Qarabağ V Arsenal - As it happened.
Join us for live updates as Qarabag take on Arsenal in this Europea League group-stage game as the Olympic Stadium in Baku, Azerbaijan.
List of goalscorers
Match report in news
End of match
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93'That's the end of the game. Arsenal will be thriled that they managed to get another win and keep a clean sheet in the process. It's a harsh result for Qarabag, who fought valaintly and deserved at tleast a goal, but faded towards the end and were punished.
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91'Guendouzi lets fly from range again, but isn't able to keep it down.
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90'Three added minutes.
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89'Zoubir with a good effort, but Leno saves well.
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86'Lacazette squares the ball to Welbeck, who tries to bend it in the top corner but it's over the bar.
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82'Slavchev comes on for Garayev.
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79'GOAL!!!! Matero Guendouzi picks the ball up on the edge of the box and excellently drills it in to the bottom left-corner.
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70'Lacazette is on for the impressive Iwobi.
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66'Ozobic is off and Abdullayev comes on.
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64'Goalscoring debutant Smith Rowe makes way for Ozil.
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60'Delarge on for Madatov.
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54'GOAL!!!!! What a way to mark your debut! Iwobi perfectly time his ball to Smith Rowe,who is on the right side of the box and slides the ball under the goalkeeper and in to the net.
Goal disallowed
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49'ALMOST! Zoubir is fed through and finishes well in to the corner, but he was rightly called offside.
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47'Ozobic with anoteher effort from range, but it's well wide.
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46'Arsenal kick off the second period.
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45'Lucas Torreira comes on for Nacho Monreal.
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45'That's the end of the first half. Arsenal have been very fortunate there, both in how they went ahead and that they haven't conceded. Qarabag have been very positive but lack the finishing ability so far. Unai Emery will expect a lot better defensively after the break.
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44'Medvedev receives it from a good ball over the top, and cuts back inside but his shot is just wide of the goal.
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38'Ozobic with a well-struck drive towards goal, and Leno does well again to get down to save it.
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37'Another chance for Smith-Rowe, but his attempted volley from a cross goes well wide as he slips at the crucial moment.
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32'Medvedev kept hold of Iwobi's shirt for a good while there and draws a slight push from the Nigerian international becuase of his frustration.
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28'Zoubir causes Arsenal more trouble down the left, but his cross is too long and the shot at goal is wide of Leno's post.
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26'Madotov with a great chance as he drives the ball low, but it's a good save from Leno who denies him.
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24'The corner is taken short for Arsenal, but the ensuing cross comes to nothing.
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17'Smith-Rowe almost got a dream goal on his debut, but his sliding effort is just wide from a low cross.
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14'Qarabag wokr the ball out tpo the right flank, but the cross is nowhere near good enough from Madatov.
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9'Penalty shout for Emeghara following a challenge from Holding, but the referee waves it away.
Goaaaaaal!
de Arsenal en el 4'
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Statistics of Sokratis in Europa League1220.17010
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4'GOAL!!!! Arsenal take a corner and Monreal gerts his head on it, with Sokratis managing to get something on it to direct it in to the goal on its way.
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1'Qarabag kick the match off.
Start of match
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PRVWThere's also a return to the starting lineup for Sead Kolasinc, after a prolongued period out injured for the Gunners.
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PRVWHenrikh Mkhitaryan is also not included after the club decided to leave him at home sue to the political tensions between Azerbaijan and the midfielder's native Armenia.
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PRVWUnai Emery has gone for a similar-looking team to the one that beat Vorskla, but Emile Smith-Rowe is the most notable mention as the 18 year-old gets his first start for the club.
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PRVWArsenal lineup as follows: Leno; Holding, Papastathopoulos, Monreal; Lichtsteiner, Elneny, Guendouzi, Kolasinac; Smith-Rowe, Welbeck, Iwobi.
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PRVWQarabag will look as follows: Vagner; Medvedev, Huyseynov, Rzeznczak, Agolli; Madatov, Michel, Ozobic, Qarayev, Zoubir; Emeghara.
Pre-match
04 October 2018, 18:55
Referee: Davide Massa
Stadium: Azersun Arena
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PRVWHello and welcome to this Europa League clash between Qarabag and Arsenal, with the away side looking to continue their winning start to the competition.