2013–14 Arsenal F.C. season

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Arsenal
2013–14 season
ChairmanSir Chips Keswick
ManagerArsène Wenger
StadiumEmirates Stadium
Premier League4th
FA CupWinners
League CupFourth round
UEFA Champions LeagueRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague: Olivier Giroud (16)
All: Olivier Giroud (22)
Highest home attendance60,071 (vs. Tottenham Hotspur, 1 September 2013, Premier League)
Lowest home attendance56,271 (vs. Fenerbahçe, 27 August 2013, UEFA Champions League)
Average home league attendance59,741
(in all competitions)
Away colours

The 2013–14 season was Arsenal Football Club's 22nd season in the Premier League and 94th consecutive season in the top flight of English football. Arsenal participated in the Premier League, FA Cup, League Cup and the UEFA Champions League, after finishing fourth in the previous Premier League season. Despite an opening day 1–3 league defeat at home to Aston Villa, which exacerbated underlying anger at the club's inactivity in the transfer market, Arsenal's league campaign got off to a strong start. Early pace-setters in the title race, Arsenal led the table for much of the season, spending more time on top of the league than any other side. However, a combination of injuries to key players and heavy defeats away from home against other title challengers saw the Gunners' title ambitions evaporate by late March. Nonetheless, Arsenal achieved success in the FA Cup with a dramatic 3–2 win over Hull City in the 2014 Final, ending a nine-year trophy drought.

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Background[]

In November 2012, Arsenal extended their shirt sponsorship deal with Emirates Airline until 2019 with the Emirates Stadium's naming rights contract also being extended until 2028.[1] It was later announced in January 2013 that Arsenal's home ticket prices would be frozen at the 2012–13 prices for the 2013–14 season. This came after criticism of prices from Arsenal supporters as well as visiting fans, as Arsenal's prices were revealed as one of the highest in world football.[2] However, Arsenal's kit manufacturer was still in doubt as Nike's sponsorship deal ended at the end of the season. In May 2013, it was reported that Puma had signed a five-year deal for an estimated £170 million over the period, a deal that would become the most lucrative kit manufacturer partnership in English football. It will also end a 20-year spell with American sportswear designer Nike.[3] Arsenal had announced the partnership with Puma will be effective from 1 July 2014.[4]

Aside from football on the pitch, Arsenal announced that club legend Freddie Ljungberg would be "renewing his ties with the club" by taking an ambassadorial role with the view of increasing the international awareness for the club. Ljungberg, who was famously a part of the "Invincibles" team, said that he was "honoured to take on this ambassadorial role."[5] In addition, Sir Chips Keswick was appointed as the new club chairman following the 31-year-incumbency of Peter Hill-Wood as chairman, as Hill-Wood resigned following a heart attack the previous year. Though it ended a Hill-Wood association with Arsenal since 1927 (as his grandfather and father were also chairmen of Arsenal Football Club), he stated that he knows "Sir Chips is the right person to take the Club forward."[6]

Pre-season[]

Arsenal announced plans to play a pre-season friendly in Jakarta against the Indonesia national team on 1 November 2012,[7] with the match being played on 14 July 2013.[8] This was to be part of Arsenal's third consecutive Asian tour to address the growing fan base in the Far East. Arsenal's match in Indonesia was the first time the club played in Indonesia since 1982. Arsenal also announced plans to play in Vietnam[9] in a match that would see the first Premier League team to play a friendly there. In addition, in March 2013, it was announced that Arsenal would play Arsène Wenger's former club, Nagoya Grampus in Japan on 22 July,[10] as well as another Japanese game against Urawa Red Diamonds, extending the Asia tour to four games.

Arsenal also hosted the Emirates Cup in the Emirates Stadium for the first time since 2011 after the 2012 edition was cancelled due to the London 2012 Summer Olympics causing infrastructure problems in London.[11] It was confirmed on 15 May 2013 that Turkish Süper Lig side, Galatasaray and Serie A side Napoli were to Arsenal's opponents although this did not receive a good reception from Arsenal fans after the 2000 UEFA Cup Final riots where Arsenal and Galatasaray fans clashed in Copenhagen, Denmark before the Uefa Cup Final. The third side was Porto who played their two games against Arsenal's two opponents.[12] Arsenal's final pre-season friendly was against fellow Premier League side Manchester City in Helsinki seven days before the season is set to begin. This meant a total of seven pre-season games for the Gunners.[13] It had also reported in 2012 that, after Arsenal postponed a planned friendly with Nigeria in August 2012, the Gunners would play Nigeria in Abuja Stadium in 2013 however this did not materialise.

Arsenal started their pre-season tour with various promotional activities including a signing session and television appearances ahead of their friendly against the Indonesia Dream Team. Arsenal led at half-time 1–0 with the first goal of the season coming from Theo Walcott, with bright displays from Aaron Ramsey and Serge Gnabry. However, it was in the second half that the Gunners began firing, as goals from youngsters Akpom, Olsson and Eisfeld and established players Podolski and Giroud (2) meant Arsenal began their pre-season preparations with an emphatic 7–0 win. To continue the eventful tour, various Arsenal team members visited the different sites there were to see in Vietnam, whilst which the famous "Running Man"[14] ran five kilometres alongside the bus, before eventually being called up by the players into the team bus for pictures. Arsenal's second pre-season game was against Vietnam, where the Gunners again managed to score seven goals, as Giroud's hat-trick brought his pre-season tally to five. The remaining goals came from youngsters Oxlade-Chamberlain, Akpom and Miquel, with Mạnh Dũng scoring the first goal Arsenal conceded in the season. Arsenal then travelled to Japan to play in a two-part tour involving Wenger's old club Nagoya Grampus, where the Gunners ran out 3–1 winners (with goals from Walcott, Giroud (his sixth for the tour) and Miyaichi) and Urawa Red Diamonds, where a late Chuba Akpom goal kept up Arsenal's 100% record in pre-season as a 2–1 win ensured the Gunners won all four of their Asia Tour matches.

Arsenal then began their ventures in the Emirates Cup, where a Galatasary 1–0 win earlier over Porto, and a 2–2 draw for the Gunners against Napoli (with goals for Frenchmen Giroud and Koscielny for Arsenal), meant Arsenal ended Day 1 second in the table, one point behind their next opponents Galatasary. Arsenal were on course to win the Emirates Cup for a fourth time whilst they led 1–0 against Galatasaray, however old foe Didier Drogba scored two late goals as a 2–1 defeat for the Gunners left them in last place in the table. Arsenal did however, end their pre-season in encouraging fashion, as an goals of exquisite quality from Walcott, Ramsey and Giroud (his 8th in pre-season) capped a brilliant 3–1 victory over Premier League rivals Manchester City in Helsinki. Arsenal finished their pre-season preparations with 25 goals scored and 8 goals conceded spread over eight games and 11 different goals scorers

Transfers[]

On 30 May 2013, Arsenal announced they were to release 10 reserve team players, three of whom made first-team appearances for the Gunners (Conor Henderson, Jernade Meade and Sanchez Watt), along with seven other players (Bihmoutine, Reice Charles-Cook, Sead Hajrović, Neita, Philip Roberts, Rees and James Shea) who were then free to play for other teams.[15] Manager Arsène Wenger had also revealed Arsenal were not going to renew the contracts of players Andrey Arshavin (who later rejoined his former club Zenit Saint Petersburg[16]) and Sébastien Squillaci,[17] whilst Denílson's agent also confirmed his contract was cancelled by mutual consent[18] (and later signed on a permanent contract by São Paulo), as all three players were free to play for other clubs.

The transfer window opened on 1 July which prompted Arsenal to announce the signing of French Under 20 striker Yaya Sanogo on a free transfer following his contract completion at old club Auxerre. He became the first signing of the season and joined on a "long-term contract".[19] Sanogo was given the number 22 shirt while Abou Diaby switched from the number 2 to the number 24. Arsenal also confirmed that Johan Djourou had joined Hamburg on a one-year loan deal with a view to a permanent deal in the following summer.[20] whilst it was also announced Francis Coquelin has agreed to join Freiburg also for an entire season.[21] Arsenal announced the departure of goalkeeper Vito Mannone to Sunderland for an undisclosed fee, thought to be around £2million,[22] on a two-year contract. Mannone was used as a regular in the absence of Wojciech Szczęsny and Łukasz Fabiański last season. The Gunners also renewed the contracts of four players, three of whom were academy players (Fagan, Anthony Jeffrey and Ansah[23] and the other being the right back reserve-team player Héctor Bellerín.[24] The departures of three players were announced soon afterwards, as Jernade Meade joined fellow Premier League side Swansea City, Sébastien Squillaci completed his transfer to Bastia and left-back André Santos completed his free transfer move to Flamengo on a two-year contract.[25] After the Asia tour had been completed, Arsenal also announced the loan departure of Joel Campbell to Greek side Olympiacos for a third successive loan spell to gain first-team experience.[26] Arsenal continued their summer exodus after announcing the departure of Gervinho to Roma in a deal thought be to around £8 million[27] and the loan departure of Ignasi Miquel to Championship side Leicester City for the remainder of the season.[28]

August[]

Arsenal kicked off their season in search of their first trophy in 8 years, though the signs were not encouraging as Arsenal began their league campaign with a disappointing 3–1 loss at home to Aston Villa. An early Giroud goal was expected to give the Gunners momentum but a penalty-rebound and a penalty (awarded in controversial circumstances) scored by Benteke and a late counter-attacking goal against the 10 men of Arsenal (following Koscielny's double yellow card) sealed the victory for the visitors. The disappointment was compounded due to Villa's league standing in the previous season (15th) and the lack of signings despite the fans being promised of a summer of increased spending, which ultimately led to manager Arsène Wenger apologising for the display at the Emirates.[29] However, Arsenal fought back confidently with a 3–0 away win at Fenerbahçe as goals from Kieran Gibbs, the much-improved Aaron Ramsey and Olivier Giroud almost secured the Gunners' place in the group stages of the Champions League. Arsenal then travelled to Fulham and picked up a 3–1 victory, thanks to Giroud's third goal in three games and a goal either side of half time from Lukas Podolski. Arsenal continued their impressive run in the second leg of their play-off against Fenerbahçe with a solid 2–0 win to complete a 5–0 aggregate result with two Ramsey goals.

Four games into the season Arsenal announced the re-signing of French midfielder Mathieu Flamini on a free transfer following his release from Italian giants A.C. Milan.[30] Flamini joined the Gunners 5 years after his first spell with Wenger complimenting Flamini's focus when on the football pitch.[31] Arsene Wenger then reiterated his desire to bring in more players ahead of a crucial North London derby.[31]

September[]

Özil joined from Real Madrid on the deadline day of the transfer period for a reported fee of £42.5 million.[32]

The first North London Derby of the season on 1 September was won by the Gunners through a single Giroud goal in the 23rd minute as they managed to end Tottenham's unbeaten streak and take the Gunners up to fourth in the table. The goal brought Giroud's tally to 4 goals for the season with four consecutive wins in all competitions. In an unusually late 'Transfer Deadline Day', Arsène Wenger's promises in the aftermath of Flamini's signing were seemingly coming true, with two players being linked with Arsenal, one of which was the highly regarded Mesut Özil for a reported £42.4 million.[32] Upon the completion of the deal, Arsenal broke their transfer record fee by £27 million.[33] Another signing was confirmed hours beforehand, as Arsenal completed the loan signing of Emiliano Viviano from Serie B side Palermo for a season-long loan. He has been signed as a back-up keeper to current no.1 Szczęsny.[34] However Özil remained at the fore front of Arsenal activity, as the transfer fee was the second highest in British history and one of the largest fees paid in world football, signalling the intent of the Arsenal Board to propel the club to supposed 'title contenders'. Özil made an impressive début against Sunderland after making numerous opportunities for Walcott and a decisive assist for Giroud that sent the Gunners top of the table temporarily. Arsenal then faced a tricky away tie against Marseille but a solid performance and continued prosperity for Aaron Ramsey put Arsenal top of their Champions League group after Matchday 1. Ramsey's 7th goal in 8 games along with goals from defenders Sagna and Mertesacker sent Arsenal top of the table for the second game in succession (albeit temporarily after the previous game). Özil provided all three assists on his home début as Arsenal ran out 3–1 winners. Arsenal's fortunes away from home continued as they went through to the Fourth Round of the League Cup on penalties against a stubborn West Bromwich Albion. Thomas Eisfeld scored the only goal in regulation time and Nacho Monreal hit the winning penalty to send Arsenal to a Fourth Round tie against Chelsea at the Emirates. Arsenal then won where their Premier League away run began with a 2–1 over Swansea City at Liberty Stadium. German youngster Serge Gnabry (Arsenal's second youngest Premier League scorer behind Fàbregas) and Aaron Ramsey scored the goals as all four sides in the top four last season (excluding Arsenal) dropped points. This left Arsenal leading the table by 2 points by the end of September, over Liverpool and North London rivals Tottenham.

October[]

Arsenal then overcame a potentially difficult tie against Serie A side Napoli in style with a maiden goal for Özil and a goal from Frenchman Giroud all in the first 15 minutes sealed an impressive 2–0 victory. The win ensured Arsenal a tenth successive win in all competitions. However their winning and away-winning run came to an abrupt end after a 1–1 draw against West Brom. Wilshere's goal in the second half cancelled out Yacob's opener as Arsenal stayed top of the Premier League for the third successive week. Following Liverpool's early kick-off draw at Newcastle, Arsenal needed a win against Norwich City to regain top spot. With goals from Wilshere (first consecutive goals in his career), Özil (2) and the in form Aaron Ramsey, Arsenal won 4–1 and convincingly returned to the Premier League summit. Next Arsenal would host Borussia Dortmund in the Champion's League. A spirited performance ultimately ended in defeat after goals from Mkhitaryan and Lewandowski (who was controversially awarded a yellow card for an offence that has been awarded red cards in the past) cancelled out Giroud's goal leaving the top three teams in the Champions League table on 6 points each. Arsenal returned to Premier League action against a recently manager-less[35] Crystal Palace and a solid 2–0 win (despite going to down to ten men following Arteta's sending off) sent Arsenal temporarily 5 points clear at the top of the table. Ultimately, October ended similarly to September as Arsenal finished 2 points clear at the top of the table at the end of the month. Arsenal now face another tough test against Chelsea in the League Cup as the Gunners look to continue to fight in all four competitions they compete in. Arsenal lost to Chelsea 2–0 at the Emirates Stadium, thus getting eliminated from the League Cup.

November[]

Despite consecutive home disappointments, Arsenal extended their lead at the top of the table to 5 points after a convincing 2–0 win over Liverpool at the Emirates. Goals from Cazorla and Ramsey secured a win for first place over second place in a top of the table clash. This subsequently gave the confidence for Arsenal to get a historic win with an Aaron Ramsey headed goal (his 11th of the season) giving the Gunners a 1–0 in Dortmund. Arsenal remained top of the Champions League table with 9 points with triple player of the month Ramsey continuing to score. The Gunners then suffered a set-back before the international break as they continued their poor form at Old Trafford to lose 1–0 to Manchester United. Former Gunner Robin van Persie scored with a header against an Arsenal side depleted with illness[36] which narrowed the Gunners' advantage to 2 points at the top of the table. This increased to four in an unlikely top-of-the-table clash against Southampton as a Giroud double either side of the half allowed the Gunners to capitalise on second-placed Liverpool dropping points in their Merseyside derby (3–3). Giroud's 10th of season negotiated a tough period in the Premier League successfully, on the eve of taking on Marseille in the Champions League. In this crucial tie, Arsenal all but secured qualification into the next round (assuming they do not lose 3–0 or more in Naples) with Jack Wilshere's first career double, one after 28 seconds[37] and another in the second half to give Arsenal a 2–0 win. The convincing manner of Arsenal's victory, albeit missing a few opportunities (including a missed penalty from Özil), kept Arsenal top of their group for all 5 matchdays. Arsenal then increased their lead to the top of the table to 7 points temporarily (later reduced back to 4) with a convincing 3–0 win against Cardiff City away. On his return to his former club, Aaron Ramsey scored his 7th and 8th Premier League goals, separated by an unlikely strike from Flamini, which strengthened the Gunners' title credentials.

December[]

The Gunners continued to stay top of the table (for the 11th consecutive matchday) after a 2–0 victory over Hull City at home. An early header from Nicklas Bendtner (his first since March 2011) and a strike from Mesut Özil ensured the victory ahead of a tough December fixture list for the Gunners. Arsenal then secured a draw against Everton as a late Özil goal was cancelled out by a goal from Gerard Deulofeu, the Barcelona youth on-loan with the Blues. As a result of the results around the Premier League, Arsenal increased their lead to five points at the top of the table ahead of the match against Manchester City. In the last match in the Champions League group stage, Arsenal played away at Napoli. Winning or a draw would assure them of topping their group, but Arsenal lost the game 0–2. They still qualified on head to head results, as second placed team (with the top three teams all on 12 points), behind Borussia Dortmund to progress to the knockout stage. Back in the Premier League, Arsenal travelled to the Etihad Stadium to face Manchester City, who had just two goals scored against them at home and no losses. Despite two goals from Theo Walcott (on his first start since September) and a late Mertesacker header, Arsenal lost 6–3, but remained two points ahead of rivals Liverpool. During the match, Laurent Koscielny suffered a laceration to his leg and there were doubts that he would play for at least a month, though this proved not to be the case, and Jack Wilshere was given a two match ban for an abusive hand gesture made during the match. The Gunners then faced another title-chaser in Chelsea nine days later, after being drawn against last years champions Bayern Munich in the round of 16 of the UEFA Champions League. Arsenal drew 0–0 against Chelsea which led to them falling off the top of the league for the first time since 14 September. This meant they entered Christmas second at the table behind Liverpool, who lead as a result of their higher goal difference. Arsenal faced West Ham United away on Boxing Day and following a run of no victories in three matches, Arsenal bounced back with a 3–1 victory, after two goals from Theo Walcott and a single goal from Lukas Podolski. The victory meant Arsenal jumped back on to the top of the table ahead of a trip to St James' Park to play Newcastle. Arsenal finished 2013 with two victories and as league leaders as they ran out 1–0 winners after a scrappy Giroud goal, reflecting the scrappy nature of the match.

January[]

Arsenal started 2014 with a 2–0 victory against Cardiff at the Emirates Stadium after two late goals from Nicklas Bendtner (88') and Theo Walcott (90+2'). Bendtner injured himself shortly after scoring, leaving the team with a shortage of strikers and a lengthy injury list, with several key players, such as Olivier Giroud, Mesut Özil, Aaron Ramsey and Kieran Gibbs missing the match. In the next match, Arsenal faced rivals Tottenham Hotspur in the third round of the FA Cup. Goals from Santi Cazorla and Tomáš Rosický either side of the half saw Arsenal comfortably win 2–0 at the Emirates Stadium, progressing to the fourth round, where they faced Coventry City. On the injury front, Arsenal lost Theo Walcott for the remainder of the season, after he ruptured the anterior cruciate ligament of his left knee.[38] Back in the Premier League, Arsenal faced Aston Villa, who beat them 3–1 in the first game of the season, looking to maintain their one-point lead from 2013. Goals from Jack Wilshere and then Olivier Giroud inside 59 seconds meant Arsenal were ahead at half-time. Despite a 76th-minute goal from Christian Benteke of Aston Villa, Arsenal held on to their lead to win the game 2–1. The Gunners then extended their winning streak to 5 games in the Premier League as a brace from Cazorla (57th and 62nd minute) ensured Arsenal secured a 2–0 victory over London rivals Fulham before a 10-day hiatus from the competition. Within this period, Arsenal faced Coventry City and comfortably booked their fifth round FA Cup place with a 4–0 rout of the League One side. Goals from Lukas Podolski (two before the interval) and late strikes from substitute Giroud and Cazorla ensured the Gunners secured their 7th win in 7 games in all competitions and a match against Premier League rivals Liverpool in the next round.

Transfers[]

In a rather quiet window for Arsène Wenger's team, Arsenal signed a solitary midfielder in Kim Källström in a deadline day loan move that will see him remain at the club until the end of the season.[39] Following injuries and suspensions to a number of key Arsenal midfielders, Källström was brought in as experienced cover (at the age of 31) and is eligible for all competitions the Gunners are competing in. The following day, it emerged that Källström had suffered a back injury and would be out for at least the next six matches.

In news concerning the youth players at Arsenal, the club announced the permanent departures of Anthony Jeffrey, Nico Yennaris and Emmanuel Frimpong to Wycombe Wanderers, Brentford and Barnsley respectively, the latter two of whom had made appearances in the first team. It was also announced that youngsters Chuba Akpom[40] and Daniel Boateng[41] had joined Brentford and Hibernian respectively to gain further first team experiences away from the club. Following the 11pm deadline, the loan departure of Park Chu-young was announced by club, with the first-team South Korean striker joining Championship side Watford to gain more playing time away from the club.[42]

February[]

Arsenal players shaking hands with their Sunderland counterparts before their Premier League match on 22 February 2014.

Arsenal's February started on a sour note after it was revealed their new signing Källström would be out for around the next 6 games of the season despite only signing the day before.[43] However, on the pitch, the month started brightly as a host of their rivals dropped points followed by a convincing 2–0 home win at Crystal Palace ensuring the Gunners remained unbeaten in the last 7 Premier League games going into a tough period of fixtures (described as season-defining by Per Mertesacker[44]). The goals came from a brace from Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain on his first start since the opening day of the season as Arsenal regained their two-point lead from two matches ago. The next match was Liverpool away, which resulted in a humiliating 5–1 defeat at Anfield, with a Mikel Arteta goal from the penalty spot giving the Gunners any consolation from the match.[45] Arsenal then hosted reigning champions Manchester United at the Emirates on the 12th, drawing disappointingly 0–0, with the threat of falling down to third in the Premier League table as Manchester City remain two points behind the Gunners, along with having a game in hand.[46] Shortly afterwards, Wenger claimed that other managers "fear to fail" due to the fact they play down their club's title chances.[47] Mourinho, who himself had played down any chance that Chelsea will win the league, stated that Wenger was a "specialist in failure", as the Arsenal manager had not lifted a trophy since 2005.[48] Wenger later remarked saying that the comments made by Mourinho were 'silly and disrespectful', along with saying that Mourinho had 'embarrassed Chelsea'.[49] Away from the Premier League and off-pitch antics, Arsenal gained their revenge over Liverpool with a 2–1 win in the FA Cup.[50] This win ensured the Gunners progressed into the quarter final, and are scheduled to face another Merseyside club in Everton in that tie on 8 March.[51] Goals from Lukas Podolski and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain ensured the result, despite Steven Gerrard pulling one back from the penalty spot. The tough run of fixtures now continue for the Gunners with reigning European champions Bayern Munich visiting the Emirates for their last 16 clash in the Champions League. Arsenal had started the game against Munich strong, and were awarded a penalty in the 7th minute with Jérôme Boateng fouling Mesut Özil in the penalty area. Özil failed to convert, as Manuel Neuer saved a left-footed shot in the centre of the goal. Things took a turn for the worse as keeper Wojciech Szczęsny fouled Arjen Robben in the 36th minute, giving away a penalty to the Bavarian side. The foul earned Szczęsny a red card, but Bayern were unable to take the advantage as David Alaba hit the left post. Toni Kroos was able to break the deadlock in the 53rd minute, netting in the top right corner. Towards the latter stages of the game, Thomas Müller was able to put a second past Arsenal, slotting in the bottom right corner. The game had ended 0–2 to Bayern, with Arsenal now requiring 3 goals at the Allianz Arena in order to progress into the quarter finals.[52]

Arsenal had unveiled a statue of former striker Dennis Bergkamp, who had scored 120 goals in 423 appearances, along with being an integral member of the Invincibles team that went an entire league campaign unbeaten.[53] The statue depicts Bergkamp in action for Arsenal against Newcastle in February 2003. The statue will join those of other Arsenal legends in manager Herbert Chapman, striker Thierry Henry and defender Tony Adams, along with the statues being located outside the Emirates Stadium above the Armoury Store.[54]

Arsenal then returned to league fixtures, starting with Sunderland at home, a game Arsenal won 4–1. Olivier Giroud struck early to give the home side the lead, and then slotting again in less than thirty minutes, with Arsenal leading 2–0 at the half-hour mark. Czech playmaker Tomáš Rosický scored three minutes to half time, with a beautiful team goal. The Gunners sealed the game at half time, but were able to score a fourth with defender Laurent Koscielny with a header, following an assist from Santi Cazorla following a corner. Emanuele Giaccherini scored a mere consolation goal for The Black Cats, with a shot into the bottom left corner.[55] There was a scare as Koscielny (who has formed a strong partnership with fellow defender Per Mertesacker) was replaced by Mathieu Flamini due to injury, but manager Wenger said that he would be able to return fit in time for the next league encounter, which is with 14th placed Stoke.[56] Arsenal now sit in 2nd place, behind rivals Chelsea by one point.

March[]

Arsenal players before their match against Swansea City on 25 March. Prior to that game, Arsenal had a record of 6 wins, 5 losses and 1 draw against the Welsh club.

Arsenal played Stoke which started at a 3pm kick off to begin the new month. Arsenal travelled away for this fixture, and were left disappointed as they lost 1–0. Stoke had pleaded for a controversial penalty in the 76th minute, with the reasoning being a handball from Laurent Koscielny. The penalty was granted was converted by Jonathan Walters into the bottom right corner. In his post match press conference, Wenger described Arsenal as "too selfish" and the Arsenal boss has only seen them win one of their last four Premier League games. The defeat saw Arsenal drop to third, as fellow title contenders Liverpool and Chelsea won their games. Chelsea hold a four-point gap at the summit of the Premier League, whilst Liverpool are above Arsenal on goal difference.[57]

Arsenal's second fixture of March was against Everton in the FA Cup at the Emirates. The last time the teams met, a draw was played, and both teams had also strengthened their squads in the January transfer window. Record signing Özil struck early on, to give the host's the lead. On loan Everton striker Romelu Lukaku tapped in from near the goalline in the 32nd minute to bring the scores back at level pegging. Arsenal were awarded a penalty in the 68th minute following Gareth Barry's challenge on Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, and the penalty was converted by Mikel Arteta to make Arsenal lead 2–1. Olivier Giroud replaced Yaya Sanogo, along with Tomáš Rosický replacing Oxlade-Chamberlain. The substitutes proved to be crucial, as Giroud netted twice in the last ten minutes and Rosický's sublime passing lead to counterattacks to stretch Arsenal's lead, with the game finishing 4–1. Arsenal progressed through to the semi finals of the FA Cup where they were pitted against holders Wigan, and sought an 11th triumph in football's oldest competition, which would end a trophy drought stretching back to 2005.[58]

Arsenal's third fixture of March consisted of a Champions League last 16 second leg clash against holders Bayern Munich at the Allianz Arena. Arsenal were already 2–0 down from the previous clash between the sides earlier in the year, and in order to progress in the competition they required 3 goals to advance into the quarter finals. The deadlock was broken by Bastian Schweinsteiger who slotted past keeper Łukasz Fabiański (who replaced Wojciech Szczęsny for this match due to Szczęsny's suspension) to put Bayern up 1–0 (3–0 on aggregate). Bayern did not keep the lead for long as former Bayern striker Lukas Podolski slotted over Manuel Neuer to level the scores 1–1. Arsenal needed two more goals but were not able to pursue their lead and the game finished 1–1 (3–1 on aggregate) and Arsenal were knocked out of the competition.[59] Record signing Mesut Özil was substituted at half time, and is facing "at least a few weeks out" after suffering a hamstring injury.[60] Arsenal now travel to White Hart Lane to face fifth placed Tottenham Hotspur in the North London Derby.

On 16 March, Arsenal returned to league action and travelled to White Hart Lane to face Tottenham Hotspur in the North London Derby. Arsenal had won the fixture back in 1–0 September, thanks to a strike from Olivier Giroud. Both teams were looking for a win: Arsenal to stay in the title race whilst Spurs needed the win in order close the gap and qualify for the Champions League. Arsenal set the pace early, and all the effort was rewarded as Tomáš Rosický was able to open the scoring after 72 seconds, after being at the heart of a swift break for the visitors. Laurent Koscielny was able to save a Nacer Chadli shot off the line and Arsenal defended well to get the victory at White Hart Lane, a first for Arsenal since November 2007. After the match Arsenal sat behind Chelsea and Liverpool by four points and goal difference respectively, before facing Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on 22 March.[61]

Elsewhere, key Arsenal midfield duo Santi Cazorla and Aaron Ramsey penned new deals with the club, along with teen sensation Gedion Zelalem who also signed a new deal since joining the club in January 2013.[62]

Arsenal went on to face Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on 22 March 2014, a match that saw manager Arsène Wenger reach 1000 games. The match ended with a 6–0 loss as Samuel Eto'o and André Schürrle opened the scoring twice in the first seven minutes. A handball from Oxlade-Chamberlain resulted in a Chelsea penalty, which was converted by Eden Hazard to make it 3–0 inside the first twenty minutes. Although Oxlade-Chamberlain committed the offence to award the penalty, defender Gibbs was shown the red card much to the confusion of his Arsenal teammates. Oxlade-Chamberlain even said admitted to the offence, but Gibbs was sent off anyway.[63] This was the second time Arsenal conceded three goals in the first twenty minutes of a game during the course of the season. Oscar was able to add a fourth before half time and he added another goal in the 66th minute before new Chelsea signing Mohamed Salah scored his first Chelsea goal to end the match 6–0. Arsenal are now sitting in fourth place, seven points behind leaders Chelsea, and face Swansea on 25 March 2014, looking for a win to keep their title hopes alive.[64]

Arsenal played host to Swansea at the Emirates on 26 March 2014. Arsenal started the match conceding a goal after a Wilfried Bony header. After the first half, Wenger replaced Oxlade-Chamberlain with Lukas Podolski, and Podolski found the back of the net in the 73rd minute, levelling the scores. Olivier Giroud was able to score Arsenals second goal of the night in under 70 seconds after the levelling goal from Podolski, giving Arsenal the lead. It looked like Arsenal were going to secure a win three points when Swansea player Leon Britton surged into the box and shot. The shot was saved by Szczęsny, only for it to ricochet in off Flamini and into the net, ending the game 2–2, giving Wenger's side one point.[65]

Arsenal hosted Manchester City on 29 March with the late kick off. After league leaders Chelsea lost to Crystal Palace earlier the same day, a win for Arsenal would help them gain points on the teams ahead in the table. However, City playmaker David Silva opened the scoring for the Manchester side after he tapped the ball into an empty net after Edin Džeko's shot had hit the post. The Gunners levelled as Mathieu Flamini turned in Lukas Podolski's pass to level the scores at 1–1. No side could get a winner, and the game ended 1–1. The point meant Arsenal still have a slim chance to win the Premier League, sitting in fourth place, five points behind second placed Chelsea, four points adrift of Liverpool (who can top the league if they beat North London rivals Tottenham Hotspur on 30 March) and three points behind Manchester City, who have played two fewer matches than their title rivals.[66] Arsenal can go back in the running for the Premier League should they beat fifth placed Everton at Goodison Park on 6 April.

April[]

Arsenal began April travelling away at Goodison Park to face Everton. A win would allow Arsenal to close the gap on Everton, who were also challenging for the last Champions League spot, along with gaining points and keeping the pressure on fellow title rivals in Manchester City, Liverpool and Chelsea. Arsenal began the game poorly, and conceded to Steven Naismith in just under 15 minutes. Romelu Lukaku scored his 14th goal of the season when he slotted past after a fine sweeping move made by Everton, before Kevin Mirallas forced Mikel Arteta into his own net, effectively ending the game for Arsenal at 3–0. The defeat means Arsenal have not won a league game since 16 March, along with not winning a single game against the current top-five, along with challenging for the league title a serious doubt.[67] However, on a more positive note, Nacho Monreal and midfielder Aaron Ramsey had both returned from injuries (injuries to the foot and thigh respectively), with the latter featuring in his first match since the 3–1 win at West Ham in December.[68] Arsenal now face Wigan in the FA Cup semi-final at Wembley on 12 April.

Arsenal travelled to Wembley to face Wigan in the FA Cup semi final, a match dubbed as Arsène Wenger's biggest game of the season.[69] Arsenal fielded a side similar to the one that faced Everton, with the exception of Sanogo, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Ramsey and Fabiański who replaced Giroud, Rosický, Flamini and Szczęsny respectively. The first half consisted of no action and Arsenal looked lacklustre through the first half. However, the second half looked more upbeat and Arsenal were creating chances, but midfielder Jordi Gómez opened the scoring from the penalty spot for Wigan after Mertesacker brought down Callum McManaman. The German centre back brought Arsenal back into the game, scoring a header from an Oxlade-Chamberlain cross. Scores were level at 1–1, as Arsenal nor Wigan were able to score during regular time, as extra time preceded. With neither team able to break down the other throughout added time, the winner would have to be decided via penalty kicks. Mikel Arteta opened the scoring for Arsenal, but a Jack Collison penalty for Wigan was saved. On loan midfielder Källström netted in another for Arsenal, before Jean Beausejour was able to net in for the Championship side. Giroud was able to score another, giving Arsenal a healthy 3–1 advantage, before James McArthur scored another for Wigan. With Arsenal having the lead, a successful penalty from Santi Cazorla would propel Arsenal through to the FA Cup final. Cazorla was able to find the net, having slotted into the bottom left corner.[70] Arsenal will now face the winner of the second FA Cup semi final between Sheffield United and Hull City, (a match which Hull won), and Arsenal will now face Hull in the FA Cup final on 17 May, hoping to end a trophy drought stretching back to 2005.[71]

Arsenal now focused on league action, and hosted West Ham at the Emirates. Coming into the game, Arsenal had not won a league fixture since the 6-0 thrashing at Chelsea on 22 March. The team that was selected saw Szczęsny, Vermaelen, loanee midfielder Källström (making his first start for the Gunners) and Giroud return to the starting line-up. Arsenal started the game quite slow, and Giroud missed a clear chance inside 30 minutes, where Arsenal began to pick up the face. However, they were down after 40 minutes, with Matt Jarvis heading home for West Ham. Then, Cazorla picked up the ball following a poor clearance from Stewart Downing, and his pass was expertly finished by Podolski, who levelled the scores with a shot on the turn two minutes later for the impressive FA Cup finalists. Arsenal headed into half time at 1–1, and began the second half with the same pace shown late in the first half. Vermaelen had delivered a long ball back into the box following a corner and with a touch of class from Olivier Giroud, he netted his 20th goal of the season. However, instead of sitting on the lead, Arsenal drove forward for more, and Podolski's fierce drive sealed the win as Arsenal moved up to fourth, and the Gunners will now travel away to Hull City (who are also Arsenal's FA Cup final opponents) for league action on 20 April.[72]

Arsenal travelled away to Hull, searching for three points to keep their Top Four hopes alive. The Gunners welcomed back Aaron Ramsey and Mesut Özil back into the side after lengthy spells on the sidelines due to injury. The match was played in blustery conditions which caused an early hold-up in play as advertising hoardings were blown across the pitch, and against opponents committed to pressing high and hard, this match had the potential to be a tough one for the Gunners. But the match went underway and Arsenal almost went down after Shane Long's shot went high. However, Arsenal took control as Santi Cazorla set up Aaron Ramsey to fire in and Podolski buried a half-volley. Podolski turned in a loose ball after the break and Hull never threatened to peg back their FA Cup final opponents. Arsenal managed to contain Hull throughout the game, and Aaron Ramsey displayed the attacking intelligence missed by the Gunners during his injury, as he had the most touches (104), most shots (four), and the joint-highest number of shots on target (three) of any Arsenal player in the match. Arsenal still remain a point above Everton, (who are also chasing Champions League qualification), after the Merseyside club beat Man Utd at Goodison Park. Arsenal will now host Newcastle at the Emirates on 28 April.[73]

Arsenal hosted Newcastle at the Emirates for their final game of April, knowing a win would put them on the brink of securing Champions League football for a 17th consecutive season. After beginning the match with a low-key start, the Gunners went ahead when Laurent Koscielny prodded home Santi Cazorla's free-kick. Cazorla's ball from deep was floated into a dangerous area over the Magpies' backline and Koscielny shrugged off Moussa Sissoko to meet it on the bounce and poke past Tim Krul. The second goal arrived three minutes before the break when Giroud sprung the Newcastle offside trap to race on to a Mikel Arteta pass. Twice his shots were blocked by Krul, but the loose ball rolled across goal to present Özil — who may have been marginally offside — with a simple finish. Newcastle could have pulled one back, however, as Loïc Rémy, making his first start since 1 March, controlled the ball and flicked it through to Yoan Gouffran, who outpaced Nacho Monreal but could not find a way past Wojciech Szczęsny from a tight angle. Arsenal were not on the back foot for long, and soon the victory was secure after Ramsey played Özil into space on the left and his cross was expertly headed home by Giroud at the near post. Lukas Podolski went close again when his side-footed shot fizzed past the upright before, at the other end, Paul Dummett's effort flew horribly wide to sum up a miserable night for the Magpies. With the win, Arsenal had a four-point gap over Everton in the race for 4th place with two games remaining.[74]

May[]

On 3 May, Manchester City won against Everton, meaning Arsenal stayed four points ahead of Everton. With Everton having only one match left to play, Arsenal secured a top four spot in the League, meaning that Arsenal ensured that they will qualify for the 2014–15 UEFA Champions League play-off round next season. The Gunners could mathematically still reach third place in Premier League, which would mean qualification into the group stages of the competition.[75]

Arsenal's penultimate game of the season was hosting Premier League strugglers West Brom on 4 May. Arsenal won 1–0, however, despite the scoreline, The Gunners had rarely been threatened by the Baggies, and after 14 minutes, Oliver Giroud netted his 22nd goal of the season. The France striker grabbed the only goal of the game, rising in front of marker Craig Dawson to convert Santi Cazorla's corner. The France international has brilliant knack of losing his marker when the ball is played from the wings, and on this occasion, he beat Dawson to score his 15th Premier League goal. However, Giroud's early opening goal provided one of the few rousing moments during a sedate match. Ben Foster was given little chance with that effort and perhaps should not have been given any with a Cazorla shot moments later. But the England World Cup hopeful was on his toes to push away the Spaniard's effort as it headed for the bottom corner. Arsenal went close once more, after the break, when Lukas Podolski mis-hit a half-volley from 10 yards that bounced off the post and into the arms of Foster. West Brom's best effort in the game came from Graham Dorrans, but his 25-yard shot was patted down by Wojciech Szczęsny. The win sits Arsenal in 4th, on 76 points, behind rivals Chelsea (who sit in 3rd) by 3 points. The Gunners finish their league campaign at Norwich on 11 May before an FA Cup final against Hull on 17 May, as they aim to end a run of nine years without a trophy.[76]

Arsenal, for their final Premier League fixture of the season, travelled away to Norwich, who looked doomed to relegation from the Premier League. The only way the Canaries would have stayed up was if West Brom lost to Stoke and if Norwich won 17–0. Jack Wilshere returned after a foot injury for the final 30 minutes, while knee injury victim Abou Diaby also came on for the Gunners in his first game in 14 months. But it was Ramsey, also returning from injury, who shone for the visitors, rifling in a superb volley from Giroud's delicate chip to the back post. It was the Welshman's 17th goal of an injury-disrupted season, and Arsenal went into the game with a Champions League spot already secured and with the prospect of a first trophy for nine years still to come in next week's FA Cup final, and a strong Gunners side rarely had to rise above second gear at Carrow Road. After Ramsey's opener, Jenkinson grabbed his first Arsenal goal, pouncing on Podolski's deflected shot from a Kieran Gibbs cross. Norwich never wilted, and debutant Jamar Loza stung Fabiański's fingers while the Polish keeper had to be quick off his line to close down Robert Snodgrass. The win confirmed Norwich's relegation, and only strengthened Arsenal's momentum heading into the FA Cup final.

Arsenal's final game of the 2013-14 campaign in all competitions took place at Wembley Stadium against Hull City in the 2014 FA Cup Final. The Gunners started as favourites but were stunned as goals from James Chester and Curtis Davies gave Hull a flying start inside the first eight minutes. Arsenal needed to find a way back into the match and it came after 17 minutes when Cazorla curled a free-kick beyond the Hull City keeper Allan McGregor, making it 1–2 into half-time. In the second half Arsenal put pressure on Hull City and the equaliser came with 19 minutes left. It was Laurent Koscielny who scored from a corner after a header from Bacary Sagna and a deflection from Olivier Giroud. Arsenal kept the pressure, but no team could find a winning goal and the match went into extra time. After 108 minutes Aaron Ramsey scored what would be the match winning goal with a first-time finish inside the area after a backheel pass from Olivier Giroud. Arsenal, and goalkeeper for the day Lukas Fabianski, managed to stop Hull City form scoring an equaliser and won a trophy for the first time in nine years.[77]

Players[]

Squad information[]

N
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
EU
Since
App
Goals
Ends
Transfer fee
Notes
1 GK Poland Wojciech Szczęsny 24 EU 2006 152 0 undisclosed[78] Youth system
3 DF France Bacary Sagna 31 EU 2007 284 5 2014[79] €9M plus possible 2M in bonuses[80]
4 DF Germany Per Mertesacker 29 EU 2011 123 6 undisclosed[81] £8.0M[82]
5 DF Belgium Thomas Vermaelen (captain) 28 EU 2009 150 15 2015[83] £10.0M[84]
6 DF France Laurent Koscielny 28 EU 2010 165 13 undisclosed[85] £8.5M[86]
7 MF Czech Republic Tomáš Rosický 33 EU 2006 221 25 undisclosed[81] £6.8M[87]
8 MF Spain Mikel Arteta (vice-captain) 32 EU 2011 124 15 2015[88] £10.0M[89]
9 FW Germany Lukas Podolski 28 EU 2012 69 28 2016[90] £10.9M[91]
10 MF England Jack Wilshere 22 EU 2008 132 10 2018[92] Youth system
11 MF Germany Mesut Özil 25 EU 2013 40 7 undisclosed[32] £42.5M[93][94][95]
12 FW France Olivier Giroud 27 EU 2012 98 39 undisclosed[96] £12.8M[97]
13 GK Italy Emiliano Viviano 28 EU 2013 0 0 2014[34] Free On loan from Palermo
14 FW England Theo Walcott 25 EU 2006 (Winter) 281 69 undisclosed[98] £9.1M[99]
15 FW England Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain 20 EU 2011 79 9 undisclosed[100] £12.0M[101]
16 MF Wales Aaron Ramsey 23 EU 2008 184 27 undisclosed[102] £4.8M[103]
17 DF Spain Nacho Monreal 28 EU 2013 (Winter) 47 1 undisclosed[104] £8.5M[105]
19 MF Spain Santi Cazorla 29 EU 2012 95 19 undisclosed[102] £12.0M[106]
20 MF France Mathieu Flamini 30 EU 2013 189 10 undisclosed[30] Free[30]
21 GK Poland Łukasz Fabiański 29 EU 2007 78 0 2014[107] £2.0M[108]
22 FW France Yaya Sanogo 21 EU 2013 14 0 undisclosed[19] Free[19]
23 FW Denmark Nicklas Bendtner 26 EU 2004 171 47 2014[109] Youth system
24 MF France Abou Diaby 28 EU 2006 (Winter) 179 19 2015[110] £2.0M[111]
25 DF England Carl Jenkinson 22 EU 2011 57 1 undisclosed[112] £1.0M[113]
28 DF England Kieran Gibbs 24 EU 2007 147 4 undisclosed[114] Youth system
29 MF Sweden Kim Källström 31 EU 2014 (Winter) 4 0 2014[39] Free On loan from Spartak Moscow
30 FW South Korea Park Chu-young 28 Non-EU 2011 7 1 2015[115] £1.8M[116] On loan to Watford
31 FW Japan Ryo Miyaichi 21 Non-EU 2011 (Winter) 7 0 undisclosed[117] Free
44 FW Germany Serge Gnabry 18 EU 2012 19 1 undisclosed[118] Youth system
58 MF Germany Gedion Zelalem 17 EU 2013 1 0 undisclosed[102] Youth system
DF Switzerland Johan Djourou 27 EU 2003 144 1 2015[119] Youth system On loan to Hamburg
MF France Francis Coquelin 23 EU 2008 43 0 undisclosed[120] Youth system On loan to Freiburg
FW Costa Rica Joel Campbell 21 Non-EU 2011 0 0 undisclosed[121] £0.9M[122] On loan to Olympiacos
  • Last updated: 17 May 2014
  • 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[]

As of 27 January 2014.[123][124][125]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
36 FW England ENG Benik Afobe
37 FW England ENG Chuba Akpom
38 MF England ENG Chuks Aneke
39 FW Ghana GHA Zak Ansah
40 DF Spain ESP Héctor Bellerín
41 DF Ghana GHA Daniel Boateng
42 MF Germany GER Thomas Eisfeld
43 DF England ENG Zachari Fagan
45 DF England ENG Isaac Hayden
46 GK North Macedonia MKD Dejan Iliev
No. Pos. Nation Player
47 MF England ENG Jack Jebb
49 FW England ENG Austin Lipman
50 GK Argentina ARG Emiliano Martínez
51 GK England ENG Matt Macey
52 DF Nigeria NGA Semi Ajayi
53 MF Sweden SWE Kristoffer Olsson
54 DF England ENG Brandon Ormonde-Ottewill
55 DF Germany GER Leander Siemann
56 MF Spain ESP Jon Toral

Transfers[]

Transfers in[]

# Position: Player Transferred from Fee Date Team Source
22 FW France Yaya Sanogo France Auxerre Free transfer (Compensation ~ £390,000)[126] 1 July 2013 First team [19]
20 MF France Mathieu Flamini Italy Milan Free transfer 29 August 2013 First team [30]
11 MF Germany Mesut Özil Spain Real Madrid Undisclosed (~ £42,500,000) 2 September 2013 First team [32]
52 DF Nigeria Semi Ajayi England Charlton Athletic Free transfer 17 September 2013 Reserves [127]
51 GK England Matt Macey England Bristol Rovers Free transfer (Compensation ~ £100,000)[128] 23 October 2013 Reserves [129][130]

Loans in[]

# Position Player Loaned from Date Loan expires Team Source
13 GK Italy Emiliano Viviano Italy Palermo 2 September 2013 End of the season First team [34]
29 MF Sweden Kim Källström Russia Spartak Moscow 31 January 2014 End of the season First team [39]

Total spending: Decrease Undisclosed (~ £42,500,000)

Transfers out[]

# Position Player Transferred to Fee Date Team Source
38 DF Switzerland Martin Angha Germany Nürnberg Free transfer 10 April 2013 Reserves [131]
44 MF England Craig Eastmond England Colchester United Free transfer 20 May 2013 Reserves [132]
63 MF England Jordan Wynter England Bristol City Free transfer 22 May 2013 Reserves [133]
55 DF Switzerland Elton Monteiro Belgium Club Brugge Free transfer 24 May 2013 Reserves [134]
45 MF Netherlands Kyle Ebecilio Netherlands Twente Free transfer 28 May 2013 Reserves [135]
MF Brazil Denílson Brazil São Paulo Free transfer (Released) 14 June 2013 First-team [136]
23 FW Russia Andrey Arshavin Russia Zenit St Petersburg Free transfer (Released) 27 June 2013 First team [16]
62 FW England Sanchez Watt England Colchester United Free transfer (Released) 28 June 2013 Reserves [15]
58 MF England Josh Rees England Nottingham Forest Free transfer (Released) 30 June 2013 Reserves [15]
60 GK England James Shea England Needham Market Free transfer (Released) 30 June 2013 Reserves [15]
24 GK Italy Vito Mannone England Sunderland Undisclosed (~ £2,000,000)[22] 3 July 2013 First team [137]
43 GK England Reice Charles-Cook England Bury Free transfer (Released) 14 July 2013 Reserves [15][138]
53 MF England Jernade Meade Wales Swansea City Free transfer (Released) 16 July 2013 Reserves [15][139]
18 DF France Sébastien Squillaci France Bastia Free transfer (Released) 16 July 2013 First team [17]
11 DF Brazil André Santos Brazil Flamengo Undisclosed 20 July 2013 First team [25]
FW Republic of Ireland Philip Roberts Scotland Falkirk Free transfer (Released) 26 July 2013 Reserves [15][140]
48 DF Bosnia and Herzegovina Sead Hajrović Switzerland Grasshopper Free transfer (Released) 5 August 2013 Reserves [15]
27 FW Ivory Coast Gervinho Italy A.S. Roma Undisclosed (~ £8,000,000)[141] 8 August 2013 First-team [27]
29 FW Morocco Marouane Chamakh England Crystal Palace Undisclosed 10 August 2013 First-team [142]
41 DF Morocco Samir Bihmoutine England Bournemouth Free transfer (Released) 7 September 2013 Reserves [15][143]
50 MF Republic of Ireland Conor Henderson England Hull City Free transfer (Released) 24 September 2013 Reserves [15][144]
48 MF England Anthony Jeffrey England Wycombe Wanderers Free transfer (Released) 23 January 2014 Reserves [145]
57 MF England Nico Yennaris England Brentford Undisclosed 27 January 2014 Reserves [146]
26 MF Ghana Emmanuel Frimpong England Barnsley Undisclosed 31 January 2014 First Team [147]
56 FW Jamaica Nigel Neita England Metropolitan Police Free transfer (Released) 23 March 2014 Reserves [15]

Loans out[]

# Position Player Loaned to Date Loan expires Team Source
MF France Francis Coquelin Germany Freiburg 5 July 2013 End of the season First team [21]
FW Costa Rica Joel Campbell Greece Olympiakos 26 July 2013 End of the season First team [26]
38 MF England Chuks Aneke England Crewe Alexandra 2 August 2013 End of the season Reserves [148][149]
DF Spain Ignasi Miquel England Leicester City 9 August 2013 End of the season Reserves [28]
GK England Josh Vickers England Canvey Island 15 August 2013 End of the season Academy [150]
FW Brazil Wellington Silva Spain Real Murcia 16 August 2013 End of the season Reserves [151]
50 GK Argentina Emiliano Martínez England Sheffield Wednesday 15 October 2013 End of the season Reserves [152][153][154]
49 FW England Austin Lipman England Boreham Wood 25 October 2013 2 January 2014 Academy [155]
40 DF Spain Héctor Bellerín England Watford 22 November 2013 18 February 2014 Reserves [156][157][158]
57 MF England Nico Yennaris England AFC Bournemouth 28 November 2013 2 January 2014 Reserves [159]
48 MF England Anthony Jeffrey England Boreham Wood 3 December 2013 2 January 2014 Reserves [160]
37 FW England Chuba Akpom England Brentford 9 January 2014 9 February 2014 Reserves [40]
36 FW England Benik Afobe England Sheffield Wednesday 30 January 2014 End of the season Reserves [161]
41 DF Ghana Daniel Boateng Scotland Hibernian 31 January 2014 End of the season Reserves [41]
30 FW South Korea Park Chu-young England Watford 31 January 2014 End of the season First team [42]
37 FW England Chuba Akpom England Coventry City 14 February 2014 24 March 2014 Reserves [162][163]
43 DF England Zachari Fagan England Boreham Wood 12 March 2014 26 April 2014 Reserves [164]

Total income: Increase Undisclosed (~ £10,000,000)

Overall transfer activity[]

Club[]

Coaching staff[]

This was Arsène Wenger's 18th season with Arsenal.
Position Staff
Manager France Arsène Wenger
Assistant manager England Steve Bould
First team coach Bosnia and Herzegovina Boro Primorac
England Neil Banfield
Goalkeeping coach Republic of Ireland Gerry Peyton
Fitness coach England Tony Colbert
England Craig Gant
England Andrew Rolls
Physiotherapist England Colin Lewin
England Ben Ashworth
England Declan Lynch
Kit manager England Paul Johnson
England Vic Akers
England Paul Akers
Masseur England Darren Page
England Chris Harvey
England Chris Senior
Performance analyst England Ben Knapper
Club doctor Republic of Ireland Gary O'Driscoll
Chief scout England Steve Rowley

Last updated: 1 February 2014
Source: Arsenal F.C.

Kit[]

Supplier: Nike / Sponsor: Fly Emirates

Home
Home alt.[165]
Home alt. 2[166]
Away
Away alt.[167]
Goalkeeper 1
Goalkeeper 2
Goalkeeper 3
Goalkeeper 4

Kit information[]

Nike supplied their last kit for Arsenal this season, which saw an end to 20 years of contract. Puma became the club's new supplier kit for next season.

  • Home: The home kit from last season was unchanged. As usual, Arsenal switched to red socks in an event of a socks clashes in some away games, and for the first time since against Birmingham City in 1982–83, navy shorts were worn against Fenerbahçe with the home kit.
  • Away: The away kit used the traditional Arsenal colours of yellow and blue. The design appealed to a lot of fans. The kit was yellow with a blue polo neck collar and deep blue cuffs on the sleeves, both featuring thin yellow stripes. The away shorts were blue while the away socks featured the traditional Arsenal hoops socks design in blue and yellow, harking back to the style of those worn in the 1930s under the management of Herbert Chapman.
  • Keeper: There were four goalkeeper kits, and all of them were all based on Nike's two-tone goalkeeper template. The home kit was grey and black with lime green accents. The away kit was in two shades of purple, while the third kit was in two tones of light green and was the most commonly worn strip. The fourth and the last kit, which was in two tones of silver, was only used once against Bayern Munich in the first leg.

Kit usage[]

Kit Combination Usage
Home Red white sleeves, white shorts, white socks. Used in all home games and against Newcastle, Tottenham, Hull, Norwich, Wigan, Borussia Dortmund and Napoli.
Home alt. Red body, white sleeves, white shorts, red socks. Used against Manchester City, Chelsea and Everton.
Home alt. 2 Red body, white sleeves, navy shorts and red socks. Used once against Fenerbahçe.
Away Yellow body, blue shorts and hooped socks. Used against Fulham, Sunderland, Swansea, West Brom, Manchester United, Cardiff, West Ham, Aston Villa, Southampton, Liverpool, Stoke City, Marseille and Bayern Munich.
Away alt. Yellow body, blue shorts and white socks. Used once against Crystal Palace.

Other information[]

The Emirates Stadium is the second largest stadium in the Premier League.
Chairman England Sir Chips Keswick
Ground (capacity and dimensions) Emirates Stadium (60,355 / 113x76 metres)

Updated to match played 19 July 2013
Source: Arsenal F.C.

Squad statistics[]

Appearances and goals[]

As of 17 May 2014
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 Poland Wojciech Szczęsny 46 0 37+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 9+0 0
3 DF France Bacary Sagna 48 1 34+1 1 4+0 0 0+0 0 9+0 0
4 DF Germany Per Mertesacker 52 3 35+0 2 5+1 1 1+0 0 10+0 0
5 DF Belgium Thomas Vermaelen 21 0 7+7 0 3+0 0 2+0 0 1+1 0
6 DF France Laurent Koscielny 46 3 32+0 2 4+0 1 1+0 0 9+0 0
7 MF Czech Republic Tomáš Rosický 39 3 17+10 2 1+2 1 1+0 0 6+2 0
8 MF Spain Mikel Arteta 43 3 27+4 2 5+0 1 1+0 0 5+1 0
9 FW Germany Lukas Podolski 27 12 14+6 8 4+0 3 0+0 0 2+1 1
10 MF England Jack Wilshere 35 5 19+5 3 2+1 0 1+0 0 6+1 2
11 MF Germany Mesut Özil 40 7 25+1 5 4+1 1 0+1 0 8+0 1
12 FW France Olivier Giroud 51 22 36+0 16 1+4 3 0+1 0 9+0 3
13 GK Italy Emiliano Viviano 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
14 FW England Theo Walcott 18 6 9+4 5 1+0 0 0+0 0 3+1 1
15 FW England Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain 20 3 6+8 2 4+0 1 0+0 0 2+0 0
16 MF Wales Aaron Ramsey 34 16 20+3 10 2+0 1 1+0 0 7+1 5
17 DF Spain Nacho Monreal 36 0 13+10 0 3+0 0 2+0 0 2+6 0
19 MF Spain Santi Cazorla 46 7 30+1 4 4+2 3 1+0 0 6+2 0
20 MF France Mathieu Flamini 36 2 18+9 2 2+1 0 0+0 0 6+0 0
21 GK Poland Łukasz Fabiański 11 0 1+0 0 6+0 0 2+0 0 1+1 0
22 FW France Yaya Sanogo 14 0 0+8 0 3+1 0 0+0 0 1+1 0
23 FW Denmark Nicklas Bendtner 14 2 1+8 2 1+0 0 2+0 0 0+2 0
24 MF France Abou Diaby 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
25 DF England Carl Jenkinson 22 1 7+7 1 2+1 0 2+0 0 2+1 0
28 DF England Kieran Gibbs 41 1 24+4 0 3+2 0 0+0 0 7+1 1
29 MF Sweden Kim Källström 4 0 1+2 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
30 FW South Korea Park Chu-young 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
31 FW Japan Ryo Miyaichi 5 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 2+0 0 0+2 0
37 FW England Chuba Akpom [R] 2 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
40 DF Spain Héctor Bellerín [R] 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
42 MF Germany Thomas Eisfeld [R] 1 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 1 0+0 0
44 FW Germany Serge Gnabry 15 1 5+4 1 2+0 0 1+0 0 0+3 0
45 DF England Isaac Hayden [R] 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
53 MF Sweden Kristoffer Olsson [R] 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
58 MF Germany Gedion Zelalem 1 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
  • Source:[citation needed]

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

Top scorers[]

Place Position Nationality Number Name Premier League FA Cup League Cup Champions League Total
1 FW France 12 Olivier Giroud 16 3 0 3 22
2 MF Wales 16 Aaron Ramsey 10 1 0 5 16
3 FW Germany 9 Lukas Podolski 8 3 0 1 12
4 MF Spain 19 Santi Cazorla 4 3 0 0 7
MF Germany 11 Mesut Özil 5 1 0 1 7
6 FW England 14 Theo Walcott 5 0 0 1 6
7 MF England 10 Jack Wilshere 3 0 0 2 5
8 MF Spain 8 Mikel Arteta 2 1 0 0 3
DF France 6 Laurent Koscielny 2 1 0 0 3
DF Germany 4 Per Mertesacker 2 1 0 0 3
MF England 15 Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain 2 1 0 0 3
MF Czech Republic 7 Tomáš Rosický 2 1 0 0 3
13 FW Denmark 23 Nicklas Bendtner 2 0 0 0 2
MF France 20 Mathieu Flamini 2 0 0 0 2
15 MF Germany 42 Thomas Eisfeld 0 0 1 0 1
DF England 28 Kieran Gibbs 0 0 0 1 1
FW Germany 44 Serge Gnabry 1 0 0 0 1
DF England 25 Carl Jenkinson 1 0 0 0 1
DF France 3 Bacary Sagna 1 0 0 0 1
TOTALS 68 16 1 14 99

Last updated: 17 May 2014
Source: Competitions
Competitive matches only

Disciplinary record[]

Number Nationality Position Name Premier League FA Cup League Cup Champions League Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
8 Spain MF Mikel Arteta 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 1* 6 2
20 France MF Mathieu Flamini 8 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 1
1 Poland GK Wojciech Szczęsny 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 1
28 England DF Kieran Gibbs 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
6 France DF Laurent Koscielny 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
7 Czech Republic MF Tomáš Rosický 7 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 9 0
12 France FW Olivier Giroud 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 7 0
10 England MF Jack Wilshere 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
16 Wales MF Aaron Ramsey 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 6 0
3 France DF Bacary Sagna 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
4 Germany DF Per Mertesacker 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0
17 Spain DF Nacho Monreal 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 4 0
5 Belgium DF Thomas Vermaelen 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 3 0
19 Spain MF Santi Cazorla 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
45 England DF Isaac Hayden 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
25 England DF Carl Jenkinson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
29 Sweden MF Kim Källström 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
11 Germany MF Mesut Özil 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
9 Germany FW Lukas Podolski 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
22 France FW Yaya Sanogo 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
14 England FW Theo Walcott 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
TOTALS 51 4 7 0 4 0 14 2 76 6

Last updated:17 May 2014
Source: Competitions
Competitive matches only
* indicates a second yellow card (Yellow card Yellow-red card)

Captains[]

No. P Name Country No. games Notes
8 MF Arteta Spain 26 Club Vice-Captain
4 DF Mertesacker Germany 16 Club Third Captain
5 DF Vermaelen Belgium 13 Club Captain
3 DF Sagna France 1

Last updated: 17 May 2014
Source: Competitive match reports.
Competitive matches only
Matches started as captain only
Country: FIFA nationality; No.: Squad number; P: Position; Name: Player name; No. Games: Number of games started as captain.

Pre-season and friendlies[]

14 July 2013[8] Asia Tour Indonesia Indonesia 0–7 England Arsenal Jakarta, Indonesia
20:45 UTC+7
14:45 BST
Report Walcott Goal 19'
Akpom Goal 54'
Giroud Goal 70'73'
Podolski Goal 83'
Olsson Goal 85'
Eisfeld Goal 86'
Stadium: GBK Stadium
Attendance: 40,489[168]
Referee: Shuhaizi Bin Shukri (Malaysia)
17 July 2013[9] Asia Tour Vietnam  1–7 England Arsenal Hanoi, Vietnam
19:00 UTC+7
13:00 BST
Mạnh Dũng Goal 78' Yellow card 79'
Bửu Ngọc Red card 89'
Report Giroud Goal 6'44'45'
Oxlade-Chamberlain Goal 46'
Akpom Goal 57'59'
Miquel Goal 75'
Stadium: My Dinh National Stadium
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Leow Thiam Hoe (Singapore)
22 July 2013[10] Asia Tour Nagoya Grampus Japan 1–3 England Arsenal Nagoya, Japan
19:30 JST
11:30 BST
Yano Goal 71' Report Giroud Goal 3'
Miyaichi Goal 26' (pen.)
Walcott Goal 55'
Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 42,919[169]
Referee: Yoshida Toshimitsu (Japan)
26 July 2013[170] Asia Tour
Saitama City Cup
Urawa Red Diamonds Japan 1–2 England Arsenal Saitama, Japan
19:30 JST
11:30 BST
Abe Goal 59' Report Podolski Goal 49'
Akpom Goal 82'
Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002
Attendance: 63,000
Note: Arsenal win the Saitama City Cup
3 August 2013[12] Emirates Cup Arsenal England 2–2 Italy Napoli London
16:20 BST Giroud Goal 71'
Koscielny Goal 86'
Report Insigne Goal 7'
Pandev Goal 28'
Dossena Yellow card 80'
Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 59,554[171]
Referee: Kevin Friend
4 August 2013[12] Emirates Cup Arsenal England 1–2 Turkey Galatasaray London
16:20 BST Walcott Goal 39' Report Drogba Goal 78' (pen.)87'
Gülselam Yellow card 79'
Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 59,608[172]
Referee: Jonathan Moss
10 August 2013[13] Friendly Arsenal England 3–1 England Manchester City Helsinki, Finland
17:00 EET
15:00 BST
Walcott Goal 9'
Ramsey Goal 59'
Giroud Goal 62'
Pérez Yellow card 81'
Report Kompany Yellow card 24'
Negredo Goal 80'
Stadium: Helsinki Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 39,216[173]

Last updated: 14 April 2014
Source:Arsenal F.C.

Competitions[]

Overall[]

Competition Started round Final
position / round
First match Last match
Premier League 4th 17 August 2013 11 May 2014
League Cup 3rd round 4th round 25 September 2013 29 October 2013
FA Cup 3rd round Winners 4 January 2014 17 May 2014
UEFA Champions League Play-off round Round of 16 21 August 2013 11 March 2014

Updated to match played 17 May 2014
Source: Competitions

Premier League[]

League table[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
2 Liverpool 38 26 6 6 101 50 +51 84 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
3 Chelsea 38 25 7 6 71 27 +44 82
4 Arsenal 38 24 7 7 68 41 +27 79 Qualification for the Champions League play-off round
5 Everton 38 21 9 8 61 39 +22 72 Qualification for the Europa League group stage
6 Tottenham Hotspur 38 21 6 11 55 51 +4 69 Qualification for the Europa League play-off round[a]
Source: Barclays 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).[174]
Notes:
  1. ^ Since the winners of 2013–14 Football League Cup (Manchester City) qualified for the Champions League, the spot awarded to them (Europa League play-off round) was passed to the 6th-placed team.

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 24 7 7 68 41  +27 79 13 5 1 36 11  +25 11 2 6 32 30  +2

Last updated: 11 May 2014.
Source: Premier League

Results by matchday[]

Matchday1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAHAHAAHAHAHAHHAHAAHAHAHAHHAAAHHAHAHHA
ResultLWWWWWDWWWLWWWDLDWWWWWDWLDWLWLDDLWWWWW
Position188421111111111112111111122233444444444
Updated to match(es) played on 4 May 2014. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[]

17 August 2013 1 Arsenal 1–3 Aston Villa London
15:00 BST Giroud Goal 6'
Szczęsny Yellow card 21'
Wilshere Yellow card 30'
Koscielny Yellow card 61' Yellow-red card 67'
Cazorla Yellow card 79'
Report Benteke Goal 22'61' (pen.), Yellow card 60'
Vlaar Yellow card 30'
Luna Yellow card 45+4', Goal 86'
Westwood Yellow card 65'
Agbonlahor Yellow card 90+5'
Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 60,003
Referee: Anthony Taylor
24 August 2013 2 Fulham 1–3 Arsenal London
12:45 BST Parker Yellow card 73'
Bent Goal 77'
Kasami Yellow card 78'
Report Giroud Goal 14'
Ramsey Yellow card 21'
Podolski Goal 41'68'
Wilshere Yellow card 80'
Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 25,622
Referee: Howard Webb
1 September 2013 3 Arsenal 1–0 Tottenham Hotspur London
16:00 BST Giroud Goal 23'
Rosický Yellow card 33'
Flamini Yellow card 55'
Report Defoe Yellow card 81' Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 60,071
Referee: Michael Oliver
14 September 2013 4 Sunderland 1–3 Arsenal Sunderland
15:00 BST Gardner Goal 48' (pen.), Yellow card 52' Report Giroud Goal 11'
Flamini Yellow card 60'
Ramsey Goal 68'76'
Sagna Yellow card 72'
Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 39,055
Referee: Martin Atkinson
22 September 2013 5 Arsenal 3–1 Stoke City London
13:30 BST Ramsey Goal 5'
Mertesacker Goal 36'
Sagna Goal 72'
Report Cameron Goal 26'
Huth Yellow card 53'
Ireland Yellow card 90+1'
Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 60,002
Referee: Mike Dean
28 September 2013 6 Swansea City 1–2 Arsenal Swansea
17:30 BST De Guzmán Yellow card 80'
Davies Goal 82'
Chico Yellow card 84'
Cañas Yellow card 84'
Report Gnabry Goal 58'
Flamini Yellow card 60'
Ramsey Goal 62'
Arteta Yellow card 90+3'
Stadium: Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 20,712
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
6 October 2013 7 West Bromwich Albion 1–1 Arsenal West Bromwich
16:00 BST Yacob Goal 42'
Olsson Yellow card 54'
Report Flamini Yellow card 23'
Wilshere Yellow card 45+2', Goal 63'
Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 24,839
Referee: Lee Mason
19 October 2013 8 Arsenal 4–1 Norwich City London
15:00 BST Wilshere Goal 18'
Özil Goal 58'88'
Ramsey Goal 83'
Report Howson Goal 70' Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 60,009
Referee: Lee Probert
26 October 2013 9 Crystal Palace 0–2 Arsenal London
12:45 BST Report Arteta Goal 47' (pen.), Red card 65'
Giroud Goal 87'
Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 20,050
Referee: Chris Foy
2 November 2013 10 Arsenal 2–0 Liverpool London
17:30 GMT Cazorla Goal 19'
Sagna Yellow card 26'
Ramsey Goal 59'
Jenkinson Yellow card 90'
Report Cissokho Yellow card 28' Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 60,042
Referee: Martin Atkinson
10 November 2013 11 Manchester United 1–0 Arsenal Manchester
16:10 GMT Van Persie Goal 27'
Jones Yellow card 42'
Rooney Yellow card 75'
Report Sagna Yellow card 31'
Flamini Yellow card 44'
Wilshere Yellow card 81'
Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 75,138
Referee: Michael Oliver
23 November 2013 12 Arsenal 2–0 Southampton London
15:15 GMT[175] Giroud Goal 22'86' (pen.) Report Hooiveld Yellow card 45+2'
Wanyama Yellow card 48'
Fonte Yellow card 86'
Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 60,007
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
30 November 2013 13 Cardiff City 0–3 Arsenal Cardiff
15:00 GMT Report Ramsey Goal 29'90+3', Yellow card 89'
Gibbs Yellow card 33'
Arteta Yellow card 79'
Flamini Goal 86'
Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 27,948
Referee: Lee Mason
4 December 2013 14 Arsenal 2–0 Hull City London
19:45 GMT Bendtner Goal 2'
Özil Goal 47'
Report Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 60,017
Referee: Andre Marriner
8 December 2013 15 Arsenal 1–1 Everton London
16:00 GMT Özil Goal 80' Report Barry Yellow card 43'
McCarthy Yellow card 61'
Howard Yellow card 77'
Deulofeu Goal 84', Yellow card 89'
Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 60,001
Referee: Howard Webb
14 December 2013 16 Manchester City 6–3 Arsenal Manchester
12:45 GMT Agüero Goal 14'
Negredo Goal 39'
Silva Yellow card 49', Goal 66'
Fernandinho Goal 50'88'
Kompany Yellow card 80'
Touré Goal 90+6' (pen.)
Report Walcott Goal 31'62'
Mertesacker Goal 90+4'
Szczęsny Yellow card 90+5'
Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 47,229
Referee: Martin Atkinson
23 December 2013 17 Arsenal 0–0 Chelsea London
20:00 GMT Walcott Yellow card 65'
Rosický Yellow card 70'
Report Ramires Yellow card 63' Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 60,039
Referee: Mike Dean
26 December 2013 18 West Ham United 1–3 Arsenal London
15:00 GMT O'Brien Yellow card 20'
Cole Goal 46'
Report Cazorla Yellow card 61'
Walcott Goal 68'71'
Podolski Goal 79'
Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 34,977
Referee: Phil Dowd
29 December 2013 19 Newcastle United 0–1 Arsenal Newcastle upon Tyne
13:30 GMT Report Giroud Yellow card 36', Goal 65'
Flamini Yellow card 75'
Rosický Yellow card 76'
Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 52,161
Referee: Lee Probert
1 January 2014 20 Arsenal 2–0 Cardiff City London
15:00 GMT Mertesacker Yellow card 30'
Bendtner Goal 88'
Walcott Goal 90+2'
Report Turner Yellow card 55'
Marshall Yellow card 60'
Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 60,004
Referee: Jonathan Moss
13 January 2014 21 Aston Villa 1–2 Arsenal Birmingham
20:00 GMT El Ahmadi Yellow card 2'
Benteke Goal 76'
Agbonlahor Yellow card 85'
Report Monreal Yellow card 32'
Wilshere Goal 34', Yellow card 90+6'
Giroud Goal 35'
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 36,097
Referee: Neil Swarbrick
18 January 2014 22 Arsenal 2–0 Fulham London
15:00 GMT Cazorla Goal 57'62' Report Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Lee Probert
28 January 2014 23 Southampton 2–2 Arsenal Southampton
19:45 GMT Fonte Goal 21'
Lallana Goal 54'
Report Giroud Yellow card 31', Goal 48'
Cazorla Goal 52'
Flamini Red card 80'
Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 31,284
Referee: Lee Mason
2 February 2014 24 Arsenal 2–0 Crystal Palace London
16:00 GMT Oxlade-Chamberlain Goal 47'73'
Mertesacker Yellow card 86'
Report Chamakh Yellow card 42'
Delaney Yellow card 68'
Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 60,005
Referee: Jonathan Moss
8 February 2014 25 Liverpool 5–1 Arsenal Liverpool
12:45 GMT Škrtel Goal 1'10'
Sterling Goal 16'52'
Sturridge Goal 20'
Henderson Yellow card 47'
Report Giroud Yellow card 47'
Wilshere Yellow card 59'
Arteta Goal 69' (pen.)
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 44,701
Referee: Michael Oliver
12 February 2014 26 Arsenal 0–0 Manchester United London
19:45 GMT Sagna Yellow card 87' Report Valencia Yellow card 73'
Young Yellow card 90+2'
Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 60,021
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
22 February 2014 27 Arsenal 4–1 Sunderland London
15:00 GMT Giroud Goal 5'31'
Rosický Goal 42'
Koscielny Goal 57'
Report Giaccherini Yellow card 53', Goal 81' Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 60,012
Referee: Andre Marriner
1 March 2014 28 Stoke City 1–0 Arsenal Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 GMT Pieters Yellow card 44'
Walters Goal 76' (pen.)
Wilson Yellow card 78'
Crouch Yellow card 90+5'
Report Rosický Yellow card 53' Stadium: Britannia Stadium
Attendance: 26,711
Referee: Mike Jones
16 March 2014 29 Tottenham Hotspur 0–1 Arsenal London
16:00 GMT Chadli Yellow card 33'
Sandro Yellow card 48'
Vertonghen Yellow card 76'
Rose Yellow card 90+3'
Soldado Yellow card 90+5'
Report Rosický Goal 2'
Sagna Yellow card 22'
Gibbs Yellow card 45+1'
Flamini Yellow card 80'
Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 35,711
Referee: Mike Dean
22 March 2014 30 Chelsea 6–0 Arsenal London
12:45 GMT Eto'o Goal 5'
Schürrle Goal 7'
Hazard Goal 17' (pen.)
Oscar Goal 42'66'
Salah Goal 71'
Report Gibbs Red card 15'[176]
Rosický Yellow card 52'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,614
Referee: Andre Marriner
25 March 2014 31 Arsenal 2–2 Swansea City London
19:45 GMT Podolski Goal 73'
Giroud Goal 74'
Report Bony Goal 11', Yellow card 34'
Flamini Goal 90' (o.g.)
Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 59,937
Referee: Lee Probert
29 March 2014 32 Arsenal 1–1 Manchester City London
17:30 GMT Rosický Yellow card 42'
Flamini Goal 53'
Report Silva Goal 18', Yellow card 45+1'
Touré Yellow card 31'
Kompany Yellow card 33'
García Yellow card 89'
Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 60,060
Referee: Mike Dean
6 April 2014 33 Everton 3–0 Arsenal Liverpool
13:30 BST Osman Yellow card 6'
Naismith Goal 14'
Lukaku Goal 34'
Arteta Goal 61' (o.g.)
Report Flamini Yellow card 43'
Arteta Yellow card 90'
Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 39,504
Referee: Martin Atkinson
15 April 2014 34 Arsenal 3–1 West Ham United London
19:45 BST Rosický Yellow card 15'
Podolski Goal 44'78'
Giroud Goal 55'
Källström Yellow card 63'
Report Nocerino Yellow card 37'
Jarvis Goal 40'
Diamé Yellow card 60'
Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 59,977
Referee: Kevin Friend
20 April 2014 35 Hull City 0–3 Arsenal Kingston upon Hull
14:05 BST Meyler Yellow card 16' Report Mertesacker Yellow card 14'
Ramsey Goal 31'
Podolski Goal 45'54'
Stadium: KC Stadium
Attendance: 24,762
Referee: Jonathan Moss
28 April 2014 36 Arsenal 3–0 Newcastle United London
20:00 BST Koscielny Goal 26', Yellow card 26'
Ramsey Yellow card 35'
Özil Goal 42'
Giroud Goal 67'
Sagna Yellow card 75'
Report Sissoko Yellow card 25'
Tioté Yellow card 45+3'
Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 60,023
Referee: Neil Swarbrick
4 May 2014 37 Arsenal 1–0 West Bromwich Albion London
13:30 BST Giroud Goal 14', Yellow card 90+1'
Monreal Yellow card 64'
Report Brunt Yellow card 83'
DorransYellow card 90+1'
Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 60,021
Referee: Mike Jones
11 May 2014 38 Norwich City 0–2 Arsenal Norwich
15:00 BST R. Bennett Yellow card 80' Report Ramsey Goal 53'
Jenkinson Goal 62'
Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 26,848
Referee: Lee Mason

Last updated: 11 May 2014
Source: Arsenal F.C.
Note: Premier League fixtures not listed due to copyright

FA Cup[]

4 January 2014 Third round Arsenal 2–0 Tottenham Hotspur London
17:15 GMT Vermaelen Yellow card 18'
Cazorla Goal 31'
Rosický Goal 62'
Report Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 59,476
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
24 January 2014 Fourth round Arsenal 4–0 Coventry City London
19:45 GMT Podolski Goal 15'27'
Wilshere Yellow card 39'
Giroud Goal 84'
Cazorla Goal 89'
Report Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 59,451
Referee: Robert Madley
16 February 2014 Fifth round Arsenal 2–1 Liverpool London
16:00 GMT Monreal Yellow card 7'
Oxlade-Chamberlain Goal 16'
Flamini Yellow card 35'
Podolski Goal 47'
Report Flanagan Yellow card 15'
Coutinho Yellow card 20'
Gerrard Yellow card 42', Goal 59' (pen.)
Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 59,801
Referee: Howard Webb
8 March 2014 Quarter-final Arsenal 4–1 Everton London
12:45 GMT Özil Goal 7'
Flamini Yellow card 24'
Giroud Yellow card 68', Goal 83'85'
Arteta Goal 68' (pen.)
Report Lukaku Goal 32'
McCarthy Yellow card 69'
Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 59,719
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
12 April 2014 Semi–Final Wigan Athletic 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(2–4 p)
Arsenal London
17:07 BST[177] J. Gómez Goal 63' (pen.), Yellow card 79'
McArthur Yellow card 90+3'
Collison Yellow card 90+4'
Beausejour Yellow card 120+1'
Report Mertesacker Goal 82' Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 82,185
Referee: Michael Oliver
Penalties
Caldwell Penalty missed
Collison Penalty missed
Beausejour Penalty scored
McArthur Penalty scored
Penalty scored Arteta
Penalty scored Källström
Penalty scored Giroud
Penalty scored Cazorla
17 May 2014 Final Arsenal 3–2 (a.e.t.) Hull City London
17:00 BST Cazorla Goal 17'
Koscielny Goal 71'
Giroud Yellow card 85'
Ramsey Goal 109'
Report Chester Goal 4'
Davies Goal 8', Yellow card 86'
Huddlestone Yellow card 60'
Meyler Yellow card 70'
Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 89,346
Referee: Lee Probert

Last updated: 17 May 2014
Source: Arsenal F.C.

League Cup[]

25 September 2013 Third round West Bromwich Albion 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(3–4 p)
Arsenal West Bromwich
20:00 BST Berahino Goal 71'
Lugano Yellow card 89'
Popov Yellow card 90'
Reid Yellow card 99'
Report Hayden Yellow card 34'
Monreal Yellow card 36'
Vermaelen Yellow card 52'
Eisfeld Goal 61'
Arteta Yellow card 85'
Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 18,649
Referee: Robert Madley
Penalties
Reid Penalty scored
Rosenberg Penalty scored
Morrison Penalty scored
Dawson Penalty missed
Amalfitano Penalty missed
Penalty scored Bendtner
Penalty missed Gnabry
Penalty scored Olsson
Penalty scored Akpom
Penalty scored Monreal
29 October 2013 Fourth round Arsenal 0–2 Chelsea London
19:45 GMT Report Azpilicueta Goal 25'
Mikel Yellow card 29'
Mata Goal 66'
Essien Yellow card 75'
Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 59,455
Referee: Phil Dowd

Last updated: 14 April 2014
Source: Arsenal F.C.

UEFA Champions League[]

Play-off round[]

21 August 2013 First leg Fenerbahçe Turkey 0–3 England Arsenal Istanbul, Turkey
19:45 BST Webó Yellow card 30'
Alves Yellow card 65'
Kadlec Yellow card 76'
Report Gibbs Goal 51'
Ramsey Goal 64'
Szczęsny Yellow card 75'
Giroud Goal 77' (pen.)
Stadium: Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium
Attendance: 40,375[178]
Referee: Gianluca Rocchi (Italy)
27 August 2013 Second leg Arsenal England 2–0
(5–0 agg.)
Turkey Fenerbahçe London, England
19:45 BST Ramsey Goal 25'72', Yellow card 70'
Mertesacker Yellow card 35'
Report Korkmaz Yellow card 29'
Emenike Yellow card 55'
Meireles Yellow card 78'
Gönül Yellow card 88'
Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 56,271[179]
Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo (Spain)

Group stage[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Germany Borussia Dortmund 6 4 0 2 11 6 +5 12 Advance to knockout phase
2 England Arsenal 6 4 0 2 8 5 +3 12
3 Italy Napoli 6 4 0 2 10 9 +1 12 Transfer to Europa League
4 France Marseille 6 0 0 6 5 14 −9 0
Source:[citation needed]
18 September 2013 1 Marseille France 1–2 England Arsenal Marseille, France
19:45 BST N'Koulou Yellow card 41'
J. Ayew Goal 90+3' (pen.)
Report Ramsey Yellow card 54', Goal 84'
Walcott Goal 64'
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 38,380[180]
Referee: Olegário Benquerença (Portugal)
1 October 2013 2 Arsenal England 2–0 Italy Napoli London, England
19:45 BST Özil Goal 8'
Giroud Goal 15'
Report Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 59,536[181]
Referee: Milorad Mažić (Serbia)
22 October 2013 3 Arsenal England 1–2 Germany Borussia Dortmund London, England
19:45 BST Giroud Goal 41'
Rosický Yellow card 51'
Özil Yellow card 85'
Report Mkhitaryan Goal 16'
Hummels Yellow card 22'
Lewandowski Yellow card 64', Goal 82'
Bender Yellow card 71'
Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 60,011[182]
Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden)
6 November 2013 4 Borussia Dortmund Germany 0–1 England Arsenal Dortmund, Germany
19:45 GMT Lewandowski Yellow card 41' Report Arteta Yellow card 23'
Ramsey Goal 62'
Stadium: Signal Iduna Park
Attendance: 65,829[183]
Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)
26 November 2013 5 Arsenal England 2–0 France Marseille London, England
19:45 GMT Wilshere Goal 1'65' Report N'Koulou Yellow card 37'
Morel Yellow card 38'
Romao Yellow card 81'
Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 59,912[184]
Referee: Antonio Lahoz (Spain)
11 December 2013 6 Napoli Italy 2–0 England Arsenal Naples, Italy
19:45 GMT Mertens Yellow card 36'
Džemaili Yellow card 41'
Higuaín Goal 73'
Fernández Yellow card 84'
Callejón Goal 90+3'
Report Arteta Yellow card 63' Yellow-red card 76'
Giroud Yellow card 67'
Ramsey Yellow card 84'
Stadium: Stadio San Paolo
Attendance: 34,027
Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary)

Knockout phase[]

Round of 16[]
19 February 2014 First leg Arsenal England 0–2 Germany Bayern Munich London, England
19:45 GMT Szczęsny Red card 37'
Sanogo Yellow card 55'
Rosický Yellow card 86'
Report Boateng Yellow card 8'
Mandžukić Yellow card 45+2'
Kroos Goal 54'
Müller Goal 88'
Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 59,911[185]
Referee: Nicola Rizzoli (Italy)
11 March 2014 Second leg Bayern Munich Germany 1–1
(3–1 agg.)
England Arsenal Munich, Germany
19:45 GMT Dante Yellow card 8'
Schweinsteiger Goal 55'
Martínez Yellow card 79'
Report Podolski Yellow card 26', Goal 57'
Arteta Yellow card 29'
Vermaelen Yellow card 83'
Stadium: Allianz Arena
Attendance: 68,000[186]
Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen (Norway)

Last updated: 14 April 2014
Source: Arsenal F.C.

Awards[]

Arsenal Player of the Month award[]

Awarded monthly to the player that was chosen by fan voting on Arsenal.com

Month Player Votes
August Wales Aaron Ramsey 77.1%[187]
September Wales Aaron Ramsey 72.2%[188]
October Wales Aaron Ramsey 26.8%[189]
November Wales Aaron Ramsey 48.1%[190]
December England Theo Walcott 42.3%[191]
January Spain Santi Cazorla 57.4%[192]
February England Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain 46%[193]
March Czech Republic Tomáš Rosický 63.7%[194]
April Germany Lukas Podolski 61.5%[195]

Premier League Manager of the Month award[]

Awarded monthly to the manager that was chosen by a panel assembled by the Premier League's sponsor

Month Manager
September France Arsène Wenger[196]

Premier League Player of the Month award[]

Awarded monthly to the player that was chosen by a panel assembled by the Premier League's sponsor

Month Player
September Wales Aaron Ramsey[196]

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