2009–10 Arsenal F.C. season

Arsenal
2009–10 season
Chairman	Peter Hill-Wood
Manager	Arsène Wenger
Stadium	Emirates Stadium
Premier League	3rd
FA Cup	Fourth round
League Cup	Fifth round
UEFA Champions League	Quarter-finals
Top goalscorer	League: ; Cesc Fàbregas (15); All: ; Cesc Fàbregas (19)
Highest home attendance	60,103 (vs. Tottenham Hotspur, 31 October 2009)
Lowest home attendance	56,592 (vs. West Bromwich Albion, 22 September 2009)

The 2009–10 season was Arsenal Football Club's 18th season in the Premier League. Arsenal's Premier League campaign began with a 1–6 victory away to Everton. Arsenal suffered back-to-back Premier League losses on four occasions, but finished the season in third place. Arsenal also advanced to the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League, after finishing top of their group in the group stage and defeating Porto in the first knockout round; however, they were knocked out by reigning champions Barcelona in a two-legged tie. In the domestic cup competitions, Arsenal were knocked out in the fourth round of the FA Cup and the fifth round of the League Cup.

The side's continuing sportsmanship was acknowledged at the end of the season with Arsenal winning the Barclays Fair Play Award.^[1]

Transfers

In

No.	Position	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date	Ref
5	DF	Thomas Vermaelen	Ajax	£10,000,000	19 June 2009	^[2]
	MF	Samuel Galindo	Real América	Free transfer	15 January 2010	^[3]
31	DF	Sol Campbell	Free agent	Free transfer	16 January 2010	^[4]

Out

No.	Position	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Date	Ref
28	MF	Amaury Bischoff	Académica de Coimbra	Free transfer (Released)	30 June 2009	^[5]
39	FW	Rui Fonte	Sporting CP	Free transfer (Released)	30 June 2009	^[5]
49	DF	Paul Rodgers	Northampton Town	Free transfer (Released)	30 June 2009	^[5]
25	FW	Emmanuel Adebayor	Manchester City	£25,000,000	20 July 2009	^[6]
5	DF	Kolo Touré	Manchester City	£16,000,000	29 July 2009	^[7]

Loan out

No.	Position	Player	Loaned from	Date	Loan expires	Ref
	DF	Pedro Botelho	Celta Vigo	23 July 2009	End of the season	^[8]
	DF	Håvard Nordtveit	1. FC Nürnberg	7 August 2009	End of the season	^[9]
38	MF	Jay Emmanuel-Thomas	Blackpool	17 August 2009	17 November 2009	^[10]
45	MF	Henri Lansbury	Watford	21 August 2009	End of the season	^[11]
50	FW	Jay Simpson	Queens Park Rangers	27 August 2009	End of the season	^[12]
44	DF	Gavin Hoyte	Brighton & Hove Albion	9 October 2009	End of the season	^[13]
53	GK	Wojciech Szczęsny	Brentford	20 November 2009	End of the season	^[14]
47	FW	Rhys Murphy	Brentford	24 November 2009	24 February 2010	^[15]
48	MF	Mark Randall	Milton Keynes Dons	15 January 2010	End of the season	^[16]
42	DF	Kerrea Gilbert	Peterborough United	15 January 2010	End of the season	^[17]
6	DF	Philippe Senderos	Everton	25 January 2010	End of the season	^[18]
19	MF	Jack Wilshere	Bolton Wanderers	29 January 2010	End of the season	^[19]
54	MF	Sanchez Watt	Southend United	1 February 2010	28 February 2010	^[20]
34	DF	Kyle Bartley	Sheffield United	9 February 2010	12 May 2010	^[21]
51	FW	Gilles Sunu	Derby County	19 February 2010	End of the season	^[22]
38	MF	Jay Emmanuel-Thomas	Doncaster Rovers	27 February 2010	End of the season	^[23]
46	DF	Luke Ayling	Yeovil Town	17 March 2010	End of the season	^[24]
54	MF	Sanchez Watt	Leeds United	25 March 2010	End of the season	^[25]

Pre-season

18 July 2009	Barnet	2–2	Arsenal	Barnet
15:00 BST	Yakubu 45' Charles 83'	Report	43' Arshavin 51' Barazite	Stadium: Underhill Stadium Attendance: 5,099

21 July 2009	SC Columbia	1–7	Arsenal	Columbiaplatz
18:30 CEST	Lehner 35'	Report	36', 44' Bendtner 39', 83' Ramsey 56' (pen.), 73' Van Persie 77' Gallas	Stadium: Schwarzlackenau Stadium Attendance: 6,900

27 July 2009	Szombathelyi Haladás	0–5	Arsenal	Szombathely
19:00 CEST		Report	17', 43' Bendtner 24', 40' Eduardo 66' (pen.) Van Persie	Stadium: Rohonci Street Stadium Attendance: 12,500

29 July 2009	Hannover 96	0–1	Arsenal	Hanover
19:00 CEST	Balitsch Haggui	Report Report]	8' Fàbregas Bendtner Van Persie Sagna	Stadium: AWD-Arena Attendance: 31,412

1 August 2009 Emirates Cup	Arsenal	2–1	Atlético Madrid	London
16:15 BST	Arshavin 86', 90'	Report	29' Juanito 44' Ujfaluši 88' Pacheco	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 54,224 Referee: Mark Clattenburg

2 August 2009 Emirates Cup	Arsenal	3–0	Rangers	London
16:15 BST	Wilshere 2', 72' Eduardo 11'	Report	50' McCulloch	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 56,758 Referee: Mike Dean

8 August 2009	Valencia	2–0	Arsenal	Valencia
21:30 CEST	Míchel 75' Villa 90'	Report		Stadium: Mestalla Stadium Attendance: 55,000

Premier League

A total of 20 teams competed in the Premier League in the 2009–10 season. Each team played 38 matches; two against every other team and one match at each club's stadium. Three points were awarded for each win, one point per draw, and none for defeats. At the end of the season the top three teams qualified for the group stages of the UEFA Champions League; the team in fourth needed to play a qualifier.^[26]

The provisional fixture list was released on 17 June 2009, but was subject to change in the event of clashes with other competitions, inclement weather, or matches being selected for television coverage.^[27]

August–October

Emmanuel Adebayor scored against Arsenal and reacted by celebrating in front of the visiting supporters.

The league campaign began for Arsenal with a trip to Goodison Park to face Everton on 15 August 2009. Denílson scored the opening goal four minutes before the half-hour and Vermaelen doubled Arsenal’s lead, heading the ball in from a Robin van Persie cross. Everton’s failure to mark Gallas brought about the visitors’ third just before the break. Fàbregas scored two goals in the second half, before substitute Eduardo added Arsenal’s sixth. They were unable to keep a cleansheet however; Saha scored for Everton in stoppage time. The game marked Vermaelen’s league debut and the player was described by The Guardian's match correspondent Andy Hunter as "comfortably the finest defender on display", having limited his counterpart Marouane Fellaini to so few chances while "anticipating danger expertly". The following week Abou Diaby scored two goals as Arsenal beat Portsmouth 4–1.^[28] Arsenal then travelled to play the incumbent champions Manchester United at Old Trafford. Arshavin's goal in the 40th minute gave Arsenal a "deserved" lead, but the team conceded a penalty in the second half – Manuel Almunia was adjusted to have fouled striker Wayne Rooney in the penalty box. Rooney converted the spot kick to level the scoreline, before Diaby headed the ball into his own net from a United free-kick. Wenger was sent to the stands by referee Mike Dean for having kicked a water bottle after Van Persie's equaliser was correctly disallowed. He felt the defeat was an "undeserved" one, going further to criticise his opponents' tactics: "I have seen a player make 20 fouls without getting a yellow card. If you have seen the game, you don't need me to tell you who but their player gets away without a yellow card. It's quite amazing."^[29]

Arsenal did not play another game for a fortnight because of the international football break. On the resumption of club football, they faced Manchester City at the City of Manchester Stadium. Arsenal lost for the second league match in succession, this time by four goals to two. Adebayor scored against his former club and caused controversy by running towards the Arsenal section and celebrating in front of them. Television replays also caught the striker attempting to stamp Van Persie’s face. At home Arsenal responded with a 4–0 win against Wigan Athletic and a single Van Persie’s goal was enough to beat Fulham away in the team’s final match of September. Vito Mannone's performance in the latter game was praised; he stood in for the injured Almunia. After six games, Arsenal garnered 12 points and stood in fifth position, having played a game less than each of the teams occupying the top four.

Blackburn Rovers visited Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium in early October; the week marked the start of Wenger's 14th year at the club. Six different players (Vermaelen, Van Persie, Arshavin, Fàbregas, Theo Walcott and Nicklas Bendtner) scored for Arsenal, in the team's 6–2 win. Arsenal defeated Birmingham City 3–1 at home and then drew away to West Ham United on 25 October 2009, where they led 2–0 at one stage. Arsenal’s final game of October was a North London derby against Tottenham Hotspur. Van Persie scored the opening goal in the 42nd minute, before Fàbregas added a second immediately – he won the ball straight from the kick-off and went past Tottenham’s static defence, before shooting past Heurelho Gomes. Van Persie scored Arsenal’s third in the second half and the 3–0 win moved Arsenal into third position, five points behind Chelsea in first who played a game more.

November–February

Arsenal's first fixture of November was against Wolverhampton Wanderers at the Molineux Stadium. The team moved into second place as a result of a 4–1 win. Wenger was skeptical of whether his team could reach a century of goals in the league, but was overjoyed at Arsenal's goal tally of 36 in 11 league matches: "[It] shows that the way we play football, the way we are organised and the way we go forward suits our players."^[30] Following the international football break, Arsenal played Sunderland at the Stadium of Light. Van Persie was absent after he injured himself whilst playing for the Netherlands and Eduardo stood in to deputise. Darren Bent's goal in the 71st minute won the match for Sunderland, who became the first team to prevent Arsenal from scoring in a league match. Manchester United's defeat of Everton moved Arsenal down into third position in the league table, three points in front. At home to league leaders Chelsea on 29 November 2009, Arsenal lost 3–0; striker Didier Drogba scored two goals in either interval of the game. When asked if Arsenal's title chances were over, Wenger replied, "It is not over and I believe, on what I have seen of Chelsea, that the team can drop points."

Matches

15 August 2009 1	Everton	1–6	Arsenal	Liverpool
17:30 BST	Saha 90'	Report	26' Denílson 37' Vermaelen 41' Gallas 48', 70' Fàbregas 89' Eduardo	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 39,309 Referee: Mark Halsey

22 August 2009 2	Arsenal	4–1	Portsmouth	London
15:00 BST	Diaby 18', 22' 90' Gallas 51' Ramsey 69'	Report	37' Kaboul	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,049 Referee: Steve Bennett

29 August 2009 3	Manchester United	2–1	Arsenal	Manchester
17:15 BST	35' Evra 59' (pen.) 62' Rooney 62' Brown 64' (o.g.) Diaby	Report	23' Song 32' Gallas 40' Arshavin 45' Van Persie 58' Almunia 71' Eboué 75' Sagna	Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 75,095 Referee: Mike Dean

12 September 2009 4	Manchester City	4–2	Arsenal	Manchester
15:00 BST	14' Lescott 20' (o.g.) Almunia 72' Bellamy 80' 81' Adebayor 84' Wright-Phillips	Report	19' Sagna 63' Van Persie 72' Song 88' Rosický	Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 47,339 Referee: Mark Clattenburg

19 September 2009 5	Arsenal	4–0	Wigan Athletic	London
15:00 BST	25', 49' Vermaelen 59' 23' Eboué 90' Fàbregas 40' Song	Report	53' Gómez 65' Scharner	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 59,103 Referee: Mike Jones

26 September 2009 6	Fulham	0–1	Arsenal	London
17:30 BST	26' Murphy 45' Zamora 70' Pantsil 79' Konchesky	Report	52' Van Persie	Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 25,700 Referee: Martin Atkinson

4 October 2009 7	Arsenal	6–2	Blackburn Rovers	London
13:30 BST	17' Vermaelen 33' 45' Van Persie 37' Arshavin 57' Fàbregas 75' Walcott 89' Bendtner	Report	4' Nzonzi 30' Dunn 11' Di Santo	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 59,431 Referee: Peter Walton

17 October 2009 8	Arsenal	3–1	Birmingham City	London
15:00 BST	16' Van Persie 18' Diaby 84' Arshavin 73' Song	Report	38' Bowyer 58' Hart 63' Ridgewell	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,082 Referee: Lee Probert

25 October 2009 9	West Ham United	2–2	Arsenal	London
16:15 GMT	74' Cole 80' (pen.) Diamanti 78', 85' Parker 71' Hines 78' Collison	Report	16' Van Persie 37' Gallas 77' Eboué 80' Mannone	Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 34,442 Referee: Chris Foy

31 October 2009 10	Arsenal	3–0	Tottenham Hotspur	London
12:45 GMT	42', 60' Van Persie 43' Fàbregas 78' Vermaelen	Report	62' Crouch	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,103 Referee: Mark Clattenburg

7 November 2009 11	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1–4	Arsenal	Wolverhampton
17:30 GMT	89' Craddock 27' Ebanks-Blake 60' Milijaš	Report	28' (o.g.) Zubar 36' (o.g.) Craddock 45' Fàbregas 66' 40' Arshavin 10' Gallas 59' Gibbs	Stadium: Molineux Stadium Attendance: 28,937 Referee: Steve Bennett

21 November 2009 12	Sunderland	1–0	Arsenal	Sunderland
15:00 GMT	71' Bent 84' Bardsley 90' Richardson	Report	90' Traoré	Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 44,918 Referee: Alan Wiley

29 November 2009 13	Arsenal	0–3	Chelsea	London
16:00 GMT	26' Traoré 90+5' Fàbregas	Report	41', 86' 37' Drogba 45' (o.g.) Vermaelen 70' Mikel	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,067 Referee: Andre Marriner

5 December 2009 14	Arsenal	2–0	Stoke City	London
15:00 GMT	26' Arshavin 79' Ramsey 20' Fàbregas	Report		Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,041 Referee: Mark Clattenburg

13 December 2009 15	Liverpool	1–2	Arsenal	Liverpool
16:00 GMT	41' Kuyt 44' Aurélio 55' Mascherano 85' Lucas	Report	50' (o.g.) Johnson 58' 81' Arshavin 24' Denílson 82' Fàbregas	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 43,853 Referee: Howard Webb

16 December 2009 16	Burnley	1–1	Arsenal	Lancashire
19:45 GMT	28' (pen.) Alexander 40' Eagles 88' Caldwell	Report	7' Fàbregas	Stadium: Turf Moor Attendance: 21,309 Referee: Mike Dean

19 December 2009 17	Arsenal	3–0	Hull City	London
17:30 GMT	45+4' Denílson 59' Eduardo 80' Diaby 45' Nasri	Report	45' Barmby 45' Hunt 45+2' Zayatte 45+5' Boateng 90+3' Olofinjana	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,006 Referee: Steve Bennett

27 December 2009 18	Arsenal	3–0	Aston Villa	London
13:30 GMT	65', 81' Fàbregas 90+1' Diaby 67' Song	Report	55' A. Young 76' Cuéllar 90+4' Delph	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,056 Referee: Phil Dowd

30 December 2009 19	Portsmouth	1–4	Arsenal	Portsmouth
19:45 GMT	74' Belhadj 45+2' Mokoena 86' Hughes	Report	28' Eduardo 42' Nasri 69' Ramsey 81' Song	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 20,404 Referee: Alan Wiley

9 January 2010 20	Arsenal	2–2	Everton	London
15:00 GMT	28' Denílson 90+2' Rosický 87' Sagna	Report	12' Osman 81' 90+1' Pienaar	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,053 Referee: Peter Walton

17 January 2010 21	Bolton Wanderers	0–2	Arsenal	Bolton
16:00 GMT	35' Robinson	Report	28' Fàbregas 78' Mérida 37' Rosický 77' Vermaelen	Stadium: Reebok Stadium Attendance: 23,893 Referee: Phil Dowd

20 January 2010 22	Arsenal	4–2	Bolton Wanderers	London
19:45 GMT	43' Rosický 52' Fàbregas 65' Vermaelen 85' Arshavin 87' Clichy	Report	7' Cahill 28' (pen.) Taylor 47' Muamba 68' McCann	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 59,084 Referee: Alan Wiley

27 January 2010 23	Aston Villa	0–0	Arsenal	Birmingham
19:45 GMT	55' Heskey 90+3' Dunne	Report	13' Vermaelen 84' Clichy	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 39,601 Referee: Lee Probert

31 January 2010 24	Arsenal	1–3	Manchester United	London
16:00 GMT	80' Vermaelen 17' Song	Report	33' (o.g.) Almunia 37' Rooney 52' Park	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,091 Referee: Chris Foy

6 February 2010 25	Chelsea	2–0	Arsenal	London
16:00 GMT	8', 23' Drogba 88' Zhirkov 88' J. Cole	Report	83' Song 84' Fàbregas	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,794 Referee: Mike Dean

10 February 2010 26	Arsenal	1–0	Liverpool	London
19:45 GMT	72' Diaby 40' Clichy 64' Bendtner 90+5' Fàbregas	Report	41' Rodríguez 62' Degen	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,045 Referee: Howard Webb

20 February 2010 27	Arsenal	2–0	Sunderland	London
15:00 GMT	27' Bendtner 90+3' (pen.) Fàbregas 50' Fàbregas	Report	34' Cana 44' Turner 58' Richardson 71' Mensah 90+2' Ferdinand	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,083 Referee: Steve Bennett

27 February 2010 28	Stoke City	1–3	Arsenal	Stoke-on-Trent
17:30 GMT	8' Pugh 66' Shawcross	Report	32' Bendtner 90+1' (pen.) Fàbregas 90+4' Vermaelen 62' Song	Stadium: Britannia Stadium Attendance: 27,011 Referee: Peter Walton

6 March 2010 29	Arsenal	3–1	Burnley	London
15:00 GMT	34' Fàbregas 60' Walcott 90+4' Arshavin	Report	50' Nugent 27' McDonald 48' Paterson 69' Carlisle 72' Elliott	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,043 Referee: Chris Foy

13 March 2010 30	Hull City	1–2	Arsenal	Kingston upon Hull
17:30 GMT	28' (pen.) Bullard 39' Dawson 41', 45+1'Boateng	Report	14' Arshavin 90+3' 40' Bendtner 28' Campbell	Stadium: KC Stadium Attendance: 25,023 Referee: Andre Marriner

20 March 2010 31	Arsenal	2–0	West Ham United	London
17:30 GMT	5' Denílson 83' (pen.) Fàbregas 44' Vermaelen 39' Campbell	Report	38' 44' Diamanti 45+1' Kováč 62' Upson 90+1' Daprelà	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,077 Referee: Martin Atkinson

27 March 2010 32	Birmingham City	1–1	Arsenal	Birmingham
15:00 GMT	90+2' Phillips 73' Ferguson 85' Gardner 89' Carr	Report	81' Nasri 16' Song 25' Clichy	Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 27,039 Referee: Howard Webb

3 April 2010 33	Arsenal	1–0	Wolverhampton Wanderers	London
15:00 BST	90+4' Bendtner	Report	66' Henry 64' Jarvis 79' Mancienne	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,067 Referee: Andre Marriner

14 April 2010 34	Tottenham Hotspur	2–1	Arsenal	London
20:00 BST	10' Rose 47' Bale 33' Modrić 36' Kaboul 83' Dawson	Report	85' Bendtner 36' Denílson	Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 36,041 Referee: Mark Clattenburg

18 April 2010 35	Wigan Athletic	3–2	Arsenal	Wigan
13:30 BST	80' Watson 89', 68' Bramble 90+1' N'Zogbia 24' Diamé	Report	41' Walcott 48' Silvestre 37' Nasri	Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 22,113 Referee: Lee Mason

24 April 2010 36	Arsenal	0–0	Manchester City	London
17:30 BST	42' Silvestre 51' Diaby 67' Song 82' Van Persie	Report	81' Bellamy 83' Zabaleta	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,086 Referee: Mike Dean

3 May 2010 37	Blackburn Rovers	2–1	Arsenal	Blackburn
17:00 BST	Grella 25' Dunn 44' Pedersen 59' Samba 68'	Report	13' Van Persie 65' Silvestre 90' Campbell	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 26,138 Referee: Martin Atkinson

9 May 2010 38	Arsenal	4–0	Fulham	London
16:00 BST	Arshavin 21' Van Persie 26' Baird 37' (o.g.) Eboué 68' Fabiański 69' Vela 84'	Report	65' Dempsey 90+3' Kelly	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,039 Referee: Mike Jones

Classification

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Chelsea (C)	38	27	5	6	103	32	+71	86	2010–11 UEFA Champions League Group stage
2	Manchester United	38	27	4	7	86	28	+58	85
3	Arsenal	38	23	6	9	83	41	+42	75
4	Tottenham Hotspur	38	21	7	10	67	41	+26	70	2010–11 UEFA Champions League Play-off round
5	Manchester City	38	18	13	7	73	45	+28	67	2010–11 UEFA Europa League Play-off round^{[lower-alpha 1]}

Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Premier League
(C) Champion.
Notes:

↑ Since Manchester United won of the League Cup and then qualified to the Champions League, their spot in the Europa League was passed down to 6th-placed team. Note that the 6th-placed Aston Villa was also the League Cup runners-up.

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
38	23	6	9	83	41	+42	75	15	2	2	48	15	+33	8	4	7	35	26	+9

Source: ^[31]

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38
Ground	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H
Result	W	W	L	L	W	W	W	W	D	W	W	L	L	W	W	D	W	W	W	D	W	W	D	L	L	W	W	W	W	W	W	D	W	L	L	D	L	W
Position	1	1	5	8	6	5	4	4	3	3	2	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3

Source: ^[31]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

FA Cup

3 January 2010 Third round	West Ham United	1–2	Arsenal	London
16:15 GMT	Diamanti 45+1' Daprelà 45'	Report	78' Ramsey 83' Eduardo 27' Song	Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 25,549 Referee: Mark Clattenburg

24 January 2010 Fourth round	Stoke City	3–1	Arsenal	Stoke-on-Trent
13:30 GMT	Fuller 2', 78' Whitehead 86'	Report	42' Denílson	Stadium: Britannia Stadium Attendance: 19,735 Referee: Martin Atkinson

Football League Cup

22 September 2009 Third round	Arsenal	2–0	West Bromwich Albion	London
19:45 BST	Watt 68' Vela 76' Senderos 32' Ramsey 57'	Report	37' Thomas 38' Cox	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 56,592 Referee: Lee Mason

28 October 2009 Fourth round	Arsenal	2–1	Liverpool	London
19:45 GMT	Mérida 19' Bendtner 50'	Report	26' Insúa	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,004 Referee: Alan Wiley

2 December 2009 Fifth round	Manchester City	3–0	Arsenal	Manchester
19:45 GMT	Tevez 50' Wright-Phillips 69' Weiss 89' Kompany 82' Bellamy 83'	Report	38' Traoré 39' Eastmond 58' Silvestre 77' Wilshere 79' Song 82' Ramsey	Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 46,015 Referee: Chris Foy

UEFA Champions League

Play-off round

18 August 2009 First leg	Celtic	0–2	Arsenal	Glasgow, Scotland
19:45 BST	52' Fox 58' N'Guemo 86' Loovens	Report	43' Gallas 71' (o.g.) Caldwell 84' Clichy	Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 58,165 Referee: Massimo Busacca (Switzerland)

26 August 2009 Second leg	Arsenal	3–1 (5–1 agg.)	Celtic	London, England
19:45 BST	28' (pen.) Eduardo 53', 53' Eboué 74' Arshavin 83' Denílson	Report	90+2' Donati 33' Caldwell 56' McGeady 83' Brown	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 59,962 Referee: Manuel Mejuto González (Spain)

Group stage

Group H
Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Arsenal	6	4	1	1	12	5	+7	13
Olympiacos	6	3	1	2	4	5	−1	10
Standard Liège	6	1	2	3	7	9	−2	5
AZ	6	0	4	2	4	8	−4	4

16 September 2009 1	Standard Liège	2–3	Arsenal	Liège, Belgium
20:45 CEST	Mangala 3' Jovanović 5' (pen.) Witsel 68' Nicaise 76'	Report	Clichy 34' Bendtner 45' Vermaelen 78' Eduardo 81'	Stadium: Stade Maurice Dufrasne Attendance: 23,022 Referee: Eduardo Iturralde González (Spain)

29 September 2009 2	Arsenal	2–0	Olympiacos	London, England
19:45 BST	Van Persie 52', 78' Arshavin 86' Fàbregas 90'	Report	Żewłakow 52' Dudu 66' Torosidis 80' Bravo 89'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 59,884 Referee: Stéphane Lannoy (France)

20 October 2009 3	AZ	1–1	Arsenal	Alkmaar, Netherlands
20:45 CEST	Mendes da Silva 90+3' Lens 89'	Report	Fàbregas 36' Van Persie 48' Clichy 66' Vela 77'	Stadium: DSB Stadion Attendance: 16,666 Referee: Martin Hansson (Sweden)

4 November 2009 4	Arsenal	4–1	AZ	London, England
19:45 GMT	Fàbregas 25', 52' Nasri 43' Diaby 72'	Report	Moisander 66' Lens 82'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 59,345 Referee: Alain Hamer (Luxembourg)

24 November 2009 5	Arsenal	2–0	Standard Liège	London, England
19:45 GMT	Nasri 35' Denílson 45+2' Fàbregas 87'	Report	Mulemo 68' Mangala 70' Carcela-González 86'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 59,941 Referee: Konrad Plautz (Austria)

9 December 2009 6	Olympiacos	1–0	Arsenal	Piraeus, Greece
21:45 EET	Leonardo 24', 47'	Report	Mérida 40'	Stadium: Karaiskakis Stadium Attendance: 30,277 Referee: Lucílio Batista (Portugal)

Knockout phase

Round of 16

17 February 2010 First leg	Porto	2–1	Arsenal	Porto, Portugal
19:45 WET	Fabiański 11' (o.g.) Falcao 51' Alves 34' Fucile 64' Pereira 78' Fernando 84'	Report	Campbell 18' Diaby 31'	Stadium: Estádio do Dragão Attendance: 40,717 Referee: Martin Hansson (Sweden)

9 March 2010 Second leg	Arsenal	5–0 (6–2 agg.)	Porto	London, England
19:45 GMT	Bendtner 10', 25', 90+1' (pen.), 44' Nasri 63' Eboué 66' Vermaelen 38'	Report	Falcao 24' Pereira 59'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 59,661 Referee: Frank De Bleeckere (Belgium)

Quarter-finals

31 March 2010 First leg	Arsenal	2–2	Barcelona	London, England
19:45 BST	Walcott 69' Fàbregas 85' (pen.) 44' Arshavin 21' Song 40' Eboué 74' Diaby 79'	Report	Ibrahimović 46', 59' Puyol 84' Piqué 72'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 59,572 Referee: Massimo Busacca (Switzerland)

6 April 2010 Second leg	Barcelona	4–1 (6–3 agg.)	Arsenal	Barcelona, Spain
20:45 CEST	Messi 21', 37', 42', 88'	Report	Bendtner 18' Denílson 31' Rosický 45' Eboué 67'	Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 93,330 Referee: Wolfgang Stark (Germany)

Squad statistics

Arsenal used a total of 41 players during the 2009–10 season and there were 20 different goalscorers. There were also four squad members who did not make a first-team appearance in the campaign. This was the first season the team played in a 4–3–3 formation, utilised for the benefit of Fàbregas. Sagna featured in 44 matches – the most of any Arsenal player in the campaign. Vermaelen started in 33 league matches.

The team scored a total of 115 goals in all competitions. The highest scorer was Fàbregas, with 19 goals, 15 of which scored in the league. Vermaelen was the only Arsenal player to be sent off in the entire season.

Key

No. = Squad number

Pos = Playing position

Nat. = Nationality

Apps = Appearances

GK = Goalkeeper

DF = Defender

MF = Midfielder

FW = Forward

= Yellow cards

= Red cards

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

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Premier League		FA Cup		League Cup		Europe		Total		Discipline
No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	ESP	Manuel Almunia	29	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	36	0	1	0
2	MF	FRA	Abou Diaby	26 (3)	6	(1)	0	0	0	9 (1)	1	35 (5)	7	4	0
3	DF	FRA	Bacary Sagna	31 (4)	0	1	0	0	0	7 (1)	0	39 (5)	0	3	0
4	MF	ESP	Cesc Fàbregas	26 (1)	15	1	0	0	0	8	4	35 (1)	19	8	0
5	DF	BEL	Thomas Vermaelen	33	7	1	0	0	0	11	1	45	8	4	1
6	DF	SUI	Philippe Senderos	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	1	0
7	MF	CZE	Tomáš Rosický	14 (11)	3	0	0	1	0	5 (2)	0	20 (13)	3	2	0
8	MF	FRA	Samir Nasri	22 (4)	2	(1)	0	1	0	6	3	29 (5)	5	2	0
9	FW	CRO	Eduardo	13 (11)	2	1 (1)	1	1	0	2 (3)	2	17 (5)	5	0	0
10	DF	FRA	William Gallas	26	3	1	1	0	0	8	1	35	4	2	0
11	FW	NED	Robin van Persie	14 (2)	9	0	0	0	0	4	1	18 (2)	10	5	0
12	FW	MEX	Carlos Vela	1 (10)	1	2	0	1 (1)	1	2 (3)	0	6 (14)	2	1	0
14	MF	ENG	Theo Walcott	12 (11)	3	1	0	0	0	2 (4)	1	15 (15)	4	0	0
15	MF	BRA	Denílson	19 (1)	3	1	1	0	0	5 (2)	1	25 (3)	5	3	0
16	MF	WAL	Aaron Ramsey	7 (11)	3	1 (1)	1	3	0	1 (5)	0	12 (17)	4	2	0
17	MF	CMR	Alex Song	25 (1)	1	1	0	1	0	10	0	37 (1)	1	13	0
18	DF	FRA	Mikaël Silvestre	9 (3)	1	2	0	3	0	2 (1)	0	16 (4)	1	3	0
19	MF	ENG	Jack Wilshere	(1)	0	1	0	2	0	1 (2)	0	4 (3)	0	1	0
20	DF	SUI	Johan Djourou	(1)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	(1)	0	0	0
21	GK	POL	Łukasz Fabiański	4	0	2	0	2	0	2	0	10	0	1	0
22	DF	FRA	Gaël Clichy	23 (1)	0	0	0	0	0	9	0	32 (1)	0	6	0
23	MF	RUS	Andrey Arshavin	25 (5)	10	(1)	0	0	0	7 (1)	2	32 (7)	12	3	0
24	GK	ITA	Vito Mannone	5	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	8	0	1	0
27	DF	CIV	Emmanuel Eboué	17 (8)	1	0	0	1	0	6 (4)	2	24 (12)	3	6	0
28	DF	ENG	Kieran Gibbs	3	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	7	0	1	0
30	DF	FRA	Armand Traoré	9	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	12	0	3	0
31	DF	ENG	Sol Campbell	10 (1)	0	1	0	0	0	2	1	13 (1)	1	3	0
32	MF	ESP	Fran Mérida	(4)	1	1	0	2	1	1	0	4 (4)	2	1	0
33	MF	NED	Nacer Barazite	0	0	0	0	(1)	0	0	0	(1)	0	0	0
34	MF	ENG	Kyle Bartley	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0
35	MF	FRA	Francis Coquelin	0	0	1	0	1 (1)	0	0	0	2 (1)	0	0	0
36	DF	ENG	Thomas Cruise	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0
37	DF	ENG	Craig Eastmond	2 (2)	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	5 (2)	0	1	0
38	MF	ENG	Jay Emmanuel-Thomas	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
42	DF	ENG	Kerrea Gilbert	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	3	0	0	0
45	MF	ENG	Henri Lansbury	(1)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	(1)	0	0	0
48	MF	ENG	Mark Randall	0	0	0	0	(2)	0	0	0	(2)	0	0	0
51	FW	FRA	Gilles Sunu	0	0	0	0	1	0	(1)	0	1 (1)	0	0	0
52	FW	DEN	Nicklas Bendtner	13 (10)	6	0	0	1	1	7	5	21 (10)	12	3	0
53	GK	POL	Wojciech Szczęsny	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
54	MF	ENG	Sanchez Watt	0	0	0	0	1 (2)	1	0	0	1 (2)	1	0	0

Source: ^[32]^[33]

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[table_note_res_ELPR0.6626320218959-31] Since Manchester United won of the League Cup and then qualified to the Champions League, their spot in the Europa League was passed down to 6th-placed team. Note that the 6th-placed Aston Villa was also the League Cup runners-up.

[1] ttp://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/arsenal-top-premier-league-fair-play-table

[Vermaelen_contract-2] Arsenal FC | Thomas Vermaelen completes move to Arsenal

[Galindo-3] "Wenger – New boy Galindo will go on loan". Arsenal F.C. 17 June 2010. Archived from the original on 20 November 2012. Retrieved 20 December 2012.

[Campbell_contract-4] "Arsenal FC". Archived from the original on 19 January 2010. Retrieved 16 January 2010. Text " Sol Campbell rejoins Arsenal " ignored (help)

[Youngsters-5] 1 2 3 "Four youngsters turn pro while nine depart". Arsenal F,C. 30 June 2009. Retrieved 20 December 2012.

[6] "Adebayor completes move to Manchester City". Arsenal.com. Arsenal F.C. 20 July 2009. Retrieved 20 December 2012.

[arsenal.com-7] Arsenal FC | Kolo Toure signs for Manchester City

[Botelho,_Pedro-8] "Celta land Gunners defender". Sky Sports. 23 July 2009. Retrieved 20 December 2012.

[Nordtveit_Loan-9] "Nordtveit joins FC Nurnberg on loan". Arsenal F.C. 7 August 2009. Retrieved 20 December 2012.

[Emmanuel-Thomas_Loan-10] "Emmanuel-Thomas joins Blackpool on loan". Arsenal F.C. 17 August 2009. Retrieved 20 December 2012.

[Lansbury_Loan-11] "Henri Lansbury joins Watford on loan". Arsenal F.C. 21 August 2009. Archived from the original on 26 August 2009. Retrieved 20 December 2012.

[12] "Simpson joins QPR on season-long loan deal". Arsenal F.C. 27 August 2009. Archived from the original on 9 August 2016. Retrieved 20 December 2012.

[Hoyte_Loan-13] "Hoyte joins Brighton and Hove Albion on loan". Arsenal F.C. 9 October 2009. Retrieved 20 December 2012.

[14] "Wojciech Szczesny joins Brentford on loan". Arsenal F.C. 20 November 2009. Retrieved 20 December 2012.

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[17] "Gilbert joins Peterborough United on loan". Arsenal F.C. 15 January 2010. Retrieved 20 December 2012.

[18] "Philippe Senderos joins Everton on loan". Arsenal F.C. 25 January 2010. Archived from the original on 19 September 2012. Retrieved 20 December 2012.

[19] "Jack Wilshere joins Bolton Wanderers on loan". Arsenal F.C. 25 January 2010. Archived from the original on 21 September 2012. Retrieved 20 December 2012.

[20] "Sanchez Watt joins Southend United on loan". Arsenal F.C. 1 February 2010. Retrieved 20 December 2012.

[21] "Kyle Bartley joins Sheffield United on loan". Arsenal F.C. 9 February 2010. Retrieved 20 December 2012.

[22] "Gilles Sunu joins Derby County on loan". Arsenal F.C. 19 February 2010. Archived from the original on 23 February 2010. Retrieved 20 December 2012.

[23] "Jay Emmanuel-Thomas joins Doncaster on loan". Arsenal F.C. 27 February 2010. Retrieved 20 December 2012.

[24] "Luke Ayling joins Yeovil Town on loan". Arsenal F.C. 17 March 2010. Retrieved 20 December 2012.

[25] "Sanchez Watt joins Leeds United on loan". Arsenal F.C. 25 March 2010. Archived from the original on 22 September 2012. Retrieved 20 December 2012.

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Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
38	23	6	9	83	41	+42	75	15	2	2	48	15	+33	8	4	7	35	26	+9

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
38	23	6	9	83	41	+42	75	15	2	2	48	15	+33	8	4	7	35	26	+9