Arsenal vs Bolton Wanderers, 2024-25 English Carabao Cup, Third Round
· English Carabao Cup
- 16': Declan Rice
- 37': Ethan Nwaneri
- 49': Ethan Nwaneri
- 64': Raheem Sterling
- 77': Kai Havertz
FT
5 - 1
5 - 1
Arsenal teen Nwaneri nets brace in Carabao Cup rout of Bolton
Arsenal teenager Ethan Nwaneri scored twice in a 5-1 win over League One Bolton in the Carabao Cup Cup on Wednesday.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Foul by Josh Dacres-Cogley (Bolton Wanderers).
- 2': Myles Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 4': Attempt missed. Scott Arfield (Bolton Wanderers) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by John McAtee.
- 6': Foul by John McAtee (Bolton Wanderers).
- 6': Josh Nichols (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Attempt blocked. Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Bukayo Saka with a headed pass.
- 8': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Eoin Toal.
- 12': Foul by Scott Arfield (Bolton Wanderers).
- 12': Myles Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Corner, Bolton Wanderers. Conceded by Jakub Kiwior.
- 16': Goal! Arsenal 1, Bolton Wanderers 0. Declan Rice (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner.
- 18': Foul by Ethan Nwaneri (Arsenal).
- 18': Josh Sheehan (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Aaron Collins (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 19': Foul by Jakub Kiwior (Arsenal).
- 25': Attempt blocked. Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Bukayo Saka.
- 26': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Eoin Toal.
- 26': Attempt missed. Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Bukayo Saka.
- 29': Delay in match (Arsenal).
- 29': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 31': Aaron Collins (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 31': Foul by Raheem Sterling (Arsenal).
- 31': Corner, Bolton Wanderers. Conceded by Jakub Kiwior.
- 32': Attempt missed. John McAtee (Bolton Wanderers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a corner.
- 34': Aaron Collins (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 34': Foul by Riccardo Calafiori (Arsenal).
- 34': Riccardo Calafiori (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 34': Corner, Bolton Wanderers. Conceded by Raheem Sterling.
- 36': Offside, Bolton Wanderers. John McAtee is caught offside.
- 37': Goal! Arsenal 2, Bolton Wanderers 0. Ethan Nwaneri (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Raheem Sterling.
- 41': Foul by Aaron Collins (Bolton Wanderers).
- 41': Myles Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Attempt saved. Raheem Sterling (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Declan Rice.
- 42': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Luke Southwood.
- 43': Attempt missed. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Gabriel Jesus following a corner.
- 43': Attempt blocked. Jakub Kiwior (Arsenal) right footed shot from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Bukayo Saka.
- 43': Attempt blocked. Declan Rice (Arsenal) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bukayo Saka.
- 43': Attempt blocked. Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 45': Attempt missed. Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Bukayo Saka with a through ball following a fast break.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 45'+3': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Josh Sheehan.
- 45'+3': Attempt blocked. Jakub Kiwior (Arsenal) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Declan Rice with a cross.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Arsenal 2, Bolton Wanderers 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Arsenal 2, Bolton Wanderers 0.
- 46': Foul by John McAtee (Bolton Wanderers).
- 46': Myles Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Chris Forino.
- 49': Goal! Arsenal 3, Bolton Wanderers 0. Ethan Nwaneri (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Declan Rice.
- 52': Attempt saved. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Declan Rice.
- 52': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Luke Southwood.
- 53': Goal! Arsenal 3, Bolton Wanderers 1. Aaron Collins (Bolton Wanderers) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by John McAtee following a fast break.
- 54': Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 54': Foul by Randell Williams (Bolton Wanderers).
- 55': Foul by Kyle Dempsey (Bolton Wanderers).
- 55': Jorginho (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 56': Attempt missed. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ethan Nwaneri.
- 56': Delay in match because of an injury Myles Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal).
- 57': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 58': Offside, Bolton Wanderers. Aaron Collins is caught offside.
- 60': Delay in match because of an injury Myles Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal).
- 62': Substitution, Arsenal. Gabriel Magalhães replaces Myles Lewis-Skelly because of an injury.
- 62': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 62': Substitution, Arsenal. Kai Havertz replaces Declan Rice.
- 64': Goal! Arsenal 4, Bolton Wanderers 1. Raheem Sterling (Arsenal) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
- 66': Attempt missed. Riccardo Calafiori (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ethan Nwaneri.
- 67': Attempt missed. John McAtee (Bolton Wanderers) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left.
- 68': Offside, Arsenal. Raheem Sterling is caught offside.
- 69': Substitution, Bolton Wanderers. Jay Matete replaces Kyle Dempsey.
- 69': Substitution, Bolton Wanderers. George Thomason replaces Scott Arfield.
- 69': Delay in match because of an injury Chris Forino (Bolton Wanderers).
- 70': Substitution, Arsenal. Maldini Kacurri replaces Riccardo Calafiori.
- 71': Substitution, Arsenal. Gabriel Martinelli replaces Bukayo Saka.
- 71': Substitution, Bolton Wanderers. George Johnston replaces Chris Forino because of an injury.
- 71': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 76': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Luke Southwood.
- 76': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by George Thomason.
- 77': Attempt saved. Raheem Sterling (Arsenal) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gabriel Jesus.
- 77': Goal! Arsenal 5, Bolton Wanderers 1. Kai Havertz (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner following a corner.
- 78': Substitution, Bolton Wanderers. Victor Adeboyejo replaces John McAtee.
- 79': Substitution, Bolton Wanderers. Dion Charles replaces Aaron Collins.
- 80': Attempt blocked. Kai Havertz (Arsenal) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Gabriel Martinelli.
- 81': Substitution, Arsenal. Ismeal Kabia replaces Raheem Sterling.
- 83': Foul by Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal).
- 83': Josh Sheehan (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Attempt missed. Kai Havertz (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
- 86': Foul by George Thomason (Bolton Wanderers).
- 86': Josh Nichols (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 87': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Ricardo Santos.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Eoin Toal.
- 90'+4': Corner, Bolton Wanderers. Conceded by Maldini Kacurri.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Arsenal 5, Bolton Wanderers 1.
- 0': Match ends, Arsenal 5, Bolton Wanderers 1.
Statistics
 BOL |
ARS |
|
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fouls | 5 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 10 |
| 3 | Saves | 0 |
| 23.2 | Possession | 76.8 |
| 4 | SHOTS | 21 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 8 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 120 | Accurate Passes | 576 |
| 189 | Passes | 642 |
| 0.6 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 8 | Crosses | 16 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 47 | Long Balls | 36 |
| 12 | Accurate Long Balls | 24 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 7 |
| 15 | Effective Tackles | 5 |
| 28 | Tackles | 11 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 6 | Interceptions | 5 |
| 30 | Effective Clearances | 9 |
| 30 | Clearances | 9 |
Game Information
Competition: English Carabao Cup
Venue: Emirates Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 59,056
Venue: Emirates Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 59,056
Line-Ups
Arsenal (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 92 | Jack Porter (GK) |
| 33 | Riccardo Calafiori  |
| 15 | Jakub Kiwior |
| 49 | Myles Lewis-Skelly |
| 51 | Josh Nichols |
| 20 | Jorginho |
| 41 | Declan Rice |
| 53 | Ethan Nwaneri |
| 9 | Gabriel Jesus |
| 30 | Raheem Sterling |
| 7 | Bukayo Saka |
Bolton Wanderers (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 20 | Luke Southwood (GK) |
| 5 | Ricardo Santos |
| 18 | Eoin Toal |
| 21 | Christian Forino Joseph |
| 22 | Kyle Dempsey |
| 37 | Scott Arfield |
| 8 | Josh Sheehan |
| 27 | Randell Williams |
| 12 | Joshua Dacres-Cogley |
| 19 | Aaron Collins |
| 45 | John Mcatee |
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