English Premier League

FT Monday, May 4, 2015
Arsenal WWWDD 3
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Hull City LLLWW 1
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The MKM Stadium · 23,628 att.

Match Report

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Alexis Sanchez brace buoys brilliant Arsenal first half vs. Hull City

Alexis Sanchez tormented Hull as Arsenal stepped up their drive for their highest finish in the Barclays Premier League for 10 years.

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Team Stats

11
Fouls
8
0
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
4
5
Corner Kicks
0
0
Saves
6
67.7
Possession
32.3
22
SHOTS
8
9
ON GOAL
1
0.4
On Target %
0.1
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
605
Accurate Passes
228
685
Passes
315
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.7
4
Accurate Crosses
4
15
Crosses
20
0.3
Cross %
0.2
56
Long Balls
64
31
Accurate Long Balls
23
0.6
Long Balls %
0.4
7
Blocked Shots
1
12
Effective Tackles
11
17
Tackles
13
0.7
Tackle %
0.8
0
Interceptions
0
27
Effective Clearances
21
27
Clearances
21

Head to Head

ARS leads series 4-0-1

Lineups

HUL · 3-5-2

  1. 22Steve HarperG
  2. 21Michael DawsonCD
  3. 15Paul McShaneCD-L
  4. 5James ChesterCD-R
  5. 29Stephen QuinnCM-L
  6. 14Jake LivermoreCM-R
  7. 8Tom HuddlestoneAM
  8. 11Robbie BradyLM
  9. 27Ahmed ElmohamadyRM
  10. 24Sone AlukoCF-L
  11. 28Dame N'DoyeCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 1Allan McGregorSUB
  2. 18Nikica JelavicSUB
  3. 9Abel HernándezSUB
  4. 2Liam RoseniorSUB
  5. 7David MeylerSUB
  6. 26Andy RobertsonSUB
  7. 4Alex BruceSUB

ARS · 4-2-3-1

  1. 13David OspinaG
  2. 6Laurent KoscielnyCD-L
  3. 4Per MertesackerCD-R
  4. 18Nacho MonrealLB
  5. 39Héctor BellerínRB
  6. 11Mesut ÖzilAM
  7. 19Santi CazorlaLM
  8. 34Francis CoquelinRM
  9. 12Olivier GiroudF
  10. 17Alexis SánchezAM-L
  11. 16Aaron RamseyAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 10Jack WilshereSUB
  2. 14Theo WalcottSUB
  3. 3Kieran GibbsSUB
  4. 7Tomas RosickySUB
  5. 1Wojciech SzczesnySUB
  6. 20Mathieu FlaminiSUB
  7. 5Gabriel PaulistaSUB

Timeline

  1. 23' Jake Livermore (Hull City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 28' Goal! Hull City 0, Arsenal 1. Alexis Sánchez (Arsenal) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
  3. 30' Dame N'Doye (Hull City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 33' Goal! Hull City 0, Arsenal 2. Aaron Ramsey (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Santiago Cazorla.
  5. 45'+1' Goal! Hull City 0, Arsenal 3. Alexis Sánchez (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Aaron Ramsey with a through ball.
  6. 45' Substitution, Hull City. David Meyler replaces Jake Livermore.
  7. 56' Goal! Hull City 1, Arsenal 3. Stephen Quinn (Hull City) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Ahmed Elmohamady with a cross.
  8. 65' Substitution, Hull City. Andrew Robertson replaces Sone Aluko.
  9. 68' Substitution, Arsenal. Jack Wilshere replaces Aaron Ramsey.
  10. 81' Substitution, Hull City. Nikica Jelavic replaces Stephen Quinn.
  11. 86' Substitution, Arsenal. Theo Walcott replaces Olivier Giroud.

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