Arsenal vs Monaco clash ended with a sweet victory for Gunners last night. The hosts scored 3 goals at the Emirates and also kept a clean sheet. Here are all the match details and key stats.
Bukayo Saka scored the first goal of the match in 34th minute. It was assisted by Gabriel Jesus who was handed rare start over Kai Havertz. The second goal came in the second half which was second for starboy Saka.
The last goal came in 88th minute and it was scored by Arsenal’s make shift striker Kai Havertz. The German was set by Bukayo Saka who by picking this assist marked 3 goal contributions in the game.
Saka was voted man of the match for his superb performance. Lewis Skelly, Kiwior, Jesus who are having lack of game time this season were also able to have a positive performance last night.
Arsenal vs Monaco: Match Stats
Gunners dominated the game as expected with 55% ball possession. They had upper hand over Monaco is almost everything. The hosts had 16 total shots out of which 8 were on target. Monaco had 7 total shots out of which only 2 were on target.
Arsenal completed 468 passes with 88% accuracy whereas Monaco completed 376 passes with 86% accuracy. Gunners had 19 accurate long balls and 3 accurate crosses. On the other hand, the French side had 16 accurate long balls and only 1 accurate cross.
Monaco did have an upper hand when it came to defending. They made more tackles (12) and clearances (11) than Gunners who made 9 tackles and 7 clearances. Gunners were unable to make any block whereas Monaco did make one single block.
Monaco keeper made 5 saves whereas Raya made 2 saves. Arsenal did make more interceptions (11) than visitors who made 7 interceptions. Gunners had upper hand in winning ariel duels whereas it was an even competition in winning ground duels. All stats are as per FOTMOB.
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Arsenal are sitting on the third position in the Champions League with 13 points in 6 games. With 2 games in hand they are very likely to qualify directly for the round of 16. They will face Dinamo Zagreb at their home and will have to make an away trip to face Girona in the last matchday of group stage.
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