That final day saw Arsenal travel to face West Brom whilst Tottenham hosted Fulham, with an Arsenal win being enough to guarantee third.

– Bendtner signs a new long-term contract", "Arsenal F.C. Last updated: 22 June 2018Source: Arsenal F.C. This allowed Arsenal to capitalise, with man of the moment Van Persie netting two goals in the second half thanks to assists first from Alex Song and then Thomas Vermaelen, before Shinji Kagawa netted the Germans a consolation goal in injury time. Arsenal's run of pre-season fixtures concluded with a loss to Portuguese team Benfica in the Eusébio Cup, once again surrendering a one-goal advantage courtesy of Van Persie to end up losing 2–1 in Lisbon.

Though they did finish the season in the final qualification berth for the next season's UEFA Champions League. [2] It was the first season since the invincibles in 2003–04 which Arsenal finished the top London club in the league, or in which Arsenal finished ahead of Chelsea. : Squad number; P: Position; Name: Player name; No. These cup exits left Arsenal to focus solely on achieving fourth position in the league, and thus ensuring further Champions League football at the Emirates. Arsenal F.C. It seemed that Arsenal's poor form against their rivals in recent years was likely to continue, falling 2–0 behind through goals from Louis Saha and former Gunner Emmanuel Adebayor, before Bacary Sagna and the ever-reliable Van Persie scored in quick succession to bring the teams level at half-time.

Instead, the young and relatively inexperienced side that included the likes of Emmanuel Frimpong, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Park Chu-young, as well as reserve team players Ignasi Miquel and Francis Coquelin, held their own for much of the match, with just a single goal by Sergio Agüero in the 83rd minute being able to separate the two sides.

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. (in German)", The Guardian – Arsenal agree terms with Werder Bremen defender Per Mertesacker, "Arsenal given boost by Thomas Vermaelen's fitness and new contract", BBC Sport – Arsenal confirm Vermaelen signing, Arsenal F.C. This Champions League success came at a price, however, with the team appearing off form in their next Premier League game against Fulham, who took the lead in the match thanks to a Thomas Vermaelen own goal.

– Brazilian Santos completes move to Arsenal, "Arsenal F.C. This takes his club figure down to 228 goals.[80].

Read about Chelsea v Arsenal in the Premier League 2013/14 season, including lineups, stats and live blogs, on the official website of the Premier League. Yossi Benayoun's opening goal just two minutes into their final home match of the season, against Norwich, seemed to have got them off to a good start, before two goals in twenty minutes gave the visitors an unexpected lead. Arsenal's UEFA Champions League campaign once again proved unsuccessful, falling at the first hurdle in the knockout stage, with a 4–0 defeat at Milan ultimately proving fatal.