UEFA Europa League

Arsenal vs Vorskla, 2018-19 UEFA Europa League, Group Stage

· UEFA Europa League
Arsenal
  • 32': Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
  • 48': Danny Welbeck
  • 56': Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
  • 74': Mesut Özil
FT
4 - 2
Vorskla
  • 76': Blair Alston
  • 90'+4': Vyacheslav Sharpar

Arsenal thrash Vorskla Poltava to extend winning run to four games

A double from Pierre-Emerick Aubamyeng and goals from Danny Welbeck and Mesut Ozil eased them to victory at the Emirates Stadium.

Match Timeline

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 4': Foul by Vladyslav Kulach (Vorskla Poltava).
  • 4': Lucas Torreira (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 6': Offside, Vorskla Poltava. Artur tries a through ball, but Yuriy Kolomoets is caught offside.
  • 7': Foul by Danny Welbeck (Arsenal).
  • 7': Vyacheslav Sharpar (Vorskla Poltava) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 8': Foul by Sokratis (Arsenal).
  • 8': Yuriy Kolomoets (Vorskla Poltava) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 9': Attempt missed. Vladyslav Kulach (Vorskla Poltava) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Yuriy Kolomoets with a headed pass.
  • 10': Foul by Pavlo Rebenok (Vorskla Poltava).
  • 10': Stephan Lichtsteiner (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 12': Attempt blocked. Vladyslav Kulach (Vorskla Poltava) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Yuriy Kolomoets with a through ball.
  • 12': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Dmitry Kravchenko.
  • 18': Attempt saved. Pavlo Rebenok (Vorskla Poltava) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 19': Foul by Vyacheslav Sharpar (Vorskla Poltava).
  • 19': Mohamed Elneny (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 19': Vyacheslav Sharpar (Vorskla Poltava) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 20': Attempt blocked. Sokratis (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lucas Torreira.
  • 20': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Vyacheslav Sharpar.
  • 22': Offside, Arsenal. Mohamed Elneny tries a through ball, but Henrikh Mkhitaryan is caught offside.
  • 28': Attempt missed. Alex Iwobi (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Nacho Monreal.
  • 28': Foul by Lucas Torreira (Arsenal).
  • 28': Yuriy Kolomoets (Vorskla Poltava) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 29': Delay in match Lucas Torreira (Arsenal) because of an injury.
  • 29': Delay in match Yuriy Kolomoets (Vorskla Poltava) because of an injury.
  • 30': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 32': Goal! Arsenal 1, Vorskla Poltava 0. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alex Iwobi following a fast break.
  • 33': Alex Iwobi (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 33': Foul by Igor Perduta (Vorskla Poltava).
  • 34': Artur (Vorskla Poltava) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 34': Foul by Danny Welbeck (Arsenal).
  • 37': Foul by Pavlo Rebenok (Vorskla Poltava).
  • 37': Stephan Lichtsteiner (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 38': Attempt missed. Lucas Torreira (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
  • 41': Foul by Mohamed Elneny (Arsenal).
  • 41': Vladyslav Kulach (Vorskla Poltava) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45': Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal) hits the right post with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Rob Holding.
  • 45': Attempt saved. Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Arsenal) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Alex Iwobi.
  • 45': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Bogdan Shust.
  • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Sokratis (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lucas Torreira with a cross following a corner.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Arsenal 1, Vorskla Poltava 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Arsenal 1, Vorskla Poltava 0.
  • 46': Aleksandr Kobakhidze (Vorskla Poltava) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 46': Foul by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal).
  • 47': Attempt missed. Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Alex Iwobi with a cross.
  • 48': Goal! Arsenal 2, Vorskla Poltava 0. Danny Welbeck (Arsenal) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Henrikh Mkhitaryan with a cross.
  • 50': Attempt missed. Danny Welbeck (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
  • 52': Attempt missed. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Alex Iwobi with a cross.
  • 55': Hand ball by Alex Iwobi (Arsenal).
  • 56': Goal! Arsenal 3, Vorskla Poltava 0. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
  • 57': Substitution, Arsenal. Mesut Özil replaces Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
  • 57': Substitution, Arsenal. Matteo Guendouzi replaces Lucas Torreira.
  • 60': Aleksandr Kobakhidze (Vorskla Poltava) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Foul by Mohamed Elneny (Arsenal).
  • 61': Foul by Vyacheslav Sharpar (Vorskla Poltava).
  • 61': Mesut Özil (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 63': Attempt blocked. Alex Iwobi (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mohamed Elneny.
  • 64': Foul by Rob Holding (Arsenal).
  • 64': Vladyslav Kulach (Vorskla Poltava) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 65': Attempt missed. Yuriy Kolomoets (Vorskla Poltava) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Artur with a cross.
  • 68': Attempt missed. Vladimir Chesnakov (Vorskla Poltava) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Vladyslav Kulach.
  • 70': Substitution, Vorskla Poltava. Aleksandr Sklyar replaces Dmitry Kravchenko.
  • 70': Substitution, Arsenal. Emile Smith-Rowe replaces Alex Iwobi.
  • 71': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Igor Perduta.
  • 71': Corner, Vorskla Poltava. Conceded by Emile Smith-Rowe.
  • 74': Goal! Arsenal 4, Vorskla Poltava 0. Mesut Özil (Arsenal) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Stephan Lichtsteiner.
  • 75': Substitution, Vorskla Poltava. Nicolas Careca replaces Vladyslav Kulach.
  • 76': Foul by Sokratis (Arsenal).
  • 76': Nicolas Careca (Vorskla Poltava) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 76': Goal! Arsenal 4, Vorskla Poltava 1. Vladimir Chesnakov (Vorskla Poltava) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner following a set piece situation.
  • 77': Substitution, Vorskla Poltava. Mykhaylo Sergiychuk replaces Aleksandr Kobakhidze.
  • 79': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Vladimir Chesnakov.
  • 80': Foul by Matteo Guendouzi (Arsenal).
  • 80': Yuriy Kolomoets (Vorskla Poltava) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 82': Foul by Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Arsenal).
  • 82': Igor Perduta (Vorskla Poltava) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 84': Foul by Mykhaylo Sergiychuk (Vorskla Poltava).
  • 84': Matteo Guendouzi (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 85': Attempt blocked. Emile Smith-Rowe (Arsenal) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mesut Özil.
  • 88': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Artur.
  • 89': Foul by Mykhaylo Sergiychuk (Vorskla Poltava).
  • 89': Mesut Özil (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+2': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Igor Perduta.
  • 90'+3': Offside, Vorskla Poltava. Nicolas Careca tries a through ball, but Mykhaylo Sergiychuk is caught offside.
  • 90'+4': Goal! Arsenal 4, Vorskla Poltava 2. Vyacheslav Sharpar (Vorskla Poltava) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Pavlo Rebenok.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Arsenal 4, Vorskla Poltava 2.
  • 90'+4': Match ends, Arsenal 4, Vorskla Poltava 2.

Statistics

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8 Fouls 12
1 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 1
1 Corner Kicks 7
1 Saves 1
31.7 Possession 68.3
7 SHOTS 15
3 ON GOAL 5
0.4 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
254 Accurate Passes 661
341 Passes 739
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.9
3 Accurate Crosses 4
6 Crosses 17
0.5 Cross % 0.2
75 Long Balls 41
31 Accurate Long Balls 30
0.4 Long Balls % 0.7
1 Blocked Shots 3
9 Effective Tackles 4
17 Tackles 12
0.5 Tackle % 0.3
14 Interceptions 3
14 Effective Clearances 10
14 Clearances 10

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Europa League

Venue: Emirates Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 59,039

Line-Ups

ARS Arsenal (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
19 Bernd Leno (GK)
16 Rob Holding
5 Sokratis Papastathopoulos
18 Nacho Monreal
12 Stephan Lichtsteiner
7 Henrikh Mkhitaryan
4 Mohamed Elneny
11 Lucas Torreira
14 Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
17 Alex Iwobi
23 Danny Welbeck
Arsenal Substitutes:
Alexandre Lacazette, Emiliano Martínez, Emile Smith Rowe, Matteo Guendouzi, Mesut Özil, Héctor Bellerín, Eddie Nketiah.

VOR Vorskla (4-4-1-1)

No. Name
1 Bohdan Shust (GK)
17 Blair Alston
44 Ardin Dallku
66 Artur
4 Igor Perduta
11 Vyacheslav Sharpar Yellow Card
29 Dmytro Kravchenko
82 Pavlo Rebenok
30 Aleksandr Kobakhidze
26 Yuriy Kolomoets
10 Vladyslav Kulach
Vorskla Substitutes:
Andro Giorgadze, Marian Mysyk, Nicolas Careca, Taras Saki, Oleksandr Tkachenko, Aleksandr Sklyar, Mykhaylo Sergiychuk.

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