2019–20 Arsenal F.C. season

Arsenal
2019–20 season
Owner	Kroenke Sports & Entertainment
Chairman	Chips Keswick; (until 28 May)[1]
Head coach	Unai Emery; (until 29 November)[2]; Freddie Ljungberg; (interim, until 20 December); Mikel Arteta; (from 20 December)[3]
Stadium	Emirates Stadium
Premier League	8th
FA Cup	Winners
EFL Cup	Fourth round
UEFA Europa League	Round of 32
Top goalscorer	League: ; Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (22); All: ; Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (29)

The 2019–20 season was Arsenal's 28th season in the Premier League, 103rd overall season in the top flight and 100th consecutive season in the top flight of English football. The club participated in the Premier League, the FA Cup, and the UEFA Europa League. They also participated in the EFL Cup.

Despite finishing eighth and enduring one of their most turbulent seasons in the Premier League, Arsenal ended the season with silverware, winning the 2019–20 FA Cup for a record fourteenth time.

Review

Pre-season

Arsenal began their off-season by completing some squad alterations. Bernd Leno, Reiss Nelson, Joe Willock, Eddie Nketiah, Emile Smith Rowe and Matt Macey all received new squad numbers, the latter five being promoted to the first team from the academy.[4]

Arsenal's pre-season tour in America got off to a shaky start with club captain, Laurent Koscielny, refusing to travel. He believed that over his nine years of service to the club, he had earned the right to terminate his contract despite still having one year remaining. This led to the club taking disciplinary actions, including stripping Koscielny of the club captaincy.[5]

Arsenal's first summer signing was young Brazilian forward Gabriel Martinelli from Ituano FC for a £6 million transfer fee. The summer was dominated by headlines providing that Arsenal's transfer budget was only £45 million. Despite several major outlets reporting on this, it was revealed that the budget was actually closer to £100 million. The lack of budget and ambition from owner Stan Kroenke led many fans to grow infuriated and begin protesting his ownership with the hashtag "#WeCareDoYou".[6]

On 15 July, Arsenal began their pre-season tour with an emphatic 3–0 friendly win over Major League Soccer club Colorado Rapids, with Martinelli scoring on his non-competitive debut. The Arsenal players featured were mostly youth players, with Mesut Özil, Alexandre Lacazette and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang also featuring as substitutes.

On 17 July, Arsenal played Bayern Munich in California in the 2019 International Champions Cup and prevailed 2–1, with Eddie Nketiah scoring the winning goal. Three days later, the Gunners continued their winning form with a 3–0 victory over Fiorentina in Charlotte, North Carolina, with a brace by Nketiah and a goal by Joe Willock. Three days later, Arsenal faced Real Madrid in Landover, Maryland, in the Gunners' third and final International Champions Cup match. Arsenal were leading 2–0 through Alexandre Lacazette and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, but Real hit back with the troubled Gareth Bale halving the deficit and Marco Asensio scoring the equaliser. The match ended 2–2, resulting in a penalty shootout that the Gunners lost 3–2. Both teams ended the match with ten men. This meant that Arsenal finished in third place, their best-ever result in the competition.

On 25 July, Arsenal completed the signing of French teenage centre-back William Saliba from Saint-Étienne for a reported £27 million transfer fee. However, he was loaned back to the French club for the 2019–20 season. Arsenal also completed a season-long loan deal for Spanish midfielder Dani Ceballos from Real Madrid.

On 26 July, Arsenal pair Mesut Özil and Sead Kolašinac were involved in a carjacking attempt by a group of armed robbers in London near Golders Green, where there was footage of Kolašinac chasing the robbers. Both players were targeted by the gang but it was confirmed by the club that the pair escaped uninjured and were safe.

On 28 July, Arsenal played in the Emirates Cup for the first time since 2017, losing 1–2 at home to French team Lyon. The Gunners failed to win the Emirates Cup for the first time since 2014.

On 31 July, Arsenal played a friendly game against Angers, who were celebrating the 100th anniversary of the French club's establishment. The match ended in a 1–1 draw, meaning a penalty shootout had to decide the winner. The Gunners won the shootout 4–3, with Arsenal goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez saving the decisive spot-kick from ex-Arsenal player Jeff Reine-Adelaïde.

On 1 August, Arsenal made the signing of Ivorian winger Nicolas Pépé from Ligue 1 club Lille for a club record £72 million.

On 4 August, Arsenal also played against Barcelona on the Joan Gamper Trophy at the Camp Nou. The Gunners lost 2–1, with Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scoring the only goal in the first half giving Arsenal the lead going into half-time. However, a poor own goal from Ainsley Maitland-Niles and a 90th-minute winner from Luis Suárez gave Barcelona the win in Arsenal's final pre-season fixture. Also during the day, Takuma Asano left the club to join Serbian club Partizan for a £900,000 transfer fee. In his three years at the club, Asano did not play a single minute.

On 6 August, former captain Laurent Koscielny left Arsenal to join Ligue 1 club Bordeaux for a reported £4.6 million transfer fee. Koscielny had spent nine years at the club.

On 7 August, Carl Jenkinson left the club to join Nottingham Forest for a £2 million transfer fee.

On 8 August, transfer deadline day, the Gunners signed left-back Kieran Tierney from Celtic for a reported £25 million fee and, three hours later, centre-back David Luiz from Chelsea for a reported £8 million transfer fee. In addition, Alex Iwobi joined Everton for £28 million — which could rise to £35 million — and the recently promoted Eddie Nketiah joined Leeds United on a season-long loan.

August

Arsenal began the season with a 1–0 win at Newcastle United, courtesy of a goal by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, in the Premier League on 11 August. The following week, the Gunners played Burnley in their first home match of the season on 17 August. They won 2–1, with goals by Alexandre Lacazette and Aubameyang. Their third match of the season came at Liverpool on 24 August. Nicolas Pépé made his first start for the club, but Arsenal lost 3–1 at Anfield after two goals by Mohamed Salah and a header by Joël Matip. Lucas Torreira's first goal for the season was a late consolation. Arsenal ended August third in the league table with six points from a possible nine. On 30 August, Arsenal learned their 2019–20 UEFA Europa League group stage opponents: Eintracht Frankfurt of Germany, Vitória de Guimarães of Portugal and Standard Liège of Belgium. The following day, Nacho Monreal was surprisingly sold to La Liga club Real Sociedad, ending a six-and-a-half year association with the club.

September

Arsenal started September with the first North London derby at the Emirates Stadium against Tottenham Hotspur on 1 September. An early goal by Christian Eriksen and a Harry Kane penalty made it 2–0 in Tottenham's favour, but Alexandre Lacazette halved the deficit during first-half stoppage-time and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored an equaliser to make the score 2–2. A late Sokratis Papastathopoulos goal was disallowed for offside to deny Arsenal a comeback win, meaning that the derby ended in a 2–2 draw. The following day, European transfer deadline day, Arsenal loaned Mohamed Elneny to Turkish club Beşiktaş and Henrikh Mkhitaryan to Italian club Roma. No move materialised for defender Shkodran Mustafi following a summer of speculation on his future at the club.

On 15 September, following the international break, Arsenal continued their Premier League campaign with a 2–2 draw at Watford, despite a double by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang putting them 2–0 up.

After such a capitulation at Vicarage Road, Arsenal's spirits were dampened when they headed to Germany to face Eintracht Frankfurt in the opening Europa League group stage fixture. In one of the more high-key matches, Arsenal named a young lineup packed with potential. First, a brilliant through-ball from 18-year-old academy product Bukayo Saka found Joe Willock, who burst into the box and saw his shot deflect off Frankfurt defender David Abraham and put Arsenal ahead at the break. The turning point came with 11 minutes to play. Already booked for a clip on Saka, Dominik Kohr was sent-off for pulling back substitute Nicolas Pépé. With five minutes remaining, Saka capped-off a superb debut performance with a stunning low strike to make it 2–0 in Arsenal's favour. Two minutes later, he slipped in Aubameyang, who duly rolled home to wrap up 3–0 victory over the struggling ten-man Eagles.

Later that week, the Gunners played host to Aston Villa in the Premier League's sixth round of fixtures. At half-time, Arsenal found themselves a man and a goal behind after John McGinn stroked home Anwar El Ghazi's cross on 20 minutes, prior to Ainsley Maitland-Niles being sent off for a reckless challenge on Neil Taylor. However, a minute short of the hour mark, man of the match Matteo Guendouzi burst into the box before being hauled down by Villa defender Björn Engels. Nicolas Pépé stepped up to take the subsequent spot-kick and duly drilled down the middle to make it 1–1. One minute later, Villa were back in front through striker Wesley. Nine minutes short of full-time, Calum Chambers evened the score at 2–2 with his first Arsenal goal in two years. Three minutes later, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang bent home a terrific free-kick to earn Arsenal a dramatic 3–2 win and become just the ninth side in Premier League history to win a match despite trailing by both a man and a goal at any point of the match.

The Gunners then recorded the largest competitive win of the Unai Emery era when they progressed to the fourth round of the EFL Cup after thrashing Championship outfit Nottingham Forest 5–0. Debutant Gabriel Martinelli opened and closed the scoring, first with a bullet header and then with a deflected long-range strike. Meanwhile, Kieran Tierney made his Arsenal debut while Rob Holding scored on his return from a long-term knee injury, planting a header home just a minute after becoming Arsenal captain. Héctor Bellerín then made his return from injury off the bench, marking it with an assist for Joe Willock. Meanwhile, Reiss Nelson grabbed his first Gunners goal while Calum Chambers made three assists in a night of positives for Arsenal.

However, Arsenal were unable to provide such class next time out as a dull affair at Old Trafford against Manchester United, which ended in an uninspiring 1–1 stalemate. United lead 1–0 at the break courtesy of Scott McTominay's stunning strike on the stroke of half-time. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang then levelled after Bukayo Saka pounced on a loose ball from Axel Tuanzebe to release the Gabonese. Despite the initial decision being offside, a VAR check confirmed the goal would stand.

October

Arsenal kept up their fine midweek form with a 4–0 hammering of Belgian minnows Standard Liège in the Europa League. Gabriel Martinelli was again on the double, scoring twice in the opening 16 minutes before Joe Willock scored the third after showing good composure to put away Reiss Nelson's rebounded attempt. Dani Ceballos added the fourth early in the second half with his first Gunners goal to keep them top of the group. Back in the Premier League, Arsenal climbed to third in the league table after David Luiz's first goal for the club on nine minutes earned them an unconvincing 1–0 home win against Bournemouth.

After the international break — which saw multiple Gunners in action for their countries — Arsenal's return to action was spoiled with what was just their second defeat all season long when Sheffield United managed a 1–0 win at Brammall Lane thanks to Lys Mousset's clever finish on the half-hour mark, replicating their famous win in 2007.

And it looked to be two defeats from two come the restart of football after goals from Marcus Edwards and Bruno Duarte, either side of a fine Gabriel Martinelli header, had put unfancied Portuguese side Vitoria SC on the brink of a famous Europa League win at the Emirates Stadium. However, Nicolas Pépé proved the difference of the bench when he netted two stunning free-kicks, first in the 80th minute and then again in the 92nd, to earn Arsenal a relieving 3–2 victory and make progression to the next round all but assured.

And the team looked high on confidence when two goals inside the first ten minutes from defenders Sokratis Papastathopolous and David Luiz put them in firm control against a solid Crystal Palace side. However, the Eagles retorted by halving the deficit via Luka Milivojevic's penalty shortly before the break, before Andre Ayew nodded home on 52 minutes to make it 2–2. Later in the game, struggling and much-criticised Swiss captain Granit Xhaka was substituted following another poor performance, but boos echoing about the stadium didn't help matters, and after swearing at supporters, he ripped of his shirt and stormed down the tunnel. He wouldn't appear for the side again for nearly a month and also had the captaincy title stripped from him. Late on, though, Papastathopolous thought he had won it after smashing home following a touchline scramble, but the goal was incorrectly disallowed by VAR due to Calum Chambers’ "infringement" on Luka Milivojevic, despite replays showing two players collide with Chambers before he downed Milivojevic, meaning Arsenal had to settle for a point in a dramatic but damaging encounter at the Emirates Stadium.

Following the Crystal Palace draw, Arsenal lay in fifth position, and results continued to downturn after the Gunners exited the League Cup after leaving Anfield empty-handed following a 5–4 penalty shootout defeat to Liverpool. But it was the manner of how the game descended to penalties that will make this match live long in the memory. In one of the most high-scoring encounters in Arsenal's history, the Gunners drew 5–5 with Jurgen Klopp's high-flying Reds side. The games opening goal came just six minutes in, when Liverpool debutant Neco Williams hurled a wonderful ball over the top to former Gunner Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, who's low cross was knocked into the net by Arsenal defender Shkodran Mustafi. However, on nineteen minutes, Liverpool's goalkeeper Caiomhin Kelleher couldn't keep out Bukayo Saka's attempt, gifting Lucas Torreira an equaliser. Arsenal then took the lead after Gabriel Martinelli pounced on a similar goalkeeping error by the Irishman, before Martinelli notched his second to make it 3–1 after converting Bukayo Saka's low cross. Nonetheless, Liverpool managed to navigate a route back into the game when Martinelli clipped Harvey Elliot in the Arsenal box. James Milner buried the subsequent spot-kick to cut the deficit to 3–2. However, a Milner error, an ingenious Mesut Ozil flick and a simple Maitland-Niles finish put Arsenal 4–2 ahead on 54 minutes. However, quickfire screamers from Oxlade-Chamberlain and Divock Origi levelled the game at 4–4, before Joe Willock's 30-yard rocket put Arsenal in front. However, there was stoppage-time heartbreak for the Gunners, as Origi netted his second of the night with an acrobatic volley to signal penalties at the end of the most high-scoring match in League Cup history. Despite the first six penalties being converted, it was Dani Ceballos who missed first, as his penalty was blocked by Kelleher. Despite Maitland-Niles converting, Curtis Jones scored the winning spot-kick as Arsenal exited the tournament in the most dramatic of fashions.

November

Arsenal began November the same way they ended October: drawing two games in succession. Both matches ended 1–1, first at home to Wolverhampton Wanderers in the Premier League. Arsenal had taken the lead through Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang's 50th goal for the club(in just his 78th appearance), but were pegged back late on after Raul Jiminez nodded home Joao Moutinho lobbed cross with sixteen minutes to play. The next one was against Vitoria SC, a game which also ended 1–1 in what could be argued as Emery's worst game at the helm of Arsenal. The Gunners managed just one shot on target and one accurate pass into the box, both of which came for the goal, as Shkodran Mustafi nodded home Nicolas Pepe's delightful free-kick delivery, but in stoppage time Bruno Duarte's acrobatic volley managed to worm its way through a crowd of Arsenal bodies on the line, with manager Unai Emery now under serious pressure.

Results were not appearing to change. Later in the week, the Gunners went six games without a win after two quickfire second-half goals from Jamie Vardy and James Maddison saw Leicester City secure a 2–0 win over the struggling North Londoners, leaving them sixth.

Rumours were rife throughout the international break that Emery was on the brink of the sack, but he was still on the touchline in the Gunners' home fixture with Southampton. After an early Danny Ings goal but Saints ahead, Alexandre Lacazette got his first goal since September to level it at 1–1. However, with just under 20 minutes to go, Kieran Tierney clipped Ings as the visitors were gifted a chance to retake the lead. Despite Bernd Leno blocking the initial spot-kick, James Ward-Prowse scored on the rebound to make it 1–2. Southampton seemed on the verge of collecting a famous win, however Lacazette spoiled that dream when he lashed home a Martinelli cross in the 96th minute, rescuing a point for Arsenal in a 2–2 draw.

With Emery now teetering on the edge, it was reported that he had one last game to save himself, namely the Europa League fixture at home to Eintracht Frankfurt. Despite their recent form, Arsenal appeared as favourites, as they were chasing an eighth straight European win at the Emirates, something never managed before, and had also, of course, won the reverse fixture 3–0 in Germany. However, despite leading 1–0 at half-time through Pierre-Emerick Aubameyangs deflected strike, a swift double from Japanese international, Daichi Kamada, earned Frankfurt a shock 2–1 win and left Emery hanging by a thread.

At 10 AM BST, on 29 November 2019, Unai Emery was sacked by Arsenal following the chastening Frankfurt defeat. Soon after, former assistant coach and "Invincible" Freddie Ljungberg earned the caretaker boss role, with his first game due to be away to struggling Norwich City.

December

Freddie Ljungberg's first match as interim boss was staged at Carrow Road against Norwich, on 1 December 2019. Despite Arsenal dominating the early exchanges, it was the home side who took the lead after Teemu Pukki's deflected strike crawled into the net. However, less than a minute later, a handball by Norwich defender Christoph Zimmerman gifted Arsenal a route back into the game via just their second penalty kick of the season. However a poor penalty by Aubameyang was blocked by Timo Krul. However, encroachment in the penalty area saw Aubameyang gifted a retake, and he buried the second attempt, making it 1–1. However, Norwich retook the lead in the second minute of first half stoppage time via Todd Cantwell, but Aubameyangs second goal, coupled with some super saves by Bernd Leno, saw Ljungberg's first match end in an enthralling 2–2 draw.

Ljungbergs first home match in charge of the Gunners took place against Brighton And Hove Albion on 5 December 2019, but a listless first half performance saw Brighton lead 1–0 thanks to Adam Websters fierce strike. However, a clever looping header from Alexandre Lacazette five minutes into the second half got Arsenal level, before David Luiz had a smart volleyed finish disallowed for offside. Then, man of the match Aaron Mooy bent in a terrific cross to Neal Maupay, who duly nodded home to seal a stunning 2–1 Brighton victory and extend Arsenal's win-less run in all competitions to nine games.

And it looked certain to be ten after Angelo Ogbonna's weak header had West Ham United ahead at the London Stadium on 38 minutes. It had been another lifeless performance from the Gunners, but on the hour mark, a lovely through-ball from Lucas Torreira was cut back by Sead Kolasinac to Gabriel Martinelli, who rifled home to mark his first Premier League start with a well-taken goal. And six minutes later, it was 2–1 after Nicolas Pepe cut away from Arthur Masuaku before bending a terrific strike into the far corner. Mesut Ozil's pass was then played on to Pepe by an Aubameyang back-heel three minutes later, with the Ivorian's lofted cross volleyed home by Aubameyang, sealing a much-needed 3–1 victory and restore the Gunners to the top ten.

High on spirits following the West Ham victory, Arsenal travelled to Belgium to face Standard Liege. So long as they avoided a five-goal defeat the Gunners would qualify, whilst top spot would be assured with a win, or failure for Eintracht Frankfurt to beat bottom-placed Vitoria at home.

After a dead first-half, Standard Liege took a much-needed lead on 47 minutes after Samuel Bastien's deflected attempted hobbled over the line. And when Selim Amallah made it 2–0 with a similarly deflected effort on 69 minutes, and Frankfurt leading 2–1, it seemed as though Arsenal would have to settle for second place. However, a wonderful Bukayo Saka cross was powered home by the head of Alexandre Lacazette, before, with nine minutes to go, Arsenal completed the comeback when a quick one-two between Saka and Gabriel Martinelli saw the former's low shot skim into the net, as the match ended 2–2. That, coupled with Eintrachts 2–3 home loss to Vitoria, meant Arsenal finished top of Group F, having accrued 11 points from three wins, two draws and one loss.

Despite the recent upturn in results, the Gunners were brought right back down to earth when a first-half blitz from champions Manchester City saw the Citizens run out 3–0 winners at Emirates Stadium. An individual masterclass from Kevin De Bruyne was the foundation for City's victory, with the Belgian play-maker opening and closing the scoring with stunning strikes, whilst also setting up Raheem Sterling's goal on fifteen minutes.

On the sixteenth of December 2019, the UEFA Europa League Round-of-32 draw was made. Arsenal, as a seeded side, avoided the big guns such as Sevilla, Manchester United, Ajax or Inter Milan. They were drawn against Greek giants and established European side Olympiacos, with the first leg to be staged in Athens.

After leading them to just one win in five games as caretaker, Freddie Ljungberg was unable to become Arsenals new long-term boss, as former player Mikel Arteta was appointed as the new manager on 20 December 2019. After retirement in May 2016, Arteta had spent three years as assistant coach of Manchester City, winning two Premier League titles, seven trophies and was widely praised by manager Pep Guardiola and several other players.

Despite the appointment, Arteta was obliged to watch Freddie Ljungbergs final Arsenal game from the stands, in a tricky trip to an Everton side in a similar predicament to the Gunners. However, a listless performance from both sides saw a dull game end 0–0, the Gunners first goalless stalemate since December 2017, when they drew 0–0 at West Ham United.

After the Christmas Day break, the Gunners were back in action away to AFC Bournemouth on Boxing Day in Mikel Arteta's first game as new boss. After going behind 35 minutes courtesy of a Dan Gosling tap-in, Arsenal drew level after Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang netted similarly easy tap-in, as a high-edged encounter ended 1–1.[7]

The Gunners final match of the year was staged at the Emirates Stadium against off-colour rivals Chelsea in Mikel Arteta's first home test. However, despite taking a 13th-minute lead through Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang's header, late goals from Jorginho and Tammy Abraham earned the visitors a 2–1 comeback win and denied what would have been a deserving victory for Arsenal.[8]

January

If 2019 had ended badly, Arsenal started 2020 in flying fashion, beating Manchester United 2–0 to secure a vital New Year's Day win. The Gunners took the lead on eight minutes after Nicolas Pepe guided home Sead Kolasinac's deflected cross, before grabbing the second just before half-time, Greek defender Sokratis Papastathopolous hammering in after David de Gea spilled Alexandre Lacazette's header.[9]

After the euphoria of the United victory, Arsenal faced another fallen giant in the form of Leeds United at home in the third round of the Emirates FA Cup. It was the 17th meeting between the two sides in world football's oldest competition, and the fourth since 2011. That year, Arsenal had won a replay 3–1 at Elland Road after a 1–1 draw at the Emirates Stadium, and the following year a late Thierry Henry goal sent them through.

However, this match had a very different script in contrast to the dominant first-half Man. United display. Arsenal were unable to build out from the back and often succumbed to Leeds' high press, and should have been behind at the break if not for a crossbar and two remarkable Emiliano Martínez saves. However, Arsenal did eventually claw their way to a 1–0 win, courtesy of Reiss Nelson's scrappy finish early on in the second half, on the receiving end of a deflected cross from man-of-the-match Alexandre Lacazette. The Gunners were duly drawn away to AFC Bournemouth in the following round.

The Gunners sent both young potentials Tyreece John-Jules and Emile Smith-Rowe on loan for the rest of the season on 10 January, to Lincoln City and Huddersfield Town respectively.

Arsenal's first match in the road in 2020 was staged at Selhurst Park against an injury-hit Crystal Palace team. Arsenal took a deserved 1–0 lead into the break after Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang rolled in his 14th goal of the season-and 16th in all competitions, finishing off an 18-pass team move. However, the Gunners conceded their first goal of 2020, with a bloated deflection guiding Jordan Ayew's effort home. Arsenal were then reduced to ten men after captain and goalscorer Aubameyang committed a wild studs-up tackle on Max Meyer. The game finished 1–1.

On 13 January, young Arsenal centre-back Konstantinos Mavropanos moved on loan to 1. FC Nurnburg, before Dejan Iliev went on loan to Jagiellonia Bialystok the next day.

When back in action, Gabriel Martinelli netted his second Premier League goal in Arsenal's next match, at home to Sheffield United, poking home Bukayo Saka's deflected cross. However, his goal proved fruitless as a late John Fleck goal earned the visitors a 1–1 draw.

Arsenal faced a tricky trip to Stamford Bridge to play Chelsea just over three weeks after losing to the Blues at the Emirates Stadium. They faced a similar outcome after a dreadful back-pass from Shkodran Mustafi left Bernd Leno stranded and Tammy Abraham through on goal. David Luiz hauled him down and received a straight red card, Arsenal's second in two away matches, and gifted Chelsea a penalty. Jorginho slotted home, and at the break the Gunners trailed 1–0. However, after Mustafi cleared from a corner, Gabriel Martinelli picked up the ball 67 yards from goal, and thirteen seconds later, after darting past three players, he coolly passed it past Kepa Arrizabalaga to level things up. But Chelsea regained the lead with six minutes to play after Cesar Azpilicueta poked home a low Callum Hudson-Odoi cross. But in the 87th minute, captain on the night Hector Bellerin scored with what was just Arsenal's second shot of the match, as the ten-man Gunners fought back to earn a highly creditable 2–2 draw.[10]

Arsenal continued their strong start to 2020 when early goals from Bukayo Saka and Eddie Nketiah-recalled recently from his Leeds United loan spell-ultimately earned them a 2–1 win at AFC Bournemouth in the FA Cup fourth round. The Gunners took a fifth-minute lead after a 22-pass move involving all ten outfield players culminated in Saka lashing home off the crossbar. Nketiah then made it 2–0 after he laid of to Willock in the area, and Willocks pass to Saka was drilled into Nketiah, who tapped home easily. After an insipid first half display, a more courageous Bournemouth team earned a consolation goal via Sam Surridges first for the club in the 94th minute, with the Englishman rounding Emiliano Martinez to slot home.[11] The next day, the Gunners sent James Olayinka to League Two side Northampton Town on loan for the remainder of the season.

On 30 January, Arsenal finally sealed their first signing of the Winter window, bringing in Spanish defender Pablo Mari on loan for the remainder of the season, with an option to buy at the end, from Brazilian side Flamengo. On deadline day, the Gunners completed a second loan until the end of the season with an option to buy. This time it was Southampton full-back Cedric Soares who arrived, a Portuguese right-footer with 120 Premier League appearances to his name already.

February

Arsenal extended their six-game unbeaten run under Mikel Arteta to seven matches, but were unable to find a winner in a lacklustre goalless draw at Burnley. Despite missing several good chances early on, the Gunners soon found themselves on the back foot, with the Clarets dominating proceedings. They had a number of opportunities to snatch a winner, most notably when Jay Rodriguez hit the bar from six yards out, but ultimately had to settle for a point in what was a dull affair.

After the two week winter break, in which the Gunners chiefly spent at a training camp in Dubai, Arsenal played host to Newcastle United in the Premier League. After a dull first half ended goalless, with neither side able to exploit the other, Arsenal took the lead on 54 minutes. Shortly after Nketiah had smacked the crossbar, Nicolas Pepe floated in an enticing cross which Aubameyang nodded home with a firm header. The lead was doubled three minutes later, Pepe drilling home a low Saka cross after good work from the eighteen year old. Allan Saint-Maximin hit the post as Newcastle went close a few times, before Mesut Ozil scuffed home substitute Alexandre Lacazette's cross for his first goal in ten months to make it 3–0. The build-up to the goal involved all eleven players and 35 passes, the most of any Premier League goal this season. The Gunners grabbed a fourth in the 95th minute, Lacazette getting his first goal in ten games, hammering Pepe's low pass home, wrapping up a thumping, morale boosting 4–0 win.

The big news aside from the Newcastle match, though, was the declaration that Manchester City, placed second in the Premier League, has been banned from the Champions League by UEFA for the next two seasons. That meant if, as was likely, the Citizens retained their second-placed position, then fifth place would ensure Champions League qualification for next season. It was a major boost for the Gunners, who sat just six points away from fifth-placed Spurs, certainly not an insurmountable gap.

But the second route to Europe's premier club competition in 2020/21 was via winning the UEFA Europa League. To this competition the Gunners turned their attention in the first leg of their last-32 tie against Greeks Olympiacos, in Athens. Once again under Arteta the defence proved steady, but the attack was blunt throughout a dull first half, which ended 0-0. The second half was following a similar script and the match seemed destined to end goalless, but with nine minutes to play Aubameyang played a neat ball into Saka, who's low cross across goal resulted in his 9th assist of the season, with Lacazette arriving at the near post to grab the winner.

The Gunners has just three days of respite prior to their massive home clash with European rivals Everton. The Toffees were two points clear of Arsenal in ninth position, and might have further extended their advantage after Dominic Calvert-Lewin's bicycle kick gave the visitors the lead after just 50 seconds, and it might have been more after some counter-attacking openings later on. But Arsenal were not to be denied, and soon drew level after Bukayo Saka, released down the left by Granit Xhaka, bent a terrific cross into Eddie Nketiah, who deftly touched the ball in to level it at one apiece. And six minutes later, a wonderful David Luiz through-ball released Aubameyang, who raced clear and slotted home for 2–1. However, Everton managed to claw level before half-time, finishing the half as they had started. This time it was Richarlison, squeezing the ball past Leno after Yerry Mina nodded down Djibril Sidibe's hooked lob. But if Everton had started the first half well, it was Arsenal's turn in the second, with Aubameyang racing ahead of Sidibe to nod Nicolas Pepe's cross home after just twenty-five seconds. Everton searched in vain for an equaliser, with Calvert-Lewin twice going close and Bernd Leno making some remarkable saves. However, Arsenal had the best chance after a giveaway from visiting keeper Jordan Pickford, but Nketiah's attempt bounced off the crossbar, and the relentless Gunners held on for a vital 3–2 win. This marked the first time Arsenal has won two consecutive Premier League games since the first two games of the season.

But all Arsenal's good form was undone in the second leg of their UEFA Europa League tie against Olympiacos in the last-32. After a goalless first period, and unmarked Pape Cisse header gifted the visiting Greeks a 1–0 lead and duly saw them earn extra-time. But when Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang notched his 20th goal of the season with a fabulous bicycle kick in the 113th minute, few would have expected what happened next. On 119 minutes Youssef El-Arabi stretched to slide home a last-gasp winner for Olympiacos; 2–1 on the night and away goals on aggregate. Then, in the dying seconds Aubameyang glaringly missed a late chance to save the Gunners from elimination, lobbing wide from six yards with only the goalkeeper to beat. Arsenal were subsequently knocked out of the Europa League by the Greek minnows, putting their Champions League qualification hopes in vein.

March

With it mathematically impossible to win the Premier League and out of both the League Cup and Europa League, Arsenal's last chance of a trophy in 2019–20 came in the form of the FA Cup. To reach the last eight they needed first to navigate a way past Portsmouth at Fratton Park, a side they had not lost to in 21 games, since a 5–4 defeat in 1958. Their most recent encounter had come in 2009, with the Gunners triumphing 4–1. Though less stylish, the Gunners nonetheless claimed the necessary result, a routine 2–0 win, to earn a spot in the quarter-final draw. They had taken the lead in the fourth minute of first half stoppage time, Sokratis Papastathopolous sweeping home his third of the season with a crisp volley from a low Reiss Nelson cross, before a deflected cross from the English winger on 51 minutes saw Eddie Nketiah taking a touch before flinging the ball into the roof of the net, sealing the win.[12]

In reward for the win, the Gunners were drawn against fellow Premier League side Sheffield United in the quarter-finals, with the match to be staged at Brammal Lane on 21 March. Arsenal had lost there, 1–0, in late October, but their most recent encounter with the Blades had come in January, when a late John Fleck goal cancelled out Gabriel Martinelli's opener as the spoils were shared in a 1–1 draw.

As for Arsenal's other goal, a top-five spot in the Premier League, their hopes were significantly boosted with another win (their sixth in eight matches) and clean sheet (their fifth in seven) against West Ham United at the Emirates Stadium. For much of the contest, though, it seemed as if the struggling Hammers would come out on top, but in the end, with the help of VAR, the Gunners eked out the win. Lacazette was the hero, with a winner off the bench on 78 minutes, slotting Mesut Özil's header into the corner. David Moyes, the visiting manager, rued numerous missed chances for the Hammers after his winless run away to Arsenal in the Premier League extended to sixteen games, stating that his side "did not deserve to lose", per the BBC,[13] whilst Mikel Arteta noted his Arsenal team had "turned a corner", now just five points of the top four.

COVID-19 suspension

Just a day prior to their trip to Manchester City, it was revealed by Olympiacos and Nottingham Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis that he had contracted COVID-19, a disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus which causes flu-like symptoms and may be fatal. This, with two days of the total fourteen-day quarantine left, Arsenal postponed their match against Manchester City for the second time that season. And Arsenal were affected by the virus even more when it was announced that manager Mikel Arteta had tested positive for the virus. Arsenal's entire first-team squad and several staff members were placed into isolation.

Later, when other sides` players, including the whole Chelsea squad, were placed into isolation, a Premier League shareholders meeting concluded that the season could not be continued, and would be postponed until 3 April. Another shareholders meeting agreed that, with the virus still infecting thousands of people around the world, the deadline for the resumption of league matches would be further extended, until 30 April.

On Tuesday 19 May, Premier League clubs including Arsenal made a return to non-contact training, with social distancing rules still in place.[14] The Premier League was given further boosts after approving a return to contact training,[15] before the UK government announced that competitive sport may return behind closed doors on 1 June.[16] The Premier League then confirmed a return behind closed doors on 17 June, with Manchester City vs Arsenal among the first games back.[17]

On 6 June, Arsenal continued to ramp up preparations by scheduling a friendly at home to Charlton Athletic. The Gunners won 6–0, with Eddie Nketiah scoring a hat-trick. Alexandre Lacazette, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Joe Willock completing the scoresheet.[18]

Another friendly was played on 10 June, against Brentford at the Emirates. The Gunners lost 3-2, having twice been ahead through Joe Willock and Alexandre Lacazette. [19]

Return to football

June

The Gunners made their return to football away to Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium, exactly 102 days after their last match, at home to West Ham United. [20] The Gunners at first matched City, but injuries to both Granit Xhaka and Pablo Marí proved costly, as substitute David Luiz made two errors; first after misjudging a Kevin De Bruyne ball right at the end of the half, which allowed Raheem Sterling to score, before conceding a penalty early in the second half, and being sent off for it. De Bruyne scored the subsequent spot-kick, before youngster Phil Foden wrapped things up in injury time, of which there were eleven minutes following a serious injury to teenage City defender Eric García. [21]

The next match featured the Gunners traveling away to Brighton & Hove Albion on 20 June.[22] In the 35th minute, Brighton striker Neal Maupay collided with goalkeeper Bernd Leno, who had jumped up to collect a long pass, on the edge of the box, causing Leno to fall awkwardly and sustain a leg injury. The injury forced Leno to leave the game on a stretcher, being visibly upset and remonstrating at Maupay, and was replaced by backup goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez for the rest of the game. In the 68th minute, Nicolas Pépé opened the scoring with a curling shot into the far top corner. Brighton responded soon after with Lewis Dunk poking the ball over the line on a short corner in the 75th minute. Late into stoppage time, Brighton broke the tie when Maupay slotted home past Martínez, taking all three points from the match and winning 2–1. As a result, Arsenal dropped to 10th.[23]

On 24 June, Arsenal announced a one-year extension to defender David Luiz’s contract, a surprise to some given he had been inconsistent in his first season at the Emirates. [24] The Gunners also announced the permanent signings of January loanees Cedric Soares and Pablo Mari, and an loan extension for Dani Ceballos.[25]

In the next match at Southampton, Matteo Guendouzi was dropped from the 20-man squad, thought to be as a result of his confrontation with Neal Maupay towards the end of the Brighton match.[26] After Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang hit the bar early, Arsenal took the lead after Eddie Nketiah took advantage of Saints keeper Alex McCarthy’s error. In the second half, Southampton pressed hard for an equalizer, with Nathan Redmond and Shane Long forcing saves from Emiliano Martínez. However, with five minutes to go, the Saints were reduced to ten men when Jack Stephens earned a straight red card from referee Graham Scott after clipping Aubameyang and denying the Gabonese striker of an "obvious goal-scoring opportunity." From the ensuing free kick, substitute Alexandre Lacazette’s hit the wall before his second shot was spilled by McCarthy, which fellow substitute Joe Willock slammed home to make it 2–0, sealing a first away league win under Arteta.[27]

Arsenal went away to Sheffield United for their FA Cup quarter-finals match on 28 June. Sheffield United seemed to have scored first in the eighth minute when John Lundstram headed home from a corner kick, but he was ruled to be offside by VAR. In the 23rd minute, Chris Basham clipped Alexandre Lacazette from behind in the penalty box, and Nicolas Pépé converted the ensuing penalty to give Arsenal the early lead. In the 57th minute, Oliver Norwood's free kick found David McGoldrick, whose shot was saved by Emiliano Martínez before John Egan scored the rebound, but VAR once again disallowed the goal after ruling that McGoldrick was offside in his initial attempt. However, Sheffield finally tied it up late in the 87th minute when David McGoldrick managed to score after the ball bounced around in the box, first off Sead Kolašinac and then off Shkodran Mustafi before landing in the path of the Irish striker. The match seemed to be headed into extra time, but in second half stoppage time, a mistake by Blades goalie Dean Henderson allowed Dani Ceballos to score from a narrow angle, securing the win for the Gunners and advancing them to the semi-finals.[28]

July

The Gunners started the new month with their first-ever competitive game in the month of July, at home to the Premier League’s bottom club Norwich City. Before the match, Bukayo Saka extended his Arsenal contract to 2024, ending weeks of speculation.[29] Saka was rested for this game, but Arsenal nonetheless eased past the Canaries 4–0. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang became the fastest Arsenal player to reach 50 Premier League goals-in his 79th match-after taking advantage of Norwich goalkeeper Tim Krul’s attempts to Cruyff turn him in the box. Only five players in Premier League history had reached the landmark faster than Aubameyang.[30] Aubameyang then turned provider for Granit Xhaka four minutes later, who scored his first of the season to finish off a flowing team move. In the second half Norwich improved, but a loose ball by striker Josip Drmic gifted Aubameyang the second, before Cedric Soares-making his debut five months after signing on loan from Southampton and nine days after permanently signing for the club-scored 226 seconds after coming on with a terrific bending strike from the edge of the box to complete the rout.[31]

Following the big win over the Canaries, Arsenal travelled to a high-flying Wolves, a side who stood six points clear of Arsenal heading into the contest; however a fine volleyed finish from Bukayo Saka-his first in the Premier League-and a late second from substitute Alexandre Lacazette saw Arsenal battle to a deserved 2–0 win and three vital points.[32]

The side then faced a Leicester City side who stood nine points clear of them in third, but had struggled to maintain consistency since the turn of the year. After Aubameyang converted a low Saka cross for his 20th Premier League goal of the season (becoming the first Arsenal player to achieve this feat in successive seasons since Thierry Henry),[33] Arsenal dominated proceedings. But Leicester took control in the second half, and a red card to substitute Eddie Nketiah (who failed to even touch the ball) reduced Arsenal to ten men and Leicester snatched a late equaliser through Jamie Vardy as the game finished 1–1. [34] In the next game, Arsenal played their first-ever North London Derby at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. The Gunners took an early lead after Alexandre Lacazette rocketed into the top corner in the 16th minute, but three minutes later Heung-min Son equalised after taking advantage of loose defending from Sead Kolasinac. The game continued to be end-to-end, with both sides hitting the crossbar, before Toby Alderweireld headed in the winner nine minutes from time. The defeat meant that Arsenal slipped out of the European places, and a Manchester United victory over Southampton the following day would condemn the side to yet another season without Champions League football.[35]

Following the Spurs defeat, Arsenal hosted the newly-crowned champions Liverpool at the Emirates Stadium. The Reds were aiming to reach a record 101 league points, but those hopes ended after Arsenal came from behind to beat the visitors 2–1; Sadio Mané had earlier opened the scoring to cap off a fine team move, but a sloppy pass by Virgil van Dijk gifted Alexandre Lacazette the equaliser, before the Frenchman intercepted and attempted goal-kick by Alisson, and duly squared for Reiss Nelson, who scored his first-ever Premier League goal with a composed finish after a neat first touch.[36]

Arsenal then made a trip to Wembley for the seventh consecutive season, this time to play FA Cup holders Manchester City in the FA Cup semi-finals. Arsenal were underdogs heading into the contest, but goals in either half from Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang earned Arsenal a remarkable 2–0 win. His first goal came after he converted a Nicolas Pépé cross at the far post following an 18-pass move, his second after running clear on goal after an excellent long ball from Kieran Tierney, thus booking their place in the final.[37] A day later, it was confirmed that the Gunners would face London rivals Chelsea in the FA Cup Final, after the Blues beat Manchester United 3–1 in the other semi-final.[38]

In the penultimate game of the league season, Arsenal visited Villa Park to take on relegation-threatened Aston Villa. The Gunners needed to win to maintain their chances off European qualification via the league, but a Trezeguet goal on 27 minutes proved enough for Villa to claim a vital 1–0 victory, as Arsenal slipped to tenth in the table.[39]

For the final match of their Premier League season, Arsenal hosted Watford at the Emirates Stadium on 26 July 2020. Watford needed the win to maximize their chances of avoiding relegation, but it was Arsenal which got off to a hot start, scoring three times in the first 35 minutes. In the first minute, Craig Dawson clattered into the back of Alexandre Lacazette in the box while making a poor attempt to gain possession. After several minutes of VAR review, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang sent Watford goalkeeper Ben Foster the wrong way and scored the ensuing penalty in the 5th minute. In the 24th minute, Aubameyang teed up Kieran Tierney in the box, whose strike took a deflection off Will Hughes and found the back of the net for his first goal for the club. In the 33rd minute, Tierney returned the favor, and his long throw-in found Aubameyang in the box, who controlled it and overhead kicked it in from close range. A few minutes before halftime, David Luiz took out former Arsenal striker Danny Welbeck after the latter had taken a shot, earning Watford a penalty. Given Watford striker Troy Deeney's habit of striking penalties down the middle, goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez chose not to dive, but Deeney still managed to score just to Martínez's left, and the score was 3–1 at the half. Watford managed to half the deficit in the 66th minute when Ismaila Sarr's low cross found Welbeck, who sidefooted into the net between Martínez and Rob Holding. Watford nearly completed the comeback in the 74th minute when Sarr found Welbeck again, but the latter's backheel flick was parried away by a diving Martínez. A minute later, Arsenal had a chance to seal the win when Eddie Nketiah, who, despite having the better angle from which to shoot, passed to Aubameyang to give the Gabonese striker a chance to complete his hat-trick and draw level with Jamie Vardy for the Golden Boot, but Foster easily saved from the narrower angle. Despite several late chances from Watford, including a Deeney header in extra time that went over the crossbar, Arsenal held on for a 3–2 win, moving them up past Sheffield United and Burnley to finish in 8th place on 56 points. Elsewhere, Aston Villa's 1–1 draw with West Ham meant that Watford were relegated, as they had failed to better Villa’s final day result.[40][41]

August

Arsenal completed their season on the 1st August at Wembley Stadium against Chelsea in the FA Cup Final. The Gunners named ten of their eleven starters against Watford for the final; only Héctor Bellerín came in, for Joe Willock. Mesut Özil and Matteo Guendouzi were again left out of the squad. Chelsea took an early lead after Christian Pulisic finished smartly from Olivier Giroud`s back-heel, and dominated the opening exchanges. Nicolas Pépé curled in a fine effort that was ruled out for offside, before Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang got on the wrong side of César Azpilicueta, who hauled down the Gabonese in the penalty area. A penalty was awarded by referee Anthony Taylor and Azpilicueta was booked. Aubameyang converted the resulting spot-kick, and the teams headed into the interval level. Chelsea started the second half strongly but it was Arsenal who struck next, Aubameyang notching his second after a fine chipped finish over Willy Caballero, after he had turned Kurt Zouma inside out. Arsenal held on to win the FA Cup for a record-extending 14th time, as a turbulent season ended on a high.[42]

Players

N	Pos.	Name	Age	EU	Since	App	Goals	Ends	Transfer fee	Notes
1	GK	Bernd Leno	28	EU	2018	68	0	2023	£22.5M
2	DF	Héctor Bellerín	25	EU	2013	204	8	2023	Academy	Vice-captain
3	DF	Kieran Tierney	23	EU	2019	24	1	2024	£25.0M
4	MF	Mohamed Elneny	28	Non-EU	2016 (Winter)	89	2	2022	£7.4M	On loan at Beşiktaş
5	DF	Sokratis Papastathopoulos	32	EU	2018	69	6	2021	£17.6M
7	MF	Henrikh Mkhitaryan	31	Non-EU	2018 (Winter)	59	9	2021	Swap deal	On loan at A.S. Roma
8	MF	Dani Ceballos	24	EU	2019	37	2	2020	Loan	On loan from Real Madrid
9	FW	Alexandre Lacazette	29	EU	2017	127	48	2022	£46.5M	3rd captain
10	MF	Mesut Özil	31	EU	2013	254	44	2021	£42.5M	4th captain
11	MF	Lucas Torreira	24	EU	2018	89	4	2023	£26.4M
14	FW	Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang	31	EU	2018 (Winter)	109	70	2021	£56.0M	Captain
15	MF	Ainsley Maitland-Niles	22	EU	2014	100	3	2023	Academy
16	DF	Rob Holding	24	EU	2016	76	2	2023	£2.0M
17	DF	Cédric Soares	28	EU	2020 (Winter)	5	1	2024
19	FW	Nicolas Pépé	25	EU	2019	42	8	2024	£72.0M	Current record signing
20	DF	Shkodran Mustafi	28	EU	2016	142	9	2021	£35.0M
21	DF	Calum Chambers	25	EU	2014	101	4	2022	£16.0M
22	DF	Pablo Marí	26	EU	2020	3	0	2024	£7.2M
23	DF	David Luiz	33	EU	2019	43	2	2021	£8.0M
24	FW	Reiss Nelson	20	EU	2015	38	3	2023	Academy
26	GK	Emiliano Martínez	27	Non-EU	2010	37	0	2022	Academy
27	DF	Konstantinos Mavropanos	22	EU	2018 (Winter)	8	0	2023	£1.9M	On loan at Nürnberg
28	MF	Joe Willock	20	EU	2015	60	8	2024	Academy
29	MF	Matteo Guendouzi	21	EU	2018	82	1	2022	£7.0M
30	FW	Eddie Nketiah	21	EU	2015	36	7	2022	Academy
31	DF	Sead Kolašinac	27	EU	2017	104	5	2022	Free
32	MF	Emile Smith Rowe	20	EU	2016	12	3	2023	Academy	On loan at Huddersfield Town
33	GK	Matt Macey	25	EU	2013	2	0	2020	Academy
34	MF	Granit Xhaka	27	EU	2016	175	12	2023	£34.5M
35	FW	Gabriel Martinelli	19	EU	2019	26	10	2024	£6.0M
77	MF	Bukayo Saka	19	EU	2016	42	4	2025	Academy
	DF	William Saliba	19	EU	2019	0	0	2024	£27.0M	On loan at Saint-Étienne

Last updated: 01 Aug 2020
Source:Arsenal FC and FootballDatabase (for EU passport, country as international player, contract ending and transfer fee)
Ordered by squad number.

Transfers

Transfers in

Date	Position	Name	From	Fee	Team	Ref.
2 July 2019	LW	Gabriel Martinelli	Ituano	£6,000,000	First team	[43]
2 July 2019	GK	James Hillson	Reading	Free transfer	Academy	[44]
8 July 2019	CB	Jason Sraha	Chelsea	Free transfer	Academy	[45]
8 July 2019	AM	Cătălin Cîrjan	Viitorul Domnești	Free transfer	Academy	[45]
25 July 2019	CB	William Saliba	Saint-Étienne	£27,000,000	First team	[46]
1 August 2019	RW	Nicolas Pépé	Lille	£72,000,000	First team	[47]
8 August 2019	LB	Kieran Tierney	Celtic	£25,000,000	First team	[48]
8 August 2019	CB	David Luiz	Chelsea	£8,000,000	First team	[49]

Loans in

Date	Position	Name	From	End date	Team	Ref.
25 July 2019	CM	Dani Ceballos	Real Madrid	30 June 2020	First team	[50]
29 January 2020	CB	Pablo Marí	Flamengo	30 June 2020	First team	[51]
31 January 2020	RB	Cédric Soares	Southampton	30 June 2020	First team	[52]

Transfers out

Date	Position	Name	To	Fee	Team	Ref.
1 July 2019	LB	Cohen Bramall	Colchester United	Released	Academy	[53]
	GK	Petr Čech	Retired		First team	[54]
	RB	Vontae Daley-Campbell	Leicester City	Released	Academy	[55][56]
	DM	Charlie Gilmour	Norwich City	Released	Academy	[57][58]
	RB	Stephan Lichtsteiner	FC Augsburg	Released	First team	[59][60]
	CB	Julio Pleguezuelo	FC Twente	Released	Academy	[55][61]
	CM	Aaron Ramsey	Juventus	Released	First team	[62]
	CB	Bayli Spencer-Adams	Watford	Released	Academy	[53][63]
	CF	Danny Welbeck	Watford	Released	First team	[64][65]
4 July 2019	GK	David Ospina	Napoli	£3,000,000	First team	[66]
8 July 2019	CM	Yunus Musah	Valencia	Released	Academy	[67]
28 July 2019	RW	Xavier Amaechi	Hamburger SV	£2,250,000	Academy	[68]
2 August 2019	CB	Krystian Bielik	Derby County	£10,000,000	Academy	[69]
4 August 2019	SS	Takuma Asano	Partizan Belgrade	£900,000	First team	[70]
6 August 2019	CB	Laurent Koscielny	Bordeaux	£4,600,000	First team	[71]
7 August 2019	RB	Carl Jenkinson	Nottingham Forest	£2,000,000	First team	[72]
8 August 2019	LB	Dominic Thompson	Brentford	£3,000,000	Academy	[73]
8 August 2019	LW	Alex Iwobi	Everton	£28,000,000	First team	[74]
31 August 2019	LB	Nacho Monreal	Real Sociedad	£250,000	First team	[75]
2 September 2019	AM	Kelechi Nwakali	SD Huesca	Released	Academy	[76]
27 January 2020	AM	Stan Flaherty	Newcastle United	Released	Academy
18 February 2020	CM	Robbie Burton	Dinamo Zagreb	£800,000	Academy	[77]

Notes

1.^ Fee could rise to £35,000,000.[78]

Loans out

Date	Position	Name	To	End date	Team	Ref.
1 July 2019	RB	Jordi Osei-Tutu	VfL Bochum	30 June 2020	Academy	[79]
3 July 2019	CB	Daniel Ballard	Swindon Town	16 August 2019	Academy	[80][81]
12 July 2019	DM	Ben Sheaf	Doncaster Rovers	30 June 2020	Academy	[82][83]
13 July 2019	GK	Dejan Iliev	ŠKF Sereď	14 January 2020	Academy	[84]
25 July 2019	CB	William Saliba	Saint-Étienne	30 June 2020	First team	[46]
8 August 2019	CF	Eddie Nketiah	Leeds United	1 January 2020	First team	[85]
13 August 2019	GK	Tom Smith	Salisbury	September 2019	Academy	[86]
31 August 2019	DM	Mohamed Elneny	Beşiktaş	30 June 2020	First team	[87]
2 September 2019	AM	Henrikh Mkhitaryan	A.S. Roma	30 June 2020	First team	[88]
10 January 2020	CF	Tyreece John-Jules	Lincoln City	30 June 2020	Under-23s	[89]
10 January 2020	LM	Emile Smith Rowe	Huddersfield Town	30 June 2020	First team	[90]
13 January 2020	CB	Konstantinos Mavropanos	1. FC Nürnberg	30 June 2020	First team	[91]
14 January 2020	GK	Dejan Iliev	Jagiellonia Bialystok	30 June 2020	Academy	[92]
27 January 2020	CM	James Olayinka	Northampton Town	30 June 2020	Academy	[93]
13 February 2020	CB	Joseph Olowu	Cork City	1 November 2020	Academy	[94]

Club

Kits

Adidas were announced as Arsenal's kit supplier as of the start of the season. This marks the first time since the 1993–94 season that Adidas have been the kit supplier to the club.[95]

Supplier: Adidas / Sponsor: Fly Emirates / Sleeve Partner: Visit Rwanda

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Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

As of 1 August 2020

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Premier League		FA Cup		EFL Cup		Europa League		Total
No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	GER	Bernd Leno	30	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	32	0
2	DF	ESP	Héctor Bellerín	13(2)	1	3	0	1(1)	0	3	0	20(3)	1
3	DF	SCO	Kieran Tierney	12(3)	1	3	0	1(1)	0	4	0	20(4)	1
5	DF	GRE	Sokratis Papastathopoulos	19	2	3(2)	1	0	0	4(1)	0	26(3)	3
8	MF	ESP	Dani Ceballos	18(6)	0	2(3)	1	0(2)	0	3(3)	1	23(14)	2
9	FW	FRA	Alexandre Lacazette	22(8)	10	4	0	0	0	4(1)	2	30(9)	12
10	MF	GER	Mesut Özil	18	1	1	0	2	0	1(1)	0	22(1)	1
11	MF	URU	Lucas Torreira	17(12)	1	1(1)	0	2	1	3(3)	0	23(16)	2
14	FW	GAB	Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang	35(1)	22	2	4	0	0	4(2)	3	41(3)	29
15	MF	ENG	Ainsley Maitland-Niles	15(5)	0	3(2)	0	1	1	4(2)	0	23(9)	1
16	DF	ENG	Rob Holding	6(2)	0	2(3)	0	2	1	3	0	13(5)	1
17	DF	POR	Cédric	3(2)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3(2)	1
19	FW	CIV	Nicolas Pépé	22(9)	5	5	1	0	0	2(4)	2	29(13)	8
20	DF	GER	Shkodran Mustafi	13(2)	0	3	0	2	0	7	1	25(2)	1
21	DF	ENG	Calum Chambers	13(1)	1	0	0	1	0	2(1)	0	16(2)	1
22	DF	ESP	Pablo Marí	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
23	DF	BRA	David Luiz	32(1)	2	5	0	0	0	5	0	42(1)	2
24	FW	ENG	Reiss Nelson	7(10)	1	2	1	1	1	2	0	12(10)	3
26	GK	ARG	Emiliano Martínez	8(1)	0	6	0	2	0	6	0	22(1)	0
28	MF	ENG	Joe Willock	8(21)	1	3(2)	0	2	2	7(1)	2	20(24)	5
29	MF	FRA	Matteo Guendouzi	19(5)	0	3	0	0(1)	0	2(4)	0	24(10)	0
30	FW	ENG	Eddie Nketiah	7(6)	2	2(2)	2	0	0	0	0	9(8)	4
31	DF	BIH	Sead Kolašinac	19(7)	0	2(2)	0	1	0	1	0	23(9)	0
33	GK	ENG	Matt Macey	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
34	MF	SUI	Granit Xhaka	30(1)	1	5(1)	0	0	0	4	0	39(2)	1
35	FW	BRA	Gabriel Martinelli	6(8)	3	2(1)	0	2	4	5(2)	3	15(11)	10
77	FW	ENG	Bukayo Saka	19(7)	1	3(1)	1	1(1)	0	6	2	29(9)	4
Players loaned out but featured this season
7	MF	ARM	Henrikh Mkhitaryan	1(2)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1(2)	0
27	DF	GRE	Konstantinos Mavropanos	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
32	MF	ENG	Emile Smith Rowe	1(1)	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	5(1)	0
Players sold but featured this season
18	DF	ESP	Nacho Monreal	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0

Goalscorers

As of 1 August 2020

Rank	Position	Name	Premier League	FA Cup	EFL Cup	Europa League	Total
1	FW	Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang	22	4	0	3	29
2	FW	Alexandre Lacazette	10	0	0	2	12
3	FW	Gabriel Martinelli	3	0	4	3	10
4	FW	Nicolas Pépé	5	1	0	2	8
5	MF	Joe Willock	1	0	2	2	5
6	FW	Eddie Nketiah	2	2	0	0	4
6	FW	Bukayo Saka	1	1	0	2	4
8	FW	Reiss Nelson	1	1	1	0	3
8	DF	Sokratis Papastathopoulos	2	1	0	0	3
10	MF	Dani Ceballos	0	1	0	1	2
	DF	David Luiz	2	0	0	0	2
	MF	Lucas Torreira	1	0	1	0	2
13	DF	Héctor Bellerín	1	0	0	0	1
	DF	Cédric	1	0	0	0	1
	DF	Calum Chambers	1	0	0	0	1
	DF	Rob Holding	0	0	1	0	1
	MF	Ainsley Maitland-Niles	0	0	1	0	1
	DF	Shkodran Mustafi	0	0	0	1	1
	MF	Mesut Özil	1	0	0	0	1
	MF	Granit Xhaka	1	0	0	0	1
	DF	Kieran Tierney	1	0	0	0	1
Total			56	11	10	16	93

Assists

As of 1 August 2020

Rank	Position	Name	Premier League	FA Cup	EFL Cup	Europa League	Total
1	FW	Bukayo Saka	5	1	1	5	12
2	MF	Nicolas Pépé	6	2	0	2	10
3	DF	Calum Chambers	1	0	3	0	4
	FW	Alexandre Lacazette	4	0	0	0	4
	FW	Gabriel Martinelli	0	1	0	3	4
	FW	Reiss Nelson	0	2	1	1	4
	DF	Kieran Tierney	1	1	0	2	4
7	MF	Mesut Özil	2	0	1	0	3
7	FW	Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang	3	0	0	0	3
9	MF	Dani Ceballos	2	0	0	0	2
	MF	Matteo Guendouzi	1	0	1	0	2
	DF	Sead Kolašinac	2	0	0	0	2
	MF	Ainsley Maitland-Niles	2	0	0	0	2
	MF	Granit Xhaka	2	0	0	0	2
14	DF	Héctor Bellerín	0	0	1	0	1
	DF	David Luiz	1	0	0	0	1
	DF	Shkodran Mustafi	1	0	0	0	1
	MF	Lucas Torreira	1	0	0	0	1
	MF	Joe Willock	1	0	0	0	1
Total			33	4	8	13	58

Disciplinary record

As of 27 July 2020

Rank	Position	Name	Premier League		FA Cup		EFL Cup		Europa League		Total
Rank	Position	Name
1	DF	David Luiz	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	2
2	DF	Ainsley Maitland-Niles	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1
3	FW	Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1
4	FW	Eddie Nketiah	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
5	MF	Granit Xhaka	10	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	13	0
6	FW	Alexandre Lacazette	8	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	9	0
7	MF	Matteo Guendouzi	6	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	8	0
8	DF	Sead Kolašinac	4	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	7	0
	FW	Bukayo Saka	6	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	7	0
	MF	Lucas Torreira	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
11	DF	Calum Chambers	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6	0
	DF	Shkodran Mustafi	2	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	6	0
	DF	Sokratis Papastathopoulos	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
14	FW	Nicolas Pépé	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
14	MF	Joe Willock	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	4	0
16	DF	Héctor Bellerín	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0
17	DF	Rob Holding	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0
	GK	Bernd Leno	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	FW	Gabriel Martinelli	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0
	GK	Emiliano Martínez	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	FW	Reiss Nelson	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
	DF	Kieran Tierney	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
23	MF	Dani Ceballos	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	MF	Henrikh Mkhitaryan	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	MF	Mesut Özil	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Total			86	5	3	0	4	0	14	0	107	5

Clean sheets

As of 18 July 2020

Rank	Name	Premier League	FA Cup	EFL Cup	Europa League	Total
1	Emiliano Martinez	3	3	1	2	9
2	Bernd Leno	7	0	0	1	8
Total		10	3	1	3	17

Pre-season and friendlies

Friendlies

15 July 2019	Colorado Rapids	0–3	Arsenal	Commerce City, United States
19:00 MDT	Opare 44'	Report	Saka 13' Olayinka 29' Martinelli 61' Kolasinac 88'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Referee: Chris Penso (United States)

31 July 2019	Angers	1–1 (3–4 p)	Arsenal	Angers, France
19:30 CEST	El Melali 13'	Report	Medley 37' Nelson 49' Willock 74' Maitland-Niles 89'	Stadium: Stade Raymond Kopa Referee: Jérémie Pignard (France)
	Penalties
	Manceau Capelle Thomas Kanga Reine-Adélaïde		Maitland-Niles Willock Xhaka Aubameyang Mkhitaryan

International Champions Cup

17 July 2019 ICC	Arsenal	2–1	Bayern Munich	Carson, United States
20:00 PDT	Poznanski 49' (o.g.) Nketiah 88'	Report	Lewandowski 71'	Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park Attendance: 26,704 Referee: Kevin Stott (United States)

20 July 2019 ICC	Arsenal	3–0	Fiorentina	Charlotte, United States
18:00 EDT	Nketiah 15', 65' Mkhitaryan 64' Maitland-Niles 82' Willock 89' Xhaka 90'	Report	Saponara 43' Terracciano 56'	Stadium: Bank of America Stadium Attendance: 34,902 Referee: Marcos de Oliveira (United States)

23 July 2019 ICC	Real Madrid	2–2 (3–2 p)	Arsenal	Landover, United States
19:00 EDT	Nacho 5' 9' Carvajal 26' Bale 56' Asensio 59'	Report	Lacazette 10' (pen.) Aubameyang 24' Papastathopoulos 38' 40'	Stadium: FedExField Attendance: 52,826 Referee: Timothy Ford (United States)
	Penalties
	Bale Isco Varane Vinícius		Nelson Xhaka Saka Monreal Burton

Emirates Cup

28 July 2019	Arsenal	1–2	Lyon	Holloway, London
15:15 BST	Aubameyang 35'	Report	Dembélé 66', 75'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Referee: Jonathan Moss (England)

Joan Gamper Trophy

4 August 2019	Barcelona	2–1	Arsenal	Barcelona, Spain
20:00 CEST	Alba 23' Wagué 67' Maitland-Niles 69' (o.g.) Lenglet 74' Suárez 90'	Report	Aubameyang 36' Papastathopoulos 74' Guendouzi 90'	Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 98,812 Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera (Spain)

Mid-season friendlies

6 June 2020	Arsenal	6–0	Charlton Athletic	Holloway, London
	Lacazette Aubameyang Nketiah Willock	Report		Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 0

10 June 2020	Arsenal	2–3	Brentford	Holloway, London
	Willock 40' Lacazette 77'	Report	Fosu 73' Dervişoğlu 80' Baptiste 88'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 0

Competitions

Overview

Competition	Record
Competition	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Premier League	38	14	14	10	56	48	+8	036.84
FA Cup	6	6	0	0	11	3	+8	100.00
EFL Cup	2	1	1	0	10	5	+5	050.00
Europa League	8	4	2	2	16	9	+7	050.00
Total	54	25	17	12	93	65	+28	046.30

Updated to match played 1 August 2020
Source: Competitions

Premier League

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
6	Tottenham Hotspur	38	16	11	11	61	47	+14	59	Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
7	Wolverhampton Wanderers	38	15	14	9	51	40	+11	59
8	Arsenal	38	14	14	10	56	48	+8	56	Qualification for the Europa League group stage[lower-alpha 2]
9	Sheffield United	38	14	12	12	39	39	0	54
10	Burnley	38	15	9	14	43	50	−7	54

Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) If the champions, relegated teams or qualified teams for UEFA competitions cannot be determined by rules 1 to 3, rules 4.1 to 4.3 are applied – 4.1) Points gained in head to head record between such teams; 4.2) Away goals scored in head to head record between such teams; 4.3) Play-offs[97]
Notes:

Since the winners of the 2019–20 EFL Cup, Manchester City, qualified for the Champions League group stage by league position, the spot given to the EFL Cup winners (Europa League second qualifying round) was passed down to the sixth-placed team.
Arsenal qualified for the Europa League group stage as the 2019–20 FA Cup winners.

Results by Matchday

Matchday	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	H	A	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	W	W	L	D	D	W	D	W	L	D	D	L	D	D	L	W	L	D	D	L	W	D	D	D	D	W	W	W	L	L	W	W	W	D	L	W	L	W
Position	7	2	3	5	7	4	4	3	5	5	5	6	8	8	10	9	10	11	12	12	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	10	9	10	9	8	7	8	9	9	10	8

Updated to match(es) played on 26 July 2020. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

On 13 June 2019, the Premier League fixtures were announced.[98]

11 August 2019 1	Newcastle United	0–1	Arsenal	Newcastle upon Tyne
14:00 BST	Almirón 18'	Report	Nelson 25' Mkhitaryan 37' Aubameyang 58' Xhaka 81'	Stadium: St. James' Park Attendance: 47,635 Referee: Martin Atkinson
Note: Live on Sky Sports

17 August 2019 2	Arsenal	2–1	Burnley	Holloway, London
12:30 BST	Lacazette 13' Aubameyang 38', 64' David Luiz 90+1'	Report	Barnes 43', 90+5'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,214 Referee: Mike Dean
Note: Live on BT Sport

24 August 2019 3	Liverpool	3–1	Arsenal	Liverpool
17:30 BST	Matip 41' Salah 49' (pen.), 58' Fabinho 90+3'	Report	David Luiz 48' Torreira 85'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 53,298 Referee: Anthony Taylor
Note: Live on Sky Sports

1 September 2019 4	Arsenal	2–2	Tottenham Hotspur	Holloway, London
16:30 BST	Lacazette 45+1', 63' Aubameyang 71' Papastathopoulos 87' Xhaka 90+2'	Report	Eriksen 10', 57' Rose 28' Lamela 32' Kane 40' (pen.) Winks 74' Sánchez 78'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,333 Referee: Martin Atkinson
Note: Live on Sky Sports

15 September 2019 5	Watford	2–2	Arsenal	Watford
16:30 BST	Holebas 45+2' Cleverley 54' Femenía 56' Pereyra 81' (pen.) Capoue 90+2'	Report	Aubameyang 21', 32' Kolašinac 43' Guendouzi 45+2' Leno 77'	Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 21,360 Referee: Anthony Taylor
Note: Live on Sky Sports

22 September 2019 6	Arsenal	3–2	Aston Villa	Holloway, London
16:30 BST	Maitland-Niles 11' 41' Xhaka 35' Guendouzi 44' Pépé 59' (pen.), 85' Chambers 81' Aubameyang 84', 90+5' Leno 90+2'	Report	McGinn 20' Wesley 60' Engels 83'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,331 Referee: Jonathan Moss

30 September 2019 7	Manchester United	1–1	Arsenal	Manchester
20:00 BST	Rashford 27' Pereira 32' Young 41' McTominay 45' Lingard 68'	Report	Chambers 10' Aubameyang 58' Xhaka 77'	Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 73,201 Referee: Kevin Friend
Note: Live on Sky Sports

6 October 2019 8	Arsenal	1–0	Bournemouth	Holloway, London
14:00 BST	David Luiz 9' Martinelli 72'	Report	Billing 13' Stacey 29'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,326 Referee: Martin Atkinson

21 October 2019 9	Sheffield United	1–0	Arsenal	Sheffield
20:00 BST	Fleck 15' Mousset 30' O'Connell 39' McGoldrick 66' Henderson 75'	Report	Saka 35' Kolašinac 67' Papastathopoulos 86' Chambers 90+4'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 30,775 Referee: Mike Dean
Note: Live on Sky Sports

27 October 2019 10	Arsenal	2–2	Crystal Palace	Holloway, London
16:30 GMT	Papastathopoulos 7' David Luiz 9' Chambers 51' Guendouzi 90+7'	Report	Milivojević 32' (pen.) Ayew 52'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,345 Referee: Martin Atkinson

2 November 2019 11	Arsenal	1–1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Holloway, London
15:00 GMT	Aubameyang 21'	Report	Saïss 67' Jiménez 76' Jota 89'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,383 Referee: Michael Oliver

9 November 2019 12	Leicester City	2–0	Arsenal	Leicester
17:30 GMT	Evans 55' Vardy 68' Maddison 75'	Report	Bellerín 88'	Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 32,209 Referee: Chris Kavanagh
Note: Live on Sky Sports

23 November 2019 13	Arsenal	2–2	Southampton	Holloway, London
15:00 GMT	Lacazette 18', 90+6', 45+2' Torreira 23' Papastathopoulos 28' Pépé 65' Tierney 69' Guendouzi 89'	Report	Ings 8', 31' Ward-Prowse 71' Bertrand 81'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,295 Referee: Stuart Attwell

1 December 2019 14	Norwich City	2–2	Arsenal	Norwich
14:00 GMT	Pukki 21' Krul 26' McLean 44' Cantwell 45+2'	Report	Aubameyang 29' (pen.), 57' Chambers 66'	Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 27,067 Referee: Paul Tierney
Note: Live on Sky Sports

5 December 2019 15	Arsenal	1–2	Brighton & Hove Albion	Holloway, London
20:15 GMT	Bellerín 20' Papastathopoulos 45+1' Lacazette 50' David Luiz 68'	Report	Webster 36' Groß 60' Maupay 80'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,164 Referee: Graham Scott

9 December 2019 16	West Ham United	1–3	Arsenal	Stratford, London
20:00 GMT	Snodgrass 24' Ogbonna 38' Cresswell 49'	Report	Martinelli 60' Pépé 66' Aubameyang 69'	Stadium: London Stadium Attendance: 59,936 Referee: Mike Dean
Note: Live on Sky Sports

15 December 2019 17	Arsenal	0–3	Manchester City	Holloway, London
16:30 GMT	Papastathopoulos 72'	Report	De Bruyne 2', 40' Sterling 15' Fernandinho 17' Rodri 34' Gündoğan 61' Mendy 62'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,031 Referee: Paul Tierney
Note: Live on Sky Sports

21 December 2019 18	Everton	0–0	Arsenal	Liverpool
12:30 GMT	Davies 45' Sigurðsson 75'	Report	Saka 28' Chambers 87' Willock 90+2'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 39,336 Referee: Kevin Friend
Note: Live on BT Sport

26 December 2019 19	Bournemouth	1–1	Arsenal	Bournemouth
15:00 GMT	Gosling 35' Lerma 53' Mepham 84' L. Cook 85' C. Wilson 90+4'	Report	Torreira 54' Maitland-Niles 55' Aubameyang 63', 64' Lacazette 90+3'	Stadium: Vitality Stadium Attendance: 10,234 Referee: Stuart Attwell

29 December 2019 20	Arsenal	1–2	Chelsea	Holloway, London
14:00 GMT	Guendouzi 10' Aubameyang 13' David Luiz 47' Torreira 73' Lacazette 77' Maitland-Niles 90+1'	Report	Mount 30' Kanté 30' Rüdiger 34' Jorginho 55', 83' Abraham 87'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,309 Referee: Craig Pawson
Note: Live on Sky Sports

1 January 2020 21	Arsenal	2–0	Manchester United	Holloway, London
20:00 GMT	Kolašinac 3' Pépé 8' Papastathopoulos 42' Saka 82'	Report		Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,328 Referee: Chris Kavanagh
Note: Live on BT Sport

11 January 2020 22	Crystal Palace	1–1	Arsenal	Selhurst
12:30 GMT	Ayew 54' McCarthy 71' Tomkins 85'	Report	Aubameyang 12', 67' Pépé 44' Maitland-Niles 51' Lacazette 90'	Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 25,468 Referee: Paul Tierney
Note: Live on BT Sport

18 January 2020 23	Arsenal	1–1	Sheffield United	Holloway, London
15:00 GMT	Martinelli 45' Xhaka 90+1'	Report	Norwood 4' Baldock 51' Fleck 83'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,310 Referee: Mike Dean

21 January 2020 24	Chelsea	2–2	Arsenal	Chelsea, London
20:15 GMT	Emerson 21' Jorginho 28' (pen.) Christensen 59' Azpilicueta 84'	Report	David Luiz 26' Martinelli 63' Guendouzi 76' Bellerín 87'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 40,577 Referee: Stuart Attwell
Note: Live on BT Sport

2 February 2020 (2020-02-02) 25	Burnley	0–0	Arsenal	Burnley
14:00 GMT	Tarkowski 82'	Report	Özil 44' Xhaka 55' Torreira 57'	Stadium: Turf Moor Attendance: 21,048 Referee: Chris Kavanagh
Note: Live on Sky Sports

16 February 2020 26	Arsenal	4–0	Newcastle United	Holloway, London
16:30 GMT	Xhaka 9' Aubameyang 54' Pépé 57' Saka 82' Özil 90' Lacazette 90+5'	Report		Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,188 Referee: Lee Mason
Note: Live on Sky Sports

23 February 2020 27	Arsenal	3–2	Everton	Holloway, London
16:30 GMT	Nketiah 27' Aubameyang 33', 46'	Report	Calvert-Lewin 1' Schneiderlin 31' Richarlison 45+2', 45+4' Sigurðsson 73' Gomes 90+4'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,296 Referee: Stuart Attwell
Note: Live on Sky Sports

7 March 2020 28	Arsenal	1–0	West Ham United	Holloway, London
15:00 GMT	Papastathopoulos 63' Lacazette 78'	Report	Fornals 9' Antonio 90+3'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,335 Referee: Martin Atkinson

17 June 2020 29	Manchester City	3–0	Arsenal	Manchester
20:15 BST	Sterling 45+2' De Bruyne 51' (pen.) Rodri 79' Foden 90+1'	Report	David Luiz 49' Tierney 76'	Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Anthony Taylor
Note: Match originally scheduled for 1 March, but postponed to 11 March due to Manchester City's involvement in the 2020 EFL Cup Final.[99] Match was again later postponed following fears that Arsenal personnel had come into contact with Olympiacos owner Evangelos Marinakis, who was carrying the coronavirus.[100] It was rescheduled to 17 June.[101]

20 June 2020 30	Brighton & Hove Albion	2–1	Arsenal	Falmer
15:00 BST	Burn 30' Mooy 44' Dunk 75' Maupay 90+5'	Report	Lacazette 54' Pépé 68'	Stadium: Falmer Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Martin Atkinson
Note: Match originally scheduled for 14 March 2020, but postponed after it was revealed Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta tested positive for coronavirus on 12 March.[102] It was rescheduled to 20 June.[101]

25 June 2020 31	Southampton	0–2	Arsenal	Southampton
18:00 BST	Stephens 85'	Report	Mustafi 11' Nketiah 20' Saka 48' Willock 87'	Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Graham Scott
Note: Match originally scheduled for 22 March, but postponed on 19 March due to concerns over the coronavirus pandemic.[103] It was rescheduled to 25 June.[101]

1 July 2020 32	Arsenal	4–0	Norwich City	Holloway, London
18:00 BST	Aubameyang 33', 67' Xhaka 37' Martínez 63' Cédric 81'	Report	McLean 27' Rupp 31' Vrančić 86' Stiepermann 90+2'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Peter Bankes
Note: Match originally scheduled for 4 April 2020, but postponed on 19 March due to concerns over the coronavirus pandemic.[103] It was rescheduled to 1 July.[101]

4 July 2020 33	Wolverhampton Wanderers	0–2	Arsenal	Wolverhampton
17:30 BST	Saïss 75' Coady 84'	Report	David Luiz 32' Saka 43' Maitland-Niles 79' Lacazette 86' Torreira 88' Xhaka 90+1'	Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 0 Referee: Michael Oliver
Note: Match originally scheduled for 13 April 2020, but postponed on 19 March due to concerns over the coronavirus pandemic.[103] It was rescheduled to 4 July.[104]

7 July 2020 34	Arsenal	1–1	Leicester City	Holloway, London
20:15 BST	Aubameyang 21' Nketiah 75' Mustafi 88'	Report	Vardy 84'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Chris Kavanagh
Note: Match originally scheduled for 18 April 2020, but postponed on 3 April due to concerns over the coronavirus pandemic.[105] It was rescheduled to 7 July.[104]

12 July 2020 35	Tottenham Hotspur	2–1	Arsenal	Tottenham
16:30 BST	Lo Celso 16' Son 19' Aurier 34' Davies 45+2' Winks 76' Alderweireld 81' Bergwijn 87'	Report	Lacazette 16', 45' Pépé 61' Saka 90'	Stadium: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Michael Oliver
Note: Match originally scheduled for 26 April 2020, but postponed on 3 April due to concerns over the coronavirus pandemic.[105] It was rescheduled to 12 July.[104]

15 July 2020 36	Arsenal	2–1	Liverpool	Holloway, London
20:15 BST	Lacazette 32' Nelson 44' Torreira 46' Xhaka 81' Ceballos 90+1'	Report	Mané 20' Alexander-Arnold 48'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Paul Tierney
Note: Match originally scheduled for 2 May 2020, but postponed on 3 April due to concerns over the coronavirus pandemic.[105] It was rescheduled to 15 July.[106]

21 July 2020 37	Aston Villa	1–0	Arsenal	Aston
20:15 BST	Trézéguet 27' Douglas Luiz 71' Targett 87'	Report	Torreira 35' Lacazette 61' Kolašinac 80' Willock 90+1'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Chris Kavanagh
Note: Match originally scheduled for 9 May 2020, but postponed on 3 April due to concerns over the coronavirus pandemic.[105] It was rescheduled to 21 July.[106]

26 July 2020 38	Arsenal	3–2	Watford	Holloway, London
16:00 BST	Aubameyang 5' (pen.), 33' Tierney 24' Xhaka 45' Holding 72' Martínez 74'	Report	Pereyra 35' Deeney 43' (pen.) Hughes 45+5' Dawson 51' Welbeck 66'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Mike Dean
Note: Match originally scheduled for 17 May 2020, but postponed on 3 April due to concerns over the coronavirus pandemic.[105] It was rescheduled to 26 July.[106]

FA Cup

6 January 2020 (2020-01-06) Third round	Arsenal	1–0	Leeds United	Holloway, London
19:56 GMT	Nelson 55' Kolašinac 71'	Report	Klich 66' Dallas 85'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 58,403 Referee: Anthony Taylor

27 January 2020 (2020-01-27) Fourth round	Bournemouth	1–2	Arsenal	Bournemouth
20:00 GMT	H. Wilson 45+1' Surridge 90+4', 90+8'	Report	Saka 5' Nketiah 26' Xhaka 90+2'	Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 10,308 Referee: Martin Atkinson

2 March 2020 (2020-03-02) Fifth round	Portsmouth	0–2	Arsenal	Portsmouth
19:45 GMT	McGeehan 40'	Report	Guendouzi 35' Papastathopoulos 45+4' Nketiah 51'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 18,839 Referee: Mike Dean

28 June 2020 (2020-06-28) Quarter-finals	Sheffield United	1–2	Arsenal	Sheffield
13:00 BST	Fleck 31' Robinson 75' McGoldrick 87'	Report	Pépé 25' (pen.) Ceballos 90+1'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 0 Referee: Paul Tierney
Note: The match was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic,[103] and rescheduled to 28 June.[107]

18 July 2020 (2020-07-18) Semi-finals	Arsenal	2–0	Manchester City	Wembley
19:45 BST	Aubameyang 19', 71'	Report		Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Jonathan Moss

1 August 2020 (2020-08-01) Final	Arsenal	2–1	Chelsea	Wembley
17:30 BST	Aubameyang 28' (pen.), 67' Ceballos 73'	Report	Pulisic 5' Kovačić 14' 73' Azpilicueta 26' Mount 45+4' Rüdiger 75' Barkley 89'	Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Anthony Taylor

EFL Cup

24 September 2019 (2019-09-24) Third round	Arsenal	5–0	Nottingham Forest	Holloway, London
20:00 BST	Martinelli 31', 90+2' Nelson 56', 84' Holding 71' Willock 77'	Report	Robinson 90+1'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 53,160 Referee: Darren England

30 October 2019 (2019-10-30) Fourth round	Liverpool	5–5 (5–4 p)	Arsenal	Liverpool
19:30 GMT	Mustafi 6' (o.g.) Brewster 24' Milner 43' (pen.) Lallana 44' Oxlade-Chamberlain 58' Origi 62', 90+4'	Report	Torreira 19' Martinelli 26', 36' Maitland-Niles 54' Willock 64', 70' Kolašinac 77' Saka 85'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 52,694 Referee: Andre Marriner
	Penalties
	Milner Lallana Brewster Origi Jones		Bellerín Guendouzi Martinelli Ceballos Maitland-Niles

UEFA Europa League

Arsenal entered the competition in the group stages as a result for their fifth-place finish in the 2018–19 season. The Gunners were drawn with Eintracht Frankfurt, Standard Liège and Vitória.[108]

Group stage

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	ARS	FRA	STL	VSC
1	Arsenal	6	3	2	1	14	7	+7	11	Advance to knockout phase	—	1–2	4–0	3–2
2	Eintracht Frankfurt	6	3	0	3	8	10	−2	9	Advance to knockout phase	0–3	—	2–1	2–3
3	Standard Liège	6	2	2	2	8	10	−2	8		2–2	2–1	—	2–0
4	Vitória de Guimarães	6	1	2	3	7	10	−3	5		1–1	0–1	1–1	—

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

19 September 2019 1	Eintracht Frankfurt	0–3	Arsenal	Frankfurt, Germany
18:55 CEST	Hinteregger 12' Kohr 62' 79' Kamada 83'	Report	Willock 38', 63' Kolašinac 75' Chambers 83' Saka 85' Aubameyang 87'	Stadium: Commerzbank-Arena Attendance: 47,000 Referee: Davide Massa (Italy)

3 October 2019 2	Arsenal	4–0	Standard Liège	London, England
20:00 BST	Martinelli 13', 16' Willock 22' Ceballos 57' Bellerín 86'	Report	M'Poku 41' Vojvoda 86'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 58,725 Referee: Sandro Schärer (Switzerland)

24 October 2019 3	Arsenal	3–2	Vitória de Guimarães	London, England
20:00 BST	Martinelli 32' Mustafi 35' Lacazette 75' Pépé 80', 90+2'	Report	Edwards 9' Bruno 37' García 58' Poha 61' Tapsoba 84'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,195 Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük (Netherlands)

6 November 2019 4	Vitória de Guimarães	1–1	Arsenal	Guimarães, Portugal
16:50 CET	Rafa 33' Bruno 90+1'	Report	Mustafi 18', 80' Holding 66'	Stadium: Estádio D. Afonso Henriques Attendance: 17,822 Referee: Halis Özkahya (Turkey)
Note: The Vitória de Guimarães v Arsenal match was rescheduled to 6 November 2019 in order to avoid a scheduling conflict with the Braga v Beşiktaş match.[109]

28 November 2019 5	Arsenal	1–2	Eintracht Frankfurt	London, England
20:00 GMT	Martinelli 34' Aubameyang 45+2' Mustafi 74' Xhaka 86' Guendouzi 90+2'	Report	Kostić 20' Kamada 55', 63' Abraham 59' Paciência 90+2'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 49,419 Referee: Ruddy Buquet (France)

12 December 2019 6	Standard Liège	2–2	Arsenal	Liège, Belgium
18:55 CET	Bastien 47' Amallah 69'	Report	Lacazette 79' Saka 81'	Stadium: Stade Maurice Dufrasne Attendance: 21,797 Referee: Andreas Ekberg (Sweden)

Knockout phase

The draw for the Round of 32 was confirmed on 16 December.[110]

Round of 32

20 February 2020 (2020-02-20) First leg	Olympiacos	0–1	Arsenal	Piraeus, Greece
22:00 EET	El-Arabi 19' Semedo 26' Bouchalakis 50' Ba 90+1'	Report	Mustafi 71' Lacazette 81' Xhaka 83'	Stadium: Karaiskakis Stadium Attendance: 31,456 Referee: Felix Zwayer (Germany)

27 February 2020 (2020-02-27) Second leg	Arsenal	1–2 (a.e.t.) (2–2 (a) agg.)	Olympiacos	London, England
20:00 GMT	Aubameyang 113'	Report	Ba 21' Cissé 53' Camara 59' El-Arabi 120'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,242 Referee: Davide Massa (Italy)

Awards

Arsenal Player of the Month award

Arsenal Player of the Month award winners were chosen via open-access polls on the club's official website.

Month	Player	Votes
August	Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (GAB)	34%[111]
September	Matteo Guendouzi (FRA)	48%[112]
October	Gabriel Martinelli (BRA)	75%[113]
November	Bernd Leno (GER)	83%[114]
December	Lucas Torreira (URU)	37%[115]
January	Gabriel Martinelli (BRA)	49%[116]
February	Bukayo Saka (ENG)	[117]
June	Kieran Tierney (SCO)	40%[118]

Arsenal Goal of the Month award

Arsenal Goal of the Month award winners were chosen via open-access polls on the club's official website.

Month	Player	Competition	Opponent	Votes
August	Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (GAB)	Premier League	Burnley	34%[119]
September	Alexandre Lacazette (FRA)	Premier League	Tottenham	39%[120]
October	Joe Willock (ENG)	EFL Cup	Liverpool	46%[121]
November	Kim Little (SCO)	Women's Super League	Tottenham Hotspur	31%[122]
December	Nicolas Pepe (CIV)	Premier League	West Ham United	29%[123]
January	Gabriel Martinelli (BRA)	Premier League	Chelsea	60%[124]
February	Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (GAB)	Europa League	Olympiacos	22%[125]
June	Dani Ceballos (ESP)	FA Cup	Sheffield United	26%[126]

Arsenal Player of the Season award

Arsenal Player of the Season award winner was chosen via open-access polls on the club's official website.

Month	Player	Votes
1st	Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (GAB)	74%[127]
2nd	Bernd Leno (GER)	16%[128]
3rd	Bukayo Saka (ENG)	10%[129]

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[table_note_res_EL2Q0.86365118104203-97] Since the winners of the 2019–20 EFL Cup, Manchester City, qualified for the Champions League group stage by league position, the spot given to the EFL Cup winners (Europa League second qualifying round) was passed down to the sixth-placed team.

[table_note_res_CW-ELGS0.86365118104203-98] Arsenal qualified for the Europa League group stage as the 2019–20 FA Cup winners.

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