5–1 v Bolton Wanderers (Home, 25 Sep 2024, EFL Cup) 5–1 v Sporting CP (Away, 26 Nov 2024, UEFA Champions League) 5–1 v Crystal Palace (Away, 21 Dec 2024, Premier League)
Biggest defeat
0–2 v Bournemouth (Away, 19 Oct 2024, Premier League)
The 2023–24 campaign was a record-breaking season for Arsenal.[3] They kicked off their campaign by winning the FA Community Shield for the 17th time in their history.[4]
The Gunners were the third-youngest team in the 2023–24 Premier League with an average starting age of 25 years and 158 days.[5] They scored 91 goals in the Premier League, their highest-ever total in the competition. It was the most they had netted in a league campaign since 1952–53.[6] Arteta's side conceded just 29 goals in the Premier League – five fewer than the second-lowest team. This was Arsenal's best defensive record for 20 years. They finished with a goal difference of +62 in the division, their highest-ever total in the competition's history. The Gunners kept 18 clean sheets (7 at home, 11 on the road) in the league, five more than the second-highest sides.[3]
Arsenal won 28 Premier League games in the 2023–24 season, their highest tally in a top-flight campaign since 1970–71. The Gunners picked up 89 points, the second-highest total in their history.[3] However, this was still not enough to win the Premier League title. Arteta's side ended their season as runners-up – the third-best second-placed team in the competition's history – two points behind champions Manchester City.[7]
After a six-year absence, Arsenal started their 20th UEFA Champions League campaign since the 1992–93 season in September 2023. They finished the group stage as winners of Group B, with the highest goal difference of any team (+12).[8] The Gunners progressed to the quarter-final of the Champions League for the first time since 2009–10, ending a run of seven consecutive last-16 eliminations in the competition.[3] Their first Champions League campaign in seven years finished in the last eight, after a 3–2 aggregate loss to German side Bayern Munich.
On 24 June, Arsenal announced that Estonian goalkeeper and academy graduate Karl Hein had signed a new contract.[12][13]
It was reported on 15 July that the first-team players who hadn't been away on international duty at Euro 2024 or Copa América were back to the London Colney training ground for pre-season training.[14]
On 21 July, manager Arteta named an initial 26-man squad – including twelve academy players – for the trip to the United States where they would play three friendlies.[15]
Three days later, Arsenal faced Premier League side Bournemouth at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California. Fábio Vieira gave the Gunners a first-half lead with a volley. The Cherries equalised through a deflected Antoine Semenyo effort in the second half. Following the game, a pre-planned penalty shootout took place, which saw Arteta's side triumph 5–4 with Kiwior netting the winning spot-kick after Hein made two saves.[16][17]
Arsenal played their third and final game of the 10-day USA tour against Premier League side Liverpool at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia on 31 July. Goals from Mohamed Salah and Fábio Carvalho gave Liverpool a 2–0 lead. The Gunners pulled one back through Havertz's close-range shot, but they were unable to find an equaliser. After the game, Arteta's team flew back to London overnight.[20][21][22]
On 6 August, the club confirmed that Zinchenko would wear the number 17 shirt, moving from his previous number 35.[23]
The Gunners continued their preparations for the new season with a 4–1 win over reigning BundesligachampionsBayer Leverkusen at Emirates Stadium on 7 August. Zinchenko, Trossard and Gabriel Jesus all scored in the first half. Havertz then added a fourth after half-time. Xabi Alonso's side claimed a late consolation through Adam Hložek.[24][25]
New recruit Riccardo Calafiori warming up in the 2024 Emirates Cup match
Arsenal finished their pre-season campaign by beating Ligue 1 side Lyon 2–0 to claim the 2024 Emirates Cup on 11 August. Saliba and Gabriel Magalhães both scored from Rice corners in the first half. New signing Riccardo Calafiori made his non-competitive debut for the Gunners as a substitute in the 64th minute.[26][27]
First-team transfers (summer transfer window)
The Premier League summer transfer window runs from 14 June to 30 August 2024.[28] Arsenal announced on 3 June that they were to release 22 players,[29] two of whom, Mohamed Elneny and Cédric Soares, made 161 and 64 appearances for the Gunners' first-team in all competitions respectively.
David Raya playing for Arsenal in October 2023
On 4 July, the club confirmed that they had completed the permanent signing of 28-year-old Spanish goalkeeper and reigning Premier League Golden Glove winner David Raya from Premier League side Brentford on a long-term deal after the Spaniard's initial loan spell with the Gunners in 2023–24.[30] The transfer fee was reported to be £27 million.[31] He is the fifteenth player from Spain to represent Arsenal's first team.[32]
Arsenal confirmed on 29 July that 22-year-old Italian defender Riccardo Calafiori had joined the club on a long-term contract from Serie A side Bologna,[35] for a reported fee of an initial £33.6 million (€40 million), which could reach £42 million (€50 million) with add-ons.[36] He would wear the number 33 shirt,[35] and would be the fourth Italian to feature for the Gunners in competitive action.[37]
On 2 August, the club announced that English midfielder and academy graduate Emile Smith Rowe, who had made 115 first-team appearances in all competitions for the Gunners, joined Premier League side Fulham on a permanent transfer.[38] The fee was reported to be an initial £27 million, potentially rising to £34 million in add-ons.[39]
The Gunners confirmed on 13 August that Estonian goalkeeper Karl Hein had joined La Liga side Real Valladolid on a one-year loan.[40]
Mikel Merino with Real Sociedad in 2018
On 27 August, Arsenal announced that 28-year-old Spanish midfielder and Euro 2024 winner Mikel Merino had joined the club from La Liga side Real Sociedad on a long-term contract.[41] The transfer fee was reported to be an initial £27.4 million (€32.5 million), with a further £4.2 million (€5 million) in add-ons.[42] He would take the number 23 shirt,[41] and would be the sixteenth Spaniard to play for Arsenal's first team.[43]
On 28 August, the club confirmed the loan departure of Portuguese midfielder Fábio Vieira to Primeira Liga side Porto until the end of the season.[44]
On English transfer deadline day, 30 August, Arsenal announced that the club had signed 35-year-old Brazilian goalkeeper Neto on a season-long loan from Premier League side Bournemouth. He would take the number 32 shirt.[45] On the night 29-year-old English forward Raheem Sterling joined Arsenal on a one-year loan from Premier League club Chelsea after a deal sheet was submitted to allow his move to go through beyond the transfer deadline.[46] He would wear the number 30 shirt.[47]
On the same day, the Gunners confirmed the departures of three first-team players: English Goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale joined Premier League side Southampton on a permanent transfer for a reported fee of £18 million with £7 million in add-ons.[48][49] English striker and academy graduate Eddie Nketiah, who had made 168 first-team appearances in all competitions for the Gunners, joined Premier League club Crystal Palace on a permanent deal.[50] The fee was reported to be an initial £25 million, potentially rising to £30 million in add-ons.[51] English forward and academy graduate Reiss Nelson joined Premier League side Fulham on a season-long loan.[52]
After the summer transfer window closed, there were twenty-two players in the first-team squad: two goalkeepers, nine defenders, six midfielders, and five forwards. Six other first-team players were out on loan.[53]
August
Arteta's side kicked off their Premier League campaign with a 2–0 win over Wolverhampton Wanderers at home on 17 August. Havertz headed in a 25th-minute opener from Saka's cross before the roles were reversed on 74 minutes as Saka picked up Havertz's pass and rifled into the near post. Arsenal goalkeeper Raya made two vital saves to keep out Jørgen Strand Larsen's close-range header and Pablo Sarabia's first-time volley.[54][55] The result meant that the Gunners had scored in each of their last 34 meetings with Wolves in all competitions, the longest scoring streak against an opponent in the club's history.[56]
Raya
Saliba
Gabriel
White
Timber
Partey
Ødegaard (c)
Rice
Saka
Martinelli
Havertz
Starting XI (4–3–3 formation) for Premier League away match against Aston Villa on 24 August[57]
On 24 August, Arsenal played their first away game of the season against Aston Villa, the only side to complete the league double over the Gunners in the previous campaign. The hosts thought they had taken the lead on 54 minutes when Amadou Onana's deflected shot looped up onto the crossbar, with the rebound falling for an unmarked Ollie Watkins to head home from close range, only for Arsenal goalkeeper Raya to get off the ground to make a stunning one-handed stop,[58][57][59] which would later win August 2024's Premier League Save of the Month award.[60] Substitute Trossard broke the deadlock in the 67th minute, sweeping home with his first touch. Partey scored his first away goal in the Premier League on 77 minutes with a long-range effort. Two minutes later, manager Arteta sent on new signing Calafiori for his Gunners debut. The 2–0 win meant that Arsenal had won their first two games in a top-flight campaign without conceding for the third time in their history, after previously doing so in 1924–25 and 1971–72.[57]
On 30 August, Arsenal announced that new recruit Mikel Merino, who joined the club just three days prior, suffered a shoulder injury in his first training session with the team. He would be out of action for a few weeks.[61] Gabriel Jesus and Takehiro Tomiyasu were also out injured.[61]
A day later, the Gunners played at home against Brighton & Hove Albion. Arteta was forced to name four academy players on the bench because deadline-day signings Neto and Raheem Sterling were not registered in time to play in this match and there were no other fit senior players up until that point.[62] Arsenal controlled the first half and took the lead in the 38th minute as Havertz lobbed the onrushing goalkeeper from outside of the box.[63][64] But the game completely changed four minutes into the second half when Rice was shown the first red card of his career by referee Chris Kavanagh, after the midfielder received a controversial second yellow card for "delaying" Joël Veltman's free-kick near the touchline deep in Brighton's half.[63][64][65] Upon replay, it was clear that the ball was rolling before Rice nudging it away, so it would not have been a legal free-kick.[65][63][66] Unlike Rice, Brighton's João Pedro who booted the ball far away after it had gone out near the half-way line in the first half, wasn't penalised, or even spoken to, by referee Kavanagh.[65][63][66] The visitors equalised on 58 minutes as Pedro tucked home the rebound after Raya saved Yankuba Minteh's shot. 10-man Arsenal fought hard to prevent conceding another goal and the game ended 1–1.[63][64]
September
Twelve Arsenal first-team players (excluding players who were loaned out) were named in their respective countries' senior squads for international fixtures in September: Gabriel Magalhães (Brazil), Rice and Saka (England), Saliba (France), Partey (as Ghana's captain),[67][68] Havertz (Germany), Calafiori (Italy), Jurriën Timber (Netherlands), Martin Ødegaard (as Norway's captain), Kiwior (Poland), Raya (Spain), and Zinchenko (Ukraine).[69]
On 4 September, the club submitted their 2024–25 Champions League squad for the league phase of the competition. Twenty-two first-team players and young goalkeeper Tommy Setford who joined Arsenal's academy from Dutch side Ajax in July 2024,[70] were registered on the Squad List A.[71] Nine days later, the club confirmed that 22 first-team players and 48 under-21 players were registered on the 2024–25 Premier League Squad List for the first half of the season.[72]
Arsenal announced on 12 September that manager Arteta had signed a new contract with the club,[73] reportedly keeping him at Emirates Stadium until 2027.[74] A day later, Arsenal confirmed that Ødegaard suffered an ankle injury during Norway's game against Austria on 9 September, and Calafiori also returned from Italy duty with a calf injury.[75]
Raya
Saliba
Gabriel
White
Timber
Partey
Jorginho (c)
Saka
Martinelli
Havertz
Trossard
Starting XI (4–4–2) for Premier League away match against Tottenham Hotspur on 15 September[76]
The Gunners continued their Premier League campaign with a North London derby away against 10th-placed Tottenham Hotspur on 15 September.[77] Arteta faced a sudden lack of midfield options and was forced to name five academy players on the bench, because six first-team players were injured and Rice was suspended up until that point.[78] In the 64th minute, Gabriel Magalhães netted the only goal of the game with a header from Saka's corner, becoming the fourth Arsenal player to score 10+ headed goals in the Premier League.[76] New loan signing Sterling made his debut for Arsenal as a substitute on 80 minutes.[77] The 1–0 win meant that the Gunners had won six consecutive Premier League away matches for the first time since 2013, and they had won three consecutive away North London derbies for the first time since 1988. The result sent them back to the second of the Premier League table.[76]
Arsenal opened their 2024–25 Champions League campaign in Bergamo, Italy, facing the previous season's Europa League champions Atalanta on 19 September. In the 48th minute with the score at 0–0, the hosts were awarded a penalty after Partey had fouled Éderson. However, Raya made a brilliant double save to keep out Mateo Retegui's attempt and follow-up header.[79] He became the fourth Arsenal goalkeeper to save a penalty in the Champions League, after Richard Wright, Jens Lehmann and Łukasz Fabiański.[80] The game ended goalless.[79]
The Gunners played their third consecutive away game in seven days against 1st-placed Manchester City on 22 September. Erling Haaland opened the scoring early on for the hosts. Arteta's side drew level with a long-range stunner scored by Calafiori, then took the lead through a Gabriel Magalhães header. However in the final seconds of the first half, Trossard was given a controversial second yellow card for "kicking the ball away and delaying a restart" by referee Michael Oliver.[81][82] It was later revealed by broadcaster Sky Sports that there was just 0.84 seconds between Oliver's whistle and Trossard kicking the ball way.[83][84] 10-man Arsenal battled hard in the second half until the eighth minute of stoppage time when John Stones latched onto a rebound and netted an equaliser for the hosts.[82] The game also saw academy player Myles Lewis-Skelly made his senior debut for the Gunners as a substitute in the second half.[81] In the post-match press conference, Arteta confirmed that White came on to help the team for the second-half despite being injured.[85]
Arsenal's 2024–25 EFL Cup campaign began in the third round against League One side Bolton Wanderers at home on 25 September.[86] Arteta opted to rest several first-team players and chose a youthful line-up with an average age of 23 years and 87 days – the youngest starting XI the Spaniard has named in his near-five-year spell as Gunners boss.[87] With number one stopper Raya and 18-year-old understudy Tommy Setford injured and summer loan signing Neto cup-tied,[88] Arteta called on Arsenal's fourth choice Jack Porter, who at 16 years and 72 days became the youngest goalkeeper to play for Arsenal's first team,[89] and the youngest player to start an Arsenal first-team match.[87] Another debutant Josh Nichols also received his first start.[87] Rice put the Gunners ahead on 16 minutes. Ethan Nwaneri scored his first two senior goals for Arsenal in the 37th and 49th minute respectively.[86]Aaron Collins pulled one back for Bolton on 53 minutes. Sterling netted his first Arsenal goal in the 64th minute.[88] Defender Maldini Kacurri made his senior debut as a substitute in the 70th minute, becoming the first Albanian national to represent Arsenal's first team in the club's history.[87] Havertz wrapped up the scoring on 77 minutes.[86] Young winger Ismeal Kabia received his debut in the 81st minute.[87] The 5–1 result advanced Arsenal to the next round.[88]
On 28 September, Arteta's side played at home against newly promoted Leicester City. Martinelli opened the scoring for Arsenal, ending his 19-game goal drought dating back to 4 March. Trossard doubled the lead on the stroke of half-time.[90] But James Justin's deflected header and first-time volley after the interval brought Leicester back level. The Gunners restored their two-goal advantage in second-half stoppage time through a Wilfred Ndidiown goal and a close-range Havertz strike. The 4–2 victory put Arsenal a point behind leaders Liverpool.[91]
October
Raya
Saliba
Gabriel
Timber
Calafiori
Partey
Rice
Saka (c)
Martinelli
Havertz
Trossard
Starting XI (4–4–2) for Champions League home match against Paris Saint-Germain on 1 October[92]
Arsenal returned to Champions League action on 1 October, hosting the previous season's Ligue 1 champions and Champions League semi-finalists Paris Saint-Germain. The Gunners took the lead in the 20th minute when Havertz headed in Trossard's cross.[93] Fifteen minutes later, Saka curled a low free-kick from wide on the right into a crowded penalty area; the ball somehow evaded everyone and flew straight into the back of the net.[94] It was Arsenal's first direct free-kick goal in the Champions League since November 2002 when Thierry Henry scored one against Italian side Roma.[93] In the 64th minute Arteta handed a belated debut to summer signing Merino who had recovered from a shoulder injury.[94] The game ended 2–0.[94]
Ahead of the second international break of the campaign, Arteta's men played their seventh match in 21 days on 5 October when they faced newly promoted Southampton at home. Second-half goals from Havertz, Martinelli and Saka saw the Gunners come from behind to win 3–1 and extend their unbeaten start to the season to ten games.[95] This was Arsenal's 400th Premier League home victory, making them the second side to reach the milestone.[96] Havertz became the first Arsenal player to score in seven consecutive home appearances in all competitions since 2011–12.[95][96]
Ten Arsenal first-team players (excluding players who were loaned out) joined up with their respective senior national teams for international fixtures in October: Trossard (Belgium), Gabriel Magalhães and Martinelli (Brazil), Rice and Saka (England), Saliba (France), Calafiori (Italy), Kiwior (Poland), Merino and Raya (Spain).[97]
Following the international break, Arsenal faced 13th-placed Bournemouth away on 19 October.[98] Already missing Ødegaard and Saka through injury, the Gunners lost Saliba in the 30th minute as the French centre-back was shown the first red card of his career for a foul on Evanilson near the halfway line after a poor backwards pass from Trossard.[98][99][100] Saliba was initially given a yellow card, but the referee upgraded his decision to a red after being instructed to check the pitchside monitor by video assistant refereeJarred Gillett.[98][99] Martinelli missed a golden chance to put 10-man Arsenal in front on 69 minutes, shooting straight at the Bournemouth goalkeeper from close range.[98][100] Just a minute later, Ryan Christie broke the deadlock with a first-time shot following a Bournemouth corner routine. Kiwior's loose backpass on 77 minutes resulted in the hosts scoring a decisive second goal from the penalty spot.[98][100] The 2–0 loss was Arsenal's first defeat of the season, and their first away loss in the Premier League in 2024.[100]
Arteta's side hosted the previous season's Ukrainian Premier League champions Shakhtar Donetsk in the Champions League on 22 October. In the 29th minute, Martinelli's low shot hit the post and then rebounded back into the net off Shakhtar goalkeeper Dmytro Riznyk.[101] The Gunners had the chance to extend the lead in the final 20 minutes, as Merino's cross was handled and they were awarded a penalty after a VAR review. But Trossard's spot-kick was poor and saved by Riznyk.[102] In stoppage time Raya produced a flying save to deny Pedrinho's long-range shot, helping Arsenal win 1–0.[101] The result meant that the Gunners had recorded three successive clean sheets in the Champions League for the first time since 2007.[102]
On 27 October, the Gunners played at home against 1st-placed Liverpool.[103][104] Saka opened the scoring in the ninth minute with a near-post finish, becoming the youngest Arsenal player to net 50 Premier League goals.[105]Virgil van Dijk levelled for Liverpool on 18 minutes with a close-range header.[104] Arteta's side retook the lead in the 41st minute when Merino headed home his first Arsenal goal from Rice's free-kick.[103][104] The Gunners were undermined by injuries to key defenders Gabriel Magalhães and Timber after the break, having already been without the suspended Saliba and injured Calafiori.[103][105] The pressure on their backline was consequently mounting before Liverpool equalised through Mohamed Salah on 81 minutes.[103][105] In second-half stoppage time Gabriel Jesus bundled the ball home, but referee Anthony Taylor had already blown for a foul by Kiwior in the build-up.[103][104] The game ended 2–2.[104]
Arsenal continued their EFL Cup campaign on 30 October, facing Championship side Preston North End away in the fourth round.[106] Arteta handed a belated debut to teenage goalkeeper Tommy Setford, who missed the third-round game against Bolton Wanderers through injury in September.[107] Gabriel Jesus opened the scoring for the Gunners, ending his 24-game goal drought dating back to 30 January.[108] Nwaneri doubled the lead with a curling effort into the top corner, becoming the youngest player to net in each of his first two starts for Arsenal.[108] Second-half substitute Havertz rounded off the scoring with a header. Young defender Ayden Heaven received his debut in the final ten minutes.[109] The 3–0 result advanced Arsenal to the quarter-finals.[106]
November
The Gunners faced 12th-placed Newcastle United away on 2 November. Alexander Isak scored the only goal of the game for the hosts in the 12th minute. Arsenal had good chances to draw level, with Merino's shot blocked on the line and Rice heading wide from close range in either half.[110][111] This was the first time since May 2022 that Arsenal had lost successive away matches in the Premier League.[110] It was revealed later that Rice had suffered a broken toe in this game.[112]
Arteta's men made the trip to Italy for the Champions League match against the previous season's Serie A champions Inter Milan on 6 November. Ødegaard returned to the bench after missing 12 Arsenal games with injury.[113] The Gunners had a penalty shout in the 28th minute when Merino appeared to beat Inter goalkeeper Yann Sommer to a high ball in the box and took a punch to the head in the process, but VAR decided not to overturn a no-penalty decision.[114][115] In first-half stoppage time, the hosts were awarded a spot-kick after the ball ricocheted into Merino's arm at close range, although he did not have time to move his arm out of the way.[114][115]Hakan Çalhanoğlu then scored from the penalty spot – Inter's only shot on target throughout the game.[114] Arsenal dominated the second half but could not find a way past the hosts' defence.[115] The 1–0 defeat was Arsenal's third away loss in 18 days.
On 10 November, the Gunners faced 4th-placed Chelsea away in their final fixture before the third international break of the season. After a scoreless first half that saw Havertz had a goal ruled out for offside by VAR,[116] Martinelli put Arsenal in front on the hour mark when he tucked home a cross by Ødegaard, who made his first start since 31 August.[117]Pedro Neto slammed in from distance to drag the hosts level 10 minutes later.[117] Arsenal squandered a golden chance in stoppage time, as Saliba played an inviting ball across the Chelsea box, but Trossard poked wide from close range, with Havertz waiting to tap home behind him.[116] The 1–1 draw meant that the Gunners had gone four consecutive Premier League matches without a win for the first time since April 2023, putting them nine points behind leaders Liverpool.[116]
A run of early-season injuries for Arteta's side continued, as it was reported on 13 November that White had undergone a surgery to resolve a knee issue that he had been carrying for weeks, and would be sidelined for about two months.[118]
Ten Arsenal first-team players (excluding players who were loaned out) joined up with their respective senior national teams for international fixtures in November: Trossard (Belgium), Gabriel Magalhães and Martinelli (Brazil), Saliba (France), Havertz (Germany), Timber (Netherlands), Kiwior (Poland), Merino and Raya (Spain), and Zinchenko (Ukraine).[119]
The Gunners played at home against 5th-placed Nottingham Forest on 23 November. This was Arteta's 250th game in charge of Arsenal in all competitions,[120] the 10th manager to reach the milestone for the club.[121] Goals early in each half from Saka and Partey gave the Gunners a 2–0 lead.[122] Nwaneri netted a late goal, becoming Arsenal's second-youngest scorer in the Premier League.[120][122] The win was the Gunners' 2,000th in English top-flight history, making them the second side to reach this landmark.[120][123]
Raya
Saliba
Gabriel
Timber
Calafiori
Partey
Ødegaard (c)
Rice
Saka
Martinelli
Havertz
Starting XI (4–3–3) for Champions League away match against Sporting CP on 26 November[124]
On 26 November, Arsenal recorded their biggest away win in the Champions League since 2003 by thumping the previous season's Primeira Liga champions Sporting CP 5–1 in Lisbon, Portugal.[125][126] Saliba made his 100th senior appearance for the Gunners,[127] and Ødegaard made his first Champions League start of the season.[128] Martinelli tapped in an early opener, before Havertz finished a team goal and Gabriel Magalhães headed home a corner on the stroke of half-time.[129] Although Gonçalo Inácio pulled one back for Sporting shortly after the break,[125] Saka's penalty and Trossard's header from a rebound secured Arsenal's victory.[129] This was the first time since 2008 that the Gunners had scored five or more goals in an away game in the Champions League, and was the first time since 2008 that they had had five different scorers (excluding own goals) in a major European away match.[126] The win lifted Arsenal into the top eight automatic qualification positions of the Champions League league phase.[125]
Arteta's side faced 14th-placed West Ham United away on 30 November, winning 5–2 to move up to second place in the Premier League table.[130] All seven goals came in the first half – equalling the Premier League record for the highest number of goals in a first half, with Gabriel Magalhães, Trossard, Ødegaard and Havertz putting the Gunners 4–0 up after 35 minutes.[130] Two quickfire strikes from the hosts halved the deficit.[131] Saka wrapped up the scoring with a penalty just before the break.[130] This was the first time in Premier League history that Arsenal have scored two first-half penalties, as Ødegaard had also dispatched from the spot.[131]
December
Raya
Saliba
Kiwior
Timber
Zinchenko
Partey
Ødegaard (c)
Rice
Saka
Martinelli
Havertz
Starting XI (4–3–3) for Premier League home match against Manchester United on 4 December[132]
On 4 December, Arsenal played their 500th competitive men's first-team game at Emirates Stadium against 9th-placed Manchester United.[133][134] Timber broke the deadlock on 54 minutes when he flicked Rice's corner in at the near post for his first Gunners goal.[135][136] In the 67th minute, Raya made a one-handed save at full stretch to claw away Matthijs de Ligt's header from a free-kick.[134][136] Arteta's side doubled their advantage in the 73rd minute, as Saka's far-post corner was headed back across by Partey, the ball bounced in off Saliba's backside.[135][136] The 2–0 win meant that Arsenal had won four consecutive league games against Manchester United for the first time in their history.[134][136]
Arteta's side faced 6th-placed Fulham away on 8 December. Ødegaard made his 100th start as Arsenal's captain.[137]Raúl Jiménez put the hosts ahead in the 11th minute. Saliba levelled for the Gunners with a close-range finish from a corner routine on 52 minutes. Saka headed home in the 88th minute, but the goal was ruled out after VAR review for offside against Martinelli in the build-up.[138] The 1–1 draw put Arsenal six points behind leaders Liverpool who had a game in hand.[139]
The Gunners hosted the previous season's Ligue 1 runners-up Monaco in the Champions League on 11 December. 18-year-old Myles Lewis-Skelly was handed his first Champions League start, becoming the youngest player to start for Arsenal in the competition since 2011.[140][141] He played a key role in Saka's opener in the first half. After the break, Saka scored again and assisted substitute Havertz, helping his side win 3–0.[140] The result moved Arsenal up to third in the Champions League standings.[141]
Arsenal played at home against 15th-placed Everton on 14 December. The Gunners dominated the game and had many chances to score, especially in the first half, but failed to convert any. The match finished 0–0.[142][143] This was Arsenal's first goalless draw at the Emirates since January 2023. Arteta's side remained third, six points behind Liverpool having played a game more than the Reds.[142]
Four days later, Arsenal hosted Premier League side Crystal Palace in the EFL Cup quarter-finals.[144] The visitors took the lead early through a Jean-Philippe Mateta finish.[145] The Gunners turned the game around in the second half when Gabriel Jesus scored a hat-trick, ending his 367-day Emirates goal drought dating back to 17 December 2023.[144] Former Arsenal player Eddie Nketiah brought one back for Palace late on.[146] The 3–2 result advanced Arsenal to the semi-finals for the first time since 2021–22 season.[145]
Arteta's men crossed the capital to face Crystal Palace again in the Premier League on 21 December. They wore black armbands in remembrance of George Eastham,[147] who served as Arsenal captain between 1963 and 1966 and was a member of England's 1966 World Cup-winning squad,[148] following the earlier news of his passing.[149] Gabriel Jesus netted two early goals for Arsenal, either side of Ismaïla Sarr's equaliser; while Havertz, Martinelli and Rice all found the net.[147] Raya made several crucial saves during the game, helping the Gunners win 5–1.[150] The victory marked the final away match of 2024 for Arsenal, making them the first team in English top-flight history to score five or more goals in six different away games in all competitions across a full calendar year.[151] The result also meant that the Gunners became the first side to remain unbeaten in Premier League London derbies in a single calendar year since 2005.[151]
On 23 December, Arteta confirmed in the pre-match press conference that Saka would be out for a lengthy period after suffering a hamstring injury in the game against Crystal Palace two days prior, and Sterling would also be sidelined for weeks after picking up a knee injury in training three days prior.[152]
Arsenal ended 2024 with a 1–0 win over newly promoted Ipswich Town at home on 27 December.[153] Havertz scored the only goal of the game, helping his side climb to second place in the Premier League table.[154] Raya registered his 23rd clean sheet in 50 Premier League appearances for the Gunners, breaking David Seaman's record (22) set in 1993 for the most clean sheets kept by a goalkeeper in his first 50 appearances for Arsenal in the division.[155] This was the first time since 2021 that the Gunners had kept four consecutive home clean sheets in the competition.[155] In the post-match presser, Arteta revealed Saka had undergone surgery to repair his hamstring.[154]
There are twenty-two players in the first-team squad: two goalkeepers, nine defenders, six midfielders, and five forwards. Six other first-team players are out on loan.
Notes:
Squad numbers last updated on 3 September 2024.[53] Age as of 30 December 2024.
Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may change their FIFA nationalities after the 2024–25 season, and may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Player* – Player who joined Arsenal permanently or on loan during the season.
Player† – Player who departed Arsenal permanently or on loan during the season.
The following Arsenal Academy players made appearances for the club's first team during the season.
Notes:
Squad numbers last updated on 30 October 2024.[323] Age as of 30 December 2024.
Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may change their FIFA nationalities after the 2024–25 season, and may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Player* – Player who joined Arsenal permanently or on loan during the season.
Player† – Player who departed Arsenal permanently or on loan during the season.
Player (U21) – Player who was registered by Arsenal as an Under-21 Player on the 2024–25 Premier League Squad List.[170][72]
Player (ListA) – Player who was registered by Arsenal on the 2024–25 UEFA Champions League Squad List A.[324][71]
Player (ListB) – Player who was registered by Arsenal on the 2024–25 UEFA Champions League Squad List B.[324]
^Edu Gaspar resigned from his position as Sporting Director in November 2024.[346][347] Assistant sporting director Jason Ayto steps up on an interim basis since then.[348][349]
Contracts and transfers
New contracts
The following Arsenal players signed their first or new professional contracts with the club.
Total income: £0.0 million (excluding undisclosed figures)
^Sevilla retain the option to make the loan permanent for €12.0m (£10.1m). Arsenal retain a 25% sell-on clause for any future transfer Sambi Lokonga makes if Sevilla activate the option.[387]
^Lazio have a €9.0m (£7.6m) obligation to buy upon the completion of certain conditions. Arsenal retain a sell-on clause worth over 25% for any future transfer Tavares makes.[388]
Overall transfer activity
Note: All loan fees included. All potential add-ons, bonuses and undisclosed figures excluded.
^Through their sell-on clause, Arsenal received 30% of the profit Cardiff City made after former academy graduate Mark McGuinness joined Luton Town from the Welsh side (reportedly £2.0 million).[390]
This is Adidas's sixth year supplying Arsenal kit, having taken over from Puma at the beginning of the 2019–20 season.[391][392]
Home: The club revealed their new home kit for the 2024–25 season on 16 May 2024. The kit uses Arsenal's traditional colours of red and white. The shirt has a red body and white sleeves with blue stripes on the collar and shoulders, and is complemented by white shorts and red socks. Red shorts may be used in some away games when there will be a colour clash with the home team's kit. This is the first time the club's iconic cannon has featured outside the crest on the home shirt since 1989–90.[393] The kit was launched alongside a film named The Year of the Cannon.[394]
Away: On 18 July, the Gunners released their new away kit, which honours the connection between the club, north London, and Africa, recognising Arsenal's African players and supporters. The shirt has a black base with red-and-green stripes on the collar and shoulders, and is combined with black shorts and black socks. A white zig-zag graphic runs down the arms and flanks of the torso.[395] White shorts or socks may be used in some away games when there will be a colour clash with the home team's kit. The kit was launched with an accompanying video named From Africa to Arsenal and back again 🌍.[396]
Third: The new third kit was revealed on 12 August. The shirt has an aqua blue coloured base with a lilac purple fade along the front. The collar and shoulder also contain navy blue stripes. The shirt is partnered with navy shorts and socks.[397] Aqua shorts and/or socks may be used in some away games when there will be a colour clash with the home team's kit. The kit was launched alongside a film named Arsenal. An Original. Always. 💜💙.[398]
Goalkeeper: The new goalkeeper kits are based on Adidas's goalkeeper template for the season.
Kit usage
As of 27 Dec 2024
Kit
Combination
Usage
Kits using Adidas's Three Stripes trademark
Home
Red body, white sleeves, white shorts and red socks.
Used in all home games.
Premier League: used away against Chelsea,[117] Manchester City[81] and Newcastle United.[110]
Champions League: used away against Atalanta,[80] Inter Milan[114] and Sporting CP.[124]
Away
Black shirt, black shorts and black socks.
Premier League: used away against Aston Villa,[57] Tottenham Hotspur[77] and West Ham United.[130]
EFL Cup: used away against Preston North End.[109]
Goalkeeper1
Yellow shirt, yellow shorts and yellow socks.
Premier League: used at home against Everton,[143] Leicester City,[91] Liverpool,[105] and Manchester United;[135] used away against Aston Villa,[58] Chelsea,[116] Manchester City,[82] Newcastle United[111] and West Ham United.[130]
EFL Cup: used at home against Bolton Wanderers.[88]
Champions League: used at home against Monaco,[140] Paris Saint-Germain[93] and Shakhtar Donetsk;[101] used away against Atalanta,[80] Inter Milan[115] and Sporting CP.[124]
Goalkeeper2
Pink shirt, pink shorts and pink socks.
Premier League: used away against Tottenham Hotspur.[76]
EFL Cup: used away against Preston North End.[106]
Goalkeeper4
Black shirt, black shorts and black socks.
Premier League: used at home against Brighton & Hove Albion,[64] Ipswich Town,[154] Southampton,[96] Nottingham Forest[120] and Wolverhampton Wanderers.[55]
EFL Cup: used at home against Crystal Palace.[146]
Premier League: used away against Bournemouth[98] and Crystal Palace.[150]
Pre-season and friendlies
On 23 February 2024, Arsenal announced that they would travel to the United States in July to play friendlies against fellow Premier League sides Manchester United and Liverpool.[399] Two home friendlies were then announced in June, versus reigning Bundesliga champions Bayer Leverkusen and Ligue 1 side Lyon.[400] A third and final friendly in the United States was confirmed in July, against Bournemouth, another Premier League side.[401]
Updated to match(es) played on 29 December 2024. Source: Premier League Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) If the champions, relegated teams or qualified teams for UEFA competitions cannot be determined by rules 1 to 3, rules 4.1 to 4.3 are applied – 4.1) Points gained in head-to-head record between such teams; 4.2) Away goals scored in head-to-head record between such teams; 4.3) Play-offs[402] Notes:
^The winners of the 2024–25 FA Cup also qualify for the Europa League league phase. If the cup winners qualify for the Champions League via league position, the berth reserved for the cup winners passes to the fifth-placed team, and the other berth is passed down to the sixth-placed team.
Updated to match(es) played on 27 December 2024. Source: Premier League A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed Notes:
Positions show the situation at the end of the corresponding Game Weeks (GW), not the position at the conclusion of matches or game days.
Matches
The league fixtures were announced on 18 June 2024.[403] A selection of fixtures were rescheduled for live TV coverage in the UK, or due to clashing with domestic or European cup competitions.
The Gunners entered the EFL Cup in the third round as one of the Premier League teams participating in UEFA competitions. They were drawn against League One side Bolton Wanderers at home[405] and then away to Championship side Preston North End.[406] In the quarter-finals, Arsenal then drew fellow Premier League side Crystal Palace in a home London derby.[407] In the semi-finals, the Gunners were drawn against Premier League side Newcastle United, first leg at home then second leg away.[408]
Updated to match(es) played on 11 December 2024. Source: UEFA Rules for classification: League phase tiebreakers (W) Assured of at least the play-offs (seeded), but may still advance directly to the round of 16; (X) Assured of at least the play-offs (unseeded), but may still advance directly to the round of 16
Player who joined Arsenal permanently or on loan during the season
Player†
Player who departed Arsenal permanently or on loan during the season
Player#
Player from Arsenal's under-21s or under-18s squad
Appearances
The following thirty players made appearances for Arsenal's first team during the season.
Includes all competitions for senior teams.[412]Players with no appearances not included in the list. When two Arsenal players make their first-team debuts at the same time, the Heritage number goes in order of who joined the club earlier.[87]
The following fifteen players scored for Arsenal's first team during the season.
Includes all competitions for senior teams.[412]The list is sorted by squad number when season-total goals are equal. Players with no goals not included in the list.
The following fourteen players registered assists for Arsenal's first team during the season.
Includes all competitions for senior teams.[412]The list is sorted by squad number when season-total assists are equal. Players with no assists not included in the list.
Includes all competitions for senior teams.[412]The list is sorted by red cards, then yellow cards (and by squad number when total cards are equal). Players with no cards not included in the list.
David Raya claimed a clean sheet against Ipswich Town on 27 December 2024, his 23rd in 50 Premier League games for the Gunners. In doing so, the Spaniard broke David Seaman's record (22) set in 1993 for the most clean sheets kept by an Arsenal goalkeeper in his first 50 appearances for the club in the division.[155]
Includes all competitions for senior teams.[412]The list is sorted by squad number when season-total clean sheets are equal. Numbers in square brackets represent games where both goalkeepers participated and both kept a clean sheet; the number in square brackets is awarded to the goalkeeper who was substituted on, whilst a full clean sheet is awarded to the goalkeeper who was on the field at the start of play. Goalkeepers with no appearances not included in the list.
Includes all competitions for senior teams. The list is sorted by squad number when season-total number of games where a player started as captain are equal. Players with no games started as captain not included in the list.
The following fifteen Arsenal players (excluding players who departed the club permanently or on loan) were named in their respective countries' senior squads for international fixtures during the season.
The list is sorted by national team and player, respectively. Players with no senior national team call-ups not included in the list.
The winner of the award was chosen by a combination of an online public vote and a panel of experts.
David Raya became the first goalkeeper in the award's history to be nominated for two separate saves in the same month when he did so in August 2024. The second of these saves, a stunning one-handed stop to deny Aston Villa's Ollie Watkins, subsequently won the Save of the Month award.[60] It prevented Arsenal from going 1–0 down at Villa Park after 54 minutes of a match they ultimately went on to win 2–0.[58] It also made Arsenal the most awarded club at the time of Raya's win, adding to Ramsdale's two awards to bring the club's total up to three awards.
Score – The score at the time of the save. Arsenal's score listed first.
Player who joined Arsenal permanently or on loan during the season
Player†
Player who departed Arsenal permanently or on loan during the season
Player#
Player from Arsenal's under-21s or under-18s squad
Debuts or 100th appearances
On 25 September 2024 at the age of 16 years and 72 days, Jack Porter became the youngest goalkeeper to play for Arsenal's first team,[89] and the youngest player to start an Arsenal first-team game.[87] On the same day, Maldini Kacurri became the first Albanian national to represent Arsenal's first team in the club's history.[87]
The following players made their 1st or 100th competitive appearances for Arsenal's first team during the campaign.
Note: When two Arsenal players make their first-team debuts at the same time, the Heritage number goes in order of who joined the club earlier.[87]
The following first-team players were unavailable for at least 3 games for the club after suffering an injury or undergoing a surgery during the campaign. The list is arranged chronologically by date of the game or training when an injury happened or date of the surgery.
^Rothausen, Christian (15 July 2024). "Ovie Ejeheri er ny keeper i FC Midtjylland" [Ovie Ejeheri is the new goalkeeper at FC Midtjylland]. FC Midtjylland (in Danish). Retrieved 15 July 2024.
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