Gyokeres benched for Port Vale - Arsenal, fails to score | OneFootball

Last Wednesday, September 24, Arsenal secured a passport to the fourth round of the Carabao Cup, thanks to a 2-0 victory over Port Vale, a League One team. Viktor Gyokeres was not included in Mikel Arteta's starting eleven, but came off the bench.

The Gunners ended up controlling the match from early on and opened the scoring eight minutes into the game, through Eberechi Eze, who finished calmly after a good assist from Myles Lewis-Skelly. For the rest of the match, the London team dominated ball possession and created several goal opportunities.

Even so, the Port Vale team still caused some difficulties for Arsenal, especially in set-piece situations, for a large part of the match, which was only resolved at the 86th minute, with Leandro Trossard extending the lead and closing the score, thanks to an assist from William Saliba.

Gyokeres ended up coming on for Mikel Merino at the 71st minute, but was unable to stand out in the time he was on the field. Now, Mikel Arteta's men will refocus on the Premier League, travelling to St James' Park to face Newcastle, with the match scheduled for next Sunday (September 28).

This season, with the Arsenal jersey, Viktor Gyokeres - valued at 75 million euros - has played a total of seven matches. Under the guidance of Mikel Arteta, the former Sporting forward has played 482 minutes, during which he scored three goals.

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