2012–13 Arsenal F.C. season

English football club season April 2014 April 2014 Arsenal 2012–13 Flickr - Ronnie Macdonald - Pre match 4.jpg Arsenal players lining up before the season-opening match against Sunderland in August 2012 Arsène Wenger Peter Hill-Wood Emirates Stadium Premier League 4th FA Cup Fifth round League Cup Quarter-finals UEFA Champions League Round of 16 Theo Walcott (14) Theo Walcott (21) 60,112 (vs. Manchester United, 28 April 2013, Premier League) 58,351 (vs. Coventry City, 26 September 2012, League Cup) 60,079 _arsenal1213h _arsenal1214h _arsenal1213h _arsenal1213h FFFFFF FF0000 FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF _arsenal1213A _arsenal1213A _arsenal1213A _monterrey1213t1 _arsenal1213al 000000 _arsenal1011a _arsenal1011a _arsenal1011a _arsenal1011a _arsenalaway1011b FFD800 FFD800 FFD800 800000 FFD800 2011–12 2013–14 The 2012–13 season was Arsenal Football Club's 21st season in the Premier League and 87th 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 Arsenal participated in the Premier League and the UEFA Champions League, after finishing third in the previous Premier League season. The League Cup however was out of their reach, and despite an entertaining cup run, which included 13 goals scored in two games, Arsenal lost to fourth-division Bradford City in the quarter-finals on penalties. In the FA Cup, Arsenal were knocked out by Championship side Blackburn Rovers in the fifth round. The Champions League also proved fruitless, as despite a valiant effort in Bavaria winning 2–0, they were ultimately knocked out on the away goals rule against Bayern Munich, thus extending their trophy drought for an eighth season. The highest scoring game in their season was the famous 7–5 win in the League Cup (after extra time), where they came back from 4 goals down to beat Reading. Arsenal's highest scoring league win was the 7–3 win against Newcastle United in December; this was also their joint highest-scoring Premier League game of all time. This season, Arsenal finished fourth after having to close another large points gap (like last season) between themselves and their North London rivals Tottenham Hotspur, who they beat 5–2 for the second season running.https://www.premierleague.com/match/7973 Arsenal v Spurs, 2012/13 Premier League Review Pre-season Arsenal's pre-season transfers started as early as 30 April 2012, when Arsenal announced they were going to sign German international Lukas Podolski from 1. FC Köln for an undisclosed fee,https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/17895063 Lukas Podolski will join Arsenal from Cologne this summer BBC Sport 30 April 2012 12 May 2012 thought to be around £10.9 million. Podolski officially joined Arsenal when the summer transfer window opened on 1 July.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/17901464 Transfers – April 2012 BBC Sport 30 April 2012 12 May 2012 Podolski became the second German player to join the club in the space of a year, following the arrival of Per Mertesacker from Werder Bremen last summer, whom Podolski himself stated, played a big part in the transfer after talking about life at the Emirates.http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/podolski-per-has-told-me-all-about-arsenal 'Mertesacker has told me all about Arsenal' Arsenal F.C. 15 May 2012 15 May 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120517025108/http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/podolski-per-has-told-me-all-about-arsenal 17 May 2012 dead dmy-all As well as early transfer news, Arsenal had early staff news, whereby, after 48 years of being associated with Arsenal, assistant manager Pat Rice retired at the end of the previous season. He was replaced on the same day by academy team manager, Steve Bould.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/18016803 Pat Rice to leave post as Arsenal assistant manager BBC Sport 5 May 2012 12 May 2012 Pat Rice played a big role at Arsenal, and was highly praised following his retirement by both the players and by manager Arsène Wenger.http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/wenger-it-s-a-privilege-to-know-pat-rice Wenger – It's a privilege to know Pat Rice Arsenal F.C. 10 May 2012 23 May 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120513132055/http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/wenger-it-s-a-privilege-to-know-pat-rice 13 May 2012 dead dmy-all Arsenal's pre-season schedule saw them take part in the second Markus Liebherr Memorial Cup (in memory of the former Southampton owner Markus Liebherrhttp://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/arsenal-to-play-in-marcus-liebherr-cup Arsenal to play in Markus Liebherr Cup Arsenal F.C. 1 June 2012 3 June 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120604021904/http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/arsenal-to-play-in-marcus-liebherr-cup 4 June 2012 dead dmy-all ), hosted by Southampton in two 45-minute matches against what was originally Scottish club Rangers, but was later confirmed to be Anderlecht due to the financial troubles faced by Rangers,http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/anderlecht-replace-rangers-in-pre-season-cup Anderlecht replace Rangers in pre-season cup Arsenal F.C. 27 June 2012 27 June 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120629221245/http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/anderlecht-replace-rangers-in-pre-season-cup 29 June 2012 dead dmy-all and the hosts themselves. The competition was held on 14 July 2012 as a round-robin system with Arsenal winning their first match 1–0 thanks to a close-range finish by Henri Lansbury, and despite losing 5–4 on penalties to Southampton (following a Gervinho 35th-minute equaliser to Jay Rodriguez's 31st-minute opener in regulation time), they had still accumulated enough points to win the cup. Arsenal then travelled to the Far East, in a tour similar to that they embarked upon before their 2011–12 season. Arsenal started their tour by travelling to Malaysia to play a Malaysia League XI in Kuala Lumpur. After an open-training session (which was attended by 30,000 fans in the previous season), Arsenal scored two late goals from German youngster Thomas Eisfeld and fellow reserve team player Chuks Aneke following Azmi Muslim's opener to win the match 2–1.January 2021 From there, they travelled to China to play fellow Premier League team Manchester City in Beijing in the inaugural China Cup.English football lands in the Bird's Nest https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2012/2/29/english-football-lands-in-the-birds-nest 20 January 2021 Al Jazeera 29 February 2012 With extra significance due to the 2012 Summer Olympics, the match was held at the 2008 Olympic Stadium, and similar to the Malaysia tour, Arsenal attempted to get closer to their Chinese fans. Arsenal ultimately lost 0–2, with two goals in the last five minutes of the first half by Pablo Zabaleta and Yaya Touré to lose the China Cup. Arsenal then travelled to Hong Kong to play Kitchee, champions of their national league. The game gave the club's huge fan base in Hong Kong the opportunity to see Arsenal play live in an entertaining encounter that ended 2–2 after 90 minutes after Eisfeld equalised late on (which should have led to a penalty shootout, but it was later scrapped). Arsenal played in Hong Kong for the first time in 17 years, addressing their growing commitment to Asia. They were then going to travel to Nigeria to play the Nigeria national team in their first visit to Africa since visiting South Africa in 1993,Okeleji Oluwashina https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/17953951 Arsenal to play pre-season game in Nigeria BBC Sport 4 May 2012 12 May 2012 however this was later postponed till summer 2013 based on concerns with the host city.http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/arsenal-postpone-pre-season-game-in-nigeria Arsenal postpone pre-season game in Nigeria Arsenal F.C. 5 July 2012 6 July 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120705233240/http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/arsenal-postpone-pre-season-game-in-nigeria 5 July 2012 dead dmy-all Instead, the club sent three first-team players (Bacary Sagna, Mertesacker and new signing Podolski) on 28 July 2012 to engage with supporters in the region.http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/arsenal-first-team-stars-will-fly-to-nigeria Arsenal first-team stars will fly to Nigeria Arsenal F.C. 18 July 2012 18 July 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120721065203/http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/arsenal-first-team-stars-will-fly-to-nigeria 21 July 2012 dead dmy-all The last stop on Arsenal's pre-season schedule saw a repeat of last season's pre-season fixture against 1. FC Köln, resulting in an immediate goal-scoring return for new signing Lukas Podolski to his previous home ground. The fixture, which was scheduled six days before the start of the Premier League season, featured the likes of new signings Podolski, Olivier Giroud and Santi Cazorla in a commanding 4–0 win with an early opener from Thomas Vermaelen, a penalty and a close range strike from Podolski in the first half, and a finish from an acute angle from Gervinho in the second half to complete the rout. As the 2012 Olympics were being held in London, it was announced that Arsenal would not host the Emirates Cup tournament as part of their usual pre-season schedule, citing unnecessary increased pressure on London's infrastructure. However, Arsenal chief executive Ivan Gazidis stated that the Emirates Cup would be hosted by Arsenal in 2013, with a host of "top" clubs being lined up already.https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/emirates-cup-cancelled-due-to-london-2012-6375759.html Emirates Cup cancelled due to London 2012 This Is London 6 December 2011 12 May 2012 thumb|Robin van Persie (C), scored 96 Premier League goals in 8 seasons. As the previous season drew to a close, Arsenal announced the release of seven players on 22 May 2012, five of whom played professionally for Arsenal, including Manuel Almunia, who made 175 first-team appearances for the club (including the 2006 UEFA Champions League Final), and Gavin Hoyte who was the only other released player to receive a first-team cap (against Manchester City on 22 November 2009).http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/arsenal-release-seven-players Arsenal release seven players Arsenal F.C. 22 May 2012 23 May 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20140629081356/http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/arsenal-release-seven-players 29 June 2014 dmy-all Soon afterwards Arsenal announced their progress on the staffing situation at the Emirates, and despite Steve Bould already being announced as the new assistant manager, the Club officially announced that Bould had indeed been promoted, Neil Banfield would be promoted to being first-team coach, after managing the Arsenal reserve team for the past eight seasons,http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/bould-and-banfield-join-first-team-staff Bould and Banfield join first-team staff Arsenal F.C. 24 May 2012 24 May 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120526061018/https://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/bould-and-banfield-join-first-team-staff 26 May 2012 dead dmy-all and that Terry Burton would become the reserve-team manager.http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/terry-burton-joins-arsenal-s-coaching-staff Terry Burton joins Arsenal's coaching staff Arsenal F.C. 5 July 2012 6 July 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120707061847/http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/terry-burton-joins-arsenal-s-coaching-staff 7 July 2012 dead dmy-all On 8 June 2012, Arsenal continued their transfer activity with the sale of Oğuzhan Özyakup to Turkish club Beşiktaş. Although it is undisclosed by Arsenal, Beşiktaş confirmed that a four-year contract had been agreed with Özyakup and a fee of around £405,000 agreed with Arsenal for the 19-year-old midfielder. Arsenal then announced their second "big" transfer of the summer transfer window, with the signing of French striker Olivier Giroud from Montpellier for a reported fee of £12.8 million.http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/olivier-giroud-agrees-deal-to-join-arsenal Olivier Giroud agrees deal to join Arsenal Arsenal F.C. 26 June 2012 26 June 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120828120531/http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/olivier-giroud-agrees-deal-to-join-arsenal 28 August 2012 dmy-all Giroud was top scorer in the French league last season and Arsène Wenger stated that he expects him to flourish.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/18545371 Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger backs Olivier Giroud to flourish BBC Sport 26 June 2012 26 June 2012 He was primarily signed as a backup (rather than a replacement) to golden boot winner Robin van Persie, in a bid to challenge this season's Premier League title and win the club's first trophy for seven years.http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/2896/premier-league/2012/06/14/3172548/laurens-arsenal-bargain-giroud-should-learn-from-van-persie Arsenal bargain Giroud should learn from Van Persie, not replace him Goal.com 14 June 2012 26 June 2012 On 4 July 2012, however, a transfer saga, similar to the ones of Cesc Fàbregas and Samir Nasri last summer, took a big step as club captain and player-of-the-seasonhttp://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/43557/player-of-the-season-and-the-winner-is... Van Persie wins Player of the Season poll Arsenal F.C. 1 June 2012 4 July 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120714120548/http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/43557/player-of-the-season-and-the-winner-is... 14 July 2012 dead dmy-all Van Persie revealed that he would not renew his Arsenal contract, and would therefore become a free agent at the end of the current season, signalling the end of an eight-year career at the club following his move from Feyenoord in 2004.http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/club-statement-robin-van-persie Club Statement: Robin van Persie Arsenal F.C. 4 July 2012 4 July 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120707025456/http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/club-statement-robin-van-persie 7 July 2012 dmy-all This eventually led to the confession that Giroud had actually been signed as a replacement for the Dutch talisman.https://le10sport.com/football/mercato/arsenal-grimandi-evoque-lavenir-de-van-persie67473 Arsenal : Grimandi évoque lavenir de van Persie 10 July 2012 Meanwhile, on 29 June, Arsenal announced that a further seven academy players had signed professional contracts.http://www.arsenal.com/news/reserves-news/gnabry-signs-first-professional-contract Six young Gunners sign professional terms Arsenal F.C. 29 June 2012 29 June 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120802171946/http://www.arsenal.com/news/reserves-news/gnabry-signs-first-professional-contract 2 August 2012 dead dmy-all http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/six-young-gunners-sign-professional-terms Gnabry signs first professional contract Arsenal F.C. 31 July 2012 31 July 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120705034239/http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/six-young-gunners-sign-professional-terms 5 July 2012 dead dmy-all To signal the intent of reducing surplus players, Arsenal then announced that a £6 million agreement had been reached for the sale of Carlos Vela on 17 July 2012. Vela featured 62 times for Arsenal, scoring 11 goals, and he was the first member of the first-team squad to be sold in the summer transfer window. A week later Arsenal announced that defender Laurent Koscielny had signed a new long-term contract after a series of consistent appearances in the first-team last season. Throughout the summer transfer window, manager Arsène Wenger had promised the club's fans that a headline transfer would be made, so to compete for the title, and this materialised on 7 August, when Spanish midfielder Santi Cazorla signed on a four-year contract for a reported transfer fee of £16.5 million, making him the most expensive player in the history of the club. With the sale of Van Persie being confirmed by the club for a fee thought to be around £24 million,http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/van-persie-completes-manchester-united-move Van Persie completes Manchester United move Arsenal F.C. 17 August 2012 17 August 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120819022145/http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/van-persie-completes-manchester-united-move 19 August 2012 dead dmy-all on 17 August Arsenal revealed that Thomas Vermaelen had taken over the captaincy from the Dutchman, with Mikel Arteta being given the position of vice-captain. August The Premier League fixture list was announced on 18 June 2012 and it gave Arsenal a home game against Sunderland to open the new season. Both matches last season produced a 2–1 win in Arsenal's favour, which promised an entertaining opening match for the club. Although Arsenal had the better of the chances, they played out a 0–0 draw with the north-eastern club. Shortly after, Arsenal announced that an agreement had been reached with Barcelona for the sale of Alex Song, and two days later, on 20 August 2012, Arsenal announced that he had indeed been sold.http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/song-completes-transfer-to-barcelona Song completes transfer to Barcelona Arsenal F.C. 20 August 2012 20 August 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120822043130/http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/song-completes-transfer-to-barcelona 22 August 2012 dead dmy-all Meanwhile, in contrast to last season, Arsenal did not have any other commitments in August apart from competing in the Premier League, with no English contingent participating in the play-off round of the Champions League. This therefore allowed Arsenal ample time to prepare for their next test at the Britannia Stadium in their second game against Stoke City,http://www.arsenal.com/fixtures/fixtures-reports First Team Fixture List 2012–2013 Arsenal F.C. 18 June 2012 13 August 2012 however it ended as a second successive 0–0 draw, and although their previous defensive frailties were not present throughout August, a goalless month was a cause for concern. Arsenal had no disciplinary issues in their opening two games, which epitomised the controlled, albeit unexciting, start to the season. On a transfer deadline day that was dominated by the club's Premier League rivals, Arsenal only announced departures, as first team players Nicklas Bendtner and Park Chu-young departed on season-long loans, to Italian giants Juventus and La Liga club Celta de Vigo respectively. Despite manager Arsène Wenger stating that he is open to transfers before the window closes,http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/wenger-we-will-only-sign-special-players Wenger – We will only sign special players Arsenal F.C. 24 August 2012 31 August 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120827000134/http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/wenger-we-will-only-sign-special-players 27 August 2012 dead dmy-all Arsenal did not shadow the events of last season, in buying no players in the final week of the transfer window. September Arsenal began a series a tough matches against Liverpool at Anfield, where the Gunners registered both their first goals and cards of the season. New signings Lukas Podolski and Santi Cazorla paired up for both goals, as Podolski finished low to the goalkeeper's left in the 31st minute, and Cazorla smashed a near post shot past goalkeeper Pepe Reina in the 68th minute to give Arsenal a commanding 2–0 win over Liverpool. Arsenal continued their unbeaten start with an emphatic victory over Southampton that rested fears over the Gunner's lack of scoring potential. A brace from Gervinho, goals from Podolski and Theo Walcott, and two own goals capped an almost perfect display, with the only error coming from goalkeeper Wojciech Szczęsny, as his spill gifted the visitors a goal, and dealt Arsenal their first defensive blip of the season, in a 6–1 thrashing. Away from the Premier League, Arsenal started their Champions League campaign with a group stage match against debutants Montpellier at the Stade de la Mosson. Dubbed as favourites, Arsenal did not begin the match in such commanding fashion, as a penalty, conceded by Thomas Vermaelen, was put away by Younès Belhanda in the ninth minute, but two goals in quick succession from Podolski and Gervinho meant Arsenal turned the game around to come out as 2–1 winners, a scoreline that reflected the quality of the two teams. Arsenal's tough month continued, with arguable the toughest test that awaited them in the entire season – an away tie at champions Manchester City. Despite the constant troubles that have come from zonal marking, Arsenal used this technique from set-pieces all throughout the game, which ultimately led to Joleon Lescott's 40th-minute header giving City the lead until Laurent Koscielny's 82nd-minute equaliser, giving Arsenal a deserved draw at the Etihad. The draw extended Arsenal's unbeaten run to five games and earned the team plaudits around the footballing world. Continuing with the packed fixture list, came another midweek tie against Coventry City in the League Cup. Arsenal fielded a team mixed with experience and young talent in a convincing 6–1 win over the League One outfit. Olivier Giroud opened his account for the club, with a clever finish over goalkeeper Murphy, and goals from youngsters Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Ignasi Miquel, a brace from Walcott, and an instinctive finish by Andrey Arshavin capped a satisfying night for the Arsenal faithful. Arsenal's final game of September came in the form of a visit from table-topping Chelsea side to the Emirates Stadium. Despite Gervinho's strike late in the first half, goals from Fernando Torres and Juan Mata, both from set plays, on either side of the half way mark, highlighted the club's underlying defensive frailties, in an unconvincing display from the Gunners. October thumb|The Madjeski Stadium scoreboard dictating the historic Arsenal win over Reading in the League Cup on 30 October 2012 Arsenal began October with a 3–1 Premier League win against West Ham United at the Boleyn Ground. After conceding an early goal from Mohamed Diamé, Arsenal netted late twice, including Olivier Giroud's first Premier League goal. Following an international break, Arsenal travelled to Carrow Road to face third-bottom Norwich City, and lost 1–0 through a 20-minute Grant Holt goal after a Vito Mannone spill, in an unconvincing display from the Gunners. Their poor form continued in a Champions League clash with Schalke 04, conceding twice in a 2–0 loss (their first at the Emirates in a European group stage match),https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/19974148 Arsenal 0–2 Schalke 04 BBC Sport 24 October 2012 2 November 2012 putting Arsenal second in Group B with three games to play. Arsenal then produced a respectable performance in their next match against a struggling Queens Park Rangers in the Premier League, thanks to another late goal, this time from Mikel Arteta, following Stéphane Mbia's red card dismissal. Their final game of October was an away League Cup fourth-round tie against Reading, where after having fallen to a four-goal deficit after 37 minutes, goals from Theo Walcott (twice), Olivier Giroud and Laurent Koscielny managed to equalise the match to 4–4 after 90 minutes (despite a controversial 90+6th-minute equaliser, when only four minutes of added time was indicated). Theo Walcott and Marouane Chamakh (twice) then netted in extra time, with Pavel Pogrebnyak scoring an additional goal for Reading, completing one of football's most inspiring comebacks, as well as one of the most remarkable matches in League Cup history (as well as the highest scoring),https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/fa-league-cups/reading-now-hold-unwanted-records-in-both-the-league-cup-and-premier-league-8269064.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/fa-league-cups/reading-now-hold-unwanted-records-in-both-the-league-cup-and-premier-league-8269064.html 1 May 2022 subscription Reading now hold unwanted records in both the League Cup and Premier League The Independent 31 October 2012 2 November 2012 to a final score of 7–5 to Arsenal, who have never lost to a Reading side in all ten occasions that the teams have met. Arsenal became the first side to have scored over six goals in two consecutive League Cup matches in this record breaking and inspiring display. They were drawn against League Two Bradford City in the quarter-finals and entered November on a high. November Arsenal's November started as poorly as September had ended and October had started, and despite a tough test against Manchester United, an unlikely three points for the Gunners did not materialise in a lacklustre performance that only brought about two shots on target, including a late consolation by Santi Cazorla, and a disappointing 2–1 loss at Old Trafford. Arsenal extended their losing streak at Old Trafford to six seasons, in a performance that left Arsenal sixth in the Premier League table, nine points off the top. Arsenal, frustratingly for everyone connected with the club, showed another stuttering performance against table-topping Schalke 04 in the Champions League. They created a 2–0 lead inside 26 minutes with goals against the run of play, from Theo Walcott (following a mix-up in defence) and Giroud, however, Schalke deservedly pegged Arsenal back with goals either side of half time, from Dutch striker Klaas-Jan Huntelaar and Peruvian Jefferson Farfán, as the Gunners left Gelsenkirchen with a point. The result, which Walcott said Arsenal would have taken before the game,http://www.sportsvibe.co.uk/news/athletics/arsenal-ready-for-tough-month-insists-walcott-20610/ 'Arsenal ready for tough month' insists Theo 7 November 2012 7 November 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20140408221210/http://www.sportsvibe.co.uk/news/athletics/arsenal-ready-for-tough-month-insists-walcott-20610/ 8 April 2014 dead dmy-all left Arsenal a point and a place behind Schalke, in a widely open group. Four days later, Arsenal surrendered another two-goal lead, this time created by Lukas Podolski and Giroud, into a 3–2 deficit following a brace (including a penalty conceded by Arteta) for Dimitar Berbatov and a header from Alexander Kačaniklić for Fulham. Giroud scored in the 69th minute to level the game at 3–3, thus making the game the first time he scored in consecutive games, and two goals in one single game, but the Gunners were denied late on after Mark Schwarzer saved a penalty from Arteta which would have given Arsenal a 4–3 lead in the 90+5th minute.Stanton John https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/20190108 Arsenal 3-3 Fulham BBC Sport 10 November 2012 The draw meant Arsenal had won only one of the previous six Premier League and Champions League games (L,L,W,L,D,D), which piled more pressure on Arsène Wenger. With an uncanny resemblance to last season, Arsenal entered their first North London derby against Tottenham Hotspur on the back of a poor run of results, while still managing coming out as 5–2 winners against their bitter rivals, who were once again down to ten men. Inside the first 20 minutes, former Gunner Emmanuel Adebayor went from "hero to zero" as he gave Spurs an early lead before getting sent off nine minutes later. This allowed the Gunners a route back into the game, which eventually came from the unlikely source of Per Mertesacker with his first goal for the club inside 25 minutes. Arsenal then finished the half strongly with goals from Podolski and Giroud to give them a 3–1 lead. In the second half, Arsenal soaked up some early pressure from Spurs before Cazorla scored when the team were on a magnificent break. Despite Gareth Bale's goal in the 71st minute, Arsenal made their man-advantage count, as Walcott completed the rout three minutes from the end. In Arsenal's fifth game of the month, they faced a Montpellier side in poor form, and in a far less entertaining game than the last, Arsenal came out as solid 2–0 winners, with a clean sheet. Two sublime finishes from Jack Wilshere, his first in 725 days,http://inagist.com/all/271358935418675202/ Time since last Wishere goal 21 November 2012 21 November 2012 https://archive.today/20130126050912/http://inagist.com/all/271358935418675202/ 26 January 2013 dead dmy-all and Podolski, a left-foot volley reminiscent of former captain Van Persie, allowed Arsenal to secure qualification to the knockout stage of the competition, with only the top two places to be settled on the last matchday between the Gunners and Schalke.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/20321623 Arsenal 2–0 Montpellier BBC Sport 21 November 2012 21 November 2012 Arsenal returned to poor form in their next match however, as they played out a dull 0–0 draw with relegation-threatened Aston Villa, meaning the Gunners lost ground yet again on the top four sides. Yet again, Arsenal played out an uninspiring draw against fellow Champions League-chasers Everton. The game started well for the Gunners, as Walcott scored inside 52 seconds at Goodison Park, but Marouane Fellaini equalised just before the half-hour mark to level the score at 1–1, and so it stayed until the end, as Arsenal finished November in seventh place in the Premier League table. December thumb|The Emirates Stadium scoreboard after the 7–3 victory over Newcastle United on 29 December 2012 Arsenal started December losing 0–2 to a Swansea City side under Michael Laudrup, with two goals scored by Michu for Swansea late on, in what the BBC called "Arsenal's worst start to a season under Arsene Wenger".https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/20474718 Arsenal 0-2 Swansea BBC Sport Next up was a Champions League visit to Olympiacos. Consecutive losses were on the cards for Arsenal, as they named a weakened 18-man squad ahead of vital Premier League games for the club. Despite taking a 38th-minute lead with a low drive from Tomáš Rosický, Arsenal surrendered yet another lead with two goals in under 10 minutes from Ioannis Maniatis and Konstantinos Mitroglou to give Olympiacos a 2–1 win. Had Arsenal won the game, they would have gone top of the table, as Montpellier managed a draw against Schalke 04, but instead they finished second, setting up a tough test against Bayern Munich in the last-16.http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/arsenal-to-face-bayern-munich-in-europe Arsenal to face Bayern Munich in Europe Arsenal F.C. 20 December 2012 24 December 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121230181559/http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/arsenal-to-face-bayern-munich-in-europe 30 December 2012 dead dmy-all Arsenal's fortunes turned however, in their next match against high-flying West Bromwich Albion, where a controversial penalty for a perceived dive from Cazorla gifted Arsenal the lead, when it was put down the centre of the goal by Arteta on 26 minutes. Arsenal then doubled their lead, this time on a blatant foul on Oxlade-Chamberlain, with another penalty from Arteta to finish the game 2–0 in Arsenal's favour. It was the Gunners first win in four Premier League games, and it lifted the team up to seventh in the table. Spirits dropped yet again, however, as a near full-strength Arsenal squad humiliatingly crashed out to League Two side Bradford City in the League Cup, 3–2 on penalties, following an 88th-minute equaliser by Thomas Vermaelen, who incidentally missed the final penalty. This left Arsenal with interests in three competitions. Arsenal then entered the Christmas period with a Monday night fixture against then-bottom Reading. The match ended in a familiar scoreline that lifted the Arsenal fans; 5–2. Cazorla scored his first hat-trick for the club, and also provided an assist for Walcott's goal, and the fifth of the match; Lukas Podolski opened the scoring inside 15 minutes. Arsenal continued their revival with a solid victory over Wigan Athletic with the Gunners recording three consecutive wins for the first time since March last season. An Arteta penalty in the 60th minute gave Arsenal a 1–0 win and raised the team to fourth in the table. Arsenal have a larger break than other teams in the Premier League however, as the West Ham game was postponed due to a tube strike in the London Underground.http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/arsenal-v-west-ham-united-match-postponed Arsenal v West Ham United – Match postponed Arsenal F.C. 19 December 2012 22 December 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121221224016/http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/arsenal-v-west-ham-united-match-postponed 21 December 2012 dead dmy-all Arsenal returned to action in style on 29 December against Newcastle by emphatically beating the Tyneside team 7–3. Arsenal were never behind in the game, but were pegged-back three times by two goals from Demba Ba and one from Sylvain Marveaux following goals from Podolski, Oxlade-Chamberlain and Walcott. However, following another two goals from Walcott (to complete his hat-trick), and a brace from substitute Giroud, Arsenal rounded off an impressive display to give confidence to the fans ahead of the crucial month January. January thumb|150px|Theo Walcott was top scorer of the season at the time he signed his contract Arsenal started 2013 in disappointing fashion with a result that Wenger called "undeserved":https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20884729 https://web.archive.org/web/20130102191914/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20884729 dead 2 January 2013 Arsene Wenger: Arsenal lucky to get a point against Southampton 1 January 2013 2 January 2013 BBC Sport a 1–1 draw against Southampton. Arsenal were gifted their goal with an own goal from Guly do Prado (Arsenal's third of the season, with the previous two also coming against Southampton), after Gastón Ramírez opened the scoring for the Saints. The result was the last of a four-game winning streak ahead of a tough couple of matches against Premier League champions Manchester City, and European champions Chelsea. Arsenal completed their first transfer business of the January transfer window, with the loan of Moroccan striker Marouane Chamakh to West Ham on 4 January 2013.http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/marouane-chamakh-loaned-to-west-ham-united Marouane Chamakh loaned to West Ham United 4 January 2013 4 January 2013 Arsenal F.C. https://web.archive.org/web/20130106103839/http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/marouane-chamakh-loaned-to-west-ham-united 6 January 2013 dead dmy-all Another loan was announced a day later as Swiss centre-back Johan Djourou joined Hannover 96.http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/djourou-agrees-loan-move-to-hannover-96 Djourou agrees loan move to Hannover 96 5 January 2013 5 January 2013 Arsenal F.C. Both players had yet to feature in the Premier League this season for the Gunners, and both deals were for the rest of the season. Arsenal started their FA Cup run against Swansea in the third round, and following an uneventful first half, the second half sprung into life as both teams scored late on (Podolski and Gibbs for the Gunners, and Danny Graham for Swansea) after Michu opened the scoring in the 58th minute. The final score of 2–2 meant both teams would play a replay. A week later, Arsenal slumped to a controversial yet disappointing loss to the champions Manchester City as Koscielny was sent off in the ninth minute after fouling Edin Džeko in the penalty area. Despite missing the resulting penalty, Džeko and James Milner gave City a comfortable 2–0 victory. Vincent Kompany was sent off late in the game leaving both teams with ten players. The stadium rang out in a chorus of jeering at the final whistle, aimed at both the Gunners and the referee. Arsenal turned their fortunes, however, as they progressed 1–0 winners against Swansea City into the FA Cup fourth round. Jack Wilshere buried a shot from outside the penalty area to keep Arsenal's trophy hopes alive. Arsenal fans soon had further encouragement as striker Theo Walcott signed a new contract with the club, for an undisclosed length of time. Arsène Wenger said he was "delighted" to secure the contract of a "strong player and also a great person".http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/theo-walcott-signs-new-long-term-contract Theo Walcott signs new long-term contract 18 January 2013 5 January 2013 Arsenal F.C. dead https://web.archive.org/web/20130120093404/http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/theo-walcott-signs-new-long-term-contract 20 January 2013 dmy-all Soon after, Arsenal suffered a second consecutive Premier League loss against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. Another poor start resulted in two goals conceded, which was a similar situation to their previous league defeat. Despite Walcott managing to pull one goal back in the second half, the game eventually ended 2–1, leaving Arsenal's hope of finishing in the top four in serious doubt. Some doubt was erased only three days later, as four goals in ten early second-half minutes meant Arsenal romped to a 5–1 victory over West Ham in the rescheduled match, originally to have been played on Boxing Day. Two goals from Giroud, and one each from Walcott, Podolski and Cazorla left the Gunners just four points off their north London rivals Tottenham in fourth. Arsenal then progressed into the fifth round of the FA Cup in another thriller three days later, with a 3–2 victory over Brighton & Hove Albion in the Falmer Stadium. Giroud scored yet another brace, and Walcott scored once to increase his goal tally to 17 for the season, as Arsenal set up a tie against Championship side Blackburn Rovers in the next round. Back in the Premier League, Arsenal continued their increasingly frustrating habit of starting games slowly, going 2–0 behind against Liverpool inside an hour thanks to goals from Luis Suárez and Jordan Henderson. However, two goals in quick succession from in-form strikers Giroud and Walcott battled Arsenal back to a 2–2 draw. Giroud spurned a late chance to collect a hat-trick of braces and win the game for the Gunners. Following an injury picked up by Kieran Gibbs in that game, Arsenal rushed to complete a late signing of Spanish international left-back Nacho Monreal from Málaga on deadline day, for an undisclosed contract length and fee (thought to be around £8.5 million), though disappointed Gunners fans by not making a move for linked Barcelona striker David Villa. February Arsenal started February solidly, with a commanding yet disciplined performance against Stoke. A deflected free kick from Lukas Podolski late in the game and a brilliant display from debutant Monreal left the Gunners in a promising position as teams around them dropped points. For the first time in six attempts, Arsenal climbed the table to fifth with a 1–0 win over Sunderland. Arsenal had plenty of chances throughout the first half and parts of the second, and Sunderland had the chance to equalise in the second-half, but it was Cazorla's ninth goal of the season that was the difference of the two teams. Shortly thereafter, Arsenal announced the loan departure of left-back André Santos to Brazilian club Grêmio until the end of the season.http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/santos-completes-loan-move-to-gremio Santos completes loan move to Gremio Arsenal F.C. 11 February 2013 11 February 2013 This came after the signing of Spanish international Monreal pushed Santos further down the pecking order. With an upcoming fixture in the Champions League, it was believed that Vermaelen or Gibbs would have to return to play left-back.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/21417830 Arsenal's Andre Santos completes loan move to Gremio of Brazil BBC Sport 11 February 2013 11 February 2013 Despite the strong start to the month, Arsenal crashed out of the FA Cup with a disappointing 1–0 loss to Championship club Blackburn Rovers. Although their opponents only had three shots on target,https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/21449125 Arsenal 0–1 Blackburn Rovers BBC Sport 23 February 2013 23 February 2013 Arsenal rued not putting their chances away throughout the game, and left themselves with little hope of ending their trophy drought this season. Three days later, Arsenal resumed their Champions League campaign with a Round of 16 clash against Bayern Munich. In the first leg of a very challenging tie at the Emirates, they slumped to a 3–1 first-leg defeat, with Podolski scoring against his old club to give Arsenal a slight chance (albeit needing three goals at the Allianz Arena) in the second leg. Toni Kroos, Thomas Müller and Mario Mandžukić scored for Bayern. Needing to lift the fans, Arsenal played relegation-threatened Aston Villa in sight of a third-straight win in the Premier League. Arsenal did so with a brace from Santi Cazorla either side of an Andreas Weimann equaliser to stay four points adrift of North-London rivals Tottenham, who they played the following Sunday. March However, the North London derby ended in bitter disappointment for the "red side of North London" as Tottenham ran out 2–1 following two goals in quick succession from Gareth Bale and Aaron Lennon late in the first-half, one of which being eventually cancelled out by Mertesacker's second goal for the club (both were against Tottenham this season). Arsenal then had a 10-day wait before their return leg in the Champions League, due to Everton's participation in the FA Cup. Though many resigned the Gunners to defeat, Arsenal had a valiant attempt to knock out their German opponents by winning 2–0 on the night (with a goal inside the first three minutes from Giroud and a goal in the last three minutes of the game from Laurent Koscielny), crashing out on away goals. However, they were the first team to defeat Bayern Munich at the Allianz Arena this season and the first team not to concede against Bayern all season, giving huge confidence to the team both defensively and offensively in the final ten "cup-finals" of the Premier League season.http://www.espn.co.uk/football/sport/story/197662.html Wenger: Ten cup finals left for Arsenal ESPN 15 March 2013 16 March 2013 17 June 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130617033715/http://www.espn.co.uk/football/sport/story/197662.html dead Arsenal stepped up once again to Wenger's rallying calls, as Arsenal recorded a second consecutive 2–0 victory in a tough encounter at the Liberty Stadium against Swansea. Goals in the second half from Nacho Monreal – his first for the club – and Gervinho kept Arsenal's top-four hopes alive. Arsenal's next match was after the international break, against a struggling Reading side who Arsenal had already scored 12 goals in two matches against this season (in all competitions). Arsenal made it 12 wins in all 12 games against Reading as goals from Gervinho, Cazorla, Giroud and Arteta ensured the Gunners ran out 4–1 winners (with Hal Robson-Kanu pulling one back for the Royals) and kept up their chase for the top four. right|thumb|160px|Laurent Koscielny again scored the crucial goal in Arsenal's final match of the season, similar to last season, that secured Arsenal's top four spot April Along with news that Jack Wilshere and Theo Walcott were to return from injury soon, Arsenal fans were given more to cheer about as a spirited performance following Metersacker's sending off against West Brom lifted the Gunners temporarily up to fourth in the table. Two goals from Tomáš Rosický put Arsenal in a commanding position but a penalty scored by James Morrison on 71 minutes made for a nervy end as Arsenal eventually ran out 2–1 winners at The Hawthorns. Arsenal then started a period of three games in a week against Norwich, as a spirited comeback in the last seven minutes of the match ensured Arsenal went third in the Premier League table. Michael Turner opened the scoring for Norwich from a set piece but a trio of goals (including a controversial penalty) was scored by Arteta, Giroud and Podolski, as the Gunners ran out 3–1 winners. Their next match was against fellow Champions League-chasers Everton, and after early Everton pressure Arsenal settled into the match, but was ultimately unable to score for the first time in 12 games, in a match that ended 0–0. The Gunners resumed their top four fight in a derby against Fulham that saw two men sent off (Steve Sidwell for Fulham and Giroud for Arsenal, who later lost his appeal for it to be rescinded) and an unlikely scorer in Per Mertesacker, as Arsenal won 1–0. Following a guard of honour to the newly crowned champions, Arsenal faced a Manchester United side with former captain Robin van Persie in tow. Theo Walcott scored early as Arsenal showed early signs of brilliance, but the goal was later cancelled out by a penalty, conceded by Sagna, from Van Persie. The match ended 1–1. May Arsenal entered a crucial period of the season with a game against newly relegated Queens Park Rangers, as Tottenham and Chelsea would play their game in hand against each other, leaving a straight battle to the top four Champions League qualification spots. Walcott again got the Gunners off to the perfect start with the fastest goal in the Premier League season so far, as well as the 12th fastest goal in Premier League history, after he put the Gunners ahead after 20 seconds. The game petered out, however, but it increased Arsenal's unbeaten run to 8 games, as the Gunners ran out 1–0 winners. Arsenal had a ten-day before their final home game of the season against newly crowned FA Cup winners Wigan in what proved to be a crucial game at both ends of the Premier League table. The game was won 4–1 by the Gunners, after goals from Podolski (2), Walcott and Aaron Ramsey cancelled out Shaun Maloney's free-kick strike. Wigan were subsequently relegated after an eight-year stay in the Premier League,https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/22430454 Arsenal 4 – 1 Wigan BBC Sport 14 May 2012 14 May 2012 whilst Arsenal left their top four faith in their own hands by staying one point above rivals Tottenham. Although the result also presented an opportunity for an unprecedented "third place play-off", this was not needed following a Chelsea win over Everton, however Arsenal secured fourth spot as a 1–0 win over Newcastle (scored by Laurent Koscielny) meant Arsenal finished the season on 73 points, three more than the previous season and one more above rivals Tottenham. Arsenal thus qualified for the 2013–14 UEFA Champions League. Following the season's completion, Arsenal revealed their top four players of the season as voted for by Arsenal Football Club members. In fourth place came the Spaniard Mikel Arteta for his consistent performances in the middle of midfield (which included recording the second highest number of passes in the campaign: 2750 at a 92% success rate) with 5% of the votes.http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/player-of-the-season-4th-arteta Player of the Season: 4th Arteta Arsenal F.C. 28 May 2012 31 May 2012 In third came Arsenal's top scorer Theo Walcott, whose tally of 21 goals in all competitions bettered that of any of his previous seasons at the club. He also held the feat of most assists of the campaign in an Arsenal shirt, as he deservedly claimed 12.7% of the votes.http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/player-of-the-season-3rd-walcott Player of the Season: 3rd Walcott Arsenal F.C. 29 May 2012 31 May 2012 In second place came Laurent Koscielny after taking over from captain Thomas Vermaelen as a main-stay in the heart of Arsenal's defence. A number of assured performances that included conceded only 5 goals in the final 10 games of the season handed the French defender 13.5% of all the votes.http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/player-of-the-season-2nd-koscielny Player of the Season: 2nd Koscielny Arsenal F.C. 30 May 2012 31 May 2012 Lastly, Arsenal's Player of Season award went to Spaniard Santi Cazorla, who Arsène Wenger described as "the perfect footballer". With 12 goals and 14 assists, Cazorla announced his arrival in English football with a bang, as he ran away with 55.7% of the votes in the club poll.http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/player-of-the-season-1st-cazorla Player of the Season: 1st Cazorla Arsenal F.C. 31 May 2012 31 May 2012 Brief Season round-up Although Arsenal failed to end their trophy drought, the Gunners had a successful Premier League campaign. At the season's end, Arsène Wenger promised fans the club would make big signings and spend highly to get world-class players to help them challenge for trophies in the following seasons. Key events 30 April: German striker Lukas Podolski joins Arsenal for an undisclosed fee, thought be around £10.9 million, from German club 1. FC Kölnhttp://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/arsenal-agree-deal-for-podolski Arsenal agree long-term Podolski deal 30 April 2012 30 April 2012 Arsenal F.C. 2 May 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120502005101/https://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/arsenal-agree-deal-for-podolski dead 22 May: The Club announces that they will be releasing five professional players − Manuel Almunia, George Brislen-Hall, Gavin Hoyte, Sean McDermott and Rhys Murphy, and two scholars − James Campbell and Jeffrey Monakana − at the end of their contracts on 30 June.http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/arsenal-release-seven-players Arsenal release seven players 22 May 2012 23 May 2012 Arsenal F.C. dead https://web.archive.org/web/20140629081356/http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/arsenal-release-seven-players 29 June 2014 dmy-all 24 May: Following Pat Rice's retirement, Steve Bould and Neil Banfield become the assistant manager and first-team coach respectively. Boro Primorac remains a first-team coach alongside Banfield. 26 June: French striker Olivier Giroud joins Arsenal for an undisclosed fee, thought to be around £12.8 million, from French club Montpellier 5 July: Arsenal announce that Terry Burton will complete the coaching staff list by becoming the reserve-team manager, following the promotion of Neil Banfield. 17 July: Arsenal announce that Mexican striker Carlos Vela will join Spanish club Real Sociedad on a four-year contract worth £6 million.http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/carlos-vela-finalises-real-sociedad-switch Carlos Vela finalises Real Sociedad switch 10 August 2012 10 August 2012 Arsenal F.C. https://web.archive.org/web/20120812050520/http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/carlos-vela-finalises-real-sociedad-switch 12 August 2012 dead dmy-all 24 July: French defender Laurent Koscielny signs a new long-term contract.http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/koscielny-agrees-new-long-term-contract Koscielny agrees new long-term contract 24 July 2012 24 July 2012 Arsenal F.C. dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120724104225/http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/koscielny-agrees-new-long-term-contract 24 July 2012 dmy-all 7 August: Spanish midfielder Santi Cazorla joins Arsenal for an undisclosed fee, thought to be around £11.4 million, from financially troubled Spanish club Málagahttp://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/arsenal-sign-spain-midfielder-santi-cazorla Arsenal sign Spain midfielder Santi Cazorla 7 August 2012 7 August 2012 Arsenal F.C. 16 August: Jack Wilshere is given the squad number 10, previously allocated to Robin van Persiehttp://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/wenger-wilshere-can-lead-with-no-10-shirt Wenger – Wilshere can lead with No 10 shirt 17 August 2012 15 November 2012 Arsenal F.C. https://web.archive.org/web/20121022154759/http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/wenger-wilshere-can-lead-with-no-10-shirt 22 October 2012 dead dmy-all 17 August: Following the departure of Robin van Persie for a reported fee of £24 million to Manchester United, Thomas Vermaelen was promoted to club captain and Mikel Arteta was given the vice-captaincy.http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/vermaelen-confirmed-as-new-arsenal-captain Vermaelen confirmed as new Arsenal captain 17 August 2012 17 August 2012 Arsenal F.C. 18 August: Arsenal begin the 2012–13 Premier League season with a goalless draw at home to Sunderland. 20 August: Arsenal announce the sale of Cameroonian midfielder Alex Song to Barcelona with the latter confirming that he had signed a five-year contract for a transfer fee of £14.9 million. 31 August: Arsenal announce the departures of Nicklas Bendtner and Park Chu-young on season-long loans to Juventus and Celta de Vigo respectively. 30 October: Arsenal recorded victory in the League Cup to a record-breaking 7–5 scoreline at the Madjeski Stadium, having been 4–0 down initially. The game had the most goals ever scored in a single League Cup match (12). 19 November: Midfielder Emmanuel Frimpong joins Championship side Charlton Athletic on loan until 1 January 2013http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/frimpong-joins-charlton-athletic-on-loan Frimpong joins Charlton Athletic on loan 19 November 2012 19 November 2012 Arsenal F.C. dead https://web.archive.org/web/20121121222953/http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/frimpong-joins-charlton-athletic-on-loan 21 November 2012 dmy-all 11 December: Arsenal crashed out of the League Cup after losing 3–2 on penalties to League Two side Bradford City; the first time in the club's history that a lower-league club knocked out the Gunners in the competition.Arsenal embarrassed by Bradford in Capital One Cup http://www.espn.co.uk/football/sport/story/183432.html 11 December 2012 11 December 2012 17 June 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130617034630/http://www.espn.co.uk/football/sport/story/183432.html dead 19 December: British players Kieran Gibbs, Carl Jenkinson, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Aaron Ramsey and Jack Wilshere extend their contracts, and pledge their futures for four to six years.http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/five-young-internationals-sign-new-contracts Five young internationals sign new contracts 19 December 2012 19 December 2012 Arsenal F.C. 20 December 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121220204726/http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/five-young-internationals-sign-new-contracts dead 29 December: Arsenal participate in the joint highest scoring game in the Premier League – a 7–3 win over Newcastle. 4 January: Moroccan striker Marouane Chamakh joins West Ham United on loan until the end of the season. 5 January: Swiss defender Johan Djourou joins Hannover 96 on loan until the end of the season. 18 January: England international striker Theo Walcott signs new long-term contract for an undisclosed length, ending speculation of his departure. 25 January: Midfielder Emmanuel Frimpong joins fellow Premier League side Fulham on loan until the end of the season.Emmanuel Frimpong joins Fulham on loan http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/emmanuel-frimpong-joins-fulham-on-loan Arsenal F.C. 25 January 2013 25 January 2013 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20130127191239/http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/emmanuel-frimpong-joins-fulham-on-loan 27 January 2013 dmy-all 31 January: Spanish left back Nacho Monreal joins Arsenal for an undisclosed fee, thought to be around £8.5 million, from Spanish club Málagahttp://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/nacho-monreal-agrees-to-join-arsenal Nacho Monreal agrees to join Arsenal Arsenal F.C. 31 January 2013 31 January 2013 11 February: After falling down the pecking order, left-back André Santos departs the club on loan until the end of the season, to join Brazilian club Grêmio. 16 February: Arsenal are eliminated from the FA Cup in the fifth-round following a 1–0 home loss to Championship side Blackburn Rovers. 13 March: Arsenal's UEFA Champions League campaign came to a valiant end after a 2–0 win in Bavaria meant Arsenal lost out on the away goals rule (following a 3–1 first leg loss). It resigned the Gunners to an eight successive trophy-less season. 28 March: Arsenal announce that French midfielder Abou Diaby tore his anterior cruciate ligament in training and will subsequently face up to 9 months out as a result. 23 April: The FA announce that Arsenal's appeal against Olivier Giroud's red card against Fulham (20 March) is rejected, thus condemning the striker to the usual three-match banhttp://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/fa-rejects-giroud-s-red-card-appeal FA rejects Giroud's red-card appeal Arsenal F.C. 23 April 2013 23 April 2013 19 May: Arsenal finish the season in the top 4 resigning their North London rivals Tottenham Hotspur to Europa League football next season. 31 May: Arsenal announced, via a club member's poll, that the Player of the Season was Spaniard Santi Cazorla for his performances in both the midfield and front three. He was followed by defender Laurent Koscielny in second, top scorer Theo Walcott in third and fellow Spaniard Mikel Arteta in fourth. Players Squad information Arsenal F.C.#Players y Wojciech Szczęsny POL 1 GK y 1990 04 18 2013 5 20 2006 106 0 2015https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/arsenal/8127536/Arsenal-goalkeeper-Wojciech-Szczesny-signs-new-five-year-contract.html Wojciech Szczesny pens new 5-year contract Telegraph 11 November 2010 3 June 2012 YS y Abou Diaby FRA 2 MF y 1986 5 11 2013 5 20 2006 178 19 undisclosedBBC Sport – Abou Diaby signs Arsenal contract extension £2.0MArsenal https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/arsenal/5037424/Arsene-Wenger-wants-Abou-Diaby-to-emulate-Patrick-Vieira.html Arsene Wenger wants Abou Diaby to emulate Patrick Vieira Telegraph 3 June 2012 23 March 2009 w Bacary Sagna FRA 3 DF y 1983 2 14 2013 5 20 2007 236 4 2014Sky Sports – Sagna pens Gunners deal £7.5MArsenal keen to tie up £7.5m deal for Sagna The Daily Telegraph 11 July 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20191231150016/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/2316753/Arsenal-keen-to-tie-up-7.5m-deal-for-Sagna.html 31 December 2019 live https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/2316753/Arsenal-keen-to-tie-up-7.5m-deal-for-Sagna.html y Per Mertesacker GER 4 DF y 1984 9 29 2013 5 20 2011 71 3 2015permertesacker.de – Mertesackers Wechsel zu Arsenal London perfekt! (in German) https://web.archive.org/web/20111004135948/http://www.permertesacker.de/neues/newsdetail/856/0.htm 4 October 2011 £8.0MAgencies https://www.theguardian.com/football/2011/aug/31/arsenal-werder-bremen-per-mertesacker?intcmp=239 Arsenal agree terms with Werder Bremen defender Per Mertesacker The Guardian 31 August 2011 3 June 2012 Thomas Vermaelen BEL 5 DF y 1985 11 14 2013 5 20 2009 129 15 2015https://www.theguardian.com/football/2011/oct/18/arsenal-thomas-vermaelen-fitness-contract Arsenal given boost by Thomas Vermaelen's fitness and new contract 18 October 2011 19 October 2011 The Guardian London David Hytner £10.0Mhttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/a/arsenal/8109969.stm Arsenal confirm Vermaelen signing BBC Sport 19 June 2009 3 June 2012 y y Laurent Koscielny FRA 6 DF y 1985 9 10 2013 5 20 2010 119 10 undisclosed £8.5Mhttp://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/laurent-koscielny-completes-move-to-arsenal Laurent Koscielny completes move to Arsenal Arsenal F.C. 7 July 2010 3 June 2012 Tomáš Rosický CZE 7 MF y 1980 10 4 2013 5 20 2006 182 22 2014https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/17340418 Tomas Rosicky signs new Arsenal contract 12 March 2012 14 March 2012 BBC Sport £6.8MMarcus Christenson https://www.theguardian.com/football/2006/may/23/newsstory.sport5 Arsenal move for £6.8m midfielder Rosicky The Guardian 3 June 2012 23 May 2006 y Mikel Arteta ESP 8 MF y 1982 3 26 2013 5 20 2011 81 12 2015Arsenal F.C. – Arteta joins Arsenal on a four-year deal https://web.archive.org/web/20120105042538/http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/arteta-joins-arsenal-on-a-four-year-deal 5 January 2012 £10.0Mhttp://www.goal.com/en/news/11/transfer-zone/2011/08/31/2645520/official-arsenal-sign-mikel-arteta-from-everton-on-four-year Official: Arsenal sign Mikel Arteta from Everton on four-year deal 31 August 2011 1 September 2011 Goal.com vice-captain Lukas Podolski GER 9 FW y 1985 6 4 2013 5 20 2012 42 16 2016 £10.9Mhttp://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/-podolski-ticks-all-of-the-boxes-for-arsenal- 'Podolski ticks all of the boxes for Arsenal' Arsenal F.C. 1 May 2012 12 May 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120504194448/http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/-podolski-ticks-all-of-the-boxes-for-arsenal- 4 May 2012 dead dmy-all y Jack Wilshere ENG 10 MF y 1992 1 1 2013 5 20 2008 97 5 2018https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/20788025 Jack Wilshere signs new long-term contract BBC Sport 19 December 2012 3 June 2012 YS André Santos BRA 11 DF n 1983 3 8 2013 5 20 2011 33 3 undisclosedhttp://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/santos-confirmed-as-an-arsenal-player Brazilian Santos completes move to Arsenal Arsenal F.C. 31 August 2011 3 June 2012 £6.2MOrnstein David https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/14712232 Arsenal complete the signing of Brazilian defender Andre Santos BBC Sport 31 August 2011 3 June 2012 On loan to Grêmio y Olivier Giroud FRA 12 FW y 1986 9 30 2013 5 20 2012 47 17 undisclosed £12.8M Theo Walcott ENG 14 FW y 1989 3 16 2013 5 20 2006 263 63 undisclosed £9.0Mhttps://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/2296011/Southampton-lose-2.9m-over-Theo-Walcott.html Southampton lose £2.9m over Theo Walcott April 2008 w y Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain ENG 15 FW y 1993 8 15 2013 5 20 2011 59 6 undisclosedhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/20788025 Oxlade-Chamberlain signs new long- term contract 8 August 2011 8 August 2011 Arsenal F.C. £12.0MArsenal https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/arsenal/8687344/Arsenal-to-complete-12-million-signing-of-Alex-Oxlade-Chamberlain-from-Southampton.html Arsenal to complete £12 million signing of Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain from Southampton Telegraph 3 June 2012 7 August 2011 Aaron Ramsey WAL 16 MF y 1990 12 26 2013 5 20 2008 150 11 undisclosedhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/20788025 Aaron Ramsey signs new long-term contract Arsenal F.C. 1 June 2010 3 June 2012 £4.8MPhillips Terry http://www.walesonline.co.uk/footballnation/cardiff-city-fc/2008/07/31/arsenal-claim-discount-on-ramsey-deal-91466-21440756/ Arsenal claim discount on Ramsey deal Wales Online 3 June 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20080805004837/http://www.walesonline.co.uk/footballnation/cardiff-city-fc/2008/07/31/arsenal-claim-discount-on-ramsey-deal-91466-21440756/ 5 August 2008 y Nacho Monreal ESP 17 DF y 1986 2 26 2013 5 20 2013 11 1 undisclosed £8.5Mhttps://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/european/arsenal-sign-spain-international-leftback-nacho-monreal-in-105m-deal-8475817.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/european/arsenal-sign-spain-international-leftback-nacho-monreal-in-105m-deal-8475817.html 1 May 2022 subscription Arsenal sign Spain international left-back Nacho Monreal in £8.5m deal The Independent 31 January 2013 31 January 2013 w Sébastien Squillaci FRA 18 DF y 1980 8 11 2013 5 20 2010 39 2 2013 £3.3Mhttp://www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/news/Arsene-Wenger-has-broken-his-over-30-s-contract-rule-for-Sebastien-Squillaci-and-Mark-Schwarzer-article564643.html Arsene Wenger has broken his over-30s contract rule for Sebastien Squillaci and Mark Schwarzer Daily Mirror 26 August 2010 3 June 2012 y Santi Cazorla ESP 19 MF y 1984 12 13 2013 5 20 2012 49 12 undisclosed £16.5M Johan Djourou SUI 20 DF y 1987 1 18 2013 5 20 2003 144 1 2015http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/2896/premier-league/2012/02/08/2894135/arsenals-johan-djourou-signs-new-contract-extension-until Arsenal's Johan Djourou signs new contract extension until 2015 – report 8 February 2012 9 February 2012 Goal.com YS On loan to Hannover 96 y Łukasz Fabiański POL 21 GK y 1985 4 18 2013 5 20 2007 67 0 undisclosedhttp://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/fabianski-signs-new-long-term-contract Fabianski signs new long-term contract Arsenal F.C. 12 June 2009 3 June 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20110428034336/http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/fabianski-signs-new-long-term-contract 28 April 2011 dead dmy-all £2.0Mhttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/6733191.stm Premier League ins and outs BBC Sport 7 August 2007 3 June 2012 Francis Coquelin FRA 22 MF y 1991 05 13 2013 5 20 2008 43 0 undisclosedhttp://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/coquelin-signs-new-long-term-contract Coquelin signs new long-term contract 10 January 2012 8 February 2012 Arsenal F.C. dead https://web.archive.org/web/20130927081601/http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/coquelin-signs-new-long-term-contract 27 September 2013 dmy-all YS y Andrey Arshavin RUS 23 MF n 1981 5 29 2013 5 20 2009 144 31 2013http://www.goal.com/en-ie/news/3919/exclusive/2012/02/01/2879711/andrey-arshavin-will-reject-approach-from-anzhi-and-stay-at Andrey Arshavin will reject approach from Anzhi and stay at Arsenal until the summer – agent 1 February 2012 8 February 2012 Goal.com £15.0MDominic Fifield https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2009/feb/03/andrei-arshavin-joins-arsenal-record-deal Football: Andrei Arshavin finally signs for Arsenal for club record fee of £15m The Guardian 3 February 2009 3 June 2012 w Vito Mannone ITA 24 GK y 1988 3 2 2013 5 20 2005 23 0 2014Sun 13 May http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11670_6432293,00.html Mannone questions rivals Sky Sports 3 June 2012 £0.35MSun 13 May http://www.skysports.com/football/player/0,19754,11670_325859,00.html Vito Mannone Sky Sports 3 June 2012 y Carl Jenkinson ENG 25 DF y 1992 2 8 2013 5 20 2011 35 0 undisclosed £1.0MNew Gunners defender eager to make Emirates impression http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11661_6979999,00.html Jenkinson keen to follow Adams Sky Sports 10 June 2011 3 June 2012 Emmanuel Frimpong GHA 26 MF y 1992 1 10 2013 5 20 2009 16 0 undisclosedhttp://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/frimpong-signs-professional-terms-with-club Frimpong signs professional terms with Club Arsenal F.C. 13 February 2009 3 June 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20121014155046/http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/frimpong-signs-professional-terms-with-club 14 October 2012 dmy-all YS On loan to Fulham y Gervinho CIV 27 FW n 1987 5 27 2013 5 20 2011 63 11 undisclosedhttp://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/gervinho-agrees-deal-to-join-arsenal Gervinho agrees deal to join Arsenal Arsenal F.C. 11 July 2011 12 May 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110713140947/http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/gervinho-agrees-deal-to-join-arsenal 13 July 2011 dmy-all £10.5Mhttp://www.ligue1.com/ligue1/article/gervinho-finally-a-gunner.htm Gervinho finally a Gunner Ligue 1 3 June 2012 Kieran Gibbs ENG 28 DF y 1989 9 26 2013 5 20 2007 106 3 undisclosedhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/20788025 Gibbs signs new long-term contract BBC Sport 19 December 2012 3 June 2012 YS y Marouane Chamakh MAR 29 FW y 1984 1 10 2013 5 20 2010 67 14 undisclosedhttp://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/marouane-chamakh-completes-move-to-arsenal Marouane Chamakh completes move to Arsenal Arsenal F.C. 21 May 2010 3 June 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100524020844/http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/marouane-chamakh-completes-move-to-arsenal 24 May 2010 dmy-all Free On loan to West Ham United Park Chu-young Park, chuyoung KOR 30 FW n 1985 7 10 2013 5 20 2011 6 1 undisclosedhttp://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/arsenal-to-sign-striker-chu-young-park Arsenal to sign striker Ju Young Park Arsenal F.C. 30 August 2011 12 May 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110928013437/http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/arsenal-to-sign-striker-chu-young-park 28 September 2011 dmy-all £1.8MDominic Fifield https://www.theguardian.com/football/2011/aug/30/arsene-wenger-mertesacker-arsenal Arsène Wenger makes leap of faith by bringing Mertesacker to Arsenal The Guardian 3 June 2012 30 August 2011 On loan to Celta Vigo y Ryo Miyaichi JPN 31 MF n 1992 12 14 2013 5 20 2011 2 0 undisclosedhttp://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/ryo-miyaichi-completes-move-to-arsenal Ryo Miyaichi completes move to Arsenal Arsenal F.C. 31 January 2011 3 June 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120415092316/http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/ryo-miyaichi-completes-move-to-arsenal 15 April 2012 dead dmy-all Free w Nicklas Bendtner DEN 52 FW y 1988 1 16 2013 5 20 2004 157 45 undisclosedhttp://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/danish-forward-signs-new-long-term-deal Bendtner signs a new long-term contract Arsenal F.C. 2 September 2009 3 June 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120908021533/http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/danish-forward-signs-new-long-term-deal 8 September 2012 dead dmy-all YS On loan to Juventus y Denílson Denílson Pereira Neves BRA MF n 1988 2 16 2013 5 20 2006 153 10 undisclosedhttp://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/denilson-signs-a-new-long-term-contract Denilson signs a new long-term contract Arsenal F.C. 2 September 2009 3 June 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120908021550/http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/denilson-signs-a-new-long-term-contract 8 September 2012 dead dmy-all £3.5MAlex Bellos https://www.theguardian.com/football/2007/jan/31/newsstory.sport12 Denilson times his run to perfection The Guardian 3 June 2012 31 January 2007 On loan to São Paulo Joel Campbell CRI FW n 1992 6 26 2013 5 20 2011 0 0 undisclosedhttp://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/arsenal-finalise-signing-of-campbell Arsenal finalise signing of Campbell Arsenal.com 19 August 2011 12 May 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120529043916/http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/arsenal-finalise-signing-of-campbell 29 May 2012 dead dmy-all £0.9Mhttp://younggunsblog.co.uk/2011/08/arsenal-reach-campbell-agreement/ Arsenal Reach Campbell Agreement Young Guns 12 August 2011 3 June 2012 25 August 2016 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Reserves Arsenal F.C. Academy 5 February 2013.http://www.arsenal.com/reserves-youth/players Reserve Players Arsenal F.C. 13 August 2009 https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/history/clubs/52280--arsenal/ Arsenal FC UEFA 21 November 2012 http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/wenger-names-18-man-capital-one-cup-squad Wenger names squad for Capital One Cup tie Arsenal F.C. 21 November 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121113090555/http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/wenger-names-18-man-capital-one-cup-squad 13 November 2012 dead dmy-all 36 Argentina GK Emiliano Martínez 38 Switzerland DF Martin Angha 39 England FW Zak Ansah 40 Spain DF Héctor Bellerín 41 Morocco DF Samir Bihmoutine 42 Ghana DF Daniel Boateng 43 England GK Reice Charles-Cook 44 England MF Craig Eastmond 45 Netherlands MF Kyle Ebecilio 46 Germany MF Thomas Eisfeld 47 Germany MF Serge Gnabry 48 Switzerland DF Sead Hajrović 49 England DF Isaac Hayden 50 Republic of Ireland MF Conor Henderson 51 England FW Benik Afobe 53 England MF Jernade Meade 54 Spain DF Ignasi Miquel 55 Switzerland DF Elton Monteiro 56 Jamaica FW Nigel Neita 58 England MF Josh Rees 60 England GK James Shea 62 England FW Sanchez Watt 63 England MF Jordan Wynter 64 England MF Nico Yennaris 65 England MF Jack Jebb 66 England FW Austin Lipman 67 England FW Chuba Akpom 68 Macedonia GK Dejan Iliev 71 England DF Brandon Ormonde-Ottewill Transfers In #Position Player Transferred fromFee DateTeamSource9? FWPodolski, Lukas GER Lukas PodolskiGER 1. FC KölnUndisclosed (~ £10,900,000)https://www.theguardian.com/football/2012/mar/07/lukas-podolski-arsenal-cologne-transfer Köln's Lukas Podolski poised for £10.9m summer move to Arsenal TheGuardian.com 7 March 201230 April 2012First-teamhttp://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/arsenal-agree-deal-for-podolski Arsenal agree long-term Podolski deal 8 May 2012 2 May 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120502005101/https://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/arsenal-agree-deal-for-podolski dead 12? FWGiroud, Olivier FRA Olivier GiroudFRA MontpellierUndisclosed (~ £12,800,000) https://www.goal.com/en/news/11/transfer-zone/2012/06/18/3183457/arsenal-agree-deal-to-sign-giroud-from-montpellier Arsenal agree deal to sign Giroud from Montpellier Goal.com26 June 2012First-team19? MFCazorla, Santi ESP Santi CazorlaESP MálagaUndisclosed (~ £15,000,000)https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/19086404 2016-03-18 2012-08-07 Arsenal sign Spanish midfielder Santi Cazorla from Malaga BBC David Ornstein6 August 2012First-team17? DFMonreal, Nacho ESP Nacho MonrealESP MálagaUndisclosed (~ £8,500,000)31 January 2013First team Total spending: Undisclosed (~ £47,200,000) Out #Position Player Transferred toFee Date TeamSource? MFMonakana, Jeffrey ENG Jeffrey MonakanaENG Preston North EndFree transfer (Released)29 May 2012Academyhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/18248439 Preston to sign Lee Holmes, John Mousinho and Jeffrey Monakana 29 May 2012 3 July 2012 BBC Sport ? DFGlasgow, Ben IRE Ben GlasgowENG Stoke CityFree transfer7 June 2012Academyhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/18356839 Stoke sign Glasgow from Arsenal BBC Sport53? MFÖzyakup, Oğuzhan TUR Oğuzhan ÖzyakupTUR Beşiktaş£405,0008 June 2012Reserveshttp://www.arsenal.com/news/reserves-news/ozyakup-completes-move-to-besiktas Ozyakup completes move to Besiktas 10 August 2012 10 August 2012 Arsenal F.C https://web.archive.org/web/20120811060239/http://www.arsenal.com/news/reserves-news/ozyakup-completes-move-to-besiktas 11 August 2012 dead dmy-all http://www.turkish-football.com/news_read.php?id=3025 Official: Beşiktaş sign Arsenal youth Oğuzhan Özyakup for €500000 9 June 2012 16 August 2012 Turkish Football dead https://web.archive.org/web/20121216064151/http://turkish-football.com/news_read.php?id=3025 16 December 2012 dmy-all 50? FWMurphy, Rhys IRE Rhys MurphyNED TelstarFree transfer (Released)9 June 2012Reserveshttp://www.sctelstar.nl/news/360/665/Telstar-legt-Arsenal-talent-vast Telstar Legt Arsenal Talent Vast 9 June 2012 23 June 2012 Telstar F.C nl dead https://web.archive.org/web/20131005013138/http://www.sctelstar.nl/news/360/665/Telstar-legt-Arsenal-talent-vast 5 October 2013 dmy ? MFBunjaku, Alban ENG Alban BunjakuESP SevillaFree transfer28 June 2012Academyhttps://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2012/10/23/the-story-of-arsenals-former-protege-18-year-old-romford-born/ The story of Arsenal's former protege, 18-year-old Romford-born Alban Bunjaku www.hitc.com dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150629223231/http://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2012/10/23/the-story-of-arsenals-former-protege-18-year-old-romford-born/ 2015-06-29 ? DFCampbell, James SCO James CampbellENG Stoke CityFree transfer (Released)28 June 2012Academy45? DFHoyte, Gavin ENG Gavin HoyteENG Dagenham & RedbridgeFree transfer (Released)10 July 2012Reserveshttp://www.arsenal.com/news/reserves-news/gavin-hoyte-joins-dagenham-and-redbridge Gavin Hoyte joins Dagenham and Redbridge 10 July 2012 10 July 2012 Arsenal F.C dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120713032956/http://www.arsenal.com/news/reserves-news/gavin-hoyte-joins-dagenham-and-redbridge 13 July 2012 dmy-all ? FWVela, Carlos MEX Carlos VelaESP Real Sociedad£5,000,00017 July 2012First-team? DFBotelho, Pedro BRA Pedro BotelhoBRA Atlético ParanaenseFree transfer25 July 2012Reserveshttp://www.arsenal.com/news/reserves-news/pedro-botelho-joins-atletico-paranaense Pedro Botelho joins Atletico Paranaense 25 July 2012 25 July 2012 Arsenal F.C https://web.archive.org/web/20120728045212/http://www.arsenal.com/news/reserves-news/pedro-botelho-joins-atletico-paranaense 28 July 2012 dead dmy-all 1? GKAlmunia, Manuel ESP Manuel AlmuniaENG WatfordFree transfer (Released)31 July 2012First-teamhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/19060497 Watford: Manuel Almunia and Fitz Hall among seven signings 31 July 2012 31 July 2012 BBC Sport 47? GKMcDermott, Sean IRE Sean McDermottNOR Sandnes UlfFree transfer (Released)8 August 2012Reserveshttp://sandnesposten.no/index.php?page=vis_nyhet&NyhetID=6192 Helle og McDermott klar for Ulf 8 August 2012 12 August 2012 Sandnesposten no https://web.archive.org/web/20160304090427/http://sandnesposten.no/index.php?page=vis_nyhet&NyhetID=6192 4 March 2016 dead 35? DFBartley, Kyle ENG Kyle BartleyWAL Swansea City£1,000,00016 August 2012First-teamhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/19291500 Arsenal defender Kyle Bartley joins Swansea City 16 August 2012 16 August 2012 BBC Sport http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/bartley-finalises-swansea-city-transfer Bartley finalises Swansea City transfer 17 August 2012 17 August 2012 Arsenal F.C https://web.archive.org/web/20120819022123/http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/bartley-finalises-swansea-city-transfer 19 August 2012 dead dmy-all 10? FWvan Persie, Robin NED Robin van PersieENG Manchester United£25,000,00017 August 2012First-teamhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/19296077 Robin van Persie completes £24m move to Man Utd from Arsenal 17 August 2012 17 August 2012 17? MFSong, Alex CMR Alex SongESP Barcelona£15,000,00020 August 2012First-teamhttp://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/detail/article/agreement-with-arsenal-for-song Agreement with Arsenal for Song 18 August 2012 20 August 2012 FC Barcelona ? MFLansbury, Henri ENG Henri LansburyENG Nottingham Forest£1,000,00028 August 2012Reserveshttp://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/lansbury-completes-nottingham-forest-move Lansbury completes Nottingham Forest move 28 August 2012 28 August 2012 Arsenal F.C https://web.archive.org/web/20120830103128/http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/lansbury-completes-nottingham-forest-move 30 August 2012 dead dmy-all 38? DFBrislen-Hall, George ENG George Brislen-HallSCO Inverness C.T.Free transfer (Released)30 August 2012Reserves Total income: Undisclosed (~ £47,405,000) Loan out #Position Player Loaned toDateLoan expires TeamSourceMFDenílson BRA DenílsonBRA São Paulo6 July 2012End of the seasonFirst teamhttp://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/denilson-extends-loan-spell-at-sao-paulo Denilson extends loan spell at Sao Paulo 6 July 2012 6 July 2012 Arsenal F.C. https://web.archive.org/web/20120709015208/http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/denilson-extends-loan-spell-at-sao-paulo 9 July 2012 dead dmy-all FWCampbell, Joel CRI Joel CampbellESP Real Betis11 July 2012End of the seasonFirst teamhttp://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/joel-campbell-joins-real-betis-on-loan Joel Campbell joins Real Betis on loan 11 July 2012 11 July 2012 Arsenal F.C. dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120715041144/http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/joel-campbell-joins-real-betis-on-loan 15 July 2012 dmy-all FWAfobe, Benik ENG Benik AfobeENG Bolton Wanderers3 August 20121 February 2013ReservesAfobe joins Bolton on loan for the season http://www.arsenal.com/news/reserves-news/afobe-joins-bolton-on-loan-for-the-season Arsenal.com 3 August 2012 3 August 2012 31MFMiyaichi, Ryo JPN Ryo MiyaichiENG Wigan Athletic13 August 20129 March 2013(due to injury)First teamhttp://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/ryo-joins-wigan-athletic-on-season-long-loan Ryo joins Wigan Athletic on season-long loan 13 August 2012 13 August 2012 Arsenal F.C. dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120816010631/http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/ryo-joins-wigan-athletic-on-season-long-loan 16 August 2012 dmy-all https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/21754982 Ryo Miyaichi to miss rest of Wigan season, says Roberto Martinez 12 March 2013 12 March 2013 BBC Sport FWWellington BRA WellingtonESP Ponferradina15 August 2012End of the seasonReservesWellington joins SD Ponferradina on loan http://www.arsenal.com/news/reserves-news/wellington-joins-sd-ponferradina-on-loan Arsenal.com 20 August 2012 20 August 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120822163103/http://www.arsenal.com/news/reserves-news/wellington-joins-sd-ponferradina-on-loan 22 August 2012 dead dmy-all MFGalindo, Samuel BOL Samuel GalindoESP Lugo23 August 2012End of the seasonReservesGalindo joins Club Deportivo Lugo on loan http://www.arsenal.com/news/reserves-news/galindo-joins-club-deportivo-lugo-on-loan Arsenal.com 23 August 2012 23 August 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120825220823/http://www.arsenal.com/news/reserves-news/galindo-joins-club-deportivo-lugo-on-loan 25 August 2012 dead dmy-all DFBoateng, Daniel GHA Daniel BoatengENG Oxford United28 August 20121 January 2013ReservesBoateng joins Oxford United on loan http://www.arsenal.com/news/reserves-news/boateng-joins-oxford-united-on-loan Arsenal.com 28 August 2012 28 August 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120830012927/http://www.arsenal.com/news/reserves-news/boateng-joins-oxford-united-on-loan 30 August 2012 dead dmy-all FWRoberts, Philip IRE Philip RobertsSCO Inverness C.T.30 August 2012End of the seasonReserveshttp://www.arsenal.com/news/reserves-news/roberts-extends-loan-spell-at-inverness Roberts extends loan spell at Inverness 7 December 2012 25 December 2012 Arsenal F.C. https://web.archive.org/web/20121213174743/http://www.arsenal.com/news/reserves-news/roberts-extends-loan-spell-at-inverness 13 December 2012 dead dmy-all 30FWChu-Young, Park KOR Park Chu-youngESP Celta Vigo31 August 2012End of the seasonFirst teamhttp://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/ju-young-park-joins-celta-vigo-on-loan Yu Young Park joins Celta Vigo on loan 31 August 2012 31 August 2012 Arsenal F.C. https://web.archive.org/web/20120902070458/http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/ju-young-park-joins-celta-vigo-on-loan 2 September 2012 dead dmy-all 52FWBendtner, Nicklas DEN Nicklas BendtnerITA Juventus31 August 2012End of the seasonFirst teamhttp://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/nicklas-bendtner-loaned-to-juventus Nicklas Bendtner loaned to Juventus 31 August 2012 31 August 2012 Arsenal F.C. https://web.archive.org/web/20160112215723/http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/nicklas-bendtner-loaned-to-juventus 12 January 2016 dead dmy-all MFAneke, Chuks ENG Chuks AnekeENG Crewe Alexandra7 September 201221 January 2013Reserveshttp://www.arsenal.com/news/reserves-news/46333/aneke-extends-loan-stay-with-crewe-alexandra Aneke extends loan stay with Crewe Alexandra 17 December 2012 17 December 2012 Arsenal F.C. https://web.archive.org/web/20121221095815/http://www.arsenal.com/news/reserves-news/46333/aneke-extends-loan-stay-with-crewe-alexandra 21 December 2012 dead dmy-all 50MFHenderson, Conor IRE Conor HendersonENG Coventry City21 September 201222 December 2012Reserveshttp://www.arsenal.com/news/reserves-news/conor-henderson-joins-coventry-city-on-loan 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Eastmond and Watt loaned to Colchester 30 April 201362FWWatt, Sanchez ENG Sanchez WattENG Colchester United27 September 201227 January 2013Reserves26MFFrimpong, Emmanuel GHA Emmanuel FrimpongENG Charlton Athletic19 November 20121 January 2013First team29FWChamakh, Marouane MAR Marouane ChamakhENG West Ham United4 January 2013End of the seasonFirst team20DFDjourou, Johan SUI Johan DjourouGER Hannover 965 January 2013End of the seasonFirst team26MFFrimpong, Emmanuel GHA Emmanuel FrimpongENG Fulham25 January 2013End of the seasonFirst teamMFAneke, Chuks ENG Chuks AnekeENG Crewe Alexandra31 January 2013End of the seasonReserveshttp://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/aneka-returns-to-crewe-alexandra-on-loan Aneke returns to Crewe Alexandra on loan 31 January 2013 31 January 2013 Arsenal F.C. dead https://web.archive.org/web/20130203052102/http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/aneka-returns-to-crewe-alexandra-on-loan 3 February 2013 dmy-all MFGalindo, Samuel BOL Samuel GalindoBOL Wilstermann7 February 2013End of the seasonReservesGalindo moves back to Bolivia on loan http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/galindo-moves-back-to-bolivia-on-loan Arsenal.com 7 February 2013 7 February 2013 FWAfobe, Benik ENG Benik AfobeENG Millwall7 February 20137 March 2013(due to injury)ReservesAfobe to join Millwall on loan http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/afobe-to-join-millwall-on-loan Arsenal.com 7 February 2013 7 February 2013 Afobe suffers knee injury at Millwall http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/afobe-suffers-knee-injury-at-millwall Arsenal.com 7 March 2013 10 March 2013 11DFSantos, André BRA André SantosBRA Grêmio11 February 2013End of the seasonFirst teamFWJeffrey, Anthony ENG Anthony JeffreyENG Stevenage1 March 20131 May 2013AcademyAnthony Jeffrey joins Stevenage on loan http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/anthony-jeffrey-joins-stevenage-on-loan Arsenal.com 1 March 2013 1 March 2013 Overall transfer activity Spending Undisclosed (~ £47,200,000) Income Undisclosed (~ £47,405,000) Net expenditure Undisclosed (~ £205,000) Club Coaching staff right|thumb|150px|This is Arsène Wenger's 17th season with Arsenal. right|thumb|150px|The retirement of Pat Rice allowed the promotion of Steve Bould and Neil Banfield. Manager France Arsène Wenger y Assistant manager England Steve Bould1 First team coach Bosnia Boro Primorac1 England Neil Banfield1 y Goalkeeping coach Republic of Ireland Gerry Peyton Fitness coach England Tony Colbert England Craig Gant y Physiotherapist England Colin Lewin England Ben Ashworth England Declan Lynch Kit manager England Paul Johnson England Vic Akers England Paul Akers y Masseur England Darren Page Performance analyst England Ben Knapper y Club doctor Republic of Ireland Gary O'Driscoll Chief scout England Steve Rowley 1 October 2012 Arsenal F.C. July 2009 1 Steve Bould and Neil Banfield were confirmed as the assistant manager and first team coach respectively, following the retirement of Pat Rice, however Boro Primorac will continue in his position as first team coach. 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Kit information Nike released a new set of home, away and goalkeeper kits for the 2012–13 season. The club reverted to their traditional crest, after using an anniversary crest last season. Home: During the final two years with Nike, Nike ditched the white sleeves the club's well known for. The shirt has a white wide stripe on each sleeve, flanked by two dark red, narrower stripes. It has a red V-neck collar which is the same colour as the primary shirt colour. The shirt is complemented by white shorts with a dark-red trim, and white socks with a red horizontal stripe. Red socks with white horizontal stripe were used in some away games. Arsenal revealed that the kit would be used for the next two seasons. Away: Arsenal's new away kit, was revealed on 12 July 2012, with the much speculated purple and black hooped kit being officially confirmed.http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/arsenal-reveal-away-kit-for-2012/13-season Arsenal reveal away kit for 2012/13 season 12 July 2012 17 August 2012 Arsenal F.C. https://web.archive.org/web/20120715072857/http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/arsenal-reveal-away-kit-for-2012/13-season 15 July 2012 dead dmy-all The reason behind the kit was to commemorate Arsenal's past, enhancing the "royal" theme from the Diamond Jubilee to remind Arsenal fans of the Royal Arsenal that once existed through the colour purple. The shirt featured red cuffs and detailing, and additionally featured hoops of different width on the arms. The purple and black hooped socks, bearing one red stripe each, paid tribute to Chapman's legacy and his introduction of hooped socks, which according to him, was said to make it easier for his players to pick each other out on the pitch. The hoops and red trim on the sleeves was designed the kit a modern and unique flavour to distinguish the club from others in the Premier League. Third: Arsenal's yellow and maroon 2010–11 away kit was retained as a third kit yet again with club badge reverted to traditional badge after last season with anniversary badge, however the badge on the shorts are monochrome. Keeper: Nike launched a new set of goalkeeper strips for the 2012–13 season. The primary strip was predominantly green featuring several tones of the same colour on the arms. The alternatives were pink and gold, based on the same template. Kit Usage Away: Arsenal's unique away kit produced mix fortunes for the club on the road. Worn in eight games during the season it saw them crash out of the League Cup on penalties to Bradford City, yet whilst still ultimately going out of the competition thanks to a 3–1 defeat at the Emirates, it saw them win 2–0 away to Bayern Munich in the Champions League knockout stages. An early 2–0 win at Anfield against Liverpool in the league saw the only other victory in this shirt. Draws came at Stoke, Southampton and Swansea (FA Cup) whilst three defeats came away to Manchester United, Olympiacos and the previously mentioned game against Bradford City.https://www.arsenal.com/results Results www.arsenal.com en 2019-03-06 Other information right|thumb|200px|The Emirates Stadium is the second largest stadium in the Premier League. Chairman England Peter Hill-Wood y Emirates Stadium 60,355 113x76 metres 11 May 2010 Arsenal F.C. July 2009 Squad statistics Appearances and goals 14 May 2013 Premier League FA Cup League Cup Champions League 1 Wojciech Szczęsny GK POL 25+0 0 4+0 0 1+0 0 3+0 0 2 Abou Diaby MF FRA 10+1 0 3+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 3 Bacary Sagna DF FRA 25+0 0 2+0 0 1+0 0 3+0 0 4 Per Mertesacker DF GER 33+1 3 3+0 0 1+0 0 6+0 0 5 Thomas Vermaelen DF BEL 25+4 0 2+0 0 1 1 7+0 0 6 Laurent Koscielny DF FRA 20+5 2 3+0 0 1+0 1 5+0 1 7 Tomáš Rosický MF CZE 7+3 2 2+0 0 0+1 0 2+1 1 8 Mikel Arteta MF ESP 34+0 6 2+0 0 0+0 0 7+0 0 9 Lukas Podolski FW GER 25+8 11 1+1 1 1+0 0 6+0 4 10 Jack Wilshere MF ENG 20+5 0 2+2 1 1+0 0 3+0 1 11 André Santos [L] DF BRA 3+5 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 1+1 0 12 Olivier Giroud FW FRA 24+10 11 4+0 2 1+1 2 4+3 2 14 Theo Walcott FW ENG 24+8 14 2+2 1 2+0 5 3+2 1 15 Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain FW ENG 11+14 1 2+0 0 1+1 1 3+1 0 16 Aaron Ramsey MF WAL 21+15 1 1+2 0 1+0 0 4+3 1 17 Nacho Monreal DF ESP 9+1 1 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 18 Sébastien Squillaci DF FRA 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 19 Santi Cazorla MF ESP 37+1 12 2+1 0 1+0 0 7+0 0 20 Johan Djourou [L] DF SUI 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 21 Łukasz Fabiański GK POL 4+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 22 Francis Coquelin MF FRA 3+8 0 2+0 0 3+0 0 3+3 0 23 Andrey Arshavin MF RUS 0+7 0 0+0 0 2+0 1 0+2 0 24 Vito Mannone GK ITA 9+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 4+0 0 25 Carl Jenkinson DF ENG 14+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 5+0 0 26 Emmanuel Frimpong [L] MF GHA 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+1 0 0+0 0 27 Gervinho FW CIV 12+6 5 1+0 0 1+0 0 4+2 2 28 Kieran Gibbs DF ENG 23+4 0 2+1 1 1+0 0 3+0 0 29 Marouane Chamakh [L] FW MAR 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+2 2 1+0 0 30 Park Chu-young [L] FW KOR 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 31 Ryo Miyaichi MF JPN 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 36 Emiliano Martínez [R] GK ARG 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 38 Martin Angha [R] DF SUI 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+1 0 46 Thomas Eisfeld [R] MF GER 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 47 Serge Gnabry [R] MF GER 0+1 0 0+0 0 1+1 0 0+1 0 52 Nicklas Bendtner [L] FW DEN 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 53 Jernade Meade [R] MF ENG 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 1+0 0 54 Ignasi Miquel [R] DF ESP 0+1 0 0+0 0 2+0 1 0+0 0 64 Nico Yennaris [R] DF ENG 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 February 2015 [R] – Reserve team player [L] – Out on loan [S] – Sold Top scorers PlacePositionNationalityNumberNamePremier LeagueFA CupLeague CupChampions LeagueTotal1 FWENG 14 Theo Walcott 14 1 5 1 212 FWFRA 12 Olivier Giroud 11 2 2 2 173FWGER 9 Lukas Podolski 11 1 0 4 164 MFESP 19 Santi Cazorla 12 0 0 0 125 FWCIV 27 Gervinho 5 0 0 2 76 MFESP 8 Mikel Arteta 6 0 0 0 67 DF FRA 6 Laurent Koscielny 2 0 1 1 48 DFGER 4 Per Mertesacker 3 0 0 0 3Own goals 3 0 0 0 3 MFCZE 7 Tomáš Rosický 2 0 0 1 311 FWMAR 29 Marouane Chamakh 0 0 2 0 2 MFENG 15 Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain 1 0 1 0 2 MFWAL 16 Aaron Ramsey 1 0 0 1 2 MFENG 10 Jack Wilshere 0 1 0 1 215 MFRUS 23 Andrey Arshavin 0 0 1 0 1 DFENG 28 Kieran Gibbs 0 1 0 0 1 DFESP 54 Ignasi Miquel 0 0 1 0 1 DFESP 17 Nacho Monreal 1 0 0 0 1 DFBEL 5 Thomas Vermaelen 0 0 1 0 1TOTALS 72 6 14 13 105 Disciplinary record NumberNationalityPositionNamePremier LeagueFA CupLeague CupChampions LeagueTotal 6 FRA DF Laurent Koscielny 1 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 5 2 12 FRA FW Olivier Giroud 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 '6 1'' |- | 10 | ENG | MF | Jack Wilshere | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6| 1|- | 4 | GER | DF | Per Mertesacker | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4| 1|- | 25 | ENG | DF | Carl Jenkinson | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2| 1|- | 8 | ESP | MF | Mikel Arteta | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8| 0|- | 16 | WAL | MF | Aaron Ramsey | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8| 0|- | 5 | BEL | DF | Thomas Vermaelen | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6| 0|- | 19 | ESP | MF | Santi Cazorla | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4| 0|- | 28 | ENG | DF | Kieran Gibbs | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4| 0|- | 27 | CIV | FW | Gervinho | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3| 0|- | 9 | GER | FW | Lukas Podolski | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3| 0|- | 7 | CZE | MF | Tomáš Rosický | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3| 0|- | 3 | FRA | DF | Bacary Sagna | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3| 0|- | 14 | ENG | FW | Theo Walcott | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3| 0|- | 29 | MAR | FW | Marouane Chamakh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2| 0|- | 22 | FRA | MF | Francis Coquelin | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2| 0|- | 2 | FRA | MF | Abou Diaby | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2| 0|- | 17 | ESP | DF | Nacho Monreal | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2| 0|- | 1 | POL | GK | Wojciech Szczęsny | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2| 0|- | 23 | RUS | MF | Andrey Arshavin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1| 0|- | 46 | GER | MF | Thomas Eisfeld | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1| 0|- | 36 | ARG | GK | Emiliano Martínez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1| 0|- | 15 | ENG | MF | Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1| 0|- | 18 | FRA | DF | Sébastien Squillaci | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1| 0|- |colspan="3"| |TOTALS|46|6|4|0|6|0|26|0|82|5''' Captains Vermaelen BEL 5 DF 35 Club captain y Arteta ESP 8 MF 15 Club vice captain Djourou SUI 20 DF 2 On loan to Hannover 96 y Mertesacker GER 4 DF 1 19 May 2013 Pre-season and friendlies Markus Liebherr Memorial Cup 14 July 2012 18:45 BST Arsenal ENG 1 – 0(45-minute match) Report BEL Anderlecht Lansbury 34 Southampton St. Mary's Stadium Dermot Gallagher (Ireland) W Markus Liebherr Memorial Cup 14 July 2012 20:00 BST Southampton 1 – 1(45-minute match) Report Arsenal Rodriguez 31 Gervinho 35 Southampton St. Mary's Stadium Phil Crossley (Kent) D Fox Rodriguez Seaborne Chaplow Hammond 5–4 André Santos Coquelin Olsson Eastmond Ebecilio Southampton win the Markus Liebherr Cup 24 July 2012http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/arsenal-to-visit-malaysia-on-summer-tour Arsenal to visit Malaysia on summer tour Arsenal F.C. 10 April 2012 3 June 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120626091345/http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/arsenal-to-visit-malaysia-on-summer-tour 26 June 2012 dmy-all 21:45 MST(14:45 BST) Malaysian XI Malaysia 1–2 Report ENG Arsenal Azmi 45+2 87 Eisfeld90 Aneke Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Bukit Jalil Stadium 58,362 Suhaizi Shukri (Malaysia) W China Cup 27 July 2012http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/arsenal-to-play-manchester-city-in-beijing Arsenal to play Manchester City in Beijing Arsenal F.C. 29 February 2012 3 June 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120626112039/http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/arsenal-to-play-manchester-city-in-beijing 26 June 2012 dead dmy-all 20:00 CST(13:00 BST) Manchester City 2–0 Report Arsenal Zabaleta 41Y. Touré 44 Beijing, China Bird's Nest Stadium 52,000 Howard Webb (South Yorkshire) L 29 July 2012http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/arsenal-to-play-pre-season-match-in-hong-kong Arsenal to play pre-season game in Hong Kong Arsenal F.C. 14 March 2012 3 June 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120622131105/http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/arsenal-to-play-pre-season-match-in-hong-kong 22 June 2012 dead dmy-all 17:00 HKT(10:00 BST) Kitchee HKG 2–2 Report ENG Arsenal Yago 8Cancela 28 24 Walcott77 Eisfeld80 André Santos So Kon Po, Hong Kong Hong Kong Stadium Liu Kwok Man (Hong Kong) D 5 August 2012http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/arsenal-set-to-face-nigerian-national-team Arsenal set to face Nigerian national team Arsenal F.C. 27 June 2012 27 June 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120629124648/http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/arsenal-set-to-face-nigerian-national-team 29 June 2012 dead dmy-all 16:00 WAT(16:00 BST) Nigeria NGR Postponed Report ENG Arsenal Abuja, Nigeria Abuja National Stadium P 12 August 2012http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/arsenal-to-play-fc-cologne-in-pre-season Arsenal to play FC Cologne in pre-season Arsenal F.C. 8 June 2012 8 June 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120610055611/http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/arsenal-to-play-fc-cologne-in-pre-season 10 June 2012 dead dmy-all 17:00 CEST(16:00 BST) Köln GER 0–4 Report ENG Arsenal 6 Vermaelen 15 pen. 43 Podolski 62 Gervinho Cologne, Germany RheinEnergieStadion 32,500 W Last updated: 12 August 2012Source: Arsenal F.C. Competitions Overall Premier League 4th 18 August 2012 19 May 2013 y League Cup 3rd round Quarter-finals 26 September 2012 11 December 2012 FA Cup 3rd round 5th round 5 January 2013 16 February 2013 y UEFA Champions League Group stage Round of 16 18 September 2012 13 March 2013 19 May 2013 Premier League 2012–13 Premier League League table ARS Results summary 11 5 3 47 23 10 5 4 25 14 19 May 2013 Premier League May 2010 Results by round table b 20 21 22 191 30 31 32 292 Round Ground H/A/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/A/H/H/A/A/H/H/A/A/H/A/H/A/H/H/H/A/H/A/A/H/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/A Result D/D/W/W/D/L/W/L/W/L/D/W/D/D/L/W/W/W/W/D/L/L/W/D/W/W/W/L/W/W/W/W/D/W/D/W/W/W Position 11/12/8/3/5/8/7/9/6/7/8/6/6/7/10/7/5/4/5/6/6/6/6/6/6/5/5/5/5/5/5/3/4/3/4/4/4/4 3rd Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss 19 May 2013 Competitive Matches May 2010 1 Matchday 19 (vs. West Ham United) was postponed due to a Tube strike on Boxing Day. Subsequently, the match was played on 23 January 2013 at 19:45.http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/arsenal-v-west-ham-united-date-confirmed Arsenal v West Ham United – Date confirmed Arsenal F.C. 9 February 2013 5 January 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130108000521/http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/arsenal-v-west-ham-united-date-confirmed 8 January 2013 dead dmy-all 2 Matchday 29 (vs. Everton) was postponed due to Everton's participation in the FA Cup quarter-final. Subsequently, the match was played on 16 April 2013 at 19:45.http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/arsenal-v-everton-to-be-rescheduled New date arranged for Arsenal v Everton Arsenal F.C. 27 February 2013 27 February 2013 Matches 1 18 August 2012 15:00 BST Arsenal 0–0 Report Sunderland Emirates Stadium London 60,078 Chris Foy D 2 26 August 2012 13:30 BST Stoke City 0–0 Report Arsenal Huth 16Wilkinson 64 Britannia Stadium Stoke-on-Trent 27,072 Lee Mason D 2 September 2012 3 13:30 BST Liverpool 0–2 Report Arsenal Škrtel 47Shelvey 90+1 6 Mertesacker27 Arteta31 Podolski68 Cazorla Liverpool Anfield 44,932 Howard Webb W 15 September 2012 4 15:00 BST Arsenal 6–1 Report Southampton Hooiveld 11 o.g. Podolski 31 Gervinho 35 71 Clyne 37 o.g. Walcott 88 45 Fox London Emirates Stadium 60,097 Kevin Friend W 23 September 2012 5 16:00 BST Manchester City 1–1 Report Arsenal Lescott 40 García 90+2 82 Koscielny Manchester Etihad Stadium 47,318 Mike Dean D 29 September 2012 6 12:45 BST Arsenal 1–2 Report Chelsea Ramsey 35 Gervinho 43 Vermaelen 53 20 Torres 39 Oscar 48 David Luiz 53 Mata 90+3 Ramires London Emirates Stadium 60,101 Martin Atkinson L 6 October 2012 7 17:30 BST West Ham United 1–3 Report Arsenal Diamé 21, 21 Reid 36 Taylor 85 41 Giroud 45+1 Gervinho 77, 77 Walcott 83 Cazorla London Upton Park 34,974 Phil Dowd W 20 October 2012 8 17:30 BST Norwich City 1–0 Report Arsenal Holt 19, 62 Johnson 24 Hoolahan 55 Turner 71 Norwich Carrow Road 26,825 Lee Probert L 27 October 2012 9 15:00 BST Arsenal 1–0 Report Queens Park Rangers Giroud 60 Arteta 84 56 Granero 0 80 Mbia 87 Taarabt London Emirates Stadium 60,103 Anthony Taylor W 3 November 2012 10 12:45 GMT Manchester United 2–1 Report Arsenal Van Persie 3, 60 Young 29 Cleverley 37 Rooney 45', 81 Evra 67 Anderson 72 2 14 69 Wilshere 83 Arshavin 90 Arteta 90+5 Cazorla Manchester Old Trafford 75,492 Mike Dean L 10 November 2012 11 15:00 GMT Arsenal 3–3 Report Fulham Giroud 11 69 Podolski 23 Ramsey 60 Arteta 90+5' 29 67 pen. Berbatov 40 Kačaniklić 41 Sidwell 90+5 Baird London Emirates Stadium 60,093 Phil Dowd D 17 November 2012 12 12:45 GMT Arsenal 5–2 Report Tottenham Hotspur Mertesacker 23 Podolski 42, 80 Giroud 45+1 Cazorla 60 Walcott 90+1 11, 0 18 Adebayor 45 Lennon 66 Sandro 71 Bale London Emirates Stadium 60,111 Howard Webb W 24 November 2012 13 17:30 GMT Aston Villa 0–0 Report Arsenal El Ahmadi 22 Birmingham Villa Park 34,607 Lee Mason D 28 November 2012 14 19:45 GMT Everton 1–1 Report Arsenal Fellaini 28 Gibson 30 Oviedo 70 Walcott 1 Gibbs 21 Liverpool Goodison Park 37,141 Michael Oliver D 1 December 2012 15 15:00 GMT Arsenal 0–2 Report Swansea City Vermaelen 85 Michu 88 90+2 London Emirates Stadium 60,098 Mark Clattenburg L 8 December 2012 16 15:00 GMT Arsenal 2–0 Report West Bromwich Albion Arteta 26 pen. 64 pen. Giroud 54 Mertesacker 67 54 Olsson 58 Brunt 78 Reid London Emirates Stadium 60,083 Mike Jones W 17 December 2012 17 20:00 GMT Reading 2–5 Report Arsenal McAnuff 39 Le Fondre 66 Kébé 71 14 Podolski 32 35 60 Cazorla 72 Wilshere 80 Walcott Reading Madejski Stadium 24,125 Anthony Taylor W 22 December 2012 18 12:45 GMT Wigan Athletic 0–1 Report Arsenal Maloney 86 41 Wilshere 60 pen. Arteta Wigan DW Stadium 21,754 Jon Moss W 29 December 2012 19 17:30 GMT Arsenal 7–3 Report Newcastle United Walcott 20 73 90+2 Chamberlain 50 Podolski 64 Giroud 85 87 43 69 Ba 59 Marveaux 90 Santon London Emirates Stadium 60,087 Chris Foy W 1 January 2013 20 17:30 GMT Southampton 1–1 Report Arsenal Ramírez 34 Schneiderlin 63 De Ridder 86 41 o.g. Guly Southampton St Mary's Stadium 31,743 Lee Probert D 13 January 2013 21 16:00 GMT Arsenal 0–2 Report Manchester City Koscielny 0 9 Vermaelen 45+1 Wilshere 64 10', 32 Džeko 21, 55 Milner 72 Clichy 0 75 Kompany 76 García 86 Barry London Emirates Stadium 60,107 Mike Dean L 20 January 2013 22 13:30 GMT Chelsea 2–1 Report Arsenal Mata 6, 66 Lampard 16 pen. Cole 87 16 Szczęsny 58 Walcott London Stamford Bridge 41,784 Martin Atkinson L 23 January 2013 23 19:45 GMT Arsenal 5–1 Report West Ham United Podolski 22 Giroud 47 57 Cazorla 53 Walcott 54 18 Collison 42 Vaz Tê London Emirates Stadium 60,081 Andre Marriner W This match was rescheduled from Boxing Day 2012. 30 January 2013 24 19:45 GMT Arsenal 2–2 Report Liverpool Cazorla 25 Giroud 64, 85 Walcott 67 Mertesacker 90 5 Suárez 60 Henderson 73 Gerrard London Emirates Stadium 60,089 Kevin Friend D 2 February 2013 25 15:00 GMT Arsenal 1–0 Report Stoke City Podolski 78 70 Whelan 77 Wilkinson 88 Shawcross London Emirates Stadium 59,872 Chris Foy W 9 February 2013 26 15:00 GMT Sunderland 0–1 Report Arsenal Cattermole 2 Bramble 63 Larsson 66 Colback 76 2 9 62 Jenkinson 35 Cazorla 83 Walcott Sunderland Stadium of Light 46,402 Anthony Taylor W 23 February 2013 27 15:00 GMT Arsenal 2–1 Report Aston Villa Cazorla 6 85 Diaby 37 36 Lowton 66 Delph 68 Weimann London Emirates Stadium 60,079 Martin Atkinson W 3 March 2013 28 16:00 GMT Tottenham Hotspur 2–1 Report Arsenal Adebayor 19 Vertonghen 29 Bale 37 Lennon 39 Walker 90+7 30 Ramsey 51 Mertesacker London White Hart Lane 36,170 Mark Clattenburg L 16 March 2013 30 15:00 GMT Swansea City 0–2 Report Arsenal De Guzmán 26 74 Monreal 83 Arteta 90+1 Gervinho Swansea Liberty Stadium 20,583 Jon Moss W 30 March 2013 31 15:00 GMT Arsenal 4–1 Report Reading Gervinho 11 Cazorla 48 Giroud 67 Arteta 77 pen. 32 Guthrie 69 Robson-Kanu London Emirates Stadium 60,082 Chris Foy W 6 April 2013 32 15:00 BST West Bromwich Albion 1–2 Report Arsenal Morrison 71 pen. Jones 78 Ridgewell 86 20 50, 36 Rosický 25 Ramsey 65 Koscielny 0 70 Mertesacker 83 Arteta West Bromwich The Hawthorns 26,144 Howard Webb W 13 April 2013 33 15:00 GMT Arsenal 3–1 Report Norwich City Sagna 34 Arteta 85 pen. Giroud 88 Podolski 90+2 57 Turner 84 Bunn 90+3 Snodgrass London Emirates Stadium 60,095 Mike Jones W 16 April 2013 29 19:45 BST Arsenal 0–0 Report Everton Arteta 56 Monreal 90+4 28 Gibson 35 Pienaar 70 Barkley London Emirates Stadium 60,071 Neil Swarbrick D 20 April 2013 34 15:00 BST Fulham 0–1 Report Arsenal Sidwell 0 12 43 Mertesacker 52 Arteta 76 Ramsey 0 90 Giroud London Craven Cottage 25,700 Andre Marriner W 28 April 2013 35 16:00 BST Arsenal 1–1 Report Manchester United Walcott 2, 33 Sagna 43 Chamberlain 81 17 Jones 24 Rafael 28, 44 pen. Van Persie 30 Evans 65 Valencia London Emirates Stadium 60,112 Phil Dowd D 4 May 2013 36 17:30 BST Queens Park Rangers 0–1 Report Arsenal Derry 64 Jenas 78 1 Walcott 60 Monreal London Loftus Road 18,178 Jon Moss W 14 May 2013 37 19:45 BST Arsenal 4–1 Report Wigan Athletic Podolski 11 68 Walcott 63 Ramsey 71 45, 55 Maloney 52 Alcaraz London Emirates Stadium 60,068 Mike Dean W 19 May 2013 38 16:00 BST Newcastle United 0–1 Report Arsenal Gutiérrez 22 39 Rosický 52 Koscielny 81 Gibbs Newcastle upon Tyne St James' Park 52,354 Howard Webb W Last updated: 19 May 2013Source: Arsenal F.C. FA Cup 2012–13 FA Cup Third round 6 January 2013 13:30 GMT Swansea City 2–2 Report Arsenal Michu 58 Bartley 79 Graham 87 35 Ramsey 81 Podolski 83, 84 Gibbs Swansea Liberty Stadium 18,848 Howard Webb D Third round replay 16 January 2013 19:30 GMT Arsenal 1–0 Report Swansea City Wilshere 86 London Emirates Stadium 58,359 Mark Clattenburg W Fourth round 26 January 2013 15:00 GMT Brighton & Hove Albion 2–3 Report Arsenal López 12 Barnes 33, 73 Ulloa 62 16 56, 56 Giroud 67 Ramsey 85 Walcott Brighton Falmer Stadium 27,113 Michael Oliver W Fifth round 16 February 2013 15:00 GMT Arsenal 0–1 Report Blackburn Rovers Coquelin 80 11 Orr 72 Kazim-Richards 89 Goodwillie London Emirates Stadium 60,070 Mike Dean L Last updated: 16 February 2013Source: Arsenal F.C. League Cup 2012–13 Football League Cup Third round 26 September 2012 19:45 BST Arsenal 6–1 Report Coventry City Giroud 39, 51' Chamberlain 56 Arshavin 63 Walcott 74 90 Miquel 80 49 Brown 78 Ball London Emirates Stadium 58,351 Mike Jones W Fourth round 30 October 2012 19:45 GMT Reading 5–7 yes Report Arsenal Roberts 12 Koscielny 18 o.g. Leigertwood 20, 71 Hunt 37 Morrison 110 Pogrebnyak 115 33 Miquel 45+2 90+6 120+1 Walcott 55, 103 120+4 Chamakh 64, 78 Giroud 87, 89 Koscielny 114 Martínez 117 Eisfeld Reading Madjeski Stadium 23,980 Kevin Friend W Quarter-finals 11 December 2012 19:45 GMT Bradford City 1–1 yes Report Arsenal Thompson 16 Wells 68 Doyle 90+4 Hanson 120 8 Gervinho 88, 92 Vermaelen Bradford Valley Parade 23,971 Mike Dean Doyle Jones Darby Connell Jones 3–2 Cazorla Chamakh Wilshere Chamberlain Vermaelen D Last updated: 11 December 2012Source: Arsenal F.C. UEFA Champions League 2012–13 UEFA Champions League Group stage 2012–13 UEFA Champions League group stage#Group B Group B ARS 1 18 September 2012 19:45 BST Montpellier FRA 1–2 Report ENG Arsenal Belhanda 9 pen., 84Yanga-Mbiwa 41 1 Diaby16 Podolski 18 Gervinho Montpellier, France Stade de la Mosson 27,522 Carlos Velasco Carballo (Spain) W 2 3 October 2012 19:45 BST Arsenal ENG 3–1 Report GRE Olympiacos Koscielny 29 Gervinho 42 Podolski 56 Ramsey 90+4 45+1 Mitroglou 62 Contreras London, England Emirates Stadium 60,034 Svein Oddvar Moen (Norway) W 3 24 October 2012 19:45 BST Arsenal ENG 0–2 Report GER Schalke 04 Vermaelen 15 Arteta 48 Ramsey 70 Gervinho 71 15, 86 Afellay 39 Höger 76 Huntelaar London, England Emirates Stadium 60,049 Jonas Eriksson (Sweden) L 4 6 November 2012 19:45 GMT Schalke 04 GER 2–2 Report ENG Arsenal Matip 25 Fuchs 41 Huntelaar 45+2 Farfán 67 Jones 77 18 Walcott 21 Cazorla 26 Giroud 62 Podolski Gelsenkirchen, Germany Veltins-Arena 50,000 Nicola Rizzoli (Italy) D 5 21 November 2012 19:45 GMT Arsenal ENG 2–0 Report FRA Montpellier Cazorla 39 Wilshere 49 Giroud 53 Podolski 63 Koscielny 76 66 Bedimo 83 Deplagne London, England Emirates Stadium 59,760 Fırat Aydınus (Turkey) W 6 4 December 2012 19:45 GMT Olympiacos GRE 2–1 Report ENG Arsenal Fesa 51 Maniatis 64 Mitroglou 73 38 Rosický 54 Coquelin 64 Szczęsny 65 Squillaci 90+2 Chamakh Piraeus, Greece Karaiskakis Stadium 30,000 Alberto Mallenco (Spain) L Knockout phase 2012–13 UEFA Champions League knockout phase Round of 16 First leg 19 February 2013 19:45 GMT Arsenal ENG 1–3 Report GER Bayern Munich Vermaelen 15 Sagna 22 Arteta 25 Podolski 55, 66 Ramsey 67 7 Kroos 21, 58 Müller 36 Schweinsteiger 77 Mandžukić 89 Lahm Emirates Stadium London, England 59,974 Svein Oddvar Moen (Norway) L Second leg 13 March 2013 19:45 GMT Bayern Munich GER 0–2 3a – 3 Report ENG Arsenal Lahm 57 Martínez 83 Gómez 89 3, 73 Giroud 44 Gibbs 62 Rosický 80 Mertesacker 83 Cazorla 86, 87 Koscielny Allianz Arena Munich, Germany 66,000 Pavel Královec (Czech Republic) W Last updated: 13 March 2013Source: Arsenal F.C. 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