English Premier League

Fulham vs Arsenal, 2023-24 English Premier League

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Fulham
  • 29': Raúl Jiménez
  • 59': Bobby De Cordova-Reid
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2 - 1
Arsenal
  • 5': Bukayo Saka
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Arsenal slip again in title race with defeat to Fulham

Fulham fought back from a goal down to claim a 2-1 win over Arsenal on Sunday when strikes from Raul Jimenez and Bobby De Cordova-Reid foiled Bukayo Saka's early goal.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 3': Attempt missed. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Bukayo Saka.
  • 4': Attempt saved. Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kai Havertz.
  • 5': Goal! Fulham 0, Arsenal 1. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner.
  • 9': Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 9': Foul by Tom Cairney (Fulham).
  • 11': Bobby De Cordova-Reid (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 11': Foul by Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal).
  • 12': Foul by João Palhinha (Fulham).
  • 12': Kai Havertz (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 13': Offside, Fulham. Raúl Jiménez is caught offside.
  • 14': Attempt saved. Raúl Jiménez (Fulham) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Antonee Robinson.
  • 15': Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 15': Foul by Calvin Bassey (Fulham).
  • 16': Bobby De Cordova-Reid (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 16': Foul by Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal).
  • 19': Attempt missed. Willian (Fulham) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Alex Iwobi with a cross.
  • 21': Attempt blocked. Willian (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bobby De Cordova-Reid.
  • 21': Attempt blocked. Alex Iwobi (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 21': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Gabriel Magalhães.
  • 22': Attempt missed. Raúl Jiménez (Fulham) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Willian with a cross following a corner.
  • 23': Delay in match because of an injury David Raya (Arsenal).
  • 25': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 29': Goal! Fulham 1, Arsenal 1. Raúl Jiménez (Fulham) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tom Cairney with a cross.
  • 30': Hand ball by Kai Havertz (Arsenal).
  • 31': Foul by Timothy Castagne (Fulham).
  • 31': Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 32': Foul by William Saliba (Arsenal).
  • 32': Raúl Jiménez (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 33': Attempt saved. Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 39': Foul by Tom Cairney (Fulham).
  • 39': Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 39': Attempt blocked. Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 40': Calvin Bassey (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Foul by Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal).
  • 40': Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 40': Foul by Antonee Robinson (Fulham).
  • 42': Foul by Raúl Jiménez (Fulham).
  • 42': William Saliba (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 42': Attempt missed. Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard.
  • 44': Attempt missed. Tosin Adarabioyo (Fulham) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the left. Assisted by João Palhinha.
  • 45': Foul by Alex Iwobi (Fulham).
  • 45': Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard.
  • 45'+4': Attempt missed. Declan Rice (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Gabriel Martinelli.
  • 45'+5': First Half ends, Fulham 1, Arsenal 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Fulham 1, Arsenal 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Arsenal. Takehiro Tomiyasu replaces Jakub Kiwior.
  • 47': Attempt missed. Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Declan Rice.
  • 48': Attempt blocked. Alex Iwobi (Fulham) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Raúl Jiménez.
  • 49': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Gabriel Magalhães.
  • 51': Foul by Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal).
  • 51': João Palhinha (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Gabriel Magalhães.
  • 58': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Takehiro Tomiyasu.
  • 59': Attempt blocked. João Palhinha (Fulham) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Willian with a cross.
  • 59': Goal! Fulham 2, Arsenal 1. Bobby De Cordova-Reid (Fulham) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal following a corner.
  • 63': Attempt missed. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is high and wide to the left.
  • 64': Foul by Willian (Fulham).
  • 64': Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 65': Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 65': Foul by Tom Cairney (Fulham).
  • 65': Tom Cairney (Fulham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 67': Attempt missed. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
  • 67': Substitution, Arsenal. Leandro Trossard replaces Gabriel Martinelli.
  • 67': Substitution, Arsenal. Gabriel Jesus replaces Ben White.
  • 68': Offside, Fulham. Raúl Jiménez is caught offside.
  • 71': Attempt blocked. Raúl Jiménez (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alex Iwobi.
  • 71': Attempt saved. Tom Cairney (Fulham) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
  • 71': Offside, Fulham. Bobby De Cordova-Reid is caught offside.
  • 72': Substitution, Fulham. Andreas Pereira replaces Alex Iwobi.
  • 76': Foul by Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal).
  • 76': Tom Cairney (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 77': Substitution, Arsenal. Reiss Nelson replaces Kai Havertz.
  • 77': Calvin Bassey (Fulham) is shown the yellow card.
  • 78': Foul by Timothy Castagne (Fulham).
  • 78': Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 79': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Timothy Castagne.
  • 79': Substitution, Fulham. Harry Wilson replaces Bobby De Cordova-Reid.
  • 79': Substitution, Fulham. Issa Diop replaces Willian.
  • 82': Attempt blocked. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Takehiro Tomiyasu.
  • 82': Foul by Bukayo Saka (Arsenal).
  • 82': João Palhinha (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 83': Hand ball by Takehiro Tomiyasu (Arsenal).
  • 84': Attempt blocked. Raúl Jiménez (Fulham) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Antonee Robinson.
  • 84': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Gabriel Magalhães.
  • 84': Attempt missed. Harry Wilson (Fulham) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right following a corner.
  • 86': Foul by William Saliba (Arsenal).
  • 86': Harry Wilson (Fulham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 86': William Saliba (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 88': Andreas Pereira (Fulham) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box from a direct free kick.
  • 88': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Calvin Bassey.
  • 90'+2': Offside, Fulham. Raúl Jiménez is caught offside.
  • 90'+2': Raúl Jiménez (Fulham) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+3': Substitution, Fulham. Harrison Reed replaces Tom Cairney.
  • 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard with a cross.
  • 90'+4': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Antonee Robinson.
  • 90'+5': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Tosin Adarabioyo.
  • 90'+6': Bernd Leno (Fulham) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Fulham 2, Arsenal 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Fulham 2, Arsenal 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Fulham 2, Arsenal 1.

Statistics

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10 Fouls 11
1 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 4
4 Corner Kicks 5
2 Saves 2
60.5 Possession 39.5
13 SHOTS 15
3 ON GOAL 4
0.2 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
562 Accurate Passes 340
637 Passes 412
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
2 Accurate Crosses 6
20 Crosses 19
0.1 Cross % 0.3
24 Long Balls 56
8 Accurate Long Balls 28
0.3 Long Balls % 0.5
3 Blocked Shots 6
9 Effective Tackles 6
13 Tackles 15
0.7 Tackle % 0.4
7 Interceptions 17
13 Effective Clearances 22
13 Clearances 22

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Craven Cottage
Location: London, England
Attendance: 24,444

Premier League Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Liverpool 23 +35 56
2 Arsenal 24 +27 50
3 Nottingham Forest 24 +13 47
4 Manchester City 24 +13 41
Full Standings

Line-Ups

FUL Fulham (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
17 Bernd Leno (GK) Yellow Card
3 Calvin Bassey Yellow Card
4 Tosin Adarabioyo
33 Antonee Robinson
21 Timothy Castagne
22 Alex Iwobi
10 Tom Cairney
26 João Palhinha
7 Raúl Jiménez
20 Willian
14 Bobby De Cordova-Reid
Fulham Substitutes:
Andreas Pereira, Fodé Ballo-Touré, Issa Diop, Kenny Tete, Marek Rodák, Harrison Reed, Sasa Lukic, Rodrigo Muniz, Harry Wilson.

ARS Arsenal (4-3-3)

No. Name
22 David Raya (GK)
6 Gabriel Magalhães
2 William Saliba Yellow Card
15 Jakub Kiwior
4 Ben White
41 Declan Rice
29 Kai Havertz
8 Martin Ødegaard
14 Eddie Nketiah
11 Gabriel Martinelli
7 Bukayo Saka
Arsenal Substitutes:
Takehiro Tomiyasu, Aaron Ramsdale, Mohamed Elneny, Emile Smith Rowe, Gabriel Jesus, Jorginho, Reiss Nelson, Leandro Trossard, Cédric.

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