. In the 67th minute, Saka scored again after receiving a pass from Alexandre Lacazette and beating Williams one-on-one before shooting from the edge of the box. Ozan Kabak tripped Lacazette as the latter was receiving a pass from Emile Smith Rowe, prompting referee Graham Scott to award Arsenal a penalty in the 84th minute, which Lacazette then converted. In second half stoppage time, substitute Nicolas PΓ©pΓ©'s pass across the box deflected off Kabak to Smith Rowe, who finished at the back post for his third goal in as many matches, all of which have come as a substitute. The 5β0 win meant that Arsenal ended the year on a four-match win streak. [113] [114]
Arsenal's performances in December led to several Premier League monthly award nominations. Alexandre Lacazette's goal to finish off a 'flowing' team move against Southampton was nominated for Goal of the Month, [115] [116] while manager Mikel Arteta was nominated for Manager of the Month. [117] Additionally, both Martin Γdegaard and Gabriel Martinelli were nominated for Player of the Month. [118] Though the latter two awards were ultimately won by Manchester City's Pep Guardiola and Raheem Sterling, respectively, [119] [120] Lacazette's goal was named the Goal of the Month. [116] [121]
In the first Premier League fixture of 2022, Arsenal hosted Manchester City at the Emirates Stadium on New Year's Day. Dutch assistant manager Albert Stuivenberg filled in for manager Mikel Arteta, who had tested positive for COVID-19 on 29 December and was forced to miss the match. [122] [123] An Arsenal penalty call in the 10th minute after contact between Martin Γdegaard and Ederson was dismissed by VAR. However, Arsenal took the lead after the half-hour mark when Kieran Tierney found Bukayo Saka in the box, who slotted the ball in as Alexandre Lacazette screened off Nathan AkΓ©. Manchester City equalized when Riyad Mahrez converted a 57th-minute penalty, which had been awarded by referee Stuart Attwell after he deemed Granit Xhaka to have committed a foul on Bernardo Silva. Immediately following the restart, AkΓ© made a goal line clearance on Aymeric Laporte's header to prevent the own goal before Gabriel Martinelli missed the follow-up just wide of the top corner. Less than a minute later, Attwell sent off Gabriel after the latter picked up a second yellow card for a foul on Gabriel Jesus; Attwell had shown him his first yellow card following the Mahrez penalty for dissent. With Manchester City having the man advantage, Rodri scored the winning goal in stoppage time after Laporte's initial shot had been blocked by Ben White, giving the visitors a 2β1 win. [124] [125]
On 5 January, it was announced that the first leg of the EFL Cup semi-finals against Liverpool, which was to be held the following day, was postponed to 13 January due to a COVID-19 outbreak among Liverpool's players and staff, with the second leg to be played a week later. This also led a change in the home team order, with Liverpool now hosting the first leg and Arsenal hosting the second leg. [126]
Ahead of the Africa Cup of Nations, five players were called up by their respective countries; these were Mohamed Elneny ( Egypt), Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang ( Gabon), Thomas Partey ( Ghana), and Nicolas PΓ©pΓ© ( Ivory Coast), with academy player Omar Rekik also being called up for Tunisia. [127]
Ahead of the FA Cup third-round match against EFL Championship club Nottingham Forest on 9 January, the club announced the release of a one-off, all-white fourth kit that would be worn during the match. The kit, which is not commercially available and will be "awarded to individuals who are making a positive difference in the community," is part of a campaign to raise awareness about knife crime and youth violence, which contributed to the highest number of teenage murders in a year in London since records began. [128] [129]
On 8 January, Ainsley Maitland-Niles joined Serie A club Roma on loan until the end of the season. [130]
Arsenal's FA Cup campaign ended after just one match, as Nottingham Forest won 1β0 at the City Ground due to an 83rd-minute goal from Lewis Grabban, who finished a cross from Ryan Yates. Meanwhile, Arsenal struggled offensively all game and registered no shots on target despite dominating the time of possession. Additionally, in a rare first-half, non-injury substitution, manager Mikel Arteta sent on Kieran Tierney in place of a 'struggling' Nuno Tavares in the 35th minute. [131] This was the first time since the 2017β18 edition that Arsenal were knocked out in the third round, which also came at the hands of Nottingham Forest. [132]
Four days later, Arsenal travelled to Anfield for the first leg of the EFL Cup semi-finals against Liverpool. An injury to CΓ©dric early in the match forced a substitution in the 11th minute, with Calum Chambers replacing him at right-back. Moments later, Arsenal nearly conceded the opening goal, as Jordan Henderson charged down and blocked a long kick from Aaron Ramsdale, but the deflection went wide of the open goal and resulted in a Liverpool corner. In the 24th minute, Granit Xhaka was sent off by referee Michael Oliver for a high boot and a denial of a clear goal-scoring opportunity, as the former attempted to intercept a long pass from Andrew Robertson to Diogo Jota. The red card meant that Xhaka would miss Arsenal's next two matches. It also prompted Arteta to make another early substitution, with centre-back Rob Holding replacing striker Eddie Nketiah to provide defensive cover. Despite playing with only 10 players for the rest of the match, Arsenal held Liverpool to a 0β0 draw, with Takumi Minamino shooting over an open goal in the closing minutes and missing Liverpool's other best scoring chance. [133] [134]
On 15 January, the Premier League accepted Arsenal's request to postpone the match against Tottenham Hotspur, which would have been held the following day, due to an insufficient amount of available players in the Arsenal squad as a result of COVID-19, existing and recent injuries, and players away with their countries at the Africa Cup of Nations. [135]
On 18 January, Sead KolaΕ‘inac left the club by mutual consent and signed with Ligue 1 club Olympique de Marseille, joining up with Arsenal loanees Matteo Guendouzi and William Saliba. [136] Two days later, Pablo MarΓ was loaned out to Serie A club Udinese until the end of the season. [137]
That same day, in the second leg of the EFL Cup semi-finals, Arsenal were knocked out of the competition at home 2β0 by Liverpool, thanks to a brace from Diogo Jota. Both sides came close to scoring early in the match, with Alexandre Lacazette's fifth-minute free kick hitting the crossbar and JoΓ«l Matip's tap-in disallowed for offside minutes later, before Jota scored the opener in the 17th minute. After Liverpool came close with Ibrahima KonatΓ©'s header from a Trent Alexander-Arnold corner hitting the post early in the second half, they finally scored a second goal as Jota received a long pass from Alexander-Arnold and chipped the ball over an onrushing Aaron Ramsdale. To make matters worse for Arsenal, 74th-minute substitute Thomas Partey, who had just returned from international duty after Ghana's early elimination from the Africa Cup of Nations, received a second yellow card for a late tackle on Fabinho and was sent off in the closing minutes of the game, having received his first yellow card for a foul on Neco Williams minutes earlier. [138] [139]
Arsenal returned to Premier League competition on 23 January at home against Burnley. However, despite Arsenal having three times as much possession as Burnley and dominating shots and corners, neither team was able to break the deadlock and the match finished 0β0, which ended Arsenal's month-long spell in fourth place and dropped them to sixth. [140] [141]
The club continued their exodus of players in the winter transfer window, as Calum Chambers joined fellow Premier League club Aston Villa on a permanent transfer announced on 27 January. [142]
On the final day of that transfer window, Arsenal made their first and only first-team acquisition, signing 23-year-old American centre-back Auston Trusty from Major League Soccer club Colorado Rapids, although Trusty will stay with the Rapids on loan until 17 July 2022. [143] The following day, it was announced that former captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, who had not been selected for any match squads since the loss to Everton in early December, had left the club by mutual consent, [144] with it being announced later that he had joined La Liga club Barcelona. [145]
After the international break, Arsenal travelled to Molineux to face Wolverhampton Wanderers on 10 February. In the 25th minute, after a half-clearance from a Gabriel Martinelli corner, both Alexandre Lacazette and JosΓ© SΓ‘ went for the ball and missed, with Gabriel scoring the tap-in for the game's only goal. In the 69th minute, referee Michael Oliver showed Martinelli two yellow cards in quick succession, amounting to a red card and dismissal; the first was for shoving Daniel Podence and preventing a quick throw-in, and the second was for chasing him down and fouling him again. Despite being reduced to 10 players, Arsenal maintained their lead and won 1β0. [146] [147]
On 19 February, Arsenal hosted Brentford, to whom they had lost the season opener. Neither club scored in the first half, but three minutes into the second half, Emile Smith Rowe broke the deadlock with his low curling shot past David Raya. In the 79th minute, Arsenal were on the break, and Bukayo Saka finished off a pass from Thomas Partey with a curling strike that ricocheted in off the far post. However, Brentford scoring a consolation goal in stoppage time, with a scramble in the box following a Saman Ghoddos free kick resulting in Christian Norgaard's close-range strike, which was confirmed after a VAR check for offside. There was not enough time for Brentford to seek an equalising goal, so Arsenal won 2β1. [148] [149]
Arsenal continued to make up their games in hand and played the reverse fixture against Wolverhampton Wanderers at home on 25 February; the match had originally been scheduled for 28 December 2021 but was postponed due to a lack of available players in the Wolves squad as a result of numerous injuries and positive COVID-19 test results. [150] Wolves scored first, with Hwang Hee-chan intercepting a back pass from Gabriel to Aaron Ramsdale and scoring in the 10th minute. They maintained their lead for most of the match, until Arsenal equalised in the 82nd minute. Substitute Eddie Nketiah received Martin Γdegaard's lofted pass and cut it back for fellow substitute Nicolas PΓ©pΓ©, who spun around and scored with his stronger left foot. Five minutes into stoppage time, Alexandre Lacazette received a pass from PΓ©pΓ© and shot towards goal, with the strike being diverted into the top corner off JosΓ© SΓ‘'s glove, giving Arsenal another 2β1 win. [151] [152]
Arsenal went to Vicarage Road on 6 March to face Watford. Less than 20 seconds into the match, Emmanuel Dennis scored but the goal was ruled offside. In the fifth minute, Martin Γdegaard slotted the ball past Ben Foster after receiving a pass from Bukayo Saka. Watford levelled the score six minutes later with a bicycle kick from Cucho HernΓ‘ndez. At the half-hour mark, Alexandre Lacazette returned a pass to Saka, who struck into the top corner. In the 52nd minute, Lacazette provided another assist, setting the ball for Gabriel Martinelli's strike. A late goal from Moussa Sissoko reduced Watford's deficit, but Arsenal held on for a 3β2 victory and moved back into the top four. [153] [154]
On 14 March, Arsenal faced Leicester City at home. The Gunners opened the scoring just after the tenth minute. A corner by Gabriel Martinelli was met by the head of Thomas Partey at the near-post. Partey could have had a brace just seven minutes later, when a deflected shot by Granit Xhaka dropped to the Ghanaian, who saw his shot from the edge of the box rattle off the Leicester upright. Leicester nearly found an equaliser in the 34th minute, when a cross by Marc Albrighton was headed towards goal by Barnes. The header from just outside the six-yard box was met by a strong right palm from goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale. In the 54th minute, Arsenal had a penalty shout when Thomas Partey's header was glanced by the hand of defender ΓaΔlar SΓΆyΓΌncΓΌ. After a lengthy VAR check, referee Anthony Taylor awarded the Gunners a penalty. The resulting spot-kick was converted by Alexandre Lacazette. Thereby doubling Arsenal's lead in the 59th minute and also marking Alexandre Lacazette's 200th senior career goal. The result brought Arsenal back into fourth, leapfrogging Manchester United. [155]
Arsenal welcomed Liverpool to the Emirates Stadium on 17 March. The Gunner's fought valiantly in the first half, limiting Liverpool's dominant attacking players to speculative half-chances. However, failing to capitalize on their own chances. The momentum swung Liverpool's way in the second-half, with Sadio ManΓ© netting a goal which was immediately chalked off for offside within two minutes of the half. Arsenal could have broken the deadlock themselves, when Martin Γdegaard's shot was saved by goalkeeper Alisson following a misplaced back-pass by Thiago. The opener was finally scored by Diogo Jota in the 54th minute, with his shot beating Aaron Ramsdale at the near-post following a through-ball by Thiago. Liverpool would go on to double their lead eight minutes later, when Roberto Firmino tapped-in from close range via a cross by Andrew Robertson. [156]
Arsenal kicked off the month of April with an away trip to Selhurst Park to face Crystal Palace on 4 April. Goals from Jean-Philippe Mateta and Jordan Ayew before half-time followed by a Wilfried Zaha penalty condemned Arsenal to a 3β0 defeat. [157] Next, Arsenal hosted Brighton on 9 April. Brighton ended up with a two-goal lead thanks to goals from Leandro Trossard and Enock Mwepu. An 89th-minute goal from Martin Γdergaard came too late, as Arsenal ended up losing 1β2 to the visitors. [158] Arsenal's losing streak increased to three consecutive matches after losing 1β0 to Southampton at St Mary's Stadium on 16 April, with the contest's sole goal coming from Jan Bednarek in the 44th minute. [159] Arsenal finally ended their losing streak on 20 April with a 4β2 away win at Stamford Bridge against Chelsea; Arsenal's goals came via a brace from Eddie Nketiah, and one each from Emile Smith Rowe and Bukayo Saka. [160] Arsenal finished off the month by facing Manchester United at home on 23 April. An early goal from Tavares and a 31st-minute penalty conversion by Saka gave Arsenal a quick two goal lead, before Cristiano Ronaldo put United back in the game in the 34th minute. Granit Xhaka scored in the 70th minute to seal a 3β1 win for Arsenal to end April with back-to-back victories. [161]
Arsenal started the final month of the season traveling to the London Stadium to face West Ham United on 1 May. Rob Holding and Gabriel scored for Arsenal either side of a West Ham equaliser from Jarrod Bowen to secure a 2β1 victory for the Gunners, which extended their win streak to three. [162] Next, Arsenal hosted Leeds United on 8 May. Eddie Nketiah scored a brace within 10 minutes, and despite a 66th-minute goal from Diego Llorente, Arsenal rode on Nketiah's early brace for a 2β1 win, extending their win streak to four matches. Arsenal then faced Spurs at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on 12 May. Arsenal's winning streak was snapped, as a brace from Harry Kane and a goal from Son Heung-min gave Tottenham a 3β0 win. [163] Hoping to bounce back, Arsenal visited St James' Park on 16 May to face Newcastle United. Both of the match's goals would come in the second half, as a 56th-minute opener from Callum Wilson followed by an 85th-minute strike by Bruno GuimarΓ£es gave Newcastle a 2β0 victory and saw Arsenal fall below Tottenham in the table on the penultimate matchday. [164] Arsenal's final match of the season was at home against Everton. Going into the match, Arsenal not only had to win, but Spurs also had to lose for Arsenal to qualify for next season's Champions League. Arsenal beat Everton in a 5β1 rout, but due to Spurs also winning their match, the Gunners qualified for the Europa League instead, finishing the season in fifth place with 69 points. [165]
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Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
No. | Player | Nat. | Position(s) | Date of birth (age) | Year signed | Signed from | Transfer fee | Apps. | Goals | |
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Goalkeepers | ||||||||||
1 | Bernd Leno | GK | 4 March 1992 (aged 30) | 2018 | Bayer Leverkusen | Β£19.3m [167] | 125 | 0 | ||
32 | Aaron Ramsdale | GK | 14 May 1998 (aged 24) | 2021 | Sheffield United | Β£24m [41] | 37 | 0 | ||
33 | Arthur Okonkwo | GK | 9 September 2001 (aged 20) | 2021 | Arsenal Academy | N/A [168] | 0 | 0 | ||
Defenders | ||||||||||
3 | Kieran Tierney ( vice-captain) | LB / LWB | 5 June 1997 (aged 25) | 2019 | Celtic | Β£25m [169] | 86 | 4 | ||
4 | Ben White | CB / RB | 8 October 1997 (aged 24) | 2021 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Β£50m [25] | 37 | 0 | ||
6 | Gabriel MagalhΓ£es | CB | 19 December 1997 (aged 24) | 2020 | Lille | Β£23.14m [170] | 70 | 8 | ||
16 | Rob Holding | CB | 20 September 1995 (aged 26) | 2016 | Bolton Wanderers | Β£2m [171] | 138 | 3 | ||
17 | CΓ©dric Soares | RB / RWB | 31 August 1991 (aged 30) | 2020 | Southampton | Free [172] | 54 | 2 | ||
18 | Takehiro Tomiyasu | RB / CB / LB | 5 November 1998 (aged 23) | 2021 | Bologna | Β£16m [53] | 22 | 0 | ||
20 | Nuno Tavares | LB / RB / LWB | 26 January 2000 (aged 22) | 2021 | Benfica | Β£6.8m [15] | 28 | 1 | ||
Midfielders | ||||||||||
5 | Thomas Partey | CM / DM | 13 June 1993 (aged 29) | 2020 | AtlΓ©tico Madrid | Β£45m [173] | 59 | 2 | ||
7 | Bukayo Saka | RM / LM / LB | 5 September 2001 (aged 20) | 2018 | Arsenal Academy | N/A | 131 | 23 | ||
8 | Martin Γdegaard ( 3rd captain) | AM / CM | 17 December 1998 (aged 23) | 2021 | Real Madrid | Β£34m [40] | 60 | 9 | ||
10 | Emile Smith Rowe | AM / LM | 28 July 2000 (aged 21) | 2018 | Arsenal Academy | N/A | 82 | 18 | ||
23 | Albert Sambi Lokonga | CM | 22 October 1999 (aged 22) | 2021 | Anderlecht | Β£17.5m [19] | 23 | 0 | ||
25 | Mohamed Elneny | DM | 11 July 1992 (aged 29) | 2016 | Basel | Β£5m [174] | 145 | 5 | ||
34 | Granit Xhaka | CM / DM / LB | 27 September 1992 (aged 29) | 2016 | Borussia MΓΆnchengladbach | Β£34.5m [175] | 250 | 14 | ||
Forwards | ||||||||||
9 | Alexandre Lacazette ( captain) [176] | ST | 28 May 1991 (aged 31) | 2017 | Lyon | Β£46.5m [177] | 206 | 71 | ||
19 | Nicolas PΓ©pΓ© | RW | 29 May 1995 (aged 27) | 2019 | Lille | Β£72m [178] | 112 | 27 | ||
30 | Eddie Nketiah | ST | 30 May 1999 (aged 23) | 2017 | Arsenal Academy | N/A | 92 | 23 | ||
35 | Gabriel Martinelli | LW / ST | 18 June 2001 (aged 21) | 2019 | Ituano | Β£6m [179] | 84 | 18 | ||
Player(s) on loan during this season | ||||||||||
β | William Saliba | CB | 24 March 2001 (aged 21) | 2019 | Saint-Γtienne | Β£27m [180] | 0 | 0 | ||
β | Auston Trusty | CB | 12 August 1998 (aged 23) | 2022 | Colorado Rapids | Undisclosed [181] | 0 | 0 | ||
2 | HΓ©ctor BellerΓn | RB / RWB | 19 March 1995 (aged 27) | 2013 | Arsenal Academy | N/A | 239 | 9 | ||
11 | Lucas Torreira | DM | 11 February 1996 (aged 26) | 2018 | Sampdoria | Β£26m [182] | 89 | 4 | ||
13 | RΓΊnar Alex RΓΊnarsson | GK | 18 February 1995 (aged 27) | 2020 | Dijon | Β£1.8m [183] | 6 | 0 | ||
15 | Ainsley Maitland-Niles | CM / RB / LWB / RWB | 29 August 1997 (aged 24) | 2014 | Arsenal Academy | N/A | 131 | 3 | ||
22 | Pablo MarΓ | CB | 31 August 1993 (aged 28) | 2020 | Flamengo | Β£7.2m [184] | 22 | 1 | ||
24 | Reiss Nelson | RW | 10 December 1999 (aged 22) | 2017 | Arsenal Academy | N/A | 48 | 4 | ||
26 | Folarin Balogun | ST | 3 July 2001 (aged 20) | 2020 | Arsenal Academy | N/A | 10 | 2 | ||
27 | Konstantinos Mavropanos | CB | 11 December 1997 (aged 24) | 2018 | PAS Giannina | Β£1.8m [185] | 8 | 0 | ||
29 | Matteo Guendouzi | CM / DM | 14 April 1999 (aged 23) | 2018 | Lorient | Β£7m [186] | 82 | 1 | ||
Player(s) transferred out during this season | ||||||||||
14 | Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang | ST / LW | 18 June 1989 (aged 33) | 2018 | Borussia Dortmund | Β£56m [187] | 163 | 92 | ||
21 | Calum Chambers | CB / DM / RB | 20 January 1995 (aged 27) | 2014 | Southampton | Β£16m [188] | 122 | 5 | ||
31 | Sead KolaΕ‘inac | LB / LWB | 20 June 1993 (aged 29) | 2017 | Schalke 04 | Free [189] | 118 | 5 |
Date | No. | Position | Player | From | Fee | Team | Source |
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10 July 2021 | 20 | DF | Nuno Tavares | Benfica | Β£7.2m | First team | [15] |
19 July 2021 | 23 | MF | Albert Sambi Lokonga | Anderlecht | Β£15.75m | [19] | |
30 July 2021 | 58 | FW | Mika Biereth | Fulham | Free transfer | Academy | [190] |
4 | DF | Ben White | Brighton & Hove Albion | Β£50m | First team | [25] | |
20 August 2021 | 8 | MF | Martin Γdegaard | Real Madrid | Β£30m | [39] [40] | |
32 | GK | Aaron Ramsdale | Sheffield United | Β£24m | [39] [41] | ||
31 August 2021 | 18 | DF | Takehiro Tomiyasu | Bologna | Β£16m | [53] | |
28 January 2022 | DF | Lino Sousa | West Bromwich Albion | Undisclosed | Academy | [191] | |
31 January 2022 | DF | Auston Trusty | Colorado Rapids | First team | [143] [192] |
Date | No. | Position | Player | To | Fee | Team | Source |
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21 June 2021 | 42 | FW | Trae Coyle | Lausanne-Sport | Undisclosed | Academy | [193] |
51 | DF | Mark McGuinness | Cardiff City | [194] | |||
52 | DF | Zech Medley | KV Oostende | [195] | |||
1 July 2021 | MF | Aaron Benn | Watford | Free transfer | [196] | ||
23 | DF | David Luiz | Flamengo | End of contract | First team | [9] [11] | |
MF | Adebayo Fapetu | Derby County | Free transfer | Academy | [197] | ||
DF | Levi Laing | West Ham United | [198] | ||||
DF | Joseph Olowu | Doncaster Rovers | [199] | ||||
DF | Daniel Oyegoke | Brentford | Undisclosed | [200] | |||
FW | Luke Plange | Derby County | Free transfer | [11] [201] | |||
57 | MF | Ben Sheaf | Coventry City | Undisclosed | [202] | ||
DF | Jason Sraha | Barnsley | Free transfer | [11] [203] | |||
7 July 2021 | FW | Kieran Petrie | Swansea City | [204] | |||
10 August 2021 | 40 | DF | Tolaji Bola | Rotherham United | Undisclosed | [205] | |
13 August 2021 | 28 | MF | Joe Willock | Newcastle United | Β£25m | First team | [34] |
30 August 2021 | 12 | FW | Willian | Corinthians | Free transfer | [49] | |
17 January 2022 | 52 | GK | Dejan Iliev | AS TrenΔΓn | Contract terminated | Academy | [206] [207] |
18 January 2022 | 31 | DF | Sead KolaΕ‘inac | Marseille | Free transfer | First team | [136] [208] |
27 January 2022 | 21 | DF | Calum Chambers | Aston Villa | [142] [209] | ||
31 January 2022 | 71 | FW | Amani Richards | Leicester City | Undisclosed | Academy | [210] |
1 February 2022 | 14 | FW | Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang | Barcelona | Contract terminated | First team | [144] [145] |
Date | No. | Position | Player | To | Until | Team | Source |
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24 June 2021 | 27 | DF | Konstantinos Mavropanos | VfB Stuttgart | End of season | First team | [8] |
1 July 2021 | 39 | DF | Daniel Ballard | Millwall | Academy | [211] | |
5 July 2021 | 67 | MF | Matt Smith | Doncaster Rovers | [212] | ||
6 July 2021 | 29 | MF | Matteo Guendouzi | Marseille | First team | [13] | |
15 July 2021 | 4 | DF | William Saliba | [17] | |||
26 July 2021 | 60 | FW | Nikolaj MΓΆller | Viktoria KΓΆln | 3 January 2022 | Academy | [213] [214] |
52 | GK | Dejan Iliev | SereΔ | 17 January 2022 | [215] [a] | ||
29 July 2021 | 53 | FW | Tyreece John-Jules | Blackpool | [216] [217] | ||
2 August 2021 | 43 | DF | Harry Clarke | Ross County | 3 January 2022 | [218] [219] | |
3 August 2021 | 68 | GK | Tom Smith | Welling United | End of season | [220] | |
10 August 2021 | 64 | DF | Jordi Osei-Tutu | Nottingham Forest | 5 January 2022 | [221] [222] | |
25 August 2021 | 11 | MF | Lucas Torreira | Fiorentina | End of season | First team | [44] |
30 August 2021 | 38 | MF | Miguel Azeez | Portsmouth | 17 January 2022 | Academy | [223] [224] |
31 August 2021 | 2 | DF | HΓ©ctor BellerΓn | Real Betis | End of season | First team | [52] |
46 | DF | Jonathan Dinzeyi | Carlisle United | 3 January 2022 | Academy | [225] [214] | |
24 | FW | Reiss Nelson | Feyenoord | End of season | First team | [50] | |
13 | GK | RΓΊnar Alex RΓΊnarsson | OH Leuven | [51] | |||
5 January 2022 | 43 | DF | Harry Clarke | Hibernian | End of 2022β23 season | Academy | [226] |
8 January 2022 | 15 | MF | Ainsley Maitland-Niles | Roma | End of season | First team | [130] |
12 January 2022 | 26 | FW | Folarin Balogun | Middlesbrough | Academy | [227] | |
18 January 2022 | 86 | DF | Brooke Norton-Cuffy | Lincoln City | [228] | ||
20 January 2022 | 22 | CB | Pablo MarΓ | Udinese | First team | [137] | |
24 January 2022 | 49 | GK | Karl Hein | Reading | Academy | [229] | |
25 January 2022 | 53 | FW | Tyreece John-Jules | Sheffield Wednesday | [230] [231] | ||
28 January 2022 | 37 | DF | Ryan Alebiosu | Crewe Alexandra | [232] [233] | ||
31 January 2022 | 36 | MF | Tim Akinola | Dundee United | [234] [235] | ||
60 | FW | Nikolaj MΓΆller | Den Bosch | [236] | |||
64 | DF | Jordi Osei-Tutu | Rotherham United | [237] | |||
DF | Auston Trusty | Colorado Rapids | 17 July 2022 | First team | [b] | ||
7 February 2022 | 57 | MF | Jordan McEneff | Shelbourne | End of season | Academy | [238] |
On 16 April 2021, Arsenal announced that they would participate in a pre-season fixture against defending Scottish Professional Football League champions Rangers on 17 July at the Ibrox Stadium, in order to celebrate Rangers' 150th anniversary. [239] This forms part of a training camp in Scotland, with another friendly being played against Hibernian four days earlier. [240]
13 July 2021 Friendly | Hibernian | 2β1 | Arsenal | Edinburgh |
18:00 |
Boyle 21' Porteous 66' MacKay 69' |
Report |
PΓ©pΓ© 73' Smith Rowe 82' |
Stadium:
Easter Road Referee: Don Robertson (Scotland) |
17 July 2021 Friendly | Rangers | 2β2 | Arsenal | Glasgow |
14:00 |
Balogun 14' Itten 75' |
Report |
MarΓ 12' Tavares 23' Nketiah 83' |
Stadium:
Ibrox Stadium Referee: Bobby Madden (Scotland) |
24 July 2021 Friendly | Arsenal | 4β1 | Millwall | London Colney |
14:00 |
Chambers 17' Lacazette 59' PΓ©pΓ© 65' Balogun 73' |
Report | A. Mitchell 89' | Stadium:
Arsenal Training Centre Attendance: 0 (Behind-closed-doors) |
28 July 2021 Friendly | Arsenal | 4β1 | Watford | London Colney |
13:00 |
Nketiah 16' Lacazette 70' ( pen.) Tierney 77' Azeez 86' |
Report | Zinckernagel 34' | Stadium:
Arsenal Training Centre Attendance: 0 (Behind-closed-doors) |
2 September 2021 Friendly | Arsenal | 4β0 | Brentford | London Colney |
12:00 |
Gabriel 46' Lacazette 60' CΓ©dric 76' 89' |
Report | Stadium:
Arsenal Training Centre Attendance: 0 (Behind-closed-doors) |
6 October 2021 Friendly | Arsenal | 3β2 | Queen's Park Rangers | London Colney |
12:00 | Stadium:
Arsenal Training Centre Attendance: 0 (Behind-closed-doors) |
30 March 2022 Friendly | Arsenal | 4β1 | Brentford B | London Colney |
12:00 |
Lacazette 21', 47', 57' Holding 60' |
Report | Jeanvier 72' | Stadium:
Arsenal Training Centre Attendance: 0 (Behind-closed-doors) |
Arsenal confirmed they will travel to the United States to compete in the seventh edition of the Florida Cup in Orlando, Florida. [241] On July 20, Arsenal withdrew from the Cup, citing "a small number of positive COVID tests." [20]
25 July 2021 Florida Cup | Arsenal | Cancelled | Inter Milan | Orlando, United States |
EDT | Stadium: Camping World Stadium | |||
Note: Match cancelled due to Arsenal withdrawing from Florida Cup due to positive COVID tests. [242] |
28 July 2021 Florida Cup | Arsenal | Cancelled | Everton or Millonarios | Orlando, United States |
EDT | Stadium: Camping World Stadium | |||
Note: Match cancelled due to Arsenal withdrawing from Florida Cup due to positive COVID-19 tests. [242] |
A series with Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur was confirmed for the start of August 2021, to be called 'The Mind Series'. [26] [27]
1 August 2021 Friendly | Arsenal | 1β2 | Chelsea | Holloway |
15:00 BST |
Xhaka 69' Tavares 86' |
Report |
Havertz 26' KovaΔiΔ 42' Zappacosta 54' Abraham 72' |
Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Andre Marriner |
8 August 2021 Friendly | Tottenham Hotspur | 1β0 | Arsenal | Tottenham |
14:00 BST |
Alli 33' Skipp 45+1' ReguilΓ³n 74' Son 79' |
Report |
Tierney 56' Xhaka 57' |
Stadium:
Tottenham Hotspur Stadium Referee: David Coote |
Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
Premier League | 13 August 2021 | 22 May 2022 | Matchday 1 | 5th | 38 | 22 | 3 | 13 | 61 | 48 | +13 | 57.89 |
FA Cup | 9 January 2022 | Third round | Third round | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | β1 | 0.00 | |
EFL Cup | 25 August 2021 | 20 January 2022 | Second round | Semi-finals | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 3 | +13 | 66.67 |
Total | 45 | 26 | 4 | 15 | 77 | 52 | +25 | 57.78 |
Source: Competitions
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3 | Chelsea | 38 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 76 | 33 | +43 | 74 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 38 | 22 | 5 | 11 | 69 | 40 | +29 | 71 | |
5 | Arsenal | 38 | 22 | 3 | 13 | 61 | 48 | +13 | 69 | Qualification for the Europa League group stage [a] |
6 | Manchester United | 38 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 57 | 57 | 0 | 58 | |
7 | West Ham United | 38 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 60 | 51 | +9 | 56 | Qualification for the Europa Conference League play-off round [a] |
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
38 | 22 | 3 | 13 | 61 | 48 | +13 | 69 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 35 | 17 | +18 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 26 | 31 | β5 |
Source:
Premier League
The league fixtures were announced on 16 June 2021. [245]
13 August 2021 1 | Brentford | 2β0 | Arsenal | Brentford |
20:00 BST | Report | Stadium:
Brentford Community Stadium Attendance: 16,479 Referee: Michael Oliver | ||
Note: Live on Sky Sports |
22 August 2021 2 | Arsenal | 0β2 | Chelsea | Holloway |
16:30 BST |
|
Report | Stadium:
Emirates Stadium Attendance: 58,729 Referee: Paul Tierney |
28 August 2021 3 | Manchester City | 5β0 | Arsenal | Manchester |
12:30 BST |
|
Report |
|
Stadium:
Etihad Stadium Attendance: 52,276 Referee: Martin Atkinson |
11 September 2021 4 | Arsenal | 1β0 | Norwich City | Holloway |
15:00 BST |
|
Report | Stadium:
Emirates Stadium Attendance: 59,337 Referee: Michael Oliver |
18 September 2021 5 | Burnley | 0β1 | Arsenal | Burnley |
15:00 BST | Report | Stadium:
Turf Moor Attendance: 18,072 Referee: Anthony Taylor |
26 September 2021 6 | Arsenal | 3β1 | Tottenham Hotspur | Holloway |
16:30 BST |
|
Report | Stadium:
Emirates Stadium Attendance: 59,919 Referee: Craig Pawson |
2 October 2021 7 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 0β0 | Arsenal | Falmer |
17:30 BST | Report |
|
Stadium:
Falmer Stadium Attendance: 31,266 Referee: Jonathan Moss |
18 October 2021 8 | Arsenal | 2β2 | Crystal Palace | Holloway |
20:00 BST |
|
Report | Stadium:
Emirates Stadium Attendance: 59,475 Referee: Mike Dean |
22 October 2021 9 | Arsenal | 3β1 | Aston Villa | Holloway |
20:00 BST |
|
Report | Stadium:
Emirates Stadium Attendance: 59,496 Referee: Craig Pawson |
30 October 2021 10 | Leicester City | 0β2 | Arsenal | Leicester |
12:30 BST | Report |
|
Stadium:
King Power Stadium Attendance: 32,209 Referee: Michael Oliver |
7 November 2021 11 | Arsenal | 1β0 | Watford | Holloway |
14:00 GMT |
|
Report | Stadium:
Emirates Stadium Attendance: 59,833 Referee: Kevin Friend |
20 November 2021 12 | Liverpool | 4β0 | Arsenal | Liverpool |
17:30 GMT | Report | Stadium:
Anfield Attendance: 53,092 Referee: Michael Oliver |
27 November 2021 13 | Arsenal | 2β0 | Newcastle United | Holloway |
12:30 GMT |
|
Report | Stadium:
Emirates Stadium Attendance: 59,886 Referee: Stuart Attwell |
2 December 2021 14 | Manchester United | 3β2 | Arsenal | Manchester |
20:15 GMT | Report |
|
Stadium:
Old Trafford Attendance: 73,123 Referee: Martin Atkinson |
6 December 2021 15 | Everton | 2β1 | Arsenal | Walton |
20:00 GMT |
|
Report | Stadium:
Goodison Park Attendance: 38,906 Referee: Mike Dean |
11 December 2021 16 | Arsenal | 3β0 | Southampton | Holloway |
15:00 GMT | Report | Stadium:
Emirates Stadium Attendance: 59,653 Referee: Jarred Gillett |
15 December 2021 17 | Arsenal | 2β0 | West Ham United | Holloway |
20:00 GMT |
|
Report |
|
Stadium:
Emirates Stadium Attendance: 59,777 Referee: Anthony Taylor |
18 December 2021 18 | Leeds United | 1β4 | Arsenal | Leeds |
17:30 GMT | Report |
|
Stadium:
Elland Road Attendance: 36,166 Referee: Andre Marriner |
26 December 2021 19 | Norwich City | 0β5 | Arsenal | Norwich |
15:00 GMT |
|
Report | Stadium:
Carrow Road Attendance: 26,940 Referee: Graham Scott |
1 January 2022 20 | Arsenal | 1β2 | Manchester City | Holloway |
12:30 GMT | Report | Stadium:
Emirates Stadium Attendance: 59,757 Referee: Stuart Attwell |
23 January 2022 21 | Arsenal | 0β0 | Burnley | Holloway |
14:00 GMT | Report |
Westwood 25' Brownhill 30' |
Stadium:
Emirates Stadium Attendance: 59,255 Referee: David Coote |
10 February 2022 22 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0β1 | Arsenal | Wolverhampton |
19:45 GMT | Report |
|
Stadium:
Molineux Attendance: 31,523 Referee: Michael Oliver |
19 February 2022 23 | Arsenal | 2β1 | Brentford | Holloway |
15:00 GMT |
|
Report | Stadium:
Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,015 Referee: Jonathan Moss |
24 February 2022 24 | Arsenal | 2β1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Holloway |
19:45 GMT | Report | Stadium:
Emirates Stadium Attendance: 59,888 Referee: Martin Atkinson | ||
Note: The match, originally scheduled for 28 December 2021, was postponed due to an insufficient amount of available players in the Wolves squad as a result of numerous injuries and positive COVID-19 test results. [150] |
6 March 2022 25 | Watford | 2β3 | Arsenal | Watford |
14:00 GMT |
|
Report |
|
Stadium:
Vicarage Road Attendance: 21,142 Referee: Craig Pawson |
13 March 2022 26 | Arsenal | 2β0 | Leicester City | Holloway |
16:30 GMT | Report |
|
Stadium:
Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,111 Referee: Anthony Taylor |
16 March 2022 27 | Arsenal | 0β2 | Liverpool | Holloway |
20:15 GMT | Report | Stadium:
Emirates Stadium Attendance: 59,968 Referee: Andre Marriner |
19 March 2022 28 | Aston Villa | 0β1 | Arsenal | Aston |
12:30 GMT | Report | Stadium:
Villa Park Attendance: 41,956 Referee: Andy Madley |
4 April 2022 29 | Crystal Palace | 3β0 | Arsenal | Selhurst, London |
20:00 BST | Report | Stadium:
Selhurst Park Attendance: 25,149 Referee: Paul Tierney |
9 April 2022 30 | Arsenal | 1β2 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Holloway |
15:00 BST |
|
Report | Stadium:
Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,112 Referee: David Coote |
16 April 2022 31 | Southampton | 1β0 | Arsenal | Southampton |
15:00 BST | Report |
|
Stadium:
St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 31,465 Referee: Peter Bankes |
20 April 2022 32 | Chelsea | 2β4 | Arsenal | Fulham |
19:45 BST |
|
Report |
|
Stadium:
Stamford Bridge Attendance: 32,249 Referee: Jonathan Moss |
23 April 2022 33 | Arsenal | 3β1 | Manchester United | Holloway |
12:30 BST | Report | Stadium:
Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,223 Referee: Craig Pawson |
1 May 2022 34 | West Ham United | 1β2 | Arsenal | Stratford |
16:30 BST | Report | Stadium:
London Stadium Attendance: 59,959 Referee: Mike Dean |
8 May 2022 35 | Arsenal | 2β1 | Leeds United | Holloway |
14:00 BST | Report | Stadium:
Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,108 Referee: Chris Kavanagh |
12 May 2022 36 | Tottenham Hotspur | 3β0 | Arsenal | Tottenham |
19:45 BST | Report |
|
Stadium:
Tottenham Hotspur Stadium Attendance: 62,027 Referee: Paul Tierney | |
Note: The match, originally scheduled for 16 January, was postponed due to an insufficient amount of available players in the Arsenal squad as a result of COVID-19, existing and recent injuries, and players away with their countries at the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations. [135] |
16 May 2022 37 | Newcastle United | 2β0 | Arsenal | Newcastle upon Tyne |
20:00 BST |
|
Report | Stadium:
St. James' Park Attendance: 52,274 Referee: Darren England |
22 May 2022 38 | Arsenal | 5β1 | Everton | Holloway |
16:00 BST | Report |
|
Stadium:
Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,201 Referee: Andre Marriner |
9 January 2022 Third round | Nottingham Forest | 1β0 | Arsenal | West Bridgford |
17:15 GMT |
|
Report |
|
Stadium:
City Ground Attendance: 24,938 Referee: Craig Pawson |
25 August 2021 Second round | West Bromwich Albion | 0β6 | Arsenal | West Bromwich |
20:00 BST |
|
Report |
|
Stadium:
The Hawthorns Attendance: 17,016 Referee: David Webb |
22 September 2021 Third round | Arsenal | 3β0 | AFC Wimbledon | Holloway |
19:45 BST |
|
Report | Stadium:
Emirates Stadium Attendance: 56,276 Referee: Jarred Gillett |
26 October 2021 Fourth round | Arsenal | 2β0 | Leeds United | Holloway |
19:45 BST | Report |
|
Stadium:
Emirates Stadium Attendance: 59,126 Referee: Andre Marriner |
21 December 2021 Quarter-finals | Arsenal | 5β1 | Sunderland | Holloway |
19:45 GMT | Report | Stadium:
Emirates Stadium Attendance: 59,027 Referee: Robert Jones |
13 January 2022 Semi-finals first leg | Liverpool | 0β0 | Arsenal | Liverpool |
19:45 GMT |
|
Report | Stadium:
Anfield Attendance: 52,377 Referee: Michael Oliver |
20 January 2022 Semi-finals second leg | Arsenal | 0β2 (0β2 agg.) | Liverpool | Holloway |
19:45 GMT | Report | Stadium:
Emirates Stadium Attendance: 59,360 Referee: Martin Atkinson | ||
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 6 January 2022 but was postponed due to a COVID-19 outbreak among Liverpool's players and staff. [126] |
Players with no appearances not included in the list.
No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Premier League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Total | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
1 | GK | Bernd Leno | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
3 | DF | Kieran Tierney | 22 | 1 | 0(1) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24(1) | 1 | |
4 | DF | Ben White | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 37 | 0 | |
5 | MF | Thomas Partey | 23(1) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 24(2) | 2 | |
6 | DF | Gabriel MagalhΓ£es | 35 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2(1) | 0 | 37(1) | 5 | |
7 | MF | Bukayo Saka | 36(2) | 11 | 1 | 0 | 3(1) | 1 | 40(3) | 12 | |
8 | MF | Martin Γdegaard | 32(4) | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 36(4) | 7 | |
9 | FW | Alexandre Lacazette | 20(10) | 4 | 0(1) | 0 | 3(2) | 2 | 23(13) | 6 | |
10 | MF | Emile Smith Rowe | 21(12) | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3(1) | 1 | 24(13) | 11 | |
16 | DF | Rob Holding | 9(6) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4(1) | 0 | 14(7) | 1 | |
17 | DF | CΓ©dric Soares | 16(5) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 21(5) | 1 | |
18 | DF | Takehiro Tomiyasu | 20(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21(1) | 0 | |
19 | FW | Nicolas PΓ©pΓ© | 5(15) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8(15) | 3 | |
20 | DF | Nuno Tavares | 13(8) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3(2) | 0 | 17(10) | 1 | |
23 | MF | Albert Sambi Lokonga | 11(6) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3(1) | 0 | 15(7) | 0 | |
25 | MF | Mohamed Elneny | 8(6) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11(6) | 0 | |
30 | FW | Eddie Nketiah | 8(13) | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4(1) | 5 | 13(14) | 10 | |
32 | GK | Aaron Ramsdale | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 37 | 0 | |
34 | MF | Granit Xhaka | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2(1) | 0 | 29(1) | 1 | |
35 | FW | Gabriel Martinelli | 21(8) | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4(2) | 0 | 26(10) | 6 | |
87 | MF | Charlie Patino | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0(1) | 1 | 1(1) | 1 | |
Player(s) on loan but featured this season | |||||||||||
15 | MF | Ainsley Maitland-Niles | 2(5) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2(1) | 0 | 4(6) | 0 | |
22 | DF | Pablo MarΓ | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
24 | FW | Reiss Nelson | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | |
26 | FW | Folarin Balogun | 1(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 2(2) | 0 | |
Player(s) transferred out but featured this season | |||||||||||
14 | FW | Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang | 12(2) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 13(2) | 7 | |
21 | DF | Calum Chambers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(2) | 1 | 3(2) | 1 | |
31 | DF | Sead KolaΕ‘inac | 1(1) | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3(2) | 0 |
Rank | No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Premier League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 7 | MF | Bukayo Saka | 11 | 0 | 1 | 12 | |
2 | 10 | MF | Emile Smith Rowe | 10 | 0 | 1 | 11 | |
3 | 30 | FW | Eddie Nketiah | 5 | 0 | 5 | 10 | |
4 | 8 | MF | Martin Γdegaard | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
14 | FW | Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7 | ||
6 | 9 | FW | Alexandre Lacazette | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
35 | FW | Gabriel Martinelli | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
8 | 6 | DF | Gabriel | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
9 | 19 | FW | Nicolas PΓ©pΓ© | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
10 | 5 | MF | Thomas Partey | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
11 | 3 | DF | Kieran Tierney | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
16 | DF | Rob Holding | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
17 | DF | CΓ©dric Soares | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
20 | DF | Nuno Tavares | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
21 | DF | Calum Chambers | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
34 | MF | Granit Xhaka | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
87 | MF | Charlie Patino | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
Own goal(s) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
Total | 61 | 0 | 16 | 77 |
Rank | No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Premier League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 9 | FW | Alexandre Lacazette | 7 | 0 | 1 | 8 | |
2 | 7 | MF | Bukayo Saka | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
4 | 19 | FW | Nicolas PΓ©pΓ© | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | |
35 | FW | Gabriel Martinelli | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
5 | 8 | MF | Martin Γdegaard | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
6 | 3 | DF | Kieran Tierney | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
17 | DF | CΓ©dric Soares | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | ||
8 | 10 | MF | Emile Smith Rowe | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
14 | FW | Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
20 | DF | Nuno Tavares | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
25 | MF | Mohamed Elneny | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
34 | MF | Granit Xhaka | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
13 | 5 | MF | Thomas Partey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
15 | MF | Ainsley Maitland-Niles | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
18 | DF | Takehiro Tomiyasu | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
30 | FW | Eddie Nketiah | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
Total | 41 | 0 | 11 | 52 |
Rank | No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Premier League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Total | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 34 | MF | Granit Xhaka | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 2 | |
2 | 6 | DF | Gabriel | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | |
3 | 5 | MF | Thomas Partey | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | |
4 | 16 | DF | Rob Holding | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |
5 | 35 | FW | Gabriel Martinelli | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
6 | 7 | MF | Bukayo Saka | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
7 | 23 | MF | Albert Sambi Lokonga | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
8 | 8 | MF | Martin Γdegaard | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
17 | DF | CΓ©dric Soares | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
10 | 4 | DF | Ben White | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
14 | FW | Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
18 | DF | Takehiro Tomiyasu | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
30 | FW | Eddie Nketiah | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
14 | 20 | DF | Nuno Tavares | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
31 | DF | Sead KolaΕ‘inac | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
16 | 9 | FW | Alexandre Lacazette | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
10 | MF | Emile Smith Rowe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
22 | DF | Pablo MarΓ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
25 | MF | Mohamed Elneny | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
26 | FW | Folarin Balogun | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
32 | GK | Aaron Ramsdale | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
Totals | 60 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 68 | 4 | 2 |
Rank | No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Premier League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 32 | GK | Aaron Ramsdale | 12 | 0 | 2 | 14 | |
2 | 1 | GK | Bernd Leno | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
Total | 13 | 0 | 4 | 17 |
Each club Player of the Month and Goal of the Month award winner was chosen via open-access polls on the club's official website. While the Player of the Month awards only include the men's senior team, the Goal of the Month awards include contenders from both the men's and women's teams.
Month | Player | Votes | Source |
---|---|---|---|
September | Takehiro Tomiyasu ( JPN) | 51% | [247] |
October | Aaron Ramsdale ( ENG) | 60% | [248] |
November | Aaron Ramsdale ( ENG) | 42% | [249] |
December | Gabriel Martinelli ( BRA) | 47% | [250] |
January | Gabriel Martinelli ( BRA) | 41% | [251] |
February | Thomas Partey ( GHA) | 49% | [252] |
April | Granit Xhaka ( SUI) | β | [253] |
Month | Player | Competition | Opponent | Votes | Source |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
September | Martin Γdegaard ( NOR) | Premier League | Burnley | 28% | [254] |
November | Gabriel Martinelli ( BRA) | Premier League | Newcastle United | 51% | [255] |
December | Alexandre Lacazette ( FRA) | Premier League | Southampton | 37% | [256] |
February | Nicolas PΓ©pΓ© ( CIV) | Premier League | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 47% | [257] |
March | Gabriel Martinelli ( BRA) | Premier League | Watford | 48% | [258] |
Note: The October and January Goal of the Month awards were won by Katie McCabe and Beth Mead, respectively, of the women's team. [259] [260]
Month | Player or Manager | Award | Source |
---|---|---|---|
September | Mikel Arteta ( ESP) | Premier League Manager of the Month | [65] [66] |
December | Gabriel Martinelli ( BRA) | PFA Fans' Premier League Player of the Month | [261] |
December | Alexandre Lacazette ( FRA) | Premier League Goal of the Month | [116] [121] |
March | Mikel Arteta ( ESP) | Premier League Manager of the Month | [262] |
March | Bukayo Saka ( ENG) | PFA Fans' Premier League Player of the Month | [263] |
Player or Manager | Award | Source |
---|---|---|
Bukayo Saka ( ENG) | Arsenal Player of the Season | [264] [265] |
Granit Xhaka ( SUI) | Arsenal Goal of the Season |
2021β22 season | ||||
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Owner | Kroenke Sports & Entertainment | |||
Manager | Mikel Arteta | |||
Stadium | Emirates Stadium | |||
Premier League | 5th | |||
FA Cup | Third round | |||
EFL Cup | Semi-finals | |||
Top goalscorer | League: Bukayo Saka (11) All: Bukayo Saka (12) | |||
Highest home attendance | 60,223 vs
Manchester United (23 April 2022) Premier League | |||
Average home league attendance | 59,811 | |||
Biggest win | 6β0 vs West Bromwich Albion (A) (25 August 2021) EFL Cup | |||
Biggest defeat | 0β5 vs Manchester City (A) (28 August 2021) Premier League | |||
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The 2021β22 season was Arsenal Football Club's 30th season in the Premier League, their 96th consecutive season in the top flight of English football and 105th season in the top flight overall. [1] [2] It began on 1 July 2021 and concluded on 30 June 2022, with competitive matches played between August and May. In addition to the domestic league, Arsenal also participated in the FA Cup and EFL Cup, but they did not participate in any European competition for the first time since 1995β96, owing to an eight-place finish the previous season. [3] [4]
Managed by Mikel Arteta in his second full season, Arsenal were the youngest team in the Premier League with an average starting age of 24 years and 308 days β more than a whole year younger than the next team. [5] [6] They finished fifth in the Premier League, and qualified for next season's UEFA Europa League.
The season was documented in the Amazon Prime Video series All or Nothing: Arsenal. [7]
On 24 June, Greek centre-back Konstantinos Mavropanos's loan spell at Bundesliga club Stuttgart was extended for another season. [8]
On 1 July, Arsenal released several players, of which the only first-team player was Brazilian centre-back David Luiz, who was at the end of his contract; Luiz later joined Brazilian top-flight side Flamengo in September. [9] [10] At the same time, Spanish midfielder Dani Ceballos and Australian goalkeeper Mathew Ryan finished their loan spells [11] and returned to Real Madrid and Brighton & Hove Albion, respectively, though the latter would join Real Sociedad on 12 July. [12] On 6 July, French midfielder Matteo Guendouzi, who spent the entirety of the previous season on loan at Bundesliga club Hertha Berlin, was once again loaned out, this time to Ligue 1 club Marseille for the entire Ligue 1 season. [13] Arsenal's first signing of the summer transfer window came on 10 July, with 21-year-old Portuguese left-back Nuno Tavares arriving from Benfica for about Β£8 million. [14] [15]
Arsenal had four players unavailable for pre-season friendlies, as Bernd Leno, Bukayo Saka, Kieran Tierney, and Granit Xhaka had competed in Euro 2020, which ended on 11 July. On 13 July, Arsenal began their pre-season tour of Scotland with a 2β1 defeat to Hibernian. This was followed by a match four days later against defending Scottish champions Rangers, who were celebrating their 150th anniversary. Arsenal fell behind twice but recovered for a 2β2 draw. [16]
Between the two Scottish friendlies, it was announced on 15 July that French centre-back William Saliba, who spent the second half of last season on loan at Nice, would join Guendouzi at Marseille on a season-long loan deal. [17] On 19 July, Arsenal made their second acquisition, signing 21-year-old Belgian midfielder Albert Sambi Lokonga from Anderlecht for about Β£17.2 million. [18] [19]
The day after, Arsenal withdrew from the seventh edition of the Florida Cup, citing "a small number of positive COVID-19 tests" among the staff. [20] They had been set to compete with fellow Premier League club Everton, Serie A club Inter Milan, and Colombian top-flight club Millionarios, [21] but they and fellow withdrawals Inter Milan were replaced by AtlΓ©tico Nacional, also from the Colombian first division, and Liga MX club Pumas UNAM. [22]
In lieu of the Florida Cup matches, Arsenal organised friendlies at their London Colney training ground against two other London sides, Millwall from the EFL Championship on 24 July and newly promoted Premier League side Watford on 28 July, with both matches finishing 4β1 to Arsenal. [23] [24]
Arsenal concluded the month with the announced signing of 23-year-old English centre-back Ben White on 30 July, who joined from fellow Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion on a Β£50 million deal. [25]
To finish their pre-season, Arsenal participated in the Mind Series pre-season tournament, which supported Mind and other mental health charities, against London rivals Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur. [26] [27] The Gunners faced Chelsea on 1 August at home in the first of the two matches. Manager Mikel Arteta opted to not start any of the new signings, although Ben White was substituted on at halftime for his debut. Granit Xhaka's second-half header equalised after Kai Havertz's first-half goal, but minutes later, Tammy Abraham capitalised on an Arsenal defensive error to give Chelsea the lead again. A shot from Joe Willock in the last ten minutes looked to have crossed the goal line, but without the aid of goal-line technology, referee Andre Marriner did not award the goal, and the match ended 2β1 to Chelsea. [28] [29]
For their last pre-season game, Arsenal played their second Mind Series match, this time away to Tottenham Hotspur on 8 August, with Ben White joining fellow new signing Albert Sambi Lokonga in the starting lineup. After both teams came close to scoring on several occasions, Tottenham broke the deadlock in the 79th minute, as Son Heung-min finishing off a cross from Serge Aurier for the game's solitary goal. [30] By losing both of the matches, Arsenal finished at the bottom of the tournament, while Chelsea beat Tottenham for the inaugural title on goals scored. [31]
After being loaned to fellow Premier League side Newcastle United at the end of last season's winter transfer window, Joe Willock had scored eight goals in 14 league appearances, and manager Steve Bruce was keen on bringing him back. [32] As a result, on 13 August, Arsenal announced the transfer of the academy graduate from the first team to Newcastle United on a six-year deal worth at least Β£20 million. [33] [34]
That same day, Arsenal opened the new Premier League season and headed to the Brentford Community Stadium in west London to take on newly promoted Brentford F.C., who were making their Premier League debut. The Gunners began the season without Alexandre Lacazette and captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, who were ruled out a few hours prior to kick-off due to illness, while Ben White and Albert Sambi Lokonga made their competitive debuts for the team. [35] Academy graduate Folarin Balogun was also named to the starting lineup for his Premier League debut. [36] After Bryan Mbeumo hit the post in the 12th minute, Sergi CanΓ³s scored the opening goal of the season 10 minutes later. Meanwhile, Arsenal struggled offensively, with Kieran Tierney having their only shot on target in the first half. In the 73rd minute, Christian NΓΈrgaard doubled Brentford's lead, heading in a long throw-in from substitute Mads Bech SΓΈrensen. Despite several close opportunities, Arsenal were unable to find a consolation goal, and as a result, they opened the season with a 2β0 loss. [37] [38]
On 20 August, Arsenal announced two more signings. [39] Norwegian midfielder Martin Γdegaard, who had been on loan at Arsenal from Real Madrid for the second half of last season, joined on a permanent deal worth Β£34 million. [40] Meanwhile, English goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale joined from Sheffield United, which had been relegated from the Premier League last season, in a deal worth up to Β£30 million. [41]
Arsenal played the home opener of their Premier League campaign on 22 August against cross-town rivals Chelsea. The match was decided by two first-half goals, a tap-in from Romelu Lukaku and a top-corner strike from Reece James. With a second consecutive 2β0 loss to open the season, Arsenal dropped to 19th, just ahead of last-placed Norwich City on goal difference. [42] [43]
On 25 August, ahead of their first Carabao Cup match of the season, Arsenal announced that Lucas Torreira would once again go out on loan, this time to Serie A team ACF Fiorentina for the entire 2021β22 season. Torreira had spent the entirety of last season on loan at La Liga team AtlΓ©tico Madrid, accumulating 26 appearances and one goal in all competitions; AtlΓ©tico Madrid went on to win the league. [44]
Arsenal entered the Carabao Cup in the second round, facing Championship side West Bromwich Albion away at the Hawthorns. Aaron Ramsdale made his debut and started in goal, while Martin Γdegaard made his first start as a full-fledged Arsenal player. With West Brom opting to field a team of mostly backup and academy players, Arsenal dominated the game from start to end. In the first half, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored two goals before Nicolas PΓ©pΓ© added a third in stoppage time, tapping the ball in after Aubameyang's failed bicycle kick attempt. Bukayo Saka scored five minutes into the second half before Aubameyang completed his hat-trick in the 62nd minute. Substitute Alexandre Lacazette further increased Arsenal's lead seven minutes later, and they won 6β0 to advance to the third round. [45] [46]
On 28 August, Arsenal continued their Premier League campaign, facing Manchester City away at the Etihad Stadium. A seventh-minute header from Δ°lkay GΓΌndoΔan, which Bernd Leno only managed to punch into the roof of the net, was followed by a close-range goal from Ferran Torres five minutes later. Referee Martin Atkinson showed Granit Xhaka a red card for a dangerous tackle on JoΓ£o Cancelo in the 35th minute. With the man advantage, Manchester City added a third goal shortly before halftime, with Gabriel Jesus redirecting a pass from Jack Grealish into the goal. Manchester City added two more goals in the second half, first with Rodri early in the second half, and then with Torres scoring his second goal of the game by beating Leno to head in a cross from Riyad Mahrez. With the 5β0 result and their third consecutive loss to open their Premier League campaign, Arsenal dropped to 20th, sitting at the bottom of the table and behind both Wolverhampton Wanderers and Norwich City on goal difference and goals scored. [47] [48]
With the end of the summer transfer window approaching at the end of the month, Arsenal sought to make some final transactions. On 30 August, Willian, who had two years remaining in his contract, left by mutual consent and returned to boyhood club Corinthians in Brazil. [49] On the final day of the transfer window, three first team players were loaned out for the rest of the 2021β22 season: Reiss Nelson joined Feyenoord in the Eredivisie, [50] RΓΊnar Alex RΓΊnarsson joined OH Leuven in the Belgian First Division A, [51] and HΓ©ctor BellerΓn joined Real Betis in La Liga. [52] Meanwhile, the club made one deadline day signing, adding 22-year-old Japanese defender Takehiro Tomiyasu from Serie A side Bologna on a Β£16 million deal. [53]
Ahead of the international break, Arsenal held a friendly against Brentford, to whom they had lost their first game of the Premier League campaign. The match was held behind closed doors at the Arsenal Training Centre in London Colney. After neither team scored in the first half, Arsenal scored twice early in the second half. The opener, which was scored by Gabriel, returning from injury, was followed by a free kick from Alexandre Lacazette at the hour mark. CΓ©dric scored twice in the final 15 minutes to cap off the 4β0 victory and avenge Arsenal's opening day loss. [54] [55]
After the international break, Arsenal, sitting at the bottom of the Premier League standings, took on 19th placed Norwich City at home on 11 September. New signing Takehiro Tomiyasu made his debut, starting at right back, while Aaron Ramsdale started over Bernd Leno in goal. The match remained scoreless at halftime, though Arsenal came close on several occasions. In the 66th minute, an initial shot by Nicolas PΓ©pΓ© rebounded off the post back to him, and he was immediately tackled by Brandon Williams before he could take a second shot. The ball then ricocheted off several players before Aubameyang tapped it in; a VAR check confirmed that the goal was onside, thus putting Arsenal into the lead and giving them their first Premier League goal of the season. Although Arsenal were unable to score a second goal, the 1β0 win was Arsenal's first of their Premier League campaign, and it elevated them out of the bottom three positions. [56] [57]
Aaron Ramsdale kept his place in goal as Arsenal travelled to Turf Moor to play Burnley on 18 September. After Ashley Westwood clipped Bukayo Saka just outside of the penalty arc, Martin Γdegaard scored the ensuing 25-yard free kick in the 30th minute. In the 68th minute, MatΔj Vydra chased down Ben White's back pass to Ramsdale before being closed down and tackled in the box by the latter. Referee Anthony Taylor awarded Burnley a penalty, having originally thought that Ramsdale made contact with Vydra before the ball, but Taylor reversed his decision after taking a second look at the incident on the pitchside VAR monitor. Neither team had many other close shots on goal, but a second consecutive 1β0 victory improved Arsenal to 13th. [58] [59]
In the midweek match, Arsenal faced EFL League One team AFC Wimbledon on 22 September at home in the third round of the Carabao Cup. [60] Manager Mikel Arteta fielded an almost entirely new starting eleven, with Thomas Partey the only holdover from the squad that started against Burnley and Eddie Nketiah making his season debut. Early in the match, Alexandre Lacazette converted a penalty following a foul on Gabriel Martinelli. Late in the second half, Emile Smith Rowe and Nketiah both scored in a three-minute span to secure the 3β0 victory, advancing Arsenal into the fourth round. [61] [62]
The first of two North London derby matches in the Premier League season took place on 25 September, as Arsenal hosted rivals Tottenham Hotspur at the Emirates Stadium. In the 12th minute, Emile Smith Rowe ran in front of Davinson SΓ‘nchez to strike in a pass from Bukayo Saka past Hugo Lloris. Arsenal were on the break 15 minutes later, with Smith Rowe passing to Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang for Arsenal's second goal. A third goal came in the 34th minute, as Saka scored off the rebound after Harry Kane had tackled the ball. With just over 10 minutes to go, Son Heung-min finally scored Tottenham's first goal of the match after receiving Sergio ReguilΓ³n's cross; Aaron Ramsdale managed to get his left hand to the ball but could not keep it out. In stoppage time, Ramsdale made a leaping save to deny a top-corner shot from Lucas Moura. The 3β1 victory was Arsenal's third in a row after losing their first three matches; meanwhile, Tottenham lost their third game in a row after starting off with three wins and topping the league table. As a result, Arsenal moved up to 10th place, tied on points and goal difference with Tottenham in 11th but ahead due to goals scored. [63] [64]
After guiding Arsenal to wins in all three of their Premier League matches of the month, manager Mikel Arteta was named as the Premier League Manager of the Month over Pep Guardiola ( Manchester City), Jürgen Klopp ( Liverpool), Graham Potter ( Brighton & Hove Albion), and Dean Smith ( Aston Villa). This was Arteta's first Manager of the Month award and the first for an Arsenal manager since Arsène Wenger's October 2015 award. [65] [66]
Arsenal's first match of the month was a Premier League match away to Brighton & Hove Albion at the Amex Stadium on 2 October. Albert Sambi Lokonga played in place of Granit Xhaka, who had been ruled out for up to three months after suffering a knee injury in the match against Tottenham Hotspur. [67] In the last few minutes of the match, penalty claims from Brighton for a shove on Shane Duffy by Gabriel were dismissed by VAR. Neither team was able to score all game, though Brighton had the majority of possession as well as 21 shots to Arsenal's eight; of these shots, both teams had two on target. [68] [69]
During the international break, Arsenal hosted fellow London side Queens Park Rangers F.C. from the EFL Championship for a closed-door friendly match at the London Colney training ground on 6 October. Arsenal won 3β2, although the goal scorers for either team were not made publicly known. [70]
On 18 October, Arsenal took on south London side Crystal Palace, managed by former Arsenal player Patrick Vieira. In the eighth minute, a shot from Nicolas PΓ©pΓ© was parried by goalkeeper Vicente Guaita to Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, who beat James McArthur to tap in the rebound. Crystal Palace equalized early in the second half; after Jordan Ayew dispossessed Thomas Partey, Christian Benteke scored with the rebound. In the 73rd minute, after Conor Gallagher dispossessed Albert Sambi Lokonga and Crystal Palace were on the break, Odsonne Γdouard scored off the underside of the crossbar to give Crystal Palace the lead. Arsenal finally drew even in the fifth minute of stoppage time, with a shot from Ben White deflected by Guaita into the path of substitute Alexandre Lacazette for a tap-in, and the game ended 2β2. [71] [72]
In their second Premier League match at home in four days, 12th-placed Arsenal hosted 13th-placed Aston Villa. Left-back Kieran Tierney missed his first Premier League match of the season due to a bruised right ankle, thus giving Nuno Tavares his first Premier League start. [73] Thomas Partey scored a header off Emile Smith Rowe's corner in the 23rd minute for his first Arsenal goal. In first-half stoppage time, referee Craig Pawson consulted the pitchside VAR monitor for Matt Targett's challenge on Alexandre Lacazette and awarded Arsenal a penalty. Former Arsenal goalkeeper Emiliano MartΓnez saved Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang's initial shot by diving down to his left, but Aubameyang tapped in the rebound. Ten minutes into the second half, Smith Rowe intercepted a pass from John McGinn to Matty Cash, with the ball rebounding to Albert Sambi Lokonga, who passed out wide to Tavares. Tavares's through pass to Aubameyang was then flicked forward to Smith Rowe, who continued his run before eventually firing a shot that deflected off Tyrone Mings and the near post past MartΓnez. Aston Villa were able to score a consolation goal late in the match when Leon Bailey's run along the edge of the box took the ball into the path of Jacob Ramsey, whose first-time shot found the top corner, but Arsenal hung on for the 3β1 victory. [74] [75]
In the midweek match at home against fellow Premier League club Leeds United on 26 October in the fourth round of the EFL Cup, Bernd Leno made his first start in goal since the previous round's match against AFC Wimbledon a month ago. Neither team scored in the first half, but ten minutes into the second half, Calum Chambers was substituted on in place of an injured Ben White before scoring the opening goal 23 seconds later. After Emile Smith Rowe's corner was headed around the box by Eddie Nketiah and Nicolas PΓ©pΓ©, Chambers beat Jack Harrison to the header; referee Andre Marriner confirmed that the ball had crossed the goal line before Illan Meslier could parry the ball away. On 69 minutes, Arsenal doubled their lead when Nketiah intercepted a backwards header from Leeds captain Liam Cooper to Meslier, guided the ball over Meslier, and slotted in the goal from a narrow angle; this was Nketiah's second goal in as many appearances all season. [76] [77] The 2β0 result advanced Arsenal to the quarter-finals, in which they were drawn at home against League One team Sunderland. [78]
Arsenal finished the month away to Leicester City at the King Power Stadium on 30 October, with the match being decided by two early goals. After Daniel Amartey nearly scored an own goal in the opening minute, Gabriel scored a header, and his first goal of the season, in the fifth minute on a corner from Bukayo Saka, who was making his 100th senior club appearance. [79] In the eighteenth minute, Alexandre Lacazette received a pass from Saka before running into a crowd of Leicester defenders in the box. After Jonny Evans dispossessed Lacazette, Luke Thomas's attempted clearance fell to Emile Smith Rowe, who fired in the second goal. Meanwhile, Aaron Ramsdale made several key saves in a performance that earned him his first Man of the Match as an Arsenal player. Among these was a leaping save near the end of the first half to parry a James Maddison free kick onto the crossbar before Evans's shot from the rebound was cleared off the line by Thomas Partey. The 2β0 victory extended Arsenal's unbeaten streak since the beginning of September to seven matches in the league and nine in all competitions. [80] [81]
Arsenal's successful defensive performances led to Aaron Ramsdale being nominated for the Premier League's Player of the Month Award, which was ultimately won by Liverpool's Mohamed Salah. [82] [83]
On 7 November, Arsenal faced Watford at home. In the seventh minute, Ainsley Maitland-Niles dispossessed IsmaΓ―la Sarr before Alexandre Lacazette's chipped ball was deflected by Ben Foster to Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. Aubameyang's first touch then took the ball into the path of Bukayo Saka, whose shot went in between Nicolas Nkoulou and a recovering Foster for what seemed to be the opening goal. However, while Saka was in front of Nkoulou, he was also behind of Foster, thus making him offside, and the goal was disallowed. In the 34th minute, referee Kevin Friend awarded Arsenal a penalty after Danny Rose ran into Lacazette, who was trying to control an errant shot from Maitland-Niles. Foster then saved Aubameyang's penalty before recovering the rebound. In the 56th minute, Ben White regained possession of the ball in the Arsenal offensive third and ran forward, evading Juraj Kucka and Joshua King before running into Moussa Sissoko. The ball then fell to Emile Smith Rowe on the edge of the box, who fired into the far corner for what would be the match's only goal, as well as Smith Rowe's third goal in as many Premier League matches. Martin Γdegaard nearly scored a second goal on 73 minutes, but Aubameyang, who had been in an offside position, touched the ball right before it crossed the goal line. In the 89th minute, Kucka, who was already on a yellow card after a foul on Lacazette in the first half, was shown a second yellow card for a foul on Nuno Tavares and was sent off. The 1β0 victory continued Arsenal's rise up the table, as they moved into fifth place. [84] [85]
After the international break, Arsenal travelled to Anfield to take on Liverpool on 20 November. After there was contact between Takehiro Tomiyasu and Sadio ManΓ© as the players were challenging for a header, managers Mikel Arteta and JΓΌrgen Klopp engaged in a verbal dispute on the sideline, for which referee Michael Oliver showed a yellow card to both managers. After ManΓ© and Mohamed Salah were both denied by point-blank saves from Aaron Ramsdale earlier in the game, ManΓ© headed a Trent Alexander-Arnold free kick into the ground and away from Ramsdale for the opening goal in the 39th minute. Early in the second half, Diogo Jota added a second goal for Liverpool after intercepting a backwards pass from Nuno Tavares. In the 73rd minute, a fast break by Liverpool was finished off with ManΓ© centering the ball for Salah to finish from close range. Four minutes later, Takumi Minamino, having just been substituted into the match, slotted home Alexander-Arnold's cross at the back post after just 48 seconds on the pitch. The 4β0 defeat ended Arsenal's unbeaten run at eight matches in the league and 10 in all competitions, although they remained in fifth. [86] [87]
Arsenal rebounded seven days later against bottom-of-the-table Newcastle United and new manager Eddie Howe, who made his debut in the Newcastle dugout; Howe had missed his first match the previous week in quarantine after testing positive for COVID-19. [88] Neither team was able to score in the first half. Jonjo Shelvey came closest for Newcastle in the 30th minute, with his shot parried onto the crossbar by Aaron Ramsdale. Shortly before halftime, after Emile Smith Rowe's header was saved by Martin DΓΊbravka, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang missed from close range and kicked the rebound against the outside of the post. In the 56th minute, Bukayo Saka passed back to Smith Rowe, who passed infield to Nuno Tavares; meanwhile, Saka had continued his run forward, and after receiving the ball from Tavares, he fired a low shot into the far corner past DΓΊbravka for the opening goal. Eight minutes later, Saka was forced off with an injury and was replaced by Gabriel Martinelli. Less than two minutes after coming on, Martinelli finished off a chipped pass from Takehiro Tomiyasu with a first-time volley to bolster Arsenal's lead. Arsenal maintained their 2β0 lead to win the match and stay in fifth place. [89] [90]
Arsenal began December with a midweek fixture at Old Trafford on 2 December away to Manchester United, who were led by caretaker manager Michael Carrick in his last game before interim manager Ralf Rangnick taking over. [91] From a 13th minute corner by Martin Γdegaard, Emile Smith Rowe scored the opening goal from outside of the box, with the assist from Mohamed Elneny after Harry Maguire's initial clearance. Referee Martin Atkinson was initially hesitant to award the goal, as goalkeeper David de Gea lay injured after having his ankle stepped on by his teammate Fred, but the goal was made official after VAR review. Shortly before halftime, Manchester United equalized after Jadon Sancho passed infield to Fred, who squared the ball for Bruno Fernandes to slot it in past Aaron Ramsdale. In the 52nd minute, the home side took the lead as Cristiano Ronaldo finished off Marcus Rashford's low cross. However, Arsenal equalized less than two minutes later; on the right flank, Gabriel Martinelli received Thomas Partey's through pass before firing a low cross into the box for Γdegaard, whose shot curled in past the reach of de Gea. In the 68th minute, Atkinson initially did not award a penalty to Manchester United after Γdegaard's tackle on Fred, but he reversed his decision after consulting the pitchside VAR monitor. Ronaldo scored again, converting the penalty for his 800th career goal and the decisive goal of the match. Despite the 3β2 defeat, Arsenal remained in fifth place for the fourth consecutive matchweek. [92] [93]
Four days later, Arsenal lost their second game in a row after playing away to Everton at Goodison Park, with Granit Xhaka making his return from injury. [94] Minutes before halftime, a free kick from Andros Townsend was headed in by Richarlison, but the goal was disallowed as the latter was found to be offside by VAR. However, in first-half stoppage time, Arsenal scored the opening goal with Martin Γdegaard slotting in a cross from Kieran Tierney with a side-foot volley. In the 56th minute, Richarlison seemed to have scored after receiving a pass from Abdoulaye DoucourΓ©, but he was ruled offside by VAR again. Richarlison was finally able to score in the 80th minute, as he headed in the rebound after a Demarai Gray shot from outside the box hit the crossbar. After Eddie Nketiah missed a close-range header in the 84th minute, Gray scored Everton's second goal of the game in the second of six minutes of stoppage time. Gray's winning strike, which came from a similar location to the one that hit the crossbar, hit off the far post and into the goal, resulting in a 2β1 loss for Arsenal. [95] [96]
On 11 December, Arsenal returned home to the Emirates Stadium for a match against a depleted Southampton side, who were without several key outfield players and both first-choice goalkeepers, with emergency goalkeeper Willy Caballero starting after signing earlier in the week. [97] Meanwhile, Arsenal themselves started without captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, who had reportedly been dropped to the bench for a 'disciplinary breach' by manager Mikel Arteta. [98] In the 21st minute, Arsenal scored first after playing out from the back, as a series of passes down the length of the pitch culminated with Bukayo Saka's low cutback being finished off by Alexandre Lacazette. Six minutes later, Arsenal doubled their lead. After Kieran Tierney received Takehiro Tomiyasu's high pass at the back post, his cross was blocked by Tino Livramento; however, Tierney recovered the rebound and headed the ball to Martin Γdegaard, who scored a header for his third goal in as many matches. After Gabriel had a tap-in disallowed for being offside in the 59th minute, he headed in a corner from Gabriel Martinelli three minutes later. Arsenal continued to apply pressure to Southampton in the search of a fourth goal, but both Martinelli and Saka hit the posts with their shots. Meanwhile, Aaron Ramsdale made six saves to secure the clean sheet and a 3β0 win. [99] [100]
The day before the home match against West Ham United on 15 December, the club announced that Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang would be stripped of the club captaincy due to repeated disciplinary breaches and would not be considered for the West Ham match. [101] Manager Mikel Arteta elaborated that the captaincy would be shared among a "'leadership group' of senior players," including Alexandre Lacazette and Granit Xhaka, the latter of whom had preceded Aubameyang as captain. [102]
After Alexandre Lacazette had assumed the captaincy role against Southampton, manager Mikel Arteta opted to retain him as captain against West Ham. [103] Three minutes into the second half, Lacazette played a through pass to Gabriel Martinelli, who ran past the West Ham defense and curled in the opening goal. In the 67th minute, VladimΓr Coufal, who was already on a yellow card after contact with Kieran Tierney in the 11th minute, was sent off after a second yellow card following a tackle on Lacazette in the box. For the same foul, referee Anthony Taylor awarded Arsenal a penalty, which Lacazette took but was saved by Εukasz FabiaΕski. On 87 minutes, after Takehiro Tomiyasu dispossessed SaΓ―d Benrahma, Bukayo Saka recovered the ball before passing it near the center line to substitute Emile Smith Rowe, who continued his run and scored a second goal for Arsenal. The 2β0 victory moved Arsenal into the top four for the first time all season. [104] [105]
With a rise in positive COVID-19 test results forcing the postponement of the other five matches scheduled for 18 December, Arsenal's match away to an injury-stricken Leeds United at Elland Road was the only remaining Premier League fixture that day. [106] In the 16th minute, after Alexandre Lacazette dispossessed Adam Forshaw in the box, Gabriel Martinelli recovered the loose ball and fired it in first time for the opening goal; this goal was Arsenal's 7,000th scored in the top flight of English football. [107] [108] Twelve minutes later, Granit Xhaka intercepted a pass from Stuart Dallas intended for Mateusz Klich near midfield and played a through pass to Martinelli, who scored to double Arsenal's lead. Three minutes from halftime, Bukayo Saka scored the third goal after his shot deflected off Klich's foot and past Illan Meslier. Notably, Arsenal's 11 shots on target in the first half were the most in the first half of all Premier League matches since the 2003β04 season (also the season of the Invincibles), when Opta began recording such statistics. After Ben White's tackle on Joe Gelhardt, referee Andre Marriner awarded Leeds a penalty, which Raphinha converted in the 75th minute. Substitute Emile Smith Rowe capped off the match by finishing off a pass from Martin Γdegaard to give Arsenal a 4β1 win. [109] [110]
On 21 December, Arsenal hosted League One side Sunderland in the EFL Cup quarter-finals, with Nicolas PΓ©pΓ© making his 100th appearance for Arsenal. CΓ©dric's corner in the 17th minute was headed towards goal by Rob Holding, only for Lee Burge to parry the ball into the path of Eddie Nketiah, who continued his three-match run of scoring in the EFL Cup and put in the tap-in from close range. In the 27th minute, PΓ©pΓ© received a cutback from CΓ©dric and fired a shot, which was deflected by Callum Doyle into the roof of the net to double Arsenal's lead. However, Sunderland scored four minutes later, as Nathan Broadhead received a through pass from Elliot Embleton and lifted the ball over an onrushing Bernd Leno into the goal. Four minutes into the second half, Nketiah scored his second goal, stepping in front of Doyle to redirect a low cross from Nuno Tavares. In the 58th minute, Nketiah completed his hat trick, beating Tom Flanagan to a pass from PΓ©pΓ© and scoring with a backheel finish. In second half stoppage time, PΓ©pΓ© once again provided the assist, this time to Charlie Patino, who had been substituted on ten minutes prior for his senior team debut and slid the ball in past Burge. The 5β1 result advanced Arsenal to the semi-finals for the first time since the 2017β18 edition, while Nketiah's hat trick made him the joint top goalscorer with Brentford's Marcus Forss on five goals. [111] [112]
Arsenal then headed to Carrow Road for a Boxing Day match against Norwich City. Bukayo Saka scored the opening goal in the sixth minute after receiving a pass from Martin Γdegaard and shooting through the legs of Brandon Williams. Arsenal's second goal was also assisted by Γdegaard, as he found Kieran Tierney on the left flank, who ran into the box and fired a low shot across goal just before halftime. In the 67th minute, Saka scored again after receiving a pass from Alexandre Lacazette and beating Williams one-on-one before shooting from the edge of the box. Ozan Kabak tripped Lacazette as the latter was receiving a pass from Emile Smith Rowe, prompting referee Graham Scott to award Arsenal a penalty in the 84th minute, which Lacazette then converted. In second half stoppage time, substitute Nicolas PΓ©pΓ©'s pass across the box deflected off Kabak to Smith Rowe, who finished at the back post for his third goal in as many matches, all of which have come as a substitute. The 5β0 win meant that Arsenal ended the year on a four-match win streak. [113] [114]
Arsenal's performances in December led to several Premier League monthly award nominations. Alexandre Lacazette's goal to finish off a 'flowing' team move against Southampton was nominated for Goal of the Month, [115] [116] while manager Mikel Arteta was nominated for Manager of the Month. [117] Additionally, both Martin Γdegaard and Gabriel Martinelli were nominated for Player of the Month. [118] Though the latter two awards were ultimately won by Manchester City's Pep Guardiola and Raheem Sterling, respectively, [119] [120] Lacazette's goal was named the Goal of the Month. [116] [121]
In the first Premier League fixture of 2022, Arsenal hosted Manchester City at the Emirates Stadium on New Year's Day. Dutch assistant manager Albert Stuivenberg filled in for manager Mikel Arteta, who had tested positive for COVID-19 on 29 December and was forced to miss the match. [122] [123] An Arsenal penalty call in the 10th minute after contact between Martin Γdegaard and Ederson was dismissed by VAR. However, Arsenal took the lead after the half-hour mark when Kieran Tierney found Bukayo Saka in the box, who slotted the ball in as Alexandre Lacazette screened off Nathan AkΓ©. Manchester City equalized when Riyad Mahrez converted a 57th-minute penalty, which had been awarded by referee Stuart Attwell after he deemed Granit Xhaka to have committed a foul on Bernardo Silva. Immediately following the restart, AkΓ© made a goal line clearance on Aymeric Laporte's header to prevent the own goal before Gabriel Martinelli missed the follow-up just wide of the top corner. Less than a minute later, Attwell sent off Gabriel after the latter picked up a second yellow card for a foul on Gabriel Jesus; Attwell had shown him his first yellow card following the Mahrez penalty for dissent. With Manchester City having the man advantage, Rodri scored the winning goal in stoppage time after Laporte's initial shot had been blocked by Ben White, giving the visitors a 2β1 win. [124] [125]
On 5 January, it was announced that the first leg of the EFL Cup semi-finals against Liverpool, which was to be held the following day, was postponed to 13 January due to a COVID-19 outbreak among Liverpool's players and staff, with the second leg to be played a week later. This also led a change in the home team order, with Liverpool now hosting the first leg and Arsenal hosting the second leg. [126]
Ahead of the Africa Cup of Nations, five players were called up by their respective countries; these were Mohamed Elneny ( Egypt), Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang ( Gabon), Thomas Partey ( Ghana), and Nicolas PΓ©pΓ© ( Ivory Coast), with academy player Omar Rekik also being called up for Tunisia. [127]
Ahead of the FA Cup third-round match against EFL Championship club Nottingham Forest on 9 January, the club announced the release of a one-off, all-white fourth kit that would be worn during the match. The kit, which is not commercially available and will be "awarded to individuals who are making a positive difference in the community," is part of a campaign to raise awareness about knife crime and youth violence, which contributed to the highest number of teenage murders in a year in London since records began. [128] [129]
On 8 January, Ainsley Maitland-Niles joined Serie A club Roma on loan until the end of the season. [130]
Arsenal's FA Cup campaign ended after just one match, as Nottingham Forest won 1β0 at the City Ground due to an 83rd-minute goal from Lewis Grabban, who finished a cross from Ryan Yates. Meanwhile, Arsenal struggled offensively all game and registered no shots on target despite dominating the time of possession. Additionally, in a rare first-half, non-injury substitution, manager Mikel Arteta sent on Kieran Tierney in place of a 'struggling' Nuno Tavares in the 35th minute. [131] This was the first time since the 2017β18 edition that Arsenal were knocked out in the third round, which also came at the hands of Nottingham Forest. [132]
Four days later, Arsenal travelled to Anfield for the first leg of the EFL Cup semi-finals against Liverpool. An injury to CΓ©dric early in the match forced a substitution in the 11th minute, with Calum Chambers replacing him at right-back. Moments later, Arsenal nearly conceded the opening goal, as Jordan Henderson charged down and blocked a long kick from Aaron Ramsdale, but the deflection went wide of the open goal and resulted in a Liverpool corner. In the 24th minute, Granit Xhaka was sent off by referee Michael Oliver for a high boot and a denial of a clear goal-scoring opportunity, as the former attempted to intercept a long pass from Andrew Robertson to Diogo Jota. The red card meant that Xhaka would miss Arsenal's next two matches. It also prompted Arteta to make another early substitution, with centre-back Rob Holding replacing striker Eddie Nketiah to provide defensive cover. Despite playing with only 10 players for the rest of the match, Arsenal held Liverpool to a 0β0 draw, with Takumi Minamino shooting over an open goal in the closing minutes and missing Liverpool's other best scoring chance. [133] [134]
On 15 January, the Premier League accepted Arsenal's request to postpone the match against Tottenham Hotspur, which would have been held the following day, due to an insufficient amount of available players in the Arsenal squad as a result of COVID-19, existing and recent injuries, and players away with their countries at the Africa Cup of Nations. [135]
On 18 January, Sead KolaΕ‘inac left the club by mutual consent and signed with Ligue 1 club Olympique de Marseille, joining up with Arsenal loanees Matteo Guendouzi and William Saliba. [136] Two days later, Pablo MarΓ was loaned out to Serie A club Udinese until the end of the season. [137]
That same day, in the second leg of the EFL Cup semi-finals, Arsenal were knocked out of the competition at home 2β0 by Liverpool, thanks to a brace from Diogo Jota. Both sides came close to scoring early in the match, with Alexandre Lacazette's fifth-minute free kick hitting the crossbar and JoΓ«l Matip's tap-in disallowed for offside minutes later, before Jota scored the opener in the 17th minute. After Liverpool came close with Ibrahima KonatΓ©'s header from a Trent Alexander-Arnold corner hitting the post early in the second half, they finally scored a second goal as Jota received a long pass from Alexander-Arnold and chipped the ball over an onrushing Aaron Ramsdale. To make matters worse for Arsenal, 74th-minute substitute Thomas Partey, who had just returned from international duty after Ghana's early elimination from the Africa Cup of Nations, received a second yellow card for a late tackle on Fabinho and was sent off in the closing minutes of the game, having received his first yellow card for a foul on Neco Williams minutes earlier. [138] [139]
Arsenal returned to Premier League competition on 23 January at home against Burnley. However, despite Arsenal having three times as much possession as Burnley and dominating shots and corners, neither team was able to break the deadlock and the match finished 0β0, which ended Arsenal's month-long spell in fourth place and dropped them to sixth. [140] [141]
The club continued their exodus of players in the winter transfer window, as Calum Chambers joined fellow Premier League club Aston Villa on a permanent transfer announced on 27 January. [142]
On the final day of that transfer window, Arsenal made their first and only first-team acquisition, signing 23-year-old American centre-back Auston Trusty from Major League Soccer club Colorado Rapids, although Trusty will stay with the Rapids on loan until 17 July 2022. [143] The following day, it was announced that former captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, who had not been selected for any match squads since the loss to Everton in early December, had left the club by mutual consent, [144] with it being announced later that he had joined La Liga club Barcelona. [145]
After the international break, Arsenal travelled to Molineux to face Wolverhampton Wanderers on 10 February. In the 25th minute, after a half-clearance from a Gabriel Martinelli corner, both Alexandre Lacazette and JosΓ© SΓ‘ went for the ball and missed, with Gabriel scoring the tap-in for the game's only goal. In the 69th minute, referee Michael Oliver showed Martinelli two yellow cards in quick succession, amounting to a red card and dismissal; the first was for shoving Daniel Podence and preventing a quick throw-in, and the second was for chasing him down and fouling him again. Despite being reduced to 10 players, Arsenal maintained their lead and won 1β0. [146] [147]
On 19 February, Arsenal hosted Brentford, to whom they had lost the season opener. Neither club scored in the first half, but three minutes into the second half, Emile Smith Rowe broke the deadlock with his low curling shot past David Raya. In the 79th minute, Arsenal were on the break, and Bukayo Saka finished off a pass from Thomas Partey with a curling strike that ricocheted in off the far post. However, Brentford scoring a consolation goal in stoppage time, with a scramble in the box following a Saman Ghoddos free kick resulting in Christian Norgaard's close-range strike, which was confirmed after a VAR check for offside. There was not enough time for Brentford to seek an equalising goal, so Arsenal won 2β1. [148] [149]
Arsenal continued to make up their games in hand and played the reverse fixture against Wolverhampton Wanderers at home on 25 February; the match had originally been scheduled for 28 December 2021 but was postponed due to a lack of available players in the Wolves squad as a result of numerous injuries and positive COVID-19 test results. [150] Wolves scored first, with Hwang Hee-chan intercepting a back pass from Gabriel to Aaron Ramsdale and scoring in the 10th minute. They maintained their lead for most of the match, until Arsenal equalised in the 82nd minute. Substitute Eddie Nketiah received Martin Γdegaard's lofted pass and cut it back for fellow substitute Nicolas PΓ©pΓ©, who spun around and scored with his stronger left foot. Five minutes into stoppage time, Alexandre Lacazette received a pass from PΓ©pΓ© and shot towards goal, with the strike being diverted into the top corner off JosΓ© SΓ‘'s glove, giving Arsenal another 2β1 win. [151] [152]
Arsenal went to Vicarage Road on 6 March to face Watford. Less than 20 seconds into the match, Emmanuel Dennis scored but the goal was ruled offside. In the fifth minute, Martin Γdegaard slotted the ball past Ben Foster after receiving a pass from Bukayo Saka. Watford levelled the score six minutes later with a bicycle kick from Cucho HernΓ‘ndez. At the half-hour mark, Alexandre Lacazette returned a pass to Saka, who struck into the top corner. In the 52nd minute, Lacazette provided another assist, setting the ball for Gabriel Martinelli's strike. A late goal from Moussa Sissoko reduced Watford's deficit, but Arsenal held on for a 3β2 victory and moved back into the top four. [153] [154]
On 14 March, Arsenal faced Leicester City at home. The Gunners opened the scoring just after the tenth minute. A corner by Gabriel Martinelli was met by the head of Thomas Partey at the near-post. Partey could have had a brace just seven minutes later, when a deflected shot by Granit Xhaka dropped to the Ghanaian, who saw his shot from the edge of the box rattle off the Leicester upright. Leicester nearly found an equaliser in the 34th minute, when a cross by Marc Albrighton was headed towards goal by Barnes. The header from just outside the six-yard box was met by a strong right palm from goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale. In the 54th minute, Arsenal had a penalty shout when Thomas Partey's header was glanced by the hand of defender ΓaΔlar SΓΆyΓΌncΓΌ. After a lengthy VAR check, referee Anthony Taylor awarded the Gunners a penalty. The resulting spot-kick was converted by Alexandre Lacazette. Thereby doubling Arsenal's lead in the 59th minute and also marking Alexandre Lacazette's 200th senior career goal. The result brought Arsenal back into fourth, leapfrogging Manchester United. [155]
Arsenal welcomed Liverpool to the Emirates Stadium on 17 March. The Gunner's fought valiantly in the first half, limiting Liverpool's dominant attacking players to speculative half-chances. However, failing to capitalize on their own chances. The momentum swung Liverpool's way in the second-half, with Sadio ManΓ© netting a goal which was immediately chalked off for offside within two minutes of the half. Arsenal could have broken the deadlock themselves, when Martin Γdegaard's shot was saved by goalkeeper Alisson following a misplaced back-pass by Thiago. The opener was finally scored by Diogo Jota in the 54th minute, with his shot beating Aaron Ramsdale at the near-post following a through-ball by Thiago. Liverpool would go on to double their lead eight minutes later, when Roberto Firmino tapped-in from close range via a cross by Andrew Robertson. [156]
Arsenal kicked off the month of April with an away trip to Selhurst Park to face Crystal Palace on 4 April. Goals from Jean-Philippe Mateta and Jordan Ayew before half-time followed by a Wilfried Zaha penalty condemned Arsenal to a 3β0 defeat. [157] Next, Arsenal hosted Brighton on 9 April. Brighton ended up with a two-goal lead thanks to goals from Leandro Trossard and Enock Mwepu. An 89th-minute goal from Martin Γdergaard came too late, as Arsenal ended up losing 1β2 to the visitors. [158] Arsenal's losing streak increased to three consecutive matches after losing 1β0 to Southampton at St Mary's Stadium on 16 April, with the contest's sole goal coming from Jan Bednarek in the 44th minute. [159] Arsenal finally ended their losing streak on 20 April with a 4β2 away win at Stamford Bridge against Chelsea; Arsenal's goals came via a brace from Eddie Nketiah, and one each from Emile Smith Rowe and Bukayo Saka. [160] Arsenal finished off the month by facing Manchester United at home on 23 April. An early goal from Tavares and a 31st-minute penalty conversion by Saka gave Arsenal a quick two goal lead, before Cristiano Ronaldo put United back in the game in the 34th minute. Granit Xhaka scored in the 70th minute to seal a 3β1 win for Arsenal to end April with back-to-back victories. [161]
Arsenal started the final month of the season traveling to the London Stadium to face West Ham United on 1 May. Rob Holding and Gabriel scored for Arsenal either side of a West Ham equaliser from Jarrod Bowen to secure a 2β1 victory for the Gunners, which extended their win streak to three. [162] Next, Arsenal hosted Leeds United on 8 May. Eddie Nketiah scored a brace within 10 minutes, and despite a 66th-minute goal from Diego Llorente, Arsenal rode on Nketiah's early brace for a 2β1 win, extending their win streak to four matches. Arsenal then faced Spurs at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on 12 May. Arsenal's winning streak was snapped, as a brace from Harry Kane and a goal from Son Heung-min gave Tottenham a 3β0 win. [163] Hoping to bounce back, Arsenal visited St James' Park on 16 May to face Newcastle United. Both of the match's goals would come in the second half, as a 56th-minute opener from Callum Wilson followed by an 85th-minute strike by Bruno GuimarΓ£es gave Newcastle a 2β0 victory and saw Arsenal fall below Tottenham in the table on the penultimate matchday. [164] Arsenal's final match of the season was at home against Everton. Going into the match, Arsenal not only had to win, but Spurs also had to lose for Arsenal to qualify for next season's Champions League. Arsenal beat Everton in a 5β1 rout, but due to Spurs also winning their match, the Gunners qualified for the Europa League instead, finishing the season in fifth place with 69 points. [165]
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Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
No. | Player | Nat. | Position(s) | Date of birth (age) | Year signed | Signed from | Transfer fee | Apps. | Goals | |
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Goalkeepers | ||||||||||
1 | Bernd Leno | GK | 4 March 1992 (aged 30) | 2018 | Bayer Leverkusen | Β£19.3m [167] | 125 | 0 | ||
32 | Aaron Ramsdale | GK | 14 May 1998 (aged 24) | 2021 | Sheffield United | Β£24m [41] | 37 | 0 | ||
33 | Arthur Okonkwo | GK | 9 September 2001 (aged 20) | 2021 | Arsenal Academy | N/A [168] | 0 | 0 | ||
Defenders | ||||||||||
3 | Kieran Tierney ( vice-captain) | LB / LWB | 5 June 1997 (aged 25) | 2019 | Celtic | Β£25m [169] | 86 | 4 | ||
4 | Ben White | CB / RB | 8 October 1997 (aged 24) | 2021 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Β£50m [25] | 37 | 0 | ||
6 | Gabriel MagalhΓ£es | CB | 19 December 1997 (aged 24) | 2020 | Lille | Β£23.14m [170] | 70 | 8 | ||
16 | Rob Holding | CB | 20 September 1995 (aged 26) | 2016 | Bolton Wanderers | Β£2m [171] | 138 | 3 | ||
17 | CΓ©dric Soares | RB / RWB | 31 August 1991 (aged 30) | 2020 | Southampton | Free [172] | 54 | 2 | ||
18 | Takehiro Tomiyasu | RB / CB / LB | 5 November 1998 (aged 23) | 2021 | Bologna | Β£16m [53] | 22 | 0 | ||
20 | Nuno Tavares | LB / RB / LWB | 26 January 2000 (aged 22) | 2021 | Benfica | Β£6.8m [15] | 28 | 1 | ||
Midfielders | ||||||||||
5 | Thomas Partey | CM / DM | 13 June 1993 (aged 29) | 2020 | AtlΓ©tico Madrid | Β£45m [173] | 59 | 2 | ||
7 | Bukayo Saka | RM / LM / LB | 5 September 2001 (aged 20) | 2018 | Arsenal Academy | N/A | 131 | 23 | ||
8 | Martin Γdegaard ( 3rd captain) | AM / CM | 17 December 1998 (aged 23) | 2021 | Real Madrid | Β£34m [40] | 60 | 9 | ||
10 | Emile Smith Rowe | AM / LM | 28 July 2000 (aged 21) | 2018 | Arsenal Academy | N/A | 82 | 18 | ||
23 | Albert Sambi Lokonga | CM | 22 October 1999 (aged 22) | 2021 | Anderlecht | Β£17.5m [19] | 23 | 0 | ||
25 | Mohamed Elneny | DM | 11 July 1992 (aged 29) | 2016 | Basel | Β£5m [174] | 145 | 5 | ||
34 | Granit Xhaka | CM / DM / LB | 27 September 1992 (aged 29) | 2016 | Borussia MΓΆnchengladbach | Β£34.5m [175] | 250 | 14 | ||
Forwards | ||||||||||
9 | Alexandre Lacazette ( captain) [176] | ST | 28 May 1991 (aged 31) | 2017 | Lyon | Β£46.5m [177] | 206 | 71 | ||
19 | Nicolas PΓ©pΓ© | RW | 29 May 1995 (aged 27) | 2019 | Lille | Β£72m [178] | 112 | 27 | ||
30 | Eddie Nketiah | ST | 30 May 1999 (aged 23) | 2017 | Arsenal Academy | N/A | 92 | 23 | ||
35 | Gabriel Martinelli | LW / ST | 18 June 2001 (aged 21) | 2019 | Ituano | Β£6m [179] | 84 | 18 | ||
Player(s) on loan during this season | ||||||||||
β | William Saliba | CB | 24 March 2001 (aged 21) | 2019 | Saint-Γtienne | Β£27m [180] | 0 | 0 | ||
β | Auston Trusty | CB | 12 August 1998 (aged 23) | 2022 | Colorado Rapids | Undisclosed [181] | 0 | 0 | ||
2 | HΓ©ctor BellerΓn | RB / RWB | 19 March 1995 (aged 27) | 2013 | Arsenal Academy | N/A | 239 | 9 | ||
11 | Lucas Torreira | DM | 11 February 1996 (aged 26) | 2018 | Sampdoria | Β£26m [182] | 89 | 4 | ||
13 | RΓΊnar Alex RΓΊnarsson | GK | 18 February 1995 (aged 27) | 2020 | Dijon | Β£1.8m [183] | 6 | 0 | ||
15 | Ainsley Maitland-Niles | CM / RB / LWB / RWB | 29 August 1997 (aged 24) | 2014 | Arsenal Academy | N/A | 131 | 3 | ||
22 | Pablo MarΓ | CB | 31 August 1993 (aged 28) | 2020 | Flamengo | Β£7.2m [184] | 22 | 1 | ||
24 | Reiss Nelson | RW | 10 December 1999 (aged 22) | 2017 | Arsenal Academy | N/A | 48 | 4 | ||
26 | Folarin Balogun | ST | 3 July 2001 (aged 20) | 2020 | Arsenal Academy | N/A | 10 | 2 | ||
27 | Konstantinos Mavropanos | CB | 11 December 1997 (aged 24) | 2018 | PAS Giannina | Β£1.8m [185] | 8 | 0 | ||
29 | Matteo Guendouzi | CM / DM | 14 April 1999 (aged 23) | 2018 | Lorient | Β£7m [186] | 82 | 1 | ||
Player(s) transferred out during this season | ||||||||||
14 | Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang | ST / LW | 18 June 1989 (aged 33) | 2018 | Borussia Dortmund | Β£56m [187] | 163 | 92 | ||
21 | Calum Chambers | CB / DM / RB | 20 January 1995 (aged 27) | 2014 | Southampton | Β£16m [188] | 122 | 5 | ||
31 | Sead KolaΕ‘inac | LB / LWB | 20 June 1993 (aged 29) | 2017 | Schalke 04 | Free [189] | 118 | 5 |
Date | No. | Position | Player | From | Fee | Team | Source |
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10 July 2021 | 20 | DF | Nuno Tavares | Benfica | Β£7.2m | First team | [15] |
19 July 2021 | 23 | MF | Albert Sambi Lokonga | Anderlecht | Β£15.75m | [19] | |
30 July 2021 | 58 | FW | Mika Biereth | Fulham | Free transfer | Academy | [190] |
4 | DF | Ben White | Brighton & Hove Albion | Β£50m | First team | [25] | |
20 August 2021 | 8 | MF | Martin Γdegaard | Real Madrid | Β£30m | [39] [40] | |
32 | GK | Aaron Ramsdale | Sheffield United | Β£24m | [39] [41] | ||
31 August 2021 | 18 | DF | Takehiro Tomiyasu | Bologna | Β£16m | [53] | |
28 January 2022 | DF | Lino Sousa | West Bromwich Albion | Undisclosed | Academy | [191] | |
31 January 2022 | DF | Auston Trusty | Colorado Rapids | First team | [143] [192] |
Date | No. | Position | Player | To | Fee | Team | Source |
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21 June 2021 | 42 | FW | Trae Coyle | Lausanne-Sport | Undisclosed | Academy | [193] |
51 | DF | Mark McGuinness | Cardiff City | [194] | |||
52 | DF | Zech Medley | KV Oostende | [195] | |||
1 July 2021 | MF | Aaron Benn | Watford | Free transfer | [196] | ||
23 | DF | David Luiz | Flamengo | End of contract | First team | [9] [11] | |
MF | Adebayo Fapetu | Derby County | Free transfer | Academy | [197] | ||
DF | Levi Laing | West Ham United | [198] | ||||
DF | Joseph Olowu | Doncaster Rovers | [199] | ||||
DF | Daniel Oyegoke | Brentford | Undisclosed | [200] | |||
FW | Luke Plange | Derby County | Free transfer | [11] [201] | |||
57 | MF | Ben Sheaf | Coventry City | Undisclosed | [202] | ||
DF | Jason Sraha | Barnsley | Free transfer | [11] [203] | |||
7 July 2021 | FW | Kieran Petrie | Swansea City | [204] | |||
10 August 2021 | 40 | DF | Tolaji Bola | Rotherham United | Undisclosed | [205] | |
13 August 2021 | 28 | MF | Joe Willock | Newcastle United | Β£25m | First team | [34] |
30 August 2021 | 12 | FW | Willian | Corinthians | Free transfer | [49] | |
17 January 2022 | 52 | GK | Dejan Iliev | AS TrenΔΓn | Contract terminated | Academy | [206] [207] |
18 January 2022 | 31 | DF | Sead KolaΕ‘inac | Marseille | Free transfer | First team | [136] [208] |
27 January 2022 | 21 | DF | Calum Chambers | Aston Villa | [142] [209] | ||
31 January 2022 | 71 | FW | Amani Richards | Leicester City | Undisclosed | Academy | [210] |
1 February 2022 | 14 | FW | Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang | Barcelona | Contract terminated | First team | [144] [145] |
Date | No. | Position | Player | To | Until | Team | Source |
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24 June 2021 | 27 | DF | Konstantinos Mavropanos | VfB Stuttgart | End of season | First team | [8] |
1 July 2021 | 39 | DF | Daniel Ballard | Millwall | Academy | [211] | |
5 July 2021 | 67 | MF | Matt Smith | Doncaster Rovers | [212] | ||
6 July 2021 | 29 | MF | Matteo Guendouzi | Marseille | First team | [13] | |
15 July 2021 | 4 | DF | William Saliba | [17] | |||
26 July 2021 | 60 | FW | Nikolaj MΓΆller | Viktoria KΓΆln | 3 January 2022 | Academy | [213] [214] |
52 | GK | Dejan Iliev | SereΔ | 17 January 2022 | [215] [a] | ||
29 July 2021 | 53 | FW | Tyreece John-Jules | Blackpool | [216] [217] | ||
2 August 2021 | 43 | DF | Harry Clarke | Ross County | 3 January 2022 | [218] [219] | |
3 August 2021 | 68 | GK | Tom Smith | Welling United | End of season | [220] | |
10 August 2021 | 64 | DF | Jordi Osei-Tutu | Nottingham Forest | 5 January 2022 | [221] [222] | |
25 August 2021 | 11 | MF | Lucas Torreira | Fiorentina | End of season | First team | [44] |
30 August 2021 | 38 | MF | Miguel Azeez | Portsmouth | 17 January 2022 | Academy | [223] [224] |
31 August 2021 | 2 | DF | HΓ©ctor BellerΓn | Real Betis | End of season | First team | [52] |
46 | DF | Jonathan Dinzeyi | Carlisle United | 3 January 2022 | Academy | [225] [214] | |
24 | FW | Reiss Nelson | Feyenoord | End of season | First team | [50] | |
13 | GK | RΓΊnar Alex RΓΊnarsson | OH Leuven | [51] | |||
5 January 2022 | 43 | DF | Harry Clarke | Hibernian | End of 2022β23 season | Academy | [226] |
8 January 2022 | 15 | MF | Ainsley Maitland-Niles | Roma | End of season | First team | [130] |
12 January 2022 | 26 | FW | Folarin Balogun | Middlesbrough | Academy | [227] | |
18 January 2022 | 86 | DF | Brooke Norton-Cuffy | Lincoln City | [228] | ||
20 January 2022 | 22 | CB | Pablo MarΓ | Udinese | First team | [137] | |
24 January 2022 | 49 | GK | Karl Hein | Reading | Academy | [229] | |
25 January 2022 | 53 | FW | Tyreece John-Jules | Sheffield Wednesday | [230] [231] | ||
28 January 2022 | 37 | DF | Ryan Alebiosu | Crewe Alexandra | [232] [233] | ||
31 January 2022 | 36 | MF | Tim Akinola | Dundee United | [234] [235] | ||
60 | FW | Nikolaj MΓΆller | Den Bosch | [236] | |||
64 | DF | Jordi Osei-Tutu | Rotherham United | [237] | |||
DF | Auston Trusty | Colorado Rapids | 17 July 2022 | First team | [b] | ||
7 February 2022 | 57 | MF | Jordan McEneff | Shelbourne | End of season | Academy | [238] |
On 16 April 2021, Arsenal announced that they would participate in a pre-season fixture against defending Scottish Professional Football League champions Rangers on 17 July at the Ibrox Stadium, in order to celebrate Rangers' 150th anniversary. [239] This forms part of a training camp in Scotland, with another friendly being played against Hibernian four days earlier. [240]
13 July 2021 Friendly | Hibernian | 2β1 | Arsenal | Edinburgh |
18:00 |
Boyle 21' Porteous 66' MacKay 69' |
Report |
PΓ©pΓ© 73' Smith Rowe 82' |
Stadium:
Easter Road Referee: Don Robertson (Scotland) |
17 July 2021 Friendly | Rangers | 2β2 | Arsenal | Glasgow |
14:00 |
Balogun 14' Itten 75' |
Report |
MarΓ 12' Tavares 23' Nketiah 83' |
Stadium:
Ibrox Stadium Referee: Bobby Madden (Scotland) |
24 July 2021 Friendly | Arsenal | 4β1 | Millwall | London Colney |
14:00 |
Chambers 17' Lacazette 59' PΓ©pΓ© 65' Balogun 73' |
Report | A. Mitchell 89' | Stadium:
Arsenal Training Centre Attendance: 0 (Behind-closed-doors) |
28 July 2021 Friendly | Arsenal | 4β1 | Watford | London Colney |
13:00 |
Nketiah 16' Lacazette 70' ( pen.) Tierney 77' Azeez 86' |
Report | Zinckernagel 34' | Stadium:
Arsenal Training Centre Attendance: 0 (Behind-closed-doors) |
2 September 2021 Friendly | Arsenal | 4β0 | Brentford | London Colney |
12:00 |
Gabriel 46' Lacazette 60' CΓ©dric 76' 89' |
Report | Stadium:
Arsenal Training Centre Attendance: 0 (Behind-closed-doors) |
6 October 2021 Friendly | Arsenal | 3β2 | Queen's Park Rangers | London Colney |
12:00 | Stadium:
Arsenal Training Centre Attendance: 0 (Behind-closed-doors) |
30 March 2022 Friendly | Arsenal | 4β1 | Brentford B | London Colney |
12:00 |
Lacazette 21', 47', 57' Holding 60' |
Report | Jeanvier 72' | Stadium:
Arsenal Training Centre Attendance: 0 (Behind-closed-doors) |
Arsenal confirmed they will travel to the United States to compete in the seventh edition of the Florida Cup in Orlando, Florida. [241] On July 20, Arsenal withdrew from the Cup, citing "a small number of positive COVID tests." [20]
25 July 2021 Florida Cup | Arsenal | Cancelled | Inter Milan | Orlando, United States |
EDT | Stadium: Camping World Stadium | |||
Note: Match cancelled due to Arsenal withdrawing from Florida Cup due to positive COVID tests. [242] |
28 July 2021 Florida Cup | Arsenal | Cancelled | Everton or Millonarios | Orlando, United States |
EDT | Stadium: Camping World Stadium | |||
Note: Match cancelled due to Arsenal withdrawing from Florida Cup due to positive COVID-19 tests. [242] |
A series with Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur was confirmed for the start of August 2021, to be called 'The Mind Series'. [26] [27]
1 August 2021 Friendly | Arsenal | 1β2 | Chelsea | Holloway |
15:00 BST |
Xhaka 69' Tavares 86' |
Report |
Havertz 26' KovaΔiΔ 42' Zappacosta 54' Abraham 72' |
Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Andre Marriner |
8 August 2021 Friendly | Tottenham Hotspur | 1β0 | Arsenal | Tottenham |
14:00 BST |
Alli 33' Skipp 45+1' ReguilΓ³n 74' Son 79' |
Report |
Tierney 56' Xhaka 57' |
Stadium:
Tottenham Hotspur Stadium Referee: David Coote |
Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
Premier League | 13 August 2021 | 22 May 2022 | Matchday 1 | 5th | 38 | 22 | 3 | 13 | 61 | 48 | +13 | 57.89 |
FA Cup | 9 January 2022 | Third round | Third round | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | β1 | 0.00 | |
EFL Cup | 25 August 2021 | 20 January 2022 | Second round | Semi-finals | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 3 | +13 | 66.67 |
Total | 45 | 26 | 4 | 15 | 77 | 52 | +25 | 57.78 |
Source: Competitions
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3 | Chelsea | 38 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 76 | 33 | +43 | 74 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 38 | 22 | 5 | 11 | 69 | 40 | +29 | 71 | |
5 | Arsenal | 38 | 22 | 3 | 13 | 61 | 48 | +13 | 69 | Qualification for the Europa League group stage [a] |
6 | Manchester United | 38 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 57 | 57 | 0 | 58 | |
7 | West Ham United | 38 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 60 | 51 | +9 | 56 | Qualification for the Europa Conference League play-off round [a] |
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
38 | 22 | 3 | 13 | 61 | 48 | +13 | 69 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 35 | 17 | +18 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 26 | 31 | β5 |
Source:
Premier League
The league fixtures were announced on 16 June 2021. [245]
13 August 2021 1 | Brentford | 2β0 | Arsenal | Brentford |
20:00 BST | Report | Stadium:
Brentford Community Stadium Attendance: 16,479 Referee: Michael Oliver | ||
Note: Live on Sky Sports |
22 August 2021 2 | Arsenal | 0β2 | Chelsea | Holloway |
16:30 BST |
|
Report | Stadium:
Emirates Stadium Attendance: 58,729 Referee: Paul Tierney |
28 August 2021 3 | Manchester City | 5β0 | Arsenal | Manchester |
12:30 BST |
|
Report |
|
Stadium:
Etihad Stadium Attendance: 52,276 Referee: Martin Atkinson |
11 September 2021 4 | Arsenal | 1β0 | Norwich City | Holloway |
15:00 BST |
|
Report | Stadium:
Emirates Stadium Attendance: 59,337 Referee: Michael Oliver |
18 September 2021 5 | Burnley | 0β1 | Arsenal | Burnley |
15:00 BST | Report | Stadium:
Turf Moor Attendance: 18,072 Referee: Anthony Taylor |
26 September 2021 6 | Arsenal | 3β1 | Tottenham Hotspur | Holloway |
16:30 BST |
|
Report | Stadium:
Emirates Stadium Attendance: 59,919 Referee: Craig Pawson |
2 October 2021 7 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 0β0 | Arsenal | Falmer |
17:30 BST | Report |
|
Stadium:
Falmer Stadium Attendance: 31,266 Referee: Jonathan Moss |
18 October 2021 8 | Arsenal | 2β2 | Crystal Palace | Holloway |
20:00 BST |
|
Report | Stadium:
Emirates Stadium Attendance: 59,475 Referee: Mike Dean |
22 October 2021 9 | Arsenal | 3β1 | Aston Villa | Holloway |
20:00 BST |
|
Report | Stadium:
Emirates Stadium Attendance: 59,496 Referee: Craig Pawson |
30 October 2021 10 | Leicester City | 0β2 | Arsenal | Leicester |
12:30 BST | Report |
|
Stadium:
King Power Stadium Attendance: 32,209 Referee: Michael Oliver |
7 November 2021 11 | Arsenal | 1β0 | Watford | Holloway |
14:00 GMT |
|
Report | Stadium:
Emirates Stadium Attendance: 59,833 Referee: Kevin Friend |
20 November 2021 12 | Liverpool | 4β0 | Arsenal | Liverpool |
17:30 GMT | Report | Stadium:
Anfield Attendance: 53,092 Referee: Michael Oliver |
27 November 2021 13 | Arsenal | 2β0 | Newcastle United | Holloway |
12:30 GMT |
|
Report | Stadium:
Emirates Stadium Attendance: 59,886 Referee: Stuart Attwell |
2 December 2021 14 | Manchester United | 3β2 | Arsenal | Manchester |
20:15 GMT | Report |
|
Stadium:
Old Trafford Attendance: 73,123 Referee: Martin Atkinson |
6 December 2021 15 | Everton | 2β1 | Arsenal | Walton |
20:00 GMT |
|
Report | Stadium:
Goodison Park Attendance: 38,906 Referee: Mike Dean |
11 December 2021 16 | Arsenal | 3β0 | Southampton | Holloway |
15:00 GMT | Report | Stadium:
Emirates Stadium Attendance: 59,653 Referee: Jarred Gillett |
15 December 2021 17 | Arsenal | 2β0 | West Ham United | Holloway |
20:00 GMT |
|
Report |
|
Stadium:
Emirates Stadium Attendance: 59,777 Referee: Anthony Taylor |
18 December 2021 18 | Leeds United | 1β4 | Arsenal | Leeds |
17:30 GMT | Report |
|
Stadium:
Elland Road Attendance: 36,166 Referee: Andre Marriner |
26 December 2021 19 | Norwich City | 0β5 | Arsenal | Norwich |
15:00 GMT |
|
Report | Stadium:
Carrow Road Attendance: 26,940 Referee: Graham Scott |
1 January 2022 20 | Arsenal | 1β2 | Manchester City | Holloway |
12:30 GMT | Report | Stadium:
Emirates Stadium Attendance: 59,757 Referee: Stuart Attwell |
23 January 2022 21 | Arsenal | 0β0 | Burnley | Holloway |
14:00 GMT | Report |
Westwood 25' Brownhill 30' |
Stadium:
Emirates Stadium Attendance: 59,255 Referee: David Coote |
10 February 2022 22 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0β1 | Arsenal | Wolverhampton |
19:45 GMT | Report |
|
Stadium:
Molineux Attendance: 31,523 Referee: Michael Oliver |
19 February 2022 23 | Arsenal | 2β1 | Brentford | Holloway |
15:00 GMT |
|
Report | Stadium:
Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,015 Referee: Jonathan Moss |
24 February 2022 24 | Arsenal | 2β1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Holloway |
19:45 GMT | Report | Stadium:
Emirates Stadium Attendance: 59,888 Referee: Martin Atkinson | ||
Note: The match, originally scheduled for 28 December 2021, was postponed due to an insufficient amount of available players in the Wolves squad as a result of numerous injuries and positive COVID-19 test results. [150] |
6 March 2022 25 | Watford | 2β3 | Arsenal | Watford |
14:00 GMT |
|
Report |
|
Stadium:
Vicarage Road Attendance: 21,142 Referee: Craig Pawson |
13 March 2022 26 | Arsenal | 2β0 | Leicester City | Holloway |
16:30 GMT | Report |
|
Stadium:
Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,111 Referee: Anthony Taylor |
16 March 2022 27 | Arsenal | 0β2 | Liverpool | Holloway |
20:15 GMT | Report | Stadium:
Emirates Stadium Attendance: 59,968 Referee: Andre Marriner |
19 March 2022 28 | Aston Villa | 0β1 | Arsenal | Aston |
12:30 GMT | Report | Stadium:
Villa Park Attendance: 41,956 Referee: Andy Madley |
4 April 2022 29 | Crystal Palace | 3β0 | Arsenal | Selhurst, London |
20:00 BST | Report | Stadium:
Selhurst Park Attendance: 25,149 Referee: Paul Tierney |
9 April 2022 30 | Arsenal | 1β2 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Holloway |
15:00 BST |
|
Report | Stadium:
Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,112 Referee: David Coote |
16 April 2022 31 | Southampton | 1β0 | Arsenal | Southampton |
15:00 BST | Report |
|
Stadium:
St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 31,465 Referee: Peter Bankes |
20 April 2022 32 | Chelsea | 2β4 | Arsenal | Fulham |
19:45 BST |
|
Report |
|
Stadium:
Stamford Bridge Attendance: 32,249 Referee: Jonathan Moss |
23 April 2022 33 | Arsenal | 3β1 | Manchester United | Holloway |
12:30 BST | Report | Stadium:
Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,223 Referee: Craig Pawson |
1 May 2022 34 | West Ham United | 1β2 | Arsenal | Stratford |
16:30 BST | Report | Stadium:
London Stadium Attendance: 59,959 Referee: Mike Dean |
8 May 2022 35 | Arsenal | 2β1 | Leeds United | Holloway |
14:00 BST | Report | Stadium:
Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,108 Referee: Chris Kavanagh |
12 May 2022 36 | Tottenham Hotspur | 3β0 | Arsenal | Tottenham |
19:45 BST | Report |
|
Stadium:
Tottenham Hotspur Stadium Attendance: 62,027 Referee: Paul Tierney | |
Note: The match, originally scheduled for 16 January, was postponed due to an insufficient amount of available players in the Arsenal squad as a result of COVID-19, existing and recent injuries, and players away with their countries at the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations. [135] |
16 May 2022 37 | Newcastle United | 2β0 | Arsenal | Newcastle upon Tyne |
20:00 BST |
|
Report | Stadium:
St. James' Park Attendance: 52,274 Referee: Darren England |
22 May 2022 38 | Arsenal | 5β1 | Everton | Holloway |
16:00 BST | Report |
|
Stadium:
Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,201 Referee: Andre Marriner |
9 January 2022 Third round | Nottingham Forest | 1β0 | Arsenal | West Bridgford |
17:15 GMT |
|
Report |
|
Stadium:
City Ground Attendance: 24,938 Referee: Craig Pawson |
25 August 2021 Second round | West Bromwich Albion | 0β6 | Arsenal | West Bromwich |
20:00 BST |
|
Report |
|
Stadium:
The Hawthorns Attendance: 17,016 Referee: David Webb |
22 September 2021 Third round | Arsenal | 3β0 | AFC Wimbledon | Holloway |
19:45 BST |
|
Report | Stadium:
Emirates Stadium Attendance: 56,276 Referee: Jarred Gillett |
26 October 2021 Fourth round | Arsenal | 2β0 | Leeds United | Holloway |
19:45 BST | Report |
|
Stadium:
Emirates Stadium Attendance: 59,126 Referee: Andre Marriner |
21 December 2021 Quarter-finals | Arsenal | 5β1 | Sunderland | Holloway |
19:45 GMT | Report | Stadium:
Emirates Stadium Attendance: 59,027 Referee: Robert Jones |
13 January 2022 Semi-finals first leg | Liverpool | 0β0 | Arsenal | Liverpool |
19:45 GMT |
|
Report | Stadium:
Anfield Attendance: 52,377 Referee: Michael Oliver |
20 January 2022 Semi-finals second leg | Arsenal | 0β2 (0β2 agg.) | Liverpool | Holloway |
19:45 GMT | Report | Stadium:
Emirates Stadium Attendance: 59,360 Referee: Martin Atkinson | ||
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 6 January 2022 but was postponed due to a COVID-19 outbreak among Liverpool's players and staff. [126] |
Players with no appearances not included in the list.
No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Premier League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Total | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
1 | GK | Bernd Leno | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
3 | DF | Kieran Tierney | 22 | 1 | 0(1) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24(1) | 1 | |
4 | DF | Ben White | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 37 | 0 | |
5 | MF | Thomas Partey | 23(1) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 24(2) | 2 | |
6 | DF | Gabriel MagalhΓ£es | 35 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2(1) | 0 | 37(1) | 5 | |
7 | MF | Bukayo Saka | 36(2) | 11 | 1 | 0 | 3(1) | 1 | 40(3) | 12 | |
8 | MF | Martin Γdegaard | 32(4) | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 36(4) | 7 | |
9 | FW | Alexandre Lacazette | 20(10) | 4 | 0(1) | 0 | 3(2) | 2 | 23(13) | 6 | |
10 | MF | Emile Smith Rowe | 21(12) | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3(1) | 1 | 24(13) | 11 | |
16 | DF | Rob Holding | 9(6) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4(1) | 0 | 14(7) | 1 | |
17 | DF | CΓ©dric Soares | 16(5) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 21(5) | 1 | |
18 | DF | Takehiro Tomiyasu | 20(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21(1) | 0 | |
19 | FW | Nicolas PΓ©pΓ© | 5(15) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8(15) | 3 | |
20 | DF | Nuno Tavares | 13(8) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3(2) | 0 | 17(10) | 1 | |
23 | MF | Albert Sambi Lokonga | 11(6) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3(1) | 0 | 15(7) | 0 | |
25 | MF | Mohamed Elneny | 8(6) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11(6) | 0 | |
30 | FW | Eddie Nketiah | 8(13) | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4(1) | 5 | 13(14) | 10 | |
32 | GK | Aaron Ramsdale | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 37 | 0 | |
34 | MF | Granit Xhaka | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2(1) | 0 | 29(1) | 1 | |
35 | FW | Gabriel Martinelli | 21(8) | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4(2) | 0 | 26(10) | 6 | |
87 | MF | Charlie Patino | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0(1) | 1 | 1(1) | 1 | |
Player(s) on loan but featured this season | |||||||||||
15 | MF | Ainsley Maitland-Niles | 2(5) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2(1) | 0 | 4(6) | 0 | |
22 | DF | Pablo MarΓ | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
24 | FW | Reiss Nelson | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | |
26 | FW | Folarin Balogun | 1(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 2(2) | 0 | |
Player(s) transferred out but featured this season | |||||||||||
14 | FW | Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang | 12(2) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 13(2) | 7 | |
21 | DF | Calum Chambers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(2) | 1 | 3(2) | 1 | |
31 | DF | Sead KolaΕ‘inac | 1(1) | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3(2) | 0 |
Rank | No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Premier League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 7 | MF | Bukayo Saka | 11 | 0 | 1 | 12 | |
2 | 10 | MF | Emile Smith Rowe | 10 | 0 | 1 | 11 | |
3 | 30 | FW | Eddie Nketiah | 5 | 0 | 5 | 10 | |
4 | 8 | MF | Martin Γdegaard | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
14 | FW | Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7 | ||
6 | 9 | FW | Alexandre Lacazette | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
35 | FW | Gabriel Martinelli | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
8 | 6 | DF | Gabriel | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
9 | 19 | FW | Nicolas PΓ©pΓ© | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
10 | 5 | MF | Thomas Partey | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
11 | 3 | DF | Kieran Tierney | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
16 | DF | Rob Holding | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
17 | DF | CΓ©dric Soares | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
20 | DF | Nuno Tavares | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
21 | DF | Calum Chambers | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
34 | MF | Granit Xhaka | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
87 | MF | Charlie Patino | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
Own goal(s) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
Total | 61 | 0 | 16 | 77 |
Rank | No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Premier League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 9 | FW | Alexandre Lacazette | 7 | 0 | 1 | 8 | |
2 | 7 | MF | Bukayo Saka | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
4 | 19 | FW | Nicolas PΓ©pΓ© | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | |
35 | FW | Gabriel Martinelli | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
5 | 8 | MF | Martin Γdegaard | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
6 | 3 | DF | Kieran Tierney | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
17 | DF | CΓ©dric Soares | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | ||
8 | 10 | MF | Emile Smith Rowe | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
14 | FW | Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
20 | DF | Nuno Tavares | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
25 | MF | Mohamed Elneny | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
34 | MF | Granit Xhaka | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
13 | 5 | MF | Thomas Partey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
15 | MF | Ainsley Maitland-Niles | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
18 | DF | Takehiro Tomiyasu | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
30 | FW | Eddie Nketiah | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
Total | 41 | 0 | 11 | 52 |
Rank | No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Premier League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Total | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 34 | MF | Granit Xhaka | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 2 | |
2 | 6 | DF | Gabriel | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | |
3 | 5 | MF | Thomas Partey | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | |
4 | 16 | DF | Rob Holding | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |
5 | 35 | FW | Gabriel Martinelli | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
6 | 7 | MF | Bukayo Saka | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
7 | 23 | MF | Albert Sambi Lokonga | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
8 | 8 | MF | Martin Γdegaard | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
17 | DF | CΓ©dric Soares | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
10 | 4 | DF | Ben White | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
14 | FW | Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
18 | DF | Takehiro Tomiyasu | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
30 | FW | Eddie Nketiah | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
14 | 20 | DF | Nuno Tavares | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
31 | DF | Sead KolaΕ‘inac | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
16 | 9 | FW | Alexandre Lacazette | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
10 | MF | Emile Smith Rowe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
22 | DF | Pablo MarΓ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
25 | MF | Mohamed Elneny | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
26 | FW | Folarin Balogun | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
32 | GK | Aaron Ramsdale | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
Totals | 60 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 68 | 4 | 2 |
Rank | No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Premier League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 32 | GK | Aaron Ramsdale | 12 | 0 | 2 | 14 | |
2 | 1 | GK | Bernd Leno | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
Total | 13 | 0 | 4 | 17 |
Each club Player of the Month and Goal of the Month award winner was chosen via open-access polls on the club's official website. While the Player of the Month awards only include the men's senior team, the Goal of the Month awards include contenders from both the men's and women's teams.
Month | Player | Votes | Source |
---|---|---|---|
September | Takehiro Tomiyasu ( JPN) | 51% | [247] |
October | Aaron Ramsdale ( ENG) | 60% | [248] |
November | Aaron Ramsdale ( ENG) | 42% | [249] |
December | Gabriel Martinelli ( BRA) | 47% | [250] |
January | Gabriel Martinelli ( BRA) | 41% | [251] |
February | Thomas Partey ( GHA) | 49% | [252] |
April | Granit Xhaka ( SUI) | β | [253] |
Month | Player | Competition | Opponent | Votes | Source |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
September | Martin Γdegaard ( NOR) | Premier League | Burnley | 28% | [254] |
November | Gabriel Martinelli ( BRA) | Premier League | Newcastle United | 51% | [255] |
December | Alexandre Lacazette ( FRA) | Premier League | Southampton | 37% | [256] |
February | Nicolas PΓ©pΓ© ( CIV) | Premier League | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 47% | [257] |
March | Gabriel Martinelli ( BRA) | Premier League | Watford | 48% | [258] |
Note: The October and January Goal of the Month awards were won by Katie McCabe and Beth Mead, respectively, of the women's team. [259] [260]
Month | Player or Manager | Award | Source |
---|---|---|---|
September | Mikel Arteta ( ESP) | Premier League Manager of the Month | [65] [66] |
December | Gabriel Martinelli ( BRA) | PFA Fans' Premier League Player of the Month | [261] |
December | Alexandre Lacazette ( FRA) | Premier League Goal of the Month | [116] [121] |
March | Mikel Arteta ( ESP) | Premier League Manager of the Month | [262] |
March | Bukayo Saka ( ENG) | PFA Fans' Premier League Player of the Month | [263] |
Player or Manager | Award | Source |
---|---|---|
Bukayo Saka ( ENG) | Arsenal Player of the Season | [264] [265] |
Granit Xhaka ( SUI) | Arsenal Goal of the Season |