English Premier League

Arsenal vs Bolton Wanderers, 2011-2012 Barclays Premier League

· English Premier League
Arsenal
  • 46': Robin van Persie
  • 71': Robin van Persie
  • 89': Alex Song
FT
3 - 0
Bolton Wanderers
  • Red Card 55': David Wheater

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Arsenal are hosting Bolton Wanderers at Emirates Stadium, London, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English Premier League.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Foul by Laurent Koscielny (Arsenal).
  • 1': David Ngog (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 1': Delay in match Laurent Koscielny (Arsenal) because of an injury.
  • 2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 2': Attempt saved. Darren Pratley (Bolton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by David Wheater with a headed pass.
  • 2': Corner, Bolton Wanderers. Conceded by Wojciech Szczesny.
  • 6': Hand ball by Gervinho (Arsenal).
  • 7': Attempt saved. Gervinho (Arsenal) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mikel Arteta with a through ball.
  • 7': Aaron Ramsey (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 7': Foul by Darren Pratley (Bolton Wanderers).
  • 8': Foul by David Wheater (Bolton Wanderers).
  • 8': Theo Walcott (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 9': Attempt missed. Robin van Persie (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Mikel Arteta from a direct free kick.
  • 11': Offside, Bolton Wanderers. Darren Pratley tries a through ball, but David Ngog is caught offside.
  • 12': Foul by David Wheater (Bolton Wanderers).
  • 12': Robin van Persie (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 16': Attempt blocked. Robin van Persie (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mikel Arteta.
  • 16': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Paul Robinson.
  • 18': Offside, Arsenal. Aaron Ramsey tries a through ball, but Robin van Persie is caught offside.
  • 19': Delay in match David Ngog (Bolton Wanderers) because of an injury.
  • 20': Substitution, Bolton Wanderers. Kevin Davies replaces David Ngog because of an injury.
  • 20': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 21': Foul by Fabrice Muamba (Bolton Wanderers).
  • 21': Aaron Ramsey (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Foul by Kevin Davies (Bolton Wanderers).
  • 22': Alexandre Song (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 25': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Grétar Steinsson.
  • 27': Darren Pratley (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 27': Foul by Bacary Sagna (Arsenal).
  • 30': Foul by Kevin Davies (Bolton Wanderers).
  • 30': Per Mertesacker (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 32': Offside, Arsenal. Mikel Arteta tries a through ball, but Theo Walcott is caught offside.
  • 33': Offside, Bolton Wanderers. Paul Robinson tries a through ball, but Darren Pratley is caught offside.
  • 33': Attempt missed. Gervinho (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
  • 38': Attempt blocked. Theo Walcott (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Gervinho.
  • 38': Attempt missed. Laurent Koscielny (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
  • 39': Foul by Fabrice Muamba (Bolton Wanderers).
  • 39': Gervinho (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 41': Attempt blocked. Theo Walcott (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alexandre Song.
  • 41': Attempt missed. Aaron Ramsey (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
  • 43': Nigel Reo-Coker (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 43': Foul by Alexandre Song (Arsenal).
  • 45': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Zat Knight.
  • 45': Attempt blocked. Robin van Persie (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Theo Walcott.
  • 45': Attempt missed. Theo Walcott (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Mikel Arteta following a fast break.
  • 45': First Half ends, Arsenal 0, Bolton Wanderers 0.
  • 0': Second Half begins Arsenal 0, Bolton Wanderers 0.
  • 46': Goal! Arsenal 1, Bolton Wanderers 0. Robin van Persie (Arsenal) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Aaron Ramsey following a fast break.
  • 46': Grétar Steinsson (Bolton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card.
  • 49': Attempt saved. Robin van Persie (Arsenal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Theo Walcott.
  • 50': Darren Pratley (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 50': Foul by Robin van Persie (Arsenal).
  • 51': Nigel Reo-Coker (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 51': Foul by Gervinho (Arsenal).
  • 53': Attempt blocked. Theo Walcott (Arsenal) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Per Mertesacker.
  • 55': Foul by David Wheater (Bolton Wanderers).
  • 55': Theo Walcott (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 55': David Wheater (Bolton Wanderers) is shown the red card.
  • 56': Substitution, Bolton Wanderers. Dedryck Boyata replaces Fabrice Muamba.
  • 57': Attempt saved. Robin van Persie (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 58': Attempt blocked. Mikel Arteta (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gervinho.
  • 58': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Dedryck Boyata.
  • 60': Darren Pratley (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Foul by Aaron Ramsey (Arsenal).
  • 62': Attempt saved. Mikel Arteta (Arsenal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 62': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Jussi Jääskeläinen.
  • 62': Attempt blocked. Bacary Sagna (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mikel Arteta.
  • 63': Attempt saved. Chris Eagles (Bolton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Martin Petrov with a through ball.
  • 63': Attempt missed. Robin van Persie (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Gervinho following a fast break.
  • 63': Delay in match Paul Robinson (Bolton Wanderers) because of an injury.
  • 64': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 67': Attempt saved. Robin van Persie (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Theo Walcott with a cross.
  • 67': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Jussi Jääskeläinen.
  • 67': Attempt saved. Laurent Koscielny (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 67': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Paul Robinson.
  • 71': Substitution, Bolton Wanderers. Mark Davies replaces Chris Eagles.
  • 71': Goal! Arsenal 2, Bolton Wanderers 0. Robin van Persie (Arsenal) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Theo Walcott with a cross.
  • 73': Mark Davies (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 73': Foul by Mikel Arteta (Arsenal).
  • 76': Attempt saved. Aaron Ramsey (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alexandre Song.
  • 78': Attempt saved. Theo Walcott (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alexandre Song with a through ball.
  • 78': Substitution, Arsenal. Andrey Arshavin replaces Gervinho.
  • 79': Foul by Mark Davies (Bolton Wanderers).
  • 79': Robin van Persie (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 81': Offside, Bolton Wanderers. Martin Petrov tries a through ball, but Kevin Davies is caught offside.
  • 82': Substitution, Arsenal. Tomas Rosicky replaces Mikel Arteta.
  • 82': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Martin Petrov.
  • 83': Attempt blocked. Robin van Persie (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andrey Arshavin.
  • 83': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Zat Knight.
  • 84': Attempt missed. Aaron Ramsey (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
  • 85': Attempt missed. Theo Walcott (Arsenal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Robin van Persie.
  • 86': Substitution, Arsenal. Marouane Chamakh replaces Robin van Persie.
  • 89': Goal! Arsenal 3, Bolton Wanderers 0. Alexandre Song (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Aaron Ramsey.
  • 90': Attempt blocked. Nigel Reo-Coker (Bolton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mark Davies.
  • 90': Corner, Bolton Wanderers. Conceded by Alexandre Song.
  • 90': Delay in match Theo Walcott (Arsenal) because of an injury.
  • 90': Theo Walcott went off injured after Arsenal had used all subs.
  • 90': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90': Attempt missed. Andrey Arshavin (Arsenal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Alexandre Song.
  • 90': Second Half ends, Arsenal 3, Bolton Wanderers 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Arsenal 3, Bolton Wanderers 0.

Statistics

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9 Fouls 8
1 Yellow Cards 0
1 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 2
2 Corner Kicks 9
8 Saves 2
37.1 Possession 62.9
3 SHOTS 28
2 ON GOAL 11
0.7 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
253 Accurate Passes 520
344 Passes 603
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.9
2 Accurate Crosses 2
12 Crosses 20
0.2 Cross % 0.1
49 Long Balls 33
27 Accurate Long Balls 25
0.6 Long Balls % 0.8
1 Blocked Shots 8
14 Effective Tackles 9
20 Tackles 13
0.7 Tackle % 0.7
0 Interceptions 0
10 Effective Clearances 11
20 Clearances 14

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Emirates Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 59,727

Premier League Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Manchester City 4 +8 12
2 Arsenal 4 +5 10
3 Newcastle United 4 +3 10
4 Liverpool 4 +6 9
Full Standings

Line-Ups

ARS Arsenal (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
13 Wojciech Szczesny (GK)
6 Laurent Koscielny
4 Per Mertesacker
28 Kieran Gibbs
3 Bacary Sagna
8 Mikel Arteta
17 Alex Song
10 Robin van Persie
16 Aaron Ramsey
27 Gervinho
14 Theo Walcott
Arsenal Substitutes:
Emmanuel Frimpong, Tomas Rosicky, Marouane Chamakh, Lukasz Fabianski, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Andrey Arshavin, André Santos.

BOL Bolton Wanderers (4-5-1)

No. Name
22 Jussi Jaaskelainen (GK)
31 David Wheater Red Card
12 Zat Knight
4 Paul Robinson
2 Grétar Steinsson Yellow Card
19 Nigel Reo-Coker
6 Fabrice Muamba
21 Darren Pratley
10 Martin Petrov
7 Chris Eagles
24 David N'Gog
Bolton Wanderers Substitutes:
Mark Davies, Ricardo Gardner, Kevin Davies, Tuncay Sanli, Dedryck Boyata, Gaël Kakuta, Adam Bogdan.

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