Arsenal vs Fulham 2023-24 English Premier League

Arsenal

70': Bukayo Saka (P)
72': Eddie Nketiah

FT
2 - 2

Fulham

1': Andreas Pereira
83': Calvin Bassey
87': João Palhinha

Arsenal held to draw by 10-man Fulham after Palhinha strike

Joao Palhinha of Fulham second goal [1296x729]

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

1': Goal! Arsenal 0, Fulham 1. Andreas Pereira (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner.
19': Raúl Jiménez (Fulham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45': Substitution, Arsenal. Eddie Nketiah replaces Leandro Trossard.
45': Second Half begins Arsenal 0, Fulham 1.
50': Calvin Bassey (Fulham) is shown the yellow card.
56': Substitution, Arsenal. Oleksandr Zinchenko replaces Thomas Partey.
56': Substitution, Arsenal. Fábio Vieira replaces Kai Havertz.
63': Substitution, Fulham. Tom Cairney replaces Andreas Pereira because of an injury.
66': Sasa Lukic (Fulham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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': Marek Rodák (Fulham) is shown the yellow card.
83': Second yellow card to Calvin Bassey (Fulham) for a bad foul.
84': Substitution, Arsenal. Jorginho replaces Martin Ødegaard.
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'+1': Substitution, Arsenal. Gabriel Jesus replaces Declan Rice.
90'+10': Kenny Tete (Fulham) is shown the yellow card.

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

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

English Premier League Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+46	Liverpool	35	82	3
+33	Arsenal	35	67	4
+24	Manchester City	36	65	9
+21	Newcastle United	35	63	10

Full Table

Statistics

FUL		ARS
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

Line-Ups

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

Substitutes:

Gabriel Jesus, Gabriel Magalhães, David Raya, Fabio Vieira, Oleksandr Zinchenko, Emile Smith Rowe, Jorginho, Reiss Nelson, Eddie Nketiah.

Fulham (4-3-3)

No.	Name
17	Bernd Leno (GK)
3	Calvin Bassey
31	Issa Diop
33	Antonee Robinson
2	Kenny Tete
26	João Palhinha
18	Andreas Pereira
28	Sasa Lukic
7	Raúl Jiménez
14	Bobby De Cordova-Reid
8	Harry Wilson