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
18 mins: Chelsea 0 - 0 PAOK
Barkley tries to slip Giroud into the box but is caught offside.
21 mins: Chelsea 0 - 0 PAOK
Loftus-cheek takes a brilliant strike. He hits it from 25-yards with his left-foot and Paschalakis makes a full length diving save.
24 mins: Chelsea 0 - 0 PAOK
Chelsea are completely dominating this game. Loftus-cheek plays a nice ball over the defence to find an oncoming Emerson who can't finish the move.
27 mins: Chelsea 1 - 0 PAOK - Giroud
Fabregas starts the move with a superb long ball to Pedro. Pedro brings it down deftly before playing it to Giroud on the right. Giroud meets it first time and sinks a left footed shot.
30 mins: Chelsea 1 - 0 PAOK
Hudson-Odoi hits the crossbar! Pedro fires a ball across the box. Chelsea dominating every aspect of this game.
33 mins: Chelsea 1 - 0 PAOK
Paschalakis does his stuff again, this time denying Zappacosta who bombs into the box on the overlap.
37 mins: Chelsea 2 - 0 PAOK - Giroud
Fabregas sets up Giroud. He plays the ball over the top of the defence and Giroud reaches the ball and powers it into the back of the net.
42 mins: Chelsea 2 - 0 PAOK
Hudson-Odoi and Emerson combine on the right before Emerson pulls the ball back to Pedro in the centre of the box. Pedro mis-hits it and PAOK clear the ball.
45 mins: Chelsea 2 - 0 PAOK
Half-time at Stamford Bridge. Once PAOK went down to 10-men Chelsea stepped up to dominate this game and if the first 45 minutes is anything to go by there'll be more goals in the second half.
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