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Match report
English Footie
Premier League: Round 1 (setup 3, season 5)
Walsall
v.
Arsenal
Formation:
3-4-1-2
League position:
18
Antonio ADÁN Garrido17Mike MAIGNAN
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
1
Youssouf FOFANA27Nathan AKÉ
Chris SMALLING73Mohamed SIMAKAN
David Jiménez SILVA4Martin ØDEGAARD
Perr SCHUURS57Stefan DE VRIJ
JOSÉ Manuel FONTÁN Mondragón67William SALIBA
Jack CLARKE77Dominik SZOBOSZLAI
Bryan CRISTANTE8Julian BRANDT
Alassane PLÉA79Romelu LUKAKU
Rafael Alcântara do Nascimento, RAFINHA7107Carlos Henrique CASEMIRO
Emil FORSBERG711Gabriel Teodoro MARTINELLI Silva
Sam MersonManagerTony Abbey
Phil JAGIELKA12Youri BAAS
Remko PASVEER13Keylor Antonio NAVAS Gamboa
RODRIGO MUNIZ Carvalho14Wesley FOFANA
Lee GRANT15Sven BOTMAN
João Paulo Dias Fernandes, PAULINHO16Alexandre LACAZETTE

Walsall 1 Arsenal 2
(Half-time: 1-2, Attendance: 10,883, Stadium: Bescot, Referee: Martin PENICKA 6½, TV: live)
23og De VrijScorers1 Lukaku, 10 Lukaku
Substitutions
Sendings off
88 CristanteBookings
3Corners3
8Fouls4
6Offsides12
4Shots on4
8Shots off11
12Total shots15
1Shots saved2
50%Possession50%
Man of the match: Julian BRANDT
1GOAL!! A lovely set-piece enabled LUKAKU to slide the ball into the net. (1-0 Arsenal)
5BRANDT was put clear by SALIBA and he stepped inside the 'keeper but struck his shot just wide.
6CLARKE scuffed a simple chance.
6A accurate pass bobbled toward CRISTANTE and his right foot effort floated narrowly wide.
10GOAL!! . (2-0 Arsenal)
13A good effort from MARTINELLI scraped the woodwork.
21LUKAKU worked the ball to ØDEGAARD, MARTINELLI latched onto his cross and hoofed the ball within easy reach of ADÁN.
23GOAL!! A long shot from CRISTANTE deflected off the boot of DE VRIJ and into his own net.
28SILVA poked an easy chance past the near post.
29A free-kick from LUKAKU went over.
33A neatly crafted cross from SILVA, was tapped goalbound by FORSBERG only for the 'keeper to claw away.
43AKÉ beat two Walsall players and blasted a great chance just wide.
45A perfect shot from CASEMIRO was dealt with by a good block from ADÁN.
 
50A penalty box meleé resulted in LUKAKU tapping a low shot wide.
59FORSBERG ran onto a delightful ball from CLARKE but fumbled his shot wide.
60A tame strike from BRANDT trickled agonisingly wide.
78LUKAKU booted the ball wide from just inside the area.
80An outswinging corner was touched into the arms of the Arsenal 'keeper by FORSBERG.
85A cross from CRISTANTE left PLÉA in plenty of space but he snapped at his shot.
86The hapless Walsall 'keeper could only watch as a backpass from SMALLING fell just wide.
88PENICKA books CRISTANTE.
90A useful ball from SALIBA on the right bobbled toward ØDEGAARD who scuffed his shot just beyond the near post.