Arsenal vs Wimbledon 2021-22 English Carabao Cup, Third Round
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3 - 0
3 - 0
Arsenal beat AFC Wimbledon in Carabao Cup with Lacazette goal, assist
Arsenal beat third-tier AFC Wimbledon in the Carabao Cup on Wednesday night, with Alexandre Lacazette scoring once and setting up the second.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 11': Goal! Arsenal 1, AFC Wimbledon 0. Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 30': Luke McCormick (AFC Wimbledon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Ben Heneghan (AFC Wimbledon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Arsenal 1, AFC Wimbledon 0.
- 54': Substitution, AFC Wimbledon. Aaron Pressley replaces Ollie Palmer.
- 60': Substitution, Arsenal. Emile Smith Rowe replaces Thomas Partey.
- 60': Substitution, AFC Wimbledon. Dapo Mebude replaces Luke McCormick.
- 68': Substitution, AFC Wimbledon. Ethan Chislett replaces Jack Rudoni.
- 76': Substitution, Arsenal. Bukayo Saka replaces Gabriel Martinelli.
- 77': Goal! Arsenal 2, AFC Wimbledon 0. Emile Smith Rowe (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alexandre Lacazette.
- 80': Goal! Arsenal 3, AFC Wimbledon 0. Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Cédric Soares.
- 83': Substitution, Arsenal. Folarin Balogun replaces Eddie Nketiah.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Arsenal 3, AFC Wimbledon 0.
Game Information
Competition: English Carabao Cup
Venue: Emirates Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 56,276
Venue: Emirates Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 56,276
Statistics
 WIM |
ARS |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 8 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 5 | Offsides | 2 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 10 |
| 2 | Saves | 0 |
| 37.9 | Possession | 62.1 |
| 4 | SHOTS | 19 |
| 0 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.0 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 275 | Accurate Passes | 495 |
| 338 | Passes | 560 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 14 | Crosses | 23 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 47 | Long Balls | 47 |
| 22 | Accurate Long Balls | 35 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
| 14 | Effective Tackles | 4 |
| 25 | Tackles | 12 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.3 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 4 |
| 27 | Effective Clearances | 13 |
| 27 | Clearances | 13 |
Arsenal (4-3-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Bernd Leno (GK) |
| 22 | Pablo Marí |
| 16 | Rob Holding |
| 20 | Nuno Tavares |
| 17 | Cédric |
| 5 | Thomas Partey |
| 23 | Albert Sambi Lokonga |
| 15 | Ainsley Maitland-Niles |
| 9 | Alexandre Lacazette |
| 30 | Eddie Nketiah |
| 35 | Gabriel Martinelli |
AFC Wimbledon (4-4-1-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Nik Tzanev (GK) |
| 5 | Will Nightingale |
| 22 | Ben Heneghan  |
| 18 | Nesta Guinness-Walker |
| 2 | Henry Lawrence |
| 8 | Anthony Hartigan |
| 4 | Alex Woodyard |
| 12 | Jack Rudoni |
| 21 | Luke McCormick |
| 10 | Ayoub Assal |
| 9 | Ollie Palmer |
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