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The final whistle goes - Arsenal, with a disciplined if uninspiring performance, have collected three more Champions League points in a 1-0 victory
Three minutes of injury time to play as Fadiga comes forward... Gilberto gets that threat away
Late Auxerre change - Tainio, injured in a challenge with Cygan, is replaced by Pantxi Sirieix
Into the last minute: Arsenal have been controlled in (what looks like) victory here
...but the attempted pass forward is overhit and goes for a goal-kick
Not long to go now - late throw to the home side, inside the Arsenal half
The England defender is off the pitch as an Arsenal corner comes in: the referee sees an infringement from it and it's an Auxerre free-kick
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ESPN has no formation for this match, so here are the line-ups as a list.
The final whistle goes - Arsenal, with a disciplined if uninspiring performance, have collected three more Champions League points in a 1-0 victory
Three minutes of injury time to play as Fadiga comes forward... Gilberto gets that threat away
Late Auxerre change - Tainio, injured in a challenge with Cygan, is replaced by Pantxi Sirieix
Into the last minute: Arsenal have been controlled in (what looks like) victory here
...but the attempted pass forward is overhit and goes for a goal-kick
Cole goes down the left - he crosses but is then caught by Gonzalez. The Arsenal man looks to be in some pain here
...it is crossed in - and it whizzes straight through the area and out for a goal-kick
Fadiga tumbles under challenge from Vieira - this set piece is on the right and can be crossed in...
Fadiga hoofs the ball forward - up goes the offside flag
And Sylvain Wiltord is the player to make way. Heading into the final five minutes now
Radet and Gonzalez link... that comes to nothing. Arsenal will bring on Oleg Luzhny...
So close to an Auxerre equaliser - that really would have been a shock given the pattern of the game
Out of the blue, a stunning long-range shot from Mwaruwaru - it crashes off the bar with Seaman beaten
Kanu is fouled in midfield after Vieira had done superbly to win the ball - free-kick
And he does it again, plucking a fast Fadiga cross out of the air
And Seaman collects comfortably. He's done what little he has had to do very well
Cygan concedes a free-kick inside his own half - Radet will hang up the cross from the right...
Boosted by that, Auxerre get a corner - Lauren gets it away. Jaures fouls Pennant, and becomes the game's first booking
...but wait a moment - Mwaruwaru gets a bouncing shot in, and Seaman makes a good low stop
They haven't operated at full power - but then they haven't needed to
With a shade over 15 minutes remaining, it's very easy for Arsenal at the moment
Arnaud Gonzales comes on, Yann Lachuer goes off as Auxerre throw an extra striker into the mix
The whistle goes as the flag-kick comes in - the ref blows for a free-kick in Arsenal's favour
Kapo capitalises on Campbell hesitation - and Gilberto has to turn that away for a corner
Radet makes a strong run from it, but the threat is eventually snuffed out
Lauren fouls Fadiga on half-way - free-kick to Auxerre
Mexes saunters upfield, but again the home side's attacking is too laboured and deliberate
Auxerre keep their cool as Pennant pressures on the edge of the area
Mwaruwaru is crowded out, and as Auxerre try to launch the ball back in it ricochets away for a goal-kick
Wiltord on the move - he crosses into the middle of a large empty space, which is filled when Cool saunters into it to collect
Cool claims it well - that raises a cheer from the rather subdued home faithful
From it, they indulge in a spot of keep-ball - and Wiltord wins a corner from the left
Kanu is obstructed inside the centre-circle - free-kick to the Gunners
Kanu crosses, Wiltord heads goalwards - Cool makes the save
Jaures crosses again - but the quality of his attempted ball in is poor
The ball's floated in and there are one or two uncertainties at the back before Cygan hooks it out of harm's way
...and win a potentially dangerous free-kick for a Cole foul
Better from Auxerre - they find a bit of flow to a movement down the right...
On comes Edu and off goes Toure as David Seaman prepares to clear downfield
On the hour - Arsenal looking comfortable, and they are about to make another change
And the switch is made - Jermaine Pennant comes on to replace the Frenchman
Looks as though Henry will be coming off... movement on the Arsenal bench
Auxerre's final pass hasn't had the necessary quality to unnerve Sol Campbell and co
He loops a cross into the area, but the Gunners are able to clear that easily
He's back in the action now, though... action at the other end as Radet moves down the right
Auxerre still struggling to get real attacking momentum going... Henry exercising on the touchline: he looks to have tweaked a hamstring
Mexes clears for Auxerre, but Henry comes forward... and is crowded out
...and his final cross is just too far ahead of the waiting Wiltord. Could have been 2-0
He's back on his feet: meantime, Henry leads another break...
Faye is grounded for Auxerre - looks as though he could have twisted an ankle
Radet crosses and Kapo gets his head to it - that's always going wide, though, and Seaman's goal is unthreatened
Lightning start to the second half from the Londoners, and a well-worked breakthrough
Yes they can - Wiltord finds Gilberto inside the area after a flowing move, and the shot goes past Cool. It is, as they say, 1-0 to the Arsenal
Plenty of possession for the blue-clad Gunners - can they turn it into an advantage?
Henry accelerates and looks for Kanu - he has to stretch to bring the ball under control and the chance is gone
Henry looks to bring it forward - Vieira tries to cross and sees his effort repelled
Kapo tries, but gets crowded out and the ball bobbles clear...
Auxerre get the second half started - can they find a way to pose more of a threat to Arsenal?
The half-time whistle goes: comfortable for Arsenal, by and large, but no goals
Last few seconds of the first half - the deadlock remains unbroken
No standing on ceremony from the home defence there - they just battered that ball away
...it leads to a swift break by Wenger's side, and Vieira roars upfield to win a corner
Then Cole is pressured by the talented Lachuer - another corner, and another Arsenal clearance
Tainio tries a shot from the edge of the box, and Vieira is in the right place to block
Fadiga floats in a free-kick, Cygan clears and Auxerre play it back in to win their third corner of the game
Radet and Tainio combine, but Kapo is unable to keep possession
...and Kanu gives it away. Bitty. The Gunners' football yet to acquire that familiar fluency
Good challenging in midfield sees Auxerre win the ball - then Toure wins it back
The home fans leaving Cygan in no doubt what they think of him - a chorus of jeers rings out whenever he touches the ball
It's all a bit over-elaborate in the end, and leads to a half-hearted Kapo cross - swiftly followed by an offside flag
Cygan fouls Tainio at the other end. It's about 30 yards out... the Gunners man, though, escapes a booking
Henry curls in a shot, which Cool reads well and holds onto
Henry produces a mazy run and is fouled by Radet just outside the area. Dangerous free-kick for Arsenal here...
Ten minutes until the break, and it's a game that has yet to really come to life
Kapo turns inside the area, but miscues his shot... the home side win the ball back and gain a corner
From the follow-up attack, Mwaruwaru gets an angled shot in - that's no problem for David Seaman, however
At the other end, Cole is there to cover as a long ball forward briefly threatens to cause confusion
Radet produces a great challenge to stop him in his tracks
They're on the ball now though... until Vieira does well and the break finds Wiltord on the left...
Auxerre offering plenty of willing, but not - so far - the spark to create much danger
Gilberto on the ball for Arsenal, but their hosts snap in well to win it back
A good burst forward by Mwaruwaru has Cygan chasing back - and the Gunners defender succeeds in ushering the ball behind for a goal-kick
It's too high for his waiting colleagues, and Kanu is unable to make anything of the loose ball
Cole brings the ball away and Toure takes it on... Wiltord has space on the left and crosses
At the moment, though, it's hard to see them putting together a move which would leave the visitors under real pressure
Wiltord overruns the ball. Auxerre have the throw inside their own half
Again, the door is slammed shut. Henry charges forward as Arsenal bring the ball away
Kanu loses out to Tainio, and now Kapo has it in midfield...
Wenger's side pretty much untroubled, but they have yet to hit the attacking heights seen so often so far this season
...that is, until Cygan makes a solid challenge. Arsenal's back line looking formidable
Vieira on the halfway line - it's given away and the home side can break...
Now Fadiga looks to switch play with a ball from left to right - Cole covers that well for Arsenal
Fadiga attempts to work a one-two: Campbell is there again. More solid defending
Seaman comes out to collect the ball, but Arsenal lose it as Radet steps in
Tainio is dispossessed, but here come Auxerre again - working it through midfield
But he has nothing to worry about - it's headed firmly clear
It's midway inside the Auxerre half - Cool doesn't look it...
Lachuer - who's looked good so far - shows neat footwork in midfield. The move breaks down in the end, and Arsenal win a free-kick for a foul on Kanu
Kanu looks for Henry inside the area, but the pass is a little overhit and the Frenchman can't control it. Goal-kick
Slick play by Arsenal - the neatest moment of the game so far
Vieira on the ball - Kanu is found just outside the area, and his effort is only just over the crossbar
It's a disappointing ball in, and cleared without difficulty
Then Kapo threatens with a twisting run, and the eventual outcome is an Auxerre corner...
Toure to the fore again - this time he's dispossessed
Arsenal on the ball again - Wiltord, though, gives it away as his attempted pass spins out of play
The home side showing that they've got the confidence to produce some effective passing
Radet and Lachuer link for Auxerre, but the final cross from the right is too strong
...but his final effort is wayward - and Henry was lurking in a good position
Radet does well, and then Mwaruwaru gives possession away... Toure moves forward
Fadiga tries to give them something to cheer with a purposeful run - the Gunners defence put paid to that hope, though
Arsenal on top of things in these early stages, but the home fans still making plenty of noise nevertheless
The flag goes up for offside against Kanu as Wiltord tries a shot, but that was lightning-quick - and all sparked by a neat Henry flick
Vieira strides forward and feeds Wiltord on the right-hand corner of the Auxerre area...
Then Henry chases a ball forward, but exquisitely-named keeper Fabien Cool is there to collect
Toure lunges in with a late challenge - he gets a reprimand rather than a card
Mwaruwaru tries a run at the Arsenal defence, but he quickly heads down a cul-de-sac
Cole hacks clear, and then Auxerre give the ball away with a careless touch
It's chipped forward, and Sol Campbell is well placed to usher a header back to David Seaman
The ball's with the French leage leaders now - that was an early scare for them
The neat build-up gives Cole a chance to cross low from the left, and the home defence have to scrape that one clear
And the Londoners are knocking the ball around with studied style...
We'll see - the Gunners get things underway on a fine night in Auxerre
Kick-off a few seconds away - can Arsenal maintain their stunning run of form?
The Gunners are flying. But can Guy Roux stop fellow countryman Arsene Wenger in his tracks? Join us at 19.45 BST for all the action.
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Not long to go now - late throw to the home side, inside the Arsenal half
The England defender is off the pitch as an Arsenal corner comes in: the referee sees an infringement from it and it's an Auxerre free-kick
Cole goes down the left - he crosses but is then caught by Gonzalez. The Arsenal man looks to be in some pain here
...it is crossed in - and it whizzes straight through the area and out for a goal-kick
Fadiga tumbles under challenge from Vieira - this set piece is on the right and can be crossed in...
Fadiga hoofs the ball forward - up goes the offside flag
And Sylvain Wiltord is the player to make way. Heading into the final five minutes now
Radet and Gonzalez link... that comes to nothing. Arsenal will bring on Oleg Luzhny...
So close to an Auxerre equaliser - that really would have been a shock given the pattern of the game
Out of the blue, a stunning long-range shot from Mwaruwaru - it crashes off the bar with Seaman beaten
Kanu is fouled in midfield after Vieira had done superbly to win the ball - free-kick
And he does it again, plucking a fast Fadiga cross out of the air
And Seaman collects comfortably. He's done what little he has had to do very well
Cygan concedes a free-kick inside his own half - Radet will hang up the cross from the right...
Boosted by that, Auxerre get a corner - Lauren gets it away. Jaures fouls Pennant, and becomes the game's first booking
...but wait a moment - Mwaruwaru gets a bouncing shot in, and Seaman makes a good low stop
They haven't operated at full power - but then they haven't needed to
With a shade over 15 minutes remaining, it's very easy for Arsenal at the moment
Arnaud Gonzales comes on, Yann Lachuer goes off as Auxerre throw an extra striker into the mix
The whistle goes as the flag-kick comes in - the ref blows for a free-kick in Arsenal's favour
Kapo capitalises on Campbell hesitation - and Gilberto has to turn that away for a corner
Radet makes a strong run from it, but the threat is eventually snuffed out
Lauren fouls Fadiga on half-way - free-kick to Auxerre
Mexes saunters upfield, but again the home side's attacking is too laboured and deliberate
Auxerre keep their cool as Pennant pressures on the edge of the area
Mwaruwaru is crowded out, and as Auxerre try to launch the ball back in it ricochets away for a goal-kick
Wiltord on the move - he crosses into the middle of a large empty space, which is filled when Cool saunters into it to collect
Cool claims it well - that raises a cheer from the rather subdued home faithful
From it, they indulge in a spot of keep-ball - and Wiltord wins a corner from the left
Kanu is obstructed inside the centre-circle - free-kick to the Gunners
Kanu crosses, Wiltord heads goalwards - Cool makes the save
Jaures crosses again - but the quality of his attempted ball in is poor
The ball's floated in and there are one or two uncertainties at the back before Cygan hooks it out of harm's way
...and win a potentially dangerous free-kick for a Cole foul
Better from Auxerre - they find a bit of flow to a movement down the right...
On comes Edu and off goes Toure as David Seaman prepares to clear downfield
On the hour - Arsenal looking comfortable, and they are about to make another change
And the switch is made - Jermaine Pennant comes on to replace the Frenchman
Looks as though Henry will be coming off... movement on the Arsenal bench
Auxerre's final pass hasn't had the necessary quality to unnerve Sol Campbell and co
He loops a cross into the area, but the Gunners are able to clear that easily
He's back in the action now, though... action at the other end as Radet moves down the right
Auxerre still struggling to get real attacking momentum going... Henry exercising on the touchline: he looks to have tweaked a hamstring
Mexes clears for Auxerre, but Henry comes forward... and is crowded out
...and his final cross is just too far ahead of the waiting Wiltord. Could have been 2-0
He's back on his feet: meantime, Henry leads another break...
Faye is grounded for Auxerre - looks as though he could have twisted an ankle
Radet crosses and Kapo gets his head to it - that's always going wide, though, and Seaman's goal is unthreatened
Lightning start to the second half from the Londoners, and a well-worked breakthrough
Yes they can - Wiltord finds Gilberto inside the area after a flowing move, and the shot goes past Cool. It is, as they say, 1-0 to the Arsenal
Plenty of possession for the blue-clad Gunners - can they turn it into an advantage?
Henry accelerates and looks for Kanu - he has to stretch to bring the ball under control and the chance is gone
Henry looks to bring it forward - Vieira tries to cross and sees his effort repelled
Kapo tries, but gets crowded out and the ball bobbles clear...
Auxerre get the second half started - can they find a way to pose more of a threat to Arsenal?
The half-time whistle goes: comfortable for Arsenal, by and large, but no goals
Last few seconds of the first half - the deadlock remains unbroken
No standing on ceremony from the home defence there - they just battered that ball away
...it leads to a swift break by Wenger's side, and Vieira roars upfield to win a corner
Then Cole is pressured by the talented Lachuer - another corner, and another Arsenal clearance
Tainio tries a shot from the edge of the box, and Vieira is in the right place to block
Fadiga floats in a free-kick, Cygan clears and Auxerre play it back in to win their third corner of the game
Radet and Tainio combine, but Kapo is unable to keep possession
...and Kanu gives it away. Bitty. The Gunners' football yet to acquire that familiar fluency
Good challenging in midfield sees Auxerre win the ball - then Toure wins it back
The home fans leaving Cygan in no doubt what they think of him - a chorus of jeers rings out whenever he touches the ball
It's all a bit over-elaborate in the end, and leads to a half-hearted Kapo cross - swiftly followed by an offside flag
Cygan fouls Tainio at the other end. It's about 30 yards out... the Gunners man, though, escapes a booking
Henry curls in a shot, which Cool reads well and holds onto
Henry produces a mazy run and is fouled by Radet just outside the area. Dangerous free-kick for Arsenal here...
Ten minutes until the break, and it's a game that has yet to really come to life
Kapo turns inside the area, but miscues his shot... the home side win the ball back and gain a corner
From the follow-up attack, Mwaruwaru gets an angled shot in - that's no problem for David Seaman, however
At the other end, Cole is there to cover as a long ball forward briefly threatens to cause confusion
Radet produces a great challenge to stop him in his tracks
They're on the ball now though... until Vieira does well and the break finds Wiltord on the left...
Auxerre offering plenty of willing, but not - so far - the spark to create much danger
Gilberto on the ball for Arsenal, but their hosts snap in well to win it back
A good burst forward by Mwaruwaru has Cygan chasing back - and the Gunners defender succeeds in ushering the ball behind for a goal-kick
It's too high for his waiting colleagues, and Kanu is unable to make anything of the loose ball
Cole brings the ball away and Toure takes it on... Wiltord has space on the left and crosses
At the moment, though, it's hard to see them putting together a move which would leave the visitors under real pressure
Wiltord overruns the ball. Auxerre have the throw inside their own half
Again, the door is slammed shut. Henry charges forward as Arsenal bring the ball away
Kanu loses out to Tainio, and now Kapo has it in midfield...
Wenger's side pretty much untroubled, but they have yet to hit the attacking heights seen so often so far this season
...that is, until Cygan makes a solid challenge. Arsenal's back line looking formidable
Vieira on the halfway line - it's given away and the home side can break...
Now Fadiga looks to switch play with a ball from left to right - Cole covers that well for Arsenal
Fadiga attempts to work a one-two: Campbell is there again. More solid defending
Seaman comes out to collect the ball, but Arsenal lose it as Radet steps in
Tainio is dispossessed, but here come Auxerre again - working it through midfield
But he has nothing to worry about - it's headed firmly clear
It's midway inside the Auxerre half - Cool doesn't look it...
Lachuer - who's looked good so far - shows neat footwork in midfield. The move breaks down in the end, and Arsenal win a free-kick for a foul on Kanu
Kanu looks for Henry inside the area, but the pass is a little overhit and the Frenchman can't control it. Goal-kick
Slick play by Arsenal - the neatest moment of the game so far
Vieira on the ball - Kanu is found just outside the area, and his effort is only just over the crossbar
It's a disappointing ball in, and cleared without difficulty
Then Kapo threatens with a twisting run, and the eventual outcome is an Auxerre corner...
Toure to the fore again - this time he's dispossessed
Arsenal on the ball again - Wiltord, though, gives it away as his attempted pass spins out of play
The home side showing that they've got the confidence to produce some effective passing
Radet and Lachuer link for Auxerre, but the final cross from the right is too strong
...but his final effort is wayward - and Henry was lurking in a good position
Radet does well, and then Mwaruwaru gives possession away... Toure moves forward
Fadiga tries to give them something to cheer with a purposeful run - the Gunners defence put paid to that hope, though
Arsenal on top of things in these early stages, but the home fans still making plenty of noise nevertheless
The flag goes up for offside against Kanu as Wiltord tries a shot, but that was lightning-quick - and all sparked by a neat Henry flick
Vieira strides forward and feeds Wiltord on the right-hand corner of the Auxerre area...
Then Henry chases a ball forward, but exquisitely-named keeper Fabien Cool is there to collect
Toure lunges in with a late challenge - he gets a reprimand rather than a card
Mwaruwaru tries a run at the Arsenal defence, but he quickly heads down a cul-de-sac
Cole hacks clear, and then Auxerre give the ball away with a careless touch
It's chipped forward, and Sol Campbell is well placed to usher a header back to David Seaman
The ball's with the French leage leaders now - that was an early scare for them
The neat build-up gives Cole a chance to cross low from the left, and the home defence have to scrape that one clear
And the Londoners are knocking the ball around with studied style...
We'll see - the Gunners get things underway on a fine night in Auxerre
Kick-off a few seconds away - can Arsenal maintain their stunning run of form?
The Gunners are flying. But can Guy Roux stop fellow countryman Arsene Wenger in his tracks? Join us at 19.45 BST for all the action.
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