Arsenal

2008–09 season
Chairman	Peter Hill-Wood
Manager	Arsène Wenger
Stadium	Emirates Stadium
Premier League	4th
FA Cup	Semi-finals
League Cup	Quarter-finals
UEFA Champions League	Semi-finals
Top goalscorer	League: Robin van Persie (11) All: Robin van Persie (20)
Highest home attendance	60,109 (vs.West Ham United, 31 January 2009, Premier League)
Lowest home attendance	55,641 (vs.Hull City, 17 March 2009, FA Cup)
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The2008–09 season wasArsenal Football Club's 17th consecutive season in thePremier League and their 83rd consecutive season in the top flight of English football.^[1][2] This season Arsenal participated in thePremier League,FA Cup,League Cup and theUEFA Champions League. This was the first time since1986 that Arsenal went four consecutive seasons without winning a trophy.

• 5 May: MidfielderMathieu Flamini agrees to a four-year contract with Italian clubMilan, meaning he will leave Arsenal on a free transfer on 1 July.^[3]
• 23 May: Physiotherapist Neal Reynolds agrees to join Arsenal fromNorwich City.^[4]
• 28 May: Arsenal are granted a work permit for strikerCarlos Vela, who spent the2007–08 season on loan toOsasuna.^[5]
• 3 June: GoalkeeperJens Lehmann joinsVfB Stuttgart on a free transfer.^[6]
• 4 June: DefenderBacary Sagna signs a new "long-term" contract with Arsenal.^[7]
• 9 June: Central defender/defensive midfielderAlex Song agrees to a new "long-term" contract with Arsenal.^[8]
• 9 June: PhysiotherapistGary Lewin agrees to leave Arsenal to become full-time Head of Physiotherapy forEngland on 1 August.^[9]
• 13 June: MidfielderAaron Ramsey signs for Arsenal fromCardiff City.^[10]
• 20 June: DefenderGaël Clichy signs a new "long-term" contract with Arsenal.^[11]
• 11 July: Attacking midfielderSamir Nasri signs for Arsenal fromMarseille.^[12]
• 16 July: Attacking midfielderAlexander Hleb signs forBarcelona from Arsenal.^[13]
• 17 July: Defensive midfielderGilberto Silva signs forPanathinaikos from Arsenal.^[14]
• 30 July: Arsenal sign midfielderAmaury Bischoff fromWerder Bremen.^[15]
• 9 August: Arsenal retains theirAmsterdam Tournament Title after drawing 1–1 withSevilla.^[16]
• 13 August: Arsenal start theirEuropean campaign by defeatingTwente in the first leg of their2008–09 UEFA Champions League Third round qualifying round.^[17]
• 16 August: DefenderJustin Hoyte signs forMiddlesbrough from Arsenal.^[18]
• 18 August: StrikerEmmanuel Adebayor signs a new "long-term" contract with Arsenal.^[19]
• 20 August: Arsenal sign DefenderMikaël Silvestre fromManchester United.^[20] Silvestre becomes the first Manchester United player to join Arsenal sinceBrian Kidd in 1974 .^[21]
• 23 August: Arsenal suffer their first defeat of the season againstFulham by losing 1–0 from aBrede Hangeland goal.^[22]
• 27 August: Arsenal qualify for the group stages of the Champions League by defeating Twente 4–0 at theEmirates Stadium and 6–0 on aggregate.^[23]
• 1 September: DefenderKieran Gibbs signs a new contract with Arsenal.^[24]
• 22 September: Swiss defenderJohan Djourou signs a new "long-term" contract with Arsenal.^[25]
• 27 September: Arsenal's second defeat at the Emirates Stadium was a 2–1 loss toHull City who came back from an Arsenal lead early in the second half.^[26]
• 21 November:Sky Sports News and theBBC report thatWilliam Gallas has been stripped of the Arsenal captaincy following a verbal outburst against other players, however Arsenal FC refuse to comment.^[27][28]
• 24 November: Arsène Wenger announces thatCesc Fàbregas is the new permanent Arsenal captain, thus confirming reports that William Gallas has been stripped of the captaincy.^[29]
• 23 December: Arsenal captainCesc Fàbregas is ruled out for 4 months with a ligament injury after colliding with fellow SpaniardXabi Alonso in a 1–1 draw withLiverpool.^[30]
• 5 January: MidfielderJack Wilshere signs a professional contract with Arsenal.^[31]
• 3 February: After protracted transfer negotiations, Arsenal announce the signing ofRussian internationalAndrey Arshavin for an undisclosed fee.^[32]
• 8 February: 350 days after suffering a broken leg and open dislocation to his ankle, strikerEduardo is named on the substitutes bench in Arsenal's 0–0 draw against rivalsTottenham Hotspur.^[33]
• 16 February: StrikerEduardo makes his first start in nearly a year in Arsenal's fourth round replay against Cardiff. He scores twice before being substituted in the 67th minute in a 4–0 win.^[34]
• 11 March: Arsenal progress to the quarter-finals of the Champions League after beatingRoma 7–6 on penalties after the tie was level at 1–1 after two legs.^[35]
• 14 March: Andrey Arshavin scores his first goal for Arsenal in the club's 4–0 Premier League victory overBlackburn Rovers.^[36]
• 18 April: Amid various injuries in defence, Arsenal are knocked out of theFA Cup in a 2–1 defeat toChelsea atWembley Stadium in the semi-finals.^[37]
• 21 April: 4 goals from man of the match Andrey Arshavin dents Liverpool's Premier League title hopes. The match atAnfield ends in a 4–4 draw.^[38]
• 5 May: Arsenal are knocked out of theUEFA Champions League, losing 4–1 on aggregate to defending champions, Manchester United.^[39]
• 8 May: StrikerTheo Walcott signs a new "long-term" contract with Arsenal.^[40]
• 8 May: StrikerNicklas Bendtner is fined for "unacceptable" behaviour followingnightclub disrepute after the Manchester United game. Bendtner apologised for his actions shortly afterward.^[41]

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

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

Total spending:£32,550,000

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

Total income:£15,900,000

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

£32,550,000

£15,900,000

£16,650,000

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

Source:Arsenal F.C.

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

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

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

Supplier:Nike /Sponsor:Fly Emirates

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The completely new set of Arsenal kit was launched.

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

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

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

Updated to match played 24 May
Source:Competitions

Arsenal vWest Bromwich Albion

16 August 20081	Arsenal	1–0	West Bromwich Albion	London
12:45BST	Nasri 4'	Report		Stadium:Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,071 Referee:Howard Webb

Fulham vArsenal

23 August 20082	Fulham	1–0	Arsenal	London
17:30BST	Hangeland 21' Murphy 72' Teymourian 88'	Report		Stadium:Craven Cottage Attendance: 25,276 Referee:Martin Atkinson

Arsenal vNewcastle United

30 August 20083	Arsenal	3–0	Newcastle United	London
17:30BST	Van Persie 18' (pen.),41' Fàbregas 52' Denílson 59' Nasri 90+2'	Report	28'Coloccini  52'Given	Stadium:Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,067 Referee:Rob Styles

Blackburn Rovers vArsenal

13 September 20084	Blackburn Rovers	0–4	Arsenal	Blackburn
15:00BST	Warnock 80'	Report	8'Van Persie 45+1',81' (pen.),90+2'Adebayor  60'Denílson	Stadium:Ewood Park Attendance: 23,041 Referee:Mike Dean

Bolton Wanderers vArsenal

20 September 20085	Bolton Wanderers	1–3	Arsenal	Bolton
17:30BST	K. Davies 14', 45+2' Muamba 62'	Report	26'Eboué 27'Bendtner  76'Song 87'Denílson  89'Fàbregas	Stadium:Reebok Stadium Attendance: 22,694 Referee:Steve Bennett

Arsenal vHull City

27 September 20086	Arsenal	1–2	Hull City	London
17:30BST	McShane 51' (o.g.) Sagna 76' Gallas 90+4'	Report	45'Ashbee 62'Geovanni 66'Cousin	Stadium:Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,037 Referee:Alan Wiley

Sunderland vArsenal

4 October 20087	Sunderland	1–1	Arsenal	Sunderland
15:00BST	Whitehead 41' Richardson 65' Yorke 73' Leadbitter 86'	Report	39'Clichy  61'Touré  78'Song  90'Bendtner 90+3'Fàbregas	Stadium:Stadium of Light Attendance: 40,199 Referee:Lee Mason

Arsenal vEverton

18 October 20088	Arsenal	3–1	Everton	London
15:00BST	Adebayor 34' Nasri 48' Clichy 59' Van Persie 70' Walcott 90'	Report	9', 87'Osman  30'Lescott  60'Hibbert  65'Pienaar	Stadium:Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,064 Referee:Peter Walton

West Ham United vArsenal

26 October 20089	West Ham United	0–2	Arsenal	London
16:00BST	Parker 43' Faubert 88' Cole 90+3'	Report	27'Fàbregas  51'Clichy  59'Song 75' (o.g.)Faubert 90+1'Adebayor	Stadium:Upton Park Attendance: 34,802 Referee:Phil Dowd

Arsenal vTottenham Hotpsur

29 October 200810	Arsenal	4–4	Tottenham Hotpsur	London
20:00BST	Silvestre 37' Gallas 46' Adebayor 64' Van Persie 68' Diaby 89'	Report	13', 57'Bentley  54'Assou-Ekotto  59'Huddlestone 67'Bent  85', 89'Jenas 90+4'Lennon	Stadium:Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,043 Referee:Martin Atkinson

Stoke City vArsenal

1 November 200811	Stoke City	2–1	Arsenal	Stoke-on-Trent
15:00GMT	Fuller 11' Higginbotham 63' Sidibe 68' Olofinjana 73' Cresswell 90+7'	Report	40'Adebayor  76'Van Persie 90+4'Clichy  90+7'Fàbregas	Stadium:Britannia Stadium Attendance: 26,704 Referee:Rob Styles

Arsenal vManchester United

8 November 200812	Arsenal	2–1	Manchester United	London
12:45GMT	Nasri 22',48' Gallas 27' Sagna 40' Clichy 51'	Report	38'Evra  66'Carrick 90'Rafael	Stadium:Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,106 Referee:Howard Webb

Arsenal vAston Villa

15 November 200813	Arsenal	0–2	Aston Villa	London
15:00GMT	Denílson 10' Fàbregas 19'	Report	44'Friedel  55'Barry 70' (o.g.)Clichy 80', 81'Agbonlahor  90'Sidwell	Stadium:Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,047 Referee:Mike Riley

Manchester City vArsenal

22 November 200814	Manchester City	3–0	Arsenal	Manchester
15:00GMT	Ireland 45' Robinho 56' Sturridge 90' (pen.)	Report	87'Song	Stadium:City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 44,878 Referee:Alan Wiley

Chelsea vArsenal

30 November 200815	Chelsea	1–2	Arsenal	London
16:00GMT	Djourou 31' (o.g.) Terry 61' Ivanović 85'	Report	59',62'Van Persie	Stadium:Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,760 Referee:Mike Dean

Arsenal vWigan Athletic

6 December 200816	Arsenal	1–0	Wigan Athletic	London
15:00GMT	Adebayor 16' Van Persie 83'	Report	26'Palacios  63'Figueroa	Stadium:Emirates Stadium Attendance: 59,317 Referee:Steve Bennett

Middlesbrough vArsenal

13 December 200817	Middlesbrough	1–1	Arsenal	Middlesbrough
12:45GMT	Aliadière 29'	Report	17'Adebayor  47'Diaby	Stadium:Riverside Stadium Attendance: 27,320 Referee:Peter Walton

Arsenal vLiverpool

21 December 200818	Arsenal	1–1	Liverpool	London
16:00GMT	Van Persie 24', 66' Adebayor 38'  62' Sagna 70'	Report	20', 42'Keane  72'Carragher  81'Lucas	Stadium:Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,094 Referee:Howard Webb

Aston Villa vArsenal

26 December 200819	Aston Villa	2–2	Arsenal	Birmingham
17:15GMT	Barry 65' (pen.) Agbonlahor 72' Reo-Coker 77' Petrov 82' Knight 90+2'	Report	24'Song  36'Touré 40'Denílson 49', 51'Diaby  77'Van Persie	Stadium:Villa Park Attendance: 42,585 Referee:Lee Mason

Arsenal vPortsmouth

28 December 200820	Arsenal	1–0	Portsmouth	London
14:00GMT	Gallas 81'	Report	42'Hughes	Stadium:Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,092 Referee:Alan Wiley

Arsenal vBolton Wanderers

10 January 200921	Arsenal	1–0	Bolton Wanderers	London
15:00GMT	Djourou 80' Bendtner 84' Ramsey 89'	Report	54'Mustapha  74'McCann	Stadium:Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,068 Referee:Chris Foy

Hull City vArsenal

17 January 200922	Hull City	1–3	Arsenal	KC Stadium
17:30GMT	Cousin 65' Ashbee 81'	Report	30'Adebayor  71'Clichy 82'Nasri 86'Bendtner	Stadium:Kingston-upon-Hull Attendance: 24,924 Referee:Alan Wiley

Everton vArsenal

28 January 200923	Everton	1–1	Arsenal	Liverpool
20:00GMT	Cahill 61' Arteta 70' Hibbert 77'	Report	27'Diaby  36'Nasri 90+2'Van Persie	Stadium:Goodison Park Attendance: 37,097 Referee:Andre Marriner

Arsenal vWest Ham United

31 January 200924	Arsenal	0–0	West Ham United	London
15:00GMT	Diaby 22' Vela 75'	Report	56'Collins  85'Neill	Stadium:Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,109 Referee:Steve Bennett

Tottenham Hotspur vArsenal

8 February 200925	Tottenham Hotspur	0–0	Arsenal	London
13:30GMT	Modrić 36'	Report	17'Eboué  43'Clichy	Stadium:White Hart Lane Attendance: 36,021 Referee:Mike Dean

Arsenal vSunderland

21 February 200926	Arsenal	0–0	Sunderland	London
15:00GMT	Nasri 39' Clichy 71'	Report	38'Richardson  79'McCartney	Stadium:Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,104 Referee:Alan Wiley

West Bromwich Albion vArsenal

3 March 200928	West Bromwich Albion	1–3	Arsenal	West Bromwich
17:30GMT	Brunt 7' Koren 35' Brunt 43' Méïté 66' Donk 81'	Report	4',44'Bendtner 38'Touré	Stadium:The Hawthorns Attendance: 26,244 Referee:Steve Tanner

Arsenal vBlackburn Rovers

14 March 200929	Arsenal	4–0	Blackburn Rovers	London
15:00GMT	Ooijer 2' (o.g.) Arshavin 65' Eboué 87',90+1' (pen.)	Report	21'Diouf  35'Mokoena  38'Khizanishvili  76'Ooijer	Stadium:Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,091 Referee:Phil Dowd

Newcastle United vArsenal

21 March 200930	Newcastle United	1–3	Arsenal	Newcastle upon Tyne
17:30GMT	Martins 58'	Report	52'Gallas 57'Bendtner 64'Diaby 67'Nasri	Stadium:St James' Park Attendance: 49,972 Referee:Mark Halsey

Arsenal vManchester City

4 April 200931	Arsenal	2–0	Manchester City	London
15:00BST	Adebayor 8',49' Touré 36'	Report	21'Dunne  45'Zabaleta  45+1'De Jong	Stadium:Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,097 Referee:Howard Webb

Wigan Athletic vArsenal

11 April 200932	Wigan Athletic	1–4	Arsenal	Wigan,Greater Manchester
15:00BST	Mido 18' Brown 71' Boyce 86' Bramble 87'	Report	45+4'Gibbs 62'Walcott 71'Silvestre  83'Van Persie  88', 90+2'Song 90'Arshavin	Stadium:JJB Stadium Attendance: 22,954 Referee:Alan Wiley

Liverpool vArsenal

21 April 200933	Liverpool	4–4	Arsenal	Liverpool
20:00BST	Torres 49',72' Benayoun 56',90+3'	Report	36',67',70',90'Arshavin  61'Sagna	Stadium:Anfield Attendance: 44,424 Referee:Howard Webb

Arsenal vMiddlesbrough

26 April 200934	Arsenal	2–0	Middlesbrough	London
13:30BST	Fàbregas 26',67'	Report		Stadium:Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,089 Referee:Chris Foy

Portsmouth vArsenal

2 May 200935	Portsmouth	0–3	Arsenal	Portsmouth
15:00BST	Campbell 43' Kanu 65' Pamarot 79' Davis 81'	Report	13',41' (pen.)Bendtner  21'Arshavin 56'Vela	Stadium:Fratton Park Attendance: 20,418 Referee:Lee Mason

Arsenal vChelsea

10 May 200936	Arsenal	1–4	Chelsea	London
16:00BST	Fàbregas 27' Bendtner 70'	Report	28'Alex 39'Anelka 49' (o.g.)Touré 86'Malouda	Stadium:Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,075 Referee:Phil Dowd

Manchester United vArsenal

16 May 200937	Manchester United	0–0	Arsenal	Manchester
12:45BST		Report	33'Van Persie  45+2'Arshavin  46'Fàbregas  79'Song	Stadium:Old Trafford Attendance: 75,468 Referee:Mike Dean

Arsenal vStoke City

24 May 200938	Arsenal	4–1	Stoke City	London
16:00BST	Denílson 4' Beattie 10' (o.g.) Van Persie 16' (pen.),41' Diaby 18'	Report	31' (pen.)Fuller	Stadium:Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,082 Referee:Martin Atkinson

Twente vArsenal

13 August 2008First leg	Twente	0–2	Arsenal	Arnhem, Netherlands
19:45BST	Janssen 22'	Report	54'Denílson 63'Gallas  67'Van Persie 82'Adebayor	Stadium:Gelredome Attendance: 20,000 Referee:Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Spain)

Arsenal vTwente

27 August 2008Second leg	Arsenal	4–0 (6 – 0agg.)	Twente	London, England
20:05BST	Nasri 27' Gallas 52' Walcott 66' Clichy 77' Bendtner 89'	Report	25'Wielaert  33'Braafheid  40'Tioté	Stadium:Emirates Stadium Attendance: 59,583 Referee:Terje Hauge (Norway)

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Porto	6	4	0	2	9	8	+1	12	Advance toknockout phase
2	Arsenal	6	3	2	1	11	5	+6	11
3	Dynamo Kyiv	6	2	2	2	4	4	0	8	Transfer toUEFA Cup
4	Fenerbahçe	6	0	2	4	4	11	−7	2

Dynamo Kyiv vArsenal

17 September 20081	Dynamo Kyiv	1–1	Arsenal	Kyiv, Ukraine
20:45CET	Nesmachniy 57' Bangoura 64' (pen.) 71' Vukojević 82' Diakhaté 90'	Report	64'Sagna 88'Gallas	Stadium:Lobanovsky Dynamo Stadium Attendance: 16,800 Referee:Luis Medina Cantalejo (Spain)

Arsenal vPorto

30 September 20082	Arsenal	4–0	Porto	London, England
19:45BST	Van Persie 31',48' Adebayor 40',71' (pen.) Clichy 75'	Report	83'Costa	Stadium:Emirates Stadium Attendance: 59,623 Referee:Herbert Fandel (Germany)

Fenerbahçe vArsenal

21 October 20083	Fenerbahçe	2–5	Arsenal	Istanbul, Turkey
20:45CET	Silvestre 19' (o.g.) Şahin 29' Lugano 48' Güiza 78' Şentürk 88'	Report	10'Adebayor 11'Walcott  18', 49'Song 22' 22'Diaby 90+4'Ramsey	Stadium:Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium Attendance: 42,619 Referee:Peter Fröjdfeldt (Sweden)

Arsenal vFenerbahçe

5 November 20084	Arsenal	0–0	Fenerbahçe	London, England
19:45GMT	Djourou 22' Van Persie 75'	Report	19'Şahin  47'Lugano  72'Vederson	Stadium:Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,003 Referee:Roberto Rosetti (Italy)

Arsenal vDynamo Kyiv

25 November 20085	Arsenal	1–0	Dynamo Kyiv	London, England
19:45GMT	Van Persie 34' Bendtner 87', 87'	Report	17'Milevskyi  32'Asatiani  50'  89'Aliyev	Stadium:Emirates Stadium Attendance: 59,374 Referee:Alain Hamer (Luxembourg)

Porto vArsenal

10 December 20086	Porto	2–0	Arsenal	Porto, Portugal
20:45CET	Alves 39' L. González 51' López 54'	Report	52'Eboué	Stadium:Estádio do Dragão Attendance: 37,602 Referee:Kyros Vassaras (Greece)

Arsenal vRoma

24 February 2009First leg	Arsenal	1–0	Roma	London, England
19:45GMT	Van Persie 37' (pen.) Touré 46' Nasri 65'	Report	13'Mexès  25'Brighi  42'De Rossi	Stadium:Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,003 Referee:Claus Bo Larsen (Denmark)