Match Report
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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Emirates Stadium where Arsenal play host to Blackpool. A crowd of 18,148 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both Arsenal and Blackpool are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Both Arsenal and Blackpool are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
0.00
0-0The whistle blows and Blackpool kick off!
3.07
0-0Ismael Özalan kicks a strong pass forward to Tomás Risco. Tomás Risco plays a perfect one-two with Scott Thirlwell and rushes in on goal... Tomás Risco rockets a shot on goal. It curls slightly but James Merson manages to gather it comfortably.
6.39
Ismael Özalan controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ledley Thatcher. Ledley Thatcher plays a perfect one-two with Tomás Risco and rushes in on goal... Ledley Thatcher shows great control and tries a shot on goal. Magnificent save by James Merson!
9.39
0-0Brendan Salmon controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Robert Atherton. Robert Atherton knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
10.41
0-0Ledley Thatcher hacks Mick Gerrard from behind! The referee calls over Ledley Thatcher and warns him to calm down! Mick Gerrard carries on, but is struggling a bit.
12.19
0-0David Svensson knocks the ball to his team mate, Nicolas Da Silva. Nicolas Da Silva makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Scott Thirlwell. Scott Thirlwell goes all the way! Scott Thirlwell takes a shot at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
22.01
1-0Dennis Matthews knocks the ball forward to Scott Thirlwell. Scott Thirlwell goes all the way! Scott Thirlwell rockets a shot on goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
27.30
1-0Ismael Özalan makes a simple pass to Ledley Thatcher. Ledley Thatcher passes the ball forward but Scott Thirlwell is offside!
30.07
1-0Vincenzo Viviani clumsily knocks into Tomás Risco. Vincenzo Viviani is warned by the referee! Tomás Risco hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
36.49
Brendan Salmon comes in with a late challenge on Ismael Özalan. The referee calls over Brendan Salmon and warns him to calm down! Ismael Özalan stretches but gets up unharmed.
38.04
Andre Heesakkers passes the ball forward to Nicolas Da Silva. Nicolas Da Silva makes a simple pass to Ledley Thatcher. Ledley Thatcher plays a perfect one-two with Tomás Risco and rushes in on goal... Ledley Thatcher shoots from just inside the box. James Merson easily smothers it.
39.44
Vincenzo Viviani kicks a strong pass forward to Brendan Salmon. Brendan Salmon controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Robert Atherton. Robert Atherton knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
40.34
Nicolas Da Silva knocks the ball forward to Tomás Risco. Tomás Risco sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
44.24
Dennis Matthews makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Scott Thirlwell. Scott Thirlwell knocks in a cross ball towards Ledley Thatcher. Ledley Thatcher directs the ball goalwards with his head. It's miles wide!
45.00
Joao Carvalho chips the ball to his team mate, Harry Lawrence. Harry Lawrence knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
45.00
The whistle blows and Arsenal kick off!
49.13
Joao Carvalho threads the ball through to Harry Lawrence. Harry Lawrence knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
51.19
Brendan Salmon controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Harry Lawrence. Harry Lawrence lofts in a cross ball towards Robert Atherton. Robert Atherton powers a header at goal. It's miles wide!
53.39
Ismael Özalan comes in with a late challenge on Brendan Salmon. The referee calls over Ismael Özalan and warns him to calm down! Brendan Salmon runs off the knock.
57.03
Ismael Özalan knocks the ball to his team mate, Scott Thirlwell. Scott Thirlwell knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Mick Gerrard.
61.42
Ismael Özalan advances with the ball. Ismael Özalan plays a perfect one-two with Tomás Risco and rushes in on goal... Ismael Özalan takes a shot at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
66.33
Miguel Figueroa deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Dennis Matthews. Dennis Matthews makes a probing pass to Ledley Thatcher. Ledley Thatcher shoots from long range but he balloons it over the crossbar!
69.48
Brendan Salmon kicks a strong pass forward to Anthony McManaman. Anthony McManaman knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
75.41
Nicolas Da Silva sees space and advances. Nicolas Da Silva knocks the ball forward to Scott Thirlwell but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
77.46
Ismael Özalan knocks the ball forward to Ledley Thatcher. Ledley Thatcher lofts in a cross ball towards Tomás Risco. Tomás Risco directs the ball goalwards with his head. It's there!! James Merson has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
81.29
Nicolas Da Silva knocks the ball to his team mate, Scott Thirlwell. Scott Thirlwell passes the ball forward to Ledley Thatcher. Ledley Thatcher makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. It curls slightly but James Merson manages to gather it comfortably.
83.18
Ismael Özalan knocks the ball to his team mate, Ledley Thatcher. Ledley Thatcher shoots from distance but it is miles over!
87.08
Brendan Salmon passes the ball forward to Anthony McManaman. Anthony McManaman controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but somehow Graham Mustoe manages to keep it out.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
3
0
Shots on Target
7
1
Shots off Target
5
1
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
2
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
68.5%
31.5%
Play Area
23.3%
46.6%
30.1%
Scorers