Arsenal

2009–10 season
Manager	Arsène Wenger
Chairman	Peter Hill-Wood
Premier League	3rd
FA Cup	Third round
League Cup	Fifth round
UEFA Champions League	First Knockout round
Top goalscorer	League: Cesc Fàbregas (9) All: Cesc Fàbregas (12)
Highest home attendance	60,103 - v Tottenham Hotspur, 31 October, Premier League
Lowest home attendance	56,592 - v West Bromwich Albion, 22 September, League Cup
← 2008–09

The 2009–10 season will be Arsenal Football Club's 18th season in the Premier League. This article shows statistics of the club's players in the season, and also lists all matches that the club will play in the season.

Contents 1 Key events 2 Players 2.1 Squad information 2.1.1 Reserve squad 2.2 Transfers in / out 2.2.1 In 2.2.2 Out 2.3 Squad stats 2.4 Disciplinary record 2.5 Start formations 2.6 Starting 11 3 Club 3.1 Coaching staff 3.2 Kit 3.3 Other information 4 Competitions 4.1 Overall 4.2 Premier League 4.2.1 Classification 4.2.2 Results summary 4.2.3 Results by round 4.3 UEFA Champions League 4.3.1 Group Stage 5 Matches 5.1 Competitive 5.2 Pre-season 6 References 7 External links 8 See also

[edit] Key events

• 12 June: Goalkeeper Łukasz Fabiański signs a new "long-term" contract with Arsenal.^[1]
• 19 June: Defender Thomas Vermaelen signs for Arsenal from Ajax.^[2]
• 30 June: Midfielder Amaury Bischoff's and striker Rui Fonte's contracts expire and both leave Arsenal. Youth Team goalkeeper James Shea and defenders Luke Ayling, Craig Eastmond, and Cedric Evina all sign professional contracts with Arsenal. Youth team defenders Abu Ogogo, Paul Rodgers, Rene Steer, and Anton Blackwood; midfielders James Dunne, Jonas Rasmussen, and Vincent van den Berg all leave the club.^[3]
• 1 July: Defenders Philippe Senderos and Armand Traoré; reserve team defenders Gavin Hoyte, Kerrea Gilbert, and Pedro Botelho; midfielder Nacer Barazite; and striker Jay Simpson all return from loan.^{[citation needed]}
• 1 July: Midfielder Aaron Ramsey signs a new "long-term" contract with Arsenal.^[4]
• 2 July: Midfielder Jack Wilshere signs a new "long-term" contract with Arsenal.^[5]
• 3 July: Defender Kieran Gibbs becomes the third player in as many days to sign a new "long-term" contract with Arsenal.^[6]
• 8 July: Striker Robin van Persie signs a new "long-term" contract with Arsenal.^[7]
• 13 July: Striker Robin van Persie is voted as the O2/Arsenal.com Player of the Season with 35.3% of the votes.^[8]
• 18 July: Tomáš Rosický plays 45 minutes during Arsenal's pre-season friendly against Barnet following an absence of 18 months due to successive injuries. Thomas Vermaelen also makes his debut in the match.^[9]
• 18 July: Emmanuel Adebayor joins Manchester City for a fee of £25 million.^[10]
• 21 July: Midfielder Samir Nasri fractures his right fibula during a training session. He is expected to miss the next two to three months while recovering.^[11]
• 29 July: Defender Kolo Touré joins Manchester City for an undisclosed fee on a four-year contract.^[12][13]
• 1 September: UEFA ban Eduardo for two Champions League matches for "deceiving the referee" in Arsenal's play-off match against Celtic.^[14] Two days later, Arsenal confirm they are to appeal against the ban, saying UEFA's decision was "completely flawed".^[15]
• 2 September: Striker Nicklas Bendtner signs a new "long-term" contract with Arsenal.^[16]
• 2 September: Midfielder Denílson signs a new "long-term" contract with Arsenal.^[17]
• 4 September: Defender Johan Djourou undergoes surgery on his left knee cartilage after picking up the injury while on international duty in August. He is expected to miss six to eight months while recovering.^[18][19]
• 12 September: Midfielder Tomáš Rosický comes on after 51 minutes in the defeat at Manchester City, marking his return to competitive football with a goal.^[20]
• 14 September: Eduardo's two match Champions League ban for "deceiving the referee" is annulled by the UEFA Appeals Body after it was not established to the panel's satisfaction that the referee had been deceived in taking his decision on the penalty.^[21][22]
• 14 November: Striker Robin van Persie sufferes ankle ligament damage during an international friendly. He is expected to miss four to five months while recovering from ligament reconstruction surgery.^[23][24]
• 18 November: Striker Eduardo signs a new "long-term" contract with Arsenal.^[25]
• 24 November: Midfielder Alexandre Song signs a new contract that will keep him at Arsenal until at least 2014.^[26]
• 10 December: Striker Carlos Vela signs a new "long-term" contract with Arsenal.^[27]
• 31 December: Mifielder Abou Diaby signs a new "long-term" contract with Arsenal.^[28]

[edit] Players

[edit] Squad information

N	P	Nat.	Name	Age	EU	Since	App		Ends	Transfer fee	Notes
1	GK	ESP	Almunia	32		2004	143	0	[29]	£0.5M[30]
3	DF	FRA	Sagna	26		2007	111	1	2014[31]	£7.5M[32]
10	DF	FRA	Gallas	32		2006	133	17	2010[33]	Part exchange with A. Cole+£5M[34]
5	DF	BEL	Vermaelen	24		2009	27	5	[2]	£10M[35]
22	DF	FRA	Clichy	24		2003	200	1	2012[36]	£0.25M[37]
17	MF	CMR	Song	22		2005	105	4	2014[26]	£2.5M[38]
4	MF	ESP	Fàbregas (C)	22		2003	253	41	2014[39]	£0.5M[40]
2	MF	FRA	Diaby	23		2006	120	16	[28]	£2M[41]
27	MF	CIV	Eboué	26	N	2005	170	8	[42]	£1.54M[43]
23	MF	RUS	Arshavin	28	N	2009	38	14	2012[44]	£15M[45]
11	S	NED	van Persie	26		2004	192	71	[7]	£2.75M[46]
16	MF	WAL	Ramsey	19		2008	46	5	[4]	£4.8M[47]
9	S	CRO	Eduardo	26	N	2007	55	21	[25]	£7.5M[48]
7	MF	CZE	Rosický	29		2006	76	14	2010[49]	£6.8M[50]
8	MF	FRA	Nasri	22		2008	57	10	[51]	£12M[52]
52	S	DEN	Bendtner	21		2004	106	26	[16]	£0.2M
15	MF	BRA	Denílson	21	N	2006	105	8	[17]	£3.5M[53]
12	S	MEX	Vela	20	N	2005	41	7	[27]	£0.5M[54]
14	S	ENG	Walcott	20		2006	116	15	[55]	£9.1M[56]
18	DF	FRA	Silvestre	32		2008	33	2	2010[57]	£0.75M[58]
24	GK	ITA	Mannone	21		2005	9	0	[59]	£0.35M[60]
30	DF	FRA	Traoré	20		2005	26	0	[61]	Youth system
28	DF	ENG	Gibbs	20		2007	30	0	[6]	Youth system
19	MF	ENG	Wilshere	18		2008	15	1	[5]	Youth system
32	MF	ESP	Mérida	19		2009	13	1	2010[62]	£2.2M[63]
21	GK	POL	Fabiański	24		2007	30	0	[1]	£0.5M
6	DF	SUI	Senderos	24		2003	117	4	2010[64]	£0.5M[65]
53	GK	POL	Szczęsny	19		2009	1	0	[66]	Youth system
20	DF	SUI	Djourou	22		2003	77	0	[67]	Youth system

Last updated: 3 January 2010
Source: Arsenal F.C. and footballdatabase.com (for EU passport, country as international player, contract ending and transfer fee)
Ordered by starting 11, then appearances, then games started.

[edit] Reserve squad

No. Position Player 33 MF Nacer Barazite* 34 DF Kyle Bartley* 35 MF Francis Coquelin* 36 DF Thomas Cruise* 37 DF Craig Eastmond* 38 MF Jay Emmanuel-Thomas 39 DF Cedric Evina 40 FW Luke Freeman

No. Position Player 41 MF Emmanuel Frimpong 42 DF Kerrea Gilbert* 43 MF Conor Henderson 46 DF Luke Ayling 48 MF Mark Randall* 49 GK James Shea 51 FW Gilles Sunu* 54 MF Sanchez Watt*

* – Players who have made a first team appearance
For players who are out on loan, see main article.

[edit] Transfers in / out

[edit] In

N	P	Nat.	Name	Age	EU	Moving from	Type	Transfer window	Ends	Transfer fee	Source
5	DF	BEL	Vermaelen	23		Ajax	Transferred			£8.45M rising to £10.1M	Arsenal F.C. AFC Ajax
6	DF	SUI	Senderos	24		Milan	End of loan			n/a
30	DF	FRA	Traoré	19		Portsmouth	End of loan			n/a
33	MF	NED	Barazite	19		Derby County	End of loan			n/a
44	DF	ENG	Hoyte	19		Watford	End of loan			n/a
42	DF	ENG	Gilbert	22		Leicester City	End of loan			n/a
50	S	ENG	Simpson	20		West Brom	End of loan			n/a
	DF	BRA	Botelho	19	N	Salamanca	End of loan			n/a
	DF	NOR	Nordtveit	19		Lillestrøm	End of loan			n/a

[edit] Out

N	P	Nat.	Name	Age	EU	Moving to	Type	Transfer window	Transfer fee	Source
28	MF	POR	Bischoff	22		Académica	Contract ended		n/a	Arsenal F.C.
39	S	POR	Fonte	19		Sporting CP	Contract ended		n/a	Arsenal F.C. Portugoal
49	DF	ENG	Rodgers	19		Northampton Town	Contract ended		n/a	Arsenal F.C.
25	S	TOG	Adebayor	25	N	Manchester City	Transferred		£25M	Arsenal F.C. Manchester City F.C.
	DF	BRA	Botelho	19	N	Celta de Vigo	Loaned out for entire season		n/a	Celta de Vigo Sky Sports
	DF	NOR	Nordtveit	19		Nuremberg	Loaned out for entire season		n/a	Arsenal F.C. 1. FC Nürnberg
5	DF	CIV	Touré	28	N	Manchester City	Transferred		£16M	Arsenal F.C. Manchester City F.C.
38	MF	ENG	Emmanuel-Thomas	18		Blackpool	Loaned out until 17 Nov 2009		n/a	Arsenal F.C. Blackpool F.C.
45	MF	ENG	Lansbury	18		Watford	Loaned out for entire season		n/a	Arsenal F.C. Watford F.C.
50	S	ENG	Simpson	20		Queens Park Rangers	Loaned out for entire season		n/a	Arsenal F.C. Queens Park Rangers F.C.
44	DF	ENG	Hoyte	19		Brighton & Hove Albion	Loaned out until 2 Jan 2010		n/a	Arsenal F.C. Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.
53	GK	POL	Szczęsny	19		Brentford	Loaned out until 17 Jan 2010		n/a	Arsenal F.C. Brentford F.C.
47	S	ENG	Murphy	19		Brentford	Loaned out until 24 Feb 2010		n/a	Arsenal F.C. Brentford F.C.

Last updated: 31 December

[edit] Squad stats

				Total			UEFA Champions League		Premier League		FA Cup		Football League Cup

N	P	Nat.	Name	GS	App		App		App		App		App		Notes
1	GK	ESP	Almunia	18	18		4		14
3	DF	FRA	Sagna	19	21		4		17
10	DF	FRA	Gallas	26	26	4	7	1	19	3
5	DF	BEL	Vermaelen	26	26	5	7	1	19	4
22	DF	FRA	Clichy	13	13		5		8						Source
17	MF	CMR	Song	25	26	1	8		17	1			1
4	MF	ESP	Fàbregas	21	22	12	6	3	16	9					Source
2	MF	FRA	Diaby	19	21	6	6	1	15	5
27	MF	CIV	Eboué	14	18	2	6	1	11	1			1
23	MF	RUS	Arshavin	20	23	8	6	2	17	6
11	S	NED	van Persie	15	15	8	4	1	11	7					Source
16	MF	WAL	Ramsey	7	23	3	6		14	3			3
9	S	CRO	Eduardo	11	19	5	4	2	14	3			1
7	MF	CZE	Rosický	7	15	1	4		10	1			1
8	MF	FRA	Nasri	11	13	3	2	2	10	1			1
52	S	DEN	Bendtner	8	13	3	3	1	9	1			1	1	Source
15	MF	BRA	Denílson	12	12	3	3	1	9	2					Source
12	S	MEX	Vela	3	11	1	4		5				2	1
14	S	ENG	Walcott	4	10	1	2		8	1					Source
18	DF	FRA	Silvestre	6	9		2		4				3
24	GK	ITA	Mannone	8	8		3		5
30	DF	FRA	Traoré	8	8				6				2
28	DF	ENG	Gibbs	7	7		2		3				2		Source
19	MF	ENG	Wilshere	3	6		3		1				2
32	MF	ESP	Mérida	3	4	1	1		1				2	1
21	GK	POL	Fabiański	3	3		1						2
42	DF	ENG	Gilbert	3	3		1						2		Reserve team player
37	DF	ENG	Eastmond	2	3				1				2		Reserve team player
54	MF	ENG	Watt	1	3	1							3	1	Reserve team player
6	DF	SUI	Senderos	2	2								2
35	MF	FRA	Coquelin	1	2								2		Reserve team player
51	S	FRA	Sunu	1	2		1						1		Reserve team player
48	MF	ENG	Randall		2								2		Reserve team player
53	GK	POL	Szczęsny	1	1								1
36	DF	ENG	Cruise	1	1		1								Reserve team player
34	DF	ENG	Bartley	1	1		1								Reserve team player
33	MF	NED	Barazite		1								1		Reserve team player Source
20	DF	SUI	Djourou												Source

Last updated: 30 December 2009
Source: Arsenal F.C.
Ordered by starting 11, then appearances, then games started
0 shown as blank

[edit] Disciplinary record

N	P	Nat.	Name				Notes
17	MF	CMR	Song	6
11	S	NED	v. Persie	4
27	MF	CIV	Eboué	4
30	DF	FRA	Traoré	3
4	MF	ESP	Fàbregas	4
22	DF	FRA	Clichy	3
16	MF	WAL	Ramsey	2
3	DF	FRA	Sagna	2
10	DF	FRA	Gallas	2
15	MF	BRA	Denílson	2
23	MF	RUS	Arshavin	2
19	MF	ENG	Wilshere	1
18	DF	FRA	Silvestre	1
37	DF	ENG	Eastmond	1
2	MF	FRA	Diaby	1
1	GK	ESP	Almunia	1
6	DF	SUI	Senderos	1
12	S	MEX	Vela	1
24	GK	ITA	Mannone	1
5	DF	BEL	Vermaelen	1
28	DF	ENG	Gibbs	1
32	MF	ESP	Mérida	1
8	MF	FRA	Nasri	1

Last updated: 27 December 2009
Source: Match reports in Competitive matches
Only competitive matches
= Number of bookings; = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.

[edit] Start formations

Qnt	Formation	Match(es)
28	4–3–3	1–23, 26-30
2	4–5–1	24-25

Last updated: 30 December 2009
Source:^{[citation needed]}
Only competitive matches.

[edit] Starting 11

N P Nat. Name GS Notes 1 GK ESP Almunia 18 3 RB FRA Sagna 19 10 CB FRA Gallas 26 5 CB BEL Vermaelen 26 22 LB FRA Clichy 13 17 DM CMR Song 25 4 CM ESP Fàbregas 21 2 CM FRA Diaby 19 27 RW CIV Eboué 14 23 LW RUS Arshavin 20 11 CF NED van Persie 15

Almunia Sagna Gallas Vermaelen Clichy Song Fàbregas Diaby Eboué Arshavin van Persie

Last updated: 30 December 2009
Source: Squad stats and Start formations.
Only competitive matches.
Using the most used start formation.
Ordered by position on pitch (from back right to front left).

[edit] Club

[edit] Coaching staff

Position	Staff
Manager	Arsène Wenger
Assistant manager	Pat Rice
First team coach	Boro Primorac
Goalkeeping coach	Gerry Peyton
Fitness coach	Tony Colbert
Physiotherapist	Colin Lewin
Club doctor	Gary O'Driscoll
Chief scout	Steve Rowley

Last updated: 24 May 2009
Source: Arsenal F.C.

[edit] Kit

Supplier: Nike
Sponsor: Fly Emirates

Home

Away

Third

Last updated: 1 July 2009.
Source: home, away and third

[edit] Other information

Chairman	Peter Hill-Wood
Ground (capacity and dimensions)	Emirates Stadium (60,355 / 113x76 meters)

Last updated: 24 May 2009
Source: Arsenal F.C.

[edit] Competitions

[edit] Overall

Competition	Started round	Current position / round	Final position / round	First match	Last match
Premier League	—	3		15 August
UEFA Champions League	Play-off round	First knockout round		18 August
Football League Cup	3rd round	—	5th round	22 September	2 December
FA Cup	3rd round	3rd round		2 January

Last updated: 27 December 2009
Source: Competitions' Wikipedia articles.

[edit] Premier League

[edit] Classification

P	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Chelsea	20	14	3	3	45	16	+29	45	2010–11 UEFA Champions League Group stage
2	Manchester United	20	14	1	5	45	18	+27	43
3	Arsenal	19	13	2	4	51	21	+30	41
4	Tottenham Hotspur	20	11	4	5	42	22	+20	37	2010–11 UEFA Champions League Play-off round
5	Manchester City	19	9	8	2	38	27	+11	35	2010–11 UEFA Europa League Play-off round

Updated to games played on 30 December 2009
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (Q) = Qualified to respective phase of tournament; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.

[edit] 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
19	13	2	4	51	21	+30	41	8	0	1	28	7	+21	5	2	3	23	14	+9

Last updated: 30 December 2009
Source: Premier League

[edit] Results by round

Round	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	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	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A
Result	W	W	L	L	W	W	W	W	D	W	W	L	L	W	W	D	W	W	W
Position	1	1	5	8	6	5	4	4	3	3	2	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3

Last updated: 30 December 2009.
Source: competitive matches
Notes: Premier League fixture not listed due to copyright. Results will be shown..
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Lose; W = Win; P = Postponed.

[edit] UEFA Champions League

[edit] Group Stage

Group H

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Arsenal	6	4	1	1	12	5	+7	13
Olympiacos	6	3	1	2	4	5	−1	10
Standard Liège	6	1	2	3	7	9	−2	5
AZ	6	0	4	2	4	7	−3	4

Last updated: 9 December 2009
Source: competition article

[edit] Matches

[edit] Competitive

M	Date	Tournament	Round	Ground	Opponent	Score1	Report
1	15 August	Premier League	1	A	Everton	6 – 1	Report Kick off Attendance Referee Report link 17:30 BST 39,309 Mark Halsey                                                            Arsenal  26' Denílson  37' Vermaelen  41' Gallas  48', 69' Fàbregas  89' Eduardo Everton  90' Saha
2	18 August	UEFA Champions League	Play-off round	A	Celtic	2 – 0	Report Kick off Attendance Referee Report link 19:45 BST 58,000 Massimo Busacca                                                            Arsenal  43' Gallas  71' (o.g.) Caldwell 84' Clichy Celtic 52' Fox 58' N'Guemo 86' Loovens
3	22 August	Premier League	2	H	Portsmouth	4 – 1	Report Kick off Attendance Referee Report link 15:00 BST 60,049 Steve Bennett                                                            Arsenal  18', 22' Diaby  51' Gallas  69' Ramsey 90' Diaby Portsmouth  37' Kaboul
4	26 August	UEFA Champions League	Play-off round	H	Celtic	3 – 1	Report Kick off Attendance Referee Report link 19:45 BST 59,962 Manuel Mejuto González                                                            Arsenal  28' (pen.) Eduardo  53' Eboué  74' Arshavin 53' Eboué 83' Denílson Celtic  90' Donati 33' Caldwell 56' McGeady 83' Brown
5	29 August	Premier League	3	A	Manchester United	1 – 2	Report Kick off Attendance Referee Report link 17:15 BST 75,095 Mike Dean                                                            Arsenal  40' Arshavin 23' Song 32' Gallas 45' v. Persie 58' Almunia 71' Eboué 75' Sagna Manchester United  59' (pen.) Rooney  64' (o.g.) Diaby 35' Evra 62' Brown 62' Rooney
6	12 September	Premier League	4	A	Manchester City	2 – 4	Report Kick off Attendance Referee Report link 15:00 BST 47,339 Mark Clattenburg                                                            Arsenal  63' v. Persie  88' Rosický 19' Sagna 72' Song Manchester City  20' (o.g.) Almunia  72' Bellamy  80' Adebayor  84' Wright-Phillips 14' Lescott 81' Adebayor
7	16 September	UEFA Champions League	Group stage	A	Standard	3 – 2	Report Kick off Attendance Referee Report link 20:45 CEST 58,100 Eduardo Iturralde Gonzalez                                                            Arsenal  45' Bendtner  78' Vermaelen  81' Eduardo 34' Clichy Standard  2' Mangala  5' (pen.) Jovanović 68' Witsel 76' Nicaise
8	19 September	Premier League	5	H	Wigan Athletic	4 – 0	Report Kick off Attendance Referee Report link 15:00 BST 59,103 Mike Jones                                                            Arsenal  25', 49' Vermaelen  59' Eboué  90' Fàbregas 23' Eboué 40' Song Wigan Athletic 53' Gomez 65' Scharner
9	22 September	Football League Cup	3rd round	H	West Bromwich Albion	2 – 0	Report Kick off Attendance Referee Report link 19:45 BST 56,592 Lee Mason                                                            Arsenal  68' Watt  76' Vela 32' Senderos 57' Ramsey West Bromwich Albion  37' Thomas 38' Cox
10	26 September	Premier League	6	A	Fulham	1 – 0	Report Kick off Attendance Referee Report link 17:30 BST 25,700 Martin Atkinson                                                            Arsenal  52' v. Persie Fulham 26' Murphy 45' Zamora 70' Pantsil 79' Konchesky
11	29 September	UEFA Champions League	Group stage	H	Olympiacos	2 – 0	Report Kick off Attendance Referee Report link 19:45 BST 59,884 Stéphane Lannoy                                                            Arsenal  78' v. Persie  86' Arshavin 52' v. Persie 90' Fàbregas Olympiacos 52' Zewlakow 66' Dudu 80' Torosidis 89' Bravo
12	4 October	Premier League	7	H	Blackburn Rovers	6 – 2	Report Kick off Attendance Referee Report link 13:30 BST 59,431 Peter Walton                                                            Arsenal  17' Vermaelen  33' v. Persie  37' Arshavin  57' Fàbregas  75' Walcott  89' Bendtner 45' v. Persie Blackburn Rovers  4' N'Zonzi  30' Dunn 11' Di Santo
13	17 October	Premier League	8	H	Birmingham City	3 – 1	Report Kick off Attendance Referee Report link 15:00 BST 60,082 Lee Probert                                                            Arsenal  16' v. Persie  18' Diaby  84' Arshavin 73' Song Birmingham City  38' Bowyer 58' Hart 63' Ridgewell
14	20 October	UEFA Champions League	Group stage	A	AZ	1 – 1	Report Kick off Attendance Referee Report link 20:45 CEST 16,000 Martin Hansson                                                            Arsenal  36' Fàbregas 48' v. Persie 66' Clichy 77' Vela AZ  90' Mendes Da Silva 89' Lens
15	25 October	Premier League	9	A	West Ham United	2 – 2	Report Kick off Attendance Referee Report link 16:15 GMT 34,442 Chris Foy                                                            Arsenal  16' v. Persie  37' Gallas 77' Eboué 80' Mannone West Ham United  74' Cole  80' (pen.) Diamanti  78', 85' Parker 71' Hines 78' Collison
16	27 October	Football League Cup	4th round	H	Liverpool	2 – 1	Report Kick off Attendance Referee Report link 19:45 GMT 60,004 Alan Wiley                                                            Arsenal  19' Mérida  50' Bendtner Liverpool  26' Insúa
17	31 October	Premier League	10	H	Tottenham Hotspur	3 – 0	Report Kick off Attendance Referee Report link 12:45 GMT 60,103 Mark Clattenburg                                                            Arsenal  42', 60' v. Persie  43' Fàbregas 78' Vermaelen Tottenham Hotspur 62' Crouch
18	4 November	UEFA Champions League	Group stage	H	AZ	4 – 1	Report Kick off Attendance Referee Report link 19:45 GMT 59,345 Alain Hamer                                                            Arsenal  25', 52' Fàbregas  43' Nasri  72' Diaby AZ  82' Lens 66' Moisander
19	7 November	Premier League	11	A	Wolverhampton Wanderers	4 – 1	Report Kick off Attendance Referee Report link 17:30 GMT 28,937 Steve Bennett                                                            Arsenal  28' (o.g.) Zubar  36' (o.g.) Craddock  45' Fàbregas  66' Arshavin 10' Gallas 40' Arshavin 59' Gibbs Wolverhampton Wanderers  89' Craddock 27' Ebanks-Blake 60' Milijas
20	21 November	Premier League	12	A	Sunderland	0 – 1	Report Kick off Attendance Referee Report link 15:00 GMT 44,918 Alan Wiley                                                            Arsenal 90' Traoré Sunderland  71' Bent 84' Bardsley 90' Richardson
21	24 November	UEFA Champions League	Group stage	H	Standard	2 – 0	Report Kick off Attendance Referee Report link 19:45 GMT 59,941 Konrad Plautz                                                            Arsenal  35' Nasri  45+2' Denílson 87' Fàbregas Standard  86' Carcela 68' Mulemo 70' Mangala
22	29 November	Premier League	13	H	Chelsea	0 – 3	Report Kick off Attendance Referee Report link 16:00 GMT 60,067 Andre Marriner                                                            Arsenal 26' Traoré 90+5' Fàbregas Chelsea  41', 86' Drogba  45' (o.g.) Vermaelen 37' Drogba 70' Mikel
23	2 December	Football League Cup	5th round	A	Manchester City	0 – 3	Report Kick off Attendance Referee Report link 19:45 GMT 46,015 Chris Foy                                                            Arsenal 38' Traoré 39' Eastmond 58' Silvestre 77' Wilshere 79' Song 82' Ramsey Manchester City  50' Tevez  69' Wright-Phillips  89' Weiss 82' Kompany 83' Bellamy
24	5 December	Premier League	14	H	Stoke City	2 – 0	Report Kick off Attendance Referee Report link 15:00 GMT 60,041 Mark Clattenburg                                                            Arsenal  26' Arshavin  79' Ramsey Fàbregas Stoke City
25	9 December	UEFA Champions League	Group stage	A	Olympiacos	0 – 1	Report Kick off Attendance Referee Report link 21:45 EET 30,000 Lucílio Batista                                                            Arsenal 40' Mérida Olympiacos  47' Leonardo 24' Leonardo
26	13 December	Premier League	15	A	Liverpool	2 – 1	Report Kick off Attendance Referee Report link 16:00 GMT 43,853 Howard Webb                                                            Arsenal  50' (o.g.) Johnson  58' Arshavin 24' Denílson 81' Arshavin 82' Fàbregas Liverpool  41' Kuyt 44' Aurelio 55' Mascherano 85' Lucas
27	16 December	Premier League	16	A	Burnley	1 – 1	Report Kick off Attendance Referee Report link 19:45 GMT 21,309 Mike Dean                                                            Arsenal  7' Fàbregas Burnley  28' (pen.) Alexander 40' Eagles 88' Caldwell
28	19 December	Premier League	17	H	Hull City	3 – 0	Report Kick off Attendance Referee Report link 17:30 GMT 60,006 Steve Bennett                                                            Arsenal  45+4' Denílson  59' Eduardo  80' Diaby 45' Nasri Hull City 45' Barmby 45' Hunt 45+2' Zayatte 45+5' Boateng 90+3' Olofinjana
29	27 December	Premier League	18	H	Aston Villa	3 – 0	Report Kick off Attendance Referee Report link 13:30 GMT 60,056 Phil Dowd                                                            Arsenal  65', 81' Fàbregas  90+1' Diaby 67' Song Aston Villa 55' A. Young 76' Cuéllar 90+4' Delph
30	30 December	Premier League	19	A	Portsmouth	4 – 1	Report Kick off Attendance Referee Report link 19:45 GMT 20,404 Alan Wiley                                                            Arsenal  28' Eduardo  42' Nasri  69' Ramsey  81' Song Portsmouth  74' Belhadj 45+2' Mokoena 86' Hughes
31	3 January	FA Cup	3rd round	A	West Ham United		Kick off 16:15 GMT                                                            Arsenal West Ham United
	17 February	UEFA Champions League	First knockout round	A	Porto		Kick off 19:45 WET                                                            Arsenal Porto
	9 March	UEFA Champions League	First knockout round	H	Porto		Kick off 19:45 GMT                                                            Arsenal Porto

Last updated: 30 December 2009
Source: Arsenal F.C.
Notes: Premier League fixture not listed due to copyright. Results will be shown.
¹Arsenal goals come first.
National flags for Ground and Opponent columns are only shown when different to that of Arsenal.
M = Match; Ground: H = Home, A = Away, N = Neutral, HR = Home replacement, AR = Away replacement.

[edit] Pre-season

M	Date	Tournament	Round	Ground	Opponent	Score1	Report
1	18 July	Friendly		A	Barnet	2 – 2	Report Kick off Attendance Report link 15:00 BST 5,099                                        Arsenal  43' Arshavin  51' Barazite Barnet  45' Yakubu  83' Charles
2	21 July	Friendly			SC Columbia	7 – 1	Report Kick off Attendance Report link 18:30 CEST 6,900                                        Arsenal  36' Bendtner  39' Ramsey  44' Bendtner  56' (pen) v. Persie  73' v. Persie  77' Gallas  83' Ramsey SC Columbia  35' Lehner
3	27 July	Friendly		A	Szombathelyi Haladás	5 – 0	Report Kick off Report link 19:00 CEST                                        Arsenal  17' Bendtner  24' Eduardo  40' Eduardo  43' Bendtner  66' (pen) v. Persie Szombathelyi Haladás
4	29 July	Friendly		A	Hannover 96	1 – 0	Report Kick off Attendance Report link 18:00 CEST 31,412                                        Arsenal  8' Fàbregas Bendtner v. Persie Sagna Hannover 96 Balitsch Haggui
5	1 August	Emirates Cup	1	H	Atlético Madrid	2 – 1	Report Kick off Attendance Referee Report link 16:15 BST 54,224 Mark Clattenburg                                        Arsenal  86' Arshavin  90' Arshavin Atlético Madrid  88' Pachecho Juanito Ujfaluši
6	2 August	Emirates Cup	2	H	Rangers	3 – 0	Report Kick off Attendance Referee Report link 16:15 BST 56,758 Mike Dean                                          Arsenal  2' Wilshere  11' Eduardo  72' Wilshere Rangers McCulloch
7	8 August	Friendly		A	Valencia	0 – 2	Report Kick off Report link 21:30 CEST                                          Arsenal Valencia  75' Míchel  90' Villa

Last updated: 9 August 2009
Source: Arsenal F.C.
¹Arsenal goals come first.
National flags for Ground and Opponent columns are only shown when different to that of Arsenal.
M = Match; Ground: H = Home, A = Away, N = Neutral, HR = Home replacement, AR = Away replacement.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Arsenal F.C. official website
• Arsenal F.C. on Soccerbase
• UEFA Champions League

[edit] See also

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