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Arsenal vs Lille: match report

Arsenal hosted Lille at Emirates Stadium on Tuesday 13 October 2026, in the Champions League (round 2). Arsenal have no reported absences; Lille are missing 1 (Ethan Mbappé). Felix Zwayer is the referee, averaging 4.2 yellow cards a game against a league average of 3.8.

Result and scorers

Arsenal 3-0 Lille. Goals: Jurriën Timber 64' for Arsenal; Eberechi Eze 67' for Arsenal; Bukayo Saka 71' for Arsenal. Attendance: 57,024.

Key moments (contains the result)
  • 29' Yellow card: Mikel Merino (Arsenal)
  • 64' Goal: Jurriën Timber (Arsenal) 1-0
  • 67' Goal: Eberechi Eze (Arsenal) 2-0
  • 71' Goal: Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) 3-0
  • 81' Yellow card: Maxima Goffi (Lille)
  • 90'+2' Yellow card: Kai Havertz (Arsenal)
Match stats (contains the result)
58%Possession42%
16Shots4
8Shots on target0
7Corners0
13Fouls9
4Offsides3
0Saves5
2Yellow cards1
0Red cards0

Line-ups

Arsenal 4-2-3-1

Coach: Mikel Arteta

  1. 1 David Raya GK
  2. 12 Jurriën Timber DEF
  3. 15 Ezri Konsa DEF
  4. 6 Gabriel DEF
  5. 49 Myles Lewis-Skelly MID
  6. 41 Declan Rice MID
  7. 39 Bruno Guimarães MID
  8. 20 Noni Madueke FWD
  9. 23 Mikel Merino MID
  10. 10 Eberechi Eze MID
  11. 14 Viktor Gyökeres FWD

Bench

  • 8 Martin Ødegaard MID
  • 7 Bukayo Saka FWD
  • 29 Kai Havertz FWD
  • 4 Ben White DEF
  • 56 Max Dowman MID
  • 30 Illan Meslier GK
  • 13 Kepa Arrizabalaga GK
  • 3 Cristhian Mosquera DEF
  • 89 Marli Salmon DEF
  • 33 Riccardo Calafiori DEF
  • 74 Maalik Hashi MID
  • 53 Ceadach O'Neill FWD

Lille 4-3-3

Coach: Davide Ancelotti

  1. 1 Berke Özer GK
  2. 38 Maxima Goffi DEF
  3. 3 Nathan Ngoy DEF
  4. 4 Alexsandro Ribeiro DEF
  5. 15 Romain Perraud DEF
  6. 17 Ngal Ayel Mukau MID
  7. 6 Nabil Bentaleb MID
  8. 21 Benjamin André MID
  9. 7 Dilane Bakwa FWD
  10. 18 Ayase Ueda FWD
  11. 10 Hákon Arnar Haraldsson MID

Bench

  • 14 Maurits Kjærgaard MID
  • 11 Osame Sahraoui FWD
  • 24 Calvin Verdonk DEF
  • 9 Olivier Giroud FWD
  • 35 Soriba Diaoune FWD
  • 12 Orlando Gill GK
  • 50 Thomas Sajous GK
  • 26 Isaac Cossier DEF
  • 2 Loun Srdanovic DEF
  • 23 Tanguy Nianzou DEF
  • 19 Başar Önal MID
  • 28 Gaëtan Perrin FWD

Injuries and suspensions

Arsenal

No reported absences.

Lille

  • Ethan Mbappé suspension, back Early November 2026