2008–09 Arsenal F.C. season

The 2008–09 season was Arsenal Football Club's 17th consecutive season in the Premier League. This article shows statistics of the club's players in the season, and also lists all matches that the club played in the season.

Events

5 May: Midfielder Mathieu Flamini agrees to a four year contract with Italian club AC Milan, meaning he will leave Arsenal on a free transfer on 1 July.^[1]
23 May: Physiotherapist Neal Reynolds agrees to join Arsenal from Norwich City.^[2]
28 May: Arsenal are granted a work permit for striker Carlos Vela, who spent the 2007-08 season on loan to Osasuna.^[3]
3 June: Goalkeeper Jens Lehmann joins VfB Stuttgart on a free transfer.^[4]
4 June: Defender Bacary Sagna signs a new "long-term" contract with Arsenal.^[5]
9 June: Central defender/defensive midfielder Alexandre Song agrees to a new "long-term" contract with Arsenal.^[6]
9 June: Physiotherapist Gary Lewin agrees to leave Arsenal to become full-time Head of Physiotherapy for England on 1 August.^[7]
13 June: Midfielder Aaron Ramsey signs for Arsenal from Cardiff City F.C.^[8]
20 June: Defender Gaël Clichy signs a new "long-term" contract with Arsenal.^[9]
11 July: Attacking midfielder Samir Nasri signs for Arsenal from Olympique de Marseille.^[10]
16 July: Attacking midfielder Alexander Hleb signs for FC Barcelona from Arsenal.^[11]
17 July: Defensive midfielder Gilberto signs for Panathinaikos FC from Arsenal.^[12]
30 July: Arsenal sign midfielder Amaury Bischoff from Werder Bremen.^[13]
9 August: Arsenal retains their Amsterdam Tournament Title after drawing 1-1 with Sevilla FC.^[14]
13 August: Arsenal start their European campaign by defeating FC Twente in the first leg of their UEFA Champions League 2008–09 Third Round Qualifying Round.^[15]
16 August: Defender Justin Hoyte signs for Middlesbrough from Arsenal.^[16]
18 August: Striker Emmanuel Adebayor signs a new "long-term" contract with Arsenal.^[17]
20 August: Arsenal sign Defender Mikaël Silvestre from Manchester United.^[18] Silvestre becomes the first Manchester United player to join Arsenal since Brian Kidd in 1974 .^[19]
23 August: Arsenal suffer first defeat of the season against Fulham by losing 1-0 from a Brede Hangeland goal.^[20]
27 August: Arsenal Qualify for the Group stages of UEFA Champions League 2008–09 by defeating FC Twente 4-0(6-0 agg.) at the Emirates Stadium.^[21]
1 September: Defender Kieran Gibbs signs a new contract with Arsenal.^[22]
22 September: Swiss defender Johan Djourou signs a new "long-term" contract with Arsenal.^[23]
27 September: Arsenal's second defeat at the Emirates Stadium was a 2-1 loss to Hull City who came back from an Arsenal lead early in the second half.^[24]
21 November: Sky Sports News and the BBC report that William Gallas has been stripped of the Arsenal captaincy following a verbal outburst against other players, however Arsenal FC refuse to comment.^[25]^[26]
24 November: Arsène Wenger announces that Cesc Fàbregas is the new permanent Arsenal captain, thus confirming reports that William Gallas has been stripped of the captaincy.^[27]
23 December: Arsenal captain Cesc Fàbregas is ruled out for 4 months with a ligament injury after colliding with fellow Spaniard Xabi Alonso in a 1-1 draw with Liverpool.^[28]
5 January: Midfielder Jack Wilshere signs a professional contract with Arsenal.^[29]
3 February: After protracted transfer negotiations, Arsenal announce the signing of Russian international Andrei Arshavin for an undisclosed fee.^[30]
8 February: 350 days after suffering a broken leg and open dislocation to his ankle, striker Eduardo is named on the substitutes bench in Arsenal's 0-0 draw against Tottenham Hotspur.^[31]
16 February: Striker Eduardo makes his first start in nearly a year in Arsenal's fourth round replay against Cardiff City. He scores twice before being substituted in the 67th minute.^[32]
11 March: Arsenal progress to the quarter-finals of the Champions League after beating A.S. Roma 7-6 on penalties after the tie was level at 1-1 after two legs.^[33]
14 March: Andrei Arshavin scores his first goal for Arsenal in the club's 4-0 Premier League victory over Blackburn Rovers.^[34]
18 April: Amid various injuries in defence, Arsenal are knocked out of the FA Cup in a 2-1 defeat to Chelsea at Wembley Stadium in the semi-finals.^[35]
21 April: 4 goals from man of the match Andrei Arshavin dents Liverpool's Premier League title hopes. The match at Anfield ends in a 4-4 draw.^[36]
5 May: Arsenal are knocked out of the UEFA Champions League, losing 4-1 on aggregate to defending champions, Manchester United.^[37]
8 May: Striker Theo Walcott signs a new "long-term" contract with Arsenal.^[38]
8 May: Striker Nicklas Bendtner is fined for "unacceptable" behaviour following nightclub disrepute after the Manchester United game. Bendtner apologised for his actions shortly afterward.^[39]

Players

Squad information

N	P	Nat.	Name	Age	EU	Since	App	Goals	Ends	Transfer fee
1	GK	ESP	Almunia	32	EU	2004	125	0	^[40]	£ 0.5m
3	DF	FRA	Sagna	26	EU	2007	89	1	2014^[41]	£ 7.5m
5	DF	CIV	Touré (VC)	28	Non-EU	2002 (Winter)	326	14	^[42]	£ 0.15m
10	DF	FRA	Gallas	31	EU	2006	109	13	^[43]	Part exchange with A. Cole+£5m^[44]
22	DF	FRA	Clichy	23	EU	2003	187	1	2012^[45]	£ 0.25m
15	MF	BRA	Denílson	21	Non-EU	2006	93	5	^[46]	£ 3.4m
4	MF	ESP	Fàbregas (captain)	22	EU	2003	231	29	2014^[47]	Free
17	DF	CMR	Song	21	EU	2005	78	3	^[48]	£ 1.0m
8	MF	FRA	Nasri	21	EU	2008	44	7	^[49]	£ 12m^[50]
25	FW	TOG	Adebayor	25	Non-EU	2006 (Winter)	142	62	^[51]	£ 3m
11	FW	NED	v. Persie	25	EU	2004	177	63	2011^[52]	£ 2.75m
26	FW	DEN	Bendtner	21	EU	2004	93	23	2012^[53]	Youth system
27	MF	CIV	Eboué	25	Non-EU	2005 (Winter)	147	6	^[54]	£ 1.54m
2	MF	FRA	Diaby	23	EU	2006 (Winter)	98	10	^[55]	£ 2m
14	FW	ENG	Walcott	20	EU	2006 (Winter)	106	14	^[56]	£ 9.1m
20	DF	SUICIV	Djourou	22	Non-EU	2003	77	0	^[57]	Youth system
12	FW	MEX	Vela	20	Non-EU	2005	29	6	2010	£ 0.5m^[58]
18	DF	FRA	Silvestre	31	EU	2008	23	2	2010^[59]	£ 0.75m^[59]
16	MF	WAL	Ramsey	18	EU	2008	22	1		£ 4.8m^[60]
40	DF	ENG	Gibbs	19	EU	2007	23	0	^[61]	Youth system
21	GK	POL	Fabiański	24	EU	2007	26	0	^[62]	£ 2.0m
23	MF	RUS	Arshavin	27	Non-EU	2009 (Winter)	15	6	2012^[63]	£ 15.0m
19	MF	ENG	Wilshere	17	EU	2008	8	1	^[29]	Youth system
9	FW	CROBRA	Eduardo	26	Non-EU	2007	35	15	2011^[64]	£ 7.5m
28	MF	PORFRA	Bischoff	22	EU	2008	4	0	^[65]	Free
24	GK	ITA	Mannone	21	EU	2005	1	0	^[66]	£ 0.35m
7	MF	CZE	Rosický	28	EU	2006	61	13	^[67]	£ 6.8m

Last updated: 24 May
Source: Arsenal FC and footballdatabase.com (for EU passport, country as international player, contract ending and transfer fee)
Ordered by Starting 11, then appearances in this season.

Players in / out

In

N	P	Nat.	Name	Age	EU	Moving from	Type	Transfer window	Ends	Transfer fee	Source
12	FW	MEX	Vela	19	Non-EU	Osasuna	End of loan	Summer	undisclosed	n/a	Arsenal FC
16	MF	WAL	Ramsey	17	EU	Cardiff City	Transfer	Summer	undisclosed	£4.8 million	Arsenal FC Sky Sports South Wales Echo
8	AM	FRA	Nasri	21	EU	Marseille	Transfer	Summer	undisclosed	£12 million	Arsenal FC Sky Sports
28	MF	PORFRA	Bischoff	21	EU	Werder Bremen	Transfer	Summer	2009	Free	Arsenal FC Sky Sports
18	DF	FRA	Silvestre	31	EU	Manchester United	Transfer	Summer	2010	£ 0.75 million	Arsenal FC
23	MF	RUS	Arshavin	27	Non-EU	Zenit St. Petersburg	Transfer	Winter	2012	£15 million	Arsenal FC

Out

N	P	Nat.	Name	Age	EU	Moving to	Type	Transfer window	Transfer fee	Source
1	GK	GER	Lehmann	38	EU	VfB Stuttgart	Contract ended	Summer	Free	Arsenal FC
16	MF	FRA	Flamini	24	EU	Milan	Contract ended	Summer	Free	Arsenal FC
	DF	ENG	Gilbert	21	EU	Leicester City	Loaned out	Summer	n/a	Arsenal FC
13	MF	BLR	Hleb	27	Non-EU	Barcelona	Transferred	Summer	£11.9 million	Arsenal FC Sky Sports
19	MF	BRA	Gilberto	31	Non-EU	Panathinaikos	Transferred	Summer	£1 million	Arsenal FC Sky Sports
31	RB	ENG	J. Hoyte	23	EU	Middlesbrough	Transferred	Summer	£3 million	Arsenal FC Sky Sports
30	DF	FRA	Traoré	18	EU	Portsmouth	Loaned out	Summer	n/a	Arsenal FC
6	DF	SUI	Senderos	23	Non-EU	Milan	Loaned out	Summer	n/a	Arsenal FC
50	FW	ENG	Simpson	21	EU	West Brom	Loaned out	Winter	n/a	Arsenal FC

Last updated: 2 February

Squad stats

No.	Nat	Pos	Player	Total		Premier League		FA Cup		League Cup		Champions League
No.	Nat	Pos	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1		GK	Manuel Almunia	44	0	32+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	12+0	0
2		MF	Abou Diaby	36	4	16+8	3	4+1	0	0+0	0	5+2	1
3		DF	Bacary Sagna	49	0	34+1	0	5+0	0	0+0	0	9+0	0
4		MF	Cesc Fàbregas	33	3	22+0	3	1+0	0	0+0	0	10+0	0
5		DF	Kolo Touré	41	1	26+3	1	3+0	0	0+0	0	9+0	0
7		MF	Tomáš Rosický	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
8		MF	Samir Nasri	44	7	28+1	6	3+2	0	0+0	0	10+0	1
9		FW	Eduardo	4	3	0+0	0	2+0	3	0+0	0	0+2	0
10		DF	William Gallas	36	6	23+0	2	4+0	1	0+0	0	9+0	3
11		FW	Robin van Persie	44	20	24+4	11	4+2	4	0+0	0	10+0	5
12		FW	Carlos Vela	29	6	2+12	1	3+1	1	3+0	4	2+6	0
14		FW	Theo Walcott	35	6	16+6	2	2+1	1	0+0	0	9+1	3
15		MF	Denílson	51	3	36+1	3	2+0	0	0+0	0	11+1	0
16		MF	Aaron Ramsey	22	1	1+8	0	2+2	0	3+0	0	4+2	1
17		DM	Alexandre Song	48	2	23+8	1	4+0	0	2+0	0	8+3	1
18		DF	Mikaël Silvestre	23	2	12+2	2	2+0	0	1+0	0	6+0	0
19		MF	Jack Wilshere	8	1	0+1	0	0+2	0	3+0	1	0+2	0
20		DF	Johan Djourou	29	0	13+2	0	4+0	0	2+0	0	6+2	0
21		GK	Łukasz Fabiański	18	0	5+1	0	6+0	0	3+0	0	2+1	0
22		DF	Gaël Clichy	41	1	30+1	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	10+0	0
23		MF	Andrei Arshavin	15	6	12+0	6	2+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
24		GK	Vito Mannone	1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
25		FW	Emmanuel Adebayor	37	16	21+5	10	1+1	0	0+0	0	8+1	6
26		FW	Nicklas Bendtner	50	15	17+14	9	3+2	2	2+0	2	5+7	2
27		DF	Emmanuel Eboué	44	4	17+11	3	4+1	1	0+0	0	6+5	0
28		MF	Amaury Bischoff	4	0	0+1	0	0+1	0	0+2	0	0+0	0
35		MF	Francis Coquelin	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
39		FW	Rui Fonte	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
40		DF	Kieran Gibbs	21	0	6+2	0	5+1	0	3+0	0	3+1	0
41		DF	Gavin Hoyte	4	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	3+0	0	0+0	0
42		MF	Henri Lansbury	3	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+3	0	0+0	0
43		MF	Fran Mérida	5	0	0+2	0	0+0	0	3+0	0	0+0	0
47		MF	Mark Randall	6	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	3+0	0	0+2	0
49		DF	Paul Rodgers	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
50		FW	Jay Simpson	3	2	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+2	2	0+0	0

Source: Arsenal F.C.

Disciplinary record

N	P	Nat.	Name	Y	YY	R
11	FW	NED	v. Persie	9		1
25	FW	TOG	Adebayor	5	1
27	MF	CIV	Eboué	3	1
22	DF	FRA	Clichy	9
17	DF	CMR	Song	8
8	MF	FRA	Nasri	8
4	MF	ESP	Fàbregas	8
2	MF	FRA	Diaby	7
10	DF	FRA	Gallas	5
3	DF	FRA	Sagna	5
15	MF	BRA	Denílson	5
26	FW	DEN	Bendtner	4
5	DF	CIV	Touré	4
40	DF	ENG	Gibbs	2
20	DF	SUICIV	Djourou	2
16	MF	WAL	Ramsey	2
23	MF	RUS	Arshavin	2
47	MF	ENG	Randall	1
43	MF	ESP	Mérida	1
12	FW	MEX	Vela	1
18	DF	FRA	Silvestre	1

Last updated: 24 May
Source: Match reports in Competitive matches
Only competitive matches

Y = Number of bookings;  YY = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card;  R = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.

Start formations

Qnt	Formation	Match(es)
51	4-4-2	1-13, 15-29, 31-49, 52-53, 57-58, 61
8	4-2-3-1	14, 50-51, 54-56, 59-60
1	4-4-1-1	30^[68]

Last updated: 24 May
Source:
Only competitive matches.

Starting 11

No.	Pos	Nat	Name	GS	Notes
1	GK	ESP	Almunia	44
3	DF	FRA	Sagna	48
5	DF	CIV	Touré	38
10	DF	FRA	Gallas	36
22	DF	FRA	Clichy	40
15	MF	BRA	Denílson	49
4	MF	ESP	Fàbregas	33
17	DF	CMR	Song	37	Generally starts in Midfield 3 starts at CB
8	MF	FRA	Nasri	41
25	CF	TOG	Adebayor	30
11	CF	NED	v. Persie	38

Almunia

Sagna

Touré

Gallas

Clichy

Denilson

Fàbregas

Song

Nasri

Adebayor

v. Persie

Last updated: 24 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).

Club

Coaching staff

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

Last updated: 11 August
Source: Arsenal FC

Kit

Supplier: Nike
Sponsor(s): Fly Emirates

Last updated: 30 July.
Source: Arsenal FC, Arsenal FC and Arsenal FC

Other information

Chairman	Peter Hill-Wood
Ground (capacity and dimensions)	Emirates Stadium (60,432 / 105x68 meters)

Last updated: 15 June
Source: Arsenal FC and www.footballgroundguide.com

Competitions

Overall

Competition	Started round	Final position / round	First match	Last match
Premier League	—	4	16 August	24 May
Champions League	Third qualifying round	Semi-finals	13 August	5 May
Football League Cup	3rd round	Quarter finals	23 September	2 December
FA Cup	3rd round	Semi-finals	3 January	18 April

Last updated: 24 May
Source: Competitions

Premier League

Classification

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Manchester United (C)	38	28	6	4	68	24	+44	90	2009–10 UEFA Champions League Group stage
2	Liverpool	38	25	11	2	77	27	+50	86
3	Chelsea	38	25	8	5	68	24	+44	83
4	Arsenal	38	20	12	6	68	37	+31	72	2009–10 UEFA Champions League Play-off round
5	Everton	38	17	12	9	55	37	+18	63	2009–10 UEFA Europa League Play-off round
6	Aston Villa	38	17	11	10	54	48	+6	62	2009–10 UEFA Europa League Play-off round
7	Fulham	38	14	11	13	39	34	+5	53	2009–10 UEFA Europa League Third qualifying round

Updated to games played on 24 May 2009
Source: Barclays Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

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
38	20	12	6	68	37	+31	72	11	5	3	31	16	+15	9	7	3	37	21	+16

Last updated: 24 May
Source: Premier League

Results by round

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

Last updated: 24 May.
Source: Competitive Matches
Notes: Premier League fixture not listed due to copyright. Results will be shown..
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Lose; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Matches

1 16 August 2008	Arsenal	1 – 0	West Bromwich Albion	London
12:45	Nasri 4'			Stadium: Emirates Stadium

2 23 August 2008	Fulham	1 – 0	Arsenal	London
	Hangeland 21'			Stadium: Craven Cottage

3 30 August 2008	Arsenal	3 – 0	Newcastle	London
	van Persie 18' (pen.), 41' Denílson 59'			Stadium: Emirates Stadium

4 13 September 2008	Blackburn	0 – 4	Arsenal	Blackburn
			van Persie 8' Adebayor 45', 81' (pen.)	Stadium: Ewood Park

5 20 September 2008	Bolton	1 – 3	Arsenal	Bolton, Greater Manchester
	K. Davies 14'		Eboué 26' Bendtner 27' Denílson 87'	Stadium: Reebok Stadium

6 27 September 2008	Arsenal	1 – 2	Hull City	London
	McShane 51' (o.g.)		Geovanni 62' Cousin 66'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium

7 4 October 2008	Sunderland	1 – 1	Arsenal	Sunderland
	Leadbitter 86'		Fàbregas 90'	Stadium: Stadium of Light

8 18 October 2008	Arsenal	3 – 1	Everton	London
	Nasri 48' van Persie 70' Walcott 90'		Osman 9'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium

9 26 October 2008	West Ham	0 – 2	Arsenal	London
			Faubert 75' (o.g.) Adebayor 90'	Stadium: Upton Park

10 30 October 2008	Arsenal	4 – 4	Tottenham Hotpsur	London
	Silvestre 37' Gallas 46' Adebayor 64' van Persie 68'		Bentley 13' Bent 67' Jenas 89' Lennon 90'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium

11 1 November 2008	Stoke City	2 – 1	Arsenal	Stoke-on-Trent
	Fuller 11' Olofinjana 73'		Clichy 90'	Stadium: Brittania Stadium

12 8 November 2008	Arsenal	2 – 1	Manchester United	London
	Nasri 22, 48'		Rafael 90'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium

13 15 November 2008	Arsenal	0 – 2	Aston Villa	London
			Clichy 70' (o.g.) Agbonlahor 80'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium

14 22 November 2008	Manchester City	3 – 0	Arsenal	Manchester, Greater Manchester
	Ireland 45' Robinho 56' Sturridge 90' (pen.)			Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium

15 30 November 2008	Chelsea	1 – 2	Arsenal	London
	Djourou 31' (o.g.)		van Persie 59, 62'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge

16 6 December 2008	Arsenal	1 – 0	Wigan	London
	Adebayor 16'			Stadium: Emirates Stadium

17 13 December 2008	Middlesbrough	1 – 1	Arsenal	Middlesbrough
	Aliadière 29'		Adebayor 17'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium

18 21 December 2008	Arsenal	1 – 1	Liverpool	London
	van Persie 24'		Keane 42'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium

19 26 December 2008	Aston Villa	2 – 2	Arsenal	Birmingham
	Barry 65' (pen.) Knight 90'		Denílson 40' Diaby 49'	Stadium: Villa Park

20 28 December 2008	Arsenal	1 – 0	Portsmouth	London
	Gallas 81'			Stadium: Emirates Stadium

21 10 January 2009	Arsenal	1 – 0	Bolton	London
	Bendtner 84'			Stadium: Emirates Stadium

22 17 January 2009	Hull	1 – 3	Arsenal	KC Stadium
	Cousin 65'		Adebayor 30' Nasri 82' Bendtner 86'	Stadium: Kingston-upon-Hull

23 28 January 2009	Everton	1 – 1	Arsenal	Liverpool
	Cahill 61'		van Persie 90'	Stadium: Goodison Park

24 31 January 2009	Arsenal	0 – 0	West Ham	London
				Stadium: Emirates Stadium

25 8 February 2009	Tottenham Hotspur	0 – 0	Arsenal	London
				Stadium: White Hart Lane

26 21 February 2009	Arsenal	0 – 0	Sunderland	London
				Stadium: Emirates Stadium

27 28 February 2009	Arsenal	0 – 0	Fulham	London
				Stadium: Emirates Stadium

28 3 March 2009	West Bromwich Albion	1 – 3	Arsenal	West Bromwich
	Brunt 7'		Bendtner 4, 44' Touré 38'	Stadium: The Hawthorns

29 14 March 2009	Arsenal	4 – 0	Blackburn Rovers	London
	Ooijer 2' (o.g.) Arshavin 65' Eboué 87', 90' (pen.)			Stadium: Emirates Stadium

30 21 March 2009	Newcastle United	1 – 3	Arsenal	Newcastle-upon-Tyne
	Martins 58'		Bendtner 57' Diaby 64' Nasri 67'	Stadium: St James' Park

31 4 April 2009	Arsenal	2 – 0	Manchester City	London
	Adebayor 8, 49'			Stadium: Emirates Stadium

32 11 April 2009	Wigan	1 – 4	Arsenal	Wigan, Greater Manchester
	Mido 18'		Walcott 62' Silvestre 71' Arshavin 90' Song 90'	Stadium: JJB Stadium

33 21 April 2009	Liverpool	4 – 4	Arsenal	Liverpool
	Torres 49, 72' Benayoun 56, 90 + 4'		Arshavin 36, 67, 70, 90'	Stadium: Anfield

34 26 April 2009	Arsenal	2 – 0	Middlesbrough	London
	Fàbregas 26, 67'			Stadium: Emirates Stadium

35 2 May 2009	Portsmouth	0 – 3	Arsenal	Portsmouth
			Bendtner 13', 41' (pen.) Vela 56'	Stadium: Fratton Park

36 10 May 2009	Arsenal	1 – 4	Chelsea	London
	Bendtner 70'		Alex 28' Anelka 39' Touré 49' (o.g.) Malouda 86'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium

37 16 May 2009	Manchester United	0 – 0	Arsenal	Manchester
				Stadium: Old Trafford

38 24 May 2009	Arsenal	4 – 1	Stoke City	London
	Beattie 10' (o.g.) van Persie 16' (pen.), 41' Diaby 18'		Fuller 31' (pen.)	Stadium: Emirates Stadium

UEFA Champions League

Third qualifying round

1st leg 13 August 2008	Twente	0–2	Arsenal	Arnhem
		Report	Gallas 63' Adebayor 82'	Stadium: Gelredome

2nd leg 27 August 2008	Arsenal	4–0	Twente	London
	Nasri 27' Gallas 52' Walcott 66' Bendtner 89'	Report		Stadium: Emirates Stadium

Group Stage

1 17 September 2008	Dinamo Kiev	1–1	Arsenal	Kiev
	Bangoura 64' (pen.)	Report	Gallas 88'	Stadium: Lobanovsky Dynamo Stadium

2 30 September 2008	Arsenal	4–0	Porto	London
	van Persie 31', 48' Adebayor 40', 71' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Emirates Stadium

3 21 October 2008	Fenerbahçe	2–5	Arsenal	Istanbul
	Silvestre 19' (o.g.) Güiza 78'	Report	Adebayor 10' Walcott 11' Diaby 22' Song 49' Ramsey 90'	Stadium: Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium

4 5 November 2008	Arsenal	0–0	Fenerbahçe	London
		Report		Stadium: Emirates Stadium

5 25 November 2008	Arsenal	1–0	Dinamo Kiev	London
	Bendtner 87'	Report		Stadium: Emirates Stadium

6 10 December 2008	Porto	2–0	Arsenal	Porto
	Bruno Alves 39' Lisandro 54'	Report		Stadium: Estádio do Dragão

Group G

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Porto	6	4	0	2	9	8	+1	12
Arsenal	6	3	2	1	11	5	+6	11
Dynamo Kyiv	6	2	2	2	4	4	0	8
Fenerbahçe	6	0	2	4	4	11	−7	2

Last updated: 11 December
Source: Competition Article

First knockout round

1st leg 24 February 2009	Arsenal	1–0	Roma	London
19:45 GMT	van Persie 37' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Emirates Stadium

2nd leg 11 March 2009	Roma	1–0 (a.e.t.) (1-1 agg.) (6–7 pen)	Arsenal	Rome
	Juan 9'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
		Penalties
	Pizarro Vučinić Baptista Montella Totti Aquilani Riise Tonetto		Eduardo van Persie Walcott Nasri Denilson Touré Sagna Diaby

Quarter finals

1st leg 7 April 2009	Villareal	1–1	Arsenal	Villarreal
	Senna 10'	Report	Adebayor 66'	Stadium: El Madrigal

2nd leg 15 April 2009	Arsenal	3–0 (4-1 agg.)	Villareal	London
	Walcott 10' Adebayor 60' van Persie 69' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Emirates Stadium

Semi finals

1st leg 29 April 2009	Manchester United	1–0	Arsenal	Manchester, Greater Manchester
	O'Shea 18'	Report		Stadium: Old Trafford

2nd leg 5 May 2009	Arsenal	1–3 (1-4 agg.)	Manchester United	London
	van Persie 76' (pen.)	Report	Park 8' C. Ronaldo 11', 61'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium

FA Cup

Third round 3 January 2009	Arsenal	3–1	Plymouth Argyle	London
	van Persie 47', 84' Bendtner 49'	Report	Duguid 53'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 59,424 Referee: Mike Jones

Fourth round 24 January 2009	Cardiff City	0–0	Arsenal	Cardiff
		Report		Stadium: Ninian Park

Fourth round reply 16 February 2009	Arsenal	4–0	Cardiff City	London
	Eduardo 20', 60' (pen.) Bendtner 34' van Persie 89'	Report		Stadium: Emirates Stadium

Fifth reply 8 March 2009	Arsenal	3–0	Burnley	London
	Vela 24' Eduardo 51' Eboue 84'	Report		Stadium: Emirates Stadium

Quarter-finals 17 March 2009	Arsenal	2–1	Hull City	London
	van Persie 74' Gallas 84'	Report	Barmby 12'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium

Semi-finals 18 April 2009	Chelsea	2–1	Arsenal	London
	Malouda 34' Drogba 84'	Report	Walcott 18'	Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 88,103 Referee: Martin Atkinson

League Cup

Third round 23 September 2008	Arsenal	6–0	Sheffield United	London
	Bendtner 31', 42' Vela 44', 49', 86' Wilshere 57'	Report		Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 56,632 Referee: Phil Dowd

Fourth round 11 November 2008	Arsenal	3–0	Wigan Athletic	London
	Simpson 42', 66' Vela 70'	Report		Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 59,665 Referee: Steve Tanner

Quarter-finals 2 December 2008	Burnley	2–0	Arsenal	Burnley
	McDonald 6', 57'	Report		Stadium: Turf Moor Attendance: 19,045 Referee: Andre Marriner

Pre-season

Opponent

Score¹

Report

19 July

Friendly

Barnet

2 – 1

22 July

Friendly

Szombathelyi Haladás

1 – 1

28 July

Friendly

Burgenland XI

10 – 2

30 July

Friendly

VfB Stuttgart

3 – 1

2 August

Emirates Cup

Juventus

0 – 1

3 August

Emirates Cup

Real Madrid

1 – 0

6 August

Friendly

Huddersfield Town

2 – 1

8 August

Amsterdam Tournament

Ajax

3 – 2

9 August

Amsterdam Tournament

Sevilla

1 – 1

Last updated: 9 August
Source: Arsenal FC
¹Arsenal goals come first.
National flags for Ground and Opponent columns are only shown when different to that of Arsenal.
M = Match; Ground: H = Home, A = Away, N = Neutral, HR = Home replacement, AR = Away replacement.

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Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
38	20	12	6	68	37	+31	72	11	5	3	31	16	+15	9	7	3	37	21	+16

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
38	20	12	6	68	37	+31	72	11	5	3	31	16	+15	9	7	3	37	21	+16

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
38	20	12	6	68	37	+31	72	11	5	3	31	16	+15	9	7	3	37	21	+16