Arsenal made it three wins from three in Europe after overcoming an early scare to thrash Norwegian side Molde 4-1 at the Emirates Stadium on Thursday night.
The visitors were in front in the 22nd minute courtesy of a long-range shot by Martin Ellingsen to hand Molde a shock lead, but Arsenal, after a rather uninspiring first-half performance, were back on level terms just before the break, thanks to a Kristoffer Haugen’s own goal.
Another own goal by substitute Sheriff Sinyan completed the turnaround for the Gunners, before Nicolas Pepe and Joe Willock added the gloss to the scoreline for Mikel Arteta’s side.
The win ensures Arsenal stay ahead of Molde in Group B after the Gunners won their first three games in the race towards qualification for the knockout rounds.
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Stats and facts from the match (Backed by Opta)
- Arsenal have avoided defeat in 60% of their matches when conceding first under manager Mikel Arteta, winning four and drawing two of 10 such games (L4).
- Arsenal have won 15 of their 21 UEFA Europa League group stage games (71% – D4 L2), at least six more than any other side since the 2017/18 season.
- Norwegian teams have lost 21 of their 23 away games vs English sides in all European competition (D2), netting 14 goals and conceding 104 in those games.
- Arsenal have benefitted from two own goals in a single game for the first time since beating Swansea 4-0 in the Premier League in January 2017.
Ludogorets 1-3 Tottenham: Harry Kane reaches 200 goals for Spurs in an entertaining European display
Harry Kane joined the 200 club after netting his 200th goal as Tottenham Jose Mourinho’s men dispatched Ludogorets 3-1 in Thursday’s Europa League showdown.
Mourinho questioned his players’ attitude after the team suffered a loss in Antwerp last week and we saw a different Spurs side afterward.
Harry Kane’s landmark moment came on his 300th appearance for Spurs, and it was a header from a Lucas Moura corner before then setting up Moura for Tottenham’s second of the night.
Claudiu Keseru gave Ludogorets a glimmer of hope when he pulled one back to reduce the deficit after the break, but the Premier League side was always in control and Heung-Min Son took just 17 seconds to make his impact off the bench, setting up the impressive Giovani Lo Celso to score the third.
Mourinho’s side is now in a comfortable position with six points from their first three games in Group J with two home games still to come.
Watch the highlights of the match below…
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Tottenham boss Jose Mourinho: “We started the game with ambition, which was different to what we did in Antwerp. So good attitude to start. We tried to kill the game in the first half.
“It was not possible with 2-0 because 2-0 the result is still open, but it was a strong start and performance with two good goals and hitting the post.
“We completely dominated and I don’t remember one single situation for them of danger. That made a difference because in Antwerp we gave an advantage to the opponent and then when they were good they were winning. They closed everything the way they could and we couldn’t react.”
Stats and facts from the match (Backed by Opta)
- Kane became the third player to score 200 goals for Tottenham Hotspur in all competitions, after Jimmy Greaves (266) and Bobby Smith (208).
- Kane is the top scoring Premier League player in all competitions so far this season, netting 12 goals in 13 appearances, with only Robert Lewandowski scoring as many for a team in Europe’s top five leagues (also 12 for Bayern Munich).
- Kane has been directly involved in 22 goals in just 13 appearances in all competitions for Spurs this season (12 goals, 10 assists).
- Including qualifiers, Mourinho has won 15 of his 21 matches in the UEFA Europa League with Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur (71% – W15 D3 L3).
Europa League Thursday 5 Nov full results
- Benfica 3-3 Rangers
- Hapoel Beer-Sheva 2-4 Bayer Leverkusen
- Lech Poznan 3-1 Standard Liege
- Ludogorets 1-3 Tottenham Hotspur
- Omonia Nicosia 0-2 Granada
- PAOK Salonika 4-1 PSV Eindhoven
- Rapid Wien 4-3 Dundalk
- Real Sociedad 1-0 AZ Alkmaar
- Rijeka 1-2 Napoli
- Roma 5-0 CFR Cluj-Napoca
- Sivasspor 2-0 Qarabag FK
- Slavia Prague 3-2 Nice
- AC Milan 0-3 Lille
- Antwerp 0-1 Linz ASK
- Arsenal 4-1 Molde
- BSC Young Boys Bern 3-0 CSKA Sofia
- Celtic 1-4 Sparta Prague
- Crvena Zvezda 2-1 AA Gent
- Dinamo Zagreb 1-0 RZ Pellets WAC
- FC Zorya Luhansk 1-4 AEK Athens
- Feyenoord 3-1 CSKA Moscow
- Hoffenheim 5-0 Slovan Liberec
- Leicester City 4-0 Braga
- Villarreal 4-0 Maccabi Tel Aviv
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