Sporting CP 0-1 Arsenal — Europa League, 25 Oct 2018
Arsenal beat Sporting CP 1-0 in the Europa League on 25 October 2018 at Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon. Daniel Welbeck scored for Arsenal. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below.
Match timeline
- 39'
- Half-time0-0
- 46'
- 46'
- 51'
- 58'
- 71'
- 71'
- 0-177'
- 81'
- 86'
- 87'out: Abdoulay Diaby
- 90'
- 90'
- Full-time0-1
Player ratings
7.6
Top rated
Sporting CP
- 7.6Renan RibeiroG
- 7.3Marcos AcuñaM
- 7.0Bruno FernandesM
- 7.0Nemanja GudeljM
- 6.9André PintoD
- 6.7Radosav PetrovićM
- 6.7NaniM
- 6.7Jovane CabralF
- 6.7Rodrigo BattagliaM
- 6.6Stefan RistovskiD
- 6.6Bruno GasparD
- 6.5Fredy MonteroF
- 6.5Abdoulay DiabyF
- 5.7Sebastián CoatesD
Arsenal
- 7.4SokratisD
- 7.3Granit XhakaM
- 7.3Mattéo GuendouziM
- 7.2Aaron RamseyM
- 7.1Robert HoldingD
- 7.0Bernd LenoG
- 7.0Stephan LichtsteinerD
- 7.0Henrikh MkhitaryanM
- 7.0Lucas TorreiraM
- 7.0Pierre-Emerick AubameyangF
- 6.9Daniel WelbeckF
- 6.9Mohamed ElnenyM
- 6.5Alexandre LacazetteF
- 6.3Alexander IwobiM
Line-ups
Arsenal4-3-3
Sporting CP4-3-3
Substitutes
Sporting CPJosé Peseiro
Substitutes
- 19R. SalinG
- 76Bruno Gaspar46'D6.6
- 22J. MathieuD
- 90Miguel LuísM
- 77Jovane Cabral90'71'F6.7
- 23Abdoulay Diaby87'F6.5
- 18Carlos ManéM
ArsenalUnai Emery
Substitutes
- 25C. JenkinsonD
- 20S. MustafiD
- 17Alexander Iwobi86'M6.3
- 10M. ÖzilM
- 11Lucas Torreira58'M7.0
- 9Alexandre Lacazette81'F6.5
- 26E. MartínezG
Team statistics
33%Possession67%
15Total shots14
0Shots on target7
7Shots off target1
8Blocked shots6
11Corners11
1Offsides1
13Fouls12
4Yellow cards2
0Red cards0
6Goalkeeper saves0
256Total passes544
175Accurate passes476
68%Pass accuracy88%
Sporting CP
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Renan Ribeiro | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 7.6 |
| Marcos Acuña | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7.3 |
| Bruno Fernandes | 90 | – | – | 3 | 2 | – | 0 | 7.0 |
| Nemanja Gudelj | 71 | – | – | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7.0 |
| André Pinto | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.9 |
| Radosav Petrović | 90 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.7 |
| Nani | 87 | – | – | 3 | 2 | – | 0 | 6.7 |
| Jovane Cabral | 19 | – | – | 3 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.7 |
| Rodrigo Battaglia | 90 | – | – | 1 | 2 | – | 0 | 6.7 |
| Stefan Ristovski | 45 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Bruno Gaspar | 45 | – | – | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Fredy Montero | 90 | – | – | 2 | 3 | – | 1 | 6.5 |
| Abdoulay Diaby | 3 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.5 |
| Sebastián Coates | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 5.7 |
Arsenal
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sokratis | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7.4 |
| Granit Xhaka | 90 | – | – | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7.3 |
| Mattéo Guendouzi | 90 | – | – | 1 | 2 | – | 1 | 7.3 |
| Aaron Ramsey | 90 | – | – | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7.2 |
| Robert Holding | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.1 |
| Bernd Leno | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 7.0 |
| Stephan Lichtsteiner | 90 | – | – | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.0 |
| Henrikh Mkhitaryan | 90 | – | – | 1 | 2 | – | 1 | 7.0 |
| Lucas Torreira | 32 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 7.0 |
| Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang | 86 | – | – | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7.0 |
| Daniel Welbeck | 81 | 1 | – | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Mohamed Elneny | 58 | – | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.9 |
| Alexandre Lacazette | 9 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.5 |
| Alexander Iwobi | 4 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 6.3 |
Final table, Europa League 2018/19 · UEFA Europa League: Group E
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 6 | +10 | 16 |
| 2 | Sporting CP | 6 | +10 | 13 |
| 3 | Vorskla Poltava | 6 | -9 | 3 |
| 4 | Qarabag | 6 | -11 | 3 |
Before and after
Sporting CP
- Previous: Portimonense 4-2 Sporting CP, 7 Oct 2018 · Primeira Liga
- Next: Sporting CP 3-0 Boavista, 28 Oct 2018 · Primeira Liga
Arsenal
- Previous: Arsenal 3-1 Leicester, 22 Oct 2018 · Premier League
- Next: Crystal Palace 2-2 Arsenal, 28 Oct 2018 · Premier League
Data updated