Arsenal v Man Utd - as it happened
Join us for live coverage of the Premier League match between Arsenal and Man Utd from the Emirates Stadium. The two teams need the three points for very different reasons.
List of goalscorers
Match report in news
End of match
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94'FT: Arsenal 2-0 Man Utd!! All over at the Emirates!! Pepe and Sokratis put Arsenal two goals up at the break and even though United had more possession in the second half, they did very little with it. Solskjaer has a lot to work on in the coming days. Arsenal worthy winners and there is a more positive atmosphere at the Emirates now. Thanks for joining us and see you again soon!
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94'Fred takes it and it sums up United's night. It is almost into the second tier. Like a rugby conversion rather than a shot in football.
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93'Free-kick for United in a dangerous area.
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93'Rashford!!! Mata sends in a lovely ball for Rashford, Leno comes out for it and Rashford gets there first, but can only knock it in Leno's chest.
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90'Four extra minutes here in North London.
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89''Oles' being heard around the Emirates Stadium. Arsenal's lead has never really looked under threat.
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88'Aubameyang's counters for the Gunners down the near side, the pass is overhit for Nelson though and the chance goes begging.
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87'United get a corner. Nothing comes of it though.
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84'Ozil's pass to Aubameyang is poor and Arsenal miss out on the chance to make it three.
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82'Torreira is having some kind of energy snack in a break in play.
Substitution
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82'Arsenal sub: Lacazette acknowledges the standing ovation he gets from the crowd as he leaves and Guendouzi comes on.
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80'Man U sub: Mata on for Matic,
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79'Saka charges down the middle, but runs out of energy as he approaches goal and his strike at De Gea is poor.
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78'Lacazette fires over the crossbar after being played in by Aubameyang.
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77'Torreira is back now after treatment.
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77'Arsenal are taking a risk here by looking to protect their lead. That said, they have done very well in defence up to now.
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76'Torreira is down injured here.
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74'United win another corner here. They are really pressing here now.
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73'Greenwood! Lindelof's looping pas sis flicked on by Martial's foot and then Greenwood hits one down to Leno's left. The GK saves easily though.
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72'Matic has the ball, but can't find a teammate in space so he settles for the corner.
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70'Wan-Bissaka goes down in the area wanting a penalty!! Aubameyang makes contact with him, but the ref and the VAR say it's not enough to be a penalty.
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68'Kolasinac is down here and he leaves the field limping slightly. Saka is on.
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66'Shots: 7-2 in the first half, 0-4 in the second. Man U are the better team now and if they can get one soon, this will get very interesting.
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64'Brilliant play by Martial in the Arsenal box! He slaloms his way past four or five Arsenal players!! It all counts for nothing though as Rashford finishes the move terribly.
Substitution
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62'Arsenal sub: Pepe is replaced by Nelson.
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61'Arsenal go on the break, Ozil makes a brilliant pass for Aubameyang, the Gabonese then passes to Lacazette who miscontrols it out of play.
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59'Pereira!!! Matic on the edge of the box finds Pereira in the box and the Brazilian's shot can only find the side netting.
Substitution
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Substitution
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58'Man Utd double sub: James and Lingard off, Pereira and Greenwood on.
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57'Xhaka is pulled back by Lingard and is very upset not to see the United man go in the back for what he feels is persistent fouling.
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55'Fred tries his luck from distance and Leno holds on at the second attempt.
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55'66% possession for Solskjaer's men in the second half. They haven't really made good use of it so far though.
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54'James tries to beat Leno at his near post! The German was not fooled by that though.
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53'Arsenal attack dangerously until Aubameyang sends a woeful pass intended for Pepe.
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51'Torreira and Lingard are down. Torreira brings him down from behind and his boot accidentally lands on Lingard's head. Both are up now though as is Pepe.
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50'Arsenal are angry with United and the referee as Pepe was down injured and the away side did not kick the ball out.
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49'Martial tries to play a through ball for Rashford, but the ball runs through to Leno.
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47'Fred commits the first foul of the second half. It is on Lacazette.
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46'Welcome back everyone! United have just got us back underway.
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45'HT: Arsenal 2-0 Man Utd! Half-time at the Emirates and except the first seven or eight minutes, Arsenal have been the much better team. Pepe put Arsenal in front after eight minutes before Sokratis hit home a rebound from a corner in the 42nd minute to give Arsenal a commanding lead at the break. Join us for more in 10 minutes!
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45'Maguire!!!!! His free header at the back stick inexplicably is tame and straight at Leno! That was a glorious opportunity for the away side, their best of the first period.
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45'Kolasinac pushes James in the back and United will get one last chance to send a ball into the box before the break.
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45'One extra minute.
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44'Rashford is almost in the Arsenal box! However, he takes too long deciding what to do and when he tries to pass to Lingard, it is too late.
Goaaaaaal!
de Arsenal en el 42'
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Statistics of Sokratis in Premier League1920.11060
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42'It's 2-0!!! Sokratis scores! Lacazette heads the set piece at the near post, De Gea saves it, but it hits Lindelof on the back and Sokratis smashes the loose ball into the roof of the net from point blank range.
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42'Corner for the home side. Maitland-Niles wins it off Maguire.
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38'Pepe is denied by the post from nearly 25 yards! De Gea's pass from inside his own area is charged down by Lacazette and the balls breaks to Pepe who strikes the woodwork. De Gea gets lucky.
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37'Pepe is playing brilliantly. He's been involved so many times already this evening.
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35'Arsenal threaten once again, but Ozil makes a foul from Torreira's cross and the promising attack ends.
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33'Torreira!!! The Uruguayan is fed by Pepe and makes a lovely turn before his shot along the ground hits the stanchion post behind the goal! So close.
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32'Lacazette!!! Pepe finds Lacazette despite being under pressure from Maguire, he turns past the ex-Leicester man with ease before scuffing his left footed shot wide.
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29'United are trying to go forward, but Arteta's men are looking nice and solid at the back.
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28'Martial tries to pass the ball to himself inside the Arsenal area before Sokratis clears.
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25'Arsenal go down the flank again, Lacazette receives a long pass before his pass looking for teammates is very poor.
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23'United are struggling to really create anything since the goal.
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22'Arsenal try and attack again down that side, but Wan-Bissaka is there to cut out the pass.
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21'Kolasinac starts the Arsenal move and Aubameyang's ball into the box is dealt with by Luke Shaw. United's right is being found wanting in this first half.
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19'A misplaced pass by Maguire goes out for a throw-in and leads to ironic cheers from the Arsenal faithful.
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18'Rashford gets the ball on the edge of Arsenal's D, but the United man sees himself surrounded by traffic very quickly.
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16'Lingard is penalised for a foul on Torreira.
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14'That goal has lifted the hosts and United seem to be a bit shaken by it.
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12'63% possession for the home side.
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10'Aubameyang!!! Pepe beats Shaw on the near side, then cuts back inside and passes for Aubameyang who volleys over!
Goaaaaaal!
de Arsenal en el 8'
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Statistics of Nicolas Pépé in Premier League3150.16640
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8'Pepe scores for Arsenal!!! Kolasinac charges down the far side for the Gunners, he plays a one-two with Aubameyang and then Kolasinac crosses it along the floor into the box. The ball takes a nick off Lindelof's leg and then falls nicely for Pepe to slot home!
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5'Shocking pass at midfield by Maitland-Niles straight to Lingard! He finds James who wins a corner for United!
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4'Matic brings down Lacazette on the counter and no card is given, much to the home side's disgust.
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4'Fred's ball in is punched away forcefully by Bernd Leno and starts a counter!
Yellow card
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3'James charges down Arsenal's left and he is brought down by Kolasinac near the penalty area. The Arsenal man is also carded for it.
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1'Rashford is given the ball by Lingard and his shot bounces just in front of Leno who holds on. Inside 30 seconds!
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1'Arsenal get us underway here in their usual kits from left to right! United in black.
Start of match
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PRVWThe players are out here!
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PRVW7 degrees in London and the players are in the tunnel.
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PRVWShaw, Wan-Bissaka and Lingard come in for United while Williams, Young and Pereira drop out.
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PRVWFour changes for Arsenal: Sokratis, Kolasinac, Pepe and Xhaka in, Chambers, Saka, Guendouzi and Nelson out.
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PRVWArsenal lost 1-2 to Chelsea in their last game while Man U were 0-2 winners at Burnley. These two met at Old Trafford at the end of September and it was one-all.
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PRVWThe referee is Chris Kavanagh while the VAR is Paul Tierney.
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PRVW13th v 5th. 24pts v 31 pts.
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PRVWUnited team: De Gea (GK); Shaw, Maguire, Lindelof, Wan-Bissaka; Rashford, Matic, Lingard, Fred, James; Martial.
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PRVWArsenal team: Leno (GK); Kolasinac, D Luiz, Sokratis, Maitland-Niles; Aubameyang, Xhaka, Ozil, Torreira, Pepe; Lacazette
Pre-match
01 January 2020, 21:00
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
Stadium: Emirates Stadium
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PRVWGood evening! Happy new year to you all and welcome to our live coverage of the blockbuster clash on New Year's Day. It's Arsenal versus Man Utd. Who will take away the three points?