Summary

  • Arsenal join Chelsea in reaching Europa League last 32

  • Gunners' 0-0 draw with Sporting enough to progress

  • Welbeck suffers serious-looking ankle injury

  • Mathieu sent off for foul on Aubameyang

  • Chelsea beat Bate Borisov 1-0 earlier

  • Giroud scores first goal of season

  1. Postpublished at 90+3 mins

    Arsenal 0-0 Sporting Lisbon

    I've been impressed by Arsenal midfielder Matteo Guendouzi, he breaks into the box but his cross is held by the keeper.

  2. Postpublished at 90+2 mins

    Arsenal 0-0 Sporting Lisbon

    Arsenal are on the verge of the knockouts. Sporting are just sitting in. It's a 9-0-0 formation.

  3. INJURY TIMEpublished at 90 mins

    Arsenal 0-0 Sporting Lisbon

    Five minutes added on. Not sure how we have longer here than we did in the first half after that Danny Welbeck injury.

  4. Postpublished at 90 mins

    Arsenal 0-0 Sporting Lisbon

    Good feet by Aaron Ramsey, who then tries to chip a ball over a defender in the box but right out of play.

    Arsenal's Aaron RamseyImage source, Reuters
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    Get Involvedpublished at 21:51 Greenwich Mean Time 8 November 2018

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    Sean: As it stands, it's Arsenal's defence that's getting them in to the last 32. I'll take it, and worry about the lack of attacking options in the squad later

  6. Postpublished at 89 mins

    Arsenal 0-0 Sporting Lisbon

    Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang steps up to take the free-kick and curls it well over. Bet he'd have preferred that chance in open play...

  7. Postpublished at 88 mins

    Arsenal 0-0 Sporting Lisbon

    A very professional foul. He's possibly saved his team there (unless Arsenal score the free-kick).

    Arsenal's Pierre-Emerick AubameyangImage source, Reuters
  8. RED CARD - Jeremy Mathieu (Sporting)published at 88 mins

    Arsenal 0-0 Sporting Lisbon

    Arsenal striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is speeding towards goal and Jeremy Mathieu hacks him down just before he reaches the box.

    Professional foul. Red card.

    Sporting's Jeremy MathieuImage source, Reuters
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    Get Involvedpublished at 21:47 Greenwich Mean Time 8 November 2018

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    Now you have said it, I can't unsee it

    Phil: Unai Emery really looks like Alan Partridge when he pulls some of those facial expressions

  10. Postpublished at 86 mins

    Arsenal 0-0 Sporting Lisbon

    Arsenal are through as things stand, unless Vorskla Poltava score late on against Qarabag, or Sporting score.

  11. SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 84 mins

    Arsenal 0-0 Sporting Lisbon

    Sporting eating up time as they make another sub a minute later - defensive midfielder Radosav Petrovic replaces Miguel Luis.

  12. SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 83 mins

    Arsenal 0-0 Sporting Lisbon

    Sporting Lisbon bring on 20-year-old Cape Verde forward Jovane Cabral for Abdoulaye Diaby.

  13. Postpublished at 82 mins

    Arsenal 0-0 Sporting Lisbon

    One of Arsenal's best chances, Sead Kolasinac plays a low cross to goal machine Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, but Sebastian Coates blocks his shot from inside the area.

  14. Postpublished at 81 mins

    Arsenal 0-0 Sporting Lisbon

    As I write that, Alex Iwobi picks out Henrikh Mkhitaryan, who prods the ball towards goal but it's easily saved by Renan Ribeiro.

    Arsenal's Henrikh MkhitaryanImage source, Getty Images
  15. Postpublished at 81 mins

    Arsenal 0-0 Sporting Lisbon

    One shot on target all game - Danny Welbeck's header where he suffered that injury.

  16. Elsewhere in Europe...published at 21:41 Greenwich Mean Time 8 November 2018

    Scenes in Glasgow as Odsonne Edouard immediately restores Celtic's lead against RB Leipzig.

    Celtic's Odsonne EdouardImage source, Getty Images
  17. Postpublished at 79 mins

    Arsenal 0-0 Sporting Lisbon

    Sporting have a corner, but play it short. Suddenly they're back on halfway and the offside flag goes up as a ball is punted forward. Total waste.

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    Get Involvedpublished at 21:40 Greenwich Mean Time 8 November 2018

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    Neil: Never a good game when you have more injuries than goals

    Arsenal's Stephan LichtsteinerImage source, PA
  19. Postpublished at 78 mins

    Arsenal 0-0 Sporting Lisbon

    A good run from Abdoulaye Diaby, who charges from halfway, but then his shot is blocked by Sokratis Papastathopoulos.

  20. Elsewhere in Europe...published at 21:38 Greenwich Mean Time 8 November 2018

    Jean-Kevin Augustin has just equalised for RB Leipzig against Celtic.

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