Arsenal have secured top spot in Group E of the Europa League with a game to spare courtesy of a routine 3-0 victory over Vorskla Poltava in Kiev this evening. A youthful Gunners side made light work of the uprooted Ukrainian outfit as first-half goals from Emile Smith Rowe, Aaron Ramsey and Joe Willock put the result beyond doubt before the interval. Vorskla offered little in reply as their hopes of reaching the last 32 ended with a whimper, with Arsenal expending minimal energy en route to the victory ahead of Sunday's North London derby against Tottenham Hotspur. Reuters The match kicked off in front of thousands of empty seats following the late change of venue from Poltava to Kiev's...
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