2018–19 Arsenal F.C. season

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Arsenal
2018–19 season
ChairmanChips Keswick
Head coachUnai Emery
StadiumEmirates Stadium
Premier League5th
FA CupFourth round
EFL CupQuarter-final
UEFA Europa LeagueRunners-up
Top goalscorerLeague:
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (22)
All:
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (31)

The 2018–19 season was Arsenal's 27th season in the Premier League, 102nd overall season in the top flight and 93rd consecutive season in the top flight of English football.[1][2] The club participated in the Premier League and the UEFA Europa League, and participated in the FA Cup and the EFL Cup.

This was the Arsenal's first season in 22 years without manager Arsène Wenger.[3] For the second consecutive season, Arsenal qualified for the UEFA Europa League, improving on the last season's result and reaching the final where they were defeated by rivals Chelsea. This was the club's first and only full season under manager Unai Emery.[4]

Review[edit]

Pre-season[edit]

Arsenal began their off-season by completing some squad alterations. They started by announcing the departure of club captain Per Mertesacker, who retired to become their new academy coach.[5] After six years at the club, Santi Cazorla's departure was also announced upon the expiry of his contract.[6] Further, Petr Čech, Héctor Bellerín, Mohamed Elneny, Mesut Özil, Granit Xhaka and Ainsley Maitland-Niles all received new squad numbers, with the latter two also extending their contracts with the club.[citation needed]

After completing a clearout of backroom staff to coincide with their new club-model following the retirement of long-term manager Arsène Wenger, Spaniard Unai Emery was appointed as the club's new head coach.[7]

The first signing of the Emery era was Swiss right-back Stephan Lichtsteiner, who joined on a free transfer from Juventus on 5 June.[8] The club then signed German goalkeeper Bernd Leno from Bayer Leverkusen two weeks later, for a rumored fee of £19.2 million.[9] Meanwhile, club stalwart Jack Wilshere departed following the expiry of his contract, after 17 years at the club,[10] and Greek central defender Sokratis joined the club from Borussia Dortmund for £14.8 million on 8 July.[11] Shortly thereafter, the club signed defensive midfielder Lucas Torreira from Sampdoria for a reported fee of £26.4 million on 10 July, and announced the transfer of Matteo Guendouzi from Lorient for a rumoured £7 million a day later.[citation needed]

August[edit]

On 7 August 2018, Alisher Usmanov announced that he would accept an offer from American businessman Stan Kroenke to buy his 30% stake in Arsenal for £550 million, in a deal that would allow Kroenke to take full control of the club.[12]

Arsenal's first game was against reigning champions Manchester City on 12 August. They lost the game 2–0 after goals by Raheem Sterling and Bernardo Silva.[13] The following game was against London rivals Chelsea on 18 August. Arsenal lost again, this time 3–2 though they had chances to get more from the game, courtesy of goals by Pedro, Álvaro Morata and Marcos Alonso while Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Alex Iwobi scored for Arsenal.[14]

Arsenal's first win was a 3–1 victory against West Ham United on 25 August. Marko Arnautović scored first to put West Ham in front, but Nacho Monreal equalised minutes later, and an own goal by Issa Diop and a late goal by Danny Welbeck won the game for Arsenal.[15]

September[edit]

Arsenal's first game in September and 4th game in the Premier League, was a 3–2 victory over Cardiff City on 2 September. Shkodran Mustafi scored the opening goal from a Granit Xhaka corner, but Víctor Camarasa equalised just before the break. After the restart, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored his first goal of the season to give Arsenal the lead. Cardiff equalised again from a Danny Ward header, but Alexandre Lacazette ensured the victory with a thumping shot to give Arsenal another three points.[16]

After the international break, Arsenal were the visitors against Newcastle United. After a dull first half, Granit Xhaka scored a stunning free kick to give Arsenal the lead. Mesut Özil doubled the advantage on his 200th appearance for Arsenal. Late on, Ciaran Clark scored in stoppage-time to give Newcastle hope. In the end, it was not enough as Arsenal won their third consecutive game 2–1.[17]

Arsenal started the Europa League with a 4–2 victory over Vorskla Poltava. Aubameyang opened the scoring after a counterattack. Danny Welbeck doubled the advantage, before Aubameyang and Özil both scored to lead 4–0. However, Vorskla scored two goals late in the game though Arsenal still went away with victory.[18]

Arsenal were at the Emirates against Everton. Lacazette scored a stunning opening goal, curling a shot into the top right corner. Moments later, Aubameyang scored a second for Arsenal, tapping in from close range, though Aubameyang was in an offside position. Nevertheless, Arsenal cruised to their fifth consecutive victory in all competitions.[19]

To start off the EFL Cup campaign, Arsenal won 3–1 against Championship side Brentford. Arsenal scored twice through Welbeck, although Alan Judge pulled one back for Brentford. Alexandre Lacazette wrapped up the victory during stoppage-time to ensure Arsenal would progress to the next round.[20] During the final match of September for Arsenal, they won 2–0 against Watford. Bernd Leno made his Premier League debut as a substitute after Petr Čech came off injured. Arsenal opened the scoring through a Craig Cathcart own goal following pressure by Lacazette. Özil doubled the lead when Lacazette squared the ball across for him to tap home. Arsenal came away with their seventh consecutive victory in all competitions and their fifth in the league.[21]

October[edit]

Due to political tensions, Henrikh Mkhitaryan did not travel to Azerbaijan for Arsenal's Europa League match against Qarabağ.[22] Arsenal nevertheless prevailed, 3–0, with Sokratis, Matteo Guendouzi and Emile Smith Rowe all scoring their debut goals.[23]

Arsenal's strong form continued with a dominant 5–1 victory over Fulham. Although the match was tied 1–1 at half-time, Arsenal scored four second-half goals to extend their winning run to nine in all competitions. Aaron Ramsey scored just 39 seconds after being introduced as a substitute; two goals each by Lacazette and Aubameyang completed the scoresheet.[24] A 3–1 victory against Leicester City on 22 October 2018 saw Özil become the highest scoring German player of the Premier League era, with 30 goals.[25] They continued the winning form with a 1–0 victory against Sporting in the Europa League, with Danny Welbeck getting the deciding goal.[26] However, Arsenal's winning streak was stopped at eleven with a 2–2 draw against Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park.[27]

For their final match in October, Arsenal faced League One side Blackpool in the EFL Cup. The Gunners held a 2–0 lead courtesy of goals by Stephan Lichtsteiner and Emile Smith Rowe, but a second yellow card to Matteo Guendouzi allowed Blackpool to cut the lead to 2–1. Arsenal held on to advance to a quarterfinal matchup against Tottenham Hotspur.[28][29]

November[edit]

Arsenal hosted Liverpool on 3 November 2018. A late strike by Alexandre Lacazette earned a point for the Gunners after James Milner gave Liverpool a second-half lead.[30][31] In Europe, a 0–0 draw with Sporting secured passage into the round of 32,[32] before a 1–1 draw with Wolverhampton Wanderers, where Henrikh Mkhitaryan's late strike ruled out Ivan Cavaleiro's opener.[33]

After the international break, the Gunners played Bournemouth. A Jefferson Lerma own goal put them up before Joshua King equalized in first-half stoppage time. However, Aubameyang scored the winner to hand the Gunners their first victory of the month.[34] Their final game of November was against Vorskla in the Europa League. UEFA decided before the match that it was to be moved from Poltava to Kyiv due to martial law in Ukraine,[35] and Arsenal ran out 3–0 winners, with goals from Smith Rowe, Ramsey (from the penalty spot) and Joe Willock. This game also marked the debuts of Zech Medley, Charlie Gilmour, and Bukayo Saka, all from the substitute's bench, and confirmed that Arsenal would progress as group winners.[36]

December[edit]

Arsenal hosted the first North London derby of the season on 2 December 2018. They took an early 1–0 lead after Aubameyang converted a penalty in the 10th minute following a Jan Vertonghen handball in the box. However, Spurs scored two goals in a span of five minutes to take a 2–1 lead at halftime. Emery made two substitutions and tactical changes at halftime, and the Gunners responded brilliantly, scoring three goals en route to a 4–2 comeback win; Aubameyang netted a brace and became the first player to score ten goals in the 2018–19 Premier League season; other goals from Alexandre Lacazette, and Lucas Torreira, of which was his first goal since joining the club.[37]

Arsenal continued their unbeaten run against rivals Manchester United at Old Trafford. In what was a dull match, Rob Holding and Aaron Ramsey both suffered injuries, the former tearing his anterior cruciate ligament, thus ruling him out for the rest of the season. The game ended in a 2–2 draw, despite Arsenal scoring two goals which were disallowed in the second half.[38]

Arsenal bounced back from their dropped points at Old Trafford with a 1–0 victory against Huddersfield at the Emirates. Alexandre Lacazette had a goal wrongly disallowed in the first half, and Arsenal finally broke the deadlock through a stunning overhead kick from Lucas Torreira, thus sealing the three points for Arsenal in an unsatisfying performance.[39]

Arsenal won their final Europa League Group game at home against Qarabag. Alexandre Lacazette scored the only goal of the game in a 1–0 victory.[40]

Arsenal lost 3–2 against Southampton at St. Mary's Stadium, thus ending their 22 games unbeaten run. Danny Ings opened the scoring for Southampton, but Henrikh Mkhitaryan equalized for Arsenal with a header. Ings got his second of the game just before halftime. In the second half, Henrikh Mkhitaryan equalized once again with a deflected effort. However, Charlie Austin scored in the 85th minute, capitalizing on a Bernd Leno error to nod home and defeat the Gunners.[41]

The next match for Arsenal was a North London Derby at the Emirates against Tottenham in the EFL Cup. Tottenham got their revenge on Arsenal for the 4–2 defeat in the league with a 2–0 win, knocking out the Gunners from the competition.[42]

Arsenal responded to their two consecutive losses with a 3–1 victory over Burnley. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang opened the scoring in the 14th minute after a brilliant pass by Mesut Özil. Aubameyang scored his second in the 48th minute. Despite Ashley Barnes scoring to cut the deficit for Burnley, Alex Iwobi insured that Arsenal would walk away with all 3 points in stoppage time.[43]

Arsenal faced Brighton away from home on Boxing Day. Aubameyang scored a goal early on after some brilliant footwork from Alexandre Lacazette. Despite the early lead, Jürgen Locadia scored, capitalizing on Stephan Lichtsteiner's error, forcing a draw at Falmer Stadium.[44]

Arsenal's last game of 2018 was against title contenders Liverpool F.C. at Anfield. Arsenal got off to the perfect start with an 11th-minute goal from Ainsley Maitland-Niles. However, Liverpool responded brilliantly, with Roberto Firmino scoring twice within the space of a minute right after Arsenal's opener. Sadio Mané made matters worse with a goal in the 32nd minute. Mohammed Salah scored a penalty just before halftime, and Firmino got his hat trick with another penalty in the 55th minute, as Arsenal fell to a 5–1 defeat.[45]

January[edit]

Arsenal started 2019 with a 4–1 victory against relegation contenders Fulham. Granit Xhaka, Alexandre Lacazette, Aaron Ramsey, and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored for the Gunners; Aboubakar Kamara scored for the visitors.[46]

Arsenal kicked off their FA Cup campaign away to Blackpool. Joe Willock scored a brace and Alex Iwobi added another en route to a 3–0 victory.[47]

Arsenal lost again away in the league, Declan Rice's goal was enough for West Ham to snatch the 3 points at London Stadium.[48] However, the Gunners responded in their next match, a 2–0 victory against rivals Chelsea at Emirates Stadium courtesy of Alexandre Lacazette and Laurent Koscielny goals took Arsenal within 3 points of the opponent.[49] Despite the victory, the Gunners took a massive blow, as Hector Bellerín tore his anterior cruciate ligament, ruling him out for the rest of the season.[50]

Next up was an FA Cup match against in-form rivals Manchester United. Alexis Sánchez scored for United against his former side. It was quickly made 2–0 in favor of the away team through Jesse Lingard. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang halved the deficit just before the break, however Anthony Martial wrapped up the victory for United as Gunners were eliminated, losing 3–1.[51]

Arsenal's final game in January came at home to Cardiff City, who were playing their first match since the death of Emiliano Sala. Aubameyang scored the first goal of the game, slotting his penalty home. Lacazette doubled the advantage after making a brilliant run into the box. Nathaniel Mendez-Laing scored a stoppage-time consolation for Cardiff. The victory sent Arsenal up to 4th place over Chelsea.[52]

February[edit]

Arsenal's first match of February was a tough one, away to title contenders and defending champions Manchester City. Sergio Agüero scored for City in the 1st minute of the match. However, the Gunners responded, Laurent Koscielny nodded home from close range in the 10th minute. Agüero scored his second just before the break, and City extended their lead to 3–1 with a controversial goal from Agüero, thus sealing his hat trick.[53]

Arsenal faced relegation-threatened Huddersfield away from home. Alex Iwobi scored first, before Lacazette doubled the advantage. Huddersfield scored a last-minute consolation, Sead Kolašinac scoring an own goal.[54]

After more than two months away from Europe, the Gunners were back in Europa League action via a trip to Barysaw to face Belarusian minnows BATE Borisov. However, a lacklustre display ensued, and Stanislaw Drahuns header on the stroke of half time, coupled with Alexandre Lacazette's late red card, saw BATE record a famous 1–0 win and an advantage to take to North London.

However, the second leg had a fairly varying script to the first game, with defensive errors from BATE ultimately gifting Arsenal a 3–0 win, after an early own goal from Zakhar Volkov, coupled with free headers from Shkodran Mustafi and Sokratis Papastathopolous guided Arsenal into the last-16.

The Gunners built on the victory with a routine 2–0 home win over Southampton, earned after early goals from Lacazette and Henrikh Mkhitaryan. The Arsenal faithful then witnessed yet another Emirates Stadium win, with midfield masterclasses from Mkhitaryan and returning Mesut Özil setting up a 5–1 dismantling of Bournemouth. Both Özil and Mkhitaryan scored, with the latter setting up goals from Laurent Koscielny and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, whilst Lacazette was on the scoresheet for the third successive league match, bending home a wonderful free-kick with 12 minutes to play.

March[edit]

A testing March fixture schedule opened with a daunting trip to top-four rivals Tottenham Hotspur. Delays in the construction of Spurs new stadium meant the match was to be staged at Wembley, and the Gunners made a flying start, with Aaron Ramsey scoring for the fourth time at the national ground to put the visitors ahead on 16 minutes. A staggering double-save from Bernd Leno retained Arsenal's clean sheet before Tottenham were awarded a penalty mired in offside controversy in the 74th minute. Harry Kane buried the penalty to level the scores before Aubameyang was clipped in the penalty area in stoppage time. However, the Gabonese was denied from the spot, and Lucas Torreira was subsequently sent off late on as the Gunners had to settle for a frustrating 1–1 draw.

Things worsened in midweek as, despite going ahead after three minutes from Alex Iwobi, the Gunners fell to another road defeat as Stade Rennais earned a convincing 3–1 win in the Europa League round of 16 first leg. The turning point was undoubtedly Papastathopoulos's red card shortly before the break, with Rennes levelling a minute later through Benjamin Bourigeaud. In the second period, the Gunners completely fell apart, with Nacho Monreal's own goal and Ismaila Sarr's late header inflicting a dangerous wound upon the Gunners.

Arsenal then had a stern test forthcoming. Manchester United were the visitors to Emirates Stadium, and a tense encounter ensued. United were still unbeaten domestically under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, but that was about to change. Despite the Red Devils dominating in chances, a resolute Arsenal backline, coupled with defensive errors at the other end, saw Granit Xhaka's long-range attempt misjudged by goalkeeper David de Gea to but Arsenal in front, before a penalty from Aubameyang saw the Gabonese make amends for his miss at Spurs to seal a vital 2–0 win.

The Gunners next fixture was at home against Rennes in the second leg of their round-of-16 tie. Trailing 3–1 from the first leg, Arsenal made the perfect start, with Aubameyang poking home Ramsey's cross after just five minutes to put them ahead. He then delivered a superb cross for Ainsley Maitland-Niles-Niles to make it 2–0 and put Arsenal ahead on away goals inside fifteen minutes. Rennes threatened sporadically, but Aubameyang added his second late on to wrap up a 3–0 triumph and 4–3 aggregate win.

April[edit]

April began with Arsenal seeking to rise to third after Tottenham's defeat at Liverpool closed the top-four gap to just a single point. The Gunners duly gathered the necessary three points after goals in either half from Aaron Ramsey and Alexandre Lacazette earned the Gunners a 2–0 victory over Newcastle United. It was also their 10th successive league win at the Emirates Stadium, the first time they had achieved such a run since its opening in 2006.

However, the Gunners' were hauled back out of the top four next time out after Phil Jagielka's 10th-minute goal earned Everton a 1–0 win over the listless Gunners.

Arsenal needed to bounce back, and had no better opportunity to do so than in the first-leg of their Europa League quarter-final tie, against one of the favourites, Italian giants SSC Napoli. And the Gunners responded, claiming an impressive 2–0 win and duly seize control of the tie. Aaron Ramsey had put the Gunners ahead early, before Lucas Torreira's effort on 25 minutes deflected in off Kalidou Koulibaly to settle the match.

Despite lying fifth in the table and on course for the Europa League semi-finals, Arsenal's away form had been sketchy all season long, and it was perhaps rather disappointing that the Gunners had to wait nine months prior to their first clean sheet on the road in the Premier League in a rather bizarre 1–0 win at Watford. The majority of the games action occurred inside the first eleven minutes, with Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang opening the scoring on ten minutes with one of the strangest goals of the season, with the lethal marksman managing to nip ahead of goalkeeper Ben Foster, and the Watford man hacked his clearance straight at Aubameyang as the ball rolled into the net. A minute later, Troy Deeney received his marching orders after elbowing Lucas Torreira in midfield. The ten-man Hornets did try hard, but ultimately fell to their first defeat of the month.

Arsenal then earned a second successive 1–0 win away from home as Alexandre Lacazette's stunning 36th-minute free-kick, coupled with a resolute defensive performance from the Gunners, saw them seal a vital win in Naples against Napoli, thus recording a 3–0 aggregate victory and subsequently qualifying them for the semi-finals for the second successive season. They were then drawn against Spanish outfit Valencia CF, who had ruthlessly dispatched fellow Spaniards Villarreal 5–1 on aggregate in the last eight.

Everything was going smoothly in North London prior to the Gunners home match against safety-hunting Crystal Palace. However, a dull first-half display saw Unai Emerys side head into the break a goal behind after Christian Bentekes early header, his first goal all year long. However, Arsenal made a swift start to the second period, with Mesut Özil's ingenious chip on 47 minutes making it 1–1. Nonetheless, quickfire goals after the hour from Wilfried Zaha and James McArthur further extended Palaces lead to 3–1, and though Aubameyang pulled a goal back, the Gunners fell to a morale-shattering 3–2 defeat in their first league defeat at home since August.

They failed to respond in their next encounter, a trip to Wolverhampton Wanderers, and a first half blitz from the high-flying Pack seeing them take a 3–0 advantage into the break after goals from Ruben Neves, Conor Coady and Diogo Jota. Sokratis Papastathopolous then scored his first league goal from the Gunners with ten minutes to play, but it wasn't enough as Wolves sealed a superb 3–1 win. Another capitulation ensued away to Leicester City next time out. At half-time, the game was locked at 0–0 but the Gunners were indeed a man down after a disputable Ainsley Maitland-Niles red card. With an hour played, Youri Tielemans headed the Foxes in front, before a late brace from the Gunners' arch-nemesis Jamie Vardy wrapped up a 3–0 triumph for Brendan Rodgers Leicester and leave Arsenal's top-four hopes in serious jeopardy.

May[edit]

However, Europe once again proved the saviour of Arsenal, as a brace from Alexandre Lacazette laid the scaffolds for an impressive 3–1 comeback victory over Valencia in the first leg of the Europa League semi-final at the Emirates Stadium. However, it was the visitors who took the lead in North London, with Mouctar Diakhaby finishing off a clever Valencia set-piece move with a firm header, before Alexandre Lacazette slammed home Aubameyangs square ball to level it. Lacazette nodded home Granit Xhaka's cross before the break to make it 2–1 before Aubameyang wrapped up the win in the final minute of normal time, volleying home Sead Kolasinac's cross to ensure Arsenal took a healthy advantage to the second leg in Spain.

The Gunners had one foot in the Europa League final, but the top-four looked unlikely. The Gunners had to beat Brighton at home to attain any realistic chance of regaining their top-four status, and made the perfect start after Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang stroked home from the spot on nine minutes to put Arsenal in front. However, on the hour mark, Brighton were gifted a route back into the game after Solly March was hauled down from Granit Xhaka. Glenn Murray duly netted his 200th league career goal as the Seagulls earned a creditable 1–1 draw, leaving the Gunners needing to have three points and eight goal difference swing in their favour on the final day.

With the top four realistically out of reach, the Gunners travelled to Spain to contest what was arguably their most vital match of the season so far away to Valencia in the Europa League semi-final second leg. However, Valencia-in need of a 2–0 win to progress-made a fast start, taking the lead on 11 minutes after Kevin Gameiro turned home Rodrigo's cross, but a stunning volley from Aubameyang saw the two sides head into the break locked at 1–1, with Arsenal leading 4–2 on aggregate. Five minutes into the second period, Arsenal practically sealed progression to the final in Baku after Alexandre Lacazette rifled home Lucas Torreira's pass, before Valencia made it 2–2 after Gameiro added his second, bundling over the line. However, the hosts found them behind again after Aubameyang poked home Maitland-Niles' low cross, before the Gunners' top scorer completed his first-ever Arsenal hat-trick, powering Henrikh Mkhitaryans through-ball, as Arsenal secured a famous 4–2 win, subsequently swaggering into the UEFA Europa League final for the first time since its 2009 rebrand, hammering Valencia 7–3 on aggregate. Later in the day, it was confirmed that Chelsea had beaten Eintracht Frankfurt on penalties after a 2–2 aggregate draw, meaning that all four finalists in Europe that season were from England, the first time this had happened from any country in history.

Qualified for the Europa League final and out of the top-four race, Arsenal named a weakened line-up in their fixture at Burnley on the final day of the season. After a goalless first 45', a loose ball from Ben Mee sent Aubameyang through on goal in the 52nd minute. He duly put Arsenal ahead, before volleying home Alex Iwobi's cross eleven minutes later to make it 2–0. Ashley Barnes then pulled a goal back for the home side before substitute-18-year-old Eddie Nketiah-netted his first Premier League goal for Arsenal, as the Gunners sealed a 3–1 win, thus finishing fifth, just one point behind Tottenham Hotspur.

After the league disappointment, Arsenal had two weeks to prepare for what was dubbed as their most important game of the decade, the UEFA Europa League final against Chelsea in the Baku Olympic Stadium, Azerbaijan. However, the build-up was mired in controversy, with the undersized Baku airports permitting just 4000 fans of each London side, not to mention the 6628 mile round-trip, but the worst was in regard to Henrikh Mkhitaryans. One of the Gunners' better players in 2019, the fractioned relations between Armenia and Azerbaijan ensued in warnings from the Azerbaijani sports government, advising the midfielder not to travel. Mkhitaryan decided not to, with the Gunners heading to East Europe without him.

On final night, Arsenal and Chelsea walked out to an eerie atmosphere in Baku. Empty seats ringed the ground, and a listless first period ended goalless, mirroring the stark atmosphere. However, the final burst into life in the second. Just four minutes into the second period, Olivier Giroud nodded home Emerson Palmieri's cross against his former club to make it 1–0 Chelsea, before Pedro Rodriguez swept home on the hour to make it 2–0. Eden Hazard then stroked home from the spot to make it 3–0, with Arsenal appearing shell-shocked to their capitulation early in the second half. However, a stunning half-volley from Alex Iwobi with 21 minutes to go restored a glimmer of home to the Arsenal camp, but Eden Hazard soon notched his second as Chelsea sealed a 4–1 victory, leaving Arsenal empty-handed after a strenuous end to the season. It was a reasonable campaign, but the manner of their defeat to Chelsea and in the top-four race was arguably the foundation for fans irk.

Players[edit]

Further information: Arsenal F.C. § Players
N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 EU
 Since
 App
 Goals
 Ends
 Transfer fee
 Notes
1 GK Czech Republic Petr Čech 37 EU 2015 139 0 2019 £10.0M Vice-captain
2 DF Spain Héctor Bellerín 24 EU 2013 181 7 2023 Youth system
4 MF Egypt Mohamed Elneny 26 Non-EU 2016 (Winter) 89 2 2022 £7.4M
5 DF Greece Sokratis Papastathopoulos 31 EU 2018 40 3 2021 £14.8M
6 DF France Laurent Koscielny 33 EU 2010 353 27 2020 £8.5M Captain
7 MF Armenia Henrikh Mkhitaryan 30 Non-EU 2018 (Winter) 56 9 2021 Swap deal
8 MF Wales Aaron Ramsey 28 EU 2008 369 64 2019 £4.8M Vice-captain
9 FW France Alexandre Lacazette 28 EU 2017 88 36 2022 £46.5M
10 MF Germany Mesut Özil 30 EU 2013 231 43 2021 £42.5M Vice-captain
11 MF Uruguay Lucas Torreira 23 EU 2018 50 2 2023 £26.4M
12 DF Switzerland Stephan Lichtsteiner 35 EU 2018 23 1 2019 Free
13 GK Colombia David Ospina 30 Non-EU 2014 70 0 2020 £3.2M On loan at Napoli
14 FW Gabon Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang 30 EU 2018 (Winter) 65 41 2021 £56.0M Current record signing
15 MF England Ainsley Maitland-Niles 21 EU 2014 68 2 2023 Youth system
16 DF England Rob Holding 23 EU 2016 60 1 2023 £2.0M
17 FW Nigeria Alex Iwobi 23 EU 2015 149 15 2022 Youth system
18 DF Spain Nacho Monreal 33 EU 2013 (Winter) 248 10 2019 £8.5M
19 GK Germany Bernd Leno 27 EU 2018 36 0 2023 £19.2M
20 DF Germany Shkodran Mustafi 27 EU 2016 115 8 2021 £35.0M
21 DF England Calum Chambers 24 EU 2014 83 3 2022 £16.0M On loan at Fulham
22 MF Spain Denis Suárez 25 EU 2019 (Winter) 6 0 2019 — On loan from Barcelona
23 FW England Danny Welbeck 28 EU 2014 126 32 2019 £16.0M
25 DF England Carl Jenkinson 27 EU 2011 69 1 2020 £1.0M
26 GK Argentina Emiliano Martínez 26 Non-EU 2012 14 0 2022 Youth system On loan at Reading
27 DF Greece Konstantinos Mavropanos 21 EU 2018 (Winter) 7 0 2023 £1.8M
29 MF France Matteo Guendouzi 20 EU 2018 48 1 2023 £7.0M
31 DF Bosnia and Herzegovina Sead Kolašinac 26 EU 2017 72 5 2022 Free
34 MF Switzerland Granit Xhaka 26 EU 2016 134 11 2023 £30.0M Vice-captain
— FW Japan Takuma Asano 24 Non-EU 2016 0 0 2020 £0.8M On loan at Hannover 96
  • Last updated: 29 May 2019
  • Source: Arsenal FC and FootballDatabase (for EU passport, country as international player, contract ending and transfer fee)
  • Ordered by squad number.

Transfers[edit]

Transfers in[edit]

Date from Position Name From Fee Team Ref.
23 May 2018 GK Estonia Karl Hein Estonia Nõmme United Free transfer Academy [55]
1 July 2018 DF Switzerland Stephan Lichtsteiner Italy Juventus Free transfer First team [56]
GK Germany Bernd Leno Germany Bayer Leverkusen £22,500,000[a] [58]
2 July 2018 DF Greece Sokratis Papastathopoulos Germany Borussia Dortmund £14,400,000[b] [60]
10 July 2018 MF Uruguay Lucas Torreira Italy Sampdoria £27,000,000[c] [62]
11 July 2018 FW England Sam Greenwood England Sunderland Training compensation[d] Academy [63][64]
MF France Matteo Guendouzi France Lorient £8,000,000[e] First team [66]
19 July 2018 DF Spain Joel López Spain Barcelona Training compensation[d] Academy [67][68]
27 July 2018 MF Mexico Marcelo Flores England Ipswich Town Training compensation[d] [69]

Loans in[edit]

Date from Position Name From End date Team Ref.
31 January 2019 MF Spain Denis Suárez Spain Barcelona End of season First team [70]
7 February 2019 GK England James Hillson England Reading End of season Academy [71]

Transfers out[edit]

Date from Position Name To Fee Team Ref.
1 July 2018
MF Spain Santi Cazorla Spain Villarreal Released[f] First team [73]
DF Germany Per Mertesacker Retired [73][5]
MF England Jack Wilshere England West Ham United Released[g] [73]
DF England Marc Bola England Blackpool Released[h] Academy [73]
GK Scotland Alex Crean Released [73]
MF England Josh Dasilva England Brentford Released[i] [77]
MF Romania Vlad Dragomir Italy Perugia Released[j] [73]
MF England Aaron Eyoma England Derby County Released[k] [73]
FW France Yassin Fortune Switzerland FC Sion Released[l] [73]
GK England Ryan Huddart England Boreham Wood Released[m] [73]
DF England Chiori Johnson England Bolton Wanderers Released[n] [73]
GK Finland Hugo Keto England Brighton & Hove Albion Released[o] [73]
DF England Tafari Moore England Plymouth Argyle Released[p] [73]
MF England Josh Benson England Burnley Released
MF England Jay Beckford Norway Lillehammer Released [85]
12 July 2018 FW England David Agbontohoma England Southampton Training compensation[d] [86]
13 July 2018 FW England Armstrong Oko-Flex Scotland Celtic Training compensation[d] [87]
26 July 2018 FW France Jeff Reine-Adélaïde France Angers ~£1,440,000 First team [88]
3 August 2018 FW England Chuba Akpom Greece PAOK Undisclosed[q] [90]
GK Portugal João Virgínia England Everton Undisclosed Academy [91]
9 August 2018 FW Spain Lucas Pérez England West Ham United Undisclosed[r] First team [93]
17 August 2018 FW Costa Rica Joel Campbell Italy Frosinone Undisclosed [94]
17 August 2018 FW England Stephy Mavididi Italy Juventus Undisclosed Academy [95]
23 January 2019 GK Wales Daniel Barden England Norwich City Undisclosed Academy
11 March 2019 MF United States Gedion Zelalem United States Sporting KC Free Transfer Academy [96]
20 March 2019 MF England Josh Martin England Norwich City Undisclosed Academy

Loans out[edit]

Start date Position Name To End date Team Ref.
1 July 2018 FW Japan Takuma Asano Germany Hannover 96 End of season First team [97]
19 July 2018 MF Nigeria Kelechi Nwakali Portugal Porto Academy [98]
30 July 2018 GK England Matt Macey England Plymouth Argyle [99]
7 August 2018 DF England Calum Chambers England Fulham First team [100]
16 August 2018 MF Poland Krystian Bielik England Charlton Athletic Academy [101]
17 August 2018 GK Colombia David Ospina Italy Napoli First team [102]
31 August 2018 MF England Reiss Nelson Germany Hoffenheim First team [103]
23 January 2019 GK Argentina Emiliano Martínez England Reading First team [104]
31 January 2019 MF England Emile Smith Rowe Germany RB Leipzig First team [105]
  1. ^ Reported fee: £19,200,000.[57]
  2. ^ Reported fee: £17,700,000.[59]
  3. ^ Reported fee: £26,000,000.[61]
  4. ^ a b c d e Player under 24 years old at time of transfer.
  5. ^ Reported fee: "in the region of £8m"[65]
  6. ^ Joined Villarreal on 7 August 2018.[72]
  7. ^ Joined West Ham United on 9 July 2018.[74]
  8. ^ Joined Blackpool on 17 July 2017.[75]
  9. ^ Joined Brentford on 21 August 2018.[76]
  10. ^ Joined Perugia on 3 August 2018.[78]
  11. ^ Joined Derby County on 5 July 2018.[79]
  12. ^ Joined Sion on 1 July 2018.[80]
  13. ^ Joined Boreham Wood on 26 July 2018.[81]
  14. ^ Joined Bolton Wanderers on 1 July 2018.[82]
  15. ^ Joined Brighton & Hove Albion on 9 July 2018.[83]
  16. ^ Joined Plymouth Argyle on 1 July 2018.[84]
  17. ^ Reported fee: £2,000,000.[89]
  18. ^ Reported fee: £4,000,000.[92]

Club[edit]

Kits[edit]

Supplier: Puma / Sponsor: Fly Emirates

Home[106]
Home alt.1[107]
Home alt.2[108]
Home alt.3
Away[109]
Away alt.1
Goalkeeper 1
Goalkeeper 2
Goalkeeper 3

Squad statistics[edit]

Appearances and goals[edit]

As of 29 May 2019
No. Pos. Nat. Name Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup Europa League Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK  CZE Petr Čech 7 0 2 0 2 0 11 0 22 0
2 DF  ESP Héctor Bellerín 18(1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18(1) 0
4 MF  EGY Mohamed Elneny 5(3) 0 1 0 1 0 5(2) 0 12(5) 0
5 DF  GRE Sokratis Papastathopoulos 25 1 2 0 1 0 11(1) 2 39(1) 3
6 DF  FRA Laurent Koscielny 13(4) 3 1 0 0(1) 0 10 0 24(5) 3
7 MF  ARM Henrikh Mkhitaryan 19(6) 6 0 0 3 0 6(5) 0 28(11) 6
8 MF  WAL Aaron Ramsey 13(14) 4 2 0 2(1) 0 6(1) 2 23(16) 6
9 FW  FRA Alexandre Lacazette 27(8) 13 1(1) 0 0(2) 1 8(2) 5 36(13) 19
10 MF  GER Mesut Özil 20(4) 5 0(1) 0 0 0 8(2) 1 28(7) 6
11 MF  URU Lucas Torreira 24(10) 2 1 0 1(2) 0 6(6) 0 32(18) 2
12 DF   SUI Stephan Lichtsteiner 10(4) 0 1 0 2 1 6 0 19(4) 1
14 FW  GAB Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang 30(6) 22 1 1 1(1) 0 10(2) 8 42(9) 31
15 MF  ENG Ainsley Maitland-Niles 11(5) 1 2 0 2 0 9(1) 1 24(6) 2
16 DF  ENG Rob Holding 9(1) 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 15(1) 0
17 FW  NGA Alex Iwobi 22(13) 3 2 1 2(1) 0 6(5) 2 32(19) 6
18 DF  ESP Nacho Monreal 21(1) 1 0 0 2 0 10(2) 0 33(3) 1
19 GK  GER Bernd Leno 31(1) 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 35(1) 0
20 DF  GER Shkodran Mustafi 31 2 0(1) 0 2 0 5(1) 1 38(2) 3
22 MF  SPA Denis Suárez 0(4) 0 0 0 0 0 0(2) 0 0(6) 0
23 FW  ENG Danny Welbeck 1(7) 1 0 0 2 2 4 2 7(7) 5
25 DF  ENG Carl Jenkinson 2(1) 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 7(1) 0
27 DF  GRE Konstantinos Mavropanos 3(1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3(1) 0
29 MF  FRA Matteo Guendouzi 23(10) 0 0(1) 0 3 0 7(4) 1 33(15) 1
31 DF  BIH Sead Kolašinac 22(2) 0 2 0 0 0 8(2) 0 32(4) 0
34 MF   SUI Granit Xhaka 29 4 1 0 1 0 9 0 40 4
43 MF  SCO Charlie Gilmour 0 0 0 0 0 0 0(2) 0 0(2) 0
47 DF  ENG Zech Medley 0 0 0(1) 0 0 0 0(2) 0 0(3) 0
49 FW  ENG Eddie Nketiah 0(5) 1 1 0 0(1) 0 2 0 3(6) 1
53 DF  ESP Julio Pleguezuelo 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
59 MF  ENG Joe Willock 1(1) 0 1 2 0 0 2(1) 1 4(2) 3
87 FW  ENG Bukayo Saka 0(1) 0 0(1) 0 0 0 1(1) 0 1(3) 0
Players out on loan for rest of the season
13 GK  COL David Ospina 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 DF  ENG Calum Chambers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 GK  ARG Emiliano Martinez 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
55 MF  ENG Emile Smith Rowe 0 0 0 0 2 1 3(1) 2 5(1) 3
N/A FW  JPN Takuma Asano 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Goalscorers[edit]

As of 29 May 2019
Rank Position Name Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup Europa League Total
1 FW Gabon Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang 22 1 0 8 31
2 FW France Alexandre Lacazette 13 0 1 5 19
3 FW Nigeria Alex Iwobi 3 1 0 2 6
MF Armenia Henrikh Mkhitaryan 6 0 0 0 6
MF Germany Mesut Özil 5 0 0 1 6
MF Wales Aaron Ramsey 4 0 0 2 6
7 FW England Danny Welbeck 1 0 2 2 5
8 MF Switzerland Granit Xhaka 4 0 0 0 4
9 DF France Laurent Koscielny 3 0 0 0 3
DF Germany Shkodran Mustafi 2 0 0 1 3
DF Greece Sokratis Papastathopoulos 1 0 0 2 3
MF England Emile Smith Rowe 0 0 1 2 3
MF England Joe Willock 0 2 0 1 3
14 MF England Ainsley Maitland-Niles 1 0 0 1 2
MF Uruguay Lucas Torreira 2 0 0 0 2
16 MF France Matteo Guendouzi 0 0 0 1 1
DF Switzerland Stephan Lichtsteiner 0 0 1 0 1
DF Spain Nacho Monreal 1 0 0 0 1
FW England Eddie Nketiah 1 0 0 0 1
Own goals 4 0 0 2 6
Total 73 4 5 30 112

Disciplinary record[edit]

As of 29 May 2019
Rank Position Name Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup Europa League Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
1 DF Greece Sokratis Papastathopoulos 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 12 1
2 MF France Matteo Guendouzi 8 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 11 1
3 MF Uruguay Lucas Torreira 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 1
4 FW France Alexandre Lacazette 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 1
5 MF England Ainsley Maitland-Niles 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
6 MF Switzerland Granit Xhaka 10 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 13 0
7 DF Germany Shkodran Mustafi 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0
8 DF Bosnia and Herzegovina Sead Kolašinac 5 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 8 0
9 DF Switzerland Stephan Lichtsteiner 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 5 0
DF Spain Nacho Monreal 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
11 DF England Rob Holding 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 4 0
12 DF Spain Héctor Bellerín 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
MF Armenia Henrikh Mkhitaryan 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 0
MF Germany Mesut Özil 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0
15 DF France Laurent Koscielny 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
16 FW Gabon Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
GK Czech Republic Petr Čech 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
DF England Carl Jenkinson 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
DF Greece Konstantinos Mavropanos 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
FW England Danny Welbeck 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
Total 71 2 4 0 5 1 15 2 95 5

Clean sheets[edit]

As of 29 May 2019
Rank Name Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup Europa League Total
1 Czech Republic Petr Čech 1 1 0 6 8
Germany Bernd Leno 6 0 0 2 8
3 Argentina Emiliano Martínez 0 0 0 1 1
Shared 1 0 0 0 1
Total 8 1 0 9 18

Pre-season and friendlies[edit]

  Win   Draw   Loss

Friendlies[edit]

14 July 2018 (2018-07-14) Boreham Wood 0–8 Arsenal Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, England
15:00 BST Report Aubameyang 7', 9', 17' (pen.)
Nelson 35'
Lacazette 40'
Nketiah 53'
Reine-Adélaïde 71'
Mkhitaryan 80'		 Stadium: Meadow Park
4 August 2018 (2018-08-04) Arsenal 2–0 Lazio Stockholm, Sweden
20:00 CEST
19:00 BST		 Nelson 18'
Aubameyang 64'
Holding Yellow card 77'		 Report Stadium: Friends Arena
Referee: Martin Strömbergsson (Sweden)
26 March 2019 (2019-03-26) Al Nasr 2–3 Arsenal Dubai, United Arab Emirates
13:30 GMT Fernández 14'
Jalal 90' (pen.)		 Report Jenkinson 42'
Lacazette 51'
John-Jules 72'		 Stadium: Al Maktoum Stadium

International Champions Cup[edit]

Main article: 2018 International Champions Cup
26 July 2018 (2018-07-26) 2018 ICC (Asia) Atlético Madrid 1–1
(3–1 p)		 Arsenal Kallang, Singapore
19:30 SST
12:30 BST		 Vietto 41' Report Smith Rowe 47'
Chambers Yellow card 80'		 Stadium: National Stadium
Attendance: 23,095
Referee: Ahmad A'Qashah (Singapore)
Penalties
Correa soccer ball with red X
Rodri soccer ball with check mark
Garcés soccer ball with red X
Mollejo soccer ball with check mark
Adán soccer ball with check mark		 soccer ball with red X Mkhitaryan
soccer ball with red X Willock
soccer ball with check mark Maitland-Niles
soccer ball with red X Nketiah
28 July 2018 (2018-07-28) 2018 ICC (Asia) Arsenal 5–1 Paris Saint-Germain Kallang, Singapore
19:30 SST
12:30 BST		 Özil 13'
Lacazette 67', 71'
Holding 87'
Nketiah 90+4'		 Report Diarra Yellow card 51'
Nkunku 60' (pen.)		 Stadium: National Stadium
Attendance: 50,308
Referee: Nathan Rong De Chan (Singapore)
1 August 2018 (2018-08-01) 2018 ICC (Europe) Arsenal 1–1
(6–5 p)		 Chelsea Dublin, Ireland
21:05 CEST
20:05 BST		 Lacazette 90+3' Report Rüdiger 5' Stadium: Aviva Stadium
Attendance: 46,002
Referee: Paul McLaughlin (Republic of Ireland)
Penalties
Lacazette soccer ball with check mark
Nelson soccer ball with check mark
Guendouzi soccer ball with check mark
Maitland-Niles soccer ball with check mark
Özil soccer ball with check mark
Iwobi soccer ball with check mark		 soccer ball with check mark Drinkwater
soccer ball with check mark Abraham
soccer ball with check mark Moses
soccer ball with check mark Emerson
soccer ball with check mark Piazon
soccer ball with red X Loftus-Cheek

Competitions[edit]

  Win   Draw   Loss

Overview[edit]

Competition Record
P W D L GF GA GD Win %
Premier League 38 21 7 10 73 51 +22 055.26
FA Cup 2 1 0 1 4 3 +1 050.00
EFL Cup 3 2 0 1 5 4 +1 066.67
Europa League 15 11 1 3 30 13 +17 073.33
Total 58 35 8 15 112 71 +41 060.34

Updated to match played 29 May 2019
Source: Competitions

Premier League[edit]

Main article: 2018–19 Premier League

League table[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
3 Chelsea 38 21 9 8 63 39 +24 72 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
4 Tottenham Hotspur 38 23 2 13 67 39 +28 71
5 Arsenal 38 21 7 10 73 51 +22 70 Qualification for the Europa League group stage[a]
6 Manchester United 38 19 9 10 65 54 +11 66
7 Wolverhampton Wanderers 38 16 9 13 47 46 +1 57 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round[a]
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Play-offs (only if needed to decide champion, teams for relegation or teams for UEFA competitions).
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Since the winners of the EFL Cup and the FA Cup, Manchester City, qualified for the Champions League, the spot given to the FA Cup winners (Europa League group stage) was passed to the sixth-placed team and the spot given to the League Cup winners (Europa League second qualifying round) was passed to the seventh-placed team.

Results summary[edit]

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
38 21 7 10 73 51  +22 70 14 3 2 42 16  +26 7 4 8 31 35  −4

Last updated: 12 May 2019.
Source: Premier League

Result by matchday[edit]

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GroundHAHAAHHAHAHHAHAHAHAAHAHHAAHHAHHAAHAAHA
ResultLLWWWWWWWDDDWWDWLWDLWLWWLWWWDWWLWLLLDW
Position1517997654445554555555555465445434455555
Updated to match(es) played on 12 May 2019. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[edit]

On 14 June 2018, the Premier League fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.[112][113]

12 August 2018 (2018-08-12) 1 Arsenal 0–2 Manchester City Holloway
16:00 BST Papastathopoulos Yellow card 27'
Xhaka Yellow card 52'		 Report Sterling Yellow card 4', 14'
B. Silva 64'
De Bruyne Yellow card 73'		 Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 59,934
Referee: Michael Oliver
18 August 2018 (2018-08-18) 2 Chelsea 3–2 Arsenal Fulham
17:30 BST Pedro 8'
Morata 20'
Alonso 81'		 Report Xhaka Yellow card 27'
Mkhitaryan 37'
Iwobi 41'
Mustafi Yellow card 77'		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 40,491
Referee: Martin Atkinson
25 August 2018 (2018-08-25) 3 Arsenal 3–1 West Ham United Holloway
15:00 BST Monreal 30'
Diop 70' (o.g.)
Papastathopoulos Yellow card 90'
Welbeck 90+2'		 Report Arnautović 25'
Diop Yellow card 41'
Fredericks Yellow card 80'
Wilshere Yellow card 88'		 Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 59,830
Referee: Graham Scott
2 September 2018 (2018-09-02) 4 Cardiff City 2–3 Arsenal Cardiff, Wales
13:30 BST Camarasa 45+2'
Ward 70'
Hoilett Yellow card 71'
Camarasa Yellow card 77'
Arter Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Mustafi 11'
Monreal Yellow card 25'
Bellerín Yellow card 51'
Guendouzi Yellow card 58'
Aubameyang 62'
Xhaka Yellow card 66'
Lacazette 81'		 Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 32,316
Referee: Anthony Taylor
15 September 2018 (2018-09-15) 5 Newcastle United 1–2 Arsenal Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 BST Clark 90+1' Report Xhaka 49'
Özil 58'		 Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 52,165
Referee: Lee Probert
23 September 2018 (2018-09-23) 6 Arsenal 2–0 Everton Holloway
16:00 BST Torreira Yellow card 15'
Papastathopoulos Yellow card 30'
Lacazette 56'
Aubameyang 59'		 Report Digne Yellow card 27' Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 59,964
Referee: Jonathan Moss
29 September 2018 (2018-09-29) 7 Arsenal 2–0 Watford Holloway
15:00 BST Torreira Yellow card 45'
Mustafi Yellow card 62'
Cathcart 81' (o.g.)
Özil 83'		 Report Deeney Yellow card 31'
Doucouré Yellow card 79'		 Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 60,019
Referee: Anthony Taylor
7 October 2018 (2018-10-07) 8 Fulham 1–5 Arsenal Fulham
12:00 BST Schürrle 44', Yellow card 70'
Vietto Yellow card 57'		 Report Lacazette 29', 49'
Ramsey 67'
Aubameyang 79', 90+1'		 Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 25,401
Referee: Paul Tierney
22 October 2018 (2018-10-22) 9 Arsenal 3–1 Leicester City Holloway
20:00 BST Holding Yellow card 17'
Xhaka Yellow card 35'
Özil 45'
Aubameyang 63', 66'		 Report Bellerín 31' (o.g.)
Albrighton Yellow card 64'
Pereira Yellow card 65'		 Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 59,886
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
28 October 2018 (2018-10-28) 10 Crystal Palace 2–2 Arsenal Selhurst
13:30 GMT J. Ayew Yellow card 8'
Milivojević 45+1' (pen.), 83' (pen.)		 Report Xhaka 51'
Aubameyang 56'
Lichsteiner Yellow card 79'
Guendouzi Yellow card 90+4'		 Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 25,718
Referee: Martin Atkinson
3 November 2018 (2018-11-03) 11 Arsenal 1–1 Liverpool Holloway
17:30 GMT Lacazette 82', Yellow card 83' Report Fabinho Yellow card 52'
Milner 61'		 Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 59,993
Referee: Andre Marriner
11 November 2018 (2018-11-11) 12 Arsenal 1–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Holloway
16:30 GMT Özil Yellow card 69'
Bellerín Yellow card 78'
Mkhitaryan 86'		 Report Cavaleiro 13'
Doherty Yellow card 71'
Costa Yellow card 74'		 Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 60,030
Referee: Stuart Attwell
25 November 2018 (2018-11-25) 13 Bournemouth 1–2 Arsenal Bournemouth
13:30 GMT King 45+1'
Aké Yellow card 52'
Lerma Yellow card 66'		 Report Papastathopoulos Yellow card 25'
Lerma 30' (o.g.)
Aubameyang 67'		 Stadium: Vitality Stadium
Attendance: 10,792
Referee: Craig Pawson
2 December 2018 (2018-12-02) 14 Arsenal 4–2 Tottenham Hotspur Holloway
14:05 GMT Aubameyang 10' (pen.), 56'
Mustafi Yellow card 37'
Xhaka Yellow card 49'
Lacazette 74'
Torreira 77', Yellow card 78'		 Report Vertonghen Yellow card 9' Yellow-red card 85'
Dier 30', Yellow card 32'
Kane 34' (pen.)
Alli Yellow card 65'
Aurier Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 59,973
Referee: Mike Dean
5 December 2018 (2018-12-05) 15 Manchester United 2–2 Arsenal Manchester
20:00 GMT Martial 30'
Rojo Yellow card 38'
Lingard Yellow card 40', 69'
Matić Yellow card 42'		 Report Mustafi 26', Yellow card 37'
Bellerín Yellow card 41'
Rojo 67' (o.g.)
Torreira Yellow card 86'		 Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 74,507
Referee: Andre Marriner
8 December 2018 (2018-12-08) 16 Arsenal 1–0 Huddersfield Town Holloway
15:00 GMT Xhaka Yellow card 24'
Lichtsteiner Yellow card 38'
Papastathopoulos Yellow card 40'
Mustafi Yellow card 45+2'
Guendouzi Yellow card 80'
Torreira 83'		 Report Pritchard Yellow card 35'
Williams Yellow card 38'
Smith Yellow card 39'
Bacuna Yellow card 85'		 Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 59,893
Referee: Paul Tierney
16 December 2018 (2018-12-16) 17 Southampton 3–2 Arsenal Southampton
13:30 GMT Ings 20', 44'
Bednarek Yellow card 51'
Armstrong Yellow card 71'
Austin 85'
Long Yellow card 90+5'		 Report Mkhitaryan 28', 53'
Koscielny Yellow card 60'		 Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 29,497
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
22 December 2018 (2018-12-22) 18 Arsenal 3–1 Burnley Holloway
12:30 GMT Aubameyang 14', 48'
Papastathopoulos Yellow card 41'
Guendouzi Yellow card 59'
Iwobi 90+1'		 Report Barnes Yellow card 36', 63'
Wood Yellow card 47'
Mee Yellow card 60'
Cork Yellow card 60'
Westwood Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 59,493
Referee: Kevin Friend
26 December 2018 (2018-12-26) 19 Brighton & Hove Albion 1–1 Arsenal Falmer
17:15 GMT Locadia 35'
Montoya Yellow card 45+2'
Murray Yellow card 58'		 Report Aubameyang 7'
Kolašinac Yellow card 81'		 Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 30,608
Referee: Anthony Taylor
29 December 2018 (2018-12-29) 20 Liverpool 5–1 Arsenal Liverpool
17:30 GMT Firmino 14', 16', 65' (pen.)
Robertson Yellow card 26'
Mané 32'
Salah 45+2' (pen.)		 Report Maitland-Niles 11'
Xhaka Yellow card 33'
Papastathopoulos Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 53,326
Referee: Michael Oliver
1 January 2019 (2019-01-01) 21 Arsenal 4–1 Fulham Holloway
15:00 GMT Xhaka 25'
Lacazette 55'
Ramsey 79'
Aubameyang 83'		 Report Kamara 69'
Fosu-Mensah Yellow card 77'		 Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 59,887
Referee: Graham Scott
12 January 2019 (2019-01-12) 22 West Ham United 1–0 Arsenal Stratford
12:30 GMT Rice 48' Report Mustafi Yellow card 46'
Kolašinac Yellow card 60'		 Stadium: London Stadium
Attendance: 59,946
Referee: Jonathan Moss