Match report

Arsenal Defeats Vorskla Poltava 4-2 in Europa League

Arsenal
Arsenal
4–2
FT
Vorskla Poltava
Vorskla Poltava
Sep 20, 2018

Arsenal, with dominant performances from Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Danny Welbeck, secured a 4-2 victory over Vorskla Poltava in their UEFA Europa League clash. Despite a late comeback from Vorskla, the Gunners maintained their lead to advance in the competition. Aubameyang scored twice, while Mesut Özil and Welbeck also netted for the home team.

Key Facts

  • • P. Aubameyang scored twice for Arsenal at minutes 32 and 56
  • • D. Welbeck scored at minute 48
  • • M. Özil scored at minute 74
  • • V. Sharpar and V. Chesnakov scored for Vorskla Poltava at minutes 76 and 90+4 respectively
  • • Vorskla Poltava's V. Sharpar received a yellow card at minute 19
  • • Substitutions included M. Guendouzi and A. Iwobi replaced by L. Torreira and E. Smith Rowe

Lineups

Arsenal

Formation: 4-2-3-1

Starting XI

  • 19 B. Leno (G)
  • 12 S. Lichtsteiner (D)
  • 18 Nacho Monreal (D)
  • 5 S. Papastathopoulos (D)
  • 16 R. Holding (D)
  • 7 H. Mkhitaryan (M)
  • 4 Mohamed Elneny (M)
  • 17 A. Iwobi (M)
  • 11 L. Torreira (M)
  • 14 P. Aubameyang (F)
  • 23 D. Welbeck (F)

Substitutes

  • 29 M. Guendouzi
  • 10 M. Özil
  • 55 E. Smith Rowe
  • 9 A. Lacazette
  • 49 E. Nketiah
  • 2 Bellerín
  • 26 E. Martínez

Vorskla Poltava

Formation: 4-4-1-1

Starting XI

  • 1 B. Shust (G)
  • 17 V. Chesnakov (M)
  • 4 I. Perduta (D)
  • 66 Artur (D)
  • 44 A. Dallku (D)
  • 30 A. Kobakhidze (M)
  • 82 P. Rebenok (M)
  • 11 V. Sharpar (M)
  • 29 D. Kravchenko (M)
  • 10 V. Kulach (F)
  • 26 Y. Kolomoets (F)

Substitutes

  • 6 O. Sklyar
  • 14 Nicolas Careca
  • 9 M. Sergiychuk
  • 13 M. Mysyk
  • 21 O. Tkachenko
  • 40 T. Sakiv
  • 3 A. Giorgadze

Timeline

  1. Vorskla Poltava
    19' Vorskla Poltava Card · Yellow Card
    V. Sharpar
  2. Arsenal
    32' Arsenal Goal · Normal Goal
    P. Aubameyang · Assist: A. Iwobi
  3. Arsenal
    48' Arsenal Goal · Normal Goal
    D. Welbeck · Assist: Henrikh Mkhitaryan
  4. Arsenal
    56' Arsenal Goal · Normal Goal
    P. Aubameyang · Assist: Henrikh Mkhitaryan
  5. Arsenal
    57' Arsenal subst · Substitution 1
    Off: L. Torreira · On: M. Guendouzi
  6. Arsenal
    57' Arsenal subst · Substitution 2
    Off: P. Aubameyang · On: M. Özil
  7. Arsenal
    70' Arsenal subst · Substitution 3
    Off: A. Iwobi · On: E. Smith Rowe
  8. Vorskla Poltava
    70' Vorskla Poltava subst · Substitution 1
    Off: D. Kravchenko · On: Aleksandr Sklyar
  9. Arsenal
    74' Arsenal Goal · Normal Goal
    M. Özil · Assist: Stephan Lichtsteiner
  10. Vorskla Poltava
    75' Vorskla Poltava subst · Substitution 2
    Off: V. Kulach · On: Nicolas Careca
  11. Vorskla Poltava
    76' Vorskla Poltava Goal · Normal Goal
    V. Chesnakov
  12. Vorskla Poltava
    77' Vorskla Poltava subst · Substitution 3
    Off: A. Kobakhidze · On: M. Sergiychuk
  13. Vorskla Poltava
    90'+4 Vorskla Poltava Goal · Normal Goal
    V. Sharpar · Assist: P. Rebenok

Match Stats

Stat Arsenal Vorskla Poltava
Fouls 12 8
Pass Accuracy 89% 74%
Offsides 1 2
Red Cards 0 0
Total Shots 15 7
Corners 7 1
Total Passes 739 341
Yellow Cards 0 1
Blocked Shots 3 1
Shots on Target 5 3
Shots off Target 7 3
Possession 68% 32%
Accurate Passes 661 254
Shots Inside Box 11 3
Saves 1 1
Shots Outside Box 4 4

Key Match Notes

  • ▸ Arsenal's early goals by Aubameyang and Welbeck set the tone for the match, establishing a strong lead by half-time
  • ▸ Vorskla Poltava's late goals, scored by Chesnakov and Sharpar, briefly created suspense but couldn't overcome Arsenal's lead