Match report
Arsenal overpower Lille with three goals in eight second-half minutes
Arsenal beat Lille 3-0 at Emirates Stadium on matchday 2 of the Champions League league stage, scoring all three goals in an eight-minute burst after a goalless first half. Mikel Arteta's side had led by nothing at the interval, with the match still level at 0-0 when the teams went in.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
The breakthrough arrived in the 64th minute, when Jurriën Timber scored from Chukwunonso Madueke's assist. Three minutes later Eberechi Eze made it 2-0, set up by Bukayo Saka, and Saka then completed the scoring in the 71st minute with a goal created by Kai Havertz.
Arsenal controlled the contest throughout, holding 58% of possession and having 16 shots to Lille's 4. The gap was starker on target, with eight efforts from the hosts and none from Davide Ancelotti's visitors, who also failed to win a corner as Arsenal took seven.
Lille next host Stade Brestois 29 in Ligue 1 on Saturday 17 October, while Arsenal travel to Nottingham Forest in the Premier League on Sunday 18 October.
Jurriën Timber opened the scoring in the 64th minute and was the match's highest-rated performer at 8.54. Eze, who added the second, followed on 8.2.
Lille did not manage a single shot on target, against eight for Arsenal.
Arsenal beat Lille 3–0 (half-time 0–0).
Arsenal met Lille in the UEFA Champions League (League Stage - 2). Kick-off was Tuesday, 13 October 2026, 19:00 UTC at Emirates Stadium. Referee: Felix Zwayer.
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Key moments
- 64' Goal: Jurriën Timber (assist: Noni Madueke) — 1–0 · Watch Jurriën Timber's goal video (64')
- 67' Goal: Eberechi Eze (assist: Bukayo Saka) — 2–0 · Watch Eberechi Eze's goal video (67')
- 71' Goal: Bukayo Saka (assist: Kai Havertz) — 3–0 · Watch Bukayo Saka's goal video (71')
Starting line-ups
Arsenal (4-2-3-1)
Lille (4-3-3)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Arsenal 74%, the draw 17%, Lille 9%. It finished Arsenal 3–0 Lille.
Arsenal's clear strength edge shapes a one-sided forecast — We give Arsenal 74% mainly because our strength rating puts them 263 points clear of Lille, 2022 to 1759, with the usual home advantage adding to it. The draw sits at 17%, close to its usual rate for a gap this size, nudged up slightly because both sides' own recent games average 2.5 goals.
Why Arsenal at 74%?
Arsenal sit 263 points higher on our strength rating — 2022 to 1759. Sides with a more than 240-point rating edge at home won 79.2% of 5,556 such games. The 300 most similar past games finished 73–18–9.
Why not higher?
No scored evidence points the other way. 74% is what this rating gap has been worth in games like these; the rest is the draw at 17% and Lille at 9%.
Why is the draw only 17%?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 16.8%. These teams' recent games average 2.5 goals — a typical goals environment. Games in that environment drew 26.5% of 28,315.
What did we measure but not count?
Out: William Saliba, an important player, and Christos Tzolis, on a provisional rating. This does not change our forecast yet: we are still measuring how much missing players like these cost a team.
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About this match
On this page: the Arsenal vs Lille final score and result, goal highlights and video clips of every goal, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this UEFA Champions League fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
- Watch Jurriën Timber's goal against Lille (64').
- Watch Eberechi Eze's goal against Lille (67').
- Watch Bukayo Saka's goal against Lille (71').
Watch the goals: goal highlights and video clips of every goal from Arsenal 3–0 Lille. Explore more on the Arsenal and Lille team pages or the UEFA Champions League page.