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2015–16 Arsenal F.C. season

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Arsenal
2015–16 season
Arsenal players during the derby match with Chelsea, September 2015
ChairmanSir Chips Keswick
ManagerArsène Wenger
StadiumEmirates Stadium
Premier League2nd
FA CupSixth round
League CupFourth round
FA Community ShieldWinners
UEFA Champions LeagueRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague:
Olivier Giroud (16)
All:
Olivier Giroud (24)

The 2015–16 season was Arsenal's 24th season in the Premier League and 90th consecutive season in the top flight of English football.[1][2] The club entered the season as the FA Cup holders,[3] and participated in the Premier League, FA Cup, League Cup, Community Shield and the UEFA Champions League. Arsenal were favourites to get their first league title since 2004, having been league-leaders towards the New Year, but a loss of form which included successive defeats to Manchester United and Swansea City saw them lose ground on eventual winners Leicester City, although they recovered to get 2nd, their highest finish in 11 years. Arsenal's attempt of winning a third consecutive FA Cup was unsuccessful, losing to Watford at the quarter-final stage, as well as exiting in the League Cup fourth round to Sheffield Wednesday. In Europe, Arsenal recovered from a poor start to qualify for the knockout-stages, but they were defeated in both legs against Barcelona. The season covers the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016.

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August

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Pre-match handshakes before the victory at Newcastle United

Arsenal began their season with the Community Shield against local rival side Chelsea. The Gunners won the match 1–0, following a goal by Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, who scored via a drive into the top corner. The trophy was Arsène Wenger's 15th in 18 years of being in charge of Arsenal, and presented Wenger with his first win against a side managed by José Mourinho after 13 attempts.[4] Soon after, Arsenal began their 24th Premier League season at home to West Ham United, and inspired by the signing of goalkeeper Petr Čech, many believed Arsenal to be title contenders for the first time in 11 years.[5] The club's solid pre-season form, however, fizzled out as they failed to win in their first two home games, with a 2–0 defeat to West Ham on the opening weekend, leaving them third-bottom, and a goalless draw with Liverpool, although Aaron Ramsey was falsely ruled offside for an early goal. With two tight wins at Crystal Palace and Newcastle United, Arsenal went into September with seven points. Arsenal did not make additional signings after Čech, leaving manager Wenger to come under fire from fans and critics.

September

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Chelsea's Diego Costa eyeballs Gabriel. The latter would be the recipient of a red card later rescinded, while the former was charged with violent conduct.

Arsenal started September with a nervy 2–0 win over Stoke City at the Emirates, with Theo Walcott and Olivier Giroud scoring.[6] Between the Stoke clash and a trip to struggling champions Chelsea, Arsenal faced Dinamo Zagreb away in the Champions League. Despite appearing the stronger side, Arsenal slumped to a shock 2–1 defeat, with under-performing striker Giroud being sent off for two yellow cards.[7] The week got worse as Arsenal lost 2–0 at Stamford Bridge, with Santi Cazorla (two yellows) and Gabriel being sent off, the latter incorrectly shown red by Mike Dean for a clash with Diego Costa in which the latter assaulted Laurent Koscielny.[8] Gabriel's ban was reduced from three games to one, but Gabriel, Costa, Chelsea and Arsenal were all fined for player misconduct, with Costa suspended for three games.[9] With the Chelsea incident resolved, Arsenal faced a tough League Cup tie with North London arch-rival club Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane. Mathieu Flamini became an unsung hero with a brace, the second of which was a volley from 20 yards, both goals on the other side of a Calum Chambers own goal.[10] Arsenal, full of confidence after eliminating their rivals, visited the only unbeaten team in the league at the time, Leicester City, who were one point and one place above Arsenal. Despite a brace from Jamie Vardy, Walcott and Giroud scored either side of three goals from Sánchez, who ended a run of seven games without a goal.[11] Arsenal ended their month on a sour note, however, as errors from second-choice goalkeeper David Ospina saw Arsenal lose 3–2 to Olympiacos at home in the Champions League,[12] meaning they were bottom of their group with successive games against in-form Bayern Munich coming up.

October

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Arsenal fans inside the Emirates Stadium before the Everton match

Arsenal started October on a high, as three early goals—two from Alexis Sánchez and one from Mesut Özil—at the Emirates saw Arsenal breeze past Manchester United to leapfrog them into second place in the league table, behind Manchester City.[13] Arsenal travelled to Vicarage Road two weeks later to play Watford, where goals from Sánchez, Aaron Ramsey and Olivier Giroud saw Arsenal claim another 3–0 win.[14] Arsenal hosted German heavyweights Bayern Munich in an attempt to turn around their Champions League. Despite the German team losing only once all season, Arsenal claimed a shock 2–0 win, with Giroud and Özil scoring late in the second half. Giroud's return to form saw him return to the starting lineup ahead of Theo Walcott. Giroud thanked Wenger by inspiring the Gunners to a 2–1 win over Everton at the Emirates.[15] Arsenal's only loss in October came between the Everton win and a 3–0 victory over Swansea City, courtesy of goals from Giroud, Laurent Koscielny and Joel Campbell,[16] when they were stunned by Championship side Sheffield Wednesday, going out of the League Cup in a 3–0 defeat that saw Theo Walcott and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain off injured, with goals from Ross Wallace, Lucas João and Sam Hutchinson.[17]

November

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Arsenal were humiliated at the Allianz Arena to start November, with Bayern Munich cruising to a 5–1 win, putting Arsenal's Champions League progression in doubt.[18] Arsenal hosted rivals Tottenham on the Sunday that followed, but with stars Héctor Bellerín, Theo Walcott, Aaron Ramsey and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain on a list of ten injured Arsenal players, the Gunners had to struggle for a 1–1 draw.[19] November only got worse for Arsenal, with Francis Coquelin looking at three months out, Mikel Arteta facing several weeks out after both were injured in a 2–1 defeat at West Bromwich Albion, with Santi Cazorla missing a vital penalty late on.[20] Arsenal's Champions League form bounced back, with an Alexis Sánchez brace giving Arsenal a 3–0 win over Dinamo Zagreb at the Emirates.[21] With Olympiacos thrashed by Bayern, Arsenal would need a two-goal cushion or a 3–2 or higher victory in Athens to progress. Arsenal's horrid month ended with more misery, with Sánchez and Cazorla both suffering injuries in a 1–1 draw with Norwich City,[22] with Cazorla's keeping him out for three months. Oxlade-Chamberlain, Ramsey and Walcott, however, all returned at the end of the month, with the crucial Olympiacos game and a match with Premier League title contenders Manchester City coming up.

December

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Arsenal returned to form in December, starting with a 3–1 win over Sunderland, with Joel Campbell and Aaron Ramsey scoring either side of goals at either end from Olivier Giroud.[23] Arsenal then traveled to Olympiacos, where they had failed to win in their last three games, with their last win in Greece coming in 1998. Fears were erased by a Giroud hat-trick,[24] putting Arsenal through and demoting Olympiacos into the Europa League, only for Arsenal to draw holders Barcelona, who had knocked Arsenal out in the 2010 quarter finals and in 2011 at the same stage. The Spanish side also beat the Gunners in the 2006 final.[25] Arsenal recorded successive victories before Christmas, winning 2–0 at Aston Villa,[26] before a 2–1 home win over Manchester City.[27] As things were looking up, a Boxing Day defeat at Liverpool saw surprise leaders Leicester loosen their grip on first, giving Arsenal a chance to go top with a win against Southampton, but a Shane Long brace saw Arsenal thrashed 4–0.[28] Despite this, Arsenal still finished 2015 top of the Premier League, after a 2–0 win against AFC Bournemouth was enough to keep Arsenal ahead of Leicester on goal difference, who drew 0–0 with Manchester City in their final game of 2015.[29]

January

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Mohamed Elneny looks up at the new Clock End during his AFC début: an FA Cup-tie at home to Burnley.

Arsenal started 2016 with an unconvincing 1–0 win over relegation scrappers Newcastle, courtesy of a late Laurent Koscielny goal.[30] Arsenal kicked off their FA Cup defence against Sunderland at the Emirates. Their 3–1 win mirrored the clash in December, with Joel Campbell, Olivier Giroud and Aaron Ramsey scoring Arsenal's goals in identical fashion to the league tie, despite an early Jeremain Lens goal.[31] This was followed by two away league fixtures at Liverpool and Stoke; the former was a 3–3 draw with Giroud scoring a brace and Ramsey finding the net for Arsenal,[32] whereas the latter finished scoreless.[33] On 24 January, Arsenal hosted local rivals Chelsea and were defeated 1–0 after Per Mertesacker was sent off. This meant they had failed to win a league game against Chelsea for the ninth league meeting in a row, and it was the sixth consecutive time they had failed to score in the fixture.[34] Six days later, Arsenal advanced to the fifth round of the FA Cup, with Calum Chambers and Alexis Sánchez scoring in a 2–1 defeat of Championship side Burnley at home.[35] Arsenal made one signing in January, Basel's Egyptian midfielder Mohamed Elneny completed a £5 million move.[36]

February

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The Arsenal hug the touchline on St Valentine's Day, in front of Leicester City manager Claudio Ranieri.

In the beginning of February, Arsenal failed to score for the third consecutive league match, playing Southampton to a stalemate at the Emirates.[37] Mesut Özil and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain led Arsenal back to winning ways with a 2–0 away victory at AFC Bournemouth.[38] Arsenal then won a dramatic top of the table clash with league leaders Leicester, coming back after a Jamie Vardy penalty to win 2–1 at home, with late goals from Theo Walcott and Danny Welbeck, reducing the gap between Arsenal and Leicester in second and first to two points.[39] Despite a dominant performance at home, Arsenal were held to a 0–0 draw by Hull City in the fifth round of the FA Cup.[40] Arsenal subsequently returned to Champions League action by hosting title holders Barcelona. A Lionel Messi brace condemned Arsenal to a 2–0 defeat.[41] Arsenal ended February with an away game at Manchester United, with goals from Welbeck and Özil not enough to avoid a 3–2 defeat.[42]

March

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Arsenal started March suffering a third consecutive loss at the hands of Swansea at home; Joel Campbell's goal was cancelled out and the match finished 2–1 to Swansea.[43] Arsenal then visited local rivals Tottenham in a make-or-break clash, as defeat would put Arsenal six points off their rivals, above Arsenal in second. Aaron Ramsey gave Arsenal a crucial lead, but a Francis Coquelin sending off for two yellow cards turned the game on its head. Toby Alderweireld and Harry Kane struck back to put Spurs ahead, but Alexis Sánchez helped the team rescue a point with a late goal, with the match finishing 2–2.[44] Olivier Giroud and Theo Walcott scored two goals each against Hull City in the FA Cup fifth round replay to reach the quarter finals,[45] but Arsenal went out after a 2–1 home defeat to Watford, with Danny Welbeck scoring the lone goal for the team as Arsenal's defence ended, after winning the previous two titles.[46] Arsenal went out of their second cup competition just days later, being condemned a sixth-straight last-16 elimination from the Champions League with a 3–1 away loss to Barcelona, Mohamed Elneny's first Arsenal goal proving a mere consolation.[47] One promising note from the defeat was the performance of Nigerian youngster Alex Iwobi, and he was rewarded with his second Premier League start against Everton at the end of March. His first club goal, and a fourth goal in nine games since return for Danny Welbeck, saw Arsenal win 2–0.[48]

April

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Arsenal got off to a flying start in the penultimate month of the season; goals from Alexis Sánchez, Héctor Bellerín and Theo Walcott, as well as a second Premier League goal on a second start for Alex Iwobi, saw Arsenal crush Watford 4–0 at Emirates Stadium.[49] The result kept Arsenal firmly in the title race ahead of a crucial clash at sixth-placed West Ham the following weekend, having lost the reverse tie on opening day. The result saw praise for Iwobi, who was referred to as "the next Ian Wright" by Garth Crooks.[50] Arsenal visited West Ham the following matchday, where they blew away a 2–0 lead to draw 3–3. Sánchez, Özil and Koscielny scored.[51] Arsenal's title hopes suffered a big blow when they were held 1–1 at home by Crystal Palace despite dominating the match, with Sánchez scoring for the team.[52] Arsenal hosted and defeated West Brom 2–0, courtesy of a brace from Sánchez.[53] Arsenal's chances of ending a 12-year Premier League title drought became mathematically impossible after a 0–0 away draw at Sunderland, which left them 12 points behind leaders Leicester with only three matches to play.[54] Arsenal ended April with a 1–0 win over Norwich at Emirates Stadium, with Danny Welbeck scoring the solitary goal.[55]

May

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After Manchester City were defeated by Southampton, Arsenal stayed in third ahead of a clash with fourth placed City. Arsenal came from behind twice to recover a 2–2 draw. Olivier Giroud ended a 15-game goal drought dating back to January with the first, while Alexis Sánchez added his seventh goal in nine games for Arsenal's second.[56] The draw failed to secure Champions League football for 2016–17, but after Manchester United lost 3–2 to West Ham two days later secured at least a place in the qualification round.[57] Arsenal needed a point against Aston Villa to secure automatic qualification and third place. Arsenal would have to hope a win and a shock victory by already-relegated Newcastle against Tottenham for Arsenal to pip their rivals to second. Newcastle did the impossible with a 5–1 rout of Spurs, and an Olivier Giroud hat-trick powered Arsenal to a 4–0 win over Villa. Captain Mikel Arteta, who came on as a substitute in what was his final appearance before retirement, forced an own goal by shooting in off the bar and Villa goalkeeper Mark Bunn.[58] Arteta was given a standing ovation, while second-longest-serving player Tomáš Rosický received a guard of honour, with the club confirming both would leave at the expiration of their contracts.[59]

Players

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Squad information

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Further information: Arsenal F.C. § Players
N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 EU
 Since
 App
 Goals
 Ends
 Transfer fee
 Notes
1 GK Poland Wojciech Szczęsny 26 EU 2009 181 0 undisclosed[60] Youth system On loan to Roma
2 DF France Mathieu Debuchy 30 EU 2014 22 1 undisclosed £12.0M[61] On loan to Bordeaux
3 DF England Kieran Gibbs 26 EU 2007 209 6 undisclosed[62] Youth system
4 DF Germany Per Mertesacker 31 EU 2011 208 8 undisclosed[63] £8.0M[64]
5 DF Brazil Gabriel Paulista 25 Non-EU 2015 (Winter) 38 1 undisclosed[65] £11.3M[66]
6 DF France Laurent Koscielny 30 EU 2010 248 20 undisclosed[67] £8.5M[68]
7 MF Czech Republic Tomáš Rosický 35 EU 2006 246 28 undisclosed[63] £6.8M[69]
8 MF Spain Mikel Arteta 34 EU 2011 150 16 2016[70] £10.0M[71]
10 MF England Jack Wilshere 24 EU 2008 157 12 2018[72] Youth system
11 MF Germany Mesut Özil 27 EU 2013 118 20 undisclosed[73] £42.5M[74][75][76]
12 FW France Olivier Giroud 29 EU 2012 188 82 undisclosed[77] £12.8M[78]
13 GK Colombia David Ospina 27 Non-EU 2014 36 0 undisclosed[79] £3.2M[80]
14 FW England Theo Walcott 27 EU 2006 (Winter) 344 85 2019[81] £9.0M[82]
15 MF England Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain 22 EU 2011 149 14 undisclosed[83] £12.0M[84]
16 MF Wales Aaron Ramsey 25 EU 2008 265 43 undisclosed[85] £4.8M[86]
17 FW Chile Alexis Sánchez 27 Non-EU 2014 94 42 undisclosed[87] £30.0M[88]
18 DF Spain Nacho Monreal 30 EU 2013 (Winter) 131 2 undisclosed[89] £8.5M[90]
19 MF Spain Santi Cazorla 31 EU 2012 169 27 undisclosed[85] £12.0M[91]
20 MF France Mathieu Flamini 32 EU 2013 246 13 undisclosed[92] Free[92]
21 DF England Calum Chambers 21 EU 2014 59 2 undisclosed[93] £16.0m[94]
22 FW France Yaya Sanogo 23 EU 2013 20 1 undisclosed[95] Free[95] On loan to Charlton Athletic
23 FW England Danny Welbeck 25 EU 2014 49 13 2019 £16.0M
24 DF Spain Héctor Bellerín 21 EU 2013 73 3 undisclosed Youth system
25 DF England Carl Jenkinson 24 EU 2011 57 1 undisclosed[96] £1.0M[96] On loan to West Ham United
26 GK Argentina Emiliano Martínez 23 Non-EU 2012 8 0 undisclosed Youth system On loan to Wolverhampton Wanderers
27 FW Germany Serge Gnabry 20 EU 2012 19 1 undisclosed[97] Youth system On loan to West Bromwich Albion
28 FW Costa Rica Joel Campbell 23 Non-EU 2011 41 4 undisclosed[98] £0.9M[99]
32 FW England Chuba Akpom 20 EU 2013 9 0 undisclosed Youth system On loan to Hull City
33 GK Czech Republic Petr Čech 33 EU 2015 42 0 2019 [100] £10M[100]
34 MF France Francis Coquelin 25 EU 2008 109 0 undisclosed[101] Youth system
35 MF Egypt Mohamed Elneny 23 Non-EU 2016 (Winter) 17 1 undisclosed £7.4M[102][103]
37 MF Poland Krystian Bielik 18 EU 2015 (Winter) 1 0 undisclosed[104] £2.5M[105]
42 DF England Isaac Hayden 21 EU 2013 2 0 undisclosed Youth system On loan to Hull City
45 FW Nigeria Alex Iwobi 20 EU 2015 21 2 undisclosed Youth system
– MF United States Gedion Zelalem 19 EU 2014 2 0 undisclosed[85] Youth system On loan to Rangers
  • Last updated: 15 May 2016
  • Source: Arsenal F.C. and footballdatabase.com (for EU passport, country as international player, contract ending and transfer fee)
  • Ordered by squad number.

Transfers

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Transfers in

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# Position Player Transferred from Fee Date Team Source
54 MF France Jeff Reine-Adélaïde France Lens Undisclosed (~ £3,000,000) 21 May 2015 Reserves [106][107]
68 FW France Yassin Fortune Academy
66 MF Romania Vlad Dragomir Romania Poli Timișoara Undisclosed (~ £71,000) 24 June 2015 Academy [106][108]
72 DF Ghana Jordi Osei-Tutu England Reading Undisclosed (~ £0) 26 June 2015 Academy [106][109]
33 GK Czech Republic Petr Čech England Chelsea Undisclosed (~ £10,000,000) 29 June 2015 First team [110][111][112]
— FW Netherlands Donyell Malen Netherlands Ajax Free transfer 29 July 2015 Academy [113][114]
36 MF France Ismaël Bennacer France Arles-Avignon Undisclosed (~ £150,000) 30 July 2015 Reserves [115]
35 MF Egypt Mohamed Elneny Switzerland Basel Undisclosed (~ £7,400,000) 14 January 2016 First team [102][103][116]

Total spending: Decrease Undisclosed (~ £21,521,000)

Transfers out

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# Position Player Transferred to Fee Date Team Source
24 MF France Abou Diaby France Marseille[a] Free transfer (Released) 10 June 2015 First team [118]
31 MF Japan Ryo Miyaichi Germany FC St. Pauli[b] Free transfer (Released) 10 June 2015 Reserves [118]
37 DF Nigeria Semi Ajayi Wales Cardiff City[c] Free transfer (Released) 10 June 2015 Reserves [118]
46 MF England Jack Jebb England Stevenage[d] Free transfer (Released) 10 June 2015 Reserves [118]
48 FW England Austin Lipman England VCD Athletic[e] Free transfer (Released) 10 June 2015 Reserves [118]
54 DF England Brandon Ormonde-Ottewill England Swindon Town[f] Free transfer (Released) 10 June 2015 Reserves [118]
57 GK England Josh Vickers Wales Swansea City[g] Free transfer (Released) 10 June 2015 Reserves [118]
9 FW Germany Lukas Podolski Turkey Galatasaray[h] Undisclosed (~ £1,800,000) 4 July 2015 First team [123]
64 DF England George Dobson England West Ham United Undisclosed 27 July 2015 Reserves [124][125]
— MF Portugal Jonatas Centeno England Sheffield Wednesday Free transfer (Released) 4 August 2015 Reserves [126]

Total incoming: Increase Undisclosed (~ £1,800,000)

  1. ^ Following Diaby's release on 10 June 2015, he later signed for Marseille on 29 July 2015.[117]
  2. ^ Following Miyaichi's release on 10 June 2015, he later signed for St. Pauli on 18 June 2015.[119]
  3. ^ Following Ajayi's release on 10 June 2015, he later signed for Cardiff City on 18 June 2015.[119]
  4. ^ Following Jebb's release on 10 June 2015, he later signed for Stevenage on 1 September 2015.[120]
  5. ^ Following Lipmans' release on 30 June 2015, he later signed for VCD Athletic on 31 July 2015.
  6. ^ Following Ormonde-Ottewill's release on 10 June 2015, he later signed for Swindon Town on 2 July 2015.[121]
  7. ^ Following Vickers' release on 10 June 2015, he later signed for Swansea City on 12 August 2015.[122]
  8. ^ The fee may eventually rise over £10 million subject to player performances and contract commitments.[123]

Loans out

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# Position Player Loaned to Date Loan expires Team Source
70 MF England Ainsley Maitland-Niles England Ipswich Town 2 July 2015 End of season Reserves [127]
25 DF England Carl Jenkinson England West Ham United 14 July 2015 End of season First team [128]
22 FW France Yaya Sanogo Netherlands Ajax 17 July 2015 1 February 2016[a] First team [129]
1 GK Poland Wojciech Szczęsny Italy Roma 29 July 2015 End of season First team [130]
57 MF Spain Jon Toral England Birmingham City 30 July 2015 End of season Reserves [131]
38 MF England Daniel Crowley England Barnsley 31 July 2015 30 October 2015[b] Reserves [132][133]
41 DF England Isaac Hayden England Hull City 31 July 2015 End of season First team [134]
32 FW England Chuba Akpom England Hull City 4 August 2015 End of season First team [135]
27 FW Germany Serge Gnabry England West Bromwich Albion 7 August 2015 5 January 2016[c] First team [136]
26 GK Argentina Emiliano Martínez England Wolverhampton Wanderers 11 August 2015 End of season First team [137]
58 FW Brazil Wellington Silva England Bolton Wanderers 20 August 2015 End of season Reserves [138]
35 MF United States Gedion Zelalem Scotland Rangers 24 August 2015 End of Season Reserves [139][140]
47 MF Finland Glen Kamara England Southend 22 January 2016 End of Season Reserves [141]
2 DF France Mathieu Debuchy France Bordeaux 1 February 2016 End of Season First team [142]
22 FW France Yaya Sanogo England Charlton Athletic 1 February 2016 End of Season First team [143]
  1. ^ Loan initially until the end of the season
  2. ^ Loan initially until 3 January 2016
  3. ^ Loan initially until the end of the season

Overall transfer activity

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Club

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Coaching staff

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This is Arsène Wenger's 20th season with Arsenal.
Position Staff
Manager France Arsène Wenger
Assistant manager England Steve Bould
First team coach Bosnia and Herzegovina Boro Primorac
England Neil Banfield
Goalkeeping coach Republic of Ireland Gerry Peyton
Head of athletic performance enhancement United States Shad Forsythe
Fitness coach England Tony Colbert
England Craig Gant
Physiotherapist England Colin Lewin
England Ben Ashworth
England Andrew Rolls
Club doctor Republic of Ireland Gary O'Driscoll
Head of academy Netherlands Andries Jonker
Masseur England Darren Page
England Chris Harvey
England Chris Senior
Kit manager England Vic Akers
Assistant Kit manager England Paul Akers
Equipment manager England Paul Johnson
Performance nutritionist England James Collins
Football analyst England Ben Knapper

Last updated: 1 July 2015
Source: Arsenal F.C.

Kit

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Supplier: Puma / Sponsor: Fly Emirates

Home[144]
Home alt.[145]
Away[146]
Away alt.[147]
Third[148]
Third alt.[149]
Goalkeeper 1
Goalkeeper 2
Goalkeeper 3

Kit information

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This is Puma's second year supplying Arsenal kit, having taken over from Nike at the beginning of the 2014–15 season.

  • Home: The home kit features Arsenal's traditional colours of red and white. The kit features red trim on the sleeves and a grandad collar. Additionally, golden trim features on the kit for the first time since 2006–07. The traditional white socks are returned to the kit after the club played in hooped socks last season.
  • Away: The away kit features the colours gold and navy, and is similar to the away kit worn in the Double-winning 2001–02 season. The shirt has navy shoulders and a crew-neck, but the most striking feature of the kit is the subtle diamond graphic on the body of the shirt. The strip is combined with navy shorts and socks.[150]
  • Third: The third kit, which is set to be used in cup competitions, is mainly anthracite with white, gold and 'Capri Breeze' (turquoise) diagonal sashes. The kit features a monochromatic golden Arsenal badge and is combined with anthracite shorts and socks. Turquoise shorts and socks were worn in the match against Sheffield Wednesday.
  • Keeper: The goalkeeper kits are based in Puma new goalkeeper template utilised by the supplier's top clubs, which feature contrasting hoops on the top half of the body. The first-choice strip is dark grey with golden hoops and a lighter grey stripe on the sleeves, while the second-choice strip is aqua with black hoops and golden detailing. The alternative strip is orange and also features black hoops.

Other information

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The Emirates Stadium is the second largest stadium in the Premier League.
Chairman England Stan Kroenke
Ground (capacity and dimensions) Emirates Stadium (60,355 / 113x76 metres)

Updated to match played 30 May 2014
Source: Arsenal F.C.

Squad statistics

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Appearances and goals

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As of 15 May 2016

Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute. Players with number struck through and marked † left the club during the playing season.

No. Pos. Nat. Name Premier League FA Cup League Cup Champions League Community Shield Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2 DF  FRA Mathieu Debuchy 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 (1) 0 0 0 6 (1) 0
3 DF  ENG Kieran Gibbs 3 (12) 1 5 0 2 0 2 (3) 0 0 (1) 0 12 (16) 1
4 DF  GER Per Mertesacker 24 0 3 0 2 0 5 (1) 0 1 0 35 (1) 0
5 DF  BRA Gabriel Paulista 18 (3) 1 4 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 26 (3) 1
6 DF  FRA Laurent Koscielny 33 4 3 0 0 0 7 0 1 0 44 4
7 MF  CZE Tomáš Rosický 0 0 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (1) 0
8 MF  ESP Mikel Arteta 0 (9) 0 0 (2) 0 1 0 1 0 0 (1) 0 2 (12) 0
10 MF  ENG Jack Wilshere 1 (2) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 (2) 0
11 MF  GER Mesut Özil 35 6 1 0 0 0 8 2 1 0 45 8
12 FW  FRA Olivier Giroud 26 (12) 16 4 (1) 3 2 0 5 (2) 5 0 (1) 0 37 (16) 24
13 GK  COL David Ospina 4 0 4 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 12 0
14 FW  ENG Theo Walcott 15 (13) 5 3 (2) 2 0 (2) 0 3 (3) 2 1 0 22 (20) 9
15 MF  ENG Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain 9 (13) 1 2 (1) 0 2 0 3 (2) 0 1 1 17 (16) 2
16 MF  WAL Aaron Ramsey 29 (2) 5 0 (2) 1 1 0 3 (2) 0 1 0 34 (6) 6
17 FW  CHI Alexis Sánchez 28 (2) 13 2 (1) 1 0 (1) 0 7 3 0 0 37 (4) 17
18 DF  ESP Nacho Monreal 36 (1) 0 1 0 0 0 6 0 1 0 44 (1) 0
19 MF  ESP Santi Cazorla 15 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 1 0 21 0
20 MF  FRA Mathieu Flamini 12 (4) 0 2 0 2 2 3 (1) 0 0 0 19 (5) 2
21 DF  ENG Calum Chambers 2 (10) 0 5 1 2 0 0 (3) 0 0 0 9 (13) 1
23 FW  ENG Danny Welbeck 7 (4) 4 1 (1) 1 0 0 1 (1) 0 0 0 9 (6) 5
24 DF  ESP Héctor Bellerín 36 1 1 0 0 0 6 0 1 0 44 1
28 FW  CRC Joel Campbell 11 (8) 3 4 1 2 0 3 (2) 0 0 0 20 (10) 4
33 GK  CZE Petr Čech 34 0 1 0 1 0 5 0 1 0 42 0
34 MF  FRA Francis Coquelin 21 (5) 0 2 0 0 0 4 (2) 0 1 0 28 (7) 0
35 MF  EGY Mohamed Elneny 9 (2) 0 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 14 (2) 1
36 MF  FRA Ismaël Bennacer 0 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 (1) 0
37 MF  POL Krystian Bielik 0 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 (1) 0
45 FW  NGA Alex Iwobi 8 (5) 2 4 (1) 0 1 0 1 (1) 0 0 0 14 (7) 2
47 MF  FIN Glen Kamara 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
54 MF  FRA Jeff Reine-Adélaïde 0 0 0 (2) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (2) 0

Source: Arsenal F.C. and 11v11.com

Top scorers

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As of 15 May 2016
Olivier Giroud top-scored for Arsenal this season, with 24 goals in all competitions.
Rank Position Nationality Number Name Premier League FA Cup League Cup Champions League Community Shield Total
1 FW France 12 Olivier Giroud 16 3 0 5 0 24
2 FW Chile 17 Alexis Sánchez 13 1 0 3 0 17
3 FW England 14 Theo Walcott 5 2 0 2 0 9
4 MF Germany 11 Mesut Özil 6 0 0 2 0 8
5 MF Wales 16 Aaron Ramsey 5 1 0 0 0 6
6 FW England 23 Danny Welbeck 4 1 0 0 0 5
7 FW Costa Rica 28 Joel Campbell 3 1 0 0 0 4
DF France 6 Laurent Koscielny 4 0 0 0 0 4
9 Own Goals 3 0 0 0 0 3
10 MF France 20 Mathieu Flamini 0 0 2 0 0 2
FW Nigeria 45 Alex Iwobi 2 0 0 0 0 2
MF England 15 Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain 1 0 0 0 1 2
13 DF Spain 24 Héctor Bellerín 1 0 0 0 0 1
DF England 21 Calum Chambers 0 1 0 0 0 1
MF Egypt 35 Mohamed Elneny 0 0 0 1 0 1
DF Brazil 5 Gabriel Paulista 1 0 0 0 0 1
DF England 3 Kieran Gibbs 1 0 0 0 0 1
TOTALS 65 10 2 13 1 91

Source: Arsenal F.C. and 11v11.com

Disciplinary record

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As of 15 May 2016
Number Nationality Position Name Premier League FA Cup League Cup Champions League Community Shield Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
34 France MF Francis Coquelin 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 1
5 Brazil DF Gabriel Paulista 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 6 1
12 France FW Olivier Giroud 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 6 1
19 Spain MF Santi Cazorla 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
4 Germany DF Per Mertesacker 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
11 Germany MF Mesut Özil 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 7 0
20 France MF Mathieu Flamini 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 5 0
6 France DF Laurent Koscielny 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
16 Wales MF Aaron Ramsey 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 0
35 Egypt MF Mohamed Elneny 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
24 Spain DF Héctor Bellerín 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
28 Costa Rica FW Joel Campbell 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 3 0
18 Spain DF Nacho Monreal 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 0
21 England DF Calum Chambers 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
17 Chile FW Alexis Sánchez 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 0
8 Spain MF Mikel Arteta 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
2 France DF Mathieu Debuchy 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
23 England FW Danny Welbeck 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Total 39 4 7 0 5 0 15 1 1 0 67 5

Source: 11v11.com

Clean sheets

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As of 15 May 2016
Rank Nationality Number Name Premier League FA Cup League Cup Champions League Community Shield Total
1 Czech Republic 33 Petr Čech 16 0 0 3 1 20
2 Colombia 13 David Ospina 2 2 0 0 0 4
Total 18 2 0 3 1 24

Source: 11v11.com (Petr Čech) and 11v11.com (David Ospina)

Pre-season

[edit]
Arsenal celebrate winning the 2015 edition of the Emirates Cup.

Arsenal started the 2015–16 season retaining Puma as their kit supplier and Emirates as their shirt sponsor.[151] In July, they went on a preseason tour to Asia. During this, they participated in the Premier League Asia Trophy in Singapore along with fellow Premier League sides Everton and Stoke City as well as a Singapore Selection XI.[152] Following this tournament, Arsenal will then play in their traditional yearly Emirates Cup tournament at the Emirates Stadium, with Lyon, Villarreal and VfL Wolfsburg also participating. The match against Wolfsburg marked the return of former Arsenal striker Nicklas Bendtner, who made his first return to the Emirates Stadium with Wolfsburg.[153]

Pre-season matches

[edit]

  Win   Draw   Loss

15 July 2015 Asia Trophy Semifinal Singapore XI 0–4 Arsenal Kallang, Singapore
13:30 BST Report Akpom 30', 76' (pen.), 79'
Wilshere 60' (pen.)		 Stadium: National Stadium, Singapore
Referee: Jon Moss
18 July 2015 Asia Trophy Final Everton 1–3 Arsenal Kallang, Singapore
13:30 BST Barkley 75' Report Walcott 22'
Cazorla 58'
Özil 62'		 Stadium: National Stadium, Singapore
Referee: Craig Pawson
25 July 2015 Emirates Cup Arsenal 6–0 Lyon London
16:20 BST Giroud 29'
Oxlade-Chamberlain 34'
Iwobi 35'
Ramsey 38'
Coquelin Yellow card 45+1'
Özil 62'
Cazorla 84'		 Report Rose Yellow card 17'
Jenssen Yellow card 36'		 Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Referee: Jon Moss
26 July 2015 Emirates Cup Arsenal 1–0 VfL Wolfsburg London
16:20 BST Walcott 50'
Cazorla Yellow card 85'
Monreal Yellow card 89'		 Report Klose Yellow card 35'
Naldo Yellow card 73'
Arnold Yellow card 85'		 Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Referee: Craig Pawson

Competitions

[edit]

Overall

[edit]
The Arsenal backline during the 2015 FA Community Shield
Competition Started round Final
position / round 		First match Last match
Premier League — 2nd 9 August 2015 15 May 2016
FA Community Shield Final Winners 2 August 2015
FA Cup Third round Sixth round 9 January 2016 13 March 2016
League Cup Third round Fourth round 23 September 2015 27 October 2015
UEFA Champions League Group stage Round of 16 16 September 2015 16 March 2016

Updated to match played 15 May 2016
Source: Competitions

Overview

[edit]
Competition Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Premier League 38 20 11 7 65 36 +29 052.63
FA Community Shield 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 100.00
FA Cup 5 3 1 1 10 4 +6 060.00
League Cup 2 1 0 1 2 4 −2 050.00
Champions League 8 3 0 5 13 15 −2 037.50
Total 54 28 12 14 91 59 +32 051.85

Source: Competitions

FA Community Shield

[edit]
Main article: 2015 FA Community Shield

  Win   Draw   Loss

2 August 2015 Community Shield Arsenal 1–0 Chelsea London
15:00 BST Oxlade-Chamberlain 24'
Coquelin Yellow card 67'		 Arsenal Report
BBC Report		 Azpilicueta Yellow card 65' Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 85,437
Referee: Anthony Taylor

Premier League

[edit]
Main article: 2015–16 Premier League

League table

[edit]
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Leicester City (C) 38 23 12 3 68 36 +32 81 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2 Arsenal 38 20 11 7 65 36 +29 71
3 Tottenham Hotspur 38 19 13 6 69 35 +34 70
4 Manchester City 38 19 9 10 71 41 +30 66 Qualification for the Champions League play-off round
5 Manchester United 38 19 9 10 49 35 +14 66 Qualification for the Europa League group stage[a]
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Play-offs (only if needed to decide champion, teams for relegation or teams for UEFA competitions).[154]
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Manchester United qualified for the Europa League group stage by winning the 2015–16 FA Cup. As they had also qualified by their virtue of their league position (5th), this spot was passed to the next-highest ranked team (6th), Southampton.

Results summary

[edit]
Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
38 20 11 7 65 36  +29 71 12 4 3 31 11  +20 8 7 4 34 25  +9

Last updated: 15 May 2016.
Source: Premier League

Results by matchday

[edit]
Matchday1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAHAHAAHAHAHAAHAHAHHAAHHAHAHAAHAHHAHAH
ResultLWDWWLWWWWWDLDWWWLWWDDLDWWLLDWWDDWDWDW
Position2011953542212244212211113433333333434332
Updated to match(es) played on 15 May 2016. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

[edit]

On 17 June 2015, the fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.[155]

  Win   Draw   Loss

9 August 2015 (2015-08-09) 1 Arsenal 0–2 West Ham United Holloway, London
13:30 BST Monreal Yellow card 69' Arsenal report
BBC report		 Noble Yellow card 5'
Ogbonna Yellow card 7'
Tomkins Yellow card 37'
Kouyaté 43'
Zárate 57'		 Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 59,996
Referee: Martin Atkinson
16 August 2015 (2015-08-16) 2 Crystal Palace 1–2 Arsenal Selhurst, London
13:30 BST Ward 28'
McArthur Yellow card 45+1'		 Arsenal report
BBC report		 Giroud 16'
Coquelin Yellow card 41'
Delaney 55' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 24,732
Referee: Lee Mason
24 August 2015 (2015-08-24) 3 Arsenal 0–0 Liverpool Holloway, London
20:00 BST Gabriel Yellow card 65' Arsenal report
BBC report		 Škrtel Yellow card 61'
Can Yellow card 66'
Gomez Yellow card 79'
Mignolet Yellow card 85'		 Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 60,080
Referee: Michael Oliver
29 August 2015 (2015-08-29) 4 Newcastle United 0–1 Arsenal Newcastle upon Tyne
12:45 BST Sissoko Yellow card 3'
Mitrović Red card 16'
Mbemba Yellow card 19'
Thauvin Yellow card 26'
Anita Yellow card 48'
Wijnaldum Yellow card 49'
Coloccini Yellow card 90+2'		 Arsenal report
BBC report		 Cazorla Yellow card 49'
Coloccini 52' (o.g.)		 Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 50,388
Referee: Andre Marriner
12 September 2015 (2015-09-12) 5 Arsenal 2–0 Stoke City Holloway, London
15:00 BST Walcott 31'
Özil Yellow card 38'
Giroud 85'		 Arsenal report
BBC report		 Bardsley Yellow card 81' Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 59,963
Referee: Jonathan Moss
19 September 2015 (2015-09-19) 6 Chelsea 2–0 Arsenal Fulham, London
12:45 BST Costa Yellow card 45'
Ivanović Yellow card 49'
Zouma 53'
Oscar Yellow card 64'
Chambers 90+1' (o.g.)		 Arsenal report
BBC report		 Cazorla Yellow card 31' Yellow-red card 79'
Gabriel Yellow card 45' Red card 45+1'
Chambers Yellow card 72'		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,584
Referee: Mike Dean
26 September 2015 (2015-09-26) 7 Leicester City 2–5 Arsenal Leicester
15:00 BST Vardy 13', 89'
Drinkwater Yellow card 72'		 Arsenal report
BBC report		 Walcott 18'
Sánchez 33', 57', 81'
Arteta Yellow card 69'
Giroud 90+3'		 Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 32,047
Referee: Craig Pawson
4 October 2015 (2015-10-04) 8 Arsenal 3–0 Manchester United Holloway, London
16:00 BST Sánchez 6', 19'
Özil 7'
Coquelin Yellow card 51'		 Arsenal report
BBC report		 Young Yellow card 22'
Darmian Yellow card 30'
Rooney Yellow card 55'		 Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 60,084
Referee: Anthony Taylor
17 October 2015 (2015-10-17) 9 Watford 0–3 Arsenal Watford
17:30 BST Nyom Yellow card 47'
Gomes Yellow card 63'		 Arsenal report
BBC report		 Mertesacker Yellow card 58'
Sánchez 62'
Giroud 68'
Ramsey 74'		 Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 20,721
Referee: Mike Jones
24 October 2015 (2015-10-24) 10 Arsenal 2–1 Everton Holloway, London
17:30 BST Coquelin Yellow card 25'
Giroud 36', Yellow card 69'
Koscielny 38'		 Arsenal report
BBC report		 Barkley 44'
Barry Yellow card 67' Yellow-red card 90+4'		 Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 59,985
Referee: Lee Mason
31 October 2015 (2015-10-31) 11 Swansea City 0–3 Arsenal Swansea
15:00 GMT Ki Yellow card 57'
Williams Yellow card 89'		 Arsenal report
BBC report		 Giroud 49'
Koscielny 68'
Campbell 73'		 Stadium: Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 20,937
Referee: Kevin Friend
8 November 2015 (2015-11-08) 12 Arsenal 1–1 Tottenham Hotspur Holloway, London
16:00 GMT Gibbs 77' Arsenal report
BBC report		 Kane 32'
Lamela Yellow card 55'		 Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 60,060
Referee: Martin Atkinson
21 November 2015 (2015-11-21) 13 West Bromwich Albion 2–1 Arsenal West Bromwich
15:00 GMT Morrison 35', Yellow card 43'
Arteta 40' (o.g.)
Brunt Yellow card 83'
Myhill Yellow card 90+1'		 Arsenal report
BBC report		 Giroud 28', Yellow card 42'
Bellerín Yellow card 32'		 Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 24,343
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
29 November 2015 (2015-11-29) 14 Norwich City 1–1 Arsenal Norwich
16:15 GMT Grabban 43'
O'Neil Yellow card 57'		 Arsenal report
BBC report		 Özil 30'
Cazorla Yellow card 54'		 Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 27,091
Referee: Jonathan Moss
5 December 2015 (2015-12-05) 15 Arsenal 3–1 Sunderland Holloway, London
15:00 GMT Campbell 33'
Koscielny Yellow card 44'
Giroud 63'
Ramsey 90+3'		 Arsenal report
BBC report		 Giroud 45' (o.g.)
Yedlin Yellow card 80'		 Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 59,937
Referee: Robert Madley
13 December 2015 (2015-12-13) 16 Aston Villa 0–2 Arsenal Birmingham
13:30 GMT Arsenal report
BBC report		 Giroud 8' (pen.)
Ramsey 38'		 Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 33,285
Referee: Kevin Friend
21 December 2015 (2015-12-21) 17 Arsenal 2–1 Manchester City Holloway, London
20:00 GMT Walcott 33'
Giroud 45+1'		 Arsenal report
BBC report		 Silva Yellow card 31'
Otamendi Yellow card 48'
Touré 82'		 Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 60,053
Referee: Andre Marriner
26 December 2015 (2015-12-26) 18 Southampton 4–0 Arsenal Southampton
19:45 GMT Martina 19'
Long Yellow card 34', 55', 90+2'
Fonte 69'		 Arsenal report
BBC report		 Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 31,669
Referee: Jonathan Moss
28 December 2015 (2015-12-28) 19 Arsenal 2–0 Bournemouth Holloway, London
17:30 GMT Gabriel 27'
Ramsey Yellow card 30'
Chambers Yellow card 61'
Özil 63'		 Arsenal report
BBC report		 Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 59,983
Referee: Roger East
2 January 2016 (2016-01-02) 20 Arsenal 1–0 Newcastle United Holloway, London
15:00 GMT Koscielny 72'
Flamini Yellow card 82'
Özil Yellow card 90+2'		 Arsenal report
BBC report		 Colback Yellow card 35'
Janmaat Yellow card 68'		 Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 59,257
Referee: Anthony Taylor
13 January 2016 (2016-01-13) 21 Liverpool 3–3 Arsenal Liverpool
20:00 GMT Firmino 10', 19', Yellow card 10'
Clyne Yellow card 53'
Allen 90'		 Arsenal report
BBC report		 Ramsey 14'
Giroud 25', 55'		 Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 44,109
Referee: Mike Jones
17 January 2016 (2016-01-17) 22 Stoke City 0–0 Arsenal Stoke-on-Trent
16:15 GMT Arsenal report
BBC report		 Stadium: Britannia Stadium
Attendance: 27,683
Referee: Craig Pawson
24 January 2016 (2016-01-24) 23 Arsenal 0–1 Chelsea Holloway, London
16:00 GMT Mertesacker Red card 18'
Flamini Yellow card 45'		 Arsenal report
BBC report		 Oscar Yellow card 11'
Costa 23'
Matić Yellow card 60'
Mikel Yellow card 72'		 Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 60,072
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
2 February 2016 (2016-02-02) 24 Arsenal 0–0 Southampton Holloway, London
19:45 GMT Coquelin Yellow card 87'
Gabriel Yellow card 89'		 Arsenal report
BBC report		 Soares Yellow card 61' Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 60,044
Referee: Lee Mason
7 February 2016 (2016-02-07) 25 Bournemouth 0–2 Arsenal Bournemouth
13:30 GMT Arsenal report
BBC report		 Flamini Yellow card 9'
Özil 23'
Oxlade-Chamberlain 24'		 Stadium: Dean Court
Attendance: 11,357
Referee: Kevin Friend
14 February 2016 (2016-02-14) 26 Arsenal 2–1 Leicester City Holloway, London
12:00 GMT Coquelin Yellow card 36'
Koscielny Yellow card 44'
Ramsey Yellow card 45+2'
Walcott 70'
Welbeck 90+5', Yellow card 90+6'		 Arsenal report
BBC report		 Vardy 45' (pen.)
Simpson Yellow card 49' Yellow-red card 54'
Fuchs Yellow card 52'
Kanté Yellow card 57'
Wasilewski Yellow card 90+4'		 Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 60,009
Referee: Martin Atkinson
28 February 2016 (2016-02-28) 27 Manchester United 3–2 Arsenal Manchester
14:05 GMT Varela Yellow card 9'
Carrick Yellow card 22'
Rashford 29', 32'
Herrera 65', Yellow card 72'
Januzaj Yellow card 90+3'		 Arsenal report
BBC report		 Welbeck 40'
Özil 69', Yellow card 90+2'
Ramsey Yellow card 72'
Elneny Yellow card 73'		 Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 75,329
Referee: Craig Pawson
2 March 2016 (2016-03-02) 28 Arsenal 1–2 Swansea City Holloway, London
19:45 GMT Campbell 15' Arsenal report
BBC report		 Routledge 32', Yellow card 77'
Ayew Yellow card 40'
Williams 74'		 Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 59,905
Referee: Robert Madley
5 March 2016 (2016-03-05) 29 Tottenham Hotspur 2–2 Arsenal London
12:45 GMT Lamela Yellow card 28'
Alderweireld 60'
Kane 62'
Dier Yellow card 73'		 Arsenal report
BBC report		 Bellerín Yellow card 26'
Coquelin Yellow card 29' Yellow-red card 55'
Ramsey 39'
Sánchez Yellow card 66', 76'		 Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 35,762
Referee: Michael Oliver
19 March 2016 (2016-03-19) 30 Everton 0–2 Arsenal Liverpool
12:45 GMT Arsenal report
BBC report		 Welbeck 7'
Iwobi 42'		 Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 39,270
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
2 April 2016 (2016-04-02) 31 Arsenal 4–0 Watford Holloway, London
15:00 BST Sánchez 4'
Iwobi 38'
Bellerín 48'
Elneny Yellow card 84'
Walcott 90'		 Arsenal report
BBC report		 Nyom Yellow card 61' Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 59,981
Referee: Anthony Taylor
9 April 2016 (2016-04-09) 32 West Ham United 3–3 Arsenal London
12:45 BST Carroll Yellow card 4', 44', 45+2', 52'
Antonio Yellow card 90+3'		 Arsenal report
BBC report		 Özil 18'
Sánchez 35'
Koscielny 70'		 Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 34,977
Referee: Craig Pawson
17 April 2016 (2016-04-17) 33 Arsenal 1–1 Crystal Palace Holloway, London
16:00 BST Sánchez 45+1' Arsenal report
BBC Report		 Ledley Yellow card 57'
Dann Yellow card 73'
Bolasie 81'		 Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 59,961
Referee: Roger East
21 April 2016 (2016-04-21) 34 Arsenal 2–0 West Bromwich Albion Holloway, London
19:45 BST Sánchez 6', 38' Arsenal report
BBC Report		 McAuley Yellow card 41' Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 59,568
Referee: Jonathan Moss
24 April 2016 (2016-04-24) 35 Sunderland 0–0 Arsenal Sunderland
14:05 BST Borini Yellow card 58'
Khazri Yellow card 90+3'		 Arsenal report
BBC report		 Ramsey Yellow card 40'
Bellerín Yellow card 49'
Elneny Yellow card 76'
Koscielny Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 45,420
Referee: Mike Dean
30 April 2016 (2016-04-30) 36 Arsenal 1–0 Norwich City Holloway, London
17:30 BST Welbeck 59'
Özil Yellow card 85'		 Arsenal report
BBC report		 Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 59,989
Referee: Mike Jones
8 May 2016 (2016-05-08) 37 Manchester City 2–2 Arsenal Manchester
16:00 BST Agüero 8'
De Bruyne 51'
Otamendi Yellow card 90+1'
Fernandinho Yellow card 90+2'		 Arsenal report
BBC Report		 Giroud 10'
Sánchez 68'
Gabriel Yellow card 71'		 Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 54,425
Referee: Anthony Taylor
15 May 2016 (2016-05-15) 38 Arsenal 4–0 Aston Villa Holloway, London
15:00 BST Giroud 5', 78', 80'
Bunn 90+2' (o.g.)		 BBC report Sánchez Yellow card 39' Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 60,007
Referee: Mark Clattenburg

FA Cup

[edit]
Main article: 2015–16 FA Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss

9 January 2016 (2016-01-09) Third round Arsenal 3–1 Sunderland Holloway, London
15:00 GMT Campbell 25'
Ramsey 72'
Giroud 75'
Gabriel Yellow card 90+3'		 Arsenal report
BBC report		 Lens 17' Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 53,349
Referee: Martin Atkinson
30 January 2016 (2016-01-30) Fourth round Arsenal 2–1 Burnley Holloway, London
15:00 GMT Chambers 19'
Sánchez 53'
Koscielny Yellow card 73'		 Arsenal report
BBC report		 Vokes 30'
Arfield Yellow card 65'		 Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 59,932
Referee: Roger East
20 February 2016 (2016-02-20) Fifth round Arsenal 0–0 Hull City Holloway, London
12:45 GMT Koscielny Yellow card 41'
Chambers Yellow card 56'		 Arsenal report
BBC report		 Maguire Yellow card 31'
Maloney Yellow card 33'
Bruce Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 59,830
Referee: Mike Dean
8 March 2016 (2016-03-08) Replay Hull City 0–4 Arsenal Kingston upon Hull
19:00 GMT Diamé Yellow card 47'
Maguire Yellow card 51'		 Arsenal report
BBC report		 Elneny Yellow card 32'
Giroud Yellow card 34', 41', 71'
Walcott 77', 88'		 Stadium: KC Stadium
Attendance: 20,993
Referee: Mike Jones
13 March 2016 (2016-03-13) Sixth round Arsenal 1–2 Watford Holloway, London
13:30 GMT Özil Yellow card 74'
Welbeck 88'		 Arsenal report
BBC report		 Pantilimon Yellow card 43'
Ighalo 50'
Guedioura 63'		 Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Referee: Andre Marriner

League Cup

[edit]
Main article: 2015–16 Football League Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss

23 September 2015 (2015-09-23) Third round Tottenham Hotspur 1–2 Arsenal Tottenham, London
19:45 BST Chambers 56' (o.g.)
Alli Yellow card 76'		 Arsenal report
BBC report		 Flamini 26', 78', Yellow card 37'
Arteta Yellow card 33'
Debuchy Yellow card 40'		 Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 35,687
Referee: Andre Marriner
27 October 2015 (2015-10-27) Fourth round Sheffield Wednesday 3–0 Arsenal Sheffield
19:45 GMT Wallace 27', Yellow card 45+4'
Lucas João 40'
Hutchinson Yellow card 30', 51'
Loovens Yellow card 59'		 Arsenal Report
BBC report		 Debuchy Yellow card 59'
Campbell Yellow card 86'		 Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 35,065
Referee: Graham Scott

UEFA Champions League

[edit]
Main article: 2015–16 UEFA Champions League

Arsenal qualified for the group stage of the 2015–16 UEFA Champions League due to finishing third in the 2014–15 Premier League.[156] This means that Arsenal have qualified for the UEFA Champions League for the 18th consecutive year.[157] Following changes to UEFA qualification rules, pot 1 for group stage draws would now consist of the Champions League holders and the champions of the seven highest ranked associations. Arsenal having previously been seeded in pot 1 for the Champions League draw as one of the top 8 ranked teams in UEFA, dropped into pot 2 for the 2015–16 UEFA Champions League group stage draw with the remainder of the highest seeded non-champions according to UEFA coefficient.[158]

Group stage

[edit]
Main article: 2015–16 UEFA Champions League group stage

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BAY ARS OLY DZG
1 Germany Bayern Munich 6 5 0 1 19 3 +16 15 Advance to knockout phase — 5–1 4–0 5–0
2 England Arsenal 6 3 0 3 12 10 +2 9 2–0 — 2–3 3–0
3 Greece Olympiacos 6 3 0 3 6 13 −7 9 Transfer to Europa League 0–3 0–3 — 2–1
4 Croatia Dinamo Zagreb 6 1 0 5 3 14 −11 3 0–2 2–1 0–1 —
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

  Win   Draw   Loss

16 September 2015 (2015-09-16) 1 Dinamo Zagreb Croatia 2–1 England Arsenal Zagreb, Croatia
19:45 BST Pivarić 24'
Antolić Yellow card 47'
Fernandes 58'
Pinto Yellow card 65'
Rog Yellow card 90'		 Arsenal Report
UEFA Report		 Giroud Yellow card 23' Yellow-red card 40'
Walcott 79'
Campbell Yellow card 87'		 Stadium: Maksimir Stadium
Attendance: 17,840
Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan (Romania)
29 September 2015 (2015-09-29) 2 Arsenal England 2–3 Greece Olympiacos London, England
19:45 BST Walcott 35'
Sánchez Yellow card 44', 65'
Gabriel Yellow card 45'
Özil Yellow card 78'		 Arsenal Report
UEFA Report		 Pardo 33'
Ospina 40' (o.g.)
Roberto Yellow card 64'
Finnbogason 66', Yellow card 75'
Cambiasso Yellow card 76'
Fortounis Yellow card 77'		 Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Referee: Bas Nijhuis (Netherlands)
20 October 2015 (2015-10-20) 3 Arsenal England 2–0 Germany Bayern Munich London, England
19:45 BST Giroud 77', Yellow card 84'
Özil 90+4'		 Report Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)
4 November 2015 (2015-11-04) 4 Bayern Munich Germany 5–1 England Arsenal Munich, Germany
19:45 GMT Lewandowski 10'
Müller 29', 89'
Alaba 44'
Robben 55'		 UEFA Report
BBC Report		 Özil Yellow card 12'
Campbell Yellow card 24'
Giroud 69'		 Stadium: Allianz Arena
Referee: Gianluca Rocchi (Italy)
24 November 2015 (2015-11-24) 5 Arsenal England 3–0 Croatia Dinamo Zagreb London, England
19:45 GMT Özil 29'
Sánchez 33', 69'
Monreal Yellow card 65'		 UEFA Report
BBC Report		 Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary)
9 December 2015 (2015-12-09) 6 Olympiacos Greece 0–3 England Arsenal Piraeus, Greece
19:45 GMT Fortounis Yellow card 9' Report Ramsey Yellow card 18'
Giroud 29', 49', 66' (pen.), Yellow card 63'		 Stadium: Karaiskakis Stadium
Referee: Nicola Rizzoli (Italy)

Knockout phase

[edit]
Main article: 2015–16 UEFA Champions League knockout phase

The draw for the round of 16 was held on 14 December 2015.[159] The first leg was played on 23 February, and the second leg was played on 16 March 2016.

Round of 16
[edit]
23 February 2016 (2016-02-23) First leg Arsenal England 0–2 Spain Barcelona London, England
19:45 GMT Monreal Yellow card 6' Report Messi 71', 83' (pen.)
Piqué Yellow card 85'		 Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)
16 March 2016 (2016-03-16) Second leg Barcelona Spain 3–1
(5–1 agg.)		 England Arsenal Barcelona, Spain
19:45 GMT Neymar 18'
Suárez 65'
Turan Yellow card 79'
Messi 88'		 UEFA Report
BBC Report		 Flamini Yellow card 32'
Gabriel Yellow card 35'
Sánchez Yellow card 50'
Elneny 51'
Giroud Yellow card 85'		 Stadium: Camp Nou
Referee: Sergei Karasev (Russia)

Awards

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Mesut Özil won four Player of the Month awards in 2015–16.

Arsenal Player of the Month award

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

Month Player Votes
August France Francis Coquelin 23%[160]
September England Theo Walcott 22%[161]
October Germany Mesut Özil 60.1%[162]
November Germany Mesut Özil 87.2%[163]
December Germany Mesut Özil 81.2%[164]
January Czech Republic Petr Čech 47.4%[165]
February Germany Mesut Özil 36%[166]
March Egypt Mohamed Elneny 31.6%[167]
April Egypt Mohamed Elneny 40.2%[168]

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