the last time arsenal won the fa cup was 2018.
the last time arsenal won the fa cup was 2018.
when was the last time arsenal won the fa cup?
2018
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the gunners' first match of the year saw them play at home to chelsea in the league. the match yielded no goals during the first half but the deadlock was broken by arsenal 27 minutes before the end. jack wilshere put the gunners into the lead but it lasted only four minutes and chelsea turned the game round: eden hazard scored a penalty and on 84 minutes marcos alonso made it 2–1 to chelsea. it seemed that it was determined for chelsea to go on and win the match but then in the second minute of stoppage time arsenal grabbed a late equaliser through héctor bellerín. in the dying moments chelsea nearly bagged a winning goal but davide zappacosta hit the woodwork. the match ended 2–2. on 7 january the gunners began the fa cup campaign and played in the third round against nottingham forest who were troubled and had no manager. arsenal who were the defending champions of the competition were expected to win this tie comfortably against a team whom they hammered in the league cup last season but it turned out that the match was a giant killing: arsenal were humiliated 4–2 by the championship team and were knocked out of the fa cup for the first time under arsène wenger. three days later the gunners played in the league cup semi final first leg against chelsea at stamford bridge. the match was dull and below par and no goals occurred. on 14 january arsenal resumed the premier league campaign at bournemouth. bellerín gave the gunners the lead on 52 minutes but bournemouth went on to win 2–1: a mistake by petr čech enabled former liverpool player jordon ibe to equalise in the 70th minute and only four minutes later callum wilson struck the winner. on 20 january the gunners played the next premier league match at home to crystal palace and won 4–1 with first half goals by nacho monreal, alex iwobi, laurent koscielny and alexandre lacazette. four days on arsenal faced chelsea at the emirates in the second leg of the league cup semi final. during the first half eden hazard gave the visitors the lead but the gunners equalised with chelsea defender antonio rüdiger diverting monreal's effort into his own net. twenty minutes into the second half granit xhaka put arsenal in front and they went on to win 2–1 thus sending the gunners into the final of the league cup where they would face manchester city. on 30 january arsenal's optimism and enthusiasm were dampened suffering a shock 3–1 defeat at swansea city in the premier league – a match which involved a second mistake by petr čech of the month. the czech goalkeeper had failed to keep a clean sheet in seven league matches and was aiming to earn his 200th in the premier league.
2017–18 arsenal f.c. season