Sydney FC 0-2 Arsenal, Lacazette scores on his debut

Lacazette scored with his first shot on target in Arsenal's opening pre-season friendly match against Sydney FC on Friday. Wenger confirmed in his pre-match press conference that Lacazette would feature in both of Arsenal’s Australia friendlies this week but he started the match on the substitutes bench as fellow newboy Sead Kolasinac took his place in the back three at the ANZ Stadium.


A blend of youth and first team experience made up Wenger’s starting eleven with the English trio of Reiss Nelson, Joe Willock and Cohen Bramall thoroughly impressing just days after the departures of highly-rated academy starlets Chris Willock and Dan Crowley.

Arsenal’s highest ever pre-season attendance saw 80,432 supporters, many of whom were Gooners, witness Lacazette’s debut goal after he was played in following an assist from Alex Iwobi. He was deployed in a slightly deeper role behind Olivier Giroud which could be an experiment from Wenger to show that the duo can play in the same team together.