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Match report
English Footie
Championship: Round 12 (setup 1, season 33)
Arsenal
v.
Crewe Alexandra
Formation:
4-4-2
League position:
2
Overall form:
Home form:
Gianluigi BUFFON18ALISSON Ramses Becker
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
4
Overall form:
Home form:
SERGIO RAMOS García27Medhi BENATIA
JORDI ALBA Ramos3Radja NAINGGOLAN
Aleksandar KOLAROV84Sergej MILINKOVIC-SAVIC
José María GIMÉNEZ de Vargas57Ömer TOPRAK
Sergio BUSQUETS Burgos6Kamil GLIK
Francisco Román Alarcón Suárez, ISCO78FELIPE ANDERSON Pereira Gomes
Georginio WIJNALDUM78WILLIAM Silva de CARVALHO
Edinson Roberto CAVANI Gómez79André-Pierre GIGNAC
Ivan RAKITIC10Yannick Ferreira CARRASCO
Yacine BRAHIMI8116Morgan SANSON
Georgie BoyManagerBeck Nigel
Andrea BARZAGLI12SANDRO RAMÍREZ Castillo
Kevin TRAPP13Antonio MIRANTE
Asier ILLARRAMENDI Andonegi14CARLOS SOLER Barragán
FERNANDO Lucas Martins15ARDA Turan
Iker MUNIAIN Goñi16Granit XHAKA

Arsenal 2 Crewe Alexandra 0
(Half-time: 0-0, Attendance: 87,168, Stadium: Emirates Stadium, Referee: Andy HALL 7½, TV: live)
67 Brahimi, 80 CavaniScorers
Substitutions
Sendings off
19 Wijnaldum, 46 CavaniBookings4 Sanson
4Corners9
15Fouls8
2Offsides8
5Shots on8
6Shots off6
11Total shots14
3Shots saved7
44%Possession56%
Man of the match: ALISSON Ramses Becker
2BUFFON did well to hold onto a wicked shot from FELIPE ANDERSON.
3A pin-point pass was collected by RAKITIC and his looping effort raced narrowly over.
4The 'keeper was able to claw away an amazing shot.
4SANSON given a yellow card for a clumsy challenge on RAKITIC.
7CAVANI headed wide.
8A fine piece of skill was ended by a good save by the oncoming BUFFON.
19A clumsy challenge on NAINGGOLAN by WIJNALDUM results in a booking.
29BRAHIMI beat two Crewe Alexandra players and blasted a golden opportunity over the bar.
31RAKITIC touched the ball through a ruck of players but the Crewe Alexandra 'keeper was a match for it as he dived to his left.
39SANSON blasted a right foot shot wide from long range.
40MILINKOVIC-SAVIC was put clear by BENATIA and he turned BUFFON but thrust his shot wide.
 
46The ref yellow cards CAVANI.
50A header by BRAHIMI at the far post was comfortably collected by ALISSON.
52The stunned Arsenal 'keeper could only watch as a backpass from SERGIO RAMOS dropped just over.
62A free-kick from GIGNAC raced just wide.
67GOAL!! A wonderful piece of skill from CAVANI gave BUSQUETS space on the left and BRAHIMI flicked in his pin-point pass. (1-0 Arsenal)
71The 'keeper saved a lovely shot from NAINGGOLAN.
71A cross from BRAHIMI left KOLAROV in plenty of space but he scuffed his shot.
71A corner found RAKITIC who headed an effort just beyond the near post.
80GOAL!! A free-kick was punched clear by ALISSON, ISCO was first to the loose ball and knocked the ball to CAVANI to flick home. (2-0 Arsenal)
84MILINKOVIC-SAVIC worked the ball to CARRASCO, BENATIA gathered his cross and booted the ball within easy reach of BUFFON.
89A good ball from TOPRAK on the right fell to GIGNAC who mishit his shot just wide.