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Arsenal vs Ludogorets live: Latest score as Theo Walcott and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain goals extend lead

Follow the latest from the Champions League clash at the Emirates

Jack de Menezes
Wednesday 19 October 2016 11:55 EDT
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Alexis Sanchez celebrates with Kieran Gibbs and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain after scoring the opener
Alexis Sanchez celebrates with Kieran Gibbs and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain after scoring the opener (Getty)

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Arsenal can take a step closer to the Champions League knockout stages tonight as they welcome Bulgarian champions Ludogorets to the Emirates Stadium, with Arsene Wenger’s side looking to maintain their unbeaten status in Europe this season. Follow the latest here.

  • Arsenal vs Ludogorets kicks off at 19:45 BST
  • Arsenal top Group A with four points alongside PSG
  • Gunners drew with PSG and beat Basel last time out
  • Ludogorets drew with Vasel before suffering defeat by PSG
  • Arsenal make four changes to side that beat Swansea
  • Teams:
  • Arsenal: Ospina; Bellerin, Mustafi, Koscielny, Gibbs; Coquelin, Cazorla; Walcott, Özil, Oxlade-Chamberlain; Sanchez.
  • Ludogorets: Stoyanov; Minev, Moti, Palomino, Natanael; Abel, Dyakov; Wanderson, Marcelinho, Misidjan; Cafu.

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Tonight’s Champions League fixtures

Group A:

Arsenal vs Ludogorets

PSG vs Basel

Group B:

Dynamo Kiev vs Benfica

Napoli vs Besiktas

Group C:

Barcelona vs Manchester City

Celtic vs Borussia Monchengladbach

Group D:

Bayern Munich vs PSV Eindhoven

FC Rostov vs Atletico Madrid

All matches kick-off at 19:45 BST

Welcome to The Independent's live coverage of tonight's Champions League coverage between Arsenal and Ludogorets, brought to you from the Emirates Stadium.

Jack de Menezes19 October 2016 17:02
Jack de Menezes19 October 2016 18:58

23 mins: Ludogorets break quickly and this time it's Cafu who's up the right flank. He again gets on the outside of Gibbs and past him, but he's forced wide enough that he can't round Ospina and the Colombian makes the save.

Jack de Menezes19 October 2016 20:10

32 mins: More sloppiness from Arsenal. The defender comes comes across to intercept a through ball, but decides to let it run back to Ospina. Little does he know that Cafu is in behind him, and he's just stopped from getting in behind Ospina when the Colombian gets a hand to the ball. Cafu plays it back inside to Wanderson, who works the ball onto his right foot and fires at goal. It strikes the outside of the post with Ospina stranded and goes out for a goal kick, but Arsenal have gone to sleep here.

Jack de Menezes19 October 2016 20:20

73 mins: It's another standing ovation, this time for Sanchez, and he takes his leave to make way for Alex Iwobi - who has been cheered every time he's warmed up - who takes his place. With Lucas now leading the line, Iwobi takes up his usual role on the left.

Jack de Menezes19 October 2016 21:15

87 mins: Arsenal are rampant. They break again, this time on the right through Perez - again - and he hits it fiercely first time with enough power to beat Stoyanov even though he gets a hand to it. 6-0. Game done and dusted.

Jack de Menezes19 October 2016 21:31

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