LONDON. Arsenal finds the way to recover against Fulham with a goal on the A. Pereira 1′ and a goal on the J. Palhinha 87′. Arsenal was vastly better in terms of ball possession (71%)​

The match was played at the Emirates Stadium stadium in London on Saturday and it started at 10:00 am local time. In front of 59,961 spectators.​ The referee was Paul Tierney with the support of Neil Davies and Scott Ledger. The 4th official was Thomas Bramall. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 23.18 degrees Celsius or 73.72 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 71%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Arsenal was in firm control of the ball 71% while Fulham was struggling with a 29% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Arsenal had a more offensive attitude with 110 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 11 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough Arsenal to win the match​.

Arsenal shot 19 times, 11 on target, 5 off target. Regarding the opposition, Fulham shot 8 times, 3 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Arsenal received 1 yellow card (Mikel Arteta). On the other side, Fulham received 6 yellow cards (Kenny Tete, Marco Saraiva da Silva, Marek Rodák, Saša Lukić, Calvin Bassey and Raúl Jiménez).

Standings

After this match, Arsenal has 7 points to occupy the 5th place in the standings. On the other side, Fulham has 4 points (12th).

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Arsenal will play away with Chelsea on the 21st of October with a 24-15 head to head in favor of Chelsea (10 draws).

Fulham will play away agasint Tottenham Hotspur on the 23rd of October with a 18-4 head to head statistic in favor of Tottenham Hotspur (7 draws).

Arsenal – Formation

Arsenal adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Mikel Arteta Amatriain decided to play with the following team: Aaron Ramsdale (6.1), Thomas Partey (7.1), Benjamin White (7.0), William Saliba (6.8), Jakub Kiwior (7.0), Martin Ødegaard (7.8), Declan Rice (7.3), Kai Havertz (7.1), Bukayo Saka (7.3), Leandro Trossard (7.3) and Gabriel Martinelli (7.5).

The home team had on the bench: Gabriel Magalhães, Gabriel Jesus (6.3), Emile Smith Rowe, Jorginho, Fábio Vieira (7.7), David Raya, Reiss Nelson, Oleksandr Zinchenko (6.6) and Edward Nketiah (7.5).

Substitutions

Arsenal made 5 changes: Leandro Trossard for Edward Nketiah (46′), Thomas Partey for Oleksandr Zinchenko (56′), Kai Havertz for Fábio Vieira (56′), Martin Ødegaard for Jorginho (84′) and Declan Rice for Gabriel Jesus (90′).

Best player: Martin Ødegaard​

The player that probably impressed the most for Arsenal was Martin Ødegaard.

His rating is (7.8) with 50 passes (90% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 11. He performed 1 cross.

Fulham – Formation

Also Fulham adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Marco Alexandre Saraiva da Silva played with: Bernd Leno (7.8), Kenny Tete (6.4), Issa Diop (7.0), Calvin Bassey (6.0), Antonee Robinson (6.3), Saša Lukić (6.4), João Palhinha (7.5), Andreas Pereira (7.3), Harry Wilson (6.4), Raúl Jiménez (7.3) and Bobby Reid (6.4).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Marek Rodák, Tosin Adarabioyo (7.0), Tom Cairney (6.4), Adama Traoré (6.6), Rodrigo Muniz, Kevin Mbabu, Carlos Vinícius, Luke Harris and Harrison Reed (7.0).

Substitutions

Fulham made 4 changes: Andreas Pereira for Tom Cairney (63′), Saša Lukić for Harrison Reed (70′), Harry Wilson for Adama Traoré (71′) and Bobby Reid for Tosin Adarabioyo (89′).

Best player: Bernd Leno​

The player that probably impressed the most for Fulham was the goalkeeper: Bernd Leno. His rating is 7.75. He performed 6 saves.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Premier League.​

• Manchester United – Nottingham Forest – 3-2
• Everton – Wolverhampton Wanderers – 0-1
• Brighton & Hove Albion – West Ham United – 1-3
• Brentford – Crystal Palace – 1-1
• Arsenal – Fulham – 2-2
• AFC Bournemouth – Tottenham Hotspur – 0-2