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2004-05 (2nd, 83pts)
The Invincibles were slain successful Manchester connected Sunday 24 October 2004, erstwhile Arsenal’s grounds 49-match unbeaten tally ended successful a traumatic, wildly arguable conclusion astatine Old Trafford. It took a period for Arsenal to process their condolences and rage; by nan clip they did, José Mourinho’s remorseless Chelsea had zoomed past them. Though Arsenal were still nan astir watchable squad successful England, thing had died successful them.
2005-06 (4th, 67pts)
An improbable tally to nan Champions League last compensated for a reliable home season. Arsenal were eighth astatine Christmas, a crushing 20 points down Chelsea. But they vanished powerfully and pipped Spurs to a Champions League spot connected nan last day, erstwhile Thierry Henry scored a hat-trick against Wigan successful nan past lucifer astatine Highbury.
2006-07 (4th, 68pts)
The first play astatine nan Emirates Stadium, and Henry’s past astatine Arsenal, confirmed Arsenal were successful transition. They were ne'er really successful nan title race, though they did nan double complete nan eventual champions, Manchester United. The play was defined by a hopeless 11-day play erstwhile they went retired of each 3 cup competitions.
2007-08 (3rd, 83pts)
A young, strikingly pint-sized team, built astir Cesc Fàbregas, Mathieu Flamini and Emmanuel Adebayor, led nan Premier League for astir of nan play only to decorativeness third. Arsenal mislaid 1 of their first 30 games, but 4 successive draws successful February and March, nan first a harrowing crippled astatine Birmingham erstwhile Eduardo da Silva suffered an horrific leg-break, yet costs them nan league.
2008-09 (4th, 72pts)
It is difficult to make consciousness of a convention play that included 4 consecutive 0-0 draws, conclusion astatine location to Phil Brown’s Hull and madcap 4-4s against Tottenham and Liverpool. The latter, pinch Andriy Arshavin scoring each 4 goals, helped Manchester United clasp nan title. To beryllium nan clubs now occupied different worlds, United demolished Arsenal successful nan Champions League semi-final.
2009-10 (3rd, 75pts)
The first of Arsenal’s forgotten title challenges nether Arsène Wenger. They started pinch a 6-1 gambol astatine Everton and contempt losing location and distant to Chelsea and Manchester United, nan eventual apical two, they were still superior contenders until a wretched 5 days successful mid-April. A first convention conclusion to Spurs successful 11 years was followed by a shambolic illness astatine Wigan. Arsenal’s estimation for flakiness was growing.
2010-11 (4th, 68pts)
With Jack Wilshere emerging arsenic a imaginable superstar, Arsenal were 2nd astatine nan extremity of February, but won 2 of their past 11 games. Before that, they blew a 4-0 lead to tie 4-4 astatine Newcastle, mislaid astatine location to Spurs from 2-0 up, past mislaid nan League Cup final to Birmingham, who ended up being relegated. Yet they besides travel person than anyone to beating Pep Guardiola’s all-conquering Barcelona.
2011-12 (3rd, 70pts)
The twelvemonth nan fourth-place trophy was created. Wenger’s phrase, referring to Champions League qualification, would travel backmost to haunt him, but Arsenal achieved their extremity successful different play of chaotic swings. They mislaid 8-2 astatine Old Trafford, came from 2-0 down to wallop Spurs 5-2 and undressed Chelsea 5-3 astatine Stamford Bridge. Though Arsenal did not triumph nan league, they had nan champion subordinate successful it: Robin van Persie scored 30 goals, hoovered up nan individual awards – and past joined Manchester United successful nan summer.
2012-13 (4th, 73pts)
Arsenal spent almost each of nan play extracurricular nan apical four, only to nick a Champions League spot from Spurs astatine nan last. The goals were dispersed successful nan absence of Van Persie. There were 5 scorers successful different 5-2 triumph complete their section rivals, while their top-scorer, Theo Walcott, deed a hat-trick successful a 7-3 triumph complete Newcastle.
2013-14 (4th, 79pts)
In nan first play aft Sir Alex Ferguson’s retirement, nan convention felt much unfastened than ever. Arsenal topped nan array for astir of nan wintertime earlier falling successful a heap. They conceded 17 goals distant to nan eventual apical three, Manchester City, Liverpool and Chelsea; a 6-0 defeat to Mourinho’s Chelsea successful Wenger’s 1,000th crippled arsenic Arsenal head was particularly humbling. A frustrating play ended connected a precocious erstwhile Arsenal won nan FA Cup, their first trophy successful 9 years.
2014-15 (3rd, 75pts)
A rising rebellion was captured erstwhile Wenger was booed by Arsenal fans connected nan train arsenic nan squad returned from a 3-2 conclusion astatine Stoke successful December. Arsenal were already retired of nan title title by then, though they improved enormously aft Christmas. The signing of Alexis Sánchez added much stardust and they retained nan FA Cup, but nan convention looked further distant than ever.
2015-16 (2nd, 71pts)
Wenger’s past title situation mightiness stay his astir frustrating. Arsenal doubly hit nan champions, Leicester, much than nan remainder of nan convention combined, but their erratic results made nan small woman pinch nan small curl look for illustration a exemplary of equilibrium. One consolation: Arsenal vanished 2nd for nan first clip successful a decade aft leapfrogging Spurs connected nan last day.
2016-17 (5th, 75pts)
End times. Arsenal missed retired connected a Champions League spot for nan first clip successful 20 years; worse, they vanished beneath Spurs for nan first clip successful 22. An underrated FA Cup triumph, including wins complete Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City and Chelsea, provided illusory hope.
2017-18 (6th, 63pts)
For years, Wenger was bullied for suggesting a squad of diminutive technicians could triumph nan Premier League. He was proved correct successful 2017-18 … by Guardiola’s Manchester City. Arsenal were further distant than ever – they vanished 37 points down City – and Wenger stepped down astatine nan extremity of nan season.
2018-19 (5th, 70pts)
Unai Emery’s first play was a coagulated repast pinch a nasty aftertaste. There was a blistering 4-2 triumph complete Spurs and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang shared nan aureate boot, but Arsenal blew a top-four decorativeness by losing 3 games successful 8 days astatine nan extremity of April. The past 2 Champions League places were claimed by Chelsea, who hammered Arsenal successful nan Europa League final, and Tottenham.
2019-20 (8th, 56pts)
Arsenal’s poorest convention play successful a generation. They were eighth erstwhile Emery was sacked at nan extremity of nan November and vanished successful nan aforesaid position – their lowest since 1995 – nether his replacement, Mikel Arteta. A stirring post-Covid triumph successful nan FA Cup, erstwhile Manchester City and Chelsea were beaten successful nan semis and final, offered hope.
2020-21 (8th, 61pts)
Arsenal’s committee held their nervus erstwhile nan broadside endured a bleak tally of 7 defeats successful 10 convention games. They were 15th astatine Christmas, but 3 young forwards – Gabriel Martinelli, Emile Smith Rowe, Bukayo Saka – inspired a mood-changing win complete Chelsea connected Boxing Day. It was Arteta’s small acorn.
2021-22 (5th, 69pts)
An all-or-nothing play successful which Arsenal drew only 1 crippled aft October ended miserably erstwhile Spurs nicked nan past Champions League place. But location were signs of nan squad we cognize now, peculiarly successful nan shape of Saka and Martin Ødegaard, and nan ruthlessness shown by Arteta erstwhile he ostracised Aubameyang.
2022-23 (2nd, 84pts)
Arsenal made unwanted history by topping nan Premier League for 248 days without winning it. A sparkling young squad group an bonzer gait – 56 points from nan first 21 games – earlier being hunted down by Manchester City. The decisive crippled was astatine nan Etihad Stadium successful April: Kevin De Bruyne put Arsenal crossed his knee, City won 4-1 and Arteta became a born-again pragmatist.
2023-24 (2nd, 89pts)
The signings of David Raya and Declan Rice gave Arsenal a granite protect spine and they would astir apt person won nan league, but for an epic prevention by Manchester City’s Stefan Ortega from Spurs’ Son Heung-Min successful their penultimate match. Instead, and contempt winning 16 of their past 18 games, Arsenal vanished 2 points short.
2024-25 (2nd, 74pts)
A 3rd successive runners-up badge equalled nan English top-flight record. Though Manchester City’s shape collapsed, Arsenal drew 14 games and spent astir of nan play successful nan slipstream of a rampant Liverpool. There were important moments, though: a 5-1 hammering of City and reaching a first Champions League semi-final successful 16 years. The assemblage remained retired connected whether they were getting person to glory. A affirmative verdict was to travel nan pursuing season.
