Goalkeeper: Lukasz Fabianski, Vito Mannone, Wojciech Szcezny, Damian Martinez
Defender: Johan Djorou, Kieran Gibbs, Carl Jenkinson, Per Mertesacker, Ignasi Miquel, Laurent Koscielny, Bacary Sagna, Andrè Santos, Sebastien Squillaci, Thomas Vermaelen, Nico Yennaris
Midfielder: Mikel Arteta, Francis Coquelin, Abou Diaby, Santi Cazorla, Emmanuel Frimpong, Aaron Ramsey, Tomas Rosicky, Jack Wilshere
Forward: Andrei Arshavin, Marouane Chamack, Gervinho, Oliver Giroud, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Lucas Podolski, Theo Walcott, Serge Gnabry
Manager: Arsène Wenger
Assistant Manager: Steve Bould
First team coach: Boro Primorac
Academy Director: Liam Brady
Arsenal's pre season transfers started as early as 30 April 2012, when Arsenal announced they were going to sign German international Lukas Podolski from Cologne for an undisclosed fee, thought to be around £10.9m. Podolski officially joined Arsenal when the summer transfer window opened on 1 July. After 48 years of being associated with Arsenal, assistant manager Pat Rice retired at the end of the previous season. He was replaced on the same day by academy team manager, Steve Bould. On 26 June 2012, Giroud signed for English Premier League club Arsenal on a long-term contract for a fee believed to be around £12 million. He made his debut on August 18, 2012 as a substitute against Sunderland. Giroud arrives from French champions Montpellier, where 21 goals in 36 league appearances made him the French league’s joint top goalscorer last season and also earned him a place in the Ligue 1 Team of the Year.
Throughout the summer transfer window, manager Arsène Wenger had promised the club's fans that a headline transfer would be made, so to compete for the title, and this materialised on 7 August 2012, when Spanish midfielder Santi Cazorla signed on a four-year contract for a reported transfer fee of £16.5 million, making him the most expensive player in the history of the club. With the sale of Robin van Persie being confirmed by the club for a fee thought to be around £24 million, on 17 August 2012 Arsenal revealed that Thomas Vermaelen had taken over the captaincy from the Dutchman, with Mikel Arteta being given the position of vice-captain. During his time with Arsenal, Van Persie made a total of 278 appearances for the Club, scoring 132 goals, including 37 from his 48 appearances last season.
Transfers in: Podolski from Koln; Giroud from Montpellier; S. Cazorla from Malaga
Transfers out: Van Persie to Manchester United; Song to Barcelona; Almunia to Watford; C. Vela to Real Sociedad; Denilson to Sao Paulo; Lansbury to Nottingham Forest; Park Chu-Young to Celta Vigo; Ryo Miyachi to Wigan; Ozyakup to Besiktas
(4-3-1-2): Sczecny; Jenkinson, Mertesacker, Koscielny, Gibbs; Ramsey, Arteta, Santi Cazorla; Gervinho; Giroud, Podolski
Matches
Premier League
Arsenal 0 – 0 Sunderland
Stoke City 0 – 0 Arsenal
Liverpool 0 – 2 Arsenal
Arsenal 6 – 1 Southampton
Manchester City 1 – 1 Arsenal
Arsenal 1 – 2 Chelsea
West Ham 1 – 3 Arsenal
Norwich 1 – 0 Arsenal
Arsenal 1 – 0 QPR
Manchester United 2 – 1 Arsenal
Champions League (Group with Schalke 04, Olympiacos, Montpellier)
Montpellier 1 – 2 Arsenal
Arsenal 3 – 1 Olympiacos
Arsenal 0 – 2 Shalke 04
Shalke 04 2 – 2 Arsenal
English Cup
Arsenal 6 - 1 Coventry
Reading 5 - 7 Arsenal
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