FFO FA CUP, Arsenal vs. Southampton (Wed Jul 23) Arsenal | Southampton 4-1-1-2-2 C | 5-1-0-3-1 C Darren Humphris | Jamie Smith | K_Tzolakis GK | GK M_Hermansen A_Hickey DF | DF T_Nianzou T_Chalobah DF | DF W_Fofana A_Silva DF | DF J_Kounde I_Fresneda DF | DF N_Molina E_Camavinga MF | DF S_Vos Andre DM | DM H_Cartwright L_Guilherme AM | AM M_Kudus O_Marmoush AM | AM G_Martinelli Samu FW | AM P_Foden K_Konate FW | FW M_Thuram | A_Boruc SUB | SUB Jose_Sa T_Wiesner SUB | SUB A_Coda J_Lepenant SUB | SUB T_Becker I_Houben SUB | SUB R_Christie R_Sallai SUB | SUB N_Maupay Min. 1 :(ars) Tactical Change by Arsenal ... Arsenal have changed their playing style to P Min. 1 :(ars) Samu knocks it past H_Cartwright and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... W_Fofana does well to intercept the ball Min. 2 :(sou) G_Martinelli jumps over E_Camavinga's challenge ... O_Marmoush with a deliberate foul ... The Referee will want to speak to him Min. 5 :(sou) G_Martinelli wins possession ... He plays the ball across to M_Thuram ... A_Silva with a perfectly timed tackle Min. 7 :(ars) I_Fresneda beats one ... Knocks it past a second ... And finds Samu ... Good sliding challenge from W_Fofana and it had to be Min. 8 :(ars) A_Hickey makes himself available ... W_Fofana hits it out for a corner ... The pressure is mounting! ... CORNER! ... L_Guilherme dinks the ball into the area! ... The ball comes to Samu ... He gets the shot away ... GOAL!! ... It was a top drawer goal ... Arsenal go ahead in this match now! ... Arsenal 1-0 Southampton ... Min. 12 :(ars) O_Marmoush dribbles past N_Molina ... It was as if the defender wasn't even there ... O_Marmoush launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! ... M_Hermansen watches it sail safely wide! Min. 23 :(sou) P_Foden with a smart pass to M_Kudus ... M_Kudus tries to chip the ball over K_Tzolakis! ... K_Tzolakis with a fantastic save ... His captain pats him on the back for that one Min. 24 :(ars) L_Guilherme brings the ball into the opposing area ... O_Marmoush makes himself available ... O_Marmoush with a stunning strike! ... What agility from M_Hermansen Min. 27 :(sou) T_Nianzou fires over a low cross to J_Kounde ... A glorious effort by J_Kounde! ... What agility from K_Tzolakis Min. 29 :(ars) L_Guilherme passes the ball to O_Marmoush ... Superbly timed tackle by W_Fofana ... He made it look easy ... But he can't keep it in ... CORNER! ... E_Camavinga with an outswinging corner into the box ... K_Konate swings a leg at it! ... M_Hermansen with the diving save ... He must have spotted the TV cameras! Min. 29 :(sou) N_Molina with the mazy run ... How he got through those defenders I don't know ... He sets himself up for the shot ... N_Molina with the shot! ... He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! ... But it sails past the post!! ... K_Tzolakis never had a chance! Min. 31 :(ars) O_Marmoush hits a hard pass to K_Konate ... K_Konate carves a shot towards goal! ... But M_Hermansen reaches the ball. Good save Min. 32 :(sou) M_Thuram dribbles past I_Fresneda ... I_Fresneda reacts to stop the move going any further Min. 33 :(ars) O_Marmoush cuts inside H_Cartwright ... He worked that well ... O_Marmoush curls the ball in on goal! ... M_Hermansen with a fantastic point blank save ... He showed great reflexes there Min. 40 :(sou) M_Kudus plays in M_Thuram with a beautiful ball ... But A_Silva reads the situation well and wins the ball Min. 41 :(sou) T_Nianzou spots his team mate making a run ... That's an excellent through ball to P_Foden! ... P_Foden drives it towards goal! ... It hits the inside of the post ... It falls right into K_Tzolakis's arms ... Unlucky Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time Min. 43 :(sou) M_Thuram pauses and waits for support ... He runs towards goal ... M_Thuram flicks the header toward the far post! ... It goes wide! ... He made that look harder than it was!! Min. 44 :(sou) P_Foden could get a shot on goal here ... P_Foden with the goal bound shot! ... But it puts it well wide Min. 45 :(sou) The defender underhits the back pass! ... M_Thuram is through! ... What a mistake by I_Fresneda! ... I_Fresneda fouls badly ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He is in the book for that one ... He'll need to be careful from now on Min. 45 :(sou) M_Kudus controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball into the middle! ... S_Vos gets onto the end of the pass! ... From long range S_Vos bends the ball towards goal! ... K_Tzolakis with the acrobatic save ... Well saved ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Arsenal 1-0 Southampton Min. 51 :(ars) Samu loses M_Thuram ... T_Nianzou wins the ball with ease ... The Referee saw something no-one else did Min. 54 :(ars) T_Chalobah beats J_Kounde ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... But T_Nianzou comes away with the ball ... Excellent defending there! Min. 54 :(sou) P_Foden knocks it past the defender and runs onto it ... He leaves the defender standing ... P_Foden from 20 yards! ... But he puts it wide Min. 55 :(sou) T_Nianzou sidesteps A_Silva ... He was too quick for his marker ... T_Nianzou flings a shot at goal! ... K_Tzolakis can't get to it! ... OH! It has gone just over the bar! ... K_Tzolakis makes a knowing look ... Did he know that was going over? Min. 58 :(sou) H_Cartwright kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... P_Foden gets on the end of the pass ... A_Silva intercepts the pass Min. 62 :(sou) P_Foden with a real burst of pace ... He shows the defender a clean set of heels ... T_Chalobah wins the ball Min. 65 :(ars) Substitution by Arsenal ... COMING ON: J_Lepenant ... COMING OFF: Andre Min. 72 :(sou) M_Kudus with the dribble ... He skips through the tackle ... M_Kudus attempts a low drive! ... But he miskicks and puts it well off target ... The Arsenal fans taunt him about that effort Min. 75 :(ars) Substitution by Arsenal ... COMING ON: I_Houben ... COMING OFF: L_Guilherme Min. 75 :(ars) Substitution by Arsenal ... COMING ON: R_Sallai ... COMING OFF: K_Konate Min. 75 :(ars) Tactical Change by Arsenal ... Arsenal have changed their playing style to C Min. 75 :(ars) I_Houben with the dribble ... He's through on goal ... I_Houben drives it low! ... M_Hermansen makes a fine save Min. 77 :(sou) W_Fofana sprints past T_Chalobah ... A_Hickey takes the players legs from beneath him!! ... That's a poor tackle! ... The Referee wants a quiet word Min. 77 :(sou) J_Kounde spots a team mate in space ... He plays a fantastic through ball to M_Thuram! ... M_Thuram sends it down the right wing and continues his run foward. ... cross comes back into him, he gets his head to the ball! ... The fans behind the goal jump up! ... But it's gone just wide!! Min. 82 :(sou) M_Kudus finds himself in acres of space ... M_Kudus could have let it bounce! ... He miskicks the ball ... He's managed to put that out of the stadium Min. 84 :(sou) S_Vos with a throw in ... He throws the ball across to P_Foden ... T_Chalobah with the tackle ... He came to the rescue there! Min. 85 :(sou) G_Martinelli with a smart pass to M_Kudus ... M_Kudus with the shot on net! ... But he's put it wide ... How did he manage to miss that one?!?!? Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time. Min. 88 :(ars) I_Fresneda with an inch perfect pass to I_Houben ... M_Thuram with an inch perfect tackle ... The whistle has gone! Incredible! ... The Referee wants a word ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 89 :(ars) I_Houben knocks it forward ... S_Vos slips ... R_Sallai gets to it! ... R_Sallai tries one from the edge of the box! ... M_Hermansen gets his fingertips to it Min. 91 :(ars) T_Chalobah with the cross-field pass to I_Houben ... I_Houben looks to see where M_Hermansen is! ... He shoots! ... But it goes wide ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Emirates Stadium ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Arsenal Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : A_Silva (Man of the Match) Scorers : Samu (8) Sent Off : N/A Booked : I_Fresneda (45) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Southampton Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : M_Kudus Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : M_Thuram (88) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Arsenal | Southampton Attempts on Goal : 9 | 13 Off target : 2 | 10 On target : 7 | 3 Possession : 50 | 50 Corners : 2 | 0 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 1 Subs Used : 3 | 0 Fouls : 5 | 8 Key Tackles : 6 | 5 Key Passes : 7 | 10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Arsenal 1 - 0 Southampton ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 | 95 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 0 0 0 A_Hickey DF 1 23 17 14 30 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_Chalobah DF 1 22 18 15 24 | 95 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 15 0 A_Silva DF 1 22 19 5 22 | 95 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 48 0 0 I_Fresneda DF 1 21 19 4 27 | 95 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 32 26 -2 E_Camavinga MF 1 20 23 6 24 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Andre DM 1 20 21 11 28 | 66 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Guilherme AM 1 6 21 18 26 | 76 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 41 0 O_Marmoush AM 1 6 21 23 26 | 95 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 12 19 Samu FW 1 6 19 23 22 | 95 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 22 K_Konate FW 1 8 20 22 29 | 76 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 A_Boruc GK 21 1 1 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_Wiesner DF 1 15 11 10 29 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Lepenant MF 1 20 21 15 25 | 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 I_Houben AM 1 5 18 14 28 | 19 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 15 30 R_Sallai FW 1 2 12 17 25 | 19 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 Player Statistics - Southampton Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- M_Hermansen GK 26 1 1 1 28 | 95 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 0 T_Nianzou DF 1 23 19 8 28 | 95 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 15 28 20 W_Fofana DF 1 23 17 11 29 | 95 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 0 0 J_Kounde DF 1 24 17 13 27 | 95 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 16 17 N_Molina DF 1 23 18 7 28 | 95 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 S_Vos DF 1 20 21 5 25 | 95 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 25 H_Cartwright DM 1 16 19 12 26 | 95 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 M_Kudus AM 1 6 22 22 28 | 95 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 22 26 G_Martinelli AM 1 4 21 21 27 | 95 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 0 P_Foden AM 1 6 22 21 28 | 95 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 11 21 M_Thuram FW 1 8 17 24 28 | 95 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -2 -2 6 Jose_Sa GK 25 1 1 1 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Coda DF 1 19 16 3 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_Becker DM 1 11 16 6 33 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Christie AM 1 7 16 11 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N_Maupay FW 1 5 11 16 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1753294304 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40