Arsenal 2001/02

Arsenal finished 1st of 20 in the 2001/02 Premier League with 87 points (won 26, drawn 9, lost 3; scored 79, conceded 36) and won the title. They were top of the table after 12 matches of 38; lowest 5th, after match 11. Longest runs: 13 wins in a row and 21 unbeaten.

Position after each match

Points against champions and relegated clubs

Arsenal
Champions, middle half
Relegated, middle half

Bands: the middle half of champions’ and relegated clubs’ points after each match, from every complete 20-club Premier League season on file.

Results

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Pts	Pos
1	Sat 18 Aug 2001	Middlesbrough (away)	4–0 W	Won	3	2nd
2	Tue 21 Aug 2001	Leeds (home)	1–2 L	Lost	3	4th
3	Sat 25 Aug 2001	Leicester (home)	4–0 W	Won	6	3rd
4	Sat 8 Sep 2001	Chelsea (away)	1–1 D	Drew	7	4th
5	Sat 15 Sep 2001	Fulham (away)	3–1 W	Won	10	1st
6	Sat 22 Sep 2001	Bolton (home)	1–1 D	Drew	11	2nd
7	Sat 29 Sep 2001	Derby (away)	2–0 W	Won	14	1st
8	Sat 13 Oct 2001	Southampton (away)	2–0 W	Won	17	2nd
9	Sat 20 Oct 2001	Blackburn (home)	3–3 D	Drew	18	1st
10	Sat 27 Oct 2001	Sunderland (away)	1–1 D	Drew	19	3rd
11	Sun 4 Nov 2001	Charlton (home)	2–4 L	Lost	19	5th
12	Sat 17 Nov 2001	Tottenham (away)	1–1 D	Drew	20	5th
13	Sun 25 Nov 2001	Manchester United (home)	3–1 W	Won	23	3rd
14	Sat 1 Dec 2001	Ipswich (away)	2–0 W	Won	26	2nd
15	Sun 9 Dec 2001	Aston Villa (home)	3–2 W	Won	29	2nd
16	Sat 15 Dec 2001	West Ham (away)	1–1 D	Drew	30	2nd
17	Tue 18 Dec 2001	Newcastle (home)	1–3 L	Lost	30	3rd
18	Sun 23 Dec 2001	Liverpool (away)	2–1 W	Won	33	2nd
19	Wed 26 Dec 2001	Chelsea (home)	2–1 W	Won	36	2nd
20	Sat 29 Dec 2001	Middlesbrough (home)	2–1 W	Won	39	1st
21	Sun 13 Jan 2002	Liverpool (home)	1–1 D	Drew	40	4th
22	Sun 20 Jan 2002	Leeds (away)	1–1 D	Drew	41	4th
23	Wed 23 Jan 2002	Leicester (away)	3–1 W	Won	44	2nd
24	Wed 30 Jan 2002	Blackburn (away)	3–2 W	Won	47	2nd
25	Sat 2 Feb 2002	Southampton (home)	1–1 D	Drew	48	3rd
26	Sun 10 Feb 2002	Everton (away)	1–0 W	Won	51	4th
27	Sat 23 Feb 2002	Fulham (home)	4–1 W	Won	54	2nd
28	Sat 2 Mar 2002	Newcastle (away)	2–0 W	Won	57	2nd
29	Tue 5 Mar 2002	Derby (home)	1–0 W	Won	60	1st
30	Sun 17 Mar 2002	Aston Villa (away)	2–1 W	Won	63	2nd
31	Sat 30 Mar 2002	Sunderland (home)	3–0 W	Won	66	3rd
32	Mon 1 Apr 2002	Charlton (away)	3–0 W	Won	69	1st
33	Sat 6 Apr 2002	Tottenham (home)	2–1 W	Won	72	1st
34	Sun 21 Apr 2002	Ipswich (home)	2–0 W	Won	75	1st
35	Wed 24 Apr 2002	West Ham (home)	2–0 W	Won	78	1st
36	Mon 29 Apr 2002	Bolton (away)	2–0 W	Won	81	1st
37	Wed 8 May 2002	Manchester United (away)	1–0 W	Won	84	1st
38	Sat 11 May 2002	Everton (home)	4–3 W	Won	87	1st

Score is this club’s goals first. Pos is the position in the table after that day’s matches; points include deductions from the date they applied.