Arsenal 4-1 Fast Vienna: Gunners win in Europa League in entrance of two,000 followers

Alexandre Lacazette's opener ended his eight-game goal drought for the Gunners

Arsenal gave their supporters the perfect welcome back to Emirates Stadium as Rapid Vienna were outclassed in the Europa League.

It had been 271 days since Arsenal fans had last been at their home, for the victory against West Ham United on 7 March - and how the 2,000 allowed in relished watching the Gunners confirm their dominance of Group B.

Alexandre Lacazette gave those gathered at a social distance inside the cavernous stadium an early reward with a spectacular 25-yard drive after 10 minutes that swerved high beyond the reach of Rapid keeper Richard Strebinger.

Pablo Mari then glanced Reiss Nelson's corner in off a post before Eddie Nketiah completed the first-half scoring a minute before the interval, heading in after his first effort had been saved by the besieged Strebinger.

Rapid, hopelessly inferior, scrambled a goal back through Kohya Kitigawa early in the second half but Arsenal were never in any danger and substitute Emile Smith-Rowe scored a simple fourth from Ainsley Maitland-Niles pass.

More to follow.

Line-ups

Arsenal

13Rúnarsson
17Cédric Soares
20MustafiBooked at 61minsSubstituted forChambersat 70'minutes
22Marí
31Kolasinac
15Maitland-Niles
25ElnenyBooked at 42minsSubstituted forCeballosat 63'minutes
24NelsonSubstituted forWillianat 63'minutes
9LacazetteSubstituted forSmith Roweat 63'minutes
19Pépé
30NketiahSubstituted forBalogunat 81'minutes

Substitutes

1Leno
3Tierney
7Saka
8Ceballos
12Willian
16Holding
21Chambers
28Willock
32Smith Rowe
33Macey
38Balogun
66Azeez

Rapid Vienna

1Strebinger
6SonnleitnerBooked at 79mins
20HofmannSubstituted forBaracat 45'minutes
30Greiml
36Arase
48Demir
42Schuster
8RitzmaierSubstituted forKnasmüllnerat 66'minutes
31UllmannBooked at 39minsSubstituted forSchickat 45'minutes
32KitagawaSubstituted forKaraat 66'minutes
19AlarSubstituted forSulzbacherat 78'minutes

Substitutes

4Barac
13Schick
14Grahovac
22Stojkovic
25Gartler
28Knasmüllner
29Kara
37Sulzbacher
40Ibrahimoglu
45Hedl

Referee:: Radu Marian Petrescu

Arsenal 4-1 Fast Vienna: Gunners win in Europa League in entrance of two,000 followers

Line-ups

Arsenal

Substitutes

Rapid Vienna

Substitutes

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