Arsenal 3-0 Lille: result and goals
Arsenal beat Lille 3-0 on Wednesday 14 October 2026 in the Champions League.
Goals: Jurriën Timber 64', Eberechi Eze 67', Bukayo Saka 71'.
Arsenal sit 7th on 7 points.
Lille sit 35th on 0 points.
Arsenal have 4 wins, 0 draws and 1 defeat in their last 5 matches.
Lille have 3 wins, 0 draws and 2 defeats in their last 5 matches.
- Competition
- UEFA Champions League
- Kick-off
- Wednesday 14 October 2026, 06:00 (AEST)
- Venue
- Emirates Stadium, London
- 👥
- 57024
Match facts
- Stadium
- Emirates Stadium · London
- Capacity: 60,704 seats · Natural grass
- Attendance
- 57,024 · 94% of capacity
Referee
Felix Zwayer
Record: UEFA Champions League
- Games
- 34
- Yellows per game
- 4.2
- Reds
- 3
- Penalties
- 11
- Fouls per game
- 20.3
Absences
Lille
- Ethan MbappéSuspended · Expected back: early November 2026
Players ruled out or doubtful according to each club’s latest update.
Match events
ARSLILL29'Mikel Merino
72'⇄▲ Maurits Kjærgaard ▼ Ngal Ayel Mukau
72'⇄▲ Osame Sahraoui ▼ Nabil Bentaleb
78'⇄▲ Calvin Verdonk ▼ Romain Perraud
78'⇄▲ Olivier Giroud ▼ Ayase Ueda
81'Maxima Goffi
82'⇄▲ Soriba Diaoune ▼ Dilane Bakwa
90+2'Kai Havertz
Live commentary
- Match ends, Arsenal 3, Lille 0.
- 90'+4'Second Half ends, Arsenal 3, Lille 0.
- 90'+2'Kai Havertz (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+2'Foul by Kai Havertz (Arsenal).
- 90'+2'Berke Özer (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1'Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 90'Foul by Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal).
- 90'Olivier Giroud (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'Attempt blocked. Max Dowman (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard.
- 85'Substitution, Arsenal. Max Dowman replaces Eberechi Eze.
- 83'Attempt blocked. Eberechi Eze (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 82'Substitution, Lille. Soriba Diaoune replaces Dilane Bakwa.
- 81'Maxima Goffi (Lille) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 81'Eberechi Eze (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81'Foul by Maxima Goffi (Lille).
- 80'Foul by Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal).
- 80'Benjamin André (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79'Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Maxima Goffi.
- 78'Substitution, Arsenal. Ben White replaces Jurriën Timber.
- 78'Substitution, Lille. Olivier Giroud replaces Ayase Ueda because of an injury.
- 78'Substitution, Lille. Calvin Verdonk replaces Romain Perraud.
- 77'Offside, Arsenal. Eberechi Eze is caught offside.
- 77'Attempt saved. Bruno Guimarães (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Berke Özer (Lille). Assisted by Kai Havertz.
- 75'Foul by Myles Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal).
- 75'Dilane Bakwa (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74'Attempt missed. Ayase Ueda (Lille) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Osame Sahraoui.
- 73'Attempt blocked. Dilane Bakwa (Lille) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Hákon Haraldsson.
- 72'Substitution, Lille. Osame Sahraoui replaces Nabil Bentaleb.
- 72'Substitution, Lille. Maurits Kjærgaard replaces Ngal'ayel Mukau.
- 71'Goal! Arsenal 3, Lille 0. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kai Havertz.
- 70'Attempt saved. Eberechi Eze (Arsenal) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner by Berke Özer (Lille). Assisted by Myles Lewis-Skelly.
- 67'Goal! Arsenal 2, Lille 0. Eberechi Eze (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Bukayo Saka.
- 66'Foul by Ezri Konsa (Arsenal).
- 66'Hákon Haraldsson (Lille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 65'Substitution, Arsenal. Bukayo Saka replaces Noni Madueke.
- 65'Substitution, Arsenal. Martin Ødegaard replaces Mikel Merino.
- 65'Substitution, Arsenal. Kai Havertz replaces Viktor Gyökeres.
- 64'Goal! Arsenal 1, Lille 0. Jurriën Timber (Arsenal) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Noni Madueke.
- 61'Attempt blocked. Eberechi Eze (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ezri Konsa.
- 59'Attempt blocked. Noni Madueke (Arsenal) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 56'Offside, Arsenal. Eberechi Eze is caught offside.
- 56'Bruno Guimarães (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 56'Foul by Benjamin André (Lille).
- 55'Foul by Viktor Gyökeres (Arsenal).
- 55'Alexsandro (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53'Myles Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 53'Foul by Dilane Bakwa (Lille).
- 52'Foul by Noni Madueke (Arsenal).
- 52'Romain Perraud (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49'Attempt missed. Bruno Guimarães (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Mikel Merino.
- 47'Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Alexsandro.
- 47'Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Ayase Ueda.
- 46'Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Alexsandro.
- 45'Second Half begins Arsenal 0, Lille 0.
- 45'+2'First Half ends, Arsenal 0, Lille 0.
- 45'+1'Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Berke Özer.
- 45'+1'Attempt saved. Bruno Guimarães (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Berke Özer (Lille). Assisted by Myles Lewis-Skelly.
- 45'Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
- 45'Foul by Bruno Guimarães (Arsenal).
- 45'Hákon Haraldsson (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44'Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Benjamin André.
- 42'Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Alexsandro.
- 41'Offside, Lille. Dilane Bakwa is caught offside.
- 39'Bruno Guimarães (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 39'Foul by Hákon Haraldsson (Lille).
- 37'Offside, Arsenal. Viktor Gyökeres is caught offside.
- 37'Attempt saved. Eberechi Eze (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Berke Özer (Lille). Assisted by Myles Lewis-Skelly.
- 35'Attempt missed. Mikel Merino (Arsenal) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right.
- 34'Foul by Dilane Bakwa (Lille).
- 34'Myles Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 33'Foul by Myles Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal).
- 33'Dilane Bakwa (Lille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 31'Offside, Arsenal. Eberechi Eze is caught offside.
- 29'Mikel Merino (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 29'Foul by Mikel Merino (Arsenal).
- 29'Ayase Ueda (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27'Jurriën Timber (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 27'Foul by Hákon Haraldsson (Lille).
- 22'Offside, Lille. Ayase Ueda is caught offside.
- 22'Attempt blocked. Nabil Bentaleb (Lille) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Dilane Bakwa.
- 21'Attempt saved. Mikel Merino (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Berke Özer (Lille). Assisted by Jurriën Timber with a cross.
- 20'Myles Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20'Foul by Dilane Bakwa (Lille).
- 20'Attempt missed. Bruno Guimarães (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jurriën Timber.
- 17'Foul by Ezri Konsa (Arsenal).
- 17'Hákon Haraldsson (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15'Foul by Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal).
- 15'Ayase Ueda (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15'Attempt blocked. Bruno Guimarães (Arsenal) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Eberechi Eze.
- 10'Eberechi Eze (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 10'Foul by Ngal'ayel Mukau (Lille).
- 6'Attempt blocked. Dilane Bakwa (Lille) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Hákon Haraldsson.
- 6'Foul by Benjamin André (Lille).
- 6'Mikel Merino (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4'Offside, Lille. Hákon Haraldsson is caught offside.
- 3'Handball by Noni Madueke (Arsenal).
- First Half begins.
- Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
Commentary: ESPN
Stats
ARSLILL
General
58%Possession42%
4Big chances0
2Big chances missed0
7Corners0
Shots
16Total shots4
3Shots off target1
8Shots on target0
5Blocked shots3
0Hit woodwork0
12Shots inside box1
4Shots outside box3
Expected goals (xG)
1.70xG0.30
1.67xG open play0.30
0.04xG set play0.00
1.70Non-penalty xG0.30
1.95xG on target (xGOT)0.00
Passes
542Passes404
488 (90%)Accurate passes343 (85%)
169Own half257
319Opposition half86
16 (62%)Accurate long balls18 (37%)
5 (19%)Accurate crosses0 (0%)
19Throw-ins13
54Touches in opposition box3
4Offsides3
Defence
16Tackles19
6Interceptions8
3Shot blocks5
8Clearances37
0Keeper saves5
Duels
46Duels won48
35 (51%)Ground duels won34 (49%)
11 (44%)Aerial duels won14 (56%)
10 (56%)Successful dribbles3 (50%)
Discipline
2Yellow cards1
0Red cards0
13Fouls committed9
General
57%Possession43%
2Big chances0
2Big chances missed0
3Corners0
Shots
6Total shots2
2Shots off target0
3Shots on target0
1Blocked shots2
0Hit woodwork0
5Shots inside box0
1Shots outside box2
Expected goals (xG)
0.84xG0.14
0.84xG open play0.14
0.00xG set play0.00
0.84Non-penalty xG0.14
0.22xG on target (xGOT)0.00
Passes
261Passes213
233 (89%)Accurate passes182 (85%)
90Own half144
143Opposition half38
11 (65%)Accurate long balls12 (41%)
2 (13%)Accurate crosses0
5Throw-ins9
19Touches in opposition box2
2Offsides3
Defence
6Tackles10
4Interceptions3
2Shot blocks1
3Clearances20
0Keeper saves3
Duels
24Duels won27
16 (48%)Ground duels won17 (52%)
8 (44%)Aerial duels won10 (56%)
4 (50%)Successful dribbles2 (67%)
Discipline
1Yellow cards0
0Red cards0
6Fouls committed6
General
60%Possession40%
2Big chances0
0Big chances missed0
4Corners0
Shots
10Total shots2
1Shots off target1
5Shots on target0
4Blocked shots1
0Hit woodwork0
7Shots inside box1
3Shots outside box1
Expected goals (xG)
0.87xG0.16
0.83xG open play0.16
0.04xG set play0.00
0.87Non-penalty xG0.16
1.73xG on target (xGOT)0.00
Passes
281Passes191
255 (91%)Accurate passes161 (84%)
79Own half113
176Opposition half48
5 (56%)Accurate long balls6 (30%)
3 (25%)Accurate crosses0 (0%)
14Throw-ins7
35Touches in opposition box1
2Offsides0
Defence
10Tackles9
2Interceptions5
1Shot blocks4
5Clearances17
0Keeper saves2
Duels
22Duels won21
19 (53%)Ground duels won17 (47%)
3 (43%)Aerial duels won4 (57%)
6 (60%)Successful dribbles1 (33%)
Discipline
1Yellow cards1
0Red cards0
7Fouls committed3
ArsenalLille
Expected goals (xG)
1.70–0.30
xG on target (xGOT)
1.95–0.00
Shots
16–4
Big chances
4–0
Match momentum
Above the line the home side is on top; below, the away side.
Shot map
← Lille (4)GoalOn targetOff target or blockedArsenal (16) →
xG: chance of each shot becoming a goal from its position and type. xGOT: the same once the shot is on target.
Player of the match
Eberechi Eze
Arsenal
Ratings
Arsenal7.4
- 8.710Eberechi Eze⚽
- 8.612Jurriën Timber⚽
- 8.139Bruno Guimarães
- 7.97Bukayo Saka⚽A▲65'
- 7.849Myles Lewis-Skelly
- 7.820Noni MaduekeA
- 7.741Declan Rice
- 7.415Ezri Konsa
- 7.429Kai HavertzA▲65'
- 6.88Martin Ødegaard▲65'
- 6.71David Raya
- 6.76Gabriel
- 6.523Mikel Merino
- 6.514Viktor Gyökeres
- 5.74Ben White▲78'
Lille6.1
- 6.610Hákon Arnar Haraldsson
- 6.56Nabil Bentaleb
- 6.31Berke Özer
- 6.27Dilane Bakwa
- 6.224Calvin Verdonk▲78'
- 6.29Olivier Giroud▲78'
- 6.14Alexsandro Ribeiro
- 6.118Ayase Ueda
- 6.014Maurits Kjærgaard▲72'
- 6.011Osame Sahraoui▲72'
- 5.921Benjamin André
- 5.83Nathan Ngoy
- 5.715Romain Perraud
- 5.638Maxima Goffi
- 5.617Ngal Ayel Mukau
Rating out of 10 for each player’s contribution to the match.
Lineups
Arsenal · Substitutes
- 8Martin Ødegaard▲65'6.8
- 7Bukayo Saka▲65'7.9
- 29Kai Havertz▲65'7.4
- 4Ben White▲78'5.7
- 56Max Dowman▲85'
- 30Illan Meslier
- 13Kepa Arrizabalaga
- 3Cristhian Mosquera
- 89Marli Salmon
- 33Riccardo Calafiori
- 74Maalik Hashi
- 53Ceadach O'Neill
Manager: Mikel Arteta
Lille · Substitutes
- 14Maurits Kjærgaard▲72'6.0
- 11Osame Sahraoui▲72'6.0
- 24Calvin Verdonk▲78'6.2
- 9Olivier Giroud▲78'6.2
- 35Soriba Diaoune▲82'
- 12Orlando Gill
- 50Thomas Sajous
- 26Isaac Cossier
- 2Loun Srdanovic
- 23Tanguy Nianzou
- 19Başar Önal
- 28Gaëtan Perrin
Manager: Davide Ancelotti
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| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  PSG | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +9 | 9 | WWW |
| 2 |  Aston Villa | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +9 | 9 | WWW |
| 3 |  Liverpool | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 9 | WWW |
| 4 |  Real Madrid | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 9 | WWW |
| 5 |  Betis | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 9 | WWW |
| 6 |  Stuttgart | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +5 | 7 | WWD |
| 7 |  Arsenal | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +4 | 7 | WWWLW |
| 8 |  Barcelona | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +5 | 6 | WWL |
| 9 |  Como | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +5 | 6 | WLW |
| 10 |  Man City | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +4 | 6 | WLW |
| 11 |  Club Brugge | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +3 | 6 | LWW |
| 12 |  Sporting | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +3 | 6 | WWL |
| 13 |  Dortmund | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 6 | WLW |
| 14 |  Bayern | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | +5 | 5 | WDD |
| 15 |  AS Roma | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 4 | DLW |
| 16 |  Atlético | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 4 | LWD |
| 17 |  Shakhtar | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 4 | DWL |
| 18 |  PSV | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | DLW |
| 19 |  Villarreal | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | LWL |
| 20 |  Inter Milan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 | LLW |
| 21 |  Man Utd | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 | WLL |
| 22 |  Napoli | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 3 | LLW |
| 23 |  Galatasaray | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 3 | LLW |
| 24 |  LASK Linz | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 3 | LLW |
| 25 |  Sabah | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 3 | LWL |
| 26 |  Feyenoord | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 3 | LWL |
| 27 |  Lens | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 3 | WLL |
| 28 |  Bodo/Glimt | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -5 | 3 | LWL |
| 29 |  AEK Athens | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -5 | 3 | WLL |
| 30 |  RB Leipzig | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -5 | 3 | LWL |
| 31 |  Fenerbahce | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -6 | 2 | DLD |
| 32 |  Slavia Prague | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 1 | LLD |
| 33 |  Viking FK | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -4 | 1 | LDL |
| 34 |  FC Porto | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -4 | 0 | LLL |
| 35 |  Lille | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -6 | 0 | LWLWW |
| 36 |  S Bratislava | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -12 | 0 | LLL |
Champions League: upcoming fixtures
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BarcelonaAston Villa76%14%10%07:00Bodo/GlimtLille51%24%26%
Bodo/GlimtLille51%24%26%FAQ
What was the score in Arsenal vs Lille?
Arsenal beat Lille 3-0 on Wednesday 14 October (Champions League).
Who scored in Arsenal vs Lille?
Goals: Jurriën Timber 64', Eberechi Eze 67' and Bukayo Saka 71'.
When do Arsenal play next?
Arsenal play Liverpool on Monday 2 November at 03:30 (AEST).
When do Lille play next?
Lille play Bodo/Glimt on Wednesday 4 November at 07:00 (AEST).
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