2024-09-26 05:40:03
Follow live reaction coverage after Arsenal faced Bolton Wanderers in the Carabao Cup third round.
The Gunners fought out a memorable and hard-fought draw with Man City at the weekend, but given they were seconds from victory, the point will have felt like two lost at the Etihad. Mikel Arteta rotated his pack heavily after that tense encounter, with 16-year-old goalkeeper Jack Porter getting a debut between the sticks and Ethan Nwaneri another young starter.
Arteta was rewarded by two goals from the latter, his first senior goals, as Raheem Sterling also netted his first Gunners goal in an eventual 5-1 win, with Kai Havertz wrapping up the scoring following Declan Rice’s early opener. Aaron Collins netted a consolation for the visitors in the second half to deny Porter a clean sheet, but Bolton were well beaten.
Follow live updates and reaction from the game in the live blog below.
Kick-off at 7:45pm
Arsenal XI – Porter, Nichols, Kiwior, Calafiori, Lewis-Skelly, Rice, Jorginho, Nwaneri, Saka, Sterling, Jesus
Bolton XI – Southwood, Dacres-Cogley, Forino, Almeida Santos, Toal, Williams, Sheehan, Dempsey, Arfield, McAtee, Collins
Goal – Rice nets from edge of the box early on (1-0)
Goal – Nwaneri scores first senior goal to double lead (2-0)
Goal – Nwaneri adds his second soon after restart (3-0)
Goal – Bolton pull one back on the counter through Collins (3-1)
Goal – Sterling taps in his first Arsenal goal (4-1)
Goal – Havertz nets one off the bench (5-1)
Arsenal FC 5 – 1 Bolton Wanderers FC
21:40
Match ends, Arsenal 5, Bolton Wanderers 1.
21:38
Second Half ends, Arsenal 5, Bolton Wanderers 1.
21:38
Corner, Bolton Wanderers. Conceded by Maldini Kacurri.
21:36
Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Eoin Toal.
21:36
Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
21:33
Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Ricardo Santos.
21:31
Josh Nichols (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
21:28
Attempt missed. Kai Havertz (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box.
21:28
Foul by Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal).
21:28
Substitution, Arsenal. Ismeal Kabia replaces Raheem Sterling.
21:28
Attempt blocked. Kai Havertz (Arsenal) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Gabriel Martinelli.
21:24
Substitution, Bolton Wanderers. Dion Charles replaces Aaron Collins.
21:24
Substitution, Bolton Wanderers. Victor Adeboyejo replaces John McAtee.
21:22
Goal! Arsenal 5, Bolton Wanderers 1. Kai Havertz (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal following a corner.
21:22
Attempt saved. Raheem Sterling (Arsenal) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gabriel Jesus.
21:20
Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by George Thomason.
21:19
Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Luke Southwood.
21:20
Attempt saved. Raheem Sterling (Arsenal) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Jorginho with a through ball.
21:18
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
21:18
Substitution, Bolton Wanderers. George Johnston replaces Chris Forino because of an injury.
21:15
Substitution, Arsenal. Gabriel Martinelli replaces Bukayo Saka.
21:14
Substitution, Arsenal. Maldini Kacurri replaces Riccardo Calafiori.
21:14
Delay in match because of an injury Chris Forino (Bolton Wanderers).
21:14
Substitution, Bolton Wanderers. George Thomason replaces Scott Arfield.
21:14
Substitution, Bolton Wanderers. Jay Matete replaces Kyle Dempsey.
21:11
Offside, Arsenal. Raheem Sterling is caught offside.
21:28
Attempt missed. John McAtee (Bolton Wanderers) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left.
21:10
Attempt missed. Riccardo Calafiori (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box.
21:08
Goal! Arsenal 4, Bolton Wanderers 1. Raheem Sterling (Arsenal) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
21:09
Attempt saved. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved.
21:08
Substitution, Arsenal. Kai Havertz replaces Declan Rice.
21:08
Substitution, Arsenal. Gabriel Magalhães replaces Myles Lewis-Skelly because of an injury.
21:08
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
21:08
Delay in match because of an injury Myles Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal).
21:01
Offside, Bolton Wanderers. Aaron Collins is caught offside.
21:01
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
21:01
Delay in match because of an injury Myles Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal).
20:59
Attempt missed. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box.
20:58
Jorginho (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
20:58
Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
20:58
Goal! Arsenal 3, Bolton Wanderers 1. Aaron Collins (Bolton Wanderers) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by John McAtee following a fast break.
20:58
Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Luke Southwood.
20:58
Attempt saved. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Declan Rice.
20:53
Goal! Arsenal 3, Bolton Wanderers 0. Ethan Nwaneri (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Declan Rice.
20:51
Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Chris Forino.
20:51
Myles Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
20:49
Second Half begins Arsenal 2, Bolton Wanderers 0.
20:34
First Half ends, Arsenal 2, Bolton Wanderers 0.
20:44
Attempt blocked. Jakub Kiwior (Arsenal) header from very close range is blocked.
20:34
Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Josh Sheehan.
20:34
Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
20:31
Attempt missed. Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Bukayo Saka with a through ball following a fast break.
20:33
Attempt blocked. Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
20:31
Attempt blocked. Declan Rice (Arsenal) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
20:31
Attempt blocked. Jakub Kiwior (Arsenal) right footed shot from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Bukayo Saka.
20:30
Attempt missed. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box following a corner.
20:27
Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Luke Southwood.
20:29
Attempt saved. Raheem Sterling (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Declan Rice.
20:27
Declan Rice (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
20:25
Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Chris Forino.
20:23
Goal! Arsenal 2, Bolton Wanderers 0. Ethan Nwaneri (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Raheem Sterling.
20:21
Offside, Bolton Wanderers. John McAtee is caught offside.
20:21
Corner, Bolton Wanderers. Conceded by Raheem Sterling.
20:21
Riccardo Calafiori (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
20:20
Foul by Riccardo Calafiori (Arsenal).
20:17
Attempt missed. John McAtee (Bolton Wanderers) left footed shot from the centre of the box following a corner.
20:17
Corner, Bolton Wanderers. Conceded by Jakub Kiwior.
20:17
Foul by Raheem Sterling (Arsenal).
20:33
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
20:16
Delay in match (Bolton Wanderers).
20:33
Delay in match (Arsenal).
20:11
Attempt missed. Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box.
20:11
Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Eoin Toal.
20:14
Attempt blocked. Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal) right footed shot from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Bukayo Saka.
20:04
Foul by Jakub Kiwior (Arsenal).
20:04
Foul by Ethan Nwaneri (Arsenal).
20:01
Goal! Arsenal 1, Bolton Wanderers 0. Declan Rice (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box.
19:59
Corner, Bolton Wanderers. Conceded by Jakub Kiwior.
19:57
Myles Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
19:57
Foul by Scott Arfield (Bolton Wanderers).
19:57
Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Eoin Toal.
19:57
Attempt blocked. Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Bukayo Saka with a headed pass.
19:54
Josh Nichols (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
19:49
Attempt missed. Scott Arfield (Bolton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box.
19:49
Foul by Josh Dacres-Cogley (Bolton Wanderers).
19:45
First Half begins.
18:54 , Karl Matchett
Nwaneri starts for Arsenal, as do Sterling and 16-year-old Jack Porter.
🔴 𝗧𝗘𝗔𝗠𝙉𝙀𝙒𝙎 ⚪️
🧤 Porter between the sticks
©️ Jorginho skippers the side
🆕 Sterling makes full debutLet’s seal our place in the next round, Gunners 💪 pic.twitter.com/4JaNpNMBeC
— Arsenal (@Arsenal) September 25, 2024
19:15
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
17:45
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