English Premier League

Arsenal vs Fulham, 2024-25 English Premier League

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  • 37': Mikel Merino
  • 73': Bukayo Saka
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2 - 1
  • 90'+4': Rodrigo Muniz

Saka punctuates return with goal as Arsenal beat Fulham

Arsenal beat Fulham 2-1 in the Premier League on Tuesday thanks to another goal from stand-in striker Mikel Merino and as Bukayo Saka struck a few minutes into his return from three months out with injury.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 6': Attempt blocked. Declan Rice (Arsenal) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gabriel Martinelli.
  • 6': Attempt missed. Thomas Partey (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
  • 15': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Thomas Partey.
  • 15': Delay in match because of an injury Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal).
  • 16': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 16': Substitution, Arsenal. Jakub Kiwior replaces Gabriel Magalhães because of an injury.
  • 19': Attempt blocked. Jakub Kiwior (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 21': Attempt saved. Ethan Nwaneri (Arsenal) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gabriel Martinelli with a cross.
  • 27': Attempt blocked. Ethan Nwaneri (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 28': Attempt blocked. Raúl Jiménez (Fulham) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Antonee Robinson.
  • 29': Delay in match because of an injury Jurriën Timber (Arsenal).
  • 31': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 37': Goal! Arsenal 1, Fulham 0. Mikel Merino (Arsenal) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ethan Nwaneri.
  • 39': Foul by Raúl Jiménez (Fulham).
  • 39': Myles Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 39': Offside, Arsenal. Ethan Nwaneri is caught offside.
  • 43': Attempt blocked. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gabriel Martinelli.
  • 44': Attempt blocked. Sasa Lukic (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sander Berge.
  • 44': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by David Raya.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+2': Offside, Arsenal. Mikel Merino is caught offside.
  • 45'+3': Foul by Jurriën Timber (Arsenal).
  • 45'+3': Raúl Jiménez (Fulham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+4': Foul by Sasa Lukic (Fulham).
  • 45'+4': Myles Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+5': First Half ends, Arsenal 1, Fulham 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Arsenal 1, Fulham 0.
  • 47': Delay in match (Arsenal).
  • 48': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 50': Offside, Arsenal. Ethan Nwaneri is caught offside.
  • 51': Attempt missed. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Gabriel Martinelli.
  • 52': Attempt saved. Raúl Jiménez (Fulham) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 52': Foul by Joachim Andersen (Fulham).
  • 52': Mikel Merino (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Joachim Andersen (Fulham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 54': Attempt saved. Jurriën Timber (Arsenal) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard with a through ball.
  • 54': Delay in match because of an injury Bernd Leno (Fulham).
  • 56': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 57': Foul by Sasa Lukic (Fulham).
  • 57': Myles Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 57': Sasa Lukic (Fulham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 58': Attempt missed. William Saliba (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 59': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Timothy Castagne.
  • 60': Attempt blocked. Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) header from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Declan Rice with a cross.
  • 60': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Jorge Cuenca.
  • 61': Attempt blocked. Mikel Merino (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 61': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Joachim Andersen.
  • 62': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Issa Diop.
  • 63': Attempt missed. Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ethan Nwaneri with a cross following a corner.
  • 64': Attempt missed. Adama Traoré (Fulham) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
  • 65': Foul by Raúl Jiménez (Fulham).
  • 65': Myles Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 66': Substitution, Arsenal. Bukayo Saka replaces Ethan Nwaneri.
  • 67': Substitution, Fulham. Andreas Pereira replaces Sasa Lukic.
  • 67': Substitution, Fulham. Willian replaces Adama Traoré.
  • 67': Substitution, Fulham. Alex Iwobi replaces Emile Smith Rowe.
  • 70': Foul by Antonee Robinson (Fulham).
  • 70': Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 71': Attempt blocked. Declan Rice (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 72': Foul by Declan Rice (Arsenal).
  • 72': Issa Diop (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 72': Declan Rice (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 73': Attempt missed. Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Declan Rice following a fast break.
  • 73': Goal! Arsenal 2, Fulham 0. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gabriel Martinelli following a fast break.
  • 75': Delay in match because of an injury Jurriën Timber (Arsenal).
  • 76': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 77': Substitution, Fulham. Rodrigo Muniz replaces Raúl Jiménez.
  • 77': Substitution, Fulham. Ryan Sessegnon replaces Issa Diop.
  • 77': Substitution, Arsenal. Leandro Trossard replaces Jurriën Timber because of an injury.
  • 78': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Mikel Merino.
  • 79': Attempt missed. Jorge Cuenca (Fulham) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Andreas Pereira with a cross following a corner.
  • 80': Foul by Ryan Sessegnon (Fulham).
  • 80': Myles Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 81': Attempt missed. Rodrigo Muniz (Fulham) header from very close range is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Alex Iwobi following a fast break.
  • 82': Offside, Arsenal. Bukayo Saka is caught offside.
  • 86': Foul by Ryan Sessegnon (Fulham).
  • 86': Myles Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 88': Attempt saved. Ryan Sessegnon (Fulham) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Antonee Robinson with a cross.
  • 89': Offside, Arsenal. Gabriel Martinelli is caught offside.
  • 90': Foul by Ryan Sessegnon (Fulham).
  • 90': Myles Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+2': Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Antonee Robinson (Fulham).
  • 90'+2': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Jorge Cuenca.
  • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Declan Rice (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a corner.
  • 90'+4': Goal! Arsenal 2, Fulham 1. Rodrigo Muniz (Fulham) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ryan Sessegnon.
  • 90'+6': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Myles Lewis-Skelly.
  • 90'+6': Attempt missed. Rodrigo Muniz (Fulham) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Andreas Pereira with a cross following a corner.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Arsenal 2, Fulham 1.
  • 90'+7': Andreas Pereira (Fulham) is shown the yellow card.
  • 0': Match ends, Arsenal 2, Fulham 1.

Statistics

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10 Fouls 2
3 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 5
4 Corner Kicks 5
3 Saves 2
49.1 Possession 50.9
9 SHOTS 17
3 ON GOAL 4
0.3 On Target % 0.2
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
408 Accurate Passes 431
473 Passes 479
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
4 Accurate Crosses 8
15 Crosses 25
0.3 Cross % 0.3
47 Long Balls 31
22 Accurate Long Balls 14
0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
2 Blocked Shots 7
13 Effective Tackles 7
16 Tackles 15
0.8 Tackle % 0.5
4 Interceptions 3
29 Effective Clearances 14
29 Clearances 14

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Emirates Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 60,256

Premier League Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Arsenal 0 0 0
2 Aston Villa 0 0 0
3 AFC Bournemouth 0 0 0
4 Brentford 0 0 0
Full Table

Line-Ups

ARS Arsenal (4-3-3)

No. Name
22 David Raya (GK)
6 Gabriel Magalhães
2 William Saliba
49 Myles Lewis-Skelly
12 Jurriën Timber
5 Thomas Partey
41 Declan Rice Yellow Card
8 Martin Ødegaard
23 Mikel Merino
11 Gabriel Martinelli
53 Ethan Nwaneri

FUL Fulham (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
1 Bernd Leno (GK)
5 Joachim Andersen Yellow Card
15 Jorge Cuenca
31 Issa Diop
16 Sander Berge
20 Sasa Lukic Yellow Card
33 Antonee Robinson
21 Timothy Castagne
7 Raúl Jiménez
32 Emile Smith Rowe
11 Adama Traoré

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