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Match report
English Footie
Premier League: Round 5 (setup 1, season 31)
Arsenal
v.
Chester
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
3
Overall form:
Home form:
Kevin TRAPP17DIEGO Alves Carreira
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
5
Overall form:
Home form:
JORDI ALBA Ramos72Victorio 'Maximiliano' PEREIRA Páez
SERGIO RAMOS García736Senad LULIC
Gerard PIQUÉ Bernabeu4Lucas Rodrigo BIGLIA
Darijo SRNA56João MIRANDA de Souza Filho
Xabier Alonso Olano, XABI ALONSO66MEHMET Topal
ROBERTO FIRMINO Barbosa de Oliveira76Andrija ZIVKOVIC
Iker MUNIAIN Goñi8DANNY Miguel Alves Gomes
Mesut ÖZIL89Michy BATSHUAYI
DIEGO da Silva COSTA710LUIZ GUSTAVO Dias
NEYMAR da Silva Santos Júnior116Loïc RÉMY
Richard MetcalfeManager
José María GIMÉNEZ de Vargas12Stefan RADU
Gianluigi BUFFON13Eljero ELIA
Anwar EL GHAZI14Holger BADSTUBER
Sergio BUSQUETS Burgos15Patrice EVRÀ
Simone CAPUTO16SELÇUK Inan

Arsenal 2 Chester 2
(Half-time: 1-2, Attendance: 71,629, Stadium: Emirates Stadium, Referee: Rob STYLES 6, TV: live)
12 Muniain, 54 Roberto FirminoScorers29 Batshuayi, 37 Biglia
Substitutions
Sendings off
Bookings
3Corners2
10Fouls7
2Offsides1
3Shots on6
11Shots off5
14Total shots11
1Shots saved3
57%Possession43%
Man of the match: Mesut ÖZIL
4The bemused 'keeper could only watch as a backpass from LULIC dropped just over.
6ROBERTO FIRMINO headed just beyond the near post.
8A shot from PEREIRA was smothered by the 'keeper.
10MUNIAIN snapped at a simple chance.
11LUIZ GUSTAVO rasped the ball through a ruck of players but the 'keeper was a match for it as he dived to his left.
12GOAL!! An outswinging corner was kicked clear only for MUNIAIN to volley the ball into the back of the net. (1-0 Arsenal)
14The 'keeper did well to hold onto an amazing strike from BIGLIA.
14BIGLIA made space on the right and knocked the ball to LULIC who rasped the ball wide.
16A corner bobbled toward PIQUÉ who headed the ball just beyond the near post.
21MUNIAIN dribbled past ZIVKOVIC and stabbed a poor shot into the crowd.
27A penalty box meleé resulted in ZIVKOVIC cracking the ball over.
29GOAL!! A mishit goal-kick was intercepted by ZIVKOVIC who setup BATSHUAYI with an easy chance. (1-1)
31A fine piece of skill was ended by a good save by the advancing 'keeper.
37GOAL!! A cross from the right was touched down by PEREIRA for BIGLIA to score. (2-1 Chester)
42A accurate pass bobbled toward MUNIAIN and his looping shot went narrowly wide.
 
48DANNY drove a looping shot just wide from just outside the area.
50DIEGO COSTA was put clear by PIQUÉ and he beat the Chester 'keeper but drilled his shot wide.
52A tame shot from ROBERTO FIRMINO trickled agonisingly wide.
54GOAL!! A great ball from SRNA left DIEGO COSTA in the clear, he made DIEGO commit himself before nudging the ball to ROBERTO FIRMINO to score. (2-2)
63A fine ball from NEYMAR on the left fell to MUNIAIN who scuffed his shot wide.
64PIQUÉ beat three Chester players and slammed an effort over the bar.
69DIEGO COSTA ran onto a wonderful ball from XABI ALONSO but fired his effort wide.
73BATSHUAYI stabbed an easy chance past the righthand post.
77DANNY beat SERGIO RAMOS and drove the ball to LUIZ GUSTAVO who dragged his effort wide.
90A shot from MUNIAIN was headed off the line by MIRANDA.