Match Report
| Arsenal | Arsenal |  |  | Port Vale | Port Vale | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | manager | Computer Player | Computer Player | |||||||||||||||||
| Diogo Costa | D. Costa |  | 64 | G |  | 1 | | G | 73 |  | Brian Cooper | B. Cooper | |||||||||
| Jun Ichi Matsuda | J. Matsuda |  | 69 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 64 | | Patrick Howells | P. Howells | |||||||||
| Lars Rohrschneider | L. Rohrschneider |  | 65 | D | | 3 | | D | 54 | | Marvin Scales | M. Scales | |||||||||
| Alberto Pearce | A. Pearce | | 65 | D | | 4 | | D | 50 | | Isaiah Maclean | I. Maclean | |||||||||
| Dean Mcgovern | D. Mcgovern | | 64 | D | | 5 | | D | 46 | | Steve Robinson | S. Robinson | |||||||||
| David George | D. George | | 70 | M | | 6 | | M | 71 |  | Frode Berg | F. Berg | |||||||||
| Greg Lowe | G. Lowe | | 66 | M | | 7 | | M | 58 | | Kelvin Bridges | K. Bridges | |||||||||
| Ashley Howey | A. Howey | | 63 | M | | 8 | | M | 51 | | Carlton Carrick | C. Carrick | |||||||||
| Graham Kanu | G. Kanu | | 74 | A | | 9 | | A | 76 | | Nick Holloway | N. Holloway | |||||||||
| Jose Javier Kiko | J. Kiko |  | 73 | A | | 10 | | A | 70 | | Simon Mendonca | S. Mendonca | |||||||||
| Les Fowler | L. Fowler | | 71 | A | | 11 | | A | 69 | | Gavin Perry | G. Perry | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at Emirates Stadium where Arsenal play host to Port Vale. A crowd of 9,254 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Both Arsenal and Port Vale are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Both Arsenal and Port Vale are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
0.00
0-0Port Vale start the game by kicking off the first half!
4.43
0-0Lars Rohrschneider makes a probing pass to David George. David George threads the ball through to Les Fowler. Les Fowler knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Isaiah Maclean.
6.56
0-0Carlton Carrick barges into David George. Carlton Carrick is given a warning by the referee! David George hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
8.33
0-0Greg Lowe flicks the ball to his team mate, Les Fowler. Les Fowler whips in a cross ball towards Graham Kanu. Graham Kanu is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. It's miles wide!
9.56
Isaiah Maclean makes a probing pass to Kelvin Bridges. Kelvin Bridges makes a simple pass to Simon Mendonca. Simon Mendonca knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Diogo Costa who gathers it comfortably.
22.04
Greg Lowe chips the ball to his team mate, Les Fowler. Les Fowler knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Brian Cooper who gathers it comfortably.
24.25
Marvin Scales flicks the ball to his team mate, Carlton Carrick. Carlton Carrick threads the ball through to Nick Holloway. Nick Holloway shoots from 20 yards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
28.26
0-0Lars Rohrschneider makes a simple pass to David George. David George knocks the ball forward to Graham Kanu. Graham Kanu makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jose Javier Kiko but he's offside!
30.18
Steve Robinson kicks a strong pass forward to Frode Berg. Frode Berg knocks the ball forward to Gavin Perry. Gavin Perry shoots from 25 yards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
32.25
1-0Lars Rohrschneider chips the ball to his team mate, David George. David George surges forward with the ball. David George knocks in a cross ball towards Graham Kanu. Graham Kanu directs the ball goalwards with his head. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
36.56
Ashley Howey flicks the ball to his team mate, Jose Javier Kiko. Jose Javier Kiko whips in a cross ball towards Graham Kanu. Graham Kanu directs the ball goalwards with his head. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Graham Kanu!
39.04
2-0Alberto Pearce threads the ball through to Ashley Howey. Ashley Howey controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jose Javier Kiko. Jose Javier Kiko controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but somehow Brian Cooper manages to keep it out.
42.25
Ashley Howey makes a simple pass to Les Fowler. Les Fowler knocks in a cross ball towards Jose Javier Kiko. Jose Javier Kiko directs the ball goalwards with his head. Magnificent save by Brian Cooper!
45.00
Carlton Carrick brings the ball forward. Carlton Carrick whips in a cross ball towards Gavin Perry. Gavin Perry is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Diogo Costa easily picks it out of the air!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
45.00
The second half starts with Arsenal kicking off!
47.03
Les Fowler catches Isaiah Maclean on the ankles. Les Fowler is given a warning by the referee! Isaiah Maclean hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
47.03
2-0The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
48.28
Greg Lowe flicks the ball to his team mate, Jose Javier Kiko. Jose Javier Kiko knocks in a cross ball towards Les Fowler. Les Fowler flicks the ball with his head but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
57.24
Ashley Howey threads the ball through to Graham Kanu. Graham Kanu knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Steve Robinson.
61.11
Frode Berg makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gavin Perry. Gavin Perry threads the ball through to Simon Mendonca but he's offside!
63.43
Isaiah Maclean makes a probing pass to Kelvin Bridges. Kelvin Bridges knocks the ball to his team mate, Gavin Perry. Gavin Perry makes a probing pass to Nick Holloway but he's offside!
67.37
David George makes a probing pass to Les Fowler. Les Fowler shoots from distance. Brian Cooper is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
71.32
Carlton Carrick flicks the ball to his team mate, Nick Holloway. Nick Holloway goes all the way! Nick Holloway shows great control and tries a shot on goal. It's there!! Diogo Costa has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
78.49
David George makes a probing pass to Jose Javier Kiko. Jose Javier Kiko controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
83.59
Alberto Pearce flicks the ball to his team mate, David George. David George brings the ball forward. David George controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies wide!
84.27
David George clumsily knocks into Carlton Carrick. David George is given a warning by the referee! Carlton Carrick runs off the knock.
85.21
Steve Robinson flicks the ball to his team mate, Kelvin Bridges. Kelvin Bridges controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Simon Mendonca. Simon Mendonca whips in a cross ball towards Nick Holloway. Nick Holloway connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
87.16
Greg Lowe knocks the ball to his team mate, Les Fowler. Les Fowler whips in a cross ball towards Graham Kanu. Graham Kanu heads the ball goalwards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
Goals
Shots on Target
Shots off Target
Offsides
Fouls
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Possession
Play Area
Scorers
| Graham Kanu 32, 37 Les Fowler 67 Jose Javier Kiko 78 | Nick Holloway 71 |