Arsenal 2017–18 | ||
Club information | ||
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Manager | Arsène Wenger | |
League Season information | ||
Final League position | 6th | |
Highest position | 4th | |
lowest position | 16th | |
Points | 63 | |
Goals for | 74 | |
Goals against | 51 | |
Goals difference | +23 | |
Cup placements | ||
FA Cup | Third round | |
EFL Cup | Runners-up | |
Europa League | Semi-finals | |
Community Shield | Winners | |
Season statistics | ||
Top goalscorer | Alexandre Lacazette (14) | |
Biggest home win | Arsenal 4–3 Leicester City | |
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The 2017–18 season is Arsenal's 26th in the Premier League and 98th consecutive season in the top flight of English football. The club will participate in the Premier League, FA Cup, EFL Cup, the FA Community Shield, and UEFA Europa League. This will be the first season that Arsenal will not be participating in the UEFA Champions League since 1997–98. It will be the first time they have played in the UEFA Europa League since its rebranding, having last participated in the UEFA Cup in 1999-2000. The season covers the period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.
Players[]
Squad information[]
N |
P |
Nat. |
Name |
Age |
EU |
Since |
App |
Goals |
Ends |
Transfer fee |
Notes |
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2 | DF | Mathieu Debuchy | 38 | EU | 2014 | 23 | 1 | 2019 | £12M | ||
3 | DF | Kieran Gibbs | 34 | EU | 2007 | 230 | 6 | 2018 | Youth system | ||
4 | DF | Per Mertesacker | 39 | EU | 2011 | 210 | 8 | 2018 | £8M | Club captain | |
5 | DF | Gabriel | 33 | Non-EU | 2015 (Winter) | 65 | 1 | 2019 | £11.3M | ||
6 | DF | Laurent Koscielny | 38 | EU | 2010 | 291 | 22 | 2020 | £8.5M | Vice captain | |
7 | FW | Alexis Sánchez | 35 | Non-EU | 2014 | 145 | 72 | 2018 | £30M | ||
8 | MF | Aaron Ramsey | 33 | EU | 2008 | 297 | 47 | 2018 | £4.8M | ||
9 | FW | Alexandre Lacazette | 32 | EU | 2017 | 0 | 0 | 2022 | £46.5M | ||
10 | MF | Jack Wilshere | 32 | EU | 2008 | 159 | 12 | 2018 | Youth system | ||
11 | MF | Mesut Özil | 35 | EU | 2013 | 162 | 32 | 2018 | £42.5M | ||
12 | FW | Olivier Giroud | 37 | EU | 2012 | 227 | 98 | 2019 | £12.8M | ||
13 | GK | David Ospina | 35 | Non-EU | 2014 | 50 | 0 | 2019 | £3.2M | ||
14 | FW | Theo Walcott | 35 | EU | 2006 (Winter) | 381 | 104 | 2019 | £9M | ||
15 | MF | Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain | 30 | EU | 2011 | 194 | 20 | 2018 | £12M | ||
16 | DF | Rob Holding | 28 | EU | 2016 | 18 | 0 | 2020 | £2M | ||
17 | FW | Alex Iwobi | 27 | Non-EU | 2015 | 59 | 6 | 2020 | Youth system | ||
18 | DF | Nacho Monreal | 38 | EU | 2013 (Winter) | 174 | 3 | 2019 | £8.5M | ||
19 | MF | Santi Cazorla | 39 | EU | 2012 | 180 | 29 | 2018 | £12M | ||
20 | DF | Shkodran Mustafi | 31 | EU | 2016 | 37 | 2 | 2021 | £35M | ||
21 | DF | Calum Chambers | 29 | EU | 2014 | 60 | 3 | 2020 | £16M | ||
22 | MF | Jeff Reine-Adélaïde | 26 | EU | 2016 | 8 | 0 | 2019 | Youth system | ||
23 | FW | Danny Welbeck | 33 | EU | 2014 | 69 | 17 | 2019 | £16M | ||
24 | DF | Héctor Bellerín | 29 | EU | 2013 | 115 | 4 | 2023 | Youth system | ||
25 | DF | Carl Jenkinson | 32 | EU | 2011 | 62 | 1 | 2018 | £1M | ||
26 | GK | Emiliano Martínez | 31 | Non-EU | 2010 | 13 | 0 | undisclosed | Youth system | ||
28 | FW | Lucas Pérez | 35 | EU | 2016 | 21 | 7 | 2020 | £17.1M | ||
29 | MF | Granit Xhaka | 31 | EU | 2016 | 46 | 4 | 2021 | £30M | ||
30 | MF | Ainsley Maitland-Niles | 26 | EU | 2014 | 10 | 0 | — | Youth system | ||
31 | DF | Sead Kolašinac | 30 | EU | 2017 | 0 | 0 | 2022 | Free | ||
32 | FW | Chuba Akpom | 28 | EU | 2013 | 10 | 0 | 2019 | Youth system | ||
33 | GK | Petr Čech | 41 | EU | 2015 | 79 | 0 | 2019 | £10M | Vice captain | |
34 | MF | Francis Coquelin | 32 | EU | 2008 | 148 | 0 | 2021 | Youth system | ||
35 | MF | Mohamed Elneny | 31 | Non-EU | 2016 (Winter) | 41 | 1 | 2020 | £7.4M | ||
— | FW | Joel Campbell | 31 | Non-EU | 2011 | 41 | 4 | 2018 | £0.9M | ||
— | FW | Takuma Asano | 29 | Non-EU | 2016 | 0 | 0 | undisclosed | £0.8M | On loan at Stuttgart |
Last updated: 19 July 2017
Source: Arsenal F.C. and footballdatabase.com (for EU passport, country as international player, contract ending and transfer fee)
Ordered by squad number.
Transfers[]
Transfers in[]
Arsenal's announced their first summer signing, Sead Kolašinac, on 6 June 2017. The left-back arrived on a free transfer when his contract at Schalke 04 expired. He was joined by Alexandre Lacazette just under a month later, who joined from Lyon for a reported club-record fee of £46.5 million on 5 July. Arsenal's first January transfer window signing was Greek defender Konstantinos Mavropanos from PAS Giannina, while acquiring Armenian international Henrikh Mkhitaryan in a swap-deal with Alexis Sánchez on 22 January 2018. The club then reunited Mkhitaryan with former teammate Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang in a club-record deal worth £56 million on 31 January.
# | Position | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date | Team |
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31 | DF | Sead Kolašinac | Schalke 04 | Free transfer | 6 June 2017 | First team |
9 | FW | Alexandre Lacazette | Lyon | Undisclosed (~£46,500,000) | 5 July 2017 | |
27 | DF | Konstantinos Mavropanos | PAS Giannina | Undisclosed (~£1,800,000) | 4 January 2018 | |
7 (77) | MF | Henrikh Mkhitaryan | Manchester United | Swap deal (with Alexis Sánchez) | 22 January 2018 | |
14 | FW | Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang | Borussia Dortmund | Undisclosed (~£56,000,000) | 31 January 2018 |
Total spending: Undisclosed (~£104,300,000)
Transfers out[]
Arsenal released Yaya Sanogo, Stefan O'Connor, Kostas Pileas and Kristopher Da Graca on 9 June 2017. Sanogo's four-year stay only included 11 league appearances for the club, while O'Connor, Pileas and Da Graca never appeared for the first team. Academy product Chris Willock joined Benfica on June 30 upon the expiry of his contract, signing a five-year deal. Kaylen Hinds, another academy product, departed the club on 8 July, joining VfL Wolfsburg for £2.5 million on a three-year deal. Additional reserve players Glen Kamara and Daniel Crowley also departed the club, joining Dundee and Willem II respectively. Wojciech Szczęsny, who amassed over 150 appearances for the club during an eight-year stay, joined Italian champions Juventus for £10 million after his two-year loan at Roma expired. Meanwhile, club mainstay Kieran Gibbs departed for West Bromwich Albion for a £7 million fee, leaving after recording 230 appearances over 11 seasons. On deadline day, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, who was in the final year of his contract at the club, transferred to Liverpool for a record sale fee of £40 million and Donyell Malen returned to the Netherlands to join PSV. in the January window, Arsenal allowed the departures of many first-team players, including Theo Walcott and Francis Coquelin, who left for combined fees of £32m. Moreover, Alexis Sánchez departed to Manchester United in a swap-deal which saw Henrikh Mkhitaryan arrive at the Emirates, while also sanctioning the departures of French first-team pair Olivier Giroud and Mathieu Debuchy, while academy product Marcus McGuane joined Barcelona. All in all, 22 players departed the club.
# | Position | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date | Team |
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22 | FW | Yaya Sanogo | Toulouse | Free transfer (Released) | 9 June 2017 | First team |
52 | DF | Stefan O'Connor | Newcastle United | Reserves | ||
76 | Kostas Pilea | Anorthosis Famagusta | ||||
42 | Kristopher Da Graca | IFK Göteborg | ||||
68 | FW | Chris Willock | Benfica | Free transfer | 30 June 2017 | |
48 | Kaylen Hinds | VfL Wolfsburg | Undisclosed (~£2,500,000) | 8 July 2017 | ||
52 | MF | Glen Kamara | Dundee | Undisclosed (~£500,000) | 13 July 2017 | |
42 | Daniel Crowley | Willem II | Free transfer | 17 July 2017 | ||
1 | GK | Wojciech Szczęsny | Juventus | Undisclosed (~£10,000,000 each) | 19 July 2017 | First team |
5 | DF | Gabriel | Valencia | 18 August 2017 | ||
36 | MF | Ismaël Bennacer | Empoli | Undisclosed | 21 August 2017 | Reserves |
60 | Savvas Mourgos | Norwich City | 22 August 2017 | |||
66 | Jon Toral | Hull City | Undisclosed (~£3,000,000) | 24 August 2017 | ||
3 | DF | Kieran Gibbs | West Bromwich Albion | Undisclosed (~£7,000,000) | 30 August 2017 | First team |
15 | MF | Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain | Liverpool | Undisclosed (~£40,000,000) | 31 August 2017 | |
56 | FW | Donyell Malen | PSV | Undisclosed | Reserves | |
34 | MF | Francis Coquelin | Valencia | Undisclosed (~£12,000,000) | 11 January 2018 | First team |
14 | Theo Walcott | Everton | Undisclosed (~£20,000,000) | 17 January 2018 | ||
7 | FW | Alexis Sánchez | Manchester United | Swap deal (with Henrikh Mkhitaryan) | 22 January 2018 | |
58 | MF | Marcus McGuane | Barcelona | Undisclosed | 30 January 2018 | Reserves |
12 | FW | Olivier Giroud | Chelsea | Undisclosed (~£18,000,000) | 31 January 2018 | First team |
2 | DF | Mathieu Debuchy | Saint-Étienne | Free transfer |
Total spending: Undisclosed (~£123,000,000)
Loans out[]
Takuma Asano had his season-long loan at VfB Stuttgart from the previous season extended for an additional year. Marc Bola later joined Bristol Rovers on a season-long loan. About three weeks later, Emiliano Martínez left for Getafe and Stephy Mavididi went to Preston North End. Meanwhile, English full-back pair Carl Jenkinson and Cohen Bramall were loaned to Birmingham City, while reserve player Kelechi Nwakali departed to join Eredivisie outfit VVV-Venlo. On deadline day, fringe players Lucas Pérez and Joel Campbell, who have compiled 34 domestic appearances collectively, joined Spanish outfits Deportivo de La Coruña and Real Betis respectively. In January, Stephy Mavididi had his loan cut short from Preston North End and, for the second time, was then loaned out to Charlton. English duo Tafari Moore and Ben Sheaf were then loaned out to fourth-tier sides Wycombe Wanderers and Stevenage, respectively, while four additional loans were completed on deadline day. Reserve pair Julio Pleguezuelo and Krystian Bielik joined Gimnàstic de Tarragona and Walsall, while fringe first-team players Chuba Akpom and Jeff Reine-Adélaïde were also loaned out to conclude Arsenal's transfers for the season.
# | Position | Player | Loaned to | Date | Loan expires | Team |
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— | FW | Takuma Asano | VfB Stuttgart | 22 June 2017 | 30 June 2018 | First team |
38 | DF | Marc Bola | Bristol Rovers | 14 July 2017 | Reserves | |
26 | GK | Emiliano Martínez | Getafe | 2 August 2017 | First team | |
57 | FW | Stephy Mavididi | Preston North End | 4 August 2017 | 1 January 2018 | Reserves |
25 | DF | Carl Jenkinson | Birmingham City | 21 August 2017 | 30 June 2018 | First team |
40 | Cohen Bramall | |||||
98 | MF | Kelechi Nwakali | VVV-Venlo | 31 August 2017 | Reserves | |
28 | FW | Lucas Pérez | Deportivo La Coruña | First team | ||
27 | Joel Campbell | Real Betis | ||||
57 | Stephy Mavididi | Charlton | 3 January 2018 | Reserves | ||
59 | DF | Tafari Moore | Wycombe Wanderers | 12 January 2018 | ||
65 | MF | Ben Sheaf | Stevenage | 26 January 2018 | ||
64 | DF | Julio Pleguezuelo | Gimnàstic de Tarragona | 31 January 2018 | ||
37 | Krystian Bielik | Walsall | ||||
22 | MF | Jeff Reine-Adélaïde | Angers | First team | ||
32 | FW | Chuba Akpom | Sint-Truidense |
Overall transfer activity[]
Kits[]
Pre-season[]
On 9 May 2017, Arsenal announced they will travel to Australia as part of their pre-season schedule and play two matches against Sydney and Western Sydney Wanderers. As part of the International Champions Cup, the club will also face Bayern Munich in Shanghai and Chelsea in Beijing. Arsenal will then host the Emirates Cup, and will play S.L. Benfica and Sevilla FC as part of the tournament.
Friendlies[]
13 July 2017 | Sydney | 0–2 | Arsenal | Sydney, Australia | |
20:00 AEST | Report | Mertesacker 4' Lacazette 83' |
Stadium: Stadium Australia Attendance: 80,432 Referee: Shaun Evans (Australia) |
15 July 2017 | Western Sydney | 1–3 | Arsenal | Stadium Australia, Sydney | |
20:00 AEST | Lustica 57' | Report | Giroud 33' Ramsey 37' Elneny 44' |
Attendance: 83,221 Referee: Jarred Gillett (Australia) |
22 July 2017 | Chelsea | 3–0 | Arsenal | Beijing, China | |
19:40 CST | Willian 40' Batshuayi 42', 49' |
[ Report] | Stadium: Beijing National Stadium Referee: Fu Ming (China PR) |
International Champions Cup[]
19 July 2017 | Bayern Munich | 1–1 (2–3 pen)
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Arsenal | Shanghai Stadium, Shanghai | |
19:20 CST | Lewandowski 9' (pen.) | Report | Iwobi 90+4' | Attendance: 55,891 Referee: Guan Xing (China) | |
Penalties | |||||
Alaba Hummels Coman Sanches Bernat |
Ramsey Elneny Monreal Iwobi |
Emirates Cup[]
29 July 2017 | Arsenal | 5–2 | Benfica | Holloway, London | |
16:20 BST | Walcott 25', 33' López 52' (o.g.) Giroud 64' Iwobi 71' |
Report |
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Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 54,538 Referee: Anthony Taylor |
30 July 2017 | Arsenal | 1–2 | Sevilla | Holloway, London | |
16:20 BST | Lacazette 62' | Report | Correa 49' N'Zonzi 69' |
Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 57,968 Referee: Andre Marriner |
Competitions[]
Community Shield[]
- Main article: 2017 FA Community Shield
The details for the 2017 FA Community Shield were confirmed on 15 June 2017. Arsenal would face Premier League champions Chelsea after beating them in the FA Cup final.
Final 6 August 2017 | Arsenal | 1–1 (4–1 pen)
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Chelsea | Wembley, London | |
14:00 BST | Kolašinac 82' | Report | Moses 46' | Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 83,325 Referee: Bobby Madley (West Yorkshire) | |
Penalties | |||||
Walcott Monreal Oxlade-Chamberlain Giroud |
Cahill Courtois Morata |
Premier League[]
League table[]
Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
Notes |
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1 | Manchester City (C) | 38 | 32 | 4 | 2 | 106 | 27 | +79 | 100 | |
2 | Manchester United (Q) | 38 | 25 | 6 | 7 | 68 | 28 | +40 | 81 | |
3 | Tottenham Hotspur (Q) | 38 | 23 | 8 | 7 | 74 | 36 | +38 | 77 | |
4 | Liverpool (Q) | 38 | 21 | 12 | 5 | 84 | 38 | +46 | 75 | |
5 | Chelsea (Q) | 38 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 62 | 38 | +24 | 70 | Qualification for the Europa League group stage |
6 | Arsenal (Q) | 38 | 19 | 6 | 13 | 74 | 51 | +23 | 63 | |
7 | Burnley (Q) | 38 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 36 | 39 | −3 | 54 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round |
8 | Everton | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 44 | 58 | −14 | 49 | |
9 | Leicester City | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 56 | 60 | −4 | 47 | |
10 | Newcastle United | 38 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 39 | 47 | −8 | 44 | |
11 | Crystal Palace | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 45 | 55 | −10 | 44 | |
12 | Bournemouth | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 45 | 61 | −16 | 44 | |
13 | West Ham United | 38 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 48 | 68 | −20 | 42 | |
14 | Watford | 38 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 44 | 64 | −20 | 41 | |
15 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 38 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 34 | 54 | −20 | 40 | |
16 | Huddersfield Town | 38 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 28 | 58 | −30 | 37 | |
17 | Southampton | 38 | 7 | 15 | 16 | 37 | 56 | −19 | 36 | |
18 | Swansea City (R) | 38 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 28 | 56 | −28 | 33 | Relegation to EFL Championship |
19 | Stoke City (R) | 38 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 35 | 68 | −33 | 33 | |
20 | West Bromwich Albion
(R) |
38 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 31 | 56 | −25 | 31 |
Source: Barclays Premier League
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd number of goals scored.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round; (Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament
Result summary[]
Competition | Record | |||||||
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P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |
Premier League | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 50.00 |
FA Cup | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — |
EFL Cup | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — |
Europa League | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 100.00 |
Community Shield | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 100.00 |
Total | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 66.67 |
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 |
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Ground | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A |
Result | W | L | L | W | D | W | W | L | W | W | L | W | W | W | L | D | D | W | D | W | D | D | L | W | L | W | L | L | L | W | W | W | L | W | L | W | L | W |
Position | 5 | 11 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Last updated: 13 May 2018.
Source: 11v11.com
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Lose; W = Win; P = Postponed.
Matches[]
On 14 June 2017, Arsenal's Premier League fixtures were announced. The Gunners' first game would be at home to 2015-16 Premier League champions Leicester, and would be the fifth season running Arsenal would start their league campaign at home.
1 11 August 2017 | Arsenal | 4–3 | Leicester City | Holloway, London | |
19:45 BST | Lacazette 2' Welbeck 45+2' Ramsey 83' Giroud 85' |
Report | Okazaki 5' Vardy 29', 56' Morgan 90+4' |
Attendance: 59,387 Referee: Mike Dean |
2 19 August 2017 | Stoke City | 1–0 | Arsenal | Stoke-on-Trent | |
17:30 BST | Jesé 47' | Report | Stadium: bet365 Stadium Attendance: 29,459 Referee: Andre Marriner |
3 27 August 2017 | Liverpool | 4–0 | Arsenal | Liverpool | |
16:00 BST | Mané 40' Salah 57' Sturridge 77' |
Report | Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 53,206 Referee: Craig Pawson |
4 9 September 2017 | Arsenal | 3–0 | Bournemouth | Holloway, London | |
15:00 BST | Welbeck 6', 50' Lacazette 27' |
Report | Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 59,262 Referee: Anthony Taylor |
5 17 September 2017 | Chelsea | 0–0 | Arsenal | Fulham, London | |
13:30 BST | Luiz 87' | Report | Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,478 Referee: Michael Oliver |
6 25 September 2017 | Arsenal | 2–0 | West Brom | Holloway, London | |
20:00 BST | Lacazette 20', 67' (pen.) Sánchez 44' |
Report | Evans 35' Dawson 49' Krychowiak 56' Nyom 67' |
Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 59,134 Referee: Robert Madley |
7 1 October 2017 | Arsenal | 2–0 | Brighton | Holloway, London | |
12:00 BST | Monreal 16' Iwobi 56' |
Report | Groß 17' Duffy 39' |
Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 59,378 Referee: Kevin Friend |
8 14 October 2017 | Watford | 2–1 | Arsenal | Watford | |
15:00 BST | Kabasele 64' Deeney 71' (pen.) Cleverley 90+2' |
Report | Mertesacker 39' | Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 20,384 Referee: Neil Swarbrick |
9 22 October 2017 | Everton | 2–5 | Arsenal | Liverpool | |
13:30 BST | Rooney 12' Williams 16' Gueye 34', 68' Niasse 90+3' |
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/41625741 | Monreal 40' Özil 53' Lacazette 74' Koscielny 86' Ramsey 90' Sánchez 90+5' |
Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 39,189 Referee: Craig Pawson |
10 28 October 2017 | Arsenal | 2–1 | Swansea City | Holloway, London | |
15:00 BST | Kolašinac 51' Ramsey 58' |
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/41703866 | Clucas 22' | Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 59,493 Referee: Lee Mason |
11 5 November 2017 | Manchester City | 3–1 | Arsenal | Manchester | |
14:15 GMT | De Bruyne 19' Agüero 50' (pen.) Otamendi 73' Gabriel Jesus 74' |
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/41792812 | Monreal 49' Lacazette 59', 65' Koscielny 67' Xhaka 75' Sánchez 77' Özil 90+1' |
Stadium: Etihad Stadium Attendance: 54,286 Referee: Michael Oliver |
12 18 November 2017 | Arsenal | 2–0 | Tottenham Hotspur | Holloway, London | |
12:30 GMT | Xhaka 32' Mustafi 36', 48' Sánchez 38', 41' Monreal 73' |
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/41951916 | Kane 50' | Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 59,530 Referee: Mike Dean |
13 26 November 2017 | Burnley | 0–1 | Arsenal | Burnley | |
14:00 GMT | Defour 15' Brady 25' |
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42042017 | Sánchez 90+2' (pen.) | Stadium: Turf Moor Attendance: 21,722 Referee: Lee Mason |
14 29 November 2017 | Arsenal | 5–0 | Huddersfield Town | Holloway, London | |
19:45 GMT | Lacazette 3' Giroud 68', 87' Sánchez 69' Özil 72' |
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42075942 | Mooy 60' | Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 59,285 Referee: Graham Scott |
15 2 December 2017 | Arsenal | 1–3 | Manchester United | Holloway, London | |
17:30 GMT | Lacazette 49' Bellerín 72' Koscielny 87' Sánchez 89' |
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/football/40955700 | Valencia 4' Lingard 11', 63' Rojo 58' Pogba 74' Herrera 89' |
Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 59,547 Referee: Andre Marriner |
16 10 December 2017 | Southampton | 1–1 | Arsenal | Southampton | |
12:00 GMT | Austin 3' Stephens 82' Romeu 84' |
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42212590 | Bellerín 78' Giroud 88' Wilshere 90' |
Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 31,643 Referee: Bobby Madley |
17 13 December 2017 | West Ham United | 0–0 | Arsenal | Olympic Park, London | |
20:00 GMT | Lanzini 41' Reid 90+2' |
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42247114 | Stadium: London Stadium Attendance: 56,921 Referee: Jonathan Moss |
18 16 December 2017 | Arsenal | 1–0 | Newcastle United | Holloway, London | |
15:00 GMT | Özil 23' Monreal 86' Xhaka 90+2' |
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42290592 | Hayden 40' | Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 59,379 Referee: Stuart Attwell |
19 22 December 2017 | Arsenal | 3–3 | Liverpool | Holloway, London | |
19:45 GMT | Sánchez 53' Xhaka 56' Özil 58' Iwobi 58' |
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42362392 | Coutinho 26' Salah 52' Firmino 71' |
Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 59,409 Referee: Martin Atkinson |
20 28 December 2017 | Crystal Palace | 2–3 | Arsenal | Selhurst, London | |
20:00 GMT | Zaha 45+2' Townsend 49' Tomkins 89' |
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42410931 | Mustafi 25' Chambers 29' Sánchez 62', 66' |
Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 25,762 Referee: Michael Oliver |
21 31 December 2017 | West Bromwich Albion | 1–1 | Arsenal | West Bromwich | |
16:30 GMT | Evans 34' Brunt 59' Dawson 82' Rodriguez 89' (pen.) |
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/football/41765374 | Mustafi 58' McClean 83' (o.g.) Wilshere 88' Čech 90+5' |
Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 26,223 Referee: Mike Dean |
22 3 January 2018 | Arsenal | 2–2 | Chelsea | Holloway, London | |
19:45 GMT | Wilshere 31', 63' Holding 53' Özil 67' Bellerín 90+2' |
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/football/42139186 | Fàbregas 43' Hazard 67' (pen.) Alonso 84' Courtois 89' |
Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 59,379 Referee: Anthony Taylor |
23 14 January 2018 | Bournemouth | 2–1 | Arsenal | Boscombe | |
13:30 GMT | Gosling 21' Francis 31' Wilson 70' Ibe 74' |
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42594402 | Bellerín 52' Xhaka 56' Wilshere 71' |
Stadium: Vitality Stadium Attendance: 10,836 Referee: Kevin Friend |
24 20 January 2018 | Arsenal | 4–1 | Crystal Palace | Holloway, London | |
15:00 GMT | Monreal 6' Iwobi 10' Koscielny 13' Lacazette 22' |
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42672226 | Milivojević 78' | Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 59,386 Referee: Chris Kavanagh |
25 30 January 2018 | Swansea City | 3–1 | Arsenal | Swansea | |
19:45 GMT | Clucas 34', 86' Ayew 61' |
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42784104 | Monreal 33' Elneny 54' Bellerín 69' Özil 75' |
Stadium: Liberty Stadium Attendance: 20,819 Referee: Lee Mason |
26 3 February 2018 | Arsenal | 5–1 | Everton | Holloway, London | |
17:30 GMT | Ramsey 6', 19', 74' Koscielny 14', 24' Aubameyang 37' Mustafi 50' |
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42842344 | Calvert-Lewin 64' | Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 59,306 Referee: Neil Swarbrick |
27 10 February 2018 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1–0 | Arsenal | Wembley, London | |
12:30 GMT | Kane 49' Lamela 79' Dier 90+5' |
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42927831 | Mustafi 73' | Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 83,222 Referee: Anthony Taylor |
28 1 March 2018 | Arsenal | 0–3 | Manchester City | Holloway, London | |
19:45 GMT | Kolašinac 32' | https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/43150331 | B. Silva 15' Otamendi 19' D. Silva 28' Sané 33' |
Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 58,420 Referee: Andre Marriner |
29 4 March 2018 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 2–1 | Arsenal | Falmer | |
13:30 GMT | Dunk 7' Murray 26', 78' Stephens 60' Schelotto 64' |
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/43186393 | Kolašinac 28' Wilshere 40' Aubameyang 43' Xhaka 54' |
Stadium: AMEX Stadium Attendance: 30,620 Referee: Stuart Attwell |
30 11 March 2018 | Arsenal | 3–0 | Watford | Holloway, London | |
13:30 GMT | Mustafi 8', 55' Aubameyang 59' Mkhitaryan 77' Xhaka 90' |
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/43275529 | Holebas 66' | Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 59,131 Referee: Martin Atkinson |
31 1 April 2018 | Arsenal | 3–0 | Stoke City | Holloway, London | |
13:30 BST | Elneny 37' Aubameyang 75' (pen.), 86' Lacazette 89' (pen.) |
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/43530417 | Johnson 66' Allen 90' |
Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 59,371 Referee: Craig Pawson |
32 8 April 2018 | Arsenal | 3–2 | Southampton | Holloway, London | |
14:15 BST | Aubameyang 28' Welbeck 38', 81' Bellerín 50' Wilshere 90+2' Elneny 90+3' |
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/43609100 | Long 17' Austin 73' Stephens 90+2' Hoedt 90+6' |
Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 59,374 Referee: Andre Marriner |
33 15 April 2018 | Newcastle United | 2–1 | Arsenal | Newcastle upon Tyne | |
13:30 BST | Pérez 29' Ritchie 68' Slimani 90+1' |
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/43686474 | Lacazette 14' | Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 52,210 Referee: Anthony Taylor |
34 22 April 2018 | Arsenal | 4–1 | West Ham United | Holloway, London | |
13:30 BST | Xhaka 41' Monreal 51' Maitland-Niles 62' Mustafi 74' Ramsey 82' Lacazette 85', 89' |
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/43772469 | Zabaleta 50' Arnautović 64' |
Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 59,422 Referee: Lee Mason |
35 29 April 2018 | Manchester United | 2–1 | Arsenal | Manchester | |
16:30 BST | Pogba 16' Fellaini 90+1' |
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/43854104 | Xhaka 24' Mkhitaryan 51' |
Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 75,035 Referee: Kevin Friend |
36 6 May 2018 | Arsenal | 5–0 | Burnley | Holloway, London | |
16:30 BST | Aubameyang 14', 75' Lacazette 45+3' Kolašinac 54' Iwobi 64' |
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/43939015 | Tarkowski 44' | Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 59,540 Referee: Andre Marriner |
37 9 May 2018 | Leicester City | 3–1 | Arsenal | Leicester | |
19:45 BST | Iheanacho 14' Vardy 76' (pen.) Simpson 78' Mahrez 85', 90' |
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/43353979 | Mavropanos 15' Aubameyang 53' Holding 75' Xhaka 77' |
Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 32,095 Referee: Graham Scott |
38 13 May 2018 | Huddersfield Town | 0–1 | Arsenal | Huddersfield | |
15:00 BST | Jørgensen 90+3' | Report | Aubameyang 38' | Stadium: John Smith's Stadium Attendance: 24,122 Referee: Michael Oliver |
FA Cup[]
- Main article: 2017–18 FA Cup
Win Draw Loss
In the FA Cup, Arsenal entered the competition in the third round and were drawn away to Nottingham Forest. Arsenal were knocked out in the third round for the first time under Arsène Wenger.
Third round 7 January 2018 | Nottingham Forest | 4–2 | Arsenal | West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire | |
16:00 GMT | Lichaj 20', 44' Brereton 64' (pen.) Dowell 85' (pen.) Worall 88', 89' |
Report | Mertesacker 23', 86' Welbeck 79' Debuchy 84' Ospina 85' |
Stadium: The City Ground Attendance: 27,182 Referee: Jonathan Moss |
EFL Cup[]
- Main article: 2017–18 EFL Cup
Arsenal entered the competition in the third round and were drawn at home to Doncaster Rovers. The Gunners were drawn at home for the fourth round with Norwich City the confirmed visitors. Arsenal were drawn against West Ham United at home for the quarter-finals. Arsenal drew Chelsea in the semi finals, with the first leg taking place at Stamford Bridge.
Third round 20 September 2017 | Arsenal | 1–0 | Doncaster Rovers | Holloway, London | |
19:45 BST | Walcott 25' | Report | Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 44,064 Referee: Scott Duncan |
Fourth round 24 October 2017 | Arsenal | 2–1 | Norwich City | Holloway | |
19:45 BST | Elneny 56' Coquelin 68' Wilshere 78' Nketiah 85', 96' Akpom 88' |
Report | Murphy 34' Trybull 89' Husband 90' |
Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 58,444 Referee: Andrew Madley |
Quarter-finals 19 December 2017 | Arsenal | 1–0 | West Ham United | Holloway | |
19:45 GMT | Welbeck 42' | Report | Hart 71' | Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 44,741 Referee: Kevin Friend |
Semi-finals, 1st leg 10 January 2018 | Chelsea | 0–0 | Arsenal | Fulham, London | |
20:00 GMT | Kanté 79' | Report | Xhaka 51' Elneny 86' |
Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 40,097 Referee: Martin Atkinson |
Semi-finals, 2nd leg 24 January 2018 | Arsenal | 2–1 (2–1 agg.)
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Chelsea | Holloway, London | |
20:00 GMT | Rüdiger 12' (o.g.) Xhaka 60' Monreal 66' |
Report | Hazard 7' | Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 58,964 Referee: Michael Oliver |
Final 25 February 2018 | Arsenal | 0–3 | Manchester City | Wembley | |
16:30 GMT | Bellerín 24' Ramsey 32' Chambers 47' Wilshere 88' |
Report | Agüero 18' Fernandinho 36' Kompany 58', 80' D. Silva 65' |
Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 85,671 Referee: Craig Pawson |
UEFA Europa League[]
- Main article: 2017–18 UEFA Europa League
On 25 August 2017, the group stages were announced with Arsenal drawn out in Group H alongside BATE Borisov, 1. FC Köln and Red Star Belgrade.
Team | Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
Notes |
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Arsenal | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 4 | +10 | 13 | Advance to knockout phase |
Red Star Belgrade | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 9 | |
1. FC Köln | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 6 | |
BATE Borisov | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 16 | −10 | 5 |
1 14 September 2017 | Arsenal | 3–1 | 1. FC Köln | Holloway, London | |
21:05 BST | Kolašinac 49' Sánchez 67' Bellerín 81' |
Report | Córdoba 10' | Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 59,359 Referee: Xavier Estrada Fernández (Spain) |
2 28 September 2017 | BATE Borisov | 2–4 | Arsenal | Barysaw | |
19:00 CET | Ivanić 28', 87' Drahun 48' Milunović 64' Gordeichuk 67' |
Report | Walcott 9', 22' Holding 25' Giroud 49' (pen.) |
Stadium: Borisov Arena Attendance: 13,100 Referee: Daniel Stefański (Poland) |
3 19 October 2017 | Red Star Belgrade | 0–1 | Arsenal | Dedinje, Belgrade | |
19:00 CET | Rodić 32', 80' Boakye 60' Le Tallec 63' Borjan 86' |
Report | Coquelin 65' Giroud 85' Nelson 90+2' |
Stadium: Red Star Stadium Attendance: 50,327 Referee: Benoît Bastien (France) |
4 2 November 2017 | Arsenal | 0–0 | Red Star Belgrade | Holloway, London | |
21:05 CET | Holding 70' | Report | Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 58,285 Referee: Luca Banti (Italy) |
5 23 November 2017 | 1. FC Köln | 1–0 | Arsenal | Lindenthal, Cologne | |
19:00 CET | Klünter 56' Guirassy 62' (pen.), 88' |
Report | Debuchy 48' | Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion Attendance: 45,300 Referee: Vladislav Bezborodov (Russia) |
6 7 December 2017 | Arsenal | 6–0 | BATE Borisov | Holloway, London | |
21:05 CET | Debuchy 11' Walcott 37' Wilshere 43' Palyakow 51' (o.g.) Giroud 64' (pen.) Elneny 74' |
Report | Valadzko 17' | Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 25,909 Referee: Robert Schörgenhofer (Austria) |
Knockout phase[]
- Main article: 2017–18 UEFA Europa League knockout phase
Round of 32[]
The draw was held on 11 December 2017, with Arsenal amongst the seeded teams (as group winners) drawn against one of the unseeded runners-up, Östersund. The first leg was played away on 15 February, and the second leg was played at home on 22 February 2018.
Win Draw Loss
First leg 15 February 2018 | Östersund | 0–3 | Arsenal | Östersund, Sweden | |
19:00 CET | Report | Monreal 13' Papagiannopoulos 24' (o.g.) Özil 58' |
Stadium: Jämtkraft Arena Attendance: 7,665 Referee: David Fernández Borbalán (Spain) |
Second leg 22 February 2018 | Arsenal | 1–2 (4–2 agg.)
|
Östersund | London, England | |
21:05 CET | Maitland-Niles 44' Kolašinac 47' Mkhitaryan 88' |
Report | Aiesh 22' Sema 23' Edwards 79' Widgren 90+4' |
Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 58,405 Referee: Ivan Kružliak (Slovakia) |
Round of 16[]
First leg 8 March 2018 | Milan | 0–2 | Arsenal | Milan, Italy | |
19:00 CET | Report | Mkhitaryan 15' Ramsey 45+4', 71' Kolašinac 60' |
Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 72,821 Referee: Clément Turpin (France) |
Second leg 15 March 2018 | Arsenal | 3–1 (5–1 agg.)
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Milan | London, England | |
21:05 CET | Welbeck 39' (pen.), 86' Monreal 45+2' Xhaka 71' |
Report | Çalhanoğlu 35' Donnarumma 39' Romagnoli 42' Borini 42' Suso 61' |
Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 58,973 Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden) |
Quarter-finals[]
First leg 5 April 2018 | Arsenal | 4–1 | CSKA Moscow | London, England | |
21:05 CEST | Ramsey 9', 28' Lacazette 23' (pen.), 35' Xhaka 57' Bellerín 78' |
Report | Golovin 15' Dzagoev 31' Musa 51' Shchennikov 58' Akinfeev 74' |
Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 58,285 Referee: Pavel Královec (Czech Republic) |
Second leg 12 April 2018 | CSKA Moscow | 2–2 (3–6 agg.)
|
Arsenal | Moscow, Russia | |
22:05 MSK | Chalov 39' Nababkin 50' Golovin 86' |
Report | Welbeck 75' Ramsey 90+2' |
Stadium: VEB Arena Attendance: 29,284 Referee: Felix Zwayer (Germany) |
Semi-finals[]
First leg 26 April 2018 | Arsenal | 1–1 | Atlético Madrid | London, England | |
21:05 CEST | Lacazette 61' | Report | Vrsaljko 2', 10' Griezmann 82' |
Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 59,066 Referee: Clément Turpin (France) |
Second leg 3 May 2018 | Atlético Madrid | 1–0 (2–1 agg.)
|
Arsenal | Madrid, Spain | |
21:05 CEST | Costa 45+2', 78' Gabi 52' Saúl 71' |
Report | Wilshere 42' Monreal 59' Mustafi 78' |
Stadium: Wanda Metropolitano Attendance: 64,196 Referee: Gianluca Rocchi (Italy) |
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