2022–23 Arsenal F.C. season

Arsenal

2022–23 season
Owner	Kroenke Sports & Entertainment
Manager	Mikel Arteta
Stadium	Emirates Stadium
Premier League	1st
FA Cup	Third round
EFL Cup	Third round
UEFA Europa League	Round of 16
Top goalscorer	League: Martin Ødegaard (6) All: Martin Ødegaard (6)
Highest home attendance	60,278 vs Tottenham Hotspur (1 October 2022) Premier League
Lowest home attendance	48,500 vs Zürich (3 November 2022) Europa League
Average home league attendance	60,135
Biggest win	5–0 vs Nottingham Forest (H) (30 October 2022) Premier League
Biggest defeat	1–3 vs Manchester United (A) (4 September 2022) Premier League vs Brighton & Hove Albion (H) (9 November 2022) EFL Cup 0–2 vs PSV Eindhoven (A) (27 October 2022) Europa League
Home colours Away colours Third colours
All statistics correct as of 12 November 2022.

The 2022–23 season is the 137th season in the history of Arsenal Football Club and the club's 104th consecutive season in the top-flight. In addition to the domestic league, Arsenal are competing in the FA Cup, the EFL Cup and the UEFA Europa League, which is their 37th European campaign.

The season covers the period from 1 July 2022 to 30 June 2023. It is unusual in that the fixture dates of domestic and European competitions are altered to accommodate the 2022 FIFA World Cup being played in November and December 2022 in Qatar.

Review

Background

See also: 2021–22 Arsenal F.C. season

On 20 December 2019, Arsenal appointed former club captain Mikel Arteta – who was 37 years old then and had never managed before – as the new head coach on a three-and-a-half-year deal. After leading the Gunners to win the 2020 FA Cup and 2020 FA Community Shield, his title was changed to manager. On 6 May 2022, Arsenal announced that Mikel Arteta had signed a new contract to the end of the 2024–25 campaign.

The 2021–22 season, which was documented in the Amazon Prime Video series All or Nothing: Arsenal, was a rollercoaster season for the Gunners. With their three consecutive defeats to open the Premier League campaign, the club dropped to 20th, sitting at the bottom of the table, which was their worst start to a season for 67 years. Since then, a new look Arsenal started to emerge with several academy graduates and new signings making a major impact. In fact, Arteta's side were the youngest team in the 2021–22 Premier League with an average starting age of 24 years and 308 days – more than a whole year younger than the next team. The Gunners had moved into the top four for several times between December 2021 and May 2022, but they finished the league season in fifth place, narrowly missing out on Champions League football.

Pre-season

It was reported on 29 June 2022 that the first-team players who were not in action for their respective countries since the end of the last campaign were back to the London Colney training ground for pre-season training.

On 4 July, the Gunners travelled to Germany for a mini training camp at Adidas headquarters in Herzogenaurach. Five academy players – Salah-Eddine Oulad M'Hand, Charlie Patino, Matt Smith, Lino Sousa and Reuell Walters – were with the first-team squad. On 8 July, Arsenal faced 2. Bundesliga side 1. FC Nürnberg at Max-Morlock-Stadion in Nuremberg. New signings Gabriel Jesus, Marquinhos and Matt Turner made their non-competitive debuts for the club in a 5–3 win. They returned to England on the next day.

On 11 July, Arsenal confirmed that the internationals who were in action for their respective countries in June were all back to London Colney. Two days later, manager Mikel Arteta named a 33-man squad for the trip to the United States where they would play three more friendlies. The 17-year-old defender Reuell Walters was the only academy player to travel with the first team to the US.

The Gunners faced fellow Premier League side Everton at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore, Maryland on 16 July. Gabriel Jesus and Bukayo Saka both scored one goal in the first half, helping the team win 2–0. Four days later, Arsenal took on Major League Soccer side Orlando City at Exploria Stadium in Orlando, Florida. The Gunners won 3–1 with Gabriel Martinelli scoring the opener, Eddie Nketiah scoring the second, and Reiss Nelson scoring the third.

On 23 July, the club played their third and final game of the USA tour – also the final game of the 2022 Florida Cup series – against Premier League side Chelsea at Camping World Stadium in Orlando. New signing Oleksandr Zinchenko made his non-competitive debut for Arsenal. In the 15th minute, Gabriel Jesus put the Gunners ahead with his fourth goal of pre-season. On 36 minutes, Martin Ødegaard added a further goal by sliding his shot low into the net. Bukayo Saka scored the third shortly after the hour mark. Albert Sambi Lokonga headed in a cross from Cédric Soares at the far post in the closing stages, making the score 4–0. Arsenal ended the 10-day trip to America with winning the Florida Cup.

The Gunners finished their pre-season campaign by thrashing La Liga side Sevilla 6–0 to claim the 2022 Emirates Cup on 30 July. The match saw four goals in the opening 20 minutes, courtesy of braces from Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Jesus, with the Brazilian completing his treble on 77 minutes before Eddie Nketiah netted in the final minute.

Before the start of the game against Sevilla, Arsenal announced that Martin Ødegaard was named their new men's first-team captain.

First-team transfers

Saliba with Marseille in January 2022

Last season, French centre-back William Saliba spent a year on loan with Marseille in Ligue 1. During his time with Marseille, Saliba made 52 appearances in all competitions, and helped the club to second in the league, whilst also reaching the semi-finals of the inaugural Europa Conference League season. Saliba was named as Ligue 1 Young Player of the Year and was awarded a position in the Team of the Year. He also won his first caps for France. In early June 2022, Saliba confirmed he would return to north London from his Marseille loan spell. He would wear the number 12 shirt from the 2022–23 season.

On 19 May 2022, three days before the last game of the 2021–22 season, Arsenal announced that Greek defender Konstantinos Mavropanos joined Bundesliga side VfB Stuttgart in a permanent transfer. On 24 May, the club confirmed Egyptian midfielder Mohamed Elneny signed a new contract. On 10 June, Arsenal announced that they were to release nine players, two of whom, Alexandre Lacazette and Eddie Nketiah, made men's first-team appearances for the Gunners. Eight days later, the club confirmed English striker and academy graduate Eddie Nketiah signed a new long-term contract, and would wear the number 14 shirt from the 2022–23 season, having previously worn the number 30. The departure of French midfielder Matteo Guendouzi to Ligue 1 side Marseille was announced on 1 July.

Arsenal announced their first signing of the summer transfer window on 10 June with Brazilian forward Marquinhos joining the club on a long-term contract from Série A side São Paulo. On 21 June, the club announced the signing of Portuguese midfielder Fábio Vieira from Primeira Liga side Porto. He was given the number 21 shirt. Six days later, the Gunners confirmed American goalkeeper and Arsenal fan Matt Turner joined the club from Major League Soccer side New England Revolution, and would wear the number 30 shirt.

Jesus with Manchester City in 2018

Zinchenko playing for Manchester City in 2018

In July 2022, the Gunners announced two signings of notable players from fellow Premier League side Manchester City, where Mikel Arteta spent three years and a half at as an assistant coach to Pep Guardiola before returning to Arsenal as head coach. On 4 July, Brazilian striker Gabriel Jesus joined Arsenal on a long-term contract, and was assigned the number 9 shirt. With the ability to play in several attacking positions, he is one of the leading strikers in the Premier League during his six seasons in Manchester City. On 22 July, Ukrainian left-sided player and Arsenal supporter Oleksandr Zinchenko, who is comfortable operating in midfield and defence, joined the club on a long-term contract, and would wear the number 35 shirt. Jesus and Zinchenko had both won four Premier League titles, the FA Cup and a number of EFL Cups as Manchester City players. Manager Arteta believed that Jesus and Zinchenko would help bring a winning mentality to the young squad.

The Gunners continued their summer exodus after signing five players. In late July, the club announced the loan departures of English goalkeeper and academy graduate Arthur Okonkwo and Portuguese defender Nuno Tavares to League Two side Crewe Alexandra and Ligue 1 side Marseille respectively.

On 2 August, Arsenal announced German goalkeeper Bernd Leno, who had made 125 appearances for the club in all competitions, joined fellow Premier League side Fulham in a permanent transfer. On the next day, the Gunners confirmed English goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale took the number one shirt, moving from his previous number 32 following Leno's move to Fulham.

The departures of five first-team players were announced afterwards, as English forward and academy graduate Folarin Balogun joined Ligue 1 side Reims on a one-year loan, Uruguayan midfielder Lucas Torreira completed his transfer to Süper Lig side Galatasaray, Spanish defender Pablo Marí joined Serie A side A.C. Monza on a one-year loan deal, Icelandic goalkeeper Rúnar Alex Rúnarsson joined Süper Lig side Alanyaspor on loan for the 2022–23 season, and Ivorian winger Nicolas Pépé joined Ligue 1 side OGC Nice on a season-long loan.

On transfer deadline day, 1 September, two first-team players departed the club. English midfielder and academy graduate Ainsley Maitland-Niles joined fellow Premier League side Southampton on a one-year loan. Spanish defender and academy graduate Héctor Bellerín, who had made 239 first-team appearances in all competitions and won three FA Cups with the club, joined La Liga side Barcelona in a permanent transfer.

After the summer transfer window closed, there were twenty-four players in the first-team squad: three goalkeepers, eight defenders, eight midfielders, and five forwards.

August

Just like the 2021–22 season, the Gunners began their campaign with a London derby away in the Premier League's first fixture on Friday, 5 August 2022, facing Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park, managed by former Arsenal captain Patrick Vieira. Returning loanee William Saliba and new signings Gabriel Jesus and Oleksandr Zinchenko made their competitive debuts for the team in a 2–0 win. Gabriel Martinelli opened the scoring in the 20th minute with a header assisted by Zinchenko, becoming the first Brazilian to net a season-opening goal of a Premier League campaign. In the 85th minute, Bukayo Saka's cross was deflected home by Marc Guéhi to ensure Mikel Arteta registered his 50th league victory, making him the second-quickest manager to reach 50 top-flight wins for Arsenal after Arsène Wenger.

Eight days later, the club played their first home match of the season against Leicester City. Gabriel Jesus netted twice in the first half on his home debut, becoming the first player to score more than once on his home Premier League debut for Arsenal. The visitors were awarded a penalty before half-time when striker Jamie Vardy and goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale collided in the box, but the decision was overturned after referee Darren England checked the pitchside monitor. Despite a Wiliam Saliba own goal in the 53rd minute, Granit Xhaka scored just two minutes later. Moments after James Maddison scored for the Foxes, Gabriel Martinelli netted in the 75th minute, making the score 4–2.

It was reported on 15 August that manager Mikel Arteta appointed Granit Xhaka and Gabriel Jesus as the team's vice-captains to support skipper Martin Ødegaard.

On 20 August, Arsenal continued their Premier League campaign, facing newly promoted Bournemouth away at Dean Court. Martin Ødegaard netted twice within the opening 11 minutes. Wiliam Saliba scored with a left-footed curled shot from the edge of the box to the top right corner in the 54th minute, becoming the youngest Frenchman to score a Premier League goal for the Gunners since Samir Nasri in November 2008 vs Manchester United, and sealing a 3–0 victory. The win vaulted them to the top of the Premier League for the first time since 17 January 2016 against Stoke City, and ensured it was the first time Arsenal had won their opening three fixtures since the 2004–05 season. Bukayo Saka became the second youngest player to play 100 times for the club in the Premier League, behind Cesc Fàbregas.

On 26 August, the draw for the Europa League group stage was made. Arsenal were drawn in Group A, along with Dutch club PSV Eindhoven, Norwegian champions Bodø/Glimt and Swiss champions Zürich.

A day later, the Gunners played at home against newly promoted Fulham and former Arsenal goalkeeper Bernd Leno, who had signed with the Cottagers three days before the start of the Premier League season. In the 56th minute, Gabriel Magalhães hesitated to pick a pass and lost possession on the edge of his own box to allow Aleksandar Mitrović to put Fulham ahead. Eight minutes later, Martin Ødegaard equalised with a deflected strike from Bukayo Saka's pass. In the 85th minute, a Martinelli corner caused havoc in a congested box and Gabriel Magalhães redeemed himself with a scrambled finish from close range, making the score 2–1. The win marked Arteta's 100th Premier League game in charge and ensured it was the third time the club had won each of their first four games of a Premier League season, after 2003–04 and 2004–05. It was also the first time Arsenal conceded the first goal in the second half of a Premier League match and managed to come back and win since 26 December 2013 against West Ham United.

It was reported on 30 August that midfielder Mohamed Elneny suffered a significant injury in the match against Fulham. He would be ruled out for two months.

Arsenal's last match of the month was against Aston Villa and former Arsenal goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez at home on 31 August. In the 30th minute, Gabriel Jesus put his side in front by sweeping a low effort past Villa goalkeeper Martinez after he had fumbled Granit Xhaka's deflected shot. The visitors found an equaliser directly from Douglas Luiz's corner in the 74th minute, as goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale protested that he was impeded by Boubacar Kamara. The Gunners regained their lead with Gabriel Martinelli turning in Bukayo Saka's pinpoint cross just three minutes later. The victory was the 200th Premier League win since the club moved to Emirates Stadium from Highbury back in 2006. It was the fourth time Arsenal had started a top-flight season with a run of five wins, after 1930–31, 1947–48 and 2004–05. Mikel Arteta became the 11th manager to have won the first five games of a Premier League season, after Kevin Keegan, Carlo Ancelotti, Alex Ferguson, Arsène Wenger, Alan Curbishley, José Mourinho, Manuel Pellegrini, Pep Guardiola, Maurizio Sarri, and Jürgen Klopp.

Arsenal's performances in August led to several Premier League monthly award nominations. After guiding the Gunners to wins in all five of their Premier League matches of the month, Mikel Arteta was named Premier League Manager of the Month, winning the award for the third time following his previous successes in September 2021 and March 2022. Gabriel Jesus and Martin Ødegaard, who both scored three goals in August, were nominated for Premier League Player of the Month. Gabriel Jesus' chip against Leicester City and William Saliba's strike against Bournemouth were both nominated for the Premier League Goal of the Month award. Though the latter two awards were ultimately won by Manchester City's Erling Haaland, and Allan Saint-Maximin's volley for Newcastle United at Wolverhampton Wanderers, respectively. Jesus and Ødegaard were also nominated for PFA Premier League Fans' Player of the Month award, which was ultimately won by Haaland. Jesus was voted as Arsenal's Player of the Month for August, and Saliba's strike against Bournemouth was voted as the club's Goal of the Month.

September

The club started September with a 1–3 defeat at Old Trafford to Manchester United on Sunday, seeing their five-game winning start to the Premier League season come to an end. In the 12th minute, Gabriel Martinelli raced goalwards and finished past goalkeeper David de Gea, however video assistant referee Lee Mason suggested that referee Paul Tierney should check for a foul on Christian Eriksen by Martin Ødegaard in the build-up to the goal, and he changed his on-field decision. In the 35th minute, Antony scored for the hosts. Bukayo Saka levelled for the Gunners on the hour mark, ending his 10-game goal drought dating back to May. Marcus Rashford then netted twice in the 66th and 75th minute, helping the hosts to victory. Despite the loss, Arsenal remained top of the table. The game also saw new signing Fábio Vieira make his competitive debut for the team as a substitute in the 74th minute.

After missing out on continental action last term, the Gunners began their fifth Europa League campaign on 8 September with a trip to Switzerland in a group stage match against Zürich, the reigning Swiss Super League champions. This was the first time the two teams played each other in a European game. New signings Marquinhos and Matt Turner made their competitive debuts and fellow new recruit Fábio Vieira got his full debut in a 2–1 win. In the 16th minute, Arsenal took the lead through Marquinhos converting from Eddie Nketiah's cutback. Zürich equalised in the 44th minute courtesy of Mirlind Kryeziu's penalty after Nketiah fouled Fidan Aliti inside the box. At half-time, the news broke of the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, and Arsenal's players returned to the field wearing black armbands in respect, while a minute's silence was held before the start of the second half. In the 62nd minute, Nketiah atoned for his earlier error by heading the deciding goal at the far post from Marquinho's cross, becoming the fifth Englishman to score in three consecutive starts in the Europa League. The winner prompted a muted response from players on the pitch as well as manager Mikel Arteta, who also wore a black armband, on the sidelines in light of the news from Buckingham Palace.

Arsenal's home fixture against Everton, which was originally due to be played on 11 September, was postponed two days beforehand along with the entire weekend's English football league programme, as a mark of respect following the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. The Europa League group stage match between Arsenal and Eredivisie side PSV Eindhoven, originally scheduled to be played on 15 September, was postponed due to the severe limitations on police resources and organisational issues related to the ongoing events surrounding the national mourning for Queen Elizabeth II. It was announced on 14 September that the league match between Arsenal and Manchester City, which was originally scheduled for 19 October, was postponed to accommodate Arsenal's rearranged Europa League fixture against PSV Eindhoven, following discussions between UEFA, the Premier League and relevant clubs.

Ahead of the first international break of the season, the Gunners faced Brentford away at Brentford Community Stadium on 18 September. Before kick-off, there was a minute's silence in tribute to Queen Elizabeth II, followed by a rendition of the national anthem "God Save the King". In the 17th minute, William Saliba opened the scoring with a header from Bukayo Saka's corner. Eleven minute later, Gabriel Jesus doubled Arsenal's advantage with another header from Granit Xhaka's chip. In the 49th minute, Fábio Vieira collected a Saka pass in space outside the Brentford box and unleashed a strike that crashed in off the post, marking his first Premier League start, and sealing a 3–0 win. Eddie Nketiah made his 100th appearance for the team as a substitute in the 78th minute. As a schoolboy midfielder at the age of 15 years and 181 days, Ethan Nwaneri came off the bench to replace Fábio Vieira in second-half stoppage time. He became the youngest player to ever appear in the Premier League – breaking both the record previously held by Harvey Elliott, and the all-time English top-flight record held since August 1964 by former Sunderland goalkeeper Derek Forster, by three days. He also became Arsenal's youngest-ever player in any competition, breaking the previous record of 16 years and 177 days, set by Cesc Fàbregas in the 2003–04 League Cup. In the post-match presser, manager Mikel Arteta explained that they had to name Nwaneri and two other under-21 players on the bench because the first team had several injuries, especially the injury of midfielder Martin Ødegaard, and a "gut feeling" was behind his decision to send Nwaneri on.

On 29 September, Arsenal announced that academy graduate Emile Smith Rowe had undergone surgery to repair a damaged tendon in his groin. He would return to full training in December.

Gabriel Jesus's impressive form was recognised with a nomination for September's PFA Premier League Fans' Player of the Month, which was ultimately won by Manchester City's Erling Haaland. Granit Xhaka was voted as Arsenal's Player of the Month for September, and Fábio Vieira's strike against Brentford was voted as the club's Goal of the Month.

October

October 2022 would be a gruelling month for Arsenal. They would play five Premier League matches and four Europa League matches in 29 days, including two home games against Tottenham and Liverpool, and two games away to Norwegian side Bodø/Glimt and Dutch side PSV Eindhoven.

On 1 October following the international break, it was North London derby day in the league as the club played at home to Tottenham. Thomas Partey opened the scoring in the 20th minute with a right-footed curled shot from 25 yards assisted by Ben White. It was the first time Partey scored from outside the box for Arsenal, with what was his 65th attempt in all competitions. Spurs equalised in the 31st minute courtesy of Harry Kane's penalty after Gabriel Magalhães fouled Richarlison inside the box. In the 49th minute, Gabriel Jesus capitalised on a mix-up between goalkeeper Hugo Lloris and defender Cristian Romero to put the Gunners in front from close range shortly after Lloris spilled a Bukayo Saka shot. On 62 minutes Emerson Royal's reckless foul tackle from behind on Gabriel Martinelli prompted referee Anthony Taylor to produce a straight red card. Five minutes later, Granit Xhaka drilled a low shot past Lloris from the centre of the box, making the score 3–1. The win kept Arsenal on top of the Premier League table, and ensured it was the first time the club had won each of their last three Premier League home games against Tottenham since September 2013.

The Gunners resumed their Europa League campaign on 6 October with a home game against Bodø/Glimt, the defending Eliteserien champions. This was the first time the two teams met in a European competition. American goalkeeper Matt Turner made his home debut and kept his first clean sheet for Arsenal in a 3–0 win. Eddie Nketiah netted on his fourth Europa League start in a row by tapping home the rebound from Kieran Tierney's strike in the 23rd minute. Four minutes later, Fábio Vieira crossed for Rob Holding at the back post to head in a second. On 84 minutes, Gabriel Jesus danced past several defenders in the box to tee up Vieira to fire into the net. The win put the Gunners top of their Europa League group by two points over PSV Eindhoven with a game in hand.

On 9 October, the club played their third consecutive home match of the month against Liverpool, a team that Arsenal had only won one of their last 14 Premier League matches against since the 2015–16 season and had failed to score in their past six meetings with in all competitions. The Gunners took the lead after just 58 seconds when captain Martin Ødegaard slipped the ball through three defenders to Gabriel Martinelli and he tucked the ball home. Liverpool equalised through Darwin Núñez in the 34th minute. At the end of the first half, Arsenal reclaimed the lead with Bukayo Saka tucking in Martinelli's low pass through the six-yard box at the back post from a swift counter. Liverpool again got back on terms through substitute Roberto Firmino in the 53rd minute. After Gabriel Jesus was fouled by Thiago inside the box, Saka scored the deciding goal from the penalty spot in the 76th minute, making the score 3–2, and sealing the Gunners' first win over Liverpool since July 2020. This was the fourth time Arsenal had won at least eight of their first nine league matches in a top-flight campaign, after 1947–48, 2004–05 and 2007–08.

Four days later, the Gunners travelled to Bodø, Norway – a town located just north of the Arctic Circle – to face Eliteserien side Bodø/Glimt. The game took place on an artificial pitch at Aspmyra Stadion, where the Norwegian team had won each of their last 14 home matches in European competition. On 24 minutes, Bukayo Saka's toe-poked effort was blocked by a defender, the rebound bounced off his face and past the goalkeeper. It was the only goal of the game, and the Gunners won 1–0.

Arsenal continued their Premier League campaign on 16 October, facing Leeds United away at Elland Road. The game saw goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale produce a man of the match display as the Gunners won 1–0. In a unique start to the game, a power cut outside the stadium after 60 seconds forced a 40-minute suspension, because referee Chris Kavanagh found that he lost communication with VAR, which would play a crucial role when the match eventually resumed. Once they got going again, Bukayo Saka scored the winning goal from a tight angle in the 35th minute, assisted by Martin Ødegaard. After a VAR check, Leeds were awarded a penalty in the 62nd minute when William Saliba was adjudged to have handled the ball inside the box, but striker Patrick Bamford dragged his effort wide of Ramsdale's left-hand post. In stoppage time, referee Kavanagh sent off defender Gabriel Magalhães for kicking out at Bamford and awarded the hosts a second penalty after discussing with his assistant, but both decisions were overturned after Kavanagh was suggested by VAR to review the incident on the pitchside monitor. This was the club's best start to a top-flight campaign as the Gunners had won nine of their first ten league games for the first time ever. The result also moved Arsenal four points clear at the top of the Premier League.

On 20 October, the Gunners played the postponed Europa League match at home to Dutch side PSV Eindhoven, which finished as runners-up in the 2021–22 Eredivisie. On 70 minutes, Granit Xhaka drove a right-footed effort into the bottom left corner from Takehiro Tomiyasu's right-wing cross, helping the hosts to a third straight 1–0 victory. The win marked Kieran Tierney's 100th appearance for the team, and ensured Arsenal qualified for the Europa League knockout stage with two group games to spare.

On the next day, the club announced that Brazilian centre-back Gabriel Magalhães signed a new long-term contract.

Arsenal headed to the south coast of England on 23 October facing Southampton at St. Mary's Stadium. In the 11th minute, Granit Xhaka put his side ahead with a right-footed strike from Ben White's cross. But the Gunners were unable to add a second goal, and the hosts found a leveller through Stuart Armstrong on 65 minutes. It ended Arsenal's eight-game winning run, and was also their first draw in 28 Premier League matches since January 2022.

On 27 October, the Gunners travelled to the Netherlands to face Eredivisie side PSV Eindhoven at Philips Stadion. After a tight first-half finished goalless, Joey Veerman and Luuk de Jong both scored one goal in an eight-minute period, sealing a 2–0 win for the hosts, and ending Arsenal's four-game winning run in the Europa League. This was the first time the Gunners suffered an away defeat in the group stage of the Europa League since November 2017. The game also saw Gabriel Martinelli make his 100th appearance for the team in all competitions, and Granit Xhaka make his 50th Europa League appearance, becoming the second Swiss player to reach this milestone.

Arsenal's ninth and last match of the month was against newly promoted Nottingham Forest at home on 30 October. Before the start of the game, the team paid tribute to their on-loan defender Pablo Marí, who was recovering after being stabbed in an Italian supermarket on 27 October. The players did the same by holding up a shirt with Mari's name on it after Gabriel Martinelli opened the scoring with a diving header. Before the half hour mark, Bukayo Saka was forced off with an injury and was replaced by academy graduate Reiss Nelson, who netted twice in the early stages of the second half, becoming the first Englishman to score a brace as a substitute for the Gunners in a Premier League game. Thomas Partey added the fourth with a long-range strike before a Martin Ødegaard shot made it 5–0. The victory was Arsenal's 300th at Emirates Stadium since the club moved from Highbury in 2006. The win also marked Granit Xhaka's 200th Premier League appearance for the team, and kept them on top of the table.

The Gunners' performances in October led to several Premier League monthly award nominations. After guiding Arsenal to four wins and a draw from their five Premier League games of the month, Mikel Arteta was nominated for Premier League Manager of the Month, though it was eventually awarded to Newcastle's Eddie Howe. Granit Xhaka, who scored two goals for the team in October, was shortlisted for Premier League Player of the Month, which was won by Newcastle United winger Miguel Almiron. Thomas Partey's long-range effort against Tottenham was nominated for the Premier League Goal of the Month award, but it was given to Miguel Almiron's volley for Newcastle at Fulham. Xhaka was also nominated for PFA Premier League Fans' Player of the Month award, which was ultimately won by Almiron. Granit Xhaka was voted as Arsenal's Player of the Month for October, and Thomas Partey's strike against Tottenham was voted as the club's Goal of the Month.

November

On 3 November, the Gunners hosted Swiss side Zürich at Emirates Stadium in their final Europa League group game. Gabriel Jesus started as Arsenal's captain for the first time, and Mohamed Elneny made his return from a hamstring injury after two months out. In the 17th minute, Kieran Tierney scored the only goal of the game with a left-footed shot from 20 yards to the bottom right corner, helping the team win 1–0. The victory meant that the Gunners had finished top of their group in all five of their participations in the UEFA Europa League. This was the first time Arsenal had kept a clean sheet in all three of their home group-stage games in a single European campaign since the 2008–09 season. They would go straight into the Europa League round of 16 in March 2023, skipping the knockout play-off round in February.

Arsenal went on to face Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on 6 November, a match that saw manager Mikel Arteta reach 150 games in all competitions – the same number of appearances he made for the Gunners as a player. Oleksandr Zinchenko was back in the starting line-up after missing nine games with a calf injury. Gabriel Magalhães's close-range finish from Bukayo Saka's corner in the 63rd minute earned the visitors a 1–0 win. This was Arteta's 87th victory in charge of Arsenal – more than any of his predecessors, including George Graham and Arsene Wenger, over the equivalent period.

Three days later, the Gunners entered the EFL Cup in the third round, facing Premier League side Brighton & Hove Albion at Emirates Stadium. The 20-year-old Estonia international keeper and academy graduate Karl Hein made his competitive debut for the first team and started in goal, becoming the fourth Estonian to start for an EPL side. Arsenal took the lead through Eddie Nketiah's 20th-minute strike after Reiss Nelson's run from the halfway line. The Seagulls equalised on 27 minutes courtesy of Danny Welbeck's penalty after Hein slipped and tripped him inside the box. Two counter-attacking goals from Brighton's Kaoru Mitoma and Tariq Lamptey in the second half saw the visitors win 3–1, and end the Gunners' 12-match winning run at home. This was the second time in 20 seasons that Arsenal had failed to progress past the third round of the EFL Cup (formerly League Cup).

On 12 November, Mikel Arteta's side played their last game before the World Cup break against Wolverhampton Wanderers away at Molineux Stadium. In the 54th minute, captain Martin Ødegaard tapped Fábio Vieira's cross in from close range. On 75 minutes, the Norwegian drilled in the rebound after Gabriel Martinelli's low effort was denied by the goalkeeper, making the score 2–0. The win moved Arsenal five points clear at the top of the Premier League table, the biggest lead they had at the top of the league since December 2013. The Gunners would be top on Christmas Day for the first time since 2007.

Ten Arsenal players were named in squads for the 2022 World Cup: Gabriel Jesus and Gabriel Martinelli (Brazil), Aaron Ramsdale, Bukayo Saka and Ben White (England), William Saliba (France), Thomas Partey (Ghana), Takehiro Tomiyasu (Japan), Granit Xhaka (Switzerland), and Matt Turner (United States).

First-team coaching staff

Position	Name
Manager	Mikel Arteta
Assistant Coaches	Steve Round
	Albert Stuivenberg
	Carlos Cuesta*
	Nicolas Jover†
	Miguel Molina
Goalkeeping Coach	Iñaki Caña

Notes:

• ^* – Individual Development Coach
• ^† – Set Piece Coach

First-team squad

Notes:

• Players and squad numbers last updated on 1 September 2022.
• Appearances and goals last updated on 12 November 2022, including all competitions for senior teams.
• Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Player	Nat.	Position(s)	Date of birth (Age)	Year signed	Signed from	Transfer fee	Apps.	Goals	Ref.
Goalkeepers
1	Aaron Ramsdale		GK	(1998-05-14) 14 May 1998	2021	Sheffield United	£24m	53	0
30	Matt Turner		GK	(1994-06-24) 24 June 1994	2022	New England Revolution	Undisclosed	4	0
31	Karl Hein		GK	(2002-04-13) 13 April 2002	2019	Arsenal Academy	N/A	1	0
Defenders
3	Kieran Tierney		LB / LWB	(1997-06-05) 5 June 1997	2019	Celtic	£25m	106	5
4	Ben White		CB / RB	(1997-10-08) 8 October 1997	2021	Brighton & Hove Albion	£50m	56	0
6	Gabriel Magalhães		CB	(1997-12-19) 19 December 1997	2020	Lille	£23.14m	90	10
12	William Saliba		CB	(2001-03-24) 24 March 2001	2019	Saint-Étienne	£27m	17	2
16	Rob Holding		CB	(1995-09-20) 20 September 1995	2016	Bolton Wanderers	£2m	149	4
17	Cédric Soares		RB / RWB	(1991-08-31) 31 August 1991	2020	Southampton	Free	59	2
18	Takehiro Tomiyasu		RB / CB / LB	(1998-11-05) 5 November 1998	2021	Bologna	£16m	39	0
35	Oleksandr Zinchenko		LB / LWB / LM	(1996-12-15) 15 December 1996	2022	Manchester City	£30m	9	0
Midfielders
5	Thomas Partey		CM / DM	(1993-06-13) 13 June 1993	2020	Atlético Madrid	£45.3m	74	4
7	Bukayo Saka		RW / RM / LM / LB	(2001-09-05) 5 September 2001	2018	Arsenal Academy	N/A	151	28
8	Martin Ødegaard (captain)		AM / CM	(1998-12-17) 17 December 1998	2021	Real Madrid	£30m	79	15
10	Emile Smith Rowe		AM / LM	(2000-07-28) 28 July 2000	2018	Arsenal Academy	N/A	86	18
21	Fábio Vieira		AM	(2000-05-30) 30 May 2000	2022	Porto	£29.9m	15	2
23	Albert Sambi Lokonga		CM	(1999-10-22) 22 October 1999	2021	Anderlecht	£17.2m	37	0
25	Mohamed Elneny		DM	(1992-07-11) 11 July 1992	2016	Basel	£5m	152	5
34	Granit Xhaka (vice-captain)		CM / DM / LB	(1992-09-27) 27 September 1992	2016	Borussia Mönchengladbach	£34.5m	270	18
Forwards
9	Gabriel Jesus (vice-captain)		ST	(1997-04-03) 3 April 1997	2022	Manchester City	£45m	20	5
11	Gabriel Martinelli		LW / ST	(2001-06-18) 18 June 2001	2019	Ituano	£6m	104	23
14	Eddie Nketiah		ST	(1999-05-30) 30 May 1999	2017	Arsenal Academy	N/A	111	25
24	Reiss Nelson		RW	(1999-12-10) 10 December 1999	2017	Arsenal Academy	N/A	55	6
27	Marquinhos		RW	(2003-04-07) 7 April 2003	2022	São Paulo	Undisclosed	5	1
Player(s) on loan during this season
13	Rúnar Alex Rúnarsson		GK	(1995-02-18) 18 February 1995	2020	Dijon	Undisclosed	6	0
15	Ainsley Maitland-Niles		CM / RB / RWB / LWB	(1997-08-29) 29 August 1997	2014	Arsenal Academy	N/A	132	3
19	Nicolas Pépé		RW	(1995-05-29) 29 May 1995	2019	Lille	£72m	112	27
20	Nuno Tavares		LB / LWB	(2000-01-26) 26 January 2000	2021	Benfica	£8m	28	1
22	Pablo Marí		CB	(1993-08-31) 31 August 1993	2020	Flamengo	£6.8m	22	1
26	Folarin Balogun		ST	(2001-07-03) 3 July 2001	2020	Arsenal Academy	N/A	10	2
33	Arthur Okonkwo		GK	(2001-09-09) 9 September 2001	2021	Arsenal Academy	N/A	0	0

Squad number changes

Notes:

• Players and squad numbers last updated on 1 September 2022.
• The list is sorted by new squad number.

Player	Pos.	Prev. No.	New No.	Previous player to wear number	Notes	Ref.
Aaron Ramsdale	GK	32	1	Bernd Leno (2021–22 season)	Leno departed the club.
Gabriel Jesus	FW	—	9	Alexandre Lacazette (2021–22 season)	Lacazette departed the club.
Gabriel Martinelli		35	11	Lucas Torreira (2021–22 season)	Torreira departed the club.
William Saliba	DF	—	12	Willian (2020–21 season)	Willian departed the club.
Eddie Nketiah	FW	30	14	Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (2021–22 season)	Aubameyang departed the club.
Fábio Vieira	MF	—	21	Calum Chambers (2021–22 season)	Chambers departed the club.
Marquinhos	FW	—	27	Konstantinos Mavropanos (2021–22 season)	Mavropanos departed the club.
Matt Turner	GK	—	30	Eddie Nketiah (2021–22 season)	Nketiah took the number 14 shirt.
Karl Hein		49	31	Sead Kolašinac (2021–22 season)	Kolašinac departed the club.
Oleksandr Zinchenko	DF	—	35	Gabriel Martinelli (2021–22 season)	Martinelli took the number 11 shirt.

Academy players

The following Arsenal Academy players featured in a first-team matchday squad during the 2022–23 season.

Notes:

• Players and squad numbers last updated on 12 November 2022.
• Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Player	Nat.	Pos.	Date of birth (Age)	Notes	Ref.
44	Cătălin Cîrjan		MF	(2002-12-01) 1 December 2002	Signed first professional contract in December 2019.
47	Khayon Edwards		FW	(2003-09-12) 12 September 2003	Signed first professional contract in May 2022.
56	James Hillson		GK	(2001-01-14) 14 January 2001	Signed first professional contract in July 2019.
72	Matt Smith		MF	(2000-10-05) 5 October 2000	Signed first professional contract in February 2019.
83	Ethan Nwaneri		MF	(2007-03-21) 21 March 2007	Unable to get a scholarship until aged 16.
85	Amario Cozier-Duberry		FW	(2005-05-29) 29 May 2005	Signed first professional contract in June 2022.
89	Bradley Ibrahim		MF	(2004-10-21) 21 October 2004	Signed first professional contract in March 2022.
96	Lino Sousa		DF	(2005-01-15) 15 January 2005	Signed first professional contract in January 2022.

New contracts and transfers

New contracts

Date	No.	Pos.	Nat.	Player	Team	Ref.
24 May 2022	42	MF		Cătălin Cîrjan	Academy
	25			Mohamed Elneny	First team
9 June 2022	91			Amario Cozier-Duberry	Academy
18 June 2022	14	FW		Eddie Nketiah	First team
4 July 2022	41	MF		Mauro Bandeira	Academy
5 July 2022	50	DF		Taylor Foran
6 July 2022	71	FW		Charles Sagoe Jr
8 July 2022	75	MF		James Sweet
	77	FW		Billy Vigar
12 August 2022	64	DF		Brooke Norton-Cuffy
21 October 2022	6	DF		Gabriel Magalhães	First team

Transfers in

Date	No.	Pos.	Nat.	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Team	Ref.
1 July 2022	21	MF		Fábio Vieira	Porto	£30m	First team
	27	FW		Marquinhos	São Paulo	£3m
	30	GK		Matt Turner	New England Revolution	£7m
4 July 2022	9	FW		Gabriel Jesus	Manchester City	£45m
22 July 2022	35	DF		Oleksandr Zinchenko		£30m

Total expenditure: £115 million (excluding add-ons and undisclosed figures)

Transfers out

Date	No.	Pos.	Nat.	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Team	Ref.
23 June 2022	64	DF		Jordi Osei-Tutu	Bochum	Free transfer	Academy
30 June 2022	39			Daniel Ballard	Sunderland	Undisclosed
1 July 2022	9	FW		Alexandre Lacazette	Lyon	Released	First team
	27	DF		Konstantinos Mavropanos	VfB Stuttgart	Undisclosed
	29	MF		Matteo Guendouzi	Marseille	£9m
	46	DF		Jonathan Dinzeyi	Unattached	Released	Academy
	56			Joel López	Cultural Leonesa
	57	MF		Jordan McEneff	Derry City
	81			Luigi Gaspar	Watford
	84	GK		Remy Mitchell	Swansea City	Free transfer
4 July 2022	74	DF		Zak Swanson	Portsmouth	Undisclosed
16 July 2022	52	MF		Omari Hutchinson	Chelsea
2 August 2022	1	GK		Bernd Leno	Fulham	£8m	First team
8 August 2022	–	MF		Lucas Torreira	Galatasaray	Undisclosed
1 September 2022	66			James Olayinka	Cheltenham Town		Academy
	2	DF		Héctor Bellerín	Barcelona	Free transfer	First team

Total income: £17 million (excluding undisclosed figures)

Loans out

Date	No.	Pos.	Nat.	Player	Loaned to	On loan until	Team	Ref.
20 June 2022	43	DF		Harry Clarke	Stoke City	End of Season	Academy
	66			Omar Rekik	Sparta Rotterdam
22 June 2022	53	FW		Tyreece John-Jules	Ipswich Town
23 June 2022	58			Mika Biereth	RKC Waalwijk
30 June 2022	62			Nikolaj Möller	FC Den Bosch
6 July 2022	48	GK		Ovie Ejeheri	Chelmsford City	2 January 2023
7 July 2022	60	DF		Alex Kirk	Ayr United	End of Season
15 July 2022	–			Auston Trusty	Birmingham City		–
20 July 2022	78	MF		Marcelo Flores	Real Oviedo		Academy
21 July 2022	37	DF		Ryan Alebiosu	Kilmarnock
29 July 2022	33	GK		Arthur Okonkwo	Crewe Alexandra		First team
30 July 2022	20	DF		Nuno Tavares	Marseille
1 August 2022	65			Mazeed Ogungbo	Crawley Town		Academy
3 August 2022	26	FW		Folarin Balogun	Reims		First team
	69	MF		Charlie Patino	Blackpool		Academy
11 August 2022	22	DF		Pablo Marí	AC Monza		First team
15 August 2022	13	GK		Rúnar Alex Rúnarsson	Alanyaspor
22 August 2022	64	DF		Brooke Norton-Cuffy	Rotherham		Academy
	73	GK		Tom Smith	Bromley
23 August 2022	68	MF		Salah-Eddine Oulad M'Hand	Hull City
25 August 2022	19	FW		Nicolas Pépé	Nice		First team
1 September 2022	39	MF		Miguel Azeez	Ibiza		Academy
	15			Ainsley Maitland-Niles	Southampton		First team
	36			Tim Akinola	Chesterfield		Academy

Kits

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

Home 0

Away 0

Away alt.1 0

Away alt.2 0

Third 0

Goalkeeper1 0

Goalkeeper2 0

Goalkeeper3 0

Kit information

This is Adidas's fourth year supplying Arsenal kit, having taken over from Puma at the beginning of the 2019–20 season. On 30 September 2022, Arsenal announced the extension of the partnership with Adidas until 2030.

• Home: The club confirmed on 19 May 2022 that their new home kit for the 2022–23 season would debut in the final home game of the 2021–22 season. The home kit uses Arsenal's traditional colours of red and white. The shirt has a red body and white sleeves, and is complemented by white shorts and red socks. The new feature added to the home kit is a lightning bolt pattern appearing on the collar and socks.
• Away: On 18 July 2022, the Gunners released their new away kit. The all-black shirt combines a bronze cannon badge and metallic trims with an all-over AFC graphic, and is partnered with black shorts and socks. White shorts and grey socks were used in some away games when there was a colour clash with the home team's kit. It was reported that Arsenal sold £1 million of the new away kit on launch day, a new club's record for first-day kit sales.
• Third: The new third kit was revealed on 29 July 2022, one day before the 2022 Emirates Cup match. It is the first pink outfield shirt in Arsenal's history. The shirt features an all-over ermine print, and is combined with navy shorts and pink socks.
• Keeper: The new goalkeeper kits are based on Adidas's goalkeeper template for the season.

Kit usage

Kit	Combination	Usage
Home	Red body, white sleeves, white shorts, and red socks.	Used in all home games. Premier League: used away against Chelsea, and Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Away	Black shirt, black shorts, and black socks.	Premier League: used against Leeds United, and Southampton. Europa League: used against Bodø/Glimt, and Zürich.
Away alt.1	Black shirt, black shorts, and grey socks.	Premier League: used against Brentford, and Manchester United.
Away alt.2	Black shirt, white shorts, and black socks.	Europa League: used against PSV Eindhoven.
Third	Pink shirt, navy shorts, and pink socks.	Premier League: used against Bournemouth, and Crystal Palace.
Goalkeeper1	Yellow shirt, yellow shorts, and yellow socks.	Premier League: used at home against Fulham, Leicester City, Liverpool, Nottingham Forest, and Tottenham Hotspur; used away against Chelsea, Crystal Palace, Manchester United, and Southampton. EFL Cup: used at home against Brighton & Hove Albion. Europa League: used away against PSV Eindhoven.
Goalkeeper2	Cyan shirt, cyan shorts, and cyan socks.	Premier League: used away against Bournemouth, Brentford, Leeds United, and Wolverhampton Wanderers. Europa League: used at home against Bodø/Glimt; used away against Bodø/Glimt, and Zürich.
Goalkeeper3	Grey shirt, grey shorts, and grey socks.	Premier League: used at home against Aston Villa. Europa League: used at home against PSV Eindhoven, and Zürich.

Pre-season and friendlies

On 19 April 2022, Arsenal announced that they would travel to the United States in July to compete in the FC Series as part of their preparations during pre-season with matches against Orlando City and Chelsea. On 10 May, a further US tour friendly was confirmed against Everton in The Charm City Match in July. On 18 May, La Liga side Sevilla revealed their participation in the 2022 Emirates Cup in late July. On 6 June, Arsenal announced that they would travel to Germany to face 1. FC Nürnberg as part of a pre-season training camp at the Adidas headquarters in July, before heading to the US.

Friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

1. FC Nürnberg v Arsenal

8 July 2022 Friendly	1. FC Nürnberg	3–5	Arsenal	Nuremberg, Germany
17:30 CEST 16:30 BST	Geis 24' Duah 29' Schleimer 73'	Report	Gabriel Jesus 47', 75' Elneny 54',  59' Schindler 57' (o.g.) Handwerker 63' (o.g.) Marí  85'	Stadium: Max-Morlock-Stadion Attendance: 21,616 Referee: Michael Bacher

Everton v Arsenal

16 July 2022 The Charm City Match	Everton	0–2	Arsenal	Baltimore, United States
19:00 EDT 00:00 BST +1	Godfrey  44' Gbamin  79'	Report	Gabriel Jesus 33' Saka 36' Marí  89'	Stadium: M&T Bank Stadium Attendance: 39,245

Arsenal v Juventus

17 December 2022	Arsenal	v	Juventus	Holloway
18:00 GMT		Report		Stadium: Emirates Stadium

Florida Cup

Main article: 2022 Florida Cup

Orlando City v Arsenal

20 July 2022	Orlando City	1–3	Arsenal	Orlando, United States
20:30 EDT 01:30 BST +1	Jansson  13' Torres 29' Smith  61' Ruan  90+3'	Report	Holding  2' Martinelli 5' Maitland-Niles  19' Nketiah 66' Nelson 80'	Stadium: Exploria Stadium Attendance: 19,738 Referee: Kevin Broadley (United States)
Note: The match was originally scheduled to kick off at 19:30 EDT (00:30 BST+1) but was delayed by 60 minutes due to inclement weather.

Arsenal v Chelsea

23 July 2022	Arsenal	4–0	Chelsea	Orlando, United States
20:00 EDT 01:00 BST +1	Gabriel Jesus 15' Ødegaard 36',  78' Nketiah  61' Saka 66' Sambi Lokonga 90+2',  90+2'	Report	Mount  50' Ampadu  77' Alonso  77' Koulibaly  90'	Stadium: Camping World Stadium Attendance: 63,811 Referee: Kevin Broadley (United States)

Emirates Cup

Main article: 2022 Emirates Cup

Arsenal v Sevilla

30 July 2022	Arsenal	6–0	Sevilla	Holloway
12:30 BST	Saka 10' (pen.), 19' Gabriel Jesus 13', 15', 77' Nketiah 89'	Report	Salas  73'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,000 Referee: Andrew Madley (England)

Dubai Super Cup

Arsenal v Lyon

8 December 2022	Arsenal	v	Lyon	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
19:30 GST 15:30 GMT		Report		Stadium: Al Maktoum Stadium

Arsenal v Milan

13 December 2022	Arsenal	v	Milan	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
18:00 GST 14:00 GMT		Report		Stadium: Al Maktoum Stadium

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Premier League	5 August 2022	28 May 2023	Matchday 1		14	12	1	1	33	11	+22	085.71
FA Cup	6–9 January 2023	TBC	Third round		0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
EFL Cup	9 November 2022		Third round	Third round	1	0	0	1	1	3	−2	000.00
UEFA Europa League	8 September 2022	TBC	Group stage		6	5	0	1	8	3	+5	083.33
Total					21	17	1	3	42	17	+25	080.95

Last updated: 12 November 2022
Source: Soccerway

Premier League

Main article: 2022–23 Premier League

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Manchester City (C)	38	28	5	5	94	33	+61	89	Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2	Arsenal	38	26	6	6	88	43	+45	84
3	Manchester United	38	23	6	9	58	43	+15	75
4	Newcastle United	38	19	14	5	68	33	+35	71
5	Liverpool	38	19	10	9	75	47	+28	67	Qualification for the Europa League group stage

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

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
14	12	1	1	33	11	+22	37	6	0	0	19	7	+12	6	1	1	14	4	+10

Last updated: 12 November 2022.
Source: Premier League

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	71	8	9	10	11	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	122	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38
Ground	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	W	W	W	W	W	L	P	W	W	W	W	D	W	W	W
Position	2	2	1	1	1	1	P	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Points	3	6	9	12	15	15	P	18	21	24	27	28	31	34	37

Updated to match(es) played on 28 November 2022. Source: Premier League
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed
Notes:

• ¹ Matchday 7 (vs. Everton) was postponed, alongside all other matches in the Premier League, due to the passing of Queen Elizabeth II.
• ² Matchday 12 (vs. Manchester City) was postponed to accommodate Arsenal's rearranged Europa League fixture against PSV Eindhoven.

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

The league fixtures were announced on 16 June 2022.

Crystal Palace v Arsenal

5 August 2022 1	Crystal Palace	0–2	Arsenal	Selhurst
20:00 BST	Clyne  64'	Report	Martinelli 20' Xhaka  44' White  60' Guéhi 85' (o.g.)	Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 25,286 Referee: Anthony Taylor

Arsenal v Leicester City

13 August 2022 2	Arsenal	4–2	Leicester City	Holloway
15:00 BST	Gabriel Jesus 23', 35' Xhaka 55' Martinelli 75' Tomiyasu  90'	Report	Fofana  16' Saliba 53' (o.g.) Maddison 74'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,033 Referee: Darren England

Bournemouth v Arsenal

20 August 2022 3	Bournemouth	0–3	Arsenal	Dorset
17:30 BST	Zemura  27' Smith  60'	Report	Ødegaard 5', 11' Gabriel Jesus  52' Saliba 54'	Stadium: Vitality Stadium Attendance: 10,423 Referee: Craig Pawson

Arsenal v Fulham

27 August 2022 4	Arsenal	2–1	Fulham	Holloway
17:30 BST	White  36' Gabriel Jesus  45' Ødegaard 64' Gabriel 86'	Report	Palhinha  45' Robinson  51' Mitrović 56' Decordova-Reid  70'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,164 Referee: Jarred Gillett

Arsenal v Aston Villa

31 August 2022 5	Arsenal	2–1	Aston Villa	Holloway
19:30 BST	Gabriel Jesus 30' Ødegaard  39' Saliba  48' Martinelli 77'	Report	Ramsey  13' Konsa  68' Douglas Luiz 74'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,012 Referee: Robert Jones

Manchester United v Arsenal

4 September 2022 6	Manchester United	3–1	Arsenal	Manchester
16:30 BST	Antony 35' Rashford 66', 75' McTominay  71' Maguire  81' Eriksen  90+4'	Report	Saliba  25' Saka 60',  87' Gabriel Jesus  77'	Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 73,431 Referee: Paul Tierney

Arsenal v Everton

11 September 2022 7	Arsenal	Postponed	Everton	Holloway
14:00 BST				Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Note: Originally scheduled for 11 September 2022, this match, alongside all others in the Premier League, was postponed due to the passing of Queen Elizabeth II.

Brentford v Arsenal

18 September 2022 8	Brentford	0–3	Arsenal	Brentford
12:00 BST		Report	Saliba 17' Gabriel Jesus 28',  90' Vieira 49' Xhaka  58'	Stadium: Gtech Community Stadium Attendance: 17,122 Referee: David Coote
Note: Original kick-off time was moved from 14:00 BST following discussions between the Premier League, the Metropolitan Police and relevant clubs after the passing of Queen Elizabeth II.

Arsenal v Tottenham Hotspur

1 October 2022 9	Arsenal	3–1	Tottenham Hotspur	Holloway
12:30 BST	Partey 20' Gabriel Jesus 49' Xhaka 67' Saliba  78' Martinelli  85'	Report	Kane 31' (pen.) Emerson  62' Dier  90+3'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,278 Referee: Anthony Taylor

Arsenal v Liverpool

9 October 2022 10	Arsenal	3–2	Liverpool	Holloway
16:30 BST	Martinelli 1' Ødegaard  45+4' Saka 45+5', 76' (pen.)	Report	Díaz  6' Núñez 34' Firmino 53' Gomez  71'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,059 Referee: Michael Oliver

Leeds United v Arsenal

16 October 2022 11	Leeds United	0–1	Arsenal	Leeds
14:00 BST	Bamford 64'	Report	Saka 35' Saliba  62' Gabriel  90+5'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 36,700 Referee: Chris Kavanagh

Southampton v Arsenal

23 October 2022 13	Southampton	1–1	Arsenal	Southampton
14:00 BST	S. Armstrong 65' Walcott  89' Lyanco  90+3'	Report	Xhaka 11' Saka  29'	Stadium: St. Mary's Stadium Attendance: 31,145 Referee: Robert Jones

Arsenal v Nottingham Forest

30 October 2022 14	Arsenal	5–0	Nottingham Forest	Holloway
14:00 GMT	Martinelli 5' Nelson 49', 52' Partey 57' Ødegaard 78'	Report	Gibbs-White  44'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,263 Referee: Simon Hooper

Chelsea v Arsenal

6 November 2022 15	Chelsea	0–1	Arsenal	Fulham
12:00 GMT	Aubameyang  27' Azpilicueta  51' Chalobah  60' Gallagher  85' Sterling  89'	Report	Saka  42' Gabriel 63' White  80'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 40,142 Referee: Michael Oliver

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Arsenal

12 November 2022 16	Wolverhampton Wanderers	0–2	Arsenal	Wolverhampton
19:45 GMT	Toti  37' B. Traoré  45+1' Bueno  90+2'	Report	Partey  52' Ødegaard 54', 75' Gabriel  60'	Stadium: Molineux Stadium Attendance: 34,624 Referee: Stuart Attwell

Mid-season break for 2022 FIFA World Cup

Arsenal v West Ham United

26 December 2022 17	Arsenal	v	West Ham United	Holloway
20:00 GMT				Stadium: Emirates Stadium

Brighton & Hove Albion v Arsenal

31 December 2022 18	Brighton & Hove Albion	v	Arsenal	Brighton
17:30 GMT				Stadium: Falmer Stadium

Arsenal v Newcastle United

3 January 2023 19	Arsenal	v	Newcastle United	Holloway
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Emirates Stadium

Tottenham Hotspur v Arsenal

15 January 2023 20	Tottenham Hotspur	v	Arsenal	Tottenham
16:30 GMT				Stadium: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium

Arsenal v Manchester United

22 January 2023 21	Arsenal	v	Manchester United	Holloway
16:30 GMT				Stadium: Emirates Stadium

Everton v Arsenal

4 February 2023 22	Everton	v	Arsenal	Walton
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Goodison Park

Arsenal v Brentford

11 February 2023 23	Arsenal	v	Brentford	Holloway
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Emirates Stadium

Arsenal v Manchester City

15 February 2023 12	Arsenal	v	Manchester City	Holloway
19:30 GMT				Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Note: Originally scheduled for 19 October 2022, this match was postponed to accommodate Arsenal's rearranged Europa League fixture against PSV Eindhoven. The latter was postponed due to the severe limitations on police resources and organisational issues related to the ongoing events surrounding the national mourning for Queen Elizabeth II.

Aston Villa v Arsenal

18 February 2023 24	Aston Villa	v	Arsenal	Aston
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Villa Park

Leicester City v Arsenal

25 February 2023 25	Leicester City	v	Arsenal	Leicester
15:00 GMT				Stadium: King Power Stadium

Arsenal v Bournemouth

4 March 2023 26	Arsenal	v	Bournemouth	Holloway
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Emirates Stadium

Fulham v Arsenal

11 March 2023 27	Fulham	v	Arsenal	Fulham
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Craven Cottage

Arsenal v Crystal Palace

18 March 2023 28	Arsenal	v	Crystal Palace	Holloway
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Emirates Stadium

Arsenal v Leeds United

1 April 2023 29	Arsenal	v	Leeds United	Holloway
15:00 BST				Stadium: Emirates Stadium

Liverpool v Arsenal

8 April 2023 30	Liverpool	v	Arsenal	Liverpool
15:00 BST				Stadium: Anfield

West Ham United v Arsenal

15 April 2023 31	West Ham United	v	Arsenal	Stratford
15:00 BST				Stadium: London Stadium

Arsenal v Southampton

22 April 2023 32	Arsenal	v	Southampton	Holloway
15:00 BST				Stadium: Emirates Stadium

Manchester City v Arsenal

26 April 2023 33	Manchester City	v	Arsenal	Manchester
15:00 BST				Stadium: Etihad Stadium

Arsenal v Chelsea

29 April 2023 34	Arsenal	v	Chelsea	Holloway
15:00 BST				Stadium: Emirates Stadium

Newcastle United v Arsenal

6 May 2023 35	Newcastle United	v	Arsenal	Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 BST				Stadium: St. James' Park

Arsenal v Brighton & Hove Albion

13 May 2023 36	Arsenal	v	Brighton & Hove Albion	Holloway
15:00 BST				Stadium: Emirates Stadium

Nottingham Forest v Arsenal

20 May 2023 37	Nottingham Forest	v	Arsenal	West Bridgford
15:00 BST				Stadium: City Ground

Arsenal v Wolverhampton Wanderers

28 May 2023 38	Arsenal	v	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Holloway
16:00 BST				Stadium: Emirates Stadium

FA Cup

Main article: 2022–23 FA Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Oxford United v Arsenal

6–9 January 2023 Third round	Oxford United	v	Arsenal	Oxford
				Stadium: Kassam Stadium

EFL Cup

Main article: 2022–23 EFL Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Arsenal v Brighton & Hove Albion

9 November 2022 Third round	Arsenal	1–3	Brighton & Hove Albion	Holloway
19:45 GMT	Nketiah 20' Elneny  25' Hein  26'	Report	Caicedo  8' Welbeck 27' (pen.) Sarmiento  43' Mitoma 58' Lamptey 71'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 59,233 Referee: Jarred Gillett

UEFA Europa League

Main article: 2022–23 UEFA Europa League

The draw for the group stage was held on 26 August 2022.

Group stage

Main article: 2022–23 UEFA Europa League group stage § Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		ARS	PSV	BOD	ZUR
1	Arsenal	6	5	0	1	8	3	+5	15	Advance to round of 16		—	1–0	3–0	1–0
2	PSV Eindhoven	6	4	1	1	15	4	+11	13	Advance to knockout round play-offs		2–0	—	1–1	5–0
3	Bodø/Glimt	6	1	1	4	5	10	−5	4	Transfer to Europa Conference League		0–1	1–2	—	2–1
4	Zürich	6	1	0	5	5	16	−11	3			1–2	1–5	2–1	—

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Zürich v Arsenal

8 September 2022 1	Zürich	1–2	Arsenal	St. Gallen, Switzerland
18:45 CEST	Kryeziu  18', 44' (pen.)	Report	Marquinhos 16' Nketiah 62'	Stadium: Kybunpark Attendance: 17,070 Referee: Mohammed Al-Hakim (Sweden)
Note: Due to a music concert and athletic event in the vicinity of Zürich's home ground, Letzigrund, the match was played at Kybunpark, St. Gallen.

Arsenal v Bodø/Glimt

6 October 2022 3	Arsenal	3–0	Bodø/Glimt	London
20:00 BST	Nketiah 23' Holding 27' Xhaka  41' Vieira 84'	Report	Wembangomo  33' Sampsted  53'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 59,724 Referee: Harm Osmers (Germany)

Bodø/Glimt v Arsenal

13 October 2022 4	Bodø/Glimt	0–1	Arsenal	Bodø, Norway
18:45 CEST	Vetlesen  66'	Report	Saka 24',  30' Partey  89' Turner  90+2'	Stadium: Aspmyra Stadion Attendance: 7,922 Referee: Irfan Peljto (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

Arsenal v PSV Eindhoven

20 October 2022 2	Arsenal	1–0	PSV Eindhoven	London
18:00 BST	Xhaka  45+1', 70' Ødegaard  88' Tierney  88'	Report	Gutiérrez  56'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 52,200 Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández (Spain)
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 15 September 2022, but was postponed due to the severe limitations on police resources and organisational issues related to the ongoing events surrounding the national mourning for Queen Elizabeth II.

PSV Eindhoven v Arsenal

27 October 2022 5	PSV Eindhoven	2–0	Arsenal	Eindhoven, Netherlands
18:45 CEST	Veerman 55' De Jong 63' Mwene  67' Simons  80'	Report	Tierney  58' Martinelli  67' Gabriel Jesus  79' Xhaka  80'	Stadium: Philips Stadion Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Marco Di Bello (Italy)

Arsenal v Zürich

3 November 2022 6	Arsenal	1–0	Zürich	London
20:00 BST	Tierney 17' Gabriel  90+6'	Report	Aliti  32' Katić  49' Condé  62'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 48,500 Referee: Erik Lambrechts (Belgium)

Knockout phase

Main article: 2022–23 UEFA Europa League knockout phase

Round of 16

As a result of finishing top of the group, Arsenal advanced directly to the round of 16. The round of 16 draw will be held on 24 February 2023. Arsenal will be a seeded team and will be drawn to play the second leg at home.

TBD v Arsenal

9 March 2023 First leg

TBD

v

Arsenal

Arsenal v TBD

16 March 2023 Second leg	Arsenal	v	TBD	London
				Stadium: Emirates Stadium

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Includes all competitions. Players with no appearances not included in the list.

As of 12 November 2022

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Premier League		FA Cup		EFL Cup		Europa League		Total
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK		Aaron Ramsdale	14	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	16	0
3	DF		Kieran Tierney	3+9	0	0	0	1	0	6	1	10+9	1
4	DF		Ben White	14	0	0	0	0	0	2+3	0	16+3	0
5	MF		Thomas Partey	11	2	0	0	0	0	0+4	0	11+4	2
6	DF		Gabriel Magalhães	14	2	0	0	0+1	0	4+1	0	18+2	2
7	MF		Bukayo Saka	14	4	0	0	0	0	2+4	1	16+4	5
8	MF		Martin Ødegaard	13	6	0	0	0	0	2+4	0	15+4	6
9	FW		Gabriel Jesus	14	5	0	0	0+1	0	2+3	0	16+4	5
10	MF		Emile Smith Rowe	0+4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+4	0
11	FW		Gabriel Martinelli	14	5	0	0	0+1	0	3+2	0	17+3	5
12	DF		William Saliba	14	2	0	0	1	0	2	0	17	2
14	FW		Eddie Nketiah	0+12	0	0	0	1	1	6	2	7+12	3
16	DF		Rob Holding	0+4	0	0	0	1	0	6	1	7+4	1
17	DF		Cédric Soares	0+2	0	0	0	1	0	0+1	0	1+3	0
18	DF		Takehiro Tomiyasu	4+7	0	0	0	0	0	4+2	0	8+9	0
21	MF		Fábio Vieira	1+7	1	0	0	1	0	6	1	8+7	2
23	MF		Albert Sambi Lokonga	2+4	0	0	0	1	0	6	0	9+4	0
24	FW		Reiss Nelson	0+2	2	0	0	1	0	2+2	0	3+4	2
25	MF		Mohamed Elneny	1+2	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	3+2	0
27	FW		Marquinhos	0+1	0	0	0	1	0	2+1	1	3+2	1
30	GK		Matt Turner	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	4	0
31	GK		Karl Hein	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
34	MF		Granit Xhaka	14	3	0	0	0+1	0	4+1	1	18+2	4
35	DF		Oleksandr Zinchenko	7	0	0	0	0+1	0	0+1	0	7+2	0
83	MF		Ethan Nwaneri	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0

Source: Arsenal F.C.

Goalscorers

Includes all competitions. The list is sorted by squad number when total goals are equal. Players with no goals not included in the list.

As of 12 November 2022

Rank	No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Premier League	FA Cup	EFL Cup	Europa League	Total
1	8	MF		Martin Ødegaard	6	0	0	0	6
2	7	MF		Bukayo Saka	4	0	0	1	5
	9	FW		Gabriel Jesus	5	0	0	0	5
	11	FW		Gabriel Martinelli	5	0	0	0	5
5	34	MF		Granit Xhaka	3	0	0	1	4
6	14	FW		Eddie Nketiah	0	0	1	2	3
7	5	MF		Thomas Partey	2	0	0	0	2
	6	DF		Gabriel Magalhães	2	0	0	0	2
	12	DF		William Saliba	2	0	0	0	2
	21	MF		Fábio Vieira	1	0	0	1	2
	24	FW		Reiss Nelson	2	0	0	0	2
12	3	DF		Kieran Tierney	0	0	0	1	1
	16	DF		Rob Holding	0	0	0	1	1
	27	FW		Marquinhos	0	0	0	1	1
Own goal(s)					1	0	0	0	1
Total					33	0	1	8	42

Assists

Includes all competitions. The list is sorted by squad number when total assists are equal. Players with no assists not included in the list.

As of 12 November 2022

Rank	No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Premier League	FA Cup	EFL Cup	Europa League	Total
1	7	MF		Bukayo Saka	6	0	0	0	6
	9	FW		Gabriel Jesus	5	0	0	1	6
3	34	MF		Granit Xhaka	3	0	0	0	3
4	4	DF		Ben White	2	0	0	0	2
	8	MF		Martin Ødegaard	2	0	0	0	2
	11	FW		Gabriel Martinelli	2	0	0	0	2
	21	MF		Fábio Vieira	1	0	0	1	2
	24	FW		Reiss Nelson	1	0	1	0	2
9	3	DF		Kieran Tierney	0	0	0	1	1
	12	DF		William Saliba	1	0	0	0	1
	14	FW		Eddie Nketiah	0	0	0	1	1
	18	DF		Takehiro Tomiyasu	0	0	0	1	1
	27	FW		Marquinhos	0	0	0	1	1
	35	DF		Oleksandr Zinchenko	1	0	0	0	1
Total					24	0	1	6	31

Disciplinary record

Includes all competitions. The list is sorted by squad number when total cards are equal. Players with no cards not included in the list.

As of 12 November 2022

Rank	No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Premier League			FA Cup			EFL Cup			Europa League			Total
1	9	FW		Gabriel Jesus	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	5	0	0
	34	MF		Granit Xhaka	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	5	0	0
3	7	MF		Bukayo Saka	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	0
	12	DF		William Saliba	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
5	4	DF		Ben White	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
	6	DF		Gabriel Magalhães	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0
	8	MF		Martin Ødegaard	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0
8	3	DF		Kieran Tierney	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	0
	5	MF		Thomas Partey	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0
	11	FW		Gabriel Martinelli	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0
11	18	DF		Takehiro Tomiyasu	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	25	MF		Mohamed Elneny	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	30	GK		Matt Turner	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
	31	GK		Karl Hein	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Total					23	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	12	0	0	37	0	0

Clean sheets

Includes all competitions. The list is sorted by squad number when total clean sheets are equal. Numbers in parentheses represent games where both goalkeepers participated and both kept a clean sheet; the number in parentheses is awarded to the goalkeeper who was substituted on, whilst a full clean sheet is awarded to the goalkeeper who was on the field at the start of play. Players with no clean sheets not included in the list.

As of 12 November 2022

Rank	No.	Nat.	Name	Premier League	FA Cup	EFL Cup	Europa League	Total
1	1		Aaron Ramsdale	7	0	0	1	8
2	30		Matt Turner	0	0	0	3	3
Total				7	0	0	4	11

Captains

Includes all competitions. The list is sorted by squad number when total number of games where a player started as captain are equal. Players with no games started as captain not included in the list.

As of 12 November 2022

Rank	No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Premier League	FA Cup	EFL Cup	Europa League	Total	Ref.
1	8	MF		Martin Ødegaard	13	0	0	2	15	—
2	34	MF		Granit Xhaka	1	0	0	3	4
3	9	FW		Gabriel Jesus	0	0	0	1	1
	16	DF		Rob Holding	0	0	1	0	1
Total					14	0	1	6	21

Awards and nominations

Arsenal Player of the Month

The winner of the award was chosen via a poll on the club's official website.

Month	Player	Votes	Source
August	Gabriel Jesus (BRA)	Unknown
September	Granit Xhaka (SUI)	83%
October	Granit Xhaka (SUI)	42%

Arsenal Goal of the Month

The winner of the award was chosen from goals scored by both the men's and women's teams via a poll on the club's official website.

Month	Player	Competition	Opponent	Votes	Source
August	William Saliba (FRA)	Premier League	Bournemouth	>50%
September	Fabio Vieira (POR)	Premier League	Brentford	61%
October	Thomas Partey (GHA)	Premier League	Tottenham Hotspur	51%

Premier League Manager of the Month

The winner of the award was chosen by a combination of an online public vote and a panel of experts.

Mikel Arteta was named the Premier League's Manager of the Month for August 2022, winning the award for the third time following his previous successes in September 2021 and March 2022.

Month	Nat.	Manager	M	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Pos	Result	Ref.
August		Mikel Arteta	5	5	0	0	13	4	+9	15	1st	Won
October			5	4	1	0	13	4	+9	13	1st	Nominated

Premier League Player of the Month

The winner of the award was chosen by a combination of an online public vote, a panel of experts, and the captain of each Premier League club.

Month	Pos.	Nat.	Player	Result	Ref.
August	FW		Gabriel Jesus	Nominated
	MF		Martin Ødegaard	Nominated
October	MF		Granit Xhaka	Nominated

Premier League Goal of the Month

The winner of the award was chosen by a combination of an online public vote and a panel of experts.

Key

Score	The score at the time of the goal. Arsenal's score listed first.
(H)	Arsenal was the home team.	(A)	Arsenal was the away team.

Month	Pos.	Nat.	Player	Score	Opponent	Date	Result	Ref.
August	FW		Gabriel Jesus	1–0 (H)	Leicester City	13 August 2022	Nominated
	DF		William Saliba	3–0 (A)	Bournemouth	20 August 2022	Nominated
October	MF		Thomas Partey	1–0 (H)	Tottenham Hotspur	1 October 2022	Nominated

PFA Premier League Fans' Player of the Month

The winner of the PFA Premier League Fans' Player of the Month award was chosen by an online public vote.

Month	Pos.	Nat.	Player	Result	Ref.
August	FW		Gabriel Jesus	Nominated
	MF		Martin Ødegaard	Nominated
September	FW		Gabriel Jesus	Nominated
October	MF		Granit Xhaka	Nominated

Milestones

Key

Final score	Arsenal's score listed first.
(H)	Arsenal was the home team.
(A)	Arsenal was the away team.

Manager

150th game in charge

Mikel Arteta took charge of his 150th Arsenal game in all competitions during the 2022–23 season.

Date	Nat.	Name	Age	Competition	Final score	Opponent	Ref.
6 November 2022		Mikel Arteta	40	Premier League	1–0 (A)	Chelsea

Players

Debuts

The following players made their competitive debuts for Arsenal's first team during the 2022–23 season.

As of 12 November 2022

Date	No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Age	Competition	Final score	Opponent	Ref.
5 August 2022	9	FW		Gabriel Jesus	25	Premier League	2–0 (A)	Crystal Palace
	12	DF		William Saliba	21
	35	DF		Oleksandr Zinchenko	25
4 September 2022	21	MF		Fábio Vieira	22	Premier League	1–3 (A)	Manchester United
8 September 2022	27	FW		Marquinhos	19	Europa League	2–1 (A)	Zürich
	30	GK		Matt Turner	28
18 September 2022	83	MF		Ethan Nwaneri	15	Premier League	3–0 (A)	Brentford
9 November 2022	31	GK		Karl Hein	20	EFL Cup	1–3 (H)	Brighton & Hove Albion

50th appearances

The following players made their 50th appearances for Arsenal's first team during the 2022–23 season.

As of 12 November 2022

Date	No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Age	Competition	Final score	Opponent	Ref.
13 October 2022	24	FW		Reiss Nelson	22	Europa League	1–0 (A)	Bodø/Glimt
20 October 2022	4	DF		Ben White	25	Europa League	1–0 (H)	PSV Eindhoven
30 October 2022	1	GK		Aaron Ramsdale	24	Premier League	5–0 (H)	Nottingham Forest

100th appearances

The following players made their 100th appearances for Arsenal's first team during the 2022–23 season.

As of 12 November 2022

Date	No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Age	Competition	Final score	Opponent	Ref.
18 September 2022	14	FW		Eddie Nketiah	23	Premier League	3–0 (A)	Brentford
20 October 2022	3	DF		Kieran Tierney	25	Europa League	1–0 (H)	PSV Eindhoven
27 October 2022	11	FW		Gabriel Martinelli	21	Europa League	0–2 (A)	PSV Eindhoven

150th appearances

The following players made their 150th appearances for Arsenal's first team during the 2022–23 season.

As of 12 November 2022

Date	No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Age	Competition	Final score	Opponent	Ref.
6 November 2022	7	MF		Bukayo Saka	21	Premier League	1–0 (A)	Chelsea
	25	MF		Mohamed Elneny	30

First goals

The following players scored their first goals for Arsenal's first team during the 2022–23 season.

As of 12 November 2022

Date	No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Age	Competition	Final score	Opponent	Ref.
13 August 2022	9	FW		Gabriel Jesus	25	Premier League	4–2 (H)	Leicester City
20 August 2022	12	DF		William Saliba	21	Premier League	3–0 (A)	Bournemouth
8 September 2022	27	FW		Marquinhos	19	Europa League	2–1 (A)	Zürich
18 September 2022	21	MF		Fábio Vieira	22	Premier League	3–0 (A)	Brentford

First assists

The following players registered their first assists for Arsenal's first team during the 2022–23 season.

As of 12 November 2022

Date	No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Age	Competition	Final score	Opponent	Ref.
5 August 2022	35	DF		Oleksandr Zinchenko	25	Premier League	2–0 (A)	Crystal Palace
13 August 2022	9	FW		Gabriel Jesus	25	Premier League	4–2 (H)	Leicester City
27 August 2022	12	DF		William Saliba	21	Premier League	2–1 (H)	Fulham
8 September 2022	27	FW		Marquinhos	19	Europa League	2–1 (A)	Zürich
1 October 2022	4	DF		Ben White	24	Premier League	3–1 (H)	Tottenham Hotspur
6 October 2022	21	MF		Fábio Vieira	22	Europa League	3–0 (H)	Bodø/Glimt

First clean sheets

The following players kept their first clean sheets for Arsenal's first team during the 2022–23 season.

As of 12 November 2022

Date	No.	Nat.	Name	Age	Competition	Final score	Opponent	Ref.
6 October 2022	30		Matt Turner	28	Europa League	3–0 (H)	Bodø/Glimt

Sources

• "2022/23 Premier League fixtures announced". Arsenal F.C. 16 June 2022. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
• Rogers, Jonathon (3 August 2022). "What's new in the Premier League this season". Arsenal F.C. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
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External links

• Official website