Arsenal vs AC Milan, 2025 Club Friendly

· Arsenal win 6-5 on penalties
  • 53': Bukayo Saka
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Arsenal win 6-5 on penalties

Bukayo Saka goal helps Arsenal beat Milan in preseason opener

Arsenal made a winning start to their preseason tour of Asia after Bukayo Saka's 53rd-minute strike earned a 1-0 victory over AC Milan in Singapore.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 3': Christian Pulisic (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 3': Foul by Ethan Nwaneri (Arsenal).
  • 3': Attempt blocked. Rafael Leão (AC Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alexis Saelemaekers.
  • 5': Attempt missed. Declan Rice (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Riccardo Calafiori.
  • 7': Corner,Arsenal. Conceded by Alexis Saelemaekers.
  • 9': Foul by Riccardo Calafiori (Arsenal).
  • 9': Ruben Loftus-Cheek (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 13': Corner,AC Milan. Conceded by Oleksandr Zinchenko.
  • 15': Attempt blocked. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Ben White with a through ball.
  • 15': Corner,Arsenal. Conceded by Strahinja Pavlovic.
  • 16': Attempt blocked. Kai Havertz (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ethan Nwaneri.
  • 18': Offside, Arsenal. Bukayo Saka is caught offside.
  • 18': Foul by Bukayo Saka (Arsenal).
  • 18': Strahinja Pavlovic (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 20': Foul by Ruben Loftus-Cheek (AC Milan).
  • 20': Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 21': Attempt missed. Ben White (Arsenal) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
  • 23': Attempt saved. Ethan Nwaneri (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Pietro Terracciano (AC Milan). Assisted by Christian Nørgaard.
  • 23': Corner,Arsenal. Conceded by Pietro Terracciano.
  • 24': Foul by Ethan Nwaneri (Arsenal).
  • 24': Ruben Loftus-Cheek (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 25': Foul by Riccardo Calafiori (Arsenal).
  • 25': Rafael Leão (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 26': Ben White (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 26': Foul by Christian Pulisic (AC Milan).
  • 28': Attempt missed. Ethan Nwaneri (Arsenal) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Ben White.
  • 29': Corner,Arsenal. Conceded by Samuele Ricci.
  • 30': Attempt saved. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Pietro Terracciano (AC Milan). Assisted by Riccardo Calafiori.
  • 32': Attempt blocked. Declan Rice (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kai Havertz.
  • 32': Foul by Bukayo Saka (Arsenal).
  • 32': Pietro Terracciano (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 32': Delay in match (Arsenal).
  • 33': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 39': Corner,AC Milan. Conceded by Riccardo Calafiori.
  • 41': Attempt missed. Alexis Saelemaekers (AC Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Christian Pulisic.
  • 43': Foul by Alexis Saelemaekers (AC Milan).
  • 43': Kai Havertz (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kai Havertz.
  • 45'+1': Corner,Arsenal. Conceded by Fikayo Tomori.
  • 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Riccardo Calafiori (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bukayo Saka.
  • 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Ben White (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 45'+2': Christian Pulisic (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+2': Foul by Oleksandr Zinchenko (Arsenal).
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Arsenal 0, AC Milan 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Arsenal 0, AC Milan 0.
  • 45': Substitution, AC Milan. Matteo Gabbia replaces Fikayo Tomori.
  • 45': Substitution, AC Milan. Noah Okafor replaces Christian Pulisic.
  • 45': Substitution, AC Milan. Samuel Chukwueze replaces Alexis Saelemaekers.
  • 45': Substitution, Arsenal. Jakub Kiwior replaces Riccardo Calafiori.
  • 45': Substitution, Arsenal. Kepa replaces David Raya.
  • 45': Substitution, Arsenal. Leandro Trossard replaces Gabriel Martinelli.
  • 45': Substitution, Arsenal. Martin Ødegaard replaces Ethan Nwaneri.
  • 45': Substitution, Arsenal. Martín Zubimendi replaces Christian Nørgaard.
  • 45': Substitution, Arsenal. Myles Lewis-Skelly replaces Oleksandr Zinchenko.
  • 46': Attempt missed. Declan Rice (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
  • 48': Foul by Rafael Leão (AC Milan).
  • 48': Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 51': Corner,Arsenal. Conceded by Davide Bartesaghi.
  • 53': Goal! Arsenal 1, AC Milan 0. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Jakub Kiwior with a cross.
  • 55': Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 55': Foul by Noah Okafor (AC Milan).
  • 57': Attempt blocked. Kai Havertz (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bukayo Saka with a cross.
  • 57': Corner,Arsenal. Conceded by Malick Thiaw.
  • 63': Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 63': Foul by Yunus Musah (AC Milan).
  • 64': Attempt blocked. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 65': Attempt missed. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jakub Kiwior.
  • 66': Substitution, AC Milan. Christian Comotto replaces Samuele Ricci.
  • 66': Substitution, AC Milan. Warren Bondo replaces Ruben Loftus-Cheek.
  • 66': Substitution, Arsenal. Josh Nichols replaces Ben White.
  • 66': Substitution, Arsenal. Mikel Merino replaces Declan Rice.
  • 66': Substitution, AC Milan. Lorenzo Torriani replaces Pietro Terracciano.
  • 66': Substitution, Arsenal. Max Dowman replaces Bukayo Saka.
  • 66': Substitution, Arsenal. Marli Salmon replaces William Saliba.
  • 66': Substitution, AC Milan. Filippo Terracciano replaces Malick Thiaw.
  • 66': Foul by Marli Salmon (Arsenal).
  • 66': Noah Okafor (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 68': Attempt missed. Max Dowman (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Martín Zubimendi.
  • 69': Attempt saved. Rafael Leão (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Kepa (Arsenal).
  • 70': Foul by Christian Comotto (AC Milan).
  • 70': Max Dowman (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 73': Corner,Arsenal. Conceded by Matteo Gabbia.
  • 74': Corner,Arsenal. Conceded by Strahinja Pavlovic.
  • 75': Corner,Arsenal. Conceded by Davide Bartesaghi.
  • 75': Attempt saved. Mikel Merino (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Lorenzo Torriani (AC Milan). Assisted by Martin Ødegaard with a cross.
  • 77': Foul by Rafael Leão (AC Milan).
  • 77': Martín Zubimendi (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 77': Delay in match (Arsenal).
  • 78': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 79': Substitution, AC Milan. Mattia Liberali replaces Yunus Musah.
  • 79': Substitution, AC Milan. Vittorio Magni replaces Davide Bartesaghi.
  • 79': Substitution, AC Milan. Matteo Dutu replaces Strahinja Pavlovic.
  • 79': Substitution, AC Milan. Lorenzo Colombo replaces Rafael Leão.
  • 79': Substitution, Arsenal. Reiss Nelson replaces Kai Havertz.
  • 81': Offside, AC Milan. Samuel Chukwueze is caught offside.
  • 81': Corner,Arsenal. Conceded by Matteo Dutu.
  • 82': Attempt saved. Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner by Lorenzo Torriani (AC Milan). Assisted by Reiss Nelson.
  • 82': Corner,Arsenal. Conceded by Lorenzo Torriani.
  • 83': Foul by Mikel Merino (Arsenal).
  • 83': Vittorio Magni (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 86': Attempt saved. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the top centre of the goal by Lorenzo Torriani (AC Milan). Assisted by Reiss Nelson with a cross.
  • 86': Corner,Arsenal. Conceded by Lorenzo Torriani.
  • 87': Attempt missed. Reiss Nelson (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Martín Zubimendi following a corner.
  • 89': Offside, AC Milan. Samuel Chukwueze is caught offside.
  • 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+2': Attempt saved. Reiss Nelson (Arsenal) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Lorenzo Torriani (AC Milan). Assisted by Mikel Merino.
  • 90'+2': Corner,Arsenal. Conceded by Lorenzo Torriani.
  • 90'+3': Attempt saved. Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Lorenzo Torriani (AC Milan).
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Arsenal 1, AC Milan 0.
  • 90': Penalty Shootout begins Arsenal 1, AC Milan 0.
  • 91': Penalty saved. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) left footed shot saved in the bottom left corner by Lorenzo Torriani (AC Milan).
  • 91': Goal! Arsenal 1, AC Milan 0(1). Matteo Gabbia (AC Milan) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
  • 91': Goal! Arsenal 1(1), AC Milan 0(1). Martín Zubimendi (Arsenal) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 92': Penalty saved. Lorenzo Colombo (AC Milan) left footed shot saved in the bottom right corner by Kepa (Arsenal).
  • 92': Goal! Arsenal 1(2), AC Milan 0(1). Mikel Merino (Arsenal) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 93': Goal! Arsenal 1(2), AC Milan 0(2). Samuel Chukwueze (AC Milan) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 94': Penalty saved. Reiss Nelson (Arsenal) right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner by Lorenzo Torriani (AC Milan).
  • 94': Penalty saved. Mattia Liberali (AC Milan) left footed shot saved in the bottom right corner by Kepa (Arsenal).
  • 95': Penalty saved. Jakub Kiwior (Arsenal) left footed shot saved in the bottom right corner by Lorenzo Torriani (AC Milan).
  • 96': Penalty saved. Noah Okafor (AC Milan) right footed shot saved in the bottom right corner by Kepa (Arsenal).
  • 97': Goal! Arsenal 1(3), AC Milan 0(2). Max Dowman (Arsenal) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 97': Goal! Arsenal 1(3), AC Milan 0(3). Warren Bondo (AC Milan) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 98': Goal! Arsenal 1(4), AC Milan 0(3). Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 99': Goal! Arsenal 1(4), AC Milan 0(4). Filippo Terracciano (AC Milan) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
  • 100': Goal! Arsenal 1(5), AC Milan 0(4). Josh Nichols (Arsenal) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
  • 100': Goal! Arsenal 1(5), AC Milan 0(5). Matteo Dutu (AC Milan) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
  • 101': Penalty missed. Marli Salmon (Arsenal) right footed shot is just a bit too high.
  • 102': Goal! Arsenal 1(5), AC Milan 0(6). Christian Comotto (AC Milan) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 102': Penalty Shootout ends, Arsenal 1(5), AC Milan 0(6).
  • 0': Match ends, Arsenal 1(5), AC Milan 0(6).

Game Information

Competition: Club Friendly

Venue: National Stadium
Location: Singapore, Singapore
Attendance: 22,813

Line-Ups

ARS Arsenal (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 David Raya (GK)
33 Riccardo Calafiori
2 William Saliba
17 Oleksandr Zinchenko
4 Ben White
16 Christian Nørgaard
41 Declan Rice
22 Ethan Nwaneri
29 Kai Havertz
11 Gabriel Martinelli
7 Bukayo Saka

MIL AC Milan (5-4-1)

No. Name
1 Pietro Terracciano (GK)
28 Malick Thiaw
31 Strahinja Pavlovic
23 Fikayo Tomori
33 Davide Bartesaghi
56 Alexis Saelemaekers
80 Yunus Musah
4 Samuele Ricci
11 Christian Pulisic
8 Ruben Loftus-Cheek
10 Rafael Leão

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