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Arsenal

England · Premier League · Manager: Mikel Arteta (#6 in the world) since Dec 2019
#1 World rank · club rating
2,282 Club rating
1st in the Premier League

Arsenal have had 4 managers since 2015/16. Mikel Arteta, in charge since December 2019, has the best points per game of them (2.02 in 368 matches) and took the club rating from 2,000 to 2,425. Arsenal's club rating is the highest in the world this week.

Arsenal managers

8 spells since 1995 · newest first
Manager Period MatchesGP W-D-L PPG Club rating Coach ratingCoach Vs expected
Mikel Arteta #6 now Dec 2019 – present · PPG 2.02 current Dec 2019 – present 368 225-70-73 2.02 2,000 → 2,425 +425 +143.4 +0.32
Albert Stuivenberg (stand-in) 25 May 2025 25 May 2025 1 1-0-0 +2.0
Albert Stuivenberg (stand-in) 9 Dec 2023 9 Dec 2023 1 0-0-1 −2.9
Fredrik Ljungberg Dec 2019 · PPG 1.00 caretaker Dec 2019 6 1-3-2 1.00 1,979 → 1,993 +13 −0.9 −0.09
Unai Emery #4 now Aug 2018 – Nov 2019 · PPG 1.86 Aug 2018 – Nov 2019 78 43-16-19 1.86 1,972 → 2,045 +73 +12.5 +0.15
Arsène Wenger Oct 1996 – May 2018 · PPG 1.92 Oct 1996 – May 2018 1,112 626-261-225 1.92 1,574 → 2,030 +456 +154.5 +0.22
Steve Bould (stand-in) 4 Feb 2017 – 11 Feb 2017 4 Feb 2017 – 11 Feb 2017 2 1-0-1 +3.0
Before 2015/16 · 4 spells, Aug 1995 – Sep 1996
Manager Period MatchesGP W-D-L PPG Club rating Coach ratingCoach Vs expected
Pat Rice Sep 1996 · PPG 3.00 caretaker Sep 1996 3 3-0-0 3.00 1,538 → 1,617 +78 +14.1 +0.32
Steve Houston Aug 1996 · PPG 3.00 caretaker Aug 1996 1 1-0-0 3.00 1,541 → 1,570 +29 +5.8 +0.39
Stewart Houston Aug 1996 – Sep 1996 · PPG 1.25 caretaker Aug 1996 – Sep 1996 4 1-2-1 1.25 1,543 → 1,549 +6 −1.2 −0.01
Bruce Rioch Aug 1995 – May 1996 · PPG 1.66 Aug 1995 – May 1996 38 17-12-9 1.66 1,500 → 1,583 +83 +20.3

Before 2015/16 the source names the manager on fewer matches, so these rows can miss games.

Arsène Wenger is the longest-serving: 1,112 matches over 21 years (Oct 1996 – May 2018), and the most coach rating added (+154.5).

Club rating - the club's rating at the manager's first rated match → after the last. Coach rating - what the spell added to the manager's coach rating. Vs expected - average result per match above what the club rating predicted. Stand-in - a caretaker who covered a few matches during another manager's spell, folded under that spell. Every competition we hold, lower divisions included.

Club rating

since 2015/16 · line by manager
2,282Club ratingWeek 46, 2026
#1World rankof 943 active clubs
#1Premier Leagueof 20 clubs
2,356Peak since 2015/16Sep 2026 · low 1,840, Apr 2017
1,8002,0002,2002,400201620182020202220242026Nov 2026 · Mikel Arteta2,280 club rating1,8002,0002,2002,400201620202024Nov 2026 · Mikel Arteta2,280 club rating
Arsène Wenger Unai Emery Mikel Arteta

Arsenal's club rating peaked at 2,356 in September 2026, under Mikel Arteta, its highest since 2015/16; the low was 1,840 in April 2017, under Arsène Wenger.

One point per month: the club's rating before its last rated match of the month, the manager's part left out. World rank among the 943 clubs with a match in the last 12 months and 30+ rated matches. The rating describes results so far - it doesn't predict the next game. How the club rating works ›

Next matches

next 14 days · UK time
Sat 21 Nov · 17:30 Premier League A at Newcastle United
Preview Newcastle United v Arsenal ›
Tue 24 Nov · 20:00 UEFA Champions League H v Borussia Dortmund
No chances for European games · why
Preview Arsenal v Borussia Dortmund ›

Club rating chances on league games only (home / draw / away), calibrated on 85,718 league matches. This week's matches ›

Cards and corners

a game · by season
Season GP Cards Agst Lg 2nd half Corners Agst Lg
2026/27 10 1.40 3.60 2.17 86% 5.60 4.20 4.74
2025/26 38 1.34 1.95 1.96 71% 5.68 3.32 4.99
2024/25 38 2.00 2.26 2.18 64% 6.61 3.11 5.12
2023/24 38 1.74 2.21 2.26 64% 6.97 2.97 5.41
2022/23 38 1.37 2.24 1.88 60% 5.87 3.68 5.04
7 earlier seasons, 2015/16 – 2021/22
Season GP Cards Agst Lg 2nd half Corners Agst Lg
2021/22 38 1.84 1.89 1.82 69% 5.47 4.61 5.20
2020/21 38 1.42 2.00 1.54 70% 5.45 4.37 5.08
2019/20 38 2.45 2.11 1.79 69% 6.08 6.03 5.35
2018/19 38 2.00 2.08 1.72 57% 5.50 4.84 5.14
2017/18 38 1.55 1.50 1.63 75% 5.92 4.74 5.15
2016/17 38 1.87 2.16 1.93 66% 5.97 4.95 5.21
2015/16 38 1.26 1.89 1.70 60% 5.97 4.76 5.40

Arsenal picked up 2.45 cards a game in 2019/20, their most in any season since 2015/16 and 36% above the Premier League's average side (1.79).

League matches only (Premier League), from 2015/16 - European and cup games carry no card or corner data. Lg = the league's average side that season. Bold green / red = 15%+ above / below it. Premier League cards table › · corners table ›

Half-time / full-time

428 league matches since 2015/16
FT winFT W FT drawFT D FT lossFT L
HT winHT W 14534% 235% 61%
HT drawHT D 9121% 4110% 368%
HT lossHT L 102% 225% 5413%
52
Points won from behindPts from behind
losing at half-time in 86 matches
64
Points dropped from aheadPts dropped
winning at half-time in 174 matches
1st half · W 174 · D 168 · L 86 GD +149
2nd half · W 198 · D 130 · L 100 GD +191

League matches since 2015/16. Each half scored as its own match: 2nd half = goals after the break only.

Referees at Arsenal

25 referees with 5+ matches · most matches first
Referee MatchesGP W-D-L PPG Cards/g Club avg +/−
Michael Oliver 47 24-9-14 1.72 1.96 1.71 +15%
Anthony Taylor 42 21-14-7 1.83 1.95 1.71 +14%
Chris Kavanagh 29 16-7-6 1.90 2.03 1.74 +17%
Craig Pawson 29 16-5-8 1.83 1.62 1.71 −5%
Martin Atkinson 26 10-5-11 1.35 1.58 1.77 −11%
Andre Marriner 22 10-6-6 1.64 1.36 1.62 −16%
Jonathan Moss 21 12-4-5 1.90 1.62 1.77 −9%
Paul Tierney 21 10-6-5 1.71 2.14 1.72 +24%
Mike Dean 20 12-5-3 2.05 2.30 1.77 +30%
Stuart Attwell 16 7-5-4 1.63 2.13 1.71 +24%
15 more referees with 5+ matches
Referee MatchesGP W-D-L PPG Cards/g Club avg +/−
Kevin Friend 13 8-2-3 2.00 1.69 1.77 −4%
Simon Hooper 12 10-2-0 2.67 1.92 1.61 +19%
Jarred Gillett 11 9-0-2 2.45 1.27 1.65 −23%
David Coote 10 5-2-3 1.70 1.80 1.59 +13%
Lee Mason 10 8-1-1 2.50 1.30 1.71 −24%
Peter Bankes 10 7-1-2 2.20 1.20 1.74 −31%
Darren England 9 6-1-2 2.11 1.22 1.62 −25%
Graham Scott 9 6-0-3 2.00 1.56 1.85 −16%
Mark Clattenburg 8 3-2-3 1.38 1.38 1.57 −12%
Samuel Barrott 8 8-0-0 3.00 1.25 1.69 −26%
John Brooks 7 5-1-1 2.29 1.86 1.67 +11%
Robert Jones 7 4-2-1 2.00 1.43 1.61 −11%
Mike Jones 6 5-1-0 2.67 1.17 1.57 −25%
Robert Madley 6 3-1-2 1.67 1.33 1.56 −15%
Andy Madley 5 2-2-1 1.60 1.80 1.64 +10%

Under Peter Bankes, Arsenal picked up 1.20 cards a game, 31% below their own average in the same seasons (10 matches).

League matches since 2015/16 with the referee named (426). Cards = Arsenal's own yellows and reds. Club avg = their cards a game in the same seasons with every referee. Under 10 matches the gap is grey: too few to call. Referees aren't drawn at random - the big games go to the senior ones - so a gap here describes, it doesn't prove a bias.

Quick answers

4 questions · from the tables on this page

Who is Arsenal's manager?

Mikel Arteta, #6 in this week's coach world ranking, since December 2019 - 368 matches, 225 won (2.02 points per game).

How many managers has Arsenal had since 2015?

4 - Arsène Wenger, Unai Emery, Fredrik Ljungberg (caretaker) and Mikel Arteta. Plus 3 stand-ins: caretakers for a few matches during another manager's spell.

Who is Arsenal's longest-serving manager?

Arsène Wenger: 1,112 matches from October 1996 to May 2018.

How many cards a game do Arsenal get?

1.40 a game in the Premier League in 2026/27, against 2.17 for the league's average side.

The coach rating describes, it doesn't predict. It measures what a manager's teams did against what was expected of them. Match chances come from the club rating, calibrated on 85,718 league matches. How the rating works ›

Source: spells, ratings and ranks from the weekly ranking (Week 46, 2026); season stats updated nightly; next matches refreshed every hour.