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The 2016–17 season was Arsenal's 25th in the Premier League, their 91st consecutive season in the top flight of English football and their 100th season in the top flight overall. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The club participated in the Premier League , FA Cup , EFL Cup and the UEFA Champions League .
2016 January 2016 [11] Liverpool: 6 Leah Williamson 29 March 1997 (20) 2014 July 2015 [12] Homegrown: 8 Jordan Nobbs 8 December 1992 (24) 2010 February 2016 [13] Sunderland: 10 Kim Little 29 June 1990 (26) 2016 October 2016 [14] Seattle Reign: 11 Carla Humphrey 15 December 1996 (20) 2015 February 2015 [15] Homegrown: 17
This season saw Wenger's Arsenal get knocked out of the FA Cup at the Third round stage for the first and only time in his 22 seasons at the club, while Arsenal made it through to the 2018 League Cup Final where they lost to Manchester City. Wenger made it to 3 EFL Cups finals with Arsenal but never won that competition.
A year later, Arsenal completed another victorious FA Cup campaign, [84] and became the most successful club in the tournament's history by winning their 13th FA Cup in 2016–17. However, in that same season Arsenal finished fifth in the league, the first time they had finished outside the top four since before Wenger arrived in 1996. [85]
A turn of Jurrien Timber’s head, and maybe a first real twist in the title race. Arsenal’s 2-0 win followed enough twists on the night itself.From a position at half-time where it looked like ...
He was released by Arsenal at the end of the 2017–18 season. [17] Following his release he signed for Blackpool on a one-year contract. [ 18 ] He was sent off in September 2018, but the club appealed to the FA who overruled it and rescinded the three-match ban.
In April 2016, Arsenal announced plans to play two pre-season friendlies against Sydney FC and Western Sydney Wanderers in Australia ahead of the 2017–18 season. [18] It was the first time Arsenal played in Australia since 1977, when the team visited as part of the World of Soccer Cup . [ 19 ]
Chelsea qualified for the 2017 FA Community Shield as winners of the 2016–17 Premier League. The turning point in their season came in September 2016, following successive defeats, first at home to Liverpool and then away at Arsenal. [10] Manager Antonio Conte adopted a 3–4–3 formation which saw Chelsea embark on a 13-match winning run. [10]