English Carabao Cup

Arsenal vs Sunderland, 2021-22 English Carabao Cup, Quarterfinals

· English Carabao Cup
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

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Foul by Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal).
  • 2': Tom Flanagan (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 3': Attempt saved. Alex Pritchard (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 4': Offside, Arsenal. Benjamin White tries a through ball, but Nicolas Pépé is caught offside.
  • 6': Attempt blocked. Folarin Balogun (Arsenal) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard.
  • 6': Attempt missed. Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Cédric Soares with a cross.
  • 7': Alex Pritchard (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 7': Foul by Cédric Soares (Arsenal).
  • 8': Emile Smith Rowe (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 8': Foul by Bailey Wright (Sunderland).
  • 12': Attempt blocked. Nicolas Pépé (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 12': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Lynden Gooch.
  • 13': Attempt missed. Rob Holding (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Cédric Soares with a cross following a corner.
  • 13': Carl Winchester (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 13': Foul by Folarin Balogun (Arsenal).
  • 14': Alex Pritchard (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 14': Foul by Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal).
  • 15': Foul by Ross Stewart (Sunderland).
  • 15': Nicolas Pépé (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 16': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Ross Stewart.
  • 17': Attempt blocked. Rob Holding (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cédric Soares with a cross.
  • 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.
  • 19': Attempt blocked. Ross Stewart (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alex Pritchard with a cross.
  • 20': Foul by Lynden Gooch (Sunderland).
  • 20': Nicolas Pépé (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 20': Lynden Gooch (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 22': Attempt missed. Folarin Balogun (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Cédric Soares with a cross.
  • 23': Attempt saved. Folarin Balogun (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Emile Smith Rowe.
  • 25': Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 25': Foul by Tom Flanagan (Sunderland).
  • 26': Attempt missed. Bailey Wright (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  • 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.
  • 32': Attempt saved. Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Benjamin White.
  • 34': Attempt saved. Carl Winchester (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alex Pritchard.
  • 34': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Bernd Leno.
  • 35': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Nuno Tavares.
  • 36': Attempt blocked. Ross Stewart (Sunderland) header from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alex Pritchard with a cross.
  • 36': Foul by Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal).
  • 36': Tom Flanagan (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 37': Offside, Sunderland. Alex Pritchard tries a through ball, but Tom Flanagan is caught offside.
  • 43': Offside, Sunderland. Bailey Wright tries a through ball, but Nathan Broadhead is caught offside.
  • 44': Attempt saved. Emile Smith Rowe (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 45'+1': Substitution, Sunderland. Denver Hume replaces Nathan Broadhead because of an injury.
  • 45'+3': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Benjamin White.
  • 45'+3': Attempt saved. Alex Pritchard (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lynden Gooch.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Arsenal 2, Sunderland 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Arsenal 2, Sunderland 1.
  • 49': Folarin Balogun (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 49': Foul by Bailey Wright (Sunderland).
  • 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.
  • 51': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Benjamin White.
  • 52': Offside, Sunderland. Denver Hume tries a through ball, but Ross Stewart is caught offside.
  • 53': Attempt blocked. Folarin Balogun (Arsenal) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Emile Smith Rowe.
  • 53': Bailey Wright (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Foul by Folarin Balogun (Arsenal).
  • 54': Folarin Balogun (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 55': Elliot Embleton (Sunderland) hits the left post with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Bailey Wright.
  • 56': Substitution, Arsenal. Granit Xhaka replaces Folarin Balogun.
  • 57': Attempt saved. Ross Stewart (Sunderland) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Denver Hume with a through ball.
  • 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.
  • 59': Alex Pritchard (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 59': Foul by Benjamin White (Arsenal).
  • 60': Attempt blocked. Alex Pritchard (Sunderland) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 60': Foul by Denver Hume (Sunderland).
  • 60': Nicolas Pépé (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Denver Hume (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 64': Attempt saved. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Nicolas Pépé.
  • 66': Offside, Sunderland. Lee Burge tries a through ball, but Ross Stewart is caught offside.
  • 66': Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 66': Foul by Bailey Wright (Sunderland).
  • 68': Attempt blocked. Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nuno Tavares with a cross.
  • 69': Cédric Soares (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 69': Foul by Callum Doyle (Sunderland).
  • 70': Attempt missed. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
  • 71': Offside, Sunderland. Callum Doyle tries a through ball, but Ross Stewart is caught offside.
  • 72': Offside, Arsenal. Granit Xhaka tries a through ball, but Nuno Tavares is caught offside.
  • 73': Substitution, Arsenal. Gabriel Magalhães replaces Benjamin White.
  • 73': Substitution, Arsenal. Gabriel Martinelli replaces Martin Ødegaard.
  • 74': Foul by Cédric Soares (Arsenal).
  • 74': Lynden Gooch (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 75': Attempt saved. Alex Pritchard (Sunderland) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  • 75': Attempt missed. Elliot Embleton (Sunderland) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
  • 76': Foul by Bailey Wright (Sunderland).
  • 76': Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 76': Bailey Wright (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 78': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Nuno Tavares.
  • 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.
  • 81': Hand ball by Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal).
  • 84': Foul by Aiden O'Brien (Sunderland).
  • 84': Nuno Tavares (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 85': Charlie Patino (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 85': Foul by Callum Doyle (Sunderland).
  • 86': Callum Doyle (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 88': Aiden O'Brien (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 88': Foul by Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal).
  • 89': Attempt missed. Nuno Tavares (Arsenal) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is too high.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Corry Evans (Sunderland).
  • 90'+1': Nuno Tavares (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 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.
  • 0': Match ends, Arsenal 5, Sunderland 1.

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

Game Information

Competition: English Carabao Cup

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

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
Arsenal Substitutes:
Kieran Tierney, Thomas Partey, Gabriel Martinelli, Aaron Ramsdale, Alexandre Lacazette, Charlie Patino, Granit Xhaka, Bukayo Saka, Gabriel Magalhães.

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
Sunderland 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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