2006–07 Arsenal F.C. season

Arsenal
2006–07 season
Chairman Peter Hill-Wood
Manager Arsène Wenger
Stadium Emirates Stadium
Premier League 4th
FA Cup Fifth round
League Cup Runners-up
UEFA Champions League Round of 16
Top goalscorer League: Robin van Persie (11)
All: Robin van Persie (13)
Highest home attendance 60,128 (vs. Manchester United, 21 January 2007)
Lowest home attendance 56,761 (vs. Blackburn Rovers, 17 February 2007)
Home colours
Away colours

The 2006–07 season was the 109th season of competitive football played by Arsenal. It was the first season in which home matches were played at the over-60,000 capacity Emirates Stadium; the club's former ground Highbury was to be redeveloped as a residential development. Arsenal ended their Premier League campaign in fourth, level on points with third-placed Liverpool but with a marginally lower goal difference. In the League Cup, a competition which offered manager Arsène Wenger the chance to play his younger players, Arsenal reached the final but lost to a relatively experienced Chelsea side. The defeat was followed by exits in the FA Cup to Blackburn Rovers and in the UEFA Champions League to PSV Eindhoven.

Twenty-eight different players represented Arsenal in four competitions and there were 18 different goalscorers. Arsenal's top goalscorer was Robin van Persie, who scored 13 goals in 31 appearances.

Transfers

In

N
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 Nat.
 Name
 Age
EU
 Moving from
 Type
 Transfer
window		 Ends
 Transfer
fee		 Source
17 DM Cameroon Song 18Non-EU Bastia France Transferred Green tickY Summer Undisclosed £1M BBC
7 AM Czech Republic Rosický 25EU Borussia Dortmund Germany Transferred Green tickY Summer Undisclosed Undisclosed BBC
9 AM Brazil Baptista 24Non-EU Real Madrid Spain Loan Green tickY Summer May 2007 N/A BBC
10 CB France Gallas 29EU Chelsea Swap Green tickY Summer Undisclosed Free
Swap		 BBC
15 MF Brazil Denílson 18Non-EU São Paulo Brazil Transferred Green tickY Summer Undisclosed £3.4M BBC

Out

N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
EU
 Moving to
 Type
 Transfer
window		 Transfer
fee		 Source
10 SS Netherlands Bergkamp 37EU Retired Green tickY BBC
7 AM France Pirès 32EU Villarreal Spain Transferred Green tickY Summer Free BBC
MF England Smith 19EU Derby County Transferred Green tickY Summer Undisclosed BBC
29 MF Sweden Larsson 21EU Birmingham City Loaned out Green tickY Summer N/A BBC
23 CB England Campbell 31EU Portsmouth Transferred Green tickY Summer Free BBC
CF Italy Lupoli 19EU Derby County Loaned out Green tickY Summer N/A BBC
18 DF France Cygan 32EU Villarreal Spain Transferred Green tickY Summer £2M BBC
9 MF Spain Reyes 22EU Real Madrid Spain Loaned out Green tickY Summer N/A (Included in Baptista transfer) BBC
3 LB England Cole 25EU Chelsea Transferred Green tickY Summer £5M + Gallas BBC
FW Republic of Ireland Stokes 18EU Sunderland Transferred Green tickY Winter £2M BBC
12 RB Cameroon Lauren 29Non-EU Portsmouth Transferred Green tickY Winter £0.5M BBC
17 DM Cameroon Song 19Non-EU Charlton Athletic Loaned out Green tickY Winter N/A BBC
29 MF Sweden Larsson 21EU Birmingham City Transferred Green tickY Winter £1M BBC

Last updated: 2 August 2008
EU = if holds or not a European Union passport; Country: when 2 flags, 1st flag = country that plays for internationally, 2nd flag = country of birth; N = number on jersey; P = Position (for position name, pause mouse pointer on abbreviation); Name = Name on jersey (for more extensive name, pause mouse pointer on name); Age = age on the day of the signing; Moving from = only indicate the club the player was playing before start playing for this club in this season, for the type of the moving see Status column; Moving to = only indicates the club the player is going to play next, for the type of the moving see Status column; Ends = when the player's current contract ends; n/a = Not applicable.

Premier League

Matches

Classification

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
2 Chelsea 38 24 11 3 64 24 +40 83 2007–08 UEFA Champions League Group stage
3 Liverpool 38 20 8 10 57 27 +30 68 2007–08 UEFA Champions League Third qualifying round
4 Arsenal 38 19 11 8 63 35 +28 68
5 Tottenham Hotspur 38 17 9 12 57 54 +3 60 2007–08 UEFA Cup First round[lower-alpha 1]
6 Everton 38 15 13 10 52 36 +16 58
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ↑ Since both finalists of the FA Cup (Manchester United and Chelsea) and the League Cup winners (Chelsea) were qualified for the Champions League, their UEFA Cup spots were given to the 6th- and 7th-placed Premier League teams.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
38 19 11 8 63 35  +28 68 12 6 1 43 16  +27 7 5 7 20 19  +1

Source: Premier League

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHAAHHAAHAHAHHAAAHAHHAHHA
ResultDLDWWWWWDLWDLLWDWDWWLWWWDWWWLLLDWWDWDD

Source: Arsenal F.C.
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

UEFA Champions League

Third qualifying round

Group stage

Group G
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
England Arsenal 632173+411
Portugal Porto 632194+511
Russia CSKA Moscow 622245−18
Germany Hamburg 6105715−83

Knockout phase

Round of 16

FA Cup

League Cup

Arsenal entered the competition in the third round and faced West Bromwich Albion at The Hawthorns, where striker Aliadière scored twice to secure a 2–0 victory for the visitors.[1] They then travelled to Goodison Park in the fourth round to play Everton. Arsenal won the match 0–1 courtesy of a late Adebayor goal, which came from a corner. For much of the game Everton played with a man disadvantage as striker James McFadden was sent off in the 19th minute for dissent.[2]

Liverpool were Arsenal's opponent in the fifth round. The match, scheduled on 19 December 2006 at Anfield, was postponed by referee Martin Atkinson because of heavy fog.[3] Atkinson's decision infuriated the managers of both clubs, with Rafael Benítez commenting: "There were a lot of people looking forward to the game and it's really difficult to explain."[4] The tie was rescheduled for 9 January 2007 and on the night Arsenal took the lead when Aliadière scored in the 27th minute. Robbie Fowler equalised for Liverpool six minutes later. Later, two goals from Baptista and goal from Alex Song put Arsenal 4–1 ahead at half time. In the second half, Baptista completed his hat-trick; although Steven Gerrard and Sami Hyypiä scored to close the scoreline gap for Liverpool, Baptista added his fourth goal of the match in the 84th minute. The final score was 6–3, Liverpool's heaviest defeat at Anfield in 76 years.[5] In his match report for The Guardian, Taylor praised Arsenal's reserve team and summarised, "The difference between the two teams was immense. Arsenal played with flair and purpose; Liverpool were dishevelled and short of leadership."[6]

Pre-match presentation

Tottenham Hotspur faced Arsenal in the semi-final which was played over two legs. A goal from Dimitar Berbatov gave Tottenham the lead in the 12th minute and they extended their advantage after Baptista inadvertently kicked the ball into his own goal. Baptista, however, made amends in the second half, scoring twice in the space of 13 minutes to level the score at 2–2.[7] The second leg at the Emirates Stadium saw Arsenal dominate proceedings, but only took the lead in the 77th minute when Adebayor scored. Mido equalised for Tottenham, which took the match into extra time because of the away goals rule. Aliadière's goal in the 105th minute restored Arsenal's lead and an own goal scored by Pascal Chimbonda ensured the home team progressed to the final, winning 3–1 after extra time and 5–3 on aggregate.[8]

Arsenal played Chelsea in the final at the Millennium Stadium on 23 February 2007. Wenger continued his policy of naming a young team, which took the lead in the 12th minute when Walcott converted his chance.[9] Chelsea striker Didier Drogba equalised and scored in the 84th minute to earn his side victory. A fracas occurred between the Arsenal and Chelsea players occurred during stoppage time, resulting in Touré and Adebayor getting shown a red card each.[9] Wenger later apologised for his players' conduct, but was charged £2,500 for accusing the linesman of lying in his account of Adebayor's actions.[10][11] Both clubs were fined £100,000 each by The Football Association for their inability to control their players and Eboué was retrospectively charged with violent conduct for striking Wayne Bridge.[12]

Squad statistics

No. Pos Nat Player TotalPremier LeagueFA CupLeague CupChampions League
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Germany Jens Lehmann 440360000080
2 MF France Abou Diaby 1819+31103+100+10
4 MF Spain Cesc Fàbregas 54434+42203+10102
5 DF Ivory Coast Kolo Touré 5343534140100
6 DF Switzerland Philippe Senderos 2509+50405020
7 MF Czech Republic Tomáš Rosický 37622+433+120+1061
8 MF Sweden Freddie Ljungberg 26216+202+11004+11
9 AM Brazil Júlio Baptista 351011+1332+20361+31
10 DF France William Gallas 293213200060
11 FW Netherlands Robin van Persie 311317+51110007+12
12 DF Cameroon Lauren 0000000000
13 AM Belarus Alexander Hleb 48327+62300+20101
14 FW France Thierry Henry 271216+11031005+21
15 MF Brazil Denílson 1904+60206010
16 MF France Mathieu Flamini 3249+113302+103+31
17 DM Cameroon Alex Song 611+1000310+10
19 MF Brazil Gilberto Silva 4711341030108+11
20 DF Switzerland Johan Djourou 30018+30103050
21 GK Estonia Mart Poom 2010000+1000
22 DF France Gaël Clichy 40026+103+201+105+10
24 GK Spain Manuel Almunia 14010506020
25 FW Togo Emmanuel Adebayor 441221+882+123+126+20
27 DF Ivory Coast Emmanuel Eboué 35123+10201+2061
30 FW France Jérémie Aliadière 2344+702+20640+20
31 DF England Justin Hoyte 36118+412+20405+10
32 FW England Theo Walcott 3215+1102+20610+60
33 DF England Matthew Connolly 2000001+1000
43 MF England Mark Randall 2000000+2000
45 DF France Armand Traoré 7000105+1000

See also

References

  1. ↑ "West Brom 0–2 Arsenal". BBC Sport. 24 October 2006. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
  2. ↑ "Everton 0–1 Arsenal". BBC Sport. 8 November 2006. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
  3. ↑ "Benitez & Wenger rue postponement". BBC Sport. 19 December 2006. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
  4. ↑ Rich, Tim (20 December 2006). "Chaos looms through Anfield fog". The Daily Telegraph. London. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
  5. ↑ Winter, Henry (10 January 2007). "Baptista revels in Arsenal's extravaganza". The Daily Telegraph. London. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
  6. ↑ Taylor, Daniel (10 January 2007). "Baptista grabs four as Liverpool hit for six". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
  7. ↑ McCarra, Kevin (25 January 2007). "Baptista at the double spikes Spurs". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
  8. ↑ Lyon, Sam (31 January 2007). "Arsenal 3–1 Tottenham (agg 5–3)". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
  9. 1 2 Dickinson, Matt (26 February 2007). "Tempers snap in the Snarling Cup". The Times. London. p. S2.
  10. ↑ Isaacs, Marc (28 February 2007). "Wenger says sorry for Arsenal's part in cup final brawl". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
  11. ↑ "Wenger fined and censured by FA". BBC Sport. 3 May 2007. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
  12. ↑ "FA Statement". The Football Association. 27 February 2007. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
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