FMFA Manager, Arsenal vs. Southampton (Sun Aug 23) Arsenal | Southampton 4-3-1-2 L | 5-3-2 C Lee Clark | P Alberti | S_Mandanda GK | GK J_Oblak A_Masuaka DF | DF S_McLoughlin F_Musonda DF | DF K_Koulibaly Y_Bisseck DF | DF S_Caulker E_Bailly DF | DF C_Jenkinson F_Geraldes MF | DF C_Cathcart S_El-Shaarawy MF | MF S_Tonali M_Ozil MF | MF G_Sigurdsson C_Eriksen AM | MF A_Lallana K_Balde+ FW | FW Richarlison M_Chouiar FW | FW O_Giroud | G_Barbosa SUB | SUB K_Vermeer J_Gomez SUB | SUB B_Davies C_Aranguiz SUB | SUB M_Besic A_Herrera SUB | SUB D_James A_Correa SUB | SUB K_Grant Min. 1 :(ars) Arsenal are switching their playing style to E Min. 2 :(ars) C_Eriksen flicks the ball through ... M_Ozil runs onto it! ... M_Ozil with the overhead ! ... The shot deflects wide into the crowd!! ... CORNER! ... The corner is swung in by M_Ozil! ... S_Caulker reads it well and clears the danger Min. 2 :(sou) A_Lallana kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... O_Giroud gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... A powerful header from O_Giroud ! ... It looks good ... S_Mandanda with a fantastic point blank save ... When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league Min. 4 :(sou) G_Sigurdsson looks around for support ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to O_Giroud ... O_Giroud with a stunning strike ! ... It hits the side netting! ... He has squandered a golden opportunity Min. 8 :(sou) O_Giroud breaks clear of the defence! ... He is clean through on S_Mandanda! ... E_Bailly brings him down! ... The Referee ignores the protests for a card ... Lee Clark looks relieved Min. 8 :(sou) G_Sigurdsson controls the ball with ease ... G_Sigurdsson tries to catch the keeper out! ... But S_Mandanda tips it over ... CORNER! ... S_Tonali curls it into the box! ... G_Sigurdsson tries to place the shot! ... But it clips the post and goes wide Min. 10 :(ars) J_Oblak miskicks! ... F_Geraldes is takes control of the ball! ... F_Geraldes uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! ... It hits the post!! ... But he beats the defender to the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH !! ... He's put it over Min. 10 :(ars) J_Oblak miskicks! ... C_Eriksen is takes control of the ball! ... S_McLoughlin goes in studs first ... The Referee gave him a strong warning Min. 11 :(sou) Richarlison beats his marker ... He muscled him off the ball ... S_Mandanda fouls badly ... That looked malicious ... He's been sent off!! ... RED CARD!! What's this! He's squatted down and is having a dump on the sidelines! Min. 11 :(ars) G_Barbosa will replace the useless K_Balde+ and will play GK ... PENALTY !! The Referee waves the players away ... S_Tonali with the spot kick ... GOAL!! ... That puts Southampton ahead! ... Now can they hang onto it! ... Arsenal 0-1 Southampton... Min. 12 :(ars) Arsenal's manager orders his side to play N Min. 19 :(ars) M_Ozil chips the ball over the defence and finds M_Chouiar ... A_Lallana is called for the holding foul ... He was pushing down on his man ... FREE KICK ... Just inside there own half ... C_Eriksen swings it in ... M_Chouiar gets on the end of it ... M_Chouiar has a go! ... J_Oblak is just going to watch it go over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... But goes just over !! ... J_Oblak looks very relieved! Min. 23 :(ars) S_El-Shaarawy has the ball on the wing ... He takes it past C_Jenkinson ... He knocks it to C_Eriksen! ... But S_McLoughlin puts the ball out of play Min. 37 :(ars) F_Geraldes plays it forward to M_Chouiar ... Superbly timed tackle by S_Caulker ... He made it look easy ... But he can't keep it in ... CORNER! ... S_El-Shaarawy crosses it in! ... S_McLoughlin wins the ball ... And he heads it away Min. 39 :(sou) K_Koulibaly drops his shoulder and takes it past the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to O_Giroud ... O_Giroud goes for the top corner ! ... G_Barbosa is stranded! ... He can't get there in time! ... OH! It drifts just past the post ... Great strike! ... Deserved a goal really Min. 40 :(ars) F_Geraldes looks around for support ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to M_Chouiar ... M_Chouiar unleashes a pile driver ! ... J_Oblak saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one Min. 40 :(sou) Richarlison knocks the ball past the defender ... Richarlison goes for the top corner ! ... GOAL !! ... G_Barbosa was well beaten there! ... Arsenal 0-2 Southampton ... Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on Min. 43 :(sou) G_Sigurdsson beats one ... Knocks it past a second ... And finds O_Giroud ... But A_Masuaka puts the ball out of play Min. 46 :(ars) S_El-Shaarawy with a measured pass to M_Chouiar ... M_Chouiar tries to lob the keeper ! ... J_Oblak with a fantastic point blank save ... He gave the striker no chance ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Arsenal 0-2 Southampton Min. 52 :(ars) F_Musonda is clutching his leg! ... He gets to his feet ... It looks like he will try to run it off Min. 60 :(sou) O_Giroud sprints forward with the ball ... F_Musonda brings him down from behind! ... But the ref gives nothing! Min. 62 :(sou) B_Davies is coming on for S_McLoughlin and playing DF Min. 62 :(sou) S_Tonali looks around for some movement ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to Richarlison ... But Y_Bisseck sweeps up the threat Min. 62 :(ars) C_Eriksen sidesteps G_Sigurdsson ... He's been running his marker ragged all game ... S_Tonali with a terrible tackle ... He is fortunate to be given just a warning ... FREE KICK! ... What a silly place to give away a free kick ... S_El-Shaarawy drives it under the wall ... J_Oblak goes down well to save Min. 63 :(sou) O_Giroud sprints past Y_Bisseck ... O_Giroud with a powerful header ! ... G_Barbosa parries it, he follows it up ... He fires it over!! Min. 64 :(sou) M_Besic will replace the useless S_Tonali and will play MF Min. 65 :(ars) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side. ... J_Gomez will come on for E_Bailly and play DF Min. 65 :(sou) K_Grant is coming on and Richarlison is being brought off ... Looks likely he will go and play FW Min. 65 :(sou) K_Grant is closed down ... He plays a quick pass ... S_Caulker latches onto the ball ... Well executed sliding challenge from F_Musonda Min. 67 :(ars) C_Aranguiz will replace M_Ozil and play MF Min. 71 :(ars) Arsenal made the switch to a A strategy Min. 73 :(ars) A_Masuaka plays a long ball to M_Chouiar ... K_Koulibaly forces him off the ball Min. 78 :(ars) F_Geraldes finds the run of C_Eriksen ... C_Eriksen has time and space on the edge of the box! ... He shoots towards goal! ... J_Oblak makes a great save ... But he can't hold onto it! Min. 83 :(sou) K_Grant has the ball on the wing ... He knocks the ball past F_Musonda! ... He has some space now! ... A delicate chip from K_Grant ! ... But G_Barbosa reaches the ball. Good save Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on Min. 93 :(ars) C_Aranguiz looks around for support ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to M_Chouiar ... M_Chouiar must beat J_Oblak! ... J_Oblak can't get to it! ... OH! It has gone just over the bar! ... J_Oblak makes a cocky smile ... Did he know that was going over? ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Emirates Stadium Attendance : 60,260 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Arsenal Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : F_Geraldes Scorers : N/A Sent Off : S_Mandanda (11) Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Southampton Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : S_Tonali (Man of the Match) Scorers : S_Tonali (11 pen), Richarlison (40) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Arsenal | Southampton Attempts on Goal : 8 | 9 Off target : 4 | 4 On target : 4 | 5 Possession : 46 | 54 Corners : 2 | 1 Red Cards : 1 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 0 Subs Used : 3 | 3 Fouls : 9 | 9 Key Tackles : 4 | 3 Key Passes : 8 | 6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Arsenal 0 - 2 Southampton ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Arsenal Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- S_Mandanda GK 26 3 2 2 27 | 11 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 A_Masuaka DF 2 25 11 3 23 | 97 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 10 0 F_Musonda DF 1 26 10 3 30 | 97 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 Y_Bisseck DF 1 26 14 2 23 | 97 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 E_Bailly DF 2 27 3 2 25 | 68 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 F_Geraldes MF 1 13 27 2 25 | 97 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 30 1 S_El-Shaarawy MF 2 4 26 8 24 | 97 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 3 M_Ozil MF 2 4 27 12 25 | 70 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 C_Eriksen AM 2 4 27 12 28 | 97 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 3 K_Balde+ FW 1 3 12 26 24 | 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Chouiar FW 1 3 13 27 20 | 97 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 G_Barbosa GK 2 3 3 23 21 | 86 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -20 0 0 0 J_Gomez DF 2 24 11 2 22 | 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Aranguiz MF 1 10 26 6 27 | 27 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 A_Herrera MF 2 4 25 11 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Correa FW 2 2 4 27 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Southampton Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- J_Oblak GK 31 4 3 1 25 | 97 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 0 0 0 S_McLoughlin DF 1 26 10 3 29 | 65 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 K_Koulibaly DF 2 25 5 2 27 | 97 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 10 0 S_Caulker DF 2 25 5 2 25 | 97 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 C_Jenkinson DF 2 24 12 3 25 | 97 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 8 8 C_Cathcart DF 1 24 6 3 27 | 97 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Tonali MF 1 13 29 13 24 | 67 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 10 23 G_Sigurdsson MF 2 4 25 12 24 | 97 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 20 4 A_Lallana MF 2 4 25 12 24 | 97 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 Richarlison FW 1 3 8 25 22 | 68 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 23 O_Giroud FW 2 2 12 22 26 | 97 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 8 8 14 K_Vermeer GK 27 2 3 2 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B_Davies DF 2 25 3 2 25 | 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 M_Besic MF 2 12 23 2 25 | 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_James MF 1 3 23 12 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Grant FW 1 3 4 24 24 | 29 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 3 1598205200 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35