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Match report
English Footie
League Cup: Round 3 (setup 4, season 37)
Arsenal
v.
Darlington
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
13
Overall form:
Home form:
Mike MAIGNAN17Hugo LLORIS
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
6
Overall form:
Home form:
CÉDRIC Ricardo Alves Soares72Neco WILLIAMS
Ferland MENDY36Jan VERTONGHEN
Martin ØDEGAARD4Fábio Henrique Tavares, FABINHO
GABRIEL dos Santos Magalhães57IGOR Julio dos Santos de Paulo
Auston TRUSTY67Joël MATIP
Ferrán TORRES García77Pierre LEES-MELOU
Luis Fernando DÍAZ Marulanda86Matt RITCHIE
Cody Mathès GAKPO9Sasa KALAJDZIC
Granit XHAKA10Mario Barwuah BALOTELLI
Christopher NKUNKU116Danny WELBECK
Manager
Alexis MAC ALLISTER12Frédéric GUILBERT
Aaron RAMSDALE13Jon FLATT
Thomas Teye PARTEY146John BOSTOCK
Xavi SIMONS15Stevan JOVETIC
Youssoufa MOUKOKO16Marcus MADDISON

Arsenal 2 Darlington 0
(Half-time: 2-0, Attendance: 48,159, Stadium: Emirates Stadium, Referee: Mike PIKE 7, TV: live)
41 Mendy, 45+2 GakpoScorers
Substitutions79 Matip <=> Bostock
Sendings off
Bookings20 Matip
7Corners5
10Fouls8
5Offsides3
4Shots on4
12Shots off5
16Total shots9
2Shots saved4
56%Possession44%
Man of the match: Granit XHAKA
20PIKE books MATIP for a clinical tackle.
21The bemused Darlington 'keeper was a mere bystander as a backpass from VERTONGHEN dropped just over.
26A corner fell to DÍAZ who flicked an effort over the bar.
29A shot from DÍAZ seemed a certain goal but the 'keeper managed to parry the ball clear.
32GAKPO flicked a looping shot wide from just outside the area.
33KALAJDZIC was put clear by MATIP and he raced past MAIGNAN but glanced his shot just beyond the near post.
35A cross from TORRES left DÍAZ in plenty of space but he rushed his shot.
36A pin-point pass found ØDEGAARD and his right foot effort floated narrowly over.
41GOAL!! A neat one-two left MENDY clear and he made no mistake by instinctively floating the ball past the oncoming 'keeper. (1-0 Arsenal)
43DÍAZ shot over.
45A shot from KALAJDZIC was hoofed off the line by MENDY.
45+2LEES-MELOU worked the ball to BALOTELLI, KALAJDZIC controlled his pass and hoofed the ball within easy reach of the Arsenal 'keeper.
45+2GOAL!! Uncertainty between VERTONGHEN and the 'keeper allowed GAKPO to volley the ball into the empty net. (2-0 Arsenal)
 
48A mix up in the Darlington defence enabled DÍAZ to fire the ball just wide.
53The Arsenal 'keeper was able to claw away a poor header from IGOR.
59NKUNKU stabbed a simple chance past the righthand post.
61LEES-MELOU beat three Arsenal players and thundered an effort inches over.
62A tame shot from GAKPO trickled agonisingly wide.
70A delightful save prevented DÍAZ from scoring an exceptional goal.
74A penalty box scramble resulted in NKUNKU driving the ball wide.
77FABINHO made space on the right and knocked the ball to RITCHIE who clipped the ball wide.
78ØDEGAARD floated the ball to NKUNKU who flicked it over the bar.
81WILLIAMS ran onto a wonderful ball from RITCHIE but blasted his shot wide.
85RITCHIE's shot was well held by MAIGNAN.
88KALAJDZIC headed over.
90ØDEGAARD beat BALOTELLI and drove the ball to XHAKA who dragged his shot wide.