Arsenal vs Bayer Leverkusen, 2024 Club Friendly

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Arsenal
  • 8': Oleksandr Zinchenko
  • 9': Leandro Trossard
  • 38': Gabriel Jesus
  • 65': Kai Havertz
FT
4 - 1
Bayer Leverkusen
  • 76': Adam Hlozek

Arsenal thrash Bayer Leverkusen as Xhaka makes Emirates return

Arsenal cruised to a 4-1 win over Bundesliga champions Bayer Leverkusen at the Emirates Stadium as they ramped up their preparations for the new season.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 8': Goal! Arsenal 1, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0. Oleksandr Zinchenko (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kai Havertz.
  • 9': Goal! Arsenal 2, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0. Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kai Havertz.
  • 12': Foul by Martin Terrier (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 12': Oleksandr Zinchenko (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Attempt blocked. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 18': Foul by Piero Hincapié (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 18': Fábio Vieira (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 20': Attempt blocked. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Leandro Trossard.
  • 20': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Piero Hincapié.
  • 21': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Matej Kovár.
  • 22': Foul by Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal).
  • 22': Granit Xhaka (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 25': Attempt saved. Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Gabriel Jesus.
  • 25': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Matej Kovár.
  • 28': Offside, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Amine Adli is caught offside.
  • 28': Foul by Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal).
  • 28': Odilon Kossounou (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 29': Delay in match because of an injury Kai Havertz (Arsenal).
  • 30': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 31': Foul by Granit Xhaka (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 31': Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 33': Foul by Edmond Tapsoba (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 33': Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 34': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Piero Hincapié.
  • 35': Attempt saved. Oleksandr Zinchenko (Arsenal) header from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 38': Goal! Arsenal 3, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0. Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner following a fast break.
  • 40': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by William Saliba.
  • 41': Foul by Martin Terrier (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 41': Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': Attempt blocked. Edmond Tapsoba (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jonathan Tah.
  • 44': Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 44': Foul by Jorginho (Arsenal).
  • 45': Attempt blocked. Odilon Kossounou (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 45': Attempt saved. Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jeremie Frimpong.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, Arsenal 3, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Arsenal 3, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Arsenal. Bukayo Saka replaces Fábio Vieira.
  • 45': Substitution, Arsenal. Declan Rice replaces Gabriel Jesus.
  • 45': Substitution, Arsenal. Jakub Kiwior replaces William Saliba.
  • 45': Substitution, Arsenal. Myles Lewis-Skelly replaces Oleksandr Zinchenko.
  • 45': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Nathan Tella replaces Jeremie Frimpong.
  • 47': Foul by Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 47': Jorginho (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 52': Attempt missed. Nathan Tella (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Piero Hincapié with a cross.
  • 61': Foul by Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal).
  • 61': Piero Hincapié (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 61': Attempt missed. Nathan Tella (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Amine Adli.
  • 62': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Robert Andrich replaces Jonathan Tah.
  • 62': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Jonas Hofmann replaces Florian Wirtz.
  • 62': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Victor Boniface replaces Amine Adli.
  • 63': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Arthur replaces Piero Hincapié.
  • 63': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Adam Hlozek replaces Martin Terrier.
  • 63': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Jeanuël Belocian replaces Odilon Kossounou.
  • 63': Substitution, Arsenal. Thomas Partey replaces Jorginho.
  • 63': Substitution, Arsenal. Ethan Nwaneri replaces Martin Ødegaard.
  • 65': Goal! Arsenal 4, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0. Kai Havertz (Arsenal) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
  • 70': Attempt missed. Declan Rice (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Leandro Trossard.
  • 71': Substitution, Arsenal. Josh Nichols replaces Ben White.
  • 71': Substitution, Arsenal. Ayden Heaven replaces Gabriel Magalhães.
  • 71': Substitution, Arsenal. Eddie Nketiah replaces Kai Havertz.
  • 76': Goal! Arsenal 4, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1. Adam Hlozek (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nathan Tella.
  • 77': Foul by Aleix García (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 77': Myles Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 80': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Gustavo Puerta replaces Granit Xhaka.
  • 81': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Josh Nichols.
  • 81': Attempt missed. Adam Hlozek (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Gustavo Puerta with a cross following a corner.
  • 82': Substitution, Arsenal. Gabriel Martinelli replaces Leandro Trossard.
  • 89': Ethan Nwaneri (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Foul by Gustavo Puerta (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 89': Gustavo Puerta (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90': Foul by Josh Nichols (Arsenal).
  • 90': Gustavo Puerta (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Second Half ends, Arsenal 4, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Arsenal 4, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1.

Statistics

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8 Fouls 5
1 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 0
2 Corner Kicks 4
2 Saves 1
55.9 Possession 44.1
7 SHOTS 9
2 ON GOAL 6
0.3 On Target % 0.7
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
478 Accurate Passes 354
539 Passes 421
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
2 Accurate Crosses 1
7 Crosses 9
0.3 Cross % 0.1
47 Long Balls 48
23 Accurate Long Balls 22
0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
2 Blocked Shots 2
6 Effective Tackles 9
10 Tackles 13
0.6 Tackle % 0.7
2 Interceptions 7
16 Effective Clearances 7
16 Clearances 7

Game Information

Competition: Club Friendly

Venue: Emirates Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 50,000

Line-Ups

ARS Arsenal (4-3-3)

No. Name
22 David Raya (GK)
6 Gabriel Magalhães
2 William Saliba
17 Oleksandr Zinchenko
4 Ben White
20 Jorginho
29 Kai Havertz
8 Martin Ødegaard
9 Gabriel Jesus
19 Leandro Trossard
21 Fabio Vieira
Arsenal Substitutes:
Ayden Heaven, Myles Lewis-Skelly, Ethan Nwaneri, Tommy Setford, Gabriel Martinelli, Aaron Ramsdale, Reiss Nelson, Bukayo Saka, Eddie Nketiah, Declan Rice, Josh Nichols, Thomas Partey, Jakub Kiwior.

B04 Bayer Leverkusen (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
17 Matej Kovar (GK)
4 Jonathan Tah
12 Edmond Tapsoba
6 Odilon Kossounou
34 Granit Xhaka
24 Aleix García
3 Piero Hincapié
30 Jeremie Frimpong
21 Amine Adli
11 Martin Terrier
10 Florian Wirtz
Bayer Leverkusen Substitutes:
Arthur, Jeanuël Belocian, Nathan Tella, Jonas Hofmann, Adam Hlozek, Victor Boniface, Niklas Lomb, Robert Andrich, Lukas Hradecky, Gustavo Puerta.

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