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Tuesday, December 02, 2008, 19:45

Wenger suffers first lower-league defeat

Until Tuesday night's Carling Cup Quarter Final defeat against Burnley, Arsène Wenger had never lost a game against a team from below the Premier League.

The Frenchman came up against lower-league opposition for the first time in only his third game as Arsenal manager – a nervy 1-1 draw against Championship Stoke. The Gunners thrashed the Potters 5-2 in the replay at Highbury and the manager has enjoyed near-total dominance over non-Premier League sides ever since.

Tuseday’s 2-0 reverse at Turf Moor brings the manager’s incredible 34-match streak to an end. Read on for a comprehensive list of all of those fixtures…

RESULTS AGAINST LOWER LEAGUE OPPOSITION
Season Round Competition Opposition League H/A/N W/L/D GF GA
1996/97 Three League Cup Stoke City Championship A D 1 1
1996/97 Three (r) League Cup Stoke City Championship H W 5 2
1997/98 Three League Cup Birmingham* Championship H W 4 1
1997/98 Three FA Cup Port Vale Championship H
D
0
0
1997/98 Three (r)
FA Cup
Port Vale**
 Championship
A
D
1
1
1997/98 Four
FA Cup
Middlesbrough
Championship
A
W
1
2
1997/98 S-F
FA Cup
Wolves
Championship
N
W
1
0
1998/99 Three
FA Cup
Preston NE
League One
A
W
4
2
1998/99
Four
FA Cup
Wolves
Championship
A
W
2
1
1998/99 Five
FA Cup
Sheff Utd****
 Championship
H
W

2

 1
1998/99
Five
FA Cup
Sheff Utd
Championship
H
W
2
1
1999/00
Three
League Cup
Preston NE
League One H
W
2
1
1999/00 Three
FA Cup
Blackpool
League One
H
W
3
1
2000/01
Three
FA Cup
Carlisle
League Two
A
W
1
0
2000/01
Four
FA Cup
QPR
Championship
A
W
6
0
2001/02 Four
League Cup
Grimsby
Championship
H
W
2
0
2001/02
Three
FA Cup
Watford
Championship
A
W
4
2
2001/02
Four
FA Cup
Gillingham
Championship
H
W
5
2
2002/03 Three
FA Cup
Oxford
League Two
H
W
2
0
2002/03
Four
FA Cup
F'borough
*****
Conference
A
W
5
1
2002/03
S-F
FA Cup
Sheff Utd
Championship
N
W
1
0
2003/04
Three
League Cup
Rotherham***
Championship
H
D
1
1
2003/04
Five
League Cup
West Brom
Championship
A
W
2
0
2004/05 Three
FA Cup
Stoke City
Championship
H
W
2
1
2004/05
Four
FA Cup
Wolves
Championship
H
W
2
0
2004/05 Five
FA Cup
Sheff Utd
Championship
H
D
1
1
2004/05
Five
FA Cup
 Sheff Utd**
Championship
A
D
0
0
2005/06
Four
League Cup
Reading
Championship
H
W
3
0
2005/06
Five
League Cup
Doncaster***
League One
A
D
2
2
2005/06
Three
FA Cup
Cardiff
Championship
H
W
2
1
2006/07
Three
League Cup
West Brom
Championship A
W
2
0
2007/08 Four
League Cup
Sheff Utd
Championship
A
W
3
0
2007/08
Three
FA Cup
Burnley
Championship
A
W
2
0
2008/09 Three League Cup Sheff Utd Championship H W 6 0

* After extra time
** Arsenal win on penalties
*** AET and Arsenal win on penalties
**** Match void
***** Match played at Highbury

Please note that league names may have been different at the time of the fixtures

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