The
2017–18 season is
Arsenal's 26th in the
Premier League and 92nd consecutive season in the top flight of English football.
[1] The club will participate in the
Premier League, the
FA Cup (as
holders), the
EFL Cup, and the
UEFA Europa League.
This will be the first season that Arsenal will not be participating in the
UEFA Champions League since
1997–98. It will be the first time they have played in the
UEFA Europa League since its rebranding, having last participated in the
1999–2000 UEFA Cup. The season will be the 21st straight season under manager
Arsène Wenger, and covers the period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.
Review
July
Arsenal made their first summer signing on 6 June, acquiring
Sead Kolašinac for free on 1 July after his contract with
Schalke 04 expired. Also, on 5 July, Arsenal secured a deal for a previous target,
Alexandre Lacazette from
Lyon,
for an undisclosed fee believed to be approximately £46.5 million.
Arsenal then took a 25-man squad to play in Australia. The squad
included seven under-23s, including
Reiss Nelson and
Joe Willock, plus both Kolašinac and Lacazette. The first match was on 13 July, which was a 2–0 win over
Sydney FC, where captain
Per Mertesacker
scored an overhead kick and Lacazette scored a debut goal after coming
on as a substitute. Two days later, Arsenal faced a second
Sydney side,
Western Sydney Wanderers, in front of 83,000 people. Arsenal won 3–1 after first-half goals from
Olivier Giroud,
Aaron Ramsey and
Mohamed Elneny. Arsenal then travelled to China to face
Bayern Munich in
Shanghai in the
International Champions Cup.
Alex Iwobi
scored an equaliser in the dying seconds of the match, which Arsenal
would win on penalties 3–2. The 25-man squad travelled up to
Beijing to face Premier League rivals
Chelsea.
The Blues won rather convincingly, scoring three times. On 29 and 30 July, the
Emirates Cup was held. Arsenal,
Benfica,
RB Leipzig and
Sevilla
all took part in the tournament, which Arsenal won after a 5–2 win over
Benfica, but a 2–1 loss to Sevilla. Over the tournament,
Theo Walcott
was the top scorer with two goals, both against Benfica. Giroud and
Iwobi also scored one each against Benfica, while Lacazette scored one
against Sevilla.
August
Arsenal concluded their pre-season in the
Community Shield,
the traditional curtain raiser in English football. New signing
Alexandre Lacazette hit the post on his competitive debut in a first
half that saw Per Mertesacker replaced after a facial injury, with new
signing Sead Kolašinac making his competitive debut as Mertesacker's
replacement. After an end to the first half that yielded no goals,
Chelsea took an early second half lead through
Victor Moses,
his close-range strike coming from a poorly defended corner. Several
saved shots made it appear Arsenal were going to suffer defeat, until a
rash challenge from Chelsea winger
Pedro
saw him sent off. The resulting free-kick was headed in by Kolašinac
for a debut goal, and forced a penalty shootout. Arsenal were victorious
4–1 through goals from Theo Walcott,
Nacho Monreal,
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Olivier Giroud, with
Thibaut Courtois and
Álvaro Morata missing penalties in the shootout that introduced the ABBA format. The result secured Arsenal's third
FA Community Shield in four seasons.
Arsenal began their Premier League campaign at home to
Leicester City, with
the Gunners having lost their last two openers, both at home to
West Ham and
Liverpool. The record looked to be extended when
Jamie Vardy and
Shinji Okazaki scored for
the Foxes
after a record equaling 94th-second opener from new signing Lacazette,
opening his league debut with his first competitive Arsenal goal with
only his second touch of the game.
Danny Welbeck
drew Arsenal level in the last minute of first half stoppage time, but
Vardy scored a second ten minutes into the second half to put Leicester
ahead once more.
The Gunners looked set to lose their first match to
the Foxes
since 1994 when the final ten minutes approached, but a five-minute
period of pressure yielded two goals from Aaron Ramsey and Olivier
Giroud to make it 4–3, which
the Gunners held on to for only their second opening day victory since 2012.
However, Arsenal's form slipped as August began to end. They suffered a 1–0 defeat against
Stoke City
after a poor defensive performance and a controversially disallowed
goal from Alexandre Lacazette. The poor defence form continued as they
were crushed 4–0 by Liverpool and failed to register a single shot on
target, sending them to 16th place despite the returns of suspended
defender
Laurent Koscielny and injured forward
Alexis Sánchez.
September
Arsenal began September with a 3–0 win over
Bournemouth
at home in the Premier League. Danny Welbeck scored either side of
Alexandre Lacazette for an emphatic win. Five days on the Gunners would
play in the Europa League having failed to secure a place for the usual
Champions League. They played at home to German minnows
FC Cologne and horrendously conceded a 40-yard goal as an unfortunate consequence of a mistake by second choice goalkeeper
David Ospina
thus were booed off the pitch at half time. However Arsenal responded
in the second half. Sead Kolašinac volleyed in the equaliser then Alexis
Sánchez scored to give the Gunners the lead and
Héctor Bellerín
added a third as the match ended 3–1 in Arsenal's favour. On 17
September Arsenal resumed the Premier League campaign as they played
against champions Chelsea at
Stamford Bridge. The match ended 0–0 despite
Aaron Ramsey hitting the post and Chelsea defender
David Luiz being sent off on 87 minutes. Three days later Arsenal played in the EFL Cup third round against League One team
Doncaster Rovers at the Emirates.
Theo Walcott
scored the only goal of the match to send the Gunners into the fourth
round but it was an unconvincing performance by Arsenal as they only
managed a 1–0 win over a third tier team. On 25 September Arsenal were
at home to
West Bromwich Albion
in the Premier League. The Gunners won 2–0 with Lacazette scoring both
goals. To end September Arsenal played the second Europa League match of
this season. They took the trip to Belarus and won 4–2 against
BATE Borisov. Walcott scored two before a first Arsenal goal for
Rob Holding as well as Olivier Giroud's 100th goal for Arsenal as the Gunners took those three points to England.
Players
Squad information
- Last updated: 1 October 2017
- Source: Arsenal F.C. and footballdatabase.com (for EU passport, country as international player, contract ending and transfer fee)
- Ordered by squad number.
Transfers
Transfers in
Arsenal's announced their first summer signing,
Sead Kolašinac, on 6 June 2017. The left-back arrived on a free transfer when his contract at
Schalke 04 expired.
[2] He was joined by
Alexandre Lacazette just under a month later, who joined from
Lyon for a reported club-record fee of £46.5 million on 5 July.
[3]
Transfers out
Arsenal released
Yaya Sanogo,
Stefan O'Connor, Kostas Pileas and
Kristopher da Graca
on 9 June 2017. Sanogo's four-year stay only included 11 league
appearances for the club, while O'Connor, Pileas and da Graca never
appeared for the first team.
[6] Academy product
Chris Willock joined
Benfica on June 30 upon the expiry of his contract, signing a five-year deal.
[7] Kaylen Hinds, another academy product, departed the club on 8 July, joining
VfL Wolfsburg for £2.5 million on a three-year deal.
[8] Additional reserve players
Glen Kamara and
Daniel Crowley also departed the club, joining
Dundee and
Willem II respectively.
[9][10] Wojciech Szczęsny, who amassed over 150 appearances for the club during an eight-year stay, joined
Italian champions
Juventus for £10 million after his two-year loan at
Roma expired.
[11] Meanwhile, club mainstay
Kieran Gibbs departed for
West Bromwich Albion for a £7 million fee, leaving after recording 230 appearances over 11 seasons.
[12] On deadline day,
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, who was in the final year of his contract at the club, transferred to
Liverpool for a record sale fee of £40 million
[13] and
Donyell Malen returned to the Netherlands to join
PSV.
[14]
| 22 |
FW |
 Yaya Sanogo |
Toulouse |
Free transfer (Released) |
9 June 2017 |
First team |
[15][a] |
| 52 |
DF |
 Stefan O'Connor |
Newcastle United |
Reserves |
[17][b] |
| 76 |
 Kostas Pileas |
Anorthosis Famagusta |
[19][c] |
| 42 |
 Kristopher da Graca |
IFK Göteborg |
[20][d] |
| 68 |
FW |
Chris Willock |
 Benfica |
Free transfer |
30 June 2017 |
[21] |
| 48 |
Kaylen Hinds |
 VfL Wolfsburg |
Undisclosed (~£2,500,000) |
8 July 2017 |
[22] |
| 52 |
MF |
 Glen Kamara |
 Dundee |
Undisclosed (~£500,000) |
13 July 2017 |
[23] |
| 42 |
Daniel Crowley |
 Willem II |
Free transfer |
17 July 2017 |
[24] |
| 1 |
GK |
 Wojciech Szczęsny |
 Juventus |
Undisclosed (~£10,000,000 each) |
19 July 2017 |
First team |
[25] |
| 5 |
DF |
 Gabriel |
 Valencia |
18 August 2017 |
[26] |
| 36 |
MF |
 Ismaël Bennacer |
Empoli |
Undisclosed |
21 August 2017 |
Reserves |
[27] |
| 60 |
 Savvas Mourgos |
Norwich City |
22 August 2017 |
[28] |
| 66 |
Jon Toral |
Hull City |
Undisclosed (~£3,000,000) |
24 August 2017 |
[29] |
| 3 |
DF |
Kieran Gibbs |
West Bromwich Albion |
Undisclosed (~£7,000,000) |
30 August 2017 |
First team |
[30] |
| 15 |
MF |
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain |
Liverpool |
Undisclosed (~£40,000,000) |
31 August 2017 |
[31] |
| 56 |
FW |
Donyell Malen |
PSV |
Undisclosed |
Reserves |
[32] |
Yaya Sanogo joined Toulouse following his release.[16]
Stefan O'Connor joined Newcastle United following his release.[18]
Kostas Pileas joined Anorthosis Famagusta following his release.
Loans out
Takuma Asano had his season-long loan at
VfB Stuttgart from the previous season extended for an additional year.
[33] Marc Bola later joined
Bristol Rovers on a season-long loan. About three weeks later,
Emiliano Martínez left for
Getafe and
Stephy Mavididi went to
Preston North End.
[34] Meanwhile, English full-back pair
Carl Jenkinson and Cohen Bramall were loaned to
Birmingham City, while reserve player
Kelechi Nwakali departed to join
Eredivisie outfit
VVV-Venlo.
[35][36] On deadline day, fringe players
Lucas Pérez and
Joel Campbell, who have compiled 34 domestic appearances collectively, joined Spanish outfits
Deportivo de La Coruña and
Real Betis respectively.
[37]
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Squad statistics
Appearances and goals
- As of 1 October 2017
Numbers in parenthesis denote appearances as substitute. (R) denotes a reserve player.
Goalscorers
- As of 1 October 2017
Assists
- As of 1 October 2017
Disciplinary record
- As of 1 October 2017
Clean sheets
- As of 1 October 2017
| Rank |
Name |
Premier League |
FA Cup |
EFL Cup |
Europa League |
Community Shield |
Total |
| 1 |
 Petr Čech |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
| 2 |
 David Ospina |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Total |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
Pre-season
On
9 May 2017, Arsenal announced they would travel to Australia as part of
their pre-season schedule and play two matches against
Sydney FC and
Western Sydney Wanderers.
[51] The club also faced
Bayern Munich in
Shanghai as a part of the
International Champions Cup, and
Chelsea in
Beijing.
[52][53] Arsenal then hosted the
2017 Emirates Cup, and played
Benfica and
Sevilla as part of the tournament.
[54]
Friendlies
International Champions Cup
Emirates Cup
Competitions
Overview
Premier League
League table
Updated to match(es) played on 16 October 2017. Source:
Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals
scored. 4) Play-offs (only if needed to decide champion, teams for
relegation or teams for UEFA competitions).
[55]
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 |
| 8 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
12 |
10 |
+2 |
13 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
11 |
3 |
+8 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
7 |
−6 |
Last updated: 14 October 2017.
Source:[citation needed]
Results by matchday
| Matchday |
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 |
A |
H |
A |
H |
H |
A |
A |
H |
A |
H |
A |
H |
H |
A |
A |
H |
H |
A |
A |
H |
A |
H |
A |
H |
A |
H |
A |
H |
A |
H |
H |
A |
H |
A |
H |
A |
| Result |
W |
L |
L |
W |
D |
W |
W |
L |
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| Position |
5 |
11 |
16 |
11 |
12 |
7 |
5 |
6 |
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Last updated: 25 September 2017.
Source: https://www.11v11.com/teams/arsenal/tab/leagueTables/19-august-2017/
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.
Matches
On 14 June 2017, Arsenal's Premier League fixtures were announced, with the first game scheduled at home to
Leicester City,
and be the sixth season running Arsenal would start their league
campaign at home. Also, Arsenal would play in the first Premier League
match of the season.
[56][57]
EFL Cup
Arsenal entered the competition in the third round and were drawn at home to
Doncaster Rovers.
[58] The
Gunners were drawn at home for the fourth round with
Norwich City the confirmed visitors.
[59]
UEFA Europa League
On 25 August 2017, the group stages were announced with Arsenal drawn out in Group H alongside
BATE Borisov,
1.FC Köln and
Red Star Belgrade.
[60]
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