UEFA Champions League

FT Wednesday, September 28, 2016
FC Basel WWDWW 0
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Arsenal WDWWW 2
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ARS202
Emirates Stadium · 59,993 att.

Match Report

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Arsenal beat FC Basel with Theo Walcott brace in Champions League

Arsenal continued their fine form with a 2-0 win over FC Basel in the Champions League on Wednesday night.

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Team Stats

12
Fouls
4
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
6
7
Corner Kicks
8
5
Saves
2
34.7
Possession
65.3
6
SHOTS
19
2
ON GOAL
7
0.3
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
318
Accurate Passes
680
391
Passes
755
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
3
Accurate Crosses
5
17
Crosses
19
0.2
Cross %
0.3
53
Long Balls
49
20
Accurate Long Balls
37
0.4
Long Balls %
0.8
1
Blocked Shots
5
11
Effective Tackles
17
14
Tackles
24
0.8
Tackle %
0.7
0
Interceptions
0
10
Effective Clearances
13
13
Clearances
13

Lineups

ARS · 4-2-3-1

  1. 13David OspinaG
  2. 6Laurent KoscielnyCD-L
  3. 20Shkodran MustafiCD-R
  4. 18Nacho MonrealLB
  5. 24Héctor BellerínRB
  6. 11Mesut ÖzilAM
  7. 29Granit XhakaLM
  8. 19Santi CazorlaRM
  9. 7Alexis SánchezF
  10. 17Alex IwobiAM-L
  11. 14Theo WalcottAM-R

FCB · 5-3-2

  1. 1Tomás VaclíkG
  2. 34Taulant XhakaCD
  3. 23Éder BalantaCD-L
  4. 17Marek SuchyCD-R
  5. 3Adama TraoréLB
  6. 5Michael LangRB
  7. 7Luca ZuffiCM
  8. 15Alexander FranssonCM-L
  9. 8Birkir BjarnasonCM-R
  10. 11Renato SteffenCF-L
  11. 88Seydou DoumbiaCF-R

Timeline

  1. 7' Goal! Arsenal 1, FC Basel 0. Theo Walcott (Arsenal) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alexis Sánchez with a cross.
  2. 21' Marek Suchy (FC Basel) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 26' Goal! Arsenal 2, FC Basel 0. Theo Walcott (Arsenal) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alexis Sánchez with a through ball.
  4. 57' Substitution, FC Basel. Andraz Sporar replaces Seydou Doumbia.
  5. 70' Substitution, Arsenal. Mohamed Elneny replaces Alex Iwobi.
  6. 70' Substitution, Arsenal. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain replaces Theo Walcott.
  7. 71' Substitution, FC Basel. Mohammed Elyounoussi replaces Luca Zuffi.
  8. 75' Substitution, Arsenal. Kieran Gibbs replaces Nacho Monreal.
  9. 79' Substitution, FC Basel. Matías Delgado replaces Birkir Bjarnason.
  10. 85' Mohammed Elyounoussi (FC Basel) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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