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Arsenal Progresses in League Cup with Hard-Fought Win Against Port Vale
Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire – Arsenal defeated Port Vale at Vale Park in a match corresponding to the third round of the League Cup. Despite the disparity in possession, with a resounding 80% for the Gunners compared to 20% for Port Vale, the match was not a walk in the park for the London team.
E. Eze opened the scoring early, in the 8th minute, after a good assist from M. Lewis-Skelly. However, Port Vale remained compact and fought for every ball. The second half continued with Arsenal dominating possession and looking to extend their lead.
Finally, L. Trossard sealed the match in the 86th minute with a goal, assisted by W. Saliba. Regarding statistics, Arsenal generated 9 shots, of which 3 were on target, while Port Vale only managed 3 attempts, none of which were on target. Arsenal also dominated in corners, with 6 compared to 1 for Port Vale. The referee, Andrew Kitchen, showed no cards during the match.
Substitutions arsenal: at minute 63 B. Saka came in and M. Dowman went out., at minute 71 M. Merino came in and Desconocido went out., at minute 71 B. White came in and Gabriel went out., at minute 81 G. Martinelli came in and L. Trossard went out., at minute 81 E. Eze came in and D. Rice went out.
Substitutions port vale: at minute 66 G. Hall came in and B. Garrity went out., at minute 66 J. Lawrence-Gabriel came in and M. Clark went out., at minute 70 R. Paton came in and J. Stockley went out., at minute 70 R. Curtis came in and D. Cole went out., at minute 81 M. Clark came in and F. Ojo went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Port Vale
Arsenal
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