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Arsenal
2021–22 season
OwnerKroenke Sports & Entertainment
ManagerMikel Arteta
StadiumEmirates Stadium
Premier League6th
FA CupThird round
EFL CupQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (4)
All:
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (7)

The 2021–22 season is the 136th in the history of Arsenal Football Club. It began on 1 July 2021 and will conclude on 30 June 2022, with competitive matches played between August and May. This is Arsenal's 30th season in the Premier League, their 102nd consecutive season in the top-flight of English football, and their 105th season in the top-flight overall. In addition to the domestic league, Arsenal are also participating in the FA Cup and EFL Cup, but they will not be participating in any European competition for the first time since the 1995–96 season.[1][2]

Overview

June and July

On 24 June, Greek centre-back Konstantinos Mavropanos's loan spell at Bundesliga club Stuttgart was extended for another season.[3]

David Luiz playing for Brazil in 2013

On 1 July, Arsenal released several players, of which the only first-team player was Brazilian centre-back David Luiz, who was at the end of his contract; Luiz later joined Brazilian top-flight side Flamengo in September.[4][5] At the same time, Spanish midfielder Dani Ceballos and Australian goalkeeper Mathew Ryan finished their loan spells[6] and returned to Real Madrid and Brighton & Hove Albion, respectively, though the latter would join Real Sociedad on 12 July.[7] On 6 July, French midfielder Matteo Guendouzi, who spent the entirety of the previous season on loan at Bundesliga club Hertha Berlin, was once again loaned out, this time to Ligue 1 club Marseille for the entire Ligue 1 season.[8] Arsenal's first signing of the summer transfer window came on 10 July, with 21-year-old Portuguese left-back Nuno Tavares arriving from Benfica for about £8 million.[9][10]

Arsenal had four players unavailable for pre-season friendlies, as Bernd Leno, Bukayo Saka, Kieran Tierney, and Granit Xhaka had competed in the Euros, which ended on 11 July. On 13 July, Arsenal began their pre-season tour of Scotland with a 2–1 defeat to Hibernian and former Arsenal goalkeeper Matt Macey, who played the first half. Martin Boyle scored on 21 minutes for the hosts after goalkeeper Arthur Okonkwo, on his senior team debut, failed to deal with a back pass from Cédric, before Daniel MacKay doubled their lead 69 minutes in. Four minutes later, Maciej Dąbrowski saved Nicolas Pépé's penalty, but Emile Smith Rowe scored a tap-in at the back post in the 82nd minute from Héctor Bellerín's pass for the sole Arsenal goal.[11] This was followed by a game four days later against defending Scottish champions Rangers, who were celebrating their 125th anniversary. The game ended 2–2, with Arsenal twice going behind. Leon Balogun's 17th-minute header was followed by a debut goal for Tavares nine minutes later, and Cedric Itten's 75th-minute header was matched by a late strike from Eddie Nketiah through a crowded box.[12]

Between the two Scottish friendlies, it was announced on 15 July that French centre-back William Saliba, who spent the second half of last season on loan at Nice, would join Guendouzi at Marseille on a season-long loan deal.[13] On 19 July, Arsenal made their second signing, bringing in 21-year-old Belgian midfielder Albert Sambi Lokonga from Anderlecht for about £17.2 million.[14][15]

The day after, Arsenal withdrew from the seventh edition of the Florida Cup, citing "a small number of positive COVID-19 tests" among the staff.[16] They had been set to compete with fellow Premier League club Everton, Serie A club Inter Milan, and Colombian top-flight club Millionarios,[17] but they and fellow withdrawals Inter Milan were replaced by Atlético Nacional, also from the Colombian first division, and Liga MX club Pumas UNAM.[18]

In lieu of the Florida Cup matches, Arsenal organised friendlies at their London Colney training ground against two other London sides, Millwall from the EFL Championship on 24 July and newly promoted Premier League side Watford on 28 July, with both matches finishing 4–1 to Arsenal. Calum Chambers opened the scoring against Millwall, tapping in the rebound after Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang hit the crossbar. At halftime, Albert Sambi Lokonga came on for his club debut. Alexandre Lacazette headed home the second goal before Nicolas Pépé finished Aubameyang's low cross from 10 yards out for the third goal. Folarin Balogun finished off a move from Lacazette and Willian for the fourth goal late in the game. With a few minutes remaining, Alex Mitchell tapped in Murray Wallace's header from a corner to end the combined clean sheet of academy graduates Arthur Okonkwo and Karl Jakob Hein.[19] In the match against Watford, Eddie Nketiah gave Arsenal the early lead before Philip Zinckernagel drew even after Mohamed Elneny was caught in possession inside the penalty area. In the second half, Ainsley Maitland-Niles won a penalty that was converted by Alexandre Lacazette, which was shortly followed by Kieran Tierney's half-volley, assisted by Emile Smith Rowe. After Lacazette came close to scoring three times, academy graduate Miguel Azeez curled the ball into the top corner for the fourth goal.[20]

Arsenal concluded the month with the announced signing of 23-year-old English centre-back Ben White on 30 July, who joined from fellow Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion on a £50 million deal.[21]

August

To finish their pre-season, Arsenal participated in the Mind Series pre-season tournament, which supported Mind and other mental health charities, against London rivals Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur.[22][23] The Gunners started off the month at home at the Emirates Stadium against Chelsea in the first of two matches, with manager Mikel Arteta opting not to start any of the new signings. The visitors opened the scoring in the 26th minute; on the break, Timo Werner passed across to Kai Havertz, who fired into the roof of the net. Later in the first half, Emile Smith Rowe and Hakim Ziyech both hit the post. At halftime, new signing Ben White was substituted on for his Arsenal debut. Early in the second half, a low free kick from Alexandre Lacazette forced a save from Édouard Mendy, while Ziyech was denied by White's goal-line block. Arsenal finally equalised in the 69th minute, with a Nicolas Pépé corner headed down and in by Granit Xhaka. However, Chelsea capitalised on an Arsenal mistake a few minutes later to retake the lead, as an errant pass from Héctor Bellerín past Xhaka fell to Tammy Abraham, who slotted the ball into the bottom corner. With under ten minutes left, Arsenal nearly equalised again. Pépé centred the ball to Joe Willock, whose first-time shot bounced down off the underside of the crossbar. The ball looked to have crossed the goal line, but without the aid of goal-line technology, referee Andre Marriner did not award the goal, and the match ended 2–1 in Chelsea's favour.[24][25]

Joe Willock in 2018

For their last pre-season game, Arsenal played their second Mind Series match, this time away to Tottenham Hotspur on 8 August, with Ben White joining fellow new signing Albert Sambi Lokonga in the starting lineup. Both Son Heung-min and Alexandre Lacazette twice came close to scoring in the first half, while Dele Alli hit the post twice, once on both sides of halftime. Tottenham broke the deadlock in the 79th minute. On the right flank, Serge Aurier outdueled Nicolas Pépé for possession of the ball before playing a one-two with Giovanni Lo Celso. Aurier's cross into the box found Son, who fired to the near post past Leno for the game's solitary goal.[26] By losing both of the matches, Arsenal finished at the bottom of the tournament, while Chelsea beat Tottenham for the inaugural title on goals scored.[27]

After being loaned to fellow Premier League side Newcastle United at the end of last season's winter transfer window, Joe Willock had scored eight goals in 14 league appearances, and manager Steve Bruce was keen on bringing him back.[28] As a result, on 13 August, Arsenal announced the transfer of the academy graduate from the first team to Newcastle United on a six-year deal worth at least £20 million.[29][30]

That same day, Arsenal opened the new Premier League season and headed to the Brentford Community Stadium in west London to take on newly promoted Brentford F.C., who were making their Premier League debut. The Gunners began the season without Alexandre Lacazette and captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, who were ruled out a few hours prior to kick-off due to illness, while Ben White and Albert Sambi Lokonga made their competitive debuts for the team.[31] Academy graduate Folarin Balogun was also named to the starting lineup for his Premier League debut.[32] Twelve minutes in, Brentford nearly scored as Bryan Mbeumo hit the outside of the right post. Ten minutes later, an initial Brentford attack was cleared by Calum Chambers only as far as Ethan Pinnock in the Brentford offensive half. Pinnock immediately headed the ball to Sergi Canós, who ran into the box, cut inside on Chambers, and fired a low shot in at Bernd Leno's near post for the opening goal of the season. Mbeumo came close again just before halftime, while Kieran Tierney's shot early on was Arsenal's only shot on target in the first half. In the 73rd minute, a long throw-in from substitute Mads Bech Sørensen into the box bounced over Chambers, Toney, and Pablo Marí at the near post, before Christian Nørgaard headed the ball in at the far post. Arsenal were unable to find a consolation goal, as Granit Xhaka missed high and wide, while Emile Smith Rowe and Nicolas Pépé forced saves from David Raya. As a result, Arsenal opened their season with a 2–0 loss to the Premier League debutants.[33][34]

Martin Ødegaard playing for Real Madrid in 2015
Aaron Ramsdale playing for Bournemouth in 2020

On 20 August, Arsenal announced two more signings.[35] Norwegian midfielder Martin Ødegaard, who had been on loan at Arsenal from Real Madrid for the second half of last season, joined on a permanent deal worth £34 million.[36] Meanwhile, English goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale joined from Sheffield United, which had been relegated from the Premier League last season, in a deal worth up to £30 million.[37]

Arsenal played the home opener of their Premier League campaign on 22 August against cross-town rivals Chelsea. The match was decided by two goals, both of which were scored in the first half. In the 15th minute, Mateo Kovačić picked out an open Reece James on the right side of the box, who then controlled the ball and fired a low cross past Kieran Tierney and a diving Bernd Leno into the centre of the box, where Romelu Lukaku tapped it in from close range on his return to Chelsea. Thirty-four minutes in, James once again received the ball out wide, this time from Mason Mount. As Tierney scrambled to close James down, the latter fired into the opposite side netting to increase Chelsea's lead. Minutes before halftime, referee Paul Tierney dismissed penalty calls after contact between James and Bukayo Saka in the box, with video assistant referee Chris Kavanagh upholding the ruling. In the 77th minute, Lukaku nearly scored again, but his header from Mount's cross was parried onto the underside of the crossbar by Leno. With a second consecutive 2–0 loss to open the season, Arsenal dropped to 19th, just ahead of last-placed Norwich City on goal difference.[38][39]

On 25 August, ahead of their first Carabao Cup match of the season, Arsenal announced that Lucas Torreira would once again go out on loan, this time to Serie A team ACF Fiorentina for the entire 2021–22 season. Torreira had spent the entirety of last season on loan at La Liga team Atlético Madrid, accumulating 26 appearances one goal in all competitions; Atlético Madrid went on to win the league.[40]

Lucas Torreira in 2019

Arsenal entered the Carabao Cup in the second round, facing Championship side West Bromwich Albion away at the Hawthorns. Aaron Ramsdale made his debut and started in goal, while Martin Ødegaard made his first start as a full-fledged Arsenal player. With West Brom opting to field a team of mostly backup and academy players, Arsenal dominated the game from start to end and won 6–0. They kicked off the scoring in the 17th minute, as Bukayo Saka's shot was parried away by goalkeeper Alex Palmer into the path of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, who converted the rebound. Arsenal added two more goals just before halftime. First, Aubameyang tapped in a Nicolas Pépé shot that ricocheted off the near post. Then, in the first minute of stoppage time, Aubameyang broke through the West Brom defense and faced Palmer one-on-one, but the former's first shot was tipped into the air by the latter. With his second attempt, Aubameyang tried a bicycle kick but misfired, with the ball ending up at Pépé's feet for another tap-in. Five minutes into the second half, Saka played a one-two with Ødegaard before the former fired past Palmer. In the 62nd minute, substitute Ainsley Maitland-Niles passed to Aubameyang on the left flank, who then proceeded to cut inside in the box and curl his shot past Cédric Kipré and Palmer into the far corner to complete the hat-trick, his third as an Arsenal player. Seven minutes later, Pépé chased down a long ball from Rob Holding over the top before hitting a low cross into the box and connecting with substitute Alexandre Lacazette, who beat two West Brom defenders to the ball before firing into the bottom corner.[41][42] With the win, Arsenal advanced to the third round and were drawn against League One team AFC Wimbledon at home.[43]

On 28 August, Arsenal continued their Premier League campaign, facing Manchester City away at the Etihad Stadium. In the seventh minute, Bernd Leno was unable to save İlkay Gündoğan's close-range header from a Gabriel Jesus cross, only managing to punch the ball into the roof of the net. Five minutes later, a low curling cross from Bernardo Silva into the box made its way to Ferran Torres at the back post, who then fired past a diving Leno from close range. Referee Martin Atkinson showed Granit Xhaka a red card for a dangerous tackle on João Cancelo in the 35th minute. With the man advantage, Manchester City added a third goal shortly before halftime, when Jack Grealish managed to find Gabriel Jesus in a congested box for a tap-in. In the 53rd minute, Torres, after receiving a pass from Gabriel Jesus, passed back to Rodri, whose first-time low shot curled around Leno and went in at the post. Manchester City added a fifth goal in the 84th minute as Torres scored his second goal of the game, beating Leno to head in a cross from Riyad Mahrez. With the 5–0 result and their third consecutive loss to open their Premier League campaign, Arsenal dropped to 20th, sitting at the bottom of the table and behind both Wolverhampton Wanderers and Norwich City on goal difference and goals scored.[44][45]

Takehiro Tomiyasu (foreground) playing for Japan against Iran in the 2019 AFC Asian Cup semi-finals

With the end of the summer transfer window approaching at the end of the month, Arsenal sought to make some final transactions. On 30 August, Willian, who had two years remaining in his contract, left by mutual consent and returned to boyhood club Corinthians in Brazil.[46] On the final day of the transfer window, three first team players were loaned out for the rest of the 2021–22 season: Reiss Nelson joined Feyenoord in the Eredivisie,[47] Rúnar Alex Rúnarsson joined OH Leuven in the Belgian First Division A,[48] and Héctor Bellerín joined Real Betis in La Liga.[49] Meanwhile, the club made one deadline day signing, adding 22-year-old Japanese defender Takehiro Tomiyasu from Serie A side Bologna on a £16 million deal.[50]

September

Ahead of the international break, Arsenal held a friendly against Brentford F.C., to whom they had lost their first game of the Premier League campaign. The match was held behind closed doors at the Arsenal Training Centre in London Colney. After neither team scored in the first half, Arsenal began the scoring in the opening minutes of the second half. Gabriel, returning from injury, scored after a Brentford clearance fell to him in the box. At the hour mark, after a foul on Ainsley Maitland-Niles, Alexandre Lacazette scored the ensuing free kick to double Arsenal's lead. Cédric scored twice in the final 15 minutes; he chipped the ball over goalkeeper Álvaro Fernández in the 76th minute before heading in a cross from Nicolas Pépé 13 minutes later to cap off the 4–0 victory and avenge Arsenal's opening day loss.[51][52]

After the international break, Arsenal, sitting at the bottom of the Premier League standings, took on 19th placed Norwich City at home on 11 September. New signing Takehiro Tomiyasu made his debut, starting at right back, while Aaron Ramsdale started over Bernd Leno in goal. Ten minutes in, Kieran Tierney cleared the ball upfield to Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, who saw Tim Krul off his line and attempted a long shot from over 25 yards away that missed just left of the goal. Arsenal twice came close to scoring later in the first half, with Aubameyang's curling shot saved by Krul from close range and Tomiyasu's first-time volley sailing just over the crossbar, but the match remained scoreless at halftime. In the 66th minute, Bukayo Saka received a pass from substitute Thomas Partey and dribbled past Grant Hanley before playing the ball wide to Nicolas Pépé. Pépé then curled a shot past Krul to the far post, but the shot rebounded off the post back to Pépé, who was immediately tackled by Brandon Williams just as he was about to take his second shot. The ball ricocheted off several players just in front of the goal before falling to Aubameyang for a tap-in. A VAR check confirmed that the goal was onside, thus putting Arsenal into the lead and giving them their first Premier League goal of the season. Arsenal tried to score a second goal to secure the victory, but Krul saved a shot from Emile Smith Rowe in the 86th minute before Pépé shot the rebound wide. The 1–0 win was Arsenal's first of their Premier League campaign, and it elevated them out of the bottom three positions.[53][54]

Aaron Ramsdale kept his place in goal as Arsenal traveled to Turf Moor to play Burnley on 18 September. After Ashley Westwood clipped Bukayo Saka just outside of the penalty arc, Martin Ødegaard scored the ensuing 25-yard free kick into the top corner to the right of Nick Pope in the 30th minute. In the 68th minute, Matěj Vydra chased down Ben White's back pass to Ramsdale before being closed down and tackled in the box by the latter. Referee Anthony Taylor awarded Burnley a penalty, having originally thought that Ramsdale made contact with Vydra before the ball, but Taylor reversed his decision after taking a second look at the incident on the pitchside VAR monitor. Neither team had many other close shots on goal, though Burnley came close to scoring with Dwight McNeil's shot in the 78th minute that missed just wide of the near post. With a second consecutive 1–0 victory, Arsenal improved to 13th.[55][56]

In the midweek match, Arsenal faced EFL League One team AFC Wimbledon on 22 September at home in the third round of the Carabao Cup. Manager Mikel Arteta fielded an almost entirely new starting eleven, with Thomas Partey the only holdover from the squad that started against Burnley and Eddie Nketiah making his season debut. Early in the match, Gabriel Martinelli chased down a through ball from Nketiah and was tackled from behind by Nesta Guinness-Walker, with referee Jarred Gillett awarding a penalty to Arsenal that was converted by Alexandre Lacazette. Later in the first half, Wimbledon goalkeeper Nik Tzanev nearly scored an own goal; while under pressure, he batted a Cédric corner against the crossbar. In the 77th minute, Arsenal added a second goal as Emile Smith Rowe tapped in a short pass from Lacazette, which came after an initial cross from Lacazette to Saka was cut off by Ben Heneghan. About three minutes later, Arsenal added a third goal, with Nketiah finishing off a low cross from Cédric with a backheel flick to the far post. The 3–0 victory advanced Arsenal into the fourth round, in which they were drawn against fellow Premier League side Leeds United.[57][58]

Mikel Arteta playing for Arsenal in 2012

The first of two North London derby matches in the Premier League season took place on 25 September, as Arsenal hosted rivals Tottenham Hotspur at the Emirates Stadium. In the 12th minute, Bukayo Saka centred the ball and Emile Smith Rowe ran in front of Davinson Sánchez to score past Hugo Lloris. Arsenal were on the break 15 minutes later, and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang flicked a pass from Kieran Tierney forward for Smith Rowe. After running with the ball, Smith Rowe cut the ball inside for Aubameyang, whose first-time shot bounced past Eric Dier and Lloris for the Gunners' second goal. A third goal came in the 34th minute; after Smith Rowe passed long to an open Saka on the right flank, Harry Kane slid in and tackled the ball from the latter on the edge of the box, but Saka was the quickest to the rebound and curled it in. Early in the second half, referee Craig Pawson decided not to award Arsenal a penalty when Sánchez ran into the back of Gabriel to head away a pass from Aubameyang, a decision upheld by video assistant referee Stuart Attwell. With just over ten minutes to go, Son Heung-min finally scored Tottenham's first goal of the match; after receiving Sergio Reguilón's cross in the box, his first-time shot could not be saved by Aaron Ramsdale, despite the latter getting his left hand to the ball. In stoppage time, Ramsdale made a leaping save on a shot from Lucas Moura headed towards the top corner. Arsenal's first-half goals were enough for the 3–1 victory, their third in a row after losing their first three matches; meanwhile, Tottenham lost their third game in a row after starting off with three wins and topping the league table. As a result, Arsenal moved up to 10th place, tied on points and goal difference with Tottenham in 11th but ahead due to goals scored.[59][60]

After guiding Arsenal to wins in all three of their Premier League matches of the month, manager Mikel Arteta was named as the Premier League Manager of the Month over Pep Guardiola (Manchester City), Jürgen Klopp (Liverpool), Graham Potter (Brighton & Hove Albion), and Dean Smith (Aston Villa). This was Arteta's first Manager of the Month award and the first for an Arsenal manager since Arsène Wenger's October 2015 award.[61][62]

October

Arsenal's first match of the month was a Premier League match away to Brighton & Hove Albion at the Amex Stadium on 2 October. Albert Sambi Lokonga stepped in for Granit Xhaka, who had been ruled out for up to three months after suffering a knee injury in the match against Tottenham Hotspur.[63] In the last few minutes of the match, penalty claims from Brighton for a shove on Shane Duffy by Gabriel were dismissed by VAR. Neither team was able to score all game, though Brighton had the majority of possession as well as 21 shots to Arsenal's eight; of these shots, both teams had two on target.[64][65]

On 18 October, Arsenal took on south London side Crystal Palace, managed by former Arsenal player Patrick Vieira. In the eighth minute, Nicolas Pépé retrieved a long cross from Martin Ødegaard and played a one-two with Takehiro Tomiyasu before curling a shot that was parried by goalkeeper Vicente Guaita to Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, who beat James McArthur to tap in the rebound. Crystal Palace equalized early in the second half; after Jordan Ayew dispossessed Thomas Partey, Christian Benteke picked up the rebound and fired a low shot past Aaron Ramsdale. On 73 minutes, Crystal Palace was on the break after Conor Gallagher dispossessed Albert Sambi Lokonga; he and Michael Olise exchanged passes while running upfield before Olise passed to Odsonne Édouard, who fired past Ben White and Ramsdale onto the underside of the crossbar to give the visiting team the lead. After Kieran Tierney hit his shot against the crossbar in the 88th minute, Arsenal finally drew even in the fifth minute of stoppage time to extend their unbeaten streak. After his initial cross was headed away by Olise, Pépé's second cross was headed around in the box before falling to White, whose shot was deflected by Guaita into the path of substitute Alexandre Lacazette for a tap-in, and the game ended 2–2.[66][67]

In their second Premier League match at home in four days, 12th-placed Arsenal hosted 13th-placed Aston Villa. Left-back Kieran Tierney missed his first Premier League match of the season due to a bruised right ankle, thus giving Nuno Tavares his first Premier League start.[68] After Thomas Partey hit the crossbar following a Bukayo Saka free kick in the 21st minute, he scored a header off Emile Smith Rowe's corner two minutes later for his first Arsenal goal. In first-half stoppage time, referee Craig Pawson consulted the pitchside VAR monitor for Matt Targett's challenge on Alexandre Lacazette and awarded Arsenal a penalty. Former Arsenal goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez saved Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang's initial shot by diving down to his left, but the rebound fell to Aubameyang for a tap-in. Ten minutes into the second half, Smith Rowe intercepted a pass from John McGinn to Matty Cash, with the ball rebounding to Albert Sambi Lokonga, who passed out wide to Tavares. Tavares's through pass to Aubameyang was then flicked forward to Smith Rowe, who continued his run before eventually firing a shot that deflected off Tyrone Mings and the near post past Martínez. Aston Villa were able to score a consolation goal late in the match when Leon Bailey's run along the edge of the box took the ball into the path of Jacob Ramsey, whose first-time shot found the top corner, but Arsenal hung on for the 3–1 victory.[69][70]

In the midweek match at home against fellow Premier League club Leeds United on 26 October in the fourth round of the EFL Cup, Bernd Leno made his first start in goal since the previous round's match against AFC Wimbledon a month ago. Neither team scored in the first half, but ten minutes into the second half, Calum Chambers was substituted on in place of an injured Ben White before scoring the opening goal 23 seconds later. After Emile Smith Rowe's corner was headed around the box by Eddie Nketiah and Nicolas Pépé, Chambers beat Jack Harrison to the header; referee Andre Marriner confirmed that the ball had crossed the goal line before Illan Meslier could parry the ball away. On 69 minutes, Arsenal doubled their lead when Nketiah intercepted a backwards header from Leeds captain Liam Cooper to Meslier, guided the ball over Meslier, and slotted in the goal from a narrow angle; this was Nketiah's second goal in as many appearances all season.[71][72] The 2–0 result advanced Arsenal to the quarter-finals, in which they were drawn at home against League One team Sunderland.[73]

Arsenal finished the month away to Leicester City at the King Power Stadium on 30 October, with the match being decided by two early goals. After Daniel Amartey nearly scored an own goal in the opening minute, Gabriel scored a header, and his first goal of the season, in the fifth minute on a corner from Bukayo Saka, who was making his 100th senior club appearance.[74] In the eighteenth minute, Alexandre Lacazette received a pass from Saka before running into a crowd of Leicester defenders in the box. After Jonny Evans dispossessed Lacazette, Luke Thomas's attempted clearance fell to Emile Smith Rowe, who fired in the second goal. Meanwhile, Aaron Ramsdale made several key saves in a performance that earned him his first Man of the Match as an Arsenal player. Among these was a leaping save near the end of the first half to parry a James Maddison free kick onto the crossbar before Evans's shot from the rebound was cleared off the line by Thomas Partey. The 2–0 victory extended Arsenal's unbeaten streak since the beginning of September to seven matches in the league and nine in all competitions.[75][76]

Squad information

As of 30 October 2021

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

No. Name Nat. Position(s) Date of birth (Age) Year signed Signed from Transfer fee Apps. Goals
Goalkeepers
1 Bernd Leno Germany GK (1992-03-04) 4 March 1992 (age 32) 2018 Germany Bayer Leverkusen £19.3m[77] 122 0
32 Aaron Ramsdale England GK (1998-05-14) 14 May 1998 (age 26) 2021 England Sheffield United £24m[37] 8 0
33 Arthur Okonkwo England GK (2001-09-09) 9 September 2001 (age 23) 2021 England Arsenal Academy N/A[78] 0 0
Defenders
3 Kieran Tierney Scotland LB / LWB (1997-06-05) 5 June 1997 (age 27) 2019 Scotland Celtic £25m[79] 69 3
4 Ben White England CB (1997-10-08) 8 October 1997 (age 27) 2021 England Brighton & Hove Albion £50m[21] 9 0
6 Gabriel Brazil CB (1997-12-19) 19 December 1997 (age 26) 2020 France Lille £23.14m[80] 39 4
16 Rob Holding (4th captain) England CB (1995-09-20) 20 September 1995 (age 29) 2016 England Bolton Wanderers £2m[81] 122 2
17 Cédric Soares Portugal RB / RWB (1991-08-31) 31 August 1991 (age 33) 2020 England Southampton Free[82] 33 1
18 Takehiro Tomiyasu Japan RB / CB (1998-11-05) 5 November 1998 (age 26) 2021 Italy Bologna £16m[50] 7 0
20 Nuno Tavares Portugal LB / RB (2000-01-26) 26 January 2000 (age 24) 2021 Portugal Benfica £6.8m[10] 9 0
21 Calum Chambers England CB / DM / RB (1995-01-20) 20 January 1995 (age 29) 2014 England Southampton £16m[83] 121 5
22 Pablo Marí Spain CB (1993-08-31) 31 August 1993 (age 31) 2020 Brazil Flamengo £7.2m[84] 22 1
31 Sead Kolašinac Bosnia and Herzegovina LB / LWB (1993-06-20) 20 June 1993 (age 31) 2017 Germany Schalke 04 Free[85] 117 5
Midfielders
5 Thomas Partey Ghana CM / DM (1993-06-13) 13 June 1993 (age 31) 2020 Spain Atlético Madrid £45m[86] 41 1
8 Martin Ødegaard Norway AM / CM (1998-12-17) 17 December 1998 (age 25) 2021 Spain Real Madrid £34m[36] 29 3
10 Emile Smith Rowe England AM / LM (2000-06-28) 28 June 2000 (age 24) 2016 England Arsenal Academy N/A 57 11
15 Ainsley Maitland-Niles England CM / RB / LWB / RWB (1997-08-29) 29 August 1997 (age 27) 2014 England Arsenal Academy N/A 129 3
23 Albert Sambi Lokonga Belgium CM (1999-10-22) 22 October 1999 (age 25) 2021 Belgium Anderlecht £17.5m[15] 11 0
25 Mohamed Elneny Egypt DM (1992-07-11) 11 July 1992 (age 32) 2016 Switzerland Basel £5m[87] 131 5
34 Granit Xhaka (3th captain) Switzerland CM / DM (1992-09-27) 27 September 1992 (age 32) 2016 Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach £34.5m[88] 225 13
Forwards
7 Bukayo Saka England RW / LW (2001-09-05) 5 September 2001 (age 23) 2016 England Arsenal Academy N/A 100 13
9 Alexandre Lacazette (vice captain) France ST (1991-05-28) 28 May 1991 (age 33) 2017 France Lyon £46.5m[89] 178 68
14 Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (captain) Gabon ST / LW (1989-06-18) 18 June 1989 (age 35) 2018 Germany Borussia Dortmund £56m[90] 158 92
19 Nicolas Pépé Ivory Coast RW (1995-05-29) 29 May 1995 (age 29) 2019 France Lille £72m[91] 98 25
26 Folarin Balogun England ST (2001-07-03) 3 July 2001 (age 23) 2017 England Arsenal Academy N/A 9 2
30 Eddie Nketiah England ST (1999-05-30) 30 May 1999 (age 25) 2015 England Arsenal Academy N/A 67 15
35 Gabriel Martinelli Brazil LW / ST (2001-06-18) 18 June 2001 (age 23) 2019 Brazil Ituano £6m[92] 55 12
Players on loan
- William Saliba France CB (2001-03-24) 24 March 2001 (age 23) 2019 France Saint-Étienne £27m[93] 0 0
2 Héctor Bellerín Spain RB / RWB (1995-03-19) 19 March 1995 (age 29) 2013 England Arsenal Academy N/A 239 9
11 Lucas Torreira Uruguay DM (1996-02-11) 11 February 1996 (age 28) 2018 Italy Sampdoria £26m[94] 89 4
13 Rúnar Alex Rúnarsson Iceland GK (1995-02-18) 18 February 1995 (age 29) 2020 France Dijon £1.8m[95] 6 0
24 Reiss Nelson England RW (1999-12-10) 10 December 1999 (age 24) 2015 England Arsenal Academy N/A 48 4
27 Konstantinos Mavropanos Greece CB (1997-12-11) 11 December 1997 (age 26) 2018 Greece PAS Giannina £1.8m[96] 8 0
29 Matteo Guendouzi France CM / DM (1999-04-14) 14 April 1999 (age 25) 2018 France Lorient £7m[97] 82 1

Transfers

Transfers in

Date Position Player From Fee Team Ref.
10 July 2021 DF Portugal Nuno Tavares Portugal Benfica £7.2m First team [10]
19 July 2021 MF Belgium Albert Sambi Lokonga Belgium Anderlecht £15.75m [15]
30 July 2021 FW England Mika Biereth England Fulham Free transfer Academy [98]
DF England Ben White England Brighton & Hove Albion £50m First team [21]
20 August 2021 MF Norway Martin Ødegaard Spain Real Madrid £30m [35][36]
GK England Aaron Ramsdale England Sheffield United £24m [35][37]
31 August 2021 DF Japan Takehiro Tomiyasu Italy Bologna £16m [50]

Transfers out

Date Position Player To Fee Team Ref.
21 June 2021 FW England Trae Coyle Switzerland Lausanne-Sport Undisclosed Academy [99]
DF Republic of Ireland Mark McGuinness Wales Cardiff City [100]
DF England Zech Medley Belgium KV Oostende [101]
1 July 2021 MF England Aaron Benn England Watford Free transfer [102]
DF Brazil David Luiz Brazil Flamengo End of contract First team [4][6]
MF England Adebayo Fapetu England Derby County Free transfer Academy [103]
DF England Levi Laing England West Ham United [104]
DF Nigeria Joseph Olowu England Doncaster Rovers [105]
DF England Daniel Oyegoke England Brentford Undisclosed [106]
FW England Luke Plange England Derby County Free transfer [6][107]
MF England Ben Sheaf England Coventry City Undisclosed [108]
DF England Jason Sraha England Barnsley Free transfer [6][109]
7 July 2021 FW England Kieran Petrie Wales Swansea City [110]
10 August 2021 DF England Tolaji Bola England Rotherham United Undisclosed [111]
13 August 2021 MF England Joe Willock England Newcastle United £25m First team [30]
30 August 2021 FW Brazil Willian Brazil Corinthians Free transfer [46]

Loans out

Date Position Player To End date Team Ref.
24 June 2021 DF Greece Konstantinos Mavropanos Germany VfB Stuttgart End of season First team [3]
1 July 2021 DF Northern Ireland Daniel Ballard England Millwall Under-23s [112]
5 July 2021 MF England Matt Smith England Doncaster Rovers Under-23s [113]
6 July 2021 MF France Matteo Guendouzi France Marseille First team [8]
15 July 2021 DF France William Saliba [13]
26 July 2021 FW Sweden Nikolaj Möller Germany Viktoria Köln Under-23s [114]
GK North Macedonia Dejan Iliev Slovakia Sereď [115]
29 July 2021 FW England Tyreece John-Jules England Blackpool [116]
2 August 2021 DF England Harry Clarke Scotland Ross County [117]
3 August 2021 GK England Tom Smith England Welling United [118]
10 August 2021 DF England Jordi Osei-Tutu England Nottingham Forest [119]
25 August 2021 MF Uruguay Lucas Torreira Italy Fiorentina First team [40]
30 August 2021 MF England Miguel Azeez England Portsmouth Under-23s [120]
31 August 2021 DF Spain Héctor Bellerín Spain Real Betis First team [49]
DF England Jonathan Dinzeyi England Carlisle United Under-23s [121]
FW England Reiss Nelson Netherlands Feyenoord First team [47]
GK Iceland Rúnar Alex Rúnarsson Belgium OH Leuven [48]

Friendlies

On 16 April 2021, Arsenal announced that they would participate in a pre-season fixture against defending Scottish Professional Football League champions Rangers on 17 July at the Ibrox Stadium, in order to celebrate Rangers' 150th anniversary.[122] This forms part of a training camp in Scotland, with another friendly being played against Hibernian four days earlier.[123]

13 July 2021 (2021-07-13) Friendly Hibernian 2–1 Arsenal Edinburgh
18:00 Boyle 21'
Porteous Yellow card 66'
MacKay 69'		 Report Pépé soccer ball with red X 73’
Smith Rowe 82'		 Stadium: Easter Road
Referee: Don Robertson (Scotland)
17 July 2021 (2021-07-17) Friendly Rangers 2–2 Arsenal Glasgow
14:00 Balogun 14'
Itten 75'		 Report Marí Yellow card 12'
Tavares 23'
Nketiah 83'		 Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Referee: Bobby Madden (Scotland)
24 July 2021 (2021-07-24) Friendly Arsenal 4–1 Millwall London Colney
14:00 Chambers 17'
Lacazette 59'
Pépé 65'
Balogun 73'		 Report A. Mitchell 89' Stadium: Arsenal Training Centre
Attendance: 0 (Behind-closed-doors)
28 July 2021 (2021-07-28) Friendly Arsenal 4–1 Watford London Colney
13:00 Nketiah 16'
Lacazette 70' (pen.)
Tierney 77'
Azeez 86'		 Report Zinckernagel 34' Stadium: Arsenal Training Centre
Attendance: 0 (Behind-closed-doors)
2 September 2021 (2021-09-02) Friendly Arsenal 4–0 Brentford London Colney
12:00 Gabriel 46'
Lacazette 60'
Cédric 76' 89'
 Report Stadium: Arsenal Training Centre
Attendance: 0 (Behind-closed-doors)
6 October 2021 (2021-10-06) Friendly Arsenal 3–2 Queen's Park Rangers London Colney
12:00 Stadium: Arsenal Training Centre
Attendance: 0 (Behind-closed-doors)

Florida Cup

Arsenal confirmed they will travel to the United States to compete in the seventh edition of the Florida Cup in Orlando, Florida.[124] On July 20th, Arsenal withdrew from the Cup, citing "a small number of positive COVID tests."[16]

25 July 2021 Florida Cup Arsenal Cancelled Inter Milan Orlando, United States
EDT Stadium: Camping World Stadium
Note: Match cancelled due to Arsenal withdrawing from Florida Cup due to positive COVID tests.[125]
28 July 2021 Florida Cup Arsenal Cancelled Everton or Millonarios Orlando, United States
EDT Stadium: Camping World Stadium
Note: Match cancelled due to Arsenal withdrawing from Florida Cup due to positive COVID-19 tests.[125]

Mind Series

A series with Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur was confirmed for the start of August 2021, to be called 'The Mind Series'.[22][23]

1 August 2021 Friendly Arsenal 1–2 Chelsea Holloway
15:00 BST Xhaka 69'
Tavares Yellow card 86'		 Report Havertz 26'
Kovačić Yellow card 42'
Zappacosta Yellow card 54'
Abraham 72'		 Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Andre Marriner
8 August 2021 Friendly Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 Arsenal Tottenham
14:00 BST Alli Yellow card 33'
Skipp Yellow card 45+1'
Reguilón Yellow card 74'
Son 79'		 Report Tierney Yellow card 56'
Xhaka Yellow card 57'		 Stadium: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Referee: David Coote

Competitions

Overview

Competition First match Last match Starting round Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Premier League 13 August 2021 22 May 2022 Matchday 1 10 5 2 3 12 13 −1 050.00
FA Cup 7–10 January 2022 Third round 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
EFL Cup 25 August 2021 Second round 3 3 0 0 11 0 +11 100.00
Total 13 8 2 3 23 13 +10 061.54

Last updated: 30 October 2021
Source: Competitions

Premier League

Main article: 2021–22 Premier League

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
3 Chelsea 38 21 11 6 76 33 +43 74 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
4 Tottenham Hotspur 38 22 5 11 69 40 +29 71
5 Arsenal 38 22 3 13 61 48 +13 69 Qualification for the Europa League group stage[a]
6 Manchester United 38 16 10 12 57 57 0 58
7 West Ham United 38 16 8 14 60 51 +9 56 Qualification for the Europa Conference League play-off round[a]
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[127]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Since the winners of the 2021–22 FA Cup and the 2021–22 EFL Cup, Liverpool, qualified for the Champions League, the spot given to the FA Cup winners (Europa League group stage) was passed to the sixth-placed team and the spot given to the League Cup winners (Europa Conference League play-off round) was passed to the seventh-placed team.[126]

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
10 5 2 3 12 13  −1 17 3 1 1 9 6  +3 2 1 2 3 7  −4

Last updated: 30 October 2021.
Source: Premier League

Results by round

Round123456789101112
GroundAHAHAHAHHAHA
ResultLLLWWWDDWW
Position171920161310111210TBC
Updated to match(es) played on 30 October 2021. Source: Premier league
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 16 June 2021.[128]

13 August 2021 1 Brentford 2–0 Arsenal Brentford
20:00 BST
Report Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium
Attendance: 16,479
Referee: Michael Oliver
Note: Live on Sky Sports
22 August 2021 2 Arsenal 0–2 Chelsea Holloway
16:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 58,729
Referee: Paul Tierney
28 August 2021 3 Manchester City 5–0 Arsenal Manchester
12:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 52,276
Referee: Martin Atkinson
11 September 2021 4 Arsenal 1–0 Norwich City Holloway
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 59,337
Referee: Michael Oliver
18 September 2021 5 Burnley 0–1 Arsenal Burnley
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 18,072
Referee: Anthony Taylor
26 September 2021 6 Arsenal 3–1 Tottenham Hotspur Holloway
16:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 59,919
Referee: Craig Pawson
2 October 2021 7 Brighton & Hove Albion 0–0 Arsenal Falmer
17:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 31,266
Referee: Jonathan Moss
18 October 2021 8 Arsenal 2–2 Crystal Palace Holloway
20:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 59,475
Referee: Mike Dean
22 October 2021 9 Arsenal 3–1 Aston Villa Holloway
20:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 59,496
Referee: Craig Pawson
30 October 2021 10 Leicester City 0–2 Arsenal Leicester
12:30 BST
Report
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 32,209
Referee: Michael Oliver
7 November 2021 11 Arsenal v Watford Holloway
14:00 GMT Stadium: Emirates Stadium
20 November 2021 12 Liverpool v Arsenal Liverpool
17:30 GMT Stadium: Anfield

FA Cup

Main article: 2021–22 FA Cup

EFL Cup

Main article: 2021–22 EFL Cup
25 August 2021 Second round West Bromwich Albion 0–6 Arsenal West Bromwich
20:00 BST
Report
Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 17,016
Referee: David Webb
Note: Live on Sky Sports
22 September 2021 Third round Arsenal 3–0 AFC Wimbledon Holloway
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 56,276
Referee: Jarred Gillett
26 October 2021 Fourth round Arsenal 2–0 Leeds United Holloway
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 59,126
Referee: Andre Marriner
20–21 December 2021 Quarter-finals Arsenal v Sunderland Holloway
--:-- GMT Stadium: Emirates Stadium

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Players with no appearances not included in the list.

As of 30 October 2021[129]
No. Pos. Nat. Name Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Germany Bernd Leno 3 0 0 0 2 0 5 0
3 DF Scotland Kieran Tierney 8 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
4 DF England Ben White 8 0 0 0 1 0 9 0
5 MF Ghana Thomas Partey 6(1) 1 0 0 1 0 7(1) 1
6 DF Brazil Gabriel 7 1 0 0 0 0 7 1
7 MF England Bukayo Saka 9(1) 1 0 0 1(1) 1 10(2) 2
8 MF Norway Martin Ødegaard 6(2) 1 0 0 1 0 7(2) 1
9 FW France Alexandre Lacazette 2(3) 1 0 0 1(2) 2 3(5) 3
10 MF England Emile Smith Rowe 9(1) 3 0 0 1(1) 1 10(2) 4
14 FW Gabon Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang 8(1) 4 0 0 1 3 9(1) 7
15 MF England Ainsley Maitland-Niles 1(4) 0 0 0 2(1) 0 3(5) 0
16 DF England Rob Holding 2 0 0 0 3 0 5 0
17 DF Portugal Cédric Soares 2(1) 0 0 0 2 0 4(1) 0
18 DF Japan Takehiro Tomiyasu 7 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
19 FW Ivory Coast Nicolas Pépé 5(2) 0 0 0 2 1 7(2) 1
20 DF Portugal Nuno Tavares 2(3) 0 0 0 2(1) 0 4(4) 0
21 DF England Calum Chambers 2 0 0 0 1(1) 1 3(1) 1
22 DF Spain Pablo Marí 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 0
23 MF Belgium Albert Sambi Lokonga 6(2) 0 0 0 1(1) 0 7(3) 0
25 MF Egypt Mohamed Elneny 0(1) 0 0 0 2 0 2(1) 0
26 FW England Folarin Balogun 1(1) 0 0 0 0(1) 0 1(2) 0
30 FW England Eddie Nketiah 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2
31 DF Bosnia and Herzegovina Sead Kolašinac 1(1) 0 0 0 2 0 3(1) 0
32 GK England Aaron Ramsdale 7 0 0 0 1 0 8 0
34 MF Switzerland Granit Xhaka 4 0 0 0 1 0 5 0
35 FW Brazil Gabriel Martinelli 2(2) 0 0 0 2(1) 0 4(3) 0
Players on loan but featured this season
24 FW England Reiss Nelson 0(1) 0 0 0 0 0 0(1) 0

Goalscorers

As of 30 October 2021
Rank No. Pos. Nat. Name Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup Total
1 14 FW Gabon Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang 4 0 3 7
2 10 MF England Emile Smith Rowe 3 0 1 4
3 9 FW France Alexandre Lacazette 1 0 2 3
4 7 MF England Bukayo Saka 1 0 1 2
30 FW England Eddie Nketiah 0 0 2 2
6 5 MF Ghana Thomas Partey 1 0 0 1
6 DF Brazil Gabriel 1 0 0 1
8 MF Norway Martin Ødegaard 1 0 0 1
19 FW Ivory Coast Nicolas Pépé 0 0 1 1
21 DF England Calum Chambers 0 0 1 1
Total 12 0 11 23

Assists

As of 30 October 2021
Rank No. Pos. Nat. Name Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup Total
1 19 FW Ivory Coast Nicolas Pépé 1 0 2 3
2 7 MF England Bukayo Saka 2 0 0 2
10 MF England Emile Smith Rowe 2 0 0 2
14 FW Gabon Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang 1 0 1 2
5 8 MF Norway Martin Ødegaard 0 0 1 1
9 FW France Alexandre Lacazette 0 0 1 1
15 MF England Ainsley Maitland-Niles 0 0 1 1
17 DF Portugal Cédric Soares 0 0 1 1
Total 6 0 7 13

Disciplinary record

As of 30 October 2021
Rank No. Pos. Nat. Name Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
1 34 MF Switzerland Granit Xhaka 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
2 23 MF Belgium Albert Sambi Lokonga 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
3 5 MF Ghana Thomas Partey 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
16 DF England Rob Holding 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
17 DF Portugal Cédric Soares 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
31 DF Bosnia and Herzegovina Sead Kolašinac 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
7 4 DF England Ben White 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
7 MF England Bukayo Saka 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
8 MF Norway Martin Ødegaard 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
14 FW Gabon Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
20 DF Portugal Nuno Tavares 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
22 DF Spain Pablo Marí 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals 14 1 0 0 3 0 17 1

Clean sheets

As of 30 October 2021
Rank No. Pos. Nat. Name Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup Total
1 32 GK England Aaron Ramsdale 4 0 1 5
2 1 GK Germany Bernd Leno 0 0 2 2
Total 4 0 3 7

Awards

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

Arsenal Player of the Month award

Month Player Votes Ref
September  Takehiro Tomiyasu (JPN) 51% [130]

Arsenal Goal of the Month award

Month Player Competition Opponent Votes Ref
September  Martin Ødegaard (NOR) Premier League Burnley 28% [131]

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