Vorskla Poltava vs Arsenal: Young Gunners secure convincing win
Re-live the action from Kiev
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Arsenal secured top spot in their Europa League group as a much-changed side coasted to a 3-0 Europa League victory against Vorskla Poltava in sub-zero Kiev.
The Group E fixture was moved 185 miles east of Poltava to the capital's Olympic Stadium, with parts of Ukraine under martial law as political tensions with Russia continue to rise.
The call to relocate the game was made on Tuesday evening, with Vorskla particularly unhappy with UEFA's decision and official confirmation that the match would take place at all not coming from the governing body until six hours before kick-off. Re-live the live action below
90+4 mins: Vorskla 0 - 3 Arsenal
Arsenal have done it. It was a relatively easy gamethat allowed Unai Emery to give debuts to some of his teenagers. They performed well and got the job done, Arsenal now have an unassailable lead at the top of Group E and will take this momentum into the North London derby on Sunday.
Next up Chelsea host PAOK, kick off at 8 pm.
Team news
Chelsea vs PAOK kicks off in just under 10 minutes. Here's a look at the two sides:
Chelsea XI: Kepa; Zappacosta, Cahill, Christensen, Emerson; Fàbregas, Loftus-Cheek, Barkley; Hudson-Odoi, Giroud, Pedro
PAOK XI: Paschalakis; Vieirinha, Khacheridi, Crespo, Matos; Wernbloom, Mauricio; Jabá, Shakov, El Kaddouri; Prijovic
Based on earlier results Chelsea have already qualified for the next stage of the competition. Some of the squad players will take to the field tonight in the hopes of securing a regular starting place so lets see what Chelsea have in store for us.
Chelsea 0 - 0 PAOK
Chelsea kick off the game, booting it long and winning a throw in deep in PAOK's half.
3 mins: Chelsea 0 - 0 PAOK
Giroud lays the ball to Pedro who takes a shot and wins a corner. The corner comes in and sails over everyone's head.
6 mins: Chelsea 0 - 0 PAOK
Pedro gives away a free kick that is delivered into Chelsea's box. They scramble a bit at the back but clear the ball easily. Chelsea break down the right and whip the ball into the box, Pedro looks for Giroud but PAOK manage to keep the ball away from the Frenchman.
7 mins: Chelsea 0 - 0 PAOK
The ball is played back to Khacheridi who misses it. Giroud takes possession and Khacheridi tries to make up for his mistake by diving in and taking Giruod down. The referee has no choice but to send him off.
9 mins: Chelsea 0 - 0 PAOK
Hudson-Odoi dinks a little ball over the top of the defence and Giroud gets on the end of the pass. He shoots with his left foot but doesn't connect cleanly and his shot goes wide.
12 mins: Chelsea 0 - 0 PAOK
PAOK being made to work hard in defence, Chelsea attack on the right before cutting the ball back to Fabregas. The ball comes out to Hudson-Odoi on the left and his shot goes wide.
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