Background The 2023–24 campaign was a record-breaking season for Arsenal. They kicked off their campaign by winning the
FA Community Shield for the 17th time in their history. The Gunners were the third-youngest team in the
2023–24 Premier League with an average starting age of 25 years and 158 days. They scored 91 goals in the Premier League, their highest-ever total in the competition. It was the most they had netted in a league campaign since
1952–53. Arteta's side conceded just 29 goals in the Premier League – five fewer than the second-lowest team. This was Arsenal's best defensive record for 20 years. They finished with a goal difference of +62 in the division, their highest-ever total in the competition's history. The Gunners kept 18
clean sheets (7 at home, 11 on the road) in the league, five more than the second-highest sides. After a six-year absence, Arsenal started their 20th UEFA Champions League campaign since the
1992–93 season in September 2023. They finished the group stage as winners of Group B, with the highest goal difference of any team (+12). The Gunners progressed to the quarter-final of the Champions League for the first time since
2009–10, ending a run of seven consecutive last-16 eliminations in the competition. Raya became a Euro 2024 winner as Spain beat England in the final.
Gabriel Magalhães and
Gabriel Martinelli were named in Brazil's squad for the
2024 Copa América, held in the United States from 20 June to 14 July. Brazil were eliminated in the quarter-finals on 6 July. On 24 June, Arsenal announced that Estonian goalkeeper and
academy graduate
Karl Hein had signed a new contract. On 21 July, manager Arteta named an initial 26-man squad – including 12 academy players – for the trip to the United States where they would play three friendlies. Three days later, Arsenal faced Premier League side
Bournemouth at
Dignity Health Sports Park in
Carson, California.
Fábio Vieira gave the Gunners a first-half lead with a volley. The Cherries equalised through a deflected
Antoine Semenyo effort in the second half. Following the game, a pre-planned
penalty shootout took place, which saw Arteta's side triumph 5–4 with Kiwior netting the winning spot-kick after Hein made two saves. On 27 July, the Gunners took on Premier League club
Manchester United at
SoFi Stadium, the home of the
National Football League's
Los Angeles Rams which is also owned by
Kroenke Sports and Entertainment.
Rasmus Højlund gave United an early lead.
Gabriel Jesus levelled for Arteta's side with a close-range finish. Substitute Martinelli scored a late goal, helping Arsenal win 2–1. In the post-match penalty shootout, United won 4–3 following misses from Havertz and Kiwior. Arsenal played their third and final game of the 10-day USA tour against Premier League side
Liverpool at
Lincoln Financial Field in
Philadelphia on 31 July. Goals from
Mohamed Salah and
Fábio Carvalho gave Liverpool a 2–0 lead. The Gunners pulled one back through Havertz's close-range shot, but they were unable to find an equaliser. After the game, Arteta's team flew back to London overnight. On 6 August, the club confirmed that Zinchenko would wear the number 17 shirt, moving from his previous number 35. The Gunners continued their preparations for the new season with a 4–1 win over reigning
Bundesliga champions Bayer Leverkusen at
Emirates Stadium on 7 August. Zinchenko, Trossard and Gabriel Jesus all scored in the first half. Havertz then added a fourth after half-time.
Xabi Alonso's side claimed a late consolation through
Adam Hložek. Arsenal finished their pre-season campaign by beating
Ligue 1 side
Lyon 2–0 to claim the
2024 Emirates Cup on 11 August. Saliba and Gabriel Magalhães both scored from Rice corners in the first half. New signing
Riccardo Calafiori made his non-competitive debut for the Gunners as a substitute in the 64th minute.
First-team transfers (summer transfer window) The Premier League
summer transfer window ran from 14 June to 30 August 2024. Arsenal announced on 3 June that they were to release 22 players, On 15 July, the Gunners announced the departures of two first-team players: Belgian midfielder
Albert Sambi Lokonga joined
La Liga club
Sevilla on a season-long loan, On 2 August, the club announced that English midfielder and academy graduate
Emile Smith Rowe, who had made 115 first-team appearances in all competitions for the Gunners, joined Premier League side
Fulham on a permanent transfer. On 28 August, the club confirmed the loan departure of Portuguese midfielder
Fábio Vieira to
Primeira Liga side
Porto until the end of the season. He would wear the number 30 shirt. On the same day, the Gunners confirmed the departures of three first-team players: English Goalkeeper
Aaron Ramsdale joined Premier League side
Southampton on a permanent transfer for a reported fee of £18 million with £7 million in add-ons. The result meant that the Gunners had scored in each of their last 34 meetings with Wolves in all competitions, the longest scoring streak against an opponent in the club's history. On 24 August, Arsenal played their first away game of the season against
Aston Villa, the only side to complete the league double over the Gunners in the previous campaign. The hosts thought they had taken the lead on 54 minutes when
Amadou Onana's deflected shot looped up onto the crossbar, with the rebound falling for an unmarked
Ollie Watkins to head home from close range, only for Arsenal goalkeeper Raya to get off the ground to make a stunning one-handed stop, which would later win August 2024's
Premier League Save of the Month award. Gabriel Jesus and
Takehiro Tomiyasu were also out injured. Arsenal controlled the first half and took the lead in the 38th minute as Havertz lobbed the onrushing goalkeeper from outside of the box. But the game completely changed four minutes into the second half when Rice was shown the first red card of his career by referee
Chris Kavanagh, after the midfielder received a controversial second yellow card for "delaying"
Joël Veltman's free-kick near the touchline deep in Brighton's half. The visitors equalised on 58 minutes as Pedro tucked home the rebound after Raya saved
Yankuba Minteh's shot. 10-man Arsenal fought hard to prevent conceding another goal and the game ended 1–1. Havertz (Germany), Calafiori (Italy),
Jurriën Timber (Netherlands),
Martin Ødegaard (as Norway's captain), Kiwior (Poland), Raya (Spain), and Zinchenko (Ukraine). On 4 September, the club submitted their 2024–25 Champions League squad for the
league phase of the competition. Twenty-two first-team players and young goalkeeper
Tommy Setford who joined Arsenal's academy from Dutch side
Ajax in July 2024, Nine days later, the club confirmed that 22 first-team players and 48 under-21 players were registered on the 2024–25 Premier League Squad List for the first half of the season. Arsenal announced on 12 September that manager Arteta had signed a new contract with the club, reportedly keeping him at Emirates Stadium until 2027. A day later, Arsenal confirmed that Ødegaard suffered an ankle injury during Norway's game against Austria on 9 September, and Calafiori also returned from Italy duty with a calf injury. The Gunners continued their Premier League campaign with a
North London derby away against 10th-placed
Tottenham Hotspur on 15 September. Arteta faced a sudden lack of midfield options and was forced to name five academy players on the bench, because six first-team players were injured up until that point and Rice was suspended for the game. In the 64th minute, Gabriel Magalhães netted the only goal of the game with a header from Saka's corner, becoming the fourth Arsenal player to score 10+ headed goals in the Premier League. New loan signing Sterling made his debut for Arsenal as a substitute on 80 minutes. He became the fourth Arsenal goalkeeper to save a penalty in the Champions League, after
Richard Wright,
Jens Lehmann and
Łukasz Fabiański. The game ended goalless. It was later revealed by broadcaster
Sky Sports that there was just 0.84 seconds between Oliver's whistle and Trossard kicking the ball way. 10-man Arsenal battled hard in the second half until the eighth minute of stoppage time when
John Stones latched onto a rebound and netted an equaliser for the hosts. Arsenal's 2024–25 EFL Cup campaign began in the third round against
League One side
Bolton Wanderers at home on 25 September. Arteta opted to rest several first-team players and chose a youthful line-up with an average age of 23 years and 87 days – the youngest starting XI the Spaniard has named in his near-five-year spell as Gunners boss. With number one stopper Raya and 18-year-old understudy Tommy Setford injured and summer loan signing Neto cup-tied, Arteta called on Arsenal's fourth choice
Jack Porter, who at 16 years and 72 days became the youngest goalkeeper to play for Arsenal's first team, and the youngest player to start an Arsenal first-team match. But
James Justin's deflected header and first-time volley after the interval brought Leicester back level. The Gunners restored their two-goal advantage in second-half stoppage time through a
Wilfred Ndidi own goal and a Havertz strike. The game ended 4–2.
October Arsenal returned to Champions League action on 1 October, hosting the previous season's
Ligue 1 champions and
Champions League semi-finalists
Paris Saint-Germain. The Gunners took the lead in the 20th minute through Havertz. Fifteen minutes later, Saka curled a low free-kick from wide on the right into a crowded penalty area; the ball somehow evaded everyone and flew straight into the back of the net. It was Arsenal's first direct free-kick goal in the Champions League since November 2002. This was Arsenal's 400th Premier League home victory, making them the second side to reach the milestone. Havertz became the first Arsenal player to score in seven consecutive home appearances in all competitions since
2011–12. Arsenal faced 13th-placed Bournemouth away on 19 October. Already missing Ødegaard and Saka through injury, the Gunners lost Saliba in the 30th minute as the French centre-back was shown the first red card of his career for a foul on
Evanilson near the halfway line after a poor backwards pass from Trossard. Saliba was initially given a yellow card, but the referee upgraded his decision to a red after being instructed to check the pitchside monitor by
video assistant referee Jarred Gillett. The Gunners had the chance to extend the lead in the final 20 minutes, as Merino's cross was handled and they were awarded a penalty after a VAR review. But Trossard's spot-kick was poor and saved by Riznyk. In stoppage time Raya produced a flying save to deny
Pedrinho's long-range shot, helping Arsenal win 1–0. Saka opened the scoring in the ninth minute with a near-post finish, becoming the youngest Arsenal player to net 50 Premier League goals.
Virgil van Dijk levelled for Liverpool on 18 minutes with a close-range header. Arteta handed a belated debut to teenage goalkeeper Tommy Setford, who missed the third-round game against Bolton Wanderers through injury in September. Gabriel Jesus opened the scoring for the Gunners, ending his 24-game goal drought dating back to 30 January. Nwaneri doubled the lead with a curling effort into the top corner, becoming the youngest player to net in each of his first two starts for Arsenal. The 3–0 result advanced Arsenal to the quarter-finals. This was the first time since May 2022 that Arsenal had lost successive away matches in the Premier League. Arteta's men made the trip to Italy for the Champions League match against the previous season's
Serie A champions
Inter Milan on 6 November. Ødegaard returned to the bench after missing 12 Arsenal games with injury. The Gunners had a penalty shout in the 28th minute when Merino appeared to beat Inter goalkeeper
Yann Sommer to a high ball in the box and took a punch to the head in the process, but VAR decided not to overturn a no-penalty decision. In first-half stoppage time, the hosts were awarded a spot-kick after the ball ricocheted into Merino's arm at close range, although he did not have time to move his arm out of the way. Martinelli put Arsenal in front on the hour mark when he tucked home a cross by Ødegaard, who made his first start since 31 August.
Pedro Neto slammed in from distance to drag the hosts level 10 minutes later. Ten Arsenal players (excluding players who were loaned out) joined up with their respective senior national teams for international fixtures in November: Trossard (Belgium), Gabriel Magalhães and Martinelli (Brazil), Saliba (France), Havertz (Germany), Timber (Netherlands), Kiwior (Poland), Merino and Raya (Spain), and Zinchenko (Ukraine). The Gunners played at home against 5th-placed
Nottingham Forest on 23 November. This was Arteta's 250th game in charge of Arsenal in all competitions, the 10th manager to reach the milestone for the club. Goals early in each half from Saka and Partey gave the Gunners a 2–0 lead. Nwaneri netted a late goal, becoming Arsenal's second-youngest scorer in the Premier League. On 26 November, Arsenal recorded their biggest away win in the Champions League since 2003 by thumping the previous season's
Primeira Liga champions
Sporting CP 5–1 in
Lisbon, Portugal. Saliba made his 100th senior appearance for the Gunners, and Ødegaard made his first Champions League start of the season. Martinelli tapped in an early opener, before Havertz finished a team goal and Gabriel Magalhães headed home a corner on the stroke of half-time. Although
Gonçalo Inácio pulled one back for Sporting shortly after the break, All seven goals came in the first half – equalling the Premier League record for the highest number of goals in a first half, with Gabriel Magalhães, Trossard, Ødegaard and Havertz putting the Gunners 4–0 up after 35 minutes. Saka wrapped up the scoring with a penalty just before the break. Timber broke the deadlock on 54 minutes when he flicked Rice's corner in at the near post for his first Gunners goal. In the 67th minute, Raya made a one-handed save at full stretch to claw away
Matthijs de Ligt's header from a free-kick.
Raúl Jiménez put the hosts ahead in the 11th minute. Saliba levelled for the Gunners with a close-range finish from a corner routine on 52 minutes. Saka headed home in the 88th minute, but the goal was ruled out after a
VAR review for offside against Martinelli in the build-up. The game ended 1–1. The Gunners hosted the previous season's Ligue 1 runners-up
Monaco in the Champions League on 11 December. 18-year-old Myles Lewis-Skelly was handed his first Champions League start, becoming the youngest player to start for Arsenal in the competition since 2011. He played a key role in Saka's opener in the first half. After the break, Saka scored again and assisted substitute Havertz, helping his side win 3–0. This was Arsenal's first goalless draw at the Emirates since January 2023. The visitors took the lead early through a
Jean-Philippe Mateta finish. The Gunners turned the game around in the second half when Gabriel Jesus scored a
hat-trick, ending his 367-day Emirates goal drought dating back to 17 December 2023. The 3–2 result advanced Arsenal to the semi-finals for the first time since
2021–22 season. who served as
Arsenal captain between 1963 and 1966 and was a member of England's
1966 World Cup-winning
squad, following the earlier news of his passing. Gabriel Jesus netted two early goals for Arsenal, either side of
Ismaïla Sarr's equaliser; while Havertz, Martinelli and Rice all found the net. The victory marked the final away match of 2024 for Arsenal, making them the first team in English top-flight history to score five or more goals in six different away games in all competitions across a full calendar year. The result also meant that the Gunners became the first side to remain unbeaten in Premier League London derbies in a single calendar year since 2005. Arsenal ended 2024 with a 1–0 win over newly promoted
Ipswich Town at home on 27 December. Havertz scored the only goal of the game. Raya registered his 23rd clean sheet in 50 Premier League appearances for the Gunners, breaking
David Seaman's record (22) set in 1993 for the most clean sheets kept by a goalkeeper in his first 50 appearances for Arsenal in the division. This was the first time since 2021 that the Gunners had kept four consecutive home clean sheets in the competition.
Bryan Mbeumo gave the hosts an early lead, but a Gabriel Jesus first-half header and second-half strikes from Merino and Martinelli turned the game around. Arteta's side reached the halfway point of the league campaign with eleven wins, six draws, two losses and 39 points from 19 games, six points behind leaders Liverpool who had a game in hand. But he was forced off with a muscular issue at half-time and was replaced by Martinelli, who made his 200th senior appearance for the Gunners. However, referee Anthony Taylor awarded the hosts a controversial penalty after a few seconds of reflection, adjudging Saliba to have fouled Pedro, and VAR confirmed the decision. Pedro then fired home the equaliser from the spot. In fact, they created more than 3.0
expected goals (xG) from 23 shots throughout the 90 minutes. Alexander Isak and
Anthony Gordon netted either side of the interval for the visitors.
Bruno Fernandes opened the scoring for the visitors in the second half. Arsenal levelled through Gabriel Magalhães after
Diogo Dalot was sent off for a second bookable offence. Ødegaard then saw his penalty saved, and further missed chances – from Havertz and Rice among others – sent the match to extra-time. Arsenal returned to Premier League action on 15 January, hosting 12th-placed Tottenham Hotspur in the second North London derby of the season.
Son Heung-Min's deflected effort gave the visitors the lead, but a
Dominic Solanke own goal and a Trossard strike turned the game around before half-time. There were no further goals in the second half and the game ended 2–1. Villa's
Youri Tielemans and Ollie Watkins both struck to level the scores. Arsenal thought they had found a late winner when Merino's shot deflected off Havertz into the net, but it was ruled out for handball after a swift VAR review. Arteta's side took the lead in the second minute when Havertz cushioned a cross into the path of Rice, who volleyed home his first Champions League goal and Arsenal's earliest in the competition since 2014. The Gunners doubled their advantage on 66 minutes as Havertz headed in his 14th goal of the season in all competitions, matching his total from the previous term. It was also the 500th goal Arsenal had scored in all competitions under manager Arteta. Ødegaard added a third in stoppage time as he tucked in Trossard's deflected cross. The game also saw academy player
Nathan Butler-Oyedeji come on for the final few minutes to make his senior debut for the Gunners. becoming the first two English players aged 18 or under to start a Premier League game together for Arsenal since 1998. In the 43rd minute, Lewis-Skelly tripped
Matt Doherty just outside the Wolves box to stop the hosts' defender breaking from an Arsenal corner. However, referee Michael Oliver controversially showed a straight red card to the 18-year-old for "serious foul play", and the decision was quickly checked and cleared by video assistant referee
Darren England. In the 63rd minute, Raya produced a full-stretch save to deny
Matheus Cunha's deflected shot. The written reasons published by the regulatory commission stated that "the Commission members were unanimous in their opinion that the Referee had made an obvious error in sending off MLS for the challenge that he had made." "MLS had stepped across his opponent and tripped him up, possibly deliberately, but in doing so he had obviously not endangered the safety of his opponent or used excessive force or brutality, nor had he 'lunged' in at his opponent." Arteta handed a belated debut to summer loan signing Neto, who at 35 years and 194 days became Arsenal's oldest debutant since 1915; while Gabriel Magalhães made his 200th senior appearance for the Gunners.
Arnaut Danjuma opened the scoring for the hosts in the 28th minute. Nwaneri put Arsenal ahead with a curling effort four minutes later, becoming the second-youngest Englishman to score a Champions League goal. Girona thought they had drawn level through
Cristhian Stuani in the 77th minute, only for VAR to intervene for offside in the build-up. Raya made two vital saves to keep out
Joško Gvardiol's close-range header and
Savinho's low strike in the first half. City drew level on 55 minutes through Erling Haaland, but the hosts retook the lead just a minute later through Partey's deflected strike from outside the box. Havertz then made it four after a swift counter-attack on 76 minutes. The 5–1 victory was the Gunners' biggest win over Manchester City since 2003, and their biggest-ever win over the reigning Premier League champions in their history. The game also saw Martinelli limp off the pitch with a hamstring injury on 37 minutes. It was later reported that he would be sidelined for more than a month. On 6 February, the squad travelled to Dubai, United Arab Emirates for a warm-weather training camp. They flew back to England on 11 February. Ten days after the winter transfer window closed, the club confirmed on 13 February that Havertz had sustained a hamstring injury during their training camp in Dubai and was set for surgery. With Gabriel Jesus, Martinelli and Saka already sidelined through injury, Havertz's absence left Arteta with just two first-team forwards to choose from up front in Sterling and Trossard. The Spaniard broke the deadlock on 81 minutes when he headed home a cross from Nwaneri, who became the youngest Arsenal player to assist a Premier League goal since 2008. Six minutes later, Merino netted his second of the afternoon at the back post to seal the win, becoming the first Arsenal player to score twice as a substitute in a Premier League away game since 2018. Arsenal suffered their first home defeat of the Premier League season with a 1–0 loss to 16th-placed West Ham United on 22 February.
Jarrod Bowen scored the decisive goal on 44 minutes following a swift counter-attack, helping his side secure back-to-back wins at Emirates Stadium. In the 73rd minute, substitute Lewis-Skelly had a yellow card upgraded to a red for denying a goalscoring opportunity on the halfway line following a VAR check. The result ended the Gunners' 15-game unbeaten run in the Premier League. It was the first time since May 2023 that Arsenal had failed to score in back-to-back Premier League games.
March On 4 March, Arteta's men travelled to the Netherlands to face the previous season's
Eredivisie champions
PSV Eindhoven in the Champions League
last-16 first leg. The game saw Arsenal break numerous club and competition records. Through Lewis-Skelly and Nwaneri the Gunners started a Champions League knockout match with two teenagers for the first time since March 2007 versus PSV, It was later revealed by broadcaster Sky Sports that referee Anthony Taylor marched the Arsenal defensive line 11.2 yards back, further than the minimum 10 yards required in the
IFAB Laws of the Game, before Fernandes played the ball over the Arsenal wall inside the near post. In the second half, Rice scored an equaliser and then made a last-ditch tackle to deny Rasmus Højlund, before Raya's double save in the final seconds – which would later win March 2025's
Premier League Save of the Month award – kept the match level. Arsenal hosted PSV Eindhoven in the second leg of the Champions League round of 16 on 12 March. With his side leading 7–1 from the first leg, Arteta took the opportunity to name a much-changed XI which included Zinchenko in midfield and Tierney on the left wing. Goals from Zinchenko and Rice put the Gunners ahead on two occasions but the visitors levelled up twice, and the game ended 2–2. After completing a 9–3 aggregate win over PSV, Arsenal booked their place in the Champions League quarter-finals. helping his side end a three-game winless run in the Premier League. Fourteen Arsenal players (excluding loaned out players) were named in their respective countries' senior squads for international fixtures in March: Trossard (Belgium), Gabriel Magalhães (Brazil), Lewis-Skelly and Rice (England), Saliba (France), Partey (Ghana), Calafiori (Italy), Timber (Netherlands), Ødegaard (as Norway's captain), Kiwior (Poland), Tierney (Scotland), Merino and Raya (Spain), and Zinchenko (Ukraine). This was the first time for Lewis-Skelly to be called up to the England senior team. Aged 18 years and 176 days, he became England's youngest debutant scorer during a
2026 World Cup qualifier victory over Albania on 21 March.
April Arteta's side played at home against 8th-placed Fulham on 1 April. They lost Gabriel Magalhães to injury early on but went ahead through makeshift striker Merino. This was the Spaniard's sixth Premier League goal for the Gunners this season, his most in a single campaign in his league career. Two days later, Arsenal confirmed that Gabriel Magalhães had sustained a hamstring injury which would require surgery and rule him out of the rest of the season. The Gunners headed to
Goodison Park for the 113th and final time to take on 15th-placed Everton on 5 April. Trossard opened the scoring for the visitors from a counter-attack on 34 minutes. and
Iliman Ndiaye then sent Raya the wrong way from 12 yards. Lewis-Skelly was named in the starting line-up, becoming the second youngest English player to start a Champions League quarter-final. After a goalless first half in which Raya saved a one-on-one chance from
Kylian Mbappé, Rice broke the deadlock on 58 minutes when he curled a strike around the Real Madrid wall and just inside visiting goalkeeper
Thibaut Courtois' left-hand post. making him the fourth Arsenal player to score from a direct free-kick in the Champions League. It was reported on 9 April that Arteta's backroom staff – including assistant coaches
Albert Stuivenberg,
Carlos Cuesta,
Nicolas Jover,
Miguel Molina and goalkeeping coach
Iñaki Caña – had all penned new contracts with the club, which would keep them at Emirates Stadium until 2027. The Gunners played at home against 12th-placed Brentford on 12 April. After a scoreless first half that saw Tierney had a goal ruled out by the new semi-automated offside technology, Arteta's side took the lead with a counter-attacking goal finished off by Partey. But the visitors levelled through
Yoane Wissa later. In the 11th minute Arsenal were awarded a penalty, after the VAR spotted Real defender
Raúl Asencio had hauled down Merino from a corner. But Saka's attempted
Panenka was clawed away by goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois. In the 23rd minute the hosts were given a spot kick of their own, after Rice was adjudged to have pulled down Kylian Mbappé in the box. The result also meant that the Gunners qualified the Champions League semi-finals for the third time in their history, after 2005–06 and 2008–09; In the 28th minute, Saka raced down the right and sent the ball across the Ipswich box, with Merino backheeling into the path of Martinelli to tap in his 50th goal for the Gunners. Trossard restored Arsenal's advantage before the break. The hosts thought they had a third goal through Martinelli in the second half, but it was ruled out after a VAR review. On the other end, Jean-Philippe Mateta capitalised on Saliba's poor pass and scored a late equaliser for the Eagles. The French side dominated the opening stages and went ahead through
Ousmane Dembélé in the 4th minute. Merino headed in Rice's free-kick on 47 minutes, but the Spaniard was adjudged to have been offside following a lengthy VAR check.
Dean Huijsen's header from a long throw brought Bournemouth level on 67 minutes. The result meant that Arsenal had dropped 21 points from winning positions in the Premier League this season. The hosts were awarded a spot kick following a VAR check for a handball by Lewis-Skelly, but Raya dived to his left to save
Vitinha's 69th-minute penalty. In the 72nd minute
Achraf Hakimi curled home to double PSG's lead. The 2–1 defeat meant that the Gunners were eliminated from the Champions League at the semi-final stage with an aggregate scoreline of 3–1. The hosts went 2–0 up in the first half through two quickfire goals from
Cody Gakpo and
Luis Díaz. Arteta's side battled back after the break thanks to headers from Martinelli and Merino, who was sent off for a second bookable offence later. Goalkeeper Raya produced a man of the match display with several crucial saves, helping Arsenal win 1–0 and recording his 13th clean sheet of the Premier League campaign. The result ended the Gunners' five-match winless run in all competitions, and ensured they qualified for next season's Champions League. Arsenal's 58th and final game of the campaign was against 20th-placed Southampton on the road on 25 May. Arteta watched the game from the stands as he served a one-match touchline ban. Rice became the 50th different player to start a Premier League game as captain for the Gunners. In the 56th minute,
Ross Stewart netted a header from a corner to draw the hosts level. The goal meant that Arsenal had conceded 22 times from set pieces in all competitions this season. This was the 14th straight victory for Arsenal on the final day, breaking the record for the most consecutive top-flight season-enders won in English league history, which had stood for 101 years.
June Eleven Arsenal players (excluding loaned out players) were named in their respective countries' senior squads for international fixtures in June: Trossard (Belgium), Martinelli (Brazil), Lewis-Skelly, Rice and Saka (England), Ødegaard (as Norway's captain), Kiwior (Poland), Tierney (Scotland), Merino and Raya (Spain) and Zinchenko (Ukraine). ==First team==