Match ends, Arsenal 4, SK Rapid Wien 1.
Arsenal gave their supporters the perfect welcome back to Emirates Stadium as Rapid Vienna were outclassed in the Europa League.
It had been 271 days since Arsenal fans had last been at their home, for the victory against West Ham United on 7 March - and how the 2,000 allowed in relished watching the Gunners confirm their dominance of Group B.
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Alexandre Lacazette gave those gathered at a social distance inside the cavernous stadium an early reward with a spectacular 25-yard drive after 10 minutes that swerved high beyond the reach of Rapid keeper Richard Strebinger.
Pablo Mari then glanced Reiss Nelson's corner in off a post before Eddie Nketiah completed the first-half scoring a minute before the interval, heading in after his first effort had been saved by the besieged Strebinger.
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Rapid, hopelessly inferior, scrambled a goal back through Kohya Kitigawa early in the second half but Arsenal were never in any danger and substitute Emile Smith-Rowe scored a simple fourth from Ainsley Maitland-Niles pass.
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More to follow.
Line-ups
Arsenal
- 13Rúnarsson
- 17Cédric Soares
- 20MustafiBooked at 61minsSubstituted forChambersat 70'minutes
- 22Marí
- 31Kolasinac
- 15Maitland-Niles
- 25ElnenyBooked at 42minsSubstituted forCeballosat 63'minutes
- 24NelsonSubstituted forWillianat 63'minutes
- 9LacazetteSubstituted forSmith Roweat 63'minutes
- 19Pépé
- 30NketiahSubstituted forBalogunat 81'minutes
Substitutes
- 1Leno
- 3Tierney
- 7Saka
- 8Ceballos
- 12Willian
- 16Holding
- 21Chambers
- 28Willock
- 32Smith Rowe
- 33Macey
- 38Balogun
- 66Azeez
Rapid Vienna
- 1Strebinger
- 6SonnleitnerBooked at 79mins
- 20HofmannSubstituted forBaracat 45'minutes
- 30Greiml
- 36Arase
- 48Demir
- 42Schuster
- 8RitzmaierSubstituted forKnasmüllnerat 66'minutes
- 31UllmannBooked at 39minsSubstituted forSchickat 45'minutes
- 32KitagawaSubstituted forKaraat 66'minutes
- 19AlarSubstituted forSulzbacherat 78'minutes
Substitutes
- 4Barac
- 13Schick
- 14Grahovac
- 22Stojkovic
- 25Gartler
- 28Knasmüllner
- 29Kara
- 37Sulzbacher
- 40Ibrahimoglu
- 45Hedl
- Referee:
- Radu Marian Petrescu
Live Text
Second Half ends, Arsenal 4, SK Rapid Wien 1.
Attempt saved. Dani Ceballos (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Willian.
Attempt missed. Folarin Balogun (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Dani Ceballos.
Attempt missed. Willian (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Dani Ceballos.
Folarin Balogun (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Mario Sonnleitner (SK Rapid Wien).
Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Lukas Sulzbacher.
Attempt saved. Pablo Marí (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nicolas Pépé with a cross.
Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Ercan Kara.
Attempt blocked. Folarin Balogun (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolas Pépé with a cross.
Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Thorsten Schick.
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