2018–19 Arsenal F.C. season

Arsenal 2018–19
Club information
Manager	Unai Emery
Stadium	Emirates Stadium
League Season information
Final League position	Premier League TBD
Highest position	3rd
lowest position	17th
Points	66
Goals for	69
Goals against	49
Goals difference	+20
Cup placements
FA Cup	Fourth round
EFL Cup	Quarter-finals
Europa League	Runners-up
Season statistics
Matches played	45
Top goalscorer	Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (19)
Biggest home win	4–2 v Vorskla Poltava
Biggest away win	1–5 v Fulham
Biggest home attendance	60,019 v Watford
Biggest away attendance	63,412 v Qarabağ
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The 2018–19 season was Arsenal's 27th in the Premier League and 99th consecutive season in the top flight of English football. The club will participate in the Premier League, the FA Cup, the EFL Cup, and the UEFA Europa League.

This will be the club's first season without manager Arsène Wenger in 22 years. For the second consecutive season, Arsenal qualified for the UEFA Europa League, and will be the first season under new coach Unai Emery.

Review

Pre-season

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

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

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

August

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

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

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

September

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

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

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

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

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

October

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

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

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

November

Arsenal hosted Liverpool F.C. on 3 November 2018. A late strike by Alexandre Lacazette earned a point for the Gunners after James Milner gave Liverpool a second-half lead. A 0-0 draw with Sporting secured passage into the Europa League Round of 32, before a 1-1 draw with Wolverhampton Wanderers, where Henrikh Mkhitaryan's late strike ruled out Ivan Cavaleiro's opener.

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

December

Arsenal hosted the first North London derby of the year on 2 December 2018. They took an early 1-0 lead after Aubameyang converted a penalty in the 10th minute following a Jan Vertonghen handball in the box, however, Spurs scored 2 goals in a span of 5 minutes to take a 1-2 lead to half. Unai Emery made two substitutions and tactical changes at halftime, and the Gunners responded brilliantly, scoring 3 goals en route to a 4-2 comeback win; Aubameyang netted a brace and became the first player to 10 goals in the 2018/19 Premier League season; other goals from Alexandre Lacazette, and Lucas Torreira, of which was his first goal since joining the club.

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

Arsenal bounced back from their dropped points at Old Trafford with a 1-0 victory against Huddersfield at the Emirates. Alexandre Lacazette had a goal wrongly disallowed in the first half, and Arsenal finally broke the deadlock through a stunning overhead kick from Lucas Torreira, thus sealing the 3 points for Arsenal in an unsatisfying performance.

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

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

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

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

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

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

January

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

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

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

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

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

February

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

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

Players

Squad information

N	P	Nat.	Name	Age	EU	Since	App	Goals	Ends	Transfer fee	Notes
1	GK	CZE	Cech, PetrPetr Čech	43	EU	2015	117	0	2019	£10M
2	DF	ESP	Bellerín, HéctorHéctor Bellerín	30	EU	2013	162	7	2023	Youth system
4	MF	EGY	Elneny, MohamedMohamed Elneny	33	Non-EU	2016 (Winter)	72	2	2020	£7.4M
6	DF	FRA	Koscielny, LaurentLaurent Koscielny	39	EU	2010	324	24	2020	£8.5M	Captain
7	MF	ARM	Mkhitaryan, HenrikhHenrikh Mkhitaryan	36	Non-EU	2018 (Winter)	17	3	2021	Swap
8	MF	WAL	Ramsey, AaronAaron Ramsey	34	EU	2008	329	58	2019	£4.8M
9	FW	FRA	Lacazette, AlexandreAlexandre Lacazette	34	EU	2017	39	17	2022	£46.5M
10	MF	ENG	Wilshere, JackJack Wilshere	33	EU	2008	196	14	2018	Youth system
11	MF	GER	Ozil, MesutMesut Özil	36	EU	2013	195	37	2021	£42.5M
13	GK	COL	Ospina, DavidDavid Ospina	36	Non-EU	2014	70	0	2019	£3.2M
14	FW	GAB	Aubameyang, Pierre-EmerickPierre-Emerick Aubameyang	36	EU	2018 (Winter)	14	10	2021	£56M
16	DF	ENG	Holding, RobRob Holding	29	EU	2016	44	1	2020	£2M
17	FW	NGA	Iwobi, AlexAlex Iwobi	29	EU	2015	98	9	2020	Youth system
18	DF	ESP	Monreal, NachoNacho Monreal	39	EU	2013 (Winter)	212	9	2019	£8.5M
20	DF	GER	Mustafi, ShkodranShkodran Mustafi	33	EU	2016	75	5	2021	£35M
21	DF	ENG	Chambers, CalumCalum Chambers	30	EU	2014	83	3	2021	£16M
22	MF	FRA	Reine-Adélaïde, JeffJeff Reine-Adélaïde	27	EU	2016	8	0	2019	Youth system
23	FW	ENG	Welbeck, DannyDanny Welbeck	34	EU	2014	112	27	2019	£16M
25	DF	ENG	Jenkinson, CarlCarl Jenkinson	33	EU	2011	62	1	undisclosed	£1.0M
26	GK	ARG	Martínez, EmilianoEmiliano Martínez	32	Non-EU	2010	13	0	2022	Youth system
27	DF	GRE	Mavropanos, KonstantinosKonstantinos Mavropanos	27	EU	2018 (Winter)	3	0	—	£1.8M
28	FW	ESP	Perez, LucasLucas Pérez	36	EU	2016	21	7	2020	£17.1M
30	MF	ENG	Maitland-Niles, AinsleyAinsley Maitland-Niles	27	EU	2014	38	0	—	Youth system
31	DF	BIH	Kolašinac, SeadSead Kolašinac	32	EU	2017	36	5	2022	Free
32	FW	ENG	Akpom, ChubaChuba Akpom	29	EU	2013	12	0	2019	Youth system
34	MF	SUI	Xhaka, GranitGranit Xhaka	32	EU	2016	94	7	2021	£30M
—	FW	JPN	Asano, TakumaTakuma Asano	30	Non-EU	2016	0	0	—	£0.8M	On loan at Hannover
—	FW	CRI	Campbell, JoelJoel Campbell	33	Non-EU	2011	41	4	2018	£0.9M

Last updated: 23 May 2018
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

Date from	Position	Name	From	Fee	Team
23 May 2018	GK	Karl Jakob Hein	Nõmme United	Free transfer	Academy
1 July 2018	DF	Stephan Lichtsteiner	Juventus	Free transfer	First team
	GK	Bernd Leno	Bayer Leverkusen	Undisclosed
2 July 2018	DF	Sokratis Papastathopoulos	Borussia Dortmund	Undisclosed
10 July 2018	MF	Lucas Torreira	Sampdoria	Undisclosed
11 July 2018	FW	Sam Greenwood	Sunderland	Training compensation	Academy
	MF	Matteo Guendouzi	Lorient	Undisclosed	First team
19 July 2018	DF	Joel López	Barcelona	Training compensation	Academy
27 July 2018	MF	Marcelo Flores	Ipswich Town	Training compensation
1 January 2019	MF	Cătălin Cârjan	Viitorul Domnesti	Training compensation

Loans in

Date from	Position	Name	From	End date	Team
31 January 2019	MF	Denis Suárez	Barcelona	End of season	First team
7 February 2019	GK	James Hillson	Reading	End of season	Academy

Transfers out

Date from	Position	Name	To	Fee	Team
1 July 2018
	MF	Santi Cazorla	Villarreal	Released	First team
	DF	Per Mertesacker	Retired
	MF	Jack Wilshere	West Ham United	Released
	DF	Marc Bola	Blackpool	Released	Academy
	GK	Alex Crean	Released
	MF	Josh Dasilva	Brentford	Released
	MF	Vlad Dragomir	Perugia	Released
	MF	Aaron Eyoma	Derby County	Released
	FW	Yassin Fortune	FC Sion	Released
	GK	Ryan Huddart	Boreham Wood	Released
	DF	Chiori Johnson	Bolton Wanderers	Released
	GK	Hugo Keto	Brighton & Hove Albion	Released
	DF	Tafari Moore	Plymouth Argyle	Released
	MF	Josh Benson	Burnley	Released
	MF	Jay Beckford		Released
12 July 2018	FW	David Agbontohoma	Southampton	Training compensation
13 July 2018	FW	Armstrong Okoflex	Celtic	Training compensation
26 July 2018	FW	Jeff Reine-Adélaïde	Angers	~£1,440,000	First team
3 August 2018	FW	Chuba Akpom	PAOK	Undisclosed
	GK	João Virgínia	Everton	Undisclosed	Academy
9 August 2018	FW	Lucas Pérez	West Ham United	Undisclosed	First team
17 August 2018	FW	Joel Campbell	Frosinone	Undisclosed
17 August 2018	FW	Stephy Mavididi	Juventus	Undisclosed	Academy
23 January 2019	GK	Daniel Barden	Norwich City	Undisclosed	Academy
11 March 2019	MF	Gedion Zelalem	Sporting KC	Free Transfer	Academy
20 March 2019	MF	Josh Martin	Norwich City	Undisclosed	Academy

Loans out

Start date	Position	Name	To	End date	Team
1 July 2018	FW	Takuma Asano	Hannover 96	End of season	First team
19 July 2018	MF	Kelechi Nwakali	Porto		Academy
30 July 2018	GK	Matt Macey	Plymouth Argyle
7 August 2018	DF	Calum Chambers	Fulham		First team
16 August 2018	MF	Krystian Bielik	Charlton Athletic		Academy
17 August 2018	GK	David Ospina	Napoli		First team
31 August 2018	MF	Reiss Nelson	Hoffenheim		First team
23 January 2019	GK	Emiliano Martínez	Reading		First team
31 January 2019	MF	Emile Smith Rowe	RB Leipzig		First team

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Appearances and goals

As of 9 February 2019

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Premier League		FA Cup		EFL Cup		Europa League		Total
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	Czech Republic	Petr Čech	7	0	2	0	2	0	2	0	13	0
2	DF	Spain	Héctor Bellerín	18(1)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	18(1)	0
4	MF	Egypt	Mohamed Elneny	2(2)	0	1	0	1	0	5	0	9(2)	0
5	DF	Greece	Sokratis Papastathopoulos	16	0	2	0	1	0	5	1	24	1
6	DF	France	Laurent Koscielny	7(1)	2	1	0	0(1)	0	1	0	9(2)	2
7	MF	Armenia	Henrikh Mkhitaryan	10(5)	4	0	0	3	0	3	0	16(5)	4
8	MF	Wales	Aaron Ramsey	9(13)	2	2	0	2(1)	0	3	1	16(14)	3
9	FW	France	Alexandre Lacazette	18(7)	10	1(1)	0	0(2)	1	1(2)	1	20(12)	12
10	MF	Germany	Mesut Özil	13(1)	3	0(1)	0	0	0	1(2)	1	14(4)	4
11	MF	Uruguay	Lucas Torreira	18(8)	2	1	0	1(2)	0	1(2)	0	21(12)	2
12	DF	Switzerland	Stephan Lichtsteiner	7(4)	0	1	0	2	1	5	0	15(4)	1
14	FW	Gabon	Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang	23(2)	15	1	1	1(1)	0	2(1)	2	27(4)	18
15	MF	England	Ainsley Maitland-Niles	6(3)	1	2	0	2	0	2(1)	0	12(4)	1
16	DF	England	Rob Holding	9(1)	0	0	0	1	0	5	0	15(1)	0
17	FW	Nigeria	Alex Iwobi	15(8)	3	2	1	2(1)	0	3(1)	0	22(10)	4
18	DF	Spain	Nacho Monreal	12(1)	1	0	0	2	0	2(1)	0	16(2)	1
19	GK	Germany	Bernd Leno	19(1)	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	23(1)	0
20	DF	Germany	Shkodran Mustafi	22	2	0(1)	0	2	0	0	0	24(1)	2
22	MF	Spain	Denis Suárez	0(2)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0(2)	0
23	FW	England	Danny Welbeck	1(7)	1	0	0	2	2	4	2	7(7)	5
25	DF	England	Carl Jenkinson	0(1)	0	1	0	1	0	3	0	5(1)	0
27	DF	Greece	Konstantinos Mavropanos	0(1)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0(1)	0
29	MF	France	Matteo Guendouzi	17(6)	0	0(1)	0	3	0	4(1)	1	24(8)	1
31	DF	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Sead Kolašinac	15	0	2	0	0	0	1(1)	0	18(1)	0
34	MF	Switzerland	Granit Xhaka	22	3	1	0	1	0	1	0	25	3
43	MF	Scotland	Charlie Gilmour	0	0	0	0	0	0	0(2)	0	0(2)	0
47	DF	England	Zech Medley	0	0	0(1)	0	0	0	0(2)	0	0(3)	0
49	FW	England	Eddie Nketiah	0(1)	0	1	0	0(1)	0	2	0	3(2)	0
53	DF	Spain	Julio Pleguezuelo	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
59	MF	England	Joe Willock	0(1)	0	1	2	0	0	2	1	3(1)	3
87	FW	England	Bukayo Saka	0(1)	0	0(1)	0	0	0	1(1)	0	1(3)	0
Players out on loan for rest of the season
13	GK	Colombia	David Ospina	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
21	DF	England	Calum Chambers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
26	GK	Argentina	Emiliano Martinez	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
55	MF	England	Emile Smith Rowe	0	0	0	0	2	1	3(1)	2	5(1)	3
N/A	FW	Japan	Takuma Asano	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Goalscorers

As of 9 February 2019

Rank	Position	Name	Premier League	FA Cup	EFL Cup	Europa League	Total
1	FW	Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang	15	1	0	2	18
2	FW	Alexandre Lacazette	10	0	1	1	12
3	FW	Danny Welbeck	1	0	2	2	5
4	FW	Alex Iwobi	3	1	0	0	4
	MF	Henrikh Mkhitaryan	4	0	0	0	4
	MF	Mesut Özil	3	0	0	1	4
7	MF	Aaron Ramsey	2	0	0	1	3
	MF	Emile Smith Rowe	0	0	1	2	3
	MF	Joe Willock	0	2	0	1	3
	MF	Granit Xhaka	3	0	0	0	3
11	DF	Laurent Koscielny	2	0	0	0	2
	DF	Shkodran Mustafi	2	0	0	0	2
	MF	Lucas Torreira	2	0	0	0	2
14	MF	Matteo Guendouzi	0	0	0	1	1
	DF	Stephan Lichtsteiner	0	0	1	0	1
	MF	Ainsley Maitland-Niles	1	0	0	0	1
	DF	Nacho Monreal	1	0	0	0	1
	DF	Sokratis Papastathopoulos	0	0	0	1	1
Own goals			4	0	0	0	4
Total			53	4	5	12	74

Disciplinary record

As of 9 February 2019

Rank	Position	Name	Premier League		FA Cup		EFL Cup		Europa League		Total
1	MF	Matteo Guendouzi	5	0	1	0	1	1	1	0	8	1
2	MF	Granit Xhaka	7	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	8	0
3	DF	Sokratis Papastathopoulos	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
4	DF	Shkodran Mustafi	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
5	DF	Sead Kolašinac	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
	MF	Lucas Torreira	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
7	DF	Rob Holding	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	4	0
	DF	Stephan Lichtsteiner	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	4	0
9	DF	Héctor Bellerín	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
10	DF	Laurent Koscielny	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	FW	Alexandre Lacazette	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	DF	Nacho Monreal	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
13	DF	Carl Jenkinson	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
	MF	Ainsley Maitland-Niles	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	MF	Henrikh Mkhitaryan	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
	MF	Mesut Özil	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	FW	Danny Welbeck	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
Total			46	0	4	0	5	1	6	0	61	1

Clean sheets

As of 9 February 2019

Rank	Name	Premier League	FA Cup	EFL Cup	Europa League	Total
1	Petr Čech	1	1	0	2	4
	Bernd Leno	2	0	0	2	4
3	Emiliano Martínez	0	0	0	1	1
Shared		1	0	0	0	1
Total		4	1	0	5	10

Pre-Season

Frendlies

02018-07-14-14 July 2018	Boreham Wood	0–8	Arsenal	Borehamwood
15:00 BST		Report	Aubameyang  7', 9', 17' (pen.) Nelson  35' Lacazette  40' Nketiah  53' Reine-Adélaïde  71' Mkhitaryan  80'	Stadium: Meadow Park

02018-08-04-4 August 2018	Arsenal	2–0	Lazio	Stockholm, Sweden
20:00 CEST 19:00 BST	Nelson  18' Aubameyang  64' Holding 77'	Report		Stadium: Friends Arena Referee: Martin Strömbergsson (Sweden)

International Champions Cup

Main article: 2018 International Champions Cup

2018 ICC (Asia) 02018-07-26-26 July 2018	Atlético Madrid	1–1 (3–1 pen)	Arsenal	Kallang, Singapore
19:30 SST 12:30 BST	Vietto  41'	Report	Rowe  47'	Stadium: Singapore National Stadium Attendance: 23,095 Referee: Ahmad A'Qashah (Singapore)
	Penalties
	Correa Rodri Moreno Mollejo Adán		Mkhitaryan Willock Maitland-Niles Nketiah

2018 ICC (Asia) 02018-07-28-28 July 2018	Arsenal	5–1	PSG	Kallang, Singapore
19:30 SST 12:30 BST	Özil  13' Lacazette  67', 71' Holding  87' Nketiah  90+4'	Report	Nkunku  60' (pen.)	Stadium: Singapore National Stadium Attendance: 50,308 Referee: Nathan Rong De Chan (Singapore)

2018 ICC (Europe) 02018-08-01-1 August 2018	Arsenal	1–1 (6–5 pen)	Chelsea	Dublin, Ireland
20:00 CEST 19:00 BST	Lacazette  90+3'	Report	Rüdiger  5'	Stadium: Aviva Stadium Attendance: 46,002 Referee: Paul McLaughlin (Republic of Ireland)
	Penalties
	Lacazette Nelson Guendouzi Maitland-Niles Özil Iwobi		Drinkwater Abraham Moses Emerson Piazon Loftus-Cheek

Competitions

Overview

Competition	Record
	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
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FA Cup	&0000000000000002.0000002	&0000000000000001.0000001	&-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000	&0000000000000001.0000001	&0000000000000004.0000004	&0000000000000003.0000003	+1	&0000000000000050.00000050.00
EFL Cup	&0000000000000003.0000003	&0000000000000002.0000002	&-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000	&0000000000000001.0000001	&0000000000000005.0000005	&0000000000000004.0000004	+1	&0000000000000066.67000066.67
Europa League	&0000000000000012.00000012	&0000000000000009.0000009	&0000000000000001.0000001	&0000000000000002.0000002	&0000000000000022.00000022	&0000000000000006.0000006	+16	&0000000000000075.00000075.00
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Last updated: 28 April 2019
Source: Competitions' Wikipedia articles.

Premier League

Main article: 2018–19 Premier League

League table

2018–19 Premier League Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Notes
1	Manchester City  (C)	38	32	2	4	95	23	+72	98	Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2	Liverpool	38	30	7	1	89	22	+67	97
3	Chelsea	38	21	9	8	63	39	+24	72
4	Tottenham	38	23	2	13	67	39	+28	71
5	Arsenal	38	21	7	10	73	51	+22	70	Qualification for the Europa League group stage
6	Manchester Utd	38	19	9	10	67	52	+15	66
7	Wolves	38	16	9	13	47	46	+1	57	Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round
8	Everton	38	15	9	14	54	46	+8	54
9	Leicester City	38	15	7	16	51	48	+3	52
10	West Ham Utd	38	15	7	16	52	55	−3	52
11	Watford	38	14	8	16	52	59	−7	50
12	Crystal Palace	38	14	7	17	51	53	−2	49
13	Newcastle Utd	38	12	9	17	42	48	−6	45
14	Bournemouth	38	13	6	19	56	70	−14	45
15	Burnley	38	11	7	20	45	68	−23	40
16	Southampton	38	9	12	17	45	65	−20	39
17	Brighton	38	9	9	20	35	60	−25	36
18	Cardiff City  (R)	38	10	4	24	34	69	−35	34	Relegation to EFL Championship
19	Fulham  (R)	38	7	5	26	34	81	−47	26
20	Huddersfield Town  (R)	38	3	7	28	22	76	−54	16

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

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
36	20	6	10	69	49	+20	66	14	2	2	41	15	+26	6	4	8	28	34	−6

Last updated: 10 March 2019
Source: Premier League

Result 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	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	A
Result	L	L	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	D	D	D	W	W	D	W	L	W	D	L	W	L	W	W	L	W	W	W	D	W	W	L	W	L	L	L
Position	15	17	9	9	7	6	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	6	5	4	4	5	4	3	4	4	5	5

Last updated: 28 April 2019.
Source: Statto.com
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Lose; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Matches

On 14 June 2018, the Premier League fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.

1 12 August 2018 (2018-08-12)	Arsenal	0–2	Manchester City	Holloway
16:00 BST	Papastathopoulos 27' Xhaka 52'	Report	Sterling 4',  14' B. Silva  64' De Bruyne 73'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 59,934 Referee: Michael Oliver

2 18 August 2018 (2018-08-18)	Chelsea	3–2	Arsenal	London
17:30 BST	Pedro  8' Morata  20' Alonso  81'	Report	Xhaka 27' Mkhitaryan  37' Iwobi  41' Mustafi 77'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 40,491 Referee: Martin Atkinson

3 25 August 2018 (2018-08-25)	Arsenal	3–1	West Ham United	Holloway
15:00 BST	Monreal  30' Diop  70' (o.g.) Papastathopoulos 90' Welbeck  90+2'	Report	Arnautović  25' Diop 41' Fredericks 80' Wilshere 88'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 59,830 Referee: Graham Scott

4 2 September 2018 (2018-09-02)	Cardiff City	2–3	Arsenal	Cardiff, Wales
13:30 BST	Camarasa  45+2' Ward  70' Hoilett 71' Camarasa 77' Arter 90+3'	Report	Mustafi  12' Monreal 25' Bellerín 51' Guendouzi 58' Aubameyang  62' Xhaka 66' Lacazette  81'	Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 32,316 Referee: Anthony Taylor

5 15 September 2018 (2018-09-15)	Newcastle United	1–2	Arsenal	Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 BST	Clark  90+1'	Report	Xhaka  49' Özil  58'	Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 52,165 Referee: Lee Probert

6 23 September 2018 (2018-09-23)	Arsenal	2–0	Everton	Holloway, London
13:30 BST	Torreira 15' Papastathopoulos 30' Lacazette  56' Aubameyang  59'	Report	Digne 27'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 59,964 Referee: Jonathan Moss

7 29 September 2018 (2018-09-29)	Arsenal	2–0	Watford	Holloway, London
15:00 BST	Torreira 45' Mustafi 62' Cathcart  81' (o.g.) Özil  83'	Report	Deeney 31' Doucouré 79'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,019 Referee: Anthony Taylor

8 7 October 2018 (2018-10-07)	Fulham	1–5	Arsenal	Fulham, London
12:00 BST	Schürrle  44', 70' Vietto 57'	Report	Lacazette  29', 49' Ramsey  67' Aubameyang  79', 90+1'	Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 25,401 Referee: Paul Tierney

9 22 October 2018 (2018-10-22)	Arsenal	3–1	Leicester City	Holloway, London
20:00 BST	Holding 17' Xhaka 35' Özil  45' Aubameyang  63', 66'	Report	Bellerín  31' (o.g.) Albrighton 64' Pereira 65'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 59,886 Referee: Chris Kavanagh

10 28 October 2018 (2018-10-28)	Crystal Palace	2–2	Arsenal	Selhurst, London
13:30 BST	J. Ayew 8' Milivojević  45+1' (pen.), 83' (pen.)		Xhaka  51' Aubameyang  56' Lichsteiner 79' Guendouzi 90+4'	Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 25,718 Referee: Martin Atkinson

11 3 November 2018 (2018-11-03)	Arsenal	1–1	Liverpool	Holloway, London
17:30 BST	Lacazette  82'	Report	Milner  61'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 59,993 Referee: Andre Marriner

12 11 November 2018 (2018-11-11)	Arsenal	1–1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Holloway, London
16:30 BST	Mkhitaryan  86'	Report	Cavaleiro  13'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,030 Referee: Stuart Attwell

13 25 November 2018 (2018-11-25)	Bournemouth	1–2	Arsenal	Bournemouth
13:30 BST	King  45+1'	Report	Lerma  30' (og) Aubameyang  67'	Stadium: Vitality Stadium Attendance: 10,792 Referee: Craig Pawson

14 2 December 2018 (2018-12-02)	Arsenal	4–2	Tottenham Hotspur	Holoway, London
14:05 BST	Aubameyang  10' (Pen), 56' Lacazette  74' Torreira  77'	Report	Dier  30' Kane  34' (Pen) Vertonghen  85'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 59,973 Referee: Mike Dean

15 5 December 2018 (2018-12-05)	Manchester United	2–2	Arsenal	Trafford, Greater Manchester
20:00 BST	Martial  30' Lingard  69'	Report	Mustafi  26' Rojo  67' (o.g.)	Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 74,507 Referee: Andre Marriner

16 8 December 2018 (2018-12-08)	Arsenal	1–0	Huddersfield Town	Holloway, London
15:00 BST	Torreira  83'	Report		Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 59,893 Referee: Paul Tierney

17 16 December 2018 (2018-12-16)	Southampton	3–2	Arsenal	Southampton
13:30 BST	Ings  20', 44' Austin  85'	Report	Mkhitaryan  28', 53'	Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 29,497 Referee: Chris Kavanagh

18 22 December 2018 (2018-12-22)	Arsenal	3–1	Burnley	Holloway, London
12:30 BST	Aubameyang  14', 48' Iwobi  90+1'	Report	Barnes  63'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 59,493 Referee: Kevin Friend

19 26 December 2018 (2018-12-26)	Brighton & Hove Albion	1–1	Arsenal	Brighton
17:15 BST	Locadia  35'	Report	Aubameyang  7'	Stadium: AMEX Stadium Attendance: 30,608 Referee: Anthony Taylor

20 29 December 2018 (2018-12-29)	Liverpool	5–1	Arsenal	Liverpool
17:30 BST	Firmino  14', 16', 65' (pen.) Mané  32' Salah  45+2' (pen.)	Report	Maitland-Niles  11'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 53,326 Referee: Michael Oliver

21 1 January 2019 (2019-01-01)	Arsenal	4–1	Fulham	Holloway, London
15:00 BST	Xhaka  25' Lacazette  55' Ramsey  79' Aubameyang  83'	Report	Kamara  69'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 59,887 Referee: Graham Scott

22 12 January 2019 (2019-01-12)	West Ham United	1–0	Arsenal	Stratford, London
12:30 BST	Rice  48'	https://www.premierleague.com/match/38527	Mustafi 46' Kolašinac 60'	Stadium: London Stadium Attendance: 59,946 Referee: Jonathan Moss

23 19 January 2019 (2019-01-19)	Arsenal	2–0	Chelsea	Holloway, London
17:30 BST	Lacazette  14' Koscielny  39'	https://www.premierleague.com/match/38528	David Luiz 37' Barkley 90+5'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 59,979 Referee: Anthony Taylor

24 29 January 2019 (2019-01-29)	Arsenal	2–1	Cardiff City	Cardiff, Wales
19:45 BST	Monreal 29' Guendouzi 45+2' Aubameyang  66' (pen.) Lacazette 81',  83'	https://www.premierleague.com/match/38538	Paterson 36' Arter 63' Ralls 90' Mendez-Laing  90+3'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 59,933 Referee: Mike Dean

25 3 February 2019 (2019-02-03)	Manchester City	3–1	Arsenal	Manchester
16:30 BST	Agüero  1', 44', 61' Gündoğan 65'	https://www.premierleague.com/match/38555	Koscielny  11' Torreira 40'	Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 54,483 Referee: Martin Atkinson

26 9 February 2019 (2019-02-09)	Huddersfield Town	1–2	Arsenal	Huddersfield
15:00 BST	Schindler 36' Kongolo 49' Kolašinac  90+3' (o.g.) Diakhaby 90+4'	Report	Iwobi  16' Lacazette  44' Maitland-Niles 55' Kolašinac 90+3'	Stadium: John Smith's Stadium Attendance: 24,182 Referee: Jonathan Moss

27 24 February 2019 (2019-02-24)	Arsenal	2–0	Southampton	Holloway, London
14:05 BST	Lacazette  6' Mkhitaryan	Report		Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 59,877 Referee: Graham Scott

28 27 February 2019 (2019-02-27)	Arsenal	5–1	Bournemouth	Holloway, LOndon
19:45 BST	Özil  4' Mkhitaryan  27' Koscielny  47' Aubameyang  59' Lacazette  78'	Report	Mousset  30'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 59,618 Referee: Chris Kavanagh

29 2 March 2019 (2019-03-02)	Tottenham Hotspur	1–1	Arsenal	London
12:30 BST	Kane  75' (Pen)	Report	Ramsey  16' Torreira  90+5'	Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 81,332 Referee: Anthony Taylor

30 10 March 2019 (2019-03-10)	Arsenal	2–0	Manchester United	Holloway, London
16:30 BST	Xhaka  12' Aubameyang  69' (Pen)	Report		Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,000 Referee: Jonathan Moss

31 1 April 2019 (2019-04-01)	Arsenal	2–0	Newcastle United	Holloway, London
20:00 BST	Ramsey  30' Lacazette  83'	Report		Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 59,869 Referee: Anthony Taylor

32 7 April 2019 (2019-04-07)	Everton	1–0	Arsenal	Liverpool
14:05 BST	Jagielka  10'	Report		Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 39,400 Referee: Kevin Friend

33 15 April 2019 (2019-04-15)	Watford	0–1	Arsenal	Watford
20:00 BST	Deeney  11'	Report	Aubameyang  10'	Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 20,480 Referee: Craig Pawson

34 21 April 2019 (2019-04-21)	Arsenal	2–3	Crystal Palace	Holloway, London
16:00 BST	Özil  47' Aubameyang  77'	Report	Benteke  17' Zaha  61' McArthur  69'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 59,929 Referee: Jonathan Moss

35 24 April 2019 (2019-04-24)	Wolverhampton Wanderers	3–1	Arsenal	Wolverhampton
19:45 BST	Neves  28' Doherty  37' Jota  45+2'	Report	Papastathopoulos  80'	Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 31,436 Referee: Stuart Attwell

36 28 April 2019 (2019-04-28)	Leicester City	3–0	Arsenal	Leicester
12:00 BST	Tielemans  59' Vardy  86', 90+5'	Report	Maitland-Niles  36'	Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 32,037 Referee: Chris Kavanagh

37 5 May 2019 (2019-05-05)	Arsenal	1–1	Brighton & Hove Albion	Holloway, London
16:30 BST	Aubameyang  9'	Report	Murray  61' (pen.)	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 59,965 Referee: Anthony Taylor

38 12 May 2019 (2019-05-12)	Burnley	1–3	Arsenal	Burnley
15:00 BST	Barnes  65'	Report	Aubameyang  52', 63' Nketiah  90+4'	Stadium: Turf Moor Attendance: 21,461 Referee: Mike Dean

FA Cup

Main article: 2018–19 FA Cup

Third round 5 January 2019	Blackpool	0–3	Arsenal	Blackpool
17:30 GMT		[ Report]	Willock  11', 37' Kolašinac 56' Iwobi  82'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 8,955 Referee: Mike Dean

Fourth round 25 January 2019 (2019-01-25)	Arsenal	1–3	Manchester United	Holloway
19:55 GMT	Aubameyang  43' Koscielny 54' Kolašinac 86' Guendouzi 90+1'	Report	Sánchez  31' Lingard  33', 76' Young 68' Martial  82' Rashford 86'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 59,571 Referee: Craig Pawson

EFL Cup

Main article: 2018–19 EFL Cup

The third round draw was made on 30 August 2018 by David Seaman and Joleon Lescott.

Third round 26 September 2018 (2018-09-26)	Arsenal	3–1	Brentford	Holloway
19:45 BST	Welbeck  5', 37', 63' Lichtsteiner 28' Lacazette  90+3'	Report	Konsa 37' Judge  58'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 49,586 Referee: Mike Dean

Fourth round 31 October 2018 (2018-10-31)	Arsenal	2–1	Blackpool	Holloway
19:45 GMT	Lichtsteiner  33' Smith Rowe  50' Guendouzi  56'	Report	O'Connor  66'  84'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 48,168 Referee: David Coote

Quarter-finals 19 December 2018 (2018-12-19)	Arsenal (1)	0–2	Tottenham Hotspur (1)	Holloway, London
19:45 GMT		Report	Son Heung-Min  20' Alli  59'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 59,016 Referee: Jonathan Moss

UEFA Europa League

Main article: 2018–19 UEFA Europa League

Group Stage

Main article: 2018–19 UEFA Europa League group stage

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Notes
Arsenal	6	5	1	0	12	2	+10	16	Advance to knockout phase
Sporting CP	6	4	1	1	13	3	+10	13
Vorskla Poltava	6	1	0	5	4	13	−9	3
Qarabağ	6	1	0	5	2	13	−11	3

1 20 September 2018	Arsenal	4–2	Vorskla Poltava	London, England
21:00 CEST	Aubameyang  32', 56' Welbeck  48' Özil  74'	UEFA Report	Sharpar 19',  90+3' Chesnakov  77'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 59,039 Referee: Bart Vertenten (Belgium)

2 4 October 2018	Qarabağ	0–3	Arsenal	Baku, Azerbaijan
18:55 CEST	Medvedev 33'	UEFA Report	Papastathopoulos  4' Holding 43' Smith Rowe  53' Guendouzi  80'	Stadium: Olympic Stadium Attendance: 63,412 Referee: Davide Massa (Italy)

3 25 October 2018	Sporting CP	0–1	Arsenal	Lisbon, Portugal
18:55 CEST	Acuna 39' Coates 71' Cabral 90' Battaglia 90'	UEFA Report	Holding 46' Mkhitaryan 51' Welbeck  78'	Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia)

4 8 November 2018	Arsenal	0–0	Sporting CP	London, England
21:00 CET		UEFA Report		Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 59,758 Referee: Gediminas Mazeika

5 29 November 2018	Vorskla Poltava	0–3	Arsenal	Poltava, Ukraine
18:55 CET		UEFA Report	Smith Rowe  11' Ramsey	Stadium: Butovsky Vorskla Stadium Attendance: 7,751 Referee: Bartosz Frankowski

6 13 December 2018	Arsenal	1–0	Qarabağ	London, England
21:00 CET	Lacazette  16'	UEFA Report		Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 58,101 Referee: Jens Maae

Knockout phase

Main article: 2018–19 UEFA Europa League knockout phase

Round of 32

First leg 14 February 2019	Bate Borisov	1–0	Arsenal	Barysaw, Belarus
18:55 CET (UTC+1)	Drahun  45', 87' Dubajić 72' Filipović 86'	UEFA Report	Xhaka 9' Lacazette  85'	Stadium: Borisov Arena Attendance: 12,527 Referee: Srđan Jovanović (Serbia)

Second leg 21 February 2019	Arsenal	3–1 (3–1 agg.)	Bate Borisov	London, England
18:55 CET (UTC+1)	Volkov  4' (o.g.) Mustafi  39' Papastathopoulos  60'	UEFA Report		Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 58,812 Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Spain)

Round of 16

First leg 7 March 2019	Rennes	3–1	Arsenal	Rennes, France
18:55 CET (UTC+1)	Bourigeaud 38',  42' Monreal  65' (o.g.) Zeffane 87' Sarr  88'	UEFA Report	Iwobi  4' Papastathopoulos  34', 41' Xhaka 61'	Stadium: Roazhon Park Attendance: 29,100 Referee: Ivan Kružliak (Slovakia)

Second leg 14 March 2019	Arsenal	3–0 (4–3 agg.)	Rennes	London, England
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Aubameyang  5', 72', 72' Maitland-Niles  15' Lacazette 31' Mkhitaryan 77' Kolašinac 90+3'	UEFA Report	Mexer 18' Grenier 55' Bourigeaud 81' Traoré 90+5'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 59,453 Referee: Andris Treimanis (Latvia)

Quarter-finals

First leg 11 April 2019	Arsenal	2–0	Napoli	London, England
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Ramsey  15' Koulibaly  25' (o.g.)	UEFA Report		Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 59,738 Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Spain)

Second leg 18 April 2019	Napoli	0–1 (0–3 agg.)	Arsenal	Naples, Italy
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)		UEFA Report	Lacazette  36'	Stadium: Stadio San Paolo Attendance: 39,438 Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan (Romania)

Semi-finals

First leg 2 May 2019	Arsenal	3–1	Valencia	London, England
20:00 BST (UTC+1)	Lacazette  18', 25' Aubameyang  90'	Report	Diakhaby  11'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 58,969 Referee: Clément Turpin (France)

Second leg 9 May 2019	Valencia	2–4	Arsenal	Valencia, Spain
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Gameiro  11', 58'	Report	Aubameyang  17', 69', 88' Lacazette  50'	Stadium: Mestalla Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)

Final

Final 29 May 2019	Chelsea	4–1	Arsenal	Baku, Azerbaijan
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Giroud  49' Pedro 56',  60' Hazard  65' (pen.), 72' Christensen 68'	Report	Iwobi  69'	Stadium: Olympic Stadium Attendance: 51,370 Referee: Gianluca Rocchi (Italy)

Coaching Staff

As of 19 July 2018.

Position	Name
Head Coach	Unai Emery
First Team Assistant Head Coach	Juan Carlos Carcedo
First Team Assistant Head Coach	Steve Bould
First Team Coach	Pablo Villanueva
Goalkeeping Coach	Javi Garcia
Goalkeeping Coach	Sal Bibbo
Head of Football Relations	Raul Sanllehi
Head of Recruitment	Sven Mislintat
Chief Contract Negotiator	Hussein Fahmy
Head of Coach and Player Development	Marcel Lucassen
Head of Academy	Per Mertesacker
Head of Academy Football Operations	Lee Herron
Director of High Performance	Darren Burgess
Head of Performance	Shad Forsythe
Head of Medical Services	Gary O'Driscoll
Head Physiotherapist	Chris Morgan
First Team Physiotherapist	Paulo Barreira
First Team Physiotherapist	Jordan Reece
First Team Rehab Physiotherapist	Tim Parham
Strength and Conditioning Coach	Julen Masach
Strength and Conditioning Coach	Barry Solan
Masseur	Darren Page
Soft Tissue Therapist	Takahiro Yamamoto
Kit Manager	Paul Akers
Performance Nutritionist	Richard Allison
Sport Scientist	Tom Allen
Data Scientist	Mikhail Zhilkin
Data/Video Analyst	Victor Manas
Senior Football Analyst	Ben Knapper
First-Team Analyst	Mark Curtis
Football Analyst Assistant	Sam Hayball

Awards

Arsenal Player of the Month award

Awarded monthly to the player that was chosen by fan voting on Arsenal.com

Month	Player	Votes
August	Matteo Guendouzi	68
September	Alexandre Lacazette	59%
October	Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang	55%
November	Lucas Torreira	70%
December	Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang	41%
January	Alexandre Lacazette	65%
February	Henrikh Mkhitaryan	40%
March	Bernd Leno	70%

Arsenal Goal of the Month award

Awarded monthly to the goal that was chosen by fan voting on Arsenal.com

Month	Player	Competition	Opponent	Votes
August	Henrikh Mkhitaryan	Premier League	Chelsea	61%
September	Alexandre Lacazette	Premier League	Everton	57%
October	Aaron Ramsey	Premier League	Fulham	38%
November	Alexandre Lacazette	Premier League	Liverpool	71%
December	Henrikh Mkhitaryan	Premier League	Southampton	40%
January	Alexandre Lacazette	Premier League	Chelsea	56%
February	Mesut Özil	Premier League	A.F.C. Bournemouth	40%
March	Aaron Ramsey	Premier League	Tottenham	46%

Sponsorship

Lead sponsors	Global sponsors
Emirates (kit sponsor) Puma (kit manufacturer) Visit Rwanda (left sleeve sponsor)	BYD Auto Cover-More Gatorade Vitality WorldRemit