Premier League: Arsenal recovers a 0-1 deficit to conquer Fulham 2-1
LONDON. Arsenal was able to turn the table against Fulham to win 2-1.
LONDON. Arsenal managed to turn the table 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 with a goal. Arsenal was vastly superior ball possession (72%) was among the key 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 who had the assistance of Simon Long and Richard West. The 4th official was Thomas Bramall. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant around 21.1 degrees Celsius or 69.96 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 64%.
Match Statistics
Arsenal was in firm control of the ball 72% while Fulham was struggling with a 28% ball possession.
Arsenal was more aggressive with 79 dangerous attacks and 22 shots of which 8 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Arsenal won the encounter.
Arsenal shot 22 times, 8 on target, 14 off target. On the opposite side, Fulham shot 11 times, 3 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Arsenal received 2 yellow cards (B. White and G. Jesus). On the other side, Fulham received 3 yellow cards (J. Palhinha, A. Robinson and B. Reid).
After playing this contest, Arsenal will have 9 points to move up in the 3rd place. On the other side, Fulham will stay with 5 points like Newcastle United to move up in the 11th place.
Match Events
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37'37'
B. White
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45'45'
G. Jesus
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45'45'
J. Palhinha
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51'51'
A. Robinson
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56'56'
A. Mitrovic
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61'61'
E. Nketiah
K. Tierney
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64'64'
M. Odegaard
B. Saka
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69'69'
T. Cairney
N. Kebano
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70'70'
B. Reid
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79'79'
I. Diop
Andreas Pereira
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80'80'
K. Mbabu
K. Tete
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86'86'
Gabriel
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87'87'
Gabriel Magalhães (Goal confirmed)
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90'90'
N. Chalobah
J. Palhinha
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88'88'
Jay Stansfield
Tim Ream
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89'89'
Takehiro Tomiyasu
Gabriel Jesus
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90'90'
Rob Holding
Martin Ødegaard
Next match
In the upcoming Premier League match, Arsenal will host Aston Villa on the 31st of August with a 18-6 head to head record in favor of Arsenal (6 draws).
Fulham will host Brighton & Hove Albion on the 30th of August with a 5-2 head to head in favor of Brighton & Hove Albion (3 draws).
Arsenal: Formation and Lineups
Arsenal adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Mikel Arteta Amatriain chose 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 .
Substitutes
Arsenal made 3 changes: K. Tierney for E. Nketiah (61′), G. Jesus for T. Tomiyasu (89′) and M. Odegaard for R. Holding (90′).
Top player: Martin Ødegaard
The player who no doubt impressed Arsenal the most was Martin Ødegaard.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 69 passes (82% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 17. He performed 2 crosses.Fulham: Formation and Lineups
Also Fulham adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
On the opposite side, 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 .
Substitutes
Fulham made 5 changes: N. Kebano for T. Cairney (69′), Andreas Pereira for I. Diop (79′), K. Tete for K. Mbabu (80′), J. Palhinha for N. Chalobah (90′) and T. Ream for J. Stansfield (90′).
Top player: Aleksandar Mitrović
The player who no doubt impressed Fulham the most was Aleksandar Mitrović.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 17 passes (47% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 9 duels out of 16.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Saragna
I am one of the main columnists for Lootrs.com. I have been writing about football for the last 2 years. I am a decent club player, but I have never reached those heights. Interested in the nextgen. Favorite players: Ronaldo, Messi, Salah, Jamie Vardy, and Michail Antonio.