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The 2021–22 season was Arsenal Football Club's 30th season in the Premier League, their 96th consecutive season in the top flight of English football and 105th season in the top flight overall. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It began on 1 July 2021 and concluded on 30 June 2022, with competitive matches played between August and May.
The best opportunity from Arsenal to tie it up came from a Granit Xhaka free kick in the twenty-ninth minute that was tipped over by Martínez. The 1–0 loss saw Aston Villa complete their first league double over Arsenal in 38 years, who remained winless against the Villans in their last three Premier League meetings dating back to last ...
Arsenal remained consistent domestically, advancing to the quarter-finals of the FA Cup after defeating Portsmouth but remaining in roughly the same mid-table position in the Premier League. The COVID-19 pandemic caused all competitions to be suspended from March until 17 June, when Arsenal played Manchester City in a game originally scheduled ...
On 18 April 2021, Arsenal were announced as a founding club of the breakaway European competition The Super League; they withdrew from the competition two days later amid near-universal condemnation. [14] The Gunners finished the season in eighth place once again, this time not qualifying for a European competition for the first time in 25 years.
Arsenal's first ever silverware was won as the Royal Arsenal in 1890. The Kent Junior Cup, won by Royal Arsenal's reserves, was the club's first trophy, while the first team's first trophy came three weeks later when they won the Kent Senior Cup. [7] [8] Their first national major honour came in 1930, when they won the FA Cup. [9]
[95] [96] Mohamed Elneny, who was the only player left from the Gunners' 2016–17 Champions League squad, [97] was back on the bench for the first time since a serious knee injury in January 2023. [98] [99] Six of Arsenal's starting eleven – Raya, Rice, Saka, Saliba, Trossard and White – made their debuts in the competition on a rain ...
The 2015–16 season was Arsenal's 24th season in the Premier League and 90th consecutive season in the top flight of English football. [1] [2] The club entered the season as the FA Cup holders, [3] and participated in the Premier League, FA Cup, League Cup, Community Shield and the UEFA Champions League.
Arsenal players Kolašinac (left) and Héctor Bellerín celebrating the former's goal against Swansea City in October. Arsenal began their league campaign at home against Leicester City. Ahead of the opener, Wenger emphasised the importance of starting the season strong, especially since the club had won just one of their previous five opening ...