Arsenal vs Slavia Prague, 2020-21 UEFA Europa League, Quarterfinals
· 1st LegArsenal give up late goal as Slavia Prague salvage draw
Nicolas Pepe scored in the 86th minute but Tomas Holes countered in the 90th minute as Arsenal drew 1-1 with Slavia Prague.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Foul by Granit Xhaka (Arsenal).
- 2': Jakub Hromada (Slavia Prague) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 3': Hand ball by Nicolae Claudiu Stanciu (Slavia Prague).
- 4': Foul by Abdallah Dipo Sima (Slavia Prague).
- 4': Granit Xhaka (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Corner, Slavia Prague. Conceded by Héctor Bellerín.
- 9': Attempt blocked. Murphy Oscar Dorley (Slavia Prague) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolae Claudiu Stanciu.
- 10': Alexander Bah (Slavia Prague) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Foul by Cédric Soares (Arsenal).
- 14': Attempt missed. Lukáš Provod (Slavia Prague) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
- 16': Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Foul by Jan Boril (Slavia Prague).
- 22': Foul by Emile Smith Rowe (Arsenal).
- 22': Nicolae Claudiu Stanciu (Slavia Prague) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Foul by Alexander Bah (Slavia Prague).
- 24': Willian (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 25': Attempt missed. Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Bukayo Saka with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 26': Cédric Soares (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Foul by Jakub Hromada (Slavia Prague).
- 28': Attempt missed. Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Thomas Partey.
- 29': Offside, Arsenal. Rob Holding tries a through ball, but Bukayo Saka is caught offside.
- 30': Foul by Granit Xhaka (Arsenal).
- 30': Murphy Oscar Dorley (Slavia Prague) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Foul by Alexander Bah (Slavia Prague).
- 32': Granit Xhaka (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 34': Hand ball by David Zima (Slavia Prague).
- 35': Foul by Bukayo Saka (Arsenal).
- 35': Jan Boril (Slavia Prague) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Attempt saved. Peter Oladeji Olayinka (Slavia Prague) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 37': Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 37': Foul by Lukáš Provod (Slavia Prague).
- 39': Attempt blocked. Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 39': Attempt saved. Rob Holding (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Cédric Soares with a cross.
- 39': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Ondrej Kolar.
- 42': Foul by Thomas Partey (Arsenal).
- 42': Jakub Hromada (Slavia Prague) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Jan Boril.
- 45': Foul by Nicolae Claudiu Stanciu (Slavia Prague).
- 45': Thomas Partey (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Arsenal 0, Slavia Prague 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Arsenal 0, Slavia Prague 0.
- 45': Substitution, Slavia Prague. Petr Sevcik replaces Jakub Hromada.
- 46': Foul by Cédric Soares (Arsenal).
- 46': Petr Sevcik (Slavia Prague) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 47': Foul by David Zima (Slavia Prague).
- 47': David Zima (Slavia Prague) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 49': Willian (Arsenal) hits the right post with a right footed shot from outside the box from a direct free kick.
- 50': Corner, Slavia Prague. Conceded by Gabriel Magalhães.
- 51': Attempt blocked. Nicolae Claudiu Stanciu (Slavia Prague) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Petr Sevcik.
- 51': Foul by Jan Boril (Slavia Prague).
- 51': Willian (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Foul by Abdallah Dipo Sima (Slavia Prague).
- 52': Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Attempt saved. Jan Boril (Slavia Prague) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lukáš Provod.
- 59': Foul by Peter Oladeji Olayinka (Slavia Prague).
- 59': Granit Xhaka (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box following a fast break.
- 62': Foul by Granit Xhaka (Arsenal).
- 62': Petr Sevcik (Slavia Prague) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 66': Attempt missed. Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Bukayo Saka with a cross.
- 68': Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Foul by Jan Boril (Slavia Prague).
- 69': Substitution, Slavia Prague. Ondrej Lingr replaces Murphy Oscar Dorley.
- 69': Substitution, Slavia Prague. Jan Kuchta replaces Abdallah Dipo Sima.
- 70': Alexander Bah (Slavia Prague) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 70': Foul by Cédric Soares (Arsenal).
- 71': Attempt blocked. Jan Kuchta (Slavia Prague) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 72': Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Foul by Tomás Holes (Slavia Prague).
- 73': Substitution, Arsenal. Gabriel Martinelli replaces Willian.
- 75': Attempt missed. Thomas Partey (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Bukayo Saka.
- 76': Attempt missed. Petr Sevcik (Slavia Prague) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
- 78': Substitution, Arsenal. Nicolas Pépé replaces Bukayo Saka.
- 78': Substitution, Arsenal. Mohamed Elneny replaces Thomas Partey.
- 78': Substitution, Arsenal. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang replaces Alexandre Lacazette.
- 78': Attempt missed. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Emile Smith Rowe with a cross.
- 80': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Jan Boril.
- 81': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Tomás Holes.
- 82': Attempt blocked. Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolas Pépé.
- 82': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Petr Sevcik.
- 84': Substitution, Slavia Prague. Lukas Masopust replaces Nicolae Claudiu Stanciu.
- 85': Alexander Bah (Slavia Prague) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Foul by Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal).
- 85': Substitution, Slavia Prague. Ibrahim Benjanim Traore replaces Peter Oladeji Olayinka because of an injury.
- 86': Goal! Arsenal 1, Slavia Prague 0. Nicolas Pépé (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
- 88': Substitution, Arsenal. Dani Ceballos replaces Emile Smith Rowe.
- 89': Dani Ceballos (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 89': Foul by Jan Boril (Slavia Prague).
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. Alexander Bah (Slavia Prague) header from a difficult angle on the right is too high. Assisted by Jan Boril with a cross.
- 90'+3': Attempt saved. Lukáš Provod (Slavia Prague) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 90'+3': Corner, Slavia Prague. Conceded by Cédric Soares.
- 90'+3': Goal! Arsenal 1, Slavia Prague 1. Tomás Holes (Slavia Prague) header from the left side of the six yard box to the top left corner following a corner.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Arsenal 1, Slavia Prague 1.
- 0': Match ends, Arsenal 1, Slavia Prague 1.
Statistics
 SLP |
ARS |
|
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Fouls | 10 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 1 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 1 | Saves | 3 |
| 45.6 | Possession | 54.4 |
| 10 | SHOTS | 11 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 295 | Accurate Passes | 356 |
| 383 | Passes | 439 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 8 |
| 5 | Crosses | 25 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 65 | Long Balls | 54 |
| 24 | Accurate Long Balls | 25 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 4 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 7 | Tackles | 13 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 16 | Effective Clearances | 13 |
| 16 | Clearances | 13 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Europa League
Venue: Emirates Stadium
Location: London, England
Venue: Emirates Stadium
Location: London, England
Line-Ups
Arsenal (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Bernd Leno (GK) |
| 6 | Gabriel Magalhães |
| 16 | Rob Holding |
| 17 | Cédric |
| 2 | Héctor Bellerín |
| 32 | Emile Smith Rowe |
| 34 | Granit Xhaka |
| 18 | Thomas Partey |
| 9 | Alexandre Lacazette |
| 12 | Willian |
| 7 | Bukayo Saka |
Slavia Prague (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Ondrej Kolar (GK) |
| 6 | David Zima  |
| 3 | Tomás Holes |
| 18 | Jan Boril |
| 5 | Alexander Bah |
| 25 | Jakub Hromada |
| 17 | Lukás Provod |
| 7 | Nicolae Stanciu |
| 12 | Abdallah Sima |
| 9 | Peter Olayinka |
| 19 | Oscar Dorley |
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