Match Report


ArsenalArsenal     Derby CountyDerby County
James HayesJames Hayes Andy Moyes Andy Moyes
Albert PirriA. Pirri70
G
1
G
80Johan LárussonJ. Lárusson
Luis FariaL. Faria71
D
2
D
75Benito BarbanB. Barban
Julian ReyesJ. Reyes72
D
3
D
74Nick HuckerbyN. Huckerby
Gavin MacleanG. Maclean74
D
captain4
D
75Steffen LaudrupS. Laudrup
Adolfo GutierrezA. Gutierrez70
M
5
D
73Roberto MarcosR. Marcos
Sylvain GascoigneS. Gascoigne75
M
6
D
76Ivan DelgadoI. Delgado
Eben GargoE. Gargo84
M
7
M
84Edmundo CaballeroE. Caballero
Tim SummerbellT. Summerbell70
M
8
M
81Dominic BradyD. Brady
Daniel PrietoD. Prieto72
A
9
A
74Eddie VassellE. Vassell
Neil RitchieN. Ritchie72
A
10captain
A
76Omer InsleyO. Insley
Neil MccallN. Mccall72
A
11
A
77Gavin JackG. Jack
 
Loic LachuerL. Lachuer70
D
12
M
77Duncan NaylorD. Naylor
Mateus PeladoM. Pelado72
M
13
A
80Jorge CarbajalJ. Carbajal
Rafael CamposR. Campos71
A
14
A
72Julian NunezJ. Nunez

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Match Report
Snow falls gently from the overcast sky here at Emirates Stadium where Arsenal play host to Derby County. A crowd of 12,977 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Arsenal are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Derby County appear to be shaped for 5-2-3.
Today's match is refereed by Eddie Ripley.


0.00
Arsenal kick off and get the match underway!
3.26
Edmundo Caballero threads a neat ball through to Eddie Vassell. Eddie Vassell whips in a cross ball towards Gavin Jack. Gavin Jack outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. What a cracker!! Albert Pirri had no chance!! Goal for Derby County!
10.30
Luis Faria flicks a high ball forward to Sylvain Gascoigne who takes it down. Seeing a gap ahead, Sylvain Gascoigne plays the ball forward to Tim Summerbell. Tim Summerbell knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
12.27
Daniel Prieto comes in with a late challenge on Edmundo Caballero. Daniel Prieto is warned by the referee! Edmundo Caballero runs off the knock.
14.06
Nick Huckerby makes a simple pass to Dominic Brady. Dominic Brady makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Eddie Vassell. Eddie Vassell shoots from 25 yards but Albert Pirri reads it well. Nice keeping!
15.45
Adolfo Gutierrez kicks a strong pass forward to Eben Gargo. Eben Gargo lofts in a cross ball towards Sylvain Gascoigne. Sylvain Gascoigne whips the ball goalwards with his head but is denied by Johan Lárusson. Excellent save.
18.09
Roberto Marcos deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gavin Jack. Gavin Jack shoots from long range. Albert Pirri gathers the ball up comfortably. Fabulous stop!
24.41
Neil Ritchie threads a neat ball through to Sylvain Gascoigne. Sylvain Gascoigne lofts in a cross ball towards Neil Mccall. Neil Mccall is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it's a lousy effort!
26.55
Julian Reyes threads a neat ball through to Tim Summerbell. Tim Summerbell chips the ball to his team mate, Daniel Prieto. Daniel Prieto knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
28.58
Dominic Brady flicks a high pass forward. Gavin Jack holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Gavin Jack lofts in a cross ball towards Omer Insley. Omer Insley rises majestically and gets a header on goal. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. Fabulous stop!
34.16
Ivan Delgado sees Eddie Vassell in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Eddie Vassell makes a probing pass to Omer Insley. Omer Insley edges inside the box! Omer Insley tries a spectacular strike but it misses the target by a large margin!
39.54
Gavin Maclean comes in with a late challenge on Eddie Vassell. Gavin Maclean is shown the yellow card! Eddie Vassell hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
44.38
Dominic Brady makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gavin Jack. Gavin Jack sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
45.00
Eben Gargo comes in with a late challenge on Gavin Jack. Eben Gargo is warned by the referee! Gavin Jack hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Arsenal appear unchanged since the first half. Derby County also appear unchanged since the first half. Both teams look fired up and appear much more hungry than they were previously.

45.00
Derby County start the second half!
47.30
Eben Gargo threads a neat ball through to Sylvain Gascoigne. Sylvain Gascoigne knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Steffen Laudrup.
48.06
Dominic Brady pushes mid-way up the pitch. Dominic Brady changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Dominic Brady whips in a cross ball towards Eddie Vassell. Eddie Vassell makes a convincing header. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
51.11
Adolfo Gutierrez flicks a high pass forward. Daniel Prieto controls it well on his chest. Daniel Prieto whips in a cross ball towards Eben Gargo. Benito Barban hacks Eben Gargo from behind! Eben Gargo appeals for a penalty! The referee hasn't seen anything wrong!!
54.55
Dominic Brady comes in with a late challenge on Sylvain Gascoigne. The referee calls over Dominic Brady and shows him a yellow card! Sylvain Gascoigne stretches but gets up unharmed.
60.17
Arsenal have made 2 substitutions with Loic Lachuer replacing Luis Faria and Rafael Campos replacing Neil Mccall .
61.18
Loic Lachuer clumsily knocks into Omer Insley. Loic Lachuer is shown the yellow card! Omer Insley stretches but gets up unharmed.
63.17
Dominic Brady flicks a high pass forward. Eddie Vassell holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Eddie Vassell knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Gavin Maclean.
67.06
Gavin Jack kicks a strong pass forward to Eddie Vassell. Eddie Vassell knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Loic Lachuer.
75.07
Julian Reyes runs forward with the ball. Julian Reyes threads the ball through to Neil Ritchie. Neil Ritchie controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it slams into the crowd!
77.27
Arsenal have made a substitution with Mateus Pelado replacing Tim Summerbell .
78.31
Rafael Campos makes a simple pass to Neil Ritchie. Neil Ritchie knocks in a cross ball towards Rafael Campos. Rafael Campos rises majestically and gets a header on goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
79.52
Dominic Brady makes a beautiful solo run. Dominic Brady makes a probing pass to Gavin Jack. Gavin Jack shoots from outside the area but it curls horrendously wide!
81.59
Omer Insley runs straight at the opposition's defence. Omer Insley controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Albert Pirri comfortably smothers it!
83.20
Eben Gargo knocks the ball forward to Rafael Campos. Rafael Campos whips in a cross ball towards Eben Gargo. Eben Gargo rises majestically and gets a header on goal. Dominic Brady steps in front, blocking the shot. He clears the ball quickly up field.
89.27
Dominic Brady decides to run forward with the ball. Dominic Brady shoots from 20 yards. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Quality keeping!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Arsenal

Derby County
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
2
7
Shots off Target
3
3
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
4
1
Yellow Cards
2
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
46.7%
53.3%
Play Area
29.3%
45.3%
25.3%

Scorers
Gavin Jack 3
Eddie Vassell 48

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Dominic Brady of Derby County

Match Ratings
1.Albert Pirri (GK)
7
2.Luis Faria (DEF)
6
3.Julian Reyes (DEF)
7
4.Gavin Maclean (DEF)yellow card
5
5.Adolfo Gutierrez (MID)
6
6.Sylvain Gascoigne (MID)
6
7.Eben Gargo (MID)
6
8.Tim Summerbell (MID)
6
9.Daniel Prieto (ATT)
6
10.Neil Ritchie (ATT)
6
11.Neil Mccall (ATT)
6
 
12.Loic Lachuer (DEF)yellow card
5
13.Mateus Pelado (MID)
6
14.Rafael Campos (ATT)
6

1.Johan Lárusson (GK)
6
2.Benito Barban (DEF)
6
3.Nick Huckerby (DEF)
6
4.Steffen Laudrup (DEF)
6
5.Roberto Marcos (DEF)
6
6.Ivan Delgado (DEF)
6
7.Edmundo Caballero (MID)
6
8.Dominic Brady (MID)yellow card
9
9.Eddie Vassell (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Omer Insley (ATT)
7
11.Gavin Jack (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Duncan Naylor (MID)
0
13.Jorge Carbajal (ATT)
0
14.Julian Nunez (ATT)
0