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2014–15 Arsenal F.C. season

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The 2014–15 season was Arsenal's 23rd season in the Premier League and 89th consecutive season in the top flight of English football. The club participated in the Premier League, FA Cup, Football League Cup, FA Community Shield and the UEFA Champions League. Arsenal finished third in the Premier League and won both the FA Community Shield and the FA Cup.

Arsenal
2014–15 season
Arsenal parade bus
Arsenal's victory parade following their 12th FA Cup title
ChairmanChips Keswick
ManagerArsène Wenger
StadiumEmirates Stadium
Premier League3rd
FA CupWinners
League CupThird round
FA Community ShieldWinners
UEFA Champions LeagueRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague: Alexis Sánchez (16)
All: Alexis Sánchez (25)
Highest home attendance60,081 vs. Liverpool
(4 April 2015, Premier League)
Lowest home attendance59,439 vs. Hull City
(4 January 2015, FA Cup)
Average home league attendance59,992
Biggest win5–0 vs. Aston Villa (H)
(1 February 2015, Premier League)
Biggest defeatDefeated by two goals against four different opponents[A]

Arsène Wenger, club manager since 1996, signed several players in the preseason, including Chilean winger Alexis Sánchez from Barcelona, who would be the team's top scorer and win Arsenal Player of the Season. Wenger led the "Gunners" through a turbulent start with player injuries and poor form placing the side as low as eighth in December. In the second half of the season, Arsenal found good form, challenging for the Premier League title with an eight game winning streak in the latter stages. However, following a nil-all draw in April with eventual champions Chelsea, Arsenal all but lost their chances at winning the title. Arsenal repeated their 2014 victory, winning the 2015 FA Cup final 4–0 against Aston Villa; thus becoming the most successful team outright in the FA Cup, with a total of 12 titles.

In the UEFA Champions League, Arsenal finished second in their group behind Borussia Dortmund on goal difference. Drawn against Ligue 1 side Monaco, Arsenal were defeated over two legs, losing on away goals. It was the fifth consecutive season Arsenal left the competition in the round of 16 phase.

Background edit

See also: 2013–14 Arsenal F.C. season

This was Arsenal's 23rd consecutive season in the Premier League and their 111th season in the English top flight.[1] Additionally, it was also Arsenal's 89th consecutive season in the top flight of English football, beginning with their promotion in the 1919–20 season, it is the ongoing record for the longest continuous run in the top flight.[1][2] During the previous season, Arsenal finished fourth in the Premier League behind Manchester City, Chelsea and Liverpool; the club won the FA Cup after defeating Hull City in the final. Additionally, they finished in the round of 16 and fourth round of the UEFA Champions League and Football League Cup respectively.[3] Ahead of the new season, the club announced that playing kits would be manufactured by German sportswear company Puma, after a 20-year association with Nike came to an end;[4] the club also announced an increase in their ticket prices of 3% in line with inflation.[5] Long term manager Arsène Wenger, who joined the club in 1996, extended his contract with the club, taking his tenure to May 2017.[6] Arsenal chairman Chips Keswick, commentated on how Wenger "has established Arsenal for its exciting playing style around the world", and that he has "no doubt [Arsenal] have an exciting future ahead of [them] with him leading the team".[6]

Summer transfer window edit

 
Sánchez (pictured with Colo-Colo) joined for a £35 million transfer fee from Barcelona

On 26 June 2014, Arsenal announced that 11 players would depart the club on 30 June at the conclusion of their contracts.[7] The list included loanees Kim Källström and Emiliano Viviano, along with players who signed pre-contract agreements: Łukasz Fabiański (Swansea City),[8] Bacary Sagna (Manchester City),[9] Zak Ansah (Charlton Athletic),[10] Zachari Fagan (Welling United),[11] and Chuks Aneke (Zulte Waregem);[12] additionally, it included Leander Siemann, Nicklas Bendtner, Park Chu-young and Daniel Boateng who left the club as free agents.

The club transferred a selection of players ahead of the season for undisclosed fees; these players included German midfielder Thomas Eisfeld,[13] Swiss international defender Johan Djourou,[14] and Spanish defender Ignasi Miquel.[15] The club received a £15 million fee from Barcelona for the transfer of Belgian defender Thomas Vermaelen, who left after making 110 Premier League appearances for Arsenal.[16] It was also reported that Arsenal received benefits for selling a selection of contractual rights including clauses with Carlos Vela at Real Sociedad,[17] and Cesc Fàbregas at Chelsea.[18]

The club announced the much-anticipated transfer of Chilean forward Alexis Sánchez on 10 July from Barcelona,[19] he joined the club on a long-term contract for a reported transfer fee of £35 million.[20] A week later, French defender Mathieu Debuchy joined the club for an undisclosed fee, he was seen as a direct replacement for the departed Sagna.[21] On 27 July, Colombian goalkeeper David Ospina signed for Arsenal from French club Nice for a reported transfer fee of £3 million,[22] he joined less than two months after former goalkeeper Fabiański had ended his contract.

The club announced the signing of English defender Calum Chambers from Southampton on 28 July, his transfer fee was reported to cost the club £16 million;[23] Wenger admitted that Chambers' transfer fee was a gamble for a young player, but he had faith in the player to demonstrate his versatility whilst at the club.[24] Arsenal's final first-team summer signing was Danny Welbeck, his transfer from Manchester United was reported to have cost Arsenal £16 million.[25] The Manchester United academy graduate was brought to the club as a temporary replacement for the injured Olivier Giroud.[25]

During the Summer transfer window, a variety of players (mostly academy players) left the club on loan, this included first-team players such as Carl Jenkinson to West Ham United,[26] and Francis Coquelin to Charlton Athletic.[27]

Pre-season edit

In preparation for their season, Arsenal played Conference South side Boreham Wood at their home stadium Meadow Park, where Arsenal Women also play their home matches. The "Gunners" defeated Boreham Wood 2–0 with players who did not attend the 2014 FIFA World Cup, the team won comfortably with goals from academy players Kristoffer Olsson and Benik Afobe.[28] Arsenal then travelled to Harrison, United States to play the New York Red Bulls. Former Arsenal player Thierry Henry played against his former club as his side defeated Arsenal 1–0; Bradley Wright-Phillips, the son of former Arsenal player Ian Wright, scored the only goal against a heavily rotated Arsenal side.[29] In August, Arsenal hosted the 2014 Emirates Cup, an invitational friendly tournament at the Emirates Stadium with Valencia, Benfica and Monaco participating.[30] Arsenal played Benfica first, defeating the Portuguese side 5–1 with four goals from Yaya Sanogo and a volleyed goal from academy player Joel Campbell.[31] Arsenal then played Monaco, losing 1–0 due to a Radamel Falcao goal in the first half.[32] Valencia won the Emirates Cup tournament and Arsenal placed second.[32]

Match details

19 July 2014 Friendly Boreham Wood   0–2   Arsenal Borehamwood
15:00 BST Report Olsson   68'
Afobe   86' (pen.)		 Stadium: Meadow Park
Attendance: NA
Referee: NA
26 July 2014 New York Cup New York Red Bulls   1–0   Arsenal Harrison, United States
17:00 EDT
22:00 BST		 Wright-Phillips   33'
Cahill   45+1'
Kimura   90'		 Report Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 25,219
Referee: Javier Santos (Puerto Rico)
2 August 2014 Emirates Cup Arsenal   5–1   Benfica Holloway
16:20 BST Monreal   20'
Sanogo   26', 44', 45+1', 49'
Campbell   40'		 Report Gaitán   61'
Benito   83'		 Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: NA
Referee: Lee Mason (England)
3 August 2014 Emirates Cup Arsenal   0–1   Monaco Holloway
16:20 BST Wilshere   36'
Miquel   65'
Flamini   90'		 Report Falcao   37'
Subašić   81'		 Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Martin Atkinson (England)

FA Community Shield edit

Main article: 2014 FA Community Shield

Arsenal qualified for the FA Community Shield on virtue of winning the FA Cup during the preceding season; they faced Manchester City, the Premier League champions. In Arsenal's first competitive game of the season, Arsenal defeated Manchester City 3–0 with goals from Santi Cazorla, Aaron Ramsey and Giroud.[33] Wenger was happy with Arsenal's bright start to the season pointing out after the game that his team exhibited a "complete performance"; he also acknowledged the team's flaws, saying that during the second half "we lost a bit more of the ball than in the first half and our movements were less fluent".[34]

Match details

10 August 2014 Final Arsenal 3–0 Manchester City Wembley Park
15:00 BST Cazorla   22'
Ramsey   43'
Giroud   62'		 Report Fernando   51' Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 71,523
Referee: Michael Oliver

Premier League edit

Main article: 2014–15 Premier League

August–October edit

 
Arsenal defending a free-kick against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on 5 October

Arsenal began their Premier League season at the Emirates Stadium against Crystal Palace on 16 August 2014. The visitors took the lead through Brede Hangeland's header from a corner in the first half, but Arsenal replied with a Laurent Koscielny equaliser and a late stoppage time winner from Ramsey. Arsenal defeated Crystal Palace, who had a player sent off, and gave the club a winning start to their league campaign.[35] The club then went on a three-game winless run with draws against Everton at Goodison Park,[36] Leicester City at the King Power Stadium,[37] and after the international break, Manchester City at the Emirates Stadium,[38] New signing Sánchez scored his first league goal for the club against Leicester City,[37] but the club also lost Giroud and Debuchy to injury during their winless run.[38][39] Arsenal's misfortune was momentarily suspended after a comprehensive 3–0 away win over Aston Villa, with a first Arsenal league goal for new signing Welbeck, a calm Mesut Özil finish and an own goal from Villa defender Aly Cissokho.[40]

On 27 September, Arsenal faced Tottenham Hotspur in the North London derby at the Emirates Stadium. The match ended in a 1–1 draw with Spurs' Nacer Chadli giving his side the lead early in the second half, Arsenal responded with Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain's effort against a wrong-footed Tottenham defence with 15 minutes left in the match. After the game, Wenger voiced his frustration at Arsenal's set-piece routines saying that the players did not create enough from these opportunities; Wenger also mentioned that Ramsey and club captain Mikel Arteta sustained muscular injuries, and they would be temporarily unavailable.[41] Arsenal's misfortune continued when they lost 2–0 against rivals Chelsea at Stamford Bridge, with the "Blue's" Eden Hazard and Diego Costa on the scoresheet. The loss meant the Wenger had not defeated Chelsea manager José Mourinho after 12 different attempts;[42] Arsenal also lost playmaker Özil to injury during the match and could not play for three months.[43]

With the hope of finding good form, the club played Steve Bruce's Hull City after the international break; the "Gunners" drew 2–2 with Sánchez and Welbeck netting the goals for Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium. Wenger, frustrated with the result, criticised his players for conceding "too many goals" as a result of a lack of concentration.[44] Arsenal won their final match in October when they defeated Sunderland at the Stadium of Light, capitalising off player mistakes, the club finished the month in fifth place on the Premier League table.[45]

November–February edit

 
Giroud (left) and Carzorla celebrating the former's goal against Aston Villa at the Emirates Stadium

A Sánchez brace (two goals) and a first senior goal from Chambers helped Arsenal dispatch Sean Dyche's Burnley 3–0 at home on 1 November; the Chilean took his club goal tally to ten goals during the match, Wenger praised Sánchez after the match by comparing the player to Uruguayan forward Luis Suárez in his post-match interview.[46] Travelling to Wales, Arsenal then lost to Swansea City 2–1, after having a one goal lead courtesy of a tidy Sánchez finish.[47] The club's first home defeat came against Manchester United, the 2–1 loss was Arsenal's first and only consecutive defeat in the Premier League during the season. A Kieran Gibbs own goal and a tidy Wayne Rooney finish meant that Giroud's goal in added time was just a consolation; after the match, Wenger called his side "defensibly naive" and also thought the game was "one way traffic" in United's favour. The defeat was a dent in Arsenal's title hopes, given that Jack Wilshere was also injured after a heavy Paddy McNair challenge.[48] The club ended their month positively with a tight 1–0 away win against West Bromwich Albion, courtesy of a Welbeck header.[49]

On 3 December, Arsenal defeated Southampton 1–0,[50] and three days later lost 3–2 away to Stoke City. During the game against Stoke, new signing Chambers was sent off after receiving a second yellow card and Wenger was again critical of side, calling Arsenal "soft".[51] With Giroud and Carzorla scoring braces, Arsenal later defeated Newcastle United 4–1 at the Emirates Stadium to recover from their defeat to Stoke City.[52] Arsenal then travelled to Anfield to play a struggling Liverpool side who were placed mid-table; the "Gunners" drew 2–2 with Liverpool with Philippe Coutinho and Martin Škrtel scoring the goals for the "Reds".[53] On Boxing Day, Arsenal defeated Queens Park Rangers 2–1,[54] and later dispatched West Ham United on 28 December to end 2014 with a victory.[55] On 5 January 2015, Arsenal sent Lukas Podolski on loan to Inter Milan for the remainder of the season; Podolski had not started a Premier League game for Arsenal during the season, and had only made four appearances in Arsenal's UEFA Champions League group stage campaign.[56] Arsenal also later loaned Yaya Sanogo to Crystal Palace for the remainder of the season, the Frenchman had only made five appearances for Arsenal during the season.[57] To reinforce Arsenal's squad, the club signed Gabriel Paulista from La Liga side Villarreal for £11.2 million.[58]

In the three games Arsenal played in January, they lost 2–0 to Southampton away,[59] Stoke City were defeated 3–0 at the Emirates Stadium,[60] and the club dispatched Manchester City 2–0 at the City of Manchester Stadium.[61] In the game against Stoke, Sánchez was involved in all three goals, assisting Koscielny's header and scoring the other two; the match also saw Özil appear as a substitute, having returned from injury.[60] Wenger said that Arsenal's performance in their 2–0 win over Manchester City was "exceptional". Cazorla scored the opening goal from a penalty and later set up Giroud's goal from a free-kick; it was Arsenal's first win at Manchester City since October 2010.[61] In February, Arsenal defeated Aston Villa 5–0 at the Emirates Stadium in what would be Arsenal's largest winning margin during the season.[62] The club's good form was interrupted when they lost 2–1 to Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane with Harry Kane scoring both goals for Spurs.[63] In Arsenal's final two matches during the month, they defeated Leicester City at the Emirates Stadium,[64] and dispatched Crystal Palace 2–1 at Selhurst Park.[65]

March–May edit

 
Arsenal players before their match against Sunderland at the Emirates Stadium

On 1 March, Arsenal played Everton with Giroud and Tomáš Rosický scoring the goals for the "Gunners" as they won 2–0 at home; January signing Gabriel Paulista also made his first Premier League start during the match.[66] Three days later, Arsenal travelled to Loftus Road to defeat Queens Park Rangers 2–1, with Sánchez ending a run of seven games without scoring.[67] The "Gunners" finished March with a 3–0 home win against West Ham United,[68] and a 2–1 win over Newcastle United; with their victory in Tyneside, Arsenal had won their last six consecutive league games and sat third on the league table, one point behind second-placed Manchester City.[69] Wenger was later voted Premier League Manager of the Month for Arsenal's strong form in March, and Giroud was voted Premier League Player of the Month after he scored five goals in Arsenal's four league matches in the month.[70]

On 4 April, Arsenal convincingly defeated Liverpool 4–1 at home, goals from Héctor Bellerín, Özil, Sánchez and Giroud sealed the victory for the "Gunners"; the win saw Arsenal jump to second place on the league table, but were still seven points behind Chelsea in first place – who had a game in hand.[71] After a 1–0 away win over Burnley,[72] Arsenal were set to play a much-anticipated game against Chelsea on 26 April at home. The match ended in a 0–0 draw and thus ended Arsenal's winning run of eight league games;[73] Chelsea later won the Premier League title after their 1–0 win over Crystal Palace on 3 May.[74]

Having lost out on the league title, Arsenal looked to secure qualification for the Champions League in their final five league matches. With a win over Hull City,[75] a loss against Swansea City,[76] and two draws against Manchester United and Sunderland,[77][78] a win in their final game against West Bromwich Albion would secure Arsenal third place and Champions League football for the following season. The "Gunners" ended their season positively after they won 4–1 at home with a Walcott hat-trick and a 20-yard finish by Wilshere.[79]

Match details

16 August 2014 1 Arsenal 2–1 Crystal Palace Holloway
17:30 BST Chambers   44'
Koscielny   45+1'
Cazorla   60'
Ramsey   90+1'		 Report Hangeland   35'
Puncheon   48'   89'
Chamakh   68'
Kelly   77'		 Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 59,962
Referee: Jonathan Moss
23 August 2014 2 Everton 2–2 Arsenal Walton
17:30 BST Coleman   19'
Baines   29'
Naismith   45'		 Report Mertesacker   43'
Wilshere   54'
Chambers   57'
Flamini   77'
Ramsey   83'
Giroud   90'		 Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 39,490
Referee: Kevin Friend
31 August 2014 3 Leicester City 1–1 Arsenal Leicester
16:00 BST Ulloa   23'
Albrighton   84'
Hammond   85'
Moore   90'		 Report Sánchez   20'
Szczęsny   90'		 Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 31,535
Referee: Anthony Taylor
13 September 2014 4 Arsenal 2–2 Manchester City Holloway
12:45 BST Flamini   58'
Monreal   62'
Wilshere   64'
Sánchez   74',   75'		 Report Lampard   22'
Zabaleta   24'
Agüero   28',   64'
Fernandinho   50'
Demichelis   84'		 Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 60,003
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
20 September 2014 5 Aston Villa 0–3 Arsenal Aston
15:00 BST Clark   83' Report Chambers   22'
Özil   33'
Welbeck   34'
Cissokho   35' (o.g.)
Ramsey   56'
Wilshere   84'		 Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 40,013
Referee: Mike Jones
27 September 2014 6 Arsenal 1–1 Tottenham Hotspur Holloway
17:30 BST Oxlade-Chamberlain   12',   74'
Wilshere   22'
Chambers   86'		 Report Lamela   27'
Chadli   56',   57'
Adebayor   69'
Lennon   69'
Mason   72'
Rose   83'		 Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 59,900
Referee: Michael Oliver
5 October 2014 7 Chelsea 2–0 Arsenal Fulham
14:05 BST Cahill   20'
Hazard   27' (pen.)
Ivanović   53'
Schürrle   66'
Costa   78'
Oscar   86'		 Report Chambers   22'
Koscielny   27'
Welbeck   90+1'		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,607
Referee: Martin Atkinson
18 October 2014 8 Arsenal 2–2 Hull City Holloway
15:00 BST Sánchez   13'
Wilshere   69'
Cazorla   80'
Welbeck   90+1'		 Report Diamé   17'
Chester   44'
Hernández   46'
Huddlestone   66'		 Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 60,004
Referee: Roger East
25 October 2014 9 Sunderland 0–2 Arsenal Sunderland
15:00 BST Larsson   38'
Cattermole   63'
Wickham   68'		 Report Gibbs   24'
Sánchez   30', 90+3'
Welbeck   50'
Arteta   55'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 44,449
Referee: Kevin Friend
1 November 2014 10 Arsenal 3–0 Burnley Holloway
15:00 GMT Sánchez   70', 90'
Chambers   72'		 Report Boyd   16' Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 60,012
Referee: Craig Pawson
9 November 2014 11 Swansea City 2–1 Arsenal Swansea, Wales
16:00 GMT Taylor   37'
Ki Sung-yueng   41'
Williams   50'
Carroll   63'
Sigurðsson   75'
Gomis   78'
Barrow   90'		 Report Ramsey   45+1'
Mertesacker   55'
Chambers   62'
Sánchez   63',   86'
Gibbs   74'		 Stadium: Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 20,812
Referee: Phil Dowd
22 November 2014 12 Arsenal 1–2 Manchester United Holloway
17:30 GMT Cazorla   65'
Giroud   90+5',   90+8'		 Report Gibbs   56' (o.g.)
Rooney   85'
Wilson   90+7'		 Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 60,074
Referee: Mike Dean
29 November 2014 13 West Bromwich Albion 0–1 Arsenal West Bromwich
12:45 GMT Dorrans   53'
Gamboa   84'		 Report Welbeck   60'
Oxlade-Chamberlain   90+3'		 Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 24,228
Referee: Chris Foy
3 December 2014 14 Arsenal 1–0 Southampton Holloway
19:45 GMT Sánchez   89' Report Alderweireld   43'
Wanyama   76'		 Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 60,025
Referee: Andre Marriner
6 December 2014 15 Stoke City 3–2 Arsenal Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 GMT Crouch   1',   46'
Krkić   35'
Muniesa   44'
Walters   45'
Adam   84'		 Report Chambers   61'   78'
Cazorla   68' (pen.)
Ramsey   70'
Gibbs   71'
Oxlade-Chamberlain   72'		 Stadium: Britannia Stadium
Attendance: 27,367
Referee: Anthony Taylor
13 December 2014 16 Arsenal 4–1 Newcastle United Holloway
17:30 GMT Giroud   15', 58'
Bellerín   37'
Cazorla   54', 88' (pen.)
Oxlade-Chamberlain   57'		 Report Tioté   59'
Pérez   63'
Janmaat   82'		 Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 59,949
Referee: Lee Mason
21 December 2014 17 Liverpool 2–2 Arsenal Liverpool
16:00 GMT Coutinho   45'
Borini   90'   90+2'
Škrtel   90+7'		 Report Flamini   14'
Debuchy   45+2',   47'
Giroud   64'
Cazorla   90+3'		 Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 44,703
Referee: Michael Oliver
26 December 2014 18 Arsenal 2–1 Queens Park Rangers Holloway
17:30 GMT Sánchez   37'
Giroud   53'
Rosický   65'
Coquelin   90+4'		 Report Ferdinand   27'
Mutch   55'
Hoilett   70'
Austin   79' (pen.)
Kranjčar   90+3'		 Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 59,947
Referee: Martin Atkinson
28 December 2014 19 West Ham United 1–2 Arsenal Upton Park
15:00 GMT Carroll   36'
Kouyaté   54'
Tomkins   84'
Reid   88'		 Report Cazorla   41' (pen.)
Welbeck   44'
Sánchez   48'
Debuchy   80'
Coquelin   90+5'		 Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 34,977
Referee: Neil Swarbrick
1 January 2015 20 Southampton 2–0 Arsenal Southampton
15:00 GMT Wanyama   23'
Mané   34'
Tadić   56'
Gardoș   67'		 Report Coquelin   74' Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 31,492
Referee: Craig Pawson
11 January 2015 21 Arsenal 3–0 Stoke City Holloway
13:30 GMT Koscielny   6'
Sánchez   33', 48'		 Report Wollscheid   51'
Cameron   61'
Crouch   63'		 Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 59,956
Referee: Jonathan Moss
18 January 2015 22 Manchester City 0–2 Arsenal Manchester
16:00 GMT Kompany   41'
Fernandinho   54'
Agüero   86'		 Report Koscielny   3'
Cazorla   24' (pen.)
Ramsey   38'
Bellerín   56'
Giroud   67'		 Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 45,596
Referee: Mike Dean
1 February 2015 23 Arsenal 5–0 Aston Villa Holloway
13:30 GMT Giroud   8'
Özil   56'
Walcott   63'
Cazorla   75' (pen.)
Bellerín   90+2'		 Report Clark   57'
Gil   68'		 Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 59,958
Referee: Anthony Taylor
7 February 2015 24 Tottenham Hotspur 2–1 Arsenal Tottenham
12:45 GMT Kane   36',   56', 86'
Mason   79'
Bentaleb   90+2'		 Report Özil   11'
Monreal   43'
Welbeck   45+2'
Koscielny   53'
Giroud   84'
Ramsey   90+4'		 Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 35,659
Referee: Martin Atkinson
10 February 2015 25 Arsenal 2–1 Leicester City Holloway
19:45 GMT Koscielny   27'
Walcott   41'
Rosický   67'
Giroud   90+5'		 Report Kramarić   61'
Wasilewski   65'
Simpson   89'
Hamer   90+4'		 Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 60,032
Referee: Mike Jones
21 February 2015 26 Crystal Palace 1–2 Arsenal Selhurst
15:00 GMT Mutch   19'
Murray   90+4'		 Report Cazorla   8' (pen.)
Coquelin   28'
Giroud   45+1',   56'
Chambers   85'		 Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 24,721
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
1 March 2015 27 Arsenal 2–0 Everton Holloway
14:05 GMT Giroud   39',   47'
Koscielny   78'
Rosický   89'		 Report Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 59,925
Referee: Andre Marriner
4 March 2015 28 Queens Park Rangers 1–2 Arsenal White City
19:45 GMT Henry   32'
Yun Suk-young   80'
Austin   82'		 Report Bellerín   34'
Giroud   64'
Sánchez   69'		 Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 17,977
Referee: Kevin Friend
14 March 2015 29 Arsenal 3–0 West Ham United Holloway
15:00 GMT Sánchez   36'
Giroud   45+1'
Ramsey   82'
Flamini   84'		 Report Sakho   78' Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 60,002
Referee: Chris Foy started the match as referee but was replaced by Anthony Taylor after 59 minutes due to Foy suffering a calf injury.[80]
21 March 2015 30 Newcastle United 1–2 Arsenal Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 GMT Sissoko   48' Report Giroud   24', 28' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 50,544
Referee: Mike Jones
4 April 2015 31 Arsenal 4–1 Liverpool Holloway
12:45 BST Bellerín   37',   70'
Özil   40'
Sánchez   45'
Giroud   90+1'		 Report Can   49'   84'
Henderson   76' (pen.)		 Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 60,081
Referee: Anthony Taylor
11 April 2015 32 Burnley 0–1 Arsenal Burnley
17:30 BST Mee   25'
Duff   26'		 Report Ramsey   12' Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 20,615
Referee: Mike Dean
26 April 2015 33 Arsenal 0–0 Chelsea Holloway
16:00 BST Coquelin   34'
Ramsey   89'
Cazorla   90+3'
Monreal   90+5'		 Report Fàbregas   23'
Willian   68'
Ivanović   72'		 Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 60,066
Referee: Michael Oliver
4 May 2015 34 Hull City 1–3 Arsenal Kingston upon Hull
20:00 BST Livermore   23'
N'Doye   30'
Quinn   57'		 Report Sánchez   28', 45+1'
Ramsey   33'		 Stadium: KC Stadium
Attendance: 23,628
Referee: Lee Mason
11 May 2015 35 Arsenal 0–1 Swansea City Holloway
20:00 BST Report Shelvey   38'
Gomis   86'		 Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 59,989
Referee: Kevin Friend
17 May 2015 36 Manchester United 1–1 Arsenal Stretford
16:00 BST Herrera   30',   90+5' Report Blackett   82' (o.g.) Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 75,323
Referee: Mike Dean
20 May 2015 37 Arsenal 0–0 Sunderland Holloway
19:45 BST Ramsey   18' Report Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 59,987
Referee: Anthony Taylor
24 May 2015 38 Arsenal 4–1 West Bromwich Albion Holloway
15:00 BST Walcott   5', 14', 37'
Wilshere   17'
Bellerín   48'		 Report McAuley   57' Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 59,971
Referee: Robert Madley

Partial league table edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Chelsea (C) 38 26 9 3 73 32 +41 87 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2 Manchester City 38 24 7 7 83 38 +45 79
3 Arsenal 38 22 9 7 71 36 +35 75
4 Manchester United 38 20 10 8 62 37 +25 70 Qualification for the Champions League play-off round
5 Tottenham Hotspur 38 19 7 12 58 53 +5 64 Qualification for the Europa League group stage[a]
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Play-offs (only if needed to decide champion, teams for relegation or teams for UEFA competitions).[81]
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Since winners of the 2014–15 FA Cup, Arsenal, and winners of the 2014–15 Football League Cup, Chelsea, qualified for the Champions League based on league position, the spot awarded to the FA Cup winners (Europa League group stage) was passed to the sixth-placed team, Liverpool, and the spot awarded to the League Cup winners (Europa League third qualifying round) was passed to the seventh-placed team, Southampton, since those teams were the first teams in the table not already qualified for any European competition.

FA Cup edit

Main article: 2014–15 FA Cup
 
Arsenal players celebrating their FA Cup win during a victory parade

Arsenal entered the FA Cup as title holders, following their victory over Hull City in the previous edition's final.[82] Their opening tie in January 2015 was a home match against Hull City, a repeat of the previous final; the "Gunners" won 2–0 with a corner set-piece headed in by Per Mertesacker along with a sharp turn and finish from Sánchez.[83] In the following round away against Brighton & Hove Albion, Arsenal prevailed 3–2 with goals from Walcott, Özil and Rosický helping the club reach the fifth round of the competition.[84]

In the following month, Arsenal defeated Middlesbrough 2–0 at the Emirates Stadium with both goals scored by Giroud; Gabriel Paulista also made his debut for the club during the match.[85] In the quarter-finals played in March, Arsenal travelled to Old Trafford to play Manchester United. An early goal from Arsenal's Nacho Monreal was cancelled out by Rooney's flying header from Angel Di Maria's cross, the Argentine was later sent off following Welbeck's winner against his former club. Following their victory over Manchester United, the title holders were now "huge favourites" to win the competition.[86]

Arsenal played EFL Championship side Reading in the semi-finals in April at Wembley Stadium, Arsenal gained a first half lead through a Sánchez close range finish. However, a Garath McCleary volley equalised the scoreline in the second half taking the match to extra time; in the 11th minute of extra time, Reading goalkeeper Adam Federici dropped Sánchez's late effort which sealed Arsenal's progression to the final.[87] In Arsenal's final match of the season, they faced Aston Villa at Wembley Stadium on 30 May. The "Gunners" comfortably defeated Tim Sherwood's side 4–0 with goals from Walcott, Sánchez, Mertesacker and Giroud; the club had won their 12th FA Cup trophy, becoming the most successful team in the competition's history.[88]

Match details

4 January 2015 Third round Arsenal 2–0 Hull City Holloway
17:30 GMT Mertesacker   20'
Sánchez   76',   82'
Coquelin   88'		 Report McShane   45+1'
Davies   85'		 Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 59,439
Referee: Robert Madley
25 January 2015 Fourth round Brighton & Hove Albion 2–3 Arsenal Brighton
16:00 GMT O'Grady   50'
Baldock   73',   75'
Holla   79'
Greer   87'
Dunk   90+3'		 Report Walcott   2'
Özil   24'
Rosický   59'		 Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 30,278
Referee: Michael Oliver
15 February 2015 Fifth round Arsenal 2–0 Middlesbrough Holloway
16:00 GMT Giroud   27', 29'
Gabriel   55'		 Report Vossen   85' Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 59,823
Referee: Mike Dean
9 March 2015 Sixth round Manchester United 1–2 Arsenal Stretford
19:45 GMT Rooney   29'
Herrera   37'
Fellaini   59'
Young   60'
Rojo   64'
Di María   76'   77'
Januzaj   87'		 Report Bellerín   4'
Monreal   25'
Welbeck   61'
Ramsey   88'		 Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 74,285
Referee: Michael Oliver
18 April 2015 Semi-finals Reading 1–2 (a.e.t.) Arsenal Wembley Park
17:20 BST Chalobah   45+2'
McCleary   54'		 Report Sánchez   39', 105+1'
Gabriel   108'		 Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 84,081
Referee: Martin Atkinson
30 May 2015 Final Arsenal 4–0 Aston Villa Wembley Park
17:30 BST Walcott   40'
Sánchez   50'
Mertesacker   62'
Giroud   90+3'		 Report Cleverley   14'
Hutton   33'
Delph   37'
Westwood   52'
Agbonlahor   83'		 Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 89,283
Referee: Jonathan Moss

Football League Cup edit

Main article: 2014–15 Football League Cup

Arsenal entered the Football League Cup in the third round, receiving a bye in the first and second rounds due to the club's Premier League status and participation in European competition; Arsenal left the competition in the third round following a 2–1 home defeat to Southampton. Despite an early goal from Sánchez, goals from Southampton's Dušan Tadić and Nathaniel Clyne meant that the "Saints" qualified for the following round instead of Arsenal.[89]

Match details

23 September 2014 Third round Arsenal 1–2 Southampton Holloway
19:45 BST Sánchez   13'
Rosický   87'
Wilshere   90+2'		 Report Tadić   20' (pen.)
Wanyama   26'
Clyne   38'
Targett   85'
Forster   90+2'
Pellè   90+3'		 Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 59,621
Referee: Keith Stroud

UEFA Champions League edit

Main article: 2014–15 UEFA Champions League

Play-off round edit

Main article: 2014–15 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round § Play-off round

Arsenal qualified for the play-off round of the UEFA Champions League on virtue of finishing fourth in the Premier League the preceding season. The club faced a two-legged tie in August 2014 against Turkish side Beşiktaş; the two clubs played a 0–0 draw in Istanbul during the first leg with Ramsey being sent off after having been cautioned twice.[90] In the second-leg at the Emirates Stadium, Arsenal qualified for the group stage after a 1–0 win with the only goal coming from Sánchez who scored his first goal for the club.[91]

Match details

19 August 2014 First leg Beşiktaş   0–0   Arsenal Istanbul, Turkey
19:45 BST Motta   53'
Özyakup   77'		 Report Ramsey   54'   80'
Flamini   56'
Monreal   66'		 Stadium: Atatürk Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 41,531[92]
Referee: Milorad Mažić (Serbia)
27 August 2014 Second leg Arsenal   1–0
(1–0 agg.)		   Beşiktaş Holloway
19:45 BST Sánchez   45+1'
Debuchy   14'   75'
Chambers   77'
Szczęsny   86'		 Report Kavlak   23'
Özyakup   32'
Franco   59'
Hutchinson   79'
Uysal   85'
Töre   90'		 Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 59,946[93]
Referee: Pedro Proença (Portugal)

Group stage edit

Main article: 2014–15 UEFA Champions League group stage § Group D

On 29 August, Arsenal were drawn into group D with German side Borussia Dortmund, Belgium side Anderlecht and Turkish side Galatasaray.[94] In Arsenal's first group stage match in September away against Borussia Dortmund, the German side won 2–0 with goals from Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Ciro Immobile; academy graduate Bellerín also made his first start for the club.[95] At the start of October, Arsenal returned to the competition with a comprehensive 4–1 home victory over Galatasaray. Welbeck scored his first senior hat-trick against the Turkish side and Szczęsny was sent off after he fouled Burak Yılmaz, conceding a penalty.[96] With David Ospina starting in goal following Szczęsny's suspension, the "Gunners" later travelled to Belgium to defeat Anderlecht 2–1 with two late goals from Gibbs and Podolski, now halfway through the group stage Arsenal were placed second behind Borussia Dortmund.[97] In November, Anderlecht came to a rain-lashed Emirates Stadium and drew 3–3 with Arsenal who had a 3–0 lead; the goals from Arteta, Sánchez and Oxlade-Chamberlain were cancelled out by one goal from Anderlecht's Aleksandar Mitrović and two from Anthony Vanden Borre.[98] Arsenal qualified for the knockout phase after they defeated Borussia Dortmund 2–0 at home with goals from Sanogo and Sánchez;[99] they later wrapped up their group stage campaign finishing second after a comfortable 4–1 away win over Galatasaray in December.[100]

Group D classification

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification DOR ARS AND GAL
1   Borussia Dortmund 6 4 1 1 14 4 +10 13 Advance to knockout phase — 2–0 1–1 4–1
2   Arsenal 6 4 1 1 15 8 +7 13 2–0 — 3–3 4–1
3   Anderlecht 6 1 3 2 8 10 −2 6 Transfer to Europa League 0–3 1–2 — 2–0
4   Galatasaray 6 0 1 5 4 19 −15 1 0–4 1–4 1–1 —
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Match details

16 September 2014 1 Borussia Dortmund   2–0   Arsenal Dortmund, Germany
19:45 BST Mkhitaryan   5'
Immobile   45'
Aubameyang   48'		 Report Özil   54'
Wilshere   88'		 Stadium: Signal Iduna Park
Attendance: 65,851[101]
Referee: Olegário Benquerença (Portugal)
1 October 2014 2 Arsenal   4–1   Galatasaray Holloway
19:45 BST Welbeck   22', 30', 52'
Sánchez   41'
Flamini   44'
Szczęsny   60'		 Report Melo   34'
Džemaili   43'
Yılmaz   61' (pen.)		 Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 59,803[102]
Referee: Gianluca Rocchi (Italy)
22 October 2014 3 Anderlecht   1–2   Arsenal Anderlecht, Belgium
19:45 BST Najar   71'
Deschacht   80'		 Report Monreal   8'
Welbeck   66'
Gibbs   89'
Podolski   90+1'		 Stadium: Constant Vanden Stock Stadium
Attendance: 19,881[103]
Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo (Spain)
4 November 2014 4 Arsenal   3–3   Anderlecht Holloway
19:45 GMT Arteta   24' (pen.)
Sánchez   29'
Oxlade-Chamberlain   58'
Monreal   72'		 Report Vanden Borre   61', 73' (pen.),   90+3'
Kljestan   87'
Mitrović   89'   90'		 Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 59,872[104]
Referee: Clément Turpin (France)
26 November 2014 5 Arsenal   2–0   Borussia Dortmund Holloway
19:45 GMT Sanogo   2'
Arteta   15'
Sánchez   57'		 Report Subotić   13'
Piszczek   37'		 Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 59,902[105]
Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary)
9 December 2014 6 Galatasaray   1–4   Arsenal Istanbul, Turkey
19:45 GMT Melo   33'
Çamdal   43'
Kaya   57'
Sneijder   88'		 Report Podolski   3', 90+2'   65'
Ramsey   11', 29'
Flamini   15'
Debuchy   65'		 Stadium: Türk Telekom Arena
Attendance: 20,590[106]
Referee: David Fernández Borbalán (Spain)

Knockout phase edit

Main article: 2014–15 UEFA Champions League knockout phase

Round of 16 edit

On 15 December, Arsenal were drawn against Ligue 1 side Monaco for their round of 16 tie.[107] Arsenal faced the prospect of exiting the tournament at this stage after they were defeated convincingly in February 2015 during the first leg at home; Phil McNulty from BBC Sport characterised Arsenal's performance as incompetent and naive.[108] Despite a consolidation goal from Oxlade-Chamberlain, goals from Geoffrey Kondogbia, Yannick Carrasco and former Tottenham Hotspur striker Dimitar Berbatov meant that Monaco had a strong second-leg advantage.[108] Arsenal travelled to the Stade Louis II the following month with the hope of turning the tie around with a two-goal deficit; despite winning the match with an improved performance, the "Gunners" left the competition by the away goals rule having drawn 3–3 on aggregate.[109] Needing to score at least three unanswered goals, Arsenal started strong with Giroud's composed close-range goal in the 36th minute, they later came close to scoring again before half-time with Welbeck's effort. Ramsey came off the bench to score a late goal in the second half, but the team couldn't score a third despite overwhelming pressure on Monaco's defence.[109] This was the fifth straight season which Arsenal left the Champions League at the round of 16 stage.

Match details

25 February 2015 First leg Arsenal   1–3   Monaco Holloway
19:45 GMT Coquelin   42'
Bellerín   74'
Özil   87'
Oxlade-Chamberlain   90+1'		 Report Kondogbia   38'
Echiéjilé   45'
Berbatov   53'
Moutinho   90+2'
Carrasco   90+4'		 Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 59,868[110]
Referee: Deniz Aytekin (Germany)
17 March 2015 Second leg Monaco   0–2
(3a–3 agg.)		   Arsenal Fontvieille, Monaco
19:45 GMT Kondogbia   52' Report Giroud   36'
Sánchez   42'
Ramsey   79'		 Stadium: Stade Louis II
Attendance: 17,263[111]
Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen (Norway)

Post season edit

"He is very positive, always wants to go forward, wants to hurt the opponent and he is also – what the fans like with him – a fighter. He is a guy who has a good combination of talent, combative aspect and fighting spirit."

—Wenger commenting on Sánchez's Player of the Season award[112]

Following Arsenal's season, Sánchez was voted Arsenal Player of the Season by club supporters; the Chilean scored 25 goals for the "Gunners" in his debut campaign.[112] Sánchez was included in the PFA Premier League Team of the Year,[113] and was also voted PFA Fans' Player of the Year,[114] FSF Player of the Year,[115] Facebook Premier League Player of the Year,[116] and Kids' Choice UK's Favourite Footballer.[117]

Wilshere's Premier League goal scored against West Bromwich Albion on the final matchday was controversially voted BBC Goal of the Season. The online poll was surged with Arsenal supporters from Twitter that voted for Wilshire, who won the award with 34% of votes.[118] In the following season, the club placed second in the Premier League and again exited the UEFA Champions League at the round of 16, this time to Barcelona.[119]

Squad statistics edit

Key

Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute. Players with number struck through and marked † left the club during the playing season.

Arsenal 2014–15 season player statistics
No. Pos. Nat. Name Premier League FA Cup League Cup Champions League Community Shield Total Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals    
1 GK   POL Wojciech Szczęsny 17 0 5 0 0 0 6 0 1 0 29 0 2 1
2 DF   FRA Mathieu Debuchy 10 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 15 1 3 1
3 DF   ENG Kieran Gibbs 18 (4) 0 3 0 0 0 6 (1) 1 1 0 28 (5) 1 3 0
4 DF   GER Per Mertesacker 35 0 4 2 0 0 9 0 0 0 48 2 2 0
5 DF   BRA Gabriel Paulista 4 (2) 0 1 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 (3) 0 2 0
6 DF   FRA Laurent Koscielny 26 (1) 3 5 0 0 0 6 0 1 0 38 (1) 3 4 0
7 MF   CZE Tomáš Rosický 5 (10) 2 2 (1) 1 1 0 0 (4) 0 0 (1) 0 8 (16) 3 2 0
8 MF   ESP Mikel Arteta 6 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 1 0 11 (1) 1 2 0
9 FW   GER Lukas Podolski † 0 (7) 0 0 0 1 0 1 (4) 3 0 0 2 (11) 3 1 0
10 MF   ENG Jack Wilshere 9 (5) 2 0 (1) 0 1 0 4 (1) 0 1 0 15 (7) 2 6 0
11 MF   GER Mesut Özil 21 (1) 4 5 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 31 (1) 5 2 0
12 FW   FRA Olivier Giroud 21 (6) 14 2 (3) 3 0 0 3 1 0 (1) 1 26 (10) 19 5 1
13 GK   COL David Ospina 18 0 1 0 1 0 2 (1) 0 0 0 22 (1) 0 0 0
14 FW   ENG Theo Walcott 4 (10) 5 3 (2) 2 0 0 0 (2) 0 0 0 7 (14) 7 0 0
15 MF   ENG Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain 17 (6) 1 1 (2) 0 0 (1) 0 5 (4) 2 0 (1) 0 23 (14) 3 4 0
16 MF   WAL Aaron Ramsey 23 (6) 6 3 (1) 0 0 0 6 (1) 3 1 1 33 (8) 10 7 1
17 FW   CHI Alexis Sánchez 34 (1) 16 5 (1) 4 1 1 9 4 1 0 50 (2) 25 6 0
18 DF   ESP Nacho Monreal 26 (2) 0 4 1 0 0 6 0 0 (1) 0 36 (3) 1 6 0
19 MF   ESP Santi Cazorla 33 (4) 7 5 0 0 (1) 0 8 (1) 0 1 1 47 (6) 8 5 0
20 MF   FRA Mathieu Flamini 15 (8) 1 2 0 0 0 4 (3) 0 0 (1) 0 21 (12) 1 6 0
21 DF   ENG Calum Chambers 17 (6) 1 3 (1) 0 1 0 6 (1) 0 1 0 28 (8) 1 8 1
22 FW   FRA Yaya Sanogo † 2 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 5 (1) 1 0 0
23 FW   ENG Danny Welbeck 18 (7) 4 3 1 0 0 6 3 0 0 27 (7) 8 4 0
24 MF   FRA Abou Diaby 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
26 GK   ARG Emiliano Martínez † 3 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 5 (1) 0 0 0
28 FW   CRI Joel Campbell † 0 (4) 0 1 0 1 0 1 (2) 0 0 (1) 0 3 (7) 0 0 0
34 MF   FRA Francis Coquelin † 19 (3) 0 4 (1) 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 26 (4) 0 7 0
35 MF   GER Gedion Zelalem 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 0 0
38 FW   ENG Chuba Akpom † 0 (3) 0 0 (3) 0 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 (7) 0 0 0
39 DF   ESP Héctor Bellerín 17 (3) 2 3 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 25 (3) 2 7 0
42 DF   ENG Isaac Hayden 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
70 MF   ENG Ainsley Maitland-Niles 0 (1) 0 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 (3) 0 0 0
73 DF   ENG Stefan O'Connor 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 0 0
— Own goals — 2 — — — — — 2 —

Sources: [120][121]

Transfers edit

For consistency, transfer fees in the tables below are all exclusively sourced from BBC Sport's contemporary report of each transfer. Arsenal did not sign any players on loan during the season.

Transfers in
No. Pos. Player Transferred from Fee Date Ref.
— DF   Ilias Chatzitheodoridis (GRE)   Mas Kallitheakos Undisclosed 1 July 2014[B] [122]
— MF   Ben Sheaf (ENG)   West Ham United Undisclosed 2 July 2014 [123]
— GK   Hugo Keto (FIN)   HJK Undisclosed 4 July 2014 [124]
17 FW   Alexis Sánchez (CHI)   Barcelona £35m 10 July 2014 [20]
2 DF   Mathieu Debuchy (FRA)   Newcastle United Undisclosed 17 July 2014 [125]
13 GK   David Ospina (COL)   Nice £3m 27 July 2014 [22]
21 DF   Calum Chambers (ENG)   Southampton £16m 28 July 2014 [23]
23 FW   Danny Welbeck (ENG)   Manchester United £16m 2 September 2014 [25]
36 MF   Krystian Bielik (POL)   Legia Warsaw £2.4m 21 January 2015 [126]
5 DF   Gabriel Paulista (BRA)   Villarreal £11.2m 28 January 2015 [58]
Transfers out
No. Pos. Player Following club Fee Date Ref.
43 DF   Zachari Fagan (ENG)   Welling United Released 30 June 2014[C] [7]
21 GK   Łukasz Fabiański (POL)   Swansea City Released 30 June 2014[D]
39 FW   Zak Ansah (GHA)   Charlton Athletic Released 30 June 2014[E]
3 DF   Bacary Sagna (FRA)   Manchester City Released 30 June 2014[F]
38 MF   Chuks Aneke (ENG)   Zulte Waregem Released 30 June 2014[G]
55 DF   Leander Siemann (GER)   Porto B Released 30 June 2014[H]
23 FW   Nicklas Bendtner (DEN)   VfL Wolfsburg Released 30 June 2014[I]
30 FW   Park Chu-young (KOR)   Al Shabab Released 30 June 2014[J]
41 DF   Daniel Boateng (ENG)   Olimpik Released 30 June 2014[K]
42 MF   Thomas Eisfeld (GER)   Fulham Undisclosed 23 July 2014 [13]
— DF   Johan Djourou (SWI)   Hamburger SV Undisclosed 7 August 2014 [14]
5 DF   Thomas Vermaelen (BEL)   Barcelona £15m 9 August 2014 [16]
51 DF   Ignasi Miquel (ESP)   Norwich City Undisclosed 1 September 2014 [15]
53 MF   Kristoffer Olsson (SWE)   Midtjylland Undisclosed 6 January 2015 [131]
36 FW   Benik Afobe (ENG)[L]   Wolverhampton Wanderers Undisclosed 14 January 2015 [133]
Loans out
No. Pos. Player Loaned to Date Loan expired Ref.
58 FW   Wellington Silva (BRA)   Almería 21 July 2014 30 June 2015 [134]
25 DF   Carl Jenkinson (ENG)   West Ham United 31 July 2014 30 June 2015 [26]
36 FW   Benik Afobe (ENG)   Milton Keynes Dons 4 August 2014 14 January 2015[M] [135]
48 FW   Austin Lipman (ENG)   Boreham Wood 7 August 2014 30 June 2015 [136]
56 MF   Jon Toral (ESP)   Brentford 15 August 2014 30 June 2015 [137]
31 FW   Ryo Miyaichi (JAP)   Twente 1 September 2014 30 June 2015 [138]
53 MF   Kristoffer Olsson (SWE)   Midtjylland 2 September 2014 31 December 2014 [139]
46 MF   Jack Jebb (ENG)   Stevenage 16 October 2014 17 January 2015[N] [141]
26 March 2015 30 June 2015 [142]
34 MF   Francis Coquelin (FRA)   Charlton Athletic 3 November 2014 12 December 2014[O] [27]
57 GK   Josh Vickers (ENG)   Concord Rangers 7 November 2014 30 June 2015[P] [145]
9 FW   Lukas Podolski (GER)   Inter Milan 5 January 2015 30 June 2015 [56]
49 GK   Matt Macey (ENG)   Accrington Stanley 8 January 2015 7 February 2015 [147]
22 FW   Yaya Sanogo (FRA)   Crystal Palace 13 January 2015 30 June 2015 [57]
28 FW   Joel Campbell (CRI)   Villarreal 27 January 2015 30 June 2015 [148]
26 GK   Emiliano Martínez (ARG)   Rotherham United 20 March 2015 30 June 2015 [149]
37 DF   Semi Ajayi (NGA)   Cardiff City 25 March 2015 30 June 2015 [150]
38 FW   Chuba Akpom (ENG)   Nottingham Forest 26 March 2015 30 June 2015 [151]

See also edit

Footnotes edit

  1. ^ Biggest defeats:
    2–0 vs. Chelsea (A)
    (5 October 2014, Premier League)
    2–0 vs. Borussia Dortmund (A)
    (16 September 2014, UEFA Champions League)
    2–0 vs. Southampton (A)
    (1 January 2015, Premier League)
    3–1 vs. Monaco (H)
    (25 February 2015, UEFA Champions League)
  2. ^ Chatzitheodoridis' transfer from Mas Kallitheakos was announced on 6 June 2014, before the season started[122]
  3. ^ Fagan signed a pre-contract agreement with Welling United on 20 May 2014[11]
  4. ^ Fabiański signed a pre-contract agreement with Swansea City on 29 May 2014[8]
  5. ^ Ansah signed a pre-contract agreement with Charlton Athletic on 9 June 2014[10]
  6. ^ Sagna signed a pre-contract agreement with Manchester City on 13 June 2014[9]
  7. ^ Aneke signed a pre-contract agreement with Zulte Waregem on 21 June 2014[12]
  8. ^ Siemann later joined Porto B on 2 August 2014 as a free agent[127]
  9. ^ Bendtner later joined VfL Wolfsburg on 15 August 2014 as a free agent[128]
  10. ^ Park later joined Al Shabab on 9 October 2014 as a free agent[129]
  11. ^ Boateng later joined Olimpik on 15 January 2015 as a free agent[130]
  12. ^ Afobe later changed his nationality to represent DR Congo at international level in 2016[132]
  13. ^ Afobe transferred to Wolverhampton Wanderers on 14 January 2015, terminating his loan spell scheduled to finish at the end of the season[133]
  14. ^ Originally planned as a one-month loan,[140] Jebb extended his loan to finish on 17 January 2015[141]
  15. ^ Originally scheduled for a month,[143] Coquelin's loan to Charlton Athletic was extended to 30 December 2014,[27] he then returned to Arsenal early on 12 December 2014[144]
  16. ^ Originally scheduled for a month,[145] Vickers' loan to Concord Rangers was later extended to last the entire season[146]

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