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Elye Wahi has scored and assisted in a game for Lens for the first time since August 2022 against Brest.Elye Wahi put in an excellent performance as Lens came from behind to shock Arsenal in the Champions League.
Wahi's first-time finish into the bottom left corner after a cross from Przemyslaw Frankowski saw the home side take the lead in the 69th minute.
The Gunners rode some early pressure from Lens before Gabriel Jesus opened the scoring after a 14th-minute through-ball from Bukayo Saka, who then went off injured.
Lens levelled with a superb finish from Adrien Thomasson, who curled into the far corner.
Saka went off after 33 minutes in another blow for Mikel Arteta's side on a difficult night in Europe's top-tier competition.
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Lens
Squad number30Player nameSamba
Squad number24Player nameGradit
Squad number4Player nameDanso
Squad number14Player nameMedina
Squad number29Player nameFrankowski
Squad number26Player nameMendy
Squad number6Player nameAbdul Samed
Squad number3Player nameMachado
Squad number7Player nameSotoca
Squad number28Player nameThomasson
Squad number9Player nameWahi
Squad number2Player nameAguilar
Squad number11Player nameFulgini
Squad number18Player nameDiouf
Squad number22Player nameSaïd
Arsenal
Squad number22Player nameRaya- Squad number18Player nameTomiyasu
- Squad number2Player nameSaliba
- Squad number6Player nameGabriel Magalhães
- Squad number35Player nameZinchenko
- Squad number8Player nameØdegaard
- Squad number41Player nameRice
- Squad number29Player nameHavertz
- Squad number7Player nameSaka
- Squad number9Player nameGabriel Jesus
- Squad number19Player nameTrossard
- Squad number4Player nameWhite
- Squad number10Player nameSmith Rowe
- Squad number14Player nameNketiah
- Squad number21Player nameFábio Vieira
Squad number24Player nameNelson
Line-ups
Lens
Formation 3-4-2-1
- 30Samba
- 24Gradit
- 4Danso
- 14Medina
- 29Frankowski
- 26MendySubstituted forDioufat 73'minutes
- 6Abdul SamedBooked at 90mins
- 3MachadoSubstituted forAguilarat 81'minutes
- 7Sotoca
- 28ThomassonSubstituted forFulginiat 73'minutes
- 9WahiSubstituted forSaïdat 73'minutes
Substitutes
- 2Aguilar
- 11Fulgini
- 16Leca
- 18Diouf
- 20Maouassa
- 22Saïd
- 23El Aynaoui
- 25Khusanov
- 27Guilavogui
- 40Pandor
Arsenal
Formation 4-3-3
- 22Raya
- 18Tomiyasu
- 2Saliba
- 6Gabriel
- 35ZinchenkoSubstituted forWhiteat 71'minutes
- 8ØdegaardSubstituted forNketiahat 80'minutes
- 41Rice
- 29HavertzSubstituted forSmith Roweat 70'minutes
- 7SakaSubstituted forFábio Vieiraat 34'minutes
- 9Gabriel JesusBooked at 90mins
- 19TrossardSubstituted forNelsonat 70'minutes
Substitutes
- 1Ramsdale
- 4White
- 5Partey
- 10Smith Rowe
- 14Nketiah
- 15Kiwior
- 17Cédric Soares
- 20Jorginho
- 21Fábio Vieira
- 24Nelson
- 25Elneny
- 31Hein
Live Text
Match ends, Lens 2, Arsenal 1.
Second Half ends, Lens 2, Arsenal 1.
Attempt blocked. Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Reiss Nelson with a cross.
Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Florian Sotoca.
Attempt blocked. Emile Smith Rowe (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Takehiro Tomiyasu with a headed pass.
Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Przemyslaw Frankowski.
Takehiro Tomiyasu (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Florian Sotoca (Lens).
Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card.
Salis Abdul Samed (Lens) is shown the yellow card.
Foul by Fábio Vieira (Arsenal).
Brice Samba (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right.
Attempt blocked. Reiss Nelson (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Attempt missed. Florian Sotoca (Lens) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Angelo Fulgini with a cross.
Foul by Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal).
Jonathan Gradit (Lens) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Attempt saved. Emile Smith Rowe (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
Emile Smith Rowe (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Andy Diouf (Lens).
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