English Carabao Cup

Arsenal vs Sunderland 2021-22 English Carabao Cup, Quarterfinals

Arsenal
  • 17': Eddie Nketiah
  • 27': Nicolas Pépé
  • 49': Eddie Nketiah
  • 58': Eddie Nketiah
  • 90'+1': Charlie Patino
FT
5 - 1
Sunderland
  • 31': Nathan Broadhead

Eddie Nketiah's hat trick steers Arsenal to Carabao Cup semifinals in win over Sunderland

Arsenal have reached the Carabao Cup semifinals after defeating Sunderland thanks to a hat-trick by Edward Nketiah.

Match Commentary

  • 17': Goal! Arsenal 1, Sunderland 0. Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal following a corner.
  • 20': Lynden Gooch (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 27': Goal! Arsenal 2, Sunderland 0. Nicolas Pépé (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Cédric Soares.
  • 31': Goal! Arsenal 2, Sunderland 1. Nathan Broadhead (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Elliot Embleton with a through ball following a fast break.
  • 45'+1': Substitution, Sunderland. Denver Hume replaces Nathan Broadhead because of an injury.
  • 45': Second Half begins Arsenal 2, Sunderland 1.
  • 49': Goal! Arsenal 3, Sunderland 1. Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nuno Tavares with a cross.
  • 54': Folarin Balogun (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 56': Substitution, Arsenal. Granit Xhaka replaces Folarin Balogun.
  • 58': Goal! Arsenal 4, Sunderland 1. Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nicolas Pépé.
  • 60': Denver Hume (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 73': Substitution, Arsenal. Gabriel Magalhães replaces Benjamin White.
  • 73': Substitution, Arsenal. Gabriel Martinelli replaces Martin Ødegaard.
  • 76': Bailey Wright (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 78': Substitution, Sunderland. Corry Evans replaces Lynden Gooch.
  • 78': Substitution, Sunderland. Aiden O'Brien replaces Elliot Embleton.
  • 80': Substitution, Arsenal. Charlie Patino replaces Emile Smith Rowe.
  • 86': Callum Doyle (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+1': Goal! Arsenal 5, Sunderland 1. Charlie Patino (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nicolas Pépé.
  • 90'+3': Substitution, Sunderland. Benjamin Mbunga-Kimpioka replaces Ross Stewart.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Arsenal 5, Sunderland 1.

Game Information

Competition: English Carabao Cup

Venue: Emirates Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 59,027

Statistics

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12 Fouls 10
4 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
5 Offsides 2
5 Corner Kicks 2
4 Saves 5
31.7 Possession 68.3
12 SHOTS 19
6 ON GOAL 10
0.5 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
220 Accurate Passes 562
278 Passes 619
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
3 Accurate Crosses 9
18 Crosses 19
0.2 Cross % 0.5
41 Long Balls 43
17 Accurate Long Balls 24
0.4 Long Balls % 0.6
3 Blocked Shots 4
11 Effective Tackles 9
18 Tackles 16
0.6 Tackle % 0.6
5 Interceptions 3
19 Effective Clearances 11
19 Clearances 11

Line-Ups

ARS Arsenal (4-1-4-1)

No. Name
1 Bernd Leno (GK)
16 Rob Holding
4 Ben White
25 Mohamed Elneny
20 Nuno Tavares
17 Cédric
10 Emile Smith Rowe
8 Martin Ødegaard
26 Folarin Balogun Yellow Card
19 Nicolas Pépé
30 Eddie Nketiah
Substitutes:
Kieran Tierney, Thomas Partey, Gabriel Martinelli, Aaron Ramsdale, Alexandre Lacazette, Charlie Patino, Granit Xhaka, Bukayo Saka, Gabriel.

SUN Sunderland (3-4-1-2)

No. Name
1 Lee Burge (GK)
3 Tom Flanagan
6 Callum Doyle Yellow Card
26 Bailey Wright Yellow Card
24 Daniel Neil
8 Elliot Embleton
21 Alex Pritchard
11 Lynden Gooch Yellow Card
15 Carl Winchester
9 Nathan Broadhead
14 Ross Stewart
Substitutes:
Corry Evans, Denver Hume, Dennis Cirkin, Anthony Patterson, Cieran Dunne, Arbenit Xhemajli, Ollie Younger, Aiden O'Brien, Benjamin Mgunga-Kimpioka.

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