Under current Premier League rules, players need at least 5 appearances to automatically qualify for a winners’ medal. It used to be 10 some years back, but thankfully, common sense prevailed, and the number of appearances needed was halved to 5.
Arsenal have a total allocation of 40 medals, which can be distributed across players, staff, and officials. As it stands, 24 Arsenal players have reached the required appearance mark this season so the club has a further 16 medals they can allocate as they wish.
Here is the list of the 24 Arsenal players guaranteed a medal due to making atleast 5 appearaces:
- David Raya
- Martin Zubimendi
- Declan Rice
- Viktor Gyökeres
- Bukayo Saka
- Eberechi Eze
- Gabriel Magalhães
- Leandro Trossard
- William Saliba
- Jurrien Timber
- Gabriel Martinelli
- Noni Madueke
- Riccardo Calafiori
- Martin Ødegaard
- Piero Hincapié
- Mikel Merino
- Cristhian Mosquera
- Myles Lewis-Skelly
- Gabriel Jesus
- Ben White
- Kai Havertz
- Christian Nørgaard
- Ethan Nwaneri
- Max Dowman
On top of the 24 players listed above, it’s a safe bet that Kepa Arrizabalaga will be given a medal as he was the backup goalie behind Raya.
Now, the remaining 15 will be distributed among the coaching staff. Here is our guess as to who will be given the medals from the coaching staff:
- Mikel Arteta
- Albert Stuivenberg
- Miguel Molina
- Gabriel Heinze
- Nicolas Jover
- Albert Stuivenberg
- Thomas Grønnemark
- Iñaki Caña
So, we can account for 33 medals from our count. Now, the remaining 7 is anyone’s guess. Probably players of Tommy Setford’s stature will be given the medals depending on their contribution to the title.
So there you go Arsenal fans. You now have the comprehensive list of players and coaching staff who will get a winners medal.
