Ceballos tries his luck from range, although his shot is fired straight at Strebinger.
90'
There will be three minutes of added time at the end of this match.
88'
The White-Greens are trapped inside their own defensive third at present. Arsenal are relentless in their pursuit of another goal, and are whipping plenty of crosses into the visitors’ box.
87'
Arteta’s side work a short corner, which results in Mari looping a tame header from Pepe’s left-footed cross into the gloves of Strebinger.
85'
Willian’s inviting corner from the left somehow evades everybody in the middle. The Gunners recycle possession, before Mari heads Cedric’s cross over the bar from the centre of the box.
83'
In the other match in Group B, Molde lead Dundalk 3-0.
81'
F. Balogun enters the game and replaces E. Nketiah.
The London club now make their last substitution. Balogun replaces Nketiah.
79'
M. Sonnleitner gets yellow.
Sonnleitner goes into the book after handling Maitland-Niles' attempted throughball just outside of Vienna’s box. Arsenal have a free-kick in a dangerous central area, which Willian, Pepe and Ceballos are standing over.
78'
The White-Greens make their fifth and final change of the match as Alar makes way for Sulzbacher. There are 12 minutes of normal time left to play.
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77'
L. Sulzbacher enters the game and replaces D. Alar.
76'
Willian goes for goal from the edge of the box, and his shot is palmed away by Strebinger. The flag, however, is up for offside against Maitland-Niles, who appeared to be obstructing the goalkeeper’s view.
74'
Arase is caught by Ceballos midway inside the hosts’ half, and the visitors win a free-kick.
72'
One-touch passing between Smith Rowe and Willian opens up the Vienna defence once again. The scorer of the fourth goal finds space down the right, although his cut back for Nketiah is slightly overhit and is gathered by Strebinger.
70'
C. Chambers enters the game and replaces S. Mustafi.
The Gunners make their fourth substitution as Chambers is on in place of Mustafi.
68'
Sonnleitner concedes a corner to the left, but the visitors are able to clear their lines.
66'
E. Smith Rowe has scored a goal for Arsenal! Assist by A. Maitland-Niles.
GOAL! Arsenal make it four! Pepe picks the ball up in a central position just outside the Vienna box. The attacker sends it over to his left to Maitland-Niles, and he lays it across goal for Smith Rowe to tap into the back of the net. 4-1.
It is a double change with Knasmullner replacing Ritzmaier.
The away side respond to those Arsenal changes with further alterations of their own. Kitagawa, the goalscorer, comes off for Kara.
Arsenal’s fourth goal was coming, and they finally get the better of Strebinger in this second half. Maitland-Niles found a yard of space down the left side of the penalty area before playing an inch-perfect pass to Smith Rowe, who simply could not miss from close range.
65'
C. Knasmüllner enters the game and replaces M. Ritzmaier.
E. Kara enters the game and replaces K. Kitagawa.
63'
E. Smith Rowe enters the game and replaces A. Lacazette.
Willian enters the game and replaces R. Nelson.
Dani Ceballos enters the game and replaces Mohamed Elneny.
The last of the Gunners’ three changes sees Smith Rowe enter the fray in place of Lacazette.
Nelson is also replaced by Willian.
In seeking to keep things fresh, Arteta turns to his bench. Elneny makes way for Ceballos. It remains 3-1.
61'
S. Mustafi gets yellow.
Mustafi picks up a yellow card for dissent following a set-piece situation.
55'
Strebinger takes a little too long to clear the ball and is charged down by Nketiah. The clearance cannons off the attacker before sailing out for a throw-in down the near side.
54'
Lacazette again finds space between the lines and lays a pass into the path of Pepe. The Ivorian spots the run of Nketiah ahead of him, although his throughball runs all the way through to Strebinger.
52'
Cedric plays the ball in field for Pepe, who smartly turns into a yard of space. The winger tries to skip beyond one defender too many, and is eventually dispossessed on the edge of the visitors’ box.
50'
Following a foul from Maitland-Niles on Ritzmaier, Vienna are awarded a free-kick in a dangerous central position. Demir attempts to curl it into the top-left corner, but Runarsson watches it all the way to make a simple save.
49'
After receiving the ball from Demir, Ritzmaier strikes over the top of the Arsenal goal from range. The away side have started the second half brightly.
47'
K. Kitagawa has scored a goal for Rapid Vienna!
GOAL! Vienna pull one back! Kitagawa gets away down the left side of the Arsenal box and sees a left-footed shot palmed away by Runarsson. Arase latches on the rebound and has two close-range efforts blocked on the line, before Kitagawa picks possession up in the centre of the box and fires into the back of the net. 3-1.
46'
T. Schick enters the game and replaces M. Ullmann.
M. Barać enters the game and replaces M. Hofmann.
It is a double change for the Green-Whites at the break, as Ullmann makes way for Schick.
The visitors turn to their bench at half-time. Barac comes on for Hofmann.
We are back underway! Petrescu, the referee, blows his whistle and Vienna get the second half kicked off.
45' +1
HALF TIME: ARSENAL 3-0 RAPID VIENNA
45'
There will be one minute of added time at the end of this half.
44'
E. Nketiah has scored a goal for Arsenal!
GOAL! The Gunners make it three just before the break! Some excellent one-touch passing from Arsenal results in Lacazette pinging an inch-perfect throughball down the left for Pepe. The winger picks out Nelson in the centre of the box, and he tees it up for Nketiah. The Englishman’s first shot from close range is well saved, before he reacts quickly to nod the rebound into the bottom-right corner. 3-0.
42'
Mohamed Elneny gets yellow.
Arsenal sloppily lose possession following some smart pressing from Hofmann. The defender strides towards the halfway line and attempts to set Kitagawa away in behind the hosts’ defence. Elneny collides with the attacker, brings him down, and is subsequently booked.
39'
M. Ullmann gets yellow.
Lacazette swiftly knocks the ball beyond Ullmann down the right-hand side of the pitch, and is caught late by the defender. The full-back picks up the first yellow card of the match. He can have no complaints with that decision.
38'
Elneny’s loose pass in the centre of the park is picked up by Kitagawa. The attacker looks to drive the away side up the field, although Demir gets in his way and Arsenal are able to regain possession.
36'
Kitagawa drives the Green-Whites forward down the far side of the field before lofting a cross in towards the far post. Cedric takes no chances and nods the ball behind for a corner. The resulting set-piece is easily dealt with.
34'
Lacazette is dropping deep into pockets of space to receive possession. On this occasion, the Frenchman turns into space and pings a well-struck pass forward for Nketiah, but he is unable to take it down and Strebinger gathers the loose ball.
32'
Elneny catches Alar with a late tackle and the away side win a free-kick down the left flank.
28'
Demir has a go from range, but he sends Vienna’s first shot of the game over the top of Runarsson’s goal.
26'
After some neat build-up play down the right-hand side, Cedric opens up his body and swings a dangerous cross into the visitors’ penalty area. Nketiah makes a good run across the near post, but Hofmann tracks him all the way to clear the threat.
25'
The Green-Whites press the hosts high up the field, and Elneny overhits a simple pass for Cedric out for a throw-in.
21'
Strebinger launches a pass deep into the Arsenal half for Alar to attack. The referee’s assistant, however, has his flag up for offside against the striker.
18'
GOAL! Arsenal double their lead! The resulting corner is swung into a dangerous area by Nelson, and Mari arrives at the near post after getting away from Ullmann to flick it into the bottom-right corner. Strebinger stood no chance with that header. 2-0.
This time Arsenal opt to take a direct corner for the first time in the match. Nelson gets a good amount of pace on the delivery, meaning that the faintest of touches was enough to send it goalwards.
17'
Pablo Marí has scored a goal for Arsenal! Assist by R. Nelson.
16'
Lacazette is caught in an advanced position down the left flank by Arase, and Arsenal are awarded a free-kick. Pepe’s in-swinging set-piece is nodded behind for a corner by Ullmann.
15'
Nketiah cleverly wins a corner to the right off Hofmann. The set-piece is once again taken short to Pepe, who fails to lift his cross over Sonnleitner.
12'
The home side push forward in their pursuit of a second goal. Some clever footwork from Nelson gets him beyond his man, before his low cross is deflected out for a corner off Greiml.
10'
A. Lacazette has scored a goal for Arsenal!
GOAL! What a strike! The away side lose possession from a throw-in and Lacazette picks the ball up midway inside the Vienna half. The Frenchman takes a couple of touches before lashing a fierce, moving strike from range into the top-right corner. Incredible! 1-0.
9'
Following Nelson’s corner from the left, the ball drops to Mustafi, who fires a right-footed shot wide to the right of Strebinger’s goal.
6'
Neither side are able to collect a loose ball in the centre of the park, allowing Mari to arrive and power it out for a throw-in down the far side.
4'
Elneny’s long, searching ball over the top of the visitors’ defence for Nelson is nodded down by Sonnleitner, and Nketiah looks to latch onto the under-hit pass. Hofmann uses his body well to hold off the attacker and clear the danger.
3'
Demir looks to switch a first-time pass over to the left flank for Ullmann to chase, although Cedric is alert to the danger and knocks the ball out for a throw-in. The away side have started well.
1'
Kick off! The referee, Radu Petrescu, blows his whistle and Rapid Vienna get the game underway.
Hello and welcome to live match coverage of the Europa League fixture between Arsenal and Rapid Vienna at Emirates Stadium.
The Gunners head into this clash full of confidence having beaten Molde 3-0 in their previous European encounter. Rapid Vienna will also be hopeful of continuing their good form following their 3-1 victory against Dundalk last time out in Group B.
ARSENAL (4-2-3-1): Runar Alex Runarsson; Cedric Soares, Shkodran Mustafi, Pablo Mari, Sead Kolasinac; Mohamed Elneny, Ainsley Maitland-Niles; Eddie Nketiah, Nicolas Pepe, Reiss Nelson; Alexandre Lacazette.
RAPID VIENNA (3-5-2): Richard Strebinger; Mario Sonnleitner, Maximilian Hofmann, Leo Greiml; Kelvin Arase, Yusuf Demir, Lion Schuster, Marcel Ritzmaier, Maximilian Ullmann; Koya Kitagawa, Deni Alar.
ARSENAL SUBS: Bernd Leno, Matt Macey, Rob Holding, Callum Chambers, Kieran Tierney, Miguel Azeez, Joseph Willock, Dani Ceballos, Emile Smith Rowe, Bukayo Saka, Willian, Folarin Balogun.
RAPID VIENNA SUBS: Niklas Hedl, Paul Gartler, Filip Stojkovic, Mateo Barac, Srdjan Grahovac, Lukas Sulzbacher, Thorsten Schick, Melih Ibrahimoglu, Christoph Knasmullner, Ercan Kara.
Mikel Arteta’s team have already secured their place in the knockout stages of the Europa League after winning each of their opening four matches in Group B. To clinch top spot, the Gunners need to avoid defeat against the Green-Whites. Thus far in the competition, Arsenal have been ruthless in front of goal, scoring a total of 12 goals. Rapid Vienna, on the other hand, currently sit third in the group and level on points with second-placed Molde. Dietmar Kuhbauer’s side can extend their winning run in Europe to three consecutive matches with a victory over the London club.
The teams are out, and kick-off will soon be upon us here at Emirates Stadium.
Arteta will be hoping that his side continue in much the same fashion after the restart. The London side have been a constant threat down the flanks, with Vienna unable to deal with the movement of Arsenal’s offensive players. Lacazette has ran the game thus far from a deeper position, and he will be crucial if the hosts are to further their lead in the second half. Kuhbauer, meanwhile, will want to see more from his team in the remaining minutes. Kitagawa has looked the liveliest for the Green-Whites, but he was often far too isolated in the first half.
Arsenal host Tottenham Hotspur in the North London derby next time out in the Premier League, before traveling to Dundalk on matchday six of the Europe League. Rapid Vienna, on the other hand, welcome WSG Wattens in the Austrian Bundesliga ahead of a must-win European encounter with Molde.
That brings an end to our coverage of the Europa League fixture between Arsenal and Rapid Vienna at Emirates Stadium. Thank you very much for joining us. Goodbye!
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