English Premier League

FT Friday, December 27, 2024
Ipswich Town LLLWL 0
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Arsenal DWDWW 1
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Emirates Stadium · 60,271 att. · USA Net

Match Report

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Arsenal go second with dull 1-0 win over struggling Ipswich

Arsenal moved up to second in the Premier League and within six points of Liverpool after a largely trouble-free, if slightly pedestrian, 1-0 win at home to struggling Ipswich Town on a chilly night in North London on Friday.

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Team Stats

12
Fouls
7
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
1
1
Corner Kicks
5
4
Saves
0
32.2
Possession
67.8
3
SHOTS
13
0
ON GOAL
5
0.0
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
256
Accurate Passes
604
318
Passes
670
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
1
Accurate Crosses
5
8
Crosses
18
0.1
Cross %
0.3
36
Long Balls
26
9
Accurate Long Balls
9
0.3
Long Balls %
0.3
3
Blocked Shots
5
10
Effective Tackles
13
18
Tackles
24
0.6
Tackle %
0.5
11
Interceptions
4
29
Effective Clearances
14
29
Clearances
14

Head to Head

ARS leads series 3-1

Lineups

ARS · 4-3-3

  1. 22David RayaG
  2. 6Gabriel MagalhãesCD-L
  3. 2William SalibaCD-R
  4. 49Myles Lewis-SkellyLB
  5. 12Jurriën TimberRB
  6. 41Declan RiceCM
  7. 29Kai HavertzLM
  8. 8Martin ØdegaardRM
  9. 9Gabriel JesusF
  10. 19Leandro TrossardLF
  11. 11Gabriel MartinelliRF

Substitutes

  1. 33Riccardo CalafioriSUB
  2. 5Thomas ParteySUB
  3. 20JorginhoSUB
  4. 53Ethan NwaneriSUB
  5. 15Jakub KiwiorSUB
  6. 17Oleksandr ZinchenkoSUB
  7. 32NetoSUB
  8. 23Mikel MerinoSUB
  9. 3Kieran TierneySUB

IPS · 5-4-1

  1. 1Arijanet MuricG
  2. 6Luke WoolfendenCD
  3. 24Jacob GreavesCD-L
  4. 26Dara O'SheaCD-R
  5. 3Leif DavisLB
  6. 18Ben JohnsonRB
  7. 12Jens CajusteCM-L
  8. 8Kalvin PhillipsCM-R
  9. 23Sammie SzmodicsLM
  10. 20Omari HutchinsonRM
  11. 19Liam DelapF

Substitutes

  1. 7Wes BurnsSUB
  2. 22Conor TownsendSUB
  3. 28Christian WaltonSUB
  4. 10Conor ChaplinSUB
  5. 16Ali Al-HamadiSUB
  6. 2Harrison ClarkeSUB
  7. 47Jack ClarkeSUB
  8. 33Nathan BroadheadSUB
  9. 14Jack TaylorSUB

Timeline

  1. 23' Goal! Arsenal 1, Ipswich Town 0. Kai Havertz (Arsenal) right footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Leandro Trossard with a cross.
  2. 54' Kai Havertz (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 65' Leif Davis (Ipswich Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 71' Substitution, Ipswich Town. Jack Clarke replaces Sam Szmodics.
  5. 72' Substitution, Arsenal. Mikel Merino replaces Gabriel Jesus.
  6. 80' Substitution, Ipswich Town. Jack Taylor replaces Jens Cajuste.
  7. 80' Substitution, Ipswich Town. Nathan Broadhead replaces Ben Johnson.
  8. 80' Substitution, Ipswich Town. Ali Al-Hamadi replaces Liam Delap.
  9. 87' Substitution, Arsenal. Thomas Partey replaces Declan Rice.
  10. 90'+1' Substitution, Ipswich Town. Harry Clarke replaces Luke Woolfenden.

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