Reiss Nelson comes on for the final few seconds in place of Pepe.
90' +2
B. Leno gets yellow.
Leno is booked for time-wasting as Arsenal look to run down the clock.
90'
We are going to have four additional minutes at the end of this game.
88'
C. Knasmüllner enters the game and replaces M. Ritzmaier.
Rapid turn to the bench as Ritzmaier is replaced by Christoph Knasmullner.
86'
We are into the last four minutes at Weststadion, where Arsenal have turned things around to put themselves on course to make a winning start in Group B. Can Rapid respond?
84'
J. Willock enters the game and replaces A. Lacazette.
K. Tierney enters the game and replaces B. Saka.
Meanwhile, Joe Willock comes on in place of Lacazette.
Another double-change for the Gunners. The first sees Saka make way for Kieran Tierney.
81'
Chance! Lacazette times his run to perfection as he springs the offside trap, but is unable to get the ball fully under control. Nevertheless, it breaks kindly for Pepe, whose curling effort is not far away from nestling in the top corner.
79'
T. Schick enters the game and replaces K. Arase.
Another Rapid change sees Arase replaced by Thorsten Schick.
78'
How quickly it all changes! Just seconds after they could easily have fallen 2-1 behind, Arsenal have turned this game on its head following a beautifully worked goal.
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K. Kitagawa enters the game and replaces E. Kara.
Rapid turn to the bench as Kara is replaced by Koya Kitagawa.
74'
P. Aubameyang has scored a goal for Arsenal! Assist by Héctor Bellerín.
AUBAMEYANG!!! 2-1 ARSENAL! What a lovely move by the Gunners! Elneny splits the defence with a precise through ball. Bellerin races onto it and squares for an unmarked Aubameyang to slot into the empty net.
Bellerin made a great run to latch onto Elneny's through ball, before having the presence of mind to pick out Aubameyang.
72'
Another let-off for Leno! Although Luiz appears to be in control of his chase with Fountas, Leno unnecessarily races out of goal and sends his clearance against his own defender. The ball breaks for Fountas, but Gabriel and Luiz do just about enough to put him off.
70'
David Luiz has scored a goal for Arsenal! Assist by N. Pépé.
Pepe provided the assist with a delicious free-kick that was begging to be attacked and Luiz duly obliged.
LUIZ!!! 1-1! Arsenal are level! The centre-half ghosts into the area and climbs to head home Pepe's delicious free-kick from the right flank.
69'
M. Ritzmaier gets yellow.
Ritzmaier goes into the book for obstructing the run of Pepe.
68'
Rapid lead by a goal to nil as we head into the final quarter of this game. Can they hold on for a huge victory, or will Arsenal respond as the clock ticks down?
65'
Aubameyang's first act sees him stand over a free-kick in a good position for the Gunners. However, he generates far too much elevation on his delivery, which goes high into the empty stand.
63'
E. Kara gets yellow.
Kara has his name taken after a rash challenge on Gabriel.
61'
Héctor Bellerín enters the game and replaces Cédric Soares.
P. Aubameyang enters the game and replaces E. Nketiah.
Meanwhile, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is also introduced and immediately takes the captain's armband. Nketiah is the player to make way.
Arsenal make a double-change. The first sees Hector Bellerin replace Cedric.
60'
K. Arase gets yellow.
Arase is booked for a foul on Nketiah.
51'
T. Fountas has scored a goal for Rapid Vienna! Assist by E. Kara.
Good persistance from Kara saw him intercept Leno's attempted pass; enabling Fountas to capitalise.
FOUNTAS!!! 1-0 RAPID! What a mix-up in the Arsenal defence! Trying to play out from the back, Leno is intercepted by Kara and the ball breaks for Fountas, who drills it home.
46'
OFF WE GO AGAIN! Rapid get us underway once more!
45' +3
HALF-TIME: RAPID VIENNA 0-0 ARSENAL
45'
We are going to have three minutes of stoppage time at the end of this first half.
37'
E. Nketiah gets yellow.
Nketiah has his name taken as he is deemed to have kicked the ball away after Arsenal had been ruled offside.
36'
Partey's yellow card looked slightly harsh in all fairness, but he now needs to tread carefully for the remainder of this game. The Ghanaian does not want his full Arsenal debut to end prematurely.
34'
T. Partey gets yellow.
Partey is booked after accidentally catching Fountas in the face with his trailing arm.
33'
Great tackle! Rapid look to hit Arsenal on the counter and Fountas takes Arase's diagonal ball neatly into his stride. However, Partey steps in to get a crucial toe on the ball and snuff out the danger.
27'
A. Lacazette gets yellow.
Lacazette goes into the book as he takes his protest too far after being penalised for a foul on Kara.
22'
The match remains goalless as we hit the midway point in the first half. Neither side has produced too much of a goal threat as of yet.
15'
S. Grahovac gets yellow.
Grahovac is shown the first yellow card of the game for a rash foul on Pepe.
11'
It has been an exciting time for Saka recently. The wing-back made his first senior England appearances during the international break and gave an impressive account of himself in the process. He will be eager to build on his momentum here.
9'
Chance for Arsenal! The Gunners open up their opponents with Partey linking up with Nketiah down the left. The latter feeds the onrushing Saka, who darts into the box but is unable to get the ball under control and Strebinger gratefully gathers.
1'
AWAY WE GO! The referee blows his whistle and Arsenal get the ball rolling in this game.
Both sides are aiming to make the perfect start to this season's competition at Weststadion.
Hello everyone and welcome to our live text coverage of the Europa League clash between Rapid Vienna and Arsenal in Group B.
RAPID VIENNA (3-4-3): Richard Strebinger; Filip Stojkovic, Maximilian Hofmann, Mateo Barac; Kelvin Arase, Dejan Ljubicic (capt), Srdan Grahovac, Maximilian Ullmann; Ercan Kara, Marcel Ritzmaier, Taxiarchis Fountas.
SUBS: Bernhard Unger, Mario Sonnleitner, Thorsten Schick, Dejan Petrovic, Deni Alar, Christoph Knasmullner, Leo Greiml, Koya Kitagawa, Lukas Sulzbacher, Melih Ibrahimoglu, Dragoljub Savic, Paul Gartler.
ARSENAL (4-4-2): Bernd Leno; Cedric, David Luiz, Gabriel, Sead Kolasinac; Nicolas Pepe, Thomas Partey, Mohamed Elneny, Bukayo Saka; Alexandre Lacazette (capt), Eddie Nketiah.
SUBS: Runar Alex Runarsson, Hector Bellerin, Kieran Tierney, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Ainsley Maitland-Niles, Shkodran Mustafi, Reiss Nelson, Joe Willock, Granit Xhaka, Matt Macey.
Arsenal's three previous Europa League appearance have brought one final and one semi-final. The Gunners will be targeting another strong run in this season's competition.
Here they come! The players are making their way out onto the field and kick-off is moments away.
The message from both managers should be relatively similar; keep things tight at the back, while looking to cause a greater attacking threat at the other end of the field.
That's all for today. We hope you're enjoyed our live coverage. Until next time, goodbye!
The Gunners return to Premier League action on Sunday, when they welcome Leicester City to the Emirates. On the same day, Rapid travel to Wolfsberger AC in the Austrian Bundesliga.
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