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Arsenal v Man. Utd - as it happened

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Arsenal v Manchester United, Premier League 2021/22, Matchday 34, 23/04/2022, lineups. BeSoccer
Arsenal v Manchester United, Premier League 2021/22, Matchday 34, 23/04/2022, lineups. BeSoccer
Join us for LIVE commentary of the Premier League clash between Arsenal and Manchester United from the Emirates Stadium. A huge match in the race for the last Champions League spot up for grabs. The Gunners can leapfrog Spurs into 4th should they pick up points here today.
Goal

List of goalscorers

Nuno Tavares
3'
1 - 0
Bukayo Saka
32'
2 - 0
2 - 1
34'
C. Ronaldo
Granit Xhaka
70'
3 - 1
Press

Match report in news

  • 94'
    FT: Arsenal 3-1 Man. Utd. All over here at the Emirates as Arsenal grab all three points and deservedly so! Bruno Fernandes missed a penalty to draw the game level ten minutes after the restart and Ronaldo had the ball in the net after that, but it was ruled out by a very tight offside call. Xhaka then hit a wonder strike past De Gea on 70 minutes and the Gunners saw out the game professionally from there. Thanks for joining us this afternoon and see you back here very soon!
Card

Yellow card

a Manchester United
  • 92'
    Ronaldo carded as he brings down Tomiyasu.
  • 90'
    Tomiyasu ON. Cedric OFF. Great news for Arsenal fans as Tomiyasu returns from a long injury spell.
Substitution

Substitution

at Manchester United
  • 84'
    Mata ON. Fernandes OFF.
Card

Yellow card

a Manchester United
  • 82'
    Lindelof's turn to go into the book after bringing down Nketiah.
  • 79'
    Elneny carded for fouling McTominay. Match getting slightly scrappy now.
  • 78'
    Matic and Elanga OFF. Rashford and Lingaard ON.
  • 77'
    Fernandes carded for a late challenge on Tavares. I think that one will go down as an orange card. VAR had a look...
Substitution

Substitution

at Arsenal
  • 74'
    Holding ON. Saka OFF.
Goal
Goaaaaaal!
de Arsenal en el 70'
  • 70'
    GOOOOAAALL TO ARSENAL!!! XHAKA WITH A BEAUTYYY! 25 yards out the ball is played to him. One touch out of his feet with his right and he hammers it with his left into the bottom corner. What a hit son!
Card

Yellow card

a Arsenal
  • 68'
    Tavares cautioned for pulling Elanga back.
Card

Yellow card

a Arsenal
  • 67'
    Customary yellow card for Xhaka as he kicks the ball away after United are awarded a free kick.
Substitution

Substitution

at Arsenal
  • 64'
    Smith Rowe OFF. Martinelli ON.
Goal disallowed

Goal disallowed

  • 60'
    Ronaldo has the ball in the net but was offside when he received the ball before volleying in.
  • 57'
    Bruno steps up and hits the post from the penalty spot! Ramsdale goes the wrong way but it doesn't matter!
  • 55'
    Penalty awarded! Matic heads the corner at the back post into the outstretched arm of Tavares. Pawson points to the stop without hesitation for handball!
  • 55'
    United corner.
  • 51'
    Tavares is played the ball on the left, he cuts in to line up a shot. He needs to place the effort but instead opts to smash it and it flies well over.
  • 46'
    Arsenal with pressure straight away as Tavares plays a teasing cross towards the back post but no one's there to turn it goalwards!
  • 46'
    Arsenal get us back underway here!
  • 45'
    HT: Arsenal 2-1 United. Half time here at the Emirates. What a thrilling first 45 that was! Arsenal's Tavares opened the scoring after just 3 minutes and Saka then doubled the home side's advantage from the penalty spot after a lengthy VAR review which included disallowing a goal but awarding a spot kick. Just two minutes after the penalty, Ronaldo answered back to keep United in the game.
  • 45'
    45+2: Great save Ramsdale! Telles crashes a shot towards goal from the left of the box. It's destined for top left but the Arsenal keeper dives across to make a great stop!
  • 45'
    5 minutes added.
  • 39'
    Elneny fires in a long shot and De Gea dives down expertly to his right to turn it behind for a corner.
Goal
Goaaaaaal!
de Manchester United en el 34'
  • 34'
    GOOOAAALLL TO UNITED!!! Ronaldo drags his team back into the game yet again! Matic plays a ball into the box. Cristiano out-muscles his two markers at the back post and half volleys it perfectly past Ramsdale!
Penalty scored
Goaaaaal from a penalty!
de Arsenal en el 32'
  • 32'
    GOOOOAAAAL TO ARSENAL!!! Saka steps up and slots the penalty home. De Gea goes to his left, the shot goes to his right.
  • 30'
    After VAR checked the goal for offside, it has been decided that Saka was fouled by Telles in the build up and now it's a penalty to Arsenal!
Goal disallowed

Goal disallowed

  • 30'
    The goal has been ruled out for offside as Nketiah was in an illegal position when he received the pass from Saka.
  • 27'
    GOOOOAAAAL TO ARSENAL!!! Nketiah gets it. Odegaard flicks it through to Saka in the box who plays it to Nketiah. He takes a touch and smashes past De Gea.
  • 25'
    That should've been 2 for Arsenal! A delcious flick from Odegaard plays Nketiah in, he hits it first time but De Gea is well positioned to make the stop!
  • 24'
    Dalot crashes a shot in from about 30 yards out. What a goal it would have been but it smashes off the crossbar!
  • 20'
    Ronaldo with his first bit of space in the Arsenal box. He takes a shot but fires over.
  • 19'
    Odegaard tries his luck from the free kick but it's well over.
  • 18'
    Nketiah tripped in a great position for the free kick just outside the United box...
  • 16'
    United corner.
  • 15'
    Elanga outpaces Tavares and drives into the box. Tavares puts an arm on the United man and he drops to the ground. No penalty.
  • 11'
    Shocker from Ramsdale! From the restart after the injury, he plays the ball straight to McTominay, who gives it to Bruno. Ramsdale is off his line and Bruno tries to lob him but the effort goes wide.
  • 9'
    Saka's down rolling around. Not a good sight for Arsenal fans.
Goal
Goaaaaaal!
de Arsenal en el 3'
  • 3'
    GOOOAAAAL TO ARSENAL!!! Tavares with it. Xhaka loops a cross into the box. It should be easily cleared by Telles but he totally misses the ball. Saka picks it up at the back post, curls a shot that De Gea saves but Tavares follows it up to smash it home.
  • 1'
    Bruno gets us underway!
Start of match

Start of match

  • PRVW
    The players are out here at the Emirates!
  • PRVW
    Rangnick makes 5 changes to the team that started the thrashing at Anfield: Jones, Maguire, Wan-Bissaka, Pogba, Rashford OUT. Varane, Lindelof, Telles, McTominay, Sancho, Ronaldo IN.
  • PRVW
    Arteta makes the one change from his XI that started against Chelsea in midweek: Cedric IN, Holding OUT.
  • PRVW
    Craig Pawson is in the middle for this one, Jarred Gillet the VAR.
  • PRVW
    United starting XI: De Gea (GK), Dalot, Telles, Varane, Lindelof, Bruno, McTominay, Matic, Ronaldo, Sancho, Elanga. Formation: 4-5-1
  • PRVW
    Arsenal starting XI: Ramsdale (GK), Cedric, Tavares, White, Gabriel, Saka, Smith Rowe, Odegaard, Elneny, Xhaka, Nketiah. Formation: 4-5-1
Info

Pre-match

23 April 2022, 13:30

Referee: Craig Pawson

Stadium: Emirates Stadium

  • PRVW
    Hello and welcome to our LIVE commentary of the Premier League clash between Arsenal and Man Utd at the Emirates. The Red Devils cannot afford to lose this one today should they want to remain in the race for fourth.