LONDON. Arsenal managed to reverse the score against Fulham to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the second half. It was Fulham to strike first with a goal of A. Mitrovic at the 56′. Then it was a goal in the 64′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Gabriel gave the win to Arsenal in the 86′ minute. Arsenal was definitely better in terms of ball possession (72%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Emirates Stadium stadium in London on Saturday and it started at 5:30 pm local time. The referee was Jarred Gillett with the assistance of Simon Long and Richard West. The 4th official was Thomas Bramall. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 21.1 degrees Celsius or 69.96 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 64%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Arsenal was in firm control of the ball 72% while Fulham was struggling with a 28% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Arsenal was putting more pressure with 79 dangerous attacks and 22 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Arsenal won the match.
Arsenal shot 22 times, 8 on target, 14 off target. Regarding the opposition, Fulham shot 11 times, 3 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Arsenal received 2 yellow cards (B. White and G. Jesus). Talking about the opposition, Fulham received 3 yellow cards (J. Palhinha, A. Robinson and B. Reid).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Arsenal will have 12 points to remain in the 1st place. On the other side, Fulham will stay with 5 points like Liverpool, Brentford and Newcastle United to remain in the 11th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premier League, Arsenal will host Brighton & Hove Albion on the 13th of May with a 5-4 head to head stats in favor of Arsenal (3 draws).
Fulham will play away agasint Southampton on the 13th of May with a 6-1 head to head record in favor of Southampton (3 draws).
Arsenal – Formation
Arsenal
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86'
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Arsenal adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Mikel Arteta Amatriain decided to play with the following team: Aaron Ramsdale , Benjamin White , William Saliba , Gabriel Magalhães , Kieran Tierney , Mohamed Elneny , Granit Xhaka , Bukayo Saka , Martin Ødegaard , Gabriel Martinelli and Gabriel Jesus .
The home team had on the bench: R. Holding, Fábio Vieira, Edward Nketiah , M. Turner, E. Smith Rowe, Marquinhos, A. Lokonga, Cédric Soares and Takehiro Tomiyasu .
Substitutions
Arsenal made 3 changes: K. Tierney for E. Nketiah (61′), G. Jesus for T. Tomiyasu (89′) and M. Odegaard for R. Holding (90′).
Best player: Gabriel Martinelli
The player that probably impressed the most for Arsenal was Gabriel Martinelli even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 32 passes (84% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 16. He performed 9 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.
Fulham – Formation
Fulham
Also Fulham adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Marco Alexandre Saraiva da Silva played with: Bernd Leno , Kenny Tete , Tosin Adarabioyo , Tim Ream , Antonee Robinson , Harrison Reed , João Palhinha , Bobby Reid , Andreas Pereira , Neeskens Kebano and Aleksandar Mitrović .
They had on the bench: S. Duffy, Jay Stansfield , T. Francois, Tom Cairney , Kevin Mbabu , M. Rodák, Nathaniel Chalobah , Issa Diop and L. Harris.
Substitutions
Fulham made 5 changes: N. Kebano for T. Cairney (69′), Andreas Pereira for I. Diop (79′), K. Tete for K. Mbabu (79′), J. Palhinha for N. Chalobah (90′) and T. Ream for J. Stansfield (90′).
Best player: Aleksandar Mitrović
The most impressive player for Fulham was Aleksandar Mitrović.
His rating is with 1 goal, 17 passes (47% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 9 duels out of 17.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.
- Southampton – Manchester United – 0-1
- Manchester City – Crystal Palace – 4-2
- Liverpool – AFC Bournemouth – 9-0
- Chelsea – Leicester City – 2-1
- Brighton & Hove Albion – Leeds United – 1-0
- Brentford – Everton – 1-1
- Arsenal – Fulham – 2-1
