J. Willock has scored a goal for Arsenal! Assist by N. Pépé.
Pepe has been a creative force all game and he adds to his earlier goal with a fine assist that bisected the Molde defence.
WILLOCK MAKES IT FOUR! 4-1! Pepe cuts through the Molde defence with an incisive throughball and Willock capitalises on the opportunity by taking a touch before slamming a powerful finish into the roof of the net from 12 yards!
87'
James shrugs off Mustafi before lashing an effort from 20 yards that flicks off David Luiz before whistling into the side netting.
86'
M. Moström enters the game and replaces M. Ellingsen.
Ellingsen is replaced by Mostrom after an exciting display, punctuated by the wonderful opening goal.
84'
Saka gets into another promising position only to be pulled back for an offside - the crafty attacker has had an electric impact on this game.
82'
Saka diverts Cedric's fierce drive onto the post, but the linesman has his flag raised for offside.
80'
Mohamed Elneny enters the game and replaces Dani Ceballos.
K. Tierney enters the game and replaces G. Xhaka.
Xhaka is also substituted with Tierney taking his spot.
Ceballos is replaced in midfield by Elneny.
77'
B. Saka gets yellow.
Saka pulls down James as he scurries towards the byline and he's awarded a yellow card.
74'
L. James enters the game and replaces O. Omoijuanfo.
O. Brynhildsen enters the game and replaces M. Eikrem.
Omoijuanfo also departs with James taking his place.
Eikrem is replaced in midfield by Brynhildsen.
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73'
Eikrem hits a dipping shot from range but it bounces comfortably into the arms of Leno.
71'
Eikrem slips Knudtzon in behind the defence, but rather than opting to square it to Omoijuanfo he elects to try an outside of the foot finish from a tight angle and it goes straight at Leno.
69'
N. Pépé has scored a goal for Arsenal! Assist by B. Saka.
PEPE MAKES IT THREE! 3-1! Saka makes an immediate impact by overlapping down the left before cutting it back to Pepe from the byline, allowing the attacker to slot in a driven finish from 12 yards!
Saka did brilliantly to keep his composure after getting in behind the defence and pick out Pepe amidst a sea of bodies.
66'
Pepe drills a shot from 20 yards but it's straight at Linde and the goalkeeper comfortably gathers it.
64'
Willian also departs with Saka taking his place.
63'
B. Saka enters the game and replaces Willian.
Cédric Soares enters the game and replaces A. Maitland-Niles.
E. Knudtzon enters the game and replaces M. Bolly.
Molde respond to the goal by replacing Bolly with Knudtzon.
Arsenal make a double substitution to refresh their side. First of all, Maitland-Niles is replaced by Cedric at right-back.
62'
S. Sinyan is unfortunate, scores an own goal!
ARSENAL TAKE THE LEAD! 2-1! The hosts grab a second as Willock and Ceballos play a clever one-two on the edge of the box, before the former stabs in a pass across the face of goal and it deflects off Sinyan and into the net for another own goal!
60'
Arsenal have pushed Molde deep inside their own half again but the away side are currently defending stoically.
58'
David Luiz gets yellow.
David Luiz is shown a yellow card after crashing into Omoijuanfo near the centre-circle.
57'
Omoijuanfo relieves the growing pressure on Molde by shimmying past Ceballos on the halfway line to earn his side a free-kick.
53'
The longer the score remains level, the more likely you'd think it is that Arsenal will bring on some of the players who featured in that win over Manchester United.
52'
Kolasinac drives to the byline and forces a corner off Wingo but Willian's eventual delivery is flicked wide at the near post by David Luiz.
50'
Molde look as though they're attempting to press higher up the pitch in this half.
48'
Bolly wins an early corner for the away side after taking on Mustafi down the left, but Eikrem's wicked corner flicks off Bjornbak in the six-yard box and away for a throw-in.
46'
S. Sinyan enters the game and replaces S. Gregersen.
Gregersen is replaced by Sinyan in defence.
Arsenal get the second half underway.
45' +2
HALF TIME: Arsenal 1-1 Molde
45' +1
K. Haugen is unfortunate, scores an own goal!
ARSENAL EQUALISE! 1-1! Arsenal finally find the space to hit Molde on the counter-attack and they break quickly as Nketiah races down the right before squaring it across to Willock and just before the attacker makes contact, Hauge intervenes to send it into his own net!
45'
Replays are showing that while Willock was offside, Nketiah was onside. Perhaps the goal was ruled out as Willock was interfering with play, but either way Arsenal will feel hard done by.
40'
Eikrem releases Hauge down the left flank and he fizzes in a low cross that Mustafi does well to dig away for a throw-in.
38'
Willian whips in an outswinging corner and Mustafi attempts an audacious diving header that spills well wide.
36'
Arsenal are beginning to examine Molde more sternly than before but the away side are still bravely throwing themselves at every cross that enters the box.
34'
Bolly surges down the left flank, but Pepe tracks back well and dispossesses the attacker.
32'
Willock steals it from Hussain in the penalty area and he chops past Gregersen before losing his footing at the vital moment allowing Molde to clear.
30'
Pepe arcs in a devious cross and Willock rises highest to meet it, but he can't make a firm enough contact and it flicks away for a throw-in.
26'
Maitland-Niles lets fly from distance, but his angled drive goes high and wide.
24'
Well, against the run of play, Molde have made the ideal start! They'll now be able to drop even deeper as they attempt to frustrate Arsenal before hitting them on the break.
22'
M. Ellingsen has scored a goal for Molde! Assist by M. Eikrem.
Eikrem slipped a casual pass to Ellingsen there and although he'll be credited with the assist, he surely didn't expect that finish!
MOLDE TAKE THE LEAD! Almost out of nothing, Ellingsen finds a little space 25 yards from goal and he bends a curling shot from distance that beats Leno and nestles in the bottom far corner!
19'
Arsenal continue to enjoy possession in midfield as they probe the Molde defence for weaknesses.
17'
Aside from Nketiah's early chance, there have been few openings so far. Both teams are tentatively retaining compact shapes as they look to spring counter-attacks.
15'
Mustafi attempts a diagonal pass over the top to Pepe, but Linde anticipates the danger and rushes off his line to get there first.
13'
Molde make a rare foray forward down the right as Wingo drills in a low cross, but Xhaka's on hand to hack it away from harm.
11'
Willian shimmies past Wingo before hammering in a deep cross that Linde sails out to collect.
9'
Molde are already dropping into a deep, compact shape as they attempt to invite Arsenal forward before hitting them on the break.
7'
Pepe whips in the resulting corner but Bjornbak heads it clear at the near post.
4'
Willock finds a pocket of space out on the right and he teases in a dangerous cross that narrowly evades the run of Nketiah.
2'
The away side begin with a long spell of possession around their back four as they attempt to settle into this one.
1'
Molde get the first half underway.
Both sides enter this one with the maximum six points from their two games and if one of them can win today, they’ll have done the bulk of the work needed to qualify for the next round.
Hello and welcome to live commentary of this Europa League Group B clash between Arsenal and Molde.
ARSENAL (4-4-2): Bernd Leno; Ainsley Maitland-Niles, Shkodran Mustafi, David Luiz, Saed Kolasinac; Willian, Dani Ceballos, Granit Xhaka, Nicolas Pepe; Joe Willock, Eddie Nketiah.
SUBS: Matt Macey, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Bukayo Saka, Alexandre Lacazette, Hector Bellerin, Rob Holding, Cedric Soares, Runar Alex Runarsson, Kieran Tierney, Mohamed Elneny, Thomas Partey, Gabriel Magalhaes.
MOLDE (4-3-3): Andreas Linde; Henry Wingo, Martin Bjornbak, Stian Gregersen, Kristoffer Haugen; Fredrik Aursnes, Magnus Wolff-Eikrem, Etzaz Hussain; Martin Ellingsen, Ohikhuaeme Omoijuanfo, Mathis Bolly.
SUBS: Alex Craninx, Ola Brynhildsen, Birk Risa, Erling Knudtzon, Tobias Christensen, Mattias Mostrom, Marcus Holmgren Pedersen, Mathias Eriksen Ranmark, Leke James, Sheriff Sinyan.
The players are emerging from the tunnel and kick off is just seconds away!
Molde will likely be happy with this result as things stand and Arsenal will need to find an extra gear in the second half to find a winner.
That's all for now though, goodbye!
The result means that Arsenal maintain their 100% record and consolidate their hold at the top of the group, while Molde remain in second.
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