Emirates Cup

FT Saturday, July 29, 2017
Benfica DWWWD 2
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Arsenal WWWWL 5
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SLB202
ARS235
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Match Report

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Theo Walcott brace leads Arsenal to Emirates Cup win over Benfica

Theo Walcott scored two goals and created a third as Arsenal began the Emirates Cup with an entertaining 5-2 win over Benfica on Saturday.

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Team Stats

3
Fouls
6
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
4
2
Corner Kicks
1
2
Saves
3
42.2
Possession
57.8
11
SHOTS
12
5
ON GOAL
6
0.5
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
361
Accurate Passes
509
430
Passes
593
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
0
Accurate Crosses
0
8
Crosses
7
0.0
Cross %
0.0
76
Long Balls
50
43
Accurate Long Balls
32
0.6
Long Balls %
0.6
2
Blocked Shots
4
12
Effective Tackles
10
16
Tackles
18
0.8
Tackle %
0.6
0
Interceptions
0
13
Effective Clearances
12
13
Clearances
12

Head to Head

ARS leads series 1-0

Lineups

ARS · 3-4-2-1

  1. 13David OspinaG
  2. 4Per MertesackerCD
  3. 30Ainsley Maitland-NilesCD-L
  4. 16Rob HoldingCD-R
  5. 29Granit XhakaCM-L
  6. 34Francis CoquelinCM-R
  7. 31Sead KolasinacLM
  8. 61Reiss NelsonRM
  9. 12Olivier GiroudF
  10. 17Alex IwobiCF-L
  11. 14Theo WalcottCF-R

SLB · 4-2-3-1

  1. 12Julio César De LeónG
  2. 33JardelCD-L
  3. 4LuisãoCD-R
  4. 19EliseuLB
  5. 94ButaRB
  6. 14Haris SeferovicAM
  7. 6Filipe AugustoLM
  8. 21PizziRM
  9. 10JonasF
  10. 22Franco CerviAM-L
  11. 18Eduardo SalvioAM-R

Timeline

  1. 11' Goal! Arsenal 0, Benfica 1. Franco Cervi (Benfica) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jonas with a headed pass.
  2. 24' Goal! Arsenal 1, Benfica 1. Theo Walcott (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sead Kolasinac.
  3. 28' Eliseu (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 32' Goal! Arsenal 2, Benfica 1. Theo Walcott (Arsenal) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Francis Coquelin.
  5. 33' Substitution, Arsenal. Mohamed Elneny replaces Francis Coquelin because of an injury.
  6. 39' Goal! Arsenal 2, Benfica 2. Eduardo Salvio (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
  7. 45' Substitution, Benfica. Lisandro López replaces Jardel.
  8. 45' Substitution, Arsenal. Calum Chambers replaces Rob Holding.
  9. 52' Own Goal by Lisandro López, Benfica. Arsenal 3, Benfica 2.
  10. 60' Substitution, Benfica. Rafa replaces Jonas.
  11. 60' Substitution, Benfica. Alejandro Grimaldo replaces Eliseu.
  12. 60' Substitution, Benfica. Martin Chrien replaces Franco Cervi.
  13. 64' Goal! Arsenal 4, Benfica 2. Olivier Giroud (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Reiss Nelson.
  14. 70' Goal! Arsenal 5, Benfica 2. Alex Iwobi (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Olivier Giroud.
  15. 72' Substitution, Benfica. Rúben Dias replaces Pizzi.
  16. 73' Substitution, Benfica. Raúl Jiménez replaces Haris Seferovic.
  17. 73' Substitution, Arsenal. Aaron Ramsey replaces Granit Xhaka.
  18. 74' Substitution, Arsenal. Mesut Özil replaces Alex Iwobi.
  19. 74' Substitution, Arsenal. Nacho Monreal replaces Ainsley Maitland-Niles.
  20. 75' Substitution, Arsenal. Alexandre Lacazette replaces Theo Walcott.
  21. 75' Substitution, Arsenal. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain replaces Reiss Nelson.

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