# 2017–18 Arsenal F.C. season
The 2017–18 [Arsenal F.C.](https://www.edgepedia.org/arsenal-f-c) season was the club's 2017/18 campaign in English football, in which Arsenal finished sixth in the Premier League with 63 points, reached the final of the Carabao Cup, exited the [FA Cup](https://www.edgepedia.org/fa-cup) in the third round, and reached the semi-finals of the [UEFA Europa League](https://www.edgepedia.org/uefa-europa-league) in what proved to be Arsène Wenger's final season as manager after 22 years in charge.[1](https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11371039/arsenal-2017-18-premier-league-season-review)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Premier League finish | 6th place, 63 points from 38 matches (19 wins, 6 draws, 13 losses), 74 goals scored and 51 conceded[2](https://www.premierleague.com/en/tables/premier-league/2017-18/all-matchweeks) |
| Home and away split | Home: 15 wins, 2 draws, 2 losses (54 scored, 20 conceded); away: 4 wins, 4 draws, 11 losses (20 scored, 31 conceded)[3](https://premierleague-static-files.s3.amazonaws.com/premierleague/document/2018/09/19/ef4c62c9-6b19-4189-a064-d212cbf68ce7/PL_Handbook_2018-19_Digital.pdf) |
| Points per game | 1.66[4](https://fbref.com/en/squads/18bb7c10/2017-2018/c9/Arsenal-Stats-Premier-League) |
| Cup results | FA Cup: third round; Carabao Cup: runners-up; UEFA Europa League: semi-finals[1](https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11371039/arsenal-2017-18-premier-league-season-review) |
| Top scorer | Alexandre Lacazette, 14 Premier League goals[1](https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11371039/arsenal-2017-18-premier-league-season-review) |
| Managerial change | Wenger announced in April 2018 that he would leave at the end of the season after 22 years; his final match was a win away to Huddersfield Town in May 2018[5](https://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/arsenal-arsene-wenger-career-stats-achievements-honours-monaco-japan-premier-league-fa-cup) |
| Season opener | Friday 11 August 2017, 7.45pm, Arsenal v Leicester City at the Emirates Stadium[6](https://www.premierleague.com/en/news/408956?sf88382301=1) |
## League season
Arsenal opened the 2017/18 Premier League season at home to Leicester City in the Friday night match of matchweek 1, one of 380 fixtures released in June 2017.[6](https://www.premierleague.com/en/news/408956?sf88382301=1) The campaign began badly: in only their third league game Arsenal lost 4-0 to Liverpool at Anfield, and their form deteriorated further in the second half of the season.[1](https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11371039/arsenal-2017-18-premier-league-season-review)
The final table shows a team with a stark home and away imbalance. Arsenal won 15 of 19 home matches, scoring 54 and conceding 20, but won only 4 of 19 away matches, losing 11, and scored just 20 goals on the road against 31 conceded.[3](https://premierleague-static-files.s3.amazonaws.com/premierleague/document/2018/09/19/ef4c62c9-6b19-4189-a064-d212cbf68ce7/PL_Handbook_2018-19_Digital.pdf) The 63-point total, at 1.66 points per game, was 12 points fewer than the previous season and represented Arsenal's lowest finish and lowest points total of the Wenger era.[1](https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11371039/arsenal-2017-18-premier-league-season-review) • [4](https://fbref.com/en/squads/18bb7c10/2017-2018/c9/Arsenal-Stats-Premier-League) Arsenal missed Champions League qualification for a second consecutive season, having dropped into the Europa League after a run of 18 straight Champions League group-stage participations.[7](https://as.com/futbol/2017/09/14/uefa/1505426103_504298.html)
## Domestic cups
Arsenal's FA Cup defense ended in the third round, a defeat to Nottingham Forest that was Wenger's first-ever FA Cup third-round exit.[1](https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11371039/arsenal-2017-18-premier-league-season-review) • [5](https://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/arsenal-arsene-wenger-career-stats-achievements-honours-monaco-japan-premier-league-fa-cup) In the Carabao Cup the club reached the final and finished as runners-up.[1](https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11371039/arsenal-2017-18-premier-league-season-review)
## Europa League run
Arsenal's European season was played in the UEFA Europa League rather than the Champions League, a consequence of the previous season's poor domestic campaign.[7](https://as.com/futbol/2017/09/14/uefa/1505426103_504298.html) The club progressed to the semi-finals, where it faced [Atlético Madrid](https://www.edgepedia.org/atletico-madrid).
**First leg, 26 April 2018.** In Wenger's final European home game as Arsenal manager, [Šime Vrsaljko](https://www.edgepedia.org/sime-vrsaljko) was sent off in the tenth minute and Atlético coach [Diego Simeone](https://www.edgepedia.org/diego-simeone) was dismissed soon after, apparently tilting the tie toward the home side.[8](https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news/0244-0e98b97b7232-c98cfd76f961-1000--ten-man-atletico-snatch-draw-at-arsenal/) [Alexandre Lacazette](https://www.edgepedia.org/alexandre-lacazette) headed Arsenal in front on 61 minutes, but Antoine Griezmann chased a long ball and beat David Ospina at the second attempt to equalise on the break, giving ten-man Atlético a 1-1 draw.[8](https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news/0244-0e98b97b7232-c98cfd76f961-1000--ten-man-atletico-snatch-draw-at-arsenal/) Arsenal had 72 percent possession and 23 shots on goal to the visitors' six, and Jan Oblak's late save from Aaron Ramsey proved significant.[8](https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news/0244-0e98b97b7232-c98cfd76f961-1000--ten-man-atletico-snatch-draw-at-arsenal/)
**Second leg, 3 May 2018.** Wenger took charge of his 250th UEFA club competition game at the Estadio Metropolitano, but Atlético won 1-0 through a first-half [Diego Costa](https://www.edgepedia.org/diego-costa) goal, taking the tie 2-1 on aggregate and ending Wenger's European coaching career with Arsenal.[9](https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news/0245-0e98c1ee02b6-589753339669-1000--atletico-take-final-slot-as-arsenal-miss-their-cue/) The key stat sheet recorded that Wenger left the club having never won a major European trophy.[9](https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news/0245-0e98c1ee02b6-589753339669-1000--atletico-take-final-slot-as-arsenal-miss-their-cue/)
## Wenger's departure
Wenger had signed a two-year contract in May 2017, but the sixth-placed league finish and the FA Cup third-round exit to Nottingham Forest were followed by his announcement in April 2018 that he would leave the club at the end of the season.[1](https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11371039/arsenal-2017-18-premier-league-season-review) • [5](https://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/arsenal-arsene-wenger-career-stats-achievements-honours-monaco-japan-premier-league-fa-cup) His final game in charge was a victory, away to Huddersfield Town in May 2018, closing a 22-year reign.[5](https://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/arsenal-arsene-wenger-career-stats-achievements-honours-monaco-japan-premier-league-fa-cup)
## References
1. [Arsenal 2017/18 Premier League season review, Sky Sports](https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11371039/arsenal-2017-18-premier-league-season-review)
2. [Premier League Table, Standings & Form Guide for 2017/18 season](https://www.premierleague.com/en/tables/premier-league/2017-18/all-matchweeks)
3. [Premier League Handbook 2018-19, Season 2017/18 table](https://premierleague-static-files.s3.amazonaws.com/premierleague/document/2018/09/19/ef4c62c9-6b19-4189-a064-d212cbf68ce7/PL_Handbook_2018-19_Digital.pdf)
4. [2017-2018 Arsenal Stats, Premier League, FBref.com](https://fbref.com/en/squads/18bb7c10/2017-2018/c9/Arsenal-Stats-Premier-League)
5. [Every season in Arsene Wenger's managerial career, FourFourTwo](https://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/arsenal-arsene-wenger-career-stats-achievements-honours-monaco-japan-premier-league-fa-cup)
6. [Premier League fixtures for 2017/18 released](https://www.premierleague.com/en/news/408956?sf88382301=1)
7. [El Arsenal remontó al Colonia en una gran segunda mitad, AS](https://as.com/futbol/2017/09/14/uefa/1505426103_504298.html)
8. [Ten-man Atlético snatch draw at Arsenal, UEFA Europa League 2017/18](https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news/0244-0e98b97b7232-c98cfd76f961-1000--ten-man-atletico-snatch-draw-at-arsenal/)
9. [Atlético take final slot as Arsenal miss their cue, UEFA Europa League 2017/18](https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news/0245-0e98c1ee02b6-589753339669-1000--atletico-take-final-slot-as-arsenal-miss-their-cue/)
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