(1-0 Arsenal)| 10¹ | A drive from KALAJDZIC seemed a certain goal but the Arsenal 'keeper managed to punch the ball clear. |
| 14¹ | A right foot shot from NELSON was blocked by the 'keeper. |
| 17¹ | A free-kick from JOVETIC raced over. |
| 21¹ | A weak strike from LEWIS-POTTER trickled agonisingly wide. |
| 21¹ | MAIGNAN saved a clever strike from KALAJDZIC. |
| 28¹ | NÚÑEZ's header was well saved by LLORIS. |
| 28¹ | JOÃO CANCELO beat two Darlington players and thundered a golden opportunity inches over. |
| 30¹ | LEWIS-POTTER booked for a clumsy foul on LAROUCI. |
| 33¹ | LEWIS-POTTER charged through the Darlington defence but shot straight at the Darlington 'keeper. |
| 35¹ | GOAL!! A long shot from XHAKA deflected off the head of KALAJDZIC and into his own net. (2-0 Arsenal)| 39¹ | GOAL!! The creative XHAKA neatly flicked on a cross for NÚÑEZ to fire the ball in. (3-0 Arsenal)| 44¹ | A good effort from GREENWOOD scraped the outside of the post. | | 46¹ | A fine dribble was ended by a good save by the advancing LLORIS. | | 12² | NKUNKU headed over. | | 19² | The motionless 'keeper could only watch as a backpass from LEWIS-POTTER fell just wide. | | 32² | KALAJDZIC rasped the ball through a ruck of players but the 'keeper was a match for it as he dived to his left. | | 34² | A header by LAROUCI at the near post was comfortably collected by the Arsenal 'keeper. | | 38² | ANDREY SANTOS made space on the left and knocked the ball to MENDY who rasped the ball wide. | | 41² | LEWIS-POTTER ran onto a wonderful ball from GREENWOOD but pulled his shot wide. | | |