Arsenal 1-0 Zürich: tops 1-0 with a goal scored by K. Tierney

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LONDON. Arsenal prevails over Zürich 1-0 after K. Tierney scored just 1 goal (17').

LONDON. Arsenal prevails over Zürich 1-0 after K. Tierney scored just 1 goal (17′). Arsenal took advantage of its superior ball possession (56%).

The match was played at the Emirates Stadium stadium in London on Thursday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Erik Lambrechts who had the assistance of Jo De Weirdt and Rien Vanyzere. The 4th official was Jasper Vergoote. The weather was rainy. The temperature was cold around 7.7 degrees Celsius or 45.9 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 95%.​

Match Statistics

Arsenal was in firm control of the ball 56% while Zürich was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Arsenal was more aggressive with 59 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 3 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Arsenal won the match.

Arsenal shot 17 times, 3 on target, 14 off target. On the opposite side, Zürich shot 8 times, 1 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

Arsenal received 1 yellow card (Gabriel). On the other side, Zürich received 3 yellow cards (F. Aliti, N. Katic and C. Conde).

After playing this match, Arsenal will have 12 points to stay in the 1st place. On the opposite side, Zürich will stay with 3 points to stay in the 4th place.

Match Events

  • 17'
    17'

    K. Tierney

  • 32'
    32'

    F. Aliti

  • 46'
    46'

    A. Marchesano

    F. Rohner

  • 48'
    48'

    N. Katic

  • 63'
    63'

    C. Conde

  • 63'
    63'

    T. Partey

    M. Elneny

  • 63'
    63'

    B. Saka

    G. Jesus

  • 73'
    73'

    M. Odegaard

    F. Vieira

  • 73'
    73'

    T. Tomiyasu

    B. White

  • 77'
    77'

    M. Hornschuh

    O. Selnaes

  • 78'
    78'

    B. Viunnyk

    T. Aiyegun

  • 83'
    83'

    B. Krasniqi

    C. Conde

  • 88'
    88'

    Cedric

    T. Tomiyasu

  • 89'
    89'

    I. Santini

    F. Aliti

  • 90'
    90'

    Gabriel

Next match

Arsenal: Formation and Lineups

Arsenal started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Mikel Arteta Amatriain chose to play with the following team: Aaron Ramsdale (7.1), Benjamin White (7.1), Rob Holding (7.1), Gabriel Magalhães (6.8), Kieran Tierney (8.1), Fábio Vieira (7.6), Mohamed Elneny (6.9), Albert Sambi Lokonga (7.2), Reiss Nelson (6.8), Gabriel Jesus (6.6) and Edward Nketiah (7.0).

Substitutes

Arsenal made 5 changes: M. Elneny for T. Partey (63′), G. Jesus for B. Saka (63′), F. Vieira for M. Odegaard (73′), B. White for T. Tomiyasu (73′) and T. Tomiyasu for Cedric (88′).

Top player: Kieran Tierney

The player who no doubt impressed Arsenal the most was Kieran Tierney.

His rating is (8.1) with 1 goal, 34 passes (82% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 6. He performed 5 crosses.

Zürich: Formation and Lineups

Zürich started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).

On the opposite side, Bo Henriksen played with: Yanick Brecher (6.8), Lindrit Kamberi (7.0), Nikola Katić (7.0), Fidan Aliti (6.4), Nikola Boranijašević (6.4), Ole Selnaes (6.3), Cheick Oumar Conde (7.5), Adrián Guerrero (6.6), Jonathan Okita (7.0), Fabian Rohner (6.5) and Tosin Aiyegun (6.6).

Substitutes

Zürich made 5 changes: F. Rohner for A. Marchesano (46′), O. Selnaes for M. Hornschuh (77′), T. Aiyegun for B. Viunnyk (78′), C. Conde for B. Krasniqi (83′) and F. Aliti for I. Santini (89′).

Top player: Cheick Oumar Conde

Probably the most impressive player in Zürich was Cheick Oumar Conde.

His rating is (7.5) with 24 passes (75% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 8.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Europa League

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