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{{Short description|132nd season in existence of Arsenal F.C.}}
{{Short description|English football club season}}
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| season = [[2017–18 in English football|2017–18]]
|chairman = [[Chips Keswick|Sir Chips Keswick]]
| chairman = [[Chips Keswick]]
|manager = [[Arsène Wenger]]
| manager = [[Arsène Wenger]]
|stadium = [[Emirates Stadium]]
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|league = [[Premier League]]
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|league result = [[2017–18 Premier League|6th]]
| league result = [[2017–18 Premier League|6th]]
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The '''2017–18 season''' was [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]]'s 26th in the Premier League and 92nd consecutive season in the top flight of English football.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.arsenal.com/news/features/48523/behind-the-numbers- |title=All-time Arsenal |last=James |first=Josh |date=18 June 2013 |publisher=Arsenal F.C. |access-date=22 June 2023 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230622042610/https://www.arsenal.com/news/features/48523/behind-the-numbers- |archive-date=22 June 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/engall.html |title=English Clubs Divisional Movements 1888–2016 |last1=Ross |first1=James |last2=Heneghan |first2=Michael |last3=Orford |first3=Stuart |last4=Culliton |first4=Eoin |date=25 August 2016 |publisher=[[RSSSF|Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation]] |access-date=22 June 2023 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230622041929/https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/engall.html |archive-date=22 June 2023}}</ref> The club participated in the [[2017–18 Premier League|Premier League]], the [[2017–18 FA Cup|FA Cup]] (as [[2017 FA Cup Final|holders]]), the [[2017–18 EFL Cup|EFL Cup]], the [[2017 FA Community Shield|FA Community Shield]] and the [[2017–18 UEFA Europa League|UEFA Europa League]].
The '''2017–18 season''' was [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]]'s 26th season in the [[Premier League]] and 92nd consecutive season in the top flight of English football. The club participated in the [[2017–18 Premier League|Premier League]], the [[2017–18 FA Cup|FA Cup]] (as [[2017 FA Cup Final|holders]]), the [[2017–18 EFL Cup|EFL Cup]], the [[2017 FA Community Shield|FA Community Shield]] and the [[2017–18 UEFA Europa League|UEFA Europa League]].


This was the first season that Arsenal did not participate in the [[UEFA Champions League]] since [[1997–98 UEFA Champions League|1997–98]]. It was the first time they had played in the [[UEFA Europa League]] since its rebranding, having last participated in the [[1999–2000 UEFA Cup]]. A relatively poor season saw Arsenal fail to maintain a consistent challenge for Champions League qualification, with their away form being a major factor, only winning four away games in the league all season with 11 defeats, and they were, until the final game of the season, the only team in England's top 4 divisions to not get a point away from home in the 2018 calendar year. A total of 13 defeats were recorded throughout the league campaign, the highest since the [[1994–95 in English football|1994–95 season]], which resulted in a 6th-place finish. Furthermore, a shock 4–2 defeat at [[Nottingham Forest F.C.|Nottingham Forest]] meant that Arsenal were knocked out of the FA Cup third round for the first time since [[1995–96 FA Cup|1996]].
This was the first season that Arsenal did not participate in the [[UEFA Champions League]] since [[1997–98 UEFA Champions League|1997–98]]. It was the first time they had played in the [[UEFA Europa League]] since its rebranding, having last participated in the [[1999–2000 UEFA Cup]]. A relatively poor season saw Arsenal fail to maintain a consistent challenge for Champions League qualification, with their away form being a major factor, only winning four away games in the league all season with 11 defeats, and they were, until the final game of the season, the only team in England's top 4 divisions to not get a point away from home in the 2018 calendar year. A total of 13 defeats were recorded throughout the league campaign, the highest since the [[1994–95 in English football|1994–95 season]], which resulted in a 6th-place finish. Furthermore, a shock 4–2 defeat at [[Nottingham Forest F.C.|Nottingham Forest]] meant that Arsenal were knocked out of the FA Cup third round for the first time since [[1995–96 FA Cup|1996]].
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== Background ==
== Background ==
{{See also|2016–17 Arsenal F.C. season}}
Arsenal's announced their first summer signing, [[Sead Kolašinac]], on 6 June 2017. The left-back arrived on a free transfer when his contract at [[FC Schalke 04|Schalke 04]] expired. He was joined by [[Alexandre Lacazette]] just under a month later, who joined from [[Olympique Lyonnais|Lyon]] for a reported club-record fee of £46.5 million on 5 July. Arsenal's first January transfer window signing was Greek defender [[Konstantinos Mavropanos]] from [[PAS Giannina F.C.|PAS Giannina]], while acquiring Armenian international [[Henrikh Mkhitaryan]] in a swap-deal with [[Alexis Sánchez]] on 22 January 2018. The club then reunited Mkhitaryan with former teammate [[Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang]] in a club-record deal worth £56.0 million on 31 January.
[[File:1 Alexandre Lacazette 2018 (cropped).jpg|alt=football player|thumb|Lacazette pictured in 2018: Wenger bought the player because of his strong character, technical qualities, and efficient finishing.<ref name="Laca" />]]
The 2017–18 season marked Arsenal's 26th consecutive year in the [[Premier League]] and their 114th season in the [[English football league system|English top division]]. The club extended their record of consecutive seasons in England's top division to 92,{{Sfn|James|Andrews|Kelly|2018|p=570}} the longest continuous run in the division's history. The streak began with Arsenal's promotion in the [[1919–20 Arsenal F.C. season|1919–20 season]], prior to the [[World War II|Second World War]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Foster |first=Richard |date=24 March 2020 |title=When football played on during world war one and inflamed a London derby |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/the-agony-and-the-ecstasy/2020/mar/24/when-football-played-world-war-one-north-london-derby |access-date=24 August 2024 |website=The Guardian}}</ref> During the [[2016–17 Arsenal F.C. season|previous season]] Arsenal won the [[FA Cup]], the club's 13th overall and seventh under veteran manager [[Arsène Wenger]], who celebrated 22 years in charge of Arsenal this season. However, Arsenal finished fifth in the Premier League outside of [[UEFA Champions League]] qualification, it was the first year since the [[1996–97 Arsenal F.C. season|1996–97 season]] that Arsenal had not qualified for the Champions League. Instead, this season they played in the [[UEFA Europa League]].{{Sfn|James|Andrews|Kelly|2018|pp=494–498}}


Arsenal's first Summer signing was full-back [[Sead Kolašinac]], the Bosnia-Herzegovina international joined the club on a [[Free transfer (association football)|free transfer]] to compete with Arsenal's established left-back [[Nacho Monreal]].<ref name="kola" /> Arsenal later spent a club record £46.5 million on the French striker [[Alexandre Lacazette]], who joined from [[Ligue 1]] side [[Olympique Lyonnais|Lyon]]. The transfer fee surpassed the £42.4 million Arsenal paid for [[Mesut Özil]] in 2013.<ref name="Laca" /> Also during the Summer, the club let go of long-term goalkeeper [[Wojciech Szczęsny]],<ref name=":0" /> defender [[Kieran Gibbs]],<ref name=":1" /> and England international [[Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain]], who in the final year of his contract joined [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] for a club record sale of £35 million.<ref name=":2" />
Arsenal released [[Yaya Sanogo]], [[Stefan O'Connor]], [[Kostas Pileas]] and [[Kristopher Da Graca]] on 9 June 2017. Sanogo's four-year stay only included 11 league appearances for the club, while O'Connor, Pilea and Da Graca never appeared for the first team. Academy product [[Chris Willock]] joined [[S.L. Benfica|Benfica]] on June 30 upon the expiry of his contract, signing a five-year deal. [[Kaylen Hinds]], another academy product, departed the club on 8 July, joining [[VfL Wolfsburg|Wolfsburg]] for £2.5 million on a three-year deal. Additional reserve players [[Glen Kamara]] and [[Daniel Crowley (footballer)|Daniel Crowley]] also departed the club, joining [[Dundee F.C.|Dundee]] and [[Willem II (football club)|Willem II]] respectively. [[Wojciech Szczęsny]], who amassed over 150 appearances for the club during an eight-year stay, joined [[2016–17 Serie A|Italian]] champions [[Juventus FC|Juventus]] for £10.0 million after his two-year loan at [[A.S. Roma|Roma]] expired. Meanwhile, club mainstay [[Kieran Gibbs]] departed for [[West Bromwich Albion F.C.|West Bromwich Albion]] for a £7.0 million fee, leaving after recording 230 appearances over 11 seasons. On deadline day, [[Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain]], who was in the final year of his contract at the club, transferred to [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] for a record sale fee of £35.0 million and [[Donyell Malen]] returned to the Netherlands to join [[PSV Eindhoven]]. In the January window, Arsenal allowed the departures of many first-team players, including [[Theo Walcott]] and [[Francis Coquelin]], who left for combined fees of £32.0 million. Moreover, [[Alexis Sánchez]] departed to [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] in a swap-deal which saw [[Henrikh Mkhitaryan]] arrive at the Emirates, while also sanctioning the departures of French first-team pair [[Olivier Giroud]] and [[Mathieu Debuchy]], while academy product [[Marcus McGuane]] joined [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]. All in all, 22 players departed the club.


During the January transfer window, Arsenal signed Greek defender [[Konstantinos Mavropanos]], who joined the club from [[PAS Giannina F.C.|PAS Giannina]].<ref name=":3" /> Following a long fallout between the club and winger [[Alexis Sánchez]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hytner |first=David |date=6 September 2017 |title=Alexis Sánchez's outburst hints at more Arsenal headaches for Arsène Wenger |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2017/sep/06/alexis-sanchez-arsenal-arsene-wenger |access-date=24 August 2024 |website=The Guardian}}</ref> the Chilean international joined [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] in a swap deal which saw [[Henrikh Mkhitaryan]] join Arsenal. Mkhitaryan left Manchester United only 18 months after [[José Mourinho]] bought the winger from [[Borussia Dortmund]]; on the club website the player said it was a "dream" to join Arsenal and he looked forward to making history.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jackson |first=Jamie |date=22 January 2018 |title=Alexis Sánchez takes aim at Arsenal critics after swap with Mkhitaryan |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/jan/22/alexis-sanchez-joins-manchester-united-henrikh-mkhitaryan-arsenal |access-date=24 August 2024 |website=The Guardian}}</ref> Arsenal once again surpassed their club record transfer fee when they signed Gabon international [[Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang]] from Borussia Dortmund on deadline day for £56 million. The striker signed a long-term contract, and following his success in the Bundesliga, Aubameyang was projected to be an enormous attacking threat.<ref name=":4" /> Also in January, Arsenal let go of long-term forward [[Theo Walcott]],<ref name=":5" /> defender [[Mathieu Debuchy]],<ref name="deb" /> and high-profile striker [[Olivier Giroud]], who joined London rivals [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] for £18 million.<ref name=":6" />
[[Takuma Asano]] had his season-long loan at [[VfB Stuttgart|Stuttgart]] from the previous season extended for an additional year. [[Marc Bola]] later joined [[Bristol Rovers F.C.|Bristol Rovers]] on a season-long loan. About three weeks later, [[Emiliano Martínez]] left for [[Getafe CF|Getafe]] and [[Stephy Mavididi]] went to [[Preston North End F.C.|Preston North End]]. Meanwhile, English full-back pair [[Carl Jenkinson]] and [[Cohen Bramall]] were loaned to [[Birmingham City F.C.|Birmingham City]], while reserve player [[Kelechi Nwakali]] departed to join [[Eredivisie]] outfit [[VVV-Venlo]]. On deadline day, fringe players [[Lucas Pérez]] and [[Joel Campbell]], who have compiled 34 domestic appearances collectively, joined Spanish outfits [[Deportivo de La Coruña|Deportivo La Coruña]] and [[Real Betis]] respectively. In January, [[Stephy Mavididi]] had his loan cut short from [[Preston North End F.C.|Preston North End]] and, for the second time, was then loaned out to [[Charlton Athletic F.C.|Charlton Athletic]]. English duo [[Tafari Moore]] and [[Ben Sheaf]] were then loaned out to fourth-tier sides [[Wycombe Wanderers F.C.|Wycombe Wanderers]] and [[Stevenage F.C.|Stevenage]], respectively, while four additional loans were completed on deadline day. Reserve pair [[Julio Pleguezuelo]] and [[Krystian Bielik]] joined [[Gimnàstic de Tarragona|Gimnàstic Tarragona]] and [[Walsall F.C.|Walsall]], while fringe first-team players [[Chuba Akpom]] and [[Jeff Reine-Adélaïde]] were also loaned out to conclude Arsenal's transfers for the season.


Following an underwhelming year, Wenger's future at the club was uncertain heading into the season. Fans were divided in their opinions of the veteran manager, and discontent among players, notably Sánchez and Özil, became major talking points in the media before the season began.<ref>{{Cite web |date=11 August 2017 |title=Premier League preview: A critical season for Arsenal |url=https://theweek.com/arsenal/87691/premier-league-preview-a-critical-season-for-arsenal |access-date=24 August 2024 |website=The Week}}</ref>
==Review==


===July===
==Pre-season==
In April 2016, Arsenal announced plans to play two pre-season [[Exhibition game|friendlies]] against [[Sydney FC]] and [[Western Sydney Wanderers FC|Western Sydney Wanderers]] in Australia ahead of the 2017–18 season.<ref>{{Cite web |date=30 April 2016 |title=Arsenal confirm 2017 Australia tour dates vs. Sydney FC and Wanderers |url=https://www.espn.com.au/football/story/_/id/37467454/arsenal-confirm-2017-australia-tour-dates-vs-sydney-fc-wanderers |access-date=27 August 2024 |website=ESPN |agency=Australian Associated Press}}</ref> It was the first time Arsenal played in Australia since 1977, when the team visited as part of the [[World of Soccer Cup]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Founten |first=Loukas |date=13 July 2017 |title=Arsenal's 1977 tour commemorated by signed bricks in Port Adelaide Soccer Club wall |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-07-13/bricks-in-the-wall-commemorate-arsenal-visit-40-years-ago/8702848 |access-date=27 August 2024 |website=ABC News}}</ref> The "Gunners" won both matches matches comfortably and later travelled to China to play [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]] and Chelsea in [[Shanghai]] and [[Beijing]] respectively.<ref name=":7" /> Following a [[Penalty shoot-out (association football)|penalty]] win over Bayern and a thorough defeat against Chelsea,<ref name=":8" /> Arsenal returned to London to host the [[2017 Emirates Cup|Emirates Cup]] at the club's [[Emirates Stadium|home stadium]] which featured [[S.L. Benfica|Benfica]], [[Sevilla FC|Sevilla]] and [[RB Leipzig]]. The "Gunners" picked up their third consecutive Emirates Cup after beating Benfica 5–2 and losing to Sevilla 2–1.<ref>{{Cite web |last=James |first=Josh |date=9 August 2024 |title=The complete history of the Emirates Cup |url=https://www.arsenal.com/news/complete-history-emirates-cup |access-date=27 August 2024 |publisher=Arsenal F.C.}}</ref>
Arsenal took a 25-man squad to play in Australia. The squad included seven under-23s, including [[Reiss Nelson]] and [[Joe Willock]], plus both new signings [[Sead Kolašinac]] and [[Alexandre Lacazette]]. The first match was on 13 July, which was a 2–0 win over [[Sydney FC]], where captain [[Per Mertesacker]] scored an overhead kick and Lacazette scored a debut goal after coming on as a substitute. Two days later, Arsenal faced a second [[Sydney]] side, [[Western Sydney Wanderers FC|Western Sydney Wanderers]], in front of 83,000 people. Arsenal won 3–1 after first-half goals from [[Olivier Giroud]], [[Aaron Ramsey]] and [[Mohamed Elneny]]. Arsenal then travelled to China to face [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]] in [[Shanghai]] in the [[2017 International Champions Cup|International Champions Cup]]. [[Alex Iwobi]] scored an equalizer in the dying seconds of the match, which Arsenal would win on penalties 3–2. The 25-man squad travelled up to [[Beijing]] to face Premier League rivals [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]]. ''The Blues'' won rather convincingly, scoring three times. On 29 and 30 July, the [[2017 Emirates Cup|Emirates Cup]] was held. Arsenal, [[S.L. Benfica|Benfica]], [[RB Leipzig]] and [[Sevilla FC|Sevilla]] all took part in the tournament, which Arsenal won after a 5–2 win over Benfica, but a 2–1 loss to Sevilla. Over the tournament, [[Theo Walcott]] was the top scorer with two goals, both against Benfica. Giroud and Iwobi also scored one each against Benfica, while Lacazette scored one against Sevilla.


===August===
===Match details===
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Arsenal concluded their pre-season in the [[2017 FA Community Shield|Community Shield]], the traditional curtain raiser in English football. New signing Alexandre Lacazette hit the post on his competitive debut in a first half that saw Per Mertesacker replaced after a facial injury, with new signing Sead Kolašinac making his competitive debut as Mertesacker's replacement. After an end to the first half that yielded no goals, Chelsea took an early second half lead through [[Victor Moses]], his close-range strike coming from a poorly defended corner. Several saved shots made it appear Arsenal were going to suffer defeat, until a rash challenge by Chelsea winger [[Pedro (footballer, born July 1987)|Pedro]] saw him sent off. The resulting free-kick was headed in by Kolašinac for a debut goal, and forced a penalty shootout. Arsenal were victorious 4–1 through goals by Theo Walcott, [[Nacho Monreal]], [[Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain]] and Olivier Giroud, with [[Thibaut Courtois]] and [[Álvaro Morata]] missing penalties in the shootout that introduced the ABBA format. The result secured Arsenal's third [[FA Community Shield]] in four seasons.
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|13 July 2017
|[[Exhibition game|Friendly]]
! scope="row" |{{Fbaicon|AUS}} [[Sydney FC]] (A)
| align="center" |2–0
|[[Per Mertesacker|Mertesacker]], [[Alexandre Lacazette|Lacazette]]
| align="center" |80,432
| align="center" |<ref>{{Cite web |last=Karen |first=Mattias |date=17 May 2017 |title=Alexandre Lacazette scores on Arsenal debut in friendly vs. Sydney FC |url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/report/_/gameId/489561 |access-date=31 January 2024 |website=ESPN |publisher=}}</ref>
|-
|15 July 2017
|[[Exhibition game|Friendly]]
! scope="row" |{{Fbaicon|AUS}} [[Western Sydney Wanderers FC|Western Sydney Wanderers]] (A)
| align="center" |3–1
|[[Olivier Giroud|Giroud]], [[Aaron Ramsey|Ramsey]], [[Mohamed Elneny|Elneny]]
| align="center" |83,221
| align="center" |<ref name=":7">{{Cite web |date=15 July 2017 |title=Arsenal 3-1 WSW - The way we saw it |url=https://www.arsenal.com/fixture/arsenal/2017-Jul-15/arsenal-3-1-western-sydney-wanderers-match-report |access-date=31 January 2024 |publisher=Arsenal F.C.}}</ref>
|-
|19 July 2017
|[[2017 International Champions Cup|International Champions Cup]]
! scope="row" |{{Fbaicon|GER}} [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]] (N)
| align="center" |1–1 {{Penalty shoot-out|3–2}}
|[[Alex Iwobi|Iwobi]]
| align="center" |39,208
| align="center" |<ref>{{Cite web |date=19 July 2017 |title=FCB unterliegt Arsenal im Elfmeterschießen |trans-title=FCB lost to Arsenal on penalties |url=https://fcbayern.com/de/spiele/profis/testspiele/2017-2018/fc-bayern-muenchen-fc-arsenal-19-07-2017/spielbericht |access-date=31 January 2024 |publisher=FC Bayern Munich |language=de}}</ref>
|-
|22 July 2017
|[[Exhibition game|Friendly]]
! scope="row" |[[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] (N)
| align="center" |0–3
|
| align="center" |55,618
| align="center" |<ref name=":8">{{Cite web |date=17 May 2023 |title=Michy Batshuayi nets twice as Chelsea ease past Arsenal |url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/report/_/gameId/490193 |access-date=31 January 2024 |website=ESPN |publisher=}}</ref>
|-
|29 July 2017
|[[2017 Emirates Cup|Emirates Cup]]
! scope="row" |{{Fbaicon|POR}} [[S.L. Benfica|Benfica]] (H)
| align="center" |5–2
|[[Theo Walcott|Walcott]] (2), [[Lisandro López (footballer, born 1989)|López]] (o.g.), [[Olivier Giroud|Giroud]], [[Alex Iwobi|Iwobi]]
| align="center" |54,538
| align="center" |<ref>{{Cite web |date=29 July 2017 |title=Arsenal v Benfica: How we saw the game |url=https://www.arsenal.com/fixture/arsenal/2017-Jul-29/arsenal-5-2-sl-benfica-match-report |access-date=31 January 2017 |publisher=Arsenal F.C.}}</ref>
|-
|30 July 2017
|[[2017 Emirates Cup|Emirates Cup]]
! scope="row" |{{Fbaicon|ESP}} [[Sevilla FC|Sevilla]] (H)
| align="center" |1–2
|[[Alexandre Lacazette|Lacazette]]
| align="center" |57,968
| align="center" |<ref>{{Cite web |date=30 July 2017 |title=Arsenal v Sevilla: How we saw the game |url=https://www.arsenal.com/fixture/arsenal/2017-Jul-30/arsenal-1-2-sevilla-fc-match-report |access-date=31 January 2024 |publisher=Arsenal F.C.}}</ref>
|}
==FA Community Shield==
{{main|2017 FA Community Shield}}


[[File:Arsenal 1 Chelsea 1 (4-1 on pens) (36421484395).jpg|thumb|Wenger praised Arsenal's composure after conceding from a mistake.<ref name="Comm.">{{Cite web |last=Nakrani |first=Sachin |date=7 August 2017 |title=Olivier Giroud seals Community Shield win for Arsenal as Chelsea pay penalty |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2017/aug/06/arsenal-chelsea-community-shield-match-report |access-date=22 February 2024 |website=The Guardian |place=London}}</ref>|alt=football players]]
Arsenal began their Premier League campaign at home to [[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]], with ''the Gunners'' having lost their last two openers, both at home to [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham]] and [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]]. The record looked to be extended when [[Jamie Vardy]] and [[Shinji Okazaki]] scored for ''the Foxes'' after a record equaling 94th-second opener from new signing Lacazette, opening his league debut with his first competitive Arsenal goal with only his second touch of the game. [[Danny Welbeck]] drew Arsenal level in the last minute of first-half stoppage time, but Vardy scored a second ten minutes into the second half to put Leicester ahead once more. ''The Gunners'' looked set to lose their first match to ''the Foxes'' since 1994 when the final ten minutes approached, but a five-minute period of pressure yielded two goals from Aaron Ramsey and Olivier Giroud to make it 4–3, which ''the Gunners'' held on to for only their second opening day victory since 2012.


As winners of the FA Cup in the previous season, Arsenal contested the 2017 FA Community Shield against league champions Chelsea. [[Victor Moses]] gave Chelsea the lead after capitalising on a poor Arsenal clearance early in the second half. Arsenal later equalised after Kolašinac scored from a free-kick, it was the Bosnian's first appearance and goal for the club. A penalty shoot-out followed the stalemate, with misses from Chelsea's [[Thibaut Courtois]] and [[Álvaro Morata]], Arsenal lifted the trophy.<ref name="Comm." />
However, Arsenal's form slipped as August began to end. They suffered a 1–0 defeat against [[Stoke City F.C.|Stoke City]] after a poor defensive performance and a controversially disallowed goal from Alexandre Lacazette. The poor defence form continued as they were crushed 4–0 by Liverpool and failed to register a single shot on target, sending them near the relegation zone, despite the returns of suspended defender [[Laurent Koscielny]] and injured forward [[Alexis Sánchez]].


===September===
===Match details===
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Arsenal began September with a 3–0 win over [[AFC Bournemouth|Bournemouth]] at home in the Premier League. Danny Welbeck scored either side of Alexandre Lacazette for an emphatic win. Five days on the Gunners would play in the Europa League having failed to secure a place for the usual Champions League. They played at home to German minnows [[1. FC Köln|FC Cologne]] and horrendously conceded a 40-yard goal as an unfortunate consequence of a mistake by second choice goalkeeper [[David Ospina]] thus were booed off the pitch at half time. However, Arsenal responded in the second half. Sead Kolašinac volleyed in the equaliser then Alexis Sánchez scored to give the Gunners the lead and [[Héctor Bellerín]] added a third as the match ended 3–1 in Arsenal's favor. Moreover, the match saw [[Jack Wilshere]] return for his first Gunners appearance in over a year. On 17 September Arsenal resumed the Premier League campaign as they played against champions Chelsea at [[Stamford Bridge (stadium)|Stamford Bridge]]. The match ended 0–0 despite [[Aaron Ramsey]] hitting the post and Chelsea defender [[David Luiz]] being sent off on 87 minutes. Three days later Arsenal played in the League Cup third round against League One team [[Doncaster Rovers F.C.|Doncaster Rovers]] at the Emirates. [[Theo Walcott]] scored the only goal of the match to send the Gunners into the fourth round but it was an unconvincing performance by Arsenal as they only managed a 1–0 win over a third-tier team. On 25 September Arsenal were at home to [[West Bromwich Albion F.C.|West Bromwich Albion]] in the Premier League. The Gunners won 2–0 with Lacazette scoring both goals. To end September Arsenal played the second Europa League match of this season. They took the trip to Belarus and won 4–2 against [[FC BATE Borisov|BATE Borisov]]. Walcott scored two before a first Arsenal goal for [[Rob Holding]] as well as Olivier Giroud's 100th goal for Arsenal as the Gunners took those three points to England.
*In the result column, Arsenal's score is shown first
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==Premier League==
{{main|2017–18 Premier League}}


===October===
===August–October===
[[File:10 Kolasinac & Bellerin Goal celebrations IMG 3767 (26289149839).jpg|alt=Players celebrating|thumb|Arsenal players Kolašinac (left) and [[Héctor Bellerín]] celebrating the former's goal against Swansea City in October]]
On the 1st of October, the Gunners played the 7th league match of the season against newly promoted [[Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.|Brighton & Hove Albion]] at the Emirates. Arsenal won the match 2–0 thanks to goals by [[Nacho Monreal]] and [[Alex Iwobi]]. Two weeks on following an international break the Gunners were away to [[Watford F.C.|Watford]]. Captain [[Per Mertesacker]] gave the Gunners a first-half lead but Watford went on to win 2–1: during the second half [[Troy Deeney]] converted a penalty which was controversially given by referee [[Neil Swarbrick]]. Then in stoppage time former Manchester United and Everton player [[Tom Cleverley]] gave Watford the win. On 19 October Arsenal made the trip to Serbia for the third Europa League match against [[Red Star Belgrade]]. The Gunners won 1–0 with Olivier Giroud scoring an exceptional overhead kick. Three days sooner Arsenal went to [[Goodison Park]] to face struggling [[Everton F.C.|Everton]]. During the first half the out-of-form Toffees took the lead through a shot by [[Wayne Rooney]] just outside the 18-yard box but Arsenal equalised with Monreal's rebounded shot five minutes before the break. In the second half [[Mesut Özil]] got his first goal of the season, heading home Alexis Sánchez's cross. Then 15 minutes later Everton's [[Idrissa Gueye]] was sent off for two yellow cards, which proved to set up the Merseyside team's capitulation as goals by Alexandre Lacazette and Aaron Ramsey put Arsenal 4–1 up. In stoppage time [[Oumar Niasse]] scored to give Everton hope following a mistake by [[Petr Čech]] who failed to control a tame back pass by Monreal. But then Sánchez scored the fifth goal for Arsenal in the final minute of stoppage time as the match ended 5–2 to the Gunners. Only two days later Arsenal played in the League Cup fourth round at home to Championship team [[Norwich City F.C.|Norwich City]]. During the first half Norwich grabbed a shock 1–0 lead as the Gunners were booed off on the half time whistle. However, on 85 minutes youngster [[Eddie Nketiah]] went off the bench to score an equalizer for Arsenal — his first goal on his home debut — as the match went to extra time where Nketiah scored once more for Arsenal, heading in a set piece delivery to put them 2–1 up. The match ultimately ended 2–1 to take the Gunners into the fifth round. The final match of this October was in the Premier League at home to [[Swansea City A.F.C.|Swansea City]]. The Gunners were embarrassed to be 1–0 down at half time for a second consecutive home match but they went on to win 2–1 with goals by Sead Kolašinac and Ramsey to keep the three points in Arsenal's favor.
Arsenal began their league campaign at home against [[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]]. Ahead of the opener, Wenger emphasised the importance of starting the season strong, especially since the club had won just one of their previous five opening matches. Lacazette made history as the Premier League's fastest-scoring debutant, heading in [[Mohamed Elneny]]'s cross after just 94 seconds. However, Leicester quickly equalised through [[Shinji Okazaki]], and [[Jamie Vardy]] soon put them in front. [[Danny Welbeck]] levelled the score just before halftime, but Vardy restored Leicester's lead with a header from [[Riyad Mahrez]]'s corner. Wenger's inspired substitutions then sparked Arsenal's comeback, with [[Aaron Ramsey]] firing in an angled drive and Giroud sealing the victory with a powerful header from [[Granit Xhaka]]'s corner.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jurejko |first=Jonathan |date=11 August 2017 |title=Arsenal 4-3 Leicester City |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/40822513 |access-date=31 August 2024 |website=BBC Sport}}</ref> However, Arsenal's momentum was short-lived. They were humiliated by [[Stoke City F.C.|Stoke City]], losing 1–0 to a [[Jesé]] goal early in the second half.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jurejko |first=Jonathan |date=19 August 2017 |title=Stoke City 1-0 Arsenal |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/40908333 |access-date=31 August 2024 |website=BBC Sport}}</ref> Their misery deepened before the [[international break]] with a 4–0 defeat by Liverpool at [[Anfield]]. On [[BBC Radio 5 Live]], [[Robbie Savage]] remarked, "Liverpool haven't beaten Arsenal, they have destroyed them. Thumped them. Torn them apart."<ref>{{Cite web |last=McNulty |first=Phil |author-link=Phil McNulty |date=27 August 2017 |title=Liverpool 4-0 Arsenal |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/40990427 |access-date=31 August 2024 |website=BBC Sport}}</ref>


In early September, Arsenal secured a crucial 3–0 victory over [[AFC Bournemouth|Bournemouth]], a must-win game following their challenging start to the season. A brace from Welbeck and a curled finish from Lacazette allowed Arsenal to secure a comfortable victory over their struggling opponents at the Emirates.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hytner |first=David |date=9 September 2017 |title=Danny Welbeck's double eases Arsenal angst to see off feeble Bournemouth |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2017/sep/09/arsenal-bournemouth-premier-league-match-report |access-date=31 August 2024 |website=The Guardian}}</ref> On 17 September, the "Gunners" earned their first point at [[Stamford Bridge (stadium)|Stamford Bridge]] in six years with a 0–0 draw against Chelsea.<ref>{{Cite web |last=McNulty |first=Phil |author-link=Phil McNulty |date=17 September 2017 |title=Chelsea 0-0 Arsenal |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/41216718 |access-date=31 August 2024 |website=BBC Sport}}</ref> Shortly after, Arsenal defeated [[West Bromwich Albion F.C.|West Bromwich Albion]] 2–0 at home, capping off September on a high.<ref>{{Cite web |date=26 September 2017 |title=Alexandre Lacazette brace guides Arsenal to win over West Brom |url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/report/_/gameId/480855 |access-date=31 August 2024 |website=ESPN |agency=PA Sport}}</ref>
===November===
The Gunners played the fourth Europa League match at home to Red Star Belgrade on 2 November but they lacked a cutting edge as they drew 0–0. Next they faced league leaders [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]] at the [[Etihad Stadium (Manchester)|Etihad]] in the Premier League. The Gunners were outplayed from the beginning to end: [[Kevin De Bruyne]] handed City the lead and a controversial penalty by [[Sergio Agüero]] put them 2–0 up. Sub Alexandre Lacazette gave Arsenal a glimmer of hope but then [[Gabriel Jesus]] scored a third Manchester City goal to end the match 3–1 to City. On 18 November following the international break, it was North London derby day in the league as the Gunners played at home to [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham]]. Arsenal won the match 2–0 with first half goals by [[Shkodran Mustafi]] and Alexis Sánchez to give the Gunners' first win over Tottenham in the league since 2014. Five days on Arsenal took the trip to Germany as they played the fifth match of the Europa League schedule against Cologne but despite the Gunners' heavy momentum on the back of the North London derby win they suffered a humiliating 1–0 defeat by the Bundesliga bottom team. Three days sooner Arsenal were away to [[Burnley F.C.|Burnley]] in the league. Only a stoppage time penalty by Alexis Sánchez would give the Gunners the lead as the match ended 1–0 to Arsenal. The final match of November would see them play newly promoted [[Huddersfield Town A.F.C.|Huddersfield]] at home in the Premier League. Mesut Özil produced a dazzling performance as Arsenal won 5–0 with Alexandre Lacazette scoring the opener, Olivier Giroud scoring the second and fifth, Sánchez scoring the third and Özil himself scoring the fourth. The big win meant that Arsenal would have huge momentum going into the next Premier League match to be played in December — a big one at home to [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]].


After a solid 2–0 victory over [[Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.|Brighton & Hove Albion]] on 1 October,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Abraham |first=Timothy |date=1 October 2017 |title=Arsenal 2-0 Brighton & Hove Albion |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/41376506 |access-date=31 August 2024 |website=BBC Sport}}</ref> Arsenal traveled to [[Vicarage Road]], where [[Per Mertesacker]]'s header initially put them ahead against [[Watford F.C.|Watford]]. However, a controversial penalty converted by [[Troy Deeney]] and a late winner from [[Tom Cleverley]] handed Arsenal a 2–1 defeat at [[Vicarage Road]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=O'Keeffe |first=Greg |date=14 October 2017 |title=Watford 2-1 Arsenal |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/41534302 |access-date=31 August 2017 |website=BBC Sport}}</ref> The team then headed to [[Goodison Park]] to face a struggling [[Everton F.C.|Everton]]. Monreal, Özil, Lacazette, Ramsey, and Sánchez all scored in a 5–2 victory, with Everton's goals coming from [[Wayne Rooney]] and [[Oumar Niasse]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=22 October 2017 |title=Arsenal pile pressure on struggling Everton with big win at Goodison |url=https://www.espn.co.uk/football/report/_/gameId/480816 |access-date=31 August 2024 |website=ESPN}}</ref> Returning to the Emirates, Arsenal faced a tough challenge against [[Swansea City A.F.C.|Swansea City]]. Despite trailing 1–0 at halftime, they avoided embarrassment by mounting a determined comeback. Goals from Kolašinac and Ramsey ensured Arsenal finished October in fourth place.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Brand |first=Gerard |date=29 October 2017 |title=Arsenal 2-1 Swansea: Second-half fightback gives Gunners victory |url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11661/11101961/arsenal-2-1-swansea-second-half-fightback-gives-gunners-victory |access-date=31 August 2024 |website=Sky Sports}}</ref>
===December===
Unfortunately, Arsenal ended up losing 3–1 to Manchester United. [[Antonio Valencia]] gave the visitors an early 4th-minute lead then, only 7 minutes later, [[Jesse Lingard]] made it 2–0. The Gunners tried to take a goal back before half-time as they dominated much of the first half but United goalkeeper [[David de Gea]] produced an outstanding performance to stop them doing this. Alexandre Lacazette hit the bar and just before the break De Gea made a point-blank save to prevent United conceding an own goal. During the second half on 49 minutes the Gunners finally got a goal back as Lacazette made it 2–1 but then, with 27 minutes remaining, Lingard scored a third for United as the Arsenal defense was exposed during a United counterattack. In the 74th minute, [[Paul Pogba]] was sent off for a rash challenge but it never proved to change the match as Manchester United won 3–1 and took the three points to Manchester. On 7 December Arsenal bounced back as they hammered BATE Borisov 6–0 in the final Europa League group stage match with goals by [[Mathieu Debuchy]], Theo Walcott, Jack Wilshere, Olivier Giroud and [[Mohamed Elneny]] as well as an own goal by one of the BATE Borisov players. The Gunners topped the group and would go on to face Swedish team [[Östersunds FK|Östersund]] in the round of 32 of the Europa League which would be held in February. On 10 December Arsenal went to the South Coast to face [[Southampton F.C.|Southampton]] in the league but could only manage a 1–1 draw. Three days later the Gunners faced [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]] away from home in the Premier League but the match yielded no goals. Three more days later the Gunners played against [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]] at the Emirates in a third consecutive Premier League match. The match ended 1–0 to Arsenal with Mesut Özil scoring a stunning volley. On 19 December the Gunners played in the fifth round of the League Cup against West Ham at home. Danny Welbeck scored the only goal of the match to send the Gunners into the semi-finals. On 22 December, three days before Christmas, Arsenal faced Liverpool at the Emirates in the Premier League. [[Philippe Coutinho]] gave the visitors a first half lead then, 7 minutes into the second half, [[Mohamed Salah]] made it 2–0 to Liverpool. However, Arsenal responded in quick fashion as they scored three goals in five minutes. Goals by Alexis Sánchez, [[Granit Xhaka]] and Özil turned the match round as they led 3–2 but then on 71 minutes [[Roberto Firmino]] scored a third Liverpool goal to equalise. No further goals occurred as the match ended 3–3 with some describing it as the match of the season. On 28 December the Gunners were away to [[Crystal Palace F.C.|Crystal Palace]] in the league and earned a hard-fought 3–2 win with Shkodran Mustafi scoring the opener and Sánchez scoring a brace. Arsenal's final match of 2017 was in the Premier League at West Brom. Baggies midfielder [[James McClean]] deflected Sánchez's free kick into his own net to give the Gunners a 1–0 lead on 83 minutes but then Arsenal conceded an 89th-minute penalty which was controversially and wrongly given by referee [[Mike Dean (referee)|Mike Dean]] as the match concluded as a 1–1 draw. 2017 ended in disappointment for the Gunners.


===January===
===November–February===
[[File:Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.jpg|alt=portrait |left|thumb|Aubameyang scored during his debut against Everton where Arsenal won 5–1 at the Emirates Stadium. ]]At the [[City of Manchester Stadium|Etihad Stadium]] in early November, Arsenal took on league leaders Manchester City. [[Kevin De Bruyne]] opened the scoring for the hosts after a clever exchange with [[Fernandinho (footballer, born May 1985)|Fernandinho]], firing a low shot past [[Petr Čech]] into the far post. In the second half, Monreal fouled [[Raheem Sterling]] in the box, leading to a contentious penalty that [[Sergio Agüero]] converted to double City’s lead. Substitute Lacazette pulled one back for Arsenal, but [[Gabriel Jesus]] sealed the victory for Manchester City with a close-range finish. Stephan Shemilt of [[BBC Sport]] noted that Arsenal lacked "incision and creativity," with Sánchez often isolated as a lone forward without adequate support.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Shemilt |first=Stephan |date=5 November 2017 |title=Manchester City 3-1 Arsenal |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/41792812 |access-date=31 August 2024 |website=BBC Sport}}</ref> Following the international break, Arsenal played [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]] in the [[North London derby|North London Derby]] at the Emirates Stadium. The "Gunners" won 2–0 with goals from Mustafi and Sánchez in what was a "perfect performance" according to [[Alan Shearer]] when speaking on ''[[Match of the Day]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=McNulty |first=Phil |author-link=Phil McNulty |date=18 November 2017 |title=Arsenal 2-0 Tottenham Hotspur |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/41951916 |access-date=31 August 2024 |website=BBC Sport}}</ref> Arsenal followed up this performance with a win against [[Burnley F.C.|Burnley]] at [[Turf Moor]], and a comprehensive 5–0 win over [[Huddersfield Town A.F.C.|Huddersfield Town]] at the Emirates.{{Sfn|James|Andrews|Kelly|2018|p=500}}
The Gunners' first match of the year saw them play at home to [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] in the league. The match yielded no goals during the first half but the deadlock was broken by Arsenal 27 minutes before the end. [[Jack Wilshere]] put the Gunners into the lead but it lasted only four minutes and Chelsea turned the game round: [[Eden Hazard]] scored a penalty and on 84 minutes [[Marcos Alonso Mendoza|Marcos Alonso]] made it 2–1 to Chelsea. It seemed that it was determined for Chelsea to go on and win the match but then in the second minute of stoppage time Arsenal grabbed a late equalizer through [[Héctor Bellerín]]. In the dying moments Chelsea nearly bagged a winning goal but [[Davide Zappacosta]] hit the woodwork. The match ended 2–2. On 7 January the Gunners began the FA Cup campaign and played in the third round against [[Nottingham Forest F.C.|Nottingham Forest]] who were troubled and had no manager. Arsenal who were the defending champions of the competition were expected to win this tie comfortably against a team whom they hammered in the League Cup last season but it turned out that the match was a giant killing: Arsenal were humiliated 4–2 by the Championship team and were knocked out of the FA Cup third round for the first time under Arsène Wenger. Three days later the Gunners played in the League Cup semi final first leg against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. The match was dull and below par and no goals occurred. On 14 January Arsenal resumed the Premier League campaign at [[AFC Bournemouth|Bournemouth]]. Bellerín gave the Gunners the lead on 52 minutes but Bournemouth went on to win 2–1: a mistake by [[Petr Čech]] enabled former Liverpool player [[Jordon Ibe]] to equalize in the 70th minute and only four minutes later [[Callum Wilson (English footballer)|Callum Wilson]] struck the winner. On 20 January the Gunners played the next Premier League match at home to [[Crystal Palace F.C.|Crystal Palace]] and won 4–1 with first half goals by [[Nacho Monreal]], [[Alex Iwobi]], [[Laurent Koscielny]] and [[Alexandre Lacazette]]. Four days on Arsenal faced Chelsea at the [[Emirates Stadium|Emirates]] in the second leg of the League Cup semi final. During the first half Eden Hazard gave the visitors the lead but the Gunners equalized with Chelsea defender [[Antonio Rüdiger]] diverting Monreal's effort into his own net. Twenty minutes into the second half [[Granit Xhaka]] put Arsenal in front and they went on to win 2–1 thus sending the Gunners into the final of the League Cup where they would face [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]]. On 30 January Arsenal's optimism and enthusiasm were dampened suffering a shock 3–1 defeat at [[Swansea City A.F.C.|Swansea City]] in the Premier League – a match which involved a second mistake by Petr Čech of the month. The Czech goalkeeper had failed to keep a clean sheet in seven league matches and was aiming to earn his 200th in the Premier League.


Arsenal suffered a 3–1 defeat to Manchester United at the Emirates Stadium. [[Antonio Valencia]] capitalised on an early mistake to put the visitors ahead, and [[Jesse Lingard]] quickly doubled their lead. Lacazette managed to pull one back for Arsenal in the second half, but Lingard struck again to seal the victory for United. [[David de Gea]] delivered a world-class performance, making 14 saves to equal a Premier League record and denying Arsenal multiple chances to get back into the game.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hytner |first=David |date=2 December 2017 |title=Paul Pogba sent off but Jesse Lingard helps Manchester United floor Arsenal |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2017/dec/02/arsenal-manchester-united-premier-league-match-report |access-date=31 August 2024 |website=The Guardian}}</ref> Following draws against [[Southampton F.C.|Southampton]] and [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]],{{Sfn|James|Andrews|Kelly|2018|p=500}} Arsenal slipped to seventh on the table, marking their first winless streak of three league matches since April.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Johnston |first=Neil |date=13 December 2017 |title=West Ham United 0-0 Arsenal |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/42247114 |access-date=31 August 2024 |website=BBC Sport}}</ref> [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]] traveled to the Emirates on 16 December and were narrowly defeated 1–0. Özil's well-placed volley was the decisive goal, making the difference between the two sides.<ref>{{Cite web |date=17 December 2017 |title=Mesut Ozil wonder strike sees Arsenal edge past Newcastle United |url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/report/_/gameId/480731 |access-date=31 August 2024 |website=ESPN |agency=PA Sport}}</ref> Arsenal hosted [[Jürgen Klopp]]'s Liverpool in a thrilling 3–3 draw. [[Philippe Coutinho]] opened the scoring with a header from [[Mohamed Salah]]'s chipped pass, and the Egyptian doubled Liverpool's lead early in the second half. Arsenal quickly responded with a Sánchez header and a powerful long-range strike from Xhaka to level the match. Özil then combined with Lacazette to give Arsenal the lead just two minutes after equalising. However, [[Roberto Firmino]] took advantage of Arsenal's disorganised defence to secure a point for the visitors.<ref>{{Cite web |date=23 December 2017 |title=Goals flow as Liverpool and Arsenal play out thrilling 3-3 draw |url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/report/_/gameId/480720 |access-date=31 August 2024 |website=ESPN |agency=PA Sport}}</ref> With a subsequent win away against [[Crystal Palace F.C.|Crystal Palace]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fifield |first=Dominic |date=28 December 2017 |title=Alexis Sánchez fires Arsenal to victory over Crystal Palace at the double |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2017/dec/28/crystal-palace-arsenal-premier-league-match-report |access-date=7 September 2024 |website=The Guardian}}</ref> and a draw with West Brom, Arsenal finished the year in fifth place behind Liverpool.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Chowdhury |first=Saj |date=31 December 2017 |title=West Bromwich Albion 1-1 Arsenal |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/42411014 |access-date=7 September 2024 |website=BBC Sport}}</ref>
===February===
On 3 February the Gunners played in the Premier League at home to [[Everton F.C.|Everton]] — a match where Arsenal handed home debuts and first starts for January signings [[Henrikh Mkhitaryan]] and [[Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang]], both of whom played together previously for [[Borussia Dortmund]]. Arsenal won the match 5–1 with Mkhitaryan bagging three assists, [[Aaron Ramsey]] scoring a hat-trick and Aubameyang scoring one. It felt like a new beginning for Arsenal with those new signings — and [[Mesut Özil]]'s new contract — but it never seemed to be different on 9 February: the Gunners faced [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham]] at [[Wembley Stadium|Wembley]] in a Premier League North London derby and lost 1–0 thanks to a goal by [[Harry Kane]]. Five days on Arsenal would play the first leg of the Europa League round of 32 at Swedish team [[Östersunds FK|Östersund]] where the Gunners prevailed 3–0. The next Arsenal match would be the second leg of the round at the Emirates where Östersund rallied scoring two goals in the first half. One more goal would even the tie but then in the second half [[Sead Kolašinac]] sent the Gunners back into the comfort zone making it 4–2 on aggregate. Arsenal progressed into the next round of the Europa League despite the shock 2–1 home defeat by the Swedish underdogs. On 25 February Arsenal returned to Wembley where they would face Manchester City in the League Cup final. The Gunners were horrendously outplayed by the runaway Premier League leaders and lost 3–0. [[Sergio Agüero]] handed Manchester City the lead following a big Arsenal defensive error. On 58 minutes skipper [[Vincent Kompany]] made it 2–0 to City and [[David Silva]] added a third. Following the Arsenal humiliation former Gunner [[Ian Wright]] said that it was 'an insipid performance' by Arsenal.


On 3 January 2018, Arsenal earned a dramatic 2–2 draw against Chelsea at the Emirates. [[Jack Wilshere]] opened the scoring in the 63rd minute, but [[Eden Hazard]] quickly equalised from the penalty spot after being fouled by Bellerín. [[Marcos Alonso (footballer, born 1990)|Marcos Alonso]] then gave Chelsea the lead, only for Bellerín to redeem himself with a late equaliser, firing in from 16 yards.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Arsenal v Chelsea, 2017/18 |url=https://www.premierleague.com/match/22552 |access-date=7 September 2024 |publisher=Premier League}}</ref> A week later, Arsenal's struggles deepened when they were defeated 2–1 by Bournemouth at the [[Vitality Stadium]], marking the first time Bournemouth had ever beaten Arsenal in any competition. This left Wenger’s side five points behind the top four, and with their poor form across all competitions, pressure was mounting.<ref>{{Cite web |last=O'Keeffe |first=Greg |date=14 January 2018 |title=Bournemouth 2-1 Arsenal |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/42594402 |access-date=7 September 2024 |website=BBC Sport}}</ref> Arsenal responded with a resounding 4–1 victory over Crystal Palace,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Arsenal v Crystal Palace, 2017/18 |url=https://www.premierleague.com/match/22572 |access-date=7 September 2024 |publisher=Premier League}}</ref> but any momentum was short-lived as they slumped to a 3–1 defeat away to relegation-threatened Swansea City.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pearlman |first=Michael |date=30 January 2018 |title=Swansea City 3-1 Arsenal |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/42784104 |access-date=7 September 2024 |website=BBC Sport}}</ref> Optimism returned at the Emirates following the January transfer window, when new signing Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang made an immediate impact, scoring on his debut in a 5–1 win over Everton, with Ramsey netting a [[hat-trick]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Walker-Roberts |first=James |date=3 February 2018 |title=Arsenal 5-1 Everton: Aaron Ramsey scores hat-trick in comfortable win |url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11661/11235348/arsenal-5-1-everton-aaron-ramsey-scores-hat-trick-in-comfortable-win |access-date=7 September 2024 |website=Sky Sports}}</ref> However, their resurgence hit another setback in mid-February, as Arsenal lost 1–0 to rivals Tottenham Hotspur at [[Wembley Stadium]], extending a difficult stretch in the Premier League.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Brand |first=Gerard |date=10 February 2018 |title=Tottenham 1-0 Arsenal: Harry Kane header gives Spurs derby win |url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11661/11235348/arsenal-5-1-everton-aaron-ramsey-scores-hat-trick-in-comfortable-win |access-date=7 September 2024 |website=Sky Sports}}</ref>
===March===
On 1 March Arsenal resumed the Premier League campaign by playing at home to Manchester City. The Gunners failed to avenge the League Cup final defeat and they were beaten 3–0 with first half goals by [[Bernardo Silva]], David Silva and [[Leroy Sané]] while Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang missed a penalty in the second half. This Arsenal defeat would send City nearer to title triumph and would only inflict more misery on the Gunners and Arsène Wenger. It only got worse for them on 4 March where the Gunners lost 2–1 at [[Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.|Brighton]] in the Premier League further increasing the pressure on Wenger. However, on 8 March the Gunners responded in the Europa League first leg match where they won 2–0 against [[A.C. Milan]] in Italy and three days on they would win 3–0 at home to [[Watford F.C.|Watford]] thanks to goals by [[Shkodran Mustafi]], Aubameyang and Henrikh Mkhitaryan. It was also the match where [[Petr Čech]] finally kept his 200th Premier League clean sheet and he had to save [[Troy Deeney]]'s penalty to ensure this. The Gunners' final match of March was the second leg of the Europa League round at the Emirates. Milan took the lead on 35 minutes but Arsenal went on to win 3–1 with goals by [[Danny Welbeck]] and [[Granit Xhaka]] with the former scoring a brace. The Gunners won the tie 5–1 on aggregate thus taking them into the quarter-finals of the Europa League.


===April===
===March–May===
[[File:17 Merci Arsène - Celebrating Kolasinac's goal (27086257377).jpg|alt=players|thumb|Arsenal players pictured during their final match of the league season]]
Arsenal's next league encounter was on 1 April 2018, at home to a struggling Stoke City side seemingly bound for relegation. It took Arsenal 75 minutes to break the deadlock, achieved via Pierre–Emerick Aubameyang's penalty, before his terrific volley made it 2–0 in Arsenal's favor with four minutes remaining. Aubameyang then had the chance to complete his hat–trick with another spot–kick awarded at the death, but Aubameyang permitted Alexandre Lacazette to take, and he duly did as Arsenal ultimately won 3–0.
In early March, Arsenal suffered back-to-back defeats, first to Manchester City at the Emirates and then to Brighton & Hove Albion at [[Falmer Stadium]]. The loss to Brighton marked the first time Arsenal had been beaten by the Seagulls since 1982. These results meant Wenger's side had lost four consecutive matches in all competitions for the first time since October 2002. With their form plummeting, Wenger’s popularity hit a new low, and calls for his resignation from frustrated supporters grew louder.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Abraham |first=Timothy |date=4 March 2018 |title=Brighton & Hove Albion 2-1 Arsenal |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/43186393#comments |access-date=14 September 2024 |website=BBC Sport}}</ref> Watford travelled to the Emirates on 11 March and were comfortably defeated 3–0, with goals from Arsenal's Mustafi, Aubameyang, and Mkhitaryan.<ref>{{Cite web |date=11 March 2018 |title=Arsenal ease to victory over Watford as Petr Cech reaches milestone |url=https://www.espn.co.uk/football/report/_/gameId/480615 |access-date=14 September 2024 |website=ESPN}}</ref>


Arsenal's next league encounter was on 1 April, at home to a struggling Stoke City side seemingly bound for relegation. It took Arsenal 75 minutes to break the deadlock, achieved via Pierre–Emerick Aubameyang's penalty, before his terrific volley made it 2–0 in Arsenal's favor with four minutes remaining. Aubameyang then had the chance to complete his hat–trick with another spot–kick awarded at the death, but Aubameyang permitted Alexandre Lacazette to take, and he duly did as Arsenal ultimately won 3–0. In their fifth successive home match in all competitions, Arsenal secured a dramatic 3–2 home win over Southampton. After Irishman Shane Long put the Saints ahead, goals from Aubameyang and Welbeck made it 2–1 to the hosts. However, Charlie Austin's equalizer tier up a grand finale, decided via Welbeck's second of the evening on 81 minutes. With the pressure mounting, Arsène Wenger's departure as Arsenal boss was announced, so ending a 22-year, trophy–laden association with the club. He would take charge for the remainder of the season prior to the announcement of the new boss. Against West Ham next time, Monreal had his 52nd-minute strike cancelled out by [[Marko Arnautović]], before Ramsey restores Arsenal's lead late on. A brace later from Lacazette saw Arsenal ultimately secure a 4–1 win and duly keep alive their top four hopes. Things worsened next time out, as, despite Henrikh Mkhitaryan scoring on his return to Old Trafford, goals in either half from [[Paul Pogba]] and [[Marouane Fellaini]] saw Manchester United earn a 2–1 victory over the struggling Gunners.
In the next match, Arsenal played host to Russians CSKA Moscow in the first leg of their UEFA Europa League quarter–final. After going ahead via Aaron Ramsey, CSKA levelled via [[Aleksandr Golovin (footballer)|Aleksandr Golovin]]’s stunning free kick. Lacazette then netted from the spot before one of the goals of the year from Aaron Ramsey, an ingenious back–heeled volley, coupled with Lacazette's second later in the half, sealed a commanding 4–1 first leg triumph.


===Match details===
In their fifth successive home match in all competitions, Arsenal secured a dramatic 3–2 home win over Southampton. After Irishman Shane Long put the Saints ahead, goals from Aubameyang and Welbeck made it 2–1 to the hosts. However, Charlie Austin's equalizer tier up a grand finale, decided via Welbeck's second of the evening on 81 minutes.
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*In the result column, Arsenal's score is shown first
*H = Home match
*A = Away match
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*pen. = [[Penalty kick (association football)|Penalty kick]]
*o.g. = [[Own goal]]
{{col-end}}'''Results'''{{Sfn|James|Andrews|Kelly|2018|p=500}}
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|+{{sronly|Arsenal F.C. Premier League results 2017–18}}
! scope="col" |Date
! scope="col" |Opponents
! scope="col" |Result
! class="unsortable" scope="col" |Goalscorers
! scope="col" |Attendance
|-
|11 August 2017
! scope="row" |[[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]] (H)
| align="center" |4–3
|[[Alexandre Lacazette|Lacazette]], [[Danny Welbeck|Welbeck]], [[Aaron Ramsey|Ramsey]], [[Olivier Giroud|Giroud]]
| align="center" |59,387
|-
|19 August 2017
! scope="row" |[[Stoke City F.C.|Stoke City]] (A)
| align="center" |0–1
|
| align="center" |29,459
|-
|27 August 2017
! scope="row" |[[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] (A)
| align="center" |0–4
|
| align="center" |53,206
|-
|9 September 2017
! scope="row" |[[AFC Bournemouth|Bournemouth]] (H)
| align="center" |3–0
|[[Danny Welbeck|Welbeck]] (2), [[Alexandre Lacazette|Lacazette]]
| align="center" |59,262
|-
|17 September 2017
! scope="row" |[[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] (A)
| align="center" |0–0
|
| align="center" |41,478
|-
|25 September 2017
! scope="row" |[[West Bromwich Albion F.C.|West Bromwich Albion]] (H)
| align="center" |2–0
|[[Alexandre Lacazette|Lacazette]] (2)
| align="center" |59,134
|-
|1 October 2017
! scope="row" |[[Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.|Brighton & Hove Albion]] (H)
| align="center" |2–0
|[[Nacho Monreal|Monreal]], [[Alex Iwobi|Iwobi]]
| align="center" |59,378
|-
|14 October 2017
! scope="row" |[[Watford F.C.|Watford]] (A)
| align="center" |1–2
|[[Per Mertesacker|Mertesacker]]
| align="center" |20,384
|-
|22 October 2017
! scope="row" |[[Everton F.C.|Everton]] (A)
| align="center" |5–2
|[[Nacho Monreal|Monreal]], [[Mesut Özil|Özil]], [[Alexandre Lacazette|Lacazette]], [[Aaron Ramsey|Ramsey]], [[Alexis Sánchez|Sánchez]]
| align="center" |39,189
|-
|28 October 2017
! scope="row" |[[Swansea City A.F.C.|Swansea City]] (H)
| align="center" |2–1
|[[Sead Kolašinac|Kolašinac]], [[Aaron Ramsey|Ramsey]]
| align="center" |59,493
|-
|5 November 2017
! scope="row" |[[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]] (A)
| align="center" |1–3
|[[Alexandre Lacazette|Lacazette]]
| align="center" |54,286
|-
|18 November 2017
! scope="row" |[[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]] (H)
| align="center" |2–0
|[[Shkodran Mustafi|Mustafi]], [[Alexis Sánchez|Sánchez]]
| align="center" |59,530
|-
|26 November 2017
! scope="row" |[[Burnley F.C.|Burnley]] (A)
| align="center" |1–0
|[[Alexis Sánchez|Sánchez]] (pen.)
| align="center" |21,722
|-
|29 November 2017
! scope="row" |[[Huddersfield Town A.F.C.|Huddersfield Town]] (H)
| align="center" |5–0
|[[Alexandre Lacazette|Lacazette]], [[Olivier Giroud|Giroud]] (2), [[Alexis Sánchez|Sánchez]], [[Mesut Özil|Özil]]
| align="center" |59,285
|-
|2 December 2017
! scope="row" |[[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] (H)
| align="center" |1–3
|[[Alexandre Lacazette|Lacazette]]
| align="center" |59,547
|-
|10 December 2017
! scope="row" |[[Southampton F.C.|Southampton]] (A)
| align="center" |1–1
|[[Olivier Giroud|Giroud]]
| align="center" |31,643
|-
|13 December 2017
! scope="row" |[[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]] (A)
| align="center" |0–0
|
| align="center" |56,921
|-
|16 December 2017
! scope="row" |[[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]] (H)
| align="center" |1–0
|[[Mesut Özil|Özil]]
| align="center" |59,379
|-
|22 December 2017
! scope="row" |[[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] (H)
| align="center" |3–3
|[[Alexis Sánchez|Sánchez]], [[Granit Xhaka|Xhaka]], [[Mesut Özil|Özil]]
| align="center" |59,409
|-
|28 December 2017
! scope="row" |[[Crystal Palace F.C.|Crystal Palace]] (A)
| align="center" |3–2
|[[Shkodran Mustafi|Mustafi]], [[Alexis Sánchez|Sánchez]] (2)
| align="center" |25,762
|-
|31 December 2017
! scope="row" |[[West Bromwich Albion F.C.|West Bromwich Albion]] (A)
| align="center" |1–1
|[[James McClean|McClean]] (o.g.)
| align="center" |26,223
|-
|3 January 2018
! scope="row" |[[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] (H)
| align="center" |2–2
|[[Jack Wilshere|Wilshere]], [[Héctor Bellerín|Bellerín]]
| align="center" |59,379
|-
|14 January 2018
! scope="row" |[[AFC Bournemouth|Bournemouth]] (A)
| align="center" |1–2
|[[Héctor Bellerín|Bellerín]]
| align="center" |10,836
|-
|20 January 2018
! scope="row" |[[Crystal Palace F.C.|Crystal Palace]] (H)
| align="center" |4–1
|[[Nacho Monreal|Monreal]], [[Alex Iwobi|Iwobi]], [[Laurent Koscielny|Koscielny]], [[Alexandre Lacazette|Lacazette]]
| align="center" |59,386
|-
|30 January 2018
! scope="row" |[[Swansea City A.F.C.|Swansea City]] (A)
| align="center" |1–3
|[[Nacho Monreal|Monreal]]
| align="center" |20,819
|-
|3 February 2018
! scope="row" |[[Everton F.C.|Everton]] (H)
| align="center" |5–1
|[[Aaron Ramsey|Ramsey]] (3), [[Laurent Koscielny|Koscielny]], [[Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang|Aubameyang]]
| align="center" |59,306
|-
|10 February 2018
! scope="row" |[[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]] (A)
| align="center" |0–1
|
| align="center" |83,222
|-
|1 March 2018
! scope="row" |[[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]] (H)
| align="center" |0–3
|
| align="center" |58,420
|-
|4 March 2018
! scope="row" |[[Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.|Brighton & Hove Albion]] (A)
| align="center" |1–2
|[[Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang|Aubameyang]]
| align="center" |30,620
|-
|11 March 2018
! scope="row" |[[Watford F.C.|Watford]] (H)
| align="center" |3–0
|[[Shkodran Mustafi|Mustafi]], [[Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang|Aubameyang]], [[Henrikh Mkhitaryan|Mkhitaryan]]
| align="center" |59,131
|-
|1 April 2018
! scope="row" |[[Stoke City F.C.|Stoke City]] (H)
| align="center" |3–0
|[[Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang|Aubameyang]] (2, 1 pen.), [[Alexandre Lacazette|Lacazette]] (pen.)
| align="center" |59,371
|-
|8 April 2018
! scope="row" |[[Southampton F.C.|Southampton]] (H)
| align="center" |3–2
|[[Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang|Aubameyang]], [[Danny Welbeck|Welbeck]] (2)
| align="center" |59,374
|-
|15 April 2018
! scope="row" |[[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]] (A)
| align="center" |1–2
|[[Alexandre Lacazette|Lacazette]]
| align="center" |52,210
|-
|22 April 2018
! scope="row" |[[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]] (H)
| align="center" |4–1
|[[Nacho Monreal|Monreal]], [[Aaron Ramsey|Ramsey]], [[Alexandre Lacazette|Lacazette]] (2)
| align="center" |59,422
|-
|29 April 2018
! scope="row" |[[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] (A)
| align="center" |1–2
|[[Henrikh Mkhitaryan|Mkhitaryan]]
| align="center" |75,035
|-
|6 May 2018
! scope="row" |[[Burnley F.C.|Burnley]] (H)
| align="center" |5–0
|[[Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang|Aubameyang]] (2), [[Alexandre Lacazette|Lacazette]], [[Sead Kolašinac|Kolašinac]], [[Alex Iwobi|Iwobi]]
| align="center" |59,540
|-
|9 May 2018
! scope="row" |[[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]] (A)
| align="center" |1–3
|[[Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang|Aubameyang]]
| align="center" |32,095
|-
|13 May 2018
! scope="row" |[[Huddersfield Town A.F.C.|Huddersfield Town]] (A)
| align="center" |1–0
|[[Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang|Aubameyang]]
| align="center" |24,122
|}


===League table===
Arsenal then progressed to the semi–finals of the Europa League as late goals from Welbeck and Ramsey saw Arsenal overcome a 2–0 deficit and earn a 2–2 draw in the Russian capital, subsequently winning the tie 6–3 on aggregate.

However, despite the recent upturn in results, goals from Ayoze Perez and Matt Ritchie saw Lacazette's early goal rendered worthless at St James Park, with Newcastle United recording a 2–1 victory.

With the pressure mounting, Arsène Wenger's departure as Arsenal boss was announced, so ending a 22-year, trophy–laden association with the club. He would take charge for the remainder of the season prior to the announcement of the new boss.

Against West Ham next time hour, Nacho Monreal had his 52nd-minute strike cancelled out by [[Marko Arnautović]], before Ramsey restores Arsenal's lead late on. A brace later from Lacazette saw Arsenal ultimately secure a 4–1 win and duly keep alive their top four hopes.

However, a damaging 1–1 home draw with Spanish club Atlético Madrid saw Arsenal on the back foot following the first leg of the Europa League semi–final. Despite leading against ten men through Alexandre Lacazette's header, [[Antoine Griezmann]] pegged back the Gunners late on.

Things worsened next time out, as, despite Henrikh Mkhitaryan scoring on his return to Old Trafford, goals in either half from [[Paul Pogba]] and [[Marouane Fellaini]] saw Manchester United earn a 2–1 victory over the struggling Gunners.

===May===
Things got worse later in the week, as Diego Costa's first–half strike earned Atlético Madrid a 1–0 win at the [[Metropolitano Stadium|Wanda Metropolitano]] and eliminate Arsenal from the tournament, ending Arsène Wenger's last chance of winning a trophy in his final season
at Arsenal.

However, his last home match in charge at least ended positively, with a 5–0 annihilation of Burnley. Pierre–Emerick Aubameyang opened and closed the scoring, with Lacazette, [[Sead Kolašinac]] and [[Alex Iwobi]] all scoring one goal each.

His penultimate game at the helm ended in a disappointing 3–1 defeat at Leicester City, despite Aubameyang levelling for the ten-man Gunners shortly before the break.

Arsène Wenger's tenure as Arsenal manager ended as it began all the way back in 1996; with an away win and clean sheet. Huddersfield Town was the Frenchman's final opponents, with Aubameyang grabbing his tenth of the season in the 36th minute to seal a 1–0 victory.

==Pre-season==

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On {{dts|format=dmy|2017|5|9}}, Arsenal announced they would travel to Australia as part of their pre-season schedule and play two matches against [[Sydney FC]] and [[Western Sydney Wanderers FC|Western Sydney Wanderers]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.arsenal.com/match/report/1617/tickets/first-team/sydney-fc-v-arsenal|title=Sydney FC v Arsenal|publisher=Arsenal F.C.|date=9 May 2017|access-date=9 May 2017}}</ref> The club also faced [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]] in [[Shanghai]] as a part of the [[International Champions Cup]], and [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] in [[Beijing]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.arsenal.com/match/report/1617/tickets/first-team/bayern-munich-v-arsenal|title=Bayern Munich v Arsenal|publisher=Arsenal F.C.|date=9 May 2017|access-date=9 May 2017}}</ref><!--<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2017/03/double-header-in-singapore.html|title=Double-header in Singapore|publisher=Chelsea F.C.|date=16 March 2017}}</ref>--> Arsenal then hosted the [[2017 Emirates Cup]], and played [[S.L. Benfica|Benfica]] and [[Sevilla FC|Sevilla]] as part of the tournament.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/20170426/emirates-cup-2017-line-up-confirmed|title=Emirates Cup 2017 line-up confirmed|publisher=Arsenal F.C.|date=26 April 2017}}</ref>

===Friendlies===
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|date = {{start date|df=yes|2017|7|13}}
|time = 20:00 [[Australian Eastern Standard Time|AEST]] ([[UTC+10:00|UTC+10]])<br />11:00 [[British Summer Time|BST]] ([[UTC+01:00|UTC+1]])
|team1 = [[Sydney FC]]
|team2 = Arsenal
|score = 0–2
|report = https://www.arsenal.com/fixture/arsenal/2017-jul-13/sydney-fc
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
*[[Per Mertesacker|Mertesacker]] {{goal|4}}
*[[Alexandre Lacazette|Lacazette]] {{goal|83}}
|stadium = [[ANZ Stadium]]
|location = [[Sydney]], Australia
|attendance = 80,432
|referee = Shaun Evans ([[Football Federation Australia|Australia]])
|result = W
}}
{{Football box collapsible
|date = {{start date|df=yes|2017|7|15}}
|time = 20:00 [[Australian Eastern Standard Time|AEST]] ([[UTC+10:00|UTC+10]])<br />11:00 [[British Summer Time|BST]] ([[UTC+01:00|UTC+1]])
|team1 = [[Western Sydney Wanderers FC|Western Sydney Wanderers]]
|team2 = Arsenal
|score = 1–3
|report = https://www.arsenal.com/fixture/arsenal/2017-jul-15/western-sydney-wanderers
|goals1 =
*[[Steven Lustica|Lustica]] {{goal|57}}
|goals2 =
*[[Olivier Giroud|Giroud]] {{goal|33}}
*[[Aaron Ramsey|Ramsey]] {{goal|37}}
*[[Mohamed Elneny|Elneny]] {{goal|44}}
|stadium = [[ANZ Stadium]]
|location = [[Sydney]], Australia
|attendance = 83,221
|referee = [[Jarred Gillett]] ([[Football Federation Australia|Australia]])
|result = W
}}

===International Champions Cup===
{{main|2017 International Champions Cup}}

{{Football box collapsible
|round = [[2017 International Champions Cup#Bayern Munich v Arsenal|2017 ICC]] (Asia)
|date = {{start date|df=yes|2017|7|19}}
|time = 19:20 [[Time in China|CST]] ([[UTC+08:00|UTC+8]])<br />12:20 [[British Summer Time|BST]] ([[UTC+01:00|UTC+1]])
|team1 = [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]]
|score = 1–1
|report = https://fcbayern.com/de/spiele/profis/testspiele/2017-2018/fc-bayern-muenchen-fc-arsenal-19-07-2017-spielbericht
|team2 = Arsenal
|goals1 =
*[[Robert Lewandowski|Lewandowski]] {{goal|9|pen.}}
*[[Javi Martínez|Martínez]] {{yel|22}}
|goals2 =
*[[Francis Coquelin|Coquelin]] {{yel|19}}
*[[Mohamed Elneny|Elneny]] {{yel|58}}
*[[Joe Willock|Willock]] {{yel|84}}
*[[Alex Iwobi|Iwobi]] {{goal|90+4}}
|stadium = [[Shanghai Stadium]], [[Shanghai]]
|location = [[Shanghai]], China
|attendance = 39,208
|referee = [[Guan Xing (referee)|Guan Xing]] ([[Chinese Football Association|China]])
|penaltyscore = 2–3
|penalties1 =
*[[David Alaba|Alaba]] {{penmiss}}
*[[Mats Hummels|Hummels]] {{pengoal}}
*[[Kingsley Coman|Coman]] {{pengoal}}
*[[Renato Sanches|Sanches]] {{penmiss}}
*[[Juan Bernat|Bernat]] {{penmiss}}
|penalties2 =
*{{pengoal}} [[Aaron Ramsey|Ramsey]]
*{{penmiss}} [[Mohamed Elneny|Elneny]]
*{{pengoal}} [[Nacho Monreal|Monreal]]
*{{pengoal}} [[Alex Iwobi|Iwobi]]
|result = D
|note = The match was part of the 2017 [[Audi]] Football Summit and the 2017 [[Audi]] Summer Tour.
}}

===FAW Toyota Exhibition ===
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|date = {{start date|df=yes|2017|7|22}}
|time = 19:40 [[Time in China|CST]] ([[UTC+08:00|UTC+8]])<br />12:40 [[British Summer Time|BST]] ([[UTC+01:00|UTC+1]])
|team1 = Arsenal
|team2 = [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]]
|score = 0–3
|report = https://www.arsenal.com/fixture/arsenal/2017-jul-22/chelsea
|goals1 =
*[[Sead Kolašinac|Kolašinac]] {{yel|75}}
|goals2 =
*[[Willian (footballer, born 1988)|Willian]] {{goal|40}}
*[[Michy Batshuayi|Batshuayi]] {{goal|42||49}}
|stadium = [[Beijing National Stadium]]<br />(the Bird's Nest)
|location = [[Beijing]], China
|attendance = 55,618
|referee = [[Fu Ming (referee)|Fu Ming]] ([[Chinese Football Association|China]])
|result = L
}}

===Emirates Cup===
{{Football box collapsible
|date = {{start date|df=yes|2017|7|29}}
|time = 16:20 [[British Summer Time|BST]] ([[UTC+01:00|UTC+1]])
|team1 = [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]]
|team2 = [[S.L. Benfica|Benfica]]
|score = 5–2
|report = https://www.arsenal.com/fixture/arsenal/2017-jul-29/benfica
|goals1 =
*[[Theo Walcott|Walcott]] {{goal|25||33}}
*[[Lisandro López (footballer, born 1989)|López]] {{goal|52|o.g.}}
*[[Olivier Giroud|Giroud]] {{goal|64}}
*[[Alex Iwobi|Iwobi]] {{goal|71}}
|goals2 =
*[[Franco Cervi|Cervi]] {{goal|12}}
*[[Eliseu]] {{yel|28}}
*[[Eduardo Salvio|Salvio]] {{goal|40}}
|stadium = [[Emirates Stadium]]
|location = London, England
|attendance = 54,538
|referee = [[Anthony Taylor (referee)|Anthony Taylor]] ([[The Football Association|England]])
|result = W
}}
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|date = {{start date|df=yes|2017|7|30}}
|time = 16:20 [[British Summer Time|BST]] ([[UTC+01:00|UTC+1]])
|team1 = [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]]
|team2 = [[Sevilla FC|Sevilla]]
|score = 1–2
|report = https://www.arsenal.com/fixture/arsenal/2017-jul-30/sevilla
|goals1 =
*[[Alexandre Lacazette|Lacazette]] {{goal|62}}
|goals2 =
*[[Sergio Escudero (footballer, born 1989)|Escudero]] {{yel|43}}
*[[Joaquín Correa|Correa]] {{goal|49}}
*[[Steven Nzonzi|Nzonzi]] {{goal|69}}
*[[Michael Krohn-Dehli|Krohn-Dehli]] {{yel|87}}
|stadium = [[Emirates Stadium]]
|location = London, England
|attendance = 57,968
|referee = [[Andre Marriner]] ([[The Football Association|England]])
|result = L
}}

==Competitions==

===Community Shield===
{{main|2017 FA Community Shield}}

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|date = {{start date|df=yes|2017|8|6}}
|time = 14:00 [[British Summer Time|BST]]
|round = [[2017 FA Community Shield#Details|Final]]
|team1 = [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]]
|team2 = [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]]
|score = 1–1
|report = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40766983
|goals1 = [[Héctor Bellerín|Bellerín]] {{yel|15}}<br />[[Sead Kolašinac|Kolašinac]] {{goal|82}}
|goals2 = [[César Azpilicueta|Azpilicueta]] {{yel|13}}<br />[[Marcos Alonso Mendoza|Alonso]] {{yel|35}}<br />[[Willian (footballer, born 1988)|Willian]] {{yel|37}}<br />[[Victor Moses|Moses]] {{goal|46}}<br />[[Pedro (footballer, born July 1987)|Pedro]] {{sentoff|0|80}}
|penaltyscore = 4–1
|penalties1 = [[Theo Walcott|Walcott]] {{pengoal}}<br />[[Nacho Monreal|Monreal]] {{pengoal}}<br />[[Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain|Oxlade-Chamberlain]] {{pengoal}}<br />[[Olivier Giroud|Giroud]] {{pengoal}}
|penalties2 = {{pengoal}} [[Gary Cahill|Cahill]]<br />{{penmiss}} [[Thibaut Courtois|Courtois]]<br />{{penmiss}} [[Álvaro Morata|Morata]]
|stadium = [[Wembley Stadium]]
|location = [[Wembley]], London
|attendance = 83,325
|referee = [[Bobby Madley]]
|result = D
}}

===Premier League===
{{main|2017–18 Premier League}}

====League table====
{{:2017–18 Premier League|showteam=ARS}}
{{:2017–18 Premier League|showteam=ARS}}


====Results summary====
== FA Cup ==
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====Results by matchday====
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|date=August 2017
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====Matches====
On {{dts|format=dmy|2017|6|14}}, Arsenal's Premier League fixtures were announced, with the first game scheduled at home to [[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]], and be the sixth season running Arsenal would start their league campaign at home. Also, Arsenal would play in the first Premier League match of the season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/20170614/arsenal-to-host-leicester-on-opening-day|title=We will host Leicester on opening day|publisher=Arsenal F.C.|date=14 June 2017|access-date=14 June 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/premier-league/scores-fixtures/2017-08|title=Premier League Scores & Fixtures (August 2017)|work=BBC Sport|access-date=7 July 2018|archive-date=18 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180718225641/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/premier-league/scores-fixtures/2017-08|url-status=dead}}</ref>

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|date = {{start date|df=yes|2017|8|11}}
|time = 19:45 [[British Summer Time|BST]]
|round = 1
|team1 = Arsenal
|score = 4–3
|report = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40822513
|team2 = [[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]]
|goals1 = [[Alexandre Lacazette|Lacazette]] {{goal|2}}<br />[[Danny Welbeck|Welbeck]] {{goal|45+2}}<br />[[Aaron Ramsey|Ramsey]] {{goal|83}}<br />[[Olivier Giroud|Giroud]] {{goal|85}}
|goals2 = [[Shinji Okazaki|Okazaki]] {{goal|5}}<br />[[Jamie Vardy|Vardy]] {{goal|29||56}}<br />[[Wes Morgan|Morgan]] {{yel|90+4}}
|stadium = [[Emirates Stadium]]
|location = [[Holloway, London]]
|attendance = 59,387
|referee = [[Mike Dean (referee)|Mike Dean]]
|result = W
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date = {{start date|df=yes|2017|8|19}}
|time = 17:30 [[British Summer Time|BST]]
|round = 2
|team1 = [[Stoke City F.C.|Stoke City]]
|score = 1–0
|report = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40908333
|team2 = Arsenal
|goals1 = [[Jesé]] {{goal|47}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = [[bet365 Stadium]]
|location = [[Stoke-on-Trent]]
|attendance = 29,459
|referee = [[Andre Marriner]]
|result = L
}}
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|round = 3
|date = {{start date|df=yes|2017|8|27}}
|time = 16:00 [[British Summer Time|BST]]
|team1 = [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]]
|score = 4–0
|report = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40990427
|team2 = Arsenal
|goals1 = [[Roberto Firmino|Firmino]] {{goal|17}}<br />[[Dejan Lovren|Lovren]] {{yel|20}}<br />[[Joe Gomez (footballer)|Gomez]] {{yel|23}}<br />[[Sadio Mané|Mané]] {{goal|40}}<br />[[Mohamed Salah|Salah]] {{goal|57}}<br />[[Daniel Sturridge|Sturridge]] {{goal|77}}
|goals2 = [[Danny Welbeck|Welbeck]] {{yel|22}}<br />[[Granit Xhaka|Xhaka]] {{yel|40}}<br />[[Mesut Özil|Özil]] {{yel|49}}<br />[[Rob Holding|Holding]] {{yel|73}}
|location = [[Liverpool]]
|stadium = [[Anfield]]
|attendance = 53,206
|referee = [[Craig Pawson]]
|result = L
}}
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|date = {{start date|df=yes|2017|9|9}}
|time = 15:00 [[British Summer Time|BST]]
|round = 4
|team1 = Arsenal
|score = 3–0
|report = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/41133353x
|team2 = [[AFC Bournemouth|Bournemouth]]
|goals1 = [[Danny Welbeck|Welbeck]] {{goal|6||50}}<br />[[Alexandre Lacazette|Lacazette]] {{goal|27}}
|goals2 = [[Simon Francis (footballer)|Francis]] {{yel|76}}
|stadium = [[Emirates Stadium]]
|location = [[Holloway, London]]
|attendance = 59,262
|referee = [[Anthony Taylor (referee)|Anthony Taylor]]
|result = W
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date = {{start date|df=yes|2017|9|17}}
|time = 13:30 [[British Summer Time|BST]]
|round = [[Arsenal F.C.–Chelsea F.C. rivalry|5]]
|team1 = [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]]
|score = 0–0
|report = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/41216718
|team2 = Arsenal
|goals1 = [[Álvaro Morata|Morata]] {{yel|65}}<br />[[David Luiz]] {{sentoff|0|87}}
|goals2 = [[Mohamed El Neny|Elneny]] {{yel|84}}<br />[[Sead Kolašinac|Kolašinac]] {{yel|90+1}}<br />[[Héctor Bellerín|Bellerín]] {{yel|90+3}}
|stadium = [[Stamford Bridge (stadium)|Stamford Bridge]]
|location = [[Fulham]], London
|attendance = 41,478
|referee = [[Michael Oliver (referee)|Michael Oliver]]
|result = D
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date = {{start date|df=yes|2017|9|25}}
|time = 20:00 [[British Summer Time|BST]]
|round = 6
|team1 = Arsenal
|score = 2–0
|report = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/41302628
|team2 = [[West Bromwich Albion F.C.|West Bromwich Albion]]
|goals1 = [[Alexandre Lacazette|Lacazette]] {{goal|20||67|pen.}}<br />[[Alexis Sánchez|Sánchez]] {{yel|44}}
|goals2 = [[Jonny Evans|Evans]] {{yel|35}}<br />[[Craig Dawson|Dawson]] {{yel|49}}<br />[[Grzegorz Krychowiak|Krychowiak]] {{yel|56}}<br />[[Allan Nyom|Nyom]] {{yel|67}}
|stadium = [[Emirates Stadium]]
|location = [[Holloway, London]]
|attendance = 59,134
|referee = [[Bobby Madley|Robert Madley]]
|result = W
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date = {{start date|df=yes|2017|10|1}}
|time = 12:00 [[British Summer Time|BST]]
|round = 7
|team1 = Arsenal
|score = 2–0
|report = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/41376506
|team2 = [[Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.|Brighton & Hove Albion]]
|goals1 = [[Nacho Monreal|Monreal]] {{goal|16}}<br />[[Alex Iwobi|Iwobi]] {{goal|56}}
|goals2 = [[Pascal Groß|Groß]] {{yel|17}}<br />[[Shane Duffy|Duffy]] {{yel|39}}
|stadium = [[Emirates Stadium]]
|location = [[Holloway, London]]
|attendance = 59,378
|referee = [[Kevin Friend]]
|result = W
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date = {{start date|df=yes|2017|10|14}}
|time = 17:30 [[British Summer Time|BST]]
|round = 8
|team1 = [[Watford F.C.|Watford]]
|score = 2–1
|report = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/41534302
|team2 = Arsenal
|goals1 = [[Christian Kabasele|Kabasele]] {{yel|64}}<br />[[Troy Deeney|Deeney]] {{goal|71|pen.}}<br />[[Tom Cleverley|Cleverley]] {{goal|90+2}}
|goals2 = [[Per Mertesacker|Mertesacker]] {{goal|39}}
|stadium = [[Vicarage Road]]
|location = [[Watford]]
|attendance = 20,384
|referee = [[Neil Swarbrick]]
|result = L
}}
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|date = {{start date|df=yes|2017|10|22}}
|time = 13:30 [[British Summer Time|BST]]
|round = 9
|team1 = [[Everton F.C.|Everton]]
|score = 2–5
|report = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/41625741
|team2 = Arsenal
|goals1 = [[Wayne Rooney|Rooney]] {{goal|12}}<br />[[Ashley Williams (footballer)|Williams]] {{yel|16}}<br />[[Idrissa Gueye|Gueye]] {{sentoff|2|34|68}}<br />[[Oumar Niasse|Niasse]] {{goal|90+3}}
|goals2 = [[Nacho Monreal|Monreal]] {{goal|40}}<br />[[Mesut Özil|Özil]] {{goal|53}}<br />[[Alexandre Lacazette|Lacazette]] {{goal|74}}<br />[[Laurent Koscielny|Koscielny]] {{yel|86}}<br />[[Aaron Ramsey|Ramsey]] {{goal|90}}<br />[[Alexis Sánchez|Sánchez]] {{goal|90+5}}
|stadium = [[Goodison Park]]
|location = [[Liverpool]]
|attendance = 39,189
|referee = [[Craig Pawson]]
|result = W
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date = {{start date|df=yes|2017|10|28}}
|time = 15:00 [[British Summer Time|BST]]
|round = 10
|team1 = Arsenal
|score = 2–1
|report = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/41703866
|team2 = [[Swansea City A.F.C.|Swansea City]]
|goals1 = [[Sead Kolašinac|Kolašinac]] {{goal|51}}<br />[[Aaron Ramsey|Ramsey]] {{goal|58}}
|goals2 = [[Sam Clucas|Clucas]] {{goal|22}}
|stadium = [[Emirates Stadium]]
|location = [[Holloway, London]]
|attendance = 59,493
|referee = [[Lee Mason]]
|result = W
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date = {{start date|df=yes|2017|11|5}}
|time = 14:15 [[Greenwich Mean Time|GMT]]
|round = [[Arsenal F.C.–Manchester City F.C. rivalry|11]]
|team1 = [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]]
|score = 3–1
|report = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/41792812
|team2 = Arsenal
|goals1 = [[Kevin De Bruyne|De Bruyne]] {{goal|19}}<br />[[Sergio Agüero|Agüero]] {{goal|50|pen.}}<br />[[Nicolás Otamendi|Otamendi]] {{yel|73}}<br />[[Gabriel Jesus]] {{goal|74}}
|goals2 = [[Nacho Monreal|Monreal]] {{yel|49}}<br />[[Alexandre Lacazette|Lacazette]] {{yel|59}}, {{goal|65}}<br />[[Laurent Koscielny|Koscielny]] {{yel|67}}<br />[[Granit Xhaka|Xhaka]] {{yel|75}}<br />[[Alexis Sánchez|Sánchez]] {{yel|77}}<br />[[Mesut Özil|Özil]] {{yel|90+1}}
|stadium = [[Etihad Stadium (Manchester)|Etihad Stadium]]
|location = [[Manchester]]
|attendance = 54,286
|referee = [[Michael Oliver (referee)|Michael Oliver]]
|result = L
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date = {{start date|df=yes|2017|11|18}}
|time = 12:30 [[Greenwich Mean Time|GMT]]
|round = [[North London derby|12]]
|team1 = Arsenal
|score = 2–0
|report = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/41951916
|team2 = [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]]
|goals1 = [[Granit Xhaka|Xhaka]] {{yel|32}}<br />[[Shkodran Mustafi|Mustafi]] {{goal|36}}, {{yel|48}}<br />[[Alexis Sánchez|Sánchez]] {{yel|38}}, {{goal|41}}<br />[[Nacho Monreal|Monreal]] {{yel|73}}
|goals2 =[[Harry Kane|Kane]] {{yel|50}}
|stadium = [[Emirates Stadium]]
|location = [[Holloway, London]]
|attendance = 59,530
|referee = [[Mike Dean (referee)|Mike Dean]]
|result = W
}}
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|date = {{start date|df=yes|2017|11|26}}
|time = 14:00 [[Greenwich Mean Time|GMT]]
|round = 13
|team1 = [[Burnley F.C.|Burnley]]
|score = 0–1
|report = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42042017
|team2 = Arsenal
|goals1 = [[Steven Defour|Defour]] {{yel|15}}<br />[[Robbie Brady|Brady]] {{yel|25}}
|goals2 = [[Alexis Sánchez|Sánchez]] {{goal|90+2|pen.}}
|stadium = [[Turf Moor]]
|location = [[Burnley]]
|attendance = 21,722
|referee = [[Lee Mason]]
|result = W
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date = {{start date|df=yes|2017|11|29}}
|time = 19:45 [[Greenwich Mean Time|GMT]]
|round = 14
|team1 = Arsenal
|score = 5–0
|report = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42075942
|team2 = [[Huddersfield Town A.F.C.|Huddersfield Town]]
|goals1 = [[Alexandre Lacazette|Lacazette]] {{goal|3}}<br />[[Olivier Giroud|Giroud]] {{goal|68||87}}<br />[[Alexis Sánchez|Sánchez]] {{goal|69}}<br />[[Mesut Özil|Özil]] {{goal|72}}
|goals2 = [[Aaron Mooy|Mooy]] {{yel|60}}
|stadium = [[Emirates Stadium]]
|location = [[Holloway, London]]
|attendance = 59,285
|referee = [[Graham Scott (referee)|Graham Scott]]
|result = W
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date = {{start date|df=yes|2017|12|2}}
|time = 17:30 [[Greenwich Mean Time|GMT]]
|round = [[Arsenal F.C.–Manchester United F.C. rivalry|15]]
|team1 = Arsenal
|score = 1–3
|report = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/football/40955700
|team2 = [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]
|goals1 = [[Alexandre Lacazette|Lacazette]] {{goal|49}}<br />[[Héctor Bellerín|Bellerín]] {{yel|72}}<br />[[Laurent Koscielny|Koscielny]] {{yel|87}}<br />[[Alexis Sánchez|Sánchez]] {{yel|89}}
|goals2 = [[Antonio Valencia|Valencia]] {{goal|4}}<br />[[Jesse Lingard|Lingard]] {{goal|11||63}}<br />[[Marcos Rojo|Rojo]] {{yel|58}}<br />[[Paul Pogba|Pogba]] {{sent off|0|74}}<br />[[Ander Herrera|Herrera]] {{yel|89}}
|stadium = [[Emirates Stadium]]
|location = [[Holloway, London]]
|attendance = 59,547
|referee = [[Andre Marriner]]
|result = L
}}
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|date = {{start date|df=yes|2017|12|10}}
|time = 12:00 [[Greenwich Mean Time|GMT]]
|round = 16
|team1 = [[Southampton F.C.|Southampton]]
|score = 1–1
|report = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42212590
|team2 = Arsenal
|goals1 = [[Charlie Austin|Austin]] {{goal|3}}<br />[[Jack Stephens (footballer)|Stephens]] {{yel|82}} <br />[[Oriol Romeu|Romeu]] {{yel|84}}
|goals2 = [[Héctor Bellerín|Bellerín]] {{yel|78}} <br />[[Olivier Giroud|Giroud]] {{goal|88}} <br />[[Jack Wilshere|Wilshere]] {{yel|90}}
|stadium = [[St Mary's Stadium]]
|location = [[Southampton]]
|attendance = 31,643
|referee = [[Bobby Madley]]
|result = D
}}
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|id=|date = {{start date|df=yes|2017|12|13}}
|time = 20:00 [[Greenwich Mean Time|GMT]]
|round = 17
|team1 = [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]]
|score = 0–0
|report = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42247114
|team2 = Arsenal
|goals1 = [[Manuel Lanzini|Lanzini]] {{yel|41}}<br />[[Winston Reid|Reid]] {{yel|90+2}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = [[London Stadium]]
|location = [[Stratford, London]]
|attendance = 56,921
|referee = [[Jonathan Moss (referee)|Jonathan Moss]]
|result = D
}}
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|date = {{start date|df=yes|2017|12|16}}
|time = 15:00 [[Greenwich Mean Time|GMT]]
|round = 18
|team1 = Arsenal
|score = 1–0
|report = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42290592
|team2 = [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]]
|goals1 = [[Mesut Özil|Özil]] {{goal|23}}<br />[[Nacho Monreal|Monreal]] {{yel|86}}<br />[[Granit Xhaka|Xhaka]] {{yel|90+2}}
|goals2 = [[Isaac Hayden|Hayden]] {{yel|40}}
|stadium = [[Emirates Stadium]]
|location = [[Holloway, London]]
|attendance = 59,379
|referee = [[Stuart Attwell]]
|result = W
}}
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|date = {{start date|df=yes|2017|12|22}}
|time = 19:45 [[Greenwich Mean Time|GMT]]
|round = 19
|team1 = Arsenal
|score = 3–3
|report = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42362392
|team2 = [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]]
|goals1 = [[Alexis Sánchez|Sánchez]] {{goal|53}}<br />[[Granit Xhaka|Xhaka]] {{goal|56}}<br />[[Mesut Özil|Özil]] {{goal|58}}<br />[[Alex Iwobi|Iwobi]] {{yel|58}}
|goals2 = [[Philippe Coutinho|Coutinho]] {{goal|26}}<br />[[Mohamed Salah|Salah]] {{goal|52}}<br />[[Roberto Firmino|Firmino]] {{goal|71}}
|stadium = [[Emirates Stadium]]
|location = [[Holloway, London]]
|attendance = 59,409
|referee = [[Martin Atkinson]]
|result = D
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date = {{start date|df=yes|2017|12|28}}
|time = 20:00 [[Greenwich Mean Time|GMT]]
|round = 20
|team1 = [[Crystal Palace F.C.|Crystal Palace]]
|score = 2–3
|report = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42410931
|team2 = Arsenal
|goals1 = [[Wilfried Zaha|Zaha]] {{yel|45+2}}<br />[[Andros Townsend|Townsend]] {{goal|49}}<br />[[James Tomkins (footballer)|Tomkins]] {{goal|89}}
|goals2 = [[Shkodran Mustafi|Mustafi]] {{goal|25}}<br />[[Calum Chambers|Chambers]] {{yel|29}}<br />[[Alexis Sánchez|Sánchez]] {{goal|62||66}}
|stadium = [[Selhurst Park]]
|location = [[Selhurst]], London
|attendance = 25,762
|referee = [[Michael Oliver (referee)|Michael Oliver]]
|result = W
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date = {{start date|df=yes|2017|12|31}}
|time = 16:30 [[Greenwich Mean Time|GMT]]
|round = 21
|team1 = [[West Bromwich Albion F.C.|West Bromwich Albion]]
|score = 1–1
|report = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/football/41765374
|team2 = Arsenal
|goals1 = [[Jonny Evans|Evans]] {{yel|34}}<br />[[Chris Brunt|Brunt]] {{yel|59}}<br />[[Craig Dawson|Dawson]] {{yel|82}}<br />[[Jay Rodriguez|Rodriguez]] {{goal|89|pen.}}
|goals2 = [[Shkodran Mustafi|Mustafi]] {{yel|58}}<br />[[James McClean|McClean]] {{goal|83|o.g.}}<br />[[Jack Wilshere|Wilshere]] {{yel|88}}<br />[[Petr Čech|Čech]] {{yel|90+5}}
|stadium = [[The Hawthorns]]
|location = [[West Bromwich]]
|attendance = 26,223
|referee = [[Mike Dean (referee)|Mike Dean]]
|result = D
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date = {{start date|df=yes|2018|1|3}}
|time = 19:45 [[Greenwich Mean Time|GMT]]
|round = [[Arsenal F.C.–Chelsea F.C. rivalry|22]]
|team1 = Arsenal
|score = 2–2
|report = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/football/42139186
|team2 = [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]]
|goals1 = [[Jack Wilshere|Wilshere]] {{yel|31}}, {{goal|63}}<br />[[Rob Holding|Holding]] {{yel|53}}<br />[[Mesut Özil|Özil]] {{yel|67}}<br />[[Héctor Bellerín|Bellerín]] {{goal|90+2}}
|goals2 = [[Cesc Fàbregas|Fàbregas]] {{yel|43}}<br />[[Eden Hazard|Hazard]] {{goal|67|pen.}}<br />[[Marcos Alonso Mendoza|Alonso]] {{goal|84}}<br />[[Thibaut Courtois|Courtois]] {{yel|89}}
|stadium = [[Emirates Stadium]]
|location = [[Holloway, London]]
|attendance = 59,379
|referee = [[Anthony Taylor (referee)|Anthony Taylor]]
|result = D
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date = {{start date|df=yes|2018|1|14}}
|time = 13:30 [[Greenwich Mean Time|GMT]]
|round = 23
|team1 = [[AFC Bournemouth|Bournemouth]]
|score = 2–1
|report = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42594402
|team2 = Arsenal
|goals1 = [[Dan Gosling|Gosling]] {{yel|21}}<br />[[Simon Francis (footballer)|Francis]] {{yel|31}}<br />[[Callum Wilson (English footballer)|Wilson]] {{goal|70}}<br />[[Jordon Ibe|Ibe]] {{goal|74}}
|goals2 = [[Héctor Bellerín|Bellerín]] {{goal|52}}<br />[[Granit Xhaka|Xhaka]] {{yel|56}}<br />[[Jack Wilshere|Wilshere]] {{yel|71}}
|stadium = [[Dean Court|Vitality Stadium]]
|location = [[Boscombe]]
|attendance = 10,836
|referee = [[Kevin Friend]]
|result = L
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date = {{start date|df=yes|2018|1|20}}
|time = 15:00 [[Greenwich Mean Time|GMT]]
|round = 24
|team1 = Arsenal
|score = 4–1
|report = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42672226
|team2 = [[Crystal Palace F.C.|Crystal Palace]]
|goals1 = [[Nacho Monreal|Monreal]] {{goal|6}}<br />[[Alex Iwobi|Iwobi]] {{goal|10}}<br />[[Laurent Koscielny|Koscielny]] {{goal|13}}<br />[[Alexandre Lacazette|Lacazette]] {{goal|22}}
|goals2 = [[Luka Milivojević|Milivojević]] {{goal|78}}
|stadium = [[Emirates Stadium]]
|location = [[Holloway, London]]
|attendance = 59,386
|referee = [[Chris Kavanagh (referee)|Chris Kavanagh]]
|result = W
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date = {{start date|df=yes|2018|1|30}}
|time = 19:45 [[Greenwich Mean Time|GMT]]
|round = 25
|team1 = [[Swansea City A.F.C.|Swansea City]]
|score = 3–1
|report = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42784104
|team2 = Arsenal
|goals1 = [[Sam Clucas|Clucas]] {{goal|34||86}}<br />[[Jordan Ayew|Ayew]] {{goal|61}}
|goals2 = [[Nacho Monreal|Monreal]] {{goal|33}}<br />[[Mohamed Elneny|Elneny]] {{yel|54}}<br />[[Héctor Bellerín|Bellerín]] {{yel|69}}<br />[[Mesut Özil|Özil]] {{yel|75}}
|stadium = [[Liberty Stadium]]
|location = [[Swansea]]
|attendance = 20,819
|referee = [[Lee Mason]]
|result = L
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date = {{start date|df=yes|2018|2|3}}
|time = 17:30 [[Greenwich Mean Time|GMT]]
|round = 26
|team1 = Arsenal
|score = 5–1
|report = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42842344
|team2 = [[Everton F.C.|Everton]]
|goals1 = [[Aaron Ramsey|Ramsey]] {{goal|6||19||74}}<br />[[Laurent Koscielny|Koscielny]] {{goal|14}}, {{yel|24}}<br />[[Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang|Aubameyang]] {{goal|37}}<br />[[Shkodran Mustafi|Mustafi]] {{yel|50}}
|goals2 = [[Dominic Calvert-Lewin|Calvert-Lewin]] {{goal|64}}
|stadium = [[Emirates Stadium]]
|location = [[Holloway, London]]
|attendance = 59,306
|referee = [[Neil Swarbrick]]
|result = W
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date = {{start date|df=yes|2018|2|10}}
|time = 12:30 [[Greenwich Mean Time|GMT]]
|round = [[North London derby|27]]
|team1 = [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]]
|score = 1–0
|report = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42927831
|team2 = Arsenal
|goals1 = [[Harry Kane|Kane]] {{goal|49}}<br />[[Erik Lamela|Lamela]] {{yel|79}}<br />[[Eric Dier|Dier]] {{yel|90+5}}
|goals2 = [[Shkodran Mustafi|Mustafi]] {{yel|73}}
|stadium = [[Wembley Stadium]]
|location = [[Wembley]], London
|attendance = 83,222
|referee = [[Anthony Taylor (referee)|Anthony Taylor]]
|result = L
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date = {{start date|df=yes|2018|3|1}}
|time = 19:45 [[Greenwich Mean Time|GMT]]
|round = [[Arsenal F.C.–Manchester City F.C. rivalry|28]]
|team1 = Arsenal
|score = 0–3
|report = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/43150331
|team2 = [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]]
|goals1 = [[Sead Kolašinac|Kolašinac]] {{yel|32}}
|goals2 = [[Bernardo Silva|B. Silva]] {{goal|15}}<br />[[Nicolás Otamendi|Otamendi]] {{yel|19}}<br />[[David Silva|D. Silva]] {{goal|28}}<br />[[Leroy Sané|Sané]] {{goal|33}}
|stadium = [[Emirates Stadium]]
|location = [[Holloway, London]]
|attendance = 58,420
|referee = [[Andre Marriner]]
|result = L
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date = {{start date|df=yes|2018|3|4}}
|time = 13:30 [[Greenwich Mean Time|GMT]]
|round = 29
|team1 = [[Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.|Brighton & Hove Albion]]
|score = 2–1
|report = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/43186393
|team2 = Arsenal
|goals1 = [[Lewis Dunk|Dunk]] {{goal|7}}<br />[[Glenn Murray|Murray]] {{goal|26}}, {{yel|78}}<br />[[Dale Stephens (footballer)|Stephens]] {{yel|60}}<br />[[Ezequiel Schelotto|Schelotto]] {{yel|64}}
|goals2 = [[Sead Kolašinac|Kolašinac]] {{yel|28}}<br />[[Jack Wilshere|Wilshere]] {{yel|40}}<br />[[Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang|Aubameyang]] {{goal|43}}<br />[[Granit Xhaka|Xhaka]] {{yel|54}}
|stadium = [[Falmer Stadium|AMEX Stadium]]
|location = [[Falmer]]
|attendance = 30,620
|referee = [[Stuart Attwell]]
|result = L
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date = {{start date|df=yes|2018|3|11}}
|time = 13:30 [[Greenwich Mean Time|GMT]]
|round = 30
|team1 = Arsenal
|score = 3–0
|report = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/43275529
|team2 = [[Watford F.C.|Watford]]
|goals1 = [[Shkodran Mustafi|Mustafi]] {{goal|8}}, {{yel|55}}<br />[[Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang|Aubameyang]] {{goal|59}}<br />[[Henrikh Mkhitaryan|Mkhitaryan]] {{goal|77}}<br />[[Granit Xhaka|Xhaka]] {{yel|90}}
|goals2 = [[José Holebas|Holebas]] {{yel|66}}
|stadium = [[Emirates Stadium]]
|location = [[Holloway, London]]
|attendance = 59,131
|referee = [[Martin Atkinson]]
|result = W
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date = {{start date|df=yes|2018|4|1}}
|time = 13:30 [[British Summer Time|BST]]
|round = 31
|team1 = Arsenal
|score = 3–0
|report = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/43530417
|team2 = [[Stoke City F.C.|Stoke City]]
|goals1 = [[Mohamed Elneny|Elneny]] {{yel|37}}<br />[[Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang|Aubameyang]] {{goal|75|pen.|86}}<br />[[Alexandre Lacazette|Lacazette]] {{goal|89|pen.}}
|goals2 = [[Glen Johnson|Johnson]] {{yel|66}}<br />[[Joe Allen|Allen]] {{yel|90}}
|stadium = [[Emirates Stadium]]
|location = [[Holloway, London]]
|attendance = 59,371
|referee = [[Craig Pawson]]
|result = W
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date = {{start date|df=yes|2018|4|8}}
|time = 14:15 [[British Summer Time|BST]]
|round = 32
|team1 = Arsenal
|score = 3–2
|report = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/43609100
|team2 = [[Southampton F.C.|Southampton]]
|goals1 = [[Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang|Aubameyang]] {{goal|28}}<br />[[Danny Welbeck|Welbeck]] {{goal|38||81}}<br />[[Héctor Bellerín|Bellerín]] {{yel|50}}<br />[[Jack Wilshere|Wilshere]] {{yel|90+2}}<br />[[Mohamed Elneny|Elneny]] {{sentoff|0|90+3}}
|goals2 = [[Shane Long|Long]] {{goal|17}}<br />[[Charlie Austin|Austin]] {{goal|73}}<br />[[Jack Stephens (footballer)|Stephens]] {{sentoff|0|90+2}}<br />[[Wesley Hoedt|Hoedt]] {{yel|90+6}}
|stadium = [[Emirates Stadium]]
|location = [[Holloway, London]]
|attendance = 59,374
|referee = [[Andre Marriner]]
|result = W
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date = {{start date|df=yes|2018|4|15}}
|time = 13:30 [[British Summer Time|BST]]
|round = 33
|team1 = [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]]
|score = 2–1
|report = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/43686474
|team2 = Arsenal
|goals1 = [[Ayoze Pérez|Pérez]] {{goal|29}}<br />[[Matt Ritchie|Ritchie]] {{goal|68}}<br />[[Islam Slimani|Slimani]] {{yel|90+1}}
|goals2 = [[Alexandre Lacazette|Lacazette]] {{goal|14}}
|stadium = [[St James' Park]]
|location = [[Newcastle upon Tyne]]
|attendance = 52,210
|referee = [[Anthony Taylor (referee)|Anthony Taylor]]
|result = L
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date = {{start date|df=yes|2018|4|22}}
|time = 13:30 [[British Summer Time|BST]]
|round = 34
|team1 = Arsenal
|score = 4–1
|report = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/43772469
|team2 = [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]]
|goals1 = [[Granit Xhaka|Xhaka]] {{yel|41}}<br />[[Nacho Monreal|Monreal]] {{goal|51}}<br />[[Ainsley Maitland-Niles|Maitland-Niles]] {{yel|62}} <br /> [[Shkodran Mustafi|Mustafi]] {{yel|74}}<br />[[Aaron Ramsey|Ramsey]] {{goal|82}}<br />[[Alexandre Lacazette|Lacazette]] {{goal|85||89}}
|goals2 = [[Pablo Zabaleta|Zabaleta]] {{yel|50}}<br />[[Marko Arnautović|Arnautović]] {{goal|64}}
|stadium = [[Emirates Stadium]]
|location = [[Holloway, London]]
|attendance = 59,422
|referee = [[Lee Mason]]
|result = W
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date = {{start date|df=yes|2018|4|29}}
|time = 16:30 [[British Summer Time|BST]]
|round = [[Arsenal F.C.–Manchester United F.C. rivalry|35]]
|team1 = [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]
|score = 2–1
|report = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/43854104
|team2 = Arsenal
|goals1 = [[Paul Pogba|Pogba]] {{goal|16}}<br />[[Marouane Fellaini|Fellaini]] {{goal|90+1}}
|goals2 = [[Granit Xhaka|Xhaka]] {{yel|24}}<br />[[Henrikh Mkhitaryan|Mkhitaryan]] {{goal|51}}
|stadium = [[Old Trafford]]
|location = [[Manchester]]
|attendance = 75,035
|referee = [[Kevin Friend]]
|result = L
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date = {{start date|df=yes|2018|5|6}}
|time = 16:30 [[British Summer Time|BST]]
|round = 36
|team1 = Arsenal
|score = 5–0
|report = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/43939015
|team2 = [[Burnley F.C.|Burnley]]
|goals1 = [[Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang|Aubameyang]] {{goal|14||75}}<br />[[Alexandre Lacazette|Lacazette]] {{goal|45+3}}<br />[[Sead Kolašinac|Kolašinac]] {{goal|54}}<br />[[Alex Iwobi|Iwobi]] {{goal|64}}
|goals2 = [[James Tarkowski|Tarkowski]] {{yel|44}}
|stadium = [[Emirates Stadium]]
|location = [[Holloway, London]]
|attendance = 59,540
|referee = [[Andre Marriner]]
|result = W
|note = As the last home game of the season, the match was also part of [[Arsène Wenger]]'s farewell ceremony (‘Merci Arsène’).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.arsenal.com/news/it-was-about-sending-him-right-way|title='It was about sending him off in the right way'|publisher=Arsenal F.C.|date=6 May 2018|access-date=6 May 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.arsenal.com/news/you-dont-stop-love-story-itll-never-end|title='You don't stop the love story – it'll never end'|publisher=Arsenal F.C.|date=6 May 2018|access-date=6 May 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.arsenal.com/news/it-was-perfect-boss-deserved-it|title='It was perfect... the boss deserved it'|publisher=Arsenal F.C.|date=6 May 2018|access-date=6 May 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.arsenal.com/news/boss-father-figure-all-us|title='The boss is a father figure to all of us'|publisher=Arsenal F.C.|date=6 May 2018|access-date=6 May 2018}}</ref> The match was also [[Per Mertesacker]]'s final game at [[Emirates Stadium]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.arsenal.com/news/it-was-beautiful-and-very-humbling|title=Per – It was beautiful and very humbling|publisher=Arsenal F.C.|date=6 May 2018|access-date=6 May 2018}}</ref>
}}
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|date = {{start date|df=yes|2018|5|9}}
|time = 19:45 [[British Summer Time|BST]]
|round = 37
|team1 = [[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]]
|score = 3–1
|report = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/43353979
|team2 = Arsenal
|goals1 = [[Kelechi Iheanacho|Iheanacho]] {{goal|14}}<br />[[Jamie Vardy|Vardy]] {{goal|76|pen.}}<br />[[Danny Simpson|Simpson]] {{yel|78}}<br />[[Riyad Mahrez|Mahrez]] {{yel|85}}, {{goal|90}}
|goals2 = [[Konstantinos Mavropanos|Mavropanos]] {{sentoff|0|15}}<br />[[Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang|Aubameyang]] {{goal|53}}<br />[[Rob Holding|Holding]] {{yel|75}}<br />[[Granit Xhaka|Xhaka]] {{yel|77}}
|stadium = [[King Power Stadium]]
|location = [[Leicester]]
|attendance = 32,095
|referee = [[Graham Scott (referee)|Graham Scott]]
|result = L
}}
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|date = {{start date|df=yes|2018|5|13}}
|time = 15:00 [[British Summer Time|BST]]
|round = 38
|team1 = [[Huddersfield Town A.F.C.|Huddersfield Town]]
|score = 0–1
|report = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44020157
|team2 = Arsenal
|goals1 = [[Mathias Jørgensen|Jørgensen]] {{yel|90+3}}
|goals2 = [[Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang|Aubameyang]] {{goal|38}}
|stadium = [[Kirklees Stadium|John Smith's Stadium]]
|location = [[Huddersfield]]
|attendance = 24,122
|referee = [[Michael Oliver (referee)|Michael Oliver]]
|result = W
}}

===FA Cup===
{{main|2017–18 FA Cup}}
{{main|2017–18 FA Cup}}


In the [[FA Cup]], Arsenal entered the competition in the third round and were drawn away to [[Nottingham Forest F.C.|Nottingham Forest]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.arsenal.com/news/we-will-face-forest-emirates-fa-cup|title=We will face Forest in the Emirates FA Cup|publisher=Arsenal F.C.|date=4 December 2017|access-date=7 December 2017}}</ref> Arsenal were knocked out in the third round for the first time since [[1995–96 FA Cup|1996]] and therefore the first time under [[Arsène Wenger]].
In the [[FA Cup]], Arsenal entered the competition in the third round and were drawn away to [[Nottingham Forest F.C.|Nottingham Forest]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.arsenal.com/news/we-will-face-forest-emirates-fa-cup|title=We will face Forest in the Emirates FA Cup|publisher=Arsenal F.C.|date=4 December 2017|access-date=7 December 2017}}</ref> Arsenal were knocked out in the third round for the first time since [[1995–96 FA Cup|1996]] and therefore the first time under [[Arsène Wenger]].


===Match details===
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; Key
|round = [[2017–18 FA Cup#Nottingham Forest v Arsenal|Third round]]
*In the result column, Arsenal's score is shown first
|date = {{start date|df=yes|2018|1|7}}
*A = Away match
|time = 16:00 [[Greenwich Mean Time|GMT]]
'''Results'''{{Sfn|James|Andrews|Kelly|2018|p=500}}
|team1 = [[Nottingham Forest F.C.|Nottingham Forest]]
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|score = 4–2
|+{{sronly|Arsenal F.C. FA Cup results 2017–18}}
|report = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42526172
! scope="col" |Date
|team2 = [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]]
! scope="col" |Round
|goals1 =
! scope="col" |Opponents
*[[Eric Lichaj|Lichaj]] {{goal|20||44}}
! scope="col" |Result
*[[Ben Brereton|Brereton]] {{goal|64|pen.}}
! class="unsortable" scope="col" |Goalscorers
*[[Kieran Dowell|Dowell]] {{goal|85|pen.}}
! scope="col" |Attendance
*[[Joe Worrall (footballer)|Worrall]] {{sentoff|2|88|89}}
|-
|goals2 =
|7 January 2018
*[[Per Mertesacker|Mertesacker]] {{goal|23}}, {{yel|86}}
|Third
*[[Danny Welbeck|Welbeck]] {{goal|79}}
! scope="row" |[[Nottingham Forest F.C.|Nottingham Forest]] (A)
*[[Mathieu Debuchy|Debuchy]] {{yel|84}}
| align="center" |2–4
*[[David Ospina|Ospina]] {{yel|85}}
|[[Per Mertesacker|Mertesacker]], [[Danny Welbeck|Welbeck]]
|stadium = [[City Ground|The City Ground]]
| align="center" |27,182
|location = [[West Bridgford]], [[Nottinghamshire]]
|}
|attendance = 27,182
|referee = [[Jonathan Moss (referee)|Jonathan Moss]]
|result = L
}}


===EFL Cup===
==EFL Cup==
{{main|2017–18 EFL Cup}}
{{main|2017–18 EFL Cup}}


Arsenal entered the competition in the third round and were drawn at home to [[Doncaster Rovers F.C.|Doncaster Rovers]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.arsenal.com/news/we-will-host-doncaster-rovers-carabao-cup|title=We will host Doncaster Rovers in Carabao Cup|publisher=Arsenal F.C.|date=24 August 2017|access-date=24 August 2017}}</ref> The ''Gunners'' were drawn at home for the fourth round with [[Norwich City F.C.|Norwich City]] the confirmed visitors.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.arsenal.com/news/we-will-face-norwich-carabao-cup|title=We will face Norwich in the Carabao Cup|publisher=Arsenal F.C.|date=20 September 2017|access-date=21 September 2017}}</ref> Arsenal were drawn against [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]] at home for the quarter-finals.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.arsenal.com/news/arsenal-host-west-ham-carabao-cup-last-eight|title=Arsenal to host West Ham in Carabao Cup last eight|publisher=Arsenal F.C.|date=26 October 2017|access-date=1 November 2017}}</ref> Arsenal drew [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] in the semi-finals, with the first leg taking place at Stamford Bridge.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.arsenal.com/news/arsenal-draw-chelsea-carabao-cup-semi-final|title=Arsenal draw Chelsea in Carabao Cup semi-final|publisher=Arsenal F.C.|date=20 December 2017|access-date=20 December 2017}}</ref>
Arsenal entered the competition in the third round and were drawn at home to [[Doncaster Rovers F.C.|Doncaster Rovers]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.arsenal.com/news/we-will-host-doncaster-rovers-carabao-cup|title=We will host Doncaster Rovers in Carabao Cup|publisher=Arsenal F.C.|date=24 August 2017|access-date=24 August 2017}}</ref> The ''Gunners'' were drawn at home for the fourth round with [[Norwich City F.C.|Norwich City]] the confirmed visitors.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.arsenal.com/news/we-will-face-norwich-carabao-cup|title=We will face Norwich in the Carabao Cup|publisher=Arsenal F.C.|date=20 September 2017|access-date=21 September 2017}}</ref> Arsenal were drawn against [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]] at home for the quarter-finals.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.arsenal.com/news/arsenal-host-west-ham-carabao-cup-last-eight|title=Arsenal to host West Ham in Carabao Cup last eight|publisher=Arsenal F.C.|date=26 October 2017|access-date=1 November 2017}}</ref> Arsenal drew [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] in the semi-finals, with the first leg taking place at Stamford Bridge.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.arsenal.com/news/arsenal-draw-chelsea-carabao-cup-semi-final|title=Arsenal draw Chelsea in Carabao Cup semi-final|publisher=Arsenal F.C.|date=20 December 2017|access-date=20 December 2017}}</ref>


===Match details===
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'''Key'''{{col-begin}}
|date = {{start date|df=yes|2017|9|20}}
{{col-2}}
|time = 19:45 [[British Summer Time|BST]]
*In the result column, Arsenal's score is shown first
|round = [[2017–18 EFL Cup#Third round|Third round]]
*H = Home match
|team1 = [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]]
*A = Away match
|score = 1–0
{{col-2}}
|report = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/41249728
*N = [[Wembley Stadium]]
|team2 = [[Doncaster Rovers F.C.|Doncaster Rovers]]
*o.g. = [[Own goal]]
|goals1 = [[Theo Walcott|Walcott]] {{goal|25}}
*a.e.t. = [[Overtime (sports)|After extra time]]
|goals2 = [[Niall Mason|Mason]] {{yel|68}}
{{col-end}}'''Results'''{{Sfn|James|Andrews|Kelly|2018|p=500}}
|stadium = [[Emirates Stadium]]
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|location = [[Holloway, London|Holloway]]
|+{{sronly|Arsenal F.C. EFL Cup results 2017–18}}
|attendance = 44,064
! scope="col" |Date
|referee = [[Scott Duncan (referee)|Scott Duncan]]
! scope="col" |Round
|result = W
! scope="col" |Opponents
}}
! scope="col" |Result
{{football box collapsible
! class="unsortable" scope="col" |Goalscorers
|date = {{start date|df=yes|2017|10|24}}
! scope="col" |Attendance
|time = 19:45 [[British Summer Time|BST]]
|-
|round = [[2017–18 EFL Cup#Fourth round|Fourth round]]
|20 September 2017
|team1 = [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]]
|Third
|score = 2–1
! scope="row" |[[Doncaster Rovers F.C.|Doncaster Rovers]] (H)
|aet = yes
| align="center" |1–0
|report = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/41647092
|[[Theo Walcott|Walcott]]
|team2 = [[Norwich City F.C.|Norwich City]]
| align="center" |44,064
|goals1 = [[Mohamed Elneny|Elneny]] {{yel|56}}<br />[[Francis Coquelin|Coquelin]] {{yel|68}}<br />[[Jack Wilshere|Wilshere]] {{yel|78}}<br />[[Eddie Nketiah|Nketiah]] {{goal|85||96}}<br />[[Chuba Akpom|Akpom]] {{yel|88}}
|-
|goals2 = [[Josh Murphy|Murphy]] {{goal|34}}<br />[[Tom Trybull|Trybull]] {{yel|89}}<br />[[James Husband (footballer)|Husband]] {{yel|90}}
|24 October 2017
|stadium = [[Emirates Stadium]]
|Fourth
|location = [[Holloway, London|Holloway]]
! scope="row" |[[Norwich City F.C.|Norwich City]] (H)
|attendance = 58,444
| align="center" |2–1 (a.e.t.)
|referee = [[Andrew Madley]]
|[[Eddie Nketiah|Nketiah]] (2)
|result = W
| align="center" |58,444
}}
|-
{{football box collapsible
|19 December 2017
|date = {{start date|df=yes|2017|12|19}}
|Quarter-final
|time = 19:45 [[Greenwich Mean Time|GMT]]
! scope="row" |[[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]] (H)
|round = Quarter-finals<br />([[2017–18 EFL Cup#Fifth round|Fifth round]])
| align="center" |1–0
|team1 = [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]]
|[[Danny Welbeck|Welbeck]]
|score = 1–0
| align="center" |44,741
|report = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42318861
|-
|team2 = [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]]
|10 January 2018
|goals1 = [[Danny Welbeck|Welbeck]] {{goal|42}}
|Semi-final (first leg)
|goals2 = [[Joe Hart|Hart]] {{yel|71}}
! scope="row" |[[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] (A)
|stadium = [[Emirates Stadium]]
| align="center" |0–0
|location = [[Holloway, London|Holloway]]
|
|attendance = 44,741
| align="center" |40,097
|referee = [[Kevin Friend]]
|-
|result = W
|24 January 2018
}}
|Semi-final (second leg)
{{football box collapsible
! scope="row" |[[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] (H)
|round = [[2017–18 EFL Cup#First leg|Semi-finals – 1st leg]]
| align="center" |2–1
|date = {{start date|df=yes|2018|1|10}}
|[[Antonio Rüdiger|Rüdiger]] (o.g.), [[Granit Xhaka|Xhaka]]
|time = 20:00 [[Greenwich Mean Time|GMT]]
| align="center" |58,964
|team1 = [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]]
|-
|score = 0–0
|25 February 2018
|report = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42549416
|Final
|team2 = [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]]
! scope="row" |[[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]] (N)
|goals1 = [[N'Golo Kanté|Kanté]] {{yel|79}}
| align="center" |[[2018 EFL Cup final|0–3]]
|goals2 = [[Granit Xhaka|Xhaka]] {{yel|51}}<br />[[Mohamed Elneny|Elneny]] {{yel|86}}
|
|location = [[Fulham]], London
| align="center" |85,671
|stadium = [[Stamford Bridge (stadium)|Stamford Bridge]]
|}
|attendance = 40,097
|referee = [[Martin Atkinson]]
|result = D
}}
{{football box collapsible
|round = [[2017–18 EFL Cup#Second leg|Semi-finals – 2nd leg]]
|date = {{start date|df=yes|2018|1|24}}
|time = 20:00 [[Greenwich Mean Time|GMT]]
|team1 = [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]]
|score = 2–1
|aggregatescore = 2–1
|report = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42713408
|team2 = [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]]
|goals1 = [[Antonio Rüdiger|Rüdiger]] {{goal|12|o.g.}}<br />[[Granit Xhaka|Xhaka]] {{goal|60}}<br />[[Nacho Monreal|Monreal]] {{yel|66}}
|goals2 = [[Eden Hazard|Hazard]] {{goal|7}}
|location = [[Holloway, London|Holloway]]
|stadium = [[Emirates Stadium]]
|attendance = 58,964
|referee = [[Michael Oliver (referee)|Michael Oliver]]
|result = W
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date = {{start date|df=yes|2018|2|25}}
|time = 16:30 [[Greenwich Mean Time|GMT]]
|round = [[2018 EFL Cup Final#Details|Final]]
|team1 = [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]]
|score = 0–3
|report = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/43101681
|team2 = [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]]
|goals1 = [[Héctor Bellerín|Bellerín]] {{yel|24}}<br />[[Aaron Ramsey|Ramsey]] {{yel|32}}<br />[[Calum Chambers|Chambers]] {{yel|47}}<br />[[Jack Wilshere|Wilshere]] {{yel|88}}
|goals2 = [[Sergio Agüero|Agüero]] {{goal|18}}<br />[[Fernandinho (footballer, born May 1985)|Fernandinho]] {{yel|36}}<br />[[Vincent Kompany|Kompany]] {{goal|58}}, {{yel|80}}<br />[[David Silva|D. Silva]] {{goal|65}}
|stadium = [[Wembley Stadium]]
|location = [[Wembley]], London
|attendance = 85,671
|referee = [[Craig Pawson]]
|result = L
}}


===UEFA Europa League===
==UEFA Europa League==
{{main|2017–18 UEFA Europa League}}
{{main|2017–18 UEFA Europa League}}
===Group stage===

{{main|2017–18 UEFA Europa League group stage}}
On {{dts|format=dmy|2017|8|25}}, the group stages were announced with Arsenal drawn out in Group H alongside [[FC BATE Borisov|BATE Borisov]], [[1.FC Köln]] and [[Red Star Belgrade]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.arsenal.com/news/arsenal-drawn-europa-league-group-h|title=Arsenal drawn in Europa League Group H|publisher=Arsenal F.C.|date=25 August 2017|access-date=25 August 2017}}</ref>
On {{dts|format=dmy|2017|8|25}}, the group stages were announced with Arsenal drawn out in Group H alongside [[FC BATE Borisov|BATE Borisov]], [[1.FC Köln]] and [[Red Star Belgrade]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.arsenal.com/news/arsenal-drawn-europa-league-group-h|title=Arsenal drawn in Europa League Group H|publisher=Arsenal F.C.|date=25 August 2017|access-date=25 August 2017}}</ref>


====Group stage====
====Match details====
; Key
{{main|2017–18 UEFA Europa League group stage#Group H}}
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
*In the result column, Arsenal's score is shown first
*H = Home match
*A = Away match
{{col-2}}
*pen. = [[Penalty kick (association football)|Penalty kick]]
*o.g. = [[Own goal]]
{{col-end}}'''Results{{Sfn|James|Andrews|Kelly|2018|p=500}}'''
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|+{{sronly|Arsenal F.C. UEFA Europa League group stage results 2017–18}}
! scope="col" |Date
! scope="col" |Opponents
! scope="col" |Result
! class="unsortable" scope="col" |Goalscorers
! scope="col" |Attendance
|-
|14 September 2017
! scope="row" |{{Fbaicon|GER}} [[1. FC Köln]] (H)
| align="center" |3–1
|[[Sead Kolašinac|Kolašinac]], [[Alexis Sánchez|Sánchez]], [[Héctor Bellerín|Bellerín]]
| align="center" |59,359
|-
|28 September 2017
! scope="row" |{{Fbaicon|BLR}} [[FC BATE Borisov|BATE Borisov]] (A)
| align="center" |4–2
|[[Theo Walcott|Walcott]] (2), [[Rob Holding|Holding]], [[Olivier Giroud|Giroud]] (pen.)
| align="center" |13,100
|-
|19 October 2017
! scope="row" |{{Fbaicon|SER}} [[Red Star Belgrade]] (A)
| align="center" |1–0
|[[Olivier Giroud|Giroud]]
| align="center" |50,327
|-
|2 November 2017
! scope="row" |{{Fbaicon|SER}} [[Red Star Belgrade]] (H)
| align="center" |0–0
|
| align="center" |58,285
|-
|13 November 2017
! scope="row" |{{Fbaicon|GER}} [[1. FC Köln]] (A)
| align="center" |0–1
|
| align="center" |45,300
|-
|7 December 2017
! scope="row" |{{Fbaicon|BLR}} [[FC BATE Borisov|BATE Borisov]] (H)
| align="center" |6–0
|[[Mathieu Debuchy|Debuchy]], [[Theo Walcott|Walcott]], [[Jack Wilshere|Wilshere]], [[Denis Polyakov|Palyakow]] (o.g.), [[Olivier Giroud|Giroud]] (pen.), [[Mohamed Elneny|Elneny]]
| align="center" |25,909
|}

====Group stage table====
{{:2017–18 UEFA Europa League group stage|transcludesection=Group H|show_matches=yes|showteam=ARS}}
{{:2017–18 UEFA Europa League group stage|transcludesection=Group H|show_matches=yes|showteam=ARS}}
{{football box collapsible
|date = {{start date|df=yes|2017|9|14}}
|time = 21:05 [[British Summer Time|BST]] ([[UTC+01:00|UTC+1]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.arsenal.com/news/arsenal-v-cologne-kick-delayed|title=Arsenal v Cologne: kick-off delayed|publisher=Arsenal F.C.|date=14 September 2017|access-date=14 September 2017}}</ref>
|round = 1
|team1 = [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] {{flagicon|ENG}}
|score = 3–1
|report = https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/season=2018/matches/round=2000890/match=2022029/index.html
|team2 = {{flagicon|GER}} [[1. FC Köln]]
|goals1 = [[Sead Kolašinac|Kolašinac]] {{goal|49}}<br />[[Alexis Sánchez|Sánchez]] {{goal|67}}<br />[[Héctor Bellerín|Bellerín]] {{goal|81}}
|goals2 = [[Jhon Córdoba|Córdoba]] {{goal|10}}
|stadium = [[Emirates Stadium]]
|location = [[Holloway, London]]
|attendance = 59,359
|referee = [[Xavier Estrada Fernández]] ([[Royal Spanish Football Federation|Spain]])
|result = W
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date = {{start date|df=yes|2017|9|28}}
|time = 19:00 [[Central European Time|CET]] ([[UTC+01:00|UTC+1]])
|round = 2
|team1 = [[FC BATE Borisov|BATE Borisov]] {{flagicon|BLR}}
|score = 2–4
|report = https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/season=2018/matches/round=2000890/match=2022053/index.html
|team2 = {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]]
|goals1 = [[Mirko Ivanić|Ivanić]] {{goal|28}}, {{yel|87}}<br />[[Stanislaw Drahun|Drahun]] {{yel|48}}<br />[[Nemanja Milunović|Milunović]] {{yel|64}}<br />[[Mikhail Gordeichuk|Gordeichuk]] {{goal|67}}
|goals2 = [[Theo Walcott|Walcott]] {{goal|9||22}}<br />[[Rob Holding|Holding]] {{goal|25}}<br />[[Olivier Giroud|Giroud]] {{goal|49|pen.}}
|stadium = [[Borisov Arena]]
|location = [[Barysaw]]
|attendance = 13,100
|referee = [[Daniel Stefański]] ([[Polish Football Association|Poland]])
|result = W
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date = {{start date|df=yes|2017|10|19}}
|time = 19:00 [[Central European Time|CET]] ([[UTC+01:00|UTC+1]])
|round = 3
|team1 = [[Red Star Belgrade]] {{flagicon|SRB}}
|score = 0–1
|report = https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/season=2018/matches/round=2000890/match=2022077/index.html
|team2 = {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]]
|goals1 = [[Milan Rodić|Rodić]] {{sent off|2|32|80}}<br />[[Richmond Boakye|Boakye]] {{yel|60}}<br />[[Damien Le Tallec|Le Tallec]] {{yel|63}}<br />[[Milan Borjan|Borjan]] {{yel|86}}
|goals2 = [[Francis Coquelin|Coquelin]] {{yel|65}}<br />[[Olivier Giroud|Giroud]] {{goal|85}}<br />[[Reiss Nelson|Nelson]] {{yel|90+2}}
|stadium = [[Red Star Stadium]]
|location = [[Dedinje]], [[Belgrade]]
|attendance = 50,327
|referee = [[Benoît Bastien]] ([[French Football Federation|France]])
|result = W
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date = {{start date|df=yes|2017|11|2}}
|time = 21:05 [[Central European Time|CET]] ([[UTC+01:00|UTC+1]])
|round = 4
|team1 = [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] {{flagicon|ENG}}
|score = 0–0
|report = https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/season=2018/matches/round=2000890/match=2022101/index.html
|team2 = {{flagicon|SRB}} [[Red Star Belgrade]]
|goals1 = [[Rob Holding|Holding]] {{yel|70}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = [[Emirates Stadium]]
|location = [[Holloway, London]]
|attendance = 58,285
|referee = [[Luca Banti]] ([[Italian Football Federation|Italy]])
|result = D
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date = {{start date|df=yes|2017|11|23}}
|time = 19:00 [[Central European Time|CET]] ([[UTC+01:00|UTC+1]])
|round = 5
|team1 = [[1. FC Köln]] {{flagicon|GER}}
|score = 1–0
|report = https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/season=2018/matches/round=2000890/match=2022125/index.html
|team2 = {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]]
|goals1 = [[Lukas Klünter|Klünter]] {{yel|56}}<br />[[Serhou Guirassy|Guirassy]] {{goal|62|pen.}}, {{yel|88}}
|goals2 = [[Mathieu Debuchy|Debuchy]] {{yel|48}}
|stadium = [[RheinEnergieStadion]]
|location = [[Lindenthal, Cologne]]
|attendance = 45,300
|referee = [[Vladislav Bezborodov]] ([[Russian Football Union|Russia]])
|result = L
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date = {{start date|df=yes|2017|12|7}}
|time = 21:05 [[Central European Time|CET]] ([[UTC+01:00|UTC+1]])
|round = 6
|team1 = [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] {{flagicon|ENG}}
|score = 6–0
|report = https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/season=2018/matches/round=2000890/match=2022149/index.html
|team2 = {{flagicon|BLR}} [[FC BATE Borisov|BATE Borisov]]
|goals1 = [[Mathieu Debuchy|Debuchy]] {{goal|11}}<br />[[Theo Walcott|Walcott]] {{goal|37}}<br />[[Jack Wilshere|Wilshere]] {{goal|43}}<br />[[Dzyanis Palyakow|Palyakow]] {{goal|51|o.g.}}<br />[[Olivier Giroud|Giroud]] {{goal|64|pen.}}<br />[[Mohamed Elneny|Elneny]] {{goal|74}}
|goals2 = [[Maksim Valadzko|Valadzko]] {{yel|17}}
|stadium = [[Emirates Stadium]]
|location = [[Holloway, London]]
|attendance = 25,909
|referee = [[Robert Schörgenhofer]] ([[Austrian Football Association|Austria]])
|result = W
}}


====Knockout phase====
===Knockout phase===
{{main|2017–18 UEFA Europa League knockout phase}}
{{main|2017–18 UEFA Europa League knockout phase}}
====Match details====
; Key
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
*In the result column, Arsenal's score is shown first
*H = Home match
*A = Away match
{{col-2}}
*pen. = [[Penalty kick (association football)|Penalty kick]]
*o.g. = [[Own goal]]
{{col-end}}'''Results{{Sfn|James|Andrews|Kelly|2018|p=500}}'''
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|+{{sronly|Arsenal F.C. UEFA Europa League knockout phase results 2017–18}}
! scope="col" |Date
! scope="col" |Round
! scope="col" |Opponents
! scope="col" |Result
! class="unsortable" scope="col" |Goalscorers
! scope="col" |Attendance
|-
|15 February 2018
|Round of 32 (first leg)
! scope="row" |{{Fbaicon|SWE}} [[Östersunds FK|Östersund]] (A)
| align="center" |3–0
|[[Nacho Monreal|Monreal]], [[Sotirios Papagiannopoulos|Papagiannopoulos]] (o.g.), [[Mesut Özil|Özil]]
| align="center" |7,665
|-
|22 February 2018
|Round of 32 (second leg)
! scope="row" |{{Fbaicon|SWE}} [[Östersunds FK|Östersund]] (H)
| align="center" |1–2
|[[Sead Kolašinac|Kolašinac]]
| align="center" |58,405
|-
|8 March 2018
|Round of 16 (first leg)
! scope="row" |{{Fbaicon|ITA}} [[AC Milan|Milan]] (A)
| align="center" |2–0
|[[Henrikh Mkhitaryan|Mkhitaryan]], [[Aaron Ramsey|Ramsey]]
| align="center" |72,821
|-
|15 March 2018
|Round of 16 (second leg)
! scope="row" |{{Fbaicon|ITA}} [[AC Milan|Milan]] (H)
| align="center" |3–1
|[[Danny Welbeck|Welbeck]] (2, 1 pen.), [[Granit Xhaka|Xhaka]]
| align="center" |58,973
|-
|5 April 2018
|Quarter-final (first leg)
! scope="row" |{{Fbaicon|RUS}} [[PFC CSKA Moscow|CSKA Moscow]] (H)
| align="center" |4–1
|[[Aaron Ramsey|Ramsey]] (2), [[Alexandre Lacazette|Lacazette]] (2, 1 pen.)
| align="center" |58,285
|-
|12 April 2018
|Quarter-final (second leg)
! scope="row" |{{Fbaicon|RUS}} [[PFC CSKA Moscow|CSKA Moscow]] (A)
| align="center" |2–2
|[[Danny Welbeck|Welbeck]], [[Aaron Ramsey|Ramsey]]
| align="center" |29,284
|-
|26 April 2018
|Semi-final (first leg)
! scope="row" |{{Fbaicon|ESP}} [[Atlético Madrid]] (H)
| align="center" |1–1
|[[Alexandre Lacazette|Lacazette]]
| align="center" |59,066
|-
|3 May 2018
|Semi-final (second leg)
! scope="row" |{{Fbaicon|ESP}} [[Atlético Madrid]] (A)
| align="center" |0–1
|
| align="center" |64,196
|}


==Aftermath==
=====Round of 32=====
The draw was held on {{dts|format=dmy|2017|12|11}}, with Arsenal among the seeded teams (as group winners) drawn against one of the unseeded runners-up, [[Östersunds FK|Östersund]]. The first leg was played away on {{dts|format=dmy|2018|2|15}}, and the second leg was played at home on {{dts|format=dmy|2018|2|22}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.arsenal.com/news/we-will-face-ostersunds-fk-europa-league|title=We will face Östersunds FK in the Europa League|publisher=Arsenal F.C.|date=11 December 2017|access-date=12 December 2017}}</ref>

{{football box collapsible
|round = [[2017–18 UEFA Europa League knockout phase#Östersund v Arsenal|First leg]]
|date = {{start date|df=yes|2018|2|15}}
|time = 19:00 [[Central European Time|CET]] ([[UTC+01:00|UTC+1]])
|team1 = [[Östersunds FK|Östersund]] {{flagicon|SWE}}
|score = 0–3
|report = https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/season=2018/matches/round=2000891/match=2022172/index.html
|team2 = {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]]
|goals1 =
|goals2 = [[Nacho Monreal|Monreal]] {{goal|13}}<br />[[Sotirios Papagiannopoulos|Papagiannopoulos]] {{goal|24|o.g.}}<br />[[Mesut Özil|Özil]] {{goal|58}}
|stadium = [[Jämtkraft Arena]]
|location = [[Östersund]], Sweden
|attendance = 7,665
|referee = [[David Fernández Borbalán]] ([[Royal Spanish Football Federation|Spain]])
|result = W
}}
{{football box collapsible
|round = [[2017–18 UEFA Europa League knockout phase#Arsenal v Östersund|Second leg]]
|date = {{start date|df=yes|2018|2|22}}
|time = 21:05 [[Central European Time|CET]] ([[UTC+01:00|UTC+1]])
|team1 = [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] {{flagicon|ENG}}
|score = 1–2
|aggregatescore = 4–2
|report = https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/season=2018/matches/round=2000891/match=2022188/index.html
|team2 = {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Östersunds FK|Östersund]]
|goals1 = [[Ainsley Maitland-Niles|Maitland-Niles]] {{yel|44}}<br />[[Sead Kolašinac|Kolašinac]] {{goal|47}}<br />[[Henrikh Mkhitaryan|Mkhitaryan]] {{yel|88}}
|goals2 = [[Hosam Aiesh|Aiesh]] {{goal|22}}<br />[[Ken Sema|Sema]] {{goal|23}}<br />[[Curtis Edwards|Edwards]] {{yel|79}}<br />[[Dennis Widgren|Widgren]] {{yel|90+4}}
|stadium = [[Emirates Stadium]]
|location = London, England
|attendance = 58,405
|referee = [[Ivan Kružliak]] ([[Slovak Football Association|Slovakia]])
|result = L
}}

=====Round of 16=====
{{football box collapsible
|round = [[2017–18 UEFA Europa League knockout phase#Milan v Arsenal|First leg]]
|date = {{start date|df=yes|2018|3|8}}
|time = 19:00 [[Central European Time|CET]] ([[UTC+01:00|UTC+1]])
|team1 = [[A.C. Milan|Milan]] {{flagicon|ITA}}
|score = 0–2
|report = https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/season=2018/matches/round=2000892/match=2022197/index.html
|team2 = {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]]
|goals1 =
|goals2 = [[Henrikh Mkhitaryan|Mkhitaryan]] {{goal|15}}<br />[[Aaron Ramsey|Ramsey]] {{goal|45+4}}, {{yel|71}}<br />[[Sead Kolašinac|Kolašinac]] {{yel|60}}
|stadium = [[San Siro]]
|location = [[Milan]], Italy
|attendance = 72,821
|referee = [[Clément Turpin]] ([[French Football Federation|France]])
|result = W
}}
{{football box collapsible
|round = [[2017–18 UEFA Europa League knockout phase#Arsenal v Milan|Second leg]]
|date = {{start date|df=yes|2018|3|15}}
|time = 21:05 [[Central European Time|CET]] ([[UTC+01:00|UTC+1]])
|team1 = [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] {{flagicon|ENG}}
|score = 3–1
|aggregatescore = 5–1
|report = https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/season=2018/matches/round=2000892/match=2022205/index.html
|team2 = {{flagicon|ITA}} [[A.C. Milan|Milan]]
|goals1 = [[Danny Welbeck|Welbeck]] {{goal|39|pen.|86}}<br />[[Nacho Monreal|Monreal]] {{yel|45+2}}<br />[[Granit Xhaka|Xhaka]] {{goal|71}}
|goals2 = [[Hakan Çalhanoğlu|Çalhanoğlu]] {{goal|35}}<br />[[Gianluigi Donnarumma|G. Donnarumma]] {{yel|39}}<br />[[Alessio Romagnoli|Romagnoli]] {{yel|42}}<br />[[Fabio Borini|Borini]] {{yel|42}}<br />[[Suso (footballer)|Suso]] {{yel|61}}
|stadium = [[Emirates Stadium]]
|location = London, England
|attendance = 58,973
|referee = [[Jonas Eriksson (referee)|Jonas Eriksson]] ([[Swedish Football Association|Sweden]])
|result = W
}}

=====Quarter-finals=====
{{football box collapsible
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|date = {{start date|df=yes|2018|4|5}}
|time = 21:05 [[Central European Summer Time|CEST]] ([[UTC+02:00|UTC+2]])<br />20:05 [[British Summer Time|BST]] ([[UTC+01:00|UTC+1]])
|team1 = [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] {{flagicon|ENG}}
|score = 4–1
|report = https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/season=2018/matches/round=2000893/match=2022207/index.html
|team2 = {{flagicon|RUS}} [[PFC CSKA Moscow|CSKA Moscow]]
|goals1 = [[Aaron Ramsey|Ramsey]] {{goal|9||28}}<br />[[Alexandre Lacazette|Lacazette]] {{goal|23|pen.|35}}<br />[[Granit Xhaka|Xhaka]] {{yel|57}}<br />[[Héctor Bellerín|Bellerín]] {{yel|78}}
|goals2 = [[Aleksandr Golovin (footballer)|Golovin]] {{goal|15}}<br />[[Alan Dzagoev|Dzagoev]] {{yel|31}}<br />[[Ahmed Musa|Musa]] {{yel|51}}<br />[[Georgi Shchennikov|Shchennikov]] {{yel|58}}<br />[[Igor Akinfeev|Akinfeev]] {{yel|74}}
|stadium = [[Emirates Stadium]]
|location = London, England
|attendance = 58,285
|referee = [[Pavel Královec]] ([[Football Association of the Czech Republic|Czech Republic]])
|result = W
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|date = {{start date|df=yes|2018|4|12}}
|time = 22:05 [[Moscow Time|MSK]] ([[UTC+03:00|UTC+3]])<br />20:05 [[British Summer Time|BST]] ([[UTC+01:00|UTC+1]])
|team1 = [[PFC CSKA Moscow|CSKA Moscow]] {{flagicon|RUS}}
|score = 2–2
|aggregatescore = 3–6
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|team2 = {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]]
|goals1 = [[Fyodor Chalov|Chalov]] {{goal|39}}<br />[[Kirill Nababkin|Nababkin]] {{goal|50}}<br />[[Aleksandr Golovin (footballer)|Golovin]] {{yel|86}}
|goals2 = [[Danny Welbeck|Welbeck]] {{goal|75}}<br />[[Aaron Ramsey|Ramsey]] {{goal|90+2}}
|stadium = [[VEB Arena]]
|location = Moscow, Russia
|attendance = 29,284
|referee = [[Felix Zwayer]] ([[German Football Association|Germany]])
|result = D
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=====Semi-finals=====
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|round = [[2017–18 UEFA Europa League knockout phase#Arsenal v Atlético Madrid|First leg]]
|date = {{start date|df=yes|2018|4|26}}
|time = 21:05 [[Central European Summer Time|CEST]] ([[UTC+02:00|UTC+2]])<br />20:05 [[British Summer Time|BST]] ([[UTC+01:00|UTC+1]])
|team1 = [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] {{flagicon|ENG}}
|score = 1–1
|report = https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/season=2018/matches/round=2000894/match=2022215/index.html
|team2 = {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Atlético Madrid]]
|goals1 = [[Alexandre Lacazette|Lacazette]] {{goal|61}}
|goals2 = [[Šime Vrsaljko|Vrsaljko]] {{sentoff|2|2|10}}<br />[[Antoine Griezmann|Griezmann]] {{goal|82}}
|stadium = [[Emirates Stadium]]
|location = London, England
|attendance = 59,066
|referee = [[Clément Turpin]] ([[French Football Federation|France]])
|result = D
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|date = {{start date|df=yes|2018|5|3}}
|time = 21:05 [[Central European Summer Time|CEST]] ([[UTC+02:00|UTC+2]])<br />20:05 [[British Summer Time|BST]] ([[UTC+01:00|UTC+1]])
|team1 = [[Atlético Madrid]] {{flagicon|ESP}}
|score = 1–0
|aggregatescore = 2–1
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|team2 = {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]]
|goals1 = [[Diego Costa|Costa]] {{goal|45+2}}, {{yel|78}}<br />[[Gabi (footballer, born 1983)|Gabi]] {{yel|52}}<br />[[Saúl Ñíguez|Saúl]] {{yel|71}}
|goals2 = [[Jack Wilshere|Wilshere]] {{yel|42}}<br />[[Nacho Monreal|Monreal]] {{yel|59}}<br />[[Shkodran Mustafi|Mustafi]] {{yel|78}}
|stadium = [[Metropolitano Stadium|Wanda Metropolitano]]
|location = [[Madrid]], Spain
|attendance = 64,196
|referee = [[Gianluca Rocchi]] ([[Italian Football Federation|Italy]])
|result = L
}}

==Post-season==
===Arsenal ''Player of the Season'' award===

The [[Arsenal Player of the Season Award|Player of the Season]] was awarded to [[Aaron Ramsey]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.arsenal.com/news/player-season-aaron-ramsey|title=Player of the Season: Aaron Ramsey|website=www.arsenal.com|access-date=11 February 2020}}</ref>
The [[Arsenal Player of the Season Award|Player of the Season]] was awarded to [[Aaron Ramsey]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.arsenal.com/news/player-season-aaron-ramsey|title=Player of the Season: Aaron Ramsey|website=www.arsenal.com|access-date=11 February 2020}}</ref>


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| style="text-align:center" |<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |date=31 January 2018 |title=Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang: Arsenal sign Borussia Dortmund striker for £56m |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/42859716 |access-date=17 January 2024 |website=BBC Sport}}</ref>
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| style="text-align:center" |<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=19 July 2017 |title=Wojciech Szczesny: Arsenal goalkeeper signs for Italian champions Juventus |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/40644975 |access-date=17 January 2024 |website=BBC Sport}}</ref>
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| style="text-align:center" |<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Ornstein |first=David |date=29 August 2017 |title=Kieran Gibbs: Arsenal defender set to join West Brom for £5m |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/41085222 |access-date=17 January 2024 |website=BBC Sport}}</ref>
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| style="text-align:center" |<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |date=31 August 2017 |title=Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain: Liverpool sign Arsenal midfielder for £35m |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/41098529 |access-date=17 January 2024 |website=BBC Sport}}</ref>
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| style="text-align:center" |<ref name=":5">{{Cite web |last=Ornstein |first=David |date=17 January 2018 |title=Theo Walcott: Everton sign forward from Arsenal |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/42715223 |access-date=17 January 2024 |website=BBC Sport}}</ref>
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| style="text-align:center" |<ref name=":6">{{Cite web |date=31 January 2018 |title=Olivier Giroud: Chelsea sign Arsenal striker as Michy Batshuayi joins Dortmund |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/42890254 |access-date=17 January 2024 |website=BBC Sport}}</ref>
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==References==
==Notes==
===Notes===
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===Citations===
==References==
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*{{Cite book |last1=James |first1=Josh |title=Arsenal: The Complete Record |last2=Andrews |first2=Mark |last3=Kelly |first3=Andy |date=15 October 2018 |publisher=deCoubertin Books |isbn=978-1909245754 |location=Liverpool}}
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===Sources===
*{{Cite book |last=James |first=Josh |title=Arsenal: The Complete Record |last2=Andrews |first2=Mark |last3=Kelly |first3=Andy |date=15 October 2018 |publisher=deCoubertin Books |isbn=978-1909245754 |location=Liverpool}}
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{{2017–18 in English football}}
{{2017–18 in English football}}

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Arsenal
2017–18 season
ChairmanChips Keswick
ManagerArsène Wenger
StadiumEmirates Stadium
Premier League6th
FA Community ShieldWinners
FA CupThird round
EFL CupRunners-up
UEFA Europa LeagueSemi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Alexandre Lacazette (14)
All:
Alexandre Lacazette (17)
Highest home attendance59,547 vs. Manchester United
(2 December 2017, Premier League)
Lowest home attendance25,909 vs. BATE Borisov
(7 December 2017, UEFA Europa League)
Average home league attendance59,323
Biggest win6–0 vs. BATE Borisov (H)
(7 December 2017, UEFA Europa League)
Biggest defeat4–0 vs. Liverpool (A)
(27 August 2017, Premier League)

The 2017–18 season was Arsenal's 26th season in the Premier League and 92nd consecutive season in the top flight of English football. The club participated in the Premier League, the FA Cup (as holders), the EFL Cup, the FA Community Shield and the UEFA Europa League.

This was the first season that Arsenal did not participate in the UEFA Champions League since 1997–98. It was the first time they had played in the UEFA Europa League since its rebranding, having last participated in the 1999–2000 UEFA Cup. A relatively poor season saw Arsenal fail to maintain a consistent challenge for Champions League qualification, with their away form being a major factor, only winning four away games in the league all season with 11 defeats, and they were, until the final game of the season, the only team in England's top 4 divisions to not get a point away from home in the 2018 calendar year. A total of 13 defeats were recorded throughout the league campaign, the highest since the 1994–95 season, which resulted in a 6th-place finish. Furthermore, a shock 4–2 defeat at Nottingham Forest meant that Arsenal were knocked out of the FA Cup third round for the first time since 1996.

Arsenal were runners-up in the League Cup, being defeated 3–0 in the final against Manchester City. Arsenal were close to winning their first European trophy since the Cup Winners' Cup in 1994, but a 2–1 defeat on aggregate against Atlético Madrid in the semi-finals resulted in another season in the Europa League.

The season was the 21st straight and final season under manager Arsène Wenger, who announced his departure from the club on 20 April 2018.[1] This season covered the period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.

Background

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See also: 2016–17 Arsenal F.C. season
football player
Lacazette pictured in 2018: Wenger bought the player because of his strong character, technical qualities, and efficient finishing.[2]

The 2017–18 season marked Arsenal's 26th consecutive year in the Premier League and their 114th season in the English top division. The club extended their record of consecutive seasons in England's top division to 92,[3] the longest continuous run in the division's history. The streak began with Arsenal's promotion in the 1919–20 season, prior to the Second World War.[4] During the previous season Arsenal won the FA Cup, the club's 13th overall and seventh under veteran manager Arsène Wenger, who celebrated 22 years in charge of Arsenal this season. However, Arsenal finished fifth in the Premier League outside of UEFA Champions League qualification, it was the first year since the 1996–97 season that Arsenal had not qualified for the Champions League. Instead, this season they played in the UEFA Europa League.[5]

Arsenal's first Summer signing was full-back Sead Kolašinac, the Bosnia-Herzegovina international joined the club on a free transfer to compete with Arsenal's established left-back Nacho Monreal.[6] Arsenal later spent a club record £46.5 million on the French striker Alexandre Lacazette, who joined from Ligue 1 side Lyon. The transfer fee surpassed the £42.4 million Arsenal paid for Mesut Özil in 2013.[2] Also during the Summer, the club let go of long-term goalkeeper Wojciech Szczęsny,[7] defender Kieran Gibbs,[8] and England international Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, who in the final year of his contract joined Liverpool for a club record sale of £35 million.[9]

During the January transfer window, Arsenal signed Greek defender Konstantinos Mavropanos, who joined the club from PAS Giannina.[10] Following a long fallout between the club and winger Alexis Sánchez,[11] the Chilean international joined Manchester United in a swap deal which saw Henrikh Mkhitaryan join Arsenal. Mkhitaryan left Manchester United only 18 months after José Mourinho bought the winger from Borussia Dortmund; on the club website the player said it was a "dream" to join Arsenal and he looked forward to making history.[12] Arsenal once again surpassed their club record transfer fee when they signed Gabon international Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang from Borussia Dortmund on deadline day for £56 million. The striker signed a long-term contract, and following his success in the Bundesliga, Aubameyang was projected to be an enormous attacking threat.[13] Also in January, Arsenal let go of long-term forward Theo Walcott,[14] defender Mathieu Debuchy,[15] and high-profile striker Olivier Giroud, who joined London rivals Chelsea for £18 million.[16]

Following an underwhelming year, Wenger's future at the club was uncertain heading into the season. Fans were divided in their opinions of the veteran manager, and discontent among players, notably Sánchez and Özil, became major talking points in the media before the season began.[17]

Pre-season

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In April 2016, Arsenal announced plans to play two pre-season friendlies against Sydney FC and Western Sydney Wanderers in Australia ahead of the 2017–18 season.[18] It was the first time Arsenal played in Australia since 1977, when the team visited as part of the World of Soccer Cup.[19] The "Gunners" won both matches matches comfortably and later travelled to China to play Bayern Munich and Chelsea in Shanghai and Beijing respectively.[20] Following a penalty win over Bayern and a thorough defeat against Chelsea,[21] Arsenal returned to London to host the Emirates Cup at the club's home stadium which featured Benfica, Sevilla and RB Leipzig. The "Gunners" picked up their third consecutive Emirates Cup after beating Benfica 5–2 and losing to Sevilla 2–1.[22]

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Key
Results
Arsenal F.C. 2017–18 pre-season results
Date Competition Opponents Result Goalscorers Attendance Ref.
13 July 2017 Friendly Australia Sydney FC (A) 2–0 Mertesacker, Lacazette 80,432 [23]
15 July 2017 Friendly Australia Western Sydney Wanderers (A) 3–1 Giroud, Ramsey, Elneny 83,221 [20]
19 July 2017 International Champions Cup Germany Bayern Munich (N) 1–1 (3–2 p) Iwobi 39,208 [24]
22 July 2017 Friendly Chelsea (N) 0–3 55,618 [21]
29 July 2017 Emirates Cup Portugal Benfica (H) 5–2 Walcott (2), López (o.g.), Giroud, Iwobi 54,538 [25]
30 July 2017 Emirates Cup Spain Sevilla (H) 1–2 Lacazette 57,968 [26]

FA Community Shield

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Main article: 2017 FA Community Shield
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Wenger praised Arsenal's composure after conceding from a mistake.[27]

As winners of the FA Cup in the previous season, Arsenal contested the 2017 FA Community Shield against league champions Chelsea. Victor Moses gave Chelsea the lead after capitalising on a poor Arsenal clearance early in the second half. Arsenal later equalised after Kolašinac scored from a free-kick, it was the Bosnian's first appearance and goal for the club. A penalty shoot-out followed the stalemate, with misses from Chelsea's Thibaut Courtois and Álvaro Morata, Arsenal lifted the trophy.[27]

Match details

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Key
  • In the result column, Arsenal's score is shown first
Results[28]
2017 FA Community Shield results
Date Opponents Result Goalscorer Attendance Venue
6 August 2017 Chelsea 1–1 (4–1 p) Kolašinac 83,285 Wembley Stadium

Premier League

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Main article: 2017–18 Premier League

August–October

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Arsenal players Kolašinac (left) and Héctor Bellerín celebrating the former's goal against Swansea City in October

Arsenal began their league campaign at home against Leicester City. Ahead of the opener, Wenger emphasised the importance of starting the season strong, especially since the club had won just one of their previous five opening matches. Lacazette made history as the Premier League's fastest-scoring debutant, heading in Mohamed Elneny's cross after just 94 seconds. However, Leicester quickly equalised through Shinji Okazaki, and Jamie Vardy soon put them in front. Danny Welbeck levelled the score just before halftime, but Vardy restored Leicester's lead with a header from Riyad Mahrez's corner. Wenger's inspired substitutions then sparked Arsenal's comeback, with Aaron Ramsey firing in an angled drive and Giroud sealing the victory with a powerful header from Granit Xhaka's corner.[29] However, Arsenal's momentum was short-lived. They were humiliated by Stoke City, losing 1–0 to a Jesé goal early in the second half.[30] Their misery deepened before the international break with a 4–0 defeat by Liverpool at Anfield. On BBC Radio 5 Live, Robbie Savage remarked, "Liverpool haven't beaten Arsenal, they have destroyed them. Thumped them. Torn them apart."[31]

In early September, Arsenal secured a crucial 3–0 victory over Bournemouth, a must-win game following their challenging start to the season. A brace from Welbeck and a curled finish from Lacazette allowed Arsenal to secure a comfortable victory over their struggling opponents at the Emirates.[32] On 17 September, the "Gunners" earned their first point at Stamford Bridge in six years with a 0–0 draw against Chelsea.[33] Shortly after, Arsenal defeated West Bromwich Albion 2–0 at home, capping off September on a high.[34]

After a solid 2–0 victory over Brighton & Hove Albion on 1 October,[35] Arsenal traveled to Vicarage Road, where Per Mertesacker's header initially put them ahead against Watford. However, a controversial penalty converted by Troy Deeney and a late winner from Tom Cleverley handed Arsenal a 2–1 defeat at Vicarage Road.[36] The team then headed to Goodison Park to face a struggling Everton. Monreal, Özil, Lacazette, Ramsey, and Sánchez all scored in a 5–2 victory, with Everton's goals coming from Wayne Rooney and Oumar Niasse.[37] Returning to the Emirates, Arsenal faced a tough challenge against Swansea City. Despite trailing 1–0 at halftime, they avoided embarrassment by mounting a determined comeback. Goals from Kolašinac and Ramsey ensured Arsenal finished October in fourth place.[38]

November–February

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Aubameyang scored during his debut against Everton where Arsenal won 5–1 at the Emirates Stadium.

At the Etihad Stadium in early November, Arsenal took on league leaders Manchester City. Kevin De Bruyne opened the scoring for the hosts after a clever exchange with Fernandinho, firing a low shot past Petr Čech into the far post. In the second half, Monreal fouled Raheem Sterling in the box, leading to a contentious penalty that Sergio Agüero converted to double City’s lead. Substitute Lacazette pulled one back for Arsenal, but Gabriel Jesus sealed the victory for Manchester City with a close-range finish. Stephan Shemilt of BBC Sport noted that Arsenal lacked "incision and creativity," with Sánchez often isolated as a lone forward without adequate support.[39] Following the international break, Arsenal played Tottenham Hotspur in the North London Derby at the Emirates Stadium. The "Gunners" won 2–0 with goals from Mustafi and Sánchez in what was a "perfect performance" according to Alan Shearer when speaking on Match of the Day.[40] Arsenal followed up this performance with a win against Burnley at Turf Moor, and a comprehensive 5–0 win over Huddersfield Town at the Emirates.[28]

Arsenal suffered a 3–1 defeat to Manchester United at the Emirates Stadium. Antonio Valencia capitalised on an early mistake to put the visitors ahead, and Jesse Lingard quickly doubled their lead. Lacazette managed to pull one back for Arsenal in the second half, but Lingard struck again to seal the victory for United. David de Gea delivered a world-class performance, making 14 saves to equal a Premier League record and denying Arsenal multiple chances to get back into the game.[41] Following draws against Southampton and West Ham United,[28] Arsenal slipped to seventh on the table, marking their first winless streak of three league matches since April.[42] Newcastle United traveled to the Emirates on 16 December and were narrowly defeated 1–0. Özil's well-placed volley was the decisive goal, making the difference between the two sides.[43] Arsenal hosted Jürgen Klopp's Liverpool in a thrilling 3–3 draw. Philippe Coutinho opened the scoring with a header from Mohamed Salah's chipped pass, and the Egyptian doubled Liverpool's lead early in the second half. Arsenal quickly responded with a Sánchez header and a powerful long-range strike from Xhaka to level the match. Özil then combined with Lacazette to give Arsenal the lead just two minutes after equalising. However, Roberto Firmino took advantage of Arsenal's disorganised defence to secure a point for the visitors.[44] With a subsequent win away against Crystal Palace,[45] and a draw with West Brom, Arsenal finished the year in fifth place behind Liverpool.[46]

On 3 January 2018, Arsenal earned a dramatic 2–2 draw against Chelsea at the Emirates. Jack Wilshere opened the scoring in the 63rd minute, but Eden Hazard quickly equalised from the penalty spot after being fouled by Bellerín. Marcos Alonso then gave Chelsea the lead, only for Bellerín to redeem himself with a late equaliser, firing in from 16 yards.[47] A week later, Arsenal's struggles deepened when they were defeated 2–1 by Bournemouth at the Vitality Stadium, marking the first time Bournemouth had ever beaten Arsenal in any competition. This left Wenger’s side five points behind the top four, and with their poor form across all competitions, pressure was mounting.[48] Arsenal responded with a resounding 4–1 victory over Crystal Palace,[49] but any momentum was short-lived as they slumped to a 3–1 defeat away to relegation-threatened Swansea City.[50] Optimism returned at the Emirates following the January transfer window, when new signing Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang made an immediate impact, scoring on his debut in a 5–1 win over Everton, with Ramsey netting a hat-trick.[51] However, their resurgence hit another setback in mid-February, as Arsenal lost 1–0 to rivals Tottenham Hotspur at Wembley Stadium, extending a difficult stretch in the Premier League.[52]

March–May

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Arsenal players pictured during their final match of the league season

In early March, Arsenal suffered back-to-back defeats, first to Manchester City at the Emirates and then to Brighton & Hove Albion at Falmer Stadium. The loss to Brighton marked the first time Arsenal had been beaten by the Seagulls since 1982. These results meant Wenger's side had lost four consecutive matches in all competitions for the first time since October 2002. With their form plummeting, Wenger’s popularity hit a new low, and calls for his resignation from frustrated supporters grew louder.[53] Watford travelled to the Emirates on 11 March and were comfortably defeated 3–0, with goals from Arsenal's Mustafi, Aubameyang, and Mkhitaryan.[54]

Arsenal's next league encounter was on 1 April, at home to a struggling Stoke City side seemingly bound for relegation. It took Arsenal 75 minutes to break the deadlock, achieved via Pierre–Emerick Aubameyang's penalty, before his terrific volley made it 2–0 in Arsenal's favor with four minutes remaining. Aubameyang then had the chance to complete his hat–trick with another spot–kick awarded at the death, but Aubameyang permitted Alexandre Lacazette to take, and he duly did as Arsenal ultimately won 3–0. In their fifth successive home match in all competitions, Arsenal secured a dramatic 3–2 home win over Southampton. After Irishman Shane Long put the Saints ahead, goals from Aubameyang and Welbeck made it 2–1 to the hosts. However, Charlie Austin's equalizer tier up a grand finale, decided via Welbeck's second of the evening on 81 minutes. With the pressure mounting, Arsène Wenger's departure as Arsenal boss was announced, so ending a 22-year, trophy–laden association with the club. He would take charge for the remainder of the season prior to the announcement of the new boss. Against West Ham next time, Monreal had his 52nd-minute strike cancelled out by Marko Arnautović, before Ramsey restores Arsenal's lead late on. A brace later from Lacazette saw Arsenal ultimately secure a 4–1 win and duly keep alive their top four hopes. Things worsened next time out, as, despite Henrikh Mkhitaryan scoring on his return to Old Trafford, goals in either half from Paul Pogba and Marouane Fellaini saw Manchester United earn a 2–1 victory over the struggling Gunners.

Match details

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Key

Results[28]

Arsenal F.C. Premier League results 2017–18
Date Opponents Result Goalscorers Attendance
11 August 2017 Leicester City (H) 4–3 Lacazette, Welbeck, Ramsey, Giroud 59,387
19 August 2017 Stoke City (A) 0–1 29,459
27 August 2017 Liverpool (A) 0–4 53,206
9 September 2017 Bournemouth (H) 3–0 Welbeck (2), Lacazette 59,262
17 September 2017 Chelsea (A) 0–0 41,478
25 September 2017 West Bromwich Albion (H) 2–0 Lacazette (2) 59,134
1 October 2017 Brighton & Hove Albion (H) 2–0 Monreal, Iwobi 59,378
14 October 2017 Watford (A) 1–2 Mertesacker 20,384
22 October 2017 Everton (A) 5–2 Monreal, Özil, Lacazette, Ramsey, Sánchez 39,189
28 October 2017 Swansea City (H) 2–1 Kolašinac, Ramsey 59,493
5 November 2017 Manchester City (A) 1–3 Lacazette 54,286
18 November 2017 Tottenham Hotspur (H) 2–0 Mustafi, Sánchez 59,530
26 November 2017 Burnley (A) 1–0 Sánchez (pen.) 21,722
29 November 2017 Huddersfield Town (H) 5–0 Lacazette, Giroud (2), Sánchez, Özil 59,285
2 December 2017 Manchester United (H) 1–3 Lacazette 59,547
10 December 2017 Southampton (A) 1–1 Giroud 31,643
13 December 2017 West Ham United (A) 0–0 56,921
16 December 2017 Newcastle United (H) 1–0 Özil 59,379
22 December 2017 Liverpool (H) 3–3 Sánchez, Xhaka, Özil 59,409
28 December 2017 Crystal Palace (A) 3–2 Mustafi, Sánchez (2) 25,762
31 December 2017 West Bromwich Albion (A) 1–1 McClean (o.g.) 26,223
3 January 2018 Chelsea (H) 2–2 Wilshere, Bellerín 59,379
14 January 2018 Bournemouth (A) 1–2 Bellerín 10,836
20 January 2018 Crystal Palace (H) 4–1 Monreal, Iwobi, Koscielny, Lacazette 59,386
30 January 2018 Swansea City (A) 1–3 Monreal 20,819
3 February 2018 Everton (H) 5–1 Ramsey (3), Koscielny, Aubameyang 59,306
10 February 2018 Tottenham Hotspur (A) 0–1 83,222
1 March 2018 Manchester City (H) 0–3 58,420
4 March 2018 Brighton & Hove Albion (A) 1–2 Aubameyang 30,620
11 March 2018 Watford (H) 3–0 Mustafi, Aubameyang, Mkhitaryan 59,131
1 April 2018 Stoke City (H) 3–0 Aubameyang (2, 1 pen.), Lacazette (pen.) 59,371
8 April 2018 Southampton (H) 3–2 Aubameyang, Welbeck (2) 59,374
15 April 2018 Newcastle United (A) 1–2 Lacazette 52,210
22 April 2018 West Ham United (H) 4–1 Monreal, Ramsey, Lacazette (2) 59,422
29 April 2018 Manchester United (A) 1–2 Mkhitaryan 75,035
6 May 2018 Burnley (H) 5–0 Aubameyang (2), Lacazette, Kolašinac, Iwobi 59,540
9 May 2018 Leicester City (A) 1–3 Aubameyang 32,095
13 May 2018 Huddersfield Town (A) 1–0 Aubameyang 24,122

League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
4 Liverpool 38 21 12 5 84 38 +46 75 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
5 Chelsea 38 21 7 10 62 38 +24 70 Qualification for the Europa League group stage[a]
6 Arsenal 38 19 6 13 74 51 +23 63
7 Burnley 38 14 12 12 36 39 −3 54 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round[a]
8 Everton 38 13 10 15 44 58 −14 49
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored. 4) Play-offs (only if needed to decide champion, teams for relegation or teams for UEFA competitions).[55]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Since the winners of the 2017–18 FA Cup (Chelsea) and the winners of the 2017–18 EFL Cup (Manchester City) both qualified for European competition based on their league positions, the berths awarded to the 5th-placed team (Europa League group stage) and the League Cup winners (Europa League second qualifying round) were passed down the league.

FA Cup

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Main article: 2017–18 FA Cup

In the FA Cup, Arsenal entered the competition in the third round and were drawn away to Nottingham Forest.[56] Arsenal were knocked out in the third round for the first time since 1996 and therefore the first time under Arsène Wenger.

Match details

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Key
  • In the result column, Arsenal's score is shown first
  • A = Away match

Results[28]

Arsenal F.C. FA Cup results 2017–18
Date Round Opponents Result Goalscorers Attendance
7 January 2018 Third Nottingham Forest (A) 2–4 Mertesacker, Welbeck 27,182

EFL Cup

[edit]
Main article: 2017–18 EFL Cup

Arsenal entered the competition in the third round and were drawn at home to Doncaster Rovers.[57] The Gunners were drawn at home for the fourth round with Norwich City the confirmed visitors.[58] Arsenal were drawn against West Ham United at home for the quarter-finals.[59] Arsenal drew Chelsea in the semi-finals, with the first leg taking place at Stamford Bridge.[60]

Match details

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Key

Results[28]

Arsenal F.C. EFL Cup results 2017–18
Date Round Opponents Result Goalscorers Attendance
20 September 2017 Third Doncaster Rovers (H) 1–0 Walcott 44,064
24 October 2017 Fourth Norwich City (H) 2–1 (a.e.t.) Nketiah (2) 58,444
19 December 2017 Quarter-final West Ham United (H) 1–0 Welbeck 44,741
10 January 2018 Semi-final (first leg) Chelsea (A) 0–0 40,097
24 January 2018 Semi-final (second leg) Chelsea (H) 2–1 Rüdiger (o.g.), Xhaka 58,964
25 February 2018 Final Manchester City (N) 0–3 85,671

UEFA Europa League

[edit]
Main article: 2017–18 UEFA Europa League

Group stage

[edit]
Main article: 2017–18 UEFA Europa League group stage

On 25 August 2017, the group stages were announced with Arsenal drawn out in Group H alongside BATE Borisov, 1.FC Köln and Red Star Belgrade.[61]

Match details

[edit]
Key

Results[28]

Arsenal F.C. UEFA Europa League group stage results 2017–18
Date Opponents Result Goalscorers Attendance
14 September 2017 Germany 1. FC Köln (H) 3–1 Kolašinac, Sánchez, Bellerín 59,359
28 September 2017 Belarus BATE Borisov (A) 4–2 Walcott (2), Holding, Giroud (pen.) 13,100
19 October 2017 Serbia Red Star Belgrade (A) 1–0 Giroud 50,327
2 November 2017 Serbia Red Star Belgrade (H) 0–0 58,285
13 November 2017 Germany 1. FC Köln (A) 0–1 45,300
7 December 2017 Belarus BATE Borisov (H) 6–0 Debuchy, Walcott, Wilshere, Palyakow (o.g.), Giroud (pen.), Elneny 25,909

Group stage table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ARS ZVE KLN BATE
1 England Arsenal 6 4 1 1 14 4 +10 13 Advance to knockout phase — 0–0 3–1 6–0
2 Serbia Red Star Belgrade 6 2 3 1 3 2 +1 9 0–1 — 1–0 1–1
3 Germany 1. FC Köln 6 2 0 4 7 8 −1 6 1–0 0–1 — 5–2
4 Belarus BATE Borisov 6 1 2 3 6 16 −10 5 2–4 0–0 1–0 —
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Knockout phase

[edit]
Main article: 2017–18 UEFA Europa League knockout phase

Match details

[edit]
Key

Results[28]

Arsenal F.C. UEFA Europa League knockout phase results 2017–18
Date Round Opponents Result Goalscorers Attendance
15 February 2018 Round of 32 (first leg) Sweden Östersund (A) 3–0 Monreal, Papagiannopoulos (o.g.), Özil 7,665
22 February 2018 Round of 32 (second leg) Sweden Östersund (H) 1–2 Kolašinac 58,405
8 March 2018 Round of 16 (first leg) Italy Milan (A) 2–0 Mkhitaryan, Ramsey 72,821
15 March 2018 Round of 16 (second leg) Italy Milan (H) 3–1 Welbeck (2, 1 pen.), Xhaka 58,973
5 April 2018 Quarter-final (first leg) Russia CSKA Moscow (H) 4–1 Ramsey (2), Lacazette (2, 1 pen.) 58,285
12 April 2018 Quarter-final (second leg) Russia CSKA Moscow (A) 2–2 Welbeck, Ramsey 29,284
26 April 2018 Semi-final (first leg) Spain Atlético Madrid (H) 1–1 Lacazette 59,066
3 May 2018 Semi-final (second leg) Spain Atlético Madrid (A) 0–1 64,196

Aftermath

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The Player of the Season was awarded to Aaron Ramsey.[62]

Squad statistics

[edit]

Key

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

No. Pos. Name Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup Europa League Community Shield Total Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals A yellow rectangular card A red rectangular card
2 DF Mathieu Debuchy † 0 0 1 0 2 0 4 1 0 0 7 1 2 0
4 DF Per Mertesacker 4 (2) 1 1 1 1 0 3 0 1 0 10 (2) 2 1 0
6 DF Laurent Koscielny 25 2 0 0 2 0 6 0 0 0 33 2 4 0
7[A] MF Henrikh Mkhitaryan 9 (2) 2 0 0 0 0 5 (1) 1 0 0 14 (3) 3 1 0
MF Alexis Sánchez † 17 (2) 7 0 0 1 (1) 0 1 1 0 0 19 (3) 8 4 0
8 MF Aaron Ramsey 21 (3) 7 0 0 1 (1) 0 6 4 0 0 28 (4) 11 2 0
9 FW Alexandre Lacazette 26 (6) 14 0 0 2 0 4 3 1 0 33 (6) 17 1 0
10 MF Jack Wilshere 12 (8) 1 0 0 5 0 12 (1) 1 0 0 29 (9) 2 10 0
11 MF Mesut Özil 24 (2) 4 0 0 2 0 7 1 0 0 33 (2) 5 4 0
12 FW Olivier Giroud † 1 (15) 4 0 0 3 0 6 3 0 (1) 0 10 (16) 7 0 0
13 GK David Ospina 4 (1) 0 1 0 5 0 10 0 0 0 20 (1) 0 1 0
14 FW Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang 12 (1) 10 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 (1) 10 0 0
FW Theo Walcott † 0 (6) 0 1 0 3 1 5 3 0 (1) 0 9 (7) 4 0 0
15 MF Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain † 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0
16 DF Rob Holding 9 (3) 0 1 0 4 0 7 (1) 1 1 0 22 (4) 1 4 0
17 FW Alex Iwobi 22 (4) 3 1 0 3 (2) 0 3 (3) 0 1 0 30 (9) 3 1 0
18 DF Nacho Monreal 26 (2) 5 0 0 2 0 7 1 1 0 36 (2) 5 6 0
20 DF Shkodran Mustafi 25 (2) 3 0 0 3 0 8 0 0 0 36 (2) 3 7 0
21 DF Calum Chambers 10 (2) 0 0 0 4 0 5 (3) 0 0 0 19 (5) 0 2 0
23 FW Danny Welbeck 12 (16) 5 1 1 2 (1) 1 9 (1) 3 1 0 25 (18) 10 2 0
24 DF Héctor Bellerín 34 (1) 2 0 0 3 0 8 1 1 0 46 (1) 3 8 0
27 DF Konstantinos Mavropanos 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1
29 MF Granit Xhaka 37 (1) 1 0 0 3 1 5 (1) 1 1 0 46 (2) 3 12 0
30 MF Ainsley Maitland-Niles 8 (7) 0 1 0 3 0 8 (1) 0 0 0 20 (8) 0 2 0
31 DF Sead Kolašinac 25 (2) 2 0 0 1 (2) 0 2 (3) 2 0 (1) 1 29 (9) 5 4 0
32 FW Chuba Akpom † 0 0 0 (1) 0 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 (2) 0 1 0
33 GK Petr Čech 34 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 39 0 1 0
34 MF Francis Coquelin † 1 (6) 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 7 (6) 0 2 0
35 MF Mohamed Elneny 11 (2) 0 1 0 4 (1) 0 9 (3) 1 1 0 26 (6) 1 5 0
43 MF Josh Dasilva 0 0 0 0 0 (3) 0 0 0 0 0 0 (3) 0 0 0
54 GK Matt Macey 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
58 MF Marcus McGuane † 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (2) 0 0 0 0 (2) 0 0 0
61 FW Reiss Nelson 2 (1) 0 1 0 2 (1) 0 3 (5) 0 0 (1) 0 8 (8) 0 1 0
62 FW Eddie Nketiah 0 (3) 0 0 (1) 0 0 (1) 2 0 (5) 0 0 0 0 (10) 2 0 0
65 MF Ben Sheaf † 0 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 (2) 0 0 0
69 MF Joe Willock 1 (1) 0 1 0 1 (2) 0 3 (2) 0 0 0 6 (5) 0 0 0
— Own goals — 1 — — 1 — 2 — — 4 —

Sources: [65][66]

Transfers

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For consistency, transfer fees in the tables below are all exclusively sourced from BBC Sport's contemporary report of each transfer. Where the report mentions an initial fee potentially rising to a higher figure depending on contractual clauses being satisfied in the future, only the initial fee is listed in the tables. Arsenal did not sign any players on loan during the season and players who have not made an appearance for the first-team are not included in the tables below. Squad numbers are only listed for players who featured during the season.

Key

Transfers in
No. Pos. Player Previous club Fee Date Ref.
31 DF Sead Kolašinac Germany Schalke 04 Free transfer 1 July 2017[B] [6]
9 FW Alexandre Lacazette France Lyon £46.5m[C] 5 July 2017 [2]
27 DF Konstantinos Mavropanos Greece PAS Giannina Undisclosed 4 January 2018 [10]
7 MF Henrikh Mkhitaryan England Manchester United Swap deal[D] 21 January 2018 [67]
14 FW Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang Germany Borussia Dortmund £56m 31 January 2018 [13]
Transfers out
No. Pos. Player Following club Fee Date Ref.
— MF Chris Willock Portugal Benfica Released 30 June 2017[E] [68]
— DF Stefan O'Connor England Newcastle United Released 30 June 2017[F] [70]
— FW Yaya Sanogo France Toulouse Released 30 June 2017[G]
— MF Glen Kamara Scotland Dundee Released 30 June 2017[H] [72]
— GK Wojciech Szczęsny Italy Juventus £10m 19 July 2017 [7]
— DF Gabriel Paulista Spain Valencia Undisclosed 18 August 2017 [73]
— MF Ismaël Bennacer Italy Empoli Undisclosed 21 August 2017 [74]
— DF Kieran Gibbs England West Bromwich Albion £5m 29 August 2017 [8]
15 MF Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain England Liverpool £35m 31 August 2017 [9]
34 DF Francis Coquelin Spain Valencia £12m 11 January 2018 [75]
14 FW Theo Walcott England Everton £20m 17 January 2018 [14]
7 MF Alexis Sánchez England Manchester United Swap deal[D] 21 January 2018 [67]
58 MF Marcus McGuane Spain Barcelona Undisclosed 30 January 2018 [76]
2 DF Mathieu Debuchy France Saint-Étienne Released 31 January 2018[I] [15]
12 FW Olivier Giroud England Chelsea £18m 31 January 2018 [16]
Loans out
No. Pos. Player Loaned to Date Loan expired Ref.
— GK Emiliano Martínez Spain Getafe 2 August 2017 30 June 2018 [77]
— DF Carl Jenkinson England Birmingham City 21 August 2017 [78]
— FW Lucas Pérez Spain Deportivo La Coruña 31 August 2017 [79]
— FW Joel Campbell Spain Real Betis [80]
65 MF Ben Sheaf England Stevenage 26 January 2018 [81]
— DF Krystian Bielik England Walsall 31 January 2018 [82]
— MF Jeff Reine-Adélaïde France Angers [83]
32 FW Chuba Akpom Belgium Sint-Truidense [84]

Notes

[edit]
  1. ^ Mkhitaryan could not wear number 7 in the UEFA Europa League as Sánchez previously wore the number in the competition. He instead wore the number 77.[64]
  2. ^ Kolašinac's pre-contract agreement was announced on 6 June 2017, before the season started[6]
  3. ^ Lacazette's transfer also included £6.1 million in additional bonuses[2]
  4. ^ a b Mkhitaryan joined Arsenal in exchange for Sánchez, who joined Manchester United[67]
  5. ^ C.Willock later joined Benfica on 30 June 2017 as a free agent[68]
  6. ^ O'Connor later joined Newcastle United on 6 July 2017 as a free agent[69]
  7. ^ Sanogo later joined Toulouse on 9 July 2017 as a free agent[71]
  8. ^ Kamara later joined Dundee United on 13 July 2017 as a free agent[72]
  9. ^ Debuchy later joined Saint-Etienne on 31 January 2018 as a free agent after Arsenal terminated his contract[15]

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