Zurich 1-2 Arsenal LIVE RESULT: Eddie Nketiah heads home as Gunners start Europa League with win – latest
EDDIE NKETIAH headed in the winner as Arsenal overcame a tricky start to their Europa League campaign.
Marquinhos scored on his debut for the Gunners after a sublime counter-attack before Zurich equalised form the penalty spot.
- Result: Zurich 1-2 Arsenal
- TV/live stream: BT Sport 2
- Zurich XI: Brecher, Kamberi, Kryeziu, Aliti, Boranijasevic, Dzemaili, Selnaes, Okita, Krasniqi, Guerrero, Aiyegun.
- Arsenal XI: Turner, Tomiyasu, Holding, Gabriel, Tierney, Lokonga, Xhaka, Vieira, Marquinhos, Martinelli, Nketiah
The other game in Group A ends in a draw.
Arsenal end today top of their European group and the Premier League.
The other game in Group A between PSV and Bodo/Glimt ended in a 1-1 draw, with Albert Gronbaek's goal being cancelled out by Cody Gakpo.
The other game in Group A ends in a draw.
Arsenal end today top of their European group and the Premier League.
The other game in Group A between PSV and Bodo/Glimt ended in a 1-1 draw, with Albert Gronbaek's goal being cancelled out by Cody Gakpo.
Full-Time. Zurich 1-2 Arsenal
Zurich threatened towards the end up lacked some quality to get a genuine clear cut chance.
A much tougher test than perhaps Arsenal bargained for but whether that was down to their own lack of intensity or Zurich's tenacity one for the pundits to decide.
Marquinhos and Nketiah double up with a goal and assist each.
Nevertheless, a winning start to Arsenal's European return.
Zurich 1-2 Arsenal
90+1. Injury time now as Zurich threaten to score a late equaliser.
A cross comes in and substitute Santini meets it in midair.
His looping header goes towards goal but is straight down Turner's throat.
An easy save for him.
Zurich 1-2 Arsenal
87. Jesus nearly gets a third but the goalkeeper manages to keep it out with his feet.
The forward finds some space in the area and gets a shot towards goal as he cuts back to the far post.
Brecher sends it behind for a corner however.
Zurich 1-2 Arsenal
85. Some lovely one-touch passing from Arsenal there.
Odegaard and Xhaka combine with a sharp one-two to create space and unleash Saka in behind.
Xhaka then dinks a pass through to the winger and he gets to the byline but can't produce a good cross.
They're lacking a cutting edge at the moment.
Zurich 1-2 Arsenal
78. Nketiah comes off for Gabriel Jesus.
A productive evening for the Hale End Graduate.
Zurich 1-2 Arsenal
An impressive debut from Marquinhos who grabs a goal and an assist.
Vieira also showed glimpses of his brilliance tonight.
Zurich 1-2 Arsenal
68. Triple change for Arsenal coming up just seconds after a dangerous chance for Zurich.
A ball was whipped to the back post and was met by an unmarked attacker, but with poor contact as he stretched for the ball.
Zinchenko, Odegaard and Saka all on.
Nketiah heads the ball into the back of the net.
62. A beautifully weighted cross form Marquinhos to the far post finds the striker who heads the ball down into the ground.
The bounce takes it past Brecher to restore The Gunners lead.
Zurich 1-2 Arsenal
GOALLLLL
NKETIAH RESTORES ARSENAL'S LEAD
Zurich 1-1 Arsenal
61. Some lovely incisive play from Xhaka almost gets Martinelli in behind.
But the Brazilian has to take a snapshot under pressure and skies the ball way over the bar.
Zurich 1-1 Arsenal
54. Nketiah with another chance to grab a goal.
This time the ball is worked well around the area and the striker gets some space in the area, but his shot ends up being a comfortable save for Brecher.
Arsenal on top but still lacking the finishing touch.
Zurich 1-1 Arsenal
47. Nketiah gets some space on the edge of the area but he fires his shot over the bar.
Back underway in Switzerland
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Half-time in Switzerland.
Arsenal took the lead through Marquinhos and dominated much of the proceedings up until the 30th minute.
Two big blocks from Arsenal were not enough to allow them to walk into half-time with a clean sheet after Nketiah scythed down a Zurich attacker in the penalty area.
Defender Kryeziu then levelled the score.
Arsenal need to up their game in the second half. They have the quality, but have not matched it with intensity throughout.
Kryeziu expertly dispatches his penalty to level the game.
The centre-half took that like a striker.
He sends Turner the wrong way as Arsenal's lacklustre last 10 minutes is punished in the biggest way possible.
Zurich 1-1 Arsenal.
GOALLLLL
Kryeziu draws Zurich level.
PENALTY TO ZURICH
43. Nketiah is back to defend a corner but a wild swing at the ball sees him catch a Zurich attacker and bring him down.
Kryeziu stepping up.
Zurich 0-1 Arsenal
40. Five minutes to go in the first half.
Arsenal have largely dominated the ball but in a similar vein to their last game they are looking vulnerable in transition.
They are winning and deservedly so, but they need to be sharper to ensure they don't become victims of a huge upset.
Zurich 0-1 Arsenal
34. Big opportunity for Zurich, huge block by Tierney.
Zurich get in behind on the right flank again and the ball is fired dangerously across the area.
Tosin miss kicks it but it falls to another player at the back post.
He fires a shot away but Tierney gets back to make a last-minute block.
Zurich 0-1 Arsenal
30. Chance for Zurich.
Tosin gets in behind the Arsenal defence and has Turner back pedalling towards goal.
But Holding gets back to make the block before the offside flag is raised.
Danger sign for The Gunners, who otherwise continue to dominate the ball.
Zurich 0-1 Arsenal
24. Xhaka goes close.
The Swiss midfielder fires a low shot towards goal but the goalkeeper is equal to it and pushes it away for a corner.
Arsenal really dominating proceedings.
Zurich 0-1 Arsenal
20. Vieira with some superb off ball movement.
He gets in behind the Zurich defence and latcheds onto a perfectly weighted ball from the midfield.
But his lob ends up being a little too powerful and the ball goes over the bar.