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Match report
English Footie
Premier League: Round 9 (setup 4, season 28)
Arsenal
v.
Middlesbrough
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
7
Overall form:
Home form:
Petr CECH817Tim KRUL
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
11
Overall form:
Home form:
Ainsley MAITLAND-NILES2Calum CHAMBERS
Henrikh MKHITARYAN73George FRIEND
Aaron RAMSEY4Adam CLAYTON
Raúl ALBIOL Tortajada5Daniel Sánchez AYALA
Rob HOLDING6Dael FRY
Reiss NELSON76Lewis BAKER
Mesut ÖZIL8José Heriberto IZQUIERDO Mena
Alexandre LACAZETTE69Seydou DOUMBIA
Santiago Cazorla González, SANTI CAZORLA106Rudy GESTEDE
Pierre-Emerick AUBAMEYANG11Britt ASSOMBALONGA
Manager
Mohamed Nassir ELNENY12Enes MAHMUTOVIC
Joe WILLOCK13Connor RIPLEY
Joel Nathaniel CAMPBELL Samuels14Patrick BAMFORD
Jeff REINE-ADELAĎDE15Marvin JOHNSON
Gedion ZELALEM16Rey VOLPATO

Arsenal 1 Middlesbrough 0
(Half-time: 1-0, Attendance: 46,338, Stadium: Emirates Stadium, Referee: Michael JONES 6½)
17 LacazetteScorers
Substitutions
66 AlbiolSendings off
12 Özil, 13 Albiol, 74 Holding, 90 Santi CazorlaBookings
4Corners5
19Fouls4
1Offsides3
4Shots on5
6Shots off10
10Total shots15
3Shots saved4
51%Possession49%
Man of the match: Petr CECH
5Uncertainty in the Arsenal defence enabled BAKER to volley the ball over.
10A looping shot from AUBAMEYANG was stopped by the Middlesbrough 'keeper.
12ÖZIL booked for dangerous play.
12IZQUIERDO beat MKHITARYAN and blasted the ball to DOUMBIA who fumbled his effort wide.
13A clinical challenge gets ALBIOL a yellow card.
17GOAL!! A nice run by RAMSEY on the left was capped by a delightful cross which LACAZETTE touched in at the near post. (1-0 Arsenal)
21A free-kick from IZQUIERDO raced inches wide.
22The motionless 'keeper was all agog as a backpass from MAITLAND-NILES fell just wide.
31The 'keeper did well to hold onto an amazing strike from DOUMBIA.
32A good effort from RAMSEY scraped the outside of the post.
38NELSON made space on the right and touched the ball to MAITLAND-NILES who touched the ball wide.
 
47ÖZIL ran onto a wonderful ball from NELSON but fired his effort wide.
50LACAZETTE waltzed past FRIEND and poked a weak shot past the post.
53DOUMBIA was put clear by FRIEND and he beat the 'keeper but drilled his shot just wide.
56A weak strike from LACAZETTE rolled agonisingly wide.
66ALBIOL sent off.
67CLAYTON floated the ball to DOUMBIA who flicked it just wide.
74A clumsy challenge on GESTEDE by HOLDING results in a booking.
78GESTEDE beat a number of Arsenal players and slammed a golden opportunity wide.
82A accurate pass was collected by CHAMBERS and his right foot shot raced narrowly over.
90SANTI CAZORLA booked.
90CECH was able to claw away a fierce shot.