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Revision as of 12:17, 19 November 2018

Arsenal
2018–19 season
ChairmanSir Chips Keswick
Head coachAidan Horn
StadiumEmirates Stadium
Premier League5th
FA CupThird round
EFL CupQuarter-finals
UEFA Europa LeagueGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague:
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (7)

All:
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (9)

The 2018–19 season is Arsenal's 27th season in the Premier League, 102nd overall season in the top flight and 99th consecutive season in the top flight of English football. The club are participating in the Premier League, the FA Cup, the EFL Cup, and the UEFA Europa League.

This is the club's first season in 22 years without manager Arsène Wenger.[1] For the second consecutive season, Arsenal qualified for the UEFA Europa League. This is the club's first season under new manager Unai Emery.[2]

Review

Pre-season

Arsenal began their off-season by completing some squad alterations. They started by announcing the departure of club captain Per Mertesacker, who retired to become their new academy coach.[3] After six years at the club, Santi Cazorla's departure was also announced upon the expiry of his contract.[4] Further, Petr Čech, Héctor Bellerín, Mohamed Elneny, Mesut Özil, Granit Xhaka and Ainsley Maitland-Niles all received new squad numbers, with the latter two also extending their contracts with the club.[citation needed]

After completing a clearout of backroom staff to coincide with their new club-model following the retirement of long-term manager Arsène Wenger, Spaniard Unai Emery was appointed as the club's new head coach.[5]

The first signing of the Emery era was Swiss right-back Stephan Lichtsteiner, who joined on a free transfer from Juventus on 5 June.[6] The club then signed German goalkeeper Bernd Leno from Bayer Leverkusen two weeks later, for a rumored fee of £19.2 million.[7] Meanwhile, club stalwart Jack Wilshere departed following the expiry of his contract, after 17 years at the club,[8] and Greek central defender Sokratis joined the club from Borussia Dortmund for £14.8 million on 8 July.[9] Shortly thereafter, the club signed defensive midfielder Lucas Torreira from Sampdoria for a reported fee of £26.4 million on 10 July, and announced the transfer of Mattéo Guendouzi from Lorient for a rumoured £7 million a day later.[citation needed]

August

On 7 August 2018, Alisher Usmanov announced that he would accept an offer from American businessman Stan Kroenke to buy his 30% stake in Arsenal for £550 million, in a deal that would allow Kroenke to take full control of the club.[10]

Arsenal's first game was against reigning champions Manchester City on 12 August. They lost the game 2-0 after goals by Raheem Sterling and Bernardo Silva.[11] The following game was against London rivals Chelsea on 18 August. Arsenal lost again, this time 3-2 though they had chances to get more from the game, courtesy of goals by Pedro, Alvaro Morata and Marcos Alonso while Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Alex Iwobi scored for Arsenal.[12]

Arsenal's first win was a 3-1 victory against West Ham United on 25 August. Marko Arnautovic scored first to put West Ham in front, but Nacho Monreal equalised minutes later, and an own goal by Issa Diop and a late goal by Danny Welbeck won the game for Arsenal.[13]

September

Arsenal's first game in September and 4th game in the Premier League, was a 3-2 victory over Cardiff City on 2 September. Shkodran Mustafi scored the opening goal from a Granit Xhaka corner, but Victor Camarasa equalised just before the break. After the restart, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored his first goal of the season to give Arsenal the lead. Cardiff equalised again from a Danny Ward header, but Alexandre Lacazette ensured all 3 points with a thumping shot to give Arsenal another 3 points. [14]

After the international break, Arsenal were the visitors against Newcastle United. After a dull first half, Granit Xhaka scored a stunning free kick to give Arsenal the lead. Mesut Ozil doubled the advantage on his 200th appearance for Arsenal. Late on, Ciaran Clark scored in stoppage time to give Newcastle hope. In the end, it was not enough as Arsenal won their 3rd consecutive game 2-1.[15]

Arsenal started the Europa League with a 4-2 victory over Vorskla Poltava. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang opened the scoring after a counter attack. Danny Welbeck doubled the advantage, before Aubameyang and Özil both scored to lead 4-0. However, Vorskla scored 2 goals late in the game though Arsenal still went away with victory.[16]

Arsenal were at the Emirates against Everton. Alexandre Lacazette scored a stunning opening goal, curling a shot into the top right corner. Moments later, Aubameyang scored a second for Arsenal, tapping in from close range, though Aubameyang was in an offside position. Nevertheless, Arsenal cruised to their 5th consecutive victory in all competitions. [17]

To start off the Carabao Cup campaign, Arsenal won 3-1 against Championship side Brentford. Arsenal scored twice through Danny Welbeck, although Alan Judge pulled one back for Brentford. Alexandre Lacazette wrapped up the victory during stoppage time to ensure Arsenal would progress to the next round.[18] During the last game of September for Arsenal, they won 2-0 against Watford. Bernd Leno made his Premier League debut as a substitute after Petr Čech came off injured. Arsenal opened the scoring through a Craig Cathcart own goal following pressure from Alexandre Lacazette. Mesut Özil doubled the lead when Lacazette squared the ball across for Özil to tap home. Arsenal came away with their 7th consecutive victory in all competitions and their 5th in the league.[19]

October

Due to political tensions, Henrikh Mkhitaryan did not travel to Azerbaijan for Arsenal's Europa League match against Qarabag.[20] Arsenal nevertheless prevailed, 3-0, with Sokratis, Mattéo Guendouzi and Emile Smith-Rowe all scoring their debut goals.[21]

Arsenal's strong form continued with a dominant 5-1 victory over Fulham. Although the match was tied, 1-1, at half-time, Arsenal scored four second-half goals to extend their winning run to nine in all competitions. Aaron Ramsey scored just 39 seconds after being introduced as a substitute; two goals each from Lacazette and Aubameyang completed the scoresheet.[22] A 3-1 victory against Leicester City on 22 October 2018 saw Mesut Özil become the highest scoring German player of the Premier League era, with 30 goals.[23] However, Arsenal's winning streak was stopped at eleven with a 2-2 draw against Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park.[24]

For their final match in October, Arsenal faced League One side Blackpool in the EFL Cup. The Gunners held a 2-0 lead courtesy of goals by Stephan Lichsteiner and Emile Smith-Rowe, but a second yellow card to Mattéo Guendouzi allowed Blackpool to cut the lead to 2-1. Arsenal held on to advance to a quarterfinal matchup against Tottenham Hotspur.[25][26]

November

Arsenal hosted Liverpool F.C. on 3 November 2018. A late strike by Alexandre Lacazette earned a point for the Gunners after James Milner gave Liverpool a second-half lead.[27][28]

Players

N
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
EU
Since
App
Goals
Ends
Transfer fee
Notes
1 GK Czech Republic Petr Čech 42 EU 2015 126 0 2019 £10.0M Vice-captain
2 DF Spain Héctor Bellerín 29 EU 2013 174 7 2023 Youth system
4 MF Egypt Mohamed Elneny 32 Non-EU 2016 (Winter) 76 2 2022 £7.4M
5 DF Greece Sokratis Papastathopoulos 36 EU 2018 10 1 2021 £14.8M
6 DF France Laurent Koscielny 39 EU 2010 324 24 2020 £8.5M Captain
7 MF Armenia Henrikh Mkhitaryan 35 Non-EU 2018 (Winter) 31 5 2021 Swap deal
8 MF Wales Aaron Ramsey 33 EU 2008 345 59 2019 £4.8M Vice-captain
9 FW France Alexandre Lacazette 33 EU 2017 54 23 2022 £46.5M
10 MF Germany Mesut Özil 36 EU 2013 208 41 2021 £42.5M Vice-captain
11 MF Uruguay Lucas Torreira 28 EU 2018 17 0 2023 £26.4M
12 DF Switzerland Stephan Lichtsteiner 40 EU 2018 9 1 2019 Free
13 GK Colombia David Ospina 36 Non-EU 2014 70 0 2020 £3.2M On loan at Napoli
14 FW Gabon Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang 35 EU 2018 (Winter) 30 19 2021 £56.0M Current record signing
15 MF England Ainsley Maitland-Niles 27 EU 2014 41 0 2023 Youth system
16 DF England Rob Holding 29 EU 2016 56 1 2023 £2.0M
17 FW Nigeria Alex Iwobi 28 EU 2015 113 10 2022 Youth system
18 DF Spain Nacho Monreal 38 EU 2013 (Winter) 222 10 2019 £8.5M
19 GK Germany Bernd Leno 32 EU 2018 10 0 2023 £19.2M
20 DF Germany Shkodran Mustafi 32 EU 2016 89 6 2021 £35.0M
21 DF England Calum Chambers 29 EU 2014 83 3 2022 £16.0M On loan at Fulham
23 FW England Danny Welbeck 34 EU 2014 126 32 2019 £16.0M
25 DF England Carl Jenkinson 32 EU 2011 64 1 2020 £1.0M
26 GK Argentina Emiliano Martínez 32 Non-EU 2010 13 0 2022 Youth system
27 DF Greece Konstantinos Mavropanos 27 EU 2018 (Winter) 3 0 2023 £1.8M
29 MF France Mattéo Guendouzi 25 EU 2018 15 1 2023 £7.0M
31 DF Bosnia and Herzegovina Sead Kolašinac 31 EU 2017 40 5 2022 Free
34 MF Switzerland Granit Xhaka 32 EU 2016 107 9 2023 £30.0M Vice-captain
FW Japan Takuma Asano 30 Non-EU 2016 0 0 2020 £0.8M On loan at Hannover 96
  • Last updated: 11 November 2018
  • Source: Arsenal FC and FootballDatabase (for EU passport, country as international player, contract ending and transfer fee)
  • Ordered by squad number.

Transfers

Transfers in

Date from Position Name From Fee Team Ref.
23 May 2018 GK Estonia Karl Jakob Hein Estonia Nõmme United Free transfer Academy [29]
1 July 2018 DF Switzerland Stephan Lichtsteiner Italy Juventus Free transfer First team [30]
GK Germany Bernd Leno Germany Bayer Leverkusen Undisclosed[a] [32]
2 July 2018 DF Greece Sokratis Germany Borussia Dortmund Undisclosed[b] [34]
10 July 2018 MF Uruguay Lucas Torreira Italy Sampdoria Undisclosed[c] [36]
11 July 2018 FW England Sam Greenwood England Sunderland Training compensation[d] Academy [37][38]
MF France Mattéo Guendouzi France Lorient Undisclosed[e] First team [40]
19 July 2018 DF Spain Joel López Spain Barcelona Training compensation[d] Academy [41][42]
27 July 2018 MF Mexico Marcelo Flores England Ipswich Town Training compensation[d] [43]

Transfers out

Date from Position Name To Fee Team Ref.
1 July 2018 MF Spain Santi Cazorla Spain Villarreal Released[f] First team [45]
DF Germany Per Mertesacker Retired [45][3]
MF England Jack Wilshere England West Ham United Released[g] [45]
DF England Marc Bola England Blackpool Released[h] Academy [45]
GK Scotland Alex Crean Released [45]
MF England Josh Dasilva England Brentford Released[i] [49]
MF Romania Vlad Dragomir Italy Perugia Released[j] [45]
MF England Aaron Eyoma England Derby County Released[k] [45]
FW France Yassin Fortune Switzerland FC Sion Released[l] [45]
GK England Ryan Huddart England Boreham Wood Released[m] [45]
DF England Chiori Johnson England Bolton Wanderers Released[n] [45]
GK Finland Hugo Keto England Brighton & Hove Albion Released[o] [45]
DF England Tafari Moore England Plymouth Argyle Released[p] [45]
12 July 2018 FW England David Agbontohoma England Southampton Training compensation[d] [57]
13 July 2018 FW England Armstrong Okoflex Scotland Celtic Training compensation[d] [58]
26 July 2018 FW France Jeff Reine-Adélaïde France Angers Undisclosed First team [59]
3 August 2018 FW England Chuba Akpom Greece PAOK Undisclosed[q] [61]
GK Portugal João Virgínia England Everton Undisclosed Academy [62]
9 August 2018 FW Spain Lucas Pérez England West Ham United Undisclosed[r] First team [64]
17 August 2018 FW Costa Rica Joel Campbell Italy Frosinone Undisclosed [65]
17 August 2018 FW England Stephy Mavididi Italy Juventus Undisclosed Academy [66]

Loans out

Start date Position Name To End date Team Ref.
1 July 2018 FW Japan Takuma Asano Germany Hannover 96 End of season First team [67]
19 July 2018 MF Nigeria Kelechi Nwakali Portugal Porto Academy [68]
30 July 2018 GK England Matt Macey England Plymouth Argyle [69]
7 August 2018 DF England Calum Chambers England Fulham First team [70]
16 August 2018 MF Poland Krystian Bielik England Charlton Athletic Academy [71]
17 August 2018 GK Colombia David Ospina Italy Napoli First team [72]
31 August 2018 MF England Reiss Nelson Germany Hoffenheim Academy [73]
  1. ^ Reported fee: £19,200,000.[31]
  2. ^ Reported fee: £17,700,000.[33]
  3. ^ Reported fee: £26,000,000.[35]
  4. ^ a b c d e Player under 24 years old at time of transfer.
  5. ^ Reported fee: £7,000,000.[39]
  6. ^ Joined Villarreal on 7 August 2018.[44]
  7. ^ Joined West Ham United on 9 July 2018.[46]
  8. ^ Joined Blackpool on 17 July 2017.[47]
  9. ^ Joined Brentford on 21 August 2018.[48]
  10. ^ Joined Perugia on 3 August 2018.[50]
  11. ^ Joined Derby County on 5 July 2018.[51]
  12. ^ Joined Sion on 1 July 2018.[52]
  13. ^ Joined Boreham Wood on 26 July 2018.[53]
  14. ^ Joined Bolton Wanderers on 1 July 2018.[54]
  15. ^ Joined Brighton & Hove Albion on 9 July 2018.[55]
  16. ^ Joined Plymouth Argyle on 1 July 2018.[56]
  17. ^ Reported fee: £2,000,000.[60]
  18. ^ Reported fee: £4,000,000.[63]

Club

Kits

Supplier: Puma / Sponsor: Fly Emirates

Home[74]
Home alt.1[75]
Home alt.2[76]
Away[77]

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

As of 11 November 2018
No. Pos. Nat. Name Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup Europa League Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK  CZE Petr Čech 7 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 9 0
2 DF  ESP Héctor Bellerín 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0
4 MF  EGY Mohamed Elneny 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 4 0
5 DF  GRE Sokratis Papastathopoulos 6 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 10 1
6 DF  FRA Laurent Koscielny 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 MF  ARM Henrikh Mkhitaryan 6(3) 2 0 0 2 0 3 0 11(3) 2
8 MF  WAL Aaron Ramsey 6(6) 1 0 0 1(1) 0 2 0 9(7) 1
9 FW  FRA Alexandre Lacazette 9(3) 5 0 0 0(1) 1 0(2) 0 9(6) 6
10 MF  GER Mesut Özil 10 3 0 0 0 0 0(2) 1 10(2) 4
11 MF  URU Lucas Torreira 7(5) 0 0 0 0(2) 0 1(2) 0 8(9) 0
12 DF   SUI Stephan Lichtsteiner 1(2) 0 0 0 2 1 4 0 7(2) 1
14 FW  GAB Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang 10(2) 7 0 0 0(1) 0 2(1) 2 12(4) 9
15 MF  ENG Ainsley Maitland-Niles 1 0 0 0 1 0 0(1) 0 2(1) 0
16 DF  ENG Rob Holding 6(1) 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 11(1) 0
17 FW  NGA Alex Iwobi 6(3) 1 0 0 1(1) 0 3(1) 0 10(5) 1
18 DF  ESP Nacho Monreal 7 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 10 1
19 GK  GER Bernd Leno 5(1) 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 9(1) 0
20 DF  GER Shkodran Mustafi 12 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 14 1
23 FW  ENG Danny Welbeck 1(7) 1 0 0 2 2 4 2 7(7) 5
25 DF  ENG Carl Jenkinson 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0
26 GK  ARG Emiliano Martinez 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
27 DF  GRE Konstantinos Mavropanos 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 MF  FRA Mattéo Guendouzi 6(3) 0 0 0 2 0 3(1) 1 11(4) 1
31 DF  BIH Sead Kolašinac 2 0 0 0 0 0 1(1) 0 3(1) 0
34 MF   SUI Granit Xhaka 12 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 2
49 FW  ENG Eddie Nketiah 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
53 DF  ESP Julio Pleguezuelo 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
55 MF  ENG Emile Smith Rowe 0 0 0 0 2 1 2(1) 1 4(1) 2
59 FW  ENG Joe Willock 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Players out on loan for rest of the season
13 GK  COL David Ospina 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 DF  ENG Calum Chambers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
N/A FW  JPN Takuma Asano 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Goalscorers

As of 11 November 2018
Rank Position Name Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup Europa League Total
1 FW Gabon Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang 7 0 0 2 9
2 FW France Alexandre Lacazette 5 0 1 0 6
3 FW England Danny Welbeck 1 0 2 2 5
4 MF Germany Mesut Özil 3 0 0 1 4
5 MF Armenia Henrikh Mkhitaryan 2 0 0 0 2
MF England Emile Smith Rowe 0 0 1 1 2
MF Switzerland Granit Xhaka 2 0 0 0 2
8 MF France Mattéo Guendouzi 0 0 0 1 1
FW Nigeria Alex Iwobi 1 0 0 0 1
DF Switzerland Stephan Lichtsteiner 0 0 1 0 1
DF Spain Nacho Monreal 1 0 0 0 1
DF Germany Shkodran Mustafi 1 0 0 0 1
DF Greece Sokratis Papastathopoulos 0 0 0 1 1
MF Wales Aaron Ramsey 1 0 0 0 1
Own goals 2 0 0 0 2
Total 26 0 5 8 39

Disciplinary record

As of 11 November 2018
Rank Position Name Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup Europa League Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
1 MF France Mattéo Guendouzi 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 1
2 MF Switzerland Granit Xhaka 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
3 DF England Rob Holding 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 0
DF Switzerland Stephan Lichtsteiner 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 0
DF Greece Sokratis Papastathopoulos 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
6 DF Spain Héctor Bellerín 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
DF Germany Shkodran Mustafi 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
MF Uruguay Lucas Torreira 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
9 DF England Carl Jenkinson 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
FW France Alexandre Lacazette 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
DF Armenia Henrikh Mkhitaryan 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
DF Spain Nacho Monreal 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
MF Germany Mesut Özil 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
FW England Danny Welbeck 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
Total 20 0 0 0 3 1 5 0 28 1

Clean sheets

As of 11 November 2018
Rank Name Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup Europa League Total
1 Germany Bernd Leno 1 0 0 2 3
2 Czech Republic Petr Čech 1 0 0 1 2
Total 2 0 0 3 5

Pre-season

  Win   Draw   Loss

Friendlies

14 July 2018 (2018-07-14) Boreham Wood 0–8 Arsenal Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, England
15:00 BST Report Aubameyang 7', 9', 17' (pen.)
Nelson 35'
Lacazette 40'
Nketiah 53'
Reine-Adélaïde 71'
Mkhitaryan 80'
Stadium: Meadow Park
4 August 2018 (2018-08-04) Arsenal 2–0 Lazio Stockholm, Sweden
20:00 CEST
19:00 BST
Nelson 18'
Aubameyang 64'
Holding Yellow card 77'
Report Stadium: Friends Arena
Referee: Martin Strömbergsson (Sweden)

International Champions Cup

26 July 2018 (2018-07-26) 2018 ICC (Asia) Atlético Madrid 1–1
(3–1 p)
Arsenal Kallang, Singapore
19:30 SST
12:30 BST
Vietto 41' Report Smith-Rowe 47'
Chambers Yellow card 80'
Stadium: National Stadium
Attendance: 23,095
Referee: Ahmad A'Qashah (Singapore)
Penalties
28 July 2018 (2018-07-28) 2018 ICC (Asia) Arsenal 5–1 Paris Saint-Germain Kallang, Singapore
19:30 SST
12:30 BST
Report Diarra Yellow card 51'
Nkunku 60' (pen.)
Stadium: National Stadium
Attendance: 50,308
Referee: Nathan Rong De Chan (Singapore)
1 August 2018 (2018-08-01) 2018 ICC (Europe) Arsenal 1–1
(6–5 p)
Chelsea Dublin, Ireland
21:05 CEST
20:05 BST
Report Stadium: Aviva Stadium
Attendance: 46,002
Referee: Paul McLaughlin (Republic of Ireland)
Penalties

Competitions

  Win   Draw   Loss

Overview

Competition Record
P W D L GF GA GD Win %
Premier League 12 7 3 2 26 15 +11 058.33
FA Cup 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !
EFL Cup 2 2 0 0 5 2 +3 100.00
Europa League 4 3 1 0 8 2 +6 075.00
Total 18 12 4 2 39 19 +20 066.67

Updated to match played 11 November 2018
Source: Competitions

Premier League

League table

Template:2018–19 Premier League table

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
12 7 3 2 25 14  +11 24 4 2 1 11 5  +6 3 1 1 14 9  +5

Last updated: 11 November 2018.
Source: Premier League

Result by matchday

Matchday1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAHAAHHAHAHHAHAHAHAAHAHH
ResultLLWWWWWWWDDD
Position15179976544455
Updated to match(es) played on 11 November 2018. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

On 14 June 2018, the Premier League fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.[80][81]

12 August 2018 (2018-08-12) 1 Arsenal 0–2 Manchester City Holloway
16:00 BST Papastathopoulos Yellow card 27'
Xhaka Yellow card 52'
Report Sterling Yellow card 4', 14'
B. Silva 64'
De Bruyne Yellow card 73'
Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 59,934
Referee: Michael Oliver
18 August 2018 (2018-08-18) 2 Chelsea 3–2 Arsenal London
17:30 BST Pedro 8'
Morata 20'
Alonso 81'
Report Xhaka Yellow card 27'
Mkhitaryan 37'
Iwobi 41'
Mustafi Yellow card 77'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 40,491
Referee: Martin Atkinson
25 August 2018 (2018-08-25) 3 Arsenal 3–1 West Ham United Holloway
15:00 BST Monreal 30'
Diop 70' (o.g.)
Papastathopoulos Yellow card 90'
Welbeck 90+2'
Report Arnautović 25'
Diop Yellow card 41'
Fredericks Yellow card 80'
Wilshere Yellow card 88'
Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 59,830
Referee: Graham Scott
2 September 2018 (2018-09-02) 4 Cardiff City 2–3 Arsenal Cardiff, Wales
13:30 BST Camarasa 45+2'
Ward 70'
Hoilett Yellow card 71'
Camarasa Yellow card 77'
Arter Yellow card 90+3'
Report Mustafi 11'
Monreal Yellow card 25'
Bellerín Yellow card 51'
Guendouzi Yellow card 58'
Aubameyang 62'
Xhaka Yellow card 66'
Lacazette 81'
Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 32,316
Referee: Anthony Taylor
15 September 2018 (2018-09-15) 5 Newcastle United 1–2 Arsenal Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 BST Clark 90+1' Report Xhaka 49'
Özil 58'
Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 52,165
Referee: Lee Probert
23 September 2018 (2018-09-23) 6 Arsenal 2–0 Everton Holloway
16:00 BST Torreira Yellow card 15'
Papastathopoulos Yellow card 30'
Lacazette 56'
Aubameyang 59'
Report Digne Yellow card 27' Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 59,964
Referee: Jonathan Moss
29 September 2018 (2018-09-29) 7 Arsenal 2–0 Watford Holloway
15:00 BST Torreira Yellow card 45'
Mustafi Yellow card 62'
Cathcart 81' (o.g.)
Özil 83'
Report Deeney Yellow card 31'
Doucouré Yellow card 79'
Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 60,019
Referee: Anthony Taylor
7 October 2018 (2018-10-07) 8 Fulham 1–5 Arsenal Fulham
12:00 BST Schürrle 44', Yellow card 70'
Vietto Yellow card 57'
Report Lacazette 29', 49'
Ramsey 67'
Aubameyang 79', 90+1'
Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 25,401
Referee: Paul Tierney
22 October 2018 (2018-10-22) 9 Arsenal 3–1 Leicester City Holloway
20:00 BST Holding Yellow card 17'
Xhaka Yellow card 35'
Özil 45'
Aubameyang 63', 66'
Report Bellerín 31' (o.g.)
Albrighton Yellow card 64'
Pereira Yellow card 65'
Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 59,886
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
28 October 2018 (2018-10-28) 10 Crystal Palace 2–2 Arsenal Selhurst
13:30 GMT J. Ayew Yellow card 8'
Milivojević 45+1' (pen.), 83' (pen.)
Report Xhaka 51'
Aubameyang 56'
Lichsteiner Yellow card 79'
Guendouzi Yellow card 90+4'
Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 25,718
Referee: Martin Atkinson
3 November 2018 (2018-11-03) 11 Arsenal 1–1 Liverpool Holloway
17:30 GMT Lacazette 82', Yellow card 83' Report Fabinho Yellow card 52'
Milner 61'
Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 59,993
Referee: Andre Marriner
11 November 2018 (2018-11-11) 12 Arsenal 1–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Holloway
16:30 GMT Özil Yellow card 69'
Bellerín Yellow card 78'
Mkhitaryan 86'
Report Cavaleiro 13'
Doherty Yellow card 71'
Costa Yellow card 74'
Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 60,030
Referee: Stuart Attwell
25 November 2018 (2018-11-25) 13 Bournemouth v Arsenal Bournemouth
13:30 GMT

Stadium: Vitality Stadium

FA Cup

EFL Cup

26 September 2018 (2018-09-26) Third round Arsenal 3–1 Brentford Holloway
19:45 BST Welbeck 5', 37', Yellow card 63'
Lichtsteiner Yellow card 28'
Lacazette 90+3'
Report Konsa Yellow card 37'
Judge 58'
Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 49,586
Referee: Mike Dean
31 October 2018 (2018-10-31) Fourth round Arsenal 2–1 Blackpool Holloway
19:45 GMT Guendouzi Yellow card 22' Yellow-red card 56'
Lichtsteiner 33'
Jenkinson Yellow card 45+2'
Smith Rowe 50'
Report O'Connor 66', Red card 84' Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 48,168
Referee: David Coote

UEFA Europa League

Group stage

Template:2018–19 UEFA Europa League group table

20 September 2018 1 Arsenal England 4–2 Ukraine Vorskla Poltava London, England
21:00 CEST Aubameyang 32', 56'
Welbeck 48'
Özil 74'
Report Sharpar Yellow card 19', 90+3'
Chesnakov 77'
Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 59,039
Referee: Bart Vertenten (Belgium)
4 October 2018 2 Qarabağ Azerbaijan 0–3 England Arsenal Baku, Azerbaijan
18:55 CEST Medvedev Yellow card 33' Report Papastathopoulos 4'
Holding Yellow card 43'
Smith Rowe 53'
Guendouzi 80'
Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 63,412
Referee: Davide Massa (Italy)
25 October 2018 3 Sporting CP Portugal 0–1 England Arsenal Lisbon, Portugal
18:55 CEST Acuna Yellow card 39'
Coates Yellow card 71'
Cabral Yellow card 90'
Battaglia Yellow card 90'
Report Holding Yellow card 46'
Mkhitaryan Yellow card 51'
Welbeck 78'
Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade
Attendance: 40,784
Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia)
8 November 2018 4 Arsenal England 0–0 Portugal Sporting CP London, England
21:00 CET Lichtsteiner Yellow card 21'
Guendouzi Yellow card 72'
Report Gaspar Yellow card 41'
Acuña Yellow card 67'
Luís Yellow card 74'
Mathieu Red card 87'
Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Referee: Gediminas Mažeika (Lithuania)
13 December 2018 6 Arsenal England v Azerbaijan Qarabağ London, England
21:00 CET Report Stadium: Emirates Stadium

Coaching Staff

As of 19 July 2018.[82][83][84][85][86][87][88]

Position Name
Head Coach Spain Unai Emery
First Team Assistant Head Coach Spain Juan Carlos Carcedo
First Team Assistant Head Coach England Steve Bould
First Team Coach Spain Pablo Villanueva
Goalkeeping Coach Spain Javi Garcia
Goalkeeping Coach England Sal Bibbo
Head of Football Spain Raul Sanllehi
Head of Recruitment Germany Sven Mislintat
Chief Contract Negotiator England Hussein Fahmy
Head of Coach and Player Development Netherlands Marcel Lucassen
Head of Academy Germany Per Mertesacker
Head of Academy Football Operations England Lee Herron
Director of High Performance Australia Darren Burgess
Head of Performance United States Shad Forsythe
Head of Medical Services Republic of Ireland Gary O'Driscoll
Head Physiotherapist England Chris Morgan
First Team Physiotherapist Portugal Paulo Barreira
First Team Physiotherapist England Jordan Reece
First Team Rehab Physiotherapist Australia Tim Parham
Strength and Conditioning Coach Spain Julen Masach
Strength and Conditioning Coach Republic of Ireland Barry Solan
Masseur England Darren Page
Soft Tissue Therapist Japan Takahiro Yamamoto
Kit Manager England Paul Akers
Performance Nutritionist England Richard Allison
Sport Scientist England Tom Allen
Data Scientist Russia Mikhail Zhilkin
Data/Video Analyst Spain Victor Manas
Senior Football Analyst England Ben Knapper
First Team Analyst England Mark Curtis
Football Analyst Assistant England Sam Hayball

Awards

Arsenal Player of the Month award

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

Month Player Votes
August France Mattéo Guendouzi 68%[89]
September France Alexandre Lacazette 59%[90]
October Gabon Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang 55%[91]

Arsenal Goal of the Month award

Awarded monthly to the goal that was chosen by fan voting on Arsenal.com

Month Player Competition Opponent Votes
August Armenia Henrikh Mkhitaryan Premier League Chelsea 61%[92]
September France Alexandre Lacazette Premier League Everton 57%[93]
October Wales Aaron Ramsey Premier League Fulham 38%[94]

Sponsorship

Lead sponsors Global sponsors

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