UEFA Europa League

FK Qarabag vs Arsenal, 2018-19 UEFA Europa League, Group Stage

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  • 4': Sokratis Papastathopoulos
  • 53': Emile Smith Rowe
  • 79': Matteo Guendouzi

Emile Smith Rowe nets first goal in Arsenal win over Qarabag

Europa League

Match Timeline

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 3': Attempt saved. Danny Welbeck (Arsenal) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sead Kolasinac.
  • 3': Attempt blocked. Mohamed Elneny (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 3': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Qara Qarayev.
  • 4': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Filip Ozobic.
  • 4': Attempt blocked. Nacho Monreal (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mohamed Elneny with a cross.
  • 4': Goal! FK Qarabag 0, Arsenal 1. Sokratis (Arsenal) with an attempt from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nacho Monreal following a corner.
  • 7': Alex Iwobi (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 7': Foul by Maksim Medvedev (FK Qarabag).
  • 9': Corner, FK Qarabag. Conceded by Sokratis.
  • 11': Foul by Mohamed Elneny (Arsenal).
  • 11': Míchel (FK Qarabag) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Attempt missed. Emile Smith-Rowe (Arsenal) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Sead Kolasinac.
  • 20': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Jakub Rzezniczak.
  • 21': Attempt missed. Danny Welbeck (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mohamed Elneny with a cross following a corner.
  • 23': Offside, FK Qarabag. Jakub Rzezniczak tries a through ball, but Maksim Medvedev is caught offside.
  • 24': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Badavi Huseynov.
  • 27': Attempt blocked. Innocent Emeghara (FK Qarabag) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Abdellah Zoubir.
  • 27': Attempt saved. Mahir Madatov (FK Qarabag) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 28': Offside, FK Qarabag. Abdellah Zoubir tries a through ball, but Mahir Madatov is caught offside.
  • 31': Hand ball by Filip Ozobic (FK Qarabag).
  • 33': Alex Iwobi (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 33': Foul by Maksim Medvedev (FK Qarabag).
  • 33': Maksim Medvedev (FK Qarabag) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 38': Attempt missed. Emile Smith-Rowe (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Sead Kolasinac.
  • 39': Attempt missed. Ansi Agolli (FK Qarabag) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
  • 39': Attempt saved. Filip Ozobic (FK Qarabag) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Innocent Emeghara.
  • 39': Corner, FK Qarabag. Conceded by Sokratis.
  • 41': Attempt missed. Ansi Agolli (FK Qarabag) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Qara Qarayev.
  • 42': Attempt blocked. Emile Smith-Rowe (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alex Iwobi.
  • 42': Attempt blocked. Matteo Guendouzi (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Emile Smith-Rowe.
  • 43': Hand ball by Rob Holding (Arsenal).
  • 43': Rob Holding (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
  • 44': Offside, Arsenal. Rob Holding tries a through ball, but Danny Welbeck is caught offside.
  • 44': Attempt missed. Maksim Medvedev (FK Qarabag) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Qara Qarayev.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, FK Qarabag 0, Arsenal 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins FK Qarabag 0, Arsenal 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Arsenal. Lucas Torreira replaces Nacho Monreal because of an injury.
  • 47': Attempt missed. Filip Ozobic (FK Qarabag) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Abdellah Zoubir.
  • 48': Attempt missed. Qara Qarayev (FK Qarabag) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Ansi Agolli.
  • 49': Offside, FK Qarabag. Innocent Emeghara tries a through ball, but Mahir Madatov is caught offside.
  • 53': Goal! FK Qarabag 0, Arsenal 2. Emile Smith-Rowe (Arsenal) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alex Iwobi with a through ball.
  • 55': Abdellah Zoubir (FK Qarabag) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 55': Foul by Stephan Lichtsteiner (Arsenal).
  • 56': Foul by Filip Ozobic (FK Qarabag).
  • 56': Matteo Guendouzi (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Corner, FK Qarabag. Conceded by Matteo Guendouzi.
  • 61': Substitution, FK Qarabag. Dzon Delarge replaces Mahir Madatov.
  • 61': Attempt saved. Innocent Emeghara (FK Qarabag) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ansi Agolli with a headed pass.
  • 62': Corner, FK Qarabag. Conceded by Rob Holding.
  • 64': Dzon Delarge (FK Qarabag) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 64': Foul by Sead Kolasinac (Arsenal).
  • 65': Substitution, Arsenal. Mesut Özil replaces Emile Smith-Rowe.
  • 67': Substitution, FK Qarabag. Araz Abdullayev replaces Filip Ozobic.
  • 68': Offside, FK Qarabag. Jakub Rzezniczak tries a through ball, but Ansi Agolli is caught offside.
  • 68': Hand ball by Qara Qarayev (FK Qarabag).
  • 69': Foul by Dzon Delarge (FK Qarabag).
  • 69': Stephan Lichtsteiner (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 70': Foul by Mohamed Elneny (Arsenal).
  • 70': Qara Qarayev (FK Qarabag) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 71': Substitution, Arsenal. Alexandre Lacazette replaces Alex Iwobi.
  • 71': Abdellah Zoubir (FK Qarabag) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 71': Foul by Lucas Torreira (Arsenal).
  • 74': Offside, FK Qarabag. Innocent Emeghara tries a through ball, but Araz Abdullayev is caught offside.
  • 74': Foul by Innocent Emeghara (FK Qarabag).
  • 74': Matteo Guendouzi (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 76': Foul by Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal).
  • 76': Jakub Rzezniczak (FK Qarabag) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 78': Foul by Maksim Medvedev (FK Qarabag).
  • 78': Sead Kolasinac (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 79': Goal! FK Qarabag 0, Arsenal 3. Matteo Guendouzi (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alexandre Lacazette following a fast break.
  • 81': Araz Abdullayev (FK Qarabag) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 81': Foul by Sead Kolasinac (Arsenal).
  • 82': Foul by Míchel (FK Qarabag).
  • 82': Mesut Özil (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 84': Substitution, FK Qarabag. Simeon Slavchev replaces Qara Qarayev.
  • 85': Attempt blocked. Innocent Emeghara (FK Qarabag) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Simeon Slavchev.
  • 85': Attempt saved. Abdellah Zoubir (FK Qarabag) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Araz Abdullayev.
  • 85': Corner, FK Qarabag. Conceded by Bernd Leno.
  • 86': Attempt missed. Maksim Medvedev (FK Qarabag) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Abdellah Zoubir with a cross following a corner.
  • 86': Offside, FK Qarabag. Maksim Medvedev tries a through ball, but Dzon Delarge is caught offside.
  • 87': Attempt missed. Danny Welbeck (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Alexandre Lacazette.
  • 88': Foul by Mesut Özil (Arsenal).
  • 88': Innocent Emeghara (FK Qarabag) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Attempt missed. Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mesut Özil.
  • 90'+1': Delay in match Míchel (FK Qarabag) because of an injury.
  • 90'+1': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Matteo Guendouzi (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  • 90'+3': Corner, FK Qarabag. Conceded by Matteo Guendouzi.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, FK Qarabag 0, Arsenal 3.
  • 90'+4': Match ends, FK Qarabag 0, Arsenal 3.

Statistics

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9 Fouls 9
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 6
4 Corner Kicks 6
4 Saves 1
52.9 Possession 47.1
14 SHOTS 12
4 ON GOAL 4
0.3 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
454 Accurate Passes 392
521 Passes 453
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
2 Accurate Crosses 3
8 Crosses 23
0.3 Cross % 0.1
46 Long Balls 46
26 Accurate Long Balls 31
0.6 Long Balls % 0.7
4 Blocked Shots 2
2 Effective Tackles 8
8 Tackles 13
0.3 Tackle % 0.6
8 Interceptions 6
25 Effective Clearances 5
25 Clearances 5

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Europa League

Venue: Baku Olympic Stadium
Location: Baku, Azerbaijan
Attendance: 63,412

Line-Ups

QAR FK Qarabag (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
13 Vagner da Silva (GK)
52 Jakub Rzezniczak
55 Badavi Hüseynov
25 Ansi Agolli
5 Maksim Medvedev Yellow Card
19 Filip Ozobic
2 Qara Qarayev
8 Míchel
7 Innocent Emeghara
17 Abdellah Zoubir
11 Mahir Emreli

ARS Arsenal (3-4-3)

No. Name
19 Bernd Leno (GK)
5 Sokratis Papastathopoulos
18 Nacho Monreal
16 Rob Holding Yellow Card
4 Mohamed Elneny
29 Matteo Guendouzi
31 Sead Kolasinac
12 Stephan Lichtsteiner
23 Danny Welbeck
17 Alex Iwobi
55 Emile Smith Rowe

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