English Premier League

Arsenal vs Hull City, 2016/2017 English Premier League

· English Premier League
Arsenal
  • 34': Alexis Sánchez
  • 90'+3': Alexis Sánchez (P)
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2 - 0
Hull City
  • Red Card 90'+1': Sam Clucas

Alexis Sanchez double steers Arsenal to victory over Hull

After a frenetic opening half an hour which saw chances for both sides, Sanchez broke the deadlock when the ball cannoned in off his hand.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 3': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Lazar Markovic.
  • 3': Attempt missed. Francis Coquelin (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
  • 4': Hand ball by Héctor Bellerín (Arsenal).
  • 6': Corner, Hull City. Conceded by Laurent Koscielny.
  • 8': Attempt saved. Alexis Sánchez (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Francis Coquelin with a headed pass.
  • 14': Attempt saved. Oumar Niasse (Hull City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Kamil Grosicki with a cross.
  • 14': Corner, Hull City. Conceded by Petr Cech.
  • 15': Attempt missed. Héctor Bellerín (Arsenal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain.
  • 16': Attempt missed. Alexis Sánchez (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
  • 19': Foul by Tom Huddlestone (Hull City).
  • 19': Francis Coquelin (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Foul by Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Arsenal).
  • 22': Oumar Niasse (Hull City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 24': Attempt blocked. Alexis Sánchez (Arsenal) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Francis Coquelin.
  • 25': Attempt missed. Mesut Özil (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Alexis Sánchez.
  • 25': Foul by Sam Clucas (Hull City).
  • 25': Francis Coquelin (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 27': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Andrea Ranocchia.
  • 27': Offside, Arsenal. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain tries a through ball, but Alexis Sánchez is caught offside.
  • 28': Foul by Tom Huddlestone (Hull City).
  • 28': Theo Walcott (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 32': Attempt blocked. Theo Walcott (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kieran Gibbs.
  • 34': Attempt blocked. Kieran Gibbs (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 34': Attempt saved. Alexis Sánchez (Arsenal) left footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 34': Goal! Arsenal 1, Hull City 0. Alexis Sánchez (Arsenal) with an attempt from very close range to the bottom left corner.
  • 36': Offside, Arsenal. Mesut Özil tries a through ball, but Alexis Sánchez is caught offside.
  • 40': Foul by Francis Coquelin (Arsenal).
  • 40': Lazar Markovic (Hull City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 44': Corner, Hull City. Conceded by Shkodran Mustafi.
  • 45': Foul by Kieran Gibbs (Arsenal).
  • 45': Oumar Niasse (Hull City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 45'+1': Alexis Sánchez (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Omar Elabdellaoui (Hull City).
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Arsenal 1, Hull City 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Arsenal 1, Hull City 0.
  • 46': Attempt missed. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
  • 46': Delay in match because of an injury Francis Coquelin (Arsenal).
  • 48': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 48': Andrea Ranocchia (Hull City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 48': Foul by Alexis Sánchez (Arsenal).
  • 51': Attempt saved. Oumar Niasse (Hull City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lazar Markovic with a cross.
  • 51': Corner, Hull City. Conceded by Petr Cech.
  • 53': Theo Walcott (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card.
  • 54': Foul by Kieran Gibbs (Arsenal).
  • 54': Lazar Markovic (Hull City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 54': Kieran Gibbs (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 56': Foul by Alfred N'Diaye (Hull City).
  • 56': Laurent Koscielny (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Attempt missed. Alex Iwobi (Arsenal) right footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Mesut Özil.
  • 60': Substitution, Hull City. Evandro replaces Kamil Grosicki.
  • 63': Attempt saved. Theo Walcott (Arsenal) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alexis Sánchez.
  • 63': Corner, Hull City. Conceded by Laurent Koscielny.
  • 66': Attempt missed. Alfred N'Diaye (Hull City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Andrew Robertson.
  • 66': Substitution, Hull City. Ahmed El Mohamady replaces Omar Elabdellaoui.
  • 69': Substitution, Arsenal. Mohamed Elneny replaces Theo Walcott.
  • 69': Alexis Sánchez (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 69': Foul by Andrea Ranocchia (Hull City).
  • 70': Andrea Ranocchia (Hull City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 71': Alexis Sánchez (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 71': Foul by Ahmed El Mohamady (Hull City).
  • 71': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Ahmed El Mohamady.
  • 72': Attempt missed. Shkodran Mustafi (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Mesut Özil with a cross following a corner.
  • 74': Foul by Alex Iwobi (Arsenal).
  • 74': Lazar Markovic (Hull City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 75': Attempt missed. Harry Maguire (Hull City) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Evandro following a set piece situation.
  • 76': Alexis Sánchez (Arsenal) has gone down, but the referee deems it simulation.
  • 76': Alexis Sánchez (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card.
  • 76': Offside, Arsenal. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain tries a through ball, but Mesut Özil is caught offside.
  • 77': Attempt saved. Lazar Markovic (Hull City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Harry Maguire with a cross.
  • 78': Substitution, Hull City. Adama Diomande replaces Tom Huddlestone.
  • 79': Corner, Hull City. Conceded by Alex Iwobi.
  • 79': Attempt missed. Oumar Niasse (Hull City) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Evandro with a cross following a corner.
  • 80': Andrea Ranocchia (Hull City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 80': Foul by Mesut Özil (Arsenal).
  • 82': Substitution, Arsenal. Danny Welbeck replaces Alex Iwobi.
  • 82': Substitution, Arsenal. Lucas Pérez replaces Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain.
  • 83': Foul by Kieran Gibbs (Arsenal).
  • 83': Lazar Markovic (Hull City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 84': Hand ball by Francis Coquelin (Arsenal).
  • 84': Attempt saved. Andrea Ranocchia (Hull City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Evandro.
  • 86': Corner, Hull City. Conceded by Danny Welbeck.
  • 86': Attempt missed. Adama Diomande (Hull City) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Evandro with a cross following a corner.
  • 87': Hand ball by Ahmed El Mohamady (Hull City).
  • 89': Offside, Arsenal. Kieran Gibbs tries a through ball, but Mesut Özil is caught offside.
  • 90': Foul by Alexis Sánchez (Arsenal).
  • 90': Harry Maguire (Hull City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90': Corner, Hull City. Conceded by Héctor Bellerín.
  • 90': Attempt missed. Ahmed El Mohamady (Hull City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
  • 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Lucas Pérez (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alexis Sánchez.
  • 90'+1': Penalty conceded by Sam Clucas (Hull City) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
  • 90'+1': Sam Clucas (Hull City) is shown the red card.
  • 90'+2': Delay in match because of an injury Andrew Robertson (Hull City).
  • 90'+3': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90'+3': Goal! Arsenal 2, Hull City 0. Alexis Sánchez (Arsenal) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
  • 90'+5': Attempt missed. Danny Welbeck (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Héctor Bellerín.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Arsenal 2, Hull City 0.
  • 90'+6': Match ends, Arsenal 2, Hull City 0.

Statistics

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0 Fouls 0
0 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 0
0 Corner Kicks 0
0 Saves 0
0 Possession 0
0 SHOTS 0
0 ON GOAL 0
0.0 On Target % 0.0
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
0 Accurate Passes 0
0 Passes 0
0.0 Pass Completion % 0.0
0 Accurate Crosses 0
0 Crosses 0
0.0 Cross % 0.0
0 Long Balls 0
0 Accurate Long Balls 0
0.0 Long Balls % 0.0
0 Blocked Shots 0
0 Effective Tackles 0
0 Tackles 0
0.0 Tackle % 0.0
0 Interceptions 0
0 Effective Clearances 0
0 Clearances 0

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Emirates Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 59,962

Premier League Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 AFC Bournemouth 0 0 0
2 Arsenal 0 0 0
3 Aston Villa 0 0 0
4 Brentford 0 0 0
Full Table

Line-Ups

ARS Arsenal (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
33 Petr Cech (GK)
6 Laurent Koscielny
20 Shkodran Mustafi
3 Kieran Gibbs Yellow Card
24 Héctor Bellerín
11 Mesut Özil
34 Francis Coquelin
15 Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain
7 Alexis Sánchez
17 Alex Iwobi
14 Theo Walcott Yellow Card
Arsenal Substitutes:
Gabriel Paulista, Nacho Monreal, David Ospina, Mohamed Elneny, Lucas Pérez, Olivier Giroud, Danny Welbeck.

HUL Hull City (4-1-4-1)

No. Name
16 Eldin Jakupovic (GK)
5 Harry Maguire
13 Andrea Ranocchia Yellow Card
8 Tom Huddlestone
3 Andy Robertson
14 Omar Elabdellaoui
11 Sam Clucas Red Card
10 Alfred N'Diaye
17 Kamil Grosicki
50 Lazar Markovic
24 Oumar Niasse
Hull City Substitutes:
Ahmed Elmohamady, David Meyler, Josh Tymon, Shaun Maloney, Adama Diomandé, David Marshall, Evandro Goebel.

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