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2008–09 Arsenal F.C. season

The 2008–09 season was Arsenal Football Club's 17th consecutive season in the Premier League and their 83rd consecutive season in the top flight of English football.[1][2] This season Arsenal participated in the Premier League, FA Cup, League Cup and the UEFA Champions League. This was the first time since 1986 that Arsenal went four consecutive seasons without winning a trophy.

Arsenal
2008–09 season
ChairmanPeter Hill-Wood
ManagerArsène Wenger
StadiumEmirates Stadium
Premier League4th
FA CupSemi-finals
League CupQuarter-finals
UEFA Champions LeagueSemi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Robin van Persie (11)
All:
Robin van Persie (20)
Highest home attendance60,109 (vs. West Ham United, 31 January 2009, Premier League)
Lowest home attendance55,641 (vs. Hull City, 17 March 2009, FA Cup)

Events edit

  • 5 May: Midfielder Mathieu Flamini agrees to a four-year contract with Italian club Milan, meaning he will leave Arsenal on a free transfer on 1 July.[3]
  • 23 May: Physiotherapist Neal Reynolds agrees to join Arsenal from Norwich City.[4]
  • 28 May: Arsenal are granted a work permit for striker Carlos Vela, who spent the 2007–08 season on loan to Osasuna.[5]
  • 3 June: Goalkeeper Jens Lehmann joins VfB Stuttgart on a free transfer.[6]
  • 4 June: Defender Bacary Sagna signs a new "long-term" contract with Arsenal.[7]
  • 9 June: Central defender/defensive midfielder Alex Song agrees to a new "long-term" contract with Arsenal.[8]
  • 9 June: Physiotherapist Gary Lewin agrees to leave Arsenal to become full-time Head of Physiotherapy for England on 1 August.[9]
  • 13 June: Midfielder Aaron Ramsey signs for Arsenal from Cardiff City.[10]
  • 20 June: Defender Gaël Clichy signs a new "long-term" contract with Arsenal.[11]
  • 11 July: Attacking midfielder Samir Nasri signs for Arsenal from Marseille.[12]
  • 16 July: Attacking midfielder Alexander Hleb signs for Barcelona from Arsenal.[13]
  • 17 July: Defensive midfielder Gilberto Silva signs for Panathinaikos from Arsenal.[14]
  • 30 July: Arsenal sign midfielder Amaury Bischoff from Werder Bremen.[15]
  • 9 August: Arsenal retains their Amsterdam Tournament Title after drawing 1–1 with Sevilla.[16]
  • 13 August: Arsenal start their European campaign by defeating Twente in the first leg of their 2008–09 UEFA Champions League Third round qualifying round.[17]
  • 16 August: Defender Justin Hoyte signs for Middlesbrough from Arsenal.[18]
  • 18 August: Striker Emmanuel Adebayor signs a new "long-term" contract with Arsenal.[19]
  • 20 August: Arsenal sign Defender Mikaël Silvestre from Manchester United.[20] Silvestre becomes the first Manchester United player to join Arsenal since Brian Kidd in 1974 .[21]
  • 23 August: Arsenal suffer their first defeat of the season against Fulham by losing 1–0 from a Brede Hangeland goal.[22]
  • 27 August: Arsenal qualify for the group stages of the Champions League by defeating Twente 4–0 at the Emirates Stadium and 6–0 on aggregate.[23]
  • 1 September: Defender Kieran Gibbs signs a new contract with Arsenal.[24]
  • 22 September: Swiss defender Johan Djourou signs a new "long-term" contract with Arsenal.[25]
  • 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.[26]
  • 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.[27][28]
  • 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.[29]
  • 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.[30]
  • 5 January: Midfielder Jack Wilshere signs a professional contract with Arsenal.[31]
  • 3 February: After protracted transfer negotiations, Arsenal announce the signing of Russian international Andrey Arshavin for an undisclosed fee.[32]
  • 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 rivals Tottenham Hotspur.[33]
  • 16 February: Striker Eduardo makes his first start in nearly a year in Arsenal's fourth round replay against Cardiff. He scores twice before being substituted in the 67th minute in a 4–0 win.[34]
  • 11 March: Arsenal progress to the quarter-finals of the Champions League after beating Roma 7–6 on penalties after the tie was level at 1–1 after two legs.[35]
  • 14 March: Andrey Arshavin scores his first goal for Arsenal in the club's 4–0 Premier League victory over Blackburn Rovers.[36]
  • 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.[37]
  • 21 April: 4 goals from man of the match Andrey Arshavin dents Liverpool's Premier League title hopes. The match at Anfield ends in a 4–4 draw.[38]
  • 5 May: Arsenal are knocked out of the UEFA Champions League, losing 4–1 on aggregate to defending champions, Manchester United.[39]
  • 8 May: Striker Theo Walcott signs a new "long-term" contract with Arsenal.[40]
  • 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.[41]

Players edit

Squad information edit

N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 EU
 Since
 App
 Goals
 Ends
 Transfer fee
 Notes
1 GK   Manuel Almunia 32 EU 2004 125 0 undisclosed[42] £0.5m
3 DF   Bacary Sagna 26 EU 2007 89 1 2014[43] £7.5m
5 DF   Kolo Touré (VC) 28 Non-EU 2002 (Winter) 326 14 undisclosed[44] £0.15m
10 DF   William Gallas 31 EU 2006 109 13 undisclosed[45] Part exchange with
A. Cole+£5m[46]
22 DF   Gaël Clichy 23 EU 2003 187 1 2012[47] £0.25m
15 MF   Denílson Pereira Neves 21 Non-EU 2006 93 5 undisclosed[48] £3.4m
4 MF   Cesc Fàbregas (captain) 22 EU 2003 231 29 2014[49] Free
17 DF   Alex Song 21 EU 2005 78 3 undisclosed[50] £1.0m
8 MF   Samir Nasri 21 EU 2008 44 7 undisclosed[51] £12m[52]
25 FW   Emmanuel Adebayor 25 Non-EU 2006 (Winter) 142 62 undisclosed[53] £3m
11 FW   Robin van Persie 25 EU 2004 177 63 2011[54] £2.75m
26 FW   Nicklas Bendtner 21 EU 2004 93 23 2012[55] Youth system
27 MF   Emmanuel Eboué 25 Non-EU 2005 (Winter) 147 6 undisclosed[56] £1.54m
2 MF   Abou Diaby 23 EU 2006 (Winter) 98 10 undisclosed[57] £2m
14 FW   Theo Walcott 20 EU 2006 (Winter) 106 14 undisclosed[58] £9.1m
20 DF    Johan Djourou 22 Non-EU 2003 77 0 undisclosed[59] Youth system
12 FW   Carlos Vela 20 Non-EU 2005 29 6 2010 £0.5m[60]
18 DF   Mikaël Silvestre 31 EU 2008 23 2 2010[61] £0.75m[61]
16 MF   Aaron Ramsey 18 EU 2008 22 1 undisclosed £4.8m[62]
40 DF   Kieran Gibbs 19 EU 2007 23 0 undisclosed[63] Youth system
21 GK   Łukasz Fabiański 24 EU 2007 26 0 undisclosed[64] £2.0m
23 MF   Andrey Arshavin 27 Non-EU 2009 (Winter) 15 6 2012[65] £15.0m
19 MF   Jack Wilshere 17 EU 2008 8 1 undisclosed[31] Youth system
9 FW    Eduardo da Silva 26 Non-EU 2007 35 15 2011[66] £7.5m
28 MF    Amaury Bischoff 22 EU 2008 4 0 undisclosed[67] Free
24 GK   Vito Mannone 21 EU 2005 1 0 undisclosed[68] £0.35m
7 MF   Tomáš Rosický 28 EU 2006 61 13 undisclosed[69] £6.8m

Transfers edit

In edit

# Position Player Transferred from Fee Date Team Source
16 MF   Aaron Ramsey   Cardiff City £4,800,000 13 June 2008 First-team [10]
8 MF   Samir Nasri   Marseille £12,000,000 11 July 2008 First-team [12]
28 MF   Amaury Bischoff   Werder Bremen Free transfer 30 July 2008 First-team [15]
18 DF   Mikaël Silvestre   Manchester United £750,000 20 August 2008 First-team [20]
23 MF   Andrey Arshavin   Zenit Saint Petersburg £15,000,000 3 February 2009 First-team [32]

Total spending:   £32,550,000

Out edit

# Position Player Transferred to Fee Date Source
1 GK   Jens Lehmann   VfB Stuttgart Free transfer (Released) 3 June 2008 [6]
16 MF   Mathieu Flamini   Milan Free transfer (Released) 1 July 2008 [3]
13 MF   Alexander Hleb   Barcelona £11,900,000 16 July 2008 [13]
19 MF   Gilberto Silva   Panathinaikos £1,000,000 17 July 2008 [14]
31 DF   Justin Hoyte   Middlesbrough £3,000,000 16 August 2008 [18]

Total income:   £15,900,000

Loan out edit

Squad # Position Player Loaned to Date Loan expires Source
DF   Kerrea Gilbert   Leicester City 11 July 2008 End of the season [70]
6 DF   Philippe Senderos   Milan 26 July 2008 End of the season [71]
MF   Nacer Barazite   Derby County 19 August 2008 End of the season (extended on 31 December 2008) [72][73]
30 DF   Armand Traoré   Portsmouth 21 August 2008 End of the season [74]
50 FW   Jay Simpson   West Bromwich Albion 31 December 2008 End of the season [75]

Overall transfer activity edit

Spending edit

  £32,550,000

Income edit

  £15,900,000

Net expenditure edit

  £16,650,000

Squad stats edit

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

Source: Arsenal F.C.

Disciplinary record edit

N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
       Notes
11 FW   v. Persie 9 0 1
25 FW   Adebayor 5 1 0
27 MF   Eboué 3 1 0
22 DF   Clichy 9 0 0
17 DF   Song 8 0 0
8 MF   Nasri 8 0 0
4 MF   Fàbregas 8 0 0
2 MF   Diaby 7 0 0
10 DF   Gallas 5 0 0
3 DF   Sagna 5 0 0
15 MF   Denílson 5 0 0
26 FW   Bendtner 4 0 0
5 DF   Touré 4 0 0
40 DF   Gibbs 2 0 0
20 DF    Djourou 2 0 0
16 MF   Ramsey 2 0 0
23 MF   Arshavin 2 0 0
47 MF   Randall 1 0 0
43 MF   Mérida 1 0 0
12 FW   Vela 1 0 0
18 DF   Silvestre 1 0 0

Last updated: 24 May
Source: Match reports in Competitive matches
Only competitive matches
  = Number of bookings;   = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card;   = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.

Start formations edit

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[76]
Last updated: 24 May
Source: [citation needed]
Only competitive matches.

Club edit

Coaching staff edit

 
This was Arsène Wenger's 13th seasons with Arsenal.
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
Kit manager   Vic Akers

Source: Arsenal FC

Kit edit

Supplier: Nike / Sponsor: Fly Emirates

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Home
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Home alt.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Away
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Goalkeeper 1
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Goalkeeper alt.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Goalkeeper 2
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Goalkeeper 3
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Goalkeeper alt.

Kit information edit

The completely new set of Arsenal kit was launched.

  • Home: The home kit was rather controversial, as Nike ditched the white sleeves that the club was well known for. The shirt has a white wide stripe on each sleeve, flanked by two dark red, narrower stripes. It has a red V-neck collar which is the same colour as the primary shirt colour. The shirt is complemented by white shorts with a dark-red trim, and white socks with a red horizontal stripe. Red socks with white horizontal stripe were used in some away games avoid clash. Arsenal revealed that the kit would be used for two seasons.
  • Away: The away kit harps back to the glory days of the late 1980s which gave the strip a modern touch, where the shirts are yellow with navy sleeves and a red trim. The shorts are navy with red trim and the socks are yellow and blue. It featured red trimmings on the side of the strip.
  • Keeper: The three goalkeeper kits, which were all based on Nike's new template, which in turn featured one conspicuous swirl on the kit. The main kit was grey, but the second kit was green/navy and the third kit black was available, should they be required.

Other information edit

 
The Emirates Stadium is the second largest stadium in the Premier League.
Chairman   Peter Hill-Wood
Ground (capacity and dimensions) Emirates Stadium (60,432 / 105x68 meters)

Updated to match played 15 June
Source: Arsenal FC and www.footballgroundguide.com

Competitions edit

Overall edit

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

Updated to match played 24 May
Source: Competitions

Premier League edit

Main article: 2008–09 Premier League

Final league table edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
2 Liverpool 38 25 11 2 77 27 +50 86 Qualification for the Champions League group stage[a]
3 Chelsea 38 25 8 5 68 24 +44 83
4 Arsenal 38 20 12 6 68 37 +31 72 Qualification for the Champions League play-off round
5 Everton 38 17 12 9 55 37 +18 63 Qualification for the Europa League play-off round[a]
6 Aston Villa 38 17 11 10 54 48 +6 62
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Since both finalists of the FA Cup (Chelsea and Everton) and the League Cup winners (Manchester United) qualified for the European competitions based on their league position, the sixth-placed team (Aston Villa) received a berth in the Europa League play-off round and the seventh-placed team (Fulham) received a berth in the Europa League third qualifying round.

Results summary edit

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 edit

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAHAAHAHAHAHHAAHAHAHHAAHAHHAHAHAAHAHAH
ResultWLWWWLDWWDLWLLWWDDDWWWDDDDDWWWWWDWWLDW
Position814431444434345445555555555554444444444
Updated to match(es) played on 24 May. Source: Competitive Matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches edit

16 August 2008 1 Arsenal 1–0 West Bromwich Albion London
12:45 BST Nasri   4' Report Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 60,071
Referee: Howard Webb
23 August 2008 2 Fulham 1–0 Arsenal London
17:30 BST Hangeland   21'
Murphy   72'
Teymourian   88'		 Report Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 25,276
Referee: Martin Atkinson
30 August 2008 3 Arsenal 3–0 Newcastle United London
17:30 BST Van Persie   18' (pen.), 41'
Fàbregas   52'
Denílson   59'
Nasri   90+2'		 Report   28' Coloccini
  52' Given		 Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 60,067
Referee: Rob Styles
13 September 2008 4 Blackburn Rovers 0–4 Arsenal Blackburn
15:00 BST Warnock   80' Report   8' Van Persie
  45+1', 81' (pen.), 90+2' Adebayor
  60' Denílson		 Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 23,041
Referee: Mike Dean
20 September 2008 5 Bolton Wanderers 1–3 Arsenal Bolton
17:30 BST K. Davies   14',   45+2'
Muamba   62'		 Report   26' Eboué
  27' Bendtner
  76' Song
  87' Denílson
  89' Fàbregas		 Stadium: Reebok Stadium
Attendance: 22,694
Referee: Steve Bennett
27 September 2008 6 Arsenal 1–2 Hull City London
17:30 BST McShane   51' (o.g.)
Sagna   76'
Gallas   90+4'		 Report   45' Ashbee
  62' Geovanni
  66' Cousin		 Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 60,037
Referee: Alan Wiley
4 October 2008 7 Sunderland 1–1 Arsenal Sunderland
15:00 BST Whitehead   41'
Richardson   65'
Yorke   73'
Leadbitter   86'		 Report   39' Clichy
  61' Touré
  78' Song
  90' Bendtner
  90+3' Fàbregas		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 40,199
Referee: Lee Mason
18 October 2008 8 Arsenal 3–1 Everton London
15:00 BST Adebayor   34'
Nasri   48'
Clichy   59'
Van Persie   70'
Walcott   90'		 Report   9',   87' Osman
  30' Lescott
  60' Hibbert
  65' Pienaar		 Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 60,064
Referee: Peter Walton
26 October 2008 9 West Ham United 0–2 Arsenal London
16:00 BST Parker   43'
Faubert   88'
Cole   90+3'		 Report   27' Fàbregas
  51' Clichy
  59' Song
  75' (o.g.) Faubert
  90+1' Adebayor		 Stadium: Upton Park
Attendance: 34,802
Referee: Phil Dowd
29 October 2008 10 Arsenal 4–4 Tottenham Hotpsur London
20:00 BST Silvestre   37'
Gallas   46'
Adebayor   64'
Van Persie   68'
Diaby   89'		 Report   13',   57' Bentley
  54' Assou-Ekotto
  59' Huddlestone
  67' Bent
  85',   89' Jenas
  90+4' Lennon		 Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 60,043
Referee: Martin Atkinson
1 November 2008 11 Stoke City 2–1 Arsenal Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 GMT Fuller   11'
Higginbotham   63'
Sidibe   68'
Olofinjana   73'
Cresswell   90+7'		 Report   40' Adebayor
  76' Van Persie
  90+4' Clichy
  90+7' Fàbregas		 Stadium: Britannia Stadium
Attendance: 26,704
Referee: Rob Styles
8 November 2008 12 Arsenal 2–1 Manchester United London
12:45 GMT Nasri   22', 48'
Gallas   27'
Sagna   40'
Clichy   51'		 Report   38' Evra
  66' Carrick
  90' Rafael		 Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 60,106
Referee: Howard Webb
15 November 2008 13 Arsenal 0–2 Aston Villa London
15:00 GMT Denílson   10'
Fàbregas   19'		 Report   44' Friedel
  55' Barry
  70' (o.g.) Clichy
  80',   81' Agbonlahor
  90' Sidwell		 Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 60,047
Referee: Mike Riley
22 November 2008 14 Manchester City 3–0 Arsenal Manchester
15:00 GMT Ireland   45'
Robinho   56'
Sturridge   90' (pen.)		 Report   87' Song Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 44,878
Referee: Alan Wiley
30 November 2008 15 Chelsea 1–2 Arsenal London
16:00 GMT Djourou   31' (o.g.)
Terry   61'
Ivanović   85'		 Report   59', 62' Van Persie Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,760
Referee: Mike Dean
6 December 2008 16 Arsenal 1–0 Wigan Athletic London
15:00 GMT Adebayor   16'
Van Persie   83'		 Report   26' Palacios
  63' Figueroa		 Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 59,317
Referee: Steve Bennett
13 December 2008 17 Middlesbrough 1–1 Arsenal Middlesbrough
12:45 GMT Aliadière   29' Report   17' Adebayor
  47' Diaby		 Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 27,320
Referee: Peter Walton
21 December 2008 18 Arsenal 1–1 Liverpool London
16:00 GMT Van Persie   24',   66'
Adebayor   38'   62'
Sagna   70'		 Report   20',   42' Keane
  72' Carragher
  81' Lucas		 Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 60,094
Referee: Howard Webb
26 December 2008 19 Aston Villa 2–2 Arsenal Birmingham
17:15 GMT Barry   65' (pen.)
Agbonlahor   72'
Reo-Coker   77'
Petrov   82'
Knight   90+2'		 Report   24' Song
  36' Touré
  40' Denílson
  49',   51' Diaby
  77' Van Persie		 Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 42,585
Referee: Lee Mason
28 December 2008 20 Arsenal 1–0 Portsmouth London
14:00 GMT Gallas   81' Report   42' Hughes Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 60,092
Referee: Alan Wiley
10 January 2009 21 Arsenal 1–0 Bolton Wanderers London
15:00 GMT Djourou   80'
Bendtner   84'
Ramsey   89'		 Report   54' Mustapha
  74' McCann		 Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 60,068
Referee: Chris Foy
17 January 2009 22 Hull City 1–3 Arsenal KC Stadium
17:30 GMT Cousin   65'
Ashbee   81'		 Report   30' Adebayor
  71' Clichy
  82' Nasri
  86' Bendtner		 Stadium: Kingston-upon-Hull
Attendance: 24,924
Referee: Alan Wiley
28 January 2009 23 Everton 1–1 Arsenal Liverpool
20:00 GMT Cahill   61'
Arteta   70'
Hibbert   77'		 Report   27' Diaby
  36' Nasri
  90+2' Van Persie		 Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 37,097
Referee: Andre Marriner
31 January 2009 24 Arsenal 0–0 West Ham United London
15:00 GMT Diaby   22'
Vela   75'		 Report   56' Collins
  85' Neill		 Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 60,109
Referee: Steve Bennett
8 February 2009 25 Tottenham Hotspur 0–0 Arsenal London
13:30 GMT Modrić   36' Report   17' Eboué
  43' Clichy		 Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 36,021
Referee: Mike Dean
21 February 2009 26 Arsenal 0–0 Sunderland London
15:00 GMT Nasri   39'
Clichy   71'		 Report   38' Richardson
  79' McCartney		 Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 60,104
Referee: Alan Wiley
28 February 2009 27 Arsenal 0–0 Fulham London
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 60,102
Referee: Peter Walton
3 March 2009 28 West Bromwich Albion 1–3 Arsenal West Bromwich
17:30 GMT Brunt   7'
Koren   35'
Brunt   43'
Méïté   66'
Donk   81'		 Report   4', 44' Bendtner
  38' Touré		 Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 26,244
Referee: Steve Tanner
14 March 2009 29 Arsenal 4–0 Blackburn Rovers London
15:00 GMT Ooijer   2' (o.g.)
Arshavin   65'
Eboué   87', 90+1' (pen.)		 Report   21' Diouf
  35' Mokoena
  38' Khizanishvili
  76' Ooijer		 Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 60,091
Referee: Phil Dowd
21 March 2009 30 Newcastle United 1–3 Arsenal Newcastle upon Tyne
17:30 GMT Martins   58' Report   52' Gallas
  57' Bendtner
  64' Diaby
  67' Nasri		 Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 49,972
Referee: Mark Halsey
4 April 2009 31 Arsenal 2–0 Manchester City London
15:00 BST Adebayor   8', 49'
Touré   36'		 Report   21' Dunne
  45' Zabaleta
  45+1' De Jong		 Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 60,097
Referee: Howard Webb
11 April 2009 32 Wigan Athletic 1–4 Arsenal Wigan, Greater Manchester
15:00 BST Mido   18'
Brown   71'
Boyce   86'
Bramble   87'		 Report   45+4' Gibbs
  62' Walcott
  71' Silvestre
  83' Van Persie
  88',   90+2' Song
  90' Arshavin		 Stadium: JJB Stadium
Attendance: 22,954
Referee: Alan Wiley
21 April 2009 33 Liverpool 4–4 Arsenal Liverpool
20:00 BST Torres   49', 72'
Benayoun   56', 90+3'		 Report   36', 67', 70', 90' Arshavin
  61' Sagna		 Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 44,424
Referee: Howard Webb
26 April 2009 34 Arsenal 2–0 Middlesbrough London
13:30 BST Fàbregas   26', 67' Report Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 60,089
Referee: Chris Foy
2 May 2009 35 Portsmouth 0–3 Arsenal Portsmouth
15:00 BST Campbell   43'
Kanu   65'
Pamarot   79'
Davis   81'		 Report   13', 41' (pen.) Bendtner
  21' Arshavin
  56' Vela		 Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 20,418
Referee: Lee Mason
10 May 2009 36 Arsenal 1–4 Chelsea London
16:00 BST Fàbregas   27'
Bendtner   70'		 Report   28' Alex
  39' Anelka
  49' (o.g.) Touré
  86' Malouda		 Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 60,075
Referee: Phil Dowd
16 May 2009 37 Manchester United 0–0 Arsenal Manchester
12:45 BST Report   33' Van Persie
  45+2' Arshavin
  46' Fàbregas
  79' Song		 Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 75,468
Referee: Mike Dean
24 May 2009 38 Arsenal 4–1 Stoke City London
16:00 BST Denílson   4'
Beattie   10' (o.g.)
Van Persie   16' (pen.), 41'
Diaby   18'		 Report   31' (pen.) Fuller Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 60,082
Referee: Martin Atkinson

UEFA Champions League edit

Main article: 2008–09 UEFA Champions League

Third qualifying round edit

Main article: 2008–09 UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds § Third qualifying round
13 August 2008 First leg Twente   0–2   Arsenal Arnhem, Netherlands
19:45 BST Janssen   22' Report   54' Denílson
  63' Gallas
  67' Van Persie
  82' Adebayor		 Stadium: Gelredome
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Spain)
27 August 2008 Second leg Arsenal   4–0
(6 – 0 agg.)		   Twente London, England
20:05 BST Nasri   27'
Gallas   52'
Walcott   66'
Clichy   77'
Bendtner   89'		 Report   25' Wielaert
  33' Braafheid
  40' Tioté		 Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 59,583
Referee: Terje Hauge (Norway)

Group stage edit

Main article: 2008–09 UEFA Champions League group stage § Group G

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Porto 6 4 0 2 9 8 +1 12 Advance to knockout phase
2   Arsenal 6 3 2 1 11 5 +6 11
3   Dynamo Kyiv 6 2 2 2 4 4 0 8 Transfer to UEFA Cup
4   Fenerbahçe 6 0 2 4 4 11 −7 2
Source: RSSSF
17 September 2008 1 Dynamo Kyiv   1–1   Arsenal Kyiv, Ukraine
20:45 CET Nesmachniy   57'
Bangoura   64' (pen.)   71'
Vukojević   82'
Diakhaté   90'		 Report   64' Sagna
  88' Gallas		 Stadium: Lobanovsky Dynamo Stadium
Attendance: 16,800
Referee: Luis Medina Cantalejo (Spain)
30 September 2008 2 Arsenal   4–0   Porto London, England
19:45 BST Van Persie   31', 48'
Adebayor   40', 71' (pen.)
Clichy   75'		 Report   83' Costa Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 59,623
Referee: Herbert Fandel (Germany)
21 October 2008 3 Fenerbahçe   2–5   Arsenal Istanbul, Turkey
20:45 CET Silvestre   19' (o.g.)
Şahin   29'
Lugano   48'
Güiza   78'
Şentürk   88'		 Report   10' Adebayor
  11' Walcott
  18',   49' Song
  22'   22' Diaby
  90+4' Ramsey		 Stadium: Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium
Attendance: 42,619
Referee: Peter Fröjdfeldt (Sweden)
5 November 2008 4 Arsenal   0–0   Fenerbahçe London, England
19:45 GMT Djourou   22'
Van Persie   75'		 Report   19' Şahin
  47' Lugano
  72' Vederson		 Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 60,003
Referee: Roberto Rosetti (Italy)
25 November 2008 5 Arsenal   1–0   Dynamo Kyiv London, England
19:45 GMT Van Persie   34'
Bendtner   87',   87'		 Report   17' Milevskyi
  32' Asatiani
  50'   89' Aliyev		 Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 59,374
Referee: Alain Hamer (Luxembourg)
10 December 2008 6 Porto   2–0   Arsenal Porto, Portugal
20:45 CET Alves   39'
L. González   51'
López   54'		 Report   52' Eboué Stadium: Estádio do Dragão
Attendance: 37,602
Referee: Kyros Vassaras (Greece)

Knockout phase edit

Main article: 2008–09 UEFA Champions League knockout stage
Round of 16 edit
24 February 2009 First leg Arsenal   1–0   Roma London, England
19:45 GMT Van Persie   37' (pen.)
Touré   46'
Nasri   65'		 Report   13' Mexès
  25' Brighi
  42' De Rossi		 Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 60,003
Referee: Claus Bo Larsen (Denmark)
11 March 2009 Second leg Roma   1–0 (a.e.t.)
(1 – 1 agg.)
(6 – 7 p)		   Arsenal Rome, Italy
20:45 CET Juan   9'
Pizarro   28'
Motta   88'		 Report   49' Diaby Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 62,383
Referee: Manuel Mejuto González (Spain)
Penalties
Pizarro  
Vučinić  
Baptista  
Montella  
Totti  
Aquilani  
Riise  
Tonetto  		 Eduardo  
Van Persie  
Walcott  
Nasri  
Denílson  
Touré  
Sagna  
Diaby  
Quarter-finals edit
7 April 2009 First leg Villarreal   1–1   Arsenal Villarreal, Spain
20:45 CET Senna   10' Report   39' Song
  45' Fàbregas
  66',   44'Adebayor
  88' Nasri		 Stadium: Estadio El Madrigal
Attendance: 21,577
Referee: Tom Henning Øvrebø (Norway)
15 April 2009 Second leg Arsenal   3–0
(4 – 1 agg.)		   Villarreal London, England
19:45 BST Walcott   10'
Silvestre   30'
Adebayor   60'
Van Persie   69' (pen.)		 Report   51' Cani
  44'   67' Eguren		 Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 59,233
Referee: Wolfgang Stark (Germany)
Semi-finals edit
29 April 2009 First leg Manchester United   1–0   Arsenal Manchester, England
19:45 BST O'Shea   18'
Tevez   32'		 Report Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 74,733
Referee: Claus Bo Larsen (Denmark)
5 May 2009 Second leg Arsenal   1–3
(1 – 4 agg.)		   Manchester United London, England
19:45 BST Nasri   69'
Van Persie   76' (pen.)
Adebayor   81'
Eboué   86'		 Report   8' Park
  11', 61' Ronaldo
  74' Fletcher		 Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 59,867
Referee: Roberto Rosetti (Italy)

FA Cup edit

Main article: 2008–09 FA Cup
3 January 2009 R3 Arsenal 3–1 Plymouth Argyle London
15:00 GMT Van Persie   47', 84'
Bendtner   49'   22'		 Report   45',   53' Duguid Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 59,424
Referee: Mike Jones
25 January 2009 R4 Cardiff City 0–0 Arsenal Cardiff
13:30 GMT Report   42' Eboué
  90' Van Persie		 Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 20,079
Referee: Martin Atkinson
16 February 2009 R4 Replay Arsenal 4–0 Cardiff City London
19:45 GMT Eduardo   20', 60' (pen.)
Bendtner   34'
Gallas   50'
Van Persie   89'		 Report Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 57,237
Referee: Mark Halsey
8 March 2009 R5 Arsenal 3–0 Burnley London
13:30 GMT Vela   24'
Eduardo   51'
Eboué   84'		 Report   49' K. McDonald Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 57,454
Referee: Chris Foy
17 March 2009 R6 Arsenal 2–1 Hull City London
19:45 GMT Van Persie   74'
Gallas   22',   84'
Nasri   90+5'		 Report   12' Barmby
  46' Halmosi
  62' Myhill
  66' Dawson
  78' France
  79' Manucho		 Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 55,641
Referee: Mike Riley
18 April 2009 Semi-finals Arsenal 1–2 Chelsea London
17:15 BST Walcott   18'
Denílson   72'
Touré   87'		 Report   34' Malouda
  38' Ivanović
  43' Ballack
  84',   85' Drogba		 Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 88,103
Referee: Martin Atkinson

Football League Cup edit

Main article: 2008–09 Football League Cup
23 September 2008 Third round Arsenal 6–0 Sheffield United London
19:45 BST Bendtner   31', 42'
Vela   44', 49', 86'
Wilshere   57'		 Report   62' Halford Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 56,632
Referee: Phil Dowd
11 November 2008 Fourth round Arsenal 3–0 Wigan Athletic London
19:45 GMT Simpson   43', 68'
Ramsey   69'
Vela   71'		 Report Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 59,665
Referee: Steve Tanner
2 December 2008 Quarter-finals Burnley 2–0 Arsenal Burnley
19:45 GMT McDonald   6', 57' Report   46' Randall
  90' Mérida		 Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 19,045
Referee: Andre Marriner

Pre-season edit

19 July 2008 Friendly Barnet 1–2 Arsenal London
15:00 BST Gillet   16' Report Simpson   64'
Barazite   73'		 Stadium: Underhill Stadium
Attendance: 5,358
22 July 2008 Friendly Szombathelyi Haladás   1–1   Arsenal Szombathely, Hungary
18:30 CEST Kenesei   24' Report Walcott   42' Stadium: Rohonci Street Stadium
Attendance: 13,000
28 July 2008 Friendly Burgenland XI   2–10   Arsenal Burgenland, Austria
18:30 CEST Foric   73'
Martna   90'		 Report Wilshere   1', 65' (pen.)
Bendtner   14', 19', 30', 37'
Vela   25', 33', 52'
Walcott   69'		 Stadium: Ritzing
Attendance: 3,200
30 July 2008 Friendly VfB Stuttgart   1–3   Arsenal Stuttgart, Germany
20:15 CEST Baştürk   51' Report Vela   58'
Bendtner   65'
Wilshere   73'
Djourou  		 Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena
2 August 2008 Emirates Cup Arsenal   0–1   Juventus London
16:15 BST Djourou   Report Trezeguet   38'
Chiellini  		 Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Referee: Peter Walton
3 August 2008 Emirates Cup Arsenal   1–0   Real Madrid London
16:15 BST Adebayor   49' (pen.)
Eboué  		 Report Guti   Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 60,081
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
6 August 2008 Friendly Huddersfield Town 1–2 Arsenal Huddersfield
19:00 BST Berrett   75' Report Watt   79'
Barazite   87'		 Stadium: Galpharm Stadium
Attendance: 19,044
8 August 2008 Amsterdam Tournament Ajax   2–3   Arsenal Amsterdam, Netherlands
21:15 CEST Suárez   34'
Huntelaar   36'
Gabri  		 Report Adebayor   66', 83'
Bendtner   73'
Gallas  
Fàbregas  		 Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Eric Braamhaar
9 August 2008 Amsterdam Tournament Arsenal   1–1   Sevilla Amsterdam, Netherlands
19:00 CEST Vela   4'
Senderos  
Randall  		 Report Chevantón   79',   Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
Referee: Ruud Bossen

Last updated: 9 August
Source: Arsenal FC

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