2020–21 Arsenal F.C. season

Arsenal 2020–21
Club information
Manager	Mikel Arteta
Stadium	Emirates Stadium
League Season information
Final League position	Premier League 8th
Highest position	1st
lowest position	15th
Points	62
Goals for	55
Goals against	39
Goals difference	+16
Cup placements
FA Cup	Fourth Round Lost to Southampton
EFL Cup	Quarter-finals Lost to Man City
Community Shield	Winners
UEFA Europa League	Semi-finals Lost to Villarreal
Season statistics
Top goalscorer	League: Alexandre Lacazette (13) All: Alexandre Lacazette (17)
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The 2020–21 season was Arsenal's 29th season in the Premier League, their 101st consecutive season in the top flight of English football, and their 104th season in the top flight overall. In addition to the domestic league, Arsenal participated in the FA Cup and participated in the EFL Cup. They also qualified for the UEFA Europa League for the fourth consecutive year. Arsenal kicked off the season by defeating league champions Liverpool in the FA Community Shield.

Review

Background

Arsenal's 2020–21 campaign came of the end of a successful FA Cup run in 2019–20, but defensive frailties and a lack of creativity led to a disappointing eighth-place finish in the league, the club's lowest for a quarter of a century. But increasing promise under new coach and former cup-winning captain Mikel Arteta led to increased optimism for the season ahead. The season had been defined by a three-month lull between March and June, caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Indeed, it was head coach Arteta's positive test which led to the season's pause, and when it returned, it was behind closed doors. The upcoming season was expected to continue in this manner. The fixtures were released on the 20th of August, with Arsenal to kick of the new season away at Fulham on the 12th of September. Soon after the club announced plans to allow fans back into the Emirates Stadium in time for their home encounter with Sheffield United on the 3rd of October.

August

Pre-season

The clubs first major transfer of the season came on the 14th of August, with former Chelsea winger Willian signing a three-year contract. He had previously featured 339 times for the Blues over a spell of seven years, scoring 63 goals and winning two Premier League titles, an FA Cup, a Football League Cup and one UEFA Europa League.

Following the departure of assistant coach and former interim manager Freddie Ljungberg, Arsenal permanently signed January loanees Cédric Soares and Pablo Marí, with the latter arriving for a fee of seven million pounds. Two days later, following the players' return from a two-week break, Arsenal played their one and only pre-season friendly, at the Stadium MK against third-division Milton Keynes Dons. Mohamed Elneny, Emile Smith Rowe, Daniel Ballard, Tyreece John-Jules, James Olayinka and William Saliba were all making their first appearances back from a loan spell elsewhere; Saliba, along with a host of other youth-teamers, made his debut for the club. Arsenal took an early lead after Elneny took advantage of a poor clearance from goalkeeper Lee Nicholls with a long-range effort. A flowing team move ending with Bukayo Saka setting up Nketiah for a finish made it 2–0, before Rob Holding's spectacular own goal halved the deficit; however a thunderous header from youth-teamer Mark McGuiness made it 3–1 late on before Reiss Nelson won and scored a penalty as the match ended 4–1 in Arsenal's favour.

Community Shield

Arsenal kicked off their season with participation in the FA Community Shield for the 24th time in their history, against last years runaway Premier League champions Liverpool. Liverpool initially dominated the contest, but in the 12th minute, Arsenal captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang received the ball from youngster Bukayo Saka and then cut away from young Liverpool right-back Neco Williams, before bending a terrific shot into the bottom left-hand corner. However, Liverpool grew back into the game and equalised late on through Japanese Takumi Minamino. The match ended 1–1 and duly went straight to penalties. Liverpool`s Rhian Brewster was the only man to miss as Arsenal clinched their 16th Community Shield all-time, with captain and goalscorer Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang converting the winning penalty.

September

Arsenal's first major action of September was the £23 million signing of Lille centre-back Gabriel, with whom they had been linked for weeks. Gabriel signed after a promising 2019–20 season with the French club, his third total but his first at the Stade Pierre-Mauroy; he had spent the previous two seasons on loan at Avai and Dinamo Zagreb. Less than a week later, the club announced they had re-signed influential central midfielder Dani Ceballos on a second successive loan spell from Real Madrid. Ceballos had made 37 appearances in 2019–20, scoring twice, contributing two assists and providing a strong influence from a deep-lying position.

The Gunners began their Premier League campaign away at Craven Cottage against newly promoted Fulham. Both Brazilians, Willian and Gabriel, made their debuts in a comfortable 3–0 win; Alexandre Lacazette opened the scoring in the eighth minute with a left-footed shot after a spill by Fulham goalkeeper Marek Rodák. Willian hit the post with a free-kick soon afterwards before delivering an excellent corner four minutes into the second half for Gabriel to nod in for a debut goal, before Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang wrapped up the three points with a fantastic strike into the corner to finish of a fine team move, with Willian getting another assist after a fine switched ball.

On 16 September, captain Aubameyang signed a new three-year contract with the clubs, with reports suggesting his salary was now "in the region of £250,000" a week.

Three days later, the club played their first home match of the season against West Ham United, whom they had last played in their final game before lockdown. The Gunners took a first-half lead after Frenchman Alexandre Lacazette powerfully headed in Aubameyang`s chipped cross-his 50th goal in all competitions for the club-before West Ham levelled through Michail Antonio on the stroke of half-time, after a devastating counter-attack. They dominated the second period, hitting the bar through Antonio and wasting numerous goalscoring opportunities before Arsenal clinched all three points with five minutes to go, Spaniard Dani Ceballos squaring for Eddie Nketiah on his second home debut to tap in the winner.

Arsenal opened their League Cup campaign away at current league leaders Leicester City at the King Power Stadium. Arsenal had not lost a third-round tie since a 1–2 reverse at home to Southampton in the 2014–15 edition of the competition at the Emirates Stadium. The Gunners comfortably won the tie 2–0; a Christian Fuchs own goal in the 57th minute was followed by a 90th-minute second from Eddie Nketiah to seal the win and a second successive fourth-round tie away to Liverpool.

Following the Leicester win, Arsenal faced back-to-back games against league champions Liverpool at Anfield in the space of four days. First, a Premier League encounter with the Reds ended in a 3–1 defeat, the Gunners’ first of the season; Alexander Lacazette opened the scoring for the third successive league match after an error by Andrew Robertson, but Liverpool quickly responded with a Sadio Mané goal before Robertson atoned for his error by flicking the ball past Bernd Leno to give Liverpool the lead. Lacazette failed to convert a one-on-one with Alisson midway through the second half, and substitute and debutant Diogo Jota got on the scoresheet with two minutes remaining, sealing a Liverpool victory.

October

Arsenal quickly avenged their league defeat by narrowly progressing past Liverpool in the third round of the League Cup at Anfield. Two much-changed sides were deadlocked for much of the contest, with both goalkeepers, notably Arsenal’s man-of-the-match Leno producing a number of terrific stops. The game eventually finished goalless and went to penalties; everybody but Mohamed Elneny and Divock Origi scored, meaning sudden death; after Harry Wilson saw his spot kick saved by Leno, Joe Willock scuffed a shot through the legs of Liverpool goalkeeper Adrián to win the tie for Arsenal 5–4 on penalties. The Gunners progressed to the quarter-finals where they would face seven-time winners and holders for the third successive season Manchester City.

A day later, the draw for the Europa League group stage was made; Arsenal were landed in Group B alongside Norwegian outfit Molde, Austria's Rapid Wien and Irish champions Dundalk.

Arsenal headed into the international break on the back of yet another win at the Emirates, this time against pointless and goalless Sheffield United; two goals in the space of 190 seconds, first a header from Bukayo Saka and then an accurate finish from substitute Nicolas Pépé just after the hour mark effectively sealed the win, despite Sheffield United getting a late goal back after a fine long-range effort from David McGoldrick, 2-1 in the end.

On transfer deadline day, 5 October, Arsenal signed Atlético Madrid's Ghanaian central midfielder Thomas Partey, having paid his £45 million release clause. Two loan departures from the club also occurred: Lucas Torreira went the opposite direction to the Spanish club while Mattéo Guendouzi moved to German club Hertha Berlin. The club announced 55 redundancies related to COVID-19 financial stress, including their mascot, Gunnersaurus. A fundraiser had been set up for Jerry Quy, who had played Gunnersaurus for 27 years,

The Gunners returned from the international break with a disappointing 1–0 defeat at Manchester City. They fell behind early to Raheem Sterling’s well-taken finish, and failed to really threaten City, despite forcing Ederson into several smart saves and having a penalty waved away for an apparent high foot by Kyle Walker.

On October 20, Arsenal submitted their 25 man squad for the Premier League which excluded Sokratis Papastathopoulos and Özil. This sparked a social media battle between Özil and the club, with the former claiming "loyalty is hard to come by". It is to be believed that Özil will no play for the club again in a competitive match.

The club then played their first-ever came against Austrian side Rapid Wien. Arsenal had so far failed to win a competitive tie in Austria after previous attempts against Sturm Graz in the second round of the 1970–71 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup and against Austria Wien in the first round of the 1991–92 European Cup. They struggled to break down the hosts, and fell behind early in the second half to Taxiarchis Fountas’s strike, after Bernd Leno’s error. However the Gunners, led by debutant and man of the match Thomas Partey, turned the game around, equalising through David Luiz before winning through substitute Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s goal sixteen minutes from time.

This victory, however, was quickly followed by a bitterly disappointing 1-0 home defeat to Leicester City in the sixth matchweek of the 2020-21 Premier League. The Gunners were controversially denied an opener with Alexandre Lacazette’s fourth-minute header, as VAR (Video Assistant Referee) adjudged Granit Xhaka to have been offside in the build-up to the goal, despite not having clearly interfered with the play. Despite this setback, Arsenal went on to have a strong first half, but faded away in the second half, with only Hector Bellerin’s fierce volley on 68 minutes seriously testing the Leicester back line. The Foxes snatched three points and the win late on, with Youri Tielemans’s simple ball over the top finding substitute Cengiz Under, who volleyed across to find fellow sub Jamie Vardy, who grabbed the winner by heading in his eleventh goal against the Gunners in all competitions.

A number of fringe players, including debuting goalkeeper Rúnar Alex Rúnarsson, played as the Gunners continued their perfect 2020-21 UEFA Europa League start by cruising past Irish side Dundalk 3–0. In their first-ever game against Irish opposition, they struggled to break down the visitors, until a misjudgement by 39-year old goalkeeper Gary Rogers just before half-time gifted Eddie Nketiah his tenth goal for Arsenal in all competitions. Joe Willock fired in a second minutes later, before Nicolas Pépé bent a terrific right-footed shot into the top corner for his tenth goal for Arsenal in all competitions as well. Late in the second half, Folarin Balogun made his debut as a substitute as the match ended in a comfortable victory.

November

On 1 November, Arsenal headed away to Old Trafford to take on traditional rivals Manchester United. In the first half, neither team was able to score, although after a couple half-chances Willian and Bukayo Saka came the closest to scoring; the former hit the crossbar in the 39th minute, and the latter headed unchallenged over the bar just before halftime. In the 68th minute, Paul Pogba clipped the ankle of Héctor Bellerín as the Spaniard tried to collect a pass from Willian just inside the box, and referee Mike Dean awarded the penalty. Captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang successfully converted the penalty for his second Premier League goal of the season and his first since the season opener at Fulham by slotting the ball into the bottom right corner of the goal as David de Gea dived in the other direction. The Gunners were able to successfully defend their narrow lead and earn their first away win against another "Big Six" team in almost five years; the last such victory came at the Etihad Stadium against Manchester City on 18 January 2015, which Arsenal won 2–0. The victory was also Arsenal's first away win against Manchester United since 17 September 2006, which was also a 1–0 affair.

The Gunners followed up the Old Trafford match with a first ever competitive meeting with Molde FK at the Emirates Stadium, securing a third consecutive win in all competitions via a 4–1 scoreline. They were, however, made to work for it, as they fell behind to Martin Ellingsen’s well-taken strike halfway through the first half. Two Molde own goals from Kristoffer Haugen before half time and substitute Sheriff Sinyan just after the hour mark put Arsenal into the lead, before two well-taken late goals from Nicolas Pépé and Joe Willock padded the Gunners' lead.

The month ended with the FA Cup third-round draw, in which the holders Arsenal would start their title defence at home to Newcastle United.

The run of good form was ended when the Gunners lost at home to Aston Villa 3–0, marking the fourth time in the past five seasons that Arsenal had been beaten by three or more goals at the Emirates Stadium. Villa took the lead when a well-worked move involving Jack Grealish, Ross Barkley and Trezeguet ended with the lattermost’s cross being turned in for an own goal by Bukayo Saka. Another great move ended with Barkley volleying the ball across the goal to Ollie Watkins, who had scored a hat-trick in the Villans' 7–2 win over defending champions Liverpool the previous month, to head in. A swift counterattack three minutes later ended in Watkins’ second and Villa’s third to seal the result of the game.

Mohamed Elneny and Sead Kolasinac both tested positive for COVID-19 on international duty for Egyptian Football Association and Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Association respectively, and a thigh injury to Thomas Partey against Villa left the Gunners weakened upon their trip to Elland Road to face Leeds United. The first half was dull and goalless, but early in the second half, a headbutt on Ezgjan Alioski earned Nicolas Pépé a red card. From there, Leeds dominated, forcing Bernd Leno into several saves despite wasting numerous chances, including hitting the woodwork three times. However, Arsenal managed to hold on for a 0–0 draw.

The Gunners then made the trip to Norway to take on Molde again in the Europa League group stage. Once more, they started uncertainly, with Sheriff Sinyan, scorer of the second own goal in the first match between the two sides, missing an open goal in an attempt to redeem himself. At half time, it was 0-0, but once again the Gunners came back with three second half goals. After Nicolas Pépé hit the crossbar with a fine curling effort on 48 minutes, the Ivorian atoned for his red card at Elland Road by firing in Joe Willock's overhit cross, before an Eddie Nketiah goal was ruled out for offside. A fine, flowing team move ended with Reiss Nelson tapping in fellow academy graduate Willock`s low cross for the second goal five minutes later. Late in the second half, Folarin Balogun, on just his second senior appearance, scored within 30 seconds of coming as a substitute. He received the ball from fellow substitute and academy graduate Emile Smith Rowe and swivelled before beating goalkeeper Andreas Linde from close range to wrap up a comfortable 3-0 win and book their places in the knockout stages with two games to go.

The side then returned to Premier League action in a crucial home encounter with Wolverhampton Wanderers. As David Luiz and Wolves striker Raúl Jiménez battled for a cross from Willian in the fifth minute, a clash of heads between the two resulted in a stoppage of play. Jiménez suffered a serious head injury that forced him to be stretchered off, while Luiz received on-field treatment and had to be bandaged for a head wound; the latter was eventually taken off at half time out of caution. Wolves nonetheless took the lead through Pedro Neto on 27 minutes after Leander Dendoncker's header rebounded off the crossbar. However, just three minutes later, a short, well-worked corner saw Willian find the head of fellow Brazilian Gabriel to power home. It was the Gunners' first goal in open play in the Premier League since 4 October against Sheffield United, but despite having several other great chances, they fell to a third home league defeat in a row after Daniel Podence smartly finished before the break.

December

The Christmas period began with the return of fans to the Emirates Stadium for the first time in nine months as Arsenal took on Rapid Wien in the fifth Europa League group stage game. A stunning long-range goal from Alexandre Lacazette gave the Gunners an early lead, which they added to with Pablo Marí's first goal for the club in just his fourth appearance, after a long-term ankle injury sustained in June. A fine passing move just before half-time culminated in Eddie Nketiah being denied from close-range by goalkeeper Richard Strebinger before heading in the rebound. Just after half-time, striker Koya Kitagawa pulled one back for the visitors before substitute Emile Smith Rowe capped off a dominant display with his first goal of the season on just his second appearance (both as a substitute) to cap off a 4–1 victory for Arsenal.

Once again, Arsenal failed to take their terrific European form into their domestic games. This time, Mikel Arteta's side fell to another disappointing defeat, their fifth in seven league games, in the North London derby against Tottenham Hotspur. Tottenham capitalized on individual defensive errors with first-half goals from Son Heung-min and Harry Kane on counter attacks to condemn the Gunners to a 2–0 defeat. Arsenal failed to be clinical having numerous half-chances as the side registered just two shots on target to Spurs' three. Spurs went top of the league after the win, while Arsenal slumped to 15th.

Arsenal recovered by completing a perfect European group stage for the first time in the club's history when they beat Dundalk 4–2 in the Aviva Stadium in Dublin as their first-ever club game in the Republic of Ireland ended in a success. Eddie Nketiah scored his fifth goal of the season, Mohamed Elneny got his first goal in nearly three years, Joe Willock scored his third of the campaign, and Folarin Balogun contributed with a goal and an assist after coming on as a substitute.

Against Burnley on 13 December at home, a red card for Granit Xhaka and an own goal by club captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang sealed a win for the visitors.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang ended his five-game goal drought with a second-half equaliser in a 1–1 home draw with Southampton, cancelling out former Arsenal player Theo Walcott's goal on his Emirates Stadium homecoming. There were more disciplinary problems as Gabriel was sent off for two yellow cards in a span of four minutes.

Aubameyang picked up a calf injury which kept him out of the starting lineup of the 2-1 Premier League defeat at Goodison Park against Everton. A Rob Holding own goal and a Yerry Mina header on either side of Nicolas Pépé's converted penalty before half-time gave the Toffees the win, with David Luiz coming closest for Arsenal in the second half when he hit the post with a well-struck half-volley.

This was followed by a bitterly disappointing performance against Manchester City at the Emirates Stadium in the League Cup quarter-finals. Gabriel Jesus scored for City inside two minutes and although Alexandre Lacazette equalised against the run of play, second-half goals from Riyad Mahrez, Phil Foden and Aymeric Laporte gave City a comfortable 4-1 win, as Arsenal's League Cup run came to an end in the quarter-finals for the second time in three years.

However, this was followed by a spectacular win over Chelsea at home in the Premier League, Arsenal's first in nearly two months. Aubameyang was still struggling with a calf injury as Mikel Arteta reshuffled his side, giving starts to youngsters Gabriel Martinelli and Emile Smith Rowe, with Pablo Marí making his first league appearance and start of the season and Granit Xhaka returning from his suspension. In the thirty-third minute, the Swiss midfielder found Kieran Tierney with a floated pass to the left side of the field. Tierney cut inside past Chelsea right back Reece James, who clipped the Scotsman's ankles inside the box. Referee Michael Oliver immediately awarded the penalty, which Alexandre Lacazette converted past Édouard Mendy. Before halftime, Xhaka scored a spectacular free kick to increase Arsenal's lead. In the second half, Arsenal continued to add to their lead. After receiving a pass from Smith Rowe, Bukayo Saka seemed to attempt a cross to the far post, but his errant pass managed to chip Mendy and find the top corner. Arsenal nearly managed to add a fourth when a Saka corner in the eighty-fourth minute fell to Mohamed Elneny on the edge of the box, but the Egyptian's half-volley rattled off the crossbar. Less than two minutes later, a cross from Callum Hudson-Odoi was chested in by Tammy Abraham, which, after VAR ruled it to be correctly onside, made the score 3–1. In stoppage time, Pablo Marí conceded a late penalty when he clipped Mason Mount in the box, giving Chelsea the opportunity to halve the deficit. However, Jorginho, a second-half substitute, had his spot kick saved by Bernd Leno to cap off a 3–1 victory for the Gunners.

A hard-fought 1–0 win away to Brighton at the Amex Stadium saw Arsenal rise to thirteenth after spending the previous five matchweeks at fifteenth place. After a run by Bukayo Saka down the left in the sixty-sixth minute, the youngster found Alexandre Lacazette, who scored just 29 seconds after coming on in the 66th minute. Despite Saka limping off later with an injury, the three points ensured Arsenal ended 2020 on a high.

January

Arsenal hoped to win their third straight league game in a row and started off 2021 away to West Brom at The Hawthorns, who had conceded thirteen goals in their previous three league games. A snowstorm before and during the game made for less-than-ideal conditions, but Arsenal were on the front foot from the start, and a cross from Bukayo Saka to the back post proved to be just too far for captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang in the fifteenth minute. Arsenal opened the scoring in the twenty-third minute when Kieran Tierney ran in from the left past Darnell Furlong and curled in a shot past Sam Johnstone. Five minutes later, Alexandre Lacazette passed out to Emile Smith Rowe on the right side of the box, who found the onrushing Saka, who in turn tapped in Arsenal's second goal of the game. In the closing minutes of the first half, Héctor Bellerín received a yellow card for a late tackle on Conor Gallagher; this was the Spaniard's sixth yellow card of the season and a league-leading mark at the time. The score stayed 2–0 at halftime. Two minutes into the second half, West Brom came the closest they were to scoring all game when winger Matheus Pereira's shot across goal hit the far post and Callum Robinson put in the rebound from just outside of the box for West Brom, but the goal was ruled out due to Pereira being offside. An early second-half substitution saw Ainsley Maitland-Niles replace Bellerín at right back, so as to avoid the danger of the Spaniard receiving a second yellow and a subsequent red card and suspension. In the sixtieth minute, Arsenal continued to pad their lead. A cross from Saka from the right was nearly put in by West Brom defender Semi Ajayi, who hit the post. The rebound fell to Smith Rowe, whose shot was parried away by Johnstone but fell to Lacazette, who slotted in the third Gunners goal of the game. This also marked the third straight game in which Lacazette has scored. The French striker added a fourth goal and his second of the game minutes later after connecting with a Tierney cross a few yards in front of the goal. The score remained the same and the game finished 4–0. Along with the Gunners' third win in a row, this was the second consecutive clean sheet for Bernd Leno and the first time all season that Leno has had consecutive clean sheets in the Premier League. With the win, Arsenal moved up to eleventh and their goal difference became positive for the first time since early November.

Arsenal began their FA Cup defense in the third round against fellow Premier League side Newcastle United at home on 9 January. At halftime, the score was 0–0, as neither side was able to break the deadlock, though Arsenal had more of the chances. In the second half, Joe Willock's header in the sixty-fifth minute and Newcastle striker Andy Carroll's strike in second half stoppage time, both of which forced close-range saves out of Martin Dúbravka and Bernd Leno, respectively, represented each team's best opportunity to score. In the final moments of the second half, referee Chris Kavanagh sent off Emile Smith Rowe with a straight red card for a foul on Sean Longstaff, but after VAR review, the red card was downgraded to a yellow. In the first half of extra time, despite Arsenal continuing to dominate the chances, they were unable to score; Granit Xhaka's volley from outside the box was tipped over the crossbar by Dúbravka, while a potential penalty was dismissed by Kavanagh and VAR when Matt Ritchie tripped Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang as the latter attempted to dribble past the former into the box. Smith Rowe was able to redeem himself early in the second half of extra time as he chested down a pass from Alexandre Lacazette before firing a shot from a tight angle across the goal and off the near post to put Arsenal ahead. A few minutes later, Aubameyang sealed the win for the Gunners when he tapped in a low cross from Kieran Tierney. With the 2–0 win, Arsenal advanced to the fourth round.

The Gunners returned to Premier League action on 14 January at home against Crystal Palace, hoping to make it five wins in a row in all competitions. However, neither team was able to find the back of the net, and the game finished 0–0. The Eagles landed nine shots on target in the first half, which was the most that Arsenal had given up the first half in a home Premier League game all season. All game, the visitors had more of the higher quality chances. James Tomkins' header from an Eberechi Eze free kick in the thirty-ninth minute hit the crossbar, while Christian Benteke's header from a Tyrick Mitchell cross minutes later was parried wide by Bernd Leno. On the other hand, Arsenal struggled to seriously trouble Crystal Palace goalkeeper Vicente Guaita, and arguably their best performer was Granit Xhaka, who put in key tackles to stop Wilfried Zaha on several counterattacks. One silver lining that Arsenal could take away from the goalless draw was that they kept a fourth consecutive clean sheet and their third straight in league competition.

For the second time in nine days, Arsenal welcomed Newcastle United to the Emirates Stadium, this time in league competition. Like in the previous encounter, neither team was able to score in the first half, despite a near miss in the fifteenth minute when Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang hit the post from a tight angle. However, this time, Arsenal managed to secure the victory in regulation time. In the fiftieth minute, Thomas Partey, who made his first Premier League start since early December, hit a long pass out to Aubameyang out on the left, who in turn took on and ran past Newcastle right-back Emil Krafth before hitting a left-footed strike past Karl Darlow. Ten minutes later, another attack down the left-hand side of the field resulted in a second goal when Bukayo Saka struck home Emile Smith Rowe's low cross. Arsenal continued to utilize their good wing play, this time from the right side of the field. Saka found the overlapping right-back Cédric, who ran along the goal line before flashing a pass across goal that found Aubameyang for the latter's second goal of the game. The 3–0 win saw Arsenal extend their unbeaten streak in league competition.

Southampton's win over Shrewsbury Town in the third round of the FA Cup meant that Arsenal would face the Saints in consecutive away games at St Mary's Stadium within a four-day span. The first of these meetings was a fourth round FA Cup match on 23 January. An own goal from Gabriel, who deflected a shot by Southampton right-back Kyle Walker-Peters past Bernd Leno, proved to be the difference, handing the Saints a 1–0 win and ending the Gunners' six-match unbeaten streak in all competitions. Che Adams and James Ward-Prowse also came close to scoring for Southampton, while a potential penalty call from Shane Long was dismissed by referee Peter Bankes. On the other hand, Eddie Nketiah's deflected shot in the second half was Arsenal's best chance of scoring the whole game, and Saints goalkeeper Fraser Forster was seldom called into action. With the loss, Arsenal, the cup holders, were knocked out of the competition, while Southampton advanced to the fifth round to face Wolverhampton Wanderers. Notably, this was the first time in five attempts that Southampton defeated Arsenal in the FA Cup. For manager Mikel Arteta, this was his first loss in fifteen FA Cup games as either a player or a manager since he played in a fifth round loss to Blackburn Rovers in the 2012–13 FA Cup.

In the second of these meetings, this time a Premier League match on 26 January, both teams got on the board early. In the third minute, a corner from James Ward-Prowse found Stuart Armstrong on the edge of the box, and the Scotsman powered a half-volley past Bernd Leno. However, Arsenal was able to capitalize on the absences of both of the Saints' usual starting full-backs, those being left-back Ryan Bertrand (serving a one-match ban due to yellow card accumulation) and right-back Kyle Walker-Peters (out due to a quadriceps injury). A few minutes after the Saints' opening goal, Granit Xhaka cut a pass between Saints defenders Yan Valery and Jan Bednarek to find Nicolas Pépé, who held off Valery and fired past Alex McCarthy to the far post to level the score. In the thirty-ninth minute, Alexandre Lacazette played a pass to Bukayo Saka, who managed to get past Jake Vokins. McCarthy rushed outside of his penalty box to confront Saka before pulling back to avoid committing a foul, but the Southampton goalkeeper's mistake allowed Saka to easily get around him and tap in a second goal for the Gunners. In the second half, Arsenal sought to extend their lead and close out the game. A high floating pass from Cédric found Saka across the field in the seventy-second minute, and this time, Saka turned provider for Lacazette. A first time low cross from Saka found the French striker, who ran between and past Southampton center-backs Bednarek and Jack Stephens to tap in Arsenal's third goal. Despite a threatening free kick from Ward-Prowse late in the game that forced Leno to parry it away, Arsenal hung on for the 3–1 win, which saw Arsenal return to the top ten for the first time all season since Matchday 7 at the beginning of November.

Arsenal finished off the month by welcoming rivals Manchester United to the Emirates Stadium on 30 January. Both teams were evenly matched and had several opportunities each to score. In the twentieth minute, a corner from Luke Shaw that was headed away by Rob Holding fell to Fred just outside the box. The Brazilian midfielder managed to get the ball out from underneath himself and scooped it towards the top corner, forcing a fingertip save from Bernd Leno. Shortly before the hour mark, a sequence of passes by Manchester United in and around the box ended up with Shaw laying off a pass to Edinson Cavani, but under heavy pressure from Cédric, the Uruguayan striker flashed the shot wide from six yards out. In the sixty-fifth minute, Alexandre Lacazette hit the crossbar with a free kick from the edge of the box. Less than a minute later, with Arsenal still on the attack, Cédric hit a looping cross into the box that met the head of Victor Lindelöf and fell to an unmarked Emile Smith Rowe, whose low shot towards the bottom corner forced de Gea to get down quickly and parry it away. A late substitution saw Norwegian attacking midfielder Martin Ødegaard, who had just signed on loan from Real Madrid until the end of the season, make his debut for the Gunners, coming on in place of Smith Rowe. In the eighty-ninth minute, Manchester United had the chance to steal the win, but a lapse in communication saw Cavani and Anthony Martial in the same location trying to connect with a cross from Aaron Wan-Bissaka. It was the former who got there first, but his scissor-kick only managed to divert the ball just wide of the post. The 0–0 draw meant that both teams shared the points, and while the result meant that Arsenal maintained their seven-game unbeaten streak in the league and a top ten placing, it also meant that Manchester United dropped points for the second game in a row and missed the opportunity to close the gap to league leaders Manchester City.

February

On 2 February, Arsenal traveled to Molineux to take on Wolverhampton Wanderers, and the Gunners dominated the game for most of the first half. Around 30 seconds into the game, Thomas Partey hit a long ball to Bukayo Saka, who managed to just sprint past Max Kilman for control of the ball. Saka continued to drive into the box and fired a left-footed shot that hit the far post. After Saka had another shot on target in the third minute, he seemed to have scored in the ninth minute. A pull-back pass from Alexandre Lacazette was met with a half-volley from the edge of the box by Saka, but VAR quickly disallowed the goal, having found Lacazette offside on a knock-on header from Rob Holding. Arsenal continued to lay on the pressure and had another close miss when Emile Smith Rowe layed off a pass for the onrushing Nicolas Pépé, who could only managed to hit the woodwork. Minutes later, after wriggling past Nélson Semedo and nutmegging Rúben Neves, the Ivorian winger curled the ball to the far post and in to finally put Arsenal on the board. In first-half stoppage time, Daniel Podence played a pass between Arsenal defenders Holding and David Luiz to the advancing Willian José. As the Wolves striker continued his run into the box, his heel struck the knee of David Luiz and brought down both Brazilian players. Despite the minimal contact, characterized as "accidental" by NBCSN commentators Peter Drury and Phil Neville, referee Craig Pawson immediately brandished a red card to David Luiz, a call that VAR referee Jon Moss agreed on. With Arsenal down to ten players, Rúben Neves curled the penalty into the top corner to bring Wolves level. The penalty seemed to have marked turn in the tides of the game, as Wolves began to dominate the game coming out of halftime. A few minutes into the second half, a strike by João Moutinho from 25 yards out hit the post and flew in past a diving Bernd Leno to put Wolves into the lead. Arsenal's misfortunes were compounded on in the seventh-second minute with their second red card of the game, this time for Leno. Semedo played a long ball for the speedy Adama Traoré to chase, but the slightly overhit pass was met first by Leno just outside of the box. In a desperate attempt to parry the ball away from Traoré, the German misjudged the bounce of the ball and scooped it out of bounds with his hand, an illegal action for goalkeepers outside of their own penalty area. Pawson once again brought out a red card for the infraction, reducing Arsenal to just nine players for the remainder of the match, while backup goalkeeper Rúnar Alex Rúnarsson came on in goal. Arsenal were unable score again, and the 2–1 loss saw their winning streak came to an end, while Wolves snapped an eight-game winless streak.

Squad information

As of 2 February 2021

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Name	Nat.	Position(s)	Date of birth (Age)	Year signed	Signed from	Transfer fee	Apps.	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	Bernd Leno		GK	4 March 1992 (1992-03-04)	2018	Bayer Leverkusen	£19.3m	96	0
13	Rúnar Alex Rúnarsson		GK	18 February 1995 (1995-02-18)	2020	Dijon	£1.8m	6	0
33	Mathew Ryan		GK	8 April 1992 (1992-04-08)	2021	Brighton and Hove Albion	Loan	0	0
Defenders
2	Héctor Bellerín (vice-captain)		RB / RWB	19 March 1995 (1995-03-19)	2013	Arsenal Academy	N/A	227	8
3	Kieran Tierney		LB / LWB	5 June 1997 (1997-06-05)	2019	Celtic	£25m	47	2
6	Gabriel		CB	19 December 1997 (1997-12-19)	2020	Lille	£23.14m	17	2
16	Rob Holding		CB	20 September 1995 (1995-09-20)	2016	Bolton Wanderers	£2m	102	2
17	Cédric Soares		RB / RWB	31 August 1991 (1991-08-31)	2020	Southampton	Free	21	1
21	Calum Chambers		CB / DM	20 January 1995 (1995-01-20)	2014	Southampton	£16m	103	4
22	Pablo Marí		CB	31 August 1993 (1993-08-31)	2020	Flamengo	£7.2m	9	1
23	David Luiz		CB	22 April 1987 (1987-04-22)	2019	Chelsea	£8m	62	3
Midfielders
8	Dani Ceballos		CM	25 August 1996 (1996-08-25)	2019	Real Madrid	Loan	61	2
11	Martin Ødegaard		AM / CM	17 December 1998 (1998-12-17)	2021	Real Madrid	Loan	1	0
18	Thomas Partey		CM / DM	13 June 1993 (1993-06-13)	2020	Atlético Madrid	£45m	12	0
25	Mohamed Elneny		DM	11 July 1992 (1992-07-11)	2016	Basel	£5m	112	3
32	Emile Smith Rowe		AM / LM	28 June 2000 (2000-06-28)	2016	Arsenal Academy	N/A	25	5
34	Granit Xhaka (4th captain)		CM	27 September 1992 (1992-09-27)	2016	Borussia Mönchengladbach	£34.5m	200	13
Forwards
7	Bukayo Saka		RW / LW	5 September 2001 (2001-09-05)	2016	Arsenal Academy	N/A	68	9
9	Alexandre Lacazette (3rd captain)		ST	28 May 1991 (1991-05-28)	2017	Lyon	£46.5m	153	58
12	Willian		RW / AM	9 August 1988 (1988-08-09)	2020	Chelsea	Free	22	0
14	Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (captain)		ST / LW	18 June 1989 (1989-06-18)	2018	Borussia Dortmund	£56m	130	78
19	Nicolas Pépé		RW	29 May 1995 (1995-05-29)	2019	Lille	£72m	68	15
24	Reiss Nelson		RW	10 December 1999 (1999-12-10)	2015	Arsenal Academy	N/A	47	4
30	Eddie Nketiah		ST	30 May 1999 (1999-05-30)	2015	Arsenal Academy	N/A	60	12
35	Gabriel Martinelli		LW / ST	18 June 2001 (2001-06-18)	2019	Ituano	£6m	33	10
Players on loan
4	William Saliba		CB	24 March 2001 (2001-03-24)	2019	Saint-Étienne	£27m	0	0
11	Lucas Torreira		DM	11 February 1996 (1996-02-11)	2018	Sampdoria	£26m	89	4
15	Ainsley Maitland-Niles		RB / LWB / CM	29 August 1997 (1997-08-29)	2014	Arsenal Academy	N/A	121	3
27	Konstantinos Mavropanos		CB	11 December 1997 (1997-12-11)	2018	PAS Giannina	£1.8m	8	0
28	Joe Willock		CM / AM	20 August 1999 (1999-08-20)	2015	Arsenal Academy	N/A	77	11
29	Matteo Guendouzi		CM / DM	14 April 1999 (1999-04-14)	2018	Lorient	£7m	82	1
31	Sead Kolašinac		LB / LWB	20 June 1993 (1993-06-20)	2017	Schalke 04	Free	113	5

Transfers

Transfers in

Date	Position	Name	From	Fee	Team
1 July 2020	CB	Pablo Marí	Flamengo	£7,200,000	First team
	RB	Cédric	Southampton	Free transfer
14 August 2020	RW	Willian	Chelsea	Free transfer
18 August 2020	LW	George Lewis	Fram Larvik	Free transfer	Under-23s
19 August 2020	CM	Tim Akinola	Huddersfield Town	Free transfer	Under-23s
22 August 2020	AM	Salah-Eddine	Feyenoord	Free transfer	Academy
24 August 2020	CB	Jonathan Dinzeyi	Tottenham Hotspur	Free transfer	Under-23s
1 September 2020	CB	Gabriel	Lille	£27,000,000	First team
21 September 2020	GK	Rúnar Alex Rúnarsson	Dijon	£1.8m	First team
5 October 2020	DM	Thomas Partey	Atlético Madrid	£45m	First team
	ST	Nikolaj Möller	Malmö FF	£450k	Under-23s
	RW	Joel Ideho	Ajax	Undisclosed	Under-23s
7 January 2021	CB	Omar Rekik	Hertha BSC	£500,000	Under-23s

Transfers out

Date	Position	Name	To	Fee	Team
1 July 2020	RB	Matthew Dennis	Norwich City	Released	Academy
	LB	Tobi Omole	Unattached	Released	Under-23s
	LW	Nathan Tormey	Unattached	Released	Under-23s
	GK	Pedro Virgínia	FC Porto	Undisclosed	Academy
	DM	Harry Jones	Swansea City	Free transfer	Academy
28 August 2020	ST	Sam Greenwood	Leeds United	£1,500,000	Academy
1 September 2020	AM	Henrikh Mkhitaryan	Roma	Released	First team
16 September 2020	GK	Emiliano Martínez	Aston Villa	£20m	First team
8 January 2021	GK	Matt Macey	Hibernian	Undisclosed	First team
17 January 2021	AM	Mesut Özil	Fenerbahçe	Contract Terminated	First team
20 January 2021	CB	Sokratis Papastathopoulos	Unattached	Contract Terminated	First team
1 February 2021	CB	Shkodran Mustafi	Schalke 04	Contract terminated	First team

Loans in

Date	Position	Name	From	End date	Team
4 September 2020	CM	Dani Ceballos	Real Madrid	30 June 2021	First team
22 January 2021	GK	Mathew Ryan	Brighton & Hove Albion	End of season	First team
27 January 2021	MF	Martin Ødegaard	Real Madrid	End of season	First team

Loans out

Date	Position	Name	To	End date	Team
16 July 2020	CB	Konstantinos Mavropanos	VfB Stuttgart	30 June 2021	First team
10 August 2020	CB	Zech Medley	Gillingham	30 June 2021	Under-23s
	RB	Zak Swanson	MVV Maastricht	30 June 2021	Under-23s
13 August 2020	RW	Trae Coyle	Gillingham	30 June 2021	Under-23s
17 August 2020	CM	Matt Smith	Swindon Town	30 June 2021	Under-23s
25 August 2020	RB	Jordi Osei-Tutu	Cardiff City	30 June 2021	Under-23s
4 September 2020	DM	Ben Sheaf	Coventry City	30 June 2021	Under-23s
8 September 2020	ST	Tyreece John-Jules	Doncaster Rovers	30 June 2021	Under-23s
22 September 2020	CB	Mark McGuinness	Ipswich Town	30 June 2021	Under-23s
5 October 2020	CB	Daniel Ballard	Blackpool	31 January 2021	Under-23s
	CM	Matteo Guendouzi	Hertha BSC	30 June 2021	First team
	DM	Lucas Torreira	Atlético Madrid	30 June 2021	First team
8 October 2020	GK	Dejan Iliev	Shrewsbury Town	31 January 2021	Under-23s
	DF	Tolaji Bola	Rochdale	31 January 2021	Under-23s
16 October 2020	DF	Harry Clarke	Oldham Athletic	20 January 2021	Under-23s
17 October 2020	MF	James Olayinka	Southend United	27 January 2021	Under-23s
17 October 2020	GK	Tom Smith	Dover Athletic	31 January 2021	Under-23s
31 December 2020	LB	Sead Kolašinac	Schalke 04	End of season	First team
4 January 2021	CB	William Saliba	Nice	End of season	First team
1 February 2021	CB	Joseph Olowu	Wealdstone	End of season	Under-23s
	RB	Ainsley Maitland-Niles	West Bromwich Albion	End of season	First team
	CB	Zech Medley	Kilmarnock	End of season	Under-23s
	CM	Matt Smith	Charlton Athletic	End of season	Under-23s
	CM	Joe Willock	Newcastle United	End of season	First team

Transfer summary

Spending Summer: £ Undisclosed (~ 81,590,000) Winter: £ 0 Total: £ Undisclosed (~ 81,590,000)

Income Summer: £ Undisclosed (~ 28,025,000) Winter: £ 0 Total: £ Undisclosed (~ 28,025,000)

Net Expenditure Summer: £ Undisclosed (~ 53,565,000) Winter: £ 0 Total: £ Undisclosed (~ 53,565,000)

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.

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Home

Away

Third

Pre-season and friendlies

      Win       Draw       Loss       Fixtures

Friendly 25 August 2020	MK Dons	1–4	Arsenal	Milton Keynes
18:00 BST (UTC+1)	Holding  31' (o.g.)	Report	Elneny  5' Nketiah  10' M. McGuinness  76' Nelson  85' (pen.)	Stadium: Stadium MK Attendance: 0 Referee: Dean Whitestone

Competitions

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Premier League	12 September 2020	23 May 2021	Matchday 1	8th	&0000000000000038.00000038	&0000000000000018.00000018	&0000000000000007.0000007	&0000000000000013.00000013	&0000000000000055.00000055	&0000000000000039.00000039	+16	&0000000000000047.37000047.37
FA Cup	9 January 2021	23 January 2021	Third round	Fourth round	&0000000000000002.0000002	&0000000000000001.0000001	&-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000	&0000000000000001.0000001	&0000000000000002.0000002	&0000000000000001.0000001	+1	&0000000000000050.00000050.00
EFL Cup	21 September 2020	22 December 2020	Third round	Quarter-finals	&0000000000000003.0000003	&0000000000000001.0000001	&0000000000000001.0000001	&0000000000000001.0000001	&0000000000000003.0000003	&0000000000000004.0000004	−1	&0000000000000033.33000033.33
FA Community Shield	29 August 2020		Final	Winners	&0000000000000001.0000001	&-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000	&0000000000000001.0000001	&-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000	&0000000000000001.0000001	&0000000000000001.0000001	+0	&0&-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000.00
UEFA Europa League	22 October 2020	6 May 2021	Group stage	Semi-finals	&0000000000000014.00000014	&0000000000000009.0000009	&0000000000000003.0000003	&0000000000000002.0000002	&0000000000000033.00000033	&0000000000000013.00000013	+20	&0000000000000064.29000064.29
Total					&0000000000000058.00000058	&0000000000000029.00000029	&0000000000000012.00000012	&0000000000000017.00000017	&0000000000000094.00000094	&0000000000000058.00000058	+36	&0000000000000050.00000050.00

Last updated: 23 May 2021
Source: Soccerway

Premier League

Main article: 2020–21 Premier League

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Notes
1	Manchester City  (C)	38	27	5	6	78	32	+46	86	Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2	Manchester Utd	38	21	11	6	73	44	+29	74
3	Liverpool	38	20	9	9	68	42	+26	69
4	Chelsea	38	19	10	9	58	36	+22	67
5	Leicester City	38	20	6	12	68	50	+18	66	Qualification for the Europa League group stage
6	West Ham Utd	38	19	8	11	62	47	+15	65
7	Tottenham	38	18	8	12	68	45	+23	62	Qualification for the Europa Conference League play-off round
8	Arsenal	38	18	7	13	55	39	+16	61
9	Leeds United	38	18	5	15	62	54	+8	59
10	Everton	38	17	8	13	47	48	−1	59
11	Aston Villa	38	16	7	15	55	46	+9	55
12	Newcastle Utd	38	12	9	17	46	62	−16	45
13	Wolves	38	12	9	17	36	52	−16	45
14	Crystal Palace	38	12	8	18	41	66	−25	44
15	Southampton	38	12	7	19	47	68	−21	43
16	Brighton	38	9	14	15	40	46	−6	41
17	Burnley	38	10	9	19	33	55	−22	39
18	Fulham  (R)	38	5	13	20	27	53	−26	28	Relegation to EFL Championship
19	West Brom  (R)	38	5	11	22	35	76	−41	26
20	Sheffield Utd  (R)	38	7	2	29	20	63	−43	23

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

a. The fourth-placed team will play in the Europa League group stage instead of the Champions League group stage if Chelsea wins the 2020–21 UEFA Champions League, Arsenal or Manchester United win the 2020–21 UEFA Europa League, and both winners finish in fifth place or lower.
b. Since both 2020–21 FA Cup finalists (Leicester City and Chelsea) would currently qualify for European competition based on league position, the Europa League group stage berth awarded to the FA Cup winners would pass to the sixth-placed team.
c. Since 2020–21 EFL Cup winners Manchester City have qualified for European competition based on league position, the Europa Conference League berth awarded to the EFL Cup winners will transfer to the highest-placed Premier League team who have not already qualified for European competition, which is currently the seventh-placed team.

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
38	18	7	13	55	39	+16	61	8	4	7	24	21	+3	10	3	6	31	18	+13

Last updated: 23 May 2021
Source: Premier League

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	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H
Result	W	W	L	W	L	L	W	L	D	L	L	L	D	L	W	W	W	D	W	W	D	L	L	W	L	W	D	W	D	L	W	D	L	W	W	W	W	W
Position	1	3	5	4	5	11	9	11	12	14	15	15	15	15	15	13	11	11	10	9	10	10	11	10	11	10	10	10	9	10	9	9	10	9	9	9	9	8

Last updated: 2 February 2021.
Source: Statto.com
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Lose; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 20 August 2020.

1 12 September 2020	Fulham	0–3	Arsenal	Fulham
12:30 BST		Report	Lacazette  8' Gabriel  49' Aubameyang  57'	Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 0 Referee: Chris Kavanagh

2 19 September 2020	Arsenal	2–1	West Ham United	Holloway, London
20:00 BST	Lacazette  25' Nketiah  85'	Report	Antonio  45'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Michael Oliver

3 28 September 2020	Liverpool	3–1	Arsenal	Liverpool
20:00 BST	Mané  28' Robertson  34' Jota  88'	Report	Lacazette  25'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 0 Referee: Craig Pawson

4 4 October 2020	Arsenal	2–1	Sheffield United	Holloway, London
14:00 BST	Saka  61' Pépé  64'		McGoldrick  83'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Lee Mason

5 17 October 2020	Manchester City	1–0	Arsenal	Manchester
17:30 BST	Sterling  23'	Report		Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Chris Kavanagh

6 25 October 2020	Arsenal	0–1	Leicester City	Holloway
19:15 BST		Report	Vardy  80'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Craig Pawson

7 1 November 2020	Manchester United	0–1	Arsenal	Manchester
16:30 BST		Report	Aubameyang  69' (pen.)	Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 0 Referee: Mike Dean

8 8 November 2020	Arsenal	0–3	Aston Villa	Holloway
19:15 BST		Report	Saka  25' (o.g.) Watkins  72', 75'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Martin Atkinson

9 22 November 2020	Leeds United	0–0	Arsenal	Beeston, Leeds
16:30 BST		Report	Pépé  51'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Anthony Taylor

10 29 November 2020	Arsenal	1–2	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Holloway
19:15 BST	Gabriel  30'	Report	Neto  27' Podence  42'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Michael Oliver

11 6 December 2020	Tottenham Hotspur	2–0	Arsenal	Tottenham
16:30 BST	Son  13' Kane  45+1'	Report		Stadium: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Martin Atkinson

12 13 December 2020	Arsenal	0–1	Burnley	Holloway
19:15 BST	Xhaka  58'	Report	Aubameyang  73' (o.g.)	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Graham Scott

13 15 December 2020	Arsenal	1–1	Southampton	Holloway
15:00 BST	Aubameyang  52' Gabriel  58', 62'	Report	Walcott  18'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Paul Tierney

14 19 September 2020	Everton	2–1	Arsenal	Liverpool
15:00 BST	Holding  22' (og) Mina  45'	Report	Pépé  35' (Pen)	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Andre Marriner

15 26 December 2020	Arsenal	3–1	Chelsea	Holloway
17:30 BST	Lacazette  34' (Pen) Xhaka  44' Saka  56'	Report	Abraham  85'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Michael Oliver

16 29 December 2020	Brighton & Hove Albion	0–1	Arsenal	Brighton
18:00 BST		Report	Lacazette  66'	Stadium: Amex Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Craig Pawson

17 2 January 2021	West Bromwich Albion	0–4	Arsenal	West Bromwich
15:00 BST		Report	Tierney  23' Saka  28' Lacazette  60', 64'	Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 0 Referee: Craig Pawson

18 12 January 2021	Arsenal	0–0	Crystal Palace	Holloway
20:00 BST		Report		Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Andre Marriner

19 18 January 2021	Arsenal	3–0	Newcastle United	Holloway
20:00 BST	Aubameyang  50', 77' Saka  60'	Report		Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: David Coote

20 26 January 2021	Southampton	1–3	Arsenal	Southampton
20:15 BST	Armstrong  3'	Report	Pépé  8' Saka  39' Lacazette  72'	Stadium: St. Mary's Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Kevin Friend

21 30 January 2021	Arsenal	0–0	Manchester United	Holloway, London
BST		Report		Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Michael Oliver

22 2 February 2021	Wolverhampton Wanderers	2–1	Arsenal	Wolverhampton
19:45 BST	Moutinho  49' Neves  45+5' (pen.)	Report	Pépé  32' David Luiz  45+3' Leno  72'	Stadium: Molineux Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Craig Pawson

23 6 February 2021	Aston Villa	1–0	Arsenal	Aston
12:30 BST	Watkins  2'	Report		Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Chris Kavanagh

24 14 February 2021	Arsenal	4–2	Leeds United	Holloway, London
16:30 BST	Aubameyang  13', 41' (pen.), 47' Bellerín  45'	Report	Struijk  58' Costa  69'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Stuart Attwell

25 21 February 2021	Arsenal	0–1	Manchester City	Holloway, London
16:30 BST		Report	Sterling  2'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Jonathan Moss

26 28 February 2021	Leicester City	1–3	Arsenal	Leicester
12:00 BST	Tielemans  6'	Report	Luiz  39' Lacazette  45+2' (pen.) Pépé  52'	Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Paul Tierney

27 6 March 2021	Burnley	1–1	Arsenal	Burnley
BST	Wood  39'	Report	Aubameyang  6'	Stadium: Turf Moor Attendance: 0 Referee: Andre Marriner

28 13 March 2021	Arsenal	2–1	Tottenham Hotspur	Holloway, London
BST	Ødegaard  44' Lacazette  64' (pen.)	Report	Lamela  33',  69', 76'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Michael Oliver

29 21 March 2021	West Ham United	3–3	Arsenal	Stratford, London
15:00 BST	Lingard  15' Bowen  17' Souček  32'	Report	Souček  38' (o.g.) Dawson  61' (o.g.) Lacazette  82'	Stadium: London Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Jonathan Moss

30 3 April 2021	Arsenal	0–3	Liverpool	Holloway, London
BST		Report	Jota  64', 82' Salah  68'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Stuart Attwell

31 10 April 2021	Sheffield United	0–3	Arsenal	Sheffield
BST		Report	Lacazette  33', 85' Martinelli  71'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 0 Referee: Peter Bankes

32 17 April 2021	Arsenal	1–1	Fulham	Holloway, London
BST	Nketiah  90+7'	Report	Maja  59' (pen.)	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Craig Pawson

33 24 April 2021	Arsenal	0–1	Everton	Holloway, London
BST		Report	Leno  76' (og)	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Jonathan Moss

34 2 May 2021	Newcastle United	0–2	Arsenal	Newcastle
14:00 BST	Schär  90'	Report	Elneny  5' Aubameyang  66'	Stadium: St. James' Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Mike Dean

35 9 May 2021	Arsenal	3–1	West Bromwich Albion	Holloway, London
19:00 BST	Smith-Rowe  29' Pépé  35' Willian  90'	Report	Pereira  67'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Peter Bankes

36 12 May 2021	Chelsea	0–1	Arsenal	Chelsea, London
20:15 BST		Report	Smith-Rowe  16'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 0 Referee: Andre Marriner

37 19 May 2021	Crystal Palace	1–3	Arsenal	Selhurst
19:45 BST	Benteke  62'	Report	Pépé  35', 90+5' Martinelli  90+1'	Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 6,500 Referee: Anthony Taylor

38 23 May 2021	Arsenal	2–0	Brighton & Hove Albion	Holloway, London
16:00 BST	Pépé  49', 60'	Report		Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Jonathan Moss

FA Cup

Main article: 2020–21 FA Cup

Third round 9 January 2021	Arsenal	2–0	Newcastle United	Holloway, London
17:30 GMT	Smith Rowe  109' Aubameyang  117'	Report		Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Chris Kavanagh

Fourth round 23 January 2021	Southampton	1–0	Arsenal	Southampton
12:15 GMT	Gabriel  24', og'	Report		Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Peter Bankes

EFL Cup

Main article: 2020–21 EFL Cup

The draw for both the second and third round were confirmed on September 6, live on Sky Sports by Phil Babb.

Third round 23 September 2020	Leicester City	0–2	Arsenal	Leicester
19:45 BST		Report	Fuchs  57' (og) Nketiah  90'	Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Peter Bankes

Fourth round 1 October 2020	Liverpool	0–0 (5–6 pen)	Arsenal	Liverpool
19:45 BST		Report		Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 0 Referee: Kevin Friend
	Penalties
	Milner Georginio Wijnaldum Minamino Origi Jones Wilson		Lacazette Soares Elneny Maitland-Niles Pépé Willock

Quarter-finals 22 December 2020	Arsenal (1)	1–4	Manchester City (1)	London
20:00 BST	Lacazette  31'	Report	Gabriel Jesus  3' Mahrez  54' Foden  59' Laporte  73'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Stuart Attwell

FA Community Shield

Main article: 2020 FA Community Shield

UEFA Europa League

Main article: 2020-21 UEFA Europa League

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Notes
Arsenal	6	6	0	0	20	5	+15	18	Advance to knockout phase
Molde	6	3	1	2	9	11	−2	10
Rapid Wien	6	2	1	3	11	13	−2	7
Dundalk	6	0	0	6	8	19	−11	0

Group stage

The group stage draw was held on 2 October 2020.

Main article: 2020–21 UEFA Europa League group stage#Group B

1 22 October 2020	Rapid Wien	1–2	Arsenal	Vienna, Austria
21:00 CEST	Fountas  51'	Report	Aubameyang  74' Leno 90+2'	Stadium: Allianz Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Pavel Královec (Czech Republic)

2 29 October 2020	Arsenal	3–0	Dundalk	London, England
21:00 CET	Nketiah  42' Willock  44' Pépé  46'	Report		Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Filip Glova (Slovakia)

3 5 November 2020	Arsenal	4–1	Molde	London, England
21:00 CET	Haugen  45+1' (o.g.) Sinyan  62' (o.g.) Pépé  69' Willock  88'	Report	Ellingsen  22'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Halil Umut Meler (Turkey)

4 26 November 2020	Molde	0–3	Arsenal	Molde, Norway
18:55 CET		Report	Pépé  50' Nelson  55' Balogun  83'	Stadium: Aker Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Irfan Peljto (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

5 3 December 2020	Arsenal	4–1	Rapid Wien	London, England
21:00 CET	Lacazette  10' Marí  18' Nketiah  44' Smith Rowe  66'	Report	Kitagawa  47'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Radu Petrescu (Romania)

6 10 December 2020	Dundalk	2–4	Arsenal	Dublin, Ireland
17:55 GMT (UTC±0)	Flores  22' Hoare  85'	Report	Nketiah  12' Elneny  18' Willock  67' Balogun  80'	Stadium: Oriel Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Ivan Bebek (Croatia)

Knockout phase

Main article: 2020–21 UEFA Europa League knockout phase

The round of 32 draw was held on 14 December 2020.

Round of 32

First leg 18 February 2021	Benfica	1–1	Arsenal	Lisbon, Portugal
21:00 (20:00 WET)	Pizzi  55' (pen.)	Report	Smith Rowe 54'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 0 Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)

Second leg 25 February 2021	Arsenal	3–2 (4–3 agg.)	Benfica	London, England
18:55 (20:00 GMT)	Aubameyang  21', 87' Tierney  67'	Report	Gonçalves  43' Silva  61'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)

Round of 16

The round of 16 draw was held on 26 February 2021.

First leg 11 March 2021	Olympiacos	1–3	Arsenal	Piraeus, Greece
22:00 EET (UTC+2)	El-Arabi  58'	Report	Ødegaard  34' Gabriel  79' Elneny  85'	Stadium: Karaiskakis Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Daniel Siebert (Germany)

Second leg 18 March 2021	Arsenal	0–1 (3–2 agg.)	Olympiacos	London, England
17:55 GMT (UTC±0)		Report	El-Arabi  51' Ba  82', 82'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande (Spain)

Quarter-finals

The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 19 March 2021.

First leg 8 April 2021	Arsenal	1–1	Slavia Prague	London, England
20:00 BST (UTC+1)	Pépé  86'	BBC Report UEFA Report	Holeš  90+3'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Andreas Ekberg (Sweden)

Second leg 15 April 2021	Slavia Prague	0–4 (0–4 agg.)	Arsenal	Prague, Czech Republic
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)		BBC Report UEFA Report	Pépé  18' Lacazette  21' (pen.), 77' Saka  24'	Stadium: Sinobo Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)

Semi-finals

The draw for the semi-finals was held on 19 March 2021, after the quarter-final draw. Should they overcome Slavia Prague, the Gunners would face either Villarreal or Dinamo Zagreb. Villareal won 3–2 over Dinamo, meaning Villareal's manager Unai Emery would face his former side in the semifinals. Emery had guided Arsenal to the final in 2019, possibly his most notable moment during an 18-month stint at Arsenal between May 2018 and November 2019.

First leg 29 April 2021	Villarreal	2–1	Arsenal	Villarreal, Spain
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Trigueros  5' Albiol  29' Capoue  68', 80'	UEFA Report BBC Report	Ceballos  44', 57' Pépé  73' (pen.)	Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica Attendance: 0 Referee: Artur Soares Dias (Portugal)

Second leg 6 May 2021	Arsenal	0–0 (1–2 agg.)	Villarreal	London, England
20:00 BST (UTC+1)		UEFA Report BBC Report		Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia)

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Players with no appearances not included in the list.

As of 23 May 2021

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Premier League		FA Cup		EFL Cup		Europa League		Community Shield		Total
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK		Bernd Leno, Bernd Leno	35	0	2	0	2	0	10	0	0	0	49	0
2	DF		Héctor Bellerín, Héctor Bellerín	24(1)	1	1	0	0(1)	0	6(1)	0	1	0	32(3)	1
3	DF		Kieran Tierney, Kieran Tierney	26(1)	1	1	0	0	0	4(5)	1	1	0	32(6)	2
6	DF		Gabriel, Gabriel	22(1)	2	1	0	2	0	6	1	0	0	31(1)	3
7	MF		Bukayo Saka, Bukayo Saka	30(2)	5	0(2)	0	2	0	8(1)	2	1	0	41(5)	7
8	MF		Dani Ceballos, Dani Ceballos	17(8)	0	0	0	2(1)	0	6(6)	0	0	0	25(15)	0
9	FW		Alexandre Lacazette, Alexandre Lacazette	22(9)	13	0(2)	0	1(1)	1	5(3)	3	0	0	28(15)	17
11	MF		Martin Ødegaard, Martin Ødegaard	9(5)	1	0	0	0	0	5(1)	1	0	0	14(6)	2
12	FW		Willian, Willian	16(9)	1	2	0	0(1)	0	3(6)	0	0	0	21(16)	1
13	GK		Rúnar Alex Rúnarsson, Rúnar Alex Rúnarsson	0(1)	0	0	0	1	0	4	0	0	0	5(1)	0
14	FW		Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang	26(3)	10	1	1	0	0	5(3)	3	1	1	33(6)	15
16	DF		Rob Holding, Rob Holding	28(2)	0	1	0	2	0	4(1)	0	1	0	36(3)	0
17	DF		Cédric Soares, Cédric Soares	8(2)	0	2	0	2	0	7(2)	0	0(1)	0	19(5)	0
18	MF		Thomas Partey, Thomas Partey	18(6)	0	0(1)	0	0	0	6(2)	0	0	0	24(9)	0
19	FW		Nicolas Pépé, Nicolas Pépé	16(13)	10	2	0	2(1)	0	10(3)	6	0	0	30(17)	16
21	DF		Calum Chambers, Calum Chambers	8(2)	0	0	0	0	0	3(3)	0	0	0	11(5)	0
22	DF		Pablo Marí, Pablo Marí	10	0	1	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	16	1
23	DF		David Luiz, David Luiz	17(3)	1	1	0	1	0	7	1	1	0	27(3)	2
24	FW		Reiss Nelson, Reiss Nelson	0(2)	0	1	0	1	0	3(1)	1	0(1)	0	5(4)	1
25	MF		Mohamed Elneny, Mohamed Elneny	17(6)	1	2	0	2(1)	0	5(7)	2	1	0	27(14)	3
30	FW		Eddie Nketiah, Eddie Nketiah	4(13)	2	1	0	2	1	6(2)	3	1	0	14(15)	6
32	MF		Emile Smith Rowe, Emile Smith Rowe	18(2)	2	0(1)	1	0(1)	0	8(3)	1	0	0	26(7)	4
33	GK		Mathew Ryan, Mathew Ryan	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
34	MF		Granit Xhaka, Granit Xhaka	29(2)	1	1(1)	0	1	0	10	0	1	0	42(3)	1
35	FW		Gabriel Martinelli, Gabriel Martinelli	7(7)	2	1	0	1	0	0(6)	0	0	0	9(13)	2
38	FW		Folarin Balogun, Folarin Balogun	0	0	0	0	0(1)	0	0(5)	2	0	0	0(6)	2
41	MF		Ben Cottrell, Ben Cottrell	0	0	0	0	0	0	0(1)	0	0	0	0(1)	0
66	MF		Miguel Azeez, Miguel Azeez	0	0	0	0	0	0	0(1)	0	0	0	0(1)	0
Players on loan but featured this season
15	MF		Ainsley Maitland-Niles, Ainsley Maitland-Niles	5(6)	0	0(1)	0	2(1)	0	5	0	1	0	13(8)	0
28	MF		Joe Willock, Joe Willock	2(5)	0	1	0	3	0	4(1)	3	0(1)	0	10(7)	3
31	DF		Sead Kolašinac, Sead Kolašinac	1	0	0	0	3	0	4	0	0(1)	0	8(1)	0
Players sold but featured this season
20	DF		Shkodran Mustafi, Shkodran Mustafi	0(3)	0	0	0	1	0	5	0	0	0	6(3)	0
26	GK		Emiliano Martínez, Emiliano Martínez	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0

Goalscorers

As of 23 May 2021

Rank	No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Premier League	FA Cup	EFL Cup	Europa League	Community Shield	Total
1	9	FW		Alexandre Lacazette	13	0	1	3	0	17
2	19	FW		Nicolas Pépé	10	0	0	6	0	16
3	14	FW		Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang	10	1	0	3	1	15
4	7	MF		Bukayo Saka	5	0	0	2	0	7
5	30	FW		Eddie Nketiah	2	0	1	3	0	6
6	32	MF		Emile Smith Rowe	2	1	0	1	0	4
7	6	DF		Gabriel	2	0	0	1	0	3
	25	MF		Mohamed Elneny	1	0	0	2	0	3
	28	MF		Joe Willock	0	0	0	3	0	3
10	35	FW		Gabriel Martinelli	2	0	0	0	0	2
	3	DF		Kieran Tierney	1	0	0	1	0	2
	11	MF		Martin Ødegaard	1	0	0	1	0	2
	23	DF		David Luiz	1	0	0	1	0	2
	38	FW		Folarin Balogun	0	0	0	2	0	2
15	2	DF		Héctor Bellerín	1	0	0	0	0	1
	12	FW		Willian	1	0	0	0	0	1
	34	MF		Granit Xhaka	1	0	0	0	0	1
	22	DF		Pablo Marí	0	0	0	1	0	1
	24	FW		Reiss Nelson	0	0	0	1	0	1
Own Goals					2	0	1	2	0	5
Totals					55	2	3	33	1	94

Assists

As of 23 May 2021

Rank	No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Premier League	FA Cup	EFL Cup	Europa League	Community Shield	Total
1	7	MF		Bukayo Saka	3	0	0	3	1	7
	12	FW		Willian	5	0	0	2	0	7
	32	MF		Emile Smith Rowe	4	0	0	3	0	7
4	19	FW		Nicolas Pépé	1	0	0	4	0	5
5	3	DF		Kieran Tierney	3	1	0	0	0	4
	14	FW		Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang	3	0	0	1	0	4
7	2	DF		Héctor Bellerín	2	0	0	1	0	3
	8	MF		Dani Ceballos	3	0	0	0	0	3
	9	FW		Alexandre Lacazette	2	1	0	0	0	3
	18	MF		Thomas Partey	2	0	0	1	0	3
	21	DF		Calum Chambers	2	0	0	1	0	3
	28	MF		Joe Willock	0	0	0	3	0	3
13	17	DF		Cedric Soares	1	0	0	1	0	2
	34	MF		Granit Xhaka	2	0	0	0	0	2
	11	MF		Martin Ødegaard	2	0	0	0	0	2
	35	FW		Gabriel Martinelli	1	0	1	0	0	2
16	6	DF		Gabriel	0	0	0	1	0	1
	15	MF		Ainsley Maitland-Niles	0	0	0	1	0	1
	16	DF		Rob Holding	1	0	0	0	0	1
	24	MF		Reiss Nelson	0	0	0	1	0	1
	30	FW		Eddie Nketiah	1	0	0	0	0	1
	38	FW		Folarin Balogun	0	0	0	1	0	1
Totals					36	2	1	24	1	64

Disciplinary record

As of 23 May 2021

Rank	No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Premier League		FA Cup		EFL Cup		Europa League		Community Shield		Total
1	34	MF		Granit Xhaka	7	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	9	1
2	8	MF		Dani Ceballos	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	5	1
3	6	DF		Gabriel	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	1
4	23	DF		David Luiz	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	1
5	19	FW		Nicolas Pépé	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
	1	GK		Bernd Leno	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	1
6	2	DF		Héctor Bellerín	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0
7	18	MF		Thomas Partey	5	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	7	0
8	25	MF		Mohamed Elneny	3	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	6	0
9	3	DF		Kieran Tierney	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	5	0
10	9	FW		Alexandre Lacazette	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4	0
	17	DF		Cédric Soares	1	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	4	0
12	14	FW		Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	0
13	16	DF		Rob Holding	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	28	MF		Joe Willock	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
	20	DF		Shkodran Mustafi	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
	22	DF		Pablo Mari	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	30	FW		Eddie Nketiah	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	0
18	32	MF		Emile Smith Rowe	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Totals					27	3	2	0	5	0	9	0	0	0	43	4

Clean sheets

As of 23 May 2021

Rank	No.	Pos.	Name	Nat.	Premier League	FA Cup	EFL Cup	Europa League	Community Shield	Total
1	1	GK	Bernd Leno		11	1	2	2	0	16
2	13	GK	Rúnar Alex Rúnarsson		0	0	0	2	0	2
3	33	GK	Mathew Ryan		1	0	0	0	0	1
Total					12	1	2	4	0	19

Awards

Each award winner was chosen via open-access polls on the club's official website.

Arsenal Player of the Month award

Month	Player	Votes
September	, GabrielGabriel  (BRA)	72%
October	, GabrielGabriel  (BRA)	79%
November	, GabrielGabriel  (BRA)	76%
December	Saka, BukayoBukayo Saka (ENG)	70%
January	Saka, BukayoBukayo Saka (ENG)	46%
February	Saka, BukayoBukayo Saka (ENG)	48%
March	Ødegaard, MartinMartin Ødegaard (NOR)	53.4%
April	Lacazette, AlexandreAlexandre Lacazette (FRA)	72%

Arsenal Goal of the Month award

Month	Player	Competition	Opponent	Votes
September	Aubameyang, Pierre-EmerickPierre-Emerick Aubameyang (GAB)	Premier League	Fulham	40%
October	Pépé, NicolasNicolas Pépé (CIV)	UEFA Europa League	Dundalk	38%
November	Miedema, VivianneVivianne Miedema (NED)	FA Women's League Cup	London City Lionesses
December	Saka, BukayoBukayo Saka (ENG)	Premier League	Chelsea
January	Tierney, KieranKieran Tierney (SCO)	Premier League	West Bromwich Albion
February	Pépé, NicolasNicolas Pépé (CIV)	Premier League	Wolverhampton Wanderers	28.1%
March	Ødegaard, MartinMartin Ødegaard (NOR)	UEFA Europa League	Olympiacos	38.4%
April	Lacazette, AlexandreAlexandre Lacazette (FRA)	Premier League	Sheffield United	32%

Arsenal Player of the Season award

Arsenal Player of the Season

Rank	Player	Votes
1st	Saka, BukayoBukayo Saka (ENG)	51%
2nd	Pépé, NicolasNicolas Pépé (CIV)	15%
3rd	Tierney, KieranKieran Tierney (SCO)	14%

Arsenal Goal of the Season award

Rank	Player	Competition	Opponent	Votes
1st	Elneny, MohamedMohamed Elneny (EGY)	UEFA Europa League	Dundalk	31%
2nd	Tierney, KieranKieran Tierney (SCO)	Premier League	West Bromwich Albion	21%
3rd	Pépé, NicolasNicolas Pépé (CIV)	Premier League	West Bromwich Albion	13%

External links

• Official website