English Carabao Cup

FT Tuesday, December 21, 2021
Sunderland LDWWD 1
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Arsenal LLWWW 5
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SUN101
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Emirates Stadium · 59,027 att. · ESPN+

Match Report

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Eddie Nketiah's hat trick steers Arsenal to Carabao Cup semifinals in win over Sunderland

Arsenal have reached the Carabao Cup semifinals after defeating Sunderland thanks to a hat-trick by Edward Nketiah.

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Team Stats

12
Fouls
10
4
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
5
Offsides
2
5
Corner Kicks
2
4
Saves
5
31.7
Possession
68.3
12
SHOTS
19
6
ON GOAL
10
0.5
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
220
Accurate Passes
562
278
Passes
619
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
3
Accurate Crosses
9
18
Crosses
19
0.2
Cross %
0.5
41
Long Balls
43
17
Accurate Long Balls
24
0.4
Long Balls %
0.6
3
Blocked Shots
4
11
Effective Tackles
9
18
Tackles
16
0.6
Tackle %
0.6
5
Interceptions
3
19
Effective Clearances
11
19
Clearances
11

Head to Head

ARS leads series 4-0-1

Lineups

ARS · 4-1-4-1

  1. 1Bernd LenoG
  2. 16Rob HoldingCD-L
  3. 4Ben WhiteCD-R
  4. 25Mohamed ElnenyDM
  5. 20Nuno TavaresLB
  6. 17CédricRB
  7. 10Emile Smith RoweCM-L
  8. 8Martin ØdegaardCM-R
  9. 26Folarin BalogunLM
  10. 19Nicolas PépéRM
  11. 30Eddie NketiahF

Substitutes

  1. 3Kieran TierneySUB
  2. 5Thomas ParteySUB
  3. 35Gabriel MartinelliSUB
  4. 32Aaron RamsdaleSUB
  5. 9Alexandre LacazetteSUB
  6. 87Charlie PatinoSUB
  7. 34Granit XhakaSUB
  8. 7Bukayo SakaSUB
  9. 6Gabriel MagalhãesSUB

SUN · 3-4-1-2

  1. 1Lee BurgeG
  2. 3Tom FlanaganCD
  3. 6Callum DoyleCD-L
  4. 26Bailey WrightCD-R
  5. 24Daniel NeilCM-L
  6. 8Elliot EmbletonCM-R
  7. 21Alex PritchardAM
  8. 11Lynden GoochLM
  9. 15Carl WinchesterRM
  10. 9Nathan BroadheadCF-L
  11. 14Ross StewartCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 4Corry EvansSUB
  2. 33Denver HumeSUB
  3. 17Dennis CirkinSUB
  4. 20Anthony PattersonSUB
  5. 36Cieran DunneSUB
  6. 19Arbenit XhemajliSUB
  7. 25Ollie YoungerSUB
  8. 10Aiden O'BrienSUB
  9. 48Benjamin Mgunga-KimpiokaSUB

Timeline

  1. 17' Goal! Arsenal 1, Sunderland 0. Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal following a corner.
  2. 20' Lynden Gooch (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 27' Goal! Arsenal 2, Sunderland 0. Nicolas Pépé (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Cédric Soares.
  4. 31' Goal! Arsenal 2, Sunderland 1. Nathan Broadhead (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Elliot Embleton with a through ball following a fast break.
  5. 45'+1' Substitution, Sunderland. Denver Hume replaces Nathan Broadhead because of an injury.
  6. 49' Goal! Arsenal 3, Sunderland 1. Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nuno Tavares with a cross.
  7. 54' Folarin Balogun (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 56' Substitution, Arsenal. Granit Xhaka replaces Folarin Balogun.
  9. 58' Goal! Arsenal 4, Sunderland 1. Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nicolas Pépé.
  10. 60' Denver Hume (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 73' Substitution, Arsenal. Gabriel Magalhães replaces Benjamin White.
  12. 73' Substitution, Arsenal. Gabriel Martinelli replaces Martin Ødegaard.
  13. 76' Bailey Wright (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  14. 78' Substitution, Sunderland. Corry Evans replaces Lynden Gooch.
  15. 78' Substitution, Sunderland. Aiden O'Brien replaces Elliot Embleton.
  16. 80' Substitution, Arsenal. Charlie Patino replaces Emile Smith Rowe.
  17. 86' Callum Doyle (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  18. 90'+1' Goal! Arsenal 5, Sunderland 1. Charlie Patino (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nicolas Pépé.
  19. 90'+3' Substitution, Sunderland. Benjamin Mbunga-Kimpioka replaces Ross Stewart.

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