Arsenal Opening Day Record Premier League (1992 till date) | First Game Weekend Fixtures AFC History & Results Last 10 years

Here is a look at the result of the first game of every Premier League season for Arsenal so far. Covers every opening day/weekend fixture for the Gunners in the history for the PL (from its inaugural 1992/93 season till date). Arsenal manager for that particular opening game (George Graham, Bruce Rioch, Stewart Houston, Arsene Wenger, Unai Emery, Mikel Arteta) also mentioned in brackets.

1992/93- Arsenal 2-4 Norwich (Graham)

1993/94- Arsenal 0-3 Coventry (Graham)

1994/95- Arsenal 3-0 Manchester City (Graham)

1995/96- Arsenal 1-1 Middlesbrough (Rioch)

1996/97- Arsenal 2-0 West Ham (Houston)

1997/98- Leeds 1-1 Arsenal (Wenger)

1998/99- Arsenal 2-1 Nottingham Forest (Wenger)

1999/00- Arsenal 2-1 Leicester (Wenger)

2000/01- Sunderland 1-0 Arsenal (Wenger)

2001/02- Middlesbrough 0-4 Arsenal (Wenger)

2002/03- Arsenal 2-0 Birmingham (Wenger)

2003/04- Arsenal 2-1 Everton (Wenger)

2004/05- Everton 1-4 Arsenal (Wenger)

2005/06- Arsenal 2-0 Newcastle (Wenger)

2006/07- Arsenal 1-1 Aston Villa (Wenger)

2007/08- Arsenal 2-1 Fulham (Wenger)

2008/09- Arsenal 1-0 West Brom (Wenger)

2009/10- Everton 1-6 Arsenal (Wenger)

2010/11- Liverpool 1-1 Arsenal (Wenger)
2011/12- Newcastle 0-0 Arsenal (Wenger)
2012/13- Arsenal 0-0 Sunderland (Wenger)

2013/14- Arsenal 1-3 Aston Villa (Wenger)

2014/15- Arsenal 2-1 Crystal Palace (Wenger)

2015/16- Arsenal 0-2 West Ham (Wenger)

2016/17- Arsenal 3-4 Liverpool (Wenger)

2017/18- Arsenal 4-3 Leicester (Wenger)

2018/19- Arsenal 0-2 Man City (Emery)

2019/20- Newcastle 0-1 Arsenal (Emery)

2020/21- Fulham 0-3 Arsenal (Arteta)

2021/22- Brentford 2-0 Arsenal (Arteta)

2022/23- Crystal Palace 0-2 Arsenal (Arteta)

2023/24- Arsenal 2-1 Nottingham Forest (Arteta)

2024/25- Arsenal v Wolves

Arsenal opening match record in Premier League under George Graham as manager?

Played 3- Won 1 (v Man City), Lost 2 (v Norwich and Coventry)

Arsenal opening fixture record in Premier League under Arsene Wenger?

Played 21- Won 12, Drawn 5, Lost 4

Arsenal first day EPL record under Emery?

Played 2- Won 1 (v Newcastle), Lost 1 (v Man City)

Arsenal opening day record under Arteta as manager?

As of 2023/24- Played 4- Won 3 (v Fulham, Palace and Forest), Lost 1 (v Brentford)