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• Nickname: The Gunners, Gooners
• Short name: AFC
• Founded: October 1886, as Dial Square
• Ground: Emirates Stadium
• Current League position: 2nd (Played: 32 Won: 17 Lost: 3 Drawn: 12)

Most recent result:

• Arsenal 1-1 Brentford ( Thomas Partey; Yoane Wissa)

Next Premier League fixture: (Sunday, 20 April 2025)

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Latest news:

Brentford head coach Thomas Frank has backed Arsenal to seal progression to the Champions League semi-finals ahead of their blockbuster second-leg encounter with Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabéu on Wednesday.
The Gunners take a commanding 3-0 lead into the quarter-final return leg after dismantling the Spanish giants at the Emirates Stadium in the first leg. Despite facing the competition’s most decorated team – with 15 Champions League titles to their name – Arsenal remain in the driver’s seat.
Speaking after Brentford’s 1-1 draw with Arsenal on Saturday, Thomas Frank expressed confidence in Mikel Arteta’s side, describing them as “very good defensively” and well-prepared for the challenge in Madrid.
“They’ll be fine,” Frank told reporters.
“Mikel has done an exceptional job to make Arsenal extremely competitive for the last three years. They’re in a good position. From the outside, it’s clear that Arsenal work hard, and they’re very strong defensively, especially on set-pieces.”
Asked how he would approach the tie if in Arteta’s shoes, Frank laughed, saying: “I’m not [heading to the Bernabéu], but I’d love the challenge! You need to speak with Mikel about that – he and his coaches have done brilliantly.”

Summer signings:

• David Raya
• Riccardo Calafiori
• Mikel Merino
• Neto
• Raheem Sterling

Arsenal XI

Manager: Mikel Arteta

Mikel Arteta was appointed Arsenal manager on 20 December 2019. As a player, Arteta began his youth career at Barcelona before taking in spells at Paris Saint-Germain, Rangers and Real Sociedad.
His introduction to English football came during a loan spell at Everton in January 2005, before making the move to Goodison Park permanent six months later.

He moved to Arsenal in August 2011, where he was named club captain ahead of the 2014/15 season. The Spaniard won two FA Cups during his time with the Gunners, before retiring in 2016. Arteta was appointed as an assistant coach at Manchester City in July 2016 working under manager Pep Guardiola and was part of the coaching team that won the Premier League in 2017/18 with a record 100 points.

City became the first club in 10 seasons to retain the Premier League trophy a year later, while they also won two EFL Cups and one FA Cup during Arteta’s time at the Etihad Stadium. Arteta took charge of Arsenal midway through the 2019/20 season, replacing Unai Emery, and the Gunners finished eighth in a Premier League campaign that was suspended for 100 days due to the Coronavirus pandemic. The campaign ended on a high with victory in the FA Cup final and qualification for the UEFA Europa League

After finishing fifth in 2021/22, Arsenal narrowly missed out on a first title since 2004 the following season, finishing five points behind Man City while returning to the UEFA Champions League.
The Gunners were even closer in 2023/24, finishing two points behind Man City with 89 points as they achieved a club-record 28 Premier League wins over the season.

Goalkeepers

• Neto
• David Raya

Defenders

• William Saliba
• Kieran Tierney
• Ben White
• Gabriel
• Jurrien Timber
• Jakub Kiwior
• Oleksandr Zinchenko
• Takehiro Tomiyasu
• Riccardo Calafiori

Midfielders

• Thomas Partey
• Martin Odegaard
• Jorginho
• Fabio Viera
• Declan Rice
• Kai Havert
• Mikel Merino

Forwards

• Bukayo Saka
• Gabriel Jesus
• Gabriel Martinelli
• Raheem Sterling
• Leandro Trossard
• Reiss Nelson

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