UEFA Europa League

Sporting CP vs Arsenal, 2018-19 UEFA Europa League, Group Stage

· UEFA Europa League
Sporting CP
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    Arsenal
    • 77': Danny Welbeck

    Danny Welbeck wins it for Arsenal in Europa clash with Sporting CP

    Europa League

    Match Commentary

    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 2': Corner, Sporting CP. Conceded by Granit Xhaka.
    • 5': Foul by Fredy Montero (Sporting CP).
    • 5': Matteo Guendouzi (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 8': Foul by Stefan Ristovski (Sporting CP).
    • 8': Granit Xhaka (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 10': Foul by Stephan Lichtsteiner (Arsenal).
    • 10': Marcos Acuña (Sporting CP) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 11': Bruno Fernandes (Sporting CP) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 11': Foul by Granit Xhaka (Arsenal).
    • 12': Foul by Bruno Fernandes (Sporting CP).
    • 12': Stephan Lichtsteiner (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 16': Attempt missed. Bruno Fernandes (Sporting CP) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Fredy Montero.
    • 18': Foul by Bruno Fernandes (Sporting CP).
    • 18': Stephan Lichtsteiner (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 18': Delay in match Stephan Lichtsteiner (Arsenal) because of an injury.
    • 18': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 23': Foul by Sebastián Coates (Sporting CP).
    • 23': Mohamed Elneny (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 24': Attempt saved. Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Arsenal) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is saved in the top centre of the goal.
    • 24': Foul by Sokratis (Arsenal).
    • 24': Marcos Acuña (Sporting CP) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 25': Hand ball by Danny Welbeck (Arsenal).
    • 25': Corner, Sporting CP. Conceded by Rob Holding.
    • 26': Corner, Sporting CP. Conceded by Mohamed Elneny.
    • 28': Foul by Aaron Ramsey (Arsenal).
    • 28': Nemanja Gudelj (Sporting CP) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 30': Corner, Sporting CP. Conceded by Granit Xhaka.
    • 30': Corner, Sporting CP. Conceded by Sokratis.
    • 31': Attempt blocked. Nemanja Gudelj (Sporting CP) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 31': Attempt missed. Bruno Fernandes (Sporting CP) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high following a corner.
    • 31': Attempt missed. Nani (Sporting CP) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
    • 33': Attempt blocked. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
    • 33': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Nemanja Gudelj.
    • 33': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Radosav Petrovic.
    • 36': Foul by Rodrigo Battaglia (Sporting CP).
    • 36': Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 37': Attempt missed. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Mohamed Elneny following a set piece situation.
    • 39': Foul by Marcos Acuña (Sporting CP).
    • 39': Stephan Lichtsteiner (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 39': Marcos Acuña (Sporting CP) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 42': Corner, Sporting CP. Conceded by Sokratis.
    • 44': Corner, Sporting CP. Conceded by Rob Holding.
    • 44': Attempt blocked. Bruno Fernandes (Sporting CP) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 45': Dangerous play by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal).
    • 45': Radosav Petrovic (Sporting CP) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Danny Welbeck (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Aaron Ramsey.
    • 45'+1': Attempt saved. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Aaron Ramsey.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Sporting CP 0, Arsenal 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Sporting CP 0, Arsenal 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Sporting CP. Bruno Gaspar replaces Stefan Ristovski because of an injury.
    • 46': Foul by Rob Holding (Arsenal).
    • 46': Fredy Montero (Sporting CP) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 46': Rob Holding (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 47': Attempt missed. Fredy Montero (Sporting CP) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Nani with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 48': Attempt saved. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
    • 48': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Renan Ribeiro.
    • 49': Offside, Arsenal. Stephan Lichtsteiner tries a through ball, but Henrikh Mkhitaryan is caught offside.
    • 50': Attempt saved. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Aaron Ramsey.
    • 50': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Renan Ribeiro.
    • 51': Foul by Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Arsenal).
    • 51': Rodrigo Battaglia (Sporting CP) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 51': Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 53': Attempt blocked. Danny Welbeck (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matteo Guendouzi.
    • 53': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by André Pinto.
    • 55': Foul by Bruno Fernandes (Sporting CP).
    • 55': Stephan Lichtsteiner (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 56': Offside, Sporting CP. Bruno Fernandes tries a through ball, but Fredy Montero is caught offside.
    • 57': Attempt blocked. Stephan Lichtsteiner (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Matteo Guendouzi.
    • 57': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Radosav Petrovic.
    • 58': Substitution, Arsenal. Lucas Torreira replaces Mohamed Elneny.
    • 61': Foul by Granit Xhaka (Arsenal).
    • 61': Rodrigo Battaglia (Sporting CP) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 62': Attempt saved. Matteo Guendouzi (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Granit Xhaka.
    • 63': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Nemanja Gudelj.
    • 63': Bruno Fernandes (Sporting CP) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 63': Foul by Stephan Lichtsteiner (Arsenal).
    • 64': Attempt blocked. Rodrigo Battaglia (Sporting CP) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Fredy Montero.
    • 64': Corner, Sporting CP. Conceded by Matteo Guendouzi.
    • 65': Attempt blocked. Nani (Sporting CP) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 65': Attempt blocked. Aaron Ramsey (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Danny Welbeck.
    • 66': Foul by Nani (Sporting CP).
    • 66': Lucas Torreira (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 68': Bruno Gaspar (Sporting CP) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 68': Foul by Danny Welbeck (Arsenal).
    • 70': Foul by Sebastián Coates (Sporting CP).
    • 70': Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 71': Sebastián Coates (Sporting CP) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 71': Substitution, Sporting CP. Jovane Cabral replaces Nemanja Gudelj.
    • 72': Attempt saved. Lucas Torreira (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 72': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Radosav Petrovic.
    • 73': Attempt blocked. Stephan Lichtsteiner (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 73': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Radosav Petrovic.
    • 73': Delay in match Renan Ribeiro (Sporting CP) because of an injury.
    • 74': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 76': Delay in match Marcos Acuña (Sporting CP) because of an injury.
    • 76': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 77': Goal! Sporting CP 0, Arsenal 1. Danny Welbeck (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
    • 79': Attempt blocked. Fredy Montero (Sporting CP) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rodrigo Battaglia with a headed pass.
    • 79': Corner, Sporting CP. Conceded by Rob Holding.
    • 79': Attempt blocked. Radosav Petrovic (Sporting CP) header from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nani with a cross.
    • 80': Attempt blocked. Nani (Sporting CP) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jovane Cabral.
    • 80': Aaron Ramsey (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 80': Foul by Marcos Acuña (Sporting CP).
    • 81': Substitution, Arsenal. Alexandre Lacazette replaces Danny Welbeck.
    • 82': Attempt blocked. Jovane Cabral (Sporting CP) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes.
    • 82': Corner, Sporting CP. Conceded by Stephan Lichtsteiner.
    • 82': Attempt missed. Bruno Gaspar (Sporting CP) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes following a corner.
    • 84': Foul by Fredy Montero (Sporting CP).
    • 84': Matteo Guendouzi (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 86': Attempt missed. Jovane Cabral (Sporting CP) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Fredy Montero.
    • 86': Substitution, Arsenal. Alex Iwobi replaces Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
    • 87': Substitution, Sporting CP. Abdoulaye Diaby replaces Nani.
    • 88': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by André Pinto.
    • 89': Attempt missed. Jovane Cabral (Sporting CP) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Rodrigo Battaglia.
    • 90': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Bruno Gaspar.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Aaron Ramsey (Arsenal).
    • 90'+1': Radosav Petrovic (Sporting CP) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+2': Corner, Sporting CP. Conceded by Rob Holding.
    • 90'+3': Aaron Ramsey (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Jovane Cabral (Sporting CP).
    • 90'+3': Jovane Cabral (Sporting CP) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+5': Rodrigo Battaglia (Sporting CP) is shown the yellow card.
    • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Sporting CP 0, Arsenal 1.
    • 90'+6': Match ends, Sporting CP 0, Arsenal 1.

    Statistics

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    12 Fouls 13
    2 Yellow Cards 4
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 1
    11 Corner Kicks 11
    0 Saves 6
    66.9 Possession 33.1
    14 SHOTS 15
    7 ON GOAL 0
    0.5 On Target % 0.0
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    476 Accurate Passes 175
    544 Passes 256
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.7
    1 Accurate Crosses 3
    20 Crosses 22
    0.1 Cross % 0.1
    61 Long Balls 51
    37 Accurate Long Balls 17
    0.6 Long Balls % 0.3
    6 Blocked Shots 8
    11 Effective Tackles 10
    15 Tackles 17
    0.7 Tackle % 0.6
    7 Interceptions 3
    23 Effective Clearances 24
    23 Clearances 24

    Game Information

    Competition: UEFA Europa League

    Venue: Estádio José Alvalade
    Location: Lisbon, Portugal
    Attendance: 40,784

    Line-Ups

    SCP Sporting CP (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    40 Renan Ribeiro (GK)
    6 André Pinto
    4 Sebastián Coates Yellow Card
    9 Marcos Acuña Yellow Card
    13 Stefan Ristovski
    25 Radosav Petrovic
    86 Nemanja Gudelj
    16 Rodrigo Battaglia Yellow Card
    10 Fredy Montero
    8 Bruno Fernandes
    17 Nani
    Sporting CP Substitutes:
    Romain Salin, Miguel Luís, Jérémy Mathieu, Jovane Cabral, Carlos Mané, Abdoulay Diaby, Bruno Gaspar.

    ARS Arsenal (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    19 Bernd Leno (GK)
    16 Rob Holding Yellow Card
    5 Sokratis Papastathopoulos
    34 Granit Xhaka
    12 Stephan Lichtsteiner
    29 Matteo Guendouzi
    4 Mohamed Elneny
    8 Aaron Ramsey
    14 Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
    23 Danny Welbeck
    7 Henrikh Mkhitaryan Yellow Card
    Arsenal Substitutes:
    Lucas Torreira, Emiliano Martínez, Mesut Özil, Carl Jenkinson, Alexandre Lacazette, Alex Iwobi, Shkodran Mustafi.

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