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Arsenal

  • Fabregas 27’
  • van Persie 59’
  • Da Silva 90’

Sevilla

  1. Arsenal too strong for Sevilla

    Arsenal too strong for Sevilla

    Cesc Fabregas scored one and set up two more as Arsenal overwhelmed UEFA Cup holders Sevilla 3-0 as they opened their Champions League Group H campaign with an impressive victory at the Emirates Stadium. More

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Arsenal
    • Sevilla
    • 90+3' Full-time at the Emirates and that's an impressive victory for the Londoners.
    • 90+3' GOAL!!! A terrible mistake by Fazio gives Hleb possession. He finds Fabregas who feeds Eduardo who has the simplest of tap-ins.
    • 90' Alves' long-range drive fails to test Almunia.
    • 88' Lassana Diarra is on for van Persie.
    • 86' Kanoute is booked for dissent as Renato shoots over.
    • 85' Great opportunity for Kanoute as a knock down find him in space but his volley is wide of the far post.
    • 83' Eduardo is on for Adebayor.
    • 81' Renato's shot is blocked after superb chest control from Kanoute.
    • 79' Navas and Alves combine neatly but the superb Sagna is on hand to flick away the cross.
    • 76' Poulsen finds Kanoute but the flag is up....although he is level with Toure. Break for the home side.
    • 74' Alves is booked for waving the imaginary yellow card after being tripped by Clichy.
    • 72' Sagna's cross finds van Persie at the back post and he forces Palop to palm away for a corner.
    • 70' Rampaging run from Sagna and Adebayor's flicked header is just inches away from nestling in the far corner.
    • 68' Poulsen's long-range shot gets derisory whistles as it floats harmlessly wide.
    • 66' That was Marti's last contribution as he is replaced by Seydou Keita. And Renato is on for Capel.
    • 64' Sevilla's best chance as Senderos is unable to clear a cross from the right but Jose Luis Marti cannot get his shot on goal.
    • 61' Sevilla look for a swift reply but Kerzhakov's shot goes into the side netting.
    • 59' GOAL!!! When the Gunners are allowed to take the free-kick, Fabregas' delivery is spot on and it finds van Persie unmarked six yards out and he slashes the ball into the net.
    • 57' Alves hauls down Flamini on the left flank but Arsenal are prevented from taking the quick free-kick.
    • 55' Dangerous pass from Alves and Kanoute has drifted off the back of Toure but the Mali striker is unable to reach the cross.
    • 53' Senderos ends Kanoute's twisting run into the penalty area and Fabregas is on hand to clear the danger.
    • 52' A mazy run from Hleb and he squares to Fabregas but this time his shot is blocked.
    • 51' Diaby's first touch is to almost finds van Persie eight yards from goal but his pass is a fraction too heavy.
    • 50' Rosicky is forced off with an injury so on comes Abou Diaby.
    • 49' Adebayor booked for leading with an arm in an aerial challenge with Escude.
    • 48' Almunia fails to grab Alves' free-kick but swoops to claim the ball at the second attempt.
    • 46' A change at the start of the second-half for the visitors with Aleksandr Kerzhakov replacing Fabiano.
    • 45+1' Poulsen's chip into the centre is just inches away from being nodded home by Kanoute. He cannot make contact and that's the final action of the opening period.
    • 45' Rosicky's shot is deflected behind....but the corner is not given by Swedish ref Peter Frojdfeldt.
    • 43' A stinging shot from Kanoute goes through Clichy's legs and Almunia is forced to push the effort away for a corner.
    • 42' Flamini is invited to shoot but it's a comfortable save from Palop low to his right.
    • 41' Rosicky finds van Persie but it's good rugged defending from Dragutinovic who fends off the Dutchman 25 yards from goal.
    • 39' Terrific play from Adebayor as he outwits Federico Fazio on the left flank but his final effort screws off the outside of his boot.
    • 37' Ambitious shot from Navas with Luis Fabiano and Kanoute waiting for the cross. The ball sails high and wide.
    • 34' Rosicky's corner finds Toure eight yards out but Escude just does enough to force the Ivorian to push his header past the post.
    • 32' Great skill from Gael Clichy and he wins a free-kick which Fabregas puts into the danger zone. Bacary Sagna eventually forces a corner.
    • 29' Philippe Senderos makes a hash of a clearance but luckily for the Swiss, Kolo Toure is on hand to hack away.
    • 27' GOAL!! Cesc Fabregas' long-range shot deflects off Escude and nestles in the back of the net. Palop has no chance and Arsenal lead via a stroke of fortune.
    • 25' Van Persie's dangerously whipped free-kick is hooked away by Christian Poulsen.
    • 23' Daniel Alves' pass is cut out and Arsenal counter but van Persie's shot is tame.
    • 21' Sevilla break with alacrity but Navas' shot is blocked. Capel picks up the rebound and earns a free-kick in a dangerous position off Tomas Rosicky.
    • 19' Adebayor almost gets behind the visiting defence but Julien Escude manages to get back and hack away for a corner.
    • 16' Adebayor goes down under a challenge from Ivica Dragutinovic but clearly no penalty.
    • 15' Capel's chip into the centre just eludes former Tottenham man Frederic Kanoute.
    • 13' Palop spills Flamini's fizzing drive and the keeper just gets to the rebound ahead of Adebayor.
    • 11' Van Persie creats space for himself with a nice trick and his 25-yard shot is turned away for a corner by Andres Palop.
    • 8' The Champions League debutants taking the game to Arsenal and speedy young winger Diego Capel forces another corner which Manuel Almunia punches away.
    • 6' Sweet contact from Jesus Navas but his 30-yard effort is just over the crossbar.
    • 4' Sevilla force the first corner of the match but Robin van Persie heads away at the near post.
    • 2' Emmanuel Adebayor has an early shot on goal but he has screwed it well wide.
    • 1' We are underway at an unusually noisy Emirates Stadium.
    • 19:30 Arsene Wenger has surprisingly left Gilberto on the bench with Mathieu Flamini preferred in midfield for the clash at the Emirates Stadium.

  • Team Stats

    Arsenal Stats Sevilla
    48% Possession 51%
    14 Shots 13
    6 Shots on target 1
    0 Saves 0
    4 Corners 5
    8 Fouls 14
    2 Offsides 5
    1 Yellow cards 2
    0 Red cards 0
    29 Tackles 21
    332 Accurate passes 374
    68 Bad passes 68

  • Player Stats

    G =
    Goals
    S =
    Shots
    SoT =
    Shot on Target
    F =
    Fouls
    FW =
    Fouls Won
    O =
    Offsides
    A =
    Assists
    AP =
    Accurate Passes
    BP =
    Bad Passes
    T =
    Tackles
    • Arsenal
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      24 Manuel Almunia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0
      5 Kolo Toure 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 21 2 2
      22 Gaël Clichy 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 33 13 4
      3 Bacary Sagna 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 19 0 4
      6 Philippe Senderos 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 23 3 1
      4 Francesc Fabregas 1 2 1 0 1 0 1 55 10 2
      16 Mathieu Flamini 0 2 2 2 1 0 1 36 7 3
      13 Alexander Hleb 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 48 2 9
      7 Tomas Rosicky 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 25 11 2
      25 Emmanuel Adebayor 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 25 5 0
      11 Robin Van Persie 1 4 2 3 0 1 0 24 8 1
      9 Eduardo da Silva 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
      32 Theo Walcott 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      8 Lassana Diarra 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
      21 Lukasz Fabianski 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      2 Vasiriki Abou Diaby 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 13 6 1
      19 Gilberto Silva 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      15 Denilson Pereira Neves 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    • Sevilla
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      1 Andrés Palop 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 2 0
      28 Federico Fazio 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 20 0 1
      3 Ivica Dragutinovic 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 48 20 3
      4 Daniel Alves 0 1 0 3 3 0 0 55 2 4
      14 Julien Escudé 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 29 3 4
      8 Christian Poulsen 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 58 6 3
      18 José Luis Martií Soler 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 23 10 1
      7 Jesús Navas 0 5 0 0 3 0 0 31 0 2
      12 Frederic Kanouté 0 2 1 2 0 2 0 30 8 1
      10 Luis Fabiano 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 12 1 0
      17 Diego Capel 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 18 11 1
      11 Renato Dirnei 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 6 0 0
      25 Enzo Maresca 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      9 Alexander Kerzhakov 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 0
      23 Khalid Boulahrouz 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      5 Sergio Paulo Barbosa Valente 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      21 Seydou Keita 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 4 1
      13 Morgan De Sanctis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

  • Summary

    • 90+3' GOAL!!! A terrible mistake by Fazio gives Hleb possession. He finds Fabregas who feeds Eduardo who has the simplest of tap-ins.
    • 85' Great opportunity for Kanoute as a knock down find him in space but his volley is wide of the far post.
    • 70' Rampaging run from Sagna and Adebayor's flicked header is just inches away from nestling in the far corner.
    • 64' Sevilla's best chance as Senderos is unable to clear a cross from the right but Jose Luis Marti cannot get his shot on goal.
    • 59' GOAL!!! When the Gunners are allowed to take the free-kick, Fabregas' delivery is spot on and it finds van Persie unmarked six yards out and he slashes the ball into the net.
    • 45+1' Poulsen's chip into the centre is just inches away from being nodded home by Kanoute. He cannot make contact and that's the final action of the opening period.
    • 43' A stinging shot from Kanoute goes through Clichy's legs and Almunia is forced to push the effort away for a corner.
    • 39' Terrific play from Adebayor as he outwits Federico Fazio on the left flank but his final effort screws off the outside of his boot.
    • 34' Rosicky's corner finds Toure eight yards out but Escude just does enough to force the Ivorian to push his header past the post.
    • 27' GOAL!! Cesc Fabregas' long-range shot deflects off Escude and nestles in the back of the net. Palop has no chance and Arsenal lead via a stroke of fortune.
    • 13' Palop spills Flamini's fizzing drive and the keeper just gets to the rebound ahead of Adebayor.

Live Team Line-Up

  • Arsenal

    Manager: Arsene Wenger

    Captain: . Gilberto Silva

    On the Field

    • Almunia
    • Sagna
    • Toure
    • Senderos
    • Clichy
    • Hleb
    • Flamini
    • Fabregas
    • Rosicky
    • Adebayor
    • van Persie

    Subs

    • Gilberto Silva
    • Diarra
    • Diaby
    • Denilson
    • Walcott
    • Fabianski
    • Eduardo

    Injured

    • Lehmann
    • Gallas
    • Eboue

    Suspended

    None

  • Sevilla

    Manager: Juande Ramos

    On the Field

    • Palop
    • Alves
    • Escudé
    • Fazio
    • Dragutinovic
    • Martí
    • Poulsen
    • Navas
    • Capel
    • Kanouté
    • Fabiano

    Subs

    • Maresca
    • De Sanctis
    • Keita
    • Kerzhakov
    • Barbosa "Duda"
    • Bouhlarouz
    • Renato

    Injured

    • Navarro
    • Correia

    Suspended

    None