Arsenal F.C. season 2007-08

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Arsenal
Season 2007–08
Manager	Arsène Wenger
Chairman	Peter Hill-Wood
League	Premier League
Final league position	3rd
FA Cup	Fifth Round
Carling Cup	Semi-finals
UEFA Champions League	Quarter-finals
Top goalscorer	League: Emmanuel Adebayor (24) All: Emmanuel Adebayor (30)

The 2007-08 season is Arsenal F.C.'s 16th year in the Premier League. This article shows statistics of the club's players in the season, and also lists all matches that the club have and will play in the season.

Contents 1 Events 2 Players 2.1 Squad information 2.2 Squad stats 2.3 Starting 11 2.4 Players in / out 2.4.1 In 2.4.2 Out 3 Club 3.1 Coaching staff 3.2 Kit 3.3 Other information 4 Competitions 4.1 Overall 4.2 Premier League 4.2.1 Classification 4.2.2 Results summary 4.2.3 Results by round 5 Matches 5.1 Competitive 5.2 FA Cup 5.2.1 Round 3 5.2.2 Round 4 5.2.3 Round 5 5.3 Pre-season 6 References 7 External links

[edit] Events

• 26 May: Arsenal sign Lukasz Fabianski from Legia Warsaw for an undisclosed fee^[1]
• 19 June: Jérémie Aliadière joins Middlesbrough from Arsenal for £2million^[2]
• 23 June: Thierry Henry joins Barcelona from Arsenal for an estimated £16million^[3]
• 2 July: Arsenal sign striker Eduardo da Silva from Dinamo Zagreb for an undisclosed fee^[4]
• 12 July: Arsenal sign Bacary Sagna from Auxerre for an undisclosed fee^[5]
• 30 July: Jose Antonio Reyes, who had spent the 2006-07 season on loan with Real Madrid, joins Atletico Madrid for between £6million and £8million^[6]
• 29 August: Arsenal beat Sparta Prague 5-0 on aggregate to reach group stage of UEFA Champions League^[7]
• 31 August: Lassana Diarra joins Arsenal from Chelsea for an undisclosed fee^[8]
• 7 September: Arsene Wenger signs new contract that will keep him at Arsenal until at least 2011^[9]
• 23 October: Arsenal equal the UEFA Champions League record victory, beating Slavia Prague 7-0 at the Emirates Stadium^[10]
• 9 December: Arsenal suffer their first defeat of the season, losing 2-1 to Middlesbrough at the Riverside^[11]
• 17 January: Lassana Diarra joins Portsmouth for an undisclosed fee after just six months at the Emirates^[12]
• 22 January: Arsenal are knocked out of the Carling Cup, losing 6-2 on aggregate to North London rivals Tottenham Hotspur^[13]
• 16 February: Arsenal are knocked out of the FA Cup, losing 4-0 to rivals Manchester United at Old Trafford^[14]
• 24 February: Arsenal striker Eduardo suffers a double compound fracture to his leg in the 2-2 draw at Birmingham City. Experts suggest he may take more than a year to fully recover^[15]
• 4 March: Arsenal progress to the quarter finals of the UEFA Champions League, beating reigning champions AC Milan 2-0. Arsenal become the first English team ever to beat AC Milan at the San Siro^[16]
• 29 March: 10 man Arsenal come from 2-0 at half time to beat Bolton Wanderers 3-2 at the Reebok Stadium^[17]
• 5 April: Arsenal's hopes of winning the Premier League are all but wiped out after they can only manage a 1-1 draw with Liverpool, leaving them 5 points behind leaders Manchester United, who also have a game in hand^[18]
• 8 April: Arsenal are knocked out of the Champions League after losing to Liverpool 5-3 on aggregate^[19]
• 5 May: Mathieu Flamini agrees a four year contract with Italian club AC Milan, meaning he will leave Arsenal on a free transfer at the end of the season^[20]

[edit] Players

[edit] Squad information

EU	Country	N	P	Name	Cap	Age	Since	App		Ends	Transfer fee	Notes
	ESP	24	GK	Almunia		31	2004	73	0		£ 0.5m
	FRA	3	RB	Sagna		25	2007	40	1		£ 6.0m
N	CIV	5	CB	Touré	VC1	27	2002	277	13		£ 0.15m
	FRA	10	CB	Gallas	Cap	30	2006	71	7	2010	£ 5.0m
	FRA	22	LB	Clichy		22	2003	145	0		£ 0.25m
N	CIV	27	RM	Eboué		25	2005	107	2	2009	£ 1.54m
	FRA	16	DM	Flamini		24	2004	152	8	2008	Free
	ESP	4	CM	Fàbregas		21	2003	198	25	2014	£ 2.25m + van Bronckhorst
N	BLR	13	AM	Hleb		27	2005	129	11	2009	£ 5.025m to £10.8m
N	TOG	25	CF	Adebayor		24	2006	105	45		£ 3.0m
N	CRO  BRA	9	CF	Eduardo		25	2007	31	12	2011	£ 9.0m
	DEN	26	CF	Bendtner		20	2005	43	9	2012	Nominal
	ENG	32	CF	Walcott		19	2006	71	8	2008	£ 5.0m to £12.0m
N	BRA	19	DM	Gilberto	VC2	31	2002	232	23	2009	£ 4.5m
N	SUI	6	CB	Senderos		23	2003	115	3		£ 0.5m
	FRA	2	CM	Diaby		22	2006	61	6	2012	£ 3.0m
	CZE	7	AM	Rosický		27	2006	56	13		£ 6.8m
N	BRA	15	CM	Denílson		20	2006	41	2		£ 3.4m
	NED	11	CF	v. Persie		24	2004	133	43	2011	£ 2.75m
	ENG	31	RB	Hoyte		23	2003	68	1		Youth system
N	CMR	17	DM	Song		20	2006	30	1		£ 1.0m
	GER	1	GK	Lehmann		38	2003	199	0	2008	£ 1.5m
	FRA	8	CM	Diarra		23	2007	7	0			Transferred in January
	FRA	30	LB	Traoré		18	2005	18	0		Nominal
	POL	21	GK	Fabiański		23	2007	8	0		£ 2.0m
N	SUI  CIV	20	CB	Djourou		21	2004	48	0		Youth system
	ENG	35	CM	Randall		18	2006	5	0		Youth system	Out on loan in January
	ESP	42	AM	Merida		18	2007	3	0		Youth system	Out on loan in January
	ENG	34	LM	Gibbs		18	2007	2	0		Youth system	Out on loan in January
	NED	43	AM	Barazite		18	2007	2	0		Youth system
	ENG	39	CM	Lansbury		17	2007	1	0		Youth system
	ENG		RB	Gilbert		21	2004	9	0		Youth system

Last updated: 11 May
Source: Arsenal.com, players' Wikipedia articles, soccerbase.com, ESPN (for appearances and goals) and footballdatabase.com (for EU passport, contract ending and transfer fee)
Ordered by Starting 11 then appearances.
Player must own an EU passport or be a full, current, 'A' international to legally play in English football. (Source)
Squad size is unlimited.
EU = if holds or not a European Union passport; Country: when 2 flags, 1st flag = country that plays for internationally, 2nd flag = country of birth; N = number on jersey; P = position (for position name, pause mouse pointer on abbreviation); Name = name on jersey (for more extensive name, pause mouse pointer on name); Cap: Cap = captain, VC = vice-captain; Age = current age or age on the end of the season; Since = when the player started to be a permanent part of the squad (no icon for summer transfer; for winter transfer); App and = only competitive appearances and goals. See source for more detail; Ends = when the player's contract ends; = undisclosed.

[edit] Squad stats

				Total			UEFA Champions League		Premier League		FA Cup		Football League Cup

Country	N	P	Name	GS	App		App		App		App		App		Notes
ESP	24	GK	Almunia	38	38		9		29
FRA	3	RB	Sagna	38	40	1	8		29	1	1		2
CIV	5	CB	Touré	40	41	2	9		30	2	2
FRA	10	CB	Gallas	42	42	4	8		31	4	2		1
FRA	22	LB	Clichy	48	49		10		38		1
CIV	27	RM	Eboué	31	36		10		23		2		1
FRA	16	DM	Flamini	39	40	3	8		30	3	2
ESP	4	CM	Fàbregas	43	45	13	10	6	32	7	2		1
BLR	13	AM	Hleb	39	42	4	8	2	31	2	2		1
TOG	25	CF	Adebayor	40	48	30	9	3	36	24	2	2	1	1
CRO  BRA	9	CF	Eduardo	22	31	12	6	3	17	4	3	1	5	4
DEN	26	CF	Bendtner	16	40	9	6	2	27	5	2	1	5	1
ENG	32	CF	Walcott	19	39	7	9	2	25	4	1		4	1
BRA	19	DM	Gilberto	20	36	1	7		23	1	3		3
SUI	6	CB	Senderos	27	32	2	8		18	2	3		3
FRA	2	CM	Diaby	20	27	4	6	2	14	1	2		5	1
CZE	7	AM	Rosický	19	24	7	5	1	18	6	1
BRA	15	CM	Denílson	13	23	2	4		13		1		5	2
NED	11	CF	v. Persie	20	23	9	7	2	15	7			1
ENG	31	RB	Hoyte	11	15		2		5		3		5
CMR	17	DM	Song	10	15	1	3		9	1			3
GER	1	GK	Lehmann	12	13		3		7		3
FRA	8	CM	Diarra	9	13		3		7				3		Transferred in January
FRA	30	LB	Traoré	9	11		2		3		2		4
POL	21	GK	Fabiański	8	8				3				5
SUI  CIV	20	CB	Djourou	2	3				2				1
ENG	38	CM	Randall	1	3				1				2		Out on loan in January
ESP	42	AM	Merida		3								3		Out on loan in January
ENG	34	LM	Gibbs	1	2								2		Out on loan in January
NED	43	AM	Barazite		2								2
ENG	39	CM	Lansbury		1								1

Last updated: 11 May
Source: Arsenal.com
Ordered by Starting 11 then appearances
0 shown as blank
Country: when 2 flags, 1st flag = country that plays for internationally, 2nd flag = country of birth; N = number on jersey; P = Position (for position name, pause mouse pointer on abbreviation); Name = Name on jersey (for more extensive name, pause mouse pointer on name); GS = Game Started; App = Appearances.

[edit] Starting 11

This section shows the most used players for each position considering a 4-4-2 formation.

Country N P Name GS Notes  ESP 24 GK Almunia 38  FRA 3 RB Sagna 38  CIV 5 CB Touré 40  FRA 10 CB Gallas 42  FRA 22 LB Clichy 48  CIV 27 RM Eboué 31  FRA 16 DM Flamini 39  ESP 4 CM Fàbregas 43  BLR 13 AM Hleb 39  TOG 25 CF Adebayor 41  CRO  BRA 9 CF Eduardo 22

Almunia Sagna Touré Gallas Clichy Eboué Flamini Fàbregas Hleb Adebayor Eduardo

Last updated: 11 May
Source: Squad stats and Start formations.
Only competitive matches.
Using the most used start formation.
Ordered by position on pitch (from back right to front left).
Country: 1st flag=country of birth, 2nd flag=country that plays for internationally (if different); N = number on jersey; P = Position (for position name, pause mouse pointer on abbreviation); Name = Name on jersey (for more extensive name, pause mouse pointer on name).

[edit] Players in / out

[edit] In

Status	EU	Country	N	P	Name	Age	Moving from	Transfer Window	Ends	Transfer fee	Source
Transferred Y		POL	21	GK	Fabiański	22	Legia Warsaw				BBC
Transferred Y	N	CRO  BRA	9	CF	Eduardo	24	Dinamo Zagreb		2011		Arsenal.com
Transferred Y		NOR		CB	Nordtveit	17	FK Haugesund				Arsenal.com
Transferred Y		FRA	3	RB	Sagna	24	Auxerre				BBC

[edit] Out

Status	EU	Country	N	P	Name	Age	Moving to	Transfer Window	Transfer fee	Source
Transferred Y		ENG  COD		DM	Muamba	20	Birmingham City		£ 4m	BBC
Contract ended Y		EST		GK	Poom	36	Watford		Free	BBC
Transferred Y		FRA	14	FW	Henry	30	Barcelona		£16.1m	BBC
Transferred Y		FRA		FW	Aliadière	25	Middlesbrough		£ 2m	BBC
Contract ended Y		ITA		FW	Lupoli	20	Fiorentina		Free	BBC
Loaned out Y		ENG		CB	Connolly	20	Colchester United		n/a	BBC
Transferred Y		SWE		RM	Ljungberg	31	West Ham United		£ 3m	BBC
Transferred Y		ESP		LM	Reyes	24	Atlético Madrid		£ 6m
Loaned out Y		ENG		RB	Gilbert	21	Southend United		n/a
Contract ended Y		ENG		CB	Garry	24	Bournemouth		Free
Loaned out Y	N	SUI  CIV		DM	Djourou	21	Birmingham City		n/a
Loaned out Y	N	MEX		FW	Vela	19	Osasuna		n/a
Loaned out Y	N	BRA		LB	Pedro Silva	18	Salamanca		n/a
Transferred Y		ENG		CB	Connolly	20	Queens Park Rangers			BBC
Loaned out Y		ESP	42	AM	Merida	18	Real Sociedad		n/a	Sky
Transferred Y		FRA	8	DM	Diarra	23	Portsmouth			BBC
Loaned out Y		ENG	38	CM	Randall	18	Burnley		n/a	BBC
Loaned out Y		ENG	34	LM	Gibbs	18	Norwich City		n/a	Sky

Last updated: 30 January
EU = if holds or not a European Union passport; Country: when 2 flags, 1st flag = country that plays for internationally, 2nd flag = country of birth; N = number on jersey; P = Position (for position name, pause mouse pointer on abbreviation); Name = Name on jersey (for more extensive name, pause mouse pointer on name); Age = age on the day of the signing; Moving from = only indicate the club the player was playing before start playing for this club in this season, for the type of the moving see Status column; Moving to = only indicates the club the player is going to play next, for the type of the moving see Status column; Ends = when the player's current contract ends; = Undisclosed; = Summer transfer window; = Winter transfer window; n/a = Not applicable.

[edit] Club

[edit] Coaching staff

Position	Staff
Manager	Arsène Wenger
Assistant manager	Pat Rice
First Team Coach	Boro Primorac
Goalkeeping coach	Gerry Peyton
Physiotherapist	Gary Lewin
Fitness coach	Tony Colbert
Chief scout	Steve Rowley

Last updated: 20 July
Source: Arsenal FC

[edit] Kit

Supplier: Nike
Sponsor: Fly Emirates

Home

Away

Third

Source: arsenal.com

[edit] Other information

Chairman	Peter Hill-Wood
Ground (capacity and dimensions)	Emirates Stadium (60,355 / 114x71 yards)

Last updated: 2 December
Source: Arsenal F.C. and Emirates Stadiium

[edit] Competitions

[edit] Overall

Competition	Started round	Final position / round	First match	Last match
Premier League	—	3rd	12 August	11 May
UEFA Champions League	Third qualifying round	Quarter-finals	15 August	8 April
Football League Cup	3rd round	Semi-finals	24 September	22 January
FA Cup	3rd round	5th round	6 January	16 February

Last updated: 11 May
Source: Competitions' Wikipedia articles.

[edit] Premier League

[edit] Classification

P	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Manchester United  (C)	38	27	6	5	80	22	58	87	UEFA Champions League 2008-09 Group stage
2	Chelsea	38	25	10	3	65	26	39	85
3	Arsenal	38	24	11	3	74	31	43	83	UEFA Champions League 2008-09 Third qualifying round
4	Liverpool	38	21	13	4	67	28	39	76

Last updated: 11 May
Source: Premier League 2007-08
Rules for classification: 1^st points; 2^nd goal difference; 3^rd goals scored.
P = Position; Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points; (C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted.

[edit] Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
38	83	24	11	3	74	31	+43	14	5	0	37	11	+26	10	6	3	37	20	+17

Last updated: 11 May
Source: Barclays Premier League
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference

[edit] Results by round

Round	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38
Ground	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	W	D	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	D	D	W	W	W	D	L	W	W	D	W	W	D	W	W	W	W	D	D	D	D	L	W	D	L	W	W	W	W

Last updated: 11 May.
Source: Competitive Matches
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Lose; W = Win.

[edit] Matches

[edit] Competitive

M	Date	Tournament	Round	Ground	Opponent	Score1	Report
1	12 August	Premier League	1	H	Fulham	2 – 1	Report Kick off Attendance Referee Report link 12:00 BST 60,093 Paul Dowd                                           Arsenal  83' (pen.) v. Persie  90' Hleb Flamini Fulham  1' Healy Warner Bocanegra Smertin Diop Kamara
2	15 August	UEFA Champions League	Third qualifying round	A	Sparta Prague	2 – 0	Report Kick off Attendance Referee Report link 20:45 CEST 19,586 Luis Medina Cantalejo (Spain)                                                         Arsenal  72' Fàbregas  90' Hleb Fàbregas Flamini v. Persie Sparta Prague Hasek Kulic
3	19 August	Premier League	2	A	Blackburn Rovers	1 – 1	Report Kick off Attendance Referee Report link 15:00 BST 24,917 Alan Wiley                                         Arsenal  18' v. Persie Clichy Eduardo Flamini v. Persie Blackburn Rovers  72' Dunn Nelsen Samba Savage
4	25 August	Premier League	3	H	Manchester City	1 – 0	Report Kick off Attendance Referee Report link 15:00 BST 60,114 Chris Foy                                       Arsenal  80' Fàbregas Manchester City Hamann
5	29 August	UEFA Champions League	Third qualifying round	H	Sparta Prague	3 – 0	Report Kick off Attendance Referee Report link 20:05 BST 58,462 Frank De Bleeckere (Belgian)                                                         Arsenal  7' Rosický  82' Fàbregas  89' Eduardo Walcott Sparta Prague Řepka Kulič
6	2 September	Premier League	4	H	Portsmouth	3 – 1	Report Kick off Attendance Referee Report link 13:30 BST 60,114 Mark Halsey                                             Arsenal  8' (pen.) Adebayor  35' Fàbregas  49' Senderos  59' Rosický Fàbregas Portsmouth  60' Kanu Hreidarsson Kanu
7	15 September	Premier League	5	A	Tottenham Hotspur	3 – 1	Report Kick off Attendance Referee Report link 13:30 BST 36,053 Mark Clattenburg                                             Arsenal  65' Adebayor  80' Fàbregas  90' Adebayor Sagna Hleb Tottenham Hotspur  15' Bale Chimbonda Jenas
8	19 September	UEFA Champions League	Group Stage	H	Sevilla	3 – 0	28' Escudéog  59' v.Persie  90' Eduardo Adebayor
9	22 September	Premier League	6	H	Derby County	5 – 0	10' Diaby  25' Adebayor  50' (pen) Adebayor  70' Fabregas  79' Adebayor f6= Eduardo
10	26 September	Football League Cup	3rd round	H	Newcastle United	2 – 0	83' Bendtner  89' Denílson
11	29 September	Premier League	7	H	West Ham United	1 – 0	13' v.Persie Flamini Eboue
12	2 October	UEFA Champions League	Group Stage	A	Steaua	1 – 0	76' v.Persie Adebayor
13	7 October	Premier League	8	H	Sunderland	3 – 2	7' v.Persie  14' Senderos  80' v.Persie
14	20 October	Premier League	9	H	Bolton Wanderers	2 – 0	68' Touré  80' Rosický Fabregas
15	23 October	UEFA Champions League	Group Stage	H	Slavia Prague	7 – 0	5' Fabregas  24' Hubáčekog  41' Walcott  51' Hleb  55' Walcott  58' Fabregas  89' Bendtner Flamini Clichy Hleb
16	28 October	Premier League	10	A	Liverpool	1 – 1	80' Fabregas Rosický Touré Fabregas
17	31 October	Football League Cup	4th round	A	Sheffield United	3 – 0	8' Eduardo  50' Eduardo  69' Denílson
18	3 November	Premier League	11	H	Manchester United	2 – 2	48' Fabregas  90' Gallas Fabregas
19	7 November	UEFA Champions League	Group Stage	A	Slavia Prague	0 – 0	Diarra Denílson
20	12 November	Premier League	12	A	Reading	3 – 1	44' Flamini  52' Adebayor  78' Hleb Fabregas
21	24 November	Premier League	13	H	Wigan Athletic	2 – 0	83' Gallas  85' Rosický Gallas
22	27 November	UEFA Champions League	Group Stage	A	Sevilla	1 – 3	Eduardo Hoyte Denílson
23	1 December	Premier League	14	A	Aston Villa	2 – 1	23' Flamini  36' Adebayor Adebayor Gallas
24	5 December	Premier League	15	A	Newcastle United	1 – 1	4' Adebayor Diarra Sagna
25	9 December	Premier League	16	A	Middlesbrough	1 – 2	90' Rosický Toure Clichy
26	12 December	UEFA Champions League	Group Stage	H	Steaua	2 – 1	8' Diaby  42' Bendtner Bendtner
27	16 December	Premier League	17	H	Chelsea	1 – 0	45' Gallas Adebayor Flamini Touré Fabregas
28	18 December	Football League Cup	Quarter finals	A	Blackburn Rovers	3 – 2	6' Diaby  29' Eduardo  105' Eduardo Denilson Randall Diarra Eduardo
29	22 December	Premier League	18	H	Tottenham Hotspur	2 – 1	47' Adebayor  75' Bendtner Gallas
30	26 December	Premier League	19	A	Portsmouth	0 – 0	Eboue
31	29 December	Premier League	20	A	Everton	4 – 1	47' Eduardo  58' Eduardo  78' Adebayor  90' Rosicky Eduardo Flamini Fabregas Clichy Bendtner
32	1 January	Premier League	21	H	West Ham United	2 – 0	2' Eduardo  18' Adebayor
34	9 January	Football League Cup	Semi-final	H	Tottenham Hotspur	1 – 1	79' Walcott
35	12 January	Premier League	22	H	Birmingham City	1 – 1	pen,20' Adebayor Hleb
36	19 January	Premier League	23	A	Fulham	3 – 0	19' Adebayor  38' Adebayor  81' Rosicky Clichy
37	23 January	Football League Cup	Semi-final	A	Tottenham Hotspur	1 – 5	70' Adebayor Hoyte Adebayor
39	29 January	Premier League	24	H	Newcastle United	3 – 0	40' Adebayor  72' Flamini = 80' Fabregas Hleb
40	2 February	Premier League	25	A	Manchester City	3 – 1	9' Adebayor  26' Eduardo  88' Adebayor
41	11 February	Premier League	26	H	Blackburn Rovers	2 – 0	4' Phillipe Senderos  90' Adebayor Fabregas
43	19 February	UEFA Champions League	Round of 16	H	Milan	0 – 0	Senderos Eboue
44	23 February	Premier League	27	A	Birmingham City	2 – 2	50' Walcott  55' Walcott Sagna Gallas
45	1 March	Premier League	28	H	Aston Villa	1 – 1	90' Bendtner Gallas
46	4 March	UEFA Champions League	Round of 16	A	Milan	2 – 0	84' Fabregas  90' Adebayor Hleb Eboue Clichy
47	9 March	Premier League	29	A	Wigan Athletic	0 – 0	Bendtner Gilberto
48	15 March	Premier League	30	H	Middlesbrough	1 – 1	86' Toure
49	23 March	Premier League	31	A	Chelsea	1 – 2	59' Sagna Eboue
50	29 March	Premier League	32	A	Bolton Wanderers	3 – 2	Report Kick off Attendance Referee Report link 15:00 BST 22,431 Chris Foy                                                   Arsenal  33' Diaby  63' Gallas  69' (pen.) v. Persie  90' (og) Samuel Almunia Touré Fabregas Bolton Wanderers  14' Taylor  44' Taylor McCann Davies Diouf
51	2 April	UEFA Champions League	Quarter-finals	H	Liverpool	1 – 1	Report Kick off Attendance Referee Report link 19:45 BST 60,041 Pieter Vink                             Arsenal  24' Adebayor Liverpool  26' Kuyt
52	5 April	Premier League	33	H	Liverpool	1 – 1	Report Kick off Attendance Referee Report link 12:45 BST 60,111 Phil Dowd                                   Arsenal  54' Bendtner 67' Eboué Liverpool 30' Riise  42' Crouch 53' Pennant
53	8 April	UEFA Champions League	Quarter-finals	A	Liverpool	2 – 4	Report Kick off Attendance Referee Report link 19:45 BST 41,985 Peter Fröjdfeldt                                             Arsenal  13' Diaby 16' Senderos  84' Adebayor 85' Toure Liverpool  30' Hyypiä  69' Torres  86' (pen.) Gerrard  90' Babel
54	13 April	Premier League	34	A	Manchester United	1 – 2	Report Kick off Attendance Referee Report link 16:00 BST 75,985 Howard Webb                                              Arsenal 38' v. Persie  48' Adebayor 52' Gallas 52' Lehmann 56' Hleb 63' Adebayor 90' Hoyte Manchester United 15' Brown  53' (pen.) Ronaldo 59' Carrick  71' Hargreaves
55	19 April	Premier League	35	H	Reading	2 – 0	Report Kick off Attendance Referee Report link 12:45 BST 60,109 Peter Walton                                Arsenal  30' Adebayor  38' Gilberto Reading 27' Kitson 58' Bikey 70' Sonko
56	28 April	Premier League	36	A	Derby County	6 – 2	Report Kick off Attendance Referee Report link 20:00 BST 33,003 Andre Marriner                                       Arsenal  25' Bendtner  39' v. Persie  59' Adebayor  78' Walcott  81' Adebayor  90' Adebayor Derby County  31' McEveley  77' Earnshaw
57	4 May	Premier League	37	H	Everton	1 – 0	Report Kick off Attendance Referee Report link 13:30 BST 60,123 Alan Wiley                                 Arsenal  77' Bendtner Everton 28' Lescott
58	11 May	Premier League	38	A	Sunderland	1 – 0	Report Kick off Attendance Referee Report link 15:00 BST 47,802 Keith Stroud                             Arsenal  24' Walcott 82' Clichy Sunderland 54' Collins

Last updated: 11 May
Source: Arsenal.com
Notes: Barclays Premier League fixture not list due to copyright. Results will be shown.
¹Arsenal goals come first.
Ground's country's flag and opponent's country's flag shown when from a different country of Arsenal.
M = Match; Ground: H = Home, A = Away, N = Neutral.

[edit] FA Cup

As a Premier League team, Arsenal F.C. began playing in the third round proper of FA Cup knockouts.

[edit] Round 3

6 January 2008 14:00	Burnley	0 – 2	Arsenal	Turf Moor, Burnley Attendance: 16,709 Referee: Alan Wiley
		(Report)	Eduardo  9' Bendtner  75'

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[edit] Round 4

26 January 2008 15:00	Arsenal	3 – 0	Newcastle United	Emirates Stadium, London Attendance: 60,046 Referee: Martin Atkinson
	Adebayor  50',  84' Butt  88' (o.g.)	(Report)

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[edit] Round 5

16 February 2008 17:15	Manchester United	4 – 0	Arsenal	Old Trafford, Manchester Attendance: 76,000 Referee: Alan Wiley
	Rooney  16' Fletcher  20',  74' Nani  38'	(Report)

[edit] Pre-season

Match	Date	Competition or tour	Ground	Opponent	Score1	Scorers	GD
1	14 July	—	A	Barnet	2 - 0	Adebayor 18' Barazite 66'	2
2	19 July	Austria Tour	N	Gençlerbirliği S.K.	3 - 0	Van Persie 45', 65' Walcott 51'	3
3	25 July	Austria Tour	A	Red Bull Salzburg	0 - 1	Janocko 75'	-1
4	28 July	Emirates Cup	H	Paris Saint-Germain	2 - 1	Flamini 45' Bendtner 70'	1
5	29 July	Emirates Cup	H	Internazionale	2 - 1	Hleb 67' van Persie 85'	1
6	2 August	Amsterdam Tournament	N	Lazio	2 - 1	Bendtner 19' Eduardo 56'	1
7	4 August	Amsterdam Tournament	A	Ajax	1 - 0	Van Persie 88'	1

Last updated: 4 August
Source: Arsenal
¹Arsenal goals come first.
Country's flag depict country of foreign team to that of Arsenal.
Ground: H = Home; A = Away; N = Neutral; GD = Goal difference

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Arsenal FC official website
  
• Arsenal FC on Soccerbase
  
• UEFA Champions League

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