Arsenal kickstart their pre-season tour in the USA with a blockbuster clash against the MLS All Stars. The Gunners will play three matches in America and they are taking on the star-studded team from MLS in some time.
The match is supposed to start at 6:00 AM IST and 01:30 AM BST today (Thursday, July 20 in India and UK) at the Audi Field Stadium in Washington D.C. It promises to be an exciting encounter between the two sides and the North London club will be hoping for a fantastic start to their time in the United States.

5' - Gabriel Jesus scores, Arsenal lead 1-0
23' - Leandron Trossard scores, Arsenal lead 2-0
Half Time: MLS All-Stars 0 Arsenal 2
47' - Jorginho scores, Arsenal lead 3-0
84' - Gabriel Martinelli scores, Arsenal lead 4-0
88' - Kai Havertz scores, Arsenal lead 5-0
Full Time: MLS All-Stars 0 Arsenal 5
That's all from us. Mikel Arteta's men will be ecstatic with the win but their next challenge is Manchester United on Saturday night (02:30 AM kickoff). Till then, it's a wrap and good bye.
A clinical night for Arsenal at the USA capital as the Gunners maul the MLS All-Stars. They were a class above the entire game and have got a fantastic result for themselves. This is the largest margin of victory by any team against the MLS All-Stars. Gabriel Jesus, Leandro Trossard, Jorginho, Gabriel Martinelli and Kai Havertz scored the goals.
Goaaaaaal!! Kai Havertz scores for the Gunners. A five star show completed by a top-notch player. Decent ball from Marquinhos and the German finishes it expertly with his left foot to score.
Goaaaaaal!! Gabriel Martinelli scores. Martin Odegaard releases the Brazilian and he makes no mistake with a right footed finish past the MLS All-Stars goalkeeper. It is an emphatic scoreline.
Auston Trusty gets his chance in his home country, replacing White for the final ten minutes. The USA international was one of stars for the Gunners in the skills challenger last night.
Declan Rice Moment!!
Here he is! Declan Rice in an #AFC shirt pic.twitter.com/5dvcnSGEns
— Kaya Kaynak (@kayakaynak97) July 20, 2023
Arsenal are dominating possession but are yet to add to their three goals. Gabriel Martinelli blazes one shot over the bar and the hydration break arrives. The movement and build up was sublime from the Gunners, just the finish was lacking.
Gabriel Martinelli makes a good run on the left-hand side. His attempted cross is too close to the goalkeeper Petrovic who holds on to it.
Hector Herrera, Kei Kamara, Jordan Morris, Djordje Petrovic among the substitutes for MLS All-Stars.
Arsenal On: Declan Rice, Takehiro Tomiyasu, Marquinhos, Kieran Tierney, Jurrien Timber, Folarin Balogun ; Arsenal Off: Favio Vieira, Gabriel Jesus, Jorginho, Jakub Kiwior, William Saliba, Gabriel
No!! The referee decides not to give a penalty even after watching it on the pitch side screen.
Declan Rice is set to come on for the Gunners. Mikel Arteta is preparing six substitutions. Meanwhile, Arsenal are set to get another penalty after yet another handball.
Kai Havertz is booked. This is the 6th Yellow Card shown in the match and the German is the second Arsenal player to receive one, after Gabriel Magalhaes got one in the first half.
Trossard's night is over. The Belgian is going to come off and Brazilian Gabriel Martinelli is going to replace him.
Leandro Trossard is down again. The Belgian collided with Jon Gallagher during a challenge and seems to have injured himself. Medical personnel attending and it looks the player may well be taken off.
Excellent start from the Gunners in the 2nd half as well. Karl Hein has also come on for them in place of Aaron Ramsdale. They will be hoping to score more.
Goaaaal!!Soon after the restart, Arsenal awarded a penalty for a handball and Jorginho makes it 3-0 for the Gunners.
We are underway at the Audi Field Stadium. MLS All-Stars have made five changes at the start of the second half. Arsenal have also made changes as Kai Havertz, Martin Odegaard come on.
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta is expected to make some changes in the second half. We may witness two USA players Auston Trusty and Folarin Balogun in the second half as well. Players like Kieran Tierney, Gabriel Martinelli can also feature.
Will Mikel Arteta play his record-signing in the 2nd half? Declan Rice is on the bench and can make his Arsenal debut soon.
🏟️ Big up to all the Gooners who have stayed up for this game. Die-hard fans ⚪️🔴 pic.twitter.com/oXi7n1kopZ
— Gooner Chris (@ArsenalN7) July 20, 2023
Two wonderful goals gives Arsenal a 2-0 lead at the break. It was Gabriel Jesus who opened the scoring for the Gunners with an outrageous shot. Then Leandro Trossard completed a thumping move with an outstanding strike.
Jakob Glesnes now gets his name on referee's book. The defender halted Eddie Nketiah's fantastic run and concedes free kick.
Another Yellow Card for an MLS player. This time it is Thiago Almada for a poor tackle on Eddie Nktiah. Arsenal win a free-kick from around 25 yards, and the shot from Trossard is just wide.
Arsenal will look to make it a three goal lead as they face MLS All-Stars. The added time in pretty high in number for the goals, cooling break and all.
Declan Rice and Jurrien Timber captured on the Arsenal bench. The two new signings are expected to make their Arsenal debut in the 2nd half today.
Fabio Vieira is down and the Arsenal player seems to be in some pain. The former Porto player seems to have hurt somewhere around his eye. But it looks like Vieira will be able to continue.
MLS All-Stars almost halved the deficit from a corner. The ball took multiple touches and trickled just wide as Ramsdale was hurrying. It is time for a hydration break in Washington.
Check Out the Leandro Trossard goal here.
Bukayo Saka eventually finds Leandro Trossard, who curls a beauty home to double Arsenal’s lead against the MLS All-Stars! 🤌 #afc pic.twitter.com/Yp3DlE7cvC
— afcstuff (@afcstuff) July 20, 2023
Again an opportunity for Arsenal to extend their lead. Decent ball from Leandro Trossard but Gabriel Jesus heads it wide. The Brazilian is not happy with himself, but we can forgive him for his earlier master strike.
Goaaaaaaal!! Arsenal have doubled their lead. Leandro Trossard scores the goal for the Gunners with a spectacular strike. His right-footer was unstoppable and the Belgian scores his first goal of the pre-season.
Arsenal will take on Manchester United and Barcelona in their final two matches of the tour. Those matches will be followed by an Emirates Cup fixture against Monaco before they clash against Manchester City in the Community Shield match at the start of August.
Mikel Arteta and his troops have been bolstered by the arrival of Declan Rice, who has travelled with the Gunners in USA. Two other signings Jurrien Timber and Kai Havertz are also in the tour.
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