2006–07 Arsenal F.C. season

English football club season November 2020 May 2013 Arsenal F.C. 2006–07 Emirates Stadium Arsène Wenger Peter Hill-Wood FA Premier League 4th FA Cup Fifth round League Cup Runners-up UEFA Champions League Round of 16 Robin van Persie (11) Robin van Persie (13) 60,128 (vs. Manchester United, 21 January 2007) 56,761 (vs. Blackburn Rovers, 17 February 2007) _arsenal0608h _arsenal0608h _arsenal0608h _arsenal0608h _redtop FFFFFF FF0000 FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF _arsenal0507a _arsenal0507a _arsenal0507a _arsenal0507a _arsenal0507al FFFF00 FFFF00 FFFF00 2B2B2B 2B2B2B _arsenal0405a _arsenal0405a _arsenal0405a _arsenal0405a _arsenal0405a 1144DC 1144DC 1144DC 1144DC 0000FF 2005–06 2007–08 The 2006–07 season was Arsenal Football Club's 15th season in the Premier League and their 81st consecutive season in the top flight of English football.https://www.arsenal.com/news/features/48523/behind-the-numbers- All-time Arsenal James Josh 18 June 2013 Arsenal F.C. 22 June 2023 live https://web.archive.org/web/20230622042610/https://www.arsenal.com/news/features/48523/behind-the-numbers- 22 June 2023https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/engall.html English Clubs Divisional Movements 1888–2016 Ross James Heneghan Michael Orford Stuart Culliton Eoin 25 August 2016 Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation 22 June 2023 live https://web.archive.org/web/20230622041929/https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/engall.html 22 June 2023 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 players represented Arsenal in four competitions and there were 18 goalscorers. Arsenal's top goalscorer was Robin van Persie, who scored 13 goals in 31 appearances. Transfers In y ENG Alex Song Transferred CMR 17 DM n 1987 9 9 2006 6 1 Bastia FRA S U £1M BBC ENG y Tomáš Rosický Transferred CZE 7 AM y 1980 10 4 2006 5 23 Borussia Dortmund GER S U U BBC ENG Júlio Baptista Loan BRA 9 AM n 1981 10 1 2006 8 31 Real Madrid ESP S May 2007 N/A BBC ENG y William Gallas Swap FRA 10 CB y 1977 8 17 2006 8 31 Chelsea ENG S U FreeSwap BBC ENG Denílson Transferred BRA 15 MF n 1988 2 16 2006 8 31 São Paulo BRA S U £3.4M BBC December 2010 Out y ENG Dennis Bergkamp Retired y NED 10 SS 1969 05 10 2006 7 22 BBC ENG y Robert Pires Transferred y FRA 7 AM 1973 10 29 2006 5 25 Villarreal ESP S Free BBC ENG Ryan Smith Transferred y ENG 43 MF 1986 11 10 2006 8 4 Derby County ENG S U BBC ENG y Sebastian Larsson Loaned out y SWE 29 MF 1985 6 5 2006 8 4 Birmingham City ENG S N/A BBC ENG y Nicklas Bendtner Loaned out y DEN 26 MF 1988 1 16 2006 8 4 Birmingham City ENG S N/A BBC ENG Sol Campbell Transferred y ENG 23 CB 1974 9 18 2006 8 8 Portsmouth ENG S Free BBC ENG y Arturo Lupoli Loaned out y ITA 41 CF 1987 6 24 2006 8 18 Derby County ENG S N/A BBC ENG Pascal Cygan Transferred y FRA 18 DF 1974 4 29 2006 8 31 Villarreal ESP S £2M BBC ENG y José Antonio Reyes Loaned out y ESP 9 MF 1983 9 1 2006 8 31 Real Madrid ESP S N/A (Included in Baptista transfer) BBC ENG Ashley Cole Transferred y ENG 3 LB 1980 12 20 2006 8 31 Chelsea ENG S £5M + Gallas BBC ENG y Anthony Stokes Transferred y IRE 45 FW 1988 7 25 2007 1 8 Sunderland ENG W £2M BBC ENG Lauren Transferred n CMR 12 RB 1977 1 19 2007 1 18 Portsmouth ENG W £0.5M BBC ENG y Alex Song Loaned out n CMR 17 DM 1987 9 9 2007 1 30 Charlton Athletic ENG W N/A BBC ENG Sebastian Larsson Transferred y SWE 29 MF 1985 6 6 2007 1 31 Birmingham City ENG W £1M BBC 2 August 2008 2006 December 2010 Club Coaching staff right|thumb|150px|This was Arsène Wenger's 11th season with Arsenal. Manager France Arsène Wenger y Assistant manager Northern Ireland Pat Rice First team coach Bosnia Boro Primorac y Goalkeeping coach Republic of Ireland Gerry Peyton Physiotherapist England Gary Lewin y Fitness coach England Tony Colbert Chief scout England Steve Rowley y Kit manager England Vic AkersEngland Paul Johnson 1 July 2006 Arsenal FC December 2010 Kit Supplier: Nike / Sponsor: Fly Emirates _arsenal0608h _arsenal0608h _arsenal0608h _arsenal0608h _redtop FF0000 Home _arsenal0608h _arsenal0608h _arsenal0608h _arsenal0608h _liverpool0405h FF0000 FF0000 Home alt. _arsenal0507a _arsenal0507a _arsenal0507a _arsenal0507a _arsenal0507al FBDD00 FBDD00 FBDD00 2B2B2B 2B2B2B Away _arsenal0405a _arsenal0405a _arsenal0405a _arsenal0405a _arsenal0405a 1144DC 1144DC 1144DC 1144DC 0000FF Third _nike06green _arsenal0607g2 _nike06green _nike06green _nike06green 008000 008000 2D9F41 2D9F41 2D9F41 Goalkeeper 1 _nike06green _arsenal0607g2 _nike06green _nike06black _nike06green 008000 008000 2D9F41 000000 2D9F41 Goalkeeper alt. _nike06black _arsenal0607g1 _nike06black _arsenal1314g(h) _nike06green 1B1B1B 1B1B1B 000000 000000 000000 Goalkeeper 2 _mex06g2 FFD81C 000000 FFFF00 000000 FFFF00 Goalkeeper 3 _nike06yellow _mex06g2 FFD81C 000000 FFFF00 FFFF00 FFFF00 Goalkeeper Pre-season Kit information All of the new Arsenal kit this season was featured with new sponsor, Fly Emirates. Replaced with previous sponsor, O2. Home: The new home kit returned to a solid iconic Arsenal red shirt with white sleeves, white shorts and white socks, the colours Arsenal are well known for, after the last season saw a redcurrant 'anniversary' kit in final season at Highbury. The new features added to the home kit was a red band appearing on the sleeves and socks, while the golden trimmings appeared on the side of the shirt. The home was usually worn with white socks, however red socks were worn in some away games in order to prevent confusion. Away: The yellow and dark grey away kit from last season was unchanged, albeit with new sponsor. Third: Arsenal's blue 2004–05 away kit was retained as a third kit yet again, albeit with new sponsor.https://paininthearsenal.com/posts/every-arsenal-third-kit-premier-league-era-ranked Every Arsenal third kit of the Premier League era - ranked paininthearsenal.com 13 August 2024 This kit did not end up being used.https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/arsenal-kit-power-rankings-50-7213076 Arsenal kit power rankings: All 50 of their Premier League jerseys ranked as the Gunners release new away kit mirror.co.uk 22 March 2016 Keeper: The goalkeeper kit were based on Nike's Harlequin template, which was basically a strip split into subtle halves in two tones of one colour. The main kit was green, but the black and yellow kit were available should they be required. Other information right|thumb|200px|The Emirates Stadium is the new Arsenal stadium and second largest stadium in the Premier League. Chairman ENG Peter Hill-Wood y Emirates Stadium 60,355 114x71 yards 2 Aug 2008 Arsenal and Emirates Stadium December 2010 Premier League 2006–07 FA Premier League August–October Arsenal's league season began with their first-ever match at the new Emirates Stadium, against an Aston Villa side who had struggled with relegation threats the previous season. However, the Gunners` performance did not match the pre-game expectations; the sides drew 1-1, Gilberto Silva scoring a late equaliser after Olof Mellberg put Villa ahead; a bright spark for Arsenal was youngster Theo Walcott, who had helped create the goal with a fine run after making his debut as a substitute.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/4786655.stm Arsenal 1-1 Aston Villa 19 August 2006 The Gunners then disappointingly lost 1–0 to Manchester City to a Joey Barton penalty just before the break, having dominated the match and spurned numerous chances.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/5266256.stm Man City 1-0 Arsenal 26 August 2006 The Gunners then hosted Middlesbrough in their second league match at the Emirates, and once again were forced to come from behind in a strangely similar game to the Villa one; James Morrison gave Boro the lead, before Thierry Henry opened his account for the season from the penalty spot to salvage a point for Arsenal.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/5308136.stm Arsenal 1-1 Middlesbrough 9 September 2006 The Gunners finally registed their first win of the season, claiming a magnificent 1–0 victory at Old Trafford against to-be champions Manchester United, thanks to a late Emmanuel Adebayor goal and some heroic defending, including a stunning fingertip save from Jens Lehmann against United striker Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/5330078.stm Man Utd 0-1 Arsenal 17 September 2006 This was followed by a first-ever league win at the Emirates; second-half goals from William Gallas and Thierry Henry either side of a Phil Jagielka own goal gave the Gunners a comfortable 3–0 victory over Sheffield United. They then were forced to come from behind away to Charlton Athletic; however a Robin van Persie double, including a stunning edge-of-the box flying volley, gave the Gunners a 2–1 victory to close out the month in eighth position.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/5373468.stm Charlton 1-2 Arsenal 30 September 2006 October began with a fine 3–0 win over Watford, Arsenal's second in a row by that scoreline at the Emirates. An own goal from Jordan Stewart and strikes from Henry and Emmanuel Adebayor took the Gunners to fifth position in the league.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/5415754.stm Arsenal 3-0 Watford 14 October 2006 The Gunners managed to crack the top four for the first time that season thanks to a convincing 4-0 trouncing of Premier League newboys Reading at the Madejski Stadium. Two for Henry, including one from the spot, and further goals for Alexander Hleb and Robin van Persie gave the Gunners a convincing victory.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/6050696.stm Reading 0-4 Arsenal 22 October 2006 The Gunners then concluded October with more silly dropped points at the Emirates, van Persie's free-kick not enough as the Gunners drew 1–1 with Everton.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/6072830.stm Arsenal 1-1 Everton 28 October 2006 November–February Overall November was a poor month for Arsenal, with just one win and one draw in the five games played. A late goal from Marlon Harewood saw the Gunners sloppily lose 1–0 at West Ham United,https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/6094138.stm West Ham 1-0 Arsenal 5 November 2006 before goals from Kolo Toure, William Gallas and Mathieu Flamini gave the Gunners a stunning 3–0 victory against Liverpool.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/6116254.stm Arsenal 3-0 Liverpool 12 November 2006 However, a draw with Newcastle at the Emirates, only salvaged by Thierry Henry's late free-kick,https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/6138794.stm Arsenal 1-1 Newcastle 18 November 2006 was followed by back to back defeats at Bolton and Fulham by scorelines of 3-1 and 2-1 respectively, with Gilberto Silva scoring at Boltonhttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/6161058.stm Bolton 3-1 Arsenal 25 November 2006 and Robin van Persie in Craven Cottage.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/6183154.stm Fulham 2-1 Arsenal 29 November 2006 December began with the first-ever north London derby at the Emirates Stadium against Tottenham Hotspur, which was decided ultimately by two controversial penalty calls from referee Graham Poll; both were converted by Gilberto Silva either side of half-time to add to Emmanuel Adebayor's opener as Arsenal won 3–0.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/6183214.stm Arsenal 3-0 Tottenham 2 December 2006 Another London derby followed, this time at Stamford Bridge against Premier League title-holders Chelsea, where a hotly-contested derby ended 1-1 after Michael Essien responded to Mathieu Flamini's strike late in the match.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/6201520.stm Chelsea 1-1 Arsenal 10 December 2006 The Gunners then claimed a dramatic late win at Wigan thanks to Adebayor to move third in the table,https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/6164251.stm Wigan 0-1 Arsenal 13 December 2006 before staging a two-goal comeback to draw 2–2 with Portsmouth at the Emirates with Adebayor and stand-in captain Silva on the scoresheet.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/6164309.stm Arsenal 2-2 Portsmouth 16 December 2006 The Gunners then concluded the first half of the season with a 6-2 dismantling of Blackburn Rovers at the Emirates, claiming their biggest win at the new venue to date. Shabani Nonda actually put Blackburn in front with a penalty just three minutes in, but goals from Gilberto Silva, Alexander Hleb and a penalty from Adebayor gave Arsenal a 3–1 lead before half an hour was up. Nonda pulled one back for Blackburn with his second in the second half, but three goals in the last eight minutes through a brace from van Persie and a third of the season for Mathieu Flamini sealed a big victory.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/6185615.stm Arsenal 6-2 Blackburn 23 December 2006 Van Persie scored a late winner at Watford after Tommy Smith had responded to Gilberto Silva's opener, taking the Gunners up to third in the table. However, they ended the year in fifth after a dramatic 1–0 loss at newly promoted and relegation-doomed Sheffield United, with Blades defender Phil Jagielka filling in goals for half an hour,https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/6205685.stm Sheff Utd 1-0 Arsenal 30 December 2006 as Arsenal concluded the year with an embarrassing defeat. Arsenal responded to the loss at Bramall Lane with a thumping win over relegation-doomed Charlton Athletic to start the year-a rare goal for Justin Hoyte, a penalty for Thierry Henry and a brace, including one penalty, for Robin van Persie handed the Gunners a 4–0 win to start the year.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/6213841.stm Arsenal 4-0 Charlton 2 January 2007 Captain Henry was particularly impressive on his return from injury after 34 days, delivering an assist as well as his goal and winning the second penalty. He then netted a fine curling effort and delivered another assist in a 2–0 win at Blackburn Rovers,https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/6236677.stm Blackburn 0-2 Arsenal 13 January 2007 before a big clash at home to Manchester United-after Wayne Rooney gave United the lead, Henry set up van Persie for an equaliser before heading in a 93rd-minute winner, in what was the club's 200th meeting with United to date.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/6258777.stm Arsenal 2-1 Man Utd 21 January 2007 Henry was again the hero, netting a late equaliser at Middlesbrough after Yakubu's penalty had put Boro ahead in a 1–1 draw.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/6305419.stm Middlesbrough 1-1 Arsenal 3 February 2007 An own goal from Fritz Hall and a first Premier League goal for Tomas Rosicky in the last ten minutes earned the Gunners a dramatic 2–1 victory over Wigan, closing out the month in fourth place.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/6327211.stm Arsenal 2-1 Wigan 11 February 2007 March–May March began with a penalty from Gilberto Silva and a first league goal for the Gunners from Julio Baptista giving them a 2–1 win against Reading. This was followed by a narrow 1-0 success at Aston Villa, thanks to an early Abou Diaby strike, as Arsenal rose to third position.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/6392431.stm Arsenal 2-1 Reading 3 March 2007 They consolidated this place despite performing poorly in a 1–0 defeat at Everton.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/6437253.stm Everton 1-0 Arsenal 18 March 2007 Returning to Merseyside nearly a fortnight later, Arsenal were crushed 4-1 by Liverpool, who were inspired by Peter Crouch, who netted a "perfect" hat-trick of left foot, right foot and head; William Gallas scored Arsenal's consolation as they slipped to fourth in the table.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/6491075.stm Liverpool 4-1 Arsenal 31 March 2007 A string of fine saves from visiting goalkeeper Robert Green, as well as many missed chances, saw the Gunners beaten 1–0 at the Emirates against West Ham United-their first defeat at the venue.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/6513343.stm Arsenal 0-1 West Ham 7 April 2007 Another lacklustre display saw them draw 0–0 at Newcastle https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/6513371.stm Newcastle 0-0 Arsenal 9 April 2007 before returning to winning ways against Bolton; after falling behind to Nicolas Anelka's goal, Tomas Rosicky and Cesc Fabregas struck as the Gunners turned it around to win it 2–1 against the ten-men Trotters.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/6534721.stm Arsenal 2-1 Bolton 14 April 2007 Fabregas and Rosicky were both again on the scoresheet, alongside Julio Baptista, as they beat Manchester City 3–1 at the Emirates.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/6555225.stm Arsenal 3-1 Man City 17 April 2007 In a big north London derby at White Hart Lane, Arsenal fell behind half an hour in before turning it around with Kolo Toure and Emmanuel Adebayor; however they were denied a win thanks to a late Jermaine Jenas equaliser.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/6555249.stm Tottenham 2-2 Arsenal 21 April 2007 They concluded the month with a league match against struggling Fulham at the Emirates; after Julio Baptista gave the Gunners an early lead, Fulham pegged them back with twelve minutes left before a late strike from Adebayor and a penalty from Gilberto Silva gave the Gunners a 3–1 win.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/6578939.stm Arsenal 3-1 Fulham 29 April 2007 The Gunners began May with a London derby at the Emirates against Chelsea. The champions needed a victory to take their title race with Manchester United to the final day, but a penalty from Gilberto Silva and a red card from Khalid Boulahrouz had them trailing by a goal and a man at the break. Despite eventually drawing the match 1-1, they lost the league to United, whilst Arsenal stayed fourth.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/6602893.stm Arsenal 1-1 Chelsea 6 May 2007 The Gunners concluded their season at Portsmouth, drawing 0–0 to finish the season in fourth position.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/6627833.stm Portsmouth 0-0 Arsenal 13 May 2007 Matches 1 19 August 2006 15:00 BST Arsenal 1–1 Report Aston Villa Gilberto 84 Mellberg 53 London Emirates Stadium 60,023 Graham Poll D 2 26 August 2006 17:15 BST Manchester City 1–0 Report Arsenal Barton 41 pen. Manchester City of Manchester Stadium 40,699 Uriah Rennie L 3 9 September 2006 15:00 BST Arsenal 1–1 Report Middlesbrough Henry 67 pen. Morrison 22 London Emirates Stadium 60,007 Rob Styles D 4 17 September 2006 16:00 BST Manchester United 0–1 Report Arsenal Adebayor 86 Manchester Old Trafford 75,595 Graham Poll W 5 23 September 2006 15:00 BST Arsenal 3–0 Report Sheffield United Gallas 65Jagielka 69 o.g.Henry 80 London Emirates Stadium 59,912 Alan Wiley W 6 30 September 2006 15:00 BST Charlton Athletic 1–2 Report Arsenal Bent 22 Van Persie 32 49 London The Valley 26,770 Mark Clattenburg W 7 14 October 2006 15:00 BST Arsenal 3–0 Report Watford Stewart 33 o.g.Henry 43 Adebayor 67 London Emirates Stadium 60,018 Howard Webb W 8 22 October 2006 16:00 Reading 0–4 Report Arsenal Henry 1 70 pen.Hleb 39Van Persie 50 Reading Madejski Stadium 24,004 Alan Wiley W 9 28 October 2006 15:00 BST Arsenal 1–1 Report Everton Van Persie 71 Cahill 11 London Emirates Stadium 60,047 Mike Riley D 10 5 November 2006 13:30 GMT West Ham United 1–0 Report Arsenal Harewood 89 London Upton Park 34,969 Rob Styles L 11 12 November 2006 16:00 GMT Arsenal 3–0 Report Liverpool Flamini 41Touré 56Gallas 80 London Emirates Stadium 60,110 Mark Clattenburg W 12 18 November 2006 15:00 GMT Arsenal 1–1 Report Newcastle United Henry 70 Dyer 30 London Emirates Stadium 60,058 Martin Atkinson D 13 25 November 2006 17:15 GMT Bolton Wanderers 3–1 Report Arsenal Faye 9Anelka 45 76 Gilberto 45+2 Bolton Reebok Stadium 24,409 Mike Dean L 14 29 November 2006 19:45 GMT Fulham 2–1 Report Arsenal McBride 6Radzinski 19 Van Persie 36 London Craven Cottage 24,510 Howard Webb L 15 2 December 2006 12:45 GMT Arsenal 3–0 Report Tottenham Hotspur Adebayor 20Gilberto 42 pen. 72 pen. London Emirates Stadium 60,115 Graham Poll W 16 10 December 2006 16:00 GMT Chelsea 1–1 Report Arsenal Essien 84 Flamini 78 London Stamford Bridge 41,917 Alan Wiley D 17 13 December 2006 19:45 GMT Wigan Athletic 0–1 Report Arsenal Adebayor 88 Wigan JJB Stadium 15,311 Rob Styles W 18 16 December 2006 15:00 GMT Arsenal 2–2 Report Portsmouth Adebayor 58Gilberto 60 Pamarot 45+2Taylor 47 London Emirates Stadium 60,037 Steve Bennett D 19 23 December 2006 15:00 GMT Arsenal 6–2 Report Blackburn Rovers Gilberto 10Hleb 23Adebayor 27 pen.Van Persie 85 88Flamini 90+3 Nonda 3 pen. 69 London Emirates Stadium 59,913 Howard Webb W 20 26 December 2006 17:30 GMT Watford 1–2 Report Arsenal Smith 23 Gilberto 19Van Persie 83 Watford Vicarage Road 19,750 Mike Dean W 21 30 December 2006 17:15 GMT Sheffield United 1–0 Report Arsenal Nade 41 Sheffield Bramall Lane 32,086 Lee Mason L 22 2 January 2007 19:45 GMT Arsenal 4–0 Report Charlton Athletic Henry 30 pen.Hoyte 45Van Persie 76 pen. 90 Sankofa 0 29 London Emirates Stadium 60,057 Mike Riley W 23 13 January 2007 17:15 GMT Blackburn Rovers 0–2 Report Arsenal Gilberto 0 13Touré 37Henry 71 Blackburn Ewood Park 21,852 Rob Styles W 24 21 January 2007 16:00 GMT Arsenal 2–1 Report Manchester United Van Persie 83Henry 90+3 Rooney 53 London Emirates Stadium 60,128 Steve Bennett W 25 3 February 2007 17:15 GMT Middlesbrough 1–1 Report Arsenal Yakubu 63 pen. Henry 77 Middlesbrough Riverside Stadium 31,122 Mike Riley D 26 11 February 2007 16:00 GMT Arsenal 2–1 Report Wigan Athletic Hall 81 o.g.Rosický 85 Landzaat 35 London Emirates Stadium 60,049 Phil Dowd W 27 3 March 2007 15:00 GMT Arsenal 2–1 Report Reading Gilberto 51 pen.Baptista 62Senderos 90+3 Kitson 42Fàbregas 87 o.g. London Emirates Stadium 60,132 Chris Foy W 28 14 March 2007 19:45 GMT Aston Villa 0–1 Report Arsenal Diaby 10 Birmingham Villa Park 39,968 Martin Atkinson W 29 18 March 2007 16:00 GMT Everton 1–0 Report Arsenal Johnson 90+1 Liverpool Goodison Park 37,162 Mark Clattenburg L 30 31 March 2007 12:45 GMT Liverpool 4–1 Report Arsenal Crouch 4 35 81Agger 60 Gallas 73 Liverpool Anfield 43,958 Steve Bennett L 31 7 April 2007 15:00 BST Arsenal 0–1 Report West Ham United Zamora 45+2 London Emirates Stadium 60,098 Graham Poll L 32 9 April 2007 15:00 BST Newcastle United 0–0 Report Arsenal Newcastle upon Tyne St James' Park 52,293 Howard Webb D 33 14 April 2007 15:00 BST Arsenal 2–1 Report Bolton Wanderers Rosický 31Fàbregas 46 Anelka 11 London Emirates Stadium 60,101 Rob Styles W 34 17 April 2007 19:45 BST Arsenal 3–1 Report Manchester City Rosický 12Fàbregas 73Baptista 80 Beasley 41 London Emirates Stadium 59,913 Mark Halsey W 35 21 April 2007 12:45 BST Tottenham Hotspur 2–2 Report Arsenal Keane 30Jenas 90+5 Touré 64Adebayor 78 London White Hart Lane 36,050 Mike Dean D 36 29 April 2007 16:00 BST Arsenal 3–1 Report Fulham Baptista 4Adebayor 84Gilberto 87 pen. Davies 78 London Emirates Stadium 60,043 Mark Clattenburg W 37 6 May 2007 16:00 BST Arsenal 1–1 Report Chelsea Gilberto 43 pen.Adebayor 49 Mikel 31Boulahrouz 0 43Essien 70, 90+2 London Emirates Stadium 60,102 Alan Wiley D 38 13 May 2007 15:00 BST Portsmouth 0–0 Report Arsenal Portsmouth Fratton Park 20,188 Graham Poll D Classification Standings ARS Results summary 12 6 1 43 16 7 5 7 20 19 Premier League December 2010 Results by round table b Round Ground H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/H/A/A/H/A/A/H/H/A/A/H/A/H/A/H/H/A/A/A/H/A/H/H/A/H/H/A Result D/L/D/W/W/W/W/W/D/L/W/D/L/L/W/D/W/D/W/W/L/W/W/W/D/W/W/W/L/L/L/D/W/W/D/W/D/D Position 9/17/17/11/9/8/5/4/5/5/3/4/6/6/3/3/3/4/4/3/5/4/4/4/4/4/4/3/3/4/4/4/4/4/4/4/4/4 Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss 1st 2nd 3rd green1 blue1 red1 Arsenal F.C. December 2010 UEFA Champions League 2006–07 UEFA Champions League Having finished fourth in the Premier League the previous season, Arsenal entered the Champions League at the third qualifying round stage, and were duly drawn against Croatians Dinamo Zagreb. In the first leg in Zagreb, the home side held Arsenal off for over an hour before two goals in a minute for Cesc Fabregas and Robin van Persie established a 2–0 lead for Arsenal; Fabregas sealed his brace late on as Arsenal took a convincing lead to London. Despite falling behind to a goal after 12 minutes from future Arsenal striker Eduardo, late goals from Invincible Freddie Ljungberg and Mathieu Flamini gave the Gunners their first win at the Emirates and a 5-1 aggregate victory. Arsenal were drawn in Group G, alongside Portuguese champions Porto, German outfit Hamburg and Russians CSKA Moscow. A stunning second-half goal from Tomas Rosicky sealed three points in Hamburg before goals from Thierry Henry and Alexander Hleb gave them a 2–0 win over Porto. A disappointing set of results against CSKA Moscow followed; Arsenal lost 1–0 in Russia before being held to a goalless draw at the Emirates, however they bounced back with a 3–1 win over Hamburg before sealing top spot in the group through a goalless draw at Porto. As a seeded side, Arsenal got what was considered a favourable round-of-16 draw against Dutch side PSV Eindhoven, but crashed out 2–1 on aggregate, with a 1–1 draw at the Emirates failing to make up for a poor 1–0 defeat in the Netherlands. Third qualifying round 2006–07 UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds#Third qualifying round First leg 8 August 2006 21:05 CET Dinamo Zagreb CRO 0–3 Report ENG Arsenal Fàbregas 63 79Van Persie 64 Zagreb, Croatia Stadion Maksimir 28,500 Kyros Vassaras (Greece) W Second leg 23 August 2006 20:05 BST Arsenal ENG 2–1 5–1 Report CRO Dinamo Zagreb Ljungberg 77Flamini 90+1 Eduardo 12 London, England Emirates Stadium 58,418 Bertrand Layec (France) W Group stage 2006–07 UEFA Champions League group stage#Group G Group G n ARS 1 13 September 2006 20:45 CET Hamburg GER 1–2 Report ENG Arsenal Kirschstein 0 10Sanogo 90 Gilberto 12 pen.Rosický 53 Hamburg, Germany Hamburg Arena 51,258 Peter Frojdfeldt (Sweden) W 2 26 September 2006 19:45 BST Arsenal ENG 2–0 Report POR Porto Henry 38Hleb 48 London, England Emirates Stadium 59,861 Stefano Farina (Italy) W 3 17 October 2006 18:30 CET CSKA Moscow RUS 1–0 Report ENG Arsenal Carvalho 24 Moscow, Russia Lokomotiv Stadium 36,500 Manuel Mejuto González (Spain) L 4 1 November 2006 19:45 GMT Arsenal ENG 0–0 Report RUS CSKA Moscow London, England Emirates Stadium 60,003 Ľuboš Micheľ (Slovakia) D 5 21 November 2006 19:45 GMT Arsenal ENG 3–1 Report GER Hamburg Van Persie 52Eboué 83Baptista 88 Van der Vaart 4 London, England Emirates Stadium 59,962 Claus Bo Larsen (Denmark) W 6 6 December 2006 20:45 CET Porto POR 0–0 Report ENG Arsenal Porto, Portugal Estádio do Dragão 41,500 Markus Merk (Germany) D Knockout phase 2006–07 UEFA Champions League knockout stage Round of 16 First leg 20 February 2007 20:45 CET PSV Eindhoven NED 1–0 Report ENG Arsenal Méndez 61 Eindhoven, Netherlands Philips Stadion 35,000 Tom Henning Øvrebø (Norway) L Second leg 7 March 2007 19:45 GMT Arsenal ENG 1–1 1–2 Report NED PSV Eindhoven Alex 58 o.g. Alex 83 London, England Emirates Stadium 60,073 Alain Hamer (Luxembourg) D FA Cup 2006–07 FA Cup Arsenal began their FA Cup campaign in the third round, where they faced a tough draw in the form of fellow Premier League side Liverpool at Anfield. However, a first-half brace from Tomas Rosicky and a late strike from Thierry Henry gave the Gunners an excellent 3–1 win, shortly before a 6-3 League Cup win at the same venue. The Gunners drew Premier League team Bolton Wanderers in the fourth round, and were hard-put to it against their bogey team, drawing 1–1 at the Emirates before being forced into extra-time at the Reebok. However, an Emmanuel Adebayor double and a goal from Freddie Ljungberg eventually gave them a 3–1 win. The Gunners however were eliminated in the next round; after a goalless draw at the Emirates, Arsenal lost their fifth-round replay 1–0 to Blackburn Rovers. R3 6 January 2007 17:15 Liverpool 1–3 Report Arsenal Alonso 25Kuyt 71 Senderos 31Clichy 34Rosický 37 45Eboué 65Henry 84 Liverpool Anfield 43,619 Steve Bennett W R4 28 January 2007 16:00 GMT Arsenal 1–1 Report Bolton Wanderers Touré 78 Nolan 50 London Emirates Stadium 59,778 Mike Dean D R4 Replay 14 February 2007 20:05 GMT Bolton Wanderers 1–3 yes Report Arsenal Méïté 90 Adebayor 13 120Ljungberg 108 Bolton Reebok Stadium 21,088 Chris Foy W R5 17 February 2007 12:30 GMT Arsenal 0–0 Report Blackburn Rovers London Emirates Stadium 56,761 Martin Atkinson D R5 Replay 28 February 2007 20:00 GMT Blackburn Rovers 1–0 Report Arsenal McCarthy 87 Blackburn Ewood Park 18,882 Graham Poll L League Cup 2006–07 Football 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.West Brom 0–2 Arsenal https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/6072672.stm BBC Sport 24 October 2006 13 September 2015 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.Everton 0–1 Arsenal https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/6116408.stm BBC Sport 8 November 2006 13 September 2015 left|thumb|Closing stages of Arsenal's second leg match against Tottenham Hotspur at the Emirates Stadium. 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.Benitez & Wenger rue postponement https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/league_cup/6195047.stm BBC Sport 19 December 2006 13 September 2015 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."Chaos looms through Anfield fog https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/2352625/Chaos-looms-through-Anfield-fog.html Tim Rich The Daily Telegraph London 20 December 2006 13 September 2015 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.Baptista revels in Arsenal's extravaganza https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/2305855/Baptista-revels-in-Arsenals-extravaganza.html Henry Winter The Daily Telegraph London 10 January 2007 13 September 2015 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."Baptista grabs four as Liverpool hit for six https://www.theguardian.com/football/2007/jan/10/match.arsenal Daniel Taylor The Guardian London 10 January 2007 13 September 2015 thumb|right|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.Baptista at the double spikes Spurs https://www.theguardian.com/football/2007/jan/25/match.arsenal Kevin McCarra The Guardian London 25 January 2007 13 September 2015 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.Arsenal 3–1 Tottenham (agg 5–3) https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/league_cup/6305313.stm Sam Lyon BBC Sport 31 January 2007 13 September 2015 Arsenal played Chelsea in the final at the Millennium Stadium on 25 February 2007. Wenger continued his policy of naming a young team, which took the lead in the 12th minute when Walcott converted his chance.Tempers snap in the Snarling Cup Matt Dickinson S2 The Times London 26 February 2007 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. 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.Wenger says sorry for Arsenal's part in cup final brawl https://www.theguardian.com/football/2007/feb/28/newsstory.sport1 Marc Isaacs The Guardian London 28 February 2007 13 September 2015Wenger fined and censured by FA https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/a/arsenal/6620609.stm BBC Sport 3 May 2007 13 September 2015 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.FA Statement http://www.thefa.com/TheFA/Disciplinary/NewsAndFeatures/Postings/2007/02/StatementCarlingCupFinal.htm The Football Association 27 February 2007 13 September 2015 Third round 24 October 2006 West Bromwich Albion 0–2 Report Arsenal Aliadière 34 49 pen. West Bromwich The Hawthorns 21,566 Martin Atkinson W Fourth round 8 November 2006 Everton 0–1 Report Arsenal Adebayor 85 Liverpool Goodison Park 31,045 Graham Poll W Fifth round 9 January 2007 Liverpool 3–6 Report Arsenal Fowler 33Gerrard 68Hyypiä 80 Aliadière 27Baptista 40 45+2 60 84Song 45 Liverpool Anfield 42,614 Martin Atkinson W Semi-final, first leg 24 January 2007 Tottenham Hotspur 2–2 Report Arsenal Berbatov 12Baptista 20 o.g. Baptista 64 77 London White Hart Lane 35,485 Graham Poll D Semi-final, second leg 31 January 2007 Arsenal 3–1 yes 5–3 Report Tottenham Hotspur Adebayor 77Aliadière 105Chimbonda 113 o.g. Mido 85 London Emirates Stadium 59,872 Alan Wiley W Final 25 February 2007 15:00 GMT Arsenal 1–2 Report Chelsea Walcott 12 Drogba 20 84 Cardiff Millennium Stadium 70,073 Howard Webb L Squad statistics Premier League FA Cup League Cup Champions League 1 Jens Lehmann GK GER 36 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 2 Abou Diaby MF FRA 9+3 1 1 0 3+1 0 0+1 0 4 Cesc Fàbregas MF ESP 34+4 2 2 0 3+1 0 10 2 5 Kolo Touré DF CIV 35 3 4 1 4 0 10 0 6 Philippe Senderos DF SUI 9+5 0 4 0 5 0 2 0 7 Tomáš Rosický MF CZE 22+4 3 3+1 2 0+1 0 6 1 8 Freddie Ljungberg MF SWE 16+2 0 2+1 1 0 0 4+1 1 9 Júlio Baptista AM BRA 11+13 3 2+2 0 3 6 1+3 1 10 William Gallas DF FRA 21 3 2 0 0 0 6 0 11 Robin van Persie FW NED 17+5 11 1 0 0 0 7+1 2 12 Lauren DF CMR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 Alexander Hleb AM BLR 27+6 2 3 0 0+2 0 10 1 14 Thierry Henry FW FRA 16+1 10 3 1 0 0 5+2 1 15 Denílson MF BRA 4+6 0 2 0 6 0 1 0 16 Mathieu Flamini MF FRA 9+11 3 3 0 2+1 0 3+3 1 17 Alex Song DM CMR 1+1 0 0 0 3 1 0+1 0 19 Gilberto Silva MF BRA 34 10 3 0 1 0 8+1 1 20 Johan Djourou DF SUI 18+3 0 1 0 3 0 5 0 21 Mart Poom GK EST 1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 22 Gaël Clichy DF FRA 26+1 0 3+2 0 1+1 0 5+1 0 24 Manuel Almunia GK ESP 1 0 5 0 6 0 2 0 25 Emmanuel Adebayor FW TOG 21+8 8 2+1 2 3+1 2 6+2 0 27 Emmanuel Eboué DF CIV 23+1 0 2 0 1+2 0 6 1 30 Jérémie Aliadière FW FRA 4+7 0 2+2 0 6 4 0+2 0 31 Justin Hoyte DF ENG 18+4 1 2+2 0 4 0 5+1 0 32 Theo Walcott FW ENG 5+11 0 2+2 0 6 1 0+6 0 33 Matthew Connolly DF ENG 0 0 0 0 1+1 0 0 0 43 Mark Randall MF ENG 0 0 0 0 0+2 0 0 0 45 Armand Traoré DF FRA 0 0 1 0 5+1 0 0 0 |} See also English football 2006–07 in English football List of Arsenal F.C. seasons References Category:Arsenal F.C. seasons Arsenal Category:Articles containing video clips