UEFA Europa League

Arsenal vs Dundalk, 2020-21 UEFA Europa League, Group Stage

· UEFA Europa League
Arsenal
  • 42': Eddie Nketiah
  • 44': Joe Willock
  • 46': Nicolas Pépé
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3 - 0
Dundalk

    Arsenal handle Dundalk in Europa League group stage win

    Arsenal cruised past Dundalk on goals from Edward Nketiah, Joseph Willock and Nicolas Pepe to win their second Europa League group stage match.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 4': Attempt saved. Patrick McEleney (Dundalk) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Michael Duffy.
    • 4': Corner, Dundalk. Conceded by Rúnar Alex Rúnarsson.
    • 9': Hand ball by Joseph Willock (Arsenal).
    • 10': Daniel Cleary (Dundalk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 10': Foul by Nicolas Pépé (Arsenal).
    • 11': Attempt missed. Cédric Soares (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
    • 12': Foul by Sead Kolasinac (Arsenal).
    • 12': Sean Michael Murray (Dundalk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 13': Attempt missed. Nicolas Pépé (Arsenal) left footed shot from long range on the right is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Cédric Soares.
    • 14': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Andrew Boyle.
    • 17': Foul by Mohamed Elneny (Arsenal).
    • 17': Michael Duffy (Dundalk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 18': Attempt blocked. Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Ainsley Maitland-Niles.
    • 18': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Brian Gartland.
    • 20': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Sean Michael Murray.
    • 21': Attempt missed. Reiss Nelson (Arsenal) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right following a corner.
    • 21': Foul by Reiss Nelson (Arsenal).
    • 21': Patrick James Hoban (Dundalk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 23': Attempt missed. Nicolas Pépé (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Sead Kolasinac with a cross.
    • 24': Attempt missed. Reiss Nelson (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Mohamed Elneny.
    • 24': Chris Shields (Dundalk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 24': Foul by Mohamed Elneny (Arsenal).
    • 27': Brian Gartland (Dundalk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 27': Foul by Reiss Nelson (Arsenal).
    • 28': Offside, Arsenal. Joseph Willock tries a through ball, but Eddie Nketiah is caught offside.
    • 31': Attempt blocked. Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolas Pépé.
    • 31': Attempt blocked. Chris Shields (Dundalk) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Michael Duffy.
    • 31': Corner, Dundalk. Conceded by Cédric Soares.
    • 34': Attempt saved. Sead Kolasinac (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Joseph Willock with a cross.
    • 34': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Gary Rogers.
    • 35': Attempt blocked. Joseph Willock (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cédric Soares.
    • 35': Brian Gartland (Dundalk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 35': Foul by Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal).
    • 37': Attempt saved. Joseph Willock (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Eddie Nketiah.
    • 38': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Brian Gartland.
    • 39': Attempt blocked. Nicolas Pépé (Arsenal) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
    • 39': Attempt missed. Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal) left footed shot from very close range misses to the left following a corner.
    • 40': Attempt missed. Mohamed Elneny (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
    • 41': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Sean Michael Murray.
    • 42': Goal! Arsenal 1, Dundalk 0. Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal following a corner.
    • 43': Foul by Joseph Willock (Arsenal).
    • 43': Patrick James Hoban (Dundalk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 44': Attempt blocked. Nicolas Pépé (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Eddie Nketiah.
    • 44': Goal! Arsenal 2, Dundalk 0. Joseph Willock (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal.
    • 45'+1': Foul by Sead Kolasinac (Arsenal).
    • 45'+1': John Mountney (Dundalk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Arsenal 2, Dundalk 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Arsenal 2, Dundalk 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Dundalk. Gregory Sloggett replaces Sean Michael Murray.
    • 46': Goal! Arsenal 3, Dundalk 0. Nicolas Pépé (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Joseph Willock.
    • 48': Foul by Ainsley Maitland-Niles (Arsenal).
    • 48': Patrick James Hoban (Dundalk) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 49': Attempt missed. Brian Gartland (Dundalk) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Michael Duffy with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 52': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Andrew Boyle.
    • 53': Substitution, Dundalk. Jordan Michael Flores replaces Patrick McEleney because of an injury.
    • 53': Substitution, Dundalk. Sean Hoare replaces Daniel Cleary.
    • 55': Attempt missed. Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Reiss Nelson.
    • 56': Chris Shields (Dundalk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 56': Foul by Joseph Willock (Arsenal).
    • 59': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by John Mountney.
    • 60': Chris Shields (Dundalk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 60': Foul by Mohamed Elneny (Arsenal).
    • 61': Substitution, Arsenal. Dani Ceballos replaces Shkodran Mustafi.
    • 62': Substitution, Arsenal. Willian replaces Nicolas Pépé.
    • 62': Substitution, Dundalk. Sean Gannon replaces Chris Shields.
    • 63': Foul by Joseph Willock (Arsenal).
    • 63': Jordan Michael Flores (Dundalk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 65': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Cameron Dummigan.
    • 67': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Brian Gartland.
    • 68': Attempt missed. Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Cédric Soares with a cross.
    • 69': Foul by Willian (Arsenal).
    • 69': John Mountney (Dundalk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 70': Substitution, Dundalk. Stefan Colovic replaces Michael Duffy.
    • 70': Attempt saved. Ainsley Maitland-Niles (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 71': Foul by Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal).
    • 71': Gregory Sloggett (Dundalk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 72': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Sean Hoare.
    • 73': Attempt missed. Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Joseph Willock following a corner.
    • 74': Substitution, Arsenal. Kieran Tierney replaces Granit Xhaka.
    • 74': Substitution, Arsenal. Folarin Balogun replaces Eddie Nketiah.
    • 74': Foul by Willian (Arsenal).
    • 74': John Mountney (Dundalk) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 75': Attempt missed. Patrick James Hoban (Dundalk) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left from a direct free kick.
    • 78': Foul by Joseph Willock (Arsenal).
    • 78': John Mountney (Dundalk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 80': Attempt missed. Kieran Tierney (Arsenal) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Reiss Nelson.
    • 81': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Jordan Michael Flores.
    • 82': Foul by Reiss Nelson (Arsenal).
    • 82': John Mountney (Dundalk) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 83': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Andrew Boyle.
    • 84': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Stefan Colovic.
    • 85': Attempt missed. Reiss Nelson (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Dani Ceballos following a corner.
    • 87': Foul by Dani Ceballos (Arsenal).
    • 87': John Mountney (Dundalk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 89': Attempt blocked. Kieran Tierney (Arsenal) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
    • 89': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Brian Gartland.
    • 89': Attempt missed. Mohamed Elneny (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Dani Ceballos following a corner.
    • 90'+3': Second Half ends, Arsenal 3, Dundalk 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Arsenal 3, Dundalk 0.

    Statistics

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    0 Fouls 20
    0 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 1
    2 Corner Kicks 15
    3 Saves 1
    37.5 Possession 62.5
    4 SHOTS 25
    1 ON GOAL 6
    0.3 On Target % 0.2
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    296 Accurate Passes 534
    363 Passes 580
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
    2 Accurate Crosses 9
    7 Crosses 37
    0.3 Cross % 0.2
    45 Long Balls 35
    21 Accurate Long Balls 28
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.8
    1 Blocked Shots 6
    13 Effective Tackles 4
    22 Tackles 7
    0.6 Tackle % 0.6
    12 Interceptions 10
    33 Effective Clearances 1
    33 Clearances 1

    Game Information

    Competition: UEFA Europa League

    Venue: Emirates Stadium
    Location: London, England

    Line-Ups

    ARS Arsenal (3-4-2-1)

    No. Name
    13 Rúnar Rúnarsson (GK)
    34 Granit Xhaka
    31 Sead Kolasinac
    20 Shkodran Mustafi
    25 Mohamed Elneny
    28 Joe Willock
    15 Ainsley Maitland-Niles
    17 Cédric
    30 Eddie Nketiah
    24 Reiss Nelson
    19 Nicolas Pépé
    Arsenal Substitutes:
    Folarin Balogun, Gabriel Magalhães, Thomas Partey, Héctor Bellerín, Bernd Leno, Karl Hein, Willian, Alexandre Lacazette, Bukayo Saka, Dani Ceballos, Kieran Tierney, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.

    DUN Dundalk (3-5-2)

    No. Name
    1 Gary Rogers (GK)
    44 Andrew Boyle
    21 Daniel Cleary
    3 Brian Gartland
    11 Patrick McEleney
    16 Sean Murray
    5 Chris Shields
    23 Cameron Dummigan
    8 John Mountney
    9 Patrick Hoban
    7 Michael Duffy
    Dundalk Substitutes:
    James Corcoran, Gregory Sloggett, Daniel Kelly, Aaron McCarey, Darragh Leahy, Jordan Flores, Sean Gannon, Stefan Colovic, Sean Hoare, Nathan Oduwa, David McMillan.

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