Arsenal overcomes Sevilla 2-0 on Wednesday

LONDON. Arsenal overcomes Sevilla with a 2-0 win with a goal from L. Trossard (29') and a goal from B. Saka (64').

November 9, 2023

LONDON. Arsenal prevails over Sevilla with a 2-0 win with a goal from L. Trossard (29′) and a goal from B. Saka (64′). Arsenal was decisively superior in terms of ball possession (64%) and that was among the factors of its victory.

The match was played at the Emirates Stadium stadium in London on Wednesday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Istvan Kovacs with the help of Vasile Marinescu and Artene Mihai. The 4th official was Horațiu Mircea Feșnic. The weather was rain and snow. The temperature was quite cold at 1.17 degrees Celsius or 34.11 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 64%.

Match Statistics

Arsenal

2 - 0

Sevilla

! 64 Ball Possession 36

Shots

11 Total 1
3 On Target 1
7 Off Target 0
1 Shots blocked 0

132 Attack 59
70 Dangerous attack 15
35 Ball safe 38

17 Free Kicks 13
0 Penalties 0
4 Corners 1
1 Off Sides 2

Fouls

7 Total 8
2 Yellow Cards 3
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Arsenal had a strong ball possession 64% while Sevilla was struggling with a 36% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Arsenal was more aggressive with 70 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 3 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Arsenal won the match.

Arsenal shot 11 times, 3 on target, 7 off target. On the other side, Sevilla shot 1 times, 1 on target, 0 off target.

Cards

Arsenal received 2 yellow cards (Declan Rice and Oleksandr Zinchenko). Talking about the opposition, Sevilla received 3 yellow cards (Juanlu Sánchez, Boubakary Soumaré and Lucas Ocampos).

Match Timeline

Leandro Trossard(goal)Bukayo Saka

29'

Oleksandr Zinchenko - sub ->Takehiro Tomiyasu

46'

Bukayo Saka (goal)Gabriel Martinelli

64'

65'

Boubakary Soumaré- sub ->Joan Jordán

66'

Boubakary Soumaré- Yellow

71'

Juanlu Sánchez- Yellow

73'

Mariano Díaz- sub ->Boubakary Soumaré

76'

Tanguy Nianzou- sub ->Adrià Pedrosa

76'

Lucas Ocampos- sub ->Kike Salas

77'

Lucas Ocampos- Yellow

Reiss Nelson- sub ->Gabriel Martinelli

81'

Fábio Vieira- sub ->Leandro Trossard

81'

Oleksandr Zinchenko - Yellow

81'

Team

Pts

Last 5

After playing this match, Arsenal will have 9 points to sit in the 1st place. Talking about the opposition, Sevilla will stay with 2 points to hold in the 4th place.

Next matches

Arsenal – Formation

Arsenal

David Raya 22.Spain

6.7

William Saliba 2.France

7.0

Takehiro Tomiyasu 18.Japan

6.8

46'

Ben White 4.England

7.1

Gabriel Magalhães 6.Brazil

7.0

Kai Havertz 29.Germany

6.6

Jorginho 20.Italy

7.7

90'

Declan Rice 41.England

7.5

85'

Leandro Trossard 19.Belgium

7.9

81'

29'

Bukayo Saka 7.England

9.1

85'

64'

Gabriel Martinelli 11.Brazil

7.8

81'

Edward Nketiah 14.England

Substitutes

Aaron Ramsdale 1.England

Karl Hein 31.Estonia

Jakub Kiwior 15.Poland

6.7

85'

Cédric Soares 17.Portugal

Oleksandr Zinchenko 35.Ukraine

7.0

46'

81'

Mohamed Elneny 25.Egypt

90'

Amario Cozier-Duberry 45.England

Fábio Vieira 21.Portugal

6.8

81'

Reiss Nelson 24.England

6.4

81'

Charles Sagoe Jr 71.England

Arsenal started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Mikel Arteta Amatriain decided to play with the following team: Eddie Nketiah, David Raya (6.7), Ben White (7.1), William Saliba (7.0), Gabriel Magalhães (7.0), Takehiro Tomiyasu (6.8), Kai Havertz (6.6), Jorginho (7.7), Declan Rice (7.5), Bukayo Saka (9.1), Leandro Trossard (7.9) and Gabriel Martinelli (7.8).

The home team had on the bench: Aaron Ramsdale, Jakub Kiwior (6.7), Cédric Soares, Reiss Nelson (6.4), Mohamed Elneny , Karl Hein, Amario Cozier-Duberry, Charles Sagoe Jr., Oleksandr Zinchenko (7.0) and Fábio Vieira (6.8).

Arsenal could not rely on the presence of Fábio Vieira (injured).

Substitutions

Arsenal made 5 changes: Takehiro Tomiyasu for Oleksandr Zinchenko (46′), Bukayo Saka for Jakub Kiwior (85′), Gabriel Martinelli for Reiss Nelson (81′), Leandro Trossard for Fábio Vieira (81′) and Jorginho for Mohamed Elneny (90′).

Best player: Bukayo Saka

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Arsenal was Bukayo Saka.

His rating is (9.1) with 1 goal, 29 passes (83% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 10 duels out of 18. He performed 2 crosses.

Sevilla – Formation

Sevilla

Marko Dmitrović 1.Serbia

7.0

Ørjan Nyland 13.Norway

Nemanja Gudelj 6.Serbia

6.3

Marcos Acuña 19.Argentina

Juanlu Sánchez 26.Spain

6.3

71'

Loïc Badé 22.France

7.0

Kike Salas 27.Spain

6.3

76'

Adrià Pedrosa 3.Spain

6.3

76'

Joan Jordán 8.Spain

6.4

65'

Erik Lamela 17.Argentina

7.0

Fernando 20.Brazil

7.1

Djibril Sow 18.Switzerland

6.6

65'

Youssef En-Nesyri 15.Morocco

6.6

Substitutes

Alberto Flores 31.Spain

Federico Gattoni 2.Argentina

Tanguy Nianzou 14.France

6.4

76'

Jesús Navas 16.Spain

Lucas Ocampos 5.Argentina

6.6

76'

77'

Suso 7.Spain

I. Rakitić 10.Croatia

6.3

65'

Óliver Torres 21.Spain

Boubakary Soumaré 24.France

6.4

65'

66'

Rafa Mir 9.Spain

Dodi Lukébakio 11.Belgium

Mariano Díaz 12.Dominican Republic

6.8

73'

Sevilla started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Diego Martín Alonso López played with: Ørjan Nyland, Marcos Acuña, Marko Dmitrović (7.0), Juanlu Sánchez (6.3), Loïc Badé (7.0), Nemanja Gudelj (6.3), Kike Salas (6.3), Joan Jordán (6.4), Fernando (7.1), Erik Lamela (7.0), Djibril Sow (6.6) and Adrià Pedrosa (6.3), Youssef En-Nesyri (6.6).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Federico Gattoni, Suso, Rafa Mir, Mariano Díaz (6.8), Tanguy Nianzou (6.4), Óliver Torres, Alberto Flores, Jesús Navas, Boubakary Soumaré (6.4), Lucas Ocampos (6.6), Ivan Rakitić (6.3) and Dodi Lukebakio.

Sevilla could not rely on the presence of Ivan Rakitić (injured) and Mariano Díaz (injured).

Substitutions

Sevilla made 5 changes: Joan Jordán for Boubakary Soumaré (65′), Djibril Sow for Ivan Rakitić (65′), Adrià Pedrosa for Tanguy Nianzou (76′), Kike Salas for Lucas Ocampos (76′) and Boubakary Soumaré for Mariano Díaz (73′).