2011–12 Arsenal F.C. season

The 2011–12 season is Arsenal Football Club's 20th season in the Premier League, and also marks the club's 125th anniversary.^[1] Arsenal will seek to win their first trophy for six seasons, competing in the Premier League, the FA Cup, the League Cup and the UEFA Champions League.

1 Review
2 Key events
3 Players
4 Club
5 Squad statistics
6 Competitions
- 6.1 Overall
- 6.2 Premier League
7 Matches
- 7.1 Pre-season
- 7.2 Competitive
8 See also
9 References
10 External links

Review

Pre-season

Arsenal's pre-season transfer activity was once again dominated by media speculation regarding the future of club captain Cesc Fàbregas, whose return to boyhood club FC Barcelona was widely expected, although not officially confirmed until the middle of August when an initial fee in the region of £30 million^[2] was agreed between the two clubs.^[3] Prior to this, the Gunners' first signing came in the form of young English-Finnish right-back Carl Jenkinson from Charlton Athletic on 8 June for an initial fee of around £1 million^[4], whilst the first major signing did not come until 11 July with the signing of Gervinho from French champions Lille for more than £10 million pounds.^[5] The only notable exits in July came in goalkeeper Jens Lehmann, who retired for the second time, having come out of his first retirement in March to solve an injury crisis that left Arsenal with just one match-fit goalkeeper, whilst Gaël Clichy joined Manchester City.^[6] It was August before the club's transfer activity increased, with promising young striker Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain joining from Southampton for a reported £12 million,^[7] before the departures of Fabregas to Barcelona, the long-serving Emmanuel Eboué to Turkish side Galatasaray,^[8] and Samir Nasri to Manchester City for a fee of £25 million.^[9] Left-back Armand Traoré's departure to newly-promoted Queens Park Rangers on the penultimate day of the transfer window completed the departures from the first team,^[10] before Arsène Wenger, under increasing criticism for the lack of arrivals so far,^[11] went on something of a spending spree in the final 48 hours of the window. South Korea captain Park Chu-Young joined from Monaco,^[12] before left-back André Santos,^[13] centre back Per Mertesacker^[14] and midfielder Mikel Arteta^[15] all joined in the dying hours of the window, from Fenerbahçe, Werder Bremen and Everton respectively. Yossi Benayoun also joined the club on a season long loan from Chelsea,^[16] whilst striker Nicklas Bendtner was loaned to Sunderland for the same period,^[17] following fellow first-team members Denílson^[18] and Carlos Vela,^[19] who had joined São Paulo and Real Sociedad on loan earlier in the window. At the close of the window, Arsenal had spent an estimated £51.2 million, compared to an income of nearly £75 million.

Away from the transfer window, Robin van Persie was chosen to replace the departing Fàbregas as club captain, having stood in on several previous occasions when Fàbregas was not playing.^[20] Pre-season saw Arsenal hold their first ever Asian tour, commencing against a Malaysian League XI in Kuala Lumpur where goals from Aaron Ramsey, Theo Walcott, Carlos Vela and Tomáš Rosický earned the Gunners a 4-0 win. Chinese side Hangzhou Greentown proved a tougher test in Arsenal's next match, where after falling behind in the 16th minute, Vela scored to achieve a 1-1 draw. Arsenal travelled next to Germany to face 1. FC Köln where new signing Gervinho scored twice in eight minutes on his debut to put the side two goals ahead, before fellow newcomer Carl Jenkinson put the ball through Arsenal's own net, to result in a 2-1 victory for the Gunners. Arsenal's only home pre-season matches came in the annual Emirates Cup tournament, where Boca Juniors, New York Red Bulls and Paris Saint-Germain were welcomed to London. Arsenal's matches both ended in draws, first surrendering a Robin van Persie and Aaron Ramsey created two-goal lead against Boca Juniors, before conceding an 84th minutes own goal from Kyle Bartley against New York Red Bulls the next day, cancelling out a van Persie opener. Arsenal's run of pre-season fixtures concluded with a loss to Portuguese team Benfica in the Eusebio Cup, once again surrendering a one goal advantage courtesy of Robin van Persie to end up losing 2-1 in Lisbon.

August

Arsenal's fixtures in the Premier League started at Newcastle United, where, despite surrendering a four goal lead last season, they played out a 0-0 draw this time around. The match was perhaps more notable for disciplinary issues, with Gervinho receiving a straight red-card on his competitive debut, whilst Alex Song received a retrospective charge of violent conduct for stamping on Joey Barton. The Gunners faced a two-legged tie against Italian side Udinese to secure qualification to the season's UEFA Champions League competition, with Theo Walcott's 4th minute goal separating the teams in the first leg at the Emirates, before goals from Walcott and Robin van Persie, as well as a penalty save from Wojciech Szczęsny, saw the Gunners secure victory in the away leg in Udine, and secure their place in the group stage of the competition.

The two legs were sandwiched between an early Premier League title contender clash at the Emirates against Liverpool, where an own goal from Aaron Ramsey and a last minute strike from new Liverpool signing Luis Suárez saw the team fall to defeat, and fuel the widely held belief that Arsenal would once again fail to prove serious challengers for the league title. Any attempt to dispel such a notion was dealt a huge blow the following week, when Arsenal travelled to Old Trafford to suffer their heaviest ever defeat in the Premier League. A hat-trick from Wayne Rooney, two goals from Ashley Young, and goals from Danny Welbeck, Nani and Ji-Sung Park saw the club slump to an 8-2 hammering at the hands of Manchester United, with Robin van Persie and Theo Walcott's goals proving no consolation as Arsenal ended the month hovering just one place above the relegation zone, having failed to win any of their opening league matches.

September

Arsenal eventually secured their first league win of the season at home to newly-promoted Swansea City at the start of September, when Andrei Arshavin’s goal proved enough to separate the sides, before the team faced the first of their six Champions League group stage fixtures away to German champions Borussia Dortmund. A win looked to be on the cards thanks to Robin van Persie’s first half goal, but Dortmund’s Ivan Perišić equalised with just two minutes left to play leaving Arsenal to be satisfied with just a single point. Any hope of progress in the Premier League was dashed when the Gunners gave away a 2-1 half-time lead away to Blackurn Rovers, with own goals from both Alex Song and Laurent Koscielny gifting Blackburn a 4-3 victory.

Arsenal’s opening match in the Carling Cup looked to be a straight-forward home tie against League Two outfit Shrewsbury Town, but it was the opposition that opened the scoring, before Kieran Gibbs, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Yossi Benayoun eventually secured progress to the fourth round. This seemed to spark some life into the team, and they ran out 3-0 winners the following week against Bolton Wanderers in the league thanks to a brace from Robin van Persie and a late goal from Alex Song, before securing their first group stage win in Europe at home to Greek champions Olympiacos with goals from Oxlade-Chamberlain and André Santos.

October

Any suggestion that the end of September had been the start of an Arsenal turnaround was proved wrong in the North London derby at the start of October. Rafael van der Vaart’s opening goal at White Hart Lane was cancelled out by Aaron Ramsey, before Kyle Walker secured the bragging rights for Tottenham. Following an international break, the Gunners’ home match against Sunderland looked set to be heading for a 1-1 draw until Robin van Persie scored in the last ten minutes to secure all three points, whilst a late goal also earned an away European victory against Marseille, with Aaron Ramsey providing the required fire-power.

Arsenal’s season continued to improve with a 3-1 league victory against Stoke City thanks to two goals from van Persie and a strike from Gervinho, before Andrei Arshavin and Park Chu-Young saw the team past Bolton Wanderers in the fourth round of the Carling Cup. The turnaround was complete when Arsenal beat title-rivals Chelsea 5-3 at Stamford Bridge thanks to goals from André Santos and Theo Walcott, as well as a hat-trick from Robin van Persie, a performance that helped the Dutchman to the Premier League player of the month award, and saw the Gunners finish October 7th in the table.

November

November opened with Marseille visiting the Emirates for the return leg of the Champions League fixture, a game that ended in a 0-0 draw. In the Premier League, Arsenal’s good form continued with a 3-0 victory over West Brom thanks to goals from Robin van Persie, Mikel Arteta and Thomas Vermaelen, whose return from injury provided further good news for the team. After another international break, Arsenal continued where they left off with a 2-1 win over Norwich City thanks to two more goals from Robin van Persie, making him just the third player since the Premier League’s inception after Alan Shearer and former Arsenal captain Thierry Henry to score 30 goals in a calendar year.

With their Premier League campaign seemingly re-energised, Arsenal’s attention turned once more to the Champions League, with Dortmund being the latest visitors to the Emirates. Arsenal knew a win would be sufficient to secure progression to the knockout phase, but it was Dortmund who made the brighter start until injuries forced two of their key players – Sven Bender and Mario Götze, to be substituted before half time. This allowed Arsenal to capitalise, with man of the moment Robin van Persie netting two goals in the second half thanks to assists first from Alex Song and then Thomas Vermaelen, before Shinji Kagawa netted the Germans a consolation goal in injury time. The 2-1 victory was not only enough to secure the Gunners’ progression, but also top spot in group F thanks to Olympiacos’s victory over 2nd placed Marseille in the night’s other match. This Champions League success came at a price, however, with the team appearing off form in their next Premier League game against Fulham, who took the lead in the match thanks to a Thomas Vermaelen own goal. It was only when the Belgian defender was able to convert into the right net in the 82nd minute that the Gunners were able to draw level, and end the match with a 1-1 draw. The impact of the result was only alleviated by results elsewhere, with four of the six teams above Arsenal in the table – Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United and Newcastle United all playing out draws in the same weekend.

November ended on somewhat of a negative note, with the team exiting the Carling Cup with a 5th round loss to Manchester City, although the Gunners were by no means overwhelmed by the Premier League leaders. Instead, the young and relatively inexperienced side that included the likes of Emmanuel Frimpong, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Park Chu-Young, as well as reserve team players Ignasi Miquel and Francis Coquelin, held their own for much of the match, with just a single goal by Sergio Agüero in the 83rd minute being able to separate the two sides.

December

A 4-0 win in the Premier League away at Wigan allowed Arsenal to continue their progression up the league table thanks to goals from Mikel Arteta, Thomas Vermaelen, Gervinho and Robin van Persie, before the team travelled to Athens to face Olympiacos in their final group stage match in the Champions League. With a group topping position already secured, Arsène Wenger chose to field a much weakened side, making 10 changes from the team that started at Wigan 3 days earlier, and this was evident as the team fell to a 3-1 defeat. The game was perhaps most notable for highlighting Arsenal’s ongoing out of sight goalkeeping problems, with Łukasz Fabiański being forced off injured in 25th minute to be replaced by Vito Mannone, whose erratic goalkeeping gifted the Greek side’s 2nd goal.

The return of Arsenal’s stronger starting 11 in their next Premier League match saw the team return to winning ways, securing a 1-0 victory at home to Everton, before making the trip to the Ethiad Stadium a week later to face league leaders Manchester City without both first choice full-backs, Bacary Sagna and André Santos. Despite these absences, the Gunners put up a strong fight, and it was only David Silva’s effort early in the 2nd half that was enough to separate the teams at the final whistle. Arsenal entered the Christmas fixtures with a 2-1 victory over Aston Villa, with Robin van Persie scoring his 34th Premier League goal of 2011, equalling Thierry Henry’s club record, before Yossi Benayoun secured his first league goal for Arsenal, along with all 3 points.

Arsenal ended December with 2 games in 4 days, and Gervinho’s 8th minute goal looked to have set the Gunners off well against Wolves, but Steven Fletcher’s equaliser later in the first half ended up restricting them to just a single point. The year ended with a 1-0 win over Queens Park Rangers at the Emirates, with Robin van Persie’s goal being enough to secure him the club record for goals scored in a calendar year, although he did fall a single strike short of equalling Alan Shearer’s Premier League record of 36.

Key events

9 June 2011: Young Finnish-English right back Carl Jenkinson moves to Arsenal from Charlton Athletic for an agreed fee of £1.0m.
17 June 2011: Thomas Cruise, Roarie Deacon and Mark Randall reach the end of their contracts with Arsenal to become free agents.
4 July 2011: French left back Gaël Clichy joins Manchester City for a fee of £7m.
11 July 2011: Ivorian winger Gervinho joins Arsenal from Lille for a fee around £10.5m.
26 July 2011: English striker Jay Emmanuel-Thomas signed for Championship club Ipswich Town for a fee of £1.1m that could rise in the future.
8 August 2011: Teenage English winger Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain signs from Southampton for an undisclosed fee, thought to be around £12.0m.
9 August 2011: Japanese winger Ryo Miyaichi is granted a work permit which allows him to play for Arsenal.
15 August 2011: Spanish central midfielder Cesc Fàbregas joins Barcelona for a fee of £35.0m. with a possible futher £5.0m of add ons.
16 August 2011: Ivorian right back Emmanuel Eboué joins Galatasaray on a five-year deal for a fee of £4.0m.
19 August 2011: Costa Rican striker Joel Campbell from Saprissa agreed terms with Arsenal; the fee is undisclosed, thought to be around £1.0m.
24 August 2011: French attacking midfielder Samir Nasri joins Manchester City on a four-year deal for around a deal of £25m.
30 August 2011: Senegalese left back Armand Traoré joins Queens Park Rangers for £1.5m, whilst South Korean striker Park Chu-Young joins Arsenal from Monaco for an £1.8m.
31 August 2011: On the final day of the transfer window, Brazilian left back André Santos, German centre back Per Mertesacker, Israeli attacking midfielder Yossi Benayoun and Spanish central midfielder Mikel Arteta all join the club, whilst French striker Gilles Sunu leaves to join Lorient.
18 October 2011: Belgian centre back Thomas Vermaelen signs a new long-term contract

Players

Squad information

N	P	Nat.	Name	Age	EU	Since	App	Goals	Ends	Transfer fee	Notes
1	GK	ESP	Almunia, ManuelManuel Almunia	34	EU	2004	175	0	undisclosed^[21]	£0.5M^[22]
2	MF	FRA	Diaby, AbouAbou Diaby	25	EU	2006 (Winter)	160	19	undisclosed^[23]	£2.0M^[24]
3	DF	FRA	Sagna, BacaryBacary Sagna	29	EU	2007	186	3	2014^[25]	£7.5M^[26]
4	DF	GER	Mertesacker, PerPer Mertesacker	27	EU	2011	21	0	2015^[14]	£8.0M^[27]
5	DF	BEL	Vermaelen, ThomasThomas Vermaelen (vice-captain)	26	EU	2009	69	11	2015^[28]	£10.0M^[29]
6	DF	FRA	Koscielny, LaurentLaurent Koscielny	26	EU	2010	66	4	undisclosed^[30]	£8.5M^[30]
7	MF	CZE	Rosický, TomášTomáš Rosický	31	EU	2006	145	17	2012^[31]	£6.8M^[32]
8	MF	ESP	Arteta, MikelMikel Arteta	29	EU	2011	22	3	2015^[15]	£10.0M^[33]
9	FW	KOR	Chu-Young, ParkPark Chu-Young	26	Non-EU	2011	4	1	undisclosed^[12]	£1.8M^[34]
10	FW	NED	van Persie, RobinRobin van Persie (captain)	28	EU	2004	256	116	2013^[35]	£2.75M^[36]
11	DF	BRA	Santos, AndréAndré Santos	29	Non-EU	2011	14	2	undisclosed^[13]	£6.2M^[37]
13	GK	POL	Szczęsny, WojciechWojciech Szczęsny	21	EU	2007	52	0	undisclosed^[38]	Youth system
14	FW	ENG	Walcott, TheoTheo Walcott	23	EU	2006 (Winter)	199	35	2013^[39]	£9.0M^[40]
15	FW	ENG	Oxlade-Chamberlain, AlexAlex Oxlade-Chamberlain	18	EU	2011	6	2	undisclosed^[41]	£12.0M^[42]
16	MF	WAL	Ramsey, AaronAaron Ramsey	21	EU	2008	84	8	undisclosed^[43]	£4.8M^[44]
17	MF	CMR	Song, AlexandreAlexandre Song	24	EU	2005	181	10	2014^[45]	£1.0M^[46]
18	DF	FRA	Squillaci, SébastienSébastien Squillaci	31	EU	2010	36	2	2013^[47]	£3.3M^[47]
19	MF	ENG	Wilshere, JackJack Wilshere	20	EU	2008	64	3	undisclosed^[48]	Youth system
20	DF	SUI	Djourou, JohanJohan Djourou	25	EU	2003	134	1	undisclosed^[49]	Youth system
21	GK	POL	Fabiański, ŁukaszŁukasz Fabiański	26	EU	2007	60	0	undisclosed^[50]	£2.0M^[51]
23	MF	RUS	Arshavin, AndreiAndrei Arshavin	30	Non-EU	2009 (Winter)	129	30	2012^[52]	£15.0M^[53]
24	GK	ITA	Mannone, VitoVito Mannone	24	EU	2005	10	0	2014^[54]	£0.35M^[55]	On loan to Hull City
25	DF	FIN	Jenkinson, CarlCarl Jenkinson	20	EU	2011	11	0	undisclosed^[56]	£1.0M^[57]
26	MF	GHA	Frimpong, EmmanuelEmmanuel Frimpong	20	EU	2008	14	0	undisclosed^[58]	Youth system	On loan to Wolverhampton Wanderers
27	FW	CIV	Gervinho	24	Non-EU	2011	24	4	undisclosed^[5]	£10.5M^[59]
28	DF	ENG	Gibbs, KieranKieran Gibbs	22	EU	2007	59	1	undisclosed^[60]	Youth system
29	FW	MAR	Chamakh, MarouaneMarouane Chamakh	28	EU	2010	58	12	undisclosed^[61]	Free
30	MF	ISR	Benayoun, YossiYossi Benayoun	31	Non-EU	2011	15	3	2012^[16]	Loan	On loan from Chelsea
31	FW	JPN	Miyaichi, RyoRyo Miyaichi	19	Non-EU	2011 (Winter)	2	0	undisclosed^[62]	Free
39	MF	FRA	Coquelin, FrancisFrancis Coquelin	20	EU	2008	15	0	undisclosed^[63]	Youth system
46	MF	ENG	Lansbury, HenriHenri Lansbury	21	EU	2007	8	1	undisclosed^[64]	Youth system	On loan to West Ham United
52	FW	DEN	Bendtner, NicklasNicklas Bendtner	24	EU	2004	157	45	undisclosed^[65]	Youth system	On loan to Sunderland
	MF	BRA	Denílson	24	Non-EU	2006	153	10	undisclosed^[66]	£3.5M^[67]	On loan to São Paulo
	FW	MEX	Vela, CarlosCarlos Vela	23	EU	2005	62	11	undisclosed^[68]	£0.5M^[69]	On loan to Real Sociedad
	FW	CRI	Campbell, JoelJoel Campbell	19	Non-EU	2011	0	0	undisclosed^[70]	£0.9M^[71]	On loan to FC Lorient

Last updated: 2 January 2012
Source: Arsenal F.C. and footballdatabase.com (for EU passport, country as international player, contract ending and transfer fee)
Ordered by squad number.

Reserve squad

See Arsenal F.C. Reserves and Arsenal F.C. Academy

As of 9 August 2011.^[72]^[73]

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Position	Player
33	FW	Benik Afobe
34	MF	Chuks Aneke
35	FW	Zak Ansah
37	DF	Daniel Boateng
38	DF	George Brislen-Hall
40	MF	Craig Eastmond
41	FW	Luke Freeman
43	DF	Sead Hajrović
44	MF	Conor Henderson

No.	Position	Player
45	DF	Gavin Hoyte
47	GK	Sean McDermott
48	MF	Jernade Meade
49	DF	Ignasi Miquel
50	FW	Rhys Murphy
53	MF	Oğuzhan Özyakup
55	MF	Sanchez Watt
56	DF	Nico Yennaris

Transfers

In

#	Position	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date	Team	Source
25	? !DF	Jenkinson, Carl ! Carl Jenkinson	Charlton Athletic	£1,000,000	02011-06-088 June 2011	First-team	^[4]
	? !MF	Toral, Jon ! Jon Toral	Barcelona	£350,000	02011-07-011 July 2011	Academy	^[74]
	? !DF	Bellerin, Hector ! Hector Bellerin	Barcelona	£400,000	02011-07-011 July 2011	Academy	^[74]
27	? !FW	Gervinho ! Gervinho	Lille	£10,500,000	02011-07-1111 July 2011	First-team	^[5]
15	? !FW	Oxlade-Chamberlain, Alex ! Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain	Southampton	£12,000,000	02011-08-088 August 2011	First-team	^[7]
	? !FW	Campbell, Joel ! Joel Campbell	Deportivo Saprissa	£900,000	02011-08-1919 August 2011	First-team	^[70]
9	? !FW	Park Chu-Young ! Park Chu-Young	Monaco	£1,800,000	02011-08-3030 August 2011	First-team	^[12]
11	? !DF	Santos, Andre ! André Santos	Fenerbahçe	£6,200,000	02011-08-3131 August 2011	First-team	^[13]
4	? !DF	Mertesacker, Per ! Per Mertesacker	Werder Bremen	£8,000,000	02011-08-3131 August 2011	First-team	^[14]
8	? !MF	Mikel Arteta ! Mikel Arteta	Everton	£10,000,000	02011-08-3131 August 2011	First-team	^[15]

Total spending: £51,150,000

Out

#	Position	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Date	Source
13	!GK	Lehmann, Jens ! Jens Lehmann	Retired	Free transfer	02011-07-011 July 2011	^[75]
38	!DF	Cruise, Thomas ! Thomas Cruise	Unattached	Free transfer	02011-07-011 July 2011	^[76]
54	!MF	Randall, Mark ! Mark Randall	Chesterfield	Free transfer	02011-07-011 July 2011	^[77]
39	!FW	Deacon, Roarie ! Roarie Deacon	Sunderland	Free transfer	02011-07-011 July 2011	^[78]
22	!DF	Clichy, Gaël ! Gaël Clichy	Manchester City	£7,000,000	02011-07-044 July 2011	^[6]
41	!MF	Emmanuel-Thomas, Jay ! Jay Emmanuel-Thomas	Ipswich Town	£1,100,000	02011-07-2626 July 2011	^[79]
	!MF	Edge, Jamie ! Jamie Edge	West Bromwich Albion	Free transfer	02011-08-022 August 2011	^[80]
4	!MF	Fàbregas, Cesc ! Cesc Fàbregas	Barcelona	£35,000,000	02011-08-1515 August 2011	^[3]
27	!DF	Eboué, Emmanuel ! Emmanuel Eboué	Galatasaray	£3,000,000	02011-08-1616 August 2011	^[8]
8	!MF	Nasri, Samir ! Samir Nasri	Manchester City	£25,000,000	02011-08-2424 August 2011	^[9]
30	!DF	Traoré, Armand ! Armand Traoré	Queens Park Rangers	£1,500,000	02011-08-3030 August 2011	^[10]
54	!FW	Sunu, Gilles ! Gilles Sunu	Lorient	£1,300,000	02011-08-3131 August 2011	^[81]

Total income: £73,900,000

Loan In

Squad #	Position	Player	Loaned from	Fee	Date	Team	Source
30	? !MF	Benayoun, Yossi ! Yossi Benayoun	Chelsea	Loan	02011-08-3131 August 2011	First-team	^[16]

Loan Out

Squad #	Position	Player	Loaned to	Fee	Date	Source
	!FW	Alves da Silva, Wellington ! Wellington	Levante	Loan	02011-07-1010 July 2011	^[82]
15	!MF	Denilson ! Denílson	São Paulo	Loan	02011-07-1919 July 2011	^[18]
	!GK	Shea, James ! James Shea	Dagenham and Redbridge	Loan	02011-07-2626 July 2011	^[83]
	!MF	Galindo, Samuel ! Samuel Galindo	Gimnàstic de Tarragona	Loan	02011-08-044 August 2011	^[84]
	!DF	Bartley, Kyle ! Kyle Bartley	Rangers	Loan	02011-08-055 August 2011	^[85]
11	!FW	Vela, Carlos ! Carlos Vela	Real Sociedad	Loan	02011-08-1616 August 2011	^[19]
	!DF	Botelho, Pedro ! Pedro Botelho	Rayo Vallecano	Loan	02011-08-1616 August 2011	^[19]
46	!MF	Lansbury, Henri ! Henri Lansbury	West Ham United	Loan	02011-08-3131 August 2011	^[86]
	!FW	Campbell, Joel ! Joel Campbell	Lorient	Loan	02011-08-3131 August 2011	^[87]
52	!FW	Bendtner, Nicklas ! Nicklas Bendtner	Sunderland	Loan	02011-08-3131 August 2011	^[17]
1	!GK	Almunia, Manuel ! Manuel Almunia	West Ham United	Loan	02011-09-3030 September 2011	^[88]
41	!FW	Freeman, Luke ! Luke Freeman	Stevenage	Loan	02011-11-1818 November 2011	^[89]
34	!MF	Aneke, Chuks ! Chuks Aneke	Stevenage	Loan	02011-11-2222 November 2011	^[90]
55	!FW	Watt, Sanchez ! Sanchez Watt	Sheffield Wednesday	Loan	02011-11-2323 November 2011	^[91]
26	!MF	Frimpong, Emmnauel ! Emmanuel Frimpong	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Loan	02012-01-011 January 2012	^[92]
24	!GK	Mannone, Vito ! Vito Mannone	Hull City	Loan	02012-01-044 January 2012	^[93]

Overall transfer activity

Spending

 £51.15 million

Income

 £73.9 million

Net expenditure

 £22.75 million

Club

Coaching staff

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

Last updated: 11 May 2010
Source: Arsenal F.C.

Kit

Arsenal's kits for the season will carry a bespoke crest to mark the club's 125th anniversary.^[1]

Supplier: Nike
Sponsor(s): Fly Emirates

Home

Away

Third

Last updated: 25 July 2011.
Source: The Arsenal Direct

Other information

Chairman	Peter Hill-Wood
Ground (capacity and dimensions)	Emirates Stadium (60,355 / 113x76 metres)

Last updated: 11 May 2010
Source: Arsenal F.C.

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

As of 2 January 2012

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	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
2		MF	Abou Diaby	2	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
3		DF	Bacary Sagna	10	0	6+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	4+0	0
4		DF	Per Mertesacker	21	0	16+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	5+0	0
5		DF	Thomas Vermaelen	19	3	11+1	3	0+0	0	1+1	0	5+0	0
6		DF	Laurent Koscielny	23	1	18+0	1	0+0	0	1+0	0	4+0	0
7		MF	Tomáš Rosický	17	0	4+7	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	3+3	0
8		MF	Mikel Arteta	22	3	17+0	3	0+0	0	0+0	0	5+0	0
9		FW	Park Chu-Young	4	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	3+0	1	1+0	0
10		FW	Robin van Persie	26	21	19+1	17	0+0	0	0+0	0	4+2	4
11		DF	André Santos	14	2	7+1	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	5+1	1
13		GK	Wojciech Szczęsny	27	0	20+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	7+0	0
14		FW	Theo Walcott	25	4	17+2	2	0+0	0	0+0	0	6+0	2
15		FW	Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain	6	2	0+1	0	0+0	0	3+0	1	2+0	1
16		MF	Aaron Ramsey	25	2	18+1	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	4+2	1
17		MF	Alex Song	23	1	16+0	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	7+0	0
18		DF	Sébastien Squillaci	4	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	2+0	0	1+0	0
19		MF	Jack Wilshere	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
20		DF	Johan Djourou	19	0	9+3	0	0+0	0	2+0	0	2+3	0
21		GK	Łukasz Fabiański	4	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	3+0	0	1+0	0
23		MF	Andrei Arshavin	23	2	7+9	1	0+0	0	1+1	1	3+2	0
24		GK	Vito Mannone [L]	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
25		DF	Carl Jenkinson	11	0	4+2	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	3+1	0
26		MF	Emmanuel Frimpong [L]	14	0	3+3	0	0+0	0	3+0	0	3+2	0
27		FW	Gervinho	24	4	15+2	4	0+0	0	0+1	0	5+1	0
28		DF	Kieran Gibbs	9	1	5+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	1	2+1	0
29		FW	Marouane Chamakh	14	1	1+7	1	0+0	0	2+0	0	3+1	0
30		MF	Yossi Benayoun	15	3	1+8	1	0+0	0	3+0	1	2+1	1
31		FW	Ryo Miyaichi	2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+2	0	0+0	0
34		MF	Chuks Aneke [R] [L]	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
37		DF	Daniel Boateng [R]	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
39		MF	Francis Coquelin	11	0	4+3	0	0+0	0	3+0	0	1+0	0
46		MF	Henri Lansbury [L]	2	0	0+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
49		DF	Ignasi Miquel [R]	7	0	0+3	0	0+0	0	3+0	0	0+1	0
52		FW	Nicklas Bendtner [L]	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
53		MF	Oğuzhan Özyakup [R]	2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+2	0	0+0	0
56		DF	Nico Yennaris [R]	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
		MF	Samir Nasri [S]	1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
		DF	Armand Traoré [S]	2	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0

[R] - Reserve team player [L] - Out on loan [S] - Sold

Top scorers

Place	Position	Number	Name	Premier League	League Cup	Champions League	Total
1	FW	10	Robin van Persie	17	0	4	21
=2	FW	27	Gervinho	4	0	0	4
=2	FW	14	Theo Walcott	2	0	2	4
=3	MF	8	Mikel Arteta	3	0	0	3
=3	MF	30	Yossi Benayoun	1	1	1	3
=3	DF	5	Thomas Vermaelen	3	0	0	3
=4	MF	23	Andrei Arshavin	1	1	0	2
=4	FW	15	Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain	0	1	1	2
=4	MF	16	Aaron Ramsey	1	0	1	2
=4	DF	11	André Santos	1	0	1	2
=5	FW	29	Marouane Chamakh	1	0	0	1
=5	DF	28	Kieran Gibbs	0	1	0	1
=5	FW	6	Laurent Koscielny	1	0	0	1
=5	FW	9	Park Chu-Young	0	1	0	1
=5	MF	17	Alexandre Song	1	0	0	1
			TOTALS	36	5	10	51

Disciplinary record

Number	Nationality	Position	Name
Number	Nationality	Position	Name	Premier League		FA Cup		League Cup		Champions League		Total
26		MF	Emmanuel Frimpong	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	1
25		DF	Carl Jenkinson	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	1
27		FW	Gervinho	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
20		DF	Johan Djourou	4	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	5	1
17		MF	Alex Song	6	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	7	0
8		MF	Mikel Arteta	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	0
5		DF	Thomas Vermaelen	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	0
14		FW	Theo Walcott	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	4	0
6		DF	Laurent Koscielny	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
7		MF	Tomáš Rosický	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	0
11		FW	Robin van Persie	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
39		MF	Francis Coquelin	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
28		DF	Kieran Gibbs	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0
4		DF	Per Mertesacker	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
16		MF	Aaron Ramsey	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0
3		DF	Bacary Sagna	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0
11		DF	André Santos	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0
13		GK	Wojciech Szczęsny	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
23		MF	Andrei Arshavin	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
30		MF	Yossi Benayoun	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
46		MF	Henri Lansbury	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
15		FW	Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
18		DF	Sébastien Squillaci	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
			TOTALS	36	4	0	0	1	0	17	0	54	4

Starting 11

This shows the most used players in each position, based on Arsenal's typical starting formation for the season.

No.	Pos	Nat	Name	GS
13	GK	POL	Szczęsny	27
3	RB	FRA	Sagna	10
4	CB	GER	Mertesacker	21
6	CB	FRA	Koscielny	23
11	LB	BRA	Santos	14
17	DM	CMR	Song	23
8	CM	ESP	Arteta	22
14	RW	ENG	Walcott	23
16	AM	WAL	Ramsey	22
27	LW	CIV	Gervinho	20
10	FW	NED	van Persie	23

Last updated: 2 January 2012
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).

Competitions

Overall

Competition	Started round	Current position / round	Final position / round	First match	Last match
Premier League	—	5		13 August
UEFA Champions League	Play-off round	Round of 16		16 August
Football League Cup	3rd round	—	Quarter-finals	20 September	29 November
FA Cup	3rd round	3rd round		9 January

Last updated: 2 January 2012
Source: Competitions

Premier League

Classification

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
3	Tottenham Hotspur	19	13	3	3	36	20	+16	42	2012–13 UEFA Champions League Group stage
4	Chelsea	20	11	4	5	39	25	+14	37	2012–13 UEFA Champions League Play-off round
5	Arsenal	20	11	3	6	36	28	+8	36	2012–13 UEFA Europa League Play-off round
6	Liverpool	20	9	7	4	24	18	+6	34
7	Newcastle United	19	8	6	5	26	25	+1	30

Updated to games played on 3 January 2012
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
20	11	3	6	36	28	+8	36	7	2	1	16	6	+10	4	1	5	20	22	−2

Last updated: 2 January 2012
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
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A
Result	D	L	L	W	L	W	L	W	W	W	W	W	D	W	W	L	W	D	W	L
Position	9	14	17	12	17	13	15	10	7	7	7	7	6	5	5	5	5	5	4	5

Last updated: 2 January 2012.
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

Pre-season

13 July 2011^[94]	Malaysia XI	0 – 4	Arsenal	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
18:45 MST (13:45 BST)		Report	Ramsey 5' (pen.) Walcott 36' Vela 59' Rosický 90'	Stadium: Bukit Jalil Stadium Attendance: 70,000 Referee: Mohd Yusof bin Mat Karim

15 July 2011^[95]	Woking	0 – 3	Arsenal XI	Woking
19:30 BST		Report	McNerney 20' (o.g.) Aneke 41' Emmanuel-Thomas 67'	Stadium: Kingfield Stadium Attendance: 1,095

16 July 2011^[96]	Hangzhou Greentown	1 – 1	Arsenal	Yiwu, China
19:30 CST (12:30 BST)	Vázquez 16'	Report	Vela 45'	Stadium: Meihu Sports Centre Attendance: 20,583

19 July 2011^[97]	Hastings United	0 – 9	Arsenal XI	Hastings
19:45 BST		Report	Özyakup 15' Emmanuel-Thomas 35', 37' Aneke 42' Murphy 54' Watt 63' Freeman 64', 80' Meade 75'	Stadium: The Pilot Field Attendance: 2,315

23 July 2011^[98]	Cologne	1 – 2	Arsenal	Cologne, Germany
15:30 CEST (14:30 BST)	Jenkinson 45' (o.g.)	Report	Gervinho 7', 15'	Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion

23 July 2011^[97]	Stevenage	0 – 1	Arsenal XI	Stevenage
15:00 BST		Report	Aneke 51'	Stadium: Broadhall Way

29 July 2011^[97]	Boreham Wood	1 – 7	Arsenal XI	Borehamwood
19:30 BST	Noto 13'	Report	Watt 15', 85', 90' Freeman 27' Lansbury 34' Gnarby 69' Ebecilio 70'	Stadium: Meadow Park

Emirates Cup 30 July 2011^[99]	Arsenal	2 – 2	Boca Juniors	London
16:20 BST	van Persie 29' Ramsey 46'	Report	Viatri 68' Mouche 72'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Referee: Martin Atkinson

Emirates Cup 31 July 2011^[99]	Arsenal	1 – 1	New York Red Bulls	London
16:20 BST	van Persie 42'	Report	Bartley 84' (o.g.)	Stadium: Emirates Stadium

3 August 2011^[97]	Dover Athletic	0 – 3	Arsenal XI	River
19:45 BST		Report	Afobe 9' Lansbury 25' Freeman 45'	Stadium: Crabble Athletic Ground Attendance: 2,529 Referee: L. Venamore

Eusébio Cup 6 August 2011^[100]	Benfica	2 – 1	Arsenal	Lisbon, Portugal
19:45 BST	Aimar 49' Nolito 60'		van Persie 34'	Stadium: Estadio da Luz Attendance: 40,833 Referee: Duarte Gomes

Last updated: 31 July 2011
Source: Arsenal F.C.

Competitive

Premier League

Main article: 2011–12 Premier League

1 13 August 2011	Newcastle United	0 – 0	Arsenal	Newcastle upon Tyne
17:30 BST	Coloccini 45'+1' Tioté 66' Barton 75'	Report	20' Song 47' Gibbs 50' Rosický 75' Gervinho 77' Szczęsny 90'+1' Vermaelen	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 46,894 Referee: Peter Walton

2 20 August 2011	Arsenal	0 – 2	Liverpool	London
12:45 BST	Frimpong 7', 69' Lansbury 88'	Report	27' Carroll 44' Leiva 78' (o.g.) Ramsey 90' Suárez	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,090 Referee: Martin Atkinson

3 28 August 2011	Manchester United	8 – 2	Arsenal	Manchester
16:00 BST	Welbeck 22' Young 26' 28', 90'+1' Evans 26' Rooney 41', 64', 82' (pen.) Nani 69' Park 70'	Report	14' Arshavin 39', 76' Jenkinson 45'+3' Walcott 62' Djourou 74' van Persie	Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 75,448 Referee: Howard Webb

4 10 September 2011	Arsenal	1 – 0	Swansea City	London
15:00 BST	Arshavin 40' Walcott 48' Koscielny 52' Arteta 77'	Report	24' Agustien 68' Caulker	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,087 Referee: Stuart Attwell

5 17 September 2011	Blackburn Rovers	4 – 3	Arsenal	Blackburn
12:45 BST	Yakubu 25', 59' Song 50' (o.g.) Dann 67' Koscielny 69' (o.g.) Olsson 74'	Report	10' Gervinho 34' Arteta 57' Djourou 85' Chamakh	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 22,637 Referee: Andre Marriner

6 24 September 2011	Arsenal	3 – 0	Bolton Wanderers	London
15:00 BST	van Persie 45'+1', 71' Song 89'	Report	55' Wheater 58' Steinsson	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 59,727 Referee: Mark Clattenburg

7 2 October 2011	Tottenham Hotspur	2 – 1	Arsenal	London
16:00 BST	van der Vaart 27', 40' Walker 73' Parker 75'	Report	32' Mertesacker 51' Ramsey	Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 36,274 Referee: Mike Dean

8 16 October 2011	Arsenal	2 – 1	Sunderland	London
13:30 BST	van Persie 1', 83', 83' Song 57' Koscielny 63'	Report	31' Larsson 52' Vaughan 55' Larsson 61' Brown	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,078 Referee: Howard Webb

9 23 October 2011	Arsenal	3 – 1	Stoke City	London
13:30 BST	Gervinho 27' van Persie 73', 82'	Report	31' Whitehead 34' Crouch 55' Wilkinson	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 59,671 Referee: Lee Mason

10 29 October 2011	Chelsea	3 – 5	Arsenal	London
12:45 BST	Lampard 14' Terry 45' Ivanović 79' Mata 80' Meireles 90'+2'	Report	36', 85', 90'+2', 78' van Persie 49' Santos 50' Szczęsny 55' Walcott 90'+1' Song	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,801 Referee: Andre Marriner

11 5 November 2011	Arsenal	3 – 0	West Bromwich Albion	London
15:00 GMT	van Persie 22' Vermaelen 39' Arteta 74'	Report		Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,091 Referee: Michael Oliver

12 19 November 2011	Norwich City	1 – 2	Arsenal	Norwich
12:45 GMT	Morison 16' Bennett 66' Tierney 81' Holt 86'	Report	26', 59' van Persie	Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 26,801 Referee: Phil Dowd

13 26 November 2011	Arsenal	1 – 1	Fulham	London
17:30 GMT	Santos 28' Vermaelen 82'	Report	28' Zamora 45'+1' Etuhu 65' (o.g.) Vermaelen 77' Senderos	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,043 Referee: Mike Dean

14 3 December 2011	Wigan Athletic	0 – 4	Arsenal	Wigan
15:00 GMT	Caldwell 52' Gohouri 73' Diamé 88'	Report	28' Arteta 29' Vermaelen 57' Song 61' Gervinho 78' van Persie 85' Coquelin	Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 19,280 Referee: Mark Clattenburg

15 10 December 2011	Arsenal	1 – 0	Everton	London
15:00 GMT	Arteta 16' Ramsey 38' van Persie 70'	Report	24' Coleman 82' Distin	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,062 Referee: Howard Webb

16 18 December 2011	Manchester City	1 – 0	Arsenal	Manchester
16:10 GMT	Barry 39' Silva 53' Agüero 72'	Report	11' Song 45' Koscielny 74' Arteta	Stadium: Etihad Stadium Attendance: 47,303 Referee: Phil Dowd

17 21 December 2011	Aston Villa	1 – 2	Arsenal	Birmingham
19:45 GMT	Clark 38' Albrighton 54' Hutton 90+3', 90+4'	Report	17' (pen.) 78' van Persie 27' Coquelin 45' Mertesacker 87' Benayoun	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 35,818 Referee: Jonathan Moss

18 27 December 2011	Arsenal	1 – 1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	London
15:00 GMT	Gervinho 8' Vermaelen 57' Song 69'	Report	32' Johnson 38' Fletcher 73' Guedioura 75' Milijas 90+2' Hennessey	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 59,686 Referee: Stuart Attwell
Note: This match, originally scheduled for 26 December 2011, was postponed 24 hours due to industrial action ^[101].

19 31 December 2011	Arsenal	1 – 0	Queens Park Rangers	London
15:00 GMT	Vermaelen 37' Djourou 40' van Persie 60'	Report	27' Barton 54' Young	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,067 Referee: Martin Atkinson

20 2 January 2012	Fulham	2 – 1	Arsenal	London
17:30 GMT	Sidwell 85' Zamora 90+3'	Report	21' Koscielny 63', 78' Djourou	Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 25,700 Referee: Lee Probert

Last updated: 2 January 2012
Source: Arsenal F.C.
Note: Premier League fixtures not listed due to copyright

UEFA Champions League

Main article: 2011–12 UEFA Champions League

Play-off round

1st Leg 16 August 2011	Arsenal	1 – 0	Udinese	London
19:45 BST	Walcott 4', 12' Gibbs 45'	Report	2' Benatia 11' Neuton 71' Pinzi 79' Armero	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 58,159 Referee: Kevin Blom (Netherlands)

2nd Leg 24 August 2011	Udinese	1 – 2 (1 – 3 agg.)	Arsenal	Udine
19:45 BST	Di Natale 39' Isla 52' Benatia 74' Fabbrini 87'	Report	55' van Persie 58' Vermaelen 69', 74' Walcott 70' Sagna 75' Jenkinson	Stadium: Stadio Friuli Attendance: 25,687 Referee: Olegário Benquerença (Portugal)

Group stage

Main article: 2011–12 UEFA Champions League group stage

Key to colours in group table
Group winner and runner-up advance to the round of 16
Third-placed teams enter the UEFA Europa League at the round of 32

Group F

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Arsenal	6	3	2	1	7	6	+1	11
Marseille	6	3	1	2	7	4	+3	10
Olympiacos	6	3	0	3	8	6	+2	9
Borussia Dortmund	6	1	1	4	6	12	−6	4

Matchday 1 13 September 2011	Borussia Dortmund	1 – 1	Arsenal	Dortmund
19:45 BST	Schmelzer 76' Perišić 88' Bender 90'+4'	Report	42' van Persie 75' Sagna	Stadium: Signal Iduna Park Attendance: 75,000 Referee: Gianluca Rocchi (Italy)

Matchday 2 28 September 2011	Arsenal	2 – 1	Olympiacos	London
19:45 BST	Oxlade-Chamberlain 8' Santos 20' Rosický 34' Arteta 77'	Report	27', 70' Fuster 49' Holebas 85' Djebbour	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 59,676 Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo (Spain)

Matchday 3 19 October 2011	Marseille	0 – 1	Arsenal	Marseille
19:45 BST	Ayew 14' Diawara 49' Gignac 84'	Report	4' Song 16' Santos 74' Djourou 90'+2' Ramsey	Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 24,534 Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia)

Matchday 4 1 November 2011	Arsenal	0 – 0	Marseille	London
19:45 GMT	Rosický 85'	Report	40' Diarra	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 59,961 Referee: Paolo Tagliavento (Italy)

Matchday 5 23 November 2011	Arsenal	2 – 1	Borussia Dortmund	London
19:45 GMT	van Persie 49', 86' Walcott 63' Ramsey 76' Benayoun 78'	Report	53' Schmelzer 90'+2' Kagawa	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 59,531 Referee: Frank De Bleeckere (Belgium)

Matchday 6 6 December 2011	Olympiacos	3 – 1	Arsenal	Piraeus
19:45 GMT	Papadopoulos 4' Djebbour 16' Holebas 30' Fuster 36' Modesto 89'	Report	57' Benayoun 61' Frimpong 81' Oxlade-Chamberlain	Stadium: Karaiskakis Stadium Referee: Alberto Mallenco (Spain)

Knockout Phase

Main article: 2011–12 UEFA Champions League knockout phase

Round of 16

1st Leg 15 February 2012	Milan	v	Arsenal	Milan
19:45 GMT				Stadium: San Siro

2nd Leg 6 March 2012	Arsenal	v	Milan	London
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Emirates Stadium

Last updated: 16 December 2011
Source: Arsenal F.C.

FA Cup

Main article: 2011–12 FA Cup

Third round 9 January 2012	Arsenal	v	Leeds United	London
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Emirates Stadium

Last updated: 26 December 2011
Source: Arsenal F.C.

League Cup

Main article: 2011–12 Football League Cup

Third Round 20 September 2011	Arsenal	3 – 1	Shrewsbury Town	London
19:45 BST	Gibbs 33' Oxlade-Chamberlain 58' Benayoun 78'	Report	16' Collins 43' McAllister	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 46,539 Referee: Anthony Bates

Fourth Round 25 October 2011	Arsenal	2 – 1	Bolton Wanderers	London
19:45 BST	Squillaci 27' Arshavin 53' C. Park 56'	Report	47' Muamba	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 56,628 Referee: Anthony Taylor

Quarter-finals 29 November 2011	Arsenal	0 – 1	Manchester City	London
20:00 GMT		Report	53' Hargreaves 83' Agüero	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,028 Referee: Lee Probert

Last updated: 29 November 2011
Source: Arsenal F.C.

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^ ^a ^b ^c permertesacker.de - Mertesackers Wechsel zu Arsenal London perfekt! (in German)
^ ^a ^b ^c Arsenal F.C. - Arteta joins Arsenal on a four-year deal
^ ^a ^b ^c Arsenal F.C. – Arsenal agree loan move for Yossi Benayoun
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^ Arsenal F.C. – Almunia – I'd like to stay for rest of my career
^ ESPN Soccernet – Manuel Almunia Bio
^ – Abou Diaby signs Arsenal contract extension
^ The Daily Telegraph – Arsene Wenger wants Abou Diaby to emulate Patrick Vieira
^ – Sagna pens Gunners deal
^ Daily Mail – Wenger is the key in Sagna deal
^ The Guardian - Arsenal agree terms with Werder Bremen defender Per Mertesacker
^ "Arsenal given boost by Thomas Vermaelen's fitness and new contract". The Guardian. 18 October 2011. http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2011/oct/18/arsenal-thomas-vermaelen-fitness-contract. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
^ BBC Sport – Arsenal confirm Vermaelen signing
^ ^a ^b Arsenal F.C. – Laurent Koscielny completes move to Arsenal
^ "Tomáš Rosický opts to stay at Arsenal". The Prague Post. 7 July 2011. http://www.praguepost.com/blogs/sport/2011/07/07/tomas-rosicky-opts-to-stay-at-arsenal/. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
^ The Guardian – Arsenal move for £6.8m midfielder Rosicky
^ "Official: Arsenal sign Mikel Arteta from Everton on four-year deal". Goal.com. 31 August 2011. http://www.goal.com/en/news/11/transfer-zone/2011/08/31/2645520/official-arsenal-sign-mikel-arteta-from-everton-on-four-year. Retrieved 1 September 2011.
^ The Guardian - Arsene Wenger makes leap of faith by bringing Mertesacker to Arsenal
^ Daily Star - Robin van Persie: Rivals had the inside track on us
^ The Telegraph – Robin van Persie becomes a leader from the front for Arsenal
^ Arsenal close to signing Brazilian defender Andre Santos
^ Arsenal F.C. – Wojciech Szczesny pens new long-term contract
^ "Arsenal owner Stan Kroenke: Arsène Wenger is one of the greats – he will be in charge for as long as he wants". The Daily Telegraph. 30 September 2011. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/arsenal/8797931/Arsenal-owner-Stan-Kroenke-Arsene-Wenger-is-one-of-the-greats-he-will-be-in-charge-for-as-long-as-he-wants.html. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
^ Daily Mail – Arsenal capitalise on Southampton's problems to save £3m on Walcott fee
^ "Arsenal sign Oxlade-Chamberlain". Arsenal F.C.. 8 August 2011. http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/arsenal-sign-oxlade-chamberlain. Retrieved 8 August 2011.
^ The Daily Telegraph - Arsenal complete £12 million signing of Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain from Southampton
^ Arsenal F.C. - Aaron Ramsey signs new deal with Arsenal
^ South Wales Echo – Arsenal claim discount on Ramsey deal
^ Sky Sports – Song agrees new contract
^ ESPN Soccernet – Alexandre Song Billong Bio
^ ^a ^b Daily Mirror – Wenger back tracks on his over-30's policy
^ Arsenal F.C. – Jack Wilshere signs new long-term contract
^ Arsenal F.C. – Johan Djourou signs new long-term contract
^ Arsenal F.C. – Fabianski signs new long-term contract
^ BBC Sport – Premier League ins and outs
^ Daily Mail – No regrets: New Arsenal star Andrei Arshavin insists he won't be a transfer flop at the Emirates
^ The Guardian – Arshavin finally signs for Arsenal for club record fee
^ Sky Sports – Mannone questions rivals
^ Sky Sports – Vito Mannone
^ "Young defender Carl Jenkinson joins Arsenal". Arsenal F.C.. 8 June 2011. http://www.arsenal.com/news/reserves-news/carl-jenkinson-joins-arsenal. Retrieved 8 June 2011.
^ Sky Sports – Jenkinson keen to follow Adams
^ Arsenal F.C. - Frimpong signs professional terms with Club
^ Ligue 1 – Gervinho finally a Gunner
^ Arsenal F.C. – Gibbs signs new long-term contract
^ Arsenal F.C. – Marouane Chamakh signs long-term contract
^ Arsenal F.C. – Ryo Miyaichi completes move to Arsenal
^ "Coquelin signs new long-term contract". Arsenal F.C.. 21 July 2010. http://www.arsenal.com/news/reserves-news/francis-coquelin-signs-new-long-term-contract. Retrieved 21 July 2010.
^ "Lansbury signs contract extension with Club". Arsenal F.C.. 13 September 2011. http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/lansbury-signs-contract-extension-with-club. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
^ Arsenal F.C. – Bendtner signs a new long-term contract
^ Arsenal F.C. – Denilson signs a new long-term contract
^ The Guardian - Denilson times his run to perfection
^ Arsenal F.C. – Carlos Vela signs new long-term contract
^ The Sunday Times – Arsene Wenger's generation game
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^ Arsenal F.C. - Arsenal announce pre-season game in Malaysia
^ Arsenal F.C. - Arsenal XI confirm friendly against Woking
^ Daily Mail - Arsenal announce pre-season tour of Malaysia and China
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^ Arsenal F.C. - Arsenal confirm pre-season friendly
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