▁when ▁Ar ca ▁made ▁his ▁return ▁to ▁the ▁starting ▁line - up , ▁in ▁a ▁ 1 – 1 ▁draw ▁against ▁A ston ▁Villa . ▁The ▁last ▁game ▁of ▁the ▁season ▁against ▁West ▁Ham ▁United , ▁however , ▁saw ▁them ▁lose ▁ 2 – 1 , ▁resulting ▁in ▁their ▁re leg ation ▁to ▁the ▁Championship ▁in ▁eleven ▁years . ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 – 0 9 ▁season , ▁he ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁make ▁twenty – one ▁appearances ▁in ▁all ▁compet itions . ▁ ▁A head ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 9 – 1 0 ▁season , ▁Ar ca ▁said ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁leave ▁M idd les br ough ▁if ▁he ▁wasn ’ t ▁getting ▁first ▁team ▁football ▁at ▁the ▁club . ▁But ▁Ar ca ▁suffered ▁an ▁injury ▁at ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁the ▁season ▁that ▁saw ▁his ▁playing ▁time ▁restricted . ▁He ▁soon ▁reg ained ▁his ▁first ▁team ▁place , ▁playing ▁in ▁the ▁mid field ▁position ▁since ▁reg aining ▁fit ness . ▁Ar ca ▁then ▁set ▁up ▁the ▁opening ▁goal ▁in ▁the ▁game ▁for ▁L ero y ▁L ita , ▁in ▁a ▁ 1 – 1 ▁draw ▁against ▁Not ting ham ▁Forest ▁on ▁ 2 1 ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 9 ; ▁which ▁was ▁followed ▁up ▁by ▁setting ▁a ▁goal ▁for ▁Dave ▁Kit son , ▁who ▁scored ▁twice ▁in ▁the ▁game , ▁in ▁a ▁ 2 – 2 ▁draw ▁against ▁Peter borough ▁United . ▁He ▁found ▁himself ▁in ▁a ▁competition ▁with ▁Adam ▁Johnson , ▁which ▁saw