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[180], The group stage draw was held on 2 October 2020. Pawson once again brought out a red card for the infraction, reducing Arsenal to just nine players for the remainder of the match, while backup goalkeeper Rúnar Alex Rúnarsson came on in goal. However, on its way in, the ball was unintentionally touched by Souček's foot, leading to claims of offside from several Arsenal players. In the nineteenth minute, José Sá launched a long kick downfield to find Youssef El-Arabi sprinting through the Arsenal defense. As halftime approached, Pépé continued to threaten, this time taking a shot from just outside the box. As Olympiacos tried to play out of the back, several Arsenal players pushed forward in the high press, eventually causing a pass to be intercepted by Thomas Partey. Two much-changed sides were deadlocked for much of the contest, with both goalkeepers, notably Arsenal’s man-of-the-match Bernd Leno, producing a number of terrific stops. [58][59], On 2 February, Arsenal traveled to Molineux to take on Wolverhampton Wanderers, and the Gunners dominated the game for most of the first half. 6-keys: media/spln/soccer/premierleague/free/stories, at Minutes later, after wriggling past Nélson Semedo and nutmegging Rúben Neves, the Ivorian winger curled the ball to the far post and in to finally put Arsenal on the board. CBS Sports is a registered trademark of CBS Broadcasting Inc. Commissioner.com is a registered trademark of CBS Interactive Inc. site: media | arena: soccer | pageType: stories | Joshua Kerr. [66][67] With the hat-trick, Aubameyang also surpassed the milestone of at least 200 goals in Europe's top five leagues, becoming only the ninth player ever to reach that mark. [13], Following the Leicester win, Arsenal faced back-to-back games against league champions Liverpool at Anfield in the space of four days. [11], Three days later, the club played their first home match of the season against West Ham United, whom they had last played in their final game before lockdown. First, a Premier League encounter with the Reds ended in a 3–1 defeat, the Gunners’ first of the season; Alexandre Lacazette opened the scoring for the third successive league match after an error by Andrew Robertson, but Liverpool quickly responded with a Sadio Mané goal before Robertson atoned for his error by flicking the ball past Bernd Leno to give Liverpool the lead. The Eagles landed nine shots on target in the first half, which was the most that Arsenal had given up the first half in a home Premier League game all season. In their first-ever game against Irish opposition, they struggled to break down the visitors, until a misjudgement by 39-year old goalkeeper Gary Rogers just before half-time gifted Eddie Nketiah his tenth goal for Arsenal in all competitions. Arsenal are owned by American businessman, Stan Kroenke. [20], The club then played their first-ever came against Austrian side Rapid Wien. The victory was also Arsenal's first away win against Manchester United since 17 September 2006, which was also a 1–0 affair. Arsenal's 2019–20 campaign had seen defensive frailties and a lack of creativity lead to a disappointing eighth-place finish in the league, the club's lowest for a quarter of a century, but a successful FA Cup run and increasing promise under new coach and former cup-winning captain Mikel Arteta gave them increased optimism for the season ahead. [1] Soon after, the club announced plans to allow fans back into the Emirates Stadium in time for their home encounter with Sheffield United on 3 October. Ødegaard's shot deflected off the inside of the legs of Toby Alderweireld, leaving Hugo Lloris with no chance to make a save as the Norwegian loanee scored his first Premier League goal and his second goal in as many games overall. He's a superb player with an incredible mentality. [12], Arsenal opened their League Cup campaign away at then-league leaders Leicester City at the King Power Stadium. Arsenal had not lost a third-round tie since a 1–2 reverse at home to Southampton in the 2014–15 edition of the competition at the Emirates Stadium. The Gunners captain sat out Arsenal’s 2-1 defeat by Everton in the Premier League at Goodison Park on Saturday night due to the injury concern. [27], The month ended with the FA Cup third-round draw, in which the holders Arsenal would start their title defence at home to Newcastle United. During the season prior to professsionalism and the season after it was embraced by the club the captain was set on a monthly basis so there were as many as six captains in a season! Like in the previous encounter, neither team was able to score in the first half, despite a near miss in the fifteenth minute when Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang hit the post from a tight angle. The deflection fell to Saka, who slashed it wide and was unable to capitalize on the mistake. Just after half-time, striker Koya Kitagawa pulled one back for the visitors before substitute Emile Smith Rowe capped off a dominant display with his first goal of the season on just his second appearance (both as a substitute) to cap off a 4–1 victory for Arsenal. According to the Daily Telegraph, there are days at Arsenal’s training ground when Mikel Arteta arrives in the morning to find Kieran Tierney already working out in the gym. A few minutes later, the Gunners would secure the win, as substitute Mohamed Elneny was allowed to run free and unchallenged through the middle of the field before he shot from around 25 yards out. In the sixtieth minute, Arsenal continued to pad their lead. Leicester got off to a fast start. After receiving a pass from Granit Xhaka, Aubameyang advanced forward and squared off against Luke Ayling one-on-one. Kieran Tierney sized up Matt Doherty on the left flank before sprinting past the Spurs right-back and finding Martin Ødegaard in the box. A Rob Holding own goal and a Yerry Mina header on either side of Nicolas Pépé's converted penalty before half-time gave the Toffees the win, with David Luiz coming closest for Arsenal in the second half when he hit the post with a well-struck half-volley. Gareth Bale played a switch ball across the field to Sergio Reguilón, whose first touch pass fell to Lucas Moura in the box, who in turn tapped it to substitute Erik Lamela, on for the injured Son Heung-min. ... 2020 in London, England. Arsenal kicked off the scoring in the twenty-first minute with the first real scoring chance from either team. Before halftime, Xhaka scored a spectacular free kick to increase Arsenal's lead. Two Molde own goals from Kristoffer Haugen before half time and substitute Sheriff Sinyan just after the hour mark put Arsenal into the lead, before two well-taken late goals from Nicolas Pépé and Joe Willock padded the Gunners' lead. [65] Though Arsenal hoped to keep the clean sheet, Leeds hit back with two goals. Controversy arose in the seventy-first minute with the first of two penalty shouts for handball. © 2004-2021 CBS Interactive. Arsenal captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has ‘lost his superpower’ and stats show his struggles by RSSbot February 27, 2021, 11:10 pm 73 Views As has been the case on more than one occasion in recent years, Arsenal find themselves struggling to get the best … Covering the impact of coronavirus on the sports world. Arsenal captain Aubameyang signs new three-year contract On Sep 16, 2020 8,279 Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang ended speculation over his Arsenal future on Tuesday as the Gunners captain … Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Arsenal… City dominated the rest of the game and had a greater percentage of scoring chances, including an eightieth-minute João Cancelo trivela shot from close range that curled just wide of the post. Minutes later, West Ham nearly came away with all three points. Mohamed Elneny, Emile Smith Rowe, Daniel Ballard, Tyreece John-Jules, James Olayinka and William Saliba were all making their first appearances back from loan spells elsewhere; Saliba and a host of other youth-teamers made their debuts for the club. A pull-back pass from Alexandre Lacazette was met with a half-volley from the edge of the box by Saka, but VAR quickly disallowed the goal, having found Lacazette offside on a knock-on header from Rob Holding. After a brief VAR check for offsides, the goal was confirmed, and Arsenal hung on for the win, advancing them to the round of 16. The 0–0 draw meant that both teams shared the points, and while the result meant that Arsenal maintained their seven-game unbeaten streak in the league and a top ten placing, it also meant that Manchester United dropped points for the second game in a row and missed the opportunity to close the gap to league leaders Manchester City. Despite this setback, Arsenal went on to have a strong first half, but faded away in the second half, with only Hector Bellerin’s fierce volley on 68 minutes seriously testing the Leicester back line. Just over five minutes into tha game, Thomas Partey passed through the middle to Willian, who ran forward unchallenged from the center circle and passed to Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang on the left flank. Spurs went top of the league after the win, while Arsenal slumped to 15th. However the Gunners, led by debutant and man-of-the-match Thomas Partey, turned the game around, equalising through David Luiz before winning through substitute Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s goal sixteen minutes from time. Aubameyang, 31, has been a huge part of the Gunners' attack since arriving in London during the 2017-18 season. Arsenal captain, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, has admitted he considered leaving the club this summer, but … Alexandre Lacazette opened the scoring in the eighth minute with a left-footed shot after a spill by Fulham goalkeeper Marek Rodák. [28], The run of good form was ended when the Gunners lost at home to Aston Villa 3–0, marking the fourth time in the past five seasons that Arsenal had been beaten by three or more goals at the Emirates Stadium. 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The Hammers dominated the second period, hitting the bar through Antonio and wasting numerous goalscoring opportunities before Arsenal clinched all three points with five minutes to go as Spaniard Dani Ceballos squared the ball for Eddie Nketiah to tap in the winner. At the hour mark, the Gunners would halve the deficit with another West Ham own goal. [83] Initially, the omission seemed to have backfired when Tottenham got on the board first shortly after the half-hour mark. 12:19 pm ET, Corner Picks: Best bets for Aresnal vs. Spurs and more, Corner Picks: Best bets for derby weekend, Corner Picks: Chelsea vs. Manchester United and more, USMNT's Pulisic: Olympics would be 'massive honor', Here We Go: Xabi Alonso to coach Gladbach, more, Player ratings: Leicester beat United in FA Cup, Arsenal overcome 3-goal deficit to draw at West Ham. Laurent Koscielny. Nicolas Pépé made his way into the box and squared off against Pieters. This page was last edited on 25 March 2021, at 21:58. A few minutes later, Pépé managed to connect with a looping cross from Saka, but his shot hit Pieters and clanged off the crossbar. This time, Granit Xhaka dispossessed him and found Martin Ødegaard, who quickly passed to Aubameyang on the break. In the second half, Burnley kept Leno busy on a few occasions, including two shots from Matěj Vydra and a long looping shot from Erik Pieters that had to be tipped over the bar. Arsenal opened the scoring in the twenty-third minute when Kieran Tierney ran in from the left past Darnell Furlong and curled in a shot past Sam Johnstone. [22], A number of fringe players, including debuting goalkeeper Rúnar Alex Rúnarsson, played as the Gunners continued their perfect Europa League start by cruising past Irish side Dundalk 3–0. ... For Arsenal … Bernd Leno received a back pass from David Luiz, but with Jamie Vardy charging forward and applying pressure, Leno attempted to return the pass to the defender. Arsenal’s home since 2006 has been the Emirates Stadium, which replaced the old Highbury ground. James Tomkins' header from an Eberechi Eze free kick in the thirty-ninth minute hit the crossbar, while Christian Benteke's header from a Tyrick Mitchell cross minutes later was parried wide by Bernd Leno. John McGinn tried to play a through pass to Ollie Watkins, but it was cut out by Gabriel, who touched it to Cédric. Once more, they started uncertainly, with Sheriff Sinyan, scorer of the second own goal in the first match between the two sides, missing an open goal in an attempt to redeem himself. Gabriel signed after a promising 2019–20 season with the French club, his third total but his first at the Stade Pierre-Mauroy; he had spent the previous two seasons on loan at Avai and Dinamo Zagreb. The deflection fell to Vladimír Coufal, who sent a high looping header into the box for Antonio, who jumped higher than David Luiz to nod it in. A header from youth-teamer Mark McGuinness made it 3–1 late on, before Reiss Nelson scored a penalty he himself had won as the match ended 4–1 to Arsenal. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Arsenal's star forward, is set to stay with the club long term. Arsenal continued to lay on the pressure and had another close miss when Emile Smith Rowe layed off a pass for the onrushing Nicolas Pépé, who could only managed to hit the woodwork. This also marked the third straight game in which Lacazette has scored. The Foxes snatched three points and the win late on, with Youri Tielemans’s simple ball over the top finding substitute Cengiz Under, who volleyed across to find fellow sub Jamie Vardy, who grabbed the winner by heading in his eleventh goal against the Gunners in all competitions. [69] Arsenal had the first big chance of the game in the eighteenth minute: Dani Ceballos played a through pass to fellow Spaniard Héctor Bellerín, who ran past Benfica left-back Álex Grimaldo. Source: Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under, 2020–21 UEFA Europa League group stage § Group B, 2020–21 UEFA Europa League knockout phase, restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic, "We kick off new Premier League season at Fulham", "Arsenal set date for the return of fans to the Emirates Stadium", "Welcome Willian! ... 2020. From that point, Arsenal finally began to get in the game. [32], The Christmas period began with the return of fans to the Emirates Stadium for the first time in nine months as Arsenal took on Rapid Wien in the fifth Europa League group stage game. [6], Arsenal kicked off their season by taking part in the FA Community Shield for the 24th time in their history, against last year's runaway Premier League champions Liverpool. Vardy managed to intercept the pass, but his first touch took the ball back into Leno's hands to avoid a misery compiler for the Gunners. Tierney cut inside past Chelsea right back Reece James, who clipped the Scotsman's ankles inside the box. A long goal kick from Helton Leite was poorly dealt with by Dani Ceballos, who headed it backwards. Che Adams and James Ward-Prowse also came close to scoring for Southampton, while a potential penalty call from Shane Long was dismissed by referee Peter Bankes. Ndidi raised his arm to block the shot on the edge of the box, but referee Tierney didn't initially award the penalty. [183], The round of 16 draw was held on 26 February 2021. With the 3–1 victory and three away goals, Arsenal put themselves into a good position heading into the second leg. Arsenal continued to utilize their good wing play, this time from the right side of the field. Arsenal captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang showcases new 'Travis Scott' inspired haircut while away on international duty By Charlotte Daly For Mailonline 18:31 26 Mar 2021, updated 18:31 26 Mar 2021 Early in the second half, in the fifty-second minute, Arsenal were on the break. The league fixtures were released on 20 August, with Arsenal to kick off the new season away at newly promoted Fulham on 12 September. Players with no appearances not included in the list. The Foxes nearly doubled their lead from the ensuing kickoff. Eleven minutes later, Raphinha played a through ball to Tyler Roberts, who ran to the touch line before pulling it back to Hélder Costa for a first-time finish. Aubameyang has already scored twice for Arsenal in the 2020-21 season. [23], On 1 November, Arsenal headed away to Old Trafford to take on traditional rivals Manchester United. [3], Following the departure of assistant coach and former interim manager Freddie Ljungberg,[4] Arsenal permanently signed January loanees Cédric Soares and Pablo Marí,[5] with the latter arriving for a fee of £7 million. Aubameyang had two more chances in quick succession to equalize: his backheel flick was deflected up in the air by José Sá, and the rebound was scissor-kicked over the bar. Jiménez suffered a serious head injury that forced him to be stretchered off, while Luiz received on-field treatment and had to be bandaged for a head wound; the latter was eventually taken off at half time out of caution. Willian hit the post with a free kick soon afterwards before delivering an excellent corner four minutes into the second half for Gabriel to nod in for a debut goal. Ifreke Inyang. Neither team managed to break the 1–1 deadlock; Aubameyang came close to putting Arsenal on top in the sixty-third minute but he dragged his shot wide. In the eighty-ninth minute, Manchester United had the chance to steal the win, but a lapse in communication saw Cavani and Anthony Martial in the same location trying to connect with a cross from Aaron Wan-Bissaka. He did the same as Gallas so no thanks he should focus on being in the team. In the eighty-second minute, the Gunners completed the comeback. Auba handling it. In the thirty-third minute, the Swiss midfielder found Kieran Tierney with a floated pass to the left side of the field. The club has Mikel Arteta as the 46th permanent captain. Despite the minimal contact, characterized as "accidental" by NBCSN commentators Peter Drury and Phil Neville, referee Craig Pawson immediately brandished a red card to David Luiz, a call that VAR referee Jon Moss agreed on. It was the Gunners' first goal in open play in the Premier League since 4 October against Sheffield United, but despite having several other great chances, they fell to a third home league defeat in a row after Daniel Podence smartly finished before the break. One silver lining that Arsenal could take away from the goalless draw was that they kept a fourth consecutive clean sheet and their third straight in league competition. Both teams were evenly matched and had several opportunities each to score. section: | slug: arsenal-captain-pierre-emerick-aubameyang-signs-new-three-year-contract-extension | sport: soccer | route: article_single.us | The 2020–21 season is Arsenal's 29th season in the Premier League, their 101st consecutive season in the top flight of English football and their 104th season in the top flight overall. View this post on Instagram. Though the shot was quite central and Sá managed to get a hand to it, the power of the shot carried it over Sá and in for Ødegaard's first Arsenal goal. They also qualified for the UEFA Europa League for the fourth consecutive year. McCarthy rushed outside of his penalty box to confront Saka before pulling back to avoid committing a foul, but the Southampton goalkeeper's mistake allowed Saka to easily get around him and tap in a second goal for the Gunners. Five minutes later, Alexandre Lacazette passed out to Emile Smith Rowe on the right side of the box, who found the onrushing Saka, who in turn tapped in Arsenal's second goal of the game. First, a Raphinha corner in the fifty-eighth minute found Pascal Struijk, who got to the ball first ahead of David Luiz and Saka and headed it past Bernd Leno. During the season prior to professsionalism and the season after it was embraced by the club the captain was set on a monthly basis so there were as many as six captains in a season! Gabriel Jesus scored for City inside two minutes and although Alexandre Lacazette equalised against the run of play, second-half goals from Riyad Mahrez, Phil Foden and Aymeric Laporte gave City a comfortable 4–1 win, as Arsenal's League Cup run came to an end in the quarter-finals for the second time in three years. He netted a goal against Liverpool in the Community Shield before scoring again in … Former Arsenal captain William Gallas has called for his old club side to show current manager Mikel Arteta the exit door amid the Gunners' dire … The upcoming season was expected to continue in this manner. [2], The club's first major transfer of the season came on 14 August, with former Chelsea winger Willian signing a three-year contract. [46][47], The Gunners returned to Premier League action on 14 January at home against Crystal Palace, hoping to make it five wins in a row in all competitions.   Draw However, just three minutes later, a short, well-worked corner saw Willian find the head of fellow Brazilian Gabriel to power home. [31], The side then returned to Premier League action in a crucial home encounter with Wolverhampton Wanderers. With an aggregate score of 3–2, Arsenal advanced to the Europa League quarterfinals for the third time in the last four seasons. September 24, 2020. However, after the intervention of VAR and Tierney having a second look on the VAR monitor, Arsenal were given the penalty and the chance to take the lead. [63][64], Eleventh place Arsenal took on tenth place Leeds United on 14 February in their first home Premier League match of the month. In the sixty-fifth minute, Alexandre Lacazette hit the crossbar with a free kick from the edge of the box. Liverpool initially dominated the contest, but in the 12th minute, Arsenal captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang received the ball from youngster Bukayo Saka and then cut away from young Liverpool right-back Neco Williams, before bending a shot into the bottom left-hand corner. He netted a goal against Liverpool in the Community Shield before scoring again in the Gunners' 3-0 win over Fulham to kick off Premier League play on Saturday. [30], The Gunners then made the trip to Norway to take on Molde again in the Europa League group stage. Brazil forward joins Arsenal", "Arsenal close in on Lille's Gabriel Magalhães as Freddie Ljungberg departs", "Cedric and Mari make Arsenal moves permanent", "Gabriel is a Gunner! [29], Mohamed Elneny and Sead Kolasinac both tested positive for COVID-19 on international duty for Egypt and Bosnia and Herzegovina respectively, and a thigh injury to Thomas Partey against Villa left the Gunners weakened upon their trip to Elland Road to face Leeds United. As David Luiz and Wolves striker Raúl Jiménez battled for a cross from Willian in the fifth minute, a clash of heads between the two resulted in a stoppage of play. By. Before halftime, Burnley would equalize, capitalizing on an Arsenal defensive error in the thirty-ninth minute. A few minutes later, Aubameyang sealed the win for the Gunners when he tapped in a low cross from Kieran Tierney. Xhaka has led his country out before in Lichtsteiner’s absence but, unsurprisingly, he’s honoured to take on the role full time. Bowen was able to run towards goal before squeezing the shot under the hands of Leno, who punched the turf in frustration. After eight successful years at the Emirates, Koscielny was appointed permanent Arsenal captain in 2018 by Unai Emery. [36], Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang ended his five-game goal drought with a second-half equaliser in a 1–1 home draw with Southampton, cancelling out former Arsenal player Theo Walcott's goal on his Emirates Stadium homecoming. Arsenal captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has signed a new three-year deal with the club. As goalkeeper Helton Leite ran out and went to ground, Aubameyang chipped the ball over him to the far post and in to give Arsenal the early lead. 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[48][49], For the second time in nine days, Arsenal welcomed Newcastle United to the Emirates Stadium, this time in league competition. The foul prompted Oliver to show him a second yellow card, amounting to a red card and a sending off. Aubameyang squared up against Matthew Lowton and executed a few stepovers to move free of the Burnley right-back before cutting inside and firing a low shot towards the near bottom corner.