Sporting CP vs Arsenal, 2022-23 UEFA Europa League, Round of 16
· 1st Leg2 - 2
1st Leg
Arsenal draw 2-2 at Sporting CP in Europa League 1st leg
Arsenal and Sporting CP finished 2-2 after a back-and-forth Europa League round of 16 first leg in Lisbon on Thursday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 5': Attempt missed. Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Reiss Nelson with a cross.
- 6': Attempt missed. Pote (Sporting Lisbon) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Gonçalo Inácio with a through ball.
- 9': Delay in match because of an injury Paulinho (Sporting Lisbon).
- 10': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 11': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Gonçalo Inácio.
- 13': Attempt blocked. Reiss Nelson (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Granit Xhaka.
- 14': Foul by Bukayo Saka (Arsenal).
- 14': Trincão (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Corner, Sporting Lisbon. Conceded by Granit Xhaka.
- 18': Foul by Paulinho (Sporting Lisbon).
- 18': William Saliba (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Foul by William Saliba (Arsenal).
- 19': Paulinho (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Foul by Gonçalo Inácio (Sporting Lisbon).
- 20': Fábio Vieira (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 21': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Matheus Reis.
- 22': Goal! Sporting Lisbon 0, Arsenal 1. William Saliba (Arsenal) header from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Fábio Vieira with a cross following a corner.
- 22': Sebastián Coates (Sporting Lisbon) is shown the yellow card.
- 23': Oleksandr Zinchenko (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card.
- 25': Foul by Sebastián Coates (Sporting Lisbon).
- 25': Fábio Vieira (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 26': Attempt blocked. Oleksandr Zinchenko (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 26': Attempt saved. Oleksandr Zinchenko (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 26': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Antonio Adán.
- 28': Foul by Jorginho (Arsenal).
- 28': Paulinho (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Foul by Paulinho (Sporting Lisbon).
- 30': Oleksandr Zinchenko (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Foul by Matheus Reis (Sporting Lisbon).
- 34': Attempt saved. Gonçalo Inácio (Sporting Lisbon) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ricardo Esgaio.
- 34': Corner, Sporting Lisbon. Conceded by Matt Turner.
- 34': Goal! Sporting Lisbon 1, Arsenal 1. Gonçalo Inácio (Sporting Lisbon) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marcus Edwards with a cross following a corner.
- 39': Attempt saved. Marcus Edwards (Sporting Lisbon) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ricardo Esgaio.
- 39': Corner, Sporting Lisbon. Conceded by Matt Turner.
- 39': Attempt blocked. Hidemasa Morita (Sporting Lisbon) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Marcus Edwards with a cross.
- 42': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Jeremiah St. Juste.
- 42': Attempt saved. Granit Xhaka (Arsenal) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Reiss Nelson with a cross.
- 42': Antonio Adán (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Foul by Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal).
- 43': Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Foul by Jeremiah St. Juste (Sporting Lisbon).
- 45': Reiss Nelson (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+1': Antonio Adán (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': Foul by Reiss Nelson (Arsenal).
- 45'+5': First Half ends, Sporting Lisbon 1, Arsenal 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Sporting Lisbon 1, Arsenal 1.
- 47': Attempt saved. Hidemasa Morita (Sporting Lisbon) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 48': Attempt saved. Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Oleksandr Zinchenko with a through ball.
- 48': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Antonio Adán.
- 49': Attempt missed. Fábio Vieira (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Gabriel Martinelli.
- 52': Attempt missed. Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Oleksandr Zinchenko with a cross.
- 55': Attempt saved. Pote (Sporting Lisbon) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Marcus Edwards with a through ball.
- 55': Goal! Sporting Lisbon 2, Arsenal 1. Paulinho (Sporting Lisbon) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner.
- 57': Foul by Hidemasa Morita (Sporting Lisbon).
- 57': Fábio Vieira (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Hidemasa Morita (Sporting Lisbon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 59': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Jeremiah St. Juste.
- 61': Attempt missed. Paulinho (Sporting Lisbon) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Pote.
- 62': Own Goal by Hidemasa Morita, Sporting Lisbon. Sporting Lisbon 2, Arsenal 2.
- 63': Substitution, Arsenal. Takehiro Tomiyasu replaces Oleksandr Zinchenko.
- 64': Attempt saved. Fábio Vieira (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Takehiro Tomiyasu with a cross.
- 64': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Antonio Adán.
- 65': Attempt blocked. Takehiro Tomiyasu (Arsenal) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Fábio Vieira with a cross.
- 65': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Paulinho.
- 71': Attempt missed. Reiss Nelson (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Gabriel Martinelli.
- 71': Substitution, Arsenal. Gabriel Magalhães replaces Jakub Kiwior.
- 71': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Nuno Santos replaces Trincão.
- 71': Substitution, Arsenal. Thomas Partey replaces Jorginho.
- 71': Substitution, Arsenal. Emile Smith Rowe replaces Reiss Nelson.
- 74': Delay in match because of an injury Jeremiah St. Juste (Sporting Lisbon).
- 75': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 76': Offside, Arsenal. Granit Xhaka tries a through ball, but Gabriel Martinelli is caught offside.
- 76': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Ousmane Diomande replaces Ricardo Esgaio.
- 76': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Youssef Chermiti replaces Paulinho.
- 77': Ben White (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 77': Foul by Pote (Sporting Lisbon).
- 78': Foul by Takehiro Tomiyasu (Arsenal).
- 78': Gonçalo Inácio (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Attempt missed. Ousmane Diomande (Sporting Lisbon) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jeremiah St. Juste.
- 88': Attempt saved. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ben White.
- 89': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Issahaku Fatawu replaces Marcus Edwards.
- 90': Foul by Issahaku Fatawu (Sporting Lisbon).
- 90': Takehiro Tomiyasu (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Attempt saved. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by William Saliba.
- 90'+4': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Sebastián Coates.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Sporting Lisbon 2, Arsenal 2.
- 0': Match ends, Sporting Lisbon 2, Arsenal 2.
Statistics
ARS |
SCP![]() |
|
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Fouls | 9 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 0 |
| 9 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 4 | Saves | 6 |
| 67.7 | Possession | 32.3 |
| 14 | SHOTS | 10 |
| 7 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 567 | Accurate Passes | 233 |
| 647 | Passes | 313 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 11 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 24 | Crosses | 9 |
| 0.5 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 35 | Long Balls | 54 |
| 18 | Accurate Long Balls | 19 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 16 | Tackles | 14 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 12 |
| 7 | Effective Clearances | 16 |
| 7 | Clearances | 16 |
Game Information
Venue: Estádio José Alvalade
Location: Lisbon, Portugal
Attendance: 36,006
Line-Ups
Sporting CP (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Antonio Adán (GK) |
| 4 | Sebastián Coates |
| 25 | Gonçalo Inacio |
| 3 | Jerry St. Juste |
| 28 | Pedro Gonçalves |
| 5 | Hidemasa Morita |
| 2 | Matheus Reis |
| 47 | Ricardo Esgaio |
| 20 | Paulinho |
| 17 | Francisco Trincão |
| 10 | Marcus Edwards |
Arsenal (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 30 | Matt Turner (GK) |
| 15 | Jakub Kiwior |
| 12 | William Saliba |
| 35 | Oleksandr Zinchenko |
| 4 | Ben White |
| 20 | Jorginho |
| 34 | Granit Xhaka |
| 21 | Fabio Vieira |
| 11 | Gabriel Martinelli |
| 24 | Reiss Nelson |
| 7 | Bukayo Saka |
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