Arsenal vs FC Zürich 2022-23 UEFA Europa League, Group Stage
Arsenal hang on for win over Zurich to top Europa League group
Arsenal beat FC Zurich at the Emirates Stadium in their final Europa League Group A match to advance directly to the round of 16 as group winners.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 17': Goal! Arsenal 1, Zürich 0. Kieran Tierney (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner.
- 32': Fidan Aliti (Zürich) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Substitution, Zürich. Antonio Marchesano replaces Fabian Rohner.
- 45': Second Half begins Arsenal 1, Zürich 0.
- 49': Nikola Katic (Zürich) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 62': Cheick Condé (Zürich) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 63': Substitution, Arsenal. Thomas Partey replaces Mohamed Elneny.
- 63': Substitution, Arsenal. Bukayo Saka replaces Gabriel Jesus.
- 73': Substitution, Arsenal. Martin Ødegaard replaces Fábio Vieira.
- 73': Substitution, Arsenal. Takehiro Tomiyasu replaces Ben White.
- 77': Substitution, Zürich. Marc Hornschuh replaces Ole Selnæs.
- 78': Substitution, Zürich. Bohdan Viunnyk replaces Aiyegun Tosin.
- 82': Substitution, Zürich. Bledian Krasniqi replaces Cheick Condé.
- 88': Substitution, Arsenal. Cédric Soares replaces Takehiro Tomiyasu because of an injury.
- 89': Substitution, Zürich. Ivan Santini replaces Fidan Aliti.
- 90'+6': Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Europa League
Venue: Emirates Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 48,500
Venue: Emirates Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 48,500
UEFA Europa League Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +6 | West Ham United | 6 | 15 | 1 |
| +10 | SC Freiburg | 6 | 12 | 2 |
| -3 | Olympiacos | 6 | 7 | 3 |
| -13 | TSC Backa Topola | 6 | 1 | 5 |
Statistics
 ZUR |
ARS |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 11 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 3 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 3 | Saves | 2 |
| 44.2 | Possession | 55.8 |
| 7 | SHOTS | 17 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 189 | Accurate Passes | 286 |
| 291 | Passes | 367 |
| 0.6 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 14 | Crosses | 21 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 59 | Long Balls | 70 |
| 16 | Accurate Long Balls | 31 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 8 |
| 11 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 18 | Tackles | 17 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 5 | Interceptions | 6 |
| 21 | Effective Clearances | 14 |
| 21 | Clearances | 14 |
Arsenal (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Aaron Ramsdale (GK) |
| 6 | Gabriel  |
| 16 | Rob Holding |
| 3 | Kieran Tierney |
| 4 | Ben White |
| 25 | Mohamed Elneny |
| 23 | Albert Lokonga |
| 21 | Fabio Vieira |
| 9 | Gabriel Jesus |
| 14 | Eddie Nketiah |
| 24 | Reiss Nelson |
FC Zürich (3-4-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 25 | Yanick Brecher (GK) |
| 24 | Nikola Katic |
| 6 | Fidan Aliti |
| 2 | Lindrit Kamberi |
| 17 | Cheick Oumar Conde |
| 8 | Ole Selnaes |
| 11 | Jonathan Okita |
| 3 | Adrián Guerrero |
| 19 | Nikola Boranijasevic |
| 15 | Tosin Aiyegun |
| 23 | Fabian Rohner |
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