English Carabao Cup

Arsenal vs Bolton Wanderers, 2024-25 English Carabao Cup, Third Round

· English Carabao Cup
Arsenal
  • 16': Declan Rice
  • 37': Ethan Nwaneri
  • 49': Ethan Nwaneri
  • 64': Raheem Sterling
  • 77': Kai Havertz
FT
5 - 1
Bolton Wanderers
  • 53': Aaron Collins
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Arsenal teen Nwaneri nets brace in Carabao Cup rout of Bolton

Arsenal teenager Ethan Nwaneri scored twice in a 5-1 win over League One Bolton in the Carabao Cup Cup on Wednesday.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Foul by Josh Dacres-Cogley (Bolton Wanderers).
  • 2': Myles Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 4': Attempt missed. Scott Arfield (Bolton Wanderers) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by John McAtee.
  • 6': Foul by John McAtee (Bolton Wanderers).
  • 6': Josh Nichols (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 8': Attempt blocked. Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Bukayo Saka with a headed pass.
  • 8': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Eoin Toal.
  • 12': Foul by Scott Arfield (Bolton Wanderers).
  • 12': Myles Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 14': Corner, Bolton Wanderers. Conceded by Jakub Kiwior.
  • 16': Goal! Arsenal 1, Bolton Wanderers 0. Declan Rice (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner.
  • 18': Foul by Ethan Nwaneri (Arsenal).
  • 18': Josh Sheehan (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 19': Aaron Collins (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 19': Foul by Jakub Kiwior (Arsenal).
  • 25': Attempt blocked. Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Bukayo Saka.
  • 26': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Eoin Toal.
  • 26': Attempt missed. Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Bukayo Saka.
  • 29': Delay in match (Arsenal).
  • 29': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 31': Aaron Collins (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 31': Foul by Raheem Sterling (Arsenal).
  • 31': Corner, Bolton Wanderers. Conceded by Jakub Kiwior.
  • 32': Attempt missed. John McAtee (Bolton Wanderers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a corner.
  • 34': Aaron Collins (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 34': Foul by Riccardo Calafiori (Arsenal).
  • 34': Riccardo Calafiori (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 34': Corner, Bolton Wanderers. Conceded by Raheem Sterling.
  • 36': Offside, Bolton Wanderers. John McAtee is caught offside.
  • 37': Goal! Arsenal 2, Bolton Wanderers 0. Ethan Nwaneri (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Raheem Sterling.
  • 41': Foul by Aaron Collins (Bolton Wanderers).
  • 41': Myles Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 42': Attempt saved. Raheem Sterling (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Declan Rice.
  • 42': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Luke Southwood.
  • 43': Attempt missed. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Gabriel Jesus following a corner.
  • 43': Attempt blocked. Jakub Kiwior (Arsenal) right footed shot from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Bukayo Saka.
  • 43': Attempt blocked. Declan Rice (Arsenal) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bukayo Saka.
  • 43': Attempt blocked. Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 45': Attempt missed. Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Bukayo Saka with a through ball following a fast break.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+3': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Josh Sheehan.
  • 45'+3': Attempt blocked. Jakub Kiwior (Arsenal) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Declan Rice with a cross.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Arsenal 2, Bolton Wanderers 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Arsenal 2, Bolton Wanderers 0.
  • 46': Foul by John McAtee (Bolton Wanderers).
  • 46': Myles Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 47': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Chris Forino.
  • 49': Goal! Arsenal 3, Bolton Wanderers 0. Ethan Nwaneri (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Declan Rice.
  • 52': Attempt saved. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Declan Rice.
  • 52': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Luke Southwood.
  • 53': Goal! Arsenal 3, Bolton Wanderers 1. Aaron Collins (Bolton Wanderers) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by John McAtee following a fast break.
  • 54': Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 54': Foul by Randell Williams (Bolton Wanderers).
  • 55': Foul by Kyle Dempsey (Bolton Wanderers).
  • 55': Jorginho (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 56': Attempt missed. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ethan Nwaneri.
  • 56': Delay in match because of an injury Myles Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal).
  • 57': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 58': Offside, Bolton Wanderers. Aaron Collins is caught offside.
  • 60': Delay in match because of an injury Myles Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal).
  • 62': Substitution, Arsenal. Gabriel Magalhães replaces Myles Lewis-Skelly because of an injury.
  • 62': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 62': Substitution, Arsenal. Kai Havertz replaces Declan Rice.
  • 64': Goal! Arsenal 4, Bolton Wanderers 1. Raheem Sterling (Arsenal) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
  • 66': Attempt missed. Riccardo Calafiori (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ethan Nwaneri.
  • 67': Attempt missed. John McAtee (Bolton Wanderers) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left.
  • 68': Offside, Arsenal. Raheem Sterling is caught offside.
  • 69': Substitution, Bolton Wanderers. Jay Matete replaces Kyle Dempsey.
  • 69': Substitution, Bolton Wanderers. George Thomason replaces Scott Arfield.
  • 69': Delay in match because of an injury Chris Forino (Bolton Wanderers).
  • 70': Substitution, Arsenal. Maldini Kacurri replaces Riccardo Calafiori.
  • 71': Substitution, Arsenal. Gabriel Martinelli replaces Bukayo Saka.
  • 71': Substitution, Bolton Wanderers. George Johnston replaces Chris Forino because of an injury.
  • 71': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 76': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Luke Southwood.
  • 76': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by George Thomason.
  • 77': Attempt saved. Raheem Sterling (Arsenal) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gabriel Jesus.
  • 77': Goal! Arsenal 5, Bolton Wanderers 1. Kai Havertz (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner following a corner.
  • 78': Substitution, Bolton Wanderers. Victor Adeboyejo replaces John McAtee.
  • 79': Substitution, Bolton Wanderers. Dion Charles replaces Aaron Collins.
  • 80': Attempt blocked. Kai Havertz (Arsenal) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Gabriel Martinelli.
  • 81': Substitution, Arsenal. Ismeal Kabia replaces Raheem Sterling.
  • 83': Foul by Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal).
  • 83': Josh Sheehan (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 85': Attempt missed. Kai Havertz (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
  • 86': Foul by George Thomason (Bolton Wanderers).
  • 86': Josh Nichols (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 87': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Ricardo Santos.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Eoin Toal.
  • 90'+4': Corner, Bolton Wanderers. Conceded by Maldini Kacurri.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Arsenal 5, Bolton Wanderers 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Arsenal 5, Bolton Wanderers 1.

Statistics

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8 Fouls 5
0 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 1
4 Corner Kicks 10
3 Saves 0
23.2 Possession 76.8
4 SHOTS 21
1 ON GOAL 8
0.3 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
120 Accurate Passes 576
189 Passes 642
0.6 Pass Completion % 0.9
1 Accurate Crosses 2
8 Crosses 16
0.1 Cross % 0.1
47 Long Balls 36
12 Accurate Long Balls 24
0.3 Long Balls % 0.7
0 Blocked Shots 7
15 Effective Tackles 5
28 Tackles 11
0.5 Tackle % 0.5
6 Interceptions 5
30 Effective Clearances 9
30 Clearances 9

Game Information

Competition: English Carabao Cup

Venue: Emirates Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 59,056

Line-Ups

ARS Arsenal (4-3-3)

No. Name
92 Jack Porter (GK)
33 Riccardo Calafiori Yellow Card
15 Jakub Kiwior
49 Myles Lewis-Skelly
51 Josh Nichols
20 Jorginho
41 Declan Rice
53 Ethan Nwaneri
9 Gabriel Jesus
30 Raheem Sterling
7 Bukayo Saka
Arsenal Substitutes:
Gabriel Martinelli, Kai Havertz, Gabriel Magalhães, Ayden Heaven, Ismeal Kabia, Alexei Rojas, William Saliba, Thomas Partey, Maldini Kacurri.

BOL Bolton Wanderers (3-5-2)

No. Name
20 Luke Southwood (GK)
5 Ricardo Santos
18 Eoin Toal
21 Christian Forino Joseph
22 Kyle Dempsey
37 Scott Arfield
8 Josh Sheehan
27 Randell Williams
12 Joshua Dacres-Cogley
19 Aaron Collins
45 John Mcatee
Bolton Wanderers Substitutes:
Szabolcs Schon, Victor Adeboyejo, George Johnston, Dion Charles, Jay Matete, Luke Matheson, Nathan Baxter, Sam Inwood, George Thomason.

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