FFO2 FA CUP, Arsenal vs. Brighton (Wed Feb 08) Arsenal | Brighton 4-2-0-2-2 E | 5-1-0-3-1 C Darren Humphris | Peter Hayward | J_Oblak GK | GK R_Sanchez Bremer DF | DF A_Florenzi O_Kokcu DM | DF Yeray J_Gomez DF | DF H_Bellerin T_Malacia DF | DF D_Godin S_Dest DF | DF B_Hubner F_Kessie DM | DM Y_Bissouma N_Pepe AM | AM Douglas_Costa A_Correa AM | AM M_Kovacic P_Dybala FW | AM M_Reus F_Chiesa FW | FW S_Haller | E_Audero SUB | SUB S_Mignolet J_Kounde SUB | SUB J_Bednarek Thiago SUB | SUB L_Torreira R_Morrison SUB | SUB D_Drexler R_Sallai SUB | SUB L_Alberto Min. 4 :(ars) Bremer finds A_Correa in acres of space ... The ball hits A_Florenzi in the face! ... And goes clear! Min. 5 :(bri) Y_Bissouma hoofs it upfield to find M_Kovacic ... But Bremer wins the tackle cleanly Min. 6 :(ars) F_Chiesa with the dribble ... B_Hubner with a nasty foul Min. 12 :(bri) B_Hubner takes possession on the edge of the box ... S_Dest brings him down from behind! ... But the ref gives nothing! Min. 12 :(ars) N_Pepe drives the ball across field ... It comes to A_Correa ... M_Reus tackles cleanly ... The linesman flags for the foul though! ... Unbelievable! It looked clean to me ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He's not too happy about that Min. 18 :(ars) S_Dest sidesteps Yeray ... He's been running his marker ragged all game ... But H_Bellerin will cut out the threat Min. 19 :(ars) N_Pepe turns past the defender ... He has created space for himself now ... N_Pepe drives it low! ... R_Sanchez gets a hand to it!! ... But he slots in the rebound ... No, it's wide!! ... That was terrible! Min. 20 :(ars) A_Correa sidesteps his marker ... That was too easy ... M_Reus with a nasty foul ... The Referee refrained from booking him but had words Min. 22 :(ars) S_Dest holds the ball up and waits for support ... He knocks the ball across to A_Correa ... H_Bellerin gets the foot in to win the ball Min. 29 :(bri) Y_Bissouma knocks it past the defender and runs onto it ... He leaves the defender standing ... T_Malacia with a late tackle ... It looked worse than what it was ... He is surrounded by the Brighton players ... The Referee wants a word ... It's just a warning Min. 34 :(bri) M_Kovacic retreats under pressure ... He hoofs the ball upfield ... H_Bellerin gets on the end of it ... O_Kokcu cuts out the pass ... That was close! Min. 35 :(ars) F_Chiesa runs at the heart of the defence ... F_Chiesa sights up the goal ... He shoots! ... The fans behind the goal jump up! ... GOAL!! ... Peter Hayward is barking orders at his players! ... His team will have to come back from behind now ... Arsenal 1-0 Brighton ... Min. 36 :(bri) Tactical Change by Brighton ... Brighton have changed their playing style to E Min. 37 :(ars) F_Chiesa with a deep cross to P_Dybala ... P_Dybala tries to place it in the corner! ... But R_Sanchez reaches the ball. Good save Min. 39 :(ars) A_Correa is first to the loose ball ... He plays the ball across to P_Dybala ... Yeray gets in the way of the ball and clears! Min. 41 :(ars) S_Dest with the towering header to J_Gomez ... Yeray plays it back ... R_Sanchez slips!! ... It goes just wide ... CORNER! ... N_Pepe drives it into the box! ... S_Dest loses his marker ... He gets his head onto it! ... But R_Sanchez parries the ball ... It's picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. Min. 43 :(bri) The ball is passed in from B_Hubner, he finds H_Bellerin ... H_Bellerin aims the cheeky shot at goal! ... J_Oblak just watches it fly safely wide! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Arsenal 1-0 Brighton Min. 46 :(ars) F_Chiesa with the towering header to N_Pepe ... N_Pepe with the strike! ... R_Sanchez makes himself big and wins the ball Min. 48 :(ars) F_Chiesa knocks the ball past A_Florenzi ... Now he crosses to T_Malacia! ... But he steps on the ball and falls over! ... D_Godin looks embarrassed to take the ball off him! Min. 50 :(ars) Substitution by Arsenal ... COMING ON: J_Kounde ... COMING OFF: Bremer Min. 54 :(bri) A_Florenzi takes possession ... He has his back towards goal ... He turns well ... But J_Kounde wins the tackle cleanly Min. 54 :(ars) F_Kessie finds F_Chiesa in acres of space ... Yeray leaves his foot in with the challenge!! ... That's a bad foul!! ... The Referee just wants to lecture him Min. 58 :(ars) Substitution by Arsenal ... COMING ON: Thiago ... COMING OFF: A_Correa Min. 59 :(ars) Thiago jumps over D_Godin's challenge ... Launched towards the top corner by Thiago! ... R_Sanchez makes a comfortable save ... He makes it look so easy Min. 59 :(bri) Y_Bissouma with a glorious long pass to S_Haller ... S_Dest with a clumsy challenge Min. 60 :(bri) Substitution by Brighton ... COMING ON: L_Alberto ... COMING OFF: B_Hubner Min. 61 :(ars) P_Dybala looks for options ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to J_Kounde ... J_Kounde with the side footed shot! ... R_Sanchez makes a fine save Min. 68 :(ars) P_Dybala beats D_Godin ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... P_Dybala tries to lob the keeper! ... R_Sanchez gathers it comfortably Min. 68 :(bri) L_Alberto is out on the right ... He moves the ball left to Yeray ... But he steps on the ball and falls over! ... T_Malacia looks embarrassed to take the ball off him! Min. 70 :(bri) Substitution by Brighton ... COMING ON: D_Drexler ... COMING OFF: Douglas_Costa Min. 70 :(bri) Substitution by Brighton ... COMING ON: L_Torreira ... COMING OFF: D_Godin Min. 72 :(bri) L_Alberto runs at the defence ... He nutmegs the defender ... He showed his class there ... L_Alberto hits a curling shot! ... J_Oblak claws it off the line ... What's The Referee going to give? ... GOAL!! ... Now it's all square! ... Arsenal 1-1 Brighton ... Min. 73 :(ars) Substitution by Arsenal ... COMING ON: R_Sallai ... COMING OFF: P_Dybala Min. 73 :(bri) Tactical Change by Brighton ... Brighton have changed their playing style to C Min. 75 :(bri) D_Drexler chests it down ... D_Drexler throws himself at the ball! ... He manages to reach the ball ... Looks like it should be J_Oblak's ... But he elects to punch it rather than catch ... It loops out for a corner. ... CORNER! ... L_Torreira drives it into the box! ... J_Oblak comes towards the ball ... But he's misjudged it! ... H_Bellerin with the header ... It hits the inside of the post ... It falls right into J_Oblak's arms ... But he recovers to save! Min. 76 :(ars) R_Sallai saunters past S_Haller ... R_Sallai with a scorcher of a shot! ... It hits the side netting! ... The fans thought that was a GOAL! ... But it's not ... Goal kick. Min. 77 :(ars) R_Sallai pushes it past A_Florenzi ... Blocked by H_Bellerin Min. 78 :(bri) M_Reus looks around for some movement ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He hits the ball to S_Haller ... S_Haller hits a great shot! ... It hits off a defender! ... But goes clear to safety! Min. 80 :(ars) O_Kokcu lobs it over Y_Bissouma ... O_Kokcu drives it towards goal! ... It hits off a defender! ... R_Sanchez is wrong footed! ... It drifts just wide! ... CORNER! ... R_Sallai with an inswinging corner into the box ... R_Sanchez comes towards the ball ... Great catch! Min. 81 :(bri) Yeray with a neat pass into S_Haller ... S_Haller tries to lob the keeper! ... Looks like it should be J_Oblak's ... But he elects to punch it rather than catch ... It loops out for a corner. ... CORNER! ... M_Reus dinks the ball into the area! ... O_Kokcu cleans up with a great clearance Min. 82 :(bri) D_Drexler skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to M_Reus ... Cleared by S_Dest Min. 83 :(bri) M_Reus curls the ball out wide to S_Haller ... S_Haller with the overhead! ... J_Oblak just watches it drift out of play! Min. 85 :(bri) D_Drexler runs forward ... He only has going for the goal in mind! ... A powerful shot by D_Drexler! ... He miskicks the ball ... He's managed to put that out of the stadium Min. 86 :(bri) L_Alberto is first to the loose ball ... He plays the ball across to D_Drexler ... Wonderful sliding challenge by J_Gomez ... Nothing gets past him! Min. 87 :(ars) J_Kounde looks for options ... He knocks the ball across to F_Chiesa ... F_Chiesa with the side footed shot! ... OOOOHHHHH!! ... GOAL!! ... What a great finish ... The Arsenal fans chant his name! ... He's scored his 10th goal of the season! ... What a massive goal that is! ... Arsenal have taken the lead with not long to go!! ... Arsenal 2-1 Brighton ... Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time Min. 88 :(ars) R_Sallai is hobbling. He's unable to continue ... They have no substitutions left ... They will have to play a man down! Min. 90 :(ars) Thiago takes on the defender ... He runs past the defender ... H_Bellerin reads the situation well and wins the ball ... But it goes out ... CORNER! ... Thiago plays it into the danger area! ... J_Kounde gets on the end of it ... But he miskicks and puts it well off target ... The Brighton fans taunt him about that effort Min. 91 :(ars) S_Dest controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball out to the left! ... F_Chiesa gets onto the end of the pass! ... But H_Bellerin reads the situation well and wins the ball ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Emirates Stadium ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Arsenal Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : F_Chiesa (Man of the Match) Scorers : F_Chiesa (35,87) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : R_Sallai (88) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Brighton Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : L_Alberto Scorers : L_Alberto (72) Sent Off : N/A Booked : M_Reus (12) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Arsenal | Brighton Attempts on Goal : 12 | 8 Off target : 4 | 7 On target : 8 | 1 Possession : 50 | 50 Corners : 3 | 2 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 1 Subs Used : 3 | 3 Fouls : 6 | 15 Key Tackles : 8 | 9 Key Passes : 12 | 9 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Arsenal 2 - 1 Brighton ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Arsenal Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- J_Oblak GK 21 1 1 1 19 | 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -10 0 0 0 Bremer DF 1 19 13 6 20 | 53 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 19 0 O_Kokcu DM 1 13 19 7 25 | 94 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 54 0 17 J_Gomez DF 1 18 16 6 29 | 94 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 0 T_Malacia DF 1 18 15 6 28 | 94 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 0 S_Dest DF 1 18 15 11 26 | 94 0 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 44 51 17 F_Kessie DM 1 12 18 7 27 | 94 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 N_Pepe AM 1 1 17 15 22 | 94 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 15 22 A_Correa AM 1 4 18 17 26 | 61 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 P_Dybala FW 1 4 12 20 23 | 76 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 20 16 F_Chiesa FW 1 4 16 18 22 | 94 0 0 3 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 48 56 E_Audero GK 17 1 1 1 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Kounde DF 1 18 13 10 27 | 41 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 22 46 32 Thiago AM 1 8 19 15 25 | 33 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 R_Morrison MF 1 6 13 11 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Sallai FW 1 2 11 15 25 | 15 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 Player Statistics - Brighton Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- R_Sanchez GK 20 1 1 1 22 | 94 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 0 0 0 A_Florenzi DF 1 18 13 8 27 | 94 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 0 Yeray DF 1 18 11 7 33 | 94 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 44 21 0 H_Bellerin DF 1 18 12 7 21 | 94 0 5 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 110 0 34 D_Godin DF 1 18 11 9 24 | 73 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 0 B_Hubner DF 1 17 12 7 20 | 63 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 Y_Bissouma DM 1 13 18 9 31 | 94 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 Douglas_Costa AM 1 4 17 13 23 | 73 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Kovacic AM 1 4 19 12 22 | 94 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 M_Reus AM 1 4 18 14 24 | 94 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 26 -2 S_Haller FW 1 6 10 19 27 | 94 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 S_Mignolet GK 15 1 1 1 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Bednarek DF 1 17 12 10 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Torreira MF 1 13 17 6 33 | 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Drexler AM 1 3 14 12 28 | 21 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 18 24 L_Alberto FW 1 1 8 16 31 | 31 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 48 32 1675853465 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40