:1999–2000 Arsenal F.C. season

{{see also|1998–99 Arsenal F.C. season}}

Arsenal ended the previous season as runners-up to Manchester United in the FA Premier League. The club made an indifferent start to the campaign as reigning league champions and failed to progress past the group stages of the UEFA Champions League. After defeat to Aston Villa in December 1998, Arsenal embarked on a 19 match unbeaten run (21 in all competitions) to climb up the league table. The run in all competitions ended against Manchester United in a FA Cup semi-final replay. In April, Arsenal moved to the top of the Premier League after beating Middlesbrough 6–1, albeit having played a match more than Manchester United. A 3–1 away win against Tottenham Hotspur put Arsenal three points clear as United drew to Liverpool on the same night. Going into the final two matches of the season, both clubs were on the same points, but Arsenal's defeat to Leeds United all but ended their chances of retaining the title.{{cite web|title=Arsenal – summary of the 1998/99 season |url=http://www.arseweb.com/history/faq/faq99.html |work=Arseweb |access-date=2 December 2013}}

At the start of the 1999–2000 season, Arsenal ended its long-standing kit sponsorship with JVC.{{cite news |title=JVC switch off |page=63 |newspaper=The Mirror |location=London |date=11 December 1998}} The club signed a three-year deal with SEGA as replacement, worth £10 million.{{cite news |title=Arsenal's £10m deal |page=84 |newspaper=Evening Standard |location=London |date=22 April 1999}} The SEGA Dreamcast name was carried on the home kit, while SEGA was embroidered on the new yellow away kit.

Frenchman Rémi Garde retired from career football at the end of the 1998–99 season.{{cite news |title=Perry in £5.5m transfer to Spurs |first=Adrian |last=Curtis |page=88 |newspaper=Evening Standard |location=London |date=10 June 1999}} Kaba Diawara left Arsenal six months after joining to sign for Marseille. Defender Steve Bould moved to Sunderland for an estimated fee of £500,000, which ended his 11-year association with Arsenal. The player felt it was the "right decision" as he wanted first-team football.{{cite news |title=It's Gunner be odd taking on my pals |first=Martin |last=Howey |page=61 |newspaper=The Mirror |location=London |date=14 August 1999}}

In May 1999, Nicolas Anelka stated his desire to leave Arsenal and cited the English media as a reason for wanting to leave the club as they caused him "enormous problems on a personal level".{{cite news |title=Anelka saga takes new twist |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sport/football/346710.stm |work=BBC News |publisher=BBC |date=19 May 1999 |access-date=13 January 2014}} Lazio was interested in signing the player, but the Italian club refused to pay Arsenal's asking price of £23 million.{{cite news |title=Anelka: The story so far ...|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sport/football/405221.stm |work=BBC News |publisher=BBC |date=2 August 1999 |access-date=13 January 2014}} After Real Madrid reopened negotiations with Arsenal and Anelka, a deal was finally reached on 1 August 1999 and the player signed for the club, the next day. Arsenal sought to strengthen the squad's attacking options first by signing Davor Šuker from Real Madrid; the player was prepared to take a pay cut to join the club.{{cite news |title= Suker replaces Anelka at Arsenal |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sport/football/fa_carling_premiership/408603.stm |work=BBC News |publisher=BBC |date=2 August 1999 |access-date=13 January 2014}} The club then signed Juventus forward Thierry Henry for a club record fee of £11 million.{{cite news |title=Henry ready to reign at Highbury |first=Matt |last=Dickinson |page=52 |newspaper=The Times |location=London |date=4 August 1999}} Wenger, who served as the player's mentor at Monaco, believed his best position was as a goalscorer: "He was the top scorer in the Under-17s for France when I first had him and I think that, as well as having the qualities of youth, pace and power, he is a good finisher. That is something he has not worked on enough in the last two years because he has played more wide, but I think he can become a central striker again. That is what we will try to develop together."

Other additions to the squad included Sylvinho and Oleh Luzhnyi.{{cite news |title=Verdict: Low-key start for Arsenal new boys |first=Nick |last=Callow |page=S2 |newspaper=The Observer |location=London |date=8 August 1999}} Striker Luís Boa Morte moved to Southampton in August 1999, while midfielder Stephen Hughes completed his transfer to Everton in March 2000.

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In preparation for the forthcoming season, Arsenal played a series of friendlies. In England, they travelled away to play Boreham Wood, and Notts County, before travelling to France to play Saint-Étienne and AS Monaco.

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The club also staged a testimonial for defender Lee Dixon once the season commenced against Real Madrid.{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-anelka-stays-away-from-dixons-testimonial-night-1124676.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-anelka-stays-away-from-dixons-testimonial-night-1124676.html |archive-date=1 May 2022 |url-access=subscription|title=Anelka stays away from Dixon's testimonial night|last=Silver|first=Nick|date=9 November 1999|newspaper=The Independent|access-date=12 November 2013|location=London}}{{cbignore}}{{Football box collapsible

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{{main|1999 FA Charity Shield}}

The 1999 edition of the FA Charity Shield was contested between Manchester United and Arsenal. The game took place at Wembley Stadium on 1 August.{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-kanu-ignites-the-gunners--arsenal2-manchester-united1-1110158.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-kanu-ignites-the-gunners--arsenal2-manchester-united1-1110158.html |archive-date=1 May 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=Kanu ignites the Gunners |newspaper=The Independent |location=London |last=Moore |first=Glenn |date=2 August 1999 |access-date=25 August 2013}}{{cbignore}} Manchester United went ahead seven minutes before the end of the first half, but late goals from Kanu and Ray Parlour gave Arsenal victory in the match. Wenger believed the result showed that his team were "ready for the season" and thought it was "...psychologically important to beat United, especially after the great run they have had".

{{see also|1999–2000 FA Premier League}}

{{Quote box|width=260px|bgcolor=#c6dbf7|align=right|quote="At a Stamford Bridge saturated by drama, he worked his magic when Arsenal looked dead and buried. Despair turned into delirium for the visiting supporters. With 15 minutes left they trailed 2–0 to a Chelsea team who hadn't conceded at home all season. Arsène Wenger feared for his season and what happened next aged him 10 years, he wheezed afterwards."|salign = left |source=Amy Lawrence's account of Kanu's impact against Chelsea in The Observer, 24 October 1999.{{cite news |title=Kanu's killer hat-trick |first=Amy |last=Lawrence |page=S1 |newspaper=The Observer |location=London |date=24 October 1999}}}}

Arsenal began the league season with a home fixture against Leicester City. Henry started the match on the substitutes' bench along with Overmars and Upson, while Šuker was absent as he was unfit.{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/1999/aug/07/match.arsenal |title=Last-gasp Gunners |date=7 August 1999 |access-date=7 November 2013 |newspaper=The Observer |first=Amy |last=Thorpe |location=London}} After a quiet first half, Leicester scored the opening goal when Neil Lennon's intervention prompted striker Tony Cottee to "gleefully pounce from inside the six-yard box". Dennis Bergkamp equalised for Arsenal in the 65th minute and with time running out, the home team scored the winner in unexpected circumstances. Defender Frank Sinclair headed the ball into the back of his team's goal net, after Leicester failed to deal with a corner. Three days later, Emmanuel Petit and Bergkamp scored in Arsenal's win against Derby County; the team's performance was described by Wenger as "more resilient than brilliant".{{cite news |title=Arsenal take pride of place with Bergkamp |first=Oliver |last=Holt |page=48 |newspaper=The Times |location=London |date=11 August 1999}} Arsenal drew 0–0 with newly promoted Sunderland on 14 August 1999, in a match where Petit and Bergkamp both suffered injuries.{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sport/football/fa_carling_premiership/420267.stm |title=Sunderland scrap for point |work=BBC News |publisher=BBC |date=14 August 1999 |access-date=6 November 2013}} A week after the team faced Manchester United at Highbury. It was billed as "the world's first live interactive match", allowing viewers of Sky Digital access to statistics and alternative camera angles.{{cite web |title=Sky: 20 years on... |url=http://corporate.sky.com/documents/pdf/publications/sky_20 |work=BSkyB|year=2009 |access-date=16 November 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150930001233/https://corporate.sky.com/documents/pdf/publications/sky_20 |archive-date=30 September 2015 |url-status=dead}} United midfielder Roy Keane scored twice to overturn Arsenal's 41st-minute lead and inflict the home team's first defeat since December 1997.{{cite news |title=Keane double enough to shoot down the Gunners |url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Football%3A+Keane+double+enough+to+shoot+down+the+Gunners%3B+Arsenal+1...-a060527209 |first=Mark |last=Bradley |newspaper=The Birmingham Post |date=22 August 1999 |access-date=14 January 2014}} Arsenal recovered three days later to defeat Bradford City by two goals to nil, but lost to Liverpool at Anfield in their final game of August.{{cite news |title=Canny Kanu unlocks stubborn Bradford |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/canny-kanu-unlocks-stubborn-bradford-742247.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/canny-kanu-unlocks-stubborn-bradford-742247.html |archive-date=1 May 2022 |url-access=subscription |first=Phil |last=Shaw |newspaper=The Independent |location=London |date=26 August 1999 |access-date=8 November 2013}}{{cbignore}}{{cite news |title=Fowler runs Gunners ragged; Arsene Wenger pleads early fatigue as Liverpool show ominous class |first=Ian |last=Ross |page=S3 |newspaper=The Guardian |location=London |date=30 August 1999}}

September saw Arsenal win all of their league matches. At home to Aston Villa, Šuker scored his first goals for the club and earned the praise of his manager Wenger: "He is just obsessed by goals. You feel when he is inside the box he hits the target."{{cite news |title=Suker strikes all the right notes to cheer Wenger |first=Alyson |last=Rudd |page=32 |newspaper=The Times |location=London |date=13 September 1999}} Away to Southampton, it was the other signing Henry who scored his first goal for Arsenal. The player, on as a substitute, received the ball from Tony Adams and with his back to goal "some 20 yards out", turned and curled it past goalkeeper Paul Jones.{{cite news |title=Henry's first fires Arsenal |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-henrys-first-fires-arsenal-1120348.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-henrys-first-fires-arsenal-1120348.html |archive-date=1 May 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |first=Norman |last=Fox |newspaper=The Independent |location=London |date=19 September 1999 |access-date=7 November 2013}}{{cbignore}} Henry later admitted his failure to score for Arsenal before then was getting him down: "My goal today was very important for me. I have missed at least 14 or 15 chances for Arsenal and my confidence was low."{{cite news |title=Arsenal return in good shape |first=Bill |last=Edgar |page=32 |newspaper=The Times |location=London |date=20 September 1999}} Kanu scored the only goal of the match against Watford, which moved Arsenal in third position, two points behind leaders Manchester United.{{cite news |title=Killer blow from Kanu |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/Observer_Match_Report/0,,-18868,00.html |first=Ian |last=Ridley |newspaper=The Observer |location=London |date=26 September 1999 |access-date=7 November 2013}}{{cite web |url=http://www.statto.com/football/stats/england/premier-league/1999-2000/table/1999-09-27 |title=English Premier League table, 27-09-1999 |publisher=Statto Organisation |access-date=7 November 2013 |archive-date=13 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131213185422/http://www.statto.com/football/stats/england/premier-league/1999-2000/table/1999-09-27 |url-status=dead }}

Arsenal faced West Ham United in the first weekend of October. Dixon, Nigel Winterburn and Overmars were rested for the match, replaced by Oleh Luzhnyi, Slyvinho and Davor Šuker.{{cite web|title=West Ham (1) 2–1 (0) Arsenal |url=http://arseweb.com/99-00/reports/031099.html |work=Arseweb |date=3 October 1999 |access-date=14 January 2014}} In spite of general dominance from Arsenal, West Ham striker Paolo di Canio scored in each half to win his team the match.{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/1999/oct/03/match.sport6 |title=Di Canio dons a two-goal disguise |date=3 October 1999 |access-date=7 November 2013 |newspaper=The Guardian |first=Martin |last=Thorpe |location=London}} Patrick Vieira was dismissed during play for a foul on Di Canio. A confrontation soon after occurred between the player and Neil Ruddock. Vieira was subsequently charged, banned for six matches and fined a record £45,000 by The Football Association.{{cite news |title=FA hits Vieira with record £45,000 fine |newspaper=The Times |first=Matt |last=Dickinson |location=London |date=29 October 1999 |page=32}} Šuker scored twice against Everton at Highbury on 16 October 1999.{{cite news |title=Arsenal home guard argue their case for the defence |first=Nick |last=Szczepanik |page=33 |newspaper=The Times |location=London |date=18 October 1999}} Arsenal then travelled to Stamford Bridge to face Chelsea. Goals from Tore André Flo and Dan Petrescu seemed to have given the home side victory, before Kanu scored a hat-trick in the space of 15 minutes. His first involved extending his legs and stabbing the ball past goalkeeper Ed de Goey, once it fell kindly in his direction. The equaliser came in the 83rd minute: Kanu received the ball from Overmars, which took him away from goal but hit the ball to the left of De Goey's dive. In injury time Kanu, in the downpour, chased down the ball and dribbled past the stranded Chelsea goalkeeper on the byline, before curling the ball over Frank Leboeuf and into the far corner of the goal net. Kanu's teammate Šuker described the third goal as "beautiful", while Bergkamp added: "The skills he has got, the moves he makes, are something you like to watch and learn from. I watch him in training and it is a joy."{{cite news |title=Bergkamp pays homage to the one and only Kanu |first=Glenn |last=Moore |page=S5 |newspaper=The Independent |location=London |date=25 October 1999}} The month ended with a goalless draw at home to Newcastle United, which left Arsenal fourth, three points behind league leaders Leeds United.{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sport/football/fa_carling_premiership/495403.stm |title=Magpies deny goal-shy Gunners |work=BBC News |publisher=BBC |date=30 October 1999 |access-date=7 November 2013}}{{cite web |url=http://www.statto.com/football/stats/england/premier-league/1999-2000/table/1999-10-31 |title=English Premier League table, 31-10-1999 |publisher=Statto Organisation |access-date=7 November 2013 |archive-date=14 January 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140114183921/http://www.statto.com/football/stats/england/premier-league/1999-2000/table/1999-10-31 |url-status=dead }}

Arsenal's first fixture of November was the North London derby against Tottenham Hotspur. After 20 minutes, Tottenham were 2–0 up after goals from Steffen Iversen and Tim Sherwood.{{cite news |title=Spurs stifle depleted Gunners |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sport/football/fa_carling_premiership/508629.stm |work=BBC News |publisher=BBC |date=8 November 1999 |access-date=8 November 2013}} Vieira scored for Arsenal from a header, but there were no further goals in the game. In the second half Ljungberg was sent off, as was Keown in stoppage time, to reduce Arsenal to nine men. The team responded with a 5–1 win against Middlesbrough, in which Overmars scored three goals.{{cite news |title=Fear of failure drives Overmars |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/1999/nov/22/match.sport3 |first=Jon |last=Brodkin |newspaper=The Guardian |location=London |date=22 November 1999 |access-date=7 November 2013}} Arsenal then came from behind to beat Derby County on 28 November 1999; they ended the month in third, three points behind Leeds United in first.{{cite news |title=Henry relishes centre stage |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/1999/nov/29/match.sport3 |first=David |last=Lacey |newspaper=The Guardian |location=London |date=29 November 1999 |access-date=7 November 2013}}{{cite web |url=http://www.statto.com/football/stats/england/premier-league/1999-2000/table/1999-11-28 |title=English Premier League table, 28-11-1999 |publisher=Statto Organisation |access-date=7 November 2013 |archive-date=14 January 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140114180936/http://www.statto.com/football/stats/england/premier-league/1999-2000/table/1999-11-28 |url-status=dead }}

Gilles Grimandi, Dixon and Overmars scored a goal apiece in Arsenal's victory at Leicester City in early December.{{cite news |title=Wenger's strength in depth speaks volumes |first=Kevin |last=McCarra |page=32 |newspaper=The Times |location=London |date=6 December 1999}} Matthew Upson was forced to come off the pitch before the half-hour mark, after suffering a knee injury. Arsenal only managed a draw against Wimbledon on 18 December 1999; Henry's second half goal cancelled out Wimbledon's opener – a cross by Marcus Gayle met Carl Cort, whose shot hit goalkeeper Alex Manninger's left leg and went in.{{cite news |title=Olsen sends Wimbledon back to their routes |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/1999/dec/20/match.sport5 |first=Martin |last=Thorpe |newspaper=The Guardian |location=London |date=20 December 1999 |access-date=8 November 2013}} The poor form over Christmas continued: Arsenal lost 3–2 to Coventry City on Boxing Day.{{cite news |title=Arsenal lose generation game |first=Rob |last=Hughes |page=27 |newspaper=The Times |location=London |date=27 December 1999}} Rob Hughes of The Times noted his concerns about Arsenal's defence, which: "...conceded 17 goals last season but now, at the halfway stage, [...] have already let in 20", but did go on to add "there was nothing lacking in the tenacity of Arsenal." Vieira made his return for the match against league leaders Leeds United, who were eight points in front of Arsenal.{{cite web |url=http://www.statto.com/football/stats/england/premier-league/1999-2000/table/1999-12-26 |title=English Premier League table, 26-12-1999 |publisher=Statto Organisation |access-date=13 January 2014 |archive-date=14 January 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140114181010/http://www.statto.com/football/stats/england/premier-league/1999-2000/table/1999-12-26 |url-status=dead }} Wenger reshuffled the defence, dropping Dixon and Winterburn for Luzhnyi and Sylvinho, while Grimandi replaced Keown who was injured.{{cite news |title=Gunners see off Leeds boys |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sport/football/fa_carling_premiership/580979.stm |work=BBC News |publisher=BBC |date=28 December 1999 |access-date=8 November 2013}} Ljungberg and Henry scored for Arsenal in their 2–0 win to put the team third at the end of 1999.{{cite web |url=http://www.statto.com/football/stats/england/premier-league/1999-2000/table/1999-12-29 |title=English Premier League table, 29-12-1999 |publisher=Statto Organisation |access-date=8 November 2013 |archive-date=14 January 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140114180958/http://www.statto.com/football/stats/england/premier-league/1999-2000/table/1999-12-29 |url-status=dead }} Adams suggested after the Leeds match that his opponents' inexperience and thin squad would jeopardise their chances of winning the league: "They are still involved in the UEFA Cup and the FA Cup as well. So come February time they will start to feel that pressure – and you don't know what it is like until you have been through it."{{cite news |title=Adams' doubts over Leeds |page=29 |newspaper=Belfast Telegraph |date=29 December 1999}}

On 3 January 2000, Arsenal played Sheffield Wednesday at Hillsborough and were held to a 1–1 draw.{{cite news |title=Arsenal fail to take advantage |first=Stephen |last=Wood |page=24 |newspaper=The Times |location=London |date=4 January 2000}} Two concerns for Arsenal were Overmars' ankle injury sustained during the match and the absence of Kanu, who left to represent his country in the African Nations Cup. Arsenal recorded a 4–1 win against Sunderland to move level on points with Manchester United in second, though the champions had three games in hand.{{cite news |title=Gunners keep up the chase |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sport/football/fa_carling_premiership/604995.stm |work=BBC News |publisher=BBC |date=15 January 2000 |access-date=8 November 2013}} The first was against Arsenal at Old Trafford on 24 January 2000. Wenger selected five midfielders in his starting team, as injuries limited his forward options.{{cite news |title=Sheringham saves rusty Man Utd |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sport/football/fa_carling_premiership/617529.stm |work=BBC News |publisher=BBC |date=24 January 2000 |access-date=16 November 2013}} Arsenal began the match the better of the two teams and led 1–0 after 11 minutes, after good play from Ljungberg. United as the game went on looked "fresher", with substitute Teddy Sheringham equalising in the second half.

February saw Arsenal's title challenge take a turn for the worse, with consecutive defeats. The first came at Valley Parade, away to Bradford City.{{cite news |title=Home comforts offer Jewell cause for hope |first=Kevin |last=McCarra |page=30 |newspaper=The Times |location=London |date=7 February 2000}} Striker Dean Saunders scored the match winner in the 57th minute, which marked Arsenal's fifth defeat in a dozen away league games. The team then lost to Liverpool at home a week later, who moved into third place.{{cite news |title=Gerrard turns back clock for Liverpool |first=Oliver |last=Holt |page=29 |newspaper=The Times |location=London |date=14 February 2000}} Wenger said it "had been a very bad week" for Arsenal, and noted "qualification for third place [was] not over … it's still possible if we get our players back in the right shape".{{cite news |title=Highbury win puts Liverpool in hunt |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sport/football/fa_carling_premiership/641756.stm |work=BBC News |publisher=BBC |date=14 February 2000 |access-date=7 November 2013}} The month ended with a 3–1 win against Southampton, in which Bergkamp and Kanu returned to the starting line-up.{{cite news |title=Gunners back in hunt |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sport/football/fa_carling_premiership/658003.stm |work=BBC News |publisher=BBC |date=26 February 2000 |access-date=8 November 2013}}

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Dixon's late goal earned Arsenal a point against Aston Villa on 5 March 2000.{{cite news |title=Dixon spoils Walker's big day |first=Kevin |last=McCarra |page=28 |newspaper=The Times |location=London |date=6 March 2000}} The team, without Adams, Keown and Overmars, lost to Middlesbrough a week later.{{cite news |title=Middlesbrough make most of Arsenal's piecemeal approach |first=George |last=Caulkin |page=38 |newspaper=The Times |location=London |date=13 March 2000}} Wenger conceded afterwards his team were paying for their participation in the UEFA Cup, as "…the recovery time is too short. We only had two and a half days, which is not enough, especially when you are travelling". Arsenal beat their rivals Tottenham a week later.{{cite news |title=Elusive Henry spurs Arsenal to derby success |first=Matt |last=Dickinson |page=38 |newspaper=The Times |location=London |date=20 March 2000}} Henry, Grimandi and Kanu each scored in Arsenal's 3–0 victory against Coventry City.{{cite news |title=Sky blues fall in on Ogrizovic |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/1999/nov/29/match.sport3 |first=Martin |last=Thorpe |newspaper=The Guardian |location=London |date=27 March 2000 |access-date=7 November 2013}} After 30 games, Arsenal were in fourth position, two points behind Liverpool in third and 13 away from leaders Manchester United.{{cite web |url=http://www.statto.com/football/stats/england/premier-league/1999-2000/table/2000-03-26 |title=English Premier League table, 26-03-2000 |publisher=Statto Organisation |access-date=7 November 2013 |archive-date=14 January 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140114181552/http://www.statto.com/football/stats/england/premier-league/1999-2000/table/2000-03-26 |url-status=dead }}

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In spite of playing the second half against Wimbledon with ten men after the dismissal of Luzhnyi, Arsenal defeated their London rivals by three goals to one.{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sport/football/fa_carling_premiership/697998.stm |title=Ten-man Gunners survive again |work=BBC News |publisher=BBC |date=1 April 2000 |access-date=6 November 2013}} Before the game away to Leeds United on 16 April 2000, both clubs observed a minute's silence to honour the two Leeds fans who were murdered in Istanbul.{{cite news |title=Gunners coast past limp Leeds |first=Glenn |last=Moore |page=S1 |newspaper=The Independent |location=London |date=17 April 2000}} Wenger and his players then presented bouquets of flowers to their counterparts. Arsenal went ahead in the 21st minute – Henry beat defender Jonathan Woodgate for pace and scored his 20th goal of the season.{{cite news |title= Arsenal show ailing Leeds no mercy |first=George |last=Caulkin |page=40 |newspaper=The Times |location=London |date=17 April 2000}} Further goals by Keown, Kanu and Overmars resulted in a 4–0 win and lifted Arsenal above Leeds into third, with a better goal difference. Arsenal beat Watford and continued their strong finish to the season with a 1–0 win at Everton to move into second place.{{cite news |title=Henry's double sting for Hornets |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2000/apr/24/match.sport8 |first=Martin |last=Thorpe |newspaper=The Guardian |location=London |date=24 April 2000 |access-date=8 November 2013}}{{cite news |title=Dutch domination |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2000/apr/30/match.sport1 |first=Ian |last=Whittell |newspaper=The Observer |location=London |date=30 April 2000 |access-date=8 November 2013}} Wenger believed Manchester United, who retained their status as champions in April, had benefited from the league being "organised" in their favour: "They had a winter break. They didn't play in the FA Cup. It was all wrong from the start. The break was good for them because at the same time we dropped points and so did the other teams. So when they came back they had the psychological advantage."{{cite news |url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/soccer/world/news/2000/04/22/wenger_manu/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140116071945/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/soccer/world/news/2000/04/22/wenger_manu/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=16 January 2014 |title=League tailor-made for Man United, claims Wenger |agency=Reuters |publisher=CNNSI.com |date=23 April 2000 |access-date=7 November 2013}}

Petit scored a 90th-minute winner for Arsenal against West Ham United and a further win against Chelsea ensured Arsenal finished second, as Leeds and Liverpool failed to win their respective matches. Arsenal played out a 3–3 draw against Sheffield Wednesday, which relegated their opponents in the process.{{cite news |title=Wednesday relegated |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sport/football/fa_carling_premiership/742563.stm |work=BBC News |publisher=BBC |date=9 May 2000 |access-date=8 November 2013}} Arsenal ended their league campaign against Newcastle United at St James' Park. Wenger rested several first-team players to prioritise the 2000 UEFA Cup Final the following week.{{cite news |title=A good test of our progress |first=Damian |last=Spellman |page=35 |newspaper=Evening Chronicle |location=Newcastle |date=13 May 2000}} Arsenal lost 4–2, with Newcastle striker Alan Shearer notably scoring the 300th goal of his career.{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sport/football/fa_carling_premiership/748072.stm |title=Shearer on song as Magpies win |work=BBC News |publisher=BBC |date=14 May 2000 |access-date=7 November 2013}}

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|time = 15:00 BST

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|score = 2–1

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|goals1 = Bergkamp {{goal|65}}
Sinclair {{goal|90|o.g.}}

|goals2 = {{goal|57}} Cottee

|location = London

|stadium = Highbury

|attendance = 38,026

|referee = Alan Wilkie

|result = W

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|round = 2

|date = 10 August 1999

|time = 20:00 BST

|team1 = Derby County

|score = 1–2

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|team2 = Arsenal

|goals1 = Delap {{goal|45}}

|goals2 = {{goal|40}} Petit
{{goal|47}} Bergkamp

|location = Derby

|stadium = Pride Park Stadium

|attendance = 25,901

|referee = Stephen Lodge

|result = W

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|date = 14 August 1999

|time = 15:00 BST

|team1 = Sunderland

|score = 0–0

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|location = Sunderland

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|attendance = 41,680

|referee = Uriah Rennie

|result = D

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|date = 22 August 1999

|time = 16:00 BST

|team1 = Arsenal

|score = 1–2

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|team2 = Manchester United

|goals1 = Ljungberg {{goal|41}}

|goals2 = {{goal|58||88}} Keane

|location = London

|stadium = Highbury

|attendance = 38,147

|referee = Graham Poll

|result = L

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|date = 25 August 1999

|time = 19:45 BST

|team1 = Arsenal

|score = 2–0

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|team2 = Bradford City

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Kanu {{goal|17|pen.}}

|goals2 =

|location = London

|stadium = Highbury

|attendance = 38,073

|referee = Alan Wiley

|result = W

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|date = 28 August 1999

|time = 15:00 BST

|team1 = Liverpool

|score = 2–0

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|team2 = Arsenal

|goals1 = Fowler {{goal|8}}
Berger {{goal|76}}

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|location = Liverpool

|stadium = Anfield

|attendance = 44,886

|referee = Dermot Gallagher

|result = L

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|date = 11 September 1999

|time = 15:00 BST

|team1 = Arsenal

|score = 3–1

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|team2 = Aston Villa

|goals1 = Šuker {{goal|45||49}}
Kanu {{goal|82}}

|goals2 = {{goal|44}} Joachim

|location = London

|stadium = Highbury

|attendance = 38,093

|referee = David Elleray

|result = W

}}

{{Football box collapsible

|round = 8

|date = 18 September 1999

|time = 15:00 BST

|team1 = Southampton

|score = 0–1

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|team2 = Arsenal

|goals1 =

|goals2 = {{goal|79}} Henry

|location = Southampton

|stadium = The Dell

|attendance = 15,242

|referee = Graham Barber

|result = W

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|round = 9

|date = 25 September 1999

|time = 15:00 BST

|team1 = Arsenal

|score = 1–0

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20000531192538/http://www.arsenal.co.uk/gm12_hwatford.htm Report]

|team2 = Watford

|goals1 = Kanu {{goal|86}}

|goals2 =

|location = London

|stadium = Highbury

|attendance = 38,127

|referee = Paul Durkin

|result = W

}}

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|round = 10

|date = 3 October 1999

|time = 16:00 BST

|team1 = West Ham United

|score = 2–1

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20000610050722/http://www.arsenal.co.uk/gm14_awestham.htm Report]

|team2 = Arsenal

|goals1 = Di Canio {{goal|29||72}}

|goals2 = {{goal|77}} Šuker

|location = London

|stadium = Boleyn Ground

|attendance = 26,009

|referee = Mike Reed

|result = L

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|round = 11

|date = 16 October 1999

|time = 15:00 BST

|team1 = Arsenal

|score = 4–1

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20000712124447/http://www.arsenal.co.uk/gm15_heverton.htm Report]

|team2 = Everton

|goals1 = Dixon {{goal|40}}
Šuker {{goal|54||61}}
Kanu {{goal|90}}

|goals2 = {{goal|16}} Collins

|location = London

|stadium = Highbury

|attendance = 38,042

|referee = Steve Dunn

|result = W

}}

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|round = 12

|date = 23 October 1999

|time = 15:00 BST

|team1 = Chelsea

|score = 2–3

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20000610204257/http://www.arsenal.co.uk/gm18_achelsea.htm Report]

|team2 = Arsenal

|goals1 = Flo {{goal|38}}
Petrescu {{goal|52}}

|goals2 = {{goal|75||83||90}} Kanu

|location = London

|stadium = Stamford Bridge

|attendance = 34,958

|referee = Alan Wilkie

|result = W

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|round = 13

|date = 30 October 1999

|time = 15:00 BST

|team1 = Arsenal

|score = 0–0

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20000603164105/http://www.arsenal.co.uk/gm20_hnewcastle.htm Report]

|team2 = Newcastle United

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|location = London

|stadium = Highbury

|attendance = 38,106

|referee = Peter Jones

|result = D

}}

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|round = 14

|date = 7 November 1999

|time = 16:00 GMT

|team1 = Tottenham Hotspur

|score = 2–1

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20000712184807/http://www.arsenal.co.uk/gm22_aspurs.htm Report]

|team2 = Arsenal

|goals1 = Iversen {{goal|7}}
Sherwood {{goal|20}}

|goals2 = {{goal|38}} Vieira

|location = London

|stadium = White Hart Lane

|attendance = 36,085

|referee = David Elleray

|result = L

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|date = 20 November 1999

|time = 15:00 GMT

|team1 = Arsenal

|score = 5–1

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20000918040912/http://www.arsenal.co.uk/gm23_hboro.htm Report]

|team2 = Middlesbrough

|goals1 = Overmars {{goal|26||61||78}}
Bergkamp {{goal|40||49}}

|goals2 = {{goal|68}} Ricard

|location = London

|stadium = Highbury

|attendance = 38,082

|referee = Neale Barry

|result = W

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|round = 16

|date = 28 November 1999

|time = 16:00 GMT

|team1 = Arsenal

|score = 2–1

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20000612092713/http://www.arsenal.co.uk/gm25_hderby.htm Report]

|team2 = Derby County

|goals1 = Henry {{goal|11||51}}

|goals2 = {{goal|2}} Sturridge

|location = London

|stadium = Highbury

|attendance = 37,964

|referee = Andy D'Urso

|result = W

}}

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|round = 17

|date = 4 December 1999

|time = 11:30 GMT

|team1 = Leicester City

|score = 0–3

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20010117165300/http://www.arsenal.co.uk/gm27_aleicester.htm Report]

|team2 = Arsenal

|goals1 =

|goals2 = {{goal|23}} Grimandi
{{goal|53}} Dixon
{{goal|75}} Overmars

|location = Leicester

|stadium = Filbert Street

|attendance = 20,495

|referee = Dermot Gallagher

|result = W

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|round = 18

|date = 18 December 1999

|time = 15:00 GMT

|team1 = Arsenal

|score = 1–1

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20010211181435/http://www.arsenal.co.uk/gm30_hwimbledon.htm Report]

|team2 = Wimbledon

|goals1 = Henry {{goal|61}}

|goals2 = {{goal|7}} Cort

|location = London

|stadium = Highbury

|attendance = 38,052

|referee = Graham Barber

|result = D

}}

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|round = 19

|date = 26 December 1999

|time = 17:30 GMT

|team1 = Coventry City

|score = 3–2

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20010210104250/http://www.arsenal.co.uk/gm31_acoventry.htm Report]

|team2 = Arsenal

|goals1 = McAllister {{goal|6}}
Hadji {{goal|40}}
Keane {{goal|71}}

|goals2 = {{goal|67}} Ljungberg
{{goal|86}} Šuker

|location = Coventry

|stadium = Highfield Road

|attendance = 22,757

|referee = Rob Harris

|result = L

}}

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|round = 20

|date = 28 December 1999

|time = 15:00 GMT

|team1 = Arsenal

|score = 2–0

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20010211181423/http://www.arsenal.co.uk/gm32_hleeds.htm Report]

|team2 = Leeds United

|goals1 = Ljunberg {{goal|32}}
Henry {{goal|58}}

|goals2 =

|location = London

|stadium = Highbury

|attendance = 38,096

|referee = Graham Poll

|result = W

}}

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|date = 3 January 2000

|time = 15:00 GMT

|team1 = Sheffield Wednesday

|score = 1–1

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20000918025251/http://www.arsenal.co.uk/gm33_asheffwed.htm Report]

|team2 = Arsenal

|goals1 = Sibon {{goal|56}}

|goals2 = {{goal|40}} Petit

|location = Sheffield

|stadium = Hillsborough

|attendance = 26,155

|referee = Mike Reed

|result = D

}}

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|round = 22

|date = 15 January 2000

|time = 15:00 GMT

|team1 = Arsenal

|score = 4–1

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20000301124556/http://www.arsenal.co.uk/gm35_hsun.htm Report]

|team2 = Sunderland

|goals1 = Henry {{goal|3||81}}
Šuker {{goal|28||33}}

|goals2 = {{goal|49}} Quinn

|location = London

|stadium = Highbury

|attendance = 38,039

|referee = Paul Alcock

|result = W

}}

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|round = 23

|date = 24 January 2000

|time = 20:05 ¹ GMT

|team1 = Manchester United

|score = 1–1

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20000918024729/http://www.arsenal.co.uk/gm37_amanutd.htm Report]

|team2 = Arsenal

|goals1 = Sheringham {{goal|73}}

|goals2 = {{goal|11}} Ljungberg

|location = Manchester

|stadium = Old Trafford

|attendance = 58,293

|referee = Mike Reed

|result = D

}}

{{Football box collapsible

|round = 24

|date = 5 February 2000

|time = 15:00 GMT

|team1 = Bradford City

|score = 2–1

|report = [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/sport/football/fa_carling_premiership/631971.stm Report]

|team2 = Arsenal

|goals1 = Windass {{goal|10}}
Saunders {{goal|57}}

|goals2 = {{goal|13}} Henry

|location = Bradford

|stadium = Valley Parade

|attendance = 18,276

|referee = Andy D'Urso

|result = L

}}

{{Football box collapsible

|round = 25

|date = 13 February 2000

|time = 16:00 GMT

|team1 = Arsenal

|score = 0–1

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20001010033223/http://www.arsenal.co.uk/gm39_hliverpool.htm Report]

|team2 = Liverpool

|goals1 =

|goals2 = {{goal|18}} Camara

|location = London

|stadium = Highbury

|attendance = 38,098

|referee = Steve Dunn

|result = L

}}

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|round = 26

|date = 26 February 2000

|time = 15:00 GMT

|team1 = Arsenal

|score = 3–1

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20001010110122/http://www.arsenal.co.uk/gm40_hsoton.htm Report]

|team2 = Southampton

|goals1 = Ljungberg {{goal|22||69}}
Bergkamp {{goal|36}}

|goals2 = {{goal|51}} Richards

|location = London

|stadium = Highbury

|attendance = 38,044

|referee = Jeff Winter

|result = W

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{{Football box collapsible

|round = 27

|date = 5 March 2000

|time = 15:00 GMT

|team1 = Aston Villa

|score = 1–1

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20000918040931/http://www.arsenal.co.uk/gm42_avilla.htm Report]

|team2 = Arsenal

|goals1 = Walker {{goal|63}}

|goals2 = {{goal|84}} Dixon

|location = Birmingham

|stadium = Villa Park

|attendance = 36,930

|referee = Graham Poll

|result = D

}}

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|round = 28

|date = 12 March 2000

|time = 15:00 GMT

|team1 = Middlesbrough

|score = 2–1

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20000918040940/http://www.arsenal.co.uk/gm44_aboro.htm Report]

|team2 = Arsenal

|goals1 = Ince {{goal|48}}
Ricard {{goal|63}}

|goals2 = {{goal|70}} Bergkamp

|location = Middlesbrough

|stadium = Riverside Stadium

|attendance = 34,244

|referee = Rob Harris

|result = L

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|round = 29

|date = 19 March 2000

|time = 15:00 GMT

|team1 = Arsenal

|score = 2–1

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20000918040953/http://www.arsenal.co.uk/gm46_hspurs.htm Report]

|team2 = Tottenham Hotspur

|goals1 = Armstrong {{goal|20|o.g.}}
Henry {{goal|45|pen.}}

|goals2 = {{goal|31}} Armstrong

|location = London

|stadium = Highbury

|attendance = 38,131

|referee = Paul Durkin

|result = W

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|date = 26 March 2000

|time = 16:00 BST

|team1 = Arsenal

|score = 3–0

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20000918041006/http://www.arsenal.co.uk/gm47_hcov.htm Report]

|team2 = Coventry City

|goals1 = Henry {{goal|50}}
Grimandi {{goal|79}}
Kanu {{goal|80}}

|goals2 =

|location = London

|stadium = Highbury

|attendance = 38,027

|referee = Barry Knight

|result = W

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|time = 15:00 BST

|date = 1 April 2000

|team1 = Wimbledon

|score = 1–3

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20001025222724/http://www.arsenal.co.uk/gm48_awimbledon.htm Report]

|team2 = Arsenal

|goals1 = Lund {{goal|12}}

|goals2 = {{goal|33||41}} Kanu
{{goal|89|pen.}} Henry

|location = London

|stadium = Selhurst Park

|attendance = 25,858

|referee = Uriah Rennie

|result = W

}}

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|round = 32

|date = 16 April 2000

|time = 16:00 BST

|team1 = Leeds United

|score = 0–4

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20000918023322/http://www.arsenal.co.uk/gm50_aleeds.htm Report]

|team2 = Arsenal

|goals1 =

|goals2 = {{goal|21}} Henry
{{goal|70}} Keown
{{goal|82}} Kanu
{{goal|90}} Overmars

|location = Leeds

|stadium = Elland Road

|attendance = 39,307

|referee = Steve Dunn

|result = W

}}

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|round = 33

|date = 23 April 2000

|time = 15:00 BST

|team1 = Watford

|score = 2–3

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20001120184700/http://www.arsenal.co.uk/gm52_awatford.htm Report]

|team2 = Arsenal

|goals1 = Helguson {{goal|58}}
Hyde {{goal|60}}

|goals2 = {{goal|18||45}} Henry
{{goal|43}} Parlour

|location = Watford

|stadium = Vicarage Road

|attendance = 19,670

|referee = Rob Harris

|result = W

}}

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|date = 29 April 2000

|time = 15:00 BST

|team1 = Everton

|score = 0–1

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20000918023006/http://www.arsenal.co.uk/gm53_aeverton.htm Report]

|team2 = Arsenal

|goals1 =

|goals2 = {{goal|34}} Overmars

|location = Liverpool

|stadium = Goodison Park

|attendance = 35,919

|referee = Dermot Gallagher

|result = W

}}

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|round = 35

|date = 2 May 2000

|time = 19:45 BST

|team1 = Arsenal

|score = 2–1

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20000603070205/http://www.arsenal.co.uk/gm54_hwestham.htm Report]

|team2 = West Ham United

|goals1 = Overmars {{goal|69}}
Petit {{goal|90}}

|goals2 = {{goal|40}} Di Canio

|location = London

|stadium = Highbury

|attendance = 38,093

|referee = Paul Durkin

|result = W

}}

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|round = 36

|date = 6 May 2000

|time = 15:00 BST

|team1 = Arsenal

|score = 2–1

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20000918022850/http://www.arsenal.co.uk/gm55_hchelsea.htm Report]

|team2 = Chelsea

|goals1 = Henry {{goal|21||48}}

|goals2 = {{goal|79}} Poyet

|location = London

|stadium = Highbury

|attendance = 38,119

|referee = Mike Reed

|result = W

}}

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|round = 37

|date = 9 May 2000

|time = 19:45 BST

|team1 = Arsenal

|score = 3–3

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20000603070205/http://www.arsenal.co.uk/gm56_hsheffwed.htm Report]

|team2 = Sheffield Wednesday

|goals1 = Dixon {{goal|34}}
Sylvinho {{goal|78}}
Henry {{goal|79}}

|goals2 = {{goal|58}} Sibon
{{goal|60}} De Bilde
{{goal|70}} Quinn

|location = London

|stadium = Highbury

|attendance = 37,271

|referee = Jeff Winter

|result = D

}}

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|round = 38

|date = 14 May 2000

|time = 16:00 BST

|team1 = Newcastle United

|score = 4–2

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20010117170200/http://www.arsenal.co.uk/gm57_anewcastle.htm Report]

|team2 = Arsenal

|goals1 = Speed {{goal|6||59}}
Shearer {{goal|23}}
Griffin {{goal|63}}

|goals2 = {{goal|7}} Kanu
{{goal|53}} Malz

|location = Newcastle upon Tyne

|stadium = St James' Park

|attendance = 36,450

|referee = Graham Poll

|result = L

}}

• ¹ Kick-off was scheduled at 20:00, but Mark Bosnich was given time to change his shirt because the colour of it had the same colours as Arsenal's away shirt.

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{{see also|1999–2000 FA Cup}}

Arsenal entered the competition in the third round, by virtue of their Premier League status. Their opening match was a 3–1 win against Second Division Blackpool, where Grimandi, Adams and Overmars got themselves on the scoresheet.{{cite news |title=Hard going at Highbury |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sport/football/fa_cup/563655.stm |work=BBC News |publisher=BBC |date=13 December 1999 |access-date=13 November 2013}} In the fourth round, Arsenal faced Leicester City at Highbury. The match ended goalless, meaning a replay was staged at Filbert Street.{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2000/jan/10/match.arsenal |title=Leicester limit Gunners' options |date=10 January 2000 |access-date=13 November 2013 |newspaper=The Guardian |first=Martin |last=Thorpe |location=London}} With neither side able to score in the 90 minutes and extra time, the game was settled on penalties. Leicester goalkeeper Pegguy Arphexad blocked Dixon and Grimandi's spot-kicks to help his side win.{{cite news |title=Arphexad keeps Arsenal at bay |first=Rob |last=Hughes |page=56 |newspaper=The Times |location=London |date=20 January 2000}} Wenger said he was "upset" with the loss, adding "the most important thing is the championship and we have to concentrate on it."

{{Football box collapsible

|round = Third round

|date = 13 December 1999

|time = 15:00 GMT

|team1 = Arsenal

|score = 3–1

|report = [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/sport/football/fa_cup/563655.stm Report]

|team2 = Blackpool

|goals1 = Grimandi {{goal|24}}
Adams {{goal|65}}
Overmars {{goal|90}}

|goals2 = Clarkson {{goal|39}}

|location = London

|stadium = Highbury

|attendance = 34,143

|referee = Uriah Rennie (Sheffield)

|result = W

}}

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|round = Fourth round

|date = 9 January 2000

|time = 16:00 GMT

|team1 = Arsenal

|score = 0–0

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20000531003051/http://www.arsenal.co.uk/gm34_hleic.htm Report]

|team2 = Leicester City

|location = London

|stadium = Highbury

|attendance = 35,710

|referee = Mike Riley (West Yorkshire)

|result = D

}}

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|round = Fourth round replay

|date = 19 January 2000

|time = 19:00 GMT

|team1 = Leicester City

|score = 0–0

|aet = yes

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20000918024812/http://www.arsenal.co.uk/gm36_aleic.htm Report]

|penalties1 = Gunnlaugsson {{pengoal}}
Savage {{pengoal}}
Fenton {{pengoal}}
Elliott {{pengoal}}
Oakes {{penmiss}}
Campbell {{pengoal}}
Heskey {{pengoal}}

|penaltyscore = 6–5

|penalties2 = {{pengoal}} Šuker
{{penmiss}} Dixon
{{pengoal}} Hughes
{{pengoal}} Parlour
{{pengoal}} Henry
{{pengoal}} Vieira
{{penmiss}} Grimandi

|team2 = Arsenal

|location = Leicester

|stadium = Filbert Street

|attendance = 15,235

|referee = Mike Riley (West Yorkshire)

|result = D

}}

{{see also|1999–2000 Football League Cup}}

Together with the other clubs playing in European competitions, Arsenal entered the Football League Cup in the third round. The team were drawn to face First Division Preston North End, on the week of 11 October 1999. Kanu and Stefan Malz scored a goal apiece to ensure Arsenal progressed into the fourth round, where they played Middlesbrough away.{{cite news |title=Malz to the rescue |first=Michael |last=Hart |page=85 |newspaper=Evening Standard |location=London |date=13 October 1999}} The team exited the competition on penalties, after a score draw.{{cite news |title=Gunners misfire in shoot-out |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sport/football/544175.stm |work=BBC News |publisher=BBC |date=30 November 1999 |access-date=13 November 2013}}

{{Football box collapsible

|round = Third round

|date = 12 October 1999

|time = 19:45

|team1 = Arsenal

|score = 2–1

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20000610111826/http://www.arsenal.co.uk/gm15_hpreston.htm Report]

|team2 = Preston North End

|goals1 = Kanu {{goal|31}}
Malz {{goal|61}}

|goals2 = Macken {{goal|38}}

|location = London

|stadium = Highbury

|attendance = 15,239

|referee = Terry Heilbron (County Durham)

|result = W

}}

{{Football box collapsible

|round = Fourth round

|date = 30 November 1999

|time = 19:45

|team1 = Middlesbrough

|score = 2–2

|aet = yes

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20000708061800/http://www.arsenal.co.uk/gm26_aboro.htm Report]

|team2 = Arsenal

|goals1 = Ricard {{goal|8||83|pen.}}

|goals2 = Henry {{goal|38}}
Šuker {{goal|80}}

|location = Middlesbrough

|stadium = Riverside Stadium

|attendance = 23,157

|referee = Mike Riley (West Yorkshire)

|result = D

|penalties1 = Ricard {{pengoal}}
Ziege {{pengoal}}
Gascoigne {{pengoal}}

|penaltyscore = 3–1

|penalties2 = {{pengoal}} Šuker
{{penmiss}} Vivas
{{penmiss}} Upson
{{penmiss}} Sylvinho

}}

{{see also|1999–2000 UEFA Champions League}}

{{see also|1999–2000 UEFA Champions League group stage#Group B}}

Finishing second in Premier League the previous season ensured Arsenal's qualification into the UEFA Champions League. For the second season running, Arsenal played their home matches at Wembley Stadium. The club were drawn in Group B, along with Italian club Fiorentina, Barcelona of Spain and Sweden's AIK.{{cite news |title=Lucky Devils, unlucky Arsenal |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/1999/aug/27/newsstory.sport3 |first=David |last=Lacey |newspaper=The Guardian |location=London |date=27 August 1999 |access-date=16 November 2013}} In the opening match against Fiorentina, Arsenal dominated possession and created the better chances of the game, but earned no more than a point after Kanu's late penalty miss.{{cite news |title=Arsenal rue their folding Kanu |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/1999/sep/15/newsstory.sport6 |first=Martin |last=Thorpe |newspaper=The Guardian |location=London |date=15 September 1999 |access-date=16 November 2013}} The team defeated AIK at Wembley a week after and drew with Barcelona at the Camp Nou.{{cite news |title=Arsenal break Wembley hoodoo |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sport/football/champions_league/454989.stm |work=BBC News |publisher=BBC |date=23 September 1999 |access-date=13 November 2013}}{{cite news |title=Kanu delivers shock of the Nou |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/1999/sep/29/newsstory.sport9 |first=Martin |last=Thorpe |newspaper=The Guardian |location=London |date=29 September 1999 |access-date=16 November 2013}} In the reverse fixture, Barcelona defeated Arsenal 4–2 and Wenger rued afterwards: "The defence did not have a good day. They were exposed and didn't get any protection."{{cite news |title=Hughuried; Arsenal pay price for Wembley ground switch as Barca run riot |first=John |last=Cross |page=42 |newspaper=The Mirror |location=London |date=20 October 1999}} Arsenal progressed no further in competition after the team were beaten by Fiorentina; Gabriel Batistuta scored the only goal of the match.{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/1999/oct/28/championsleague.sport |title=Batistuta blasts the Gunners out |date=28 October 1999 |access-date=13 November 2013 |newspaper=The Guardian |first=David |last=Lacey |location=London}} Overmars scored twice in Arsenal's final group game away to AIK.{{cite news |title=Gunners sink battling Swedes |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sport/football/champions_league/503409.stm |work=BBC News |publisher=BBC |date=2 November 1999 |access-date=13 November 2013}}

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{{Football box collapsible

|round=1

|date=14 September 1999

|time=20:45 CET

|team1=Fiorentina

|score=0–0

|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20000301045936/http://www.arsenal.co.uk/gm09_afiorentina.htm Report]

|team2=Arsenal

|goals1=

|goals2=

|location=Florence, Italy

|stadium=Stadio Artemio Franchi

|attendance=33,903

|referee=Hellmut Krug (Germany)

|result=D

}}

{{Football box collapsible

|round=2

|date=22 September 1999

|time=20:45

|team1=Arsenal

|score=3–1

|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20000421170003/http://www.arsenal.co.uk/gm11_haik.htm Report]

|team2=AIK

|goals1=Ljungberg {{goal|28}}
Henry {{goal|90+1}}
Šuker {{goal|90+3}}

|goals2=Nordin {{goal|53}}

|location=London, England

|stadium=Wembley Stadium

|attendance=71,227

|referee=Vítor Melo Pereira (Portugal)

|result=W

}}

{{Football box collapsible

|round=3

|date=29 September 1999

|time=20:45

|team1=Barcelona

|score=1–1

|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20000301045936/http://www.arsenal.co.uk/gm13_abarcelona.htm Report]

|team2=Arsenal

|goals1=Luis Enrique {{goal|16}}

|goals2=Kanu {{goal|81}}

|location=Barcelona, Spain

|stadium=Camp Nou

|attendance=87,574

|referee=Markus Merk (Germany)

|result=D

}}

{{Football box collapsible

|round=4

|date=19 October 1999

|time=20:45

|team1=Arsenal

|score=2–4

|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20000301210332/http://www.arsenal.co.uk/gm17_hbarca.htm Report]

|team2=Barcelona

|goals1=Bergkamp {{goal|44}}
Overmars {{goal|85}}

|goals2=Rivaldo {{goal|15|pen.}}
Luis Enrique {{goal|16}}
Figo {{goal|56}}
Cocu {{goal|70}}

|location=London, England

|stadium=Wembley Stadium

|attendance=73,091

|referee=Urs Meier (Switzerland)

|result=L

}}

{{Football box collapsible

|round=5

|date=27 October 1999

|time=20:45

|team1=Arsenal

|score=0–1

|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20000421180447/http://www.arsenal.co.uk/gm19_hfiorentina.htm Report]

|team2=Fiorentina

|goals1=

|goals2=Batistuta {{goal|75}}

|location=London, England

|stadium=Wembley Stadium

|attendance=73,336

|referee=Ľuboš Micheľ (Slovakia)

|result=L

}}

{{Football box collapsible

|round=6

|date=2 November 1999

|time=20:45

|team1=AIK

|score=2–3

|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20000611150925/http://www.arsenal.co.uk/gm21_aaik.htm Report]

|team2=Arsenal

|goals1=A. Andersson {{goal|41||68}}

|goals2=Overmars {{goal|17||52}}
Šuker {{goal|56}}

|location=Solna, Sweden

|stadium=Råsunda Stadium

|attendance=33,005

|referee=Hartmut Strampe (Germany)

|result=W

}}

{{main|1999–2000 UEFA Cup}}

As Arsenal finished third in their Champions League group, they entered the UEFA Cup. Wenger said he intended to take the competition seriously given the team's poor UEFA coefficient.{{cite news |title=Wenger's dig at European set-up |first=Shaun |last=Custis |page=77 |newspaper=Daily Express |location=London |date=25 November 1999}} Arsenal played their home games at Highbury instead of Wembley.

;Third round

Arsenal faced French club Nantes and won the first leg 3–0; Winterburn scored the pick of the three – "a rare but brilliantly struck goal".{{cite news |title=Arsenal enjoy homecoming parade |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/1999/nov/26/newsstory.sport |newspaper=The Guardian |first=Jon |last=Brodkin |location=London |date=26 November 1999 |access-date=2 December 2013}} The team drew the second leg 3–3, though it was enough to see them progress on aggregate score.{{cite news |title=Arsenal make heavy weather of the cruise |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/1999/dec/10/uefa.sport1 |newspaper=The Guardian |first=Jon |last=Brodkin |location=London |date=10 December 1999 |access-date=2 December 2013}}

{{Football box collapsible

| round = First leg

| date = 25 November 1999

| time = 20:00

| team1 = Arsenal

| score = 3–0

| report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20000712184807/http://www.arsenal.co.uk/gm24_hnantes.htm Report]

| team2 = Nantes

| goals1 = Overmars {{goal|13|pen.}}
Winterburn {{goal|81}}
Bergkamp {{goal|90}}

| location = London

| stadium = Highbury

| attendance = 36,618

| referee = Dani Koren (Israel)

| result = W

}}

{{Football box collapsible

| round = Second leg

| date = 9 December 1999

| time = 20:45

| team1 = Nantes

| score = 3–3

| aggregatescore = 3–6

| report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20000229223112/http://www.arsenal.co.uk/gm28_anantes.htm Report]

| team2 = Arsenal

| goals1 = Sibierski {{goal|12||57}}
Vahirua {{goal|77}}

| goals2 = Grimandi {{goal|25}}
Henry {{goal|31}}
Overmars {{goal|42}}

| location = Nantes

| stadium = Stade de la Beaujoire

| attendance = 17,000

| referee = Jan Wegereef (Netherlands)

| result = D

}}

;Fourth round

At home to Deportivo La Coruña, Arsenal opened the scoring in the fifth minute through Dixon and further goals from Henry, Kanu and Bergkamp ensured it was the club's first victory over Spanish opposition in Europe.{{cite news |title=Gunners blow away Deportivo |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sport/football/664212.stm |work=BBC News |publisher=BBC |date=2 March 2000 |access-date=2 December 2013}} Although the team were defeated in the second leg, Arsenal won 6–3 on aggregate.{{cite news |title=Arsenal stroll into quarters |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sport/football/672207.stm |work=BBC News |publisher=BBC |date=9 March 2000 |access-date=3 December 2013}}

{{Football box collapsible

| round = First leg

| date = 2 March 2000

| time = 20:00

| team1 = Arsenal

| score = 5–1

| report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20000918000757/http://www.arsenal.co.uk/gm41_hdeportivo.htm Report]

| team2 = Deportivo La Coruña

| goals1 = Dixon {{goal|5}}
Henry {{goal|30||67}}
Kanu {{goal|78}}
Bergkamp {{goal|83}}

| goals2 = Djalminha {{goal|55}}

| location = London

| stadium = Highbury

| attendance = 37,837

| referee = Atanas Uzunov (Bulgaria)

| result = W

}}

{{Football box collapsible

| round = Second leg

| date = 9 March 2000

| time = 21:00

| team1 = Deportivo La Coruña

| score = 2–1

| aggregatescore = 3–6

| report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20000918000757/http://www.arsenal.co.uk/gm43_adeportivo.htm Report]

| team2 = Arsenal

| goals1 = Víctor {{goal|68}}
Pérez {{goal|90}}

| goals2 = Henry {{goal|63}}

| location = A Coruña

| stadium = Estadio Riazor

| attendance = 25,000

| referee = Oğuz Sarvan (Turkey)

| result = L

}}

;Quarter-finals

Against Werder Bremen, Arsenal won the first leg 2–0 with goals from Henry and Ljungberg.{{cite news |title=Gunners blaze into Bremen |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/sport/football/680342.stm |work=BBC News |publisher=BBC |date=16 March 2000 |access-date=2 December 2013}} Parlour scored a hat-trick in the return leg – the first of his career.{{cite news |title=Henry's shame mars Parlour game |first=Russell |last=Kempson |page=40 |newspaper=The Times |location=London |date=24 March 2000}}

{{Football box collapsible

| round = First leg

| date = 16 March 2000

| time = 20:00

| team1 = Arsenal

| score = 2–0

| report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20000918000757/http://www.arsenal.co.uk/gm45_hbremen.htm Report]

| team2 = Werder Bremen

| goals1 = Henry {{goal|21}}
Ljungberg {{goal|77}}

| location = London

| stadium = Highbury

| attendance = 38,009

| referee = Claude Colombo (France)

| result = W

}}

{{Football box collapsible

| round = Second leg

| date = 23 March 2000

| time = 20:30

| team1 = Werder Bremen

| score = 2–4

| aggregatescore = 2–6

| report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20000918000757/http://www.arsenal.co.uk/gm47_abremen.htm Report]

| team2 = Arsenal

| goals1 = Bode {{goal|41}}
Bogdanović {{goal|60}}

| goals2 = Parlour {{goal|8||25||70}}
Henry {{goal|59}}

| location = Bremen

| stadium = Weserstadion

| attendance = 33,000

| referee = Kim Milton Nielsen (Denmark)

| result = W

}}

;Semi-finals

Arsenal faced French club Lens in the final four and won the first leg by a solitary goal, scored by Bergkamp in the second minute.{{cite news |title=Bergkamp only scratches Lens |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2000/apr/07/uefa.sport |newspaper=The Guardian |first=Jon |last=Brodkin |location=London |date=7 April 2000 |access-date=3 December 2013}} Victory in the second leg ensured passage to the final. Wenger commented afterwards: "People say we should not have come into this competition, but we have not got the final the easy way – we have played 14 games to get this far."{{cite news |url=http://www.arsenal.co.uk/gm49_hlens.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20001025222724/http://www.arsenal.co.uk/gm49_hlens.htm |title=RC Lens vs Arsenal, match report |publisher=Arsenal Football Club |work=AFCi |archive-date=25 October 2000 |access-date=3 December 2013}}

{{Football box collapsible

| round = First leg

| date = 6 April 2000

| time = 20:00

| team1 = Arsenal

| score = 1–0

| report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20001025222724/http://www.arsenal.co.uk/gm49_hlens.htm Report]

| team2 = Lens

| goals1 = Bergkamp {{goal|2}}

| location = London

| stadium = Highbury

| attendance = 38,102

| referee = Günter Benkö (Austria)

| result = W

}}

{{Football box collapsible

| round = Second leg

| date = 20 April 2000

| time = 20:45

| team1 = Lens

| score = 1–2

| aggregatescore = 1–3

| report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20001025222724/http://www.arsenal.co.uk/gm51_alens.htm Report]

| team2 = Arsenal

| goals1 = Nouma {{goal|73}}

| goals2 = Henry {{goal|41}}
Kanu {{goal|87}}

| location = Lens

| stadium = Stade Félix-Bollaert

| attendance = 41,043

| referee = José García-Aranda (Spain)

| result = W

}}

{{main|2000 UEFA Cup Final}}

In the lead up to the final against Galatasaray in Copenhagen, scuffles took place between British and Turkish supporters at City Hall Square after an Arsenal fan was stabbed.{{cite news |title=Violence erupts again as English and Turkish football fans riot in Copenhagen |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2000/may/18/uefa.sport |first=Vivek |last=Chaudhary |newspaper=The Guardian |location=London |date=18 May 2000 |access-date=3 December 2013}} The incident, dubbed the "Battle of Copenhagen" by the media led to 19 civilians injured and 60 arrests.{{cite news |title=Copenhagen's hall of shame |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2000/may/18/uefa.sport4 |first=Paul |last=MacInnes |work=The Guardian |date=18 May 2000 |access-date=3 December 2013}} The match itself was a lacklustre affair; neither side scored after 90 minutes and in extra time Gheorghe Hagi was sent off.{{cite news |title=Penalty heartbreak for Arsenal |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sport/football/752751.stm |work=BBC News |publisher=BBC |date=17 May 2000 |access-date=3 December 2013}} It was decided on penalties and Arsenal lost after Šuker and Patrick Vieira missed their spot-kicks. Wenger was disappointed with the manner of the defeat and criticised Spanish referee Antonio López Nieto for not tossing a coin to decide where the shoot-out would take place like UEFA promised him.{{cite news |title=Wenger anger over shoot-out |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/sport/football/753010.stm |work=BBC News |publisher=BBC |date=17 May 2000 |access-date=3 December 2013}}

{{Football box collapsible

| round = Final

| date = 17 May 2000

| time = 20:45

| team1 = Galatasaray

| score = 0–0

| aet = yes

| report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20000603070205/http://www.arsenal.co.uk/gm58_gala.htm Report]

| team2 = Arsenal

| location = Copenhagen

| stadium = Parken Stadium

| attendance = 38,919

| referee = Antonio López Nieto (Spain)

| result = D

| penalties1 = Penbe {{pengoal}}
Şükür {{pengoal}}
Davala {{pengoal}}
Popescu {{pengoal}}

| penaltyscore = 4–1

| penalties2 = {{penmiss}} Šuker
{{pengoal}} Parlour
{{penmiss}} Vieira

}}

Arsenal used a total of 32 players during the 1999–2000 season and there were 15 different goalscorers. There were also six squad members who did not make a first-team appearance in the campaign. Kanu featured in 50 matches whereas Vieira started the most games for Arsenal – 47 in total.

The team scored a total of 106 goals in all competitions. The highest goalscorer was Henry, with 26 goals, followed by Kanu who scored 17 goals. Six Arsenal players were sent off during the season: Vieira, Keown, Henry, Grimandi (twice), Ljungberg and Luzhnyi.

;Key

{{col-begin}}

{{col-3}}

No. = Squad number

Pos = Playing position

Nat. = Nationality

Apps = Appearances

{{col-3}}

GK = Goalkeeper

DF = Defender

MF = Midfielder

FW = Forward

{{col-3}}

File:Yellow card.svg = Yellow cards

File:Red card.svg = Red cards

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Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute. Players with number struck through and marked {{dagger|alt=Left club during playing season}} left the club during the playing season.

Source:{{cite news |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010410010523/http://www.arsenal.co.uk/squadlist.htm |url=http://www.arsenal.co.uk/squadlist.htm |title=Squad list |publisher=Arsenal Football Club |work=AFCi |archive-date=10 April 2001 |access-date=5 November 2013 |url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=Arsenal disciplinary record, 1999/2000 |url=http://www.arseweb.com/history/stats/discip00.html |work=Arseweb |date=22 May 2000 |access-date=14 January 2014}}

• 1999–2000 in English football
• List of Arsenal F.C. seasons

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