Sporting vs Arsenal 2022-23 UEFA Europa League, Round of 16

Sporting CP

34': Gonçalo Inacio
55': Paulinho

FT
2 - 2
1st Leg

Arsenal

22': William Saliba
62': Hidemasa Morita (OG)

Arsenal draw 2-2 at Sporting CP in Europa League 1st leg

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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

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

Line-Ups

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

Substitutes:

Luís Neto, Mateo Tanlongo, Jovane Cabral, Rochinha, Youssef Chermiti, Franco Israel, Arthur Gomes, Ousmane Diomande, Mateus Fernandes, Fatawu Issahaku, Dário Essugo, Nuno Santos.

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

Substitutes:

Aaron Ramsdale, Mauro Bandeira, Thomas Partey, Reuell Walters, Matthew Smith, Charles Sagoe Junior, James Hillson, Emile Smith Rowe, Takehiro Tomiyasu, Rob Holding, Gabriel.