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In December 2019, Arsenal appointed former club captain Mikel Arteta as the new head coach. [99] In a season heavily impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, Arsenal finished the league season in eighth, their lowest finish since 1994–95 , but beat Chelsea 2–1 to earn a record-extending 14th FA Cup win.
When Arsenal was founded in 1886 by munition workers' from Woolwich, the club resisted the lure of professionalism and remained an amateur side. [12] Success in local cup competitions soon followed, and a tie against Derby County in the FA Cup on 17 January 1891 led to the opposition approaching two of Arsenal's players, in view of offering them professional contracts. [12]
The Gunners turned the game around in the second half when Gabriel Jesus scored a hat-trick, ending his 367-day Emirates goal drought dating back to 17 December 2023. [144] Former Arsenal player Eddie Nketiah brought one back for Palace late on. [146] The 3–2 result advanced Arsenal to the semi-finals for the first time since 2021–22 season ...
He led Arsenal to the round of 32 in the Europa League, but had only won once in 5 games, and was replaced on 20 December by Manchester City assistant coach and former captain Mikel Arteta. [7] New boss Arteta named his coaching staff on 24 December, with assistants Albert Stuivenberg and Steve Round, and goalkeeping coach Iñaki Caña joining ...
It was reported on 3 July 2023 that some first-team players who were not in action for their respective countries since the end of the previous campaign were back to the London Colney training ground for pre-season training. [8] Arsenal confirmed on 6 July that English forward and academy graduate Reiss Nelson had signed a new long-term contract.
On 24 June, Greek centre-back Konstantinos Mavropanos's loan spell at Bundesliga club Stuttgart was extended for another season. [8]David Luiz playing for Brazil in 2013. On 1 July, Arsenal released several players, of which the only first-team player was Brazilian centre-back David Luiz, who was at the end of his contract; Luiz later joined Brazilian top-flight side Flamengo in September.
[24] [25] Arteta's Arsenal rebuild on and off the pitch began to take shape in this season, [26] [27] with the Gunners moving into the top four for several times between December 2021 and May 2022. On 6 May 2022, the club announced that the Spaniard had signed a new contract to the end of the 2024–25 campaign.
His first win as Southampton's manager came on 16 December in a 3–2 win at home to Arsenal, ending the Gunners' four-month 22-match unbeaten run. On 27 April 2019, Southampton secured Premier League status after a 3–3 draw against AFC Bournemouth at St Mary's . [ 25 ]