Position4of 20
Points72in 38
Won, drawn, lost20-12-6
Goals68for, 37 against
FormWWLDW
Results
2008-09Sun 24 May
FT
Sat 16 May
FT
Sun 10 May
FT
Sat 2 May
FT
Sun 26 Apr
FT
Tue 21 Apr
FT
Sat 11 Apr
FT
Sat 4 Apr
FT
Sat 21 Mar
FT
Sat 14 Mar
FT
Tue 3 Mar
FT
Sat 28 Feb
FT
Sat 21 Feb
FT
Sun 8 Feb
FT
Sat 31 Jan
FT
Wed 28 Jan
FT
Sat 17 Jan
FT
Sat 10 Jan
FT
Sun 28 Dec
FT
Fri 26 Dec
FT
Sun 21 Dec
FT
Sat 13 Dec
FT
Sat 6 Dec
FT
Sun 30 Nov
FT
Sat 22 Nov
FT
Sat 15 Nov
FT
Sat 8 Nov
FT
Sat 1 Nov
FT
Wed 29 Oct
FT
Sun 26 Oct
FT
Sat 18 Oct
FT
Sat 4 Oct
FT
Sat 27 Sep
FT
Sat 20 Sep
FT
Sat 13 Sep
FT
Sat 30 Aug
FT
Sat 23 Aug
FT
Sat 16 Aug
FT
In numbers
- 4thof 85 teams of the five leagues by Vesta’s strength rating
- 5wins in a row, the longest run of 2008-09
- 4clean sheets in a row, the longest of 2008-09
- 16%of the team's league goals scored by Robin van Persie
- 57%of matches won since 2001-02
- 7–0Biggest win since 2001-02: Arsenal 7–0 Middlesbrough
- 2–8Heaviest defeat: Manchester United 8–2 Arsenal
In Europe
125 matches in the European cups since 2014-15Won, drawn, lost76-23-26
Goals253– 120
Finals2none won
Vesta and Arsenal
347 league matches since 2017-18- 63%of Arsenal's matches won by Vesta's favourite
- 183wins in 283 matches as Vesta's favourite
- 19%won with 19%: Arsenal 3–1 Chelsea
- 19%won with 19%: Chelsea 2–4 Arsenal
- 19%won with 19%: Chelsea 0–1 Arsenal
- 83%lost at 83%: Arsenal 0–1 West Ham
- 78%lost at 78%: Arsenal 0–2 Aston Villa
- 76%lost at 76%: Arsenal 0–2 West Ham
Vesta's forecasts reconstructed with each season hidden (how).
By the minute
2008-09, 33 matches| Goals | 1-15 | 16-30 | 31-45+ | 46-60 | 61-75 | 76-90+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | 7 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 17 |
| Against | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 9 |
- 1point won in the last five minutes and stoppage time
- 4points thrown away in the last five minutes and stoppage time
- 16points won after going behind
- 13points dropped after going ahead
Goal minutes, for 33 of the 38 matches played. Quarters of an hour by the minute of the match reports; stoppage time counts in the last quarter of each half.
League position
2008-09Strength
Rating 1,704Vesta's rating before every match since 2014-15. 1,500 is an average team of these leagues.
Squad
Players used in 2008-09| Player | Apps | Min | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DenílsonMidfielder | 37 | 3,149 | 3 | 7 |
| Bacary SagnaRight-back | 35 | 2,939 | 0 | 1 |
| Manuel AlmuniaGoalkeeper | 32 | 2,868 | 0 | 0 |
| Gaël ClichyLeft-back | 31 | 2,655 | 1 | 0 |
| Samir NasriRight midfielder | 29 | 2,403 | 6 | 2 |
| Kolo TouréCentre-back | 29 | 2,278 | 1 | 1 |
| Robin van PersieForward | 28 | 2,213 | 11 | 10 |
| William GallasCentre-back | 23 | 2,070 | 2 | 0 |
| Alex SongMidfielder | 31 | 2,061 | 1 | 0 |
| Emmanuel AdebayorForward | 26 | 1,907 | 10 | 4 |
| Cesc FàbregasDefensive midfielder | 22 | 1,902 | 3 | 8 |
| Nicklas BendtnerForward | 31 | 1,760 | 9 | 2 |
| Emmanuel EbouéCentre-back | 28 | 1,538 | 3 | 3 |
| Abou DiabyDefensive midfielder | 24 | 1,469 | 3 | 2 |
| Johan DjourouCentre-back | 16 | 1,295 | 0 | 0 |
| Theo WalcottRight winger | 22 | 1,277 | 2 | 2 |
| Mikaël SilvestreCentre-back | 14 | 1,091 | 2 | 1 |
| Andrey ArshavinForward | 12 | 998 | 6 | 5 |
| Kieran GibbsLeft-back | 8 | 535 | 0 | 0 |
| Lukasz FabianskiGoalkeeper | 6 | 462 | 0 | 0 |
| Carlos VelaForward | 14 | 414 | 1 | 0 |
| Aaron RamseyMidfielder | 9 | 222 | 0 | 1 |
| Vito MannoneGoalkeeper | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 |
| Gavin Hoyte– | 1 | 60 | 0 | 0 |
| Amaury Bischoff– | 1 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| Fran Mérida– | 2 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Randall– | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack WilshereMidfielder | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |

