After withstanding heavy pressure, Arsenal's superior class ultimately showed as they left Qarabag with a 3-0 win.
2018/2019 UEFA Europa League
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Match Events
4' GOAL! Qarabag 0-1 Arsenal (Sokratis)
The resulting corner is swung into the heart of the Qarabag penalty area and finds Monreal, whose downward header bounces off the thigh of Sokratis and into the back of the net. What a start!
48' OFFSIDE! Madatov's goal disallowed
53' GOAL! Qarabag 0-2 Arsenal (Smith-Rowe)
GOAL! Arsenal have doubled their lead, and it's Smith Rowe with it! The visitors go long and manage to catch Qarabag out at the back. Iwobi latches onto a lofted pass and then sets up Smith Rowe, who sends a low shot straight through the legs of Vagner for his first ever Arsenal goal.
79' GOAL! Qarabag 0-3 Arsenal (Guendouzi)
Guendouzi finishes the job for Arsenal! A half-hearted Qarabag attacking move comes to an end and the visitors immediately counter-attack. Lacazette heads towards the box before poking a pass over to Guendouzi, who then finds the bottom left-hand corner of the net with a smart finish. That's his first goal for the club!
Match Report
Emile Smith Rowe and Matteo Guendouzi scored their first competitive Arsenal goals as the Gunners resisted heavy pressure and claimed a 3-0 win at Qarabag in the Europa League.
Smith Rowe's second-half goal made him the club's youngest goalscorer since Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain netted in September 2011 to cap off a mature performance, and the Gunners extended their winning run to eight matches as Guendouzi finished Qarabag off.
Sokratis Papastathopoulos gave Arsenal a somewhat fortuitous early opener, though the first half finished with Qarabag well on top and only the heroics of Bernd Leno kept the visitors ahead.
But Smith Rowe eased Arsenal's worries early in the second half and, although the hosts remained a potent threat, they were seen off by the Gunners, who have six points from two Group E outings.
Line-ups
Qarabağ XI: A. Agolli, Jakub Rzezniczak, Míchel , M. Medvedev, Innocent Emeghara, Q. Qarayev, B. Hüseynov, Vagner, Filip Ozobic, Abdellah Zoubir, M. Mədətov
Subs: H. Halldórsson, Araz Abdullayev, Simeon Slavchev, C. Diniyev, Dzon Delarge, Abbas Huseynov, R. Məmmədov
Arsenal XI: S. Lichtsteiner, Nacho Monreal, Sokratis, D. Welbeck, B. Leno, M.Elneny, Kolasinac, A. Iwobi, Holding, M. Guendouzi, Emile Smith-Rowe
Subs: M. Özil, Lacazette, Mustafi, E. Martínez, G. Xhaka, Bellerín, L. Torreira