FMFA Premier Division, Arsenal vs. Stoke City (Wed Nov 27) Arsenal | Stoke City 4-1-3-2 C | 4-3-1-2 E Jason Fortune | Carlos Granados | J_Pickford GK | GK M_ter_Stegen E_Bailly DF | DF A_Christense Y_Bisseck DF | DF R_Nartey D_Lovren DF | DF N_Clyne L_Bateman DF | DF Filipe_Luis F_Geraldes DM | MF L_Freeman M_Ozil MF | MF L_Pellegrini C_Eriksen MF | MF A_Di_Maria S_El-Shaarawy MF | AM Lucas_Moura Diego_Costa FW | FW J_Devlin A_Correa FW | FW E_Cavani | W_Szczesny SUB | SUB T_Courtois J_Gomez SUB | SUB J_Jolebas K_Gibbs SUB | SUB B_Oviedo A_Herrera SUB | SUB G_Evans G_Higuain SUB | SUB S_Berahino Min. 5 :(sto) J_Devlin runs at the defence ... He nutmegs L_Bateman ... He showed his class there ... M_Ozil with a pull on the shirt ... The Referee lectures him Min. 7 :(sto) Lucas_Moura knocks it past the defender and runs onto it ... He leaves the defender standing ... Lucas_Moura must beat J_Pickford! ... But J_Pickford palms it behind ... The Referee has given a goal kick ... He's not having the best of days ! Min. 13 :(ars) Diego_Costa runs at the defence ... He nutmegs Filipe_Luis ... He showed his class there ... Diego_Costa curls it towards the top corner ! ... M_ter_Stegen beats the ball away Min. 14 :(ars) Diego_Costa takes possession on the halfway line ... He runs forward with the ball ... He skips past the challenges ... Diego_Costa with a stunning strike ! ... It goes wide! ... He made that look harder than it was!! Min. 16 :(ars) A_Correa breaks clear of the defence! ... He is clean through on M_ter_Stegen! ... A_Di_Maria brings him down! ... He's been sent off!! ... RED CARD!! Min. 18 :(ars) S_El-Shaarawy has it now ... He takes on N_Clyne ... He gets past him! ... He puts in Diego_Costa! ... Diego_Costa with a low drive through the rain! ... M_ter_Stegen with the acrobatic save ... He must have spotted the TV cameras! Min. 22 :(sto) Lucas_Moura with the dribble ... He skips through the tackle ... Y_Bisseck with a deliberate foul ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge Min. 22 :(sto) J_Devlin chips the ball over the defence and finds E_Cavani ... Superbly timed tackle by D_Lovren ... He made it look easy Min. 24 :(sto) Lucas_Moura looks around for some movement ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to L_Freeman ... L_Freeman sees J_Pickford off his line ! ... But he somehow misses ... He can't be happy with that effort Min. 26 :(ars) M_Ozil with the heel pass to Diego_Costa ... But Filipe_Luis clears the ball to safety Min. 28 :(ars) A_Correa runs at the defence ... He nutmegs R_Nartey ... He showed his class there ... A_Correa with an overhead kick ! ... He gets a connection ... M_ter_Stegen just watches it fly safely wide! Min. 30 :(sto) Lucas_Moura looks for options ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to J_Devlin ... S_El-Shaarawy with the tackle ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... He is fortunate to be given just a warning Min. 31 :(ars) S_El-Shaarawy looks around for some movement ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to Diego_Costa ... Driven towards goal by Diego_Costa ! ... But M_ter_Stegen smothers the ball. Min. 31 :(sto) Lucas_Moura runs at goal ... He spots the run of L_Pellegrini ... He's played him in ... E_Bailly with an awful challenge ... He is warned by The Referee ... It’s just a warning ... FREE KICK! ... It is within shooting distance! ... Filipe_Luis floats it forward ... J_Devlin latches onto the end of it ... J_Devlin with a low drive through the rain! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... J_Pickford dives desperately to try and save it!! ... And J_Pickford tips it wide! ... Great goalkeeping! ... CORNER! ... L_Pellegrini hits it into the box! ... L_Bateman clears the danger Min. 39 :(sto) E_Cavani sprints down the flank ... He plays the ball in to A_Christense ... A_Christense fires the shot in! ... It grazes the post! ... And hits the side netting ... Goal Kick! Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on Min. 43 :(sto) L_Pellegrini finds the run of Lucas_Moura ... Lucas_Moura with the punt towards goal! ... J_Pickford with a fantastic point blank save ... He shows why he is the number 1 Min. 45 :(sto) Lucas_Moura finds a hole in the defence ... The defence was sleeping ... He made a fantastic run though ... E_Bailly is called for the holding foul ... He won that header unfairly ... The Referee calls him over ... The Referee tells him he has had enough warnings ... YELLOW CARD!! ... FREE KICK! ... What a silly place to give away a free kick ... J_Devlin hits it hard ... J_Pickford gets the finger tips to it ... And puts it over ... CORNER! ... Swung in by L_Freeman ... D_Lovren belts it clear Min. 47 :(ars) Y_Bisseck moves out wide ... He plays the ball through to A_Correa ... Filipe_Luis slides in hard! ... And knocks the ball out for a throw! Min. 47 :(sto) Lucas_Moura beats D_Lovren ... He muscled him off the ball ... D_Lovren does well to get the tackle in Min. 48 :(ars) A_Correa passes the ball to Diego_Costa ... But N_Clyne wins the ball from behind ... The crowd appeal but The Referee has none of it. ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Arsenal 0-0 Stoke City Min. 46 :(ars) F_Geraldes sprints down the wing ... He knocks it past the defender into space! ... He puts in a square ball! ... Diego_Costa runs onto it ... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender ... The ball hits R_Nartey in the face! ... And goes clear! Min. 51 :(ars) A_Herrera is coming on for M_Ozil and will play MF Min. 51 :(sto) E_Cavani barges the defender off the ball ... Diego_Costa goes in studs first ... He received a good talking to from The Referee Min. 53 :(ars) A_Herrera is taking a throw in ... He dries the ball on his shirt ... He throws the ball to Diego_Costa ... A great volley from Diego_Costa ! ... It goes wide! ... He should have hit the target at least!! Min. 54 :(sto) L_Freeman moves out over to the edge of the pitch ... He sees a team mate in space ... He plays the ball through to Filipe_Luis ... D_Lovren plays it back ... J_Pickford slips!! ... It goes just wide ... CORNER! ... Lucas_Moura swings it in! ... E_Bailly reads it well and clears the danger Min. 56 :(ars) C_Eriksen sprints down the wing ... He knocks it past the defender into space! ... He puts in a square ball! ... A_Herrera runs onto it ... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender ... A_Herrera attempts a chip! ... He has failed to hit the target! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He should have buried that! Min. 58 :(sto) L_Freeman controls it well ... He nutmegs Y_Bisseck ... He puts in Filipe_Luis! ... Filipe_Luis gets his head to the ball ! ... J_Pickford saves, but he fumbles ... But he gathers at the second attempt! Min. 60 :(ars) S_El-Shaarawy drives it forward to C_Eriksen ... C_Eriksen with the punt towards goal! ... M_ter_Stegen won't get to that! ... It clips the post! ... And goes wide! Min. 62 :(ars) J_Gomez is going to be brought on ... Y_Bisseck is leaving the pitch ... He hasn't had the best of games today ... Looks like his replacement will play DF Min. 63 :(sto) Lucas_Moura is taking a throw in ... He takes a couple of strides back ... He throws the ball to E_Cavani ... J_Gomez plays the back pass ... J_Pickford can't get to it!! ... It goes just wide!! ... Look at the relief on his face!! ... CORNER! ... L_Freeman plays it towards the near post! ... L_Bateman reads it ... He clears the danger Min. 64 :(ars) S_El-Shaarawy gets to the by-line ... He sees a team mate in space ... He plays the ball through to A_Herrera ... An audacious effort from A_Herrera ! ... But it goes just over Min. 65 :(ars) A_Herrera with a probing pass to Diego_Costa ... Diego_Costa with only one thing on his mind! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... It hits the outside of the post ... And spins wide Min. 70 :(sto) J_Devlin is all alone ... the linesman keeps his flag down ... J_Devlin with a stunning strike ! ... J_Pickford falls over ... But the ball sails wide anyway! Min. 74 :(ars) C_Eriksen controls it well ... He nutmegs Filipe_Luis ... He puts in Diego_Costa! ... Diego_Costa goes for goal ! ... But M_ter_Stegen punches it away ... He could have caught that! Min. 75 :(ars) Diego_Costa knocks the ball past the lunge of N_Clyne ... L_Pellegrini wins it well ... Perfectly timed! Min. 79 :(ars) J_Gomez controls it with ease ... J_Gomez fires the shot in! ... But M_ter_Stegen punches it away Min. 86 :(ars) F_Geraldes plays a long ball to C_Eriksen ... C_Eriksen hits the ball first time! ... He could have let that bounce ... He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort Min. 87 :(sto) J_Devlin with a 50-yard pass to E_Cavani ... D_Lovren beats him to the ball Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on Min. 88 :(ars) F_Geraldes gets to the by-line ... He sees a team mate in space ... He plays the ball through to A_Correa ... A_Correa with a little chip! ... It takes a deflection! ... But hits the side netting! ... CORNER! ... The corner is swung in by F_Geraldes! ... A_Correa with the shot! ... M_ter_Stegen watches it sail safely wide! Min. 89 :(ars) A_Correa runs at the defender ... The ball rebounds off A_Christense back to him! ... That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! ... R_Nartey brings him down from behind! ... But the ref gives nothing! Min. 91 :(ars) J_Gomez plays the back pass ... J_Pickford can't get to it!! ... GOAL !! ... What a terrible mistake to make!! ... Look at the fury on the managers face!! ... Arsenal 0-1 Stoke City ... Min. 92 :(ars) Arsenal's manager orders his side to play A ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Emirates Stadium Attendance : 37,524 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Arsenal Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : Diego_Costa Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : E_Bailly (45) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stoke City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : Lucas_Moura (Man of the Match) Scorers : J_Gomez (91 og) Sent Off : A_Di_Maria (16) Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Arsenal | Stoke City Attempts on Goal : 15 | 8 Off target : 10 | 3 On target : 5 | 5 Possession : 59 | 41 Corners : 1 | 4 Red Cards : 0 | 1 Yellow Cards : 1 | 0 Subs Used : 2 | 0 Fouls : 11 | 9 Key Tackles : 5 | 6 Key Passes : 14 | 10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Arsenal 0 - 1 Stoke City ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Arsenal Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- J_Pickford GK 27 1 2 1 24 | 96 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 E_Bailly DF 2 26 3 2 25 | 96 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 10 -3 -3 Y_Bisseck DF 1 25 13 2 23 | 65 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 D_Lovren DF 2 25 3 2 25 | 96 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 65 0 0 L_Bateman DF 2 24 2 6 17 | 96 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 F_Geraldes DM 1 13 27 2 25 | 96 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 M_Ozil MF 2 4 27 12 25 | 54 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 C_Eriksen MF 2 3 26 12 28 | 96 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 20 2 S_El-Shaarawy MF 2 4 26 8 24 | 96 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 0 Diego_Costa FW 1 5 5 26 25 | 96 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 A_Correa FW 2 2 4 26 22 | 96 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 10 3 W_Szczesny GK 25 2 3 2 29 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Gomez DF 2 24 10 2 22 | 31 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 11 -2 3 K_Gibbs DF 2 23 13 4 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Herrera MF 2 4 25 11 27 | 42 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 20 2 G_Higuain FW 2 2 5 24 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Stoke City Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- M_ter_Stegen GK 30 3 2 1 26 | 96 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 35 0 0 0 A_Christense DF 2 25 10 2 23 | 96 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 R_Nartey DF 2 22 3 2 20 | 96 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 0 0 N_Clyne DF 2 22 13 4 24 | 96 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 Filipe_Luis DF 1 23 10 3 25 | 96 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 26 0 3 L_Freeman MF 1 2 23 11 23 | 96 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 1 L_Pellegrini MF 1 8 22 5 24 | 96 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 10 0 A_Di_Maria MF 2 3 23 11 22 | 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 Lucas_Moura AM 1 2 24 13 20 | 96 0 0 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 40 6 J_Devlin FW 2 2 4 23 21 | 96 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 20 7 E_Cavani FW 2 3 4 23 24 | 96 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 T_Courtois GK 27 2 3 2 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Jolebas DF 1 23 11 5 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B_Oviedo MF 1 11 22 2 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G_Evans MF 1 9 22 2 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Berahino FW 2 3 3 24 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1574882765 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35