Arsenal see off Molde
Arsenal travelled to Norway on Thursday evening for a Europa League clash with Molde.
The Gunners headed into the knowing a victory would secure their spot in the 2020/21 Europa League knockout stages.
And when 90 minutes were said and done, a win is exactly what the Gunners managed.
The first 45 was rather drab, with neither outfit carving out too many clear-cut chances.
In the second half, though, Arsenal were able to break down the resilient Norwegians.
Joe Willock whipped a lofted ball across the Molde box just five minutes into the second 45. Nicolas Pepe picked up said ball before curling a sensational effort past Andrea Linde.
Said goal will have no doubt pleased all involved with Arsenal, especially Pepe, who found himself in hot water after his pretty stupid red card vs Leeds over the weekend.
The Ivorian, though, after issuing an apology earlier this week, responded brilliantly on Thursday.
Nicolas Pépé deserves this goal 👏
A great response from Arsenal’s record signing and a great finish to boot. #UEL pic.twitter.com/vWWVG1iVAK
— Football on BT Sport (@btsportfootball) November 26, 2020
Reiss Nelson then added the Gunners second of the day 55 minutes before youngster Folarin Balogun came off the bench to make it 3-0 and secure the win 82 minutes in.
81:25: Folarin Balogun comes off the bench
82:02: Folarin Balogun scores
Instant impact for the 19-year-old. pic.twitter.com/4fXgyHeTs3
— Squawka News (@SquawkaNews) November 26, 2020
David Luiz injured
The only negative on an otherwise positive evening for the north Londoners came on the injury front.
David Luiz would go down and require treatment midway through the first half vs Molde.
And the Brazilian, though he attempted to carry on, seemingly couldn’t deal with the issue and was subbed off at the break:
Injury for Luiz. Holding on.
— Charles Watts (@charles_watts) November 26, 2020
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| 1 | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 9 | 12 | 20 |
| 2 | Liverpool FC | 9 | 5 | 20 |
| 3 | Chelsea FC | 9 | 12 | 18 |
| 4 | Leicester City FC | 9 | 6 | 18 |
| 5 | Southampton FC | 9 | 4 | 17 |
| 6 | Everton FC | 9 | 3 | 16 |
| 7 | Aston Villa FC | 8 | 8 | 15 |
| 8 | West Ham United FC | 9 | 5 | 14 |
| 9 | Wolverhampton Wanderers FC | 9 | -1 | 14 |
| 10 | Manchester United FC | 8 | -1 | 13 |
| 11 | Crystal Palace FC | 9 | -1 | 13 |
| 12 | Arsenal FC | 9 | -1 | 13 |
| 13 | Manchester City FC | 8 | -1 | 12 |
| 14 | Leeds United | 9 | -3 | 11 |
| 15 | Newcastle United FC | 9 | -5 | 11 |
| 16 | Brighton & Hove Albion FC | 9 | -2 | 9 |
| 17 | Burnley FC | 8 | -8 | 5 |
| 18 | Fulham FC | 9 | -9 | 4 |
| 19 | West Bromwich Albion | 9 | -12 | 3 |
| 20 | Sheffield United FC | 9 | -11 | 1 |
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| Calvert-Lewin, Dominic | Everton FC | 10 |
| Son, Heung Min | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 9 |
| Vardy, Jamie | Leicester City FC | 8 |
| Salah, Mohamed | Liverpool FC | 8 |
| Kane, Harry | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 7 |
| Bamford, Patrick | Leeds United | 7 |
| Fernandes, Bruno | Manchester United FC | 6 |
| Wilson, Callum | Newcastle United FC | 6 |
| Watkins, Ollie | Aston Villa FC | 6 |
| Zaha, Wilfried | Crystal Palace FC | 5 |
| Ings, Danny | Southampton FC | 5 |
| Grealish, Jack | Aston Villa FC | 4 |
| Werner, Timo | Chelsea FC | 4 |
| Mane, Sadio | Liverpool FC | 4 |
| Maupay, Neal | Brighton & Hove Albion FC | 4 |
| Jimenez, Raul | Wolverhampton Wanderers FC | 4 |
| Jota, Diogo | Liverpool FC | 4 |
| Rodriguez, James | Everton FC | 3 |
| Adams, Che | Southampton FC | 3 |
| Jorginho | Chelsea FC | 3 |
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| Bissouma, Yves | Brighton & Hove Albion FC | 1 | 3 |
| Evans, Jonny | Leicester City FC | 0 | 4 |
| McGinn, John | Aston Villa FC | 0 | 3 |
| Reid, Bobby | Fulham FC | 0 | 3 |
| Tielemans, Youri | Leicester City FC | 0 | 3 |
| Klich, Mateusz | Leeds United | 0 | 3 |
| Dallas, Stuart | Leeds United | 0 | 3 |
| Doucoure, Abdoulaye | Everton FC | 0 | 3 |
| Bellerin, Hector | Arsenal FC | 0 | 3 |
| Berge, Sander | Sheffield United FC | 0 | 3 |
| Lamptey, Tariq | Brighton & Hove Albion FC | 0 | 2 |
| Romeu, Oriol | Southampton FC | 0 | 3 |
| Mendy, Nampalys | Leicester City FC | 0 | 3 |
| Phillips, Kalvin | Leeds United | 0 | 3 |
| Walker-Peters, Kyle | Southampton FC | 0 | 3 |
| Egan, John | Sheffield United FC | 1 | 2 |
| Lundstram, John | Sheffield United FC | 0 | 3 |
| Allan | Everton FC | 0 | 3 |
| Hayden, Isaac | Newcastle United FC | 0 | 3 |
| Fred | Manchester United FC | 0 | 3 |
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| Kane, Harry | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 9 |
| Grealish, Jack | Aston Villa FC | 5 |
| McGinn, John | Aston Villa FC | 4 |
| Digne, Lucas | Everton FC | 4 |
| Fernandes, Bruno | Manchester United FC | 3 |
| Rodriguez, James | Everton FC | 3 |
| Adams, Che | Southampton FC | 3 |
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| Cresswell, Aaron | West Ham United FC | 3 |
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| Ings, Danny | Southampton FC | 2 |
| Werner, Timo | Chelsea FC | 2 |
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