FFO FA CUP, Arsenal vs. Brighton (Wed Aug 20) Arsenal | Brighton 4-1-1-2-2 C | 4-1-3-2 P Darren Humphris | Mike Willett | K_Tzolakis GK | GK R_Sanchez A_Hickey DF | DF E_Konsa T_Chalobah DF | DF O_Kossounou A_Silva DF | DF D_Agger I_Fresneda DF | DF D_Luiz Andre DM | DM N_Seiwald E_Camavinga MF | MF T_Frings L_Guilherme AM | MF G_Gattuso O_Marmoush AM | MF I_Bennacer Samu FW | FW T_Dago K_Konate FW | FW S_Haller | A_Boruc SUB | SUB A_Palmer J_Lepenant SUB | SUB J_Bednarek I_Houben SUB | SUB Q_Timber J_Ball SUB | SUB T_Cahill R_Sallai SUB | SUB T_Conway Min. 2 :(ars) I_Fresneda sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... Samu gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... Samu with the shot! ... But he got that all wrong Min. 5 :(ars) O_Marmoush boots it towards K_Konate ... K_Konate with a bicycle kick! ... But R_Sanchez punches it away ... That's gone out for a throw in Min. 5 :(bri) G_Gattuso has it on the edge of the box ... But E_Camavinga comes away with the ball ... Excellent defending there! Min. 6 :(ars) A_Silva turns past the defender ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to O_Marmoush ... Excellent sliding challenge from D_Agger ... He had to time that one perfectly Min. 7 :(ars) Tactical Change by Arsenal ... Arsenal have changed their playing style to P Min. 15 :(ars) K_Konate with the dribble ... He uses his pace to get free ... K_Konate with an overhead kick! ... He gets a connection ... It takes a deflection! ... But flies wide of the post! ... CORNER! ... Samu with an outswinging corner into the box ... D_Luiz clears the danger Min. 20 :(ars) L_Guilherme dribbles it into the box ... A skilful effort from L_Guilherme! ... He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! ... GOAL!! ... Look at the delight on his face! ... Just look at his face!! ... Arsenal have the advantage! ... Arsenal 1-0 Brighton ... Min. 20 :(bri) S_Haller brings the ball into the opposing area ... T_Frings makes himself available ... But Andre wins the ball Min. 22 :(bri) T_Dago is too quick for A_Hickey ... T_Dago curls it towards the top corner! ... It hits the post ... GOAL!! ... What a great effort! ... That is his 10th goal this season!! ... Darren Humphris is shaking his head on the touchline ... Brighton have equalised! ... Arsenal 1-1 Brighton ... Min. 23 :(bri) T_Dago makes the tackle ... He gets to his feet quickly ... He's beat the defender to the ball ... T_Dago with the spectacular bicycle kick! ... K_Tzolakis parries it Min. 25 :(ars) O_Marmoush with a real burst of pace ... O_Kossounou can't catch up with him ... He's clean through! ... T_Frings is called for the holding foul ... He was pushing down on his man Min. 26 :(ars) I_Fresneda with a pinpoint pass to Samu ... Samu with a stunning strike! ... The fans behind the goal jump up! ... GOAL!! ... That's put Arsenal in front! ... Arsenal 2-1 Brighton ... Min. 29 :(ars) O_Marmoush takes advantage of a mistake by E_Konsa ... It's a lucky break ... O_Marmoush pounds a rocket on goal! ... R_Sanchez with an easy save ... He just oozes confidence Min. 30 :(ars) T_Chalobah has a go! ... It hits the defender ... Samu collects the loose ball! ... Samu tries to catch the keeper out! ... It takes a deflection! ... But sails wide! ... CORNER! ... E_Camavinga swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! ... The ball comes to O_Marmoush ... He knocks it goalward ... R_Sanchez tips it round the post ... Good save ... CORNER! ... Andre hits it into the box! ... R_Sanchez comes towards the ball ... But he's misjudged it! ... K_Konate gets to it! ... But he puts it wide ... He found himself with no room to manoeuvre Min. 32 :(ars) A_Silva holds the ball up and waits for support ... He knocks the ball across to Andre ... Andre with his head down lets it go! ... R_Sanchez gets his body behind the ball and saves ... Text book goalkeeping! Min. 34 :(bri) T_Dago with a one-touch layoff to I_Bennacer ... I_Bennacer with a screamer of a shot! ... K_Tzolakis won't get to that! ... It clips the post! ... And goes wide! Min. 40 :(bri) Tactical Change by Brighton ... Brighton have changed their playing style to N Min. 40 :(ars) T_Chalobah holds the ball up ... He sees Samu in space! ... Samu with the shot on net! ... GOAL!! ... He runs towards the Arsenal fans! ... Arsenal 3-1 Brighton ... Min. 42 :(bri) N_Seiwald with the through ball to S_Haller ... E_Camavinga wins the ball with ease ... The Referee saw something no-one else did ... He is ordered to cool off Min. 42 :(bri) I_Bennacer holds the ball up and waits for support ... He knocks the ball across to T_Dago ... Fine tackle by T_Chalobah ... But he can't prevent the corner Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time Min. 43 :(ars) Andre with the dribble ... He's clean through ... The fans are on their feet ... D_Luiz with a deliberate foul ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... The Referee calls him for a talk ... He's going to let him off for that ... Oh no he isn't! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He's told him he's going to keep an eye on him now! Min. 44 :(ars) L_Guilherme beats his marker ... He showed great skill there ... A scorcher of a shot from L_Guilherme! ... He hits the side netting ... Some parts of the ground thought that went in! Min. 46 :(ars) L_Guilherme searches out A_Silva ... R_Sanchez with an ugly foul ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... Surely a penalty! ... PENALTY!! ... Samu is the man who takes it ... He sends R_Sanchez the wrong way with a shimmy John Aldridge style ... GOAL! ... He made it look easy. ... And that makes it a hat-trick! ... He's scored his 10th goal of the season! ... Arsenal 4-1 Brighton... ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Arsenal 4-1 Brighton Min. 48 :(ars) Samu slips past his marker D_Luiz ... The ball is whipped into K_Konate ... O_Kossounou takes out the attacker ... He looked to have fouled him there Min. 49 :(ars) L_Guilherme get's past D_Luiz ... He's gonna worry them again ... L_Guilherme sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender! ... But R_Sanchez punches it away ... He took a knock there ... His manager is looking on anxiously ... He's ok to carry on Min. 54 :(ars) Andre sidesteps his marker ... He was too quick for his marker ... What a shot from Andre! ... It could go anywhere ... R_Sanchez with the acrobatic save ... He must have spotted the TV cameras! Min. 56 :(bri) I_Bennacer squares up to his marker ... He sinks his teeth into I_Fresneda's shoulder! ... Suarez eat your heart out! ... Right in front of The Referee! ... The Referee warned him Min. 57 :(bri) T_Dago flights the ball to S_Haller ... A_Hickey tackles cleanly ... The linesman flags for the foul though! ... Unbelievable! It looked clean to me ... He's in trouble!! ... He could be sent off for that! ... YELLOW CARD! ... He was lucky to get away with that! ... FREE KICK! ... It's in a good position! ... S_Haller hits it hard with some tremendous top spin ... It goes wide! ... He made that look harder than it was!! Min. 58 :(ars) O_Marmoush whips the ball across to E_Camavinga ... E_Camavinga has broken through the defence! ... He is one on one with R_Sanchez ... He rounds R_Sanchez ... He has been pushed wide! ... Surely he can't score from that angle! ... He's missed the target!! Min. 59 :(ars) L_Guilherme gets to the byline ... He sees a team mate in space ... He plays the ball through to K_Konate ... K_Konate throws himself at the ball! ... He manages to reach the ball ... R_Sanchez gets his fingertips to it ... He pushes it on to the post ... The defender clears the loose ball Min. 60 :(ars) Substitution by Arsenal ... COMING ON: J_Lepenant ... COMING OFF: Andre Min. 60 :(bri) Substitution by Brighton ... COMING ON: T_Cahill ... COMING OFF: G_Gattuso Min. 60 :(ars) T_Chalobah takes control of the loose ball ... He plays the ball across to L_Guilherme ... L_Guilherme with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... a lovely cushioned header ... But R_Sanchez hits it away ... He could have held onto that! Min. 60 :(bri) T_Cahill sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... T_Frings gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... T_Frings with a thundering shot! ... GOAL!! ... He dives on the ground and his team mates follow him!! ... Arsenal 4-2 Brighton ... Min. 61 :(ars) L_Guilherme spots his team mate making a run ... He plays a fantastic through ball to Samu! ... Samu with only one thing on his mind! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... But R_Sanchez makes a superb stop down low Min. 61 :(bri) D_Agger holds the ball up ... He sees S_Haller in space! ... S_Haller with the side footed shot! ... It flies wide! ... He should have hit the target at least!! Min. 63 :(ars) E_Camavinga runs down the flank ... He plays the ball in to Samu ... Samu hits a curling shot! ... R_Sanchez watches it sail safely wide! Min. 64 :(ars) K_Konate finds his way through ... He bent his run well ... K_Konate curls it towards the top corner! ... R_Sanchez gets up well to catch that one Min. 65 :(ars) K_Konate finds his way through ... He lost his man too easily ... But T_Frings spotted the danger and cleans up the play Min. 68 :(ars) J_Lepenant knocks the ball past D_Luiz ... J_Lepenant with a scorcher of a shot! ... R_Sanchez has it covered ... It takes a bobble! ... R_Sanchez is left flat-footed ... It's gone wide!! Min. 70 :(bri) Substitution by Brighton ... COMING ON: Q_Timber ... COMING OFF: T_Frings Min. 71 :(ars) Samu with a great first touch ... Samu with a stunning strike! ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... GOAL!! ... R_Sanchez never had a chance! ... Arsenal 5-2 Brighton ... Min. 74 :(ars) Substitution by Arsenal ... COMING ON: R_Sallai ... COMING OFF: K_Konate Min. 74 :(bri) E_Konsa runs at the defence ... A_Hickey with the tackle ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge. ... That was Roy Keane on Alf-Inge Haland levels! ... He's warned for that one ... Anymore like that and he will find himself in the book Min. 74 :(bri) D_Agger finds T_Dago in acres of space ... T_Dago has a dig at goal! ... It hits the inside of the post ... It falls right into K_Tzolakis's arms ... He's spilt it! ... But he gathers it second time round! Min. 75 :(ars) Substitution by Arsenal ... COMING ON: J_Ball ... COMING OFF: E_Camavinga Min. 75 :(ars) Tactical Change by Arsenal ... Arsenal have changed their playing style to C Min. 75 :(bri) Substitution by Brighton ... COMING ON: T_Conway ... COMING OFF: S_Haller Min. 83 :(ars) R_Sallai with the heel pass to L_Guilherme ... L_Guilherme with the overhead! ... R_Sanchez with a fantastic point blank save ... He shows why he is the number 1 Min. 84 :(ars) J_Ball cuts the ball back to J_Lepenant ... N_Seiwald reads him well and hoofs it clear Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. Min. 88 :(ars) Samu cuts in on O_Kossounou's blind side ... Q_Timber wins it well ... Perfectly timed! Min. 90 :(ars) R_Sallai moves inside ... Excellent sliding challenge from I_Bennacer ... He could have easily caught the defender if he hadn't been careful Min. 92 :(ars) T_Chalobah finds L_Guilherme with a perfectly weighted pass ... L_Guilherme with the chance! ... But R_Sanchez punches it away ... That's gone out for a throw in ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Emirates Stadium ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Arsenal Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : Samu (Man of the Match) Scorers : L_Guilherme (20), Samu (26,40,46 pen,71) Sent Off : N/A Booked : A_Hickey (57) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Brighton Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : T_Dago Scorers : T_Dago (22), T_Frings (60) Sent Off : N/A Booked : D_Luiz (43) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Arsenal | Brighton Attempts on Goal : 25 | 7 Off target : 8 | 4 On target : 17 | 3 Possession : 61 | 39 Corners : 3 | 0 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 1 Subs Used : 3 | 3 Fouls : 5 | 13 Key Tackles : 3 | 7 Key Passes : 16 | 8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Arsenal 5 - 2 Brighton ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Arsenal Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- K_Tzolakis GK 25 1 1 1 22 | 94 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -13 0 0 0 A_Hickey DF 1 23 17 14 30 | 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 -2 -2 T_Chalobah DF 1 22 18 15 24 | 94 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 16 80 0 A_Silva DF 1 22 19 5 22 | 94 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 0 I_Fresneda DF 1 21 19 4 27 | 94 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 47 0 Andre DM 1 20 22 11 28 | 61 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 18 0 38 E_Camavinga MF 1 20 23 6 24 | 76 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 18 10 22 L_Guilherme AM 1 6 21 18 26 | 94 0 0 2 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 24 90 O_Marmoush AM 1 6 21 23 26 | 94 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 24 14 Samu FW 1 6 19 23 22 | 94 0 0 1 0 8 4 0 0 0 0 14 110 K_Konate FW 1 8 20 23 29 | 75 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 31 A_Boruc GK 21 1 1 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Lepenant DM 1 20 21 15 25 | 33 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 I_Houben MF 1 5 18 14 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Ball MF 1 13 16 6 22 | 18 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 R_Sallai FW 1 2 12 17 25 | 19 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 0 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 26 1 1 1 22 | 94 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 0 0 E_Konsa DF 1 21 16 11 23 | 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 O_Kossounou DF 1 22 20 3 25 | 94 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 D_Agger DF 1 19 13 5 25 | 94 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 40 0 D_Luiz DF 1 19 15 6 23 | 94 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 17 -2 -2 N_Seiwald DM 1 18 22 12 19 | 94 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 11 0 T_Frings MF 1 11 19 14 24 | 71 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 27 0 40 G_Gattuso MF 1 15 19 12 29 | 61 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 I_Bennacer MF 1 15 22 9 31 | 94 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 23 11 19 T_Dago FW 1 6 16 20 24 | 94 0 0 2 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 34 46 S_Haller FW 1 6 13 23 27 | 76 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 20 10 A_Palmer GK 20 1 1 1 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Bednarek DF 1 21 15 12 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Q_Timber MF 1 9 19 16 29 | 23 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 0 0 T_Cahill MF 1 5 19 14 30 | 33 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 0 T_Conway FW 1 7 12 19 24 | 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1755703318 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40