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Match report
English Footie
Premier League: Round 2 (setup 4, season 37)
Arsenal
v.
Gillingham
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
18
Overall form:
Mike MAIGNAN18Nick POPE
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
8
Overall form:
CÉDRIC Ricardo Alves Soares727Marco 'Davide' FARAONI
Ferland MENDY3MARCELO Vieira da Silva Junior
Martin ØDEGAARD4Daniel Ceballos Fernández, DANI CEBALLOS
GABRIEL dos Santos Magalhães75Marc GUEHI
Auston TRUSTY76Tyrone MINGS
Ferrán TORRES García77Theo WALCOTT
Luis Fernando DÍAZ Marulanda87Henrikh MKHITARYAN
GABRIEL Fernando de JESUS96Adam IDAH
Alexis MAC ALLISTER610Angel GOMES
Christopher NKUNKU11Tom NICHOLS
Manager
Youri TIELEMANS12George LAPSLIE
Aaron RAMSDALE13Bernd LENO
Albert-Mboyo Sambi LOKONGA14Matthew LOWTON
Xavi SIMONS15Yerry Fernando MINA González
Charlie PATINO16Stuart O'KEEFE

Arsenal 1 Gillingham 0
(Half-time: 1-0, Attendance: 49,284, Stadium: Emirates Stadium, Referee: Tony BATES 7½)
26 NkunkuScorers
Substitutions
Sendings off
Bookings6 Idah, 8 Mkhitaryan
4Corners3
20Fouls11
6Offsides3
8Shots on4
6Shots off2
14Total shots6
7Shots saved4
56%Possession44%
Man of the match: Nick POPE
3MKHITARYAN rasped the ball through a ruck of players but MAIGNAN was a match for it as he dived to his right.
6IDAH booked for gamesmanship.
8MKHITARYAN given a yellow card by the referee for a poor tackle.
16DÍAZ's shot was well held by the Gillingham 'keeper.
19A useful ball from MENDY on the left found NKUNKU who sliced his shot over the bar.
24A delightful save prevented DÍAZ from scoring a lovely goal.
26GOAL!! A great solo effort from NKUNKU who beat two defenders before rocketing the ball into the net. (1-0 Arsenal)
28MARCELO headed just beyond the far post.
36ØDEGAARD beat MINGS and hit the ball to GABRIEL JESUS who pulled his shot wide.
41MKHITARYAN ran onto a delightful ball from WALCOTT but pulled his shot wide of the righthand post.
43GABRIEL JESUS rushed through the Gillingham defence but shot straight at the 'keeper.
45+1A poor shot from GABRIEL JESUS rolled agonisingly wide.
 
47NKUNKU was put clear by TRUSTY and he nutmegged POPE but rammed his shot just wide.
49CÉDRIC's shot beat the 'keeper but rebounded off the Gillingham crossbar.
61An inswinging corner was forced into the arms of the Gillingham 'keeper by NKUNKU.
62A twenty yard drive from GOMES caused the 'keeper no problem.
63DÍAZ placed a looping shot over from long range.
71A lovely cross from WALCOTT, was fired goalbound by MKHITARYAN only for the 'keeper to block.
73MAIGNAN managed to palm clear an amazing shot.
76A free-kick from NKUNKU floated just wide.
85The Gillingham 'keeper did well to hold onto a powerful strike from DÍAZ.
88POPE was able to palm clear a weak shot from DÍAZ.