Arsenal XI don begin their pre-season campaign with a 1-1 draw against Boreham Wood for Meadow Park on Friday night. Di match na di first test for di young Gunners under new management.
Di first half no get any goal, but Arsenal create di best chance just three minutes inside di game. Evan Mooney cross low from di right, but im teammates no fit connect for di penalty area.
Arsenal continue to press, and Demiane Agustien nearly score with a free-kick wey go just wide of di post. Boreham Wood get their first chance around di 20-minute mark, but Matt Rush fire im effort wide.
Just before half-time, Mooney again find space for di right, im cross clip towards di far post but hit di crossbar. Di score remain 0-0 at di break.
Both sides make plenty changes for di second half. Boreham Wood start strong, with Abdul Abdulmalik hammer a powerful shot off di crossbar from 20 yards out just three minutes after restart.
Di home side continue to control di early stages, and di best chance come just before di hour mark. Norris get played in on goal against Arsenal substitute goalkeeper Porter, but di England under-19s international make a fantastic save to keep di game level.
Arsenal make ten changes on di hour mark, bringing in di outfield players wey start on di bench. Nine minutes later, Boreham Wood take di lead. Norris fight off Patrick Stachow challenge to find Marley Marshall-Miranda, who shot take a deflection and find di bottom corner.
But di young Gunners reply quickly. Dem press high and win di ball, Marley Frohock cut am back for Bowen Phillips, who fire into di top corner from di edge of di penalty area. Di match end 1-1.
Dis pre-season clash na regular fixture between di two sides. Di last meeting for preparation of di 2025/26 campaign end 2-2, with Boreham Wood equalise late through Junior Dixon.
