Emirates FA Cup
Third Round
January 6th
Emirates Stadium, London, England
1-0
55′ Nelson
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FT: The result means that Arsenal will meet Bournemouth in the Fourth Round of the competition, while Leeds United bow out of the competition.
FT: So Arsenal defeat Leeds United to advance into the next round.
90’+5′ The referee blows his whistle to bring the match to an end.
90′ Final Arsenal change sees Bukayo Saka replace Pépé.
90′ There will be five additional minutes.
84′ Dallas is booked for a cynical foul on Martinelli.
80′ Luiz concedes a corner.
79′ The corner is cleared.
79′ Kolašinac wins a corner after his strike is blocked behind.
77′ Final Leeds United change sees Ayling replaced by Jordan Stevens.
76′ Second Arsenal change sees Joe Willock replace Özil.
75′ Saved!! Martinelli cuts-inside before curling an effort that Meslier palms away.
75′ The corner eventually comes to nothing.
74′ Martinelli wins a corner after his strike is blocked behind.
71′ Douglas curls the freekick high and wide.
70′ Kolašinac is booked for a cynical foul on Costa.
66′ First Arsenal change sees Nelson replaced by Gabriel Martinelli.
65′ Klich is booked for a foul on Xhaka.
62′ Xhaka is penalised for a foul.
60′ Nelson wins a corner after his strike is blocked behind.
60′ Double Leeds United change sees Gotts and Alioski replaced by Stuart Dallas and Hélder Costa.
55′ Goal!! Lacazette’s pull-back is diverted into the path of Nelson, who bundles the ball home past Meslier.
53′ Saved!! Bamford curls an effort from outside the area that Martínez saves at full-stretch.
51′ Wide!! Guendouzi curls an effort just wide from outside the area.
51′ Chance!! Özil squares the ball to Lacazette, who bends an effort towards the bottom-corner, but Meslier palms the effort away.
50′ Bar!! Lacazette curls the freekick over the wall and against the top of the crossbar.
48′ Xhaka wins a freekick on the edge of the area.
Kick Off: Arsenal get the second-half underway.
HT: So we’re goalless at the break with nothing to separate the two sides.
45’+1′ The referee blows his whistle to bring the first 45 minutes to an end.
45′ There will be one additional minute.
39′ Chance!! Klich gets to the byline and pulls the ball back into the path of Gotts, who fires the ball over the bar.
34′ Delay in the match due to an injury to Lacazette.
32′ Saved!! Ayling’s teasing delivery finds Alioski, who diverts the ball goal-wards under-pressure from Papastathopoulos, but Martínez terrifically palms the effort away.
30′ Wide!! The delivery is met by Luiz, who heads wide.
29′ Luiz wins a corner after his ambitious-strike from-range is blocked behind.
27′ Saved!! Alioski’s pull-back falls to Harrison, whose tame-volley is saved well by Martínez.
23′ Wide!! Alioski is freed on the left flank and the winger fires wide from a tight-angle.
21′ The corner is scrambled clear.
20′ Saved!! Phillips’ freekick deflects off White and forces a parrying-save from Martínez, with the loose-ball cleared behind for a corner.
19′ The corner is cleared before Xhaka is penalised for a foul on Bamford.
18′ Xhaka concedes a corner.
16′ Saved!! Harrison cuts-inside to fire an effort that Martínez saves well.
14′ Bar!! Bamford exchanges passes with Harrison before thundering an effort against the crossbar.
13′ Saved!! Harrison fires a swerving-effort from outside the area that Martínez palms away.
9′ Bamford glances a cross wide.
7′ Saved!! Pépé curls an effort from outside the area that Meslier saves well.
7′ The corner comes to nothing.
6′ Bamford wins a corner after his strike is blocked by Holding, who initially lost possession.
3′ Klich is penalised for a foul on Xhaka.
3′ Phillips’ delivery is headed wide by Bamford.
2′ Guendouzi is penalised for a foul on Alioski.
1′ Guendouzi draws a foul.
Kick Off: Leeds United get the game underway.
Team news:
Arsenal F.C.: Emiliano Martínez (GK), Sead Kolašinac, David Luiz, Rob Holding, Sokratis Papastathopoulos, Granit Xhaka, Mattéo Guendouzi, Reiss Nelson, Mesut Özil, Alexandre Lacazette, Nicolas Pépé
Leeds United F.C.: Illan Meslier (GK), Barry Douglas, Ben White, Gaetano Berardi, Luke Ayling, Kalvin Phillips, Jack Harrison, Mateusz Klich, Robbie Gotts, Ezgjan Alioski, Patrick Bamford
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