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89' SO CLOSE TO THE PERFECT GOAL! Reiss Nelson, Giroud, Wilshere and Maitland-Niles combine beautifully with a flurry of one-touch passes to send Alexis clear on the left, but he opts to dink a ball to a non-existent Arsenal shirt at the far post.
86' Koln are attempting to salvage something from this game, but in their over-eagerness to do so, Cordoba finds himself offside. Arsenal are in control at the moment, and it is reflected in their play, which is much more confident.
82' Kolasinac sends in a low cross that is cleverly dummied by Wilshere, with Walcott's shot blocked and then falling perfectly for Bellerin to slam home.
77' How did he miss?! Wilshere sends Alexis through with a gorgeous through ball, but the Chilean miscues his shot with Walcott also available in space.
74' So close! Giroud with a lovely lay off finds Walcott in the box, but his cross is cleared out by Koln. The move ends with Alexis getting fouled and he is immediately back up to take the set piece. His shot is on target, but Horn makes a comfortable save.
72' SAVE! Cordoba gets the better of Monreal and then runs past Mertesacker into the box, before unleashing a low drive to the near post, but Ospina gets down well to make a smart save. A real warning for Arsenal!
67' WHAT A GOAL FROM THE CHILEAN! UNSTOPPABLE! Maitland-Niles through ball is a bit too much and forces Alexis to the left touchline, but the Chilean cuts inside and curls a beautiful shot straight into the top corner.
64' WHAT A CHANCE! Maitland-Niles plays a lovely 1-2 with Giroud on the edge of the box and is through on goal, but Horn comes out to deny the Arsenal youngster from scoring.
62' Arsenal attempt to get down the right wing with Bellerin but Koln hold firm. there's been a bit of a lull in proceedings as both sides pass the ball around in midfield without much conviction.
55' CLOSE! Alexis sends Bellerin clear down the right with a clever pass, and the Spaniard responds with a lovely low cross to Walcott lurking in the box, only for the ref to pull play back for offside.
52' Arsenal have come to life! Sanchez and Kolasinac exchange a clever 1-2 on the left wing, but the left-back's low cross is cleared out, followed by Iwobi sending a volley over the bar.
49' A STUNNING GOAL FROM THE SUBSTITUTE! Elneny chips a lovely ball forward to Walcott, who collects, turns and lays it off to Kolasinac, who sends an unstoppable first time volley into the top corner.
