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UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE - 2020/21 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS Arsenal FC Arsenal Stadium - London Thursday 5 November 2020 21.00CET (20.00 local time) Group B - Matchday 3 Molde FK Last updated 12/05/2021 11:14CET 1 Previous meetings 2 Match background 3 Team facts 4 Squad list 6 Fixtures and results 9 Match-by-match lineups 13 Match officials 15 Legend 16

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UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE - 2020/21 SEASONMATCH PRESS KITS

Arsenal FC

Arsenal Stadium - LondonThursday 5 November 202021.00CET (20.00 local time)

Group B - Matchday 3 Molde FKLast updated 12/05/2021 11:14CET

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Previous meetings 2Match background 3Team facts 4Squad list 6Fixtures and results 9Match-by-match lineups 13Match officials 15Legend 16

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Previous meetingsHead to HeadNo UEFA competition matches have been played between these two teams

Arsenal FC - Record versus clubs from opponents' countryUEFA Champions League

Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers

07/12/2004 GS Arsenal FC - Rosenborg BK 5-1 London

Reyes 3, Henry 24,Fàbregas 29, Pirès 41(P), Van Persie 84;Hoftun 38

29/09/2004 GS Rosenborg BK - Arsenal FC 1-1 Trondheim Strand 52; Ljungberg6

European Champions Clubs' CupDate Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers

29/09/1971 R1 Arsenal FC - Strømsgodset IF 4-0agg: 7-1 London

R. Kennedy 6,Radford 18, 58,Armstrong 78

15/09/1971 R1 Strømsgodset IF - Arsenal FC 1-3 OsloPettersen 52;Simpson 2, Marinello20, Kelly 81

Molde FK - Record versus clubs from opponents' countryMolde FK have not played against a club from their opponents' country

Home Away Final TotalPld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA

Arsenal FC 2 2 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 1 0 13 3Molde FK 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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Match backgroundWith six points apiece from their opening two fixtures, Arsenal and Molde are in a strong position at the top of theUEFA Europa League Group B standings as they lock horns for the first time in European competition.

• Having defeated Rapid Wien 2-1 in Austria on Matchday 1, Arsenal overcame Dundalk 3-0 at home with goals inquick succession from Eddie Nketiah, Joe Willock and Nicolas Pépé. Molde, meanwhile, supplemented their opening2-1 victory in Ireland with a 1-0 home win against Rapid thanks to Ohi Omoijuanfo's close-range strike 20 minutes intothe second half.

Previous meetings• While this is Molde's maiden European assignment against English opposition, Arsenal have been paired withNorwegian clubs twice before, beating Strømsgodset 7-1 on aggregate (3-1 a, 4-0 h) in their first ever EuropeanChampion Clubs' Cup tie, in 1970/71, and taking four points off Rosenborg in the 2004/05 UEFA Champions Leaguegroup stage (1-1 a, 5-1 h).

Form guideArsenal• Eighth in the 2019/20 Premier League, Arsenal ensured a 25th consecutive season in Europe by winning the FACup under new manager Mikel Arteta – the club's record 14th triumph in the competition – with a 2-1 victory overLondon rivals Chelsea in the final. Their third successive UEFA Europa League campaign ended in the round of 32with an extra-time away goals defeat by Olympiacos (1-0 a, 1-2 h).

• UEFA Champions League ever-presents for 19 seasons in a row from 1998/99 to 2016/17, Arsenal reached theUEFA Europa League semi-finals at the first attempt in 2017/18, losing to eventual winners Atlético de Madrid, beforegoing one step further and making it to the 2018/19 final, where they were defeated 4-1 by Chelsea in Baku. Theyhave been group winners on all three of their appearances.

• The 1999/2000 UEFA Cup runners-up have lost two of their last five European home games but their overall UEFAEuropa League record at the Arsenal Stadium is W13 D3 L3 (W7 D1 L1 in the group stage).

Molde• Champions of Norway in 2019, claiming their fourth title in nine years, Molde are back in the UEFA Europa Leaguegroup stage having just missed out on a place in the UEFA Champions League. Following qualifying victories againstKuPS (5-0 h), Celje (2-1 a) and Qarabağ (0-0 a, 6-5 on pens), Erling Moe's side lost out in the play-offs on away goalsto Ferencváros (3-3 h, 0-0 a).

• Defeated in the UEFA Europa League play-offs in each of the past two seasons – by Zenit in 2018/19 and Partizanin 2019/20 – Molde are competing in the group stage for the third time. Bottom of their group in 2012/13, they defiedthe odds to top a section including Fenerbahçe, Ajax and Celtic in 2015/16 before losing to eventual winners Sevilla inthe round of 32 (0-3 a, 1-0 h).

• Despite their Matchday 1 win against Dundalk in Dublin, Molde have won just three of their last ten European awaymatches (D4 L3), but they are currently on an eight-match unbeaten run in UEFA fixtures, home and away (W4 D4).

Links and trivia • Two Molde players, Magnus Wolff Eikrem and Etzaz Hussain, spent time together in the Manchester Unitedacademy at the start of their careers (2009–11).

• Eikrem, the Molde skipper, also played in the Premier League and Championship for Cardiff City in 2014, making 13appearances for the club in all competitions.

• Arsenal's Kieran Tierney was in the Celtic side, led by Norwegian coach Ronny Delia, that lost 2-1 at home to Moldein the 2015/16 UEFA Europa League group stage.

• Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang's winning goal in Vienna on Matchday 1 was his 20th in the UEFA Europa League,group stage to final, putting him joint fourth in the competition's all-time list with only Radamel Falcao (30), Aritz Aduriz(26) and Kevin Gameiro (22) ahead of him.

• Arsenal's win against Dundalk was their 25th in the UEFA Europa League, group stage to final, the most in thecompetition by an English club – two more than local rivals Tottenham.

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Team factsArsenal FCFormed: 1886Nickname: The Gunners

UEFA club competition honours (runners-up in brackets)• UEFA Champions League: (2006)• UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League: (2000), (2019)• UEFA Cup Winners' Cup (1): (1980), 1994, (1995)• UEFA Super Cup: (1994)

Domestic honours (most recent triumph in brackets)League title: 13 (2004)FA Cup: 14 (2020)League Cup: 2 (1993)

Ten-year European record (UEFA Europa League unless indicated otherwise)2019/20: round of 322018/19: runners-up2017/18: semi-finals2016/17: UEFA Champions League round of 162015/16: UEFA Champions League round of 162014/15: UEFA Champions League round of 162013/14: UEFA Champions League round of 162012/13: UEFA Champions League round of 162011/12: UEFA Champions League round of 162010/11: UEFA Champions League round of 16

Records UEFA club competition • Biggest home win 7-0: Arsenal v Slavia Praha23/10/07, UEFA Champions League group stage

• Biggest away win 0-7: Standard Liège v Arsenal 03/11/93, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup second round second leg

• Heaviest home defeat 1-5: Arsenal v Bayern München07/03/17, UEFA Champions League round of 16 second leg

• Heaviest away defeat 5-1 twice, most recently v Bayern München15/02/17, UEFA Champions League round of 16 first leg4-0: AC Milan v Arsenal15/02/12, UEFA Champions League round of 16 first leg

UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League• Biggest home win 6-0: Arsenal v BATE Borisov07/12/17, group stage

• Biggest away win 1-4: Lokomotive Leipzig v Arsenal27/09/78, first round second leg0-3 four times, most recently v Eintracht Frankfurt19/09/19, group stage

• Heaviest home defeat 2-5: Arsenal v Spartak Moskva29/09/82, first round second leg

• Heaviest away defeat 3-1: Rennes v Arsenal

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07/03/19, round of 16 first legArsenal also lost 4-1 to Chelsea in the 2019 final, a match in which they were the designated away team

Molde FKFormed: 1911Nickname: MFK

UEFA club competition honours (runners-up in brackets)• none

Domestic honours (most recent triumph in brackets)• Domestic title: 4 (2019)• Norwegian Cup: 4 (2014)

Ten-year European record (UEFA Europa League unless indicated otherwise)2019/20: play-offs 2018/19: play-offs 2017/18: did not take part in UEFA competition2016/17: did not take part in UEFA competition2015/16: round of 32 (having transferred from UEFA Champions League third qualifying round)2014/15: third qualifying round2013/14: play-offs (having transferred from UEFA Champions League third qualifying round)2012/13: group stage (having transferred from UEFA Champions League third qualifying round)2011/12: did not take part in UEFA competition2010/11: third qualifying round

RecordsUEFA club competition• Biggest home win7-1: Molde v KR Reykjavík11/07/19, UEFA Europa League first qualifying round first leg

• Biggest away win0-4: KÍ Klaksvík v Molde28/08/03, UEFA Cup qualifying round second leg

• Heaviest home defeat0-2 three times, most recently v Fenerbahçe26/11/15, UEFA Europa League group stage

• Heaviest away defeat6-0: Öster v Molde01/10/75, UEFA Cup first round second leg

UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League• Biggest home win7-1: Molde v KR Reykjavík (see above)

• Biggest away win0-4: KÍ Klaksvík v Molde (see above)

• Heaviest home defeat0-2 three times, most recently v Fenerbahçe (see above)

• Heaviest away defeat6-0: Öster v Molde (see above)

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Squad listArsenal FC

Current season All-timeUEL League UEL UEFA

No. Player Nat. DoB Age D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld GlsGoalkeepers

1 Bernd Leno GER 04/03/1992 28 - 1 - 7 - 16 - 57 -13 Rúnar Rúnarsson ISL 18/02/1995 25 - 1 - - - 1 - 2 -33 Matt Macey ENG 09/09/1994 26 - - - - - 1 - 1 -44 Karl Hein EST 13/04/2002 18 - - - - - - - - -45 James Hillson ENG 14/01/2001 19 - - - - - - - - -53 Arthur Okwonko ENG 09/09/2001 19 - - - - - - - - -

Defenders2 Héctor Bellerín ESP 19/03/1995 25 - 1 - 7 - 12 1 27 13 Kieran Tierney SCO 05/06/1997 23 - 2 - 6 - 18 1 47 16 Gabriel BRA 19/12/1997 22 - 1 - 6 1 1 - 7 -15 Ainsley Maitland-Niles ENG 29/08/1997 23 - 1 - 4 - 26 1 27 116 Rob Holding ENG 20/09/1995 25 - - - 4 - 16 1 17 117 Cédric POR 31/08/1991 29 - 2 - - - 16 - 24 -20 Shkodran Mustafi GER 17/04/1992 28 - 1 - 2 - 26 2 40 221 Calum Chambers ENG 20/01/1995 25 - - - - - 11 - 21 -22 Pablo Marí ESP 31/08/1993 27 - - - - - - - - -23 David Luiz BRA 22/04/1987 33 - 1 1 5 - 37 4 96 1131 Sead Kolašinac BIH 20/06/1993 27 - 2 - 1 - 32 2 41 249 Joel López ESP 31/03/2002 18 - - - - - - - - -

Midfielders7 Bukayo Saka ENG 05/09/2001 19 - 1 - 5 1 9 2 9 28 Dani Ceballos ESP 07/08/1996 24 - 1 - 6 - 7 1 15 112 Willian BRA 09/08/1988 32 - 1 - 6 - 36 4 114 2318 Thomas Partey GHA 13/06/1993 27 - 1 - 3 - 9 - 41 225 Mohamed Elneny EGY 11/07/1992 28 - 2 - 4 - 46 3 70 434 Granit Xhaka SUI 27/09/1992 28 - 1 - 6 - 36 3 64 636 Ryan Alebiosu ENG 17/12/2001 18 - - - - - - - - -41 Ben Cottrell ENG 31/10/2001 19 - - - - - - - - -66 Miguel Azeez ENG 20/09/2002 18 - - - - - - - - -

Forwards9 Alexandre Lacazette FRA 28/05/1991 29 - 1 - 6 3 41 19 67 2514 Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang GAB 18/06/1989 31 - 1 1 7 2 36 20 74 3819 Nicolas Pépé CIV 29/05/1995 25 - 2 1 6 1 8 3 8 324 Reiss Nelson ENG 10/12/1999 20 - 2 - - - 12 - 17 -28 Joe Willock ENG 20/08/1999 21 - 2 1 - - 18 4 18 430 Eddie Nketiah ENG 30/05/1999 21 - 2 1 7 1 9 1 9 132 Emile Smith Rowe ENG 28/07/2000 20 - - - - - 7 2 7 238 Folarin Balogun ENG 03/07/2001 19 - 1 - - - 1 - 1 -50 Jordan Mceneff IRL 08/01/2001 19 - - - - - - - - -

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Coach- Mikel Arteta ESP 26/03/1982 38 - 2 - - - 4 - 7 -

Arsenal FCCurrent season All-time

UEL League UEL UEFA

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Molde FKCurrent season All-time

UCL UEL League UEL UEFANo. Player Nat. DoB Age D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld GlsGoalkeepers

1 Andreas Linde SWE 24/07/1993 27 - 5 - 2 - 23 - 2 - 16 -12 Alexandro Craninx BEL 21/10/1995 25 - - - - - - - - - 8 -26 Mathias Ranmark NOR 16/10/1995 25 - - - - - - - - - - -34 Oliver Petersen NOR 26/09/2001 19 - - - - - - - - - - -46 Ola Hoel Lervik NOR 29/09/2002 18 - - - - - - - - - - -

Defenders2 Martin Bjørnbak NOR 22/03/1992 28 - - - 2 - 16 - 2 - 10 -3 Birk Risa NOR 13/02/1998 22 - - - - - 2 - - - - -5 Sheriff Sinyan NOR 19/07/1996 24 - 2 - - - 12 - - - 2 -6 Stian Gregersen NOR 17/05/1995 25 - 3 - 2 - 7 1 2 - 10 -20 Henry Wingo USA 04/10/1995 25 - 3 - 1 - 15 2 1 - 4 -27 Marcus Holmgren Pedersen NOR 16/07/2000 20 - 3 1 1 - 18 2 1 - 4 128 Kristoffer Haugen NOR 21/02/1994 26 - 5 - 2 - 13 1 2 - 22 -40 Adrian Ugelvik NOR 21/09/2001 19 - - - - - - - - - - -54 Mathias Fjørtoft Løvik NOR 06/12/2003 16 - - - - - - - - - - -

Midfielders7 Magnus Wolff Eikrem NOR 08/08/1990 30 - 5 2 2 - 20 5 6 - 39 69 Mattias Moström SWE 25/02/1983 37 - - - - - 6 - 12 - 41 311 Martin Ellingsen NOR 04/05/1995 25 - 5 1 2 - 20 4 2 - 12 215 Tobias Christensen NOR 11/05/2000 20 - 3 - - - 17 1 - - 3 -16 Etzaz Hussain NOR 27/01/1993 27 - 5 1 2 1 22 6 14 1 46 617 Fredrik Aursnes NOR 10/12/1995 24 - 5 - 2 - 22 2 4 - 26 323 Eirik Ulland Andersen NOR 21/09/1992 28 - - - - - 17 4 - - - -43 Lloyd Adrian Dahle Fagerlie NOR 15/07/2002 18 - - - - - - - - - - -47 Simen Beck NOR 12/11/2002 17 - - - - - - - - - - -

Forwards10 Leke James NGA 01/11/1992 28 - 4 2 1 - 16 9 1 - 21 914 Erling Knudtzon NOR 15/12/1988 31 - 5 1 1 - 20 2 1 - 15 219 Eirik Hestad NOR 26/06/1995 25 - 5 1 2 - 20 4 11 2 36 1122 Ola Brynhildsen NOR 27/04/1999 21 - 5 - 2 - 23 4 2 - 7 -30 Mathis Bolly NOR 14/11/1990 29 - 2 - 2 - 8 - 2 - 10 237 Ole Sebastian Sundgot NOR 12/01/2001 19 - - - - - - - - - - -44 Jacob Jacobsen Bolsø NOR 06/08/2002 18 - - - - - - - - - - -49 David Sissoko NOR 14/12/2002 17 - - - - - - - - - - -99 Ohi Omoijuanfo NOR 10/01/1994 26 - 5 1 2 2 21 7 2 2 16 5

Coach- Erling Moe NOR 22/07/1970 50 - 5 - 2 - - - 4 - 19 -

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W 3-0W 2-1W 2-0L 1-3D

0-0 (aet, 5-4pens)

W 2-1L 0-1W 2-1L 0-1W 3-0W 1-0

Fixtures and resultsArsenal FCDate Competition Opponent Result Goalscorers12/09/2020 League Fulham FC (A) Lacazette 8, Gabriel 49, Aubameyang 5719/09/2020 League West Ham United FC (H) Lacazette 25, Nketiah 8523/09/2020 Cup Leicester City FC (A) Fuchs 57 (og), Nketiah 9028/09/2020 League Liverpool FC (A) Lacazette 25

01/10/2020 Cup Liverpool FC (A)

04/10/2020 League Sheffield United FC (H) Saka 61, Pépé 6417/10/2020 League Manchester City FC (A)22/10/2020 UEL SK Rapid Wien (A) David Luiz 70, Aubameyang 7425/10/2020 League Leicester City FC (H)29/10/2020 UEL Dundalk FC (H) Nketiah 42, Willock 44, Pépé 4601/11/2020 League Manchester United FC (A) Aubameyang 69 (P)05/11/2020 UEL Molde FK (H)08/11/2020 League Aston Villa FC (H)22/11/2020 League Leeds United (A)26/11/2020 UEL Molde FK (A)

28/11/2020 League Wolverhampton WanderersFC (H)

03/12/2020 UEL SK Rapid Wien (H)05/12/2020 League Tottenham Hotspur (A)10/12/2020 UEL Dundalk FC (A)13/12/2020 League Burnley FC (H)15/12/2020 League Southampton FC (H)19/12/2020 League Everton FC (A)26/12/2020 League Chelsea FC (H)

28/12/2020 League Brighton & Hove Albion FC(A)

02/01/2021 League West Bromwich Albion FC (A)12/01/2021 League Crystal Palace FC (H)16/01/2021 League Newcastle United FC (H)27/01/2021 League Southampton FC (A)30/01/2021 League Manchester United FC (H)

02/02/2021 League Wolverhampton WanderersFC (A)

06/02/2021 League Aston Villa FC (A)13/02/2021 League Leeds United (H)20/02/2021 League Manchester City FC (H)27/02/2021 League Leicester City FC (A)06/03/2021 League Burnley FC (A)13/03/2021 League Tottenham Hotspur (H)20/03/2021 League West Ham United FC (A)03/04/2021 League Liverpool FC (H)

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W 5-0

W 4-0

L 0-4

W 4-1

W 1-0W 3-2

W 4-1

D 2-2

10/04/2021 League Sheffield United FC (A)17/04/2021 League Fulham FC (H)24/04/2021 League Everton FC (H)01/05/2021 League Newcastle United FC (A)08/05/2021 League West Bromwich Albion FC (H)12/05/2021 League Chelsea FC (A)15/05/2021 League Crystal Palace FC (A)15/05/2021 League Crystal Palace FC (A)

23/05/2021 League Brighton & Hove Albion FC(H)

Pos. Clubs P W D L GF GA Pts1 Liverpool FC 7 5 1 1 17 15 162 Leicester City FC 7 5 0 2 17 9 153 Tottenham Hotspur 7 4 2 1 18 9 144 Everton FC 7 4 1 2 15 11 135 Southampton FC 7 4 1 2 14 12 136 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 7 4 1 2 8 8 137 Chelsea FC 7 3 3 1 16 9 128 Aston Villa FC 6 4 0 2 15 9 129 Arsenal FC 7 4 0 3 9 7 1210 Manchester City FC 6 3 2 1 9 8 1111 Newcastle United FC 7 3 2 2 10 11 1112 Leeds United 7 3 1 3 13 13 1013 Crystal Palace FC 7 3 1 3 8 11 1014 West Ham United FC 7 2 2 3 13 10 815 Manchester United FC 6 2 1 3 9 13 716 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 7 1 2 4 11 14 517 Fulham FC 7 1 1 5 7 14 418 West Bromwich Albion FC 7 0 3 4 6 16 319 Sheffield United FC 7 0 1 6 3 10 120 Burnley FC 6 0 1 5 3 12 1

Molde FKDate Competition Opponent Result Goalscorers

01/05/2019 Cup Eide/Omegn (A) James 10, 26, Ulland Andersen 19, 68 (P),72

23/05/2019 Cup Sunndal (A) Remmer 5, James 17, Nyland Orsahl 37,38

19/06/2019 Cup Aalesunds FK (A)

16/06/2020 League Aalesunds FK (A) Wolff Eikrem 10, Hussain 45+1, James 54,E. Hestad 86

20/06/2020 League Rosenborg BK (H) Omoijuanfo 4724/06/2020 League IK Start (A) Pedersen 29, Haugen 45, Gregersen 90+6

28/06/2020 League Stabæk Fotball (H) Wolff Eikrem 20, Knudtzon 55, James 59,Omoijuanfo 90+4 (P)

02/07/2020 League Kristiansund BK (A) Hussain 64, Ulvestad 73 (og)

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W 2-1

W 3-0

W 5-0

W 4-0

L 1-3

W 4-1

L 1-2

W 5-0

L 1-2L 1-2

W 5-0

W 2-0W 2-1L 2-3D

0-0 (aet, 6-5pens)

L 1-2D 3-3L 0-1D 0-0W 2-1

W 4-2

W 2-1W 2-1W 1-0W 3-1

05/07/2020 League Mjøndalen IF (H) Aursnes 30, Kitolano 32

11/07/2020 League FK Haugesund (A) Ulland Andersen 18, Hussain 29, James78

15/07/2020 League Viking FK (H) James 5 (P), 64, Hussain 13, Wingo 77,Ulland Andersen 81

19/07/2020 League Strømsgodset IF (A) E. Hestad 44, Hussain 57, James 60,Knudtzon 80

26/07/2020 League FK Bodø/Glimt (A) Omoijuanfo 9

29/07/2020 League Vålerenga Fotball (H) Aursnes 28, Christensen 56, Omoijuanfo78, Hussain 90+1

01/08/2020 League Sandefjord Fotball (A) Brynhildsen 14

05/08/2020 League IK Start (H) Omoijuanfo 8 (P), 59 (P), Brynhildsen 68,74, Wolff Eikrem 86

10/08/2020 League SK Brann (H) Brynhildsen 1715/08/2020 League Sarpsborg 08 FF (A) Ulland Andersen 59

19/08/2020 UCL KuPS Kuopio (H) E. Hestad 26, Wolff Eikrem 37, Omoijuanfo69, Pedersen 90+1, Knudtzon 90+4

22/08/2020 League Odds BK (H) James 77, Pedersen 90+426/08/2020 UCL NK Celje (A) Hussain 57, James 7430/08/2020 League Viking FK (A) Ulland Andersen 67, Ellingsen 90+2

16/09/2020 UCL Qarabağ FK (A)

19/09/2020 League Vålerenga Fotball (A) Wingo 90+523/09/2020 UCL Ferencvárosi TC (H) James 55, Wolff Eikrem 65, Ellingsen 8326/09/2020 League Sandefjord Fotball (H)29/09/2020 UCL Ferencvárosi TC (A)04/10/2020 League SK Brann (A) E. Hestad 13, Kristiansen 84 (og)

17/10/2020 League FK Bodø/Glimt (H) Wolff Eikrem 32, 52, Omoijuanfo 44, E.Hestad 47

22/10/2020 UEL Dundalk FC (A) Hussain 62, Omoijuanfo 72 (P)25/10/2020 League Strømsgodset IF (H) Ellingsen 70, James 8229/10/2020 UEL SK Rapid Wien (H) Omoijuanfo 6501/11/2020 League Mjøndalen IF (A) Ellingsen 76, 87, James 79 (P)05/11/2020 UEL Arsenal FC (A)08/11/2020 League Kristiansund BK (H)21/11/2020 League Stabæk Fotball (A)26/11/2020 UEL Arsenal FC (H)29/11/2020 League FK Haugesund (H)03/12/2020 UEL Dundalk FC (H)06/12/2020 League Rosenborg BK (A)10/12/2020 UEL SK Rapid Wien (A)13/12/2020 League Aalesunds FK (H)16/12/2020 League Odds BK (A)19/12/2020 League Sarpsborg 08 FF (H)

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Pos. Clubs P W D L GF GA Pts1 FK Bodø/Glimt 23 20 2 1 76 27 622 Molde FK 23 15 1 7 57 28 463 Rosenborg BK 23 13 6 4 43 22 454 Odds BK 23 13 3 7 44 33 425 Vålerenga Fotball 23 12 6 5 39 28 426 Kristiansund BK 23 9 9 5 44 33 367 Stabæk Fotball 23 7 9 7 31 34 308 Viking FK 23 8 6 9 39 43 309 Sarpsborg 08 FF 23 8 4 11 27 30 2810 FK Haugesund 23 8 4 11 27 37 2811 Sandefjord Fotball 23 8 3 12 25 37 2712 SK Brann 23 6 7 10 29 39 2513 Strømsgodset IF 23 5 9 9 30 42 2414 IK Start 23 4 7 12 25 42 1915 Mjøndalen IF 23 5 2 16 18 41 1716 Aalesunds FK 23 2 4 17 26 64 10

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Match-by-match lineupsArsenal FCUEFA Europa League - Group stageGroup BClub Pld W D L GF GA PtsArsenal FC 2 2 0 0 5 1 6Molde FK 2 2 0 0 3 1 6Dundalk FC 2 0 0 2 1 5 0SK Rapid Wien 2 0 0 2 1 3 0

Matchday 1 (22/10/2020)SK Rapid Wien 1-2 Arsenal FCGoals: 1-0 Fountas 51, 1-1 David Luiz 70, 1-2 Aubameyang 74Arsenal FC: Leno, Gabriel, Saka (84 Tierney), Lacazette (84 Willock), Cédric (61 Bellerín), Partey, Pépé (93 Nelson),David Luiz, Elneny , Nketiah (61 Aubameyang), Kolašinac

Matchday 2 (29/10/2020)Arsenal FC 3-0 Dundalk FCGoals: 1-0 Nketiah 42, 2-0 Willock 44, 3-0 Pépé 46Arsenal FC: Rúnarsson, Maitland-Niles, Cédric, Pépé (62 Willian), Mustafi (62 Ceballos), Nelson, Elneny , Willock,Nketiah (74 Balogun), Kolašinac, Xhaka (74 Tierney)

Matchday 3 (05/11/2020)Arsenal FC-Molde FK

Matchday 4 (26/11/2020)Molde FK-Arsenal FC

Matchday 5 (03/12/2020)Arsenal FC-SK Rapid Wien

Matchday 6 (10/12/2020)Dundalk FC-Arsenal FC

Molde FKUEFA Champions League - First qualifying round(19/08/2020)Molde FK 5-0 KuPS KuopioGoals: 1-0 E. Hestad 26, 2-0 Wolff Eikrem 37, 3-0 Omoijuanfo 69, 4-0 Pedersen 90+1, 5-0 Knudtzon 90+4Molde FK: Linde, Sinyan, Wolff Eikrem (86 Christensen), Ellingsen, Hussain, Aursnes, E. Hestad, Wingo (74Pedersen), Brynhildsen (79 Knudtzon), Haugen, Omoijuanfo

Second qualifying round(26/08/2020)NK Celje 1-2 Molde FKGoals: 1-0 Lotrič 38, 1-1 Hussain 57, 1-2 James 74Molde FK: Linde, Sinyan, Wolff Eikrem (79 Christensen), James, Ellingsen, Knudtzon (56 Omoijuanfo), Hussain,Aursnes, E. Hestad (84 Brynhildsen), Pedersen, Haugen

Third qualifying round(16/09/2020)Qarabağ FK 0-0 Molde FKPenalties: Omoijuanfo 0-1 , Matić 1-1 , Aursnes 1-2 , Medvedev 2-2 , E. Hestad 2-3 , Andrade 3-3 , Christensen 3-4 ,Medina 4-4 , Ellingsen 4-5 , Magomedaliyev 5-5 , Haugen 5-6 , B. Hüseynov 5-6 (missed) , Hussain 0-0 (missed)Molde FK: Linde, Gregersen, Wolff Eikrem (79 Omoijuanfo), James (8 Bolly), Ellingsen, Knudtzon (68 Brynhildsen),

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Hussain (30 Christensen), Aursnes, E. Hestad, Wingo, Haugen

Play-off(23/09/2020)Molde FK 3-3 Ferencvárosi TCGoals: 0-1 Boli 7, 0-2 Uzuni 52, 1-2 James 55, 2-2 Wolff Eikrem 65, 3-2 Ellingsen 83, 3-3 Kharatin 87 (P)Molde FK: Linde, Gregersen, Wolff Eikrem (81 Omoijuanfo), James (89 Bolly), Ellingsen, Knudtzon (57 Brynhildsen),Hussain, Aursnes, E. Hestad, Wingo, Haugen

(29/09/2020)Ferencvárosi TC 0-0 Molde FK (agg: 3-3)Molde FK: Linde, Gregersen, Wolff Eikrem, James, Ellingsen, Knudtzon (64 Brynhildsen), Hussain (83 Omoijuanfo),Aursnes, E. Hestad, Pedersen, Haugen

UEFA Europa League - Group stageMatchday 1 (22/10/2020)Dundalk FC 1-2 Molde FKGoals: 1-0 Murray 35, 1-1 Hussain 62, 1-2 Omoijuanfo 72 (P)Molde FK: Linde, Bjørnbak, Gregersen, Wolff Eikrem (81 Ellingsen), Hussain, Aursnes, E. Hestad, Pedersen,Haugen, Bolly (69 Knudtzon), Omoijuanfo (94 Brynhildsen)

Matchday 2 (29/10/2020)Molde FK 1-0 SK Rapid WienGoals: 1-0 Omoijuanfo 65Molde FK: Linde, Bjørnbak, Gregersen, Wolff Eikrem (84 James), Ellingsen, Aursnes, E. Hestad (68 Bolly), Wingo,Brynhildsen (77 Hussain), Haugen, Omoijuanfo

Matchday 3 (05/11/2020)Arsenal FC-Molde FK

Matchday 4 (26/11/2020)Molde FK-Arsenal FC

Matchday 5 (03/12/2020)Molde FK-Dundalk FC

Matchday 6 (10/12/2020)SK Rapid Wien-Molde FK

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Halil Umut Meler (TUR)Ibrahim Çaglar Uyarcan (TUR) , Martin Margaritov (BUL)

Bahattin Simsek (TUR)John Taylor (SCO)

David Fernández Borbalán (ESP)

Match officialsRefereeAssistant refereesFourth officialUEFA DelegateUEFA Referee observer

Referee

Name Date of birthUEFA Europa

Leaguematches

UEFA matches

Halil Umut Meler 01/08/1986 10 31

UEFA Europa League matches involving teams from the two countriesinvolved in this match

Date Competition Stagereached Home Away Result Venue

03/10/2019 UEL GS Rosenborg BK PSV Eindhoven 1-4 Trondheim

Other matches involving teams from either of the two countries involved inthis match

Date Competition Stagereached Home Away Result Venue

04/05/2018 U17 GS-FT England Israel 2-1 Chesterfield07/11/2018 UYL GS Juventus Manchester United FC 2-2 Turin13/03/2019 UYL r_1/8.r2 FC Porto Tottenham Hotspur FC 2-0 Vila Nova de Gaia (Porto)03/10/2019 UEL GS Rosenborg BK PSV Eindhoven 1-4 Trondheim

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-: Denotes player substituted +: Denotes player introduced*: Denotes player sent off +/-: Denotes player introduced and substituted

Club competitionsUCL: UEFA Champions LeagueECCC: European Champion Clubs' CupUEL: UEFA Europa LeagueUCUP: UEFA CupUCWC: UEFA Cup Winners' CupSCUP: UEFA Super CupUIC: UEFA Intertoto CupICF: Inter-Cities Fairs Cup

National team competitionsEURO: UEFA European Football ChampionshipWC: FIFA World CupCONFCUP: FIFA Confederations CupFRIE: Friendly internationalsU21FRIE: Under-21 friendly internationalsU21: UEFA European Under-21 ChampionshipU17: UEFA Under-17 ChampionshipU16: UEFA European Under-16 ChampionshipU19: UEFA Under-19 ChampionshipU18: UEFA European Under-18 ChampionshipWWC: FIFA Women's World CupWEURO: UEFA European Women's Championship

F: Final GS: Group stageGS1: First group stage GS2: Second group stage3QR: Third qualifying round R1: First roundR2: Second round R3: Third roundR4: Fourth round PR: Preliminary roundSF: Semi-finals QF: Quarter-finalsR16: round of 16 QR: Qualifying roundR32: Round of 32 1QR: First qualifying round1st: first leg 2QR: Second qualifying

round2nd: second leg FT: Final tournamentPO: Play-off ELITE: Elite roundRep: Replay 3rdPO: Third-place play-offPO - FT: Play-off for FinalTournament

GS-FT: Group stage – finaltournament

Competition stages(aet): After extra time pens: PenaltiesNo.: Number og: Own goalag: Match decided on awaygoals

P: Penaltyagg: Aggregate

Pld: Matches played AP: AppearancesPos.: Position Comp.: CompetitionPts: Points D: DrawnR: Sent off (straight red card) DoB: Date of birthRes.: Result ET: Extra Timesg: Match decided by silvergoal

GA: Goals againstt: Match decided by toss of acoin

GF: Goals for W: Wongg: Match decided by goldengoal

Y: BookedL: Lost

Y/R: Sent off (two yellowcards)

Nat.: NationalityN/A: Not applicable

f: Match forfeited

Other abbreviations

LegendCompetitions

Statistics

Squad listD: Disciplinary*: Misses next match if bookedS: SuspendedQUAL: All UEFA qualifiersUEL: Current season total UEFA Europa League appearances from the group stage onwards prior to the currentmatchdayUEL: Total appearances in the UEFA Europa League, group stage to final onlyUEFA: All-time total appearances in UEFA club competition including qualifyingDisclaimer: Although UEFA has taken all reasonable care that the information contained within this document isaccurate at the time of publication, no representation or guarantee (including liability towards third parties), expressedor implied, is made as to its accuracy, reliability or completeness. Therefore, UEFA assumes no liability for the use orinterpretation of information contained herein. More information can be found in the competition regulations availableon UEFA.com.

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