Guendouzi has a potshot from outside the box that is saved well in the bottom-left corner. Not too many more chances for the Gunners.
90' +2
Suarez tries to slip the ball through for Aubameyang, but he's so crowded out and it just runs through for the goalkeeper.
90'
Torreira takes on a very ambitious effort from distance and it sails predictably wide of the target. Not the best decision from the midfielder.
89'
The ball is whipped in dangerously towards Aubameyang, but he can't make anything of it and it drops for Iwobi, who is then crowded out inside the box.
87'
S. Dragun gets yellow.
A flurry of cards now as Dragun is the latest to go into the book.
86'
A. Filipović gets yellow.
Filipovic is also booked for grabbing hold of Lacazette's shirt. Had the Frenchman stayed cool, he would have realised that he had been given the decision.
85'
A. Lacazette goes off after a red card!
RED CARD! Lacazette is being grappled by Filipovic and he responds by lashing out with an elbow! The referee brandishes the red card immediately and the striker is off! He's let his frustration get to him and could have cost his team as a result.
82'
Very sluggish from Arsenal, and BATE launch a couple of dangerous-looking attacks down the right that the Gunners just about scramble clear.
80'
H. Moukam enters the game and replaces M. Skavysh.
Skavysh - BATE's best player in the first half - is replaced by Mekontso to applause from the home supporters.
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78'
The Gunners just can't seem to create anything clear-cut despite all their possession. There's no urgency or crispness about their play at the moment.
76'
Arsenal are proving sloppy in possession as they try to break down BATE's low block. They're moving the ball too slowly and the hosts look comfortable. They're missing the creativity of Ozil and Ramsey.
74'
Denis Suárez enters the game and replaces S. Kolašinac.
Kolasinac is now replaced by Suarez, which sees Iwobi move into an auxiliary left-back role.
71'
B. Dubajić gets yellow.
Dubajic's first contribution is to clatter into Koscielny on halfway and earn himself a booking.
69'
L. Torreira enters the game and replaces G. Xhaka.
B. Dubajić enters the game and replaces N. Milić.
Xhaka is also replaced as Torreira comes on to provide some energy in midfield.
Milic comes off for Dubajic in response for BATE.
68'
P. Aubameyang enters the game and replaces A. Maitland-Niles.
Maitland-Niles is replaced by Aubameyang as Emery tries to change the game, changing to a back four and pushing Mustafi to right-back.
67'
Xhaka takes an awful corner that fortuitously comes off a defender's head for another, but the subsequent short-corner routine comes to nothing.
65'
Mustafi plays a searching ball down the right for the run of Maitland-Niles, but it's overcooked and the youngster can't get on the end of it.
58'
E. Berezkin enters the game and replaces A. Gleb.
Hleb is received warmly by both sets of supporters as he jogs off to be replaced by Berezkin. He's had a quiet night, and BATE now have a lead to defend.
53'
Kolasinac fizzes in a clever low ball towards Iwobi, but it's read well in such a crowded area and hacked out of play for a corner.
48'
Mustafi tries a shot from a tight angle but there's a sea of bodies in the way and the effort is blocked away by a defender at the near post.
46'
We're back underway as Arsenal look to come back from behind.
45' +1
HALF-TIME: BATE 1-0 ARSENAL
45'
S. Dragun has scored a goal for BATE! Assist by I. Stasevich.
Stasevich's set-piece delivery was inch-perfect and was met by a really powerful header to guide the ball beyond Cech.
GOAL!!! BATE are in front!! Dragun makes it 1-0 to the hosts as he evades his marker in the box to head the free-kick high above Cech and into the back of the net! Arsenal look shell-shocked!
43'
Monreal leaves a leg dangling and trips Skavysh in a dangerous position. BATE will send everyone forward for the set-piece.
39'
Maitland-Niles cuts inside from the right but his tame effort is also blocked and he can't quite work another angle as the ball comes back to him. Arsenal are asking questions again but with less conviction than before.
37'
Iwobi then has a strike that's blocked inside a crowded box. BATE are packing the area in their desperation to repel the Gunners.
36'
Arsenal get forward down the right and Maitland-Niles crosses for his opposite wing-back Kolasinac, but the Bosnian's header is blocked by Rios. Better from the Gunners.
34'
Skavysh is then flagged up for offside twice in quick succession as his eagerness to get in behind the high Arsenal line doesn't quite pay off. He's making his presence felt tonight though.
32'
Skavysh is involved again as BATE start to attack Arsenal more, playing it through for Milic, but the striker is caught offside.
30'
Skavysh is causing Arsenal problems down their left with his pace and direct running. Kolasinac is getting caught upfield as he looks to bomb forward in attack.
27'
Guendouzi lofts the ball forward down the middle for Lacazette, but the Frenchman has a defender marking him touch-tight and his first touch is a little heavy and runs through for the goalkeeper to gather.
25'
Maitland-Niles is tested again but the youngster uses his athleticism well to match his man for pace and block the ball out for another BATE corner, which comes to nothing.
21'
Guendouzi gets three attempts to cross from the right as the ball keeps getting cleared back to him at the byline, but his final attempt ends up in the goalkeeper's grateful grasp.
19'
BATE appear to have changed formation, dropping a midfielder back in between the centre-backs to make a defensive five. They will hope the move allows the full-backs more security as they try to deal with Arsenal's marauding wing-backs.
17'
Mustafi gives away a free-kick on the flank for a clumsy challenge on Skavysh.
15'
The pitch is very uneven and Arsenal are doing well to work it around despite the bobbles, but BATE are growing into the game ever so slightly after weathering an early storm.
12'
Kolasinac feeds the ball towards Iwobi in the box but the keeper palms it behind for a corner before Iwobi can dink it back to Xhaka to head into an empty net. BATE's right flank is so exposed.
10'
There's a moment of panic in the Arsenal defence as a high ball is dealt with hesitantly by Koscielny and Cech, before the keeper grabs hold of it with a yellow shirt lurking.
9'
G. Xhaka gets yellow.
Xhaka gets a yellow card as Guendouzi slips over and the Swiss races back and bundles Skavysh over. He protests that it is his first foul, but the referee deems it a cynical challenge.
7'
Xhaka dinks the ball over the top for Kolasinac, who had darted beyond the back-line, but the flag goes up for offside. Arsenal looking dangerous in attack so far.
4'
Arsenal's overlapping wing-backs are proving an effective attacking outlet early on as they bomb forward and create overloads.
1'
And we're off for the start of the first half!
Hello and welcome to our LIVE coverage of the Europa League Round of 32 1st leg tie between BATE and Arsenal at the Borisov Arena.
The line-ups are out and we'll start with the home side.
BATE XI (4-3-3): Denis Scherbitski; Aleksey Rios, Zakhar Volkov, Egor Filipenko, Aleksandar Filipovic; Dmitri Baga, Stanislav Dragun, Alyaksandr Hleb; Nemanja Milic, Maksim Skavysh, Igor Stasevich
BATE substitutes: Evgeni Yablonski, Dmitry Bessmertny, Bojan Dubajic, Evgeni Berezkin, Slobodan Simovic, Anton Chichkan, Hervaine Moukam
Arsenal XI (3-4-2-1): Petr Cech; Nacho Monreal, Laurent Koscielny, Shkodran Mustafi; Sead Kolasinac, Granit Xhaka, Matteo Guendouzi, Ainsley Maitland-Niles; Alex Iwobi, Henrikh Mkhitaryan; Alexandre Lacazette
Arsenal substitutes: Lucas Torreira, Mohamed Elneny, Eddie Nketiah, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Denis Suarez, Bernd Leno, Stephan Lichtsteiner
The hosts' last competitive fixture was just over two months ago, where they beat PAOK 3-1 as they advanced as runners-up to Chelsea in Group L. Their domestic league season has ended, with BATE clinching a 13th successive league title.
Arsenal have been punished for a lack of clinical finishing and sloppy defending. The Gunners could have been out of sight early on, but they allowed their opponents back into the game and now have to come from behind against opposition who they were heavily favoured to beat comfortably. BATE, however, will be thrilled to have weathered the early storm and snatched a goal on the stroke of half-time.
That's all from us, thank you for joining our coverage. Until next time, goodbye!
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