Danny Welbeck scored the only goal of the match as Arsenal recorded a 1-0 win over Sporting Lisbon in Thursday's Europa League clash at the Estadio Jose Alvalade. Welbeck's 77th-minute effort has moved Arsenal onto nine points in Group E, and means that the Gunners have now won their last 11 matches in all competitions. Reuters It took until the 16th minute for either side to have a shot, but Bruno Fernandes's effort from outside the Arsenal box was never threatening to find the back of the net. The game's first shot on target arrived in the 24th minute when Henrikh Mkhitaryan sent a free kick towards the Sporting goal, but it was a fairly comfortable save for Renan Ribeiro. Easily the...
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