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Match report
English Footie
League Cup: Round 3 (setup 3, season 5)
Arsenal
v.
Walsall
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
12
Overall form:
Home form:
Mike MAIGNAN17Antonio ADÁN Garrido
Formation:
3-4-1-2
League position:
17
Overall form:
Home form:
Nathan AKÉ2Youssouf FOFANA
Matty CASH37Chris SMALLING
Martin ØDEGAARD74David Jiménez SILVA
Stefan DE VRIJ856Francesco ACERBI
William SALIBA67JOSÉ Manuel FONTÁN Mondragón
Dominik SZOBOSZLAI77Jack CLARKE
Julian BRANDT78Bryan CRISTANTE
Romelu LUKAKU9Alassane PLÉA
Carlos Henrique CASEMIRO107Rafael Alcântara do Nascimento, RAFINHA
Gabriel Teodoro MARTINELLI Silva711Emil FORSBERG
Tony AbbeyManagerSam Merson
Mohamed SIMAKAN12Phil JAGIELKA
Keylor Antonio NAVAS Gamboa13Remko PASVEER
Nicolas JACKSON14RODRIGO MUNIZ Carvalho
Sven BOTMAN15Lee GRANT
Kingsley COMAN16João Paulo Dias Fernandes, PAULINHO

Arsenal 2 Walsall 1
(Half-time: 2-0, Attendance: 46,775, Stadium: Emirates Stadium, Referee: Graham SCOTT 7, TV: highlights)
12 Martinelli, 38 CashScorers67 Forsberg
Substitutions
Sendings off
41 Saliba, 47 MartinelliBookings
4Corners8
8Fouls10
8Offsides11
7Shots on8
7Shots off4
14Total shots12
3Shots saved6
55%Possession45%
Man of the match: Matty CASH
7SZOBOSZLAI fired a left foot shot over the bar from long range.
12GOAL!! An exceptional ball from DE VRIJ left CASEMIRO in the clear, he made the 'keeper commit himself before passing the ball to MARTINELLI to score. (1-0 Arsenal)
20A header by CLARKE at the far post was comfortably collected by the 'keeper.
24A shot from FORSBERG was hoofed off the line by SALIBA.
29The Walsall 'keeper saved a swerving shot from LUKAKU.
34A delightful save prevented FORSBERG from scoring a great goal.
35LUKAKU made space on the right and pulled the ball to BRANDT who clipped the ball wide.
37A twenty-five yard shot from LUKAKU caused the Walsall 'keeper no problem.
38GOAL!! A Arsenal counter-attack allowed CASEMIRO to setup CASH with an easy goal. (2-0 Arsenal)
39PLÉA headed over.
41A late challenge on JOSÉ FONTÁN by SALIBA results in a booking.
44ADÁN was able to claw away a powerful effort.
45+1DE VRIJ beat two Walsall players and slammed a golden opportunity over the bar.
45+3A corner fell to PLÉA who headed the ball just wide.
 
47MARTINELLI booked by the ref for a clinical foul.
64An outswinging corner was nodded into the arms of the Arsenal 'keeper by FORSBERG.
66SMALLING steamed through the Arsenal defence but shot straight at MAIGNAN.
67GOAL!! A twenty yard free-kick was skillfully fired into the roof of the net by FORSBERG. (2-1 Arsenal)
76CRISTANTE waltzed round BRANDT and rattled a tame shot into the crowd.
78MARTINELLI rifled an easy chance past the lefthand post.
81A lovely cross from BRANDT, was placed goalbound by LUKAKU only for the 'keeper to claw away.
84A drive from MARTINELLI seemed a certain goal but the Walsall 'keeper managed to fist the ball away.