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Match report
English Footie
Premier League: Round 12 (setup 5, season 18)
Arsenal
v.
Gillingham
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
10
Overall form:
Home form:
Petr CECH61Bernd LENO
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
19
Overall form:
Home form:
Stephan LICHTSTEINER82Roberto José ROSALES Altuve
Ignacio Monreal Eraso, NACHO MONREAL3Marcel SCHMELZER
Aaron RAMSEY48JOĂO PEDRO Geraldino dos Santos Galvăo
Laurent KOSCIELNY758Gerard PIQUÉ Bernabeu
Mohamed Nassir ELNENY66Tony JANTSCHKE
Granit XHAKA7Adam MAHER
Mesut ÖZIL86Muamer TANKOVIC
Alexandre LACAZETTE9Álvaro Borja MORATA Martín
Calum CHAMBERS6107Javier HERNÁNDEZ Balcázar
Danny WELBECK116Santiago Mina Lorenzo, SANTI MINA
Manager
Jack WILSHERE12Davide SANTON
David OSPINA Ramírez13Salvatore SIRIGU
Héctor BELLERÍN Moruno614Billy KNOTT
Alex IWOBI156Ted BISHOP
Yaya SANOGO16Regan CHARLES-COOK

Arsenal 3 Gillingham 2
(Half-time: 1-0, Attendance: 36,108, Stadium: Emirates Stadium, Referee: Tony BATES 6½, TV: highlights)
8 Lichtsteiner, 53og Morata, 74 Nacho MonrealScorers83 Santi Mina, 89 Santi Mina
71 Ramsey <=> BellerínSubstitutions56 Hernández <=> Bishop
Sendings off
46 LacazetteBookings
2Corners4
8Fouls6
8Offsides8
9Shots on6
5Shots off3
14Total shots9
5Shots saved3
54%Possession46%
Man of the match: JOĂO PEDRO Geraldino dos Santos Galvăo
4ÖZIL beat three Gillingham players and slammed a great chance over the bar.
6A accurate pass bobbled toward ROSALES and his right foot effort flew narrowly over.
8GOAL!! After being forced wide LICHTSTEINER was able to hammer the ball in from the tightest of angles. (1-0 Arsenal)
13A right foot shot from XHAKA was stopped by the 'keeper.
13LACAZETTE placed a left foot shot just beyond the near post from long range.
17ÖZIL stepped inside SCHMELZER but tapped the ball into the arms of the Gillingham 'keeper.
23CECH blocked a lovely shot from MORATA.
24A penalty box meleé resulted in ÖZIL cracking the ball wide.
28XHAKA floated the ball to LACAZETTE who headed it over the bar.
34TANKOVIC shot wide.
36A header by XHAKA at the near post was comfortably collected by the 'keeper.
40A twenty-five yard drive from CHAMBERS caused LENO no problem.
45+2A wonderful save prevented LACAZETTE from scoring a great goal.
 
46LACAZETTE booked.
47Uncertainty in the Arsenal defence enabled TANKOVIC to hammer an effort wide.
53GOAL!! A long drive from NACHO MONREAL deflected off the head of MORATA and into his own net.
55The 'keeper did well to hold onto a powerful shot from MORATA.
57The 'keeper dived to his right to stop a fierce shot from Gillingham's MAHER.
66CHAMBERS's shot was well held by the 'keeper.
74GOAL!! A long ball from BELLERÍN down the middle bobbled toward the lurking NACHO MONREAL who hit a right foot shot into the back of the net. (3-0 Arsenal)
76ÖZIL made space on the right and touched the ball to LACAZETTE who clipped the ball over.
79A delightful strike from TANKOVIC was dealt with by a useful stop from CECH.
83GOAL!! An imaginative MAHER played a delightful ball down the middle to SANTI MINA who seemingly in an offside position went on to comfortably score. (3-1 Arsenal)
89GOAL!! A twenty-five yard free-kick was expertly drove into the net by SANTI MINA. (3-2 Arsenal)