English Premier League

Arsenal vs Fulham, 2023-24 English Premier League

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Arsenal
  • 70': Bukayo Saka (P)
  • 72': Eddie Nketiah
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2 - 2
Fulham
  • 1': Andreas Pereira
  • Red Card 83': Calvin Bassey
  • 87': João Palhinha
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Arsenal held to draw by 10-man Fulham after Palhinha strike

Arsenal were held to a 2-2 home draw by 10-man Fulham on Saturday, denying Mikel Arteta's side provisional top spot in the table.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Goal! Arsenal 0, Fulham 1. Andreas Pereira (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner.
  • 11': Attempt missed. Kai Havertz (Arsenal) right footed shot from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Bukayo Saka.
  • 15': Bobby De Cordova-Reid (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 15': Foul by Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal).
  • 18': Attempt saved. Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Leandro Trossard.
  • 18': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Kenny Tete.
  • 19': Attempt blocked. Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) left footed shot from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Kai Havertz.
  • 19': Attempt blocked. William Saliba (Arsenal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 19': Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 19': Foul by Raúl Jiménez (Fulham).
  • 19': Raúl Jiménez (Fulham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 21': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Issa Diop.
  • 22': Attempt missed. Raúl Jiménez (Fulham) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
  • 23': Attempt blocked. Raúl Jiménez (Fulham) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bobby De Cordova-Reid.
  • 23': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Ben White.
  • 24': Attempt missed. Sasa Lukic (Fulham) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left following a corner.
  • 24': Attempt blocked. João Palhinha (Fulham) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 26': Attempt missed. Harry Wilson (Fulham) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Andreas Pereira.
  • 28': Foul by Kai Havertz (Arsenal).
  • 28': Harry Wilson (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 31': Attempt missed. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Leandro Trossard with a cross.
  • 32': Attempt saved. Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Leandro Trossard.
  • 32': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Bernd Leno.
  • 40': Attempt saved. Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kai Havertz.
  • 41': Offside, Arsenal. Jakub Kiwior tries a through ball, but Kai Havertz is caught offside.
  • 44': Attempt saved. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Bukayo Saka.
  • 45': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by João Palhinha.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Arsenal 0, Fulham 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Arsenal 0, Fulham 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Arsenal. Eddie Nketiah replaces Leandro Trossard.
  • 48': Attempt saved. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 50': Calvin Bassey (Fulham) is shown the yellow card.
  • 53': Offside, Arsenal. Gabriel Martinelli tries a through ball, but Kai Havertz is caught offside.
  • 55': Offside, Fulham. Bernd Leno tries a through ball, but Raúl Jiménez is caught offside.
  • 56': Substitution, Arsenal. Oleksandr Zinchenko replaces Thomas Partey.
  • 56': Substitution, Arsenal. Fábio Vieira replaces Kai Havertz.
  • 57': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Issa Diop.
  • 58': Attempt saved. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bukayo Saka.
  • 59': Foul by Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal).
  • 59': Issa Diop (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 61': Attempt missed. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Ben White.
  • 61': Delay in match because of an injury Andreas Pereira (Fulham).
  • 63': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 63': Substitution, Fulham. Tom Cairney replaces Andreas Pereira because of an injury.
  • 65': Foul by Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal).
  • 65': João Palhinha (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 66': Foul by Sasa Lukic (Fulham).
  • 66': Oleksandr Zinchenko (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 66': Sasa Lukic (Fulham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 67': Penalty Arsenal. Fábio Vieira draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 67': Penalty conceded by Kenny Tete (Fulham) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 70': Goal! Arsenal 1, Fulham 1. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 70': Substitution, Fulham. Harrison Reed replaces Sasa Lukic.
  • 71': Substitution, Fulham. Adama Traoré replaces Harry Wilson.
  • 72': Goal! Arsenal 2, Fulham 1. Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Fábio Vieira with a cross.
  • 73': Delay in match because of an injury Calvin Bassey (Fulham).
  • 73': Marek Rodák (Fulham) is shown the yellow card.
  • 75': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 82': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Gabriel Martinelli.
  • 83': Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 83': Foul by Calvin Bassey (Fulham).
  • 83': Second yellow card to Calvin Bassey (Fulham) for a bad foul.
  • 84': Substitution, Arsenal. Jorginho replaces Martin Ødegaard.
  • 85': Offside, Arsenal. Ben White tries a through ball, but Fábio Vieira is caught offside.
  • 86': Foul by Jakub Kiwior (Arsenal).
  • 86': Raúl Jiménez (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 87': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Declan Rice.
  • 87': Goal! Arsenal 2, Fulham 2. João Palhinha (Fulham) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Harrison Reed with a cross following a corner.
  • 89': Substitution, Fulham. Tosin Adarabioyo replaces Bobby De Cordova-Reid.
  • 90': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by João Palhinha.
  • 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Oleksandr Zinchenko.
  • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Oleksandr Zinchenko.
  • 90'+1': Delay in match because of an injury Raúl Jiménez (Fulham).
  • 90'+1': Substitution, Arsenal. Gabriel Jesus replaces Declan Rice.
  • 90'+2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90'+4': Offside, Arsenal. Gabriel Martinelli tries a through ball, but Gabriel Jesus is caught offside.
  • 90'+5': Attempt missed. Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ben White with a cross.
  • 90'+6': Foul by Raúl Jiménez (Fulham).
  • 90'+6': William Saliba (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+7': Hand ball by Fábio Vieira (Arsenal).
  • 90'+7': Attempt saved. Adama Traoré (Fulham) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Antonee Robinson.
  • 90'+10': Attempt saved. Fábio Vieira (Arsenal) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by William Saliba.
  • 90'+10': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Bernd Leno.
  • 90'+10': Attempt saved. Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal) header from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bukayo Saka with a cross.
  • 90'+10': Attempt blocked. Jakub Kiwior (Arsenal) right footed shot from very close range is blocked.
  • 90'+10': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Issa Diop.
  • 90'+10': Kenny Tete (Fulham) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+11': Second Half ends, Arsenal 2, Fulham 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Arsenal 2, Fulham 2.

Statistics

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5 Fouls 6
4 Yellow Cards 0
1 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 4
3 Corner Kicks 8
8 Saves 1
28.9 Possession 71.1
8 SHOTS 19
3 ON GOAL 11
0.4 On Target % 0.6
0 Penalty Goals 1
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
196 Accurate Passes 614
274 Passes 680
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.9
2 Accurate Crosses 8
11 Crosses 32
0.2 Cross % 0.3
54 Long Balls 49
22 Accurate Long Balls 34
0.4 Long Balls % 0.7
2 Blocked Shots 3
10 Effective Tackles 8
18 Tackles 14
0.6 Tackle % 0.6
6 Interceptions 6
38 Effective Clearances 10
38 Clearances 10

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Emirates Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 59,961

Premier League Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Manchester City 9 +11 23
2 Liverpool 9 +12 22
3 Arsenal 9 +7 18
4 Aston Villa 9 +5 18
Full Standings

Line-Ups

ARS Arsenal (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Aaron Ramsdale (GK)
2 William Saliba
4 Ben White
15 Jakub Kiwior
5 Thomas Partey
41 Declan Rice
29 Kai Havertz
8 Martin Ødegaard
19 Leandro Trossard
11 Gabriel Martinelli
7 Bukayo Saka
Arsenal Substitutes:
Gabriel Jesus, Gabriel Magalhães, David Raya, Fabio Vieira, Oleksandr Zinchenko, Emile Smith Rowe, Jorginho, Reiss Nelson, Eddie Nketiah.

FUL Fulham (4-3-3)

No. Name
17 Bernd Leno (GK)
3 Calvin Bassey Yellow Card
31 Issa Diop
33 Antonee Robinson
2 Kenny Tete Yellow Card
26 João Palhinha
18 Andreas Pereira
28 Sasa Lukic Yellow Card
7 Raúl Jiménez Yellow Card
14 Bobby De Cordova-Reid
8 Harry Wilson
Fulham Substitutes:
Kevin Mbabu, Tom Cairney, Carlos Vinícius, Luke Harris, Adama Traoré, Rodrigo Muniz, Tosin Adarabioyo, Marek Rodák, Harrison Reed.

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