UEFA Europa League

Arsenal vs Standard Liege, 2019-20 UEFA Europa League, Group Stage

· UEFA Europa League
  • 13': Gabriel Martinelli
  • 16': Gabriel Martinelli
  • 22': Joe Willock
  • 57': Dani Ceballos
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4 - 0

Youthful Arsenal breeze past Standard Liege

Arsenal's youth movement rolled to a convincing 4-0 win over Standard Liege in Europa League Group F on Thursday.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 4': Attempt missed. Reiss Nelson (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Dani Ceballos.
  • 6': Attempt missed. Joe Willock (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Gabriel Martinelli.
  • 7': Attempt saved. Reiss Nelson (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dani Ceballos.
  • 8': Foul by Lucas Torreira (Arsenal).
  • 8': Paul-José M'Poku (Standard Liège) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 9': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Nicolas Gavory.
  • 12': Corner, Standard Liège. Conceded by Rob Holding.
  • 12': Attempt missed. Kostas Laifis (Standard Liège) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Nicolas Gavory with a cross following a corner.
  • 12': Attempt missed. Mergim Vojvoda (Standard Liège) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is just a bit too high following a corner.
  • 13': Goal! Arsenal 1, Standard Liège 0. Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) header from the left side of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Kieran Tierney with a cross.
  • 16': Goal! Arsenal 2, Standard Liège 0. Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Reiss Nelson with a cross.
  • 17': Attempt missed. Joe Willock (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Kieran Tierney with a cross.
  • 17': Aleksandar Boljevic (Standard Liège) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 17': Foul by Kieran Tierney (Arsenal).
  • 18': Corner, Standard Liège. Conceded by Emiliano Martínez.
  • 19': Attempt blocked. Samuel Bastien (Standard Liège) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Maxime Lestienne.
  • 19': Corner, Standard Liège. Conceded by Lucas Torreira.
  • 19': Attempt blocked. Mergim Vojvoda (Standard Liège) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Aleksandar Boljevic.
  • 21': Attempt blocked. Reiss Nelson (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kieran Tierney.
  • 22': Goal! Arsenal 3, Standard Liège 0. Joe Willock (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  • 25': Attempt missed. Paul-José M'Poku (Standard Liège) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Samuel Bastien.
  • 26': Corner, Standard Liège. Conceded by Rob Holding.
  • 28': Corner, Standard Liège. Conceded by Shkodran Mustafi.
  • 31': Attempt missed. Gojko Cimirot (Standard Liège) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Maxime Lestienne.
  • 36': Attempt blocked. Gojko Cimirot (Standard Liège) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 39': Foul by Shkodran Mustafi (Arsenal).
  • 39': Renaud Emond (Standard Liège) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Attempt saved. Nicolas Gavory (Standard Liège) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Paul-José M'Poku.
  • 40': Corner, Standard Liège. Conceded by Emiliano Martínez.
  • 41': Foul by Paul-José M'Poku (Standard Liège).
  • 41': Joe Willock (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 41': Paul-José M'Poku (Standard Liège) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 42': Attempt missed. Lucas Torreira (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right from a direct free kick.
  • 44': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Vanja Milinkovic-Savic.
  • 44': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Kostas Laifis.
  • 44': Foul by Shkodran Mustafi (Arsenal).
  • 44': Renaud Emond (Standard Liège) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, Arsenal 3, Standard Liège 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Arsenal 3, Standard Liège 0.
  • 47': Foul by Lucas Torreira (Arsenal).
  • 47': Maxime Lestienne (Standard Liège) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 48': Attempt missed. Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Dani Ceballos.
  • 51': Foul by Kieran Tierney (Arsenal).
  • 51': Paul-José M'Poku (Standard Liège) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 51': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Zinho Vanheusden.
  • 53': Offside, Standard Liège. Vanja Milinkovic-Savic tries a through ball, but Maxime Lestienne is caught offside.
  • 53': Attempt missed. Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) right footed shot from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Reiss Nelson.
  • 55': Attempt blocked. Reiss Nelson (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Dani Ceballos.
  • 55': Offside, Arsenal. Reiss Nelson tries a through ball, but Héctor Bellerín is caught offside.
  • 56': Ainsley Maitland-Niles (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 56': Foul by Renaud Emond (Standard Liège).
  • 56': Attempt blocked. Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Héctor Bellerín.
  • 56': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Zinho Vanheusden.
  • 57': Goal! Arsenal 4, Standard Liège 0. Dani Ceballos (Arsenal) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gabriel Martinelli.
  • 58': Substitution, Standard Liège. Mehdi Carcela-González replaces Aleksandar Boljevic.
  • 59': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Mergim Vojvoda.
  • 60': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Samuel Bastien.
  • 60': Attempt saved. Paul-José M'Poku (Standard Liège) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner.
  • 60': Corner, Standard Liège. Conceded by Emiliano Martínez.
  • 61': Attempt blocked. Mehdi Carcela-González (Standard Liège) header from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolas Gavory with a cross.
  • 61': Attempt missed. Renaud Emond (Standard Liège) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Gojko Cimirot.
  • 64': Attempt missed. Ainsley Maitland-Niles (Arsenal) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Héctor Bellerín.
  • 64': Attempt saved. Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Reiss Nelson with a cross.
  • 64': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Vanja Milinkovic-Savic.
  • 64': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Zinho Vanheusden.
  • 66': Substitution, Arsenal. Nicolas Pépé replaces Ainsley Maitland-Niles.
  • 72': Attempt blocked. Paul-José M'Poku (Standard Liège) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Maxime Lestienne.
  • 73': Substitution, Standard Liège. Felipe Nicolas Avenatti Dovillabichus replaces Renaud Emond.
  • 74': Substitution, Arsenal. Matteo Guendouzi replaces Joe Willock.
  • 77': Attempt blocked. Dani Ceballos (Arsenal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gabriel Martinelli.
  • 77': Attempt blocked. Lucas Torreira (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 77': Hand ball by Lucas Torreira (Arsenal).
  • 79': Substitution, Arsenal. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang replaces Reiss Nelson.
  • 80': Substitution, Standard Liège. Selim Amallah replaces Maxime Lestienne.
  • 82': Attempt blocked. Nicolas Pépé (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 82': Attempt missed. Héctor Bellerín (Arsenal) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right.
  • 83': Foul by Samuel Bastien (Standard Liège).
  • 83': Lucas Torreira (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 85': Attempt blocked. Lucas Torreira (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gabriel Martinelli.
  • 85': Foul by Mergim Vojvoda (Standard Liège).
  • 85': Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 86': Mergim Vojvoda (Standard Liège) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 86': Héctor Bellerín (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card.
  • 87': Attempt blocked. Nicolas Pépé (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 89': Attempt saved. Dani Ceballos (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kieran Tierney with a cross.
  • 89': Attempt blocked. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 89': Attempt missed. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Gabriel Martinelli.
  • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Selim Amallah (Standard Liège) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) header from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
  • 90'+3': Second Half ends, Arsenal 4, Standard Liège 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Arsenal 4, Standard Liège 0.

Statistics

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4 Fouls 7
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 1
7 Corner Kicks 9
3 Saves 2
37.8 Possession 62.2
13 SHOTS 26
2 ON GOAL 7
0.2 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
291 Accurate Passes 556
369 Passes 620
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
4 Accurate Crosses 6
16 Crosses 18
0.3 Cross % 0.3
62 Long Balls 49
38 Accurate Long Balls 34
0.6 Long Balls % 0.7
5 Blocked Shots 9
8 Effective Tackles 8
17 Tackles 13
0.5 Tackle % 0.6
10 Interceptions 11
15 Effective Clearances 13
15 Clearances 13

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Europa League

Venue: Emirates Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 58,725

Line-Ups

ARS Arsenal (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
26 Emiliano Martínez (GK)
16 Rob Holding
20 Shkodran Mustafi
3 Kieran Tierney
2 Héctor Bellerín Yellow Card
28 Joe Willock
8 Dani Ceballos
11 Lucas Torreira
35 Gabriel Martinelli
24 Reiss Nelson
15 Ainsley Maitland-Niles

STL Standard Liege (4-4-1-1)

No. Name
30 Vanja Milinkovic-Savic (GK)
34 Konstantinos Laifis
3 Zinho Vanheusden
24 Nicolas Gavory
27 Mërgim Vojvoda Yellow Card
8 Gojko Cimirot
28 Samuel Bastien
40 M'Poku Paul-José Yellow Card
18 Aleksandar Boljevic
9 Renaud Emond
22 Maxime Lestienne

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