Arsenal hold off Slavia Prague 2-1 behind Gyökeres

Arsenal beat Slavia Prague 2-1 at Fortuna Arena. They scored twice in the first half and survived a late goal from the home side to move to 2-1-0 in the Champions League.

Viktor Gyökeres was the player of the game with a Chirp Rating of 8.0. He had one goal and one assist. In the 9th minute he played a through ball to Noni Madueke, who shot from the right side of the box into the centre of the goal. Arsenal led 1-0.

Gyökeres made it 2-0 in the 38th minute. He shot right footed from the left side of the box into the top right corner, set up by Mikel Merino. Arsenal went to the break with that two-goal cushion.

Slavia Prague, now 0-1-2, answered only in the 90th minute. Wiktor Nowak finished from very close range after a David Jurásek cross. It made the score 2-1, and it was as close as they got.

Chirp's Sim had Arsenal at 68% before kickoff, and the Gunners delivered.