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 27 mins

    Arsenal 0-0 Sporting Lisbon

    The referee does the stretcher signal to the bench for Danny Welbeck and it's being brought on now. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is getting ready.

    Arsenal's Pierre-Emerick AubameyangImage source, Getty Images
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    Get Involvedpublished at 20:27 Greenwich Mean Time 8 November 2018

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    Fred, Devon: Smith-Rowe looks so confident on the ball, he's got a bright bright future ahead of him.

    NowNaija: I started watching Arsenal during Wenger's failure era. Emery planted belief back to our team. They play nicely now, Unai's tactics.

    Prudent-Ifeanyi: Emery has made Arsenal so difficult to beat. I heart his tactics for each game.

  3. Postpublished at 25 mins

    Arsenal 0-0 Sporting Lisbon

    A lively start to this game for Danny Welbeck who gets a head onto Stephan Lichsteiner's cross but it's easily saved by the goalkeeper.

    Welbeck has hurt himself though and is getting treatment.

    Arsenal's Danny WelbeckImage source, Reuters
  4. Elsewhere in Europepublished at 20:26 Greenwich Mean Time 8 November 2018

    Amer Gojak has put Dinamo Zagreb 1-0 up against Spartak Trnava - the Croats could qualify today.

  5. Postpublished at 23 mins

    Arsenal 0-0 Sporting Lisbon

    Sporting forward Fredy Montero is yet to a complete a pass - he's tried two. Danny Welbeck has completed both his attempts.

  6. Elsewhere in Europe...published at 20:24 Greenwich Mean Time 8 November 2018

    Takumi Minamino has put Red Bull Salzburg 2-0 up at Rosenborg, who have lost all their games so far.

  7. YELLOW CARDpublished at 22 mins

    Arsenal 0-0 Sporting Lisbon

    Arsenal full-back Stephan Lichtsteiner dives in on Nani and it's a definite booking.

  8. Postpublished at 21 mins

    Arsenal 0-0 Sporting Lisbon

    Sporting defender Jeremy Mathieu can be pretty clumsy and he trips Stephan Lichtsteiner, who fooled him with a dummy.

    Emile Smith Rowe had been fouled in the build-up too.

    Henrikh Mkhitaryan whips in a good free-kick, while Danny Welbeck heads wide.

  9. Postpublished at 19 mins

    Arsenal 0-0 Sporting Lisbon

    Arsenal's Matteo GuendouziImage source, Reuters

    Arsenal almost lead. Good low cross by Matteo Guendouzi, which Danny Welbeck tries to turn home. Sporting defender Jeremy Mathieu actually turns it past his keeper but Sebastian Coates clears it off the line.

    Sporting's Nemanja Gudelj fires a shot well over from miles out.

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    Get Involvedpublished at 20:17 Greenwich Mean Time 8 November 2018

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    DJMannie: Watching Arsenal games with ease these days, gone are the days i used to have hypertension watching from minute 1.

    A relaxing start for Arsenal fans?

    Arsenal manager Unai EmeryImage source, Reuters
  11. Postpublished at 16 mins

    Arsenal 0-0 Sporting Lisbon

    Good play by Emile Smith Rowe to lose a defender on the edge of the box but his 20-yard shot is over the bar.

    Arsenal's Emile Smith-RoweImage source, Getty Images
  12. Elsewhere in Europe...published at 20:16 Greenwich Mean Time 8 November 2018

    Real Betis are 1-0 up against AC Milan, with PSG loanee Giovani lo Celso scorng. The Spanish side could go through today...

    But they'd need Olympiakos to not win and the Greek club are leading Luxembourg minnows Dudelange 1-0.

    Real Betis' Giovani Lo CelsoImage source, Reuters
  13. Postpublished at 13 mins

    Arsenal 0-0 Sporting Lisbon

    Alex Iwobi's cross for Henrikh Mkhitaryan is turned out for a corner by Sebastian Coates, but Arsenal can't do anything with the set-piece.

    Now Mkhitaryan's low cross is held by the keeper.

  14. Elsewhere in Europe...published at 20:13 Greenwich Mean Time 8 November 2018

    Celtic's Kieran TierneyImage source, Reuters

    A big goal for Celtic as Kieran Tierney gives them the lead against RB Leipzig. They could go out if they lose tonight but it's 1-0 to the Bhoys.

    Follow live coverage of that game here.

  15. Postpublished at 11 mins

    Arsenal 0-0 Sporting Lisbon

    Sporting winger Abdoulaye Diaby runs down the right and rolls a pass across to Nani but Stephan Lichtsteiner reads it and clears the ball before the ex-Manchester United man can get there.

    Arsenal's Stephan Lichtsteiner and Sporting's NaniImage source, PA
  16. Postpublished at 9 mins

    Arsenal 0-0 Sporting Lisbon

    Carl Jenkinson, making his second Arsenal appearance in almost two years, fires an ambitious shot over from 35 yards.

    He's scored one goal in his previous 63 appearances for the Gunners.

  17. Postpublished at 8 mins

    Arsenal 0-0 Sporting Lisbon

    Alex Iwobi spreads the ball out left to Danny Welbeck but his low cross hits the heel of a Sprting defender. Henrikh Mkhitaryan was in the box waiting for it.

    Arsenal's Danny WelbeckImage source, Reuters
  18. Elsewhere in Europe...published at 20:09 Greenwich Mean Time 8 November 2018

    Japan forward Takumi Minamino has given Red Bull Salzburg a 1-0 lead against Rosenborg. The Austrian side could go through today - so long as Celtic don't win.

  19. Postpublished at 4 mins

    Arsenal 0-0 Sporting Lisbon

    Arsenal's Matteo GuendouziImage source, Reuters

    Matteo Guendouzi gets away with one for Arsenal. He loses the ball and Sporting take too long to shoot from the edge of the box. When Nani finally does, it's at an Arsenal player.

    Now at the other end, Danny Welbeck charges down Sporting keeper Renan Ribeiro, who takes an age to clear, but it bounces away.

  20. Postpublished at 2 mins

    Arsenal 0-0 Sporting Lisbon

    Arsenal full-back Stephan Lichtsteiner's cross is blocked and then he fouls Nani, who goes flying to the turf.