UEFA Europa League

Sporting CP vs Arsenal, 2022-23 UEFA Europa League, Round of 16

· 1st Leg
Sporting CP
  • 34': Gonçalo Inacio
  • 55': Paulinho
FT
2 - 2
1st Leg
Arsenal
  • 22': William Saliba
  • 62': Hidemasa Morita (OG)

Arsenal draw 2-2 at Sporting CP in Europa League 1st leg

Arsenal and Sporting CP finished 2-2 after a back-and-forth Europa League round of 16 first leg in Lisbon on Thursday.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 5': Attempt missed. Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Reiss Nelson with a cross.
  • 6': Attempt missed. Pote (Sporting Lisbon) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Gonçalo Inácio with a through ball.
  • 9': Delay in match because of an injury Paulinho (Sporting Lisbon).
  • 10': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 11': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Gonçalo Inácio.
  • 13': Attempt blocked. Reiss Nelson (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Granit Xhaka.
  • 14': Foul by Bukayo Saka (Arsenal).
  • 14': Trincão (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 15': Corner, Sporting Lisbon. Conceded by Granit Xhaka.
  • 18': Foul by Paulinho (Sporting Lisbon).
  • 18': William Saliba (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 19': Foul by William Saliba (Arsenal).
  • 19': Paulinho (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 20': Foul by Gonçalo Inácio (Sporting Lisbon).
  • 20': Fábio Vieira (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 21': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Matheus Reis.
  • 22': Goal! Sporting Lisbon 0, Arsenal 1. William Saliba (Arsenal) header from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Fábio Vieira with a cross following a corner.
  • 22': Sebastián Coates (Sporting Lisbon) is shown the yellow card.
  • 23': Oleksandr Zinchenko (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card.
  • 25': Foul by Sebastián Coates (Sporting Lisbon).
  • 25': Fábio Vieira (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 26': Attempt blocked. Oleksandr Zinchenko (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 26': Attempt saved. Oleksandr Zinchenko (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  • 26': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Antonio Adán.
  • 28': Foul by Jorginho (Arsenal).
  • 28': Paulinho (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Foul by Paulinho (Sporting Lisbon).
  • 30': Oleksandr Zinchenko (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 32': Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 32': Foul by Matheus Reis (Sporting Lisbon).
  • 34': Attempt saved. Gonçalo Inácio (Sporting Lisbon) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ricardo Esgaio.
  • 34': Corner, Sporting Lisbon. Conceded by Matt Turner.
  • 34': Goal! Sporting Lisbon 1, Arsenal 1. Gonçalo Inácio (Sporting Lisbon) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marcus Edwards with a cross following a corner.
  • 39': Attempt saved. Marcus Edwards (Sporting Lisbon) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ricardo Esgaio.
  • 39': Corner, Sporting Lisbon. Conceded by Matt Turner.
  • 39': Attempt blocked. Hidemasa Morita (Sporting Lisbon) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Marcus Edwards with a cross.
  • 42': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Jeremiah St. Juste.
  • 42': Attempt saved. Granit Xhaka (Arsenal) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Reiss Nelson with a cross.
  • 42': Antonio Adán (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 42': Foul by Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal).
  • 43': Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45': Foul by Jeremiah St. Juste (Sporting Lisbon).
  • 45': Reiss Nelson (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+1': Antonio Adán (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Reiss Nelson (Arsenal).
  • 45'+5': First Half ends, Sporting Lisbon 1, Arsenal 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Sporting Lisbon 1, Arsenal 1.
  • 47': Attempt saved. Hidemasa Morita (Sporting Lisbon) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  • 48': Attempt saved. Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Oleksandr Zinchenko with a through ball.
  • 48': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Antonio Adán.
  • 49': Attempt missed. Fábio Vieira (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Gabriel Martinelli.
  • 52': Attempt missed. Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Oleksandr Zinchenko with a cross.
  • 55': Attempt saved. Pote (Sporting Lisbon) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Marcus Edwards with a through ball.
  • 55': Goal! Sporting Lisbon 2, Arsenal 1. Paulinho (Sporting Lisbon) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner.
  • 57': Foul by Hidemasa Morita (Sporting Lisbon).
  • 57': Fábio Vieira (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Hidemasa Morita (Sporting Lisbon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 59': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Jeremiah St. Juste.
  • 61': Attempt missed. Paulinho (Sporting Lisbon) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Pote.
  • 62': Own Goal by Hidemasa Morita, Sporting Lisbon. Sporting Lisbon 2, Arsenal 2.
  • 63': Substitution, Arsenal. Takehiro Tomiyasu replaces Oleksandr Zinchenko.
  • 64': Attempt saved. Fábio Vieira (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Takehiro Tomiyasu with a cross.
  • 64': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Antonio Adán.
  • 65': Attempt blocked. Takehiro Tomiyasu (Arsenal) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Fábio Vieira with a cross.
  • 65': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Paulinho.
  • 71': Attempt missed. Reiss Nelson (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Gabriel Martinelli.
  • 71': Substitution, Arsenal. Gabriel Magalhães replaces Jakub Kiwior.
  • 71': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Nuno Santos replaces Trincão.
  • 71': Substitution, Arsenal. Thomas Partey replaces Jorginho.
  • 71': Substitution, Arsenal. Emile Smith Rowe replaces Reiss Nelson.
  • 74': Delay in match because of an injury Jeremiah St. Juste (Sporting Lisbon).
  • 75': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 76': Offside, Arsenal. Granit Xhaka tries a through ball, but Gabriel Martinelli is caught offside.
  • 76': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Ousmane Diomande replaces Ricardo Esgaio.
  • 76': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Youssef Chermiti replaces Paulinho.
  • 77': Ben White (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 77': Foul by Pote (Sporting Lisbon).
  • 78': Foul by Takehiro Tomiyasu (Arsenal).
  • 78': Gonçalo Inácio (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 79': Attempt missed. Ousmane Diomande (Sporting Lisbon) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jeremiah St. Juste.
  • 88': Attempt saved. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ben White.
  • 89': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Issahaku Fatawu replaces Marcus Edwards.
  • 90': Foul by Issahaku Fatawu (Sporting Lisbon).
  • 90': Takehiro Tomiyasu (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Attempt saved. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by William Saliba.
  • 90'+4': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Sebastián Coates.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Sporting Lisbon 2, Arsenal 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Sporting Lisbon 2, Arsenal 2.

Statistics

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6 Fouls 9
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 0
9 Corner Kicks 3
4 Saves 6
67.7 Possession 32.3
14 SHOTS 10
7 ON GOAL 6
0.5 On Target % 0.6
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
567 Accurate Passes 233
647 Passes 313
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.7
11 Accurate Crosses 3
24 Crosses 9
0.5 Cross % 0.3
35 Long Balls 54
18 Accurate Long Balls 19
0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
3 Blocked Shots 1
7 Effective Tackles 7
16 Tackles 14
0.4 Tackle % 0.5
7 Interceptions 12
7 Effective Clearances 16
7 Clearances 16

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Europa League

Venue: Estádio José Alvalade
Location: Lisbon, Portugal
Attendance: 36,006

Line-Ups

SCP Sporting CP (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
1 Antonio Adán (GK)
4 Sebastián Coates Yellow Card
25 Gonçalo Inacio
3 Jerry St. Juste
28 Pedro Gonçalves
5 Hidemasa Morita Yellow Card
2 Matheus Reis
47 Ricardo Esgaio
20 Paulinho
17 Francisco Trincão
10 Marcus Edwards
Sporting CP Substitutes:
Luís Neto, Mateo Tanlongo, Jovane Cabral, Rochinha, Youssef Chermiti, Franco Israel, Arthur Gomes, Ousmane Diomande, Mateus Fernandes, Fatawu Issahaku, Dário Essugo, Nuno Santos.

ARS Arsenal (4-3-3)

No. Name
30 Matt Turner (GK)
15 Jakub Kiwior
12 William Saliba
35 Oleksandr Zinchenko Yellow Card
4 Ben White
20 Jorginho
34 Granit Xhaka
21 Fabio Vieira
11 Gabriel Martinelli Yellow Card
24 Reiss Nelson
7 Bukayo Saka
Arsenal Substitutes:
Aaron Ramsdale, Mauro Bandeira, Thomas Partey, Reuell Walters, Matthew Smith, Charles Sagoe Junior, James Hillson, Emile Smith Rowe, Takehiro Tomiyasu, Rob Holding, Gabriel Magalhães.

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