The COVID-19 pandemic caused all competitions to be suspended from March until 17 June. Arsenal suffered further league defeats, including against their local rivals Tottenham Hotspur, condemning them to an 8th place finish, their lowest finish since 1994–95. They also saw starting goalkeeper Bernd Leno suffer an injury against Brighton. However, Mikel Arteta found success in the FA Cup, defeating his former mentor Pep Guardiola in the FA Cup semi-finals with a surprise 2-0 win against Manchester City and went on to win a record-breaking 14th FA Cup with their victory in the final, where they beat Chelsea 2–1 on 1 August to gain qualification to next season's Europa League.