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Arsenal
2014–15 season
Arsenal parade bus
Arsenal's victory parade following their 12th FA Cup title
ChairmanChips Keswick
ManagerArsène Wenger
StadiumEmirates Stadium
Premier League3rd
FA CupWinners
League CupThird round
FA Community ShieldWinners
UEFA Champions LeagueRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague: Alexis Sánchez (16)
All: Alexis Sánchez (25)
Highest home attendance60,081 vs. Liverpool
(4 April 2015, Premier League)
Lowest home attendance59,439 vs. Hull City
(4 January 2015, FA Cup)
Average home league attendance59,992
Biggest win5–0 vs. Aston Villa (H)
(1 February 2015, Premier League)
Biggest defeatDefeated by two goals against four different opponents[A]

The 2014–15 season was Arsenal's 23rd season in the Premier League and 89th consecutive season in the top flight of English football. The club participated in the Premier League, FA Cup, Football League Cup, FA Community Shield and the UEFA Champions League. Arsenal finished third in the Premier League and won both the FA Community Shield and the FA Cup.

Arsène Wenger, club manager since 1996, signed several players in the preseason, including Chilean winger Alexis Sánchez from Barcelona, who would be the team's top scorer and win Arsenal Player of the Season. Wenger led the "Gunners" through a turbulent start with player injuries and poor form placing the side as low as eighth in December. In the second half of the season, Arsenal found good form, challenging for the Premier League title with an eight game winning streak in the latter stages. However, following a nil-all draw in April with eventual champions Chelsea, Arsenal all but lost their chances at winning the title. Arsenal repeated their 2014 victory, winning the 2015 FA Cup final 4–0 against Aston Villa; thus becoming the most successful team outright in the FA Cup, with a total of 12 titles.

In the UEFA Champions League, Arsenal finished second in their group behind Borussia Dortmund on goal difference. Arsenal was eliminated on away goals over two legs against the Ligue 1 side Monaco in the round of 16. It was the fifth consecutive season Arsenal left the competition in the round of 16 phase.

Background

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See also: 2013–14 Arsenal F.C. season

The 2014–15 season marked Arsenal's 23rd consecutive year in the Premier League, their 111th season in the English top flight, and their 89th consecutive season in the tier. This season the club extended the record for the longest continuous run in the top flight which began with their promotion in the 1919–20 season.[1][2] During the previous season, Arsenal finished fourth in the Premier League behind Manchester City, Chelsea and Liverpool; the club won the FA Cup after defeating Hull City in the final. Additionally, they finished in the round of 16 of the UEFA Champions League and the fourth round of the Football League Cup.[3] Ahead of the new season, the club announced that playing kits would be manufactured by German sportswear company Puma, after a 20-year association with Nike came to an end.[4] The club also announced an increase in their ticket prices of 3% in line with inflation.[5] Long term manager Arsène Wenger, who joined the club in 1996, extended his contract with the club through May 2017.[6] Arsenal chairman Chips Keswick commentated on how Wenger "has established Arsenal for its exciting playing style around the world", and that he has "no doubt [Arsenal] have an exciting future ahead of [them] with him leading the team".[6]

Summer transfer window

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Alexis Sánchez
Sánchez (pictured with Colo-Colo) joined for a £35 million transfer fee from Barcelona

On 26 June 2014, Arsenal announced that 11 players would depart the club on 30 June at the conclusion of their contracts.[7] The list included loanees Kim Källström and Emiliano Viviano, along with players who signed pre-contract agreements: Łukasz Fabiański (Swansea City),[8] Bacary Sagna (Manchester City),[9] Zak Ansah (Charlton Athletic),[10] Zachari Fagan (Welling United),[11] and Chuks Aneke (Zulte Waregem).[12] The list of players also included Leander Siemann, Nicklas Bendtner, Park Chu-young and Daniel Boateng.[7]

The club transferred a selection of players ahead of the season for undisclosed fees; these players included German midfielder Thomas Eisfeld,[13] Swiss international defender Johan Djourou,[14] and Spanish defender Ignasi Miquel.[15] The club received a £15 million fee from Barcelona for the transfer of Belgian defender Thomas Vermaelen, who left after making 110 Premier League appearances for Arsenal.[16] It was also reported that Arsenal received benefits for selling a selection of contractual rights including clauses with Carlos Vela at Real Sociedad,[17] and Cesc Fàbregas at Chelsea.[18]

The club announced the much-anticipated transfer of Chilean forward Alexis Sánchez on 10 July from Barcelona,[19] who joined the club on a long-term contract for a reported transfer fee of £35 million.[20] A week later, French defender Mathieu Debuchy joined the club for an undisclosed fee; he was seen as a direct replacement for the departed Sagna.[21] On 27 July, Colombian goalkeeper David Ospina signed for Arsenal from French club Nice for a reported transfer fee of £3 million,[22] replacing former goalkeeper Fabiański, who had ended his contract.[23]

The club announced the signing of English defender Calum Chambers from Southampton on 28 July; his transfer fee was reported to cost the club £16 million. Wenger admitted that Chambers' transfer fee was a gamble for a young player, but he had faith in the player to demonstrate his versatility whilst at the club.[24] Arsenal's final first-team summer signing was Danny Welbeck, his transfer from Manchester United was reported to have cost Arsenal £16 million.[25]

During the summer transfer window, a variety of players left the club on loan, this included first-team players such as Carl Jenkinson to West Ham United,[26] and Francis Coquelin to Charlton Athletic.[27]

Pre-season

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In preparation for their season, Arsenal played Conference South side Boreham Wood at their home stadium Meadow Park. The "Gunners" defeated Boreham Wood 2–0 with players who did not attend the 2014 FIFA World Cup; the team won comfortably with goals from academy players Kristoffer Olsson and Benik Afobe.[28] Arsenal then travelled to Harrison, United States to play the New York Red Bulls. Former Arsenal player Thierry Henry played against his former club as his side defeated Arsenal 1–0, and Bradley Wright-Phillips, the son of former Arsenal player Ian Wright, scored the only goal against a heavily rotated Arsenal side.[29] In August, Arsenal hosted the 2014 Emirates Cup which was an invitational friendly tournament at the Emirates Stadium with Valencia, Benfica and Monaco participating.[30] Arsenal played Benfica first, defeating the Portuguese side 5–1 with four goals from Yaya Sanogo and a volleyed goal from academy player Joel Campbell.[31] Arsenal then played Monaco, losing 1–0 due to a Radamel Falcao goal.[32] Valencia won the Emirates Cup tournament and Arsenal placed second.[32]

Match details

19 July 2014 Friendly Boreham Wood England 0–2 England Arsenal Borehamwood
15:00 BST Report Olsson 68'
Afobe 86' (pen.)		 Stadium: Meadow Park
Attendance: NA
Referee: NA
26 July 2014 New York Cup New York Red Bulls United States 1–0 England Arsenal Harrison, United States
17:00 EDT
22:00 BST		 Wright-Phillips 33'
Cahill Yellow card 45+1'
Kimura Yellow card 90'		 Report Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 25,219
Referee: Javier Santos (Puerto Rico)
2 August 2014 Emirates Cup Arsenal England 5–1 Portugal Benfica Holloway
16:20 BST Monreal Yellow card 20'
Sanogo 26', 44', 45+1', 49'
Campbell 40'		 Report Gaitán 62'
Benito Yellow card 83'		 Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: NA
Referee: Lee Mason (England)
3 August 2014 Emirates Cup Arsenal England 0–1 France Monaco Holloway
16:20 BST Wilshere Yellow card 36'
Miquel Yellow card 65'
Flamini Yellow card 90'		 Report Falcao 37'
Subašić Yellow card 81'		 Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Martin Atkinson (England)

FA Community Shield

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Main article: 2014 FA Community Shield

Arsenal qualified for the FA Community Shield on virtue of winning the FA Cup during the preceding season; they faced Manchester City, the Premier League champions. In Arsenal's first competitive game of the season, the club defeated Manchester City 3–0 with goals from Santi Cazorla, Aaron Ramsey and Giroud.[33] Wenger was happy with Arsenal's bright start to the season pointing out after the game that his team exhibited a "complete performance"; he also acknowledged the team's flaws, saying that during the second half "we lost a bit more of the ball than in the first half and our movements were less fluent".[34]

Match details

10 August 2014 Final Arsenal 3–0 Manchester City Wembley Park
15:00 BST Cazorla 21'
Ramsey 43'
Giroud 62'		 Report Fernando Yellow card 51' Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 71,523
Referee: Michael Oliver

Premier League

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Main article: 2014–15 Premier League

August–October

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Arsenal defending a free-kick against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on 5 October

Arsenal began their Premier League season at the Emirates Stadium against Crystal Palace on 16 August 2014. The visitors took the lead through Brede Hangeland's header from a corner in the first half, but Arsenal replied with a Laurent Koscielny equaliser and a late stoppage time winner from Ramsey. Arsenal defeated Crystal Palace, who had a player sent off, and gave the club a winning start to their league campaign.[35] The club then went on a three-game winless run with draws against Everton at Goodison Park,[36] Leicester City at the King Power Stadium,[37] and after the international break, Manchester City at the Emirates Stadium.[38] New signing Sánchez scored his first league goal for the club against Leicester City,[37] but the club also lost Giroud and Debuchy to injury during their winless run.[38][39] Arsenal's misfortune was momentarily suspended after a comprehensive 3–0 away win over Aston Villa, with a first Arsenal league goal for new signing Welbeck, a calm Mesut Özil finish and an own goal from Villa defender Aly Cissokho.[40]

On 27 September, Arsenal faced Tottenham Hotspur in the North London derby at the Emirates Stadium. The match ended in a 1–1 draw; Spurs' Nacer Chadli gave his side the lead early in the second half, but Arsenal responded with Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain's effort against a wrong-footed Tottenham defence with 15 minutes left in the match. After the game, Wenger voiced his frustration at Arsenal's set-piece routines saying that the players did not create enough from these opportunities; Wenger also mentioned that Ramsey and club captain Mikel Arteta sustained muscular injuries, and they would be temporarily unavailable.[41] Arsenal's misfortune continued when they lost 2–0 against rivals Chelsea at Stamford Bridge, with the "Blue's" Eden Hazard and Diego Costa on the scoresheet. The loss meant the Wenger had not defeated Chelsea manager José Mourinho after 12 different attempts.[42] Arsenal also lost playmaker Özil to injury during the match and could not play for three months.[43]

With the hope of finding good form, the club played Steve Bruce's Hull City after the international break, where the "Gunners" drew 2–2 with Sánchez and Welbeck netting the goals for Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium. Wenger, frustrated with the result, criticised his players for conceding "too many goals" as a result of a lack of concentration.[44] Arsenal won their final match in October when they defeated Sunderland at the Stadium of Light, capitalising off player mistakes, and the club finished the month in fifth place on the Premier League table.[45]

November–February

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Arsenal players
Giroud (left) and Carzorla celebrating the former's goal against Aston Villa at the Emirates Stadium

A Sánchez brace (two goals) and a first senior goal from Chambers helped Arsenal dispatch Sean Dyche's Burnley 3–0 at home on 1 November. The Chilean took his club goal tally to ten goals during the match, Wenger praised Sánchez after the match by comparing the player to Uruguayan forward Luis Suárez in his post-match interview.[46] Travelling to Wales, Arsenal then lost to Swansea City 2–1, after having a one goal lead courtesy of a tidy Sánchez finish.[47] The club's first home defeat came against Manchester United; the 2–1 loss was Arsenal's first and only consecutive defeat in the Premier League during the season. A Kieran Gibbs own goal and a tidy Wayne Rooney finish meant that Giroud's goal in added time was just a consolation; after the match, Wenger called his side "defensibly naive" and also thought the game was "one way traffic" in United's favour. The defeat was a dent in Arsenal's title hopes, given that Jack Wilshere was also injured after a heavy Paddy McNair challenge.[48] The club ended their month positively with a tight 1–0 away win against West Bromwich Albion, courtesy of a Welbeck header.[49]

On 3 December, Arsenal defeated Southampton 1–0,[50] and three days later lost 3–2 away to Stoke City. During the game against Stoke, new signing Chambers was sent off after receiving a second yellow card and Wenger was again critical of his side, calling Arsenal "soft".[51] With Giroud and Carzorla scoring braces, Arsenal later defeated Newcastle United 4–1 at the Emirates Stadium to recover from their defeat to Stoke City.[52] Arsenal then travelled to Anfield to play a struggling Liverpool side who were placed mid-table; the "Gunners" drew 2–2 with Liverpool with Philippe Coutinho and Martin Škrtel scoring the goals for the "Reds".[53] On Boxing Day, Arsenal defeated Queens Park Rangers 2–1,[54] and later dispatched West Ham United on 28 December to end 2014 with a victory.[55] On 5 January 2015, Arsenal sent Lukas Podolski on loan to Inter Milan for the remainder of the season; Podolski had not started a Premier League game for Arsenal during the season, and had only made four appearances in Arsenal's UEFA Champions League group stage campaign.[56] Arsenal also loaned Yaya Sanogo to Crystal Palace for the remainder of the season, the Frenchman had only made five appearances for Arsenal during the season.[57] To reinforce the squad, the club signed Gabriel Paulista from La Liga side Villarreal for £11.2 million.[58]

In the three games Arsenal played in January, they lost 2–0 to Southampton away,[59] defeated Stoke City 3–0 at the Emirates Stadium,[60] and dispatched Manchester City 2–0 at the City of Manchester Stadium.[61] In the game against Stoke, Sánchez was involved in all three goals, assisting Koscielny's header and scoring the other two; the match also saw Özil appear as a substitute, having returned from injury.[60] Wenger said that Arsenal's performance in their 2–0 win over Manchester City was "exceptional". Cazorla scored the opening goal from a penalty and later set up Giroud's goal from a free-kick; it was Arsenal's first win at Manchester City since October 2010.[61] In February, Arsenal defeated Aston Villa 5–0 at the Emirates Stadium in what would be Arsenal's largest winning margin during the season.[62] The club's good form was interrupted when they lost 2–1 to Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane with Harry Kane scoring both goals for Spurs.[63] In Arsenal's final two matches during the month, they defeated Leicester City at the Emirates Stadium,[64] and dispatched Crystal Palace 2–1 at Selhurst Park.[65]

March–May

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Arsenal players
Arsenal players before their match against Sunderland at the Emirates Stadium

On 1 March, Arsenal played Everton with Giroud and Tomáš Rosický scoring the goals for the "Gunners" as they won 2–0 at home. January signing Gabriel Paulista also made his first Premier League start during the match.[66] Three days later, Arsenal travelled to Loftus Road to defeat Queens Park Rangers 2–1, with Sánchez ending a run of seven games without scoring.[67] The "Gunners" finished March with a 3–0 home win against West Ham United,[68] and a 2–1 win over Newcastle United; with their victory in Tyneside, Arsenal had won their last six consecutive league games and sat third on the league table, one point behind second-placed Manchester City.[69] Wenger was later voted Premier League Manager of the Month for Arsenal's strong form in March, and Giroud was voted Premier League Player of the Month after he scored five goals in Arsenal's four league matches in the month.[70]

On 4 April, Arsenal convincingly defeated Liverpool 4–1 at home, goals from Héctor Bellerín, Özil, Sánchez and Giroud sealed the victory for the "Gunners"; the win saw Arsenal jump to second place on the league table, but were still seven points behind Chelsea in first place – who had a game in hand.[71] After a 1–0 away win over Burnley,[72] Arsenal were set to play a much-anticipated game against Chelsea on 26 April at home. The match ended in a 0–0 draw and thus ended Arsenal's winning run of eight league games;[73] Chelsea later won the Premier League title after their 1–0 win over Crystal Palace on 3 May.[74]

Having lost out on the league title, Arsenal looked to secure qualification for the Champions League in their final five league matches. With a win over Hull City,[75] a loss against Swansea City,[76] and two draws against Manchester United and Sunderland,[77][78] a win in their final game against West Bromwich Albion would secure Arsenal third place and Champions League football for the following season. The "Gunners" ended their season positively after they won 4–1 at home with a Walcott hat-trick and a 20-yard finish by Wilshere.[79]

Match details

16 August 2014 1 Arsenal 2–1 Crystal Palace Holloway
17:30 BST Chambers Yellow card 44'
Koscielny 45+1'
Cazorla Yellow card 60'
Ramsey 90+1'		 Report Hangeland 35'
Puncheon Yellow card 48' Yellow-red card 89'
Chamakh Yellow card 68'
Kelly Yellow card 77'		 Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 59,962
Referee: Jonathan Moss
23 August 2014 2 Everton 2–2 Arsenal Walton
17:30 BST Coleman 19'
Baines Yellow card 29'
Naismith 45'		 Report Mertesacker Yellow card 43'
Wilshere Yellow card 54'
Chambers Yellow card 57'
Flamini Yellow card 77'
Ramsey 83'
Giroud 90'		 Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 39,490
Referee: Kevin Friend
31 August 2014 3 Leicester City 1–1 Arsenal Leicester
16:00 BST Ulloa 23'
Albrighton Yellow card 84'
Hammond Yellow card 85'
Moore Yellow card 90'		 Report Sánchez 20'
Szczęsny Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 31,535
Referee: Anthony Taylor
13 September 2014 4 Arsenal 2–2 Manchester City Holloway
12:45 BST Flamini Yellow card 58'
Monreal Yellow card 62'
Wilshere 64'
Sánchez 74', Yellow card 75'		 Report Lampard Yellow card 22'
Zabaleta Yellow card 24'
Agüero 28', Yellow card 64'
Fernandinho Yellow card 50'
Demichelis 84'		 Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 60,003
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
20 September 2014 5 Aston Villa 0–3 Arsenal Aston
15:00 BST Clark Yellow card 83' Report Chambers Yellow card 22'
Özil 33'
Welbeck 34'
Cissokho 35' (o.g.)
Ramsey Yellow card 56'
Wilshere Yellow card 84'		 Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 40,013
Referee: Mike Jones
27 September 2014 6 Arsenal 1–1 Tottenham Hotspur Holloway
17:30 BST Oxlade-Chamberlain Yellow card 12', 74'
Wilshere Yellow card 22'
Chambers Yellow card 86'		 Report Lamela Yellow card 27'
Chadli 56', Yellow card 57'
Adebayor Yellow card 69'
Lennon Yellow card 69'
Mason Yellow card 72'
Rose Yellow card 83'		 Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 59,900
Referee: Michael Oliver
5 October 2014 7 Chelsea 2–0 Arsenal Fulham
14:05 BST Cahill Yellow card 20'
Hazard 27' (pen.)
Ivanović Yellow card 53'
Schürrle Yellow card 66'
Costa 78'
Oscar Yellow card 86'		 Report Chambers Yellow card 22'
Koscielny Yellow card 27'
Welbeck Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,607
Referee: Martin Atkinson
18 October 2014 8 Arsenal 2–2 Hull City Holloway
15:00 BST Sánchez 13'
Wilshere Yellow card 69'
Cazorla Yellow card 80'
Welbeck 90+1'		 Report Diamé 17'
Chester Yellow card 44'
Hernández 46'
Huddlestone Yellow card 66'		 Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 60,004
Referee: Roger East
25 October 2014 9 Sunderland 0–2 Arsenal Sunderland
15:00 BST Larsson Yellow card 38'
Cattermole Yellow card 63'
Wickham Yellow card 68'		 Report Gibbs Yellow card 24'
Sánchez 30', 90+3'
Welbeck Yellow card 50'
Arteta Yellow card 55'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 44,449
Referee: Kevin Friend
1 November 2014 10 Arsenal 3–0 Burnley Holloway
15:00 GMT Sánchez 70', 90'
Chambers 72'		 Report Boyd Yellow card 16' Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 60,012
Referee: Craig Pawson
9 November 2014 11 Swansea City 2–1 Arsenal Swansea, Wales
16:00 GMT Taylor Yellow card 37'
Ki Sung-yueng Yellow card 41'
Williams Yellow card 50'
Carroll Yellow card 63'
Sigurðsson 75'
Gomis 78'
Barrow Yellow card 90'		 Report Ramsey Yellow card 45+1'
Mertesacker Yellow card 55'
Chambers Yellow card 62'
Sánchez 63', Yellow card 86'
Gibbs Yellow card 74'		 Stadium: Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 20,812
Referee: Phil Dowd
22 November 2014 12 Arsenal 1–2 Manchester United Holloway
17:30 GMT Cazorla Yellow card 65'
Giroud 90+5', Yellow card 90+8'		 Report Gibbs 56' (o.g.)
Rooney 85'
Wilson Yellow card 90+7'		 Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 60,074
Referee: Mike Dean
29 November 2014 13 West Bromwich Albion 0–1 Arsenal West Bromwich
12:45 GMT Dorrans Yellow card 53'
Gamboa Yellow card 84'		 Report Welbeck 60'
Oxlade-Chamberlain Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 24,228
Referee: Chris Foy
3 December 2014 14 Arsenal 1–0 Southampton Holloway
19:45 GMT Sánchez 89' Report Alderweireld Yellow card 43'
Wanyama Yellow card 76'		 Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 60,025
Referee: Andre Marriner
6 December 2014 15 Stoke City 3–2 Arsenal Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 GMT Crouch 1', Yellow card 46'
Krkić 35'
Muniesa Yellow card 44'
Walters 45'
Adam Yellow card 84'		 Report Chambers Yellow card 61' Yellow-red card 78'
Cazorla 68' (pen.)
Ramsey 70'
Gibbs Yellow card 71'
Oxlade-Chamberlain Yellow card 72'		 Stadium: Britannia Stadium
Attendance: 27,367
Referee: Anthony Taylor
13 December 2014 16 Arsenal 4–1 Newcastle United Holloway
17:30 GMT Giroud 15', 58'
Bellerín Yellow card 37'
Cazorla 54', 88' (pen.)
Oxlade-Chamberlain Yellow card 57'		 Report Tioté Yellow card 59'
Pérez 63'
Janmaat Yellow card 82'		 Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 59,949
Referee: Lee Mason
21 December 2014 17 Liverpool 2–2 Arsenal Liverpool
16:00 GMT Coutinho 45'
Borini Yellow card 90' Yellow-red card 90+2'
Škrtel 90+7'		 Report Flamini Yellow card 14'
Debuchy 45+2', Yellow card 47'
Giroud 64'
Cazorla Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 44,703
Referee: Michael Oliver
26 December 2014 18 Arsenal 2–1 Queens Park Rangers Holloway
17:30 GMT Sánchez 37'
Giroud Red card 53'
Rosický 65'
Coquelin Yellow card 90+4'		 Report Ferdinand Yellow card 27'
Mutch Yellow card 55'
Hoilett Yellow card 70'
Austin 79' (pen.)
Kranjčar Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 59,947
Referee: Martin Atkinson
28 December 2014 19 West Ham United 1–2 Arsenal Upton Park
15:00 GMT Carroll Yellow card 36'
Kouyaté 54'
Tomkins Yellow card 84'
Reid Yellow card 88'		 Report Cazorla 41' (pen.)
Welbeck 44'
Sánchez Yellow card 48'
Debuchy Yellow card 80'
Coquelin Yellow card 90+5'		 Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 34,977
Referee: Neil Swarbrick
1 January 2015 20 Southampton 2–0 Arsenal Southampton
15:00 GMT Wanyama Yellow card 23'
Mané 34'
Tadić 56'
Gardoș Yellow card 67'		 Report Coquelin Yellow card 74' Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 31,492
Referee: Craig Pawson
11 January 2015 21 Arsenal 3–0 Stoke City Holloway
13:30 GMT Koscielny 6'
Sánchez 33', 48'		 Report Wollscheid Yellow card 51'
Cameron Yellow card 61'
Crouch Yellow card 63'		 Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 59,956
Referee: Jonathan Moss
18 January 2015 22 Manchester City 0–2 Arsenal Manchester
16:00 GMT Kompany Yellow card 41'
Fernandinho Yellow card 54'
Agüero Yellow card 86'		 Report Koscielny Yellow card 3'
Cazorla 24' (pen.)
Ramsey Yellow card 38'
Bellerín Yellow card 56'
Giroud 67'		 Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 45,596
Referee: Mike Dean
1 February 2015 23 Arsenal 5–0 Aston Villa Holloway
13:30 GMT Giroud 8'
Özil 56'
Walcott 63'
Cazorla 75' (pen.)
Bellerín 90+2'		 Report Clark Yellow card 57'
Gil Yellow card 68'		 Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 59,958
Referee: Anthony Taylor
7 February 2015 24 Tottenham Hotspur 2–1 Arsenal Tottenham
12:45 GMT Kane Yellow card 36', 56', 86'
Mason Yellow card 79'
Bentaleb Yellow card 90+2'		 Report Özil 11'
Monreal Yellow card 43'
Welbeck Yellow card 45+2'
Koscielny Yellow card 53'
Giroud Yellow card 84'
Ramsey Yellow card 90+4'		 Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 35,659
Referee: Martin Atkinson
10 February 2015 25 Arsenal 2–1 Leicester City Holloway
19:45 GMT Koscielny 27'
Walcott 41'
Rosický Yellow card 67'
Giroud Yellow card 90+5'		 Report Kramarić 61'
Wasilewski Yellow card 65'
Simpson Yellow card 89'		 Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 60,032
Referee: Mike Jones
21 February 2015 26 Crystal Palace 1–2 Arsenal Selhurst
15:00 GMT Mutch Yellow card 19'
Murray 90+4'		 Report Cazorla 8' (pen.)
Coquelin Yellow card 28'
Giroud 45+1', Yellow card 56'
Chambers Yellow card 85'		 Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 24,721
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
1 March 2015 27 Arsenal 2–0 Everton Holloway
14:05 GMT Giroud 39', Yellow card 47'
Koscielny Yellow card 78'
Rosický 89'		 Report Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 59,925
Referee: Andre Marriner
4 March 2015 28 Queens Park Rangers 1–2 Arsenal White City
19:45 GMT Henry Yellow card 32'
Yun Suk-young Yellow card 80'
Austin 82'		 Report Bellerín Yellow card 34'
Giroud 64'
Sánchez 69'		 Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 17,977
Referee: Kevin Friend
14 March 2015 29 Arsenal 3–0 West Ham United Holloway
15:00 GMT Sánchez Yellow card 36'
Giroud 45+1'
Ramsey 82'
Flamini 84'		 Report Sakho Yellow card 78' Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 60,002
Referee: Chris Foy started the match as referee but was replaced by Anthony Taylor after 59 minutes due to Foy suffering a calf injury.[80]
21 March 2015 30 Newcastle United 1–2 Arsenal Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 GMT Sissoko 48' Report Giroud 24', 28' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 50,544
Referee: Mike Jones
4 April 2015 31 Arsenal 4–1 Liverpool Holloway
12:45 BST Bellerín 37', Yellow card 70'
Özil 40'
Sánchez 45'
Giroud 90+1'		 Report Can Yellow card 49' Yellow-red card 84'
Henderson 76' (pen.)		 Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 60,081
Referee: Anthony Taylor
11 April 2015 32 Burnley 0–1 Arsenal Burnley
17:30 BST Mee Yellow card 25'
Duff Yellow card 26'		 Report Ramsey 12' Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 20,615
Referee: Mike Dean
26 April 2015 33 Arsenal 0–0 Chelsea Holloway
16:00 BST Coquelin Yellow card 34'
Ramsey Yellow card 89'
Cazorla Yellow card 90+3'
Monreal Yellow card 90+5'		 Report Fàbregas Yellow card 23'
Willian Yellow card 68'
Ivanović Yellow card 72'		 Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 60,066
Referee: Michael Oliver
4 May 2015 34 Hull City 1–3 Arsenal Kingston upon Hull
20:00 BST Livermore Yellow card 23'
N'Doye Yellow card 30'
Quinn 57'		 Report Sánchez 28', 45+1'
Ramsey 33'		 Stadium: KC Stadium
Attendance: 23,628
Referee: Lee Mason
11 May 2015 35 Arsenal 0–1 Swansea City Holloway
20:00 BST Report Shelvey Yellow card 38'
Gomis 86'		 Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 59,989
Referee: Kevin Friend
17 May 2015 36 Manchester United 1–1 Arsenal Stretford
16:00 BST Herrera 30', Yellow card 90+5' Report Blackett 82' (o.g.) Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 75,323
Referee: Mike Dean
20 May 2015 37 Arsenal 0–0 Sunderland Holloway
19:45 BST Ramsey Yellow card 18' Report Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 59,987
Referee: Anthony Taylor
24 May 2015 38 Arsenal 4–1 West Bromwich Albion Holloway
15:00 BST Walcott 4', 14', 37'
Wilshere 17'
Bellerín Yellow card 48'		 Report McAuley 57' Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 59,971
Referee: Robert Madley

League Table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Chelsea (C) 38 26 9 3 73 32 +41 87 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2 Manchester City 38 24 7 7 83 38 +45 79
3 Arsenal 38 22 9 7 71 36 +35 75
4 Manchester United 38 20 10 8 62 37 +25 70 Qualification for the Champions League play-off round
5 Tottenham Hotspur 38 19 7 12 58 53 +5 64 Qualification for the Europa League group stage[a]
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Play-offs (only if needed to decide champion, teams for relegation or teams for UEFA competitions).[81]
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Since winners of the 2014–15 FA Cup, Arsenal, and winners of the 2014–15 Football League Cup, Chelsea, qualified for the Champions League based on league position, the spot awarded to the FA Cup winners (Europa League group stage) was passed to the sixth-placed team, Liverpool, and the spot awarded to the League Cup winners (Europa League third qualifying round) was passed to the seventh-placed team, Southampton, since those teams were the first teams in the table not already qualified for any European competition.

FA Cup

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Main article: 2014–15 FA Cup
Arsenal players
Arsenal players celebrating their FA Cup win during a victory parade

Arsenal entered the FA Cup as title holders, following their victory over Hull City in the previous edition's final.[82] Their opening tie in January 2015 was a home match against Hull City, a repeat of the previous final; the "Gunners" won 2–0 with a corner set-piece headed in by Per Mertesacker along with a sharp turn and finish from Sánchez.[83] In the following round away against Brighton & Hove Albion, Arsenal prevailed 3–2 with goals from Walcott, Özil and Rosický helping the club reach the fifth round of the competition.[84]

In the following month, Arsenal defeated Middlesbrough 2–0 at the Emirates Stadium with both goals scored by Giroud; Gabriel Paulista also made his debut for the club during the match.[85] In the quarter-finals played in March, Arsenal travelled to Old Trafford to play Manchester United. An early goal from Arsenal's Nacho Monreal was cancelled out by Rooney's flying header from Angel Di Maria's cross, the Argentine was later sent off following Welbeck's winner against his former club. Following their victory over Manchester United, the title holders were now "huge favourites" to win the competition.[86]

Arsenal played EFL Championship side Reading in the semi-finals in April at Wembley Stadium, Arsenal gained a first half lead through a Sánchez close range finish. However, a Garath McCleary volley equalised the scoreline in the second half taking the match to extra time; in the 11th minute of extra time, Reading goalkeeper Adam Federici dropped Sánchez's late effort which sealed Arsenal's progression to the final.[87] In Arsenal's final match of the season, they faced Aston Villa at Wembley Stadium on 30 May. The "Gunners" comfortably defeated Tim Sherwood's side 4–0 with goals from Walcott, Sánchez, Mertesacker and Giroud. The win marked the club's 12th FA Cup trophy, which made it the most successful team in the competition's history.[88]

Match details

4 January 2015 Third round Arsenal 2–0 Hull City Holloway
17:30 GMT Mertesacker 20'
Sánchez Yellow card 76', 82'
Coquelin Yellow card 88'		 Report McShane Yellow card 45+1'
Davies Yellow card 85'		 Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 59,439
Referee: Robert Madley
25 January 2015 Fourth round Brighton & Hove Albion 2–3 Arsenal Brighton
16:00 GMT O'Grady 50'
Baldock Yellow card 73', 75'
Holla Yellow card 79'
Greer Yellow card 87'
Dunk Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Walcott 2'
Özil 24'
Rosický 59'		 Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 30,278
Referee: Michael Oliver
15 February 2015 Fifth round Arsenal 2–0 Middlesbrough Holloway
16:00 GMT Giroud 27', 29'
Gabriel Yellow card 55'		 Report Vossen Yellow card 85' Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 59,823
Referee: Mike Dean
9 March 2015 Sixth round Manchester United 1–2 Arsenal Stretford
19:45 GMT Rooney 29'
Herrera Yellow card 37'
Fellaini Yellow card 59'
Young Yellow card 60'
Rojo Yellow card 64'
Di María Yellow card 76' Yellow-red card 77'
Januzaj Yellow card 87'		 Report Bellerín Yellow card 4'
Monreal 25'
Welbeck 61'
Ramsey Yellow card 88'		 Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 74,285
Referee: Michael Oliver
18 April 2015 Semi-finals Reading 1–2 (a.e.t.) Arsenal Wembley Park
17:20 BST Chalobah Yellow card 45+2'
McCleary 54'		 Report Sánchez 39', 105+1'
Gabriel Yellow card 108'		 Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 84,081
Referee: Martin Atkinson
30 May 2015 Final Arsenal 4–0 Aston Villa Wembley Park
17:30 BST Walcott 40'
Sánchez 50'
Mertesacker 62'
Giroud 90+3'		 Report Cleverley Yellow card 14'
Hutton Yellow card 33'
Delph Yellow card 37'
Westwood Yellow card 52'
Agbonlahor Yellow card 83'		 Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 89,283
Referee: Jonathan Moss

Football League Cup

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Main article: 2014–15 Football League Cup

Arsenal entered the Football League Cup in the third round, receiving a bye in the first and second rounds due to the club's Premier League status and participation in European competition. Arsenal left the competition in the third round following a 2–1 home defeat to Southampton. Despite an early goal from Sánchez, goals from Southampton's Dušan Tadić and Nathaniel Clyne meant that the "Saints" qualified for the following round instead of Arsenal.[89]

Match details

23 September 2014 Third round Arsenal 1–2 Southampton Holloway
19:45 BST Sánchez 13'
Rosický Yellow card 87'
Wilshere Yellow card 90+2'		 Report Tadić 20' (pen.)
Wanyama Yellow card 26'
Clyne 38'
Targett Yellow card 85'
Forster Yellow card 90+2'
Pellè Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 59,621
Referee: Keith Stroud

UEFA Champions League

[edit]
Main article: 2014–15 UEFA Champions League

Play-off round

[edit]
Main article: 2014–15 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round § Play-off round

Arsenal qualified for the play-off round of the UEFA Champions League on virtue of finishing fourth in the Premier League the preceding season. The club faced a two-legged tie in August 2014 against Turkish side Beşiktaş; the two clubs played a 0–0 draw in Istanbul during the first leg with Ramsey being sent off after having been cautioned twice.[90] In the second-leg at the Emirates Stadium, Arsenal qualified for the group stage after a 1–0 win with Sánchez scoring his first goal for the club and the only goal of the match.[91]

Match details

19 August 2014 First leg Beşiktaş Turkey 0–0 England Arsenal Istanbul, Turkey
19:45 BST Motta Yellow card 53'
Özyakup Yellow card 77'		 Report Ramsey Yellow card 54' Yellow-red card 80'
Flamini Yellow card 56'
Monreal Yellow card 66'		 Stadium: Atatürk Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 41,531[92]
Referee: Milorad Mažić (Serbia)
27 August 2014 Second leg Arsenal England 1–0
(1–0 agg.)		 Turkey Beşiktaş Holloway
19:45 BST Sánchez 45+1'
Debuchy Yellow card 14' Yellow-red card 75'
Chambers Yellow card 77'
Szczęsny Yellow card 86'		 Report Kavlak Yellow card 23'
Özyakup Yellow card 32'
Franco Yellow card 59'
Hutchinson Yellow card 79'
Uysal Yellow card 85'
Töre Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 59,946[93]
Referee: Pedro Proença (Portugal)

Group stage

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Main article: 2014–15 UEFA Champions League group stage § Group D

On 29 August, Arsenal were drawn into group D with German side Borussia Dortmund, Belgium side Anderlecht and Turkish side Galatasaray.[94] In Arsenal's first group stage match in September away against Borussia Dortmund, the German side won 2–0 with goals from Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Ciro Immobile; academy graduate Bellerín also made his first start for the club.[95] At the start of October, Arsenal returned to the competition with a comprehensive 4–1 home victory over Galatasaray. Welbeck scored his first senior hat-trick against the Turkish side and Szczęsny was sent off after he fouled Burak Yılmaz, conceding a penalty.[96] With David Ospina starting in goal following Szczęsny's suspension, the "Gunners" later travelled to Belgium to defeat Anderlecht 2–1 with two late goals from Gibbs and Podolski, now halfway through the group stage Arsenal were placed second behind Borussia Dortmund.[97] In November, Anderlecht came to a rain-lashed Emirates Stadium and drew 3–3 with Arsenal who had a 3–0 lead; the goals from Arteta, Sánchez and Oxlade-Chamberlain were cancelled out by one goal from Anderlecht's Aleksandar Mitrović and two from Anthony Vanden Borre.[98] Arsenal qualified for the knockout phase after they defeated Borussia Dortmund 2–0 at home with goals from Sanogo and Sánchez;[99] they wrapped up their group stage campaign finishing second after a comfortable 4–1 away win over Galatasaray in December.[100]

Group D classification

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification DOR ARS AND GAL
1 Germany Borussia Dortmund 6 4 1 1 14 4 +10 13 Advance to knockout phase — 2–0 1–1 4–1
2 England Arsenal 6 4 1 1 15 8 +7 13 2–0 — 3–3 4–1
3 Belgium Anderlecht 6 1 3 2 8 10 −2 6 Transfer to Europa League 0–3 1–2 — 2–0
4 Turkey Galatasaray 6 0 1 5 4 19 −15 1 0–4 1–4 1–1 —
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Match details

16 September 2014 1 Borussia Dortmund Germany 2–0 England Arsenal Dortmund, Germany
19:45 BST Mkhitaryan Yellow card 5'
Immobile 45'
Aubameyang 48'		 Report Özil Yellow card 54'
Wilshere Yellow card 88'		 Stadium: Signal Iduna Park
Attendance: 65,851[101]
Referee: Olegário Benquerença (Portugal)
1 October 2014 2 Arsenal England 4–1 Turkey Galatasaray Holloway
19:45 BST Welbeck 22', 30', 52'
Sánchez 41'
Flamini Yellow card 44'
Szczęsny Red card 60'		 Report Melo Yellow card 34'
Džemaili Yellow card 43'
Yılmaz 61' (pen.)		 Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 59,803[102]
Referee: Gianluca Rocchi (Italy)
22 October 2014 3 Anderlecht Belgium 1–2 England Arsenal Anderlecht, Belgium
19:45 BST Najar 71'
Deschacht Yellow card 80'		 Report Monreal Yellow card 8'
Welbeck Yellow card 66'
Gibbs 89'
Podolski 90+1'		 Stadium: Constant Vanden Stock Stadium
Attendance: 19,881[103]
Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo (Spain)
4 November 2014 4 Arsenal England 3–3 Belgium Anderlecht Holloway
19:45 GMT Arteta 25' (pen.)
Sánchez 29'
Oxlade-Chamberlain 58'
Monreal Yellow card 72'		 Report Vanden Borre 61', 73' (pen.), Yellow card 90+3'
Kljestan Yellow card 87'
Mitrović Yellow card 89' 90'		 Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 59,872[104]
Referee: Clément Turpin (France)
26 November 2014 5 Arsenal England 2–0 Germany Borussia Dortmund Holloway
19:45 GMT Sanogo 2'
Arteta Yellow card 15'
Sánchez 57'		 Report Subotić Yellow card 13'
Piszczek Yellow card 37'		 Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 59,902[105]
Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary)
9 December 2014 6 Galatasaray Turkey 1–4 England Arsenal Istanbul, Turkey
19:45 GMT Melo Yellow card 33'
Çamdal Yellow card 43'
Kaya Yellow card 57'
Sneijder 88'		 Report Podolski 3', 90+2' Yellow card 65'
Ramsey 11', 29'
Flamini Yellow card 15'
Debuchy Yellow card 65'		 Stadium: Türk Telekom Arena
Attendance: 20,590[106]
Referee: David Fernández Borbalán (Spain)

Knockout phase

[edit]
Main article: 2014–15 UEFA Champions League knockout phase

Round of 16

[edit]

On 15 December, Arsenal were drawn against Ligue 1 side Monaco for their round of 16 tie.[107] Arsenal faced the prospect of exiting the tournament at this stage after they were defeated convincingly in February 2015 during the first leg at home; Phil McNulty from BBC Sport characterised Arsenal's performance as incompetent and naive.[108] Despite a consolidation goal from Oxlade-Chamberlain, goals from Geoffrey Kondogbia, Yannick Carrasco and former Tottenham Hotspur striker Dimitar Berbatov meant that Monaco had a strong second-leg advantage.[108] Arsenal travelled to the Stade Louis II the following month with the hope of turning the tie around with a two-goal deficit; despite winning the match with an improved performance, the "Gunners" left the competition by the away goals rule having drawn 3–3 on aggregate.[109] Needing to score at least three unanswered goals, Arsenal started strong with Giroud's composed close-range goal in the 36th minute, and they later came close to scoring again before half-time with Welbeck's effort. Ramsey came off the bench to score a late goal in the second half, but the team couldn't score a third despite overwhelming pressure on Monaco's defence. This was the fifth straight season which Arsenal left the Champions League at the round of 16 stage.[109]

Match details

25 February 2015 First leg Arsenal England 1–3 France Monaco Holloway
19:45 GMT Coquelin Yellow card 42'
Bellerín Yellow card 74'
Özil Yellow card 87'
Oxlade-Chamberlain 90+1'		 Report Kondogbia 38'
Echiéjilé Yellow card 45'
Berbatov 53'
Moutinho Yellow card 90+2'
Carrasco 90+4'		 Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 59,868[110]
Referee: Deniz Aytekin (Germany)
17 March 2015 Second leg Monaco France 0–2
(3a–3 agg.)		 England Arsenal Fontvieille, Monaco
19:45 GMT Kondogbia Yellow card 52' Report Giroud 36'
Sánchez Yellow card 42'
Ramsey 79'		 Stadium: Stade Louis II
Attendance: 17,263[111]
Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen (Norway)

Post season

[edit]

"He is very positive, always wants to go forward, wants to hurt the opponent and he is also – what the fans like with him – a fighter. He is a guy who has a good combination of talent, combative aspect and fighting spirit."

—Wenger commenting on Sánchez's Player of the Season award[112]

Following Arsenal's season, Sánchez was voted Arsenal Player of the Season by club supporters; the Chilean scored 25 goals for the "Gunners" in his debut campaign.[112] Sánchez was included in the PFA Premier League Team of the Year,[113] and was also voted PFA Fans' Player of the Year,[114] FSF Player of the Year,[115] Facebook Premier League Player of the Year,[116] and Kids' Choice UK's Favourite Footballer.[117]

Wilshere's Premier League goal scored against West Bromwich Albion on the final match day was voted BBC Goal of the Season. The online poll was surged with Arsenal supporters from Twitter that voted for Wilshire, who won the award with 34% of votes.[118]

Squad statistics

[edit]

Key

Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute. Players with number struck through and marked † left the club during the playing season.

Arsenal 2014–15 season player statistics
No. Pos. Nat. Name Premier League FA Cup League Cup UEFA Champions League FA Community Shield Total Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals A yellow rectangular card A red rectangular card
1 GK  POL Wojciech Szczęsny 17 0 5 0 0 0 6 0 1 0 29 0 2 1
2 DF  FRA Mathieu Debuchy 10 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 15 1 3 1
3 DF  ENG Kieran Gibbs 18 (4) 0 3 0 0 0 6 (1) 1 1 0 28 (5) 1 3 0
4 DF  GER Per Mertesacker 35 0 4 2 0 0 9 0 0 0 48 2 2 0
5 DF  BRA Gabriel Paulista 4 (2) 0 1 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 (3) 0 2 0
6 DF  FRA Laurent Koscielny 26 (1) 3 5 0 0 0 6 0 1 0 38 (1) 3 4 0
7 MF  CZE Tomáš Rosický 5 (10) 2 2 (1) 1 1 0 0 (4) 0 0 (1) 0 8 (16) 3 2 0
8 MF  ESP Mikel Arteta 6 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 1 0 11 (1) 1 2 0
9 FW  GER Lukas Podolski † 0 (7) 0 0 0 1 0 1 (4) 3 0 0 2 (11) 3 1 0
10 MF  ENG Jack Wilshere 9 (5) 2 0 (1) 0 1 0 4 (1) 0 1 0 15 (7) 2 6 0
11 MF  GER Mesut Özil 21 (1) 4 5 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 31 (1) 5 2 0
12 FW  FRA Olivier Giroud 21 (6) 14 2 (3) 3 0 0 3 1 0 (1) 1 26 (10) 19 5 1
13 GK  COL David Ospina 18 0 1 0 1 0 2 (1) 0 0 0 22 (1) 0 0 0
14 FW  ENG Theo Walcott 4 (10) 5 3 (2) 2 0 0 0 (2) 0 0 0 7 (14) 7 0 0
15 MF  ENG Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain 17 (6) 1 1 (2) 0 0 (1) 0 5 (4) 2 0 (1) 0 23 (14) 3 4 0
16 MF  WAL Aaron Ramsey 23 (6) 6 3 (1) 0 0 0 6 (1) 3 1 1 33 (8) 10 7 1
17 FW  CHI Alexis Sánchez 34 (1) 16 5 (1) 4 1 1 9 4 1 0 50 (2) 25 6 0
18 DF  ESP Nacho Monreal 26 (2) 0 4 1 0 0 6 0 0 (1) 0 36 (3) 1 6 0
19 MF  ESP Santi Cazorla 33 (4) 7 5 0 0 (1) 0 8 (1) 0 1 1 47 (6) 8 5 0
20 MF  FRA Mathieu Flamini 15 (8) 1 2 0 0 0 4 (3) 0 0 (1) 0 21 (12) 1 6 0
21 DF  ENG Calum Chambers 17 (6) 1 3 (1) 0 1 0 6 (1) 0 1 0 28 (8) 1 8 1
22 FW  FRA Yaya Sanogo † 2 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 5 (1) 1 0 0
23 FW  ENG Danny Welbeck 18 (7) 4 3 1 0 0 6 3 0 0 27 (7) 8 4 0
24 MF  FRA Abou Diaby 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
26 GK  ARG Emiliano Martínez † 3 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 5 (1) 0 0 0
28 FW  CRI Joel Campbell † 0 (4) 0 1 0 1 0 1 (2) 0 0 (1) 0 3 (7) 0 0 0
34 MF  FRA Francis Coquelin † 19 (3) 0 4 (1) 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 26 (4) 0 7 0
35 MF  GER Gedion Zelalem 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 0 0
38 FW  ENG Chuba Akpom † 0 (3) 0 0 (3) 0 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 (7) 0 0 0
39 DF  ESP Héctor Bellerín 17 (3) 2 3 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 25 (3) 2 7 0
42 DF  ENG Isaac Hayden 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
70 MF  ENG Ainsley Maitland-Niles 0 (1) 0 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 (3) 0 0 0
73 DF  ENG Stefan O'Connor 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 0 0
— Own goals — 2 — — — — — 2 —

Sources: [119][120]

Transfers

[edit]

For consistency, transfer fees in the tables below are all exclusively sourced from BBC Sport's contemporary report of each transfer. Arsenal did not sign any players on loan during the season.

Transfers in
No. Pos. Player Transferred from Fee Date Ref.
— DF  Ilias Chatzitheodoridis (GRE) Greece Mas Kallitheakos Undisclosed 1 July 2014[B] [121]
— MF  Ben Sheaf (ENG) England West Ham United Undisclosed 2 July 2014 [122]
— GK  Hugo Keto (FIN) Finland HJK Undisclosed 4 July 2014 [123]
17 FW  Alexis Sánchez (CHI) Spain Barcelona £35m 10 July 2014 [20]
2 DF  Mathieu Debuchy (FRA) England Newcastle United Undisclosed 17 July 2014 [124]
13 GK  David Ospina (COL) France Nice £3m 27 July 2014 [22]
21 DF  Calum Chambers (ENG) England Southampton £16m 28 July 2014 [125]
23 FW  Danny Welbeck (ENG) England Manchester United £16m 2 September 2014 [25]
36 MF  Krystian Bielik (POL) Poland Legia Warsaw £2.4m 21 January 2015 [126]
5 DF  Gabriel Paulista (BRA) Spain Villarreal £11.2m 28 January 2015 [58]
Transfers out
No. Pos. Player Following club Fee Date Ref.
43 DF  Zachari Fagan (ENG) England Welling United Released 30 June 2014[C] [7]
21 GK  Łukasz Fabiański (POL) England Swansea City Released 30 June 2014[D]
39 FW  Zak Ansah (GHA) England Charlton Athletic Released 30 June 2014[E]
3 DF  Bacary Sagna (FRA) England Manchester City Released 30 June 2014[F]
38 MF  Chuks Aneke (ENG) Belgium Zulte Waregem Released 30 June 2014[G]
55 DF  Leander Siemann (GER) Portugal Porto B Released 30 June 2014[H]
23 FW  Nicklas Bendtner (DEN) Germany VfL Wolfsburg Released 30 June 2014[I]
30 FW  Park Chu-young (KOR) Saudi Arabia Al Shabab Released 30 June 2014[J]
41 DF  Daniel Boateng (ENG) Bosnia and Herzegovina Olimpik Released 30 June 2014[K]
42 MF  Thomas Eisfeld (GER) England Fulham Undisclosed 23 July 2014 [13]
— DF  Johan Djourou (SWI) Germany Hamburger SV Undisclosed 7 August 2014 [14]
5 DF  Thomas Vermaelen (BEL) Spain Barcelona £15m 9 August 2014 [16]
51 DF  Ignasi Miquel (ESP) England Norwich City Undisclosed 1 September 2014 [15]
53 MF  Kristoffer Olsson (SWE) Denmark Midtjylland Undisclosed 6 January 2015 [131]
36 FW  Benik Afobe (ENG)[L] England Wolverhampton Wanderers Undisclosed 14 January 2015 [133]
Loans out
No. Pos. Player Loaned to Date Loan expired Ref.
58 FW  Wellington Silva (BRA) Spain Almería 21 July 2014 30 June 2015 [134]
25 DF  Carl Jenkinson (ENG) England West Ham United 31 July 2014 30 June 2015 [26]
36 FW  Benik Afobe (ENG) England Milton Keynes Dons 4 August 2014 14 January 2015[M] [135]
48 FW  Austin Lipman (ENG) England Boreham Wood 7 August 2014 30 June 2015 [136]
56 MF  Jon Toral (ESP) England Brentford 15 August 2014 30 June 2015 [137]
31 FW  Ryo Miyaichi (JAP) Netherlands Twente 1 September 2014 30 June 2015 [138]
53 MF  Kristoffer Olsson (SWE) Denmark Midtjylland 2 September 2014 31 December 2014 [139]
46 MF  Jack Jebb (ENG) England Stevenage 16 October 2014 17 January 2015[N] [141]
26 March 2015 30 June 2015 [142]
34 MF  Francis Coquelin (FRA) England Charlton Athletic 3 November 2014 12 December 2014[O] [27]
57 GK  Josh Vickers (ENG) England Concord Rangers 7 November 2014 30 June 2015[P] [145]
9 FW  Lukas Podolski (GER) Italy Inter Milan 5 January 2015 30 June 2015 [56]
49 GK  Matt Macey (ENG) England Accrington Stanley 8 January 2015 7 February 2015 [147]
22 FW  Yaya Sanogo (FRA) England Crystal Palace 13 January 2015 30 June 2015 [57]
28 FW  Joel Campbell (CRI) Spain Villarreal 27 January 2015 30 June 2015 [148]
26 GK  Emiliano Martínez (ARG) England Rotherham United 20 March 2015 30 June 2015 [149]
37 DF  Semi Ajayi (NGA) England Cardiff City 25 March 2015 30 June 2015 [150]
38 FW  Chuba Akpom (ENG) England Nottingham Forest 26 March 2015 30 June 2015 [151]

See also

[edit]

Footnotes

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  1. ^ Biggest defeats:
    2–0 vs. Chelsea (A)
    (5 October 2014, Premier League)
    2–0 vs. Borussia Dortmund (A)
    (16 September 2014, UEFA Champions League)
    2–0 vs. Southampton (A)
    (1 January 2015, Premier League)
    3–1 vs. Monaco (H)
    (25 February 2015, UEFA Champions League)
  2. ^ Chatzitheodoridis' transfer from Mas Kallitheakos was announced on 6 June 2014, before the season started[121]
  3. ^ Fagan signed a pre-contract agreement with Welling United on 20 May 2014[11]
  4. ^ Fabiański signed a pre-contract agreement with Swansea City on 29 May 2014[8]
  5. ^ Ansah signed a pre-contract agreement with Charlton Athletic on 9 June 2014[10]
  6. ^ Sagna signed a pre-contract agreement with Manchester City on 13 June 2014[9]
  7. ^ Aneke signed a pre-contract agreement with Zulte Waregem on 21 June 2014[12]
  8. ^ Siemann later joined Porto B on 2 August 2014 as a free agent[127]
  9. ^ Bendtner later joined VfL Wolfsburg on 15 August 2014 as a free agent[128]
  10. ^ Park later joined Al Shabab on 9 October 2014 as a free agent[129]
  11. ^ Boateng later joined Olimpik on 15 January 2015 as a free agent[130]
  12. ^ Afobe later changed his nationality to represent DR Congo at international level in 2016[132]
  13. ^ Afobe transferred to Wolverhampton Wanderers on 14 January 2015, terminating his loan spell scheduled to finish at the end of the season[133]
  14. ^ Originally planned as a one-month loan,[140] Jebb extended his loan to finish on 17 January 2015[141]
  15. ^ Originally scheduled for a month,[143] Coquelin's loan to Charlton Athletic was extended to 30 December 2014,[27] he then returned to Arsenal early on 12 December 2014[144]
  16. ^ Originally scheduled for a month,[145] Vickers' loan to Concord Rangers was later extended to last the entire season[146]

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