Timeline
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KICK OFF
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0'Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
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0'First Half begins.
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3'Attempt saved. Patrick McEleney (Dundalk) right footed shot from outside the box is saved.
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3'Corner, Dundalk. Conceded by Rúnar Alex Rúnarsson.
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8'Hand ball by Joseph Willock (Arsenal).
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9'Daniel Cleary (Dundalk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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9'Foul by Nicolas Pépé (Arsenal).
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10'Attempt missed. Cédric Soares (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
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11'Foul by Sead Kolasinac (Arsenal).
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11'Sean Michael Murray (Dundalk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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12'Attempt missed. Nicolas Pépé (Arsenal) left footed shot from long range on the right is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Cédric Soares.
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13'Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Andrew Boyle.
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16'Michael Duffy (Dundalk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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16'Foul by Mohamed Elneny (Arsenal).
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17'Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Brian Gartland.
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17'Attempt blocked. Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Ainsley Maitland-Niles.
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19'Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Sean Michael Murray.
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20'Attempt missed. Reiss Nelson (Arsenal) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right following a corner.
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20'Patrick James Hoban (Dundalk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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20'Foul by Reiss Nelson (Arsenal).
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22'Attempt missed. Nicolas Pépé (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Sead Kolasinac with a cross.
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23'Attempt missed. Reiss Nelson (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Mohamed Elneny.
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23'Chris Shields (Dundalk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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23'Foul by Mohamed Elneny (Arsenal).
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26'Brian Gartland (Dundalk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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26'Foul by Reiss Nelson (Arsenal).
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27'Offside, Arsenal. Joseph Willock tries a through ball, but Eddie Nketiah is caught offside.
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30'Attempt blocked. Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolas Pépé.
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30'Attempt blocked. Chris Shields (Dundalk) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Michael Duffy.
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30'Corner, Dundalk. Conceded by Cédric Soares.
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33'Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Gary Rogers.
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33'Attempt saved. Sead Kolasinac (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Joseph Willock with a cross.
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34'Attempt blocked. Joseph Willock (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cédric Soares.
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34'Brian Gartland (Dundalk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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34'Foul by Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal).
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36'Attempt saved. Joseph Willock (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved.
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37'Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Brian Gartland.
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38'Attempt blocked. Nicolas Pépé (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
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38'Attempt missed. Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal) left footed shot from very close range misses to the left following a corner.
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39'Attempt missed. Mohamed Elneny (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
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40'Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Sean Michael Murray.
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41'Goal! Arsenal 1, Dundalk 0. Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal following a corner.
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42'G Eddie Nketiah
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42'Patrick James Hoban (Dundalk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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42'Foul by Joseph Willock (Arsenal).
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43'Attempt blocked. Nicolas Pépé (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Eddie Nketiah.
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43'Goal! Arsenal 2, Dundalk 0. Joseph Willock (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal.
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44'G Joseph Willock
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45'John Mountney (Dundalk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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45'Foul by Sead Kolasinac (Arsenal).
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46'First Half ends, Arsenal 2, Dundalk 0.
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HALF TIME
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45'SI Gregory Sloggett SO Sean Michael Murray
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45'Second Half begins Arsenal 2, Dundalk 0.
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45'Substitution, Dundalk. Gregory Sloggett replaces Sean Michael Murray.
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45'Goal! Arsenal 3, Dundalk 0. Nicolas Pépé (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Joseph Willock.
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46'G Nicolas Pépé Assist Joseph Willock
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47'Patrick James Hoban (Dundalk) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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47'Foul by Ainsley Maitland-Niles (Arsenal).
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48'Attempt missed. Brian Gartland (Dundalk) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Michael Duffy with a cross following a set piece situation.
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51'Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Andrew Boyle.
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52'Substitution, Dundalk. Jordan Michael Flores replaces Patrick McEleney because of an injury.
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52'Substitution, Dundalk. Sean Hoare replaces Daniel Cleary.
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53'SI Jordan Michael Flores SO Patrick McEleney
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53'SI Sean Hoare SO Daniel Cleary
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54'Attempt missed. Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Reiss Nelson.
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55'Chris Shields (Dundalk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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55'Foul by Joseph Willock (Arsenal).
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58'Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by John Mountney.
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59'Chris Shields (Dundalk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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59'Foul by Mohamed Elneny (Arsenal).
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60'Substitution, Arsenal. Dani Ceballos replaces Shkodran Mustafi.
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61'SI Dani Ceballos SO Shkodran Mustafi
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61'Substitution, Arsenal. Willian replaces Nicolas Pépé.
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61'Substitution, Dundalk. Sean Gannon replaces Chris Shields.
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62'SI Willian SO Nicolas Pépé
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62'SI Sean Gannon SO Chris Shields
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62'Jordan Michael Flores (Dundalk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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62'Foul by Joseph Willock (Arsenal).
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64'Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Cameron Dummigan.
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66'Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Brian Gartland.
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67'Attempt missed. Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Cédric Soares with a cross.
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69'John Mountney (Dundalk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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69'Foul by Willian (Arsenal).
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69'Attempt saved. Ainsley Maitland-Niles (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
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69'Substitution, Dundalk. Stefan Colovic replaces Michael Duffy.
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70'SI Stefan Colovic SO Michael Duffy
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70'Gregory Sloggett (Dundalk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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70'Foul by Reiss Nelson (Arsenal).
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71'Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Sean Hoare.
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72'Attempt missed. Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Joseph Willock following a corner.
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73'John Mountney (Dundalk) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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73'Foul by Willian (Arsenal).
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73'Substitution, Arsenal. Kieran Tierney replaces Granit Xhaka.
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73'Substitution, Arsenal. Folarin Balogun replaces Eddie Nketiah.
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74'SI Kieran Tierney SO Granit Xhaka
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74'SI Folarin Balogun SO Eddie Nketiah
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74'Attempt missed. Patrick James Hoban (Dundalk) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left from a direct free kick.
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77'John Mountney (Dundalk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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77'Foul by Joseph Willock (Arsenal).
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79'Attempt missed. Kieran Tierney (Arsenal) left footed shot from the left side of the box.
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80'Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Jordan Michael Flores.
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81'John Mountney (Dundalk) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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81'Foul by Reiss Nelson (Arsenal).
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82'Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Andrew Boyle.
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83'Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Stefan Colovic.
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84'Attempt missed. Reiss Nelson (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Dani Ceballos following a corner.
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86'John Mountney (Dundalk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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86'Foul by Dani Ceballos (Arsenal).
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88'Attempt blocked. Kieran Tierney (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
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88'Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Brian Gartland.
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88'Attempt missed. Mohamed Elneny (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Dani Ceballos following a corner.
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90'Match ends, Arsenal 3, Dundalk 0.
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93'Second Half ends, Arsenal 3, Dundalk 0.
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FULL TIME
Line Up
3-4-2-1
ACTIVE
3-5-2
Goalkeeper

Rúnar Alex Rúnarsson
13
Defender

Kieran Tierney
3
74'Substituted
Defender

Cédric Soares
17
Midfielder

Dani Ceballos
8
61'Substituted
Midfielder

Mohamed Elneny
25
Attacker

Willian
12
62'Substituted
Attacker

Reiss Nelson
24
Attacker

Folarin Balogun
38
74'Substituted
Defender

Brian Gartland
3
Defender

Cameron Dummigan
23
Defender

Andrew Boyle
44
Midfielder

Gregory Sloggett
10
45'Substituted
Attacker

Patrick James Hoban
9
SUBSTITUTES
Goalkeeper

Bernd Leno
1
Goalkeeper

Karl Hein
44
Defender

Héctor Bellerín
2
Defender

Gabriel Magalhães
6
Midfielder

Bukayo Saka
7
Midfielder

Thomas Partey
18
Midfielder

Granit Xhaka
34
74'Substituted
Attacker

Alexandre Lacazette
9
Captain
Attacker

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
14
Attacker

Nicolas Pépé
19
62'Substituted
Attacker

Eddie Nketiah
30
74'Substituted
Defender

Darragh John Leahy
15
Defender

Daniel Cleary
21
53'Substituted
Midfielder

Chris Shields
5
Captain
62'Substituted
Midfielder

Patrick McEleney
11
53'Substituted
Midfielder

Sean Michael Murray
16
45'Substituted
Midfielder

Daniel Kelly
27
Attacker

Michael Duffy
7
70'Substituted
Attacker

David McMillan
29
MANAGERS

Mikel Arteta

Filippo Giovagnoli
Statistics
OVERVIEW
Possession
63%
37%
Effective Chances
16
3
Shots on Target
6
1
Turnovers
15
13
POSSESSION
Passes
580
363
Passing Accuracy
92%
82%
Passing Accuracy in opponent’s half
90%
70%
Crosses
37
7
Crossing accuracy
19%
29%
ATTACK
Shots
19
29
Shots outside the box
10
3
Shots inside the box
15
1
Shooting accuracy
24%
25%
DEFENCE
Tackles
7
22
Effective Tackles
57%
59%
Blocked Shots
6
1
Clearances
1
33
Saves
3
1
DISCIPLINE
Fouls Conceded
20
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
1
0
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