Lens vs Arsenal, 2023-24 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage
· UEFA Champions LeagueArsenal beaten at Lens after Saka forced off injured
Lens' Elye Wahi scored one goal and set up another in a sterling performance to secure a 2-1 home win against Arsenal and put his side top of Champions League Group B on Tuesday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Gabriel Magalhães.
- 3': Attempt blocked. Kevin Danso (Lens) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Adrien Thomasson with a cross.
- 4': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Takehiro Tomiyasu.
- 4': Attempt missed. Kevin Danso (Lens) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Salis Abdul Samed with a headed pass following a corner.
- 5': Foul by Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal).
- 5': Kevin Danso (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 5': Foul by Deiver Machado (Lens).
- 8': Foul by Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal).
- 8': Salis Abdul Samed (Lens) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 8': Offside, Lens. Kevin Danso tries a through ball, but Elye Wahi is caught offside.
- 14': Goal! Lens 0, Arsenal 1. Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Bukayo Saka.
- 16': Attempt blocked. Elye Wahi (Lens) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Adrien Thomasson.
- 16': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Gabriel Magalhães.
- 20': Attempt saved. Kai Havertz (Arsenal) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Oleksandr Zinchenko.
- 21': Hand ball by Florian Sotoca (Lens).
- 23': Attempt missed. Adrien Thomasson (Lens) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Przemyslaw Frankowski with a cross.
- 25': Goal! Lens 1, Arsenal 1. Adrien Thomasson (Lens) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Elye Wahi.
- 28': Attempt saved. Florian Sotoca (Lens) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 28': Foul by Florian Sotoca (Lens).
- 28': Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Foul by Kai Havertz (Arsenal).
- 30': Jonathan Gradit (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Offside, Lens. Facundo Medina tries a through ball, but Elye Wahi is caught offside.
- 33': Delay in match because of an injury Bukayo Saka (Arsenal).
- 34': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 34': Substitution, Arsenal. Fábio Vieira replaces Bukayo Saka because of an injury.
- 36': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Jonathan Gradit.
- 37': Offside, Lens. Florian Sotoca tries a through ball, but Elye Wahi is caught offside.
- 40': Deiver Machado (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Foul by Takehiro Tomiyasu (Arsenal).
- 41': Offside, Lens. Facundo Medina tries a through ball, but Deiver Machado is caught offside.
- 41': Foul by Kai Havertz (Arsenal).
- 41': Kevin Danso (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Florian Sotoca (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Foul by Leandro Trossard (Arsenal).
- 45'+1': Foul by Deiver Machado (Lens).
- 45'+1': Takehiro Tomiyasu (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 45'+1': Attempt missed. Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high following a set piece situation.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Lens 1, Arsenal 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Lens 1, Arsenal 1.
- 49': Attempt saved. Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kai Havertz.
- 50': Foul by Florian Sotoca (Lens).
- 50': Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 53': Deiver Machado (Lens) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 53': Foul by Takehiro Tomiyasu (Arsenal).
- 55': Attempt missed. Adrien Thomasson (Lens) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Deiver Machado with a cross.
- 57': Foul by Deiver Machado (Lens).
- 57': Fábio Vieira (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Foul by Kai Havertz (Arsenal).
- 61': Salis Abdul Samed (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Attempt missed. Salis Abdul Samed (Lens) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Adrien Thomasson.
- 66': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Przemyslaw Frankowski.
- 66': Attempt saved. Takehiro Tomiyasu (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard with a cross.
- 67': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Deiver Machado.
- 68': Attempt saved. Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Leandro Trossard with a cross.
- 69': Goal! Lens 2, Arsenal 1. Elye Wahi (Lens) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Przemyslaw Frankowski with a cross.
- 70': Substitution, Arsenal. Ben White replaces Oleksandr Zinchenko.
- 70': Substitution, Arsenal. Reiss Nelson replaces Leandro Trossard.
- 71': Substitution, Arsenal. Emile Smith Rowe replaces Kai Havertz.
- 73': Substitution, Lens. Angelo Fulgini replaces Adrien Thomasson.
- 73': Substitution, Lens. Andy Diouf replaces Nampalys Mendy.
- 73': Substitution, Lens. Wesley Saïd replaces Elye Wahi.
- 80': Substitution, Arsenal. Eddie Nketiah replaces Martin Ødegaard.
- 81': Substitution, Lens. Ruben Aguilar replaces Deiver Machado.
- 81': Emile Smith Rowe (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Foul by Andy Diouf (Lens).
- 85': Attempt saved. Emile Smith Rowe (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 87': Foul by Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal).
- 87': Jonathan Gradit (Lens) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 88': Attempt missed. Florian Sotoca (Lens) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Angelo Fulgini with a cross.
- 89': Attempt blocked. Reiss Nelson (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 89': Attempt missed. Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right.
- 89': Brice Samba (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Foul by Fábio Vieira (Arsenal).
- 90': Salis Abdul Samed (Lens) is shown the yellow card.
- 90': Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+1': Foul by Florian Sotoca (Lens).
- 90'+1': Takehiro Tomiyasu (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+4': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Przemyslaw Frankowski.
- 90'+5': Attempt blocked. Emile Smith Rowe (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Takehiro Tomiyasu with a headed pass.
- 90'+5': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Florian Sotoca.
- 90'+5': Attempt blocked. Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Reiss Nelson with a cross.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Lens 2, Arsenal 1.
- 0': Match ends, Lens 2, Arsenal 1.
Statistics
 ARS |
RCL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 8 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 4 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 1 | Saves | 6 |
| 66.9 | Possession | 33.1 |
| 11 | SHOTS | 10 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 627 | Accurate Passes | 264 |
| 703 | Passes | 338 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 11 | Crosses | 15 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 49 | Long Balls | 44 |
| 23 | Accurate Long Balls | 20 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 11 | Tackles | 16 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 6 |
| 7 | Effective Clearances | 17 |
| 7 | Clearances | 17 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Champions League
Venue: Stade Félix Bollaert-Delélis
Location: Lens, France
Attendance: 37,040
Venue: Stade Félix Bollaert-Delélis
Location: Lens, France
Attendance: 37,040
Line-Ups
Lens (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 30 | Brice Samba (GK) |
| 4 | Kevin Danso |
| 14 | Facundo Medina |
| 24 | Jonathan Gradit |
| 6 | Salis Abdul Samed  |
| 26 | Nampalys Mendy |
| 3 | Deiver Machado |
| 29 | Przemyslaw Frankowski |
| 9 | Elye Wahi |
| 28 | Adrien Thomasson |
| 7 | Florian Sotoca |
Arsenal (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 22 | David Raya (GK) |
| 6 | Gabriel Magalhães |
| 2 | William Saliba |
| 35 | Oleksandr Zinchenko |
| 18 | Takehiro Tomiyasu |
| 41 | Declan Rice |
| 29 | Kai Havertz |
| 8 | Martin Ødegaard |
| 9 | Gabriel Jesus |
| 19 | Leandro Trossard |
| 7 | Bukayo Saka |
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