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Match report
English Footie
Premier League: Round 4 (setup 4, season 37)
Arsenal
v.
Darlington
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
11
Overall form:
Home form:
Mike MAIGNAN717Hugo LLORIS
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
8
Overall form:
Home form:
CÉDRIC Ricardo Alves Soares726Neco WILLIAMS
Ferland MENDY3Jan VERTONGHEN
Martin ØDEGAARD74John BOSTOCK
GABRIEL dos Santos Magalhães85Fábio Henrique Tavares, FABINHO
Auston TRUSTY666Joël MATIP
Ferrán TORRES García77Pierre LEES-MELOU
Luis Fernando DÍAZ Marulanda87Matt RITCHIE
GABRIEL Fernando de JESUS96Sasa KALAJDZIC
Alexis MAC ALLISTER10Mario Barwuah BALOTELLI
Christopher NKUNKU6116Danny WELBECK
Manager
Youri TIELEMANS12Stevan JOVETIC
Aaron RAMSDALE13Frédéric GUILBERT
Albert-Mboyo Sambi LOKONGA14Yasser LAROUCI
Xavi SIMONS15Dean PARRETT
Charlie PATINO16Marcus MADDISON

Arsenal 0 Darlington 1
(Half-time: 0-1, Attendance: 51,236, Stadium: Emirates Stadium, Referee: Tony BATES 7)
Scorers44 Ritchie
Substitutions
Sendings off
53 CédricBookings77 Balotelli
4Corners3
20Fouls10
10Offsides5
11Shots on5
6Shots off5
17Total shots10
9Shots saved4
54%Possession46%
Man of the match: GABRIEL dos Santos Magalhães
8BOSTOCK made space on the left and knocked the ball to RITCHIE who touched the ball over.
15MENDY flicked a right foot shot over the bar from long range.
16BOSTOCK was put clear by WELBECK and he stepped inside MAIGNAN but thrust his shot over the bar.
18ØDEGAARD worked the ball to MAC ALLISTER, DÍAZ gathered his pass and headed the ball within easy reach of the 'keeper.
19A shot from DÍAZ was hoofed off the line by VERTONGHEN.
25A looping shot from GABRIEL JESUS was stopped by the Darlington 'keeper.
26MAC ALLISTER's shot was well held by LLORIS.
30A twenty yard drive from DÍAZ caused the 'keeper no problem.
32VERTONGHEN's shot was well saved by the 'keeper.
33A strike from MAC ALLISTER held no problem for the Darlington 'keeper.
33The bemused Darlington 'keeper stared in disbelief as a backpass from WILLIAMS fell just wide.
34KALAJDZIC's shot beat MAIGNAN but rebounded off the Arsenal upright.
37LLORIS was able to claw away a fierce shot.
38MENDY shot wide.
39GABRIEL JESUS kicked the ball wide of the goal from the edge of the box.
40GABRIEL JESUS stepped inside RITCHIE but shot the ball into the arms of the Darlington 'keeper.
44GOAL!! A shot from RITCHIE raced through a ruck of players and bounced past the unsighted Arsenal 'keeper. (1-0 Darlington)
 
50The Darlington 'keeper did well to hold onto an amazing shot from DÍAZ.
53A poor foul on MATIP by CÉDRIC results in a booking.
66BALOTELLI beat TRUSTY and hit the ball to LEES-MELOU who toe-poked his effort wide.
76A header by BALOTELLI at the far post was easily collected by MAIGNAN.
77BALOTELLI booked for a high tackle on GABRIEL JESUS.