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…
| 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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