LONDON. Fulham was capable to reverse the scoreline against Arsenal to win 2-1. It was Arsenal to strike first with an early goal of B. Saka at the 5′. Then it was a goal in the 29′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Bobby De Cordova-Reid gave the win to Fulham in the 59′ minute. Arsenal was surely better in terms of ball possession (61%).
The match was played at the Craven Cottage stadium in London on Sunday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. In front of 24,444 spectators. The referee was Peter Bankes with the support of Edward Smart and Nick Greenhalgh. The 4th official was Tim Robinson. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was quite cold at 1.51 degrees Celsius or 34.72 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 80%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Arsenal was in firm control of the ball 61% while Fulham was struggling with a 39% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Arsenal was more pushing with 55 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 3 were on target. Nonetheless, Fulham was able to find the solution to win this match.
Fulham shot 15 times, 4 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, Arsenal shot 13 times, 3 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Fulham received 4 yellow cards (Bernd Leno, Raúl Jiménez, Tom Cairney and Calvin Bassey). Regarding the opposition, Arsenal received 1 yellow card (W. Saliba).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Fulham has 24 points to sit in the 13th place. Regarding the opposition, Arsenal will stays with 40 points like Manchester City to hold in the 4th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premier League, Fulham will play away against Chelsea on the 13th of January with a 15-2 head to head in favor of Chelsea (9 draws).
Arsenal will host Crystal Palace on the 13th of January with a 12-3 head to head statistic in favor of Arsenal (6 draws).
Fulham – Formation
Fulham
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90'
59'
Fulham started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Marco Alexandre Saraiva da Silva decided to play with the following team: Bernd Leno , Timothy Castagne , Tosin Adarabioyo , Calvin Bassey , Antonee Robinson , João Palhinha , Tom Cairney , Bobby De Cordova-Reid , Alex Iwobi , Willian and Raúl Jiménez .
The home team had on the bench: Harrison Reed, Harry Wilson , Andreas Pereira , Marek Rodak, Kenny Tete, Fodé Ballo-Touré, Rodrigo Muniz, Sasa Lukic and Issa Diop .
Substitutions
Fulham made 4 changes: Alex Iwobi for Andreas Pereira (72′), Tom Cairney for Harrison Reed (90′), Bobby De Cordova-Reid for Harry Wilson (80′) and Willian for Issa Diop (80′).
Player of the match: Raúl Jiménez
The most impressive player for Fulham was Raúl Jiménez.
His rating is with 1 goal, 25 passes (80% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 7 duels out of 17.
Arsenal – Formation
Arsenal
Arsenal started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Mikel Arteta Amatriain played with: O. Zinchenko, David Raya , B. White , W. Saliba , Gabriel Magalhães , J. Kiwior , M. Ødegaard , D. Rice , K. Havertz , B. Saka and E. Nketiah , Gabriel Martinelli .
These were the players on the bench: Gabriel Jesus , A. Ramsdale, E. Smith Rowe, Cédric Soares, T. Tomiyasu , L. Trossard , Jorginho, R. Nelson and Mohamed Elneny.
Substitutions
Arsenal made 4 changes: J. Kiwior for T. Tomiyasu (46′), B. White for Gabriel Jesus (67′), Gabriel Martinelli for L. Trossard (67′) and K. Havertz for R. Nelson (77′).
Player of the match: D. Rice
The player that probably impressed the most for Arsenal was D. Rice.
His rating is with 103 passes (94% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 5 duels out of 9. He performed 2 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.
- Tottenham Hotspur – AFC Bournemouth – 3-1
- Fulham – Arsenal – 2-1
