English Premier League

FT Tuesday, April 1, 2025
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Emirates Stadium · 60,256 att. · Peacock

Match Report

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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.

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Team Stats

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

Highlights

01:28 Leboeuf expected more from Arsenal vs. Fulham Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

ARS leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

ARS · 4-3-3

  1. 22David RayaG
  2. 6Gabriel MagalhãesCD-L
  3. 2William SalibaCD-R
  4. 49Myles Lewis-SkellyLB
  5. 12Jurriën TimberRB
  6. 5Thomas ParteyCM
  7. 41Declan RiceLM
  8. 8Martin ØdegaardRM
  9. 23Mikel MerinoF
  10. 11Gabriel MartinelliLF
  11. 53Ethan NwaneriRF

FUL · 3-4-2-1

  1. 1Bernd LenoG
  2. 5Joachim AndersenCD
  3. 15Jorge CuencaCD-L
  4. 31Issa DiopCD-R
  5. 16Sander BergeCM-L
  6. 20Sasa LukicCM-R
  7. 33Antonee RobinsonLM
  8. 21Timothy CastagneRM
  9. 7Raúl JiménezF
  10. 32Emile Smith RoweCF-L
  11. 11Adama TraoréCF-R

Timeline

  1. 16' Substitution, Arsenal. Jakub Kiwior replaces Gabriel Magalhães because of an injury.
  2. 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.
  3. 53' Joachim Andersen (Fulham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 57' Sasa Lukic (Fulham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 66' Substitution, Arsenal. Bukayo Saka replaces Ethan Nwaneri.
  6. 67' Substitution, Fulham. Andreas Pereira replaces Sasa Lukic.
  7. 67' Substitution, Fulham. Willian replaces Adama Traoré.
  8. 67' Substitution, Fulham. Alex Iwobi replaces Emile Smith Rowe.
  9. 72' Declan Rice (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 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.
  11. 77' Substitution, Fulham. Rodrigo Muniz replaces Raúl Jiménez.
  12. 77' Substitution, Fulham. Ryan Sessegnon replaces Issa Diop.
  13. 77' Substitution, Arsenal. Leandro Trossard replaces Jurriën Timber because of an injury.
  14. 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.
  15. 90'+7' Andreas Pereira (Fulham) Yellow Card at 97'

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