2022–23 Arsenal F.C. season

Arsenal F.C.

2022–23 season
Arsenal playing against Everton during pre-season
Owner	Kroenke Sports & Entertainment
Co-chairmen	Stan Kroenke Josh Kroenke (from 15 March 2023)
Manager	Mikel Arteta
Stadium	Emirates Stadium
Premier League	2nd
FA Cup	Fourth round
EFL Cup	Third round
UEFA Europa League	Round of 16
Top goalscorer	League: Gabriel Martinelli Martin Ødegaard (15 each) All: Gabriel Martinelli Martin Ødegaard Bukayo Saka (15 each)
Highest home attendance	60,325 v Manchester United (22 January 2023, Premier League)
Lowest home attendance	48,500 v Zürich (3 November 2022, Europa League)
Average home league attendance	60,191
Biggest win	5–0 v Nottingham Forest (Home, 30 October 2022, Premier League) 5–0 v Wolverhampton Wanderers (Home, 28 May 2023, Premier League)
Biggest defeat	1–4 v Manchester City (Away, 26 April 2023, Premier League) 0–3 v Brighton & Hove Albion (Home, 14 May 2023, Premier League)
Home colours Away colours Third colours

The 2022–23 season was Arsenal Football Club's 31st season in the Premier League, their 97th consecutive season in the top flight of English football and 106th season in the top flight overall. In addition to the domestic league, Arsenal also participated in this season's editions of the FA Cup, EFL Cup and UEFA Europa League, the latter of which was their 37th European campaign.

Managed by Mikel Arteta in his third full season, Arsenal were the second-youngest team in the Premier League with an average starting age of 25 years and 52 days. Following eliminations from the FA Cup, EFL Cup and UEFA Europa League, they finished second in the Premier League and qualified for next season's UEFA Champions League after a six-year absence.

The season covers the period from 1 July 2022 to 30 June 2023. Notably, the fixture dates of domestic and European competitions were altered to accommodate the FIFA World Cup played in November and December 2022 in Qatar.

Review

Background

On 20 December 2019, Arsenal appointed former club captain Mikel Arteta – who was 37 years old then and had never managed before – as the new head coach on a three-and-a-half-year deal. The 2019–20 season had been defined by a three-month lull between March and June, caused by the COVID-19 pandemic; and when it returned, it was behind closed doors. The Gunners finished the league season in eighth place – far from a European qualification spot; but they earned a record-extending 14th FA Cup win on 1 August 2020, helping them qualify for next season's Europa League, and making Arteta the first person to win the FA Cup as both captain and coach of the club.

The 2020–21 season was heavily affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, as lots of domestic and European games were played behind closed doors. After Arsenal triumphed in the 2020 FA Community Shield, Arteta's title was changed to manager. On 26 December 2020, the Gunners recorded an important victory at home against Chelsea to end their seven-game run without a win in the Premier League and relieve the pressure on Arteta. On 18 April 2021, Arsenal were announced as a founding club of the breakaway European competition The Super League; they withdrew from the competition two days later amid near-universal condemnation. The Gunners finished the season in eighth place once again, this time not qualifying for a European competition for the first time in 25 years.

The 2021–22 season, which was documented in the Amazon Prime Video series All or Nothing: Arsenal, was a rollercoaster season for the Gunners. With their three consecutive defeats without scoring a goal to open the Premier League campaign, the club dropped to 20th, sitting at the bottom of the table, which was their worst start to a season for 67 years. Since then, a new look Arsenal started to emerge, with several academy graduates and new signings making a major impact. In fact, the Gunners were the youngest team in the 2021–22 Premier League with an average starting age of 24 years and 308 days – more than a whole year younger than the next team. Arteta's Arsenal rebuild on and off the pitch began to take shape in this season, with the Gunners moving into the top four for several times between December 2021 and May 2022. On 6 May 2022, the club announced that the Spaniard had signed a new contract to the end of the 2024–25 campaign. Arsenal finished the league season in fifth place, narrowly missing out on Champions League football.

Pre-season

Arsenal captain Ødegaard (left) with Everton captain Jordan Pickford (right) ahead of Arsenal's pre-season friendly with Everton

It was reported on 29 June 2022 that the first-team players who were not in action for their respective countries since the end of the previous campaign were back to the London Colney training ground for pre-season training.

On 4 July, the Gunners travelled to Germany for a small training camp at Adidas headquarters in Herzogenaurach. Five academy players – Salah-Eddine Oulad M'Hand, Charlie Patino, Matt Smith, Lino Sousa and Reuell Walters – were with the first-team squad.

Four days later, Arsenal faced 2. Bundesliga side 1. FC Nürnberg at Max-Morlock-Stadion in Nuremberg. New signings Gabriel Jesus, Marquinhos and Matt Turner made their non-competitive debuts for the club in a 5–3 win. They returned to England on the next day.

On 11 July, Arsenal confirmed that the internationals who were in action for their respective countries in June were all back to London Colney. Two days later, manager Arteta named a 33-man squad for the trip to the United States where they would play three more friendlies. The 17-year-old defender Reuell Walters was the only academy player to travel with the first team to the US.

The Gunners faced fellow Premier League side Everton at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore, Maryland on 16 July. Gabriel Jesus and Bukayo Saka both scored one goal in the first half, helping the team win 2–0. Four days later, Arsenal took on Major League Soccer side Orlando City at Exploria Stadium in Orlando, Florida. The Gunners won 3–1 with Gabriel Martinelli scoring the opener, Eddie Nketiah scoring the second, and Reiss Nelson scoring the third.

On 23 July, the club played their third and final game of the USA tour – also the final game of the 2022 Florida Cup series – against Premier League side Chelsea at Camping World Stadium in Orlando. New signing Oleksandr Zinchenko made his non-competitive debut for Arsenal. In the 15th minute, Gabriel Jesus put the Gunners ahead with his fourth goal of pre-season. On 36 minutes, Martin Ødegaard added a further goal by sliding his shot low into the net. Saka scored the third shortly after the hour mark. Albert Sambi Lokonga headed in a cross from Cédric Soares at the far post in the closing stages, making the score 4–0. Arsenal ended the 10-day trip to America with winning the Florida Cup.

The Gunners finished their pre-season campaign by thrashing La Liga side Sevilla 6–0 to claim the 2022 Emirates Cup on 30 July. The match saw four goals in the opening 20 minutes, courtesy of braces from Saka and Gabriel Jesus, with the Brazilian completing his treble on 77 minutes before Nketiah netted in the final minute.

Before the start of the game against Sevilla, Arsenal announced that Ødegaard was named their new men's first-team captain.

First-team transfers (summer transfer window)

Saliba with Marseille in January 2022

In the previous season, French centre-back William Saliba spent a year on loan with Marseille in Ligue 1. During his time with Marseille, Saliba made 52 appearances in all competitions, and helped the club to second in the league, whilst also reaching the semi-finals of the inaugural Europa Conference League season. Saliba was named as Ligue 1 Young Player of the Year and was awarded a position in the Team of the Year. He also won his first caps for France. In early June 2022, Saliba confirmed he would return to north London from his Marseille loan spell. He would wear the number 12 shirt from the 2022–23 season.

On 19 May 2022, three days before the last game of the 2021–22 season, Arsenal announced that Greek defender Konstantinos Mavropanos joined Bundesliga side VfB Stuttgart on a permanent transfer. On 24 May, the club confirmed that Egyptian midfielder Mohamed Elneny had signed a new contract. On 10 June, Arsenal announced that they were to release nine players, two of whom, Alexandre Lacazette and Nketiah, made men's first-team appearances for the Gunners. Eight days later, the club confirmed English striker and academy graduate Nketiah signed a new long-term contract, and would wear the number 14 shirt from the 2022–23 season, having previously worn the number 30. The departure of French midfielder Matteo Guendouzi to Ligue 1 side Marseille was announced on 1 July. Two weeks later, the Gunners confirmed American defender Auston Trusty joined EFL Championship side Birmingham City F.C. on a season-long loan.

Arsenal announced their first signing of the summer transfer window on 10 June, with 19-year-old Brazilian forward Marquinhos joining the club on a long-term contract from Série A side São Paulo. Eleven days later, the club announced the signing of 22-year-old Portuguese midfielder Fábio Vieira from Primeira Liga side Porto. He was given the number 21 shirt.

On 27 June, the Gunners confirmed that 28-year-old American goalkeeper Matt Turner had joined the club from Major League Soccer side New England Revolution, and would wear the number 30 shirt. As of June 2022, Turner had made 18 appearances for the United States. He wore the number one shirt and played every game as USA won the 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup as hosts, keeping five clean sheets in the tournament, and earning the Golden Glove award. He was also honoured as MLS Goalkeeper of the Year in 2021. Turner has been an Arsenal fan since his teenage years.

Jesus with Manchester City in 2018

Zinchenko playing for Manchester City in 2018

In July 2022, the Gunners announced two signings of notable players from fellow Premier League side Manchester City, where Arteta spent three years and a half at as an assistant coach to Pep Guardiola before returning to Arsenal as head coach. On 4 July, 25-year-old Brazilian striker Gabriel Jesus joined Arsenal on a long-term contract, and was assigned the number 9 shirt. With the ability to play in several attacking positions, he is one of the leading strikers in the Premier League during his six seasons in Manchester City. On 22 July, 25-year-old Ukrainian left-sided player and Arsenal supporter Oleksandr Zinchenko, who is comfortable operating in midfield and defence, joined the club on a long-term contract, and would wear the number 35 shirt. Gabriel Jesus and Zinchenko had both won four Premier League titles, the FA Cup and a number of EFL Cups as Manchester City players. Manager Arteta believed that Gabriel Jesus and Zinchenko would help bring a winning mentality to the young squad.

The Gunners continued their summer exodus after signing five players. In late July, the club announced the loan departures of English goalkeeper and academy graduate Arthur Okonkwo and Portuguese defender Nuno Tavares to League Two side Crewe Alexandra and Ligue 1 side Marseille respectively.

On 2 August, Arsenal announced German goalkeeper Bernd Leno, who had made 125 appearances for the club in all competitions, joined fellow Premier League side Fulham on a permanent transfer. On the next day, the Gunners confirmed English goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale took the number one shirt, moving from his previous number 32 following Leno's move to Fulham.

The departures of five first-team players were announced afterwards, as English forward and academy graduate Folarin Balogun joined Ligue 1 side Reims on a one-year loan, Uruguayan midfielder Lucas Torreira completed his transfer to Süper Lig side Galatasaray, Spanish defender Pablo Marí joined Serie A side AC Monza on a one-year loan deal, Icelandic goalkeeper Rúnar Alex Rúnarsson joined Süper Lig side Alanyaspor on loan for the 2022–23 season, and Ivorian winger Nicolas Pépé joined Ligue 1 side OGC Nice on a season-long loan.

On transfer deadline day, 1 September, two first-team players departed the club. English midfielder and academy graduate Ainsley Maitland-Niles joined fellow Premier League side Southampton on a one-year loan. Spanish defender and academy graduate Héctor Bellerín, who had made 239 first-team appearances in all competitions and won three FA Cups with the club, joined La Liga side Barcelona on a permanent transfer.

After the summer transfer window closed, there were twenty-four players in the first-team squad: three goalkeepers, eight defenders, six midfielders, and seven forwards. Eight first-team players were out on loan.

August

The team began their campaign with a London derby away against Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park, managed by former Arsenal captain Patrick Vieira. Returning loanee Saliba and new signings Gabriel Jesus and Zinchenko made their competitive debuts for the team in a 2–0 win. Martinelli opened the scoring in the 20th minute, becoming the first Brazilian to net a season-opening goal of a Premier League campaign. In the 85th minute, Saka's cross was deflected home by Marc Guéhi to ensure Arteta registered his 50th league victory, making him the second-quickest manager to reach 50 top-flight wins for Arsenal after Arsène Wenger. Eight days later, the club played their first home match of the season against Leicester City. Gabriel Jesus netted twice in the first half on his home debut, becoming the first player to score more than once on his home Premier League debut for Arsenal. Granit Xhaka and Martinelli also scored in a 4–2 win.

On 20 August, Arsenal faced newly-promoted Bournemouth away at Dean Court. While Ødegaard netted twice within the opening 11 minutes, Saliba scored his first for the club in the 54th minute, sealing a 3–0 victory. The win vaulted them to the top of the Premier League for the first time since 17 January 2016. Saka became the second-youngest player to play 100 times for the club in the Premier League, behind Cesc Fàbregas.

On 26 August, the draw for the Europa League group stage was made. Arsenal were drawn in Group A, along with Dutch club PSV Eindhoven, Norwegian champions Bodø/Glimt and Swiss champions Zürich. A day later, the Gunners played at home against newly promoted Fulham. Kieran Tierney and Elneny made their first Premier League starts of the season. Arsenal conceded first, after a Gabriel Magalhães in the 56th minute, but Ødegaard equalised eight minutes later and Gabriel redeemed himself with a scrambled finish in the 85th minute. The win marked Arteta's 100th Premier League game in charge. It was reported on 30 August that Elneny had suffered a significant injury in the match against Fulham, and would be out for two months.

Arsenal's last match of the month was against 15th-placed Aston Villa at home on 31 August. Albert Sambi Lokonga was handed his first start of the season as he replaced the injured Elneny. Two goals, from Jesus and Martinelli, secured a 2-1 victory, Arsenal's 200th league win since moving to Emirates Stadium in 2006. It was the fourth time Arsenal had started a top-flight season with a run of five wins, after 1930–31, 1947–48 and 2004–05. Arteta became the 11th manager to have won the first five games of a Premier League season, after Kevin Keegan, Carlo Ancelotti, Alex Ferguson, Arsène Wenger, Alan Curbishley, José Mourinho, Manuel Pellegrini, Pep Guardiola, Maurizio Sarri, and Jürgen Klopp. He was named Premier League Manager of the Month for the third time.

September

The club started September with a 1–3 defeat at Old Trafford to rivals Manchester United on 4 September, seeing their five-game winning start to the Premier League season come to an end. Zinchenko returned to the starting line-up, while Arsenal's first two defensive midfielders – Partey and Elneny – were still injured. Two strikes from Marcus Rashford and one from Antony secured a United win; despite the loss, Arsenal remained top of the table. It was reported on 21 December that a disallowed opener from Martinelli was one of six incorrect VAR interventions before the league halted for the World Cup. The Gunners began their fifth Europa League campaign on 8 September with a trip to Switzerland in a group stage match against Zürich, the reigning Swiss Super League champions. This was the first time the two teams played each other in a European game. New signings Marquinhos and Turner made their competitive debuts, and fellow new recruit Vieira got his full debut in a 2–1 win. At half-time, the news broke of the death of Queen Elizabeth II, and Arsenal's players returned to the field wearing black armbands in respect, while a minute's silence was held before the start of the second half.

Arsenal's home fixture against Everton, which was originally due to be played on 11 September, was postponed two days beforehand as a mark of respect following the passing of the Queen. The Europa League group stage match between Arsenal and Eredivisie side PSV Eindhoven, originally scheduled to be played on 15 September, was also postponed due to organisational issues. The league match between Arsenal and Manchester City, originally scheduled for 19 October, was postponed to accommodate the rearranged fixture.

Ahead of the first international break of the season, the Gunners faced eighth-placed Brentford away at Brentford Community Stadium on 18 September. Before kick-off, there was a minute's silence in tribute to Queen Elizabeth II, followed by a rendition of the national anthem "God Save the King". Vieira scored his first Premier League goal in a 3-0 win, with Saliba and Jesus also scoring two headers. As a schoolboy midfielder at the age of 15 years and 181 days, Ethan Nwaneri came off the bench to replace Vieira in second-half stoppage time. He became the youngest player to ever appear in the Premier League – breaking the record previously held by Harvey Elliott, and the all-time English top-flight record held since August 1964 by former Sunderland goalkeeper Derek Forster, by three days. He also became Arsenal's youngest-ever player in any senior competition, breaking the previous record of 16 years and 177 days, set by Cesc Fàbregas in the 2003–04 League Cup.

On 29 September, Arsenal announced that academy graduate Emile Smith Rowe had undergone surgery to repair a damaged tendon in his groin. He would return to full training in December.

October

On 1 October, following the international break, the club played the North London derby at home against Tottenham. Partey opened the scoring in the 20th minute with a shot from 25 yards, the first time he had scored from outside the box in 65 attempts for Arsenal. Although Spurs equalised in the 31st minute from a Harry Kane penalty, Jesus and Xhaka scored in the second half to take a 3-1 victory. The win kept Arsenal on top of the Premier League table, and meant that it was the first time the club had won three consecutive league home games against their rivals since September 2013. A Europa League game against Bodø/Glimt, the defending Eliteserien champions, followed on 6 October at home. Arsenal won 3–0, sending them top of their Europa League group.

On 9 October, the club faced ninth-placed Liverpool, a team that Arsenal had only won one of their last 14 Premier League matches against since the 2015–16 season and had failed to score in their past six meetings with in all competitions. The Gunners took the lead after just 58 seconds when Martinelli tucked the ball home, but Liverpool equalised through Darwin Núñez in the 34th minute. Arsenal reclaimed the lead shortly before half-time through Saka, but Liverpool again got back on terms through substitute Roberto Firmino in the 53rd minute. Saka nevertheless scored a decisive penalty in the 76th minute, making the score 3–2, and sealing the Gunners' first win over Liverpool since July 2020. Four days later, the Gunners faced Bodø/Glimt away. The game took place on an artificial pitch at Aspmyra Stadion, where the Norwegian team had won each of their last 14 home matches in European competition. The Gunners won 1–0.

Arsenal continued their league campaign on 16 October, facing 14th-placed Leeds United away at Elland Road. The game saw goalkeeper Ramsdale produce a man of the match display as the Gunners won 1–0. Saka scored the winning goal from a tight angle in the 35th minute, assisted by Ødegaard; Leeds striker Patrick Bamford missed a penalty midway through the second half. Having won nine of their first ten league games for the first time ever, Arsenal moved four points clear at the top of the league. On 20 October, the Gunners played the postponed Europa League match at home to Dutch side PSV Eindhoven. Xhaka's 70th minute strike sealed a third-straight 1-0 victory. The win ensured Arsenal qualified for the Europa League knockout stage with two group games to spare. On the next day, the club announced that centre-back Gabriel Magalhães had signed a new long-term contract. On 23 October, Arsenal faced 14th-placed Southampton at St. Mary's Stadium. The eight-game winning run was ended, as Xhaka's 11th-minute opener was cancelled out by Stuart Armstrong's second-half leveller, in the club's first draw in 28 Premier League matches since January 2022.

Four days later, the Gunners suffered a 2-0 away defeat against PSV Eindhoven at Philips Stadion, the first time the Gunners had suffered an away defeat in the Europa League group stage since November 2017. Arsenal's ninth match of the month was against newly promoted Nottingham Forest at home on 30 October. Before and during the game, the team paid tribute to their on-loan defender Pablo Marí, who was recovering after being stabbed in an Italian supermarket on 27 October. Substitute Reiss Nelson scored twice in the second half after a Martinelli opener, while Partey and Ødegaard added gloss in a 5-0 win.

November

On 3 November, the Gunners hosted Swiss side Zürich at Emirates Stadium in their final Europa League group game. In the 17th minute, Tierney scored the only goal of the game with a left-footed shot from 20 yards to the bottom right corner, helping the team win 1–0. They would go straight into the Europa League round of 16 in March 2023, skipping the knockout play-off round in February. Arsenal went on to face rivals Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on 6 November, a match that saw manager Arteta reach 150 games in all competitions – the same number of appearances he made for the Gunners as a player. Zinchenko was back in the starting line-up after missing nine games with a calf injury. Gabriel Magalhães's close-range finish from Saka's corner in the 63rd minute earned the visitors a 1–0 win. This was Arteta's 87th victory in charge of Arsenal – more than any of his predecessors, including George Graham and Wenger, over the equivalent period.

Three days later, the Gunners entered the EFL Cup in the third round, facing Premier League side Brighton & Hove Albion at home. The 20-year-old Estonia international keeper and academy graduate Karl Hein made his competitive debut for the first team and started in goal, becoming the fourth Estonian to start for a Premier League side. Although Nketiah opened the scoring, three Brighton goals from Danny Welbeck, Kaoru Mitoma, Tariq Lamptey saw the visitors win 3–1 and end the Gunners' 12-match winning run at home. This was the second time in 20 seasons that Arsenal had failed to progress past the third round of the EFL Cup (formerly League Cup). On 12 November, Arteta's side played their last game before the World Cup break against 19th-placed Wolverhampton Wanderers away at Molineux Stadium. Captain Ødegaard scored two goals without response, taking the team five points clear at the top of the table and ensuring they would be first on Christmas Day for the first time since 2007.

Saka playing for England at the 2022 FIFA World Cup

The 2022 FIFA World Cup took place in Qatar from 20 November to 18 December. Ten Arsenal players were named in squads for the tournament: Gabriel Jesus and Martinelli (Brazil), Ramsdale, Saka and White (England), Saliba (France), Partey (Ghana), Tomiyasu (Japan), Xhaka (as Switzerland's captain), and Turner (United States), of whom six (Saka, Turner, Tomiyasu, Partey, Martinelli, and Saliba) made their World Cup debuts. Only Saliba's France reached the World Cup final on 18 December, in which they were defeated.

December

On 4 December, manager Arteta named a 27-man squad – including thirteen academy players – for the trip to the United Arab Emirates, where they would play two friendlies in the Dubai Super Cup. Two days later, Arsenal confirmed that striker Gabriel Jesus had undergone surgery to his right knee after suffering an injury during Brazil's World Cup group stage match against Cameroon on 2 December. The club did not give any timescale on his return. The Gunners faced Ligue 1 side Lyon in Dubai on 8 December, winning 3-0. They played their second game in Dubai against Serie A side Milan on 13 December, winning 2-1 and claiming the Dubai Super Cup. After flying back to England, Arsenal lost 2-0 to Serie A side Juventus in their final friendly at Emirates Stadium on 17 December.

The Gunners' first league action after the World Cup was a Boxing Day fixture at home against 16th-placed West Ham United, on the anniversary of Arteta's first game as Arsenal manager. The Hammers opened the scoring with a Saïd Benrahma penalty in the 27th minute, but Saka's 53rd minute equaliser, Martinelli's low shot, and Nketiah's calm finish secured a 3-1 victory. Former 22-year manager Wenger watched a game at the stadium for the first time since leaving the club in May 2018.

On New Year's Eve, Arsenal travelled to the south coast of England to play their final game of 2022 – also the last Premier League fixture of the year – against 7th-placed Brighton & Hove Albion. Before kick-off, there was a minute's applause in tribute to Pelé, who had died on 29 December. Goals from Saka, Ødegaard, and Nketiah put Arsenal three goals up, before Mitoma reduced the deficit for the Seagulls in the 65th minute. Martinelli scored six minutes later, and although Evan Ferguson pulled a goal back, the 4-2 victory took Arsenal seven points clear at the top of the table, the fifth team in English top-flight history to pick up as many as 43 points from the first 16 games in a season. Arteta picked up his second Premier League Manager of the Month award of the campaign, winning the award for the fourth time in his career. Ødegaard won the Premier League Player of the Month award, the first Arsenal player to do so since Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang in September 2019. It was also the first time since March 2015 the club scooped both awards, when manager Arsène Wenger and striker Olivier Giroud were the recipients.

January

Arsenal started 2023 with a home game against third-placed Newcastle on 3 January, hoping to extend their advantage over Manchester City. However, neither team was able to break the deadlock and the game finished 0–0. Six days later, the Gunners entered the FA Cup in the third round, facing League One side Oxford United away at Kassam Stadium. The opener came from Elneny and was followed by a brace from Nketiah, in a 3-0 win. On 15 January, Arsenal faced rivals Tottenham at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in the second North London derby of the season. Saka's cross was deflected home by Spurs goalkeeper Lloris in the 14th minute, while Ødegaard doubled Arsenal's lead with a long-range strike later in the first half. Arsenal keeper Aaron Ramsdale produced a man of the match display with seven saves, helping his side record the first clean sheet in North London derbies since Arteta took charge of Arsenal in December 2019. Having secured their first league double over Tottenham since the 2013–14 season, Arsenal moved eight points clear of City. An incident at the end of the game, in which Ramsdale was kicked in the back by a Tottenham supporter who had jumped onto the advertising hoarding, was strongly criticised by the Professional Footballers' Association, the Football Association, and the Premier League said: "There is no place in football for acts of violence, and under no circumstance should players be attacked or fear for their safety at games." The supporter was subsequently banned from football matches for four years.

On 22 January, Arsenal faced rivals Manchester United, the only team that had beaten them in the Premier League this season up until that point, at home. In the 17th minute, Rashford gave United the lead with a long-range strike, but Nketiah levelled seven minutes later. On 53 minutes, Saka cut in from the right and arrowed a shot across United goalkeeper David de Gea into the far corner of the goal, before Lisandro Martínez looped a header into the net six minutes later. In the 90th minute, the ball came loose in the area and Nketiah was able to steer it home, sealing a 3-2 victory. The win gave the Gunners a five-point advantage at the top of the Premier League with a game in hand.

The Gunners headed to face Manchester City on 27 January at Etihad Stadium in the FA Cup fourth round. New recruit Trossard was handed his first Arsenal start, and Kiwior was named on the bench following his signing with the club earlier in the week. In the 64th minute, Nathan Aké scored the only goal of the tight game with a low shot, helping the hosts win 1–0. On 31 January, the club announced that midfielder Elneny had undergone surgery to his right knee after suffering a significant injury in a training session. He would be out for an extended period of time. Arteta was named Premier League Manager of the Month for the third time in the season. He was the first manager to win the award in successive months since Manchester City's Guardiola did so in November and December 2021. Arteta also became the first Arsenal manager to win the award three times in a single campaign.

First-team transfers (winter transfer window)

Trossard playing for Brighton & Hove Albion in 2022

Jorginho with Chelsea in 2019

On 16 January, the club confirmed English goalkeeper and academy graduate Arthur Okonkwo was recalled from his loan at League Two side Crewe Alexandra and joined Austrian Bundesliga side Sturm Graz on loan for the remainder of the season. Arsenal announced their first signing of the winter transfer window on 20 January with 28-year-old Belgian forward Leandro Trossard joining the club on a long-term contract from fellow Premier League side Brighton & Hove Albion. He would wear the number 19 shirt. With the ability to play in several attacking positions, Trossard scored seven goals in sixteen Premier League games for Brighton this season. He also made three appearances for Belgium at the 2022 World Cup.

On 23 January, the club confirmed that they had signed 22-year-old Polish defender Jakub Kiwior from Serie A side Spezia. He would wear the number 15 shirt. A versatile defender, Kiwior was capable of playing both as a centre-back and as a defensive midfielder during his time with the Italian side. As of December 2022, he had won nine caps for Poland and started all four of their matches at the 2022 World Cup.

On transfer deadline day, 31 January, the Gunners announced that 31-year-old Italian midfielder Jorginho had joined the club from Premier League side Chelsea and would wear the number 20 shirt. Jorginho had made 143 Premier League appearances for Chelsea, winning the UEFA Europa League, UEFA Champions League, UEFA Super Cup and FIFA Club World Cup during his time at the club. Capped 46 times, he was part of the Italy squad which won UEFA Euro 2020. In 2021, he was named UEFA Men's Player of the Year and placed third in the Ballon d'Or.

The departures of two first-team players were announced on the same day, as Brazilian forward Marquinhos joined EFL Championship side Norwich City on loan for the remainder of the season, and Belgian midfielder Albert Sambi Lokonga joined fellow Premier League side Crystal Palace on loan until June 2023. On 1 February, Arsenal confirmed that Portuguese defender Cédric Soares had joined Premier League side Fulham on loan until the end of the 2022–23 season. After the winter transfer window closed, there were twenty-four players in the first-team squad: three goalkeepers, eight defenders, six midfielders, and seven forwards. Eleven first-team players were out on loan.

February

On 3 February, the club announced that Brazilian forward Martinelli had penned a new long-term contract. On 4 February Arteta's side faced 19th-placed Everton, a team that had appointed Sean Dyche as their new manager five days previously. James Tarkowski netted the only goal of the match in the 60th minute to clinch victory for the hosts, marking Arsenal's second Premier League defeat of the season and their first in the previous 14 games. Despite the loss, the Gunners remained top of the table by five points with a game in hand. On 11 February, Arsenal played at home against seventh-placed Brentford. Winter signing Trossard was brought on with the game still scoreless on the hour mark, and had scored his first goal for the club within five minutes. In the 74th minute however, Ivan Toney nodded in Christian Nørgaard's cross from close range for the visitors. The goal was eventually awarded by the video assistant referee Lee Mason after checking whether Brentford's had committed an offence. However, Mason failed to identify that Brentford's Nørgaard, who assisted the goal, was offside before making the crucial cross for Toney to score, and it later emerged that no lines had been drawn to check for a possible offside. Speaking at his post-match press conference, Arteta said that "different rules" were applied for Toney's Brentford equaliser. The following day, the Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL) acknowledged the errors in a statement. Lee Mason subsequently left PGMOL.

On 15 February, Arteta's side played the postponed Premier League match at home to second-placed reigning champions Manchester City. In the 24th minute, a Tomiyasu mistake allowed City's Kevin De Bruyne to score, before a Saka penalty brought Arsenal level in the 42nd minute. Two City goals in the second half from Jack Grealish and Erling Haaland sealed a 3-1 defeat, Arsenal's first home loss in 14 league games, and their eleventh consecutive league loss against Manchester City, their longest losing run against an opponent in their league history. After the match, Arsenal swapped places with City at the top of the table on goal difference with a game in hand. The Gunners travelled to Villa Park on 18 February to play against 11th-placed Aston Villa, managed by former Arsenal manager Unai Emery, who was facing his former club for the first time in the Premier League. In a six-goal thriller Arteta's side twice came from behind to win the match, while scoring twice in stoppage time. Strikes from Ollie Watkins and Philippe Coutinho were cancelled out by Saka and Zinchenko's first Premier League goal, before Jorginho's long-range shot and Martinelli's counter sealed a 4-2 victory, taking Arsenal two points clear of City with a game in hand.

On 21 February, Arsenal confirmed that Egyptian midfielder Elneny, who underwent surgery to his right knee in January, had extended his contract with the club until June 2024. The Gunners' last match of the month was against 14th-placed Leicester City at King Power Stadium on 25 February. Zinchenko started as Arsenal's captain for the first time as a mark of respect in the week of the first anniversary of Russia's invasion of his homeland Ukraine. Martinelli scored early in the second half—the 200th goal the Gunners had scored in the Premier League under Arteta—to take Arsenal's tenth away win of the campaign. Arteta dedicated the win to the people of Ukraine.

March

On 1 March, the Gunners played the postponed Premier League match at home to 18th-placed Everton. Saka scored from a narrow angle five minutes before half time with his 50th goal involvement in the Premier League, before Martinelli scored in first-half stoppage time. Ødegaard and Martinelli scored a third and fourth in the second half to take a 4-0 victory. This was Arsenal's 100th league victory against Everton, making the Gunners the first team in English league history to register 100 wins against a specific opponent. The result moved them five points clear at the top of the Premier League.

Three days later, Arteta's side played at home against 19th-placed Bournemouth. After Vieira replaced Xhaka in the starting lineup, this was the first time since January 1986 that Arsenal named a starting line-up without a single player to have made a competitive appearance under Wenger, who was in charge of the Gunners from 1996 to 2018. Bournemouth took the lead after just nine seconds through Philip Billing, in the second-quickest goal in Premier League history; They doubled their lead in the 57th minute through a Marcos Senesi header. Five minutes later, substitute Smith Rowe assisted Partey to reduce the deficit by one. Nelson came on as a substitute in the 69th minute, and assisted White's first Arsenal goal just a minute later. In the seventh minute of stoppage time, Nelson won the match with a long-range effort, sparking wild celebrations. This was the first time the Gunners had won a Premier League game in which they trailed by two or more goals since February 2012.

On 9 March, Arsenal drew 2-2 against Sporting CP in the Europa League last-16 first leg in Lisbon. They continued their Premier League campaign on 12 March, facing seventh-placed Fulham away at Craven Cottage. Gabriel Jesus was included in the Gunners' matchday squad for the first time since November 2022 following his knee injury, and came on in the second half. Goals from Gabriel Magalhães, Martinelli, and Ødegaard, all assisted by Trossard, secured a 3-0 win. The 3–0 win was Arteta's 100th victory in all competitions as Gunners boss, making him the ninth Arsenal manager to reach the milestone, and ensuring the Gunners became the first team in English Football League history to win five consecutive London derbies away from home without conceding a single goal. Arsenal's fine form during the season was recognised at the 2023 London Football Awards, which took place on 13 March. Ødegaard picked up the Premier League Player of the Year award, Saka won the Men's Young Player of the Year award, Ramsdale received the Goalkeeper of the Year award, and Arteta was named Manager of the Year.

The Gunners hosted Sporting CP in the second leg on 16 March. Xhaka put Arsenal ahead, before Pedro Gonçalves levelled with a 46-yard chip. Arsenal had several chances to score in extra-time, but despite Manuel Ugarte receiving a second yellow card, the Portuguese side held out to force the game to penalties, which they won 5-3. Ahead of the last international break of the season, the Gunners played at home on 19 March against 12th-placed Crystal Palace, who had sacked manager and former Arsenal captain Patrick Vieira two days previously. Martinelli scored his sixth goal in six Premier League games in the 28th minute with a left-footed strike, before Saka's brace and Xhaka's strike secured a 4-1 win. The victory extended the Gunners' winning streak to six in the league, and gave them an eight-point advantage over Manchester City with their opponents having a game in hand. With 10 league games to go, the Gunners had notched up 69 points to reach their same points tally as the previous season. The Gunners became the first side in English Football League history to win nine London derbies in a single league campaign.

On 21 March, Arsenal confirmed that defender Tomiyasu, who had suffered a significant injury in the match against Sporting five days ago, had undergone surgery to his right knee. Tomiyasu would miss the rest of the season.

Arteta picked up his fourth Premier League Manager of the Month award of the season, becoming the third manager in Premier League history to do so in a single campaign, after Guardiola in 2017–18 and Klopp in 2019–20. Saka won the Premier League Player of the Month award for the first time in his career. Ramsdale's vital save to deny Bournemouth's Dango Ouattara won the Premier League Save of the Month award, making him the first Arsenal goalkeeper to claim the award.

April

After the international break, Arsenal faced 14th-placed Leeds United at home on 1 April. Jesus opened the scoring with a penalty in the 12th minute, before White doubled the lead early in the second half. Gabriel Jesus netted his second eight minutes later, and although Rasmus Kristensen pulled one back, Xhaka restored the Gunners' three-goal lead on 84 minutes. The victory was Arteta's 100th in all competitions as Arsenal manager. The Gunners headed to Anfield to take on eighth-placed Liverpool on 9 April. Martinelli opened with his 25th Premier League goal, before assisting Jesus in the 28th minute. The hosts however pulled one back through Mohamed Salah on 42 minutes, who missed a penalty seven minutes into the second half, before Firmino scored a late equaliser in the 87th minute after sustained Liverpool pressure. In stoppage time, Ramsdale produced a flying fingertip save to deny Salah's deflected curling shot, then kept out Ibrahima Konaté's effort from point-blank range. The Gunners' seven-game winning run in the Premier League came to an end.

On 16 April, Arteta's side faced 14th-placed West Ham United at London Stadium. Gabriel Jesus scored his fourth goal in three matches in the seventh minute, before Ødegaard volleyed in a second three minutes later. However, Benrahma and Bowen pulled two goals back, with Saka also missing a penalty, to ensure that the Gunners had let a two-goal lead slip in consecutive league games. Five days later, the Gunners played at home against 20th-placed Southampton. The away team took a surprise lead through Theo Walcott after 28 seconds, and he doubled their lead fourteen minutes later. Martinelli pulled one back with his 15th league goal, before Duje Ćaleta-Car restored Southampton's two-goal cushion on 66 minutes. Two late goals from Ødegaard and Saka earned Arsenal a 3-3 draw, leaving the Gunners five points ahead of Manchester City, who had two games in hand.

The top two teams faced each other at the Etihad Stadium on 26 April. Saliba remained out with a back injury, and captain Ødegaard made his 100th appearance for the team in all competitions. Kevin De Bruyne opened the scoring for City seven minutes in, before John Stones doubled their lead in first-half stoppage time. De Bruyne scored his second nine minutes into the second half, and although Arsenal pulled one back through Holding in the 86th minute, Haaland netted in second-half stoppage time, sealing a 4–1 win for the hosts, and ending Arsenal's ten-game unbeaten run in the Premier League. This was Arsenal's twelfth consecutive Premier League loss against City, with an aggregate score of 5–33. After the match, their lead at the top of the league was cut to two points over Guardiola's side who had two games in hand and a superior goal difference. Despite the loss, Arteta's side mathematically qualified for next season's UEFA Champions League after a six-year absence.

Ramsdale's vital save to deny Liverpool's Salah won the Premier League Save of the Month award, making him the first Arsenal goalkeeper to receive the award back to back.

May

The club started May with a 3–1 win over 12th-placed Chelsea at home on 2 May. The Gunners dominated the first half, with Ødegaard netting twice and Gabriel Jesus once. This marked the second time the club had four players (Saka, Martinelli, Ødegaard and Gabriel Jesus) reach double figures for goals in a Premier League season, after 2012–13. The result secured the Gunners' fourth Premier League double over Chelsea and ensured it was the first time since February 2004 that Arsenal had won three consecutive Premier League games against the Blues. After the game, the club condemned the behaviour of a man who shone a laser in the face of Chelsea player Mykhailo Mudryk. The Metropolitan Police confirmed a 21-year-old man was arrested after the incident. The Gunners faced third-placed Newcastle United at St James' Park on 7 May. Arsenal secured a 2-0 victory, courtesy of an early Ødegaard strike and a Fabian Schär own goal. The Gunners had 81 points from 35 Premier League matches this campaign, a point behind leaders Manchester City who still had a game in hand.

Arsenal faced to seventh-placed Brighton & Hove Albion at home on 14 May. Second-half goals from Julio Enciso, Deniz Undav, and Pervis Estupiñán sealed a 3-0 win for the visitors. Four days later, the club announced that English goalkeeper Ramsdale had signed a new long-term contract.

In their final away game of the season, Arsenal faced 16th-placed Nottingham Forest at the City Ground on 20 May. Arsenal lost 1-0, courtesy of an early goal from Taiwo Awoniyi; the result sealed Forest's place in the top flight, and allowed Manchester City to clinch the Premier League title with three games still to play. In contrast to the first half of the season, when Arteta's side only dropped 7 points in 19 games (16 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss), they had collected just 9 points from their past 8 matches (2 wins, 3 draws and 3 losses). The Gunners were eight points clear of Guardiola's side earlier this season and had led the league for a long time, but ultimately their challenge collapsed. In fact, Arsenal topped the Premier League table for 248 days over the course of this campaign, the most without finishing first in English top-flight history.

The club confirmed on 23 May that English forward Saka had signed a new long-term contract. The Gunners' final game of the season was at home against 13th-placed Wolverhampton Wanderers. Two goals from Xhaka—his first brace for Arsenal in his 297th appearance—were followed by strikes from Saka, Jesus, and Kiwior's first Arsenal goal. The 5–0 win meant that Arteta's side finished the Premier League campaign in second place, five points behind champions Manchester City.

Arsenal's performances this campaign led to several season award nominations. Arteta was nominated for Premier League Manager of the Season; Ødegaard and Saka were shortlisted for Premier League Player of the Season; Martinelli, Ødegaard and Saka were included on the shortlist for the Premier League Young Player of the Season award; Ramsdale's vital stop to deny Bournemouth's Dango Ouattara on 4 March and his flying fingertip save to stop Liverpool's Salah from scoring a deflected curling shot on 9 April were nominated for the Premier League Save of the Season award; while Nelson won the Premier League Game Changer of the Season award, as his performance transformed the match against Bournemouth on 4 March. Arteta was also in contention for the League Managers Association (LMA) Manager of the Year award. Ødegaard and Saka were nominated for Professional Footballers' Association (PFA) Players' Player of the Year; Martinelli and Saka were included on the shortlist for the PFA Young Player of the Year award, which was won by Saka; Ødegaard, Ramsdale, Saka and Saliba were selected for the PFA Premier League Team of the Year; Ødegaard and Saka were also in contention for the PFA Premier League Fans' Player of the Year award. Saka and Ødegaard finished second and third respectively in the Football Writers' Association (FWA) Footballer of the Year award. Ødegaard and Saka were nominated for the 2023 Ballon d'Or, while Ramsdale was shortlisted for the 2023 Yashin Trophy. Ødegaard was voted as Arsenal's Player of the Season, and Nelson's last-gasp strike against Bournemouth was voted as the club's Goal of the Season.

June

Due to Premier League champions Manchester City winning the 2023 FA Cup final on 3 June, Arsenal, the league runners-up, would play against them in the 2023 FA Community Shield in August.

The Gunners' UEFA club coefficient was 76.000 points at the end of this campaign. They would be in Pot 2 for the 2023–24 Champions League group stage draw.

First team

First-team coaching staff

Position	Name	Nat.	Date of birth (age)	Appointed on	Last club/team	References
Manager	Mikel Arteta	ESP	(1982-03-26)26 March 1982 (aged 41)	20 December 2019	Manchester City (as assistant coach)
Assistant Coaches	Albert Stuivenberg	NED	(1970-10-30)30 October 1970 (aged 52)	24 December 2019	Wales (as assistant manager)
	Steve Round	ENG	(1970-11-09)9 November 1970 (aged 52)	24 December 2019	Aston Villa (as Director of Football)
	Carlos Cuesta	ESP	(1995-07-29)29 July 1995 (aged 27)	28 August 2020	Juventus
	Nicolas Jover	FRA	(1981-10-28)28 October 1981 (aged 41)	5 July 2021	Manchester City (as set-piece coach)
	Miguel Molina	ESP	(1993-01-03)3 January 1993 (aged 30)	28 August 2020	Atlético Madrid
Goalkeeping Coach	Iñaki Caña	ESP	(1975-09-19)19 September 1975 (aged 47)	24 December 2019	Brentford

Notes:

• Age as of 30 June 2023.
• Carlos Cuesta is the first-team Individual Development Coach.

First-team squad

Notes:

• Squad numbers last updated on 31 January 2023. Age as of 30 June 2023.
• Appearances and goals last updated on 28 May 2023, including all competitions for senior teams.
• Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
• Player^* – Player who joined the club permanently or on loan during the season.
• Player^† – Player who departed the club permanently or on loan during the season.
• Player (HG) – Player who fulfils the Premier League's "Home Grown Player" criteria.
• Player (CT) – Player who fulfils UEFA's "club-trained player" criteria.
• Player (AT) – Player who fulfils UEFA's "association-trained player" criteria.
• Player (U21) – Player who was registered by Arsenal as an Under-21 Player on the 2022–23 Premier League Squad List.
• Player (ListB) – Player who was registered by Arsenal on the 2022–23 UEFA Europa League Squad List B.
• Positions: AM – Attacking midfielder, CB – Centre back, CM – Central midfielder, DM – Defensive midfielder, GK – Goalkeeper, LB – Left back, LW – Left winger, LWB – Left wing-back, RB – Right back, RW – Right winger, RWB – Right wing-back, ST – Striker.

No.	Player	Nat.	Position(s) (Footedness)	Date of birth (Age)	Signed		Transfer fee	Apps.	Goals	Ref.
					In	From
Goalkeepers
1	Aaron Ramsdale (HG, AT)	ENG	GK (R)	(1998-05-14)14 May 1998 (aged 25)	2021	Sheffield United	£24m	78	0
30	Matt Turner*	USA	GK (R)	(1994-06-24)24 June 1994 (aged 29)	2022	New England Revolution	Undisclosed	7	0
31	Karl Hein (HG, CT, U21, ListB)	EST	GK (R)	(2002-04-13)13 April 2002 (aged 21)	2019	Arsenal Academy	N/A	1	0
Defenders
3	Kieran Tierney	SCO	LB / LWB (L)	(1997-06-05)5 June 1997 (aged 26)	2019	Celtic	£25m	123	5
4	Ben White (HG, AT)	ENG	RB / CB (R)	(1997-10-08)8 October 1997 (aged 25)	2021	Brighton & Hove Albion	£50m	83	2
6	Gabriel Magalhães	BRA	CB (L)	(1997-12-19)19 December 1997 (aged 25)	2020	Lille	£23.14m	118	11
12	William Saliba (HG, CT, U21)	FRA	CB (R)	(2001-03-24)24 March 2001 (aged 22)	2019	Saint-Étienne	£27m	33	3
15	Jakub Kiwior*	POL	CB / LB (L)	(2000-02-15)15 February 2000 (aged 23)	2023	Spezia	£17.6m	8	1
16	Rob Holding (HG, AT)	ENG	CB (R)	(1995-09-20)20 September 1995 (aged 27)	2016	Bolton Wanderers	£2m	162	5
18	Takehiro Tomiyasu	JPN	RB / LB (R)	(1998-11-05)5 November 1998 (aged 24)	2021	Bologna	£16m	53	0
35	Oleksandr Zinchenko*	UKR	LB / CM (L)	(1996-12-15)15 December 1996 (aged 26)	2022	Manchester City	£30m	33	1
Midfielders
5	Thomas Partey	GHA	DM / CM / RB (R)	(1993-06-13)13 June 1993 (aged 30)	2020	Atlético Madrid	£45.3m	99	5
8	Martin Ødegaard (captain)	NOR	AM / CM (L)	(1998-12-17)17 December 1998 (aged 24)	2021	Real Madrid	£30m	105	24
20	Jorginho*	ITA	DM / CM (R)	(1991-12-20)20 December 1991 (aged 31)	2023	Chelsea	£12m	16	0
21	Fábio Vieira*	POR	AM (L)	(2000-05-30)30 May 2000 (aged 23)	2022	Porto	£29.9m	33	2
25	Mohamed Elneny	EGY	DM (R)	(1992-07-11)11 July 1992 (aged 30)	2016	Basel	£5m	155	6
34	Granit Xhaka (vice-captain)	SUI	CM (L)	(1992-09-27)27 September 1992 (aged 30)	2016	Borussia Mönchengladbach	£34.5m	297	23
Forwards
7	Bukayo Saka (HG, CT, U21, ListB)	ENG	RW (L)	(2001-09-05)5 September 2001 (aged 21)	2018	Arsenal Academy	N/A	179	38
9	Gabriel Jesus* (vice-captain)	BRA	ST (R)	(1997-04-03)3 April 1997 (aged 26)	2022	Manchester City	£45m	33	11
10	Emile Smith Rowe (HG, CT)	ENG	LW / AM (R)	(2000-07-28)28 July 2000 (aged 22)	2017	Arsenal Academy	N/A	96	18
11	Gabriel Martinelli (HG, CT, U21)	BRA	LW / ST (R)	(2001-06-18)18 June 2001 (aged 22)	2019	Ituano	£6m	130	33
14	Eddie Nketiah (HG, CT)	ENG	ST (R)	(1999-05-30)30 May 1999 (aged 24)	2016	Arsenal Academy	N/A	131	32
19	Leandro Trossard*	BEL	LW / ST (R)	(1994-12-04)4 December 1994 (aged 28)	2023	Brighton & Hove Albion	£21m	22	1
24	Reiss Nelson (HG, CT)	ENG	RW / LW (R)	(1999-12-10)10 December 1999 (aged 23)	2016	Arsenal Academy	N/A	66	7
Out on loan
—	Ainsley Maitland-Niles† (HG, CT)	ENG	CM / RB / RWB / LWB (R)	(1997-08-29)29 August 1997 (aged 25)	2014	Arsenal Academy	N/A	132	3
—	Nicolas Pépé†	CIV	RW (L)	(1995-05-29)29 May 1995 (aged 28)	2019	Lille	£72m	112	27
—	Nuno Tavares†	POR	LB / LWB (L)	(2000-01-26)26 January 2000 (aged 23)	2021	Benfica	£8m	28	1
—	Auston Trusty†	USA	CB (L)	(1998-08-12)12 August 1998 (aged 24)	2022	Colorado Rapids	Undisclosed	0	0
13	Rúnar Alex Rúnarsson†	ISL	GK (R)	(1995-02-18)18 February 1995 (aged 28)	2020	Dijon	Undisclosed	6	0
17	Cédric Soares†	POR	RB / RWB (R)	(1991-08-31)31 August 1991 (aged 31)	2020	Southampton	Free	59	2
22	Pablo Marí†	ESP	CB (L)	(1993-08-31)31 August 1993 (aged 29)	2020	Flamengo	£6.8m	22	1
23	Albert Sambi Lokonga†	BEL	CM (R)	(1999-10-22)22 October 1999 (aged 23)	2021	Anderlecht	£17.2m	39	0
26	Folarin Balogun† (HG, CT, U21)	USA	ST (R)	(2001-07-03)3 July 2001 (aged 21)	2019	Arsenal Academy	N/A	10	2
27	Marquinhos*† (U21)	BRA	RW (L)	(2003-04-07)7 April 2003 (aged 20)	2022	São Paulo	Undisclosed	6	1
33	Arthur Okonkwo† (HG, CT, U21)	ENG	GK (R)	(2001-09-09)9 September 2001 (aged 21)	2018	Arsenal Academy	N/A	0	0

Squad number changes

Note: Squad numbers last updated on 31 January 2023.

No.	Current player	Previous player	Notes	Ref.
1	Aaron Ramsdale (previously no. 32)	Bernd Leno (2021–22)	Leno departed the club.
9	Gabriel Jesus (new signing)	Alexandre Lacazette (2021–22)	Lacazette departed the club.
11	Gabriel Martinelli (previously no. 35)	Lucas Torreira (2021–22)	Torreira departed the club.
12	William Saliba (returning loanee)	Willian (2020–21)	Willian departed the club.
14	Eddie Nketiah (previously no. 30)	Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (2021–22)	Aubameyang departed the club.
15	Jakub Kiwior (new signing)	Ainsley Maitland-Niles (2021–22)	Maitland-Niles was loaned out.
19	Leandro Trossard (new signing)	Nicolas Pépé (2021–22)	Pépé was loaned out.
20	Jorginho (new signing)	Nuno Tavares (2021–22)	Tavares was loaned out.
21	Fábio Vieira (new signing)	Calum Chambers (2021–22)	Chambers departed the club.
27	Marquinhos (new signing)	Konstantinos Mavropanos (2021–22)	Mavropanos departed the club.
30	Matt Turner (new signing)	Eddie Nketiah (2021–22)	Nketiah took the number 14 shirt.
31	Karl Hein (previously no. 49)	Sead Kolašinac (2021–22)	Kolašinac departed the club.
35	Oleksandr Zinchenko (new signing)	Gabriel Martinelli (2021–22)	Martinelli took the number 11 shirt.

Academy

Academy coaching staff

Position	Name	Nationality	Year joined	Last club/team	References
Academy Manager	Per Mertesacker	Germany	2018	Arsenal (as player)
Head of Academy Coaching	Luke Hobbs	England	2013	Southend United
Under-21s Head Coach	Mehmet Ali	Turkey	2022	Reading
Under-18s Head Coach	Jack Wilshere	England	2022	AGF (as player)

Academy players

The following Arsenal Academy players made appearances for the club's first team during the season.

Notes:

• Players last updated on 28 May 2023. Age as of 30 June 2023.
• Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Team	Squad number	Player	Nationality	Position	Date of birth (Age)	References
U18s	83	Ethan Nwaneri	England	MF	(2007-03-21)21 March 2007 (aged 16)

Board and management team

Arsenal board

Position	Name	Ref.
Co-Chairman	Stan Kroenke
Co-Chairman	Josh Kroenke
Executive Vice-Chair	Tim Lewis
Director	Lord Harris of Peckham

Management team

Position	Name	Ref.
Chief Executive Officer	Vinai Venkatesham
Sporting Director	Edu Gaspar
Director of Football Operations	Richard Garlick
Head of Sports Medicine	Dr Gary O'Driscoll

Notes:

• On 15 March 2003, the club announced that Arsenal owner Stan Kroenke and his son Josh had been appointed as co-chairmen whilst Tim Lewis had become executive vice-chairman in a boardroom restructure.
• On 18 November 2022, the club appointed Edu Gaspar as their first-ever sporting director.

Contracts and transfers

New contracts

The following Arsenal players signed their first or new professional contracts with the club.

Date	No.	Pos.	Player	Contract type	Ref.
First team
24 May 2022	25	MF	Mohamed Elneny	Contract extension till 2023
18 June 2022	14	FW	Eddie Nketiah	Contract extension till 2027
21 October 2022	6	DF	Gabriel Magalhães	Contract extension till 2027
3 February 2023	11	FW	Gabriel Martinelli	Contract extension till at least 2027
21 February 2023	25	MF	Mohamed Elneny	Contract extension till 2024
18 May 2023	1	GK	Aaron Ramsdale	Contract extension till 2027
23 May 2023	7	FW	Bukayo Saka	Contract extension till 2027
Academy
24 May 2022	42	MF	Cătălin Cîrjan	First professional contract
9 June 2022	91	MF	Amario Cozier-Duberry
4 July 2022	41	MF	Mauro Bandeira
5 July 2022	50	DF	Taylor Foran
6 July 2022	71	FW	Charles Sagoe Jr
8 July 2022	75	MF	James Sweet
	77	FW	Billy Vigar
12 August 2022	64	DF	Brooke Norton-Cuffy
29 April 2023	110	DF	Michal Rosiak

Released

The following players from Arsenal's first team, under-21s and under-18s squads were released by the club.

Date	No.	Pos.	Player	Subsequent club	Join date	Notes	Ref.
First team
30 June 2022	9	FW	Alexandre Lacazette	Lyon	1 July 2022	End of contract
Academy
24 May 2022	81	MF	Luigi Gaspar	Watford	6 July 2022	Contract termination
30 June 2022	46	DF	Jonathan Dinzeyi	Unattached in the 2022–23 season		End of contract
	56	DF	Joel López	Cultural Leonesa	5 August 2022
	57	MF	Jordan McEneff	Derry City	19 August 2022

Transfers in

The following players joined Arsenal permanently and signed professional contracts with the club.

Date	No.	Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Ref.
First team
10 June 2022	27	FW	Marquinhos	São Paulo	Undisclosed
21 June 2022	21	MF	Fábio Vieira	Porto	£29.9m
27 June 2022	30	GK	Matt Turner	New England Revolution	Undisclosed
4 July 2022	9	FW	Gabriel Jesus	Manchester City	£45m
22 July 2022	35	DF	Oleksandr Zinchenko		£30m
20 January 2023	19	FW	Leandro Trossard	Brighton & Hove Albion	£21m
23 January 2023	15	DF	Jakub Kiwior	Spezia	£17.6m
31 January 2023	20	MF	Jorginho	Chelsea	£12m

Total expenditure: £155.5 million (excluding add-ons and undisclosed figures)

Transfers out

Date	No.	Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Ref.
First team
30 June 2022	27	DF	Konstantinos Mavropanos	VfB Stuttgart	Undisclosed
	29	MF	Matteo Guendouzi	Marseille	£9m
2 August 2022	1	GK	Bernd Leno	Fulham	£8m
8 August 2022	—	MF	Lucas Torreira	Galatasaray	Undisclosed
1 September 2022	2	DF	Héctor Bellerín	Barcelona	Free transfer
Academy
23 June 2022	64	DF	Jordi Osei-Tutu	Bochum	Free transfer
30 June 2022	39	DF	Daniel Ballard	Sunderland	Undisclosed
1 July 2022	84	GK	Remy Mitchell	Swansea City	Free transfer
4 July 2022	74	DF	Zak Swanson	Portsmouth	Undisclosed
16 July 2022	52	MF	Omari Hutchinson	Chelsea
1 September 2022	66	MF	James Olayinka	Cheltenham Town
19 January 2023	43	DF	Harry Clarke	Ipswich Town

Total income: £17 million (excluding add-ons and undisclosed figures)

Loans out

• Date^‡ – Loan was originally scheduled to last to until end of the season but was curtailed.

Date	No.	Pos.	Player	Loaned to	On loan until	Ref.
First team
15 July 2022	—	DF	Auston Trusty	Birmingham City	End of Season
29 July 2022	33	GK	Arthur Okonkwo	Crewe Alexandra	14 January 2023‡
30 July 2022	20	DF	Nuno Tavares	Marseille	End of Season
3 August 2022	26	FW	Folarin Balogun	Reims
11 August 2022	22	DF	Pablo Marí	AC Monza
15 August 2022	13	GK	Rúnar Alex Rúnarsson	Alanyaspor
25 August 2022	19	FW	Nicolas Pépé	Nice
1 September 2022	15	MF	Ainsley Maitland-Niles	Southampton
16 January 2023	33	GK	Arthur Okonkwo	Sturm Graz
31 January 2023	23	MF	Albert Sambi Lokonga	Crystal Palace
	27	FW	Marquinhos	Norwich City
1 February 2023	17	DF	Cédric Soares	Fulham
Academy
20 June 2022	43	DF	Harry Clarke	Stoke City	19 January 2023‡
	66	DF	Omar Rekik	Sparta Rotterdam	30 January 2023‡
22 June 2022	53	FW	Tyreece John-Jules	Ipswich Town	End of Season
23 June 2022	58	FW	Mika Biereth	RKC Waalwijk
30 June 2022	62	FW	Nikolaj Möller	FC Den Bosch
6 July 2022	48	GK	Ovie Ejeheri	Chelmsford City	2 January 2023
7 July 2022	60	DF	Alex Kirk	Ayr United	End of Season
20 July 2022	78	MF	Marcelo Flores	Real Oviedo
21 July 2022	37	DF	Ryan Alebiosu	Kilmarnock
1 August 2022	65	DF	Mazeed Ogungbo	Crawley Town
3 August 2022	69	MF	Charlie Patino	Blackpool
22 August 2022	64	DF	Brooke Norton-Cuffy	Rotherham United	6 January 2023‡
	73	GK	Tom Smith	Bromley	30 January 2023‡
23 August 2022	68	MF	Salah-Eddine Oulad M'Hand	Hull City	31 January 2023‡
1 September 2022	36	MF	Tim Akinola	Chesterfield	End of Season
	39	MF	Miguel Azeez	Ibiza	4 January 2023‡
6 January 2023	64	DF	Brooke Norton-Cuffy	Coventry City	End of Season
10 January 2023	39	MF	Miguel Azeez	Wigan Athletic
19 January 2023	48	GK	Ovie Ejeheri	SJK Seinäjoki
30 January 2023	73	GK	Tom Smith	Colchester United
31 January 2023	43	FW	Nathan Butler-Oyedeji	Accrington Stanley
	50	DF	Taylor Foran	Hartlepool United
	66	DF	Omar Rekik	Wigan Athletic
	76	FW	Kido Taylor-Hart	Derby County
	77	FW	Billy Vigar
17 February 2023	108	GK	Brian Okonkwo	Hitchin Town	19 February 2023

Kits

Supplier: Adidas / Sponsor: Fly Emirates / Sleeve sponsor: Visit Rwanda

Home 0

Away 0

Away alt.1 0

Away alt.2 0

Third 0

"No More Red" 0

Goalkeeper1 0

Goalkeeper2 0

Goalkeeper3 0

Kit information

This is Adidas's fourth year supplying Arsenal kit, having taken over from Puma at the beginning of the 2019–20 season. On 30 September 2022, Arsenal announced the extension of the partnership with Adidas until 2030.

• Home: The club confirmed on 19 May 2022 that their new home kit for the 2022–23 season would debut in the final home game of the 2021–22 season. The home kit uses Arsenal's traditional colours of red and white. The shirt has a red body and white sleeves, and is complemented by white shorts and red socks. The new feature added to the home kit is a lightning bolt pattern appearing on the collar and socks.
• Away: On 18 July 2022, the Gunners released their new away kit. The all-black shirt combines a bronze cannon badge and metallic trims with an all-over AFC graphic, and is partnered with black shorts and socks. White shorts and grey socks were used in some away games when there was a colour clash with the home team's kit. It was reported that Arsenal sold £1 million of the new away kit on launch day, a new club's record for first-day kit sales.
• Third: The new third kit was revealed on 29 July 2022, one day before the 2022 Emirates Cup match. It is the first pink outfield shirt in Arsenal's history. The shirt features an all-over ermine print, and is combined with navy shorts and pink socks.
• No More Red: On 6 January 2023, Arsenal announced that they were going to extend their "No More Red" campaign for a second season; an initiative that aims to combat knife crime in the capital. The same commemorative kit from the previous season was used this season, with typical white features set upon a slightly off-white kit.
• Goalkeeper: The new goalkeeper kits are based on Adidas's goalkeeper template for the season.

Kit usage

Kit	Combination	Usage
Home	Red body, white sleeves, white shorts, and red socks.	Used in all home games except the final game of the season. Premier League: used away against Chelsea, Everton, Leicester City, Manchester City, Newcastle United, Tottenham Hotspur and Wolverhampton Wanderers. FA Cup: used away against Manchester City. Europa League: used away against Sporting CP.
Away	Black shirt, black shorts, and black socks.	Premier League: used away against Aston Villa, Brighton & Hove Albion, Fulham, Leeds United, Nottingham Forest, Southampton and West Ham United. Europa League: used away against Bodø/Glimt and Zürich.
Away alt.1	Black shirt, black shorts, and grey socks.	Premier League: used away against Brentford, Liverpool and Manchester United.
Away alt.2	Black shirt, white shorts, and black socks.	Europa League: used away against PSV Eindhoven.
Third	Pink shirt, navy shorts, and pink socks.	Premier League: used away against Bournemouth and Crystal Palace.
No More Red	White shirt, white shorts, and white socks.	FA Cup: used away against Oxford United.
Goalkeeper1	Yellow shirt, yellow shorts, and yellow socks.	Premier League: used at home against Bournemouth, Brentford, Brighton & Hove Albion, Chelsea, Crystal Palace, Everton, Fulham, Leicester City, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, Newcastle United, Nottingham Forest, Southampton, Tottenham Hotspur and West Ham United; used away against Chelsea, Crystal Palace, Everton, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, Newcastle United and Southampton. FA Cup: used away against Manchester City. EFL Cup: used at home against Brighton & Hove Albion. Europa League: used at home against Sporting CP; used away against PSV Eindhoven and Sporting CP.
Goalkeeper2	Cyan shirt, cyan shorts, and cyan socks.	Premier League: used at home against Leeds United; used away against Bournemouth, Brentford, Brighton & Hove Albion, Fulham, Leeds United, Tottenham Hotspur, West Ham United and Wolverhampton Wanderers. FA Cup: used away against Oxford United. Europa League: used at home against Bodø/Glimt; used away against Bodø/Glimt and Zürich.
Goalkeeper3	Grey shirt, grey shorts, and grey socks.	Premier League: used at home against Aston Villa; used away against Aston Villa, Leicester City and Nottingham Forest. Europa League: used at home against PSV Eindhoven and Zürich.

Pre-season and friendlies

On 19 April 2022, Arsenal announced that they would travel to the United States in July to compete in the FC Series as part of their preparations during pre-season with matches against Orlando City and Chelsea. On 10 May, a further US tour friendly was confirmed against Everton in The Charm City Match in July. On 18 May, La Liga side Sevilla revealed their participation in the 2022 Emirates Cup in late July. On 6 June, Arsenal announced that they would travel to Germany to face 1. FC Nürnberg as part of a pre-season training camp at the Adidas headquarters in July, before heading to the US.

In order to prepare for the resumption of the Premier League following the mid-season World Cup break, Arsenal announced that they were going to partake in a warm-weather training camp in Dubai, United Arab Emirates in early December. This involved participating in the Dubai Super Cup against Lyon and Milan on 8 and 13 December respectively. Arsenal then announced a final friendly against Serie A side Juventus to be played on 17 December.

Friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss

1. FC Nürnberg v Arsenal

8 July 2022 Friendly	1. FC Nürnberg	3–5	Arsenal	Nuremberg, Germany
17:30 CEST 16:30 BST	Geis 24' Duah 29' Schleimer 73'	Report	Gabriel Jesus 47', 75' Elneny 54',  59' Schindler 57' (o.g.) Handwerker 63' (o.g.) Marí  85'	Stadium: Max-Morlock-Stadion Attendance: 21,616 Referee: Michael Bacher

Everton v Arsenal

16 July 2022 The Charm City Match	Everton	0–2	Arsenal	Baltimore, United States
19:00 EDT 00:00 BST +1	Godfrey  44' Gbamin  79'	Report	Gabriel Jesus 33' Saka 36' Marí  89'	Stadium: M&T Bank Stadium Attendance: 39,245

Arsenal v Juventus

17 December 2022 Friendly	Arsenal	0–2	Juventus	Holloway
18:00 GMT		Report	Xhaka 45+1' (o.g.) Iling-Junior 90+1'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 25,000 Referee: David Coote

Florida Cup

Main article: 2022 Florida Cup

Orlando City v Arsenal

20 July 2022	Orlando City	1–3	Arsenal	Orlando, United States
20:30 EDT 01:30 BST +1	Jansson  13' Torres 29' Smith  61' Ruan  90+3'	Report	Holding  2' Martinelli 5' Maitland-Niles  19' Nketiah 66' Nelson 80'	Stadium: Exploria Stadium Attendance: 19,738 Referee: Kevin Broadley (United States)
Note: The match was originally scheduled to kick off at 19:30 EDT (00:30 BST +1) but was delayed by 60 minutes due to inclement weather.

Arsenal v Chelsea

23 July 2022	Arsenal	4–0	Chelsea	Orlando, United States
20:00 EDT 01:00 BST +1	Gabriel Jesus 15' Ødegaard 36',  78' Nketiah  61' Saka 66' Sambi Lokonga 90+2',  90+2'	Report	Mount  50' Ampadu  77' Alonso  77' Koulibaly  90'	Stadium: Camping World Stadium Attendance: 63,811 Referee: Kevin Broadley (United States)
Note: This result ensured that Arsenal won the 2022 Florida Cup.

Emirates Cup

Main article: 2022 Emirates Cup

Arsenal v Sevilla

30 July 2022	Arsenal	6–0	Sevilla	Holloway
12:30 BST	Saka 10' (pen.), 19' Gabriel Jesus 13', 15', 77' Nketiah 89'	Report	Salas  73'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,000 Referee: Andrew Madley (England)
Note: This result ensured that Arsenal won the 2022 Emirates Cup.

Dubai Super Cup

Arsenal v Lyon

8 December 2022	Arsenal	3–0 (2–1 p)	Lyon	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
19:30 GST 15:30 GMT	Gabriel 19' Nketiah 33' Vieira 39'	Report		Stadium: Al Maktoum Stadium Attendance: 7,451 Referee: Adel Al Naqbi (United Arab Emirates)
	Penalties
	Marquinhos Smith Cîrjan Cozier-Duberry Walters		Reine-Adélaïde Mendes Tetê Barcola Cherki
Note: Arsenal gained 4 points from this fixture: 3 for the victory in 90 minutes and 1 for the penalty shoot-out victory.

Arsenal v Milan

13 December 2022	Arsenal	2–1 (4–3 p)	Milan	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
18:00 GST 14:00 GMT	Ødegaard 21' Nelson 41' Nketiah  71' Elneny  77'	Report	Tomori 78'	Stadium: Al Maktoum Stadium Attendance: 11,965 Referee: Sultan Mohamed Saleh (United Arab Emirates)
	Penalties
	Cédric Gabriel Marquinhos Elneny Smith		Bennacer Brahim Tonali Lazetić Krunić
Note: Arsenal gained 4 points from this fixture: 3 for the victory in 90 minutes and 1 for the penalty shoot-out victory. This ensured that Arsenal won the Dubai Super Cup.

Competitions

Overall record

Arsenal's playing record this campaign was 32 wins, 8 draws and 9 losses for an overall win rate of 65.31%, the second highest in the club's history.

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Premier League	5 August 2022	28 May 2023	Matchday 1	2nd	38	26	6	6	88	43	+45	068.42
FA Cup	9 January 2023	27 January 2023	Third round	Fourth round	2	1	0	1	3	1	+2	050.00
EFL Cup	9 November 2022		Third round	Third round	1	0	0	1	1	3	−2	000.00
UEFA Europa League	8 September 2022	16 March 2023	Group stage	Round of 16	8	5	2	1	11	6	+5	062.50
Total					49	32	8	9	103	53	+50	065.31

Source: Soccerway

Premier League

Main article: 2022–23 Premier League

Arsenal won 26 league games this season, equalling their highest-ever tally in the Premier League, which were also achieved in 2001–02 and 2003–04. They ended the campaign on 84 points, the third-highest total in their history. This was the first time the Gunners finished in the top four since the 2015–16 season.

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Manchester City (C)	38	28	5	5	94	33	+61	89	Qualification to Champions League group stage
2	Arsenal	38	26	6	6	88	43	+45	84
3	Manchester United	38	23	6	9	58	43	+15	75
4	Newcastle United	38	19	14	5	68	33	+35	71
5	Liverpool	38	19	10	9	75	47	+28	67	Qualification to Europa League group stage

Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) If the champions, relegated teams or qualified teams for UEFA competitions cannot be determined by rules 1 to 3, rules 4.1 to 4.3 are applied – 4.1) Points gained in head-to-head record between such teams; 4.2) Away goals scored in head-to-head record between such teams; 4.3) Play-offs
(C) Champions
Notes:

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
38	26	6	6	88	43	+45	84	14	3	2	53	25	+28	12	3	4	35	18	+17

Source: Premier League

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	8	9	10	11	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	122	24	25	71	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38
Ground	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	W	W	W	W	W	L	W	W	W	W	D	W	W	W	W	W	D	W	W	L	D	L	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	D	D	D	L	W	W	L	L	W
Position	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2
Points	3	6	9	12	15	15	18	21	24	27	28	31	34	37	40	43	44	47	50	50	51	51	54	57	60	63	66	69	72	73	74	75	75	78	81	81	81	84

Source: Premier League
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed
Notes:

• Positions show the situation at the end of the corresponding Game Weeks (GW), not the position at the conclusion of matches or game days.
• ¹ Matchday 7 (vs. Everton) was postponed, alongside all other matches in the Premier League, due to the passing of Queen Elizabeth II.
• ² Matchday 12 (vs. Manchester City) was postponed to accommodate Arsenal's rearranged Europa League fixture against PSV Eindhoven.

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 16 June 2022.

  Win   Draw   Loss

Crystal Palace v Arsenal

5 August 2022 1	Crystal Palace	0–2	Arsenal	Selhurst
20:00 BST	Clyne  64'	Report	Martinelli 20' Xhaka  44' White  60' Guéhi 85' (o.g.)	Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 25,286 Referee: Anthony Taylor

Arsenal v Leicester City

13 August 2022 2	Arsenal	4–2	Leicester City	Holloway
15:00 BST	Gabriel Jesus 23', 35' Xhaka 55' Martinelli 75' Tomiyasu  90'	Report	Fofana  16' Saliba 53' (o.g.) Maddison 74'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,033 Referee: Darren England

Bournemouth v Arsenal

20 August 2022 3	Bournemouth	0–3	Arsenal	Dorset
17:30 BST	Zemura  27' Smith  60'	Report	Ødegaard 5', 11' Gabriel Jesus  52' Saliba 54'	Stadium: Vitality Stadium Attendance: 10,423 Referee: Craig Pawson

Arsenal v Fulham

27 August 2022 4	Arsenal	2–1	Fulham	Holloway
17:30 BST	White  36' Gabriel Jesus  45' Ødegaard 64' Gabriel 86'	Report	Palhinha  45' Robinson  51' Mitrović 56' Decordova-Reid  70'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,164 Referee: Jarred Gillett

Arsenal v Aston Villa

31 August 2022 5	Arsenal	2–1	Aston Villa	Holloway
19:30 BST	Gabriel Jesus 30' Ødegaard  39' Saliba  48' Martinelli 77'	Report	Ramsey  13' Konsa  68' Douglas Luiz 74'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,012 Referee: Robert Jones

Manchester United v Arsenal

4 September 2022 6	Manchester United	3–1	Arsenal	Manchester
16:30 BST	Antony 35' Rashford 66', 75' McTominay  71' Maguire  81' Eriksen  90+4'	Report	Saliba  25' Saka 60',  87' Gabriel Jesus  77'	Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 73,431 Referee: Paul Tierney

Brentford v Arsenal

18 September 2022 8	Brentford	0–3	Arsenal	Brentford
12:00 BST		Report	Saliba 17' Gabriel Jesus 28',  90' Vieira 49' Xhaka  58'	Stadium: Gtech Community Stadium Attendance: 17,122 Referee: David Coote
Note: Original kick-off time was moved from 14:00 BST following discussions between the Premier League, the Metropolitan Police and relevant clubs after the passing of Queen Elizabeth II.

Arsenal v Tottenham Hotspur

1 October 2022 9	Arsenal	3–1	Tottenham Hotspur	Holloway
12:30 BST	Partey 20' Gabriel Jesus 49' Xhaka 67' Saliba  78' Martinelli  85'	Report	Kane 31' (pen.) Emerson  62' Dier  90+3'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,278 Referee: Anthony Taylor

Arsenal v Liverpool

9 October 2022 10	Arsenal	3–2	Liverpool	Holloway
16:30 BST	Martinelli 1' Ødegaard  45+4' Saka 45+5', 76' (pen.)	Report	Díaz  6' Núñez 34' Firmino 53' Gomez  71'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,059 Referee: Michael Oliver

Leeds United v Arsenal

16 October 2022 11	Leeds United	0–1	Arsenal	Leeds
14:00 BST	Bamford 64'	Report	Saka 35' Saliba  62' Gabriel  90+5'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 36,700 Referee: Chris Kavanagh

Southampton v Arsenal

23 October 2022 13	Southampton	1–1	Arsenal	Southampton
14:00 BST	S. Armstrong 65' Walcott  89' Lyanco  90+3'	Report	Xhaka 11' Saka  29'	Stadium: St. Mary's Stadium Attendance: 31,145 Referee: Robert Jones

Arsenal v Nottingham Forest

30 October 2022 14	Arsenal	5–0	Nottingham Forest	Holloway
14:00 GMT	Martinelli 5' Nelson 49', 52' Partey 57' Ødegaard 78'	Report	Gibbs-White  44'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,263 Referee: Simon Hooper

Chelsea v Arsenal

6 November 2022 15	Chelsea	0–1	Arsenal	Fulham
12:00 GMT	Aubameyang  27' Azpilicueta  51' Chalobah  60' Gallagher  85' Sterling  89'	Report	Saka  42' Gabriel 63' White  80'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 40,142 Referee: Michael Oliver

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Arsenal

12 November 2022 16	Wolverhampton Wanderers	0–2	Arsenal	Wolverhampton
19:45 GMT	Toti  37' B. Traoré  45+1' Bueno  90+2'	Report	Partey  52' Ødegaard 54', 75' Gabriel  60'	Stadium: Molineux Stadium Attendance: 31,624 Referee: Stuart Attwell

Mid-season break for 2022 FIFA World Cup

Arsenal v West Ham United

26 December 2022 17	Arsenal	3–1	West Ham United	Holloway
20:00 GMT	Saka 53' Martinelli 58' Nketiah 69'	Report	Bowen  8' Benrahma 27' (pen.) Coufal  44'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,125 Referee: Michael Oliver

Brighton & Hove Albion v Arsenal

31 December 2022 18	Brighton & Hove Albion	2–4	Arsenal	Falmer
17:30 GMT	Gilmour  45' March  57' Mitoma 65' Ferguson 77' Sarmiento  81'	Report	Saka 2',  54' Ødegaard 39' Gabriel  45+1' Partey  45+2' Nketiah 47' Martinelli 71'	Stadium: Falmer Stadium Attendance: 31,647 Referee: Anthony Taylor

Arsenal v Newcastle United

3 January 2023 19	Arsenal	0–0	Newcastle United	Holloway
19:45 GMT	Nketiah  32' Ødegaard  40' Xhaka  42' Zinchenko  90+6'	Report	Bruno Guimarães  27' Wilson  28' Joelinton  58' Almirón  59' Lascelles  90+7'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,319 Referee: Andrew Madley

Tottenham Hotspur v Arsenal

15 January 2023 20	Tottenham Hotspur	0–2	Arsenal	Tottenham
16:30 GMT	Romero  35' Sessegnon  45+1' Sarr  53' Lenglet  72'	Report	Lloris 14' (o.g.) Ødegaard 36' Martinelli  70' Gabriel  90+1'	Stadium: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium Attendance: 61,870 Referee: Craig Pawson

Arsenal v Manchester United

22 January 2023 21	Arsenal	3–2	Manchester United	Holloway
16:30 GMT	White  19' Nketiah 24', 90' Saka 53'	Report	Rashford 17' Antony  47' Martínez 59' Shaw  83'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,325 Referee: Anthony Taylor

Everton v Arsenal

4 February 2023 22	Everton	1–0	Arsenal	Walton
12:30 GMT	Tarkowski 60' Mykolenko  63' Onana  69' Pickford  86' Maupay  90+6'	Report	Zinchenko  90+6'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 39,314 Referee: David Coote

Arsenal v Brentford

11 February 2023 23	Arsenal	1–1	Brentford	Holloway
15:00 GMT	Trossard 66'	Report	Toney 74' Nørgaard  90+6' Schade  90+8'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,254 Referee: Peter Bankes

Arsenal v Manchester City

15 February 2023 12	Arsenal	1–3	Manchester City	Holloway
19:30 GMT	Saka 42' (pen.) Tomiyasu  48' Nketiah  64'	Report	De Bruyne 24' Walker  34' Ederson  36' Silva  45+2' Grealish  62', 72' Haaland 82'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,276 Referee: Anthony Taylor
Note: Originally scheduled for 19 October 2022, this match was postponed to accommodate Arsenal's rearranged Europa League fixture against PSV Eindhoven. The latter was postponed due to the severe limitations on police resources and organisational issues related to the ongoing events surrounding the national mourning for Queen Elizabeth II.

Aston Villa v Arsenal

18 February 2023 24	Aston Villa	2–4	Arsenal	Aston
12:30 GMT	Watkins 5' Coutinho 31' Douglas Luiz  45+3' Martínez  84'	Report	Saka 16',  45+3' Zinchenko 61' Martínez 90+3' (o.g.) Martinelli 90+8'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 42,066 Referee: Simon Hooper

Leicester City v Arsenal

25 February 2023 25	Leicester City	0–1	Arsenal	Leicester
15:00 GMT		Report	Martinelli  38', 46'	Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 32,227 Referee: Craig Pawson

Arsenal v Everton

1 March 2023 7	Arsenal	4–0	Everton	Holloway
19:45 GMT	Saka 40' Martinelli 45+1', 80' Ødegaard 71'	Report	Tarkowski  51' Godfrey  66'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,213 Referee: Michael Oliver
Note: Originally scheduled for 11 September 2022, this match, alongside all others in the Premier League, was postponed due to the passing of Queen Elizabeth II.

Arsenal v Bournemouth

4 March 2023 26	Arsenal	3–2	Bournemouth	Holloway
15:00 GMT	Partey 62' White 70' Nelson 90+7'	Report	Billing 1' Senesi 57' Neto  64' Mepham  86'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,222 Referee: Chris Kavanagh

Fulham v Arsenal

12 March 2023 27	Fulham	0–3	Arsenal	Fulham
14:00 GMT		Report	Gabriel 21' Martinelli 26' Ødegaard 45+2',  74'	Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 24,426 Referee: David Coote

Arsenal v Crystal Palace

19 March 2023 28	Arsenal	4–1	Crystal Palace	Holloway
14:00 GMT	Martinelli 28' Saka 43', 74' Xhaka 55'	Report	Tomkins  59' Schlupp 63'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,247 Referee: Stuart Attwell

Arsenal v Leeds United

1 April 2023 29	Arsenal	4–1	Leeds United	Holloway
15:00 BST	Gabriel Jesus 35' (pen.), 55' White 47' Xhaka 84'	Report	Koch  45' Kristensen 76' Bamford  90+1'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,283 Referee: Darren England

Liverpool v Arsenal

9 April 2023 30	Liverpool	2–2	Arsenal	Liverpool
16:30 BST	Van Dijk  31' Alexander-Arnold  41' Salah 42', 54' Robertson  45+5' Fabinho  55' Firmino 87'	Report	Martinelli 8' White  23' Gabriel Jesus 28' Xhaka  41' Ramsdale  53' Saka  84'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 53,267 Referee: Paul Tierney

West Ham United v Arsenal

16 April 2023 31	West Ham United	2–2	Arsenal	Stratford
14:00 BST	Benrahma 33' (pen.) Bowen 54' Cresswell  82'	Report	Gabriel Jesus 7',  45+4' Ødegaard 10' Partey  35' Saka 52'	Stadium: London Stadium Attendance: 62,475 Referee: David Coote

Arsenal v Southampton

21 April 2023 32	Arsenal	3–3	Southampton	Holloway
20:00 BST	Martinelli 20' Zinchenko  45+4' Ødegaard 88' Saka 90'	Report	Alcaraz 1',  27' Walcott 14' Perraud  32' Walker-Peters  42' Ćaleta-Car 66' Armstrong  76' Diallo  90+4'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,175 Referee: Simon Hooper

Manchester City v Arsenal

26 April 2023 33	Manchester City	4–1	Arsenal	Manchester
20:00 BST	De Bruyne 7', 54' Stones 45+1' Dias  45+5' Grealish  75' Rodri  88' Haaland 90+5'	Report	Partey  76' Holding 86'	Stadium: Etihad Stadium Attendance: 53,482 Referee: Michael Oliver

Arsenal v Chelsea

2 May 2023 34	Arsenal	3–1	Chelsea	Holloway
20:00 BST	Ødegaard 18', 31' Gabriel Jesus 34'	Report	Madueke 65' Kovačić  80' Gallagher  90+5'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,144 Referee: Robert Jones
Note: Originally scheduled for 29 April 2023, this match was postponed due to consequences of the increased policing demands necessary for the coronation of King Charles III.

Newcastle United v Arsenal

7 May 2023 35	Newcastle United	0–2	Arsenal	Newcastle upon Tyne
16:30 BST	Burn  73' Schär  90+6'	Report	Ødegaard 14' Schär 71' (o.g.) Nketiah  90+6'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 50,267 Referee: Chris Kavanagh

Arsenal v Brighton & Hove Albion

14 May 2023 36	Arsenal	0–3	Brighton & Hove Albion	Holloway
16:30 BST	Partey  88'	Report	Estupiñán  34', 90+6' Enciso 51' Groß  55' Undav 86'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,139 Referee: Andrew Madley

Nottingham Forest v Arsenal

20 May 2023 37	Nottingham Forest	1–0	Arsenal	West Bridgford
17:30 BST	Awoniyi 19',  25' Niakhaté  45+2' Gibbs-White  78'	Report	Gabriel Jesus  54' Gabriel  78'	Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 29,514 Referee: Anthony Taylor

Arsenal v Wolverhampton Wanderers

28 May 2023 38	Arsenal	5–0	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Holloway
16:30 BST	Xhaka 11', 14' Saka 27' Gabriel Jesus 58' Kiwior 78'	Report		Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,095 Referee: Andre Marriner

FA Cup

Main article: 2022–23 FA Cup

As a Premier League side, Arsenal entered the FA Cup in the third round. They were drawn away to League One side Oxford United. In the fourth round, they were drawn away to fellow Premier League side Manchester City.

  Win   Draw   Loss

Oxford United v Arsenal

9 January 2023 Third round	Oxford United	0–3	Arsenal	Oxford
20:00 GMT	Brown  59'	Report	Elneny 63' Nketiah 70', 76'	Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 11,538 Referee: David Coote

Manchester City v Arsenal

27 January 2023 Fourth round	Manchester City	1–0	Arsenal	Manchester
20:00 GMT	Aké 64' Gündoğan  90+3'	Report	Holding  42' Zinchenko  90+2'	Stadium: Etihad Stadium Attendance: 51,694 Referee: Paul Tierney

EFL Cup

Main article: 2022–23 EFL Cup

As the Gunners were competing in UEFA competition in the 2022–23 season, they entered the EFL Cup in the third round. They were drawn at home to fellow Premier League side Brighton & Hove Albion.

Arsenal v Brighton & Hove Albion

9 November 2022 Third round	Arsenal	1–3	Brighton & Hove Albion	Holloway
19:45 GMT	Nketiah 20' Elneny  25' Hein  26'	Report	Caicedo  8' Welbeck 27' (pen.) Sarmiento  43' Mitoma 58' Lamptey 71'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 59,233 Referee: Jarred Gillett

UEFA Europa League

Main article: 2022–23 UEFA Europa League

Group stage

Main article: 2022–23 UEFA Europa League group stage § Group A

The draw for the group stage was held on 26 August 2022.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		ARS	PSV	BOD	ZUR
1	Arsenal	6	5	0	1	8	3	+5	15	Advance to round of 16		—	1–0	3–0	1–0
2	PSV Eindhoven	6	4	1	1	15	4	+11	13	Advance to knockout round play-offs		2–0	—	1–1	5–0
3	Bodø/Glimt	6	1	1	4	5	10	−5	4	Transfer to Europa Conference League		0–1	1–2	—	2–1
4	Zürich	6	1	0	5	5	16	−11	3			1–2	1–5	2–1	—

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

  Win   Draw   Loss

Zürich v Arsenal

8 September 2022 1	Zürich	1–2	Arsenal	St. Gallen, Switzerland
18:45 CEST	Kryeziu  18', 44' (pen.)	Report	Marquinhos 16' Nketiah 62'	Stadium: Kybunpark Attendance: 17,070 Referee: Mohammed Al-Hakim (Sweden)
Note: Due to a music concert and athletic event in the vicinity of Zürich's home ground, Letzigrund, the match was played at Kybunpark, St. Gallen.

Arsenal v Bodø/Glimt

6 October 2022 3	Arsenal	3–0	Bodø/Glimt	London, England
20:00 BST	Nketiah 23' Holding 27' Xhaka  41' Vieira 84'	Report	Wembangomo  33' Sampsted  53'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 59,724 Referee: Harm Osmers (Germany)

Bodø/Glimt v Arsenal

13 October 2022 4	Bodø/Glimt	0–1	Arsenal	Bodø, Norway
18:45 CEST	Vetlesen  66'	Report	Saka 24',  30' Partey  89' Turner  90+2'	Stadium: Aspmyra Stadion Attendance: 7,922 Referee: Irfan Peljto (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

Arsenal v PSV Eindhoven

20 October 2022 2	Arsenal	1–0	PSV Eindhoven	London, England
18:00 BST	Xhaka  45+1', 70' Ødegaard  88' Tierney  88'	Report	Gutiérrez  56'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 52,200 Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández (Spain)
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 15 September 2022, but was postponed due to the severe limitations on police resources and organisational issues related to the ongoing events surrounding the national mourning for Queen Elizabeth II.

PSV Eindhoven v Arsenal

27 October 2022 5	PSV Eindhoven	2–0	Arsenal	Eindhoven, Netherlands
18:45 CEST	Veerman 55' De Jong 63' Mwene  67' Simons  80'	Report	Tierney  58' Martinelli  67' Gabriel Jesus  79' Xhaka  80'	Stadium: Philips Stadion Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Marco Di Bello (Italy)

Arsenal v Zürich

3 November 2022 6	Arsenal	1–0	Zürich	London, England
20:00 GMT	Tierney 17' Gabriel  90+6'	Report	Aliti  32' Katić  49' Condé  62'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 48,500 Referee: Erik Lambrechts (Belgium)

Knockout phase

Main article: 2022–23 UEFA Europa League knockout phase

Round of 16

As a result of finishing top of the group, Arsenal advanced directly to the round of 16. The draw was held on 24 February 2023. As a seeded team, Arsenal played the second leg at home.

Sporting CP v Arsenal

9 March 2023 First leg	Sporting CP	2–2	Arsenal	Lisbon, Portugal
17:45 WET	Coates  23' Inácio 34' Paulinho 55' Morita  58'	Report	Saliba 22' Zinchenko  23' Martinelli  43' Morita 62' (o.g.)	Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade Attendance: 36,006 Referee: Tobias Stieler (Germany)

Arsenal v Sporting CP

16 March 2023 Second leg	Arsenal	1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–3 agg.) (3–5 p)	Sporting CP	London, England
20:00 GMT	Xhaka 19',  45+2' Vieira  24' Holding  71'	Report	Ugarte  53'  118' Gonçalves 62' Diomande  118'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 59,929 Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Spain)
	Penalties
	Ødegaard Saka Trossard Martinelli		St. Juste Esgaio Inácio Arthur Santos

Statistics

Keys

No.	Squad number	Pos.	Position
Player*	Player who joined the club permanently or on loan during the season
Player†	Player who departed the club permanently or on loan during the season

Appearances

Twenty-eight players made appearances for Arsenal's first team during the season; six of them (Gabriel Magalhães, Martinelli, Ødegaard, Saka, White and Xhaka) each played at least 45 of the total 49 matches.

This was the first time since 1990–91 that the Gunners had four players (Gabriel Magalhães, Ramsdale, Saka and White) feature in every top-flight game. Ramsdale became the first Arsenal player to be on the pitch for every minute of the league season since goalkeeper Wojciech Szczęsny in 2011–12.

The Gunners were the most settled side of the Premier League season, as Arteta made the fewest changes to his starting XI between matches (just 38 across the whole campaign).

Arsenal had the second-youngest average starting line-up in the 2022–23 Premier League, at 25 years and 52 days – 11 days older than Relegated Southampton, and 2 years and 201 days younger than champions Manchester City.

Includes all competitions. Players with no appearances not included in the list.

No.	Pos.	Player	Premier League	FA Cup	EFL Cup	Europa League	Total
1	GK	Aaron Ramsdale	38	0	0	3	41
3	DF	Kieran Tierney	6+21	2	1	6	15+21
4	DF	Ben White	36+2	0+1	0	3+4	39+7
5	MF	Thomas Partey	28+5	1	0	0+6	29+11
6	DF	Gabriel Magalhães	38	2	0+1	5+2	45+3
7	FW	Bukayo Saka	37+1	2	0	3+5	42+6
8	MF	Martin Ødegaard	37	0+1	0	2+5	39+6
9	FW	Gabriel Jesus*	24+2	0	0+1	3+3	27+6
10	MF	Emile Smith Rowe	0+12	0+1	0	0+1	0+14
11	FW	Gabriel Martinelli	34+2	1+1	0+1	5+2	40+6
12	DF	William Saliba	27	0+1	1	4	32+1
14	FW	Eddie Nketiah	9+21	2	1	6	18+21
15	DF	Jakub Kiwior*	5+2	0	0	1	6+2
16	DF	Rob Holding	6+8	2	1	6+1	15+9
18	DF	Takehiro Tomiyasu	6+15	2	0	5+3	13+18
19	FW	Leandro Trossard*	10+10	1	0	0+1	11+11
20	MF	Jorginho*	9+5	0	0	2	11+5
21	MF	Fábio Vieira*	3+19	2	1	8	14+19
24	FW	Reiss Nelson	0+11	0	1	4+2	5+13
25	MF	Mohamed Elneny	1+4	1	1	1	4+4
30	GK	Matt Turner*	0	2	0	5	7
31	GK	Karl Hein	0	0	1	0	1
34	MF	Granit Xhaka	36+1	1+1	0+1	6+1	43+4
35	DF	Oleksandr Zinchenko*	26+1	0+2	0+1	2+1	28+5
83	MF	Ethan Nwaneri	0+1	0	0	0	0+1
Players who departed the club on loan but featured this season
17	DF	Cédric Soares†	0+2	0	1	0+1	1+3
23	MF	Albert Sambi Lokonga†	2+4	1+1	1	6	10+5
27	FW	Marquinhos*†	0+1	0+1	1	2+1	3+3

Goals

Arsenal netted 103 goals in all competitions this season, which was the first time they reached three figures since 2018–19. They scored club-record 88 goals in the Premier League – the most they got in any top-flight campaign since 1963–64.

Nineteen players scored for Arsenal's first team during the season, sixteen of them netted in the Premier League. This was the first time since 1970–71 that the Gunners had two players (Martinelli and Ødegaard) score at least 15 league goals.

Includes all competitions. The list is sorted by squad number when total goals are equal. Players with no goals not included in the list.

Rk.	No.	Pos.	Player	Premier League	FA Cup	EFL Cup	Europa League	Total
1	7	FW	Bukayo Saka	14	0	0	1	15
	8	MF	Martin Ødegaard	15	0	0	0	15
	11	FW	Gabriel Martinelli	15	0	0	0	15
4	9	FW	Gabriel Jesus*	11	0	0	0	11
5	14	FW	Eddie Nketiah	4	2	1	2	9
	34	MF	Granit Xhaka	7	0	0	2	9
7	5	MF	Thomas Partey	3	0	0	0	3
	6	DF	Gabriel Magalhães	3	0	0	0	3
	12	DF	William Saliba	2	0	0	1	3
	24	FW	Reiss Nelson	3	0	0	0	3
11	4	DF	Ben White	2	0	0	0	2
	16	DF	Rob Holding	1	0	0	1	2
	21	MF	Fábio Vieira*	1	0	0	1	2
14	3	DF	Kieran Tierney	0	0	0	1	1
	15	DF	Jakub Kiwior*	1	0	0	0	1
	19	FW	Leandro Trossard*	1	0	0	0	1
	25	MF	Mohamed Elneny	0	1	0	0	1
	27	FW	Marquinhos*†	0	0	0	1	1
	35	DF	Oleksandr Zinchenko*	1	0	0	0	1
Own goal(s)				4	0	0	1	5
Total				88	3	1	11	103

Assists

Seventeen players registered assists for Arsenal's first team during the season. Despite only joining in January, Trossard racked up 10 assists for the Gunners this campaign, becoming the second Arsenal player to reach double figures for assists in his debut Premier League season, after Santi Cazorla in 2012–13. In the game at Fulham in March, Trossard became the first player in Premier League history to assist three goals in the first half of an away match.

Includes all competitions. The list is sorted by squad number when total assists are equal. Players with no assists not included in the list.

Rk.	No.	Pos.	Player	Premier League	FA Cup	EFL Cup	Europa League	Total
1	7	FW	Bukayo Saka	11	0	0	0	11
2	19	FW	Leandro Trossard*	10	0	0	0	10
3	8	MF	Martin Ødegaard	7	0	0	0	7
	9	FW	Gabriel Jesus*	6	0	0	1	7
	11	FW	Gabriel Martinelli	5	1	0	1	7
	34	MF	Granit Xhaka	7	0	0	0	7
7	21	MF	Fábio Vieira*	2	2	0	2	6
8	4	DF	Ben White	5	0	0	0	5
9	24	FW	Reiss Nelson	2	0	1	0	3
10	3	DF	Kieran Tierney	1	0	0	1	2
	10	MF	Emile Smith Rowe	2	0	0	0	2
	14	FW	Eddie Nketiah	1	0	0	1	2
	18	DF	Takehiro Tomiyasu	1	0	0	1	2
	35	DF	Oleksandr Zinchenko*	2	0	0	0	2
15	12	DF	William Saliba	1	0	0	0	1
	20	MF	Jorginho*	1	0	0	0	1
	27	FW	Marquinhos*†	0	0	0	1	1
Total				64	3	1	8	76

Disciplinary record

Arteta's team went a whole season with no red cards, and no player reached the threshold for bookings in the Premier League.

Includes all competitions. The list is sorted by squad number when total cards are equal. Players with no cards not included in the list.

Rk.	No.	Pos.	Player	Premier League			FA Cup			EFL Cup			Europa League			Total
1	34	MF	Granit Xhaka	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	9	0	0
2	7	FW	Bukayo Saka	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	7	0	0
	9	FW	Gabriel Jesus*	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	7	0	0
4	5	MF	Thomas Partey	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6	0	0
	6	DF	Gabriel Magalhães	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6	0	0
6	4	DF	Ben White	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0
	8	MF	Martin Ødegaard	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	5	0	0
	11	FW	Gabriel Martinelli	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	5	0	0
	35	DF	Oleksandr Zinchenko*	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	5	0	0
10	12	DF	William Saliba	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
11	14	FW	Eddie Nketiah	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
12	3	DF	Kieran Tierney	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	0
	16	DF	Rob Holding	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0
	18	DF	Takehiro Tomiyasu	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
15	1	GK	Aaron Ramsdale	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	21	MF	Fábio Vieira*	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
	25	MF	Mohamed Elneny	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	30	GK	Matt Turner*	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
	31	GK	Karl Hein	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Total				52	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	17	0	0	73	0	0

Clean sheets

Ramsdale became the third different goalkeeper to keep ten away clean sheets in a Premier League season, after Chelsea's Petr Čech and Manchester City's Ederson.

Includes all competitions. The list is sorted by squad number when total clean sheets are equal. Goalkeepers with no appearances not included in the list.

Rk.	No.	Goalkeeper	Premier League	FA Cup	EFL Cup	Europa League	Total	Season percentage
1	1	Aaron Ramsdale	14	0	0	1	15	37% (15/41)
2	30	Matt Turner*	0	1	0	3	4	57% (4/7)
3	31	Karl Hein	0	0	0	0	0	0% (0/1)
Total			14	1	0	4	19	39% (19/49)

Captains

Includes all competitions. The list is sorted by squad number when total number of games where a player started as captain are equal. Players with no games started as captain not included in the list.

Rk.	No.	Pos.	Player	Premier League	FA Cup	EFL Cup	Europa League	Total	Ref.
1	8	MF	Martin Ødegaard	36	0	0	2	38	—
2	34	MF	Granit Xhaka	1	1	0	5	7
3	16	DF	Rob Holding	0	1	1	0	2
4	9	FW	Gabriel Jesus*	0	0	0	1	1
	35	DF	Oleksandr Zinchenko*	1	0	0	0	1
Total				38	2	1	8	49

International call-ups

Eighteen Arsenal first-team players (excluding players who were loaned out) were named in their respective countries' senior squads for international fixtures during the season.

The list is sorted by national team and player, respectively. Players with no senior national team call-ups not included in the list.

National team	Player	Pos.	Debut	Caps	Goals	Latest call-up	Notes
Belgium	Leandro Trossard*	FW	2020	26	5	March 2023
Brazil	Gabriel Jesus*	FW	2016	59	19	November 2022
	Gabriel Martinelli	FW	2022	6	0
Egypt	Mohamed Elneny	MF	2011	93	8	November 2022
England	Aaron Ramsdale	GK	2021	3	0	June 2023
	Bukayo Saka	FW	2020	28	11
	Ben White	DF	2021	4	0	November 2022
Estonia	Karl Hein	GK	2020	22	0	June 2023
France	William Saliba	DF	2022	8	0	November 2022
Ghana	Thomas Partey	MF	2016	45	13	June 2023
Italy	Jorginho*	MF	2016	48	5
Japan	Takehiro Tomiyasu	DF	2018	32	1	November 2022
Norway	Martin Ødegaard	MF	2014	51	2	June 2023	Started as Norway's captain
Poland	Jakub Kiwior*	DF	2022	13	1
Scotland	Kieran Tierney	DF	2016	39	1
Switzerland	Granit Xhaka	MF	2011	115	13		Started as Switzerland's captain
Ukraine	Oleksandr Zinchenko*	MF	2015	53	8	March 2023	Started as Ukraine's captain
United States	Matt Turner*	GK	2021	29	0	June 2023	Started as the United States' captain for 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup

Awards and nominations

Keys

M	Matches	W	Won	D	Drawn	L	Lost
Pts	Points	GF	Goals for	GA	Goals against	GD	Goal difference
Pos.	Position	Pld	Played	G	Goals	A	Assists
CS	Clean sheets (for defenders and goalkeepers)			S	Saves (for goalkeepers)
Final score	The score at full time; Arsenal's listed first.			(N)	The game was played at a neutral site.
(H)	Arsenal were the home team.			(A)	Arsenal were the away team.
Opponent	The opponent team without a flag is English.
Player*	Player who joined Arsenal permanently or on loan during the season
Player†	Player who departed Arsenal permanently or on loan during the season

Monthly awards

Arsenal Player of the Month

The winner of the award was chosen via a poll on the club's official website.

Month	Pos.	Player	Pld	G	A	CS	Votes	Ref.
August	FW	Gabriel Jesus*	5	3	3	–	Unknown
September	MF	Granit Xhaka	3	0	1	–	83%
October			9	3	0	–	42%
November	DF	Ben White	3	0	0	3	47%
December	FW	Bukayo Saka	2	2	0	–	50%
January	DF	Oleksandr Zinchenko*	5	0	0	3	48%
February			5	1	0	1	49%
March	FW	Leandro Trossard*	5	0	5	–	39%
April	MF	Martin Ødegaard	5	2	1	–	68%

Arsenal Goal of the Month

The winner of the award was chosen from goals scored by men's, women's and academy teams via a poll on the club's official website.

• Score – The score at the time of the goal. Arsenal's score listed first.
• Player^◊ – Women's first-team player
• Player^# – Academy player

Month	Pos.	Player	Score	Final score	Opponent	Competition	Date	Votes	Ref.
August	DF	William Saliba	3–0 (A)	3–0 (A)	Bournemouth	Premier League	20 August	51%
September	MF	Fábio Vieira*	3–0 (A)	3–0 (A)	Brentford		18 September	61%
October	MF	Thomas Partey	1–0 (H)	3–1 (H)	Tottenham Hotspur		1 October	51%
November	FW	Vivianne Miedema◊	1–1 (A)	1–1 (A)	Juventus Women	Women's Champions League	24 November	27%
December	FW	Eddie Nketiah	3–1 (H)	3–1 (H)	West Ham United	Premier League	26 December	34%
January	FW	Bukayo Saka	2–1 (H)	3–2 (H)	Manchester United		22 January	53%
February	DF	Oleksandr Zinchenko*	2–2 (A)	4–2 (A)	Aston Villa		18 February	40%
March	FW	Reiss Nelson	3–2 (H)	3–2 (H)	Bournemouth		4 March	52%
April	FW	Katie McCabe◊	2–1 (H)	2–1 (H)	Manchester City Women	Women's Super League	2 April	63%

Premier League Manager of the Month

The winner of the award was chosen by a combination of an online public vote and a panel of experts.

Arteta picked up four Premier League's Manager of the Month awards in the 2022–23 season, becoming the third manager in Premier League history to do so in a single campaign. As manager of Arsenal, he had six awards in total up until that point, the joint-9th highest awards a single manager had received since its inception in August 1993.

Month	Manager	M	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Pos	Result	Ref.
August	Mikel Arteta	5	5	0	0	13	4	+9	15	1st	Won
October		5	4	1	0	13	4	+9	13		Nominated
November/December		4	4	0	0	10	3	+7	12		Won
January		3	2	1	0	5	2	+3	7
March		4	4	0	0	14	3	+11	12

Premier League Player of the Month

The winner of the award was chosen by a combination of an online public vote, a panel of experts, and the captain of each Premier League club.

Ødegaard won the Premier League's Player of the Month award after league-high six goal involvements (three goals and three assists) across November and December 2022. Saka won the Premier League's Player of the Month award (for the first time in his career) in March 2023, after joint-league-high five goal involvements (three goals and two assists).

Month	Pos.	Player	Pld	G	A	CS	S	Result	Ref.
August	FW	Gabriel Jesus*	5	3	3	–	–	Nominated
	MF	Martin Ødegaard	5	3	0	–	–
October	MF	Granit Xhaka	5	2	0	–	–
November/December	MF	Martin Ødegaard	4	3	3	–	–	Won
	FW	Bukayo Saka	4	2	1	–	–	Nominated
January			3	1	1	–	–
March			4	3	2	–	–	Won
	FW	Leandro Trossard*	4	0	5	–	–	Nominated

Premier League Goal of the Month

The winner of the award was chosen by a combination of an online public vote and a panel of experts.

• Score – The score at the time of the goal. Arsenal's score listed first.

Month	Pos.	Player	Score	Final score	Opponent	Date	Result	Ref.
August	FW	Gabriel Jesus*	1–0 (H)	4–2 (H)	Leicester City	13 August	Nominated
	DF	William Saliba	3–0 (A)	3–0 (A)	Bournemouth	20 August
October	MF	Thomas Partey	1–0 (H)	3–1 (H)	Tottenham Hotspur	1 October
November/December	FW	Eddie Nketiah	3–1 (H)	3–1 (H)	West Ham United	26 December
January	FW	Bukayo Saka	2–1 (H)	3–2 (H)	Manchester United	22 January
March	FW	Reiss Nelson	3–2 (H)	3–2 (H)	Bournemouth	4 March

Premier League Save of the Month

The winner of the award was chosen by a combination of an online public vote and a panel of experts.

Ramsdale's vital save to deny Bournemouth's Dango Ouattara won March's Premier League Save of the Month award. It prevented Arsenal from going 2–0 down after 21 minutes of a match they ultimately went on to win 3–2 with Reiss Nelson netting the last-gasp winner. His flying fingertip save to stop Liverpool's Salah from scoring a deflected curling shot in stoppage time won April's award. It secured the Gunners a 2–2 draw at Anfield.

• Score – The score at the time of the save. Arsenal's score listed first.

Month	Goalkeeper	Score	Final score	Opponent	Shot taker	Date	Result	Ref.
January	Aaron Ramsdale	2–0 (A)	2–0 (A)	Tottenham Hotspur	Ryan Sessegnon	15 January	Nominated
February		2–2 (A)	4–2 (A)	Aston Villa	Leon Bailey	18 February
March		0–1 (H)	3–2 (H)	Bournemouth	Dango Ouattara	4 March	Won
April		2–2 (A)	2–2 (A)	Liverpool	Mohamed Salah	9 April

Yearly awards

Arsenal F.C.

Award	Player	Votes	Notes	Ref.
2022–23 Player of the Season	Martin Ødegaard	55%
2022–23 Goal of the Season	Reiss Nelson	Unknown	vs Bournemouth on 4 March

Premier League

Award	Manager or Player	Result	Notes	Ref.
2022–23 Manager of the Season	Mikel Arteta	Nominated
2022–23 Player of the Season	Martin Ødegaard
	Bukayo Saka
2022–23 Young Player of the Season	Gabriel Martinelli
	Martin Ødegaard
	Bukayo Saka
2022–23 Save of the Season	Aaron Ramsdale		vs Bournemouth on 4 March
			vs Liverpool on 9 April
2022–23 Game Changer of the Season	Reiss Nelson	Won	vs Bournemouth on 4 March

League Managers Association

Award	Manager	Result	Ref.
2023 Manager of the Year	Mikel Arteta	Nominated

Professional Footballers' Association

Award	Player	Result	Ref.
2022–23 Players' Player of the Year	Martin Ødegaard	Nominated
	Bukayo Saka
2022–23 Young Player of the Year	Gabriel Martinelli
	Bukayo Saka	Won
2022–23 Premier League Fans' Player of the Year	Martin Ødegaard	Nominated
	Bukayo Saka
2022–23 Premier League Team of the Year	Martin Ødegaard	Selected
	Aaron Ramsdale
	Bukayo Saka
	William Saliba

Football Writers' Association

Award	Player	Result	Ref.
2023 Footballer of the Year	Bukayo Saka	2nd
	Martin Ødegaard	3rd

London Football Awards

Award	Manager or Player	Result	Ref.
2022–23 Premier League Player of the Year	Martin Ødegaard	Won
	Bukayo Saka	Nominated
2022–23 Men's Young Player of the Year	Gabriel Martinelli
	Bukayo Saka	Won
	William Saliba	Nominated
2022–23 Goalkeeper of the Year	Aaron Ramsdale	Won
2022–23 Manager of the Year	Mikel Arteta

Globe Soccer Awards

Award	Manager	Result	Ref.
2023 Best Coach	Mikel Arteta	Nominated

Ballon d'Or

Award	Player	Result	Ref.
2023 Ballon d'Or	Bukayo Saka	24th
	Martin Ødegaard	28th
2023 Yashin Trophy	Aaron Ramsdale	8th

Milestones

Keys

Final score	The score at full time; Arsenal's listed first.	(N)	The game was played at a neutral site.
(H)	Arsenal were the home team.	(A)	Arsenal were the away team.
Opponent	The opponent team without a flag is English.
Player*	Player who joined Arsenal permanently or on loan during the season
Player†	Player who departed Arsenal permanently or on loan during the season

Debuts or 100th appearances

As a schoolboy midfielder at the age of 15 years and 181 days, Nwaneri became the youngest player in Premier League history when he came on as a substitute against Brentford in September. He also became Arsenal's youngest-ever player in any senior competition.

The following players made their 1st or 100th competitive appearances for Arsenal's first team during the campaign.

Note: When two Arsenal players make their first-team debuts at the same time, the Heritage number goes in order of who joined the club earlier.

Date	Heritage number	Squad number	Pos.	Player	Age	Final score	Opponent	Competition	Ref.
Debuts
5 August	887	12	DF	William Saliba	21	2–0 (A)	Crystal Palace	Premier League
	888	9	FW	Gabriel Jesus*	25
	889	35	DF	Oleksandr Zinchenko*	25
4 September	890	21	MF	Fábio Vieira*	22	1–3 (A)	Manchester United	Premier League
8 September	891	27	FW	Marquinhos*†	19	2–1 (A)	Zürich	Europa League
	892	30	GK	Matt Turner*	28
18 September	893	83	MF	Ethan Nwaneri	15	3–0 (A)	Brentford	Premier League
9 November	894	31	GK	Karl Hein	20	1–3 (H)	Brighton & Hove Albion	EFL Cup
22 January	895	19	FW	Leandro Trossard*	28	3–2 (H)	Manchester United	Premier League
4 February	896	20	MF	Jorginho*	31	0–1 (A)	Everton	Premier League
9 March	897	15	DF	Jakub Kiwior*	23	2–2 (A)	Sporting CP	Europa League
100th appearances
18 September	848	14	FW	Eddie Nketiah	23	3–0 (A)	Brentford	Premier League
20 October	869	3	DF	Kieran Tierney	25	1–0 (H)	PSV Eindhoven	Europa League
27 October	867	11	FW	Gabriel Martinelli	21	0–2 (A)	PSV Eindhoven	Europa League
15 February	872	6	DF	Gabriel Magalhães	25	1–3 (H)	Manchester City	Premier League
26 April	879	8	MF	Martin Ødegaard	24	1–4 (A)	Manchester City	Premier League

First goals

The following players scored their first goals for Arsenal's first team during the campaign.

Date	No.	Pos.	Player	Age	Final score	Opponent	Competition	Ref.
13 August	9	FW	Gabriel Jesus*	25	4–2 (H)	Leicester City	Premier League
20 August	12	DF	William Saliba	21	3–0 (A)	Bournemouth	Premier League
8 September	27	FW	Marquinhos*†	19	2–1 (A)	Zürich	Europa League
18 September	21	MF	Fábio Vieira*	22	3–0 (A)	Brentford	Premier League
11 February	19	FW	Leandro Trossard*	28	1–1 (H)	Brentford	Premier League
18 February	35	DF	Oleksandr Zinchenko*	26	4–2 (A)	Aston Villa	Premier League
4 March	4	DF	Ben White	25	3–2 (H)	Bournemouth	Premier League
28 May	15	DF	Jakub Kiwior*	23	5–0 (H)	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Premier League

First assists

The following players registered their first assists for Arsenal's first team during the campaign.

Date	No.	Pos.	Player	Age	Final score	Opponent	Competition	Ref.
5 August	35	DF	Oleksandr Zinchenko*	25	2–0 (A)	Crystal Palace	Premier League
13 August	9	FW	Gabriel Jesus*	25	4–2 (H)	Leicester City	Premier League
27 August	12	DF	William Saliba	21	2–1 (H)	Fulham	Premier League
8 September	27	FW	Marquinhos*†	19	2–1 (A)	Zürich	Europa League
1 October	4	DF	Ben White	24	3–1 (H)	Tottenham Hotspur	Premier League
6 October	21	MF	Fábio Vieira*	22	3–0 (H)	Bodø/Glimt	Europa League
25 February	19	FW	Leandro Trossard*	28	1–0 (A)	Leicester City	Premier League
7 May	20	MF	Jorginho*	31	2–0 (A)	Newcastle United	Premier League

First clean sheet

The following goalkeeper kept his first clean sheet for Arsenal's first team during the campaign.

Date	No.	Goalkeeper	Age	Final score	Opponent	Competition	Ref.
6 October	30	Matt Turner*	28	3–0 (H)	Bodø/Glimt	Europa League

First starts as captain

The following players made their first starts as captain of Arsenal's first team during the campaign.

Date	No.	Pos.	Player	Age	Final score	Opponent	Competition	Ref.
3 November	9	FW	Gabriel Jesus*	25	1–0 (H)	Zürich	Europa League
25 February	35	DF	Oleksandr Zinchenko*	26	1–0 (A)	Leicester City	Premier League

Injuries

The following first-team players were unavailable for at least 30 days after suffering an injury during the campaign.

• National team^‡ – International fixture

No.	Pos.	Player	Last game before suffering an injury	First game after recovering from an injury	Arsenal games missed	Notes	Ref.
24	FW	Reiss Nelson	Crystal Palace (5 August 2022)	Tottenham Hotspur (1 October 2022)	7	Nelson suffered a muscular injury in training after the match against Crystal Palace.
25	MF	Mohamed Elneny	Fulham (27 August 2022)	Zürich (3 November 2022)	13	Elneny suffered a hamstring injury in the match against Fulham.
10	MF	Emile Smith Rowe	Manchester United (4 September 2022)	Oxford United (9 January 2023)	18	Smith Rowe underwent surgery to repair a damaged tendon in his groin in September.
35	DF	Oleksandr Zinchenko	Tottenham Hotspur (1 October 2022)	Chelsea (6 November 2022)	9	Zinchenko suffered a calf injury in October.
9	FW	Gabriel Jesus	Cameroon‡ (2 December 2022)	Fulham (12 March 2023)	15	Jesus underwent surgery to his right knee after suffering an injury during Brazil's World Cup match against Cameroon.
24	FW	Reiss Nelson	Juventus (17 December 2022)	Manchester City (15 February 2023)	9	Nelson suffered a hamstring injury in the friendly against Juventus.
25	MF	Mohamed Elneny	Oxford United (9 January 2023)	Would not return this season	24	Elneny underwent surgery to his right knee after suffering an injury in training in January.
14	FW	Eddie Nketiah	Everton (1 March 2023)	West Ham United (16 April 2023)	7	Nketiah suffered an ankle injury in the match against Everton.
18	DF	Takehiro Tomiyasu	Sporting CP (16 March 2023)	Would not return this season	11	Tomiyasu underwent surgery to his right knee after suffering an injury in the match against Sporting.
12	DF	William Saliba		Would not return this season	11	Saliba suffered a back injury in the match against Sporting.

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