English Premier League

FT Friday, December 26, 2014
Queens Park Rangers WLWLW 1
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Arsenal WLWWD 2
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Emirates Stadium · 59,947 att.

Match Report

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Arsenal hold on against QPR despite Olivier Giroud red card

Arsenal survived the sending-off of striker Olivier Giroud for a reckless head-butt to beat QPR 2-1 at the Emirates Stadium and close back up on the top four of the Premier League.

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Team Stats

15
Fouls
6
4
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
1
0
Offsides
3
2
Corner Kicks
6
3
Saves
1
44.1
Possession
55.9
16
SHOTS
15
2
ON GOAL
5
0.1
On Target %
0.3
1
Penalty Goals
0
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
326
Accurate Passes
448
422
Passes
539
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
3
Accurate Crosses
1
18
Crosses
15
0.2
Cross %
0.1
79
Long Balls
47
33
Accurate Long Balls
21
0.4
Long Balls %
0.4
8
Blocked Shots
4
20
Effective Tackles
13
26
Tackles
15
0.8
Tackle %
0.9
0
Interceptions
0
20
Effective Clearances
19
20
Clearances
19

Head to Head

ARS leads series 3-1

Lineups

ARS · 4-3-3

  1. 1Wojciech SzczesnyG
  2. 18Nacho MonrealCD-L
  3. 4Per MertesackerCD-R
  4. 3Kieran GibbsLB
  5. 2Mathieu DebuchyRB
  6. 20Mathieu FlaminiCM
  7. 19Santi CazorlaLM
  8. 7Tomas RosickyRM
  9. 12Olivier GiroudF
  10. 23Danny WelbeckLF
  11. 17Alexis SánchezRF

Substitutes

  1. 34Francis CoquelinSUB
  2. 9Lukas PodolskiSUB
  3. 14Theo WalcottSUB
  4. 13David OspinaSUB
  5. 39Héctor BellerínSUB
  6. 21Calum ChambersSUB
  7. 28Joel CampbellSUB

QPR · 3-5-2

  1. 1Robert GreenG
  2. 5Rio FerdinandCD
  3. 4Steven CaulkerCD-L
  4. 15Nedum OnuohaCD-R
  5. 19Niko KranjcarCM-L
  6. 17Jordon MutchCM-R
  7. 20Karl HenryAM
  8. 3Armand TraoreLM
  9. 14Mauricio IslaRM
  10. 9Charlie AustinCF-L
  11. 24Eduardo VargasCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 11Shaun Wright-PhillipsSUB
  2. 6Clint HillSUB
  3. 10Leroy FerSUB
  4. 25Bobby ZamoraSUB
  5. 12Alex McCarthySUB
  6. 7Matt PhillipsSUB
  7. 23Junior HoilettSUB

Timeline

  1. 9' Penalty saved! Alexis Sánchez (Arsenal) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.
  2. 27' Rio Ferdinand (Queens Park Rangers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 37' Goal! Arsenal 1, Queens Park Rangers 0. Alexis Sánchez (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kieran Gibbs.
  4. 53' Olivier Giroud (Arsenal) is shown the red card for fighting.
  5. 55' Jordon Mutch (Queens Park Rangers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 62' Substitution, Queens Park Rangers. Junior Hoilett replaces Armand Traore.
  7. 62' Substitution, Queens Park Rangers. Leroy Fer replaces Karl Henry.
  8. 65' Goal! Arsenal 2, Queens Park Rangers 0. Tomas Rosicky (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alexis Sánchez following a fast break.
  9. 70' Junior Hoilett (Queens Park Rangers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 71' Substitution, Queens Park Rangers. Bobby Zamora replaces Jordon Mutch.
  11. 79' Goal! Arsenal 2, Queens Park Rangers 1. Charlie Austin (Queens Park Rangers) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
  12. 83' Substitution, Arsenal. Calum Chambers replaces Tomas Rosicky.
  13. 88' Substitution, Arsenal. Francis Coquelin replaces Danny Welbeck.
  14. 90'+3' Niko Kranjcar (Queens Park Rangers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  15. 90'+4' Francis Coquelin (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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