Thanks folks

FT

Goal kick Arsenal

Corner Leverkusen

Norgaard header saved

Rice to take

Corner Arsenal

4 mins

Gyokeres looks disappointed, but he's had a decent game

Arsenal sub: Gyokeres off, Lewis-Skelly on

Corner then ends up as a goal kick for Arsenal

Came for kofane in the box, hit it first time, and Raya made a brilliant save

holy shit

Unreal

WHAT A SAVE RAYA

OOOOOOH

Mosquera pull back cut out

Raya takes a cross easily

Kofane drags a shot wide

They have it

We have it

Leverkusen throw, deep in our half

Leverkusen sub: Andrich off, Fernandez on

Leverkusen throw, our half

Then looks early for Raya and the keeper deals with it well

Raya ciaims a cross well

Rice blocks a cross

I wish this Fletch cunt would just shut up

Gabriel with a good defensive header from a decent cross

Rice looks for Gyokeres, just cut out

Cleared

Saka to take the corner

The end product hasn't quite been there, but he's been good tonight

Saka chance saved at the near post

Ooooh

Quansah flicks a header wide

Oooh

Gyokeres on the break, plays it to Mosquera who is overlappinb but it bounced off him and into the arms of the keeper

Ooooh

Raya came, didn't get there, then Saliba's knee puts it behind for another corner

Ooooh

Another Leverkusen corner

Good header away Gyok

Corner Leverkusen

Good work by Gyok in the build up to that chance though

That's the right decision

Goal disallowed

I think this is gonna be disallowed, he's pulling a shirt and it's gone in off his hand

Might be handball

Oooh

Leverkusen want handball

Havertz

GOOALLL!!!

Leverkusen sub: Palacios off, Schick on

Arsenal sub: Eze off, Havertz on 69'

Eze coming off

Arsenal subs: White, Trossard and Zubi off, Mosquera, Martinelli and Norgaard on

And he's gone down aferwards

Eze skilz, then has a shot blocked

Ooooh

Great turn Eze

Gabriel hooks it away

Hincapie clears

Triple sub incoming

⚽️ 2-0, Rice - https://streamff.com/v/1b21de7b

Leverkusen cleared it, then we got it, then they cleared it, then we got it, then they cleared it, came to Rice, was there for a first time shot, but he took a touch, and then finished into the bottom corner. Great finish!

Rice

GOOOOOALL!!!

Ckeared

Corner Arsenal, Saka to take, Martinelli about to come on

Could Gyok have passed to Saka?

Gyok cross, deflects wide for a corner

Ooooh

Great play between Saka, Gyok and White, Gyok's low cross just cleared

OOOOOOH

Gabriel clears

Arsenal haven't really got into this half yet

off

Leverkusen subs: Colbreath and Tillman on, Poku and Terrier out

Foul on Gabriel in our box

Goal kick Arsenal after Andrich drags a shot wide

Tross wins it, tries to find Eze, but he's tackled just inside the D

Oooh

Tross cross cleared

Raya claims a low cross at his front post

Hincapie solid at the back

FK Leverkusen on halfway

Trossard busy, wins Arsenal a throw

Gabriel blocks a shot

Leverkusen possession, Arsenal sit off

Gyok shot from distance, on target but a save you expect the keeper to make

Ooooh

Saka crowded out after Eze and Gyok combined well

Through to Raya

Trossard shot, drifts wide, keeper just watching, just no curl to bring it inside the post

Oooooh

Arsenal FK in midfield

Arsenal throw, our half

Palacios yellow card

Eze fouled

We're off again

Half-time. Arsenal 1-0 Bayer Leverkusen

HT

1 min added

Saliba looks for Gyokeres long but Andrich defends well

Good Leverkusen cross, Hincapie defends

Good defending Zubi, Arsenal throw in our half

FK Leverkusen, in their half

Why didn't we shoot from there?

Rice cross cleared after some short fk stuff

Give it to Eze, imo

FK is right of centre

Linesman collides with a Leverkusen sub

box

FK Arsenal, not far outside the bxo

It was a Trossard pass to Eze, not Hincapie

Eze fouled

⚽️ 1-0, Eze - https://streamff.com/v/95094246

The power on that shot is something else

He took a pass from Hincapie (I think), on the turn, it bounced and then he smashed a shot beyond the keeper who had no chance

WHAT A HIT

HOLY FUCK

EZE

GOOOALLL!!!

Zubi pass just behind Tross

Leverkusen throw in our half

Gyokeres slips as Rice tries to play it forward

Raya saves an easy one

This better not be one of those goalkeeper all-timers against us

Save from White from the corner, blimey

Corner Leverkusen at the other end

Trossard shot saved, it fell in their box, just wouldn't fall for an Arsenal player and the keeper got it

Ooooh

Saka to take

Corner Arsenal

Saka fouled, ref plays advantage for us but a fk would have been better

Zubi heads back, then Eze shot is blocked

Rice to take

Saka sets up Trossard after poor Leverkusen play, close range shot, keeper made a superb save and it's behind for a corner

OOOOh

FK Leverkusen

Then it comes to Saka whose right footed shot is saved, corner Arsenal

Ooooh

Gyokeres good touch, heavy touch Saka

Goal kick

Superb defending, but Grimaldo should have hit it first time

Great defending Hincapie as Grimaldo got into our box

Rice cross, Saka header, keeper saves

Rice to chuck it

Sorry, throw

Saka to take

Rice whipped it in, keeper punches it behind for a corner

Oooh

FK just outside the box, wide position

No

Corner Arsenal

He's just on the way down as he makes contact

Gabriel heads over from close range

OOOOH

Hincapie cross towards Rice at the back post, cleared behind for a corner

Ooooh

Great pass Rice to Eze

Throw Arsenal, their half but we lose it

Arsenal offside

Zubi looks for a pass, but can't find Gyokeres

Nice turn Zubi

Saka cross cleared

Nuts from Eze

Cleared

Saka to take the corner

White found Saka, he laid it off, Trossard hit it towards the top corner, keeper made a decent save

Much better effort from Trossard

OOOOH

On his left foot tbf

Trossard drags a shot wide, set up by Eze

Raya claims well

Leverkusen throw, just inside our half

Saliba clears

Then Eze looks for Gabriel but it's just too high

Cleared

Rice to take

Corner Arsenal after Zubi sets Gyok down the left, his pull back gets deflected behind

Palacios shoots from distance, blocked

Chelsea 1-0 down, they're not respecting the ball

Near post, Gabriel runs but heads wide

Saka to take

Corner Arsenal

Saliba looks for Gyokeres but too heavy

High press too from Leverkusen

Saka blocked off in their box

Arsenal possession, their half - and as expected, they sit deep in a low block

Rice heads away, they keep it

Corner Leverkusen, Saliba heads behind

We're off

And a happy St Pat Rice's day to you all ☘️

Evening all

Arsenal: Raya, White, Saliba, Gabriel, Hincapie, Rice, Zubimendi, Eze, Saka, Trossard, Gyokeres

Subs: Kepa, Ranson, Mosquera, Jesus, Martinelli, Norgaard, Madueke, Havertz, Calafiori, Lewis-Skelly, Dowman

Bayer Leverkusen: Blaswich, Quansah, Andrich, Terrier, Tapsoba, Poku, Grimaldo, Garcia, Palacios, Maza, Kofane

Subs: Omlin, Lomb, Fernandez, Hofmann, Tillman, Schick, Oermann, Tape, Culbreath