2019–20 Arsenal F.C. season

Arsenal

2019–20 season
Owner	Kroenke Sports & Entertainment
Chairman	Chips Keswick (until 28 May)
Head coach	Unai Emery (until 29 November) Freddie Ljungberg (interim, until 20 December) Mikel Arteta (from 20 December)
Stadium	Emirates Stadium
Premier League	9th
FA Cup	Quarter-finals
EFL Cup	Fourth round
UEFA Europa League	Round of 32
Top goalscorer	League: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (17) All: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (20)
Home colours Away colours Third colours

The 2019–20 season is Arsenal's 28th season in the Premier League, 103rd overall season in the top flight and 100th consecutive season in the top flight of English football. The club is participating in the Premier League, the FA Cup, the EFL Cup, and the UEFA Europa League.

Review

Pre-season

Arsenal began their off-season by completing some squad alterations. Bernd Leno, Reiss Nelson, Joe Willock, Eddie Nketiah, Emile Smith Rowe and Matt Macey all received new squad numbers, the latter five being promoted to the first team from the academy.

Arsenal's pre-season tour in America got off to a shaky start with club captain, Laurent Koscielny, refusing to travel. He believed that over his 9 years of service to the club, he had earned the right to terminate his contract despite still having a year left. This led to the club taking disciplinary actions, which included stripping Koscielny of the club captaincy.

Arsenal's first summer signing was young Brazilian forward, Gabriel Martinelli, from Ituano FC, for a £6,000,000 fee. The summer was dominated by headlines stating that Arsenal's transfer budget was only £45,000,000. Despite lots of major outlets reporting on this, it was revealed that the budget was actually closer to £100,000,000. The lack of budget and ambition from owner Stan Kroenke, led many fans to grow infuriated, and begin protesting his ownership with the hashtag #WeCareDoYou.

On 15 July, Arsenal began the pre-season tour with an emphatic 3–0 friendly win over Colorado Rapids with Martinelli scoring on his non-competitive debut. The Arsenal players featured were mostly youth players with Mesut Özil, Alexandre Lacazette and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang also involved, being introduced from the bench.

On 17 July, Arsenal played against Bayern Munich in California in the 2019 International Champions Cup and prevailed 2–1 with Eddie Nketiah scoring the winning goal. Three days later the Gunners continued this winning form with a 3–0 victory over Fiorentina in Charlotte with a brace by Nketiah and a goal by Joe Willock. Three more days later Arsenal faced Real Madrid in Landover in the Gunners' third and final International Champions Cup match. Arsenal were leading 2–0 through Alexandre Lacazette and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, but Real hit back with the troubled Gareth Bale halving the deficit and Marco Asensio scoring the equaliser. The match ended 2–2 thus resulting in a penalty shootout with the Gunners subsequently losing 3–2. In addition both teams ended the match with 10 men. This meant that Arsenal finished in 3rd place, their best ever result in the competition.

On 25 July, Arsenal completed the signing of French teenage centre-back William Saliba from Saint-Étienne for a reported fee of £27 million. However, he was loaned back to the French club for the 2019–20 season. Arsenal also completed a season-long loan deal for Spanish midfielder Dani Ceballos from Real Madrid.

On 26 July, Arsenal pair Mesut Özil and Sead Kolašinac were involved in a carjacking attempt by a gang of armed robbers in London near Golders Green, where there was footage of Kolašinac chasing the gangsters. Both players were targeted by the gang but it was confirmed by the club that the pair escaped uninjured and were safe.

On 28 July, Arsenal played in the Emirates Cup for the first time since 2017 but lost 1–2 at home to French team Lyon. The Gunners failed to win the Emirates Cup for the first time since 2014.

On 31 July, Arsenal played a friendly game against Angers who were celebrating the 100th anniversary of the French club's establishment. The match ended in a 1–1 draw, meaning a penalty shootout had to decide the winner. The Gunners won the shootout 4–3 with Arsenal goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez saving the decisive spot-kick from ex-Arsenal player Jeff Reine-Adelaïde.

On 1 August, Arsenal made the signing of Ivory Coast winger Nicolas Pépé from Ligue 1 team Lille for a club record £72 million.

On 4 August, Arsenal also played against Barcelona on the Joan Gamper Trophy at the Camp Nou. The Gunners lost 2–1 with Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scoring the only goal in the first half giving Arsenal the lead going into half time. However, a horrible own goal from Ainsley Maitland-Niles and a 90th-minute winner from Luis Suárez gave Barcelona the win in Arsenal's final pre-season fixture. Also during the day, Takuma Asano left the club, joining Partizan Belgrade for £900,000, after not playing a single minute for the Gunners in his three years at the club.

On 6 August, then-captain Laurent Koscielny left Arsenal to join Ligue 1 club Bordeaux for a reported fee of £4.6 million after nine years at the club.

On 7 August, Carl Jenkinson left the club and joined Nottingham Forest for a fee of £2 million.

On 8 August, transfer deadline day, the Gunners signed left-back Kieran Tierney from Celtic for a reported £25 million fee and centre-back David Luiz from Chelsea for a reported £8 million fee three hours later. Moreover, Alex Iwobi joined Everton for £28 million which could rise to £35 million and the recently promoted Eddie Nketiah joined Leeds United on a season long loan.

August

Arsenal began the season with a 1–0 win at Newcastle United, courtesy of a goal by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, in the Premier League on 11 August. The following week, the Gunners played Burnley in their first home match of the season on 17 August. They won 2–1, with goals by Alexandre Lacazette and Aubameyang. Their third match of the season came at Liverpool on 24 August. Nicolas Pépé made his first start for the club, but Arsenal ended the day losing 3–1 at Anfield after two goals by Mohamed Salah and a header by Joël Matip. Lucas Torreira's first goal for the season was a late consolation. Arsenal ended August third in the table with six points from a possible nine in the league. On 30 August, Arsenal learned their Europa League group stage opponents. They would be Eintracht Frankfurt of Germany, Vitória of Portugal and Standard Liège of Belgium. The following day, Nacho Monreal was surprisingly sold to Real Sociedad, ending a six-and-a-half year association with the club.

September

Arsenal started September with the first North London derby at the Emirates Stadium against Tottenham Hotspur on 1 September. An early goal by Christian Eriksen and a Harry Kane penalty made it 2–0 in Tottenham's favour, but Alexandre Lacazette halved the deficit during first-half stoppage-time and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored an equaliser, making it 2–2. A late Sokratis goal was disallowed for offside to deny Arsenal a comeback win, meaning that the derby ended in a 2–2 draw. The following day on the European transfer deadline day, Arsenal loaned Mohamed Elneny to Turkish team Beşiktaş and Henrikh Mkhitaryan to Italian club Roma, but no move materialised for defender Shkodran Mustafi following a summer of speculation on his future at the club.

On 15 September, following the international break Arsenal continued the Premier League campaign with a 2–2 draw at Watford, despite a double by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang putting them 2–0 up.

After such a capitulation at Vicarage Road, Arsenal's spirits were dampened when they headed to Germany to face Eintracht Frankfurt in the opening Europa League group stage fixture. In one of the more high-key games, Arsenal named a young lineup packed with potential. First, a brilliant through-ball from 18 year old academy product, Bukayo Saka, found Joe Willock. The young Englishman burst into the box, and saw his shot deflect of Eintracht defender David Abraham and put Arsenal ahead at the break. The turning point came with eleven minutes to go. Already booked for a clip on Saka, Dominik Kohr was subsequently sent off for pulling back substitute Nicolas Pépé. With five minutes remaining, Saka capped off a superb debut performance with a stunning low strike to make it 2–0 in Arsenals favour. Two minutes later, he slipped in Aubameyang to wrap it up, and he duly rolled home to wrap up 3–0 victory over the struggling ten-man Eagles.

Later that week, the Gunners played host to Aston Villa in the Premier League's sixth round of fixtures. But at half-time, Arsenal found themselves a man and a goal behind after John McGinn stroked home Anwar El Ghazi's cross on twenty minutes, prior to Ainsley Maitland-Niles being sent off for a reckless challenge on Neil Taylor. However, a minute short of the hour mark, man of the match Matteo Guendouzi burst into the box before being hauled down by Villa defender Engels. Nicolas Pépé stepped up to take the subsequent spot-kick, and duly drilled down the middle to make it 1–1. However, a minute later Villa were back in front through striker Wesley Morales, but Calum Chambers made it 2–2 nine minutes short of full-time with his first Arsenal goal in two years. And then, three minutes later, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang bent home a terrific free-kick to earn Arsenal a dramatic 3–2 win and become just the ninth side in Premier League history to win a match despite trailing by both a man and a goal at any point of the game.

The Gunners then recorded the largest competitive win of the Unai Emery era when they progressed to the fourth round of the Football League Cup after thrashing Championship outfit Nottingham Forest 5–0. Debutant Gabriel Martinelli opened and closed the scoring, first with a bullet header and then with a deflected long-range strike. Meanwhile, Kieran Tierney made his Arsenal debut whilst Rob Holding scored on his return from a long-term knee injury, planting a header home just a minute after becoming Arsenal captain. Hector Bellerín then made his return from injury off the bench, marking it with an assist for Joe Willock. Meanwhile, Reiss Nelson grabbed his first Gunners goal whilst Calum Chambers made three assists in a night of positives for Arsenal.

However, they were unable to provide such class next time out as a dull affair at Old Trafford against Manchester United ended in an uninspiring 1–1 stalemate. United lead 1–0 at the break courtesy of Scott McTominays stunning strike on the strike of half-time. However, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang levelled after Bukayo Saka pounced on a loose ball from Axel Tuanzebe to release the Gabonese. However, despite the initial decision being offside, a VAR check confirmed the goal would stand.

October

Arsenal then kept up their fine midweek form with a 4–0 hammering of Belgian minnows Standard Liège in the Europa League. Gabriel Martinelli was again on the double, netting twice in the opening sixteen minutes before Joe Willock got the third after showing good composure to put away Reiss Nelson's rebounded attempt. Dani Ceballos added the fourth early in the second half with his first Gunners goal to keep them top of the group, before they then climbed to third in the Premier League ladder after David Luiz's first goal for the club on nine minutes earned them an unconvincing 1–0 home win against Bournemouth. Little did the Gunners know how much longer they would have to wait for a league win.

After the international break, which saw multiple Gunners in action for their countries, Arsenal's return to action was spoiled with what was just their second defeat all season long when Sheffield United managed a 1–0 win at Brammall Lane, thanks to Lys Moussets clever finish on the half hour mark, replicating their famous win in 2007.

And it looked to be two defeats from two come the restart of football after goals from Marcus Edwards and Bruno Duarte, either side of a fine Gabriel Martinelli header, had put unfancied Portuguese side Vitoria SC on the brink of a famous Europa League win at the Emirates Stadium. However, Nicolas Pépé proved the difference of the bench when he netted two stunning free-kicks, first in the 80th minute and then again in the 92nd, to earn Arsenal a relieving 3–2 victory and make progression to the next round all but assured.

And the team looked high on confidence when two goals inside the first ten minutes from defenders Sokratis Papastathopolous and David Luiz put them in firm control against a solid Crystal Palace side. However, the Eagles retorted by halving the deficit via Luka Milivojevic's penalty shortly before the break, before Andre Ayew nodded home on 52 minutes to make it 2–2. Later in the game, struggling and much-criticised Swiss captain Granit Xhaka was substituted following another poor performance, but boos echoing about the stadium didn't help matters, and after swearing at supporters, he ripped of his shirt and stormed down the tunnel. He wouldn't appear for the side again for nearly a month and also had the captaincy title stripped from him. Late on, though, Papastathopolous thought he had won it after smashing home following a touchline scramble, but the goal was incorrectly disallowed by VAR due to Calum Chambers’ “infringement” on Luka Milivojevic, despite replays showing two players collide with Chambers before he downed Milivojevic, meaning Arsenal had to settle for a point in a dramatic but damaging encounter at the Emirates Stadium.

Following the Crystal Palace draw, Arsenal lay in fifth position, and results continued to downturn after the Gunners exited the League Cup after leaving Anfield empty-handed following a 5–4 penalty shootout defeat to Liverpool. But it was the manner of how the game descended to penalties that will make this match live long in the memory. In one of the most high-scoring encounters in Arsenal's history, the Gunners drew 5–5 with Jurgen Klopp's high-flying Reds side. The games opening goal came just six minutes in, when Liverpool debutant Neco Williams hurled a wonderful ball over the top to former Gunner Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, who's low cross was knocked into the net by Arsenal defender Shkodran Mustafi. However, on nineteen minutes, Liverpool's goalkeeper Caiomhin Kelleher couldn't keep out Bukayo Saka's attempt, gifting Lucas Torreira an equaliser. Arsenal then took the lead after Gabriel Martinelli pounced on a similar goalkeeping error by the Irishman, before Martinelli notched his second to make it 3–1 after converting Bukayo Saka's low cross. Nonetheless, Liverpool managed to navigate a route back into the game when Martinelli clipped Harvey Elliot in the Arsenal box. James Milner buried the subsequent spot-kick to cut the deficit to 3–2. However, a Milner error, an ingenious Mesut Ozil flick and a simple Maitland-Niles finish put Arsenal 4–2 ahead on 54 minutes. However, quickfire screamers from Oxlade-Chamberlain and Divock Origi levelled the game at 4–4, before Joe Willock's 30-yard rocket put Arsenal in front. However, there was stoppage-time heartbreak for the Gunners, as Origi netted his second of the night with an acrobatic volley to signal penalties at the end of the most high-scoring match in League Cup history. Despite the first six penalties being converted, it was Dani Ceballos who missed first, as his penalty was blocked by Kelleher. Despite Maitland-Niles converting, Curtis Jones scored the winning spot-kick as Arsenal exited the tournament in the most dramatic of fashions.

November

Arsenal began November the same way they ended October: drawing two games in succession. Both matches ended 1–1, first at home to Wolverhampton Wanderers in the Premier League. Arsenal had taken the lead through Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang's 50th goal for the club(in just his 78th appearance), but were pegged back late on after Raul Jiminez nodded home Joao Moutinho lobbed cross with sixteen minutes to play. The next one was against Vitoria SC, a game which also ended 1–1 in what could be argued as Emery's worst game at the helm of Arsenal. The Gunners managed just one shot on target and one accurate pass into the box, both of which came for the goal, as Shkodran Mustafi nodded home Nicolas Pepe's delightful free-kick delivery, but in stoppage time Bruno Duarte's acrobatic volley managed to worm its way through a crowd of Arsenal bodies on the line, with manager Unai Emery now under serious pressure.

Results were not appearing to change. Later in the week, the Gunners went six games without a win after two quickfire second-half goals from Jamie Vardy and James Maddison saw Leicester City secure a 2–0 win over the struggling North Londoners, leaving them sixth.

Rumours were rife throughout the international break that Emery was on the brink of the sack, but he was still on the touchline in the Gunners' home fixture with Southampton. After an early Danny Ings goal but Saints ahead, Alexandre Lacazette got his first goal since September to level it at 1–1. However, with just under 20 minutes to go, Kieran Tierney clipped Ings as the visitors were gifted a chance to retake the lead. Despite Bernd Leno blocking the initial spot-kick, James Ward-Prowse scored on the rebound to make it 1–2. Southampton seemed on the verge of collecting a famous win, however Lacazette spoiled that dream when he lashed home a Martinelli cross in the 96th minute, rescuing a point for Arsenal in a 2–2 draw.

With Emery now teetering on the edge, it was reported that he had one last game to save himself, namely the Europa League fixture at home to Eintracht Frankfurt. Despite their recent form, Arsenal appeared as favourites, as they were chasing an eighth straight European win at the Emirates, something never managed before, and had also, of course, won the reverse fixture 3–0 in Germany. However, despite leading 1–0 at half-time through Pierre-Emerick Aubameyangs deflected strike, a swift double from Japanese international, Daichi Kamada, earned Frankfurt a shock 2–1 win and left Emery hanging by a thread.

At 10 AM BST, on 29th of November 2019, Unai Emery was sacked by Arsenal following the chastening Frankfurt defeat. Soon after, former assistant coach and “Invincible” Freddie Ljungberg earned the caretaker boss role, with his first game due to be away to struggling Norwich City.

December

Freddie Ljungberg's first match as interim boss was staged at Carrow Road against Norwich, on 1 December 2019. Despite Arsenal dominating the early exchanges, it was the home side who took the lead after Teemu Pukki's deflected strike crawled into the net. However, less than a minute later, a handball by Norwich defender Christoph Zimmerman gifted Arsenal a route back into the game via just their second penalty kick of the season. However a poor penalty by Aubameyang was blocked by Timo Krul. However, encroachment in the penalty area saw Aubameyang gifted a retake, and he buried the second attempt, making it 1–1. However, Norwich retook the lead in the second minute of first half stoppage time via Todd Cantwell, but Aubameyangs second goal, coupled with some super saves by Bernd Leno, saw Ljungberg's first match end in an enthralling 2–2 draw.

Ljungbergs first home match in charge of the Gunners took place against Brighton And Hove Albion on 5th December 2019, but a listless first half performance saw Brighton lead 1–0 thanks to Adam Websters fierce strike. However, a clever looping header from Alexandre Lacazette five minutes into the second half got Arsenal level, before David Luiz had a smart volleyed finish disallowed for offside. Then, man of the match Aaron Mooy bent in a terrific cross to Neal Maupay, who duly nodded home to seal a stunning 2–1 Brighton victory and extend Arsenal's win-less run in all competitions to nine games.

And it looked certain to be ten after Angelo Ogbonna's weak header had West Ham United ahead at the London Stadium on 38 minutes. It had been another lifeless performance from the Gunners, but on the hour mark, a lovely through-ball from Lucas Torreira was cut back by Sead Kolasinac to Gabriel Martinelli, who rifled home to mark his first Premier League start with a well-taken goal. And six minutes later, it was 2–1 after Nicolas Pepe cut away from Arthur Masuaku before bending a terrific strike into the far corner. Mesut Ozil's pass was then played on to Pepe by an Aubameyang back-heel three minutes later, with the Ivorian's lofted cross volleyed home by Aubameyang, sealing a much-needed 3–1 victory and restore the Gunners to the top ten.

High on spirits following the West Ham victory, Arsenal travelled to Belgium to face Standard Liege. So long as they avoided a five-goal defeat the Gunners would qualify, whilst top spot would be assured with a win, or failure for Eintracht Frankfurt to beat bottom-placed Vitoria at home.

After a dead first-half, Standard Liege took a much-needed lead on 47 minutes after Samuel Bastien's deflected attempted hobbled over the line. And when Selim Amallah made it 2–0 with a similarly deflected effort on 69 minutes, and Frankfurt leading 2–1, it seemed as though Arsenal would have to settle for second place. However, a wonderful Bukayo Saka cross was powered home by the head of Alexandre Lacazette, before, with nine minutes to go, Arsenal completed the comeback when a quick one-two between Saka and Gabriel Martinelli saw the former's low shot skim into the net, as the match ended 2–2. That, coupled with Eintrachts 2–3 home loss to Vitoria, meant Arsenal finished top of Group F, having accrued 11 points from three wins, two draws and one loss.

Despite the recent upturn in results, the Gunners were brought right back down to earth when a first-half blitz from champions Manchester City saw the Citizens run out 3–0 winners at Emirates Stadium. An individual masterclass from Kevin De Bruyne was the foundation for City's victory, with the Belgian play-maker opening and closing the scoring with stunning strikes, whilst also setting up Raheem Sterling's goal on fifteen minutes.

On the sixteenth of December 2019, the UEFA Europa League Round-of-32 draw was made. Arsenal, as a seeded side, avoided the big guns such as Sevilla, Manchester United, Ajax or Inter Milan. They were drawn against Greek giants and established European side Olympiacos, with the first leg to be staged in Athens.

After leading them to just one win in five games as caretaker, Freddie Ljungberg was unable to become Arsenals new long-term boss, as former player Mikel Arteta was appointed as the new manager on the 20th December 2019. After retirement in May 2016, Arteta had spent three years as assistant coach of Manchester City, winning two Premier League titles, seven trophies and was widely praised by manager Pep Guardiola and several other players.

Despite the appointment, Arteta was obliged to watch Freddie Ljungbergs final Arsenal game from the stands, in a tricky trip to an Everton side in a similar predicament to the Gunners. However, a listless performance from both sides saw a dull game end 0–0, the Gunners first goalless stalemate since December 2017, when they drew 0–0 at West Ham United.

After the Christmas Day break, the Gunners were back in action away to AFC Bournemouth on Boxing Day in Mikel Arteta's first game as new boss. After going behind 35 minutes courtesy of a Dan Gosling tap-in, Arsenal drew level after Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang netted similarly easy tap-in, as a high-edged encounter ended 1–1.

The Gunners final match of the year was staged at the Emirates Stadium against off-colour rivals Chelsea in Mikel Arteta's first home test. However, despite taking a 13th-minute lead through Pierre-Emerick Aubameyangs header, late goals from Jorginho and Tammy Abraham earned the visitors a 2–1 comeback win and denied what would have been a deserving victory for Arsenal.

January

If 2019 had ended badly, Arsenal started 2020 in flying fashion, beating Manchester United 2–0 to secure a vital New Year's Day win. The Gunners took the lead on eight minutes after Nicolas Pepe guided home Sead Kolasinac's deflected cross, before grabbing the second just before half-time, Greek defender Sokratis Papastathopolous hammering in after David de Gea spilled Alexandre Lacazette's header.

After the euphoria of the United victory, Arsenal faced another fallen giant in the form of Leeds United at home in the third round of the Emirates FA Cup. It was the 17th meeting between the two sides in world football's oldest competition, and the fourth since 2011. That year, Arsenal had won a replay 3–1 at Elland Road after a 1–1 draw at the Emirates Stadium, and the following year a late Thierry Henry goal sent them through.

However, this match had a very different script in contrast to the dominant first-half Man. United display. Arsenal were unable to build out from the back and often succumbed to Leeds' high press, and should have been behind at the break if not for a crossbar and two remarkable Emiliano Martínez saves. However, Arsenal did eventually claw their way to a 1–0 win, courtesy of Reiss Nelson's scrappy finish early on in the second half, on the receiving end of a deflected cross from man-of-the-match Alexandre Lacazette. The Gunners were duly drawn away to AFC Bournemouth in the following round.

The Gunners sent both young potentials Tyreece John-Jules and Emile Smith-Rowe on loan for the rest of the season on the 10th of January, to Lincoln City and Huddersfield Town respectively.

Arsenal's first match in the road in 2020 was staged at Selhurst Park against an injury-hit Crystal Palace team. Arsenal took a deserved 1–0 lead into the break after Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang rolled in his 14th goal of the season-and 16th in all competitions, finishing off an 18-pass team move. However, the Gunners conceded their first goal of 2020, with a bloated deflection guiding Jordan Ayew's effort home. Arsenal were then reduced to ten men after captain and goalscorer Aubameyang committed a wild studs-up tackle on Max Meyer. The game finished 1–1.

On the 13th of January, young Arsenal centre-back Konstantinos Mavropanos moved on loan to 1. FC Nurnburg, before Dejan Iliev went on loan to Jagiellonia Bialystok the next day.

When back in action, Gabriel Martinelli netted his second Premier League goal in Arsenal's next match, at home to Sheffield United, poking home Bukayo Saka's deflected cross. However, his goal proved fruitless as a late John Fleck goal earned the visitors a 1–1 draw.

Arsenal faced a tricky trip to Stamford Bridge to play Chelsea just over three weeks after losing to the Blues at the Emirates Stadium. They faced a similar outcome after a dreadful back-pass from Shkodran Mustafi left Bernd Leno stranded and Tammy Abraham through on goal. David Luiz hauled him down and received a straight red card, Arsenal's second in two away matches, and gifted Chelsea a penalty. Jorginho slotted home, and at the break the Gunners trailed 1–0. However, after Mustafi cleared from a corner, Gabriel Martinelli picked up the ball 67 yards from goal, and thirteen seconds later, after darting past three players, he coolly passed it past Kepa Arrizabalaga to level things up. But Chelsea regained the lead with six minutes to play after Cesar Azpilicueta poked home a low Callum Hudson-Odoi cross. But in the 87th minute, captain on the night Hector Bellerin scored with what was just Arsenal's second shot of the match, as the ten-man Gunners fought back to earn a highly creditable 2–2 draw.

Arsenal continued their strong start to 2020 when early goals from Bukayo Saka and Eddie Nketiah-recalled recently from his Leeds United loan spell-ultimately earned them a 2–1 win at AFC Bournemouth in the FA Cup fourth round. The Gunners took a fifth-minute lead after a 22-pass move involving all ten outfield players culminated in Saka lashing home off the crossbar. Nketiah then made it 2–0 after he laid of to Willock in the area, and Willocks pass to Saka was drilled into Nketiah, who tapped home easily. After an insipid first half display, a more courageous Bournemouth team earned a consolation goal via Sam Surridges first for the club in the 94th minute, with the Englishman rounding Emiliano Martinez to slot home. The next day, the Gunners sent James Olayinka to League Two side Northampton Town on loan for the remainder of the season.

On the 30th of January, Arsenal finally sealed their first signing of the Winter window, bringing in Spanish defender Pablo Mari on loan for the remainder of the season, with an option to buy at the end, from Brazilian side Flamengo. On deadline day, the Gunners completed a second loan until the end of the season with an option to buy. This time it was Southampton full-back Cedric Soares who arrived, a Portuguese right-footer with 120 Premier League appearances to his name already.

February

Arsenal extended their six-game unbeaten run under Mikel Arteta to seven matches, but were unable to find a winner in a lacklustre goalless draw at Burnley. Despite missing several good chances early on, the Gunners soon found themselves on the back foot, with the Clarets dominating proceedings. They had a number of opportunities to snatch a winner, most notably when Jay Rodriguez hit the bar from six yards out, but ultimately had to settle for a point in what was a dull affair.

After the two week winter break, in which the Gunners chiefly spent at a training camp in Dubai, Arsenal played host to Newcastle United in the Premier League. After a dull first half ended goalless, with neither side able to exploit the other, Arsenal took the lead on 54 minutes. Shortly after Nketiah had smacked the crossbar, Nicolas Pepe floated in an enticing cross which Aubameyang nodded home with a firm header. The lead was doubled three minutes later, Pepe drilling home a low Saka cross after good work from the eighteen year old. Allan Saint-Maximin hit the post as Newcastle went close a few times, before Mesut Ozil scuffed home substitute Alexandre Lacazette's cross for his first goal in ten months to make it 3–0. The build-up to the goal involved all eleven players and 35 passes, the most of any Premier League goal this season. The Gunners grabbed a fourth in the 95th minute, Lacazette getting his first goal in ten games, hammering Pepe's low pass home, wrapping up a thumping, morale boosting 4–0 win.

The big news aside from the Newcastle match, though, was the declaration that Manchester City, placed second in the Premier League, has been banned from the Champions League by UEFA for the next two seasons. That meant if, as was likely, the Citizens retained their second-placed position, then fifth place would ensure Champions League qualification for next season. It was a major boost for the Gunners, who sat just six points away from fifth-placed Spurs, certainly not an insurmountable gap.

But the second route to Europe's premier club competition in 2020/21 was via winning the UEFA Europa League. To this competition the Gunners turned their attention in the first leg of their last-32 tie against Greeks Olympiacos, in Athens. Once again under Arteta the defence proved steady, but the attack was blunt throughout a dull first half, which ended 0-0. The second half was following a similar script and the match seemed destined to end goalless, but with nine minutes to play Aubameyang played a neat ball into Saka, who's low cross across goal resulted in his 9th assist of the season, with Lacazette arriving at the near post to grab the winner.

The Gunners has just three days of respite prior to their massive home clash with European rivals Everton. The Toffees were two points clear of Arsenal in ninth position, and might have further extended their advantage after Dominic Calvert-Lewin's bicycle kick gave the visitors the lead after just 50 seconds, and it might have been more after some counter-attacking openings later on. But Arsenal were not to be denied, and soon drew level after Bukayo Saka, released down the left by Granit Xhaka, bent a terrific cross into Eddie Nketiah, who deftly touched the ball in to level it at one apiece. And six minutes later, a wonderful David Luiz through-ball released Aubameyang, who raced clear and slotted home for 2–1. However, Everton managed to claw level before half-time, finishing the half as they had started. This time it was Richarlison, squeezing the ball past Leno after Yerry Mina nodded down Djibril Sidibe's hooked lob. But if Everton had started the first half well, it was Arsenal's turn in the second, with Aubameyang racing ahead of Sidibe to nod Nicolas Pepe's cross home after just twenty-five seconds. Everton searched in vain for an equaliser, with Calvert-Lewin twice going close and Bernd Leno making some remarkable saves. However, Arsenal had the best chance after a giveaway from visiting keeper Jordan Pickford, but Nketiah's attempt bounced off the crossbar, and the relentless Gunners held on for a vital 3–2 win. This marked the first time Arsenal has won two consecutive Premier League games since the first two games of the season.

But all Arsenal's good form was undone in the second leg of their UEFA Europa League tie against Olympiacos in the last-32. After a goalless first period, and unmarked Pape Cisse header gifted the visiting Greeks a 1–0 lead and duly saw them earn extra-time. But when Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang notched his 20th goal of the season with a fabulous bicycle kick in the 113th minute, few would have expected what happened next. On 119 minutes Youssef El-Arabi stretched to slide home a last-gasp winner for Olympiacos; 2–1 on the night and away goals on aggregate. Then, in the dying seconds Aubameyang glaringly missed a late chance to save the Gunners from elimination, lobbing wide from six yards with only the goalkeeper to beat. Arsenal were subsequently knocked out of the Europa League by the Greek minnows, putting their Champions League qualification hopes in vein.

March

With it mathematically impossible to win the Premier League and out of both the League Cup and Europa League, Arsenal's last chance of a trophy in 2019–20 came in the form of the FA Cup. To reach the last eight they needed first to navigate a way past Portsmouth at Fratton Park, a side they had not lost to in 21 games, since a 5–4 defeat in 1958. Their most recent encounter had come in 2009, with the Gunners triumphing 4–1. Though less stylish, the Gunners nonetheless claimed the necessary result, a routine 2–0 win, to earn a spot in the quarter-final draw. They had taken the lead in the fourth minute of first half stoppage time, Sokratis Papastathopolous sweeping home his third of the season with a crisp volley from a low Reiss Nelson cross, before a deflected cross from the English winger on 51 minutes saw Eddie Nketiah taking a touch before flinging the ball into the roof of the net, sealing the win.

In reward for the win, the Gunners were drawn against fellow Premier League side Sheffield United in the quarter-finals, with the match to be staged at Brammal Lane on the 21st of March. Arsenal had lost there, 1–0, in late October, but their most recent encounter with the Blades had come in January, when a late John Fleck goal cancelled out Gabriel Martinelli's opener as the spoils were shared in a 1–1 draw.

As for Arsenal's other goal, a top-five spot in the Premier League, their hopes were significantly boosted with another win (their sixth in eight matches) and clean sheet (their fifth in seven) against West Ham United at the Emirates Stadium. For much of the contest, though, it seemed as if the struggling Hammers would come out on top, but in the end, with the help of VAR, the Gunners eked out the win. Lacazette was the hero, with a winner off the bench on 78 minutes, slotting Mesut Özil's header into the corner. David Moyes, the visiting manager, rued numerous missed chances for the Hammers after his winless run away to Arsenal in the Premier League extended to sixteen games, stating that his side "did not deserve to lose", per the BBC, whilst Mikel Arteta noted his Arsenal team had "turned a corner", now just five points of the top four.

COVID-19 suspension

Just a day prior to their trip to Manchester City, it was revealed by Olympiacos and Nottingham Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis that he had contracted COVID-19, a disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus which causes flu-like symptoms and may be fatal. This, with two days of the total fourteen-day quarantine left, Arsenal postponed their match against Manchester City for the second time that season. And Arsenal were affected by the virus even more when it was announced that manager Mikel Arteta had tested positive for the virus. Arsenal's entire first-team squad and several staff members were placed into isolation.

Later, when other sides` players, including the whole Chelsea squad, were placed into isolation, a Premier League shareholders meeting concluded that the season could not be continued, and would be postponed until April 3rd. Another shareholders meeting agreed that, with the virus still infecting thousands of people around the world, the deadline for the resumption of league matches would be further extended, until April 30th.

On Tuesday 19th May, Premier League clubs including Arsenal made a return to non-contact training, with social distancing rules still in place. The Premier League was given further boosts after approving a return to contact training, before the UK government announced that competitive sport may return behind closed doors on the 1st June. The Premier League then confirmed a return behind closed doors on the 17th of June, with Manchester City vs Arsenal among the first games back.

On the 6th of June, Arsenal continued to ramp up preparations by scheduling a friendly at home to Charlton Athletic. The Gunners won 6–0, with Eddie Nketiah scoring a hat-trick. Alexandre Lacazette, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Joe Willock completing the scoresheet.

Another friendly was played on the 10th of June, against Brentford at the Emirates. The Gunners lost 3-2, having twice been ahead through Joe Willock and Alexandre Lacazette.

Return to football

June

The Gunners made their return to football away to Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium, exactly 102 days after their last match, at home to West Ham United. The Gunners at first matched City, but injuries to both Granit Xhaka and Pablo Marí proved costly, as substitute David Luiz made two errors; first after misjudging a Kevin De Bruyne ball right at the end of the half, which allowed Raheem Sterling to score, before conceding a penalty early in the second half, and being sent off for it. De Bruyne scored the subsequent spot-kick, before youngster Phil Foden wrapped things up in injury time, of which there were eleven minutes following a serious injury to teenage City defender Eric García.

The next match featured the Gunners traveling away to Brighton & Hove Albion on 20 June. In the 35th minute, Brighton striker Neal Maupay collided with goalkeeper Bernd Leno, who had jumped up to collect a long pass, on the edge of the box, causing Leno to fall awkwardly and sustain a leg injury. The injury forced Leno to leave the game on a stretcher, being visibly upset and remonstrating at Maupay, and was replaced by backup goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez for the rest of the game. In the 68th minute, Nicolas Pépé opened the scoring with a curling shot into the far top corner. Brighton responded soon after with Lewis Dunk poking the ball over the line on a short corner in the 75th minute. Late into stoppage time, Brighton broke the tie when Maupay slotted home past Martínez, taking all three points from the match and winning 2–1. As a result, Arsenal dropped to 10th.

In the next match at Southampton, Matteo Guendouzi was dropped from the 20-man squad, thought to be as a result of his confrontation with Neal Maupay towards the end of the Brighton match. After Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang hit the bar early, Arsenal took the lead after Eddie Nketiah took advantage of Saints keeper Alex McCarthy’s error, but in the second half Southampton presses hard for an equalizer but with five minutes to go were reduced to ten men after Jack Stephens clipped Aubameyang. From the free kick, sub Lacazette’s shot was spilled by McCarthy, with Joe Willock running in to make it 2-0 and seal a first away league win under Arteta.

Players

Further information: Arsenal F.C. § Players

N	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Age	EU	Since	App	Goals	Ends	Transfer fee	Notes
1	GK		Bernd Leno	32	EU	2018	68	0	2023	£22.5M
2	DF		Héctor Bellerín	29	EU	2013	198	8	2023	Academy	Vice-captain
3	DF		Kieran Tierney	27	EU	2019	14	0	2024	£25.0M
4	MF		Mohamed Elneny	31	Non-EU	2016 (Winter)	89	2	2022	£7.4M	On loan at Beşiktaş
5	DF		Sokratis Papastathopoulos	36	EU	2018	67	6	2021	£17.6M
7	MF		Henrikh Mkhitaryan	35	Non-EU	2018 (Winter)	59	9	2021	Swap deal	On loan at A.S. Roma
8	MF		Dani Ceballos	27	EU	2019	27	1	2020	Loan	On loan from Real Madrid
9	FW		Alexandre Lacazette	33	EU	2017	117	45	2022	£46.5M	3rd captain
10	MF		Mesut Özil	35	EU	2013	254	44	2021	£42.5M	4th captain
11	MF		Lucas Torreira	28	EU	2018	83	4	2023	£26.4M
14	FW		Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang	35	EU	2018 (Winter)	100	61	2021	£56.0M	Captain
15	MF		Ainsley Maitland-Niles	26	EU	2014	93	3	2023	Academy
16	DF		Rob Holding	28	EU	2016	70	2	2023	£2.0M
17	DF		Cédric Soares	32	EU	2020 (Winter)	0	0	2024
19	FW		Nicolas Pépé	29	EU	2019	34	7	2024	£72.0M	Current record signing
20	DF		Shkodran Mustafi	32	EU	2016	136	9	2021	£35.0M
21	DF		Calum Chambers	29	EU	2014	101	4	2022	£16.0M
22	DF		Pablo Marí	30	EU	2020	3	0	2024	£7.2M
23	DF		David Luiz	37	EU	2019	33	2	2021	£8.0M
24	FW		Reiss Nelson	24	EU	2015	34	2	2023	Academy
26	GK		Emiliano Martínez	31	Non-EU	2010	27	0	2022	Academy
27	DF		Konstantinos Mavropanos	26	EU	2018 (Winter)	8	0	2023	£1.9M	On loan at Nürnberg
28	MF		Joe Willock	24	EU	2015	51	8	2024	Academy
29	MF		Matteo Guendouzi	25	EU	2018	82	1	2022	£7.0M
30	FW		Eddie Nketiah	25	EU	2015	29	7	2022	Academy
31	DF		Sead Kolašinac	31	EU	2017	94	5	2022	Free
32	MF		Emile Smith Rowe	23	EU	2016	12	3	2023	Academy	On loan at Huddersfield Town
33	GK		Matt Macey	29	EU	2013	2	0	2020	Academy
34	MF		Granit Xhaka	31	EU	2016	165	11	2023	£34.5M
35	FW		Gabriel Martinelli	23	EU	2019	26	10	2024	£6.0M
77	MF		Bukayo Saka	23	EU	2016	36	3	2021	Academy
—	DF		William Saliba	23	EU	2019	0	0	2024	£27.0M	On loan at Saint-Étienne

• Last updated: 25 June 2020
• Source: Arsenal FC and FootballDatabase (for EU passport, country as international player, contract ending and transfer fee)
• Ordered by squad number.

Transfers

Transfers in

Date	Position	Name	From	Fee	Team	Ref.
2 July 2019	LW	Gabriel Martinelli	Ituano	£6,000,000	First team
	GK	James Hillson	Reading	Free transfer	Academy
8 July 2019	CB	Jason Sraha	Chelsea	Free transfer	Academy
	AM	Cătălin Cîrjan	Viitorul Domnești	Free transfer	Academy
25 July 2019	CB	William Saliba	Saint-Étienne	£27,000,000	First team
1 August 2019	RW	Nicolas Pépé	Lille	£72,000,000	First team
8 August 2019	LB	Kieran Tierney	Celtic	£25,000,000	First team
	CB	David Luiz	Chelsea	£8,000,000	First team

Loans in

Date	Position	Name	From	End date	Team	Ref.
25 July 2019	CM	Dani Ceballos	Real Madrid	30 June 2020	First team
29 January 2020	CB	Pablo Marí	Flamengo	30 June 2020	First team
31 January 2020	RB	Cédric Soares	Southampton	30 June 2020	First team

Transfers out

Date	Position	Name	To	Fee	Team	Ref.
1 July 2019	LB	Cohen Bramall	Colchester United	Released	Academy
	GK	Petr Čech	Retired		First team
	RB	Vontae Daley-Campbell	Leicester City	Released	Academy
	DM	Charlie Gilmour	Norwich City	Released	Academy
	RB	Stephan Lichtsteiner	FC Augsburg	Released	First team
	CB	Julio Pleguezuelo	FC Twente	Released	Academy
	CM	Aaron Ramsey	Juventus	Released	First team
	CB	Bayli Spencer-Adams	Watford	Released	Academy
	CF	Danny Welbeck		Released	First team
4 July 2019	GK	David Ospina	Napoli	£3,000,000	First team
8 July 2019	CM	Yunus Musah	Valencia	Released	Academy
28 July 2019	RW	Xavier Amaechi	Hamburger SV	£2,250,000	Academy
2 August 2019	CB	Krystian Bielik	Derby County	£10,000,000	Academy
4 August 2019	SS	Takuma Asano	Partizan Belgrade	£900,000	First team
6 August 2019	CB	Laurent Koscielny	Bordeaux	£4,600,000	First team
7 August 2019	RB	Carl Jenkinson	Nottingham Forest	£2,000,000	First team
8 August 2019	LB	Dominic Thompson	Brentford	£3,000,000	Academy
	LW	Alex Iwobi	Everton	£28,000,000[1]	First team
31 August 2019	LB	Nacho Monreal	Real Sociedad	£250,000	First team
2 September 2019	AM	Kelechi Nwakali	SD Huesca	Released	Academy
27 January 2020	AM	Stan Flaherty	Newcastle United	Released	Academy
18 February 2020	CM	Robbie Burton	Dinamo Zagreb	£800,000	Academy

Notes

1.^ Fee could rise to £35,000,000.

Loans out

Date	Position	Name	To	End date	Team	Ref.
1 July 2019	RB	Jordi Osei-Tutu	VfL Bochum	30 June 2020	Academy
3 July 2019	CB	Daniel Ballard	Swindon Town	16 August 2019	Academy
12 July 2019	DM	Ben Sheaf	Doncaster Rovers	30 June 2020	Academy
13 July 2019	GK	Dejan Iliev	ŠKF Sereď	14 January 2020	Academy
25 July 2019	CB	William Saliba	Saint-Étienne	30 June 2020	First team
8 August 2019	CF	Eddie Nketiah	Leeds United	1 January 2020	First team
13 August 2019	GK	Tom Smith	Salisbury	September 2019	Academy
31 August 2019	DM	Mohamed Elneny	Beşiktaş	30 June 2020	First team
2 September 2019	AM	Henrikh Mkhitaryan	AS Roma	30 June 2020	First team
10 January 2020	CF	Tyreece John-Jules	Lincoln City	30 June 2020	Under-23s
10 January 2020	LM	Emile Smith Rowe	Huddersfield Town	30 June 2020	First team
13 January 2020	CB	Konstantinos Mavropanos	1. FC Nürnberg	30 June 2020	First team
14 January 2020	GK	Dejan Iliev	Jagiellonia Bialystok	30 June 2020	Academy
27 January 2020	CM	James Olayinka	Northampton Town	30 June 2020	Academy
13 February 2020	CB	Joseph Olowu	Cork City	1 November 2020	Academy

Club

Kits

Adidas were announced as Arsenal's kit supplier as of the start of the season. This marks the first time since the 1993–94 season that Adidas have been the kit supplier to the club.

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

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Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

As of 20 June 2020

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Premier League		FA Cup		EFL Cup		Europa League		Total
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	GER	Bernd Leno	30	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	32	0
2	DF	ESP	Héctor Bellerín	10(1)	1	1	0	1(1)	0	3	0	15(2)	1
3	DF	SCO	Kieran Tierney	6(2)	0	0	0	1(1)	0	4	0	11(3)	0
5	DF	GRE	Sokratis Papastathopoulos	19	2	3	1	0	0	4(1)	0	26(1)	3
8	MF	ESP	Dani Ceballos	12(5)	0	0(2)	0	0(2)	0	3(3)	1	15(12)	1
9	FW	FRA	Alexandre Lacazette	17(5)	7	1	0	0	0	4(1)	2	22(6)	9
10	MF	GER	Mesut Özil	18	1	1	0	2	0	1(1)	0	22(1)	1
11	MF	URU	Lucas Torreira	15(9)	1	1	0	2	1	3(3)	0	20(13)	2
14	FW	GAB	Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang	29	17	0	0	0	0	4(2)	3	33(2)	20
15	MF	ENG	Ainsley Maitland-Niles	14(1)	0	0(2)	0	1	1	4(2)	0	19(5)	1
16	DF	ENG	Rob Holding	3(1)	0	1(1)	0	2	1	3	0	9(2)	1
19	FW	CIV	Nicolas Pépé	19(7)	5	2	0	0	0	2(4)	2	23(11)	7
20	DF	GER	Shkodran Mustafi	9(2)	0	1	0	2	0	7	1	19(2)	1
21	DF	ENG	Calum Chambers	13(1)	1	0	0	1	0	2(1)	0	16(2)	1
22	DF	ESP	Pablo Marí	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
23	DF	BRA	David Luiz	25(1)	2	2	0	0	0	5	0	32(1)	2
24	FW	ENG	Reiss Nelson	5(8)	0	2	1	1	1	2	0	10(8)	2
26	GK	ARG	Emiliano Martínez	1(1)	0	3	0	2	0	6	0	12(1)	0
28	MF	ENG	Joe Willock	7(14)	0	2(1)	0	2	1	7(1)	2	18(16)	4
29	MF	FRA	Matteo Guendouzi	19(5)	0	3	0	0(1)	0	2(4)	0	24(10)	0
30	FW	ENG	Eddie Nketiah	5(3)	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	7(3)	4
31	DF	BIH	Sead Kolašinac	14(4)	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	17(4)	0
33	GK	ENG	Matt Macey	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
34	MF	SUI	Granit Xhaka	24	0	2(1)	0	0	0	4	0	30(1)	0
35	FW	BRA	Gabriel Martinelli	7(8)	3	2(1)	0	2	4	5(2)	3	16(11)	10
77	FW	ENG	Bukayo Saka	15(6)	0	2(1)	1	1(1)	0	6	2	24(8)	3
Players loaned out but featured this season
7	MF	ARM	Henrikh Mkhitaryan	1(2)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1(2)	0
27	DF	GRE	Konstantinos Mavropanos	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
32	MF	ENG	Emile Smith Rowe	1(1)	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	5(1)	0
Players sold but featured this season
18	DF	ESP	Nacho Monreal	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0

Goalscorers

As of 20 June 2020

Rank	Position	Name	Premier League	FA Cup	EFL Cup	Europa League	Total
1	FW	Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang	17	0	0	3	20
2	FW	Gabriel Martinelli	3	0	4	3	10
3	FW	Alexandre Lacazette	7	0	0	2	9
4	FW	Nicolas Pépé	5	0	0	2	7
5	MF	Joe Willock	0	0	2	2	4
6	FW	Eddie Nketiah	1	2	0	0	3
	DF	Sokratis Papastathopoulos	2	1	0	0	3
	FW	Bukayo Saka	0	1	0	2	3
9	DF	David Luiz	2	0	0	0	2
	FW	Reiss Nelson	0	1	1	0	2
	MF	Lucas Torreira	1	0	1	0	2
12	DF	Héctor Bellerín	1	0	0	0	1
	MF	Dani Ceballos	0	0	0	1	1
	DF	Calum Chambers	1	0	0	0	1
	DF	Rob Holding	0	0	1	0	1
	MF	Ainsley Maitland-Niles	0	0	1	0	1
	DF	Shkodran Mustafi	0	0	0	1	1
	MF	Mesut Özil	1	0	0	0	1
Total			41	5	10	16	72

Assists

As of 20 June 2020

Rank	Position	Name	Premier League	FA Cup	EFL Cup	Europa League	Total
1	FW	Bukayo Saka	4	1	1	5	11
2	MF	Nicolas Pépé	6	0	0	2	8
3	DF	Calum Chambers	1	0	3	0	4
	FW	Gabriel Martinelli	0	1	0	3	4
	FW	Reiss Nelson	0	2	1	1	4
6	FW	Alexandre Lacazette	3	0	0	0	3
	MF	Mesut Özil	2	0	1	0	3
8	MF	Dani Ceballos	2	0	0	0	2
	MF	Matteo Guendouzi	1	0	1	0	2
	DF	Sead Kolašinac	2	0	0	0	2
	MF	Ainsley Maitland-Niles	2	0	0	0	2
	DF	Kieran Tierney	0	0	0	2	2
13	FW	Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang	1	0	0	0	1
	DF	Héctor Bellerín	0	0	1	0	1
	DF	David Luiz	1	0	0	0	1
	DF	Shkodran Mustafi	1	0	0	0	1
	MF	Lucas Torreira	1	0	0	0	1
	MF	Granit Xhaka	1	0	0	0	1
Total			28	4	8	13	53

Disciplinary record

As of 7 March 2020

Rank	Position	Name	Premier League		FA Cup		EFL Cup		Europa League		Total
1	FW	Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1
	DF	David Luiz	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1
3	DF	Ainsley Maitland-Niles	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1
4	MF	Granit Xhaka	7	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	10	0
5	MF	Matteo Guendouzi	6	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	8	0
6	DF	Calum Chambers	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6	0
	DF	Sead Kolašinac	3	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	6	0
	FW	Alexandre Lacazette	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6	0
	DF	Sokratis Papastathopoulos	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
10	FW	Bukayo Saka	4	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	5	0
11	DF	Shkodran Mustafi	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	4	0
	MF	Lucas Torreira	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
13	DF	Héctor Bellerín	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0
	FW	Nicolas Pépé	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
	MF	Joe Willock	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	3	0
16	GK	Bernd Leno	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	FW	Gabriel Martinelli	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0
	FW	Reiss Nelson	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
19	DF	Rob Holding	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
	MF	Henrikh Mkhitaryan	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	MF	Mesut Özil	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	FW	Kieran Tierney	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Total			64	3	3	0	4	0	14	0	85	3

Clean sheets

As of 7 March 2020

Rank	Name	Premier League	FA Cup	EFL Cup	Europa League	Total
1	Bernd Leno	7	0	0	1	8
2	Emiliano Martinez	0	2	1	2	5
Total		7	2	1	3	13

Pre-season and friendlies

Friendlies

Colorado Rapids v Arsenal

15 July 2019	Colorado Rapids	0–3	Arsenal	Commerce City, United States
19:00 MDT	Opare  44'	Report	Saka 13' Olayinka 29' Martinelli 61' Kolasinac  88'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Referee: Chris Penso (United States)

Angers v Arsenal

31 July 2019	Angers	1–1 (3–4 p)	Arsenal	Angers, France
19:30 CEST	El Melali 13'	Report	Medley  37' Nelson 49' Willock  74' Maitland-Niles  89'	Stadium: Stade Raymond Kopa Referee: Jérémie Pignard (France)
	Penalties
	Manceau Capelle Thomas Kanga Reine-Adélaïde		Maitland-Niles Willock Xhaka Aubameyang Mkhitaryan

International Champions Cup

Main article: 2019 International Champions Cup

Arsenal v Bayern Munich

17 July 2019 ICC	Arsenal	2–1	Bayern Munich	Carson, United States
20:00 PDT	Poznanski 49' (o.g.) Nketiah 88'	Report	Lewandowski 71'	Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park Attendance: 26,704 Referee: Kevin Stott (United States)

Arsenal v Fiorentina

20 July 2019 ICC	Arsenal	3–0	Fiorentina	Charlotte, United States
18:00 EDT	Nketiah 15', 65' Mkhitaryan  64' Maitland-Niles  82' Willock 89' Xhaka  90'	Report	Saponara  43' Terracciano  56'	Stadium: Bank of America Stadium Attendance: 34,902 Referee: Marcos de Oliveira (United States)

Real Madrid v Arsenal

23 July 2019 ICC	Real Madrid	2–2 (3–2 p)	Arsenal	Landover, United States
19:00 EDT	Nacho  5'  9' Carvajal  26' Bale 56' Asensio 59'	Report	Lacazette 10' (pen.) Aubameyang 24' Papastathopoulos  38'  40'	Stadium: FedExField Attendance: 52,826 Referee: Timothy Ford (United States)
	Penalties
	Bale Isco Varane Vinícius		Nelson Xhaka Saka Monreal Burton

Emirates Cup

Main article: 2019 Emirates Cup

Arsenal v Lyon

28 July 2019	Arsenal	1–2	Lyon	Holloway, London
15:15 BST	Aubameyang 35'	Report	Dembélé 66', 75'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Referee: Jonathan Moss (England)

Joan Gamper Trophy

Main article: Joan Gamper Trophy

Barcelona v Arsenal

4 August 2019	Barcelona	2–1	Arsenal	Barcelona, Spain
20:00 CEST	Alba  23' Wagué  67' Maitland-Niles 69' (o.g.) Lenglet  74' Suárez 90'	Report	Aubameyang 36' Papastathopoulos  74' Guendouzi  90'	Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 98,812 Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera (Spain)

Mid-season friendlies

Arsenal v Charlton Athletic

6 June 2020	Arsenal	6–0	Charlton Athletic	Holloway, London
	Lacazette Aubameyang Nketiah Willock	Report		Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 0

Arsenal v Brentford

10 June 2020	Arsenal	2–3	Brentford	Holloway, London
	Willock 40' Lacazette 77'	Report	Fosu 73' Dervişoğlu 80' Baptiste 88'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 0

Competitions

Overview

Competition	Record
	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Premier League	31	10	13	8	43	41	+2	032.26
FA Cup	3	3	0	0	5	1	+4	100.00
EFL Cup	2	1	1	0	10	5	+5	050.00
Europa League	8	4	2	2	16	9	+7	050.00
Total	44	18	16	10	74	56	+18	040.91

Updated to match played 25 June 2020
Source: Competitions

Premier League

Main article: 2019–20 Premier League

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
6	Tottenham Hotspur	38	16	11	11	61	47	+14	59	Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round
7	Wolverhampton Wanderers	38	15	14	9	51	40	+11	59
8	Arsenal	38	14	14	10	56	48	+8	56	Qualification for the Europa League group stage
9	Sheffield United	38	14	12	12	39	39	0	54
10	Burnley	38	15	9	14	43	50	−7	54

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
Notes:

Results by Matchday

Matchday	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	H	A	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	W	W	L	D	D	W	D	W	L	D	D	L	D	D	L	W	L	D	D	L	W	D	D	D	D	W	W	W	L	L	W
Position	7	2	3	5	7	4	4	3	5	5	5	6	8	8	10	9	10	11	12	12	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	10	9	10	9

Updated to match(es) played on 25 June 2020. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

On 13 June 2019, the Premier League fixtures were announced.

Newcastle United v Arsenal

11 August 2019 1	Newcastle United	0–1	Arsenal	Newcastle upon Tyne
14:00 BST	Almirón  18'	Report	Nelson  25' Mkhitaryan  37' Aubameyang 58' Xhaka  81'	Stadium: St. James' Park Attendance: 47,635 Referee: Martin Atkinson
Note: Live on Sky Sports

Arsenal v Burnley

17 August 2019 2	Arsenal	2–1	Burnley	Holloway, London
12:30 BST	Lacazette 13' Aubameyang  38', 64' David Luiz  90+1'	Report	Barnes 43',  90+5'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,214 Referee: Mike Dean
Note: Live on BT Sport

Liverpool v Arsenal

24 August 2019 3	Liverpool	3–1	Arsenal	Liverpool
17:30 BST	Matip 41' Salah 49' (pen.), 58' Fabinho  90+3'	Report	David Luiz  48' Torreira 85'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 53,298 Referee: Anthony Taylor
Note: Live on Sky Sports

Arsenal v Tottenham Hotspur

1 September 2019 4	Arsenal	2–2	Tottenham Hotspur	Holloway, London
16:30 BST	Lacazette 45+1',  63' Aubameyang 71' Papastathopoulos  87' Xhaka  90+2'	Report	Eriksen 10',  57' Rose  28' Lamela  32' Kane 40' (pen.) Winks  74' Sánchez  78'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,333 Referee: Martin Atkinson
Note: Live on Sky Sports

Watford v Arsenal

15 September 2019 5	Watford	2–2	Arsenal	Watford
16:30 BST	Holebas  45+2' Cleverley 54' Femenía  56' Pereyra 81' (pen.) Capoue  90+2'	Report	Aubameyang 21', 32' Kolašinac  43' Guendouzi  45+2' Leno  77'	Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 21,360 Referee: Anthony Taylor
Note: Live on Sky Sports

Arsenal v Aston Villa

22 September 2019 6	Arsenal	3–2	Aston Villa	Holloway, London
16:30 BST	Maitland-Niles  11'  41' Xhaka  35' Guendouzi  44' Pépé 59' (pen.),  85' Chambers 81' Aubameyang 84',  90+5' Leno  90+2'	Report	McGinn 20' Wesley 60' Engels  83'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,331 Referee: Jonathan Moss

Manchester United v Arsenal

30 September 2019 7	Manchester United	1–1	Arsenal	Manchester
20:00 BST	Rashford  27' Pereira  32' Young  41' McTominay 45' Lingard  68'	Report	Chambers  10' Aubameyang 58' Xhaka  77'	Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 73,201 Referee: Kevin Friend
Note: Live on Sky Sports

Arsenal v Bournemouth

6 October 2019 8	Arsenal	1–0	Bournemouth	Holloway, London
14:00 BST	David Luiz 9' Martinelli  72'	Report	Billing  13' Stacey  29'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,326 Referee: Martin Atkinson

Sheffield United v Arsenal

21 October 2019 9	Sheffield United	1–0	Arsenal	Sheffield
20:00 BST	Fleck  15' Mousset 30' O'Connell  39' McGoldrick  66' Henderson  75'	Report	Saka  35' Kolašinac  67' Papastathopoulos  86' Chambers  90+4'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 30,775 Referee: Mike Dean
Note: Live on Sky Sports

Arsenal v Crystal Palace

27 October 2019 10	Arsenal	2–2	Crystal Palace	Holloway, London
16:30 GMT	Papastathopoulos 7' David Luiz 9' Chambers  51' Guendouzi  90+7'	Report	Milivojević 32' (pen.) Ayew 52'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,345 Referee: Martin Atkinson

Arsenal v Wolverhampton Wanderers

2 November 2019 11	Arsenal	1–1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Holloway, London
15:00 GMT	Aubameyang 21'	Report	Saïss  67' Jiménez 76' Jota  89'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,383 Referee: Michael Oliver

Leicester City v Arsenal

9 November 2019 12	Leicester City	2–0	Arsenal	Leicester
17:30 GMT	Evans  55' Vardy 68' Maddison 75'	Report	Bellerín  88'	Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 32,209 Referee: Chris Kavanagh
Note: Live on Sky Sports

Arsenal v Southampton

23 November 2019 13	Arsenal	2–2	Southampton	Holloway, London
15:00 GMT	Lacazette 18', 90+6',  45+2' Torreira  23' Papastathopoulos  28' Pépé  65' Tierney  69' Guendouzi  89'	Report	Ings 8',  31' Ward-Prowse 71' Bertrand  81'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,295 Referee: Stuart Attwell

Norwich City v Arsenal

1 December 2019 14	Norwich City	2–2	Arsenal	Norwich
14:00 GMT	Pukki 21' Krul  26' McLean  44' Cantwell 45+2'	Report	Aubameyang 29' (pen.), 57' Chambers  66'	Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 27,067 Referee: Paul Tierney
Note: Live on Sky Sports

Arsenal v Brighton & Hove Albion

5 December 2019 15	Arsenal	1–2	Brighton & Hove Albion	Holloway, London
20:15 GMT	Bellerín  20' Papastathopoulos  45+1' Lacazette 50' David Luiz  68'	Report	Webster 36' Groß  60' Maupay 80'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,164 Referee: Graham Scott

West Ham United v Arsenal

9 December 2019 16	West Ham United	1–3	Arsenal	Stratford, London
20:00 GMT	Snodgrass  24' Ogbonna 38' Cresswell  49'	Report	Martinelli 60' Pépé 66' Aubameyang 69'	Stadium: London Stadium Attendance: 59,936 Referee: Mike Dean
Note: Live on Sky Sports

Arsenal v Manchester City

15 December 2019 17	Arsenal	0–3	Manchester City	Holloway, London
16:30 GMT	Papastathopoulos  72'	Report	De Bruyne 2', 40' Sterling 15' Fernandinho  17' Rodri  34' Gündoğan  61' Mendy  62'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,031 Referee: Paul Tierney
Note: Live on Sky Sports

Everton v Arsenal

21 December 2019 18	Everton	0–0	Arsenal	Liverpool
12:30 GMT	Davies  45' Sigurðsson  75'	Report	Saka  28' Chambers  87' Willock  90+2'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 39,336 Referee: Kevin Friend
Note: Live on BT Sport

Bournemouth v Arsenal

26 December 2019 19	Bournemouth	1–1	Arsenal	Bournemouth
15:00 GMT	Gosling 35' Lerma  53' Mepham  84' L. Cook  85' C. Wilson  90+4'	Report	Torreira  54' Maitland-Niles  55' Aubameyang 63',  64' Lacazette  90+3'	Stadium: Vitality Stadium Attendance: 10,234 Referee: Stuart Attwell

Arsenal v Chelsea

29 December 2019 20	Arsenal	1–2	Chelsea	Holloway, London
14:00 GMT	Guendouzi  10' Aubameyang 13' David Luiz  47' Torreira  73' Lacazette  77' Maitland-Niles  90+1'	Report	Mount  30' Kanté  30' Rüdiger  34' Jorginho  55', 83' Abraham 87'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,309 Referee: Craig Pawson
Note: Live on Sky Sports

Arsenal v Manchester United

1 January 2020 21	Arsenal	2–0	Manchester United	Holloway, London
20:00 GMT	Kolašinac  3' Pépé 8' Papastathopoulos 42' Saka  82'	Report		Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,328 Referee: Chris Kavanagh
Note: Live on BT Sport

Crystal Palace v Arsenal

11 January 2020 22	Crystal Palace	1–1	Arsenal	Selhurst
12:30 GMT	Ayew 54' McCarthy  71' Tomkins  85'	Report	Aubameyang 12',  67' Pépé  44' Maitland-Niles  51' Lacazette  90'	Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 25,468 Referee: Paul Tierney
Note: Live on BT Sport

Arsenal v Sheffield United

18 January 2020 23	Arsenal	1–1	Sheffield United	Holloway, London
15:00 GMT	Martinelli 45' Xhaka  90+1'	Report	Norwood  4' Baldock  51' Fleck 83'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,310 Referee: Mike Dean

Chelsea v Arsenal

21 January 2020 24	Chelsea	2–2	Arsenal	Chelsea, London
20:15 GMT	Emerson  21' Jorginho 28' (pen.) Christensen  59' Azpilicueta 84'	Report	David Luiz  26' Martinelli 63' Guendouzi  76' Bellerín 87'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 40,577 Referee: Stuart Attwell
Note: Live on BT Sport

Burnley v Arsenal

2 February 2020 (2020-02-02) 25	Burnley	0–0	Arsenal	Burnley
14:00 GMT	Tarkowski  82'	Report	Özil  44' Xhaka  55' Torreira  57'	Stadium: Turf Moor Attendance: 21,048 Referee: Chris Kavanagh
Note: Live on Sky Sports

Arsenal v Newcastle United

16 February 2020 26	Arsenal	4–0	Newcastle United	Holloway, London
16:30 GMT	Xhaka  9' Aubameyang 54' Pépé 57' Saka  82' Özil 90' Lacazette 90+5'	Report		Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,188 Referee: Lee Mason
Note: Live on Sky Sports

Arsenal v Everton

23 February 2020 27	Arsenal	3–2	Everton	Holloway, London
16:30 GMT	Nketiah 27' Aubameyang 33', 46'	Report	Calvert-Lewin 1' Schneiderlin  31' Richarlison  45+2', 45+4' Sigurðsson  73' Gomes  90+4'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,296 Referee: Stuart Attwell
Note: Live on Sky Sports

Arsenal v West Ham United

7 March 2020 28	Arsenal	1–0	West Ham United	Holloway, London
15:00 GMT	Papastathopoulos  63' Lacazette 78'	Report	Fornals  9' Antonio  90+3'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,335 Referee: Martin Atkinson

Manchester City v Arsenal

17 June 2020 29	Manchester City	3–0	Arsenal	Manchester
20:15 BST	Sterling 45+2' De Bruyne 51' (pen.) Rodri  79' Foden 90+1'	Report	David Luiz  49' Tierney  76'	Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Anthony Taylor
Note: Match originally scheduled for 1 March, but postponed to 11 March due to Manchester City's involvement in the 2020 EFL Cup Final. Match was again later postponed following fears that Arsenal personnel had come into contact with Olympiacos owner Evangelos Marinakis, who was carrying the coronavirus. It was rescheduled to 17 June.

Brighton & Hove Albion v Arsenal

20 June 2020 30	Brighton & Hove Albion	2–1	Arsenal	Falmer
15:00 BST	Burn  30' Mooy  44' Dunk 75' Maupay 90+5'	Report	Lacazette  54' Pépé 68'	Stadium: Falmer Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Martin Atkinson
Note: Match originally scheduled for 14 March 2020, but postponed after it was revealed Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta tested positive for coronavirus on 12 March. It was rescheduled to 20 June.

Southampton v Arsenal

25 June 2020 31	Southampton	0–2	Arsenal	Southampton
18:00 BST	Stephens  85'	Report	Mustafi  11' Nketiah 20' Saka  48' Willock 87'	Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Graham Scott
Note: Match originally scheduled for 22 March, but postponed on 19 March due to concerns over the coronavirus pandemic. It was rescheduled to 25 June.

Arsenal v Norwich City

1 July 2020 32	Arsenal	v	Norwich City	Holloway, London
18:00 BST		Report		Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Note: Match originally scheduled for 4 April 2020, but postponed on 19 March due to concerns over the coronavirus pandemic. It was rescheduled to 1 July.

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Arsenal

4 July 2020 33	Wolverhampton Wanderers	v	Arsenal	Wolverhampton
17:30 BST				Stadium: Molineux
Note: Match originally scheduled for 13 April 2020, but postponed on 19 March due to concerns over the coronavirus pandemic. It was rescheduled to 4 July.

Arsenal v Leicester City

7 July 2020 34	Arsenal	v	Leicester City	Holloway, London
20:15 BST				Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Note: Match originally scheduled for 18 April 2020, but postponed on 3 April due to concerns over the coronavirus pandemic. It was rescheduled to 7 July.

Tottenham Hotspur v Arsenal

11 July 2020 35	Tottenham Hotspur	v	Arsenal	Tottenham
15:00 BST				Stadium: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Note: Match originally scheduled for 26 April 2020, but postponed on 3 April due to concerns over the coronavirus pandemic. It was rescheduled to 11 July.

Arsenal v Liverpool

15 July 2020 36	Arsenal	v	Liverpool	Holloway, London
20:00 BST				Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Note: Match originally scheduled for 2 May 2020, but postponed on 3 April due to concerns over the coronavirus pandemic. It was rescheduled to 15 July.

Aston Villa v Arsenal

18 July 2020 37	Aston Villa	v	Arsenal	Aston
15:00 BST				Stadium: Villa Park
Note: Match originally scheduled for 9 May 2020, but postponed on 3 April due to concerns over the coronavirus pandemic. It was rescheduled to 18 July.

Arsenal v Watford

26 July 2020 38	Arsenal	v	Watford	Holloway, London
15:00 BST				Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Note: Match originally scheduled for 17 May 2020, but postponed on 3 April due to concerns over the coronavirus pandemic. It was rescheduled to 26 July.

FA Cup

Main article: 2019–20 FA Cup

The third round draw was made on 2 December 2019. The fourth round draw was made by Alex Scott and David O'Leary on Monday, 6 January. The draw for the fifth round was made on 27 January 2020, live on The One Show.

Arsenal v Leeds United

6 January 2020 (2020-01-06) Third round	Arsenal	1–0	Leeds United	Holloway, London
19:56 GMT	Nelson 55' Kolašinac  71'	Report	Klich  66' Dallas  85'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 58,403 Referee: Anthony Taylor

Bournemouth v Arsenal

27 January 2020 (2020-01-27) Fourth round	Bournemouth	1–2	Arsenal	Bournemouth
20:00 GMT	H. Wilson  45+1' Surridge 90+4',  90+8'	Report	Saka 5' Nketiah 26' Xhaka  90+2'	Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 10,308 Referee: Martin Atkinson

Portsmouth v Arsenal

2 March 2020 (2020-03-02) Fifth round	Portsmouth	0–2	Arsenal	Portsmouth
19:45 GMT	McGeehan  40'	Report	Guendouzi  35' Papastathopoulos 45+4' Nketiah 51'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 18,839 Referee: Mike Dean

Sheffield United v Arsenal

27 June 2020 (2020-06-27) Quarter-finals	Sheffield United	v	Arsenal	Sheffield
17:00 BST				Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 0
Note: The match was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and rescheduled to 27 June.

EFL Cup

Main article: 2019–20 EFL Cup

The third round draw was confirmed on 28 August 2019, live on Sky Sports. The draw for the fourth round was made on 25 September 2019.

Arsenal v Nottingham Forest

24 September 2019 (2019-09-24) Third round	Arsenal	5–0	Nottingham Forest	Holloway, London
20:00 BST	Martinelli 31', 90+2' Nelson  56', 84' Holding 71' Willock 77'	Report	Robinson  90+1'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 53,160 Referee: Darren England

Liverpool v Arsenal

30 October 2019 (2019-10-30) Fourth round	Liverpool	5–5 (5–4 p)	Arsenal	Liverpool
19:30 GMT	Mustafi 6' (o.g.) Brewster  24' Milner 43' (pen.) Lallana  44' Oxlade-Chamberlain 58' Origi 62', 90+4'	Report	Torreira 19' Martinelli 26', 36' Maitland-Niles 54' Willock  64', 70' Kolašinac  77' Saka  85'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 52,694 Referee: Andre Marriner
	Penalties
	Milner Lallana Brewster Origi Jones		Bellerín Guendouzi Martinelli Ceballos Maitland-Niles

UEFA Europa League

Main article: 2019–20 UEFA Europa League

Arsenal entered the competition in the group stages as a result for their fifth-place finish in the 2018–19 season. The Gunners were drawn with Eintracht Frankfurt, Standard Liège and Vitória.

Group stage

Main article: 2019–20 UEFA Europa League group stage § Group F

Eintracht Frankfurt v Arsenal

19 September 2019 1	Eintracht Frankfurt	0–3	Arsenal	Frankfurt, Germany
18:55 CEST	Hinteregger  12' Kohr  62'  79' Kamada  83'	Report	Willock 38',  63' Kolašinac  75' Chambers  83' Saka 85' Aubameyang 87'	Stadium: Commerzbank-Arena Attendance: 47,000 Referee: Davide Massa (Italy)

Arsenal v Standard Liège

3 October 2019 2	Arsenal	4–0	Standard Liège	London, England
20:00 BST	Martinelli 13', 16' Willock 22' Ceballos 57' Bellerín  86'	Report	M'Poku  41' Vojvoda  86'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 58,725 Referee: Sandro Schärer (Switzerland)

Arsenal v Vitória de Guimarães

24 October 2019 3	Arsenal	3–2	Vitória de Guimarães	London, England
20:00 BST	Martinelli 32' Mustafi  35' Lacazette  75' Pépé 80', 90+2'	Report	Edwards 9' Bruno 37' García  58' Poha  61' Tapsoba  84'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,195 Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük (Netherlands)

Vitória de Guimarães v Arsenal

6 November 2019 4	Vitória de Guimarães	1–1	Arsenal	Guimarães, Portugal
16:50 CET	Rafa  33' Bruno 90+1'	Report	Mustafi  18', 80' Holding  66'	Stadium: Estádio D. Afonso Henriques Attendance: 17,822 Referee: Halis Özkahya (Turkey)
Note: The Vitória de Guimarães v Arsenal match was rescheduled to 6 November 2019 in order to avoid a scheduling conflict with the Braga v Beşiktaş match.

Arsenal v Eintracht Frankfurt

28 November 2019 5	Arsenal	1–2	Eintracht Frankfurt	London, England
20:00 GMT	Martinelli  34' Aubameyang 45+2' Mustafi  74' Xhaka  86' Guendouzi  90+2'	Report	Kostić  20' Kamada 55', 63' Abraham  59' Paciência  90+2'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 49,419 Referee: Ruddy Buquet (France)

Standard Liège v Arsenal

12 December 2019 6	Standard Liège	2–2	Arsenal	Liège, Belgium
18:55 CET	Bastien 47' Amallah 69'	Report	Lacazette 79' Saka 81'	Stadium: Stade Maurice Dufrasne Attendance: 21,797 Referee: Andreas Ekberg (Sweden)

Knockout phase

Main article: 2019–20 UEFA Europa League knockout phase

The draw for the Round of 32 was confirmed on 16 December.

Round of 32

Olympiacos v Arsenal

20 February 2020 (2020-02-20) First leg	Olympiacos	0–1	Arsenal	Piraeus, Greece
22:00 EET	El-Arabi  19' Semedo  26' Bouchalakis  50' Ba  90+1'	Report	Mustafi  71' Lacazette 81' Xhaka  83'	Stadium: Karaiskakis Stadium Attendance: 31,456 Referee: Felix Zwayer (Germany)

Arsenal v Olympiacos

27 February 2020 (2020-02-27) Second leg	Arsenal	1–2 (a.e.t.) (2–2 (a) agg.)	Olympiacos	London, England
20:00 GMT	Aubameyang 113'	Report	Ba  21' Cissé 53' Camara  59' El-Arabi 120'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,242 Referee: Davide Massa (Italy)

Awards

Arsenal Player of the Month award

Arsenal Player of the Month award winners were chosen via open-access polls on the club's official website.

Month	Player	Votes
August	Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (GAB)	34%
September	Matteo Guendouzi (FRA)	48%
October	Gabriel Martinelli (BRA)	75%
November	Bernd Leno (GER)	83%
December	Lucas Torreira (URU)	37%
January	Gabriel Martinelli (BRA)	49%
February
March

Arsenal Goal of the Month award

Arsenal Goal of the Month award winners were chosen via open-access polls on the club's official website.

Month	Player	Competition	Opponent	Votes
August	Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (GAB)	Premier League	Burnley	34%
September	Alexandre Lacazette (FRA)	Premier League	Tottenham	39%
October	Joe Willock (ENG)	Carabao Cup	Liverpool	46%
November	Kim Little (SCO)	Women's Super League	Tottenham Hotspur	31%
December	Nicolas Pepe (CIV)	Premier League	West Ham United	29%
January	Gabriel Martinelli (BRA)	Premier League	Chelsea	60%
February	Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (GAB)	Europa League	Olympiacos	22%
March