2016–17 Arsenal F.C. season

Arsenal
2016–17 season
Chairman Sir Chips Keswick
Manager Arsène Wenger
Stadium Emirates Stadium
Premier League 2nd
FA Cup Third round
EFL Cup Fifth round
UEFA Champions League Group stage
Top goalscorer League:
Alexis Sánchez (11)
All:
Alexis Sánchez (13)
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours
← 2015–16
All statistics correct as of 3 December 2016.

The 2016–17 season is Arsenal's 25th in the Premier League and 97th consecutive season in the top flight of English football. The club will participate in the Premier League, FA Cup, EFL Cup, and the UEFA Champions League. The season covers the period from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017.

Review

Pre-season

Arsenal made their first summer signing prior to start of the current season on May 25, with the acquisition of Swiss midfielder Granit Xhaka for a reported £30 million fee. Xhaka's involvement in Euro 2016 and his subsequent desire to secure his club future beforehand enabled Arsenal to uncharacteristically complete a signing before the formal opening of the transfer window.[1] In the following weeks, the Gunners activated the release clause of Leicester City forward Jamie Vardy.[2] However, they failed in their attempts to bring Vardy from the Premier League champions, with the England forward instead opting to sign a contract extension with the East Midlands club.[3] Manager Arsène Wenger came under fire for failing to secure the transfer, and fans were outraged further when Arsenal signed young forward Takuma Asano from Sanfrecce Hiroshima,[4] due to the relative unproven nature of the forward's capabilities. Arsenal made their third summer signing on July 22, signing Bolton's Player of the Year, Rob Holding. He joined for a reported £2 million fee from the League One side.[5] Arsenal played Lens later that day in their first pre-season game, with a late chipped goal from Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain earning Arsenal a hard-fought 1–1 draw.[6] Arsenal then flew out to California for two more pre-season fixtures, against the MLS All-Stars and Chivas Guadalajara. Wenger would state that Per Mertesacker would not be on the tour, after picking up an injury against Lens. He would later confirm that Mertesacker had surgery in his native Germany, and would be out for 'months'.[7] Arsenal beat the All Stars 2–1 on July 28 (July 29 BST), with a Joel Campbell penalty and a Chuba Akpom close-range finish coming either side of a goal from Didier Drogba.[8] Arsenal concluded their tour on July 31 (August 1 BST) with a 3–1 win over Chivas. Oxlade-Chamberlain and Akpom scored their second pre-season goals each, with the opener scored by Holding.[9] Wenger confirmed that the injury to Mertesacker meant he'd need to sign a replacement ideally or before the season opener against Liverpool on August 14,[10] as talks of incoming transfers intensified.

August

Despite the absence of key players, Wenger gave positive news ahead of a trip to Scandinavia; Alexis Sánchez and Aaron Ramsey would join the team for the tour and would likely be fit for the season opener against Liverpool. Gabriel also returned after missing the US tour with tonsillitis.[11] Arsenal's pre-season continued in Norway, against Viking FK. The Gunners were 8–0 winners; Joel Campbell continued his pre-season form with a double, while Chuba Akpom added his third goal in as many pre-season games. Alex Iwobi also scored a late double, with the remaining goals coming from Theo Walcott, Santi Cazorla (although the Spaniard missed a third-minute penalty), and an own goal from defender Michael Haukås.[12] In a post match interview, Wenger confirmed that Mesut Özil, Laurent Koscielny and Olivier Giroud would not be fit for the game against Liverpool in 9 days, with the trio returning to training on 8 August due to their extended exploits in Euro 2016. He stated that Jack Wilshere would be in training after a knee injury, but he could also miss the opening game, and that Mertesacker would not be available for four months.[13] Arsenal concluded their pre-season with a 3–2 win over Manchester City. Akpom scored for the fourth game running, while Walcott and Iwobi scored for the second successive game. Sergio Agüero and Kelechi Iheanacho scored either side of the Arsenal goals. The game ended on a sour note, however, with Gabriel sustaining a serious injury. The Brazilian was stretchered off, meaning Arsenal were left with Koscielny acting as the club's only available senior centre-back.[14] Wenger's pre-match press conference ahead of the opening day clash with Liverpool was that Gabriel would be back by October, and that Carl Jenkinson (returning from a loan at West Ham) would be fit in November after a knee injury suffered on loan in January.[15]

Similar to last season, Arsenal could not carry on their pre-season form when the league season started. Despite goals from Walcott, Oxlade-Chamberlain and Chambers, Arsenal lost 4–3 at home to Liverpool. Their opening day defeat was the second in succession, and the third in four years (after defeats to Aston Villa and West Ham in 2013–14 and 2015–16, respectively). Walcott gave Arsenal the lead after missing a penalty, but a Philippe Coutinho free kick drew the sides level before half time. An Adam Lallana finish, a second for Coutinho and a goal for debutant Sadio Mané saw Arsenal go behind 4–1 after 63 minutes. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain pulled one back with a solo finish, and Calum Chambers headed in a Cazorla free kick. However, the Gunners failed to force a fourth in the final 15 minutes. Arsenal also had Ramsey limp off, making him Arsenal's fifth injured player in the senior team, alongside Jenkinson, Gabriel, Mertesacker and Danny Welbeck. Xhaka and Holding were given their debuts; Xhaka came off the bench in the second half, while the latter started alongside Chambers in defence.[16]

Arsenal went to the King Power Stadium on the second match day, facing champions Leicester City. Both teams were aiming to bounce back from opening-weekend losses, and while both squads had opportunities of their own, Arsenal enjoyed the better of the first half, with Oxlade-Chamberlain shooting narrowly wide. Despite various attacking exploits from either side in both halves, neither could not find a breakthrough in a fiercely-contested game, as it concluded 0–0. The result left the Gunners 12th, with one point from their first two games.[17] Arsenal would then travel away to Watford, with both sides aiming to achieve their first win of the campaign, after sustaining a defeat and a draw from the opening two league matches. Arsenal would gain the lead after Cazorla converted a penalty following a challenge from Nordin Amrabat on Sánchez, who would later score from a Walcott cross. Özil clinched Arsenal's third on the stroke of half-time, heading in from Sánchez's crisp pass into the box. Roberto Pereyra would also score for the Hornets on his debut midway through the second half, as Arsenal won 3–1.[18] Arsenal would then announce the signings of Lucas Pérez on August 28, with the forward joining from Deportivo La Coruña after the Gunners activated the Spaniard's reported £17.1 million release clause.[19] The deal proceeded Arsenal confirming the signing of German defender Shkodran Mustafi from Valencia on August 30. Mustafi joined the Gunners for £35 million, making him the club's joint second most expensive player, with him commanding the same fee as Sánchez three seasons prior.[20] The duo are expected to join up with the first team following the completion of the international break.[21]

September

Following the international break, Arsenal resumed their Premier League campaign with a hard fought 2–1 home victory over Southampton. Despite an unfortunate own goal by Petr Čech, the Gunners responded with two unanswered goals to ensure the win. In the first half, Laurent Koscielny equalised through a bicycle kick whilst Santi Cazorla struck a penalty in the dying minutes of the match to lead Arsenal to victory. Furthermore, the match saw the debuts of Shkodran Mustafi and Lucas Pérez, with the former making the most clearances and interceptions in the match.[22] Arsenal would begin their nineteenth consecutive season in the UEFA Champions League three days later with a 1–1 away draw against Paris Saint-Germain. Despite going behind after 42 seconds following an Edinson Cavani header, Arsenal bounced back in the latter stages of the game, with Alexis Sánchez rifling in Arsenal's first shot on target. Olivier Giroud, who was brought on as a substitute, picked up two yellow cards in his 27 minutes, thus causing him to miss the home match against Basel on September 28.[23] Arsenal would then travel to newly promoted Hull City on September 17. The Gunners took the lead through Sánchez, who deflected in Alex Iwobi's shot. Sánchez had a penalty saved before half time after a handball by Jake Livermore, who received a red card as a result. In the second half, Arsenal went 2–0 up through a Theo Walcott chip before Hull got a goal back, with Robert Snodgrass converting his penalty when Čech took down Dieumerci Mbokani. Sánchez got his second goal of the game with four minutes later, to restore the two goal lead. Substitute Granit Xhaka scored his first goal in the last minute of stoppage time, with his 25-yard drive wrapping up a 4–1 win.[24]

Their next match saw Arsenal kick off their EFL Cup campaign away to Nottingham Forest. Xhaka opened the scoring with his second long range goal in the space of a week, and new signing Pérez scored a double before Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain scored in stoppage time as Arsenal won 4–0, with Nicklas Bendtner making his first competitive appearance against his former side (having played an Emirates Cup friendly a year prior with Wolfsburg).[25] Arsenal were then drawn at home to Reading in the fourth round of the competition.[26] Arsenal's next game saw them host Chelsea, a team they hadn't beaten in the league since 2011. Arsenal ran riot in the first half, with Sánchez, Walcott and Mesut Özil all finding the back of the net. The half time score of 3–0 remained unchanged at the final whistle.[27] Arsenal's final game of September saw them host Basel in the Champions League, which was the first ever meeting between the clubs in European competition. Xhaka started against the team he began his career with, and also faced his brother Taulant for the first time in club football while Mohamed Elneny was also brought on as a substitute against his former side. Walcott scored a first half double, with a brace in assists from Sánchez, securing a 2–0 win.[28]

October

Arsenal resumed Premier League action on October 2, facing Burnley at Turf Moor. Burnley often chose to sit back during the game, allowing Arsenal to apply attacking pressure, although, both had chances to win the match. Arsenal's pressure finally got to a resistant Burnley side, with Laurent Koscielny scoring at a last minute corner. The controversial goal had claims off both handball and offside, after the defender knocked the ball in with his elbow on the goal-line. Burnley manager Sean Dyche questioned referee Craig Pawson following the game, as the referee had a clear sight of the incident.[29] Retired referee Dermot Gallagher, however, stood by the ruling, claiming it was not an intentional handball.[30] Arsenal hosted Swansea after the international break, looking for their first home win against the Swans since September 2011. Theo Walcott scored his fourth and fifth league goals early on, giving Arsenal a two goal lead before Gylfi Sigurðsson pulled one back before the break. Mesut Özil added a third on his 28th birthday, before Borja González reduced the deficit once more. A controversial red card for a cynical Granit Xhaka challenge on Modou Barrow set up a dramatic finale, but Arsenal prevailed, winning 3–2. This allowed the Gunners to move joint top with league leaders Man City.[31] Arsenal would resume their Champions League campaign on October 19, with a home game against Bulgarian champions, Ludogorets. Goals from Sánchez, Walcott, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and a career first hat-trick for Mesut Özil saw Arsenal to a resounding 6–0 win over the Bulgarians. The victory took the Gunners to seven wins in a row in all competitions.[32] Arsenal's next game would be at home to Middlesbrough in the Premier League. In an end to end clash, Arsenal were denied a late goal from Özil due to an offside, and the match finished 0–0. It was Arsenal's first draw at home since April, and their second of the season. It also ended a run of six consecutive league wins.[33] Arsenal's next match was a home tie in the EFL Cup against Reading. The sides met nearly four years after a famous 7–5 Arsenal win at the same stage of the competition. Oxlade-Chamberlain continued his fine form with a double to give Arsenal a 2–0 win, and set up a quarter final clash with Southampton on November 30.[34][35] Oxlade-Chamberlain's form saw him awarded with a Premier League start against basement side Sunderland. The winger provided an assist as doubles from Olivier Giroud, his first goals of the season, and from Sánchez saw Arsenal convincingly win 4–1. A Jermain Defoe penalty helped the Black Cats get onto the scoresheet.[36] Arsenal's next game would be away at Ludogorets in the Champions League on November 1.

November

Arsenal started November with a Champions League game away to Ludogorets Razgrad. Despite the Bulgarian side going into a shock 2–0 lead early on, Arsenal eventually came back with goals through Granit Xhaka, Olivier Giroud and a late Mesut Özil goal to win 3–2 and qualify for the knockout stages. This took Arsenal's unbeaten run to 15 games in all competitions.[37][38] Arsenal then participated in the North London derby, hosting Tottenham Hotspur in league action on November 6. Arsenal gained the lead just prior to the halftime break, with Kevin Wimmer glancing Özil's free-kick past Hugo Lloris, before Spurs responded with a Harry Kane spot-kick following a tangle between Laurent Koscielny and Mousa Dembélé. Despite presses from either side late on, the game ended 1–1, and left Arsenal 4th in the Premier League going into the international break.[39] Arsenal returned to Premier League action against Manchester United at Old Trafford on November 19. During the match, Arsenal had not had an effort on goal and often conceded to allow United to control the game for long periods, and their advances toward goal were rewarded through a Juan Mata left-foot finish after 68 minutes. During the dying moments of the game, however, a substitute Giroud rose at the far post to head home an Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain cross.[40]

Arsenal then continued in their Champions League campaign with a home game to Paris-Saint Germain, with Arsenal requiring a win to secure top spot in their group as the first round concludes, finishing second in six consecutive seasons. Early on, Edinson Cavani slide home from a Blaise Matuidi cross, before Arsenal gained one back through a penalty from Giroud after a Grzegorz Krychowiak tackle on Alexis Sánchez. Midway through the second half, Arsenal obtained the lead when a penalty-box rebound struck Marco Verratti, before Paris-Saint Germain responded through a ricocheted Lucas Moura header off Alex Iwobi 13 minutes from time as the game ended 2-2. The French champions now have an advantage on head-to-head away goals with one round of games left after a 1-1 draw earlier in the competition.[41] The Gunners then hosted AFC Bournemouth on November 27, and were gifted the lead when Steve Cook's poor backpass allowed Sánchez to calmly side-foot past Adam Federici. Despite Callum Wilson's penalty equaliser, Walcott managed to score after a Nacho Monreal cross in the 58th minute, before Sánchez secured the victory after slotting in Giroud's cross, moving the Gunners to 4th, three points behind top-flight leaders Chelsea.[42] To conclude November, Arsenal welcomed Southampton to play in the quarter-finals of EFL Cup, hoping to win the competition for the first time in Wenger's tenure at the club. The Gunners fielded a side with 10 changes to the previous game, and saw Jordy Clasie and Ryan Bertrand secure victory and inflict the first defeat on Arsenal since the opening day of the season, as Arsenal bowed out of the competition.[43]

Players

Squad information

Further information: Arsenal F.C. § Players
N
 P
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 EU
 Since
 App
 Goals
 Ends
 Transfer fee
 Notes
1 GK Poland Szczęsny, WojciechWojciech Szczęsny 26EU 2007 181 0 undisclosed[44] Youth system On loan to Roma
2 DF France Debuchy, MathieuMathieu Debuchy 31EU 2014 23 1 undisclosed £12.0M[45]
3 DF England Gibbs, KieranKieran Gibbs 27EU 2007 219 6 undisclosed[46] Youth system
4 DF Germany Mertesacker, PerPer Mertesacker 32EU 2011 208 8 undisclosed[47] £8.0M[48]
5 DF Brazil Paulista, GabrielGabriel Paulista 26Non-EU 2015 (Winter) 43 1 undisclosed[49] £11.3M[50]
6 DF France Koscielny, LaurentLaurent Koscielny 31EU 2010 266 22 undisclosed[51] £8.5M[52]
7 FW Chile Sánchez, AlexisAlexis Sánchez 27Non-EU 2014 113 55 undisclosed[53] £30.0M[54]
8 MF Wales Ramsey, AaronAaron Ramsey 25EU 2008 274 43 undisclosed[55] £4.8M[56]
9 FW Spain Pérez, LucasLucas Pérez 28EU 2016 7 2 undisclosed £17.1M[57]
10 MF England Wilshere, JackJack Wilshere 24EU 2008 159 12 2018[58] Youth system On loan to AFC Bournemouth
11 MF Germany Özil, MesutMesut Özil 28EU 2013 136 28 undisclosed[59] £42.5M[60][61][62]
12 FW France Giroud, OlivierOlivier Giroud 30EU 2012 198 87 undisclosed[63] £12.8M[64]
13 GK Colombia Ospina, DavidDavid Ospina 28Non-EU 2014 41 0 undisclosed[65] £3.2M[66]
14 FW England Walcott, TheoTheo Walcott 27EU 2006 (Winter) 360 94 2019[67] £9.0M[68]
15 MF England Oxlade-Chamberlain, AlexAlex Oxlade-Chamberlain 23EU 2011 169 20 undisclosed[69] £12.0M[70]
16 DF England Holding, RobRob Holding 21EU 2016 6 0 undisclosed £2.0M[71]
17 FW Nigeria Iwobi, AlexAlex Iwobi 20Non-EU 2015 38 2 undisclosed Youth system
18 DF Spain Monreal, NachoNacho Monreal 30EU 2013 (Winter) 146 2 undisclosed[72] £8.5M[73]
19 MF Spain Cazorla, SantiSanti Cazorla 31EU 2012 180 29 undisclosed[55] £12.0M[74]
20 DF Germany Mustafi, ShkodranShkodran Mustafi 24EU 2016 16 0 undisclosed £35.0M[75]
21 DF England Chambers, CalumCalum Chambers 21EU 2014 60 3 undisclosed[76] £16.0m[77] On loan to Middlesbrough
22 FW France Sanogo, YayaYaya Sanogo 23EU 2013 20 1 undisclosed[78] Free[78]
23 FW England Welbeck, DannyDanny Welbeck 26EU 2014 49 13 2019 £16.0M
24 DF Spain Bellerín, HéctorHéctor Bellerín 21EU 2013 87 3 undisclosed Youth system
25 DF England Jenkinson, CarlCarl Jenkinson 24EU 2011 62 1 undisclosed[79] £1.0M[80]
26 GK Argentina Martínez, EmilianoEmiliano Martínez 24Non-EU 2010 11 0 undisclosed Youth system
28 FW Costa Rica Campbell, JoelJoel Campbell 24Non-EU 2011 41 4 undisclosed[81] £0.9M[82] On loan to Sporting CP
29 MF Switzerland Xhaka, GranitGranit Xhaka 24Non-EU 2016 17 3 undisclosed £30.0M[83]
31 MF France Reine-Adélaïde, JeffJeff Reine-Adélaïde 18EU 2016 5 0 undisclosed Youth system
32 FW England Akpom, ChubaChuba Akpom 21EU 2013 10 0 undisclosed Youth system
33 GK Czech Republic Čech, PetrPetr Čech 34EU 2015 56 0 2019[84] £10.0M[84]
34 MF France Coquelin, FrancisFrancis Coquelin 25EU 2008 125 0 undisclosed[85] Youth system
35 MF Egypt Elneny, MohamedMohamed Elneny 24Non-EU 2016 (Winter) 33 1 undisclosed £7.4M[86][87]
— FW Japan Asano, TakumaTakuma Asano 22Non-EU 2016 0 0 undisclosed £0.8M[88] On loan to Stuttgart
  • Last updated: 3 December 2016
  • Source: Arsenal F.C. and footballdatabase.com (for EU passport, country as international player, contract ending and transfer fee)
  • Ordered by squad number.

Transfers

Transfers in

Arsenal started their transfer business early, acquiring Swiss midfielder Granit Xhaka for a reported £30 million from Borussia Mönchengladbach on 25 May.[1] Arsenal continued their recruitment in July, signing young forward Takuma Asano from Sanfrecce Hiroshima for an undisclosed fee, widely believed to be £800,000.[4] On 22 July, Arsenal confirmed their third summer signing in Rob Holding, with the defender joining from Bolton for a reported fee of £2 million.[5] The club would later sign Nigerian prospect Kelechi Nwakali, who joined the Arsenal reserve team on a five-year deal.[89] Arsenal would move for Lucas Pérez and Shkodran Mustafi late in the transfer window, with the La Liga duo eventually joining for a reported £17.1 million[57] and £35 million, respectively.[75]

# Position Player Transferred from Fee Date Team Source
29 MF Switzerland Granit Xhaka Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach Undisclosed (~£30,000,000)[83] 21 May 2016 First team [1]
— FW Japan Takuma Asano Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima Undisclosed (~£800,000)[88] 3 July 2016 First team [4]
16 DF England Rob Holding England Bolton Wanderers Undisclosed (~£2,000,000)[71] 22 July 2016 First team [5]
— MF Nigeria Kelechi Nwakali Nigeria Diamond Football Academy Undisclosed (~£3,000,000)[90] 5 August 2016 Reserves [89]
9 FW Spain Lucas Pérez Spain Deportivo La Coruña Undisclosed (~£17,100,000)[57] 30 August 2016 First team [91]
20 DF Germany Shkodran Mustafi Spain Valencia Undisclosed (~£35,000,000)[75] 30 August 2016 First team [92]

Total spending: Decrease Undisclosed (~£87,900,000)

Transfers out

# Position Player Transferred to Fee Date Team Source
8 MF Spain Mikel Arteta Retired[lower-alpha 1] n/a 30 June 2016 First team [94]
20 MF France Mathieu Flamini England Crystal Palace[lower-alpha 2] Free transfer (Released) 30 June 2016 First team [94]
7 MF Czech Republic Tomáš Rosický Czech Republic Sparta Prague[lower-alpha 3] Free transfer (Released) 30 June 2016 First team [94]
42 DF England Isaac Hayden England Newcastle United Undisclosed (~£2,500,000)[97] 11 July 2016 First team [98]
— MF Brazil Wellington Silva Brazil Fluminense Undisclosed 18 July 2016 Reserves [99]
— DF Greece Ilias Chatzitheodoridis England Brentford Free transfer 6 August 2016 Reserves [100]
27 MF Germany Serge Gnabry Germany Werder Bremen Undisclosed (~£5,000,000)[101] 31 August 2016 First team [102]

Total incoming: Increase Undisclosed (~£7,500,000+)

  1. ↑ Upon the expiry of Arteta's contract, he retired and joined Manchester City in a coaching position.[93]
  2. ↑ Upon the expiry of Flamini's contract, he joined Crystal Palace.[95]
  3. ↑ Upon the expiry of Rosický's contract, he signed for Sparta Prague.[96]

Loans in

# Position Player Loaned from Date Loan expires Team Source

Loans out

# Position Player Loaned to Date Loan expires Team Source
38 MF England Daniel Crowley England Oxford United 1 July 2016 30 June 2017 Reserves [103]
43 GK England Ryan Huddart England Eastleigh 1 July 2016 30 June 2017 Reserves [104]
57 MF Spain Jon Toral Spain Granada 15 July 2016 30 June 2017 Reserves [105]
1 GK Poland Wojciech Szczęsny Italy Roma 4 August 2016 30 June 2017 First team [106]
52 DF England Stefan O'Connor Netherlands Maastricht 5 August 2016 30 June 2017 Reserves [107]
53 DF Spain Julio Pleguezuelo Spain Mallorca 5 August 2016 30 June 2017 Reserves [108]
59 DF England Tafari Moore Netherlands Jong FC Utrecht 17 August 2016 30 June 2017 Reserves [109]
28 FW Costa Rica Joel Campbell Portugal Sporting CP 21 August 2016 30 June 2017 First team [110]
— FW Japan Takuma Asano Germany Stuttgart 26 August 2016 30 June 2017 First team [111]
21 DF England Calum Chambers England Middlesbrough 30 August 2016 30 June 2017 First team [112]
— MF Nigeria Kelechi Nwakali Netherlands Maastricht 31 August 2016 30 June 2017 Reserves [113]
52 MF Finland Glen Kamara England Colchester United 31 August 2016 1 January 2017 Reserves [114]
10 MF England Jack Wilshere England AFC Bournemouth[lower-alpha 1] 31 August 2016 30 June 2017 First team [116][117]
  1. ↑ AFC Bournemouth paid a £2,000,000 loan fee.[115]

Overall transfer activity

Spending

Summer: Decrease Undisclosed (~£87,900,000)

Winter: Steady £0

Total: Decrease Undisclosed (~£87,900,000)

Income

Summer: Increase Undisclosed (~£7,500,000+)

Winter: Steady £0

Total: Increase Undisclosed (~£7,500,000+)

Net expenditure

Summer: Decrease Undisclosed (~£80,400,000-)

Winter: Steady £0

Total: Decrease Undisclosed (~£80,400,000-)

Club

Coaching staff

This is Arsène Wenger's 21st season with Arsenal.
Position Staff
Manager France Arsène Wenger
Assistant manager England Steve Bould
First team coach Bosnia and Herzegovina Boro Primorac
England Neil Banfield
Goalkeeping coach Republic of Ireland Gerry Peyton
Head of athletic performance enhancement United States Shad Forsythe
Fitness coach England Tony Colbert
England Craig Gant
Physiotherapist England Colin Lewin
England Ben Ashworth
England Andrew Rolls
Club doctor Republic of Ireland Gary O'Driscoll
Head of academy Netherlands Andries Jonker
Masseur England Darren Page
England Chris Harvey
England Chris Senior
Kit manager England Vic Akers
Assistant Kit manager England Paul Akers
Equipment manager England Paul Johnson
Performance nutritionist England James Collins
Football analyst England Ben Knapper

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

Kit

Supplier: Puma Sponsor: Fly Emirates

Home[118]
Away[119]
Third[119]

Kit information

This is third consecutive season Puma has supplied Arsenal with kits.

Other information

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

Last updated: 30 May 2014
Source: Arsenal F.C.

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

As of 3 December 2016

Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute.

No. Pos. Nat. Name Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup Champions League Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2 DF  FRA Mathieu Debuchy 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
3 DF  ENG Kieran Gibbs 1 (3) 0 0 0 3 0 3 (1) 0 7 (4) 0
5 DF  BRA Gabriel 1 (1) 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 4 (1) 0
6 DF  FRA Laurent Koscielny 13 2 0 0 0 0 5 0 18 2
7 FW  CHI Alexis Sánchez 13 (1) 11 0 0 0 0 5 2 18 (1) 13
8 MF  WAL Aaron Ramsey 2 (4) 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 5 (4) 0
9 FW  ESP Lucas Pérez 1 (2) 0 0 0 3 2 0 (1) 0 4 (3) 2
11 MF  GER Mesut Özil 12 (1) 4 0 0 0 0 5 4 17 (1) 8
12 FW  FRA Olivier Giroud 0 (7) 3 0 0 0 (1) 0 2 (1) 2 2 (9) 5
13 GK  COL David Ospina 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 5 0
14 FW  ENG Theo Walcott 13 6 0 0 0 0 2 (1) 3 15 (1) 9
15 MF  ENG Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain 6 (6) 2 0 0 2 3 2 (3) 1 10 (9) 6
16 DF  ENG Rob Holding 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 6 0
17 FW  NGA Alex Iwobi 8 (2) 0 0 0 2 0 3 (2) 0 13 (4) 0
18 DF  ESP Nacho Monreal 13 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 15 0
19 MF  ESP Santi Cazorla 7 (1) 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 10 (1) 2
20 DF  GER Shkodran Mustafi 11 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 16 0
24 DF  ESP Héctor Bellerín 11 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 14 0
25 DF  ENG Carl Jenkinson 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 5 0
26 GK  ARG Emiliano Martínez 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 0
29 MF   SUI Granit Xhaka 7 (4) 1 0 0 1 (1) 1 2 (2) 1 10 (7) 3
31 MF  FRA Jeff Reine-Adélaïde 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 0
32 FW  ENG Chuba Akpom 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
33 GK  CZE Petr Čech 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0
34 MF  FRA Francis Coquelin 10 (1) 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 15 (1) 0
35 MF  EGY Mohamed Elneny 5 (4) 0 0 0 3 0 0 (4) 0 8 (8) 0
37 DF  POL Krystian Bielik 0 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 (1) 0
40 MF  USA Gedion Zelalem 0 0 0 0 0 (2) 0 0 0 0 (2) 0
55 MF  ENG Ainsley Maitland-Niles 0 (1) 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 (1) 0
68 MF  ENG Chris Willock 0 0 0 0 0 (2) 0 0 0 0 (2) 0
Players out on loan for rest of the season
10 MF  ENG Jack Wilshere 0 (2) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (2) 0
21 DF  ENG Calum Chambers 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1

Goalscorers

As of 3 December 2016
Rank Position Name Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup Champions League Total
1 FW Chile Alexis Sánchez 11 0 0 2 13
2 FW England Theo Walcott 6 0 0 3 9
3 MF Germany Mesut Özil 4 0 0 4 8
4 MF England Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain 2 0 3 1 6
5 FW France Olivier Giroud 3 0 0 2 5
6 MF Switzerland Granit Xhaka 1 0 1 1 3
7 MF Spain Santi Cazorla 2 0 0 0 2
DF France Laurent Koscielny 2 0 0 0 2
FW Spain Lucas Pérez 0 0 2 0 2
10 DF England Calum Chambers 1 0 0 0 1
Own goals 1 0 0 1 2
Total 33 0 6 14 53

Disciplinary record

As of 3 December 2016
Rank Position Name Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup Champions League Total
Red card Red card Red card Red card Red card
1 MF Switzerland Granit Xhaka 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 1
2 CF France Olivier Giroud 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
3 MF France Francis Coquelin 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 6 0
4 FW Chile Alexis Sánchez 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
5 DF France Laurent Koscielny 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0
DF Germany Shkodran Mustafi 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
7 MF Spain Santi Cazorla 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
GK Czech Republic Petr Čech 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
DF England Rob Holding 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
FW Nigeria Alex Iwobi 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
MF Wales Aaron Ramsey 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
12 DF Egypt Mohamed Elneny 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
DF Brazil Gabriel 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
DF England Kieran Gibbs 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
DF England Carl Jenkinson 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
DF Spain Nacho Monreal 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
DF Spain Lucas Pérez 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
MF England Jack Wilshere 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Total241004061342

Clean sheets

As of 3 December 2016
Rank Name Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup Champions League Total
1 Czech Republic Petr Čech 4 0 0 0 4
2 Colombia David Ospina 0 0 0 2 2
Argentina Emiliano Martínez 0 0 2 0 2
Total 40228

Pre-season

Lens 1–1 Arsenal in Stade Bollaert-Delelis.

In February 2016, it was announced that Arsenal would play in the Major League Soccer All-Star Game at Avaya Stadium in San Jose, California in addition to a friendly against Mexican side Guadalajara three days later.[121] However, Arsenal later announced that the annual Emirates Cup would be cancelled for the second time in its history due to the extended absence of international players participating in Euro 2016 and "essential pitch reconstruction works" at the Emirates Stadium.[122] Arsenal confirmed their final pre-season fixtures before the Premier League campaign in early-June 2016, as Scandinavian trips against Viking in Stavanger and Premier League rivals Manchester City in Gothenburg completed the line-up.[123] It is the third time in four years that Arsenal and Manchester City will meet in a pre-season fixture outside of England.[124] To complete Arsenal's pre-season calendar, in early-July, Arsenal announced their pre-season opening fixture against RC Lens of Ligue 2 to be played 15 days after the announcement date. It was hence confirmed that the club's pre-season fixture list would stretch from 22 July to 7 August 2016 (6 days before the start of the Premier League season).

  Win   Draw   Loss

Competitions

Overview

Competition Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Premier League 14 9 4 1 33 14 +19 64.29
FA Cup 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
EFL Cup 3 2 0 1 6 2 +4 66.67
Champions League 5 3 2 0 14 5 +9 60.00
Total 22 14 6 2 53 21 +32 63.64

Last updated: 3 December 2016
Source: Competitions

Premier League

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Chelsea 14 11 1 2 32 11 +21 34 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2 Arsenal 14 9 4 1 33 14 +19 31
3 Liverpool 14 9 3 2 35 18 +17 30
4 Manchester City 14 9 3 2 30 15 +15 30 Qualification for the Champions League play-off round
5 Tottenham Hotspur 14 7 6 1 24 10 +14 27 Qualification for the Europa League group stage
Updated to match(es) played on 5 December 2016. 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).[130]

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
14 9 4 1 33 14  +19 31 4 2 1 15 9  +6 5 2 0 18 5  +13

Last updated: 3 December 2016.
Source: Premier League

Results by matchday

Matchday1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAAHAHAHHAHAHA                        
Result L D W W W W W W D W D D W W                                                
Position 15 12 7 6 3 3 3 2 1 2 4 4 4 2                                                

Last updated: 3 December 2016.
Source: Statto.com
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Matches

On 15 June 2016, the fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.[131]

  Win   Draw   Loss

FA Cup

Main article: 2016–17 FA Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss

EFL Cup

Main article: 2016–17 EFL Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss

UEFA Champions League

Arsenal qualified for the group stage of the 2016–17 UEFA Champions League due to finishing second in the 2015–16 Premier League. This meant that Arsenal qualified for the UEFA Champions League for the 19th consecutive season.

Group stage

The Gunners were drawn against French side Paris Saint-Germain, Swiss club Basel and Bulgarian team Ludogorets Razgrad.[132][133]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification PSG ARS LUD BAS
1 France Paris Saint-Germain (A) 5 3 2 0 11 5 +6 11 Advance to knockout phase — 1–1 6 Dec 3–0
2 England Arsenal (A) 5 3 2 0 14 5 +9 11 2–2 — 6–0 2–0
3 Bulgaria Ludogorets Razgrad (Y) 5 0 2 3 4 13 −9 2 Transfer to Europa League 1–3 2–3 — 0–0
4 Switzerland Basel (Y) 5 0 2 3 2 8 −6 2 1–2 6 Dec 1–1 —
Updated to match(es) played on 23 November 2016. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(A) Advance to a further round; (Y) Cannot advance to knockout phase, but may transfer to Europa League.

  Win   Draw   Loss

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 Laurent Koscielny 35.6%[139]
September Chile Alexis Sánchez 39.4%[140]
October Germany Mesut Özil 45%[141]

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