Arsenal 2 - 0 Sydney: Lacazette gives a glimpse of what's to come with debut goal
Lacazette struck just 15 minutes after coming off the bench for Alex Iwobi in the second half. The goal followed Danny Welbecks missed penalty and Per Mertesackers acrobatic opener.
Arsenal v Sydney: how it all unfolded Thanks for joining me today folks, I'll be back again when Arsenal play Western Sydney Wanderers on Saturday. Ciao.
FT: Quick analysis from our reporter Uche Amako: "Positives - Nelson, Willock, Brammall, Ozil & Lacazette. Negatives - Coquelin, Welbeck, Walcott." FT: ARSENAL 2 - 0 SYDNEY FC 91: Things are winding down now, but not before Xhaka can attempt a 70-yard cross field pass for Lacazette to chase.
Nope, straight out of play. 88: The Ox goes down inside the penalty area but the referee isnt having any of it. He waves play on and Oxlade-Chamberlain dusts himself down. 86: Not much going either way at the moment.
This is probably the most pre-season the match has been today.
83: ARSENAL 2 - 0 SYDNEY FC - ALEXANDRE LACAZETTE He's done it on debut! He's only been on the field for a few minutes and Alexandre Lacazette has scored his first goal for Arsenal.
The ball was squared into the area, Lacazette timed his run to perfection and slotted it past the keeper with a clinical first-time finish. 83: It's all getting a little tetchy now.
Is tetchy the right word? Who cares, let's go with it. Plenty of fouls coming from Sydney as they look to keep the scoreline respectable.
The Ox is on free-kick duty, which hasn't really worked wonders… yet. 81: Woodwork! Arsenal take a shot corner and Nketiah strikes it against the post.
Lacazette not managed to work himself into things yet, and just slipped over when trying to take the ball down.
Seconds later, Olivier Giroud looks to glance a cross into the net, but he didn't realise Lacazette was behind him waiting to convert. The Frenchmen just smile at each other.
78: Theo Walcott is looking in terrific shape. I'm certain he's been putting in a shift down the gym.
He drives forward and releases Alex Iwobi to shoot. The goalkeeper makes the save but Olivier Giroud is fouled and Arsenal have a free-kick just outside the area.
The Oxs strike is parried away to safety. 75: Lacazette plays a neat one-two with Maitland-Niles before winning a corner, which is cleared.
72: Right, Giroud, Lacazette, Monreal, Xhaka, Nketiah, Malen, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Iwobi, Elneny and Maitland-Niles are on. You'll have to be patient with me here because Arsene Wenger is basically changing his whole side.
The big news is that Alexandre Lacazette is ON! He gets a huge roar from the crowd as he takes Danny Welbeck's place. I'll get you the other changes soon.
66: Simon gets behind Kolasinac but the debutant quickly tracks back to stop the attack.
Sydney didn't really know what do do in a 3v3 situation there. Oh, and Mesut Ozil's just taken a ball down out of the sky with a sublime first touch. Standard.
63: Theo Walcott and Danny Welbeck are taking a bit of stick on Twitter. They've not been amazing but it's early days and a few more games will sharpen them up.
I spy Alexandre Lacazette getting ready folks… 60: Some bloke off Twitter: "I'm watching a world where Andrew Redmayne has saved a penalty against Arsenal.
What a time to be alive." 56: Penalty! Arsenal have themselves a penalty after a Sydney centre-back is penalised for handball. But the referee is completely wrong because Theo Walcotts shot smacked him straight on the back.
Jeers around the stadium, and rightly so. Danny Welbeck steps up… saved! The England international doesn't really connect and it's a nice height for the goalkeeper.
Justice. 53: Save! Nelson tees a shot up for Bramall, who guides his half-volley goalwards but a fingertip save denies the youngster.
50: Mesut Ozil lofts the ball over to Nelson, who drags his volley wide. The German then delivers a corner, which Kolasinac bundles wide.
I may have been a little presumptuous about Theo Walcott's injury - mainly because he doesn't actually have one anymore. Oh, and Martinez replaced Petr Cech at the break but I failed to notice.
Sorry Emi! 48: Quite a slow start to the second period. One thing that has happened is a minor shoulder injury to Theo Walcott.
He's not taking any risks and calls over to the bench. 45: ARSENAL 1 - 0 SYDNEY FC We're back underway. I don't think Arsene Wenger has made any changes on first glance. Nope, none at all.
HT: Obviously there's no place in Arsenals squad for goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny, defenders Kieran Gibbs, Mathieu Debuchy and Carl Jenkinson, or striker Lucas Perez.
Do you think their Arsenal careers are over? Nigel Winterburn thinks they should all be looking for new clubs now. HT: Nigel Winterburn has praised the senior players for their influence on the youngsters.
Messy Ozil has been particularly impressive pulling the strings from midfield.
HT: The big question is how many changes with Arsene Wenger make at the break? Having promised to play Alexandre Lacazette during yesterday's press conference - you would imagine he'll get a decent amount of action.
HT: ARSENAL 1 - 0 SYDNEY FC 45: Sydney goalkeeper Andrew Redmayne, who actually had trials with Arsenal as a youngster, is doing a decent job of keeping the scoreline respectable.
43: Weiss Nelson with a decent cross into the area, but there's nobody waiting to meet it. 17-year-old Joe Willock then powers through the middle before turning Sydney's centre-back out of the stadium and seeing his shot saved.
40: Arsenal just taking their foot off the gas a little towards the end of the half.
No need to bust a gut during pre-season, which is coincidentally what I said during 5-a-side the other night… 37: Woodwork! Sydney should have pulled level with their first attack of the match.
Per Mertesacker is left for dead by Brilliante (yes, that's actually his name) before Simon blasts Cechs parry into the post.
Theo Walcott then charges down the other end and sees his shot saved, before Coquelin suffers the same fate with the rebound. 35: Danny Welbeck not quite getting the rub of the green.
A few blocked shots and dodgy touches have stopped him from getting on the scoresheet. The former Manchester United player might be feeling the pressure of having to keep Alexandre Lacazette AND Olivier Giroud out of the starting XI.
32: Bloody hell, Sydney have had the ball for over 30 seconds! ArsenalTV don't like that very much so decide to focus the camera on Alexandre Lacazette until Arsenal win it back.
28: ARSENAL 1 - 0 SYDNEY FC This 3-4-3 system is working very nicely for Arsenal. Arsene Wenger hadn't used it for about 20 years but having used it against Middlesbrough towards the end of last season - he's not looked back.
I guess if you want to be pedantic about it, you could call it a 3-4-2-1 with Mesut Ozil and Theo Walcott behind Danny Welbeck. But we don't do pedantic here.
24: Some bloke off Twitter: "Not even 20 minutes into the first pre-season game of the season and Im already super pumped for the future of Reiss Nelson." I remember a few people saying the same about Alex Iwobi not too long ago.
21: Not seeing much love for Arsenal's new black and pink third kit, but there's plenty for Reiss Nelson. He's quick, confident and has more tricks than Penn & Teller.
Arsenal win a free-kick, although it probably should have been a penalty for handball. Danny Welbeck goes for a cheeky dig but it's deflected for a corner, which Bielik heads over.
17: Sydney FC have clearly been reading from the book of Pulis. One copy sold worldwide.
It's route one stuff but Bielik, Mertesacker and Kolasinac are mopping up everything. Danny Welbeck latches onto Nelson's short pass but blazes it over from an acute angle.
Half-chance for Walcott from a corner but he nods it wide. 14: Arsenal making light work of the Australian champions here. I know it's only pre-season, but try telling that to Willock, Nelson and Bramall. I'm knackered just watching them.
10: Nice stuff from Bramall. He plays a neat one-two with Danny Welbeck before dragging his shot wide. If he'd have looked up, he would have seen Theo Walcott in acres of space.
7: Theo Walcott goes on a signature driving run but his shot deflects into the path of Nelson, whose cross is blocked before Danny Welbeck can reach it.
4: ARSENAL 1 - 0 SYDNEY FC - PER MERTESACKER Well, that didn't take long. Sydney fail to deal with a corner and captain Per Mertesacker is there to tuck it home with a swivelling finish from close range.
2: Pretty dominant start from the Premier League side. Kolasinac has already been involved a couple of times down the left flank and delivered a teasing ball that Sydney clear. 1: ARSENAL 0 - 0 SYDNEY FC Ok, were off folks.
Packed stadium and more fireworks than you can shake a stick at. 11:00: We're almost underway folks. The players are just emerging from the tunnel now. Big Per leads Arsenal out.
10:55: Arsene Wenger's got his PR skills down. He's just spent five minutes in an interview saying what a great country Australia is, and how he couldn't believe it was so big.
He genuinely knew how many square kilometres there are. They don't call him the professor for nothing. 10:50: This presenter on ArsenalTV has just described Arsenal legend Nigel Winterburn as an "antique".
That's how to treat a guest, mate. Asked what he's been up to this summer, Winterburn responded: "Spent a lot of time in the garden…" Thanks, Nige.
10:45: We're currently being treated to some of the most horrific music known to man as we await coverage. Whoever picked that should be dismissed immediately.
Worse than that rapper at the Connor McGregor/Floyd Mayweather press conference in Toronto last night. 10:40: ArsenalFanTV must be making a few quid. I've just seen Robbie's over in Australia filming. No sign of Claude though… devvo'd would be an understatement.
10:35: There's just under 25 minutes until the game begins folks. Blimey, I've just seen that you can actually bet on today's game.
Alexandre Lacazette is 125/1 to score a hat-trick with Arsenal to win 4-0. Yes please… 10:30: Thoughts on Arsenal's new third kit? I think it looks pretty snazzy myself.
Did I really just use the word snazzy? I've morphed into my dad over the summer apparently… Anyway, the biggest thing supporters took from the launch was seeing Chilean Alexis Sanchez in the promotion pictures.
Does this mean he's staying? Has he agreed a new deal? Are Manchester City not interested anymore? More questions than answers for Arsenal fans. Pre-season conspiracy theories at their very best.
10:25: I'm assuming you've all seen that Fantasy Football has started again? Good, you're an addict like me. Alexandre Lacazette has been priced at 10.5m, while Alexis Sanchez is a whopping 12m.
I'm sure there's a few FPL managers watching intently to see if the Frenchman can produce the goods… 10:20: Alexandre Lacazette and Olivier Giroud are among the substitutes today.
We shouldn't read too much into it, BUT I'm sure everyone will consider whoever replaces Danny Welbeck first to be Arsene Wenger's first-choice this season… Come on, thats what pre-season is all about, right? 10:15: Subs: Lacazette, Giroud, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Iwobi, Montreal, Martinez, Xhaka, Maitland-Niles, Elneny, Malen, Nketiah.
10:10: That's today's starting XI folks. As I've already mentioned, Alexandre Lacazette doesn't start but Arsene Wenger has given a debut to Sead Kolasinac.
The former Schalke defender has been deployed at centre-back alongside Per Mertesacker and Krystian Bielik in a 3-4-3 formation.
Further forward we see the familiar faces of Mesut Ozil and Theo Walcott supporting Danny Welbeck with some talented youngsters dotted around the midfield. 10:05: Arsenal XI: Cech, Bielik, Mertesacker, Kolasinac, Coquelin, Willock, Nelson, Bramall, Ozil, Walcott, Welbeck.
10:00: Good morning folks! Welcome to our LIVE coverage of Arsenal's pre-season opener against Sydney FC. We'll be getting our first glimpse of £52.7million signing Alexandre Lacazette today.
He's NOT starting the match, but Arsene Wenger has promised that we'll be seeing him at some point.
Brace yourselves for the Twitter fume IF he fails to net against these Australian lads… Express Sport brings you LIVE coverage of Arsenals pre-season opener against Sydney FC (11am BST) Arsene Wenger has confirmed the clubs new record signing Alexandre Lacazette will make his debut against Sydney FC.
Lacazette will make his debut here, yes, Wenger said. On Thursday night he will certainly play a part in the game and in the other game as well.
In the two games he will take part. Lacazette is joined in the squad by the clubs other summer signing, Bosnia-Herzegovina international Sead Kolasinac, who is also set to feature.
Arsenal have two matches in Australia before travelling to China for friendlies against league rivals and champions Chelsea and German title holders Bayern Munich.
Elsewhere, there is no place in Arsenals squad for defenders Kieran Gibbs, Mathieu Debuchy and Carl Jenkinson, or striker Lucas Perez, whose agent has said he wants to leave the club.
Goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny, who spent the last two seasons on loan at Roma, has also not travelled amid reports of a move to Juventus.
Forward Alexis Sanchez and defender Shkodran Mustafi are not included following their Confederations Cup exploits, while defenders Hector Bellerin, Calum Chambers and Rob Holding, who were involved at the Under-21 European Championship, are not on the tour.
Arsenal tour squad: Petr Cech, Emi Martinez, David Ospina, Krystian Bielik, Cohen Bramall, Francis Coquelin, Mohamed Elneny, Olivier Giroud, Alex Iwobi, Sead Kolasinac, Laurent Koscielny, Alexandre Lacazette, Ainsley Maitland-Niles, Donyell Malen, Per Mertesacker, Nacho Monreal, Reiss Nelson, Eddie Nketiah, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Mesut Ozil, Aaron Ramsey, Theo Walcott, Danny Welbeck, Joe Willock, Granit Xhaka.
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