Arsenal – Lille OSC match report
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A 3-0 rout: Arsenal swept Lille OSC aside at Emirates Stadium. The half-time score was 0-0. Player of the match: Jurriën Timber of Arsenal, with a ScoreMondo rating of 9.3. Tuesday 13 October, Emirates Stadium (London): Arsenal against Lille OSC on matchday 2, kick-off 20:00.
Key moments
Half-time: 0-0 between Arsenal and Lille OSC.
Arsenal took the lead on 64 minutes thanks to Jurriën Timber, set up by Noni Madueke. Arsenal extended their lead to 2-0 on 67 minutes thanks to Eberechi Eze, set up by Bukayo Saka. Arsenal extended their lead to 3-0 on 72 minutes thanks to Bukayo Saka.
Match statistics
Arsenal had 16 shots (8 on target) to Lille OSC's 3 (0). Arsenal produced 47 dangerous attacks to Lille OSC's 12. Fouls: 13 by Arsenal, 9 by Lille OSC; offsides 4-3.
Booked for Arsenal: Mikel Merino (29') and Kai Havertz (92'). Lille OSC's yellow cards went to Maxima Goffi in the 81st minute.
Who stood out
Behind him, Eberechi Eze at 8.8, Bruno Guimarães at 8.5 and Bukayo Saka at 8.2 were next in the ScoreMondo ratings. Arsenal made 5 changes: Bukayo Saka for Noni Madueke (65'), Martin Ødegaard for Mikel Merino (65'), Kai Havertz for Viktor Gyökeres (65') and Ben White for Jurriën Timber (78'). From the Lille OSC bench came Osame Sahraoui on 72 minutes, Maurits Kjaergaard on 72 minutes, Olivier Giroud on 78 minutes and Calvin Verdonk on 78 minutes, among 5 changes.
How they came into it
Before kick-off, Arsenal's last 4 matches had brought 3 wins and 1 defeat. Last time out, Arsenal beat Leeds United 2-1 at home. Lille OSC came into the match with 3 wins and 2 defeats from their last 5 matches — scoring in 5 straight games. Their most recent game was a 1-0 win over Le Havre for Lille OSC. Referee Felix Zwayer showed 3 yellow cards; the average in our records is 4.7 yellows per game over 106 matches.
The bigger picture
Lille OSC's run of 5 matches with a goal comes to an end.
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