Following a clash between Nketiah and Kamberi, the Zurich free-kick is pumped forward, but Gabriel catches Santini as the pair climb to win the header, and the Gunners' centre-back is booked.
90' +4
PSV are currently leading Bodo/Glimt 1-0 in their corresponding fixture, meaning if Arsenal concede late on to draw this game, they'll be replaced at the top of the group by the Dutch side.
90' +2
Tierney goes down and requires some treatment, which eventually results in the Arsenal goalscorer trudging back to the sideline as the clock ticks down.
90'
We'll play five minutes of added time to see this game out, and will Arsenal be able to hang on?
89'
I. Santini enters the game and replaces F. Aliti.
Zurich throw caution to the win late on, as they bring off defender Aliti for a target-man forward in the form of Ivan Santini.
The hosts come forward again as Marchesano whips a teasing cross into the area. Okita attacks the ball, but can't get to it as it flies wide of Vyunnick!
88'
Cédric Soares enters the game and replaces T. Tomiyasu.
Tomiyasu has picked up a knock, and Mikel Arteta doesn't want to risk him further, so the substitute is substituted for another right-back in Cedric Soares.
86'
After a Zurich corner is headed clear by Nelson, the hosts come back down the left and Vyunnick floats a cross in from the left. Okita attacks it, but Tierney pulls of a brilliant defensive header to get the ball away for Arsenal!
84'
Nelson surges after a loose ball down the left wing and looks to have the beating of Katic, but the Zurich defender slides in brilliantly to knock the ball away and out for a corner!
82'
B. Krasniqi enters the game and replaces C. Condé.
Another change from the visitors sees the booked Conde withdrawn, and he's replaced by Bledian Krasniqi.
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78'
B. Viunnyk enters the game and replaces T. Aiyegun.
Tosin also comes off, and is replaced by Bohdan Vyunnik.
77'
M. Hornschuh enters the game and replaces O. Selnæs.
Zurich ring the changes, as Selnaes is replaced in midfield by Marc Hornschuh.
75'
Arsenal break and Nelson puts Nketiah in behind down the left. He in turn finds Nelson on the edge of the box, but the offside flag is up against Nketiah before his teammate can let fly.
74'
Boranijasevic takes on Tierney before drilling a low cross into the box, but Ramsdale scoops the ball up before any Zurich forwards can latch onto it.
73'
M. Ødegaard enters the game and replaces Fábio Vieira.
T. Tomiyasu enters the game and replaces B. White.
White is also taken off, and Takehiro Tomiyasu comes on at right-back.
Vieira has arguably been Arsenal's brightest attacking spark in this game, but the playmaker comes off now for Gunners captain Martin Odegaard.
69'
That was Zurich's first shot on goal in over half an hour, and that near miss should hopefully inspire them to create more attacking opportunities in the final 20 minutes!
65'
Vieira takes on Saka's inside ball and bypasses Katic before shooting. It's a poor effort though, as the Portuguese sends his shot well wide and over the top!
63'
B. Saka enters the game and replaces Gabriel Jesus.
T. Partey enters the game and replaces Mohamed Elneny.
Jesus hasn't been at his clinical best in this one, and the stand-in Arsenal captain comes off for Bukayo Saka. Nketiah will likely move into the centre-forward position, with Saka occupying the left flank.
Arsenal make their first changes of the match, the first of which sees Elneny replaced by Thomas Partey at the base of their midfield.
62'
C. Condé gets yellow.
Conde fouls Lokonga twice in as many minutes, with his two late challenges eventually resulting in a yellow card for the Zurich midfielder.
60'
Tosin collects a pass and looks to release his teammates with his back to goal, but Holding clips him late and the visitors win a free-kick.
58'
Vieira gets away from Conde and whips a cross towards the front post, but it's chested back to Brecher by Aliti before Jesus can get there.
57'
After Ramsdale catches Boranijasevic's cross, Arsenal break forward quickly and it comes to Nketiah on the edge of the box. He has options, but the Zurich defence has recovered quickly, and his floated pass to Jesus is headed away.
55'
Lokonga races into the box to latch onto Tierney's forward pass, but after beating one defender with a lovely piece of skill, the midfielder can't get to the ball as Brecher gathers it.
53'
Tierney heads to the sideline for a change of shirt, after his current shirt was ripped down the chest area during a tussle with Boranijasevic on the near touchline!
51'
Jesus looks to turn Conde on halfway, but is shoved to the ground by the Zurich midfielder and wins a free-kick.
49'
N. Katić gets yellow.
Jesus evades Katic on the break for the Gunners, but is taken down by the defender, who is booked.
48'
Nketiah heads another Arsenal corner back across the face of goal, but it's half-cleared by Zurich before Okita's cushioned header back to Brecher is collected by the goalkeeper.
46'
A. Marchesano enters the game and replaces F. Rohner.
Zurich make a half-time change, as Rohner comes off for Antonio Marchesano, the man he replaced in the starting XI ahead of the game.
Jesus kicks off for Arsenal, and we're back underway at the Emirates!
45' +2
HALF-TIME: ARSENAL 1-0 ZURICH.
45' +1
We're into two minutes of added time at the end of this first half.
45'
Nketiah bursts down the left again before crossing low. Selnaes cuts it out well and almost clears the ball away, but a poor last touch sees him concede a corner instead.
44'
A well-timed tackle from Nelson breaks up a fledgling Zurich attack, and Holding looks to find Vieira with a ball down the right. It's overhit though, and bounces over the touchline. The game has slowed somewhat with half-time approaching.
42'
Katic is down following a head clash with Gabriel after an Arsenal throw-in. The big Croatian defender has already been wearing padding around his head in this first half, so the Zurich medical staff will be wanting to check him over thoroughly before giving the green light for him to continue.
37'
Jesus cuts inside from the right and skilfully beats three players as he enters the box. He squares for the arriving Vieira, but a deflection takes the ball back into the gloves of Brecher!
32'
F. Aliti gets yellow.
Aliti slides into a challenge on Vieira and gets much more of the man than the ball, sending the Arsenal playmaker flying and picking up a yellow card as he protests the referee's decision.
30'
Nketiah's reverse pass gives Tierney space to cross, but his cut-back for Nelson sees the forward take a heavy touch and the ball rolls behind for a goal kick.
28'
Aliti rises at the front post to connect with Okita's corner, but sends his header looping over both Ramsdale and the Arsenal crossbar.
26'
Nelson beats Guerrero on the inside but play is brought back for a foul. The Arsenal winger caught the Zurich man with a stray flick of his arm and the referee penalises him.
24'
Tierney beats two before crossing from the left, and Vieira tries to meet it with an acrobatic volley, but he mistimes his shot and it skews away to White!
23'
Arsenal are yet to drop a point after taking the lead in this season's Europa League, however the visitors did come back from behind to beat Bodo/Glimt in their last game.
17'
K. Tierney has scored a goal for Arsenal!
GOOOOOAAAALLL!!! Arsenal lead with a super strike!!!! White's cut-back from the byline to Vieira sees the midfielder have two half-decent efforts at goal blocked, and the ball bobbles out to Tierney. The left-back lashes a thumper of a shot on the half-volley, which beats everyone and flies into the bottom corner!!! 1-0 to the Arsenal, and after quite a cagey start the Gunners click into gear!
14'
An Arsenal corner is drilled low towards Nelson, who slices a mistimed shot goalwards. Jesus recovers the loose ball, but his shot on the rebound is blocked by Conde!
13'
Vieira dribbles down the right and looks for options around him to no avail. He enters the box, but is soon dispossessed thanks to a perfectly-timed challenge from Katic.
8'
Tierney's long pass forward looks to put Nketiah in behind down the left-hand-side, but the Arsenal forward is flagged for offside and the chance dissipates.
6'
Okita finds space on the right and crosses into the area. Tosin is at the far post, but the ball flies over his head and away.
2'
Tosin bursts down the left into space behind White, and crosses early into the box, but Holding is easily able to cut the pass out and wins possession back for Arsenal.
1'
The visitors kick us off, and the game is underway in North London!
ARSENAL (4-3-3): Aaron Ramsdale; Ben White, Rob Holding, Gabriel Magalhaes, Kieran Tierney; Fabio Viera, Mohamed Elneny, Albert Sambi Lokonga; Reiss Nelson, Gabriel Jesus, Eddie Nketiah.
Zurich sit at the bottom of the group, but are only a point behind Bodo/Glimt in third. They beat the Norwegian side 2-1 last time out to give themselves a fighting chance of qualifying for the Europa Conference League knockout stages, and will do so if they win in London, and Bodo fail to do so against PSV.
Arsenal have already qualified for the next stage of the competition, and lead the group by two points. They need to better PSV’s result in order to finish top of Group A, after losing 2-0 in Eindhoven last time out.
Hello, and welcome to live coverage of this fixture in the UEFA Europa League, as Arsenal take on Zurich in Group A.
ARSENAL SUBS: Karl Hein, James Hillson, Thomas Partey, Bukayo Saka, Martin Odegaard, Gabriel Martinelli, William Saliba, Cedric Soares, Takehiro Tomiyasu, Marquinhos, Oleksandr Zinchenko, Matt Smith.
ZURICH (4-3-3): Yanick Brecher; Nikola Boranijasevic, Lindrit Kamberi, Nikola Katic, Fidan Aliti; Cheick Oumar Conde, Ole Selnaes, Adria Guerrero; Aiyegun Tosin, Jonathan Okita, Fabian Rohner.
The teams are out on the pitch at the Emirates, and kick-off is just moments away!
That's all from us, we hope you enjoyed the game. Until the next one, goodbye!
That 1-0 victory sees Arsenal finish their group stage campaign on top of Group A, two points ahead of PSV, who also triumphed against Bodo/Glimt. The Gunners are therefore straight into the round of 16 beginning in 2023, and avoid an extra two games in the round of 32. Zurich finish bottom of the group, being unable to find that crucial point to overtake Bodo/Glimt, and the Swiss side are out of European competition altogether in 2022-23.
ZURICH SUBS: Zivko Kostadinovic, Alan Omerovic, Becir Omeragic, Bledian Krasniqi, Ivan Santini, Antonio Marchesano, Marc Hornschuh, Bohdan Vyunnik, Selmin Hodza, Karol Mets, Ilan Sauter.
The teams return for the second half, and will Arsenal be able to find more goals to put this result beyond doubt?
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