Sporting vs Arsenal 2022-23 UEFA Europa League, Round of 16
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2 - 2
1st Leg
2 - 2
1st Leg
Arsenal draw 2-2 at Sporting CP in Europa League 1st leg
Arsenal and Sporting CP finished 2-2 after a back-and-forth Europa League round of 16 first leg in Lisbon on Thursday.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 22': Goal! Sporting Lisbon 0, Arsenal 1. William Saliba (Arsenal) header from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Fábio Vieira with a cross following a corner.
- 22': Sebastián Coates (Sporting Lisbon) is shown the yellow card.
- 23': Oleksandr Zinchenko (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card.
- 34': Goal! Sporting Lisbon 1, Arsenal 1. Gonçalo Inácio (Sporting Lisbon) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marcus Edwards with a cross following a corner.
- 43': Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Second Half begins Sporting Lisbon 1, Arsenal 1.
- 55': Goal! Sporting Lisbon 2, Arsenal 1. Paulinho (Sporting Lisbon) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner.
- 58': Hidemasa Morita (Sporting Lisbon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 62': Own Goal by Hidemasa Morita, Sporting Lisbon. Sporting Lisbon 2, Arsenal 2.
- 63': Substitution, Arsenal. Takehiro Tomiyasu replaces Oleksandr Zinchenko.
- 71': Substitution, Arsenal. Gabriel Magalhães replaces Jakub Kiwior.
- 71': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Nuno Santos replaces Trincão.
- 71': Substitution, Arsenal. Thomas Partey replaces Jorginho.
- 71': Substitution, Arsenal. Emile Smith Rowe replaces Reiss Nelson.
- 76': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Ousmane Diomande replaces Ricardo Esgaio.
- 76': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Youssef Chermiti replaces Paulinho.
- 89': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Issahaku Fatawu replaces Marcus Edwards.
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Europa League
Venue: Estádio José Alvalade
Location: Lisbon, Portugal
Attendance: 36,006
Venue: Estádio José Alvalade
Location: Lisbon, Portugal
Attendance: 36,006
Statistics
 ARS |
SCP |
|
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Fouls | 9 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 0 |
| 9 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 4 | Saves | 6 |
| 67.7 | Possession | 32.3 |
| 14 | SHOTS | 10 |
| 7 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 567 | Accurate Passes | 233 |
| 647 | Passes | 313 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 11 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 24 | Crosses | 9 |
| 0.5 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 35 | Long Balls | 54 |
| 18 | Accurate Long Balls | 19 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 16 | Tackles | 14 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 12 |
| 7 | Effective Clearances | 16 |
| 7 | Clearances | 16 |
Sporting CP (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Antonio Adán (GK) |
| 4 | Sebastián Coates  |
| 25 | Gonçalo Inacio |
| 3 | Jerry St. Juste |
| 28 | Pedro Gonçalves |
| 5 | Hidemasa Morita |
| 2 | Matheus Reis |
| 47 | Ricardo Esgaio |
| 20 | Paulinho |
| 17 | Francisco Trincão |
| 10 | Marcus Edwards |
Arsenal (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 30 | Matt Turner (GK) |
| 15 | Jakub Kiwior |
| 12 | William Saliba |
| 35 | Oleksandr Zinchenko |
| 4 | Ben White |
| 20 | Jorginho |
| 34 | Granit Xhaka |
| 21 | Fabio Vieira |
| 11 | Gabriel Martinelli |
| 24 | Reiss Nelson |
| 7 | Bukayo Saka |
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