Detailed Arsenal Season Preview: Insights and Predictions

Where Did Arsenal Finish Last Season?

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Kickstarting pre-season at Sobha Realty Training Centre 👊 pic.twitter.com/JWDOmoiseU

— Arsenal (@Arsenal) July 10, 2025

Though they notched their third second-placed finish in a row, there is no doubt that Arsenal’s 2024/25 campaign saw a regression in Mikel Arteta’s process. Finishing 10 points behind champions Liverpool, and almost dropping the runners up spot to a resurgent Manchester City in the final weeks, there was little to be desired about the way the Gunners finished the campaign.

However, a Champions League semi-final, and thumping quarter-final victory over Real Madrid that will long be remembered helped boost the end of season mood - although they were far from the level they showed last season, Arteta’s side still had the nous and experience to navigate to an ugly but effective conclusion to the season.

Second place is still second place, and the prize money and notoriety from such a finish will remain the same, regardless of how convincing their performances were to get there. With Champions League football confirmed, and plenty of cash in the transfer budget, Arsenal now need to make some smart summer dealings to ensure they stay competitive.

Best Result: Arsenal 5-1 Manchester City (Odegaard 2’, Partey 56’, Lewis-Skelly 62’, Havertz 76’, Nwaneri 90+3’: Haaland 55’)

Worst Result: Bournemouth 2-0 Arsenal (Christie 70’, Kluivert pen 79’)

Who Have Arsenal Signed in the Summer Transfer Window So Far?

Martin Zubimendi from Real Sociedad - £57 Million in five equal installments

❤️🤍✍🏻 OFFICIAL: Martin Zubimendi joins Arsenal on €65m deal from Real Sociedad, as agreed since May.

Zubi will take shirt number 36. 👕

Excellent addition for Mikel Arteta who strongly wanted Zubimendi. pic.twitter.com/gWnCFGc037

— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) July 6, 2025

Noni Madueke from Chelsea - £52 Million

Christian Norgaard from Brentford - £10 Million + £5 Million Add Ons

Kepa Arrizabalaga from Chelsea - £5 Million

Who Have Arsenal Sold in the Summer Transfer Window So Far?

Nuno Tavares to Lazio - Loan made permanent for £4.2 Million

Marquinhos to Cruzeiro - £2.5 Million

Keiran Tierney to Celtic - Free Transfer

Jorginho to Flamengo - Free Transfer

Takehiro Tomiyasu - Contract Terminated

Thomas Partey - Released

Raheem Sterling to Chelsea - End of Loan

Neto to Bournemouth - End of Loan

Arsenal 2025/26 Home, Away and Third Kits

Arsenal's home kit for next season is here 🔴 pic.twitter.com/hYcyNqzbZA

— B/R Football (@brfootball) May 15, 2025

🚨 Leaked promotional video of Arsenal’s away kit for the 2025/26 season, set for launch this month. 🕵️‍♂️

🎥 @leafricangooner pic.twitter.com/Xan3iyRys5

— afcstuff (@afcstuff) July 2, 2025

No third kit announced yet.

What is Arsenal’s Opening Premier League Fixture?

Manchester United vs Arsenal | Old Trafford, Manchester | Sunday, August 17th, 16:30

How Can I Watch Manchester United vs Arsenal?

Arsenal’s opening game of the season will be broadcasted on Sky Sports, and although it is unclear which channel the company intend to use, it will likely be on either Sky Sports Main Event or Sky Sports Premier League.

What Are Arsenal’s First Five Fixtures of the Season?

Manchester United vs Arsenal - Sunday, August 17th

Arsenal vs Leeds United - Saturday, August 23rd.

Liverpool vs Arsenal - Sunday, August 31st.

Arsenal vs Nottingham Forest - TBC.

Arsenal vs Manchester City - TBC.

When Do Arsenal Play Rivals Tottenham Hotspur in 2025/26?

Always one to circle on the Premier League calendar, the North London Derby between Arsenal and Tottenham never fails to entertain.

Arsenal vs Tottenham - TBC.

Tottenham vs Arsenal - TBC.

Last Five Meetings:

- 15/01/2025: Arsenal 2-1 Tottenham.- 15/09/2024: Tottenham 0-1 Arsenal.- 28/04/2024: Tottenham 2-3 Arsenal.- 24/09/2023: Arsenal 2-2 Tottenham.- 15/01/2023: Tottenham 0-2 Arsenal.

Who Is Arsenal’s Manager for 2025/26?

The man at the helm for over five and a half years now, Gunners manager Mikel Arteta is now the second longest-serving manager in the Premier League, trailing only Man City’s Pep Guardiola.

For such a long spell in charge of a club so steeped in history, many would have thought trophies would be flowing by now for the Spaniard - but as of yet they haven’t materialised, with his 2019/20 FA Cup success the only silverware on his Arsenal resume. Arteta will be feeling more than a little pressure. Into his sixth full campaign with the Gunners, this season needs to show tangible evidence that they are capable of competing for the major trophies.

A Champions League and League Cup semi-final last year showed they are close, but other sides will only start taking them seriously when they start making (and winning) finals. However, with a recognised world class striker hopefully joining the club in Viktor Gyokeres, Arteta’s system can now only be edging closer to long-awaited glory.

Who is Arsenal’s Player to Watch?

Viktor Gyokeres

And that brings us nicely onto their player to watch. Viktor Gyokeres, who has arguably been the deadliest striker in the world for the last two seasons, looks set to finally land his first big move, after a dominant spell with Sporting Lisbon in Portugal that brought two league titles and a domestic cup.

Fabrizio Romano: "Calma, Arsenal made important progress. Arsenal are in very advanced talks for Viktor Gyokeres and that doesn’t change."

"So it remains advanced. It remains concrete. It remains absolutely on."☺️ pic.twitter.com/43ZtX7hMGZ

— UpYourArsenal🔴⚪🔴⚪♥️ (@UPYOURARSENAL04) July 10, 2025

Arteta’s style of play has been calling for a striker since his first weeks in charge, but so far, the likes of Kai Havertz, Eddie Nketiah, Gabriel Jesus and Mikel Merino (to an extent) have all proved incapable of providing that out and out goal scoring instinct.

Gyokeres will change all that - the Swedish international has scored 97 goals in 102 games in Portugal, and if he can bring even half of that goal per game ratio to North London, Arsenal could be transformed into legitimate title contenders, able to launch a sustained attack on reigning champions Liverpool.

Though the signing has not been confirmed yet, the rumour mill is churning - with the move allegedly edging ever closer, we think it is only a matter of time until the Swede's signing is announced.

Arsenal 2025/26 Season Prediction

This section will be completed at the start of August, when the team has started to take a more accurate shape following various incomings and outgoings.