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FT Thursday, December 8, 2022
Lyon LWWLD 0
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Arsenal WWWLW 3
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Arsenal win 2-1 on penalties · · 7,451 att.

Match Report

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Arsenal beat Lyon 3-0 in Dubai friendly ahead of Premier League return

Arsenal beat Lyon 3-0 in a friendly in Dubai as players not involved in the World Cup began preparations for the return of the Premier League.

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Team Stats

10
Fouls
9
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
1
9
Corner Kicks
5
5
Saves
2
52.6
Possession
47.4
8
SHOTS
19
2
ON GOAL
8
0.3
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
471
Accurate Passes
415
521
Passes
468
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.9
5
Accurate Crosses
8
15
Crosses
12
0.3
Cross %
0.7
33
Long Balls
45
18
Accurate Long Balls
24
0.5
Long Balls %
0.5
2
Blocked Shots
0
8
Effective Tackles
8
11
Tackles
15
0.7
Tackle %
0.5
9
Interceptions
7
3
Effective Clearances
10
3
Clearances
10

Head to Head

Series tied 1-1

Lineups

ARS · 4-3-3

  1. 31Karl HeinG
  2. 6Gabriel MagalhãesCD-L
  3. 16Rob HoldingCD-R
  4. 3Kieran TierneyLB
  5. 17CédricRB
  6. 25Mohamed ElnenyCM
  7. 23Albert Sambi LokongaLM
  8. 8Martin ØdegaardRM
  9. 14Eddie NketiahF
  10. 24Reiss NelsonLF
  11. 21Fabio VieiraRF

LYON · 4-4-2

  1. 1Anthony LopesG
  2. 4Castello LukebaCD-L
  3. 2Sinaly DiomandeCD-R
  4. 12HenriqueLB
  5. 27Malo GustoRB
  6. 6Maxence CaqueretCM-L
  7. 88Corentin TolissoCM-R
  8. 8Houssem AouarLM
  9. 15Romain FaivreRM
  10. 9Moussa DembéléCF-L
  11. 10Alexandre LacazetteCF-R

Timeline

  1. 19' Goal! Arsenal 1, Lyon 0. Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard with a cross following a corner.
  2. 33' Goal! Arsenal 2, Lyon 0. Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Fábio Vieira following a fast break.
  3. 39' Goal! Arsenal 3, Lyon 0. Fábio Vieira (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Reiss Nelson.
  4. 45' Substitution, Arsenal. Marquinhos replaces Fábio Vieira.
  5. 62' Substitution, Lyon. Jeff Reine-Adélaïde replaces Houssem Aouar.
  6. 62' Substitution, Lyon. Rayan Cherki replaces Romain Faivre.
  7. 62' Substitution, Lyon. Tetê replaces Maxence Caqueret.
  8. 62' Substitution, Lyon. Johann Lepenant replaces Corentin Tolisso.
  9. 62' Substitution, Lyon. Thiago Mendes replaces Alexandre Lacazette.
  10. 67' Substitution, Arsenal. Catalin Cirjan replaces Martin Ødegaard.
  11. 67' Substitution, Lyon. Sael Kumbedi replaces Malo Gusto.
  12. 67' Substitution, Arsenal. Matt Smith replaces Cédric Soares.
  13. 67' Substitution, Arsenal. Myles Lewis-Skelly replaces Rob Holding.
  14. 67' Substitution, Arsenal. Ethan Nwaneri replaces Kieran Tierney.
  15. 67' Substitution, Arsenal. Taylor Foran replaces Gabriel Magalhães.
  16. 67' Substitution, Arsenal. Amario Cozier-Duberry replaces Reiss Nelson.
  17. 67' Substitution, Arsenal. Nathan Butler-Oyedeji replaces Eddie Nketiah.
  18. 67' Substitution, Arsenal. Lino Sousa replaces Albert Sambi Lokonga.
  19. 67' Substitution, Arsenal. Reuell Walters replaces Mohamed Elneny.
  20. 75' Substitution, Lyon. Achraf Laaziri replaces Moussa Dembélé.
  21. 75' Substitution, Lyon. Damien da Silva replaces Castello Lukeba.
  22. 75' Substitution, Lyon. Mamadou Sarr replaces Henrique.
  23. 75' Substitution, Lyon. Bradley Barcola replaces Sinaly Diomandé.
  24. 76' Substitution, Lyon. Kayne Bonnevie replaces Anthony Lopes.
  25. 90' Penalty Shootout begins Arsenal 3, Lyon 0.
  26. 98' Penalty Shootout ends, Arsenal 3(2), Lyon 0(1).

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