Arsenal v Cardiff City, 29 January 2019

Score2-1 to Arsenal
RefereeMike Dean
CompetitionPremier League
VenueEmirates Stadium
Attendance59,933

View Arsenal v Cardiff City head to head

Kick-off: 7.45pm This was Cardiff City's first game since recent record signing Emiliano Sala had been reported missing over a week earlier when the plane that was carrying him from Nantes to Cardiff disappeared from radar over the English Channel. Prior to what would have been the Argentine forward's first game for the Bluebirds, floral tributes of tulips and daffodils were laid in the centre circle by captains Mesut Özil and Sol Bamba. Premier League Head to Head Played: 4 Arsenal won: 4 Drawn: 0 Cardiff City won: 0 Arsenal scored: 10 Cardiff City scored: 3

2 Arsenal

Manager: Unai Emery

1 Cardiff City

Manager: Neil Warnock

Goals:

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang penalty 66 P
Alexandre Lacazette 83 G

Goals:

Nathaniel Mendez-Laing 90 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Bernd Leno
Defender Stefan Lichtsteiner
Defender Nacho Monreal
Defender Shkodran Mustafi
Defender/Midfielder Sead Kolašinac
Midfielder Mohamed El Neny
Midfielder Mattéo Guendouzi
Midfielder Mesut Özil
Midfielder Lucas Torreira
Forward Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
Forward Alexandre Lacazette

Starting lineup:

Neil Etheridge Goalkeeper
Sol Bamba Defender
Bruno Ecuélé Manga Defender
Callum Paterson Defender/Midfielder
Lee Peltier Defender/Midfielder
Bobby Decordova-Reid Defender/Midfielder/Forward
Joe Bennett Defender/Left back
Harry Arter Midfielder
Aron Gunnarsson Midfielder
Joe Ralls Midfielder
Oumar Niasse Forward

Substitutions:

Alex Iwobi for Mohamed El Neny 46
Carl Jenkinson for Stefan Lichtsteiner 60
Aaron Ramsey for Mesut Özil 76

Substitutions:

Nathaniel Mendez-Laing for Bobby Decordova-Reid 70
Kenneth Zohore for Oumar Niasse 73
Kadeem Harris for Harry Arter 81

Cards:

Nacho Monreal 29 Y
Mattéo Guendouzi 45 Y
Alexandre Lacazette 81 Y

Cards:

Callum Paterson 36 Y
Harry Arter 63 Y
Joe Ralls 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Petr Čech
Defender Carl Jenkinson
Defender Dinos Mavropanos
Defender/Midfielder Granit Xhaka
Midfielder Aaron Ramsey
Midfielder/Forward Alex Iwobi
Forward Eddie Nketiah

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Alex Smithies
Defender/Midfielder Greg Cunningham
Midfielder Kadeem Harris
Midfielder/Forward Junior Hoilett
Midfielder/Forward Nathaniel Mendez-Laing
Forward Rhys Healey
Forward Kenneth Zohore

Comments:

League position: 5th Arsenal had now won six consecutive home games in the Premier League and remained unbeaten in their last 12 in the division at the Emirates Stadium (won ten). Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang had now scored 25 goals in his 37th appearance in the Premier League. He became the fifth fastest player to score 25 goals in the competition, and the fastest for Arsenal. After 24 games, the Gunners had now made 20 substitutions before the start of the second-half so far in this Premier League season.

Comments:

League position: 18th Cardiff City had now lost 22 of their 31 away games in the Premier League (won three). The Bluebirds avoided equalling their club record of failing to score in four consecutive games in the Premier League. They now had now taken one more point than at the same stage (24 games) of their only previous season in the Premier League (18 points in 2013-14).

2 Arsenal

Manager: Unai Emery

Goals:

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang penalty 66 P
Alexandre Lacazette 83 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Bernd Leno
Defender Stefan Lichtsteiner
Defender Nacho Monreal
Defender Shkodran Mustafi
Defender/Midfielder Sead Kolašinac
Midfielder Mohamed El Neny
Midfielder Mattéo Guendouzi
Midfielder Mesut Özil
Midfielder Lucas Torreira
Forward Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
Forward Alexandre Lacazette

Substitutions:

Alex Iwobi for Mohamed El Neny 46
Carl Jenkinson for Stefan Lichtsteiner 60
Aaron Ramsey for Mesut Özil 76

Cards:

Nacho Monreal 29 Y
Mattéo Guendouzi 45 Y
Alexandre Lacazette 81 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Petr Čech
Defender Carl Jenkinson
Defender Dinos Mavropanos
Defender/Midfielder Granit Xhaka
Midfielder Aaron Ramsey
Midfielder/Forward Alex Iwobi
Forward Eddie Nketiah

Comments:

League position: 5th Arsenal had now won six consecutive home games in the Premier League and remained unbeaten in their last 12 in the division at the Emirates Stadium (won ten). Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang had now scored 25 goals in his 37th appearance in the Premier League. He became the fifth fastest player to score 25 goals in the competition, and the fastest for Arsenal. After 24 games, the Gunners had now made 20 substitutions before the start of the second-half so far in this Premier League season.

1 Cardiff City

Manager: Neil Warnock

Goals:

Nathaniel Mendez-Laing 90 G

Starting lineup:

Neil Etheridge Goalkeeper
Sol Bamba Defender
Bruno Ecuélé Manga Defender
Callum Paterson Defender/Midfielder
Lee Peltier Defender/Midfielder
Bobby Decordova-Reid Defender/Midfielder/Forward
Joe Bennett Defender/Left back
Harry Arter Midfielder
Aron Gunnarsson Midfielder
Joe Ralls Midfielder
Oumar Niasse Forward

Substitutions:

Nathaniel Mendez-Laing for Bobby Decordova-Reid 70
Kenneth Zohore for Oumar Niasse 73
Kadeem Harris for Harry Arter 81

Cards:

Callum Paterson 36 Y
Harry Arter 63 Y
Joe Ralls 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Alex Smithies
Defender/Midfielder Greg Cunningham
Midfielder Kadeem Harris
Midfielder/Forward Junior Hoilett
Midfielder/Forward Nathaniel Mendez-Laing
Forward Rhys Healey
Forward Kenneth Zohore

Comments:

League position: 18th Cardiff City had now lost 22 of their 31 away games in the Premier League (won three). The Bluebirds avoided equalling their club record of failing to score in four consecutive games in the Premier League. They now had now taken one more point than at the same stage (24 games) of their only previous season in the Premier League (18 points in 2013-14).